Archives for مايو 2017

Louisiana House Passes Bill To ‘Protect Confederate Monuments’

The bill bars local governments and municipalities from removing plaques and statues for “military figures” and events, without a public vote.

بواسطة Sabrina Canfield
A statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard is prepared for removal from the entrance to City Park in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP/Scott Threlkeld)

BATON ROUGE  – Still fighting the Civil War, after hours of heated debate, the Louisiana House on Monday night approved a bill to protect Confederate monuments statewide. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called the bill “problematic,” impractical and unnecessarily divisive, but he did not say whether will veto it if it comes to

Yet Another Coup Brews Within The Trump Administration

Things have not gone smoothly for Trump’s new National Security Advisor HR McMaster, who was keen on shaking up Trump’s inner circle.

President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Steve Bannon, and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, attend a news conference at the White House, April 12, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Following Michael Flynn’s forced resignation as Donald Trump’s national security advisor, it seemed as though neoconservatives had completely infiltrated the Trump administration. Flynn’s replacement is a staunch anti-Russian imperialist, General HR McMaster. In his new post, McMaster went to work immediately and began to shake up Trump’s

Coal Executive Jailed For Role In Deadly Mine Disaster Asks Trump Not To ‘Punish’ Executives

A coal executive responsible for deadly mine explosion tells President Donald Trump in a letter that “coal supervisors are not criminals.”

بواسطة Nika Knight
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship makes his way out of the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse during a break in deliberations, Dec. 1, 2015. (AP/Tyler Evert)

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was released last week from prison after serving one year for his role in a deadly mine explosion that killed 29, and one of his first acts after being released was to appeal to President Donald Trump for more lenient laws to protect "frightened" coal executives such as himself from prosecution. In the

Justin Amash First To Break With Republicans Over Trump Impeachment

Amash is a frequent conservative critic of the Trump administration, and in the past has broken with the White House on a variety of issues.

بواسطة ZeroHedge.com
Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., comments about the vote on the defense spending bill and his failed amendment that would have cut funding to the National Security Agency's program that collects the phone records of U.S. citizens and residents, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The Amash Amendment narrowly lost, 217-205. The White House and congressional backers of the NSA's electronic surveillance program lobbied against ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans saying it would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

In what may be the most material development of the day, moments ago GOP Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said the report that President Trump pressured ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation would merit impeachment if true, becoming the first Republican lawmaker to break from the party and hint at

Condoleezza Rice: Mid-East Wars Not About Bringing Democracy

Her statements run in contradiction to official “Operation Iraqi Freedom” White House statements that the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 in order to promote democracy,

Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, pictured here confronting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over the Iraq war, has been convicted of being disruptive at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Last week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made some surprising admissions about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, claiming U.S.-led interventions in the Middle East were not about spreading democracy but were instead about addressing security issues. During an interview at the Brooking Institute last Thursday, Rice stated the

Watch: Student Activist Clashes With Tucker Carlson Over Venezuela Opposition

A student activist challenges Fox News host Tucker Carlson on distorting the facts surrounding the Venezuelan opposition.

بواسطة Dyln Namm
Fox News Tucker Carlson Socialism Venenzuala

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UADQOIXQFzw (Students & Youth for a New America) -- Dakotah Lilly, a leader of Students & Youth for a New America in New York City, defended Venezuela on a national US TV news broadcast. Appearing with Tucker Carlson, on a nightly program with 3 to 4 million viewers across the USA, Lilly called out the