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DNC staffer Awan arrested at Dulles airport hires long-time Clinton lawyer

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:20 UTC
Imran Awan arrested
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After getting arrested Monday night at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia while attempting to flee the country on a flight to Qatar, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz' IT staffer, according to Conservative Review, has decided to hire a lawyer with longstanding connections to the Clinton family for legal help.

Chris Gowen, a founding partner at Gowen, Rhoades, Winograd and Silva, apparently did a little bit of everything for the Clintons over the course of multiple years including working in the Clinton White House, helping President Bill Clinton write his book, My Life, and serving on Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign. Per Gowen's bio:
Mr. Gowen left the Public Defender's office to work for former President William Jefferson Clinton and then-Senator Hillary Clinton. Chris was a fact checker for President Clinton's memoir, My Life. He also served as a traveling aid for President Clinton's national and international trips. Chris finished his tenure with the Clintons by directing the advance operations for then-Senator Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential campaign.
Another biography, published on the American University website, says Gowen worked with several other controversial Clinton projects, including The Clinton Global Initiative, The Clinton Foundation, and The Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Shortly after Awan's arrest, Gowen immediately jumped into the fray and hit the ground running with allegations that Awan was a victim of Islamophobia. He labeled Awan's arrest as part of "a right-wing media-driven prosecution by a United States Attorney's Office that wants to prosecute people for working while Muslim"...it's almost as if the words are coming straight from Hillary's mouth.

Comment: The Awan clan has been on the radar for some time in the alt media

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UK to send warship to South China Sea amid maritime dispute, says defense sec


RT
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:54 UTC
UK battleship, Royal Navy
© Luke MacGregor / Reuters
The Royal Navy will deploy a warship to the South China Sea next year for a so-called freedom of navigation mission - a challenge to Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the area - UK Defence Minister Michael Fallon said.

"We hope to send a warship to [the] region next year. We have not finalized exactly where that deployment will take place, but we won't be constrained by China from sailing through the South China Sea," Fallon told Reuters during a trip to Australia.

"We have the right of freedom of navigation and we will exercise it."

Comment: Like a kid stomping through someone's yard just because the sign says, "Please keep off grass."

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Lindsey Graham asks whether AIPAC is a foreign agent which comes to Capitol Hill in 'droves'

Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:49 UTC
Lindsey Graham and the Prime Minister, Netanyahu
Lindsey Graham and the Prime Minister, Netanyahu.
This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and out of the blue South Carolina's Lindsey Graham brought up AIPAC - the Israel lobby group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. AIPAC comes to Capitol Hill "in droves" and has a lot of contacts in Israel so maybe it should be considered a "foreign agent?" Graham asked.

Then Graham tacked and said, AIPAC doesn't do anything wrong, "quite the contrary," it's just a group of Americans banding together to exercise influence; and "we all know how the game's played" at AIPAC conferences. His comments are at 1:04.
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Duterte's latest: 'Oxford is a school for stupid people'


RT
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:40 UTC
Rodrigo Duterte
© Erik De Castro / ReutersPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Oxford University is just a "school for stupid people," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said, in response to research from the institution which said that the leader had paid "keyboard trolls" to support his presidential campaign.

The heated discussion began when the University of Oxford released a report titled "Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers"earlier in July. It examines how governments across the globe allegedly use fake social media accounts for political purposes. The Philippines was among the countries mentioned in the report.

"In the Philippines, many of the so‐called 'keyboard trolls' hired to spread propaganda for presidential candidate [Rodrigo] Duterte during the election continue to spread and amplify messages in support of his policies now he's in power," the document states.

Comment: Duterte has an immense popularity in the Philippies...far greater than any Western leader. The implication that his rise in popularity during the elections was due to 'social media trolls' actually is rather stupid and ignores the rather significant issues that have been affecting The Philippines for some time. Seems Oxford is taking a page from the US propaganda handbook, which as it happens is also for stupid people.

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When is the World going to impose sanctions on America?

John Wight
Sputnik
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:24 UTC
Statue of Liberty and US flag graphic
© CC0 / Pixabay
Only when we are living in a world in which sanctions are imposed 'on' the United States rather than 'by' the United States will we know justice reigns.

The decision taken by the US Congress to "punish Russia" for alleged meddling in the US elections with the maintenance of existing sanctions has been followed by a bill to weaken the ability of President Trump to "weaken sanctions on Russia," thus presenting a direct challenge to the President's authority. The bill was passed in the House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority and at time of writing awaits a hearing in the Senate, which along with the House makes up the US Congress. The legislation also includes new sanctions against not only Russia but also Iran and North Korea, thus maintaining the pattern of waging economic war against states which refuse to accept that Washington's writ should run wherever it decides whenever it decides.
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Trump condemns Hezbollah, appears unclear about what it actually is

Jason Ditz
AntiWar.com
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:24 UTC
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President Trump continues to struggle mightily with his narrative on Lebanon, with yesterday's visit of Prime Minister Saad Hariri leading him to loudly praise anti-ISIS and anti-al-Qaeda operations along the Syria-Lebanon border, despite those operations being primarily run by Hezbollah forces.

This was followed up with Trump dodging some fairly rudimentary questions on his position vis-a-vis Hezbollah, insisting he'd ask the experts and have an answer the next day. This gave the impression Trump isn't really clear on what Hezbollah is, or what it's doing.
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Interesting twist! Why Washington welcomes Moscow's role in resolving Qatar crisis


Sputnik
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21 UTC
Doha, Qatar
© REUTERS/ Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo
The US State Department has openly supported Russia's efforts in settling the diplomatic conflict between Qatar and the four Arab states led by Saudi Arabia. Numerous attempts by the United States to reconcile its Middle Eastern allies have not yielded results. What could be behind such a twist?

The United States has a positive attitude towards Russia's participation in the settlement of the political conflict around Qatar. This was stated at a briefing in the State Department by the spokesperson of the US foreign policy department, Heather Nauert.

"If Russia can play a role in helping to bring the sides to the table, I think we would welcome that. We might be skeptical of whether they'd be able to do that or not, but we would certainly welcome that if anyone were to help bring those sides together," she said at a regular press briefing.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Kurdish Rudaw television channel on Monday that Russia was ready to assist in the settlement of the crisis around Qatar if the mediators deem it necessary.
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State Department claims Secretary Tillerson is 'taking a little time off' amid rumors he wants to quit - Tillerson denies rumors

Alex Lockie
Business Insider
Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:45 UTC
Rex Tillerson
© Thomson Reuters
Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, surprised reporters on Tuesday by saying Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was "taking a little time off."

When asked about the discrepancies between Tillerson's public schedule and his reported movements, and why the department hadn't updated the press on his whereabouts, Nauert said Tillerson "does have the ability to go away for a few days on his own."

"Just taking a little time off," Nauert said of Tillerson's unannounced absence. "He's got a lot of work. He just came back from that mega-trip overseas, as you all well know - many of you were over there with the G-20."

Comment: CNN says Tillerson wants to quit - more fake news?
Rex Tillerson is reportedly deeply unhappy with the operational style of the Trump administration and has allegedly expressed disappointment that his State Department has been neglected by the White House. Furthermore, Tillerson is rumoured to be looking to quit his job as Secretary of State and possibly he is looking to do so quite soon.

While the source of these rumours are unnamed sources who spoke with CNN, not often a fully reliable way of deriving information, in this case there have been public indications from the very beginning of the Trump administration that Rex Tillerson was not altogether happy in his new position.
Update: Tillerson has responded to the rumors by saying he's "not going anywhere" and plans to stay on as Sec. of State "as long as the president lets me."

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Update on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam reveals possible CIA involvement

Konstantin Asmolov
New Eastern Journal
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:02 UTC
Kim Jong-nam
Kim Jong-nam
Not so long ago, we looked into the high-profile story of the assassination attempt on the leader of the DPRK. Now, however, we will return our focus to the case of the attempt on the other Kim. The news surrounding the investigation is indeed interesting.

The actual investigation has been going on since May 30, 2017, with the hearings being held at the Supreme Court because the lower courts do not have the right to try homicide cases. The media has still not been given the go-ahead to publish any details. We are therefore left with no choice but use non-official sources to find out exactly what is happening.

As of now, only two of the murder suspects have been detained (a 25-year-old Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah and a 28-year-old Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong), whose defense has chosen a very obvious and typical tactic. According to them, the girls were victims of deception and provocation, and sincerely thought they were participating in a prank. All blame has been placed on the "mysterious North Koreans", who are not present to defend themselves. North Koreans are once more assigned their all-too-familiar role of the Bogeyman

Comment: The involvement of the CIA, or elements of it, in the assassination is certainly possible considering all the data currently available, although certainly other state intelligence agencies are capable of being responsible. The "airport prank" scheme certainly smells like something that was meant to throw investigators off the scent of the real perpetrators behind the attack. Also, the attempt to snatch the dead body from the mortuary is an interesting piece of data. It reads like an action that only the people behind the attack would attempt, in order to cover up possible evidence that the deceased body contained.

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Nobody feels bad for Killary anymore, and likely nobody will read her latest book-length whine

Philip Wegmann
The Washington Examiner
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:09 UTC
hillary election
Killary plotting the excuses
Hillary Clinton hopes to appeal to the better, more ignorant angels of our nature. She plans to rewrite history in a new book, blaming the Russians and former FBI Director James Comey for her failed campaign. But that's about as likely now as her winning over Michigan voters back then.

After watching six months of President Trump, who honestly feels bad for Clinton? What Democrat could still be with her after she lost to him in such an epic display of incompetence?

Apparently the Clinton camp must also be struggling with that same question. "She really believes that's why she lost," one longtime ally said of the Comey-Russia kerfuffle, and so "she wants the whole story out there from her perspective."

The book, which will be Clinton's seventh, is already being billed as a "bombshell." Ranking Democrats, however, already seem underwhelmed.

Comment: Hillary's 'blame game' about her presidential defeat has become so pathetic that even Democratic Party leaders are now turning their backs on her.

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