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Democracy as a weapon of mass destruction: US actions in Syria, Ukraine, Iran


Sputnik
Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:51 UTC
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© Molly CrabappleWe did this for you. Assad must go.
The US has taken advantage of the recent mass antigovernment protests in Iran to reinforce pressure on that country, in line with President Trump's already harsh stance against Tehran. The human-rights-based mantra being employed evokes memories of regime change in Ukraine, and the de-facto US intervention in Syria.

Sputnik takes a look back at US rhetoric and actions in Syria and Ukraine, and compares them with the rhetoric being used in relation to the recent unrest in Iran.

Syria: From Support for Peaceful Protesters to Support for Daesh

What began as a peaceful protest movement against Syrian authorities in 2011 turned into a bloody civil conflict which virtually destroyed the Middle Eastern country by 2017. Before demonstrations started in March 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been in office for almost 11 years, vacillating between traditional one-party rule and democratic political and social reforms. While on the surface, it may have seemed that the protests were 'warmed up' by the winds of the so-called "Arab Spring," it soon became evident that something much bigger was at play.
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Paul Ryan accused of interfering in Mueller's investigation

cpowell
Bluedot Daily
Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
Paul Ryan
© unknownSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan
The staggering number of Republicans caught up in the scandal surrounding Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential election keeps growing by the day, as Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI both pursue leads and interview key players.

And it's far from just Donald Trump, his cabinet, and his campaign/administration staffers embroiled in the corruption. It extends to many in the United States Congress as well.

Comment: Grasping at straws. Tidbits seem to be the hallmark of this professional investigation - especially when there is so little to go on and even less to judge.

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Trump ready to talk with Kim under certain conditions


RT
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:55 UTC
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Donald Trump has said he is "absolutely" willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if Tuesday's North-South meeting yields positive results.

President Trump, who has shown nothing but contempt for his North Korean counterpart, spoke to the media at Camp David Saturday, once again claiming credit for facilitating intra-Korean dialogue. Pyongyang and Seoul earlier this week reactivated a communication hotline that's been silent for nearly two years.

"He [South Korean President Moon Jae-in] actually thanked me," Trump said recalling a recent conversation with the South Korean president. "He said, and a lot of people have said, and a lot of people have written, that without my rhetoric and without my tough stance... And it is not just the stance, this is, this is what has to be done if it has to be done, that they wouldn't be talking about Olympics, they would not be talking right now." Trump himself, of course, was the loudest of the "lot of people" who said that.

He suggested that he'd be willing to speak directly with Kim if certain conditions were met. "Sure, I always believe in talking," the US president said, adding that Kim "knows I'm not messing around, not even a little bit." The specific preconditions, however, were not expanded on. "If something can come out of those talks, that would be a great thing for all of humanity, that would be a great thing for the world," he added.


Comment: The video portion that involves North and South Korea and Trump's willingness to talk to Kim occur in two segments: starting at 9:58 and again at 13:20. As for the rest, the president touches on numerous topics on how the US moves forward, in a calm, organized and informative Q&A - worth the listen.

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Judge removes curfew for Imran Awan, ex-Dem IT aide, continues GPS device requirement

Alex Pappas
Fox News
Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
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© Disobedient MediaImran Awan, ex-IT aide
A federal judge has ended curfew restrictions for ex-Capitol Hill IT aide Imran Awan but is still requiring him to wear a GPS monitoring device as he awaits trial on fraud charges and prosecutors argue he is a flight risk.

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan revoked Awan's curfew restrictions and stopped requiring him to be drug tested, according to a Wednesday court filing. But Chutkan kept in place the GPS monitoring device and requirement that he not travel outside a 150-mile radius of his home.

Awan, a former IT aide for Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has been enrolled in the High Intensity Supervision Program (HISP) with conditions that he abide by an electronically monitored curfew of 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. and a limit on traveling beyond 150 miles from his residence. Awan and his attorney had attempted to lift those conditions, including the electronic monitoring bracelet.

But federal prosecutors had warned that could give Awan an opening. "The government asserts that Awan is a flight risk and that his participation in HISP is by far the least restrictive condition that can be imposed on him to ensure his return to court," they argued.

A grand jury in August returned an indictment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, with a total of four counts, which included federal bank fraud and conspiracy. Awan has pleaded not guilty to all charges.


Comment: The DNC scandal has many conspiratorial facets and this is only one of them!

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Gorbachev urges leaders of Russia and US to 'prevent collapse' of INF treaty


RT
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:43 UTC
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© BBCFormer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has called on Russia and the US to come to terms over the crucial 1987 nuclear arms control treaty. Its breakdown may trigger the collapse of international disarmament, he said.

Speaking to Kyodo News, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said: "Now the task of preserving disarmament agreements is one of the most important."

The international nuclear disarmament treaties (the INF Treaty, the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) "all are parts of a single architecture that can collapse if one of its elements is undermined," Gorbachev said. "I still hope that the leaders of our countries have enough wisdom to prevent this."

"I urged the presidents of Russia and the US to tackle the problem personally; to reaffirm commitments to the treaty, and to instruct diplomats and militaries to solve the problems," he said.

"We must not forget that the movement towards a world without nuclear weapons is the most important obligation of the nuclear powers enshrined in the Non-Proliferation Treaty."

Comment: Negating a long-standing treaty in order to embellish defenses has nul purpose, unless the defenses are not what they seem or the intent for peace has changed.

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DC Press Corps knew for a year Killary was behind the Russia dossier and they hid it from the public

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
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The DC press corps and prominent Washington journalists knew Hillary Clinton paid for the dossier as early as September of 2016 yet they suppressed the information and acted as if the salacious document was legit intel.

The liberal mainstream media withheld this from the American public for a year! This is why Americans loathe the mainstream media. They are nothing more than a mouthpiece for the Democrats and Deep State hacks.

Paul Sperry of The New York Post said an ex-Trump campaign advisor told him prominent DC journalists admitted to him DURING the campaign they KNEW Hillary Clinton was behind the Russia dossier yet they continued to report as if the salacious document was legit intelligence!


Comment: Are we, at this point, shocked or surprised?

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Mueller's Russia probe grand jury looked like 'a Bernie Sanders rally,' says witness

Richard Johnson
Page Six
Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:24 UTC
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The federal grand jury handing down indictments for special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't appear to include any supporters of President Donald Trump, according to one witness who recently testified before the panel.

"The grand jury room looks like a Bernie Sanders rally," my source said. "Maybe they found these jurors in central casting, or at a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley [Calif.]"

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RT's Renegade Inc. year-end roundup: What we didn't know we didn't know


RT
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:13 UTC
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© The RenegadeRoss Ashcroft, host of Renegade Inc.
A cursory glance around the world makes it clear that the lunatics are now running the asylum.

In a bid to maintain our collective sanity it's important that we re-connect with the thinkers, writers, doers and renegade types who have helped us understand the world in 2017.

Now that a turbulent year has drawn to a close we want to look back to those people who have inspired and enlightened us by teaching us about the things we didn't know we didn't know...

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Smackdown: UN Security Council schools Hillbilly Haley on purpose of UN after America's Iran demands

Michael Schwirtz
The Independent
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:07 UTC
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Organisation reaffirms support for multilateral nuclear agreement, while Iranian ambassador delivers lengthy history on popular revolt in US

Efforts by the Trump administration to marshal a muscular international response to Iran's crackdown on anti-government protesters appeared to backfire Friday, as members of the UN Security Council instead used a special session called by the United States to lecture the US ambassador on the proper purpose of the body and to reaffirm support for the Iran nuclear agreement.

It was an afternoon of high diplomatic theatre that began with a passionate denunciation of Iran's "oppressive government" by the US ambassador, Nikki R. Haley, and ended with the Iranian ambassador delivering a lengthy history of popular revolt in the United States - from the violent demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 to the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011.
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Yemen: Houthi's claim downing of Saudi jet while coalition of chaos blames 'technical glitch'


RT
Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:48 UTC
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© Mohamed al-Sayaghi / ReutersFILE PHOTO Houthi fighters
A Saudi jet has crashed in northern Yemen due to a "technical glitch," the Riyadh-led coalition says. Houthi rebels, however, claim they downed the aircraft, a media outlet affiliated with the group says.

A Saudi-led coalition plane went down in northern Yemen on Sunday.
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