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The Donald in Wonderland: Down the Financial Rabbit Hole With Donald Trump

There’s a record of “success” that Donald Trump brought to the presidency. The only real question is: When things begin to go badly for this country, who will he stiff this time?

Nomi Prins
بواسطة Nomi Prins
President Donald Trump Close Up

Once upon a time, there was a little-known energy company called Enron. In its 16-year life, it went from being dubbed America’s most innovative company by Fortune Magazine to being the poster child of American corporate deceit. Using a classic recipe for book-cooking, Enron ended up in bankruptcy with jail time for those involved. Its shareholders

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Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit

Ellen R. Wald’s new book provides a timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Aramco and how it has been used to flex political power throughout the world.

Dr. James M. Dorsey
بواسطة Dr. James M. Dorsey
Saudi Arabia Mike Pompeo

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al

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The US Government’s Secret Rules for Spying on Journalists Are “Terrifying”

“It makes me wonder, what other rules are out there, and how have these rules been applied?”

Jessica Corbett
بواسطة Jessica Corbett
Surveillance

Journalists and free press advocates are responding with alarm to newly released documents revealing the U.S. government's secret rules for using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court orders to spy on reporters, calling the revelations "important" and "terrifying." The documents—obtained and released by the Freedom of the Press

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Syrian Air Defenses Intercepted Missiles Fired at Latakia

The missiles targeted ammunition depots of the Technical Industry Institution in the eastern outskirts of Latakia, the Observatory said. It was not immediately clear what activities the state institution was engaged in.

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor
syria

Missiles were fired from the sea at several locations in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia on Monday but were intercepted by air defences, Syrian state media said. According to Reuters the official SANA news agency said the Technical Industry Institution in the state-controlled city had been targeted. SANA added that it was not immediately known

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Illegal Jewish Settlements Surge By 187% As Israel Eyes Formal Annexation of Occupied Palestine

The jump in construction comes just a few months after the United Nations warned that Israel is seeking to formally annex Palestine’s West Bank.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Israeli Settlments Palestine

TEL AVIV -- New data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has revealed that the construction of illegal Jewish-only settlements in the Palestinian West Bank surged in the second quarter of 2018, rising by 187%. According to the data, construction on 794 illegal settlement homes in Palestine’s West Bank began between April and

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Netherlands Cuts Funding to White Helmets Over Likely Links to Terrorism

A report by the Netherlands’ Foreign Affairs Ministry found Dutch funding given to the group had fallen into the hands of extremist groups and had been used in illegal black market transactions.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
White Helmets Syria

AMSTERDAM -- Amid continued concerns that the White Helmets are currently staging a “false flag” chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib, the Netherlands has decided to halt funding for the controversial group due to the “inadequate supervision” of White Helmets members on-the-ground and the group's “likely” links to Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist

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