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In this Nov. 12, 2016 photo, Wirathu, a high-profile leader of the Myanmar Buddhist organization known as Ma Ba Tha, is interviewed at his monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar. The nationalist monk is blamed for whipping up bloody anti-Muslim fervor, and said he feels vindicated by the election of Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Aung Naing Soe)
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CIA’s Wikileaks Narrative Dominates Coverage of Trump Jr. Correspondence

“There is a reason why the CIA sees WikiLeaks as “hostile.” WikiLeaks is largely opposed to the agency and consistently has exposed the organization to greater scrutiny. But that does not make it a Kremlin-backed outfit.”

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
Donald Trump, Jr. at day 2 of The 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

The CIA contends WikiLeaks is not a media organization but rather a “non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia.” Response by the U.S. press to a report from The Atlantic on correspondence between WikiLeaks and Donald Trump Jr. wholly adopted the CIA’s narrative, even though the public still lacks proof of such

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Killing of Green Beret Illuminates Dark Side of Famed Navy SEAL Team Six

Sergeant Melgar’s death is just the latest confirmation that the most celebrated and mysterious group of the U.S. military continues to function with minimal oversight and accountability — producing a climate in which even other members of the U.S. military are not safe.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
U.S. Navy SEALs pose for a photo. (Photo: DoD/Martine Cuaron)

After several months of investigation into the strangling of U.S. Army Green Beret Logan Melgar, the accounts of those at the center of the homicide investigation – two members of the famed Navy SEAL Team Six – have unraveled. The killing occurred while the SEALs and Melgar were on a secret assignment in the West African nation of Mali, where they

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House Approves $700B ‘Cash Cow for Weapons Companies’

“What if we tell House Republicans and Democrats that North Korea wanted to close schools, take our healthcare away and pump CO2 into our air—we could suddenly, magically find $700 billion dollars for all of it.”

Jake Johnson
بواسطة Jake Johnson
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

In a bipartisan show of support for endless war and out-of-control military spending, the House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the nearly $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 that aims to boost war outlays by $80 billion—an amount that critics noted would easily cover the costs of free public college

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‘Cards Against Humanity’ Announces Plan to Stop Border Wall

Cards Against Humanity purchased acres of land on the US-Mexico border and didn’t build a wall on it. They retained a law firm to fight the U.S. government and prevent them from ever building the wall,

Carey Wedler
بواسطة Carey Wedler
People walk past a mural painted on a border structure in Tijuana, Mexico, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The mural, entitled “SOS, Deported Veterans,” was painted in 2013 by artist Amos Gregory to help raise awareness of the plight of deported veterans. (AP/Julie Watson)

On Tuesday, the creators of the popular politically incorrect game, Cards Against Humanity, announced their strategy to foil President Trump’s notorious plans for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. “It’s 2017, and the government is being run by a toilet. We have no choice: Cards Against Humanity is going to save America,” they wrote on the site

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Hungary Says US Meddling in Domestic Affairs by Funding New Media Outlets

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the U.S. move was “shocking and unusual” among allies.

Pablo Gorondi
بواسطة Pablo Gorondi
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar during their press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budapest, Hungary,, Nov. 15, 2017. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's foreign minister on Wednesday accused the United States government of meddling in his country's internal affairs and upcoming election campaign by offering to fund "objective media in Hungary."The U.S. has expressed concerns about "negative trends" for press freedom in Hungary, such as a dwindling number of

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Netanyahu: Israel Will Act Alone to Force Iran Out of Syria

“Iran is scheming to entrench itself militarily in Syria. They want to create a permanent air, land and sea military presence, with the declared intent of using Syria as a base from which to destroy Israel.”

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the most recent ceasefire announcement did not involve any commitment for Russia to force Iran out of Syria, saying that Iran can maintain a legitimate presence in Syria. This isn’t sitting well with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who urged the world to unite and force

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