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Lies by omission: MSNBC's Chris Hayes neglects to mention Sheldon Adelson's influence in scrapping Iran deal

Philip Weiss
Russia Insider
Wed, 23 May 2018 14:37 UTC
Chris Hays
© MSNBCChris Hays is an MSNBC commentator
Editor's Note: This excellent piece appeared at the same time that Canada's main TV Channel, CBC, ran an expose of Adelson's pernicious influence on American and Canadian politics, by simply outright buying politicians, right up to the president. We ran an article about the CBC piece earlier today.

Two leading figures on the American left, Rob Malley and Chris Hayes, cannot honestly discuss the role of Israel in foreign policy-making, specifically Sheldon Adelson's influence over Donald Trump's historic and tragic decision to scrap the Iran deal, a landmark of international diplomacy.

Malley, a former Obama security aide, gave a one-hour interview on Trump's destruction of the Iran deal and cited three reasons for Trump's decision: He wants to demolish Obama's legacy ("That's an obsession"), Trump wants to fulfill promises he made to his "base," the "electorate;" and he has advisers who counsel "regime change" in Iran.

Comment: Excerpts from that earlier article:
Prominent Canadian news broadcaster Wendy Mesley exposes the role of billionaire campaign donor Sheldon Adelson in getting the U.S. embassy moved to Jerusalem, Trump's abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal, and his enormous influence in both U.S. and Canadian politics.

Broadcast on CBC's news program "The Weekly with Wendy Mesley" on May 20, 2018.


Adelson, the tenth richest man in the world and the GOP's largest donor, is known to use his money to influence policies on behalf of Israel.

After Trump tore up the Iran agreement, Adelson donated an additional $30 million to the Republican party, possibly the single largest single donation in U.S. history.

Adelson also influenced former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who endorsed Trump's embassy action and anti-Iran move, as well as Canadian conservative leader Andrew Scheer.

Mesley interviews New York Times reporter Ken Vogel, who says that Adelson has private meetings at the White House with Trump, Vice President Pence, John Bolton, and others. Israel is at the heart of Adelson's donations, who has been influenced by his Israeli wife, Miriam.

Vogel explains that Adelson is "the enforcer" for Jewish American donors who give a lot of money to Republican politicians. People are afraid to cross him.

Source: If Americans Knew


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Turkey and US agree on roadmap for cooperation in Syria's Manbij


Sputnik
Sat, 26 May 2018 14:24 UTC
US Soldier in Manbij
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla
The United States and Turkey have held talks in Ankara as part of a working group formed to settle disputes between the two nations over the presence of Kurdish militia in the Syrian city of Manbij.

Following months of disagreements between the United States and Turkey, the two NATO allies have reached a consensus regarding a roadmap to cooperate on security in Manbij.

"The two sides outlined the main contours of a roadmap for their further cooperation in ensuring security and stability in Manbij," the joint statement said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and the newly appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will "consider the recommendations" of the working group during their meeting, set for June 4, the statement read.
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The latest maneuvers in the Sino-American game in South East Asia

Vladimir Terehov
New Eastern Outlook
Fri, 25 May 2018 13:57 UTC
Chinese shipping port
The South East Asian sub-region (SEA) remains an important link in the chain of direct as well as indirect "conflict zones", beginning on the Korean Peninsula and ending at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca, in the Sino-American standoff.

There is no scoring system to keep track of "goals, points, seconds" that could be used to determine which side is tipping the scales in its favor in this strategic game between the two world leaders in the Asia Pacific region as a whole and SEA in particular. The struggle continues with varying outcomes.

An aggregate score for three noteworthy events, connected to SEA's state of affairs, can be added to this mix and include the agreement between the USA and North Korea to hold a bilateral summit in Singapore; the outcome of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Indonesia, and the triumphant victory by Malaysia's opposition, headed by 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, in the parliamentary elections.

However, before we look at these events in greater depth, it seems appropriate to make several somewhat general statements.
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Fifteen civilians wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Gorlovka, Donbass

Matfey Shaheen
The Duran
Sat, 26 May 2018 13:37 UTC
Ukrainian shelling of Gorlovka, Donbass
The latest reports have come in from Horlovka, Donbass, indicating that around 15 peaceful, law-abiding residents have been harmed by the shelling of Kiev's forces. The civilians were wounded as part of Kiev's latest May Offensive, which cynically occurred as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker visited the front lines. Around one thousand artillery rounds were fired at the people around the time of his visit.

According to the Mayor of Horlovka, Ivan Prikhodko, the total number of residents injured from the Ukrainian shelling, which began on May 9th, and continued throughout the May offensive has risen to 15.

Comment: More on the situation from Southfront:



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Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in hammer out US summit plans


RT
Sat, 26 May 2018 13:27 UTC
Moon Jae-in bids farewell to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
© Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has held a surprise closed-door meeting with his South Korean counterpart over the cancelled summit with US President Donald Trump.

The meeting is the second of its kind in two months, with the pair sitting down at a location near the demilitarized zone on the Korean peninsula

According to Reuters, this latest discussion centered on the on-off summit that was sensationally scrapped by Donald Trump, who cited "tremendous anger and open hostility" displayed by North Korea's government after they took umbrage at a comment by US Vice-President Mike Pence.


Comment: Pence's remark and the US military exercises are displays of open hostility towards N. Korea for crying out loud.


Comment: On again...maybe: Trump summit with Kim Jon-un may take place on June 12

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Trump triggers his critics by declaring US will 'dominate the oceans'


RT
Sat, 26 May 2018 11:06 UTC
Theodore Roosevelt strike group US Navy
© US Navy / Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Roberts / FlickrThe Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean, March 2018
Addressing the graduating class of the US Naval Academy, President Donald Trump went big on nationalism and military prowess. At one point he talked about "dominating the oceans," because, of course, the US is "surrounded by sea."

"America is the greatest fighting force for peace, justice, and freedom in the history of the world," Trump told the midshipmen in Annapolis, Maryland. "We are not going to apologize for America. We are going to stand up for America. No more apologies."

Repeating the claim that the US has the lowest number of ships since 1917, Trump promised a naval expansion of the current 280-or-so fleet to "355 beautiful ships." What would all those ships do? He was happy to explain, in typical Trump fashion.

Comment: Reality check for Trump's critics - the US has been dominating the planet since Trump was in diapers. Reality check for Donald Trump - Russia's hypersonic missiles probably rendered America's entire navy obsolete.

Check out:

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"Plan B": Tehran gives Europe one week to salvage nuclear deal


Sputnik
Fri, 25 May 2018 20:29 UTC
Iran nuclear deal AFP 2018
© AFP 2018 / HANS PUNZ / APA
The Western European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal have until next Friday to provide Tehran with concrete proposals to offset the consequences of the US decision to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a senior Iranian official said.

"To be honest with you, we are not confident," the official said, speaking to reporters before the start of Friday's talks with representatives from Iran, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany on how Tehran might mitigate the financial and economic impact of Washington's withdrawal from the JCPOA.

"We expect the (economic) package to be given to us by the end of May," the official noted, according to Reuters. "I'm sorry to say that we haven't seen Plan B yet. Plan B has just started to be figured out."

Comment: In theory they may be the "strongest sanctions in history", but in order for them to be effective the ailing EU economies need to abide by them, but as became clear with the anti-Russia sanctions, they have little to benefit and a lot to lose from continuing to follow illogical US diktats: Also check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Atlantic Trade War? How Trump Breaking Iran Deal Could Dismantle US Empire

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Hillary Clinton wants to be CEO of Facebook


RT
Fri, 25 May 2018 21:11 UTC
clinton back
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg better watch out, as Hillary Clinton said she would like to be the company's CEO because of its power as a media outlet.

Clinton was speaking at Harvard University, where she was awarded the Radcliffe Medal on Friday. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey asked Clinton if she could be CEO of any company, what would she choose.
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Trump attorney Jay Sekulow: 'We've found thousands of docs showing pay-to-play between Hillary's State Department and Clinton Foundation'

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00 UTC
Jay Sekulow
Jay Sekulow
An attorney for Trump, Jay Sekulow announced Wednesday the American Center for Law and Justice uncovered thousands of documents showing Clinton Foundation pay-to-play with Hillary's State Department through a FOIA lawsuit.

We have uncovered a 'favor factory' the ACLJ reported on Wednesday.

There was no firewall between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation as Hillary previously claimed to the public.

Via the ACLJ:
As part of our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Deep State Department, we have been informed that the State Department has located - and will be forced to turn over to the ACLJ - literally thousands of documents to and about the Clinton Foundation, its subsidiaries, and its senior operatives during the duration of Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State.

The sheer volume alone - some 30,000 emails - debunks the specious assertion that there was any kind of firewall whatsoever between Clinton's State Department and the Clinton Foundation.

These documents, only now being uncovered through our FOIA request and subsequent litigation, show extensive communications exchanged between Clinton or her senior staff at State Department and Doug Band - a senior aid at the Clinton Foundation and creator of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).

In recent court filings, the State Department has revealed that more than 8,700 documents exist in Cheryl Mills' and/or Huma Abedin's files which contain the single search term, "Doug Band." It is possible, and indeed likely, that each document consists of several pages placing the number closer to 18,000 pages or more.

The ACLJ has also learned through our litigation that another 22,000 documents exist in Cheryl Mills' and Huma Abedin's files (not including attachments) mentioning or referring to the Clinton Foundation or a related term referencing the foundation.

Comment: And if this weren't bad enough for Hillary's Deep State cabal, watch the following announcement made by Republicans stating that they're going after Hillary, Comey, Lynch, and others in the DOJ and FBI. Things are getting even more interesting - and rancorous - day by day in Washington!



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Putin on the future of his presidency: 'Two terms in a row. That's it'


RT
Fri, 25 May 2018 19:10 UTC
Putin at work in the Kremlin
© Global Look Press‘Two terms in a row. That’s it’: Putin on the future of his presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin works at his desk in the Kremlin.
When Vladimir Putin was asked if he's planning to run for office again in 2024, he said he always follows the country's Constitution that says only two terms in a row are possible.

"I always strictly followed and will follow the Constitution of Russia. The Constitution clearly states - no more than two terms in a row," Putin said during a meeting with media heads as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday.

"Now is my second term. As you remember, I've been president twice previously and then abandoned the position of president because the constitution didn't allow getting elected for the third time. That's it. And I intend to follow this rule in the future," the 65-year-old explained.

Putin has been re-elected as president of Russia this March, winning his second consecutive and fourth overall term as the head of state. He previously occupied the position between 2000 and 2008, but stepped down in accordance with Constitution to run for office again in 2012.
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