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How can the US keep lying about Israel's nukes? A judge must soon decide

Grant Smith
Antiwar.com
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:00 UTC
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© The Sunday Times
Governmental lying by omission involves intentionally leaving out important facts to foster broad popular misconceptions. In 2012 the Obama administration promulgated a gag order in the form of a secrecy classification guideline - WNP-136 (PDF) - banning all federal agency employees and contractors from discussing, writing about, or releasing government information about Israel's nuclear weapons program.

When two agencies enforcing the gag order received a Freedom of Information Act request in 2015, they released WNP-136 only after redacting most of the content.

Backers of the gag order hope to undermine informed public debate about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, ongoing illicit transfers of know-how, material and technology from the US to Israel, to maintain a spotlight on Iran as the region's nuclear proliferation threat as well as quell debate about whether the US is truly a champion of nuclear non-proliferation. But the overarching purpose of WNP-136, curiously titled "Guidance on Release of Information Relating to the Potential for an Israeli Nuclear Capability," is even more nefarious. The core objective behind WNP-136 is to perpetuate a single massive and ongoing violation of US law.
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Comment: The 'emperor' has no clothes and he also has nuclear bombs. The truths are known. See also:

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Briefcase

Official? DNC officially gives notice of its lawsuit against Wikileaks via Twitter


RT
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 14:15 UTC
Wikileaks
© Wikileaks
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has officially served its lawsuit to WikiLeaks through the unconventional means of Twitter.

The suit, which alleges that the Russian government, the Trump campaign, and WikiLeaks conspired to influence the 2016 presidential election in favour of Donald Trump was filed last April. However, due to the group's elusive nature, lawyers were unable to officially serve the whistleblowing organization.

On Friday, the law firm representing the DNC, Cohen Milstein, served the suit in a single tweet. The account, which appears to have been set up specifically for this purpose, links to a number of legal documents related to the case.

Last month, the DNC filed a motion in a federal court in Manhattan requesting permission to serve the lawsuit through Twitter after its attempts to reach WikiLeaks via email failed, reported CBS News.

Comment: How strict are the legal rules of procedure and does anything fly? Logic (obviously devoid in certain circles) would dictate a forgo of the lawsuit until something substantial is discovered and proven.
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Democratic Party STILL can't accept election result - Sues Wikileaks, Trump and Russian government for 'damages'

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Question

Who's the boss? US officials reportedly work behind Trump's back to broker NATO deal, says NYTimes


RT
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 01:47 UTC
Trumpback
© Telegraph.co,UK
US President Donald Trump is deemed a hurdle to foreign policy by his own administration, the New York Times has alleged, in an explosive piece detailing the lengths high-level officials would go to to circumvent the POTUS.

According to the New York Times, national security adviser John Bolton and other officials worked together to ensure that July's NATO declaration - usually called a communiqué - was complete before Trump even touched down in Brussels for the summit.

Signed after every summit, the communiqué is usually a boilerplate document that in drab foreign policy language reaffirms member states' commitment to the venerable alliance. This time around, the communiqué included some harsh words for Russia and NATO also vowed in it to step up its military presence in Eastern Europe.

In the lead-up to the meeting, Bolton sent demands to Brussels via the US ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison.

The Times referenced five senior American and European officials as sources for the story, who spoke to the media juggernaut on condition of anonymity. They say that NATO's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg apparently backed Bolton's directive during a gathering of NATO ambassadors on July 4.

Comment: The New York Times asserted allegations and implications that Trump is not in charge nor knows what Bolton-Mattis-Pompeo are doing. It has been no surprise that there is a counter current within his inner circle, awash with personal histories honed in other gov agencies and positions. Given that 'nothing' in government is never 'nothing' and everything in the political arena happens for a reason...is Trump in control of his crew or not?

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Arrow Up

Trump decides to double steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey


RT
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:59 UTC
TrumpErdogan
© Global Research/AFPPresident Trump • President Erdogan
US President Donald Trump is doubling tariffs imposed on Turkish steel and aluminum, insisting that the relationship between the two countries is 'not good.'

Washington and Ankara are at odds over the detention of US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson on terrorism charges in Turkey. He is facing up to 35 years in prison if found guilty of supporting the unsuccessful coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016.

Trump decided in March to impose import duties of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum imports from several countries, including Turkey. He has drawn criticism from other nations for triggering the global trade war.

The diplomatic rift between the countries has made the Turkish lira set multiple record lows in the past week. The lowest exchange rate is 6.64 against the greenback set on Friday. Investors in Turkey are also worried about President Erdogan's interference in the country's central bank.

Comment: If the relationship is not good...by all means double down on the leverage.
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Oil Well

WTO ruling agreed by both sides in case made by Russia over EU energy market access


RT
Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:00 UTC
Nord StreamGazprom
© UPPA/ZUMA Press/Global Look PressNord Stream pipeline, Gazprom
Gazprom says it is satisfied with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Russia's challenge to Europe's Third Energy Package, which limits the Russian gas giant's access to the European energy market.

The trade dispute was initiated by Russia in April 2014, challenging European rules that it deemed discriminatory against Gazprom. The WTO agreed with some of Russia's arguments while dismissing others, according to the ruling published by the organization on Friday.

One thing that Russia scores a win on is the regulation of the OPAL pipeline, which allows Gazprom to use only 50 percent of its total capacity to transport its product, unless it agrees to supply a certain amount a year at a lower price. OPAL is located in Germany and is a key element for transportation of natural gas directly from Russia through the Nord Stream pipeline and its future expansion, the Nord Stream 2. The use of the pipeline, which is co-owned by Wintershall and Gazprom, has been the subject of several legal battles.

The European Commission argued that the cap was meant to protect the Czech gas market, through which OPAL passes, from being exposed to Gazprom's dominant position, but did not serve as a restriction to the flow of the fuel from Russia in principle.

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Bad Guys

IMF-owned Greece claims Russia has turned Mount Athos monasteries into a "den of spies" in late to the game fit of anti-Russia hysterics

Helena Smith
Guardian
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 05:00 UTC
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© Dimitris Sotiropoulos/Getty Images/FlickrGreece believes the monastic community on Mount Athos is being used by spies.
Greece accuses Russia of bribery and meddling in its affairs

Athens says Moscow is using underhand methods to try to sabotage deal with Macedonia

The abrupt deterioration in relations between Greece and Russia has intensified after Athens publicly accused Moscow of attempting to bribe state officials and meddle in the country's internal affairs.

Dispensing with diplomatic niceties, the foreign ministry angrily rebuked Russia for expelling two Greek envoys on Monday, calling the action "arbitrary and vengeful".

Moscow announced the move weeks after Athens banned four Russian diplomats after accusing them of fomenting opposition to a landmark deal between Greece and Macedonia, opening up the possibility of eventual Nato membership for Skopje.

Comment: Another anti-Russia smear campaign based on alleged evidence and "some Russians", it's typical smear theatrics these days when a Western political faction doesn't get their way. And one wonders, who benefits? As noted in Greece expels Russian diplomats: The hidden agenda behind an unfriendly move:
The scandal may be a straw for Greece to catch at as the heavily indebted nation is balancing on the brink of financial crisis. Athens needs relief deals to restructure the debt. It makes it dependent on the US-controlled IMF and the EU (Germany is the largest lender) to bail it out. Under the circumstances, it cannot be politically independent. As opposition to the austerity measures is growing, the government needs a "meddling scandal" to distract the people from everyday life woes.
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Bizarro Earth

James George Jatras on Lenin updated: 'Turn the globalist war into a race war'

James George Jatras
Strategic Culture Foundation
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:28 UTC
The Trumps and Putin
It's déjà vu all over again.

First US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and appears to make some progress towards his stated goal of putting ties between Washington and Moscow on a positive course. Immediately, all hell breaks loose. Trump is a called a traitor. The "sanctions bill from hell" is introduced in the Senate. Trump is forced on the defensive.

Next Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky visits Moscow, where he meets with Putin and gives him a letter from Trump proposing moderate steps towards rapprochement. Paul also talks with Russian Senators and invites them to come to Washington to continue the dialogue. Immediately, all hell breaks loose. Paul is called a traitor. The State Department "finds" the Russians guilty of the using illegal chemical weapons (CW) in the United Kingdom and imposes sanctions. Trump is forced even more on the defensive.

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Gear

'Merkel trying to save face before her own government': Controversial Germany-Spain deal on migrants comes into force


RT
Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:50 UTC
African migrants
© ReutersAfrican migrants react after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain, August 7, 2017
As a Berlin-Madrid deal to send back migrants coming though Spain comes into force, critics call it a "symbolic" gesture aimed to calm the political storm in Germany but that will not solve the migrant crisis.

Germany reached a deal on Wednesday for Spain to take back previously registered migrants who show up at the German border. The move is seen as the first step towards implementing a deal which Merkel earlier reached within the ruling coalition to defuse the political dispute in Germany over migration.

Under the Wednesday agreement, migrants picked up at the German border who previously registered in Spain will be returned there within 48 hours, German Interior Ministry spokeswoman Eleonore Petermann said.

Comment: German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised Germany's most recent migration deal with Spain, describing it as "positive," adding that Berlin was mulling over instating the same agreement with Greece.
She went on to elaborate on the EU's current approach to tackling the migration crisis in Europe.

"The Dublin system needs to be improved. In theory, migrants who initially arrived in Spain cannot come to Germany. But this does not correspond to reality. All the European countries should jointly develop a fair system and organize in the first place the return of those who are not eligible to remain on European soil," Merkel told a press conference after her meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Merkel stressed that "each country has certain expectations, and the EU should work together on the issue of returning migrants."

"Those who are entitled to stay should be fairly distributed among the EU countries. So far we have not found a solution. But we are sure that we need a fair distribution system," the German chancellor pointed out.


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Yoda

Democratic Senator breaks ranks: 'We just bombed a SCHOOL BUS' - 'We need to end' American support for attacks in Yemen

Cody Fenwick
AlterNet
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 17:08 UTC
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
© ABC NewsSen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Dozens of children were reportedly killed in a Saudi attack on Yemen.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) denounced American military aid to Saudi Arabia following reports of a devastating airstrike on a Yemeni school bus on Thursday.

CNN reported that dozens of children under the age of 15 were killed in the attack, and many more were injured, according to reports from Yemeni officials and the Red Cross.

"U.S. bombs. U.S. targeting. U.S. mid air support," Murphy said in a tweet. "And we just bombed a SCHOOL BUS."

He continued: "The Saudi/UAE/U.S. bombing campaign is getting more reckless, killing more civilians, and strengthening terrorists inside Yemen. We need to end this - NOW."

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Sherlock

DOJ & FBI jet makes mystery flight to Killary's hometown Little Rock, Arkansas; load it with boxes & documents


The Gateway Pundit
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:40 UTC
airliner jumbo jet
This is very interesting. A stealth DOJ flight into Little Rock and then back to Virginia ... or would have been stealth if it were up to the mainstream media.

Jumbo jet too.

Apparently loaded with evidence.

"Yesterday 8/8/18 The @TheJusticeDept had a Boeing 757-223 tail number N119NA in Little Rock, AR. A local radio station reported #DOJ employees were loading boxes of documents into the plane. Important to note @ClintonFdn located there...

Thoughts?" - Basham

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