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Corbyn rightfully accuses Israeli Defense Forces of 'committing willful killings constituting war crimes' during Gaza protests


RT
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:39 UTC
Corbyn
© The GuardianLabour Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of "committing wilful killings" that constitute "war crimes," during demonstrations in Gaza, when 62 Palestinians lost their lives in one day in May.

The Jewish Chronicle claim they have seen a briefing document sent by Corbyn's office to Labour MPs outlining their assessment of violence witnessed during Palestinian protests to mark the 70th anniversary of their Nakba or "catastrophe". The document concludes that "Israeli forces appear to be committing wilful killings, constituting war crimes."

According to UN figures, 131 Palestinians were killed and nearly 14,000 injured between March 30 and June 7 during the 'Great March of Return'. Israel blame Hamas for the loss of life, claiming they ordered Gazans to breach the border fences between the two peoples.

Corbyn's briefing document is scathing of Israel's actions against what he sees as protests that were "largely peaceful."

Comment: Corbyn is one of a very few politicians with a conscience willing to stand up to Israel's bullying and has been continuously excoriated for his efforts. Cue another round of anti-Semitic demonization...

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President Xi Jinping to Washington: The South China Sea isn't up for negotiation


Sputnik
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:02 UTC
South China Sea
© AP Photo / Li Gang/Xinhua
China won't give up "even one inch" of lands it inherited from its ancestors. This is what Chinese President Xi Jinping explicitly stated in his negotiations with US Defense Secretary James Mattis.

In an interview with Sputnik, Konstantian Sokolov, a specialist in geopolitics at the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, has branded the Chinese leader's statement an "act of firm peaceful disposition" by the second largest economy against a backdrop of increased polemics, as well as a military and political standoff with the US in the region.

According to the researcher, "no single action makes an impact; the effect is driven by a set of actions":
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Propaganda

Fanatical anti-Russian MP wants special powers for Ofcom to wage information war on RT and Sputnik


RT
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:33 UTC
RT news studio
© Gonzalo Fuentes / ReutersRT's news studio.
A Conservative MP with a history of stirring anti-Russian sentiment and fear-mongering has called on the UK's communications regulator Ofcom to be given special, stronger powers to deal with Russian broadcasters.

Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely led a debate on Russian Federation activity in the UK and across the globe - yet another chance for the firmly anti-Russian MP to air his grievances against the Kremlin.

Seely said that "Russia Today, or RT, whatever they're calling themselves this week" - referring to the not-so-hard-to-grasp 2009 name change of the international news network - accused the channel of running propaganda and said that such organisations should come with a "health warning."

Comment: Seely really doesn't understand words or use them correctly. His problem isn't 'Russian propaganda', it is Russian news telling the truth about Western propaganda.

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Kremlin confirms Putin-Trump summit set for July 16 in Helsinki


RT
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:53 UTC
trump
© Jorge Silva / Reuters
The much-anticipated talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are set for July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, the Kremlin and White House confirmed. This will be the pair's first meeting held outside of multilateral summits.

Putin will meet with his US counterpart in the Nordic nation on July 16th, the Kremlin confirmed. "According to the arrangement reached [with the US side], Putin and Trump will meet in Helsinki on July 16," the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday.

It said discussions on the "current state of US-Russia ties" as well as "relevant international issues" will be on the meeting's agenda.
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Einstein

Brilliant! Trump makes Bolton his point-man on Putin summit


Sic Semper Tyrannis
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:31 UTC
john bolton nightmare peace
Bolton is a big fan of WW3 but now he has a personal stake in making sure the meeting happens and produces results

On a gestalt basis it seems to me from all the bits and pieces of information and rumor that DJT is attempting "The Deal of the Century!" (an episode or two of his soon to be award winning series on the subject of "The Greatest President.")

Russian cooperation in this is clearly needed. Trump is blessedly lacking in ideological fervor. His Deplorable base is also a bit short on ideology being focused on wages, prices, taxes and other everyday living issues. Their patriotism expresses itself in devotion to the flag and the anthem and a willingness to serve in the armed forces, something increasingly absent in the "resistance."

Trump has a free hand from his base to negotiate peaceful coexistence with Russia, but he nevertheless must successfully deal with the passion of the neocon wing of the Borg (foreign policy establishment). They still swoon at the thought of the ongoing renewal of the Cold War.

Comment: Nothing is more dear to a neocon than his/her own self-interest. Bolton has indeed been put into a bind. Would he be dedicated enough to the lunatic idea of US hegemony to find some nefarious way to damage the talks, even if he's damaged in the process?

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The irony! War criminal Tony Blair calls for counter-terror cooperation: 'We will have to ally with Russia'


RT
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:03 UTC
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on the UK to cooperate with Russia to tackle terrorism. Blair said that there will always be "strong disagreements" with the Kremlin, but the relationship is necessary.

While speaking at Chatham House in London on Wednesday, Blair said that while UK-Russia tension may continue, the need for a united front against terrorism is crucial.

"On the Middle East, on fighting terrorism, yes, we will have to ally with Russia, but that's not to say we aren't prepared to have powerful and strong disagreements with them when they're doing things we don't agree with and can't agree with," Blair said.

This is why always with Russia we'll be having disagreements, which will be very ugly and difficult from time to time, but we'll always be wanting to deal with them at a certain point - which is why we need to be careful how we approach the relationship."


Comment: The relationship is "very ugly and difficult from time to time" because Blair and his elite cronies make it so. It doesn't have to be that way, but that's they've made it.


Comment: These statements are especially rich coming from Blair whose lies leading up to the destruction of Iraq - and the subsequent creation of ISIS that formed - is the reason why so much wholesale terrorism exists as it does today. Psychopath that he is, Tony Blair should be in prison for war crimes, not doing the rounds at speaking venues and trying to remain relevant politically.

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House to escalate document demand with Thursday vote on DOJ's 'non-compliance'

Kyle Cheney and John Bresnahan
Politico
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:51 UTC
Rep. Jim Jordan
© J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoThe proposal, offered by Rep. Jim Jordan (pictured), demands that the Justice Department turn over a broad slate of documents by July 6.
The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a measure chastising the Justice Department for withholding what Republicans say are critical documents connected to special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation.

The resolution is unenforceable but would for the first time put the Republican-led House on record demanding sensitive DOJ documents, escalating a confrontation that has so far been confined to a handful of powerful House committees.

The resolution repeatedly accuses the DOJ of "non-compliance" with House subpoenas - including several issued by the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. And it demands the agency turn over all requested documents by July 6.

Democrats oppose the measure, calling it a partisan attempt to undermine Mueller's ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia, and an attempt to squeeze top Justice Department officials like Mueller's boss, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

The measure expected to his the floor Thursday is an updated version of proposals initially offered by Rep.s Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who chairs the conservative House Freedom Caucus. The latest version conforms to subpoenas that the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees previously issued.

Comment: See also: House Judiciary Committee approves resolution demanding FBI documents in response to stonewalling

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Better Earth

Putin: Russia has withdrawn 1140 troops, 30 aircraft from Syria recently


Sputnik
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:55 UTC
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© Sputnik / Dmitriy Vinogradov
Russia's experience in Syria will be put to full-scale use while preparing military servicemen, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Over the past few days, 13 aircraft, 14 helicopters and 1140 personnel have been withdrawn. All of them are people who have experience and have passed the test by fighting. Both you and your colleagues will make full use of this experience for the combat training of personnel here on Russian territory, to work out the most difficult non-standard tasks," Putin said at an assembly of graduates of military universities in the Kremlin, emphasizing that the process is ongoing.

The Russian president has promised to increase monetary allowances for servicemen, as well as to solve some social problems.

"The state will develop a system of social guarantees for servicemen, officers and their families," he said, adding that indexation of monetary allowances has been made since January 1, 2018.
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Briefcase

Justice Kennedy is retiring; Trump wants new justice confirmed before midterms

Cortney O'Brien
Townhall
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:07 UTC
Trump and Kennedy


UPDATE: President Trump said from the White House that he has an excellent list of potential justices to replace Kennedy and they will begin the process "immediately." It's reportedly the same list of 25 individuals he used to choose Neil Gorsuch. Trump commended Justice Kennedy's "tremendous vision" during his years on the bench.

UPDATE: Some media are hearing that Trump is ready to nominate and get a new justice confirmed before the midterms. That, ABC's Jonathan Karl notes, will be a "monumental task" because Democrats will do everything to prevent it.

Comment: See also:

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Bad Guys

Official reports: UK complicit in kidnap and torture of post-9/11 terror suspects


RT
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:48 UTC
Guantanamo
© Michelle Shephard/Global Look PressCamp Delta prison located at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay
Two long-awaited parliamentary reports have found that UK intelligence agencies were more involved in the kidnap and torture of terrorist suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks than previously thought.

Published on Thursday, the findings from the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) reports found that the UK was responsible for some "inexcusable" actions, and "tolerated" others. It revealed that the domestic security agency MI5 and the overseas agency MI6 were far more involved in the torture and rendition of suspects than previously believed.

Originally commissioned by David Cameron's government in 2010, the report found that that US security agencies and others were mistreating detainees "beyond doubt," adding that "the agencies and defense intelligence were aware of this at an early point."

The ISC stated that, while they found "no smoking gun" in relation to British agents deliberately overlooking cases of US-administered torture, more could have been done at both agency and ministerial level to influence US behaviors concerning how they dealt with suspects.

The report found no evidence linking British personnel to individual cases of mistreatment against suspects, but there were two cases where personnel were "party to mistreatment administered by others."

Comment: When you start behaving like the enemy in order to fight the enemy, you've gotta ask yourself if maybe, just perhaps, you're the enemy.



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