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Reports claim CIA 'concludes with high confidence' Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi murder


RT
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 14:10 UTC
Saudi protests
© AFP / Jim Watson
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last month, the CIA has concluded, according to anonymous sources who spoke with the Washington Post and Reuters.

The US foreign espionage agency assessed with "high confidence" that the prince was behind the death of the Post columnist, the newspaper reported on Friday evening, citing "people familiar with the matter." Reuters later cited its own source as saying that the spy agency "had briefed other parts of the US government on its assessment," which contradicts the official position maintained by both Riyadh and Washington thus far.

Comment: WaPo is rocking the boat with this report by going against the official story. Is this fake news or is there an agenda to put more pressure on Saudi Arabia? Is the CIA doing this just as a public gesture to undermine Trump?

See also: Prosecutor to seek death penalty for Khashoggi's accused killers - US sanctions 17 Saudis in connection with murder

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'Wait and see': Russia isn't interested in joining new OPEC-led oil output cuts

Tsvetana Paraskova
Oilprice.com
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:58 UTC
An employee works on highly viscous oil production at the Ashalchinskoye oil field in Russia
© Reuters / Sergei KarpukhinAn employee works on highly viscous oil production at the Ashalchinskoye oil field in Russia.
Russia prefers to stay out of any fresh oil production cuts led by OPEC's leader Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported, quoting two high-ranking Russian sources.

Russia - which together with Saudi Arabia and some Arab Gulf producers has been raising production since June to offset Iranian losses - saw its oil production set a new post-Soviet record high of 11.41 million bpd in October, up from 11.36 million bpd in September.

However, Russia's key partner in the production cut deal, Saudi Arabia, has expressed concern over the oil price slump in the past month. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that based on the OPEC+ group technical analysis, "there will need to be a reduction of supply from October levels approaching a million barrels."
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Canadian federal government issues permanent postal ban on hate speech publication

Peter Zimonjic
CBC News
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:53 UTC
James Sears
© James SearsJames Sears, editor of Your Ward News, has been charged with the wilful promotion of hatred against Jews and women. Today, the federal government announced it was permanently banning his publication from being distributed through Canada Post.


'Your Ward News promotes disgusting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, misogyny, homophobia, and racism.'

A Toronto-based publication widely criticized for disseminating hate speech against minorities, Jews, women and the LGBTQ community has been permanently banned from distribution through Canada Post.

In May of 2016, the federal government issued a temporary order banning Your Ward News from using Canada Post following a number of complaints about its discriminatory content.

A board of review was struck to review the decision; it held 11 public hearings between April of last year and Feb. 2018.
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ADL: American Jews are a resource Israel 'can't afford to squander'

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:58 UTC
Jonathan A. Greenblatt ADL anti defamation league
Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League
There's been a lot of talk lately in Jewish circles about US Jews losing faith in Israel and the dangers that poses to Israel. Here is a statement earlier this year that no one has picked up, from Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL, emphasizing the vital nature of that bond: American Jews are vibranium mined in Wakanda for Israel, or Bitcoin or Ethereum, a "natural resource" you don't want to "squander" or "sub-optimize."

"Vibranium" is a component in the armor of superhero Black Panther, who hailed from Wakanda, that made him impervious to many weapons. Vibranium was coined in 1966 by the late Stan Lee, who died this week.
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Bad Guys

US senators seek to stop arms sales to Saudis... after killing similar Bahrain bill


RT
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:58 UTC
Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen Sanaa
© Reuters / Mohamed Al-SayaghiYemen's capital Sanaa
A newly proposed bill in the US Senate would suspend the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and block refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen, as punishment for the death of a Washington Post columnist.

A group of senators on the Foreign Relations Committee, led by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced the "Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018." It was sponsored by three Democrats and two Republicans.

Menendez, who is the top Democrat on the committee, said that sanctions against 17 Saudi nationals introduced earlier on Thursday by the Trump administration were "not enough" to ensure a credible investigation of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and pressure Riyadh into ending the war in Yemen.

Comment: Meanwhile House Republicans shut down a similar debate dedicated to ending US support for the war on Yemen. Sputnik reports:
A month after US members of Congress from both parties claimed to be disturbed at the ruthless murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, Republican leadership in the House of Representatives prohibited a debate about ending US support for the Saudi coalition.

The House voted 201-87 to shut down debate Wednesday on Rep. Ro Khanna's (D-CA) resolution on the US role in in Yemen under the War Powers Act. "In American history... never, never has the speaker of the House and the majority denied a member of Congress a vote on matters of war and peace," Khanna said Thursday in remarks to Democracy Now.

"This is basically rendering ineffectual the War Powers Act," Khanna said, referring to the law passed in 1973 that was intended to keep the president from committing the American military to an armed conflict without the consent of Congress.


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'Germany can't accept being treated like an occupied country' - Former Chancellor Schroeder


RT
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:06 UTC
Ramstein soldiers
© REUTERS/Alex DomanskiUS Army soldiers attend a commemoration service at the air base in Ramstein, Germany.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder didn't mince his words about the incumbent US Ambassador to his country Richard Grenell, saying the US envoy's treatment of the host country was insulting.

Speaking with Reuters about Grenell, the veteran German politician said the ambassador's actions suggested that he believed Germany to be occupied by America.
We can't accept being treated like an occupied country. When I look at the behavior of the US ambassador to Germany I get the impression he sees himself as an occupying officer rather than an ambassador in a sovereign country.
Grenell, who was appointed to his current job in May, has made quite a stir in Berlin. Some MPs even called for his ouster, over his stated sympathies for European right-wing political forces and a forceful approach in promoting the interests of American businesses amid a looming trade war with the EU. This remark was absent in Reuter's English-language story about the interview at the time of writting of this article, but picked up by German language media.

Comment: Schroeder is one of many voicing their concerns about America's undue influence on German politics:

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Power play: China to boost trade, energy, innovation and finance cooperation with Russia


RT
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:46 UTC
Russia China flag
© Reuters / Jason Lee
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang said Beijing is ready to further develop economic ties with Russia, increasing bilateral trade and facilitating mutual access to each other's markets.

"China is ready to boost energy, innovation, finance and trade cooperation with Russia," Li Keqiang said during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore.

He noted that 2018 marks an important stage in high-level relations between China and Russia.

According to China's PM, the sides have a lot of opportunities for developing business cooperation.

Beijing is "interested in expanding the two countries' access to each other's markets," Keqiang added.

Comment: China and Russia are leading the way, and those countries also looking to operate in a multipolar world, bypassing the belligerent West, are following suit: Also check out SOTT radio's:

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Snakes in Suits

Steve Barclay? Unknown MP named as new Brexit Secretary


RT
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:34 UTC
Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay, who supports leaving the EU, has been confirmed as the UK's new Brexit Secretary, as Theresa May looks to replace cabinet members who have resigned in the fallout from the UK/EU withdrawal deal.

The little-known MP for North East Cambridgeshire had been serving as a minister at the Department of Health and Social Care. He will replace Dominic Raab, who quit earlier this week over the EU withdrawal agreement.

Unlike his predecessors, Barclay's role will be limited to getting the Brexit bill through parliament and to preparing the country for the process. May will lead the negotiations personally.

Barclay joins Amber Rudd in the cabinet, the latter replacing Esther McVey as Work and Pensions Secretary. Earlier this year Rudd resigned over her mishandling of the Windrush scandal.

Comment: Who better to 'take charge' than a well-trained unknown, with very little to lose and lots to gain from his continued 'loyalty'?

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PM May is either 'completely useless or plotting to keep UK in EU' - UKIP


RT
Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:32 UTC
theresa may
© Reuters / Toby Melville
The withdrawal deal Theresa May recently presented satisfies neither Brexit supporters nor its opponents, the UKIP leader told RT. Gerard Batten says the move either proves the PM's incompetence or a plot to stay in the bloc.

The vast majority of Britain's political establishment turned against the prime minister as the draft divorce deal with the European Union was made public on Thursday. And it's unlikely that the document will proceed, as both British and EU parliaments are reluctant to greenlight it, the UK Independence Party leader believes.

Speaking to RT, Gerard Batten ridiculed the very idea that May was allowed to head the withdrawal process as she has always been a hardline remainer, who nevertheless "does not satisfy" either side. He claims she has negotiated a deal under which the UK doesn't really leave the EU.

Comment: As noted in Britain will remain in the EU: Why 'Brexit' outcome is a foregone conclusion (written way back in 2016):
What matters is the threat of a possible Brexit, which has generated direct and indirect effects on politics in Paris, Brussels, Berlin and beyond.
[...]
'Brexit' is a campaign conducted by the British/Western elites to ensure that the "Anglo-Saxon world" retains a controlling interest in the process of European integration.
so it seems Brexit was likely a ruse from the outset.

See also: And check out SOTT radio's:

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The empire keeps proving Assange right about everything

Caitlin Johnstone
caitlinjohnstone.com
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:01 UTC
assange screen shot
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange's name, interestingly not long after it was reported to the Wall Street Journal that federal prosecutors "have considered publicly indicting Mr. Assange to try to trigger his removal from the embassy because a detailed explanation of the evidence could give Ecuadorean authorities reason to turn Assange over."

Insider sources have reportedly confirmed to the Washington Post that Assange has been charged. Because those charges are sealed, it's impossible to know what they are or how they're being justified. If you ask #Resistance Twitter, it's because it's #MuellerTime and Assange is about to be arrested under some mysterious charges involving WikiLeaks' publication of non-government, non-classified emails in 2016. If you ask QAnon cultists, it's because Donald Trump is planning to extradite Assange so as to rescue him and deal a fatal blow to the Deep State. If you ask people who actually know what they're talking about, however, it's most likely for WikiLeaks' Afghanistan and Iraq war logs and/or last year's CIA leak publications, and most likely using the Espionage Act. This would constitute a deadly blow to press freedoms, and arguably a greater leap in the direction of Orwellian dystopia than the Patriot Act.

Comment: See also:

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