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A section of the Pinelands region in Lakehurst N.J. New Jersey regulators are set to vote Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, on whether a natural gas pipeline should run through the state’s federally protected Pinelands preserve. (AP/Wayne Parry)

NJ Regulators To Vote On Gas Pipeline Through Protected Pinelands Reserve

Archives for فبراير 2017

Bannon Talks “Deconstruction Of Administrative State” At CPAC

Speaking at CPAC on Thursday, Steve Bannon again called media ‘opposition party’ and said Trump administration would deconstruct ‘administrative state.’

Nadia Prupis
بواسطة Nadia Prupis
White House strategist Stephen Bannon speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)

(REPORT) --- Giving rare public remarks on Thursday, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said the Trump cabinet was working towards the "deconstruction of the administrative state" and repeatedly referred to the media as "the opposition party." Bannon's speech at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor,

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Congress Begins Investigating George Soros’ Influence In European Politics

After years of speculation, the influence of billionaire George Soros and his NGOs on European politics has finally caught the attention of Congress.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Soros Fund Management Chairman George Soros speaks at the Nicolas Berggruen Conference in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP/Thomas Peter)

WASHINGTON --- After years of veiled accusations condemning the “empire” of organizations controlled and funded by Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, U.S. lawmakers have finally decided to open an official investigation into allegations that Soros has subverted European governments that resist neoliberal policies. Earlier this month, Rep.

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Media Silent As 4 Top Russian Diplomats Die Mysteriously In Last 60 Days

Four top Russian diplomats, including three ambassadors, have died suddenly and under mysterious circumstances just within the last 60 days.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
The widow of Andrei Karlov Marina kisses her husband during a religious service for killed Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov inside the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016.(AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

MOSCOW --- While few might consider being a diplomat a life-threatening or even dangerous job, that trend may be quickly reversing -- that is, at least for Russian diplomats. With recent media attention squarely focused on Donald Trump’s ascension to the Oval Office and various controversies swirling throughout the early days of his presidency,

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Social Media Campaign Highlights Bill Maher’s History Of Islamophobia

#BigotBillMaher began circulating on Twitter yesterday after a compilation of his most Islamophobic and xenophobic comments appeared online.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Bill Maher, winner of the First Amendment Award, speaks to the crowd at the 26th Annual Literary Awards Festival at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)

HOLLYWOOD --- As one of the most well-known liberal-leaning comedians on television, Bill Maher enjoys a following of millions of viewers who tune into his HBO show which regularly features popular celebrities, “progressive” journalists and other liberals in the zeitgeist. However, since the events of 9/11, Maher has consistently maligned the

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Anaheim Protests Erupt Following Video Of Off-Duty Cop Harassing Teen

A Los Angeles policeman is under investigation after a video appears to show him firing a single round during an off-duty tussle with a 13-year-old boy

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بواسطة teleSUR
Protesters hold signs in front of an LAPD officer's home in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Joshua Sudock/The Orange County Register via AP)

(REPORT) --- Hundreds protested in the streets of Anaheim Wednesday night as video surfaced of a white off-duty officer physically harassing a Chicano teenager, firing a gun in the direction of his friends – a group of brown and Black youth. 13-year old Christian Dorscht was walking home from school Tuesday with friends when he decided to

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Centcom Chief: More US Troops Are Needed In Syria

Much of this appears to be centered on the desire for the US to capture the ISIS capital city of Raqqa.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
Army Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters Saturday, May 21, 2016 during a secret trip to Syria. Votel said he is encouraged by progress in building local Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces to fight the Islamic State.

(REPORT) --- Defense Secretary James Mattis hasn’t finalized his recommendations for the ISIS war, and doesn’t expect to do so until the end of the month, but Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel seems pretty sure that he’d like more troops to command in Syria, and that could mean a significant expansion of US ground troops in Syria. Reports

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