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Newly released CIA 'torture program' documents reveal post-9/11 'Project Medication'

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:13 UTC

A CIA report obtained by the ACLU lays bare the details of the agency's "enhanced interrogation" program, including tactics so disturbing even CIA agents were reluctant to implement them.

The ACLU fought in court for two years to obtain the report, which constitutes a history of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" detention program from 2002 to 2007. It was drawn up in response to the Abu Ghraib scandal to counteract the "distorted picture" taking shape in the media and, according to the agency's lawyers, does not represent a "final official history, or assessment, of the program."

Beginning with a description of US intelligence services post-9/11 - chaos, panic, disorder, the willingness to do anything to prevent another terrorist attack - the report quickly moves from the seemingly rational goal of "rounding up al-Qaeda operatives worldwide" into surreal excuse-making ("no one ever was medicated rectally" despite "an occasional charge" that this was common practice during the rendition process) - within a single page.

Comment: Torture, mind-control - and all the body, mind and soul-killing tools the CIA could hope to justify using in its utterly bogus 'war on terror'. All in a day's work for the US' most pathological institution:

Turncoats: Fox News joins CNN's lawsuit against Trump admin regarding revocation of reporter Jim Acosta's press credentials

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:33 UTC

Fox News has announced that it supports rival network CNN's lawsuit against the White House over the revocation of reporter Jim Acosta's press credentials following a contentious exchange with the president last week.

Fox News President Jay Wallace said in a statement that the network plans to file an amicus brief relating to the suit with a US District Court.

"Fox News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its White House reporter's press credential," the statement reads, adding that passes for working White House journalists "should never be weaponized."

Comment: That's funny considering the sh*tstorm MSM talking-heads and think-tankers raised back when Trump was president-elect and he proposed opening the White House press corps to independent news sites and bloggers. They all collectively freaked out and shouted down his 'fascist' proposal (which was in fact democratic, which is why they hated the idea).

Comment: See the story that started this tempest in a teapot:

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So much for Fox being 'fascist' and 'Trump's bullhorn'.

God save our regime! Theresa May wins cabinet backing for Brexit deal, but at what cost?

Heather Stewart
The Guardian
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:24 UTC

If it seems at times that they're only acting as if they're executing the democratic will of the people, that's because they are.

Theresa May said she believed with "my head and my heart" that her Brexit deal was the best one for Britain, after securing the backing of her ministers for it during a five-hour cabinet meeting.

In a brief statement outside 10 Downing Street, the prime minister said her cabinet had taken a "collective" decision to press ahead with the deal - which she will then have to bring back to parliament for approval.

"This is a decision that was not taken lightly, but I believe it is firmly in the national interest," May said, adding that her colleagues had had a "long, detailed and impassioned" debate.

"When you strip away the detail, this deal delivers on the vote of the referendum, takes back control of our money, our laws and our borders and ends free movement," she said.

"There will be difficult days ahead, this deal will come under intense scrutiny and that is entirely as it should be and entirely understandable.

"Let me end by saying this: what I owe to this country is to make decisions in the national interest and I firmly believe that, with my head and my heart, this deal is in the best interest of our entire United Kingdom."

Comment: What all this jabberwocky means is that they have indefinitely postponed Brexit. As we wrote the day before the referendum in June 2016, the UK isn't leaving the EU, no matter what happens.

The British government and Brussels are going to keep pretending that they're 'negotiating the really important stuff', when in fact all they're doing is splitting hairs with endless lawyer-speak, in the hope that they thereby bore/frustrate/wear down the British electorate into voting 'the correct way' when they offer them a second referendum as a way out of the 'interminable madness and uncertainty', perhaps in the middle of 2019.

Bolton's threat: The US will squeeze Iran with sanctions 'until the pips squeak'

RT
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:02 UTC

US National Security Advisor John Bolton has threatened to "squeeze" Iran's economy "until the pips squeak," just one week after Washington imposed a new round of crippling sanctions billed as the "toughest ever."

Speaking ahead of the ASEAN-US summit in Singapore, Bolton said that the Iranian government is already under "real pressure" and that the US would "significantly increase" the enforcement of sanctions. "It is our intention to squeeze them very hard. As the British say: 'Squeeze them until the pips squeak'."

Bolton said there was "no doubt" that Iran has already begun looking for ways to evade sanctions, which hit the country's oil, financial, shipping, nuclear and aviation industries. He added that Tehran would be looking for ways around sanctions on the oil and financial markets in particular, noting that the US's objective has been to "get oil exports from Iran down to zero."

Comment: It is truly disgusting what derogatory dribble Pompeo and Bolton offer disguised as diplomacy and policy. They are an embarrassment.
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Trump berates May after her call to congratulate him on midterm results

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:40 UTC

Donald Trump's turbulent European visit started with an "acrimonious" conversation with British Prime Minister Theresa May, who called to celebrate the Republican wins in the midterm elections, a Washington Post report claims.

The conversation, which was never officially reported by either side, came on Friday as Trump was traveling to Paris aboard Air Force One, the newspaper claims citing anonymous sources. Trump, who was allegedly in a foul mood, berated May over Britain not doing enough to support his anti-Iranian agenda, questioned her handling of Brexit negotiations and recounted his grievances about what he sees as unfair trade relations between the US and European nations.

Turkey reveals Khashoggi 'murder kit' x-ray photos

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:28 UTC

Electroshock devices, scalpels and scissors were among the belongings of the Saudi "hitmen," who left Turkey shortly after the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, Sabah newspaper reported, showing x-ray pictures of their luggage.

The 15-member Saudi team, suspected of Khashoggi's murder, carried the most peculiar items in their luggage, the x-ray photos published on Monday show. Such findings suggest that the murder was actually well pre-planned and not an "accident" of sorts, despite such claims from Riyadh.

The bags belonging to the team contained surgical scissors, scalpel-like cutting instruments, several syringes and electroshock devices, which the newspaper describes as "crypto-weapons." Apart from that, one of the bags contained three large stapler guns, which were likely needed to seal plastic bags containing the remains of the journalist.

The luggage also included various electronic devices, required to maintain contact between the members of the team. The x-ray pictures revealed ten mobile phones, three portable radios with walkie-talkies and a signal jammer.

Why NATO is wasting money in preparation for a Russian attack on Norway

Mikhail Khodarenok
RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:27 UTC

During its recent military exercises, NATO troops were supposed to fight a 'hypothetical adversary' that invades Norway. But is the scenario based on military and political reality, or is the threat posed by Russia exaggerated?

Trident Juncture took place in the sea off the Norwegian coast and on land from October 25 to November 7. Around 50,000 troops from 31 countries, 250 aircraft, 65 vessels, and over 10,000 vehicles were involved in the large-scale endeavor.

According to the scenario, NATO forces were defending Norway from "Murinus" (Latin for 'spider') - a "fictional near-peer adversary on the northeastern flank of the Alliance". In order to liberate the occupied territories, NATO forces had to deploy troops by sea, as well as conducting amphibious landings and airstrikes.

NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed that the exercises were not directed against any specific country, but it was "important to show that we are able to support and defend any ally against any threat." However, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the drills as "reckless saber-rattling" aimed against Moscow.

Another resignation: Israeli Immigration Minister resigns soon after Lieberman

Sputnik
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:30 UTC

Israeli Minister of Immigration and Absorption Sofa Landver, a member of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, has announced her resignation following the decision of the party leader and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to resign, party press secretary Lyudmila Lagush told Sputnik.

According to Lagush, the faction of the party in Knesset supports Lieberman's decision to quit the government and thus leaves the ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and goes into opposition.

"Sofa Landver followed the leader of Yisrael Beiteinu in the intention to leave the ministerial post," Lagush said. In accordance with the procedure, the minister's resignation statement must come into force within 48 hours, Lagush added.

Landver headed the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption for over nine years and initiated numerous programs and bills aimed at improving the lives of repatriates.

Ramaphosa's slick trick: Land seizures in South Africa won't violate constitution - once it's changed

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:51 UTC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told the European Parliament on Wednesday that his country's land reform will faithfully adhere to the country's constitution with respect to the rights of all its citizens.

The Ramaphosa-led African National Congress (ANC) aims to change the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land from white landowners without compensation. The land is to be distributed to the country's landless black majority. Ramaphosa says the change in law is necessary in order to address racial disparities in ownership persisting more than two decades after the end of apartheid.

"This problem of land will be resolved through adherence to the rule of law and adherence to the constitution," Ramaphosa told the European Parliament.

The widely debated land reform was proposed by the ANC last December. The draft was aimed at changing Section 25 of the South African Constitution that regards property rights.

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Labour MP claims Russian drove speeding car despite man being in Russia

RT
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:16 UTC

A Labour MP has been accused of plotting to pin the blame for a speeding offence on a Russian national, even though the man was in Russia at the time, a court has heard.

Fiona Onasanya, 35, MP for Peterborough, "persistently and deliberately" lied to the police in an attempt to escape a speeding charge, prosecutors have argued.

The incident occurred in July 2017, a week after parliament had broken up for summer recess.

The MP's car was clocked doing 41mph in a 30mph zone near a village in Cambridge - a speeding offence Onasanya claimed was not committed by herself.

Comment: From sexual harassment to fraudulent expense claims, UK MP's run the gamut of criminality:

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Puppet Masters

Newly released CIA 'torture program' documents reveal post-9/11 'Project Medication'

Turncoats: Fox News joins CNN's lawsuit against Trump admin regarding revocation of reporter Jim Acosta's press credentials

God save our regime! Theresa May wins cabinet backing for Brexit deal, but at what cost?

Bolton's threat: The US will squeeze Iran with sanctions 'until the pips squeak'

Trump berates May after her call to congratulate him on midterm results

Turkey reveals Khashoggi 'murder kit' x-ray photos

Why NATO is wasting money in preparation for a Russian attack on Norway

Another resignation: Israeli Immigration Minister resigns soon after Lieberman

Ramaphosa's slick trick: Land seizures in South Africa won't violate constitution - once it's changed

Labour MP claims Russian drove speeding car despite man being in Russia

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