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Brexit: European Parliament says Britain's new offer on EU citizens' rights is inadequate

Jon Stone
Independent
Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:00 UTC
European Parliament
© REUTERS
The European Parliament has rejected Britain's brand-new offer on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit.

The Government yesterday released a technical paper spelling out the details of a two-year grace period for EU nationals to apply for settled status once the UK leaves the bloc so that they can continue their lives in the UK.


Comment: Within that grace period the UK plans to allow entry to tens of thousands of Syrians escaping the chaos the western countries have created over in the middle east: UK plans to bring 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 - not enough, say critics


The Parliament's cross-party Brexit steering group however today said there were still "major issues" to be resolved while Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt criticised the "inadequate" proposal.

Comment: Also see:

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MSM silent as Syrian forces continue defeating ISIS, finding cache of made in USA weapons

Rachel Blevins
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 08:53 UTC
Syrian Forces
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As Syrian Forces continue to defeat ISIS strongholds, they are finding an alarming number of drones, machine guns and Humvees left behind by the militants.

When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria began to dominate headlines in 2014, it was made out to be the most horrifying, ruthless terrorist group in existence-now any coverage the group receives tells a story of defeat, and the discovery of American weapons and equipment has gone virtually unnoticed.

ISIS was forced to withdraw from its last major stronghold in Syria on Thursday, after Syrian troops declared victory in Albu Kamal. A report from The Guardian noted that "Albu Kamal had long been crucial to the ferrying of jihadists from Syria into Iraq during the American occupation, and vice versa during the war in Syria."
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American motley crew of lawyers try selling Sberbank lawsuit to MH17 victims

John Helmer
Dances with Bears
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC
Lawyer
© Flicker: peggydavis66Case Runners
A new group of US lawyers has advertised its services for suing the Russian state bank Sberbank, claiming they will earn large cash settlements for families of those killed when the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. The law firm is known as Motley Rice, headquartered in South Carolina, and the lawyer leading the advertisement to sue is Michael Elsner.

Motley Rice claims to be a specialist in aircraft crash cases and aviation liability, and two other lawyers in the firm, Mary Schiavo and James Brauchle, have advertised their expertise on the MH17 case in the US press. But they are keeping their pitch for a US court attack on Sberbank secret.

Motley Rice says on the firm's website "we work to help aviation disaster survivors and victims' families, as well as victims of passenger rights violations. Our aviation attorneys have handled a wide variety of aviation cases, representing plane crash victims, both passenger and crew, from the United States and abroad."

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"It's unacceptable!" Polish president asks Ukraine to remove Nazis from their government

Novorosinform, translated by Tom Winter
Fort Russ
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:38 UTC
Andrzej Duda
President of Poland Andrzej Duda
President of Poland Andrzej Duda has asked President of Ukraine Poroshenko to remove "people with nationalistic and anti-Polish views" from the Ukrainian politics. In particular, in an interview with Maryja Radio, Duda stated that people who openly proclaim nationalistic and anti-Polish views do not contribute to the development of relations between countries.

Thus, he expects that they will not occupy important positions in Ukrainian politics.

"Everyone knows they are there. This is a very bad sign against us from the Ukrainian side. It is unacceptable," European Pravda quotes the Polish president as saying.
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Senate reveals tax overhaul bill for the wealthy elite


RT
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:13 UTC
Senators tax bill
© Aaron P. Bernstein / ReutersSenate introduce the Republican tax reform plan at the US Capitol in Washington, US, November 9, 2017
Senate Republicans have unveiled their version of the tax overhaul bill, but must now find common ground with House Republicans, as the two chambers have profound differences in their proposals that affect individuals, families and businesses.

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee released their tax bill Thursday, drawing sharp contrasts with the House version. President Donald Trump expects to sign the tax reform bill into law this year, but that will depend on whether the GOP can iron out their internal wrinkles in time.

A major difference in the two GOP bills is the issue of state and local tax (SALT) deductions. The Senate's version eliminates the SALT deduction completely, with taxpayers losing the opportunity to deduct their state and local property, along with other taxes, from their federal filing.
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Best of the Web: Donna Brazile talks with Tucker Carlson; Clinton campaign was "like a cult"

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:19 UTC
Brazile and Clinton
In the first part of Tucker Carlson's interview with Donna Brazile, the former interim DNC chair addressed claims that the Democratic National Committee slanted the nomination in favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, and dysfunction in the Clinton campaign.



Comment: The discussion about the DNC server and Crowdstrike starts at 10:42. Note that Brazile subtly places the blame on Wasserman Schultz. And she tries to imply - without saying it - that the server WAS handed over to the FBI. But what she actually says is that the DNC gave everything the FBI asked for. So the FBI didn't ask for the server? And note her final word: "We turned over that information, though" - but not the server?


Comment: And from her interview with Joe Scarborough: "I felt like it was a cult ..."



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Best of the Web: Alleged Threat of Iranian Nukes is Hysterical Nonsense Because Iran Doesn't Have a Death Wish

Uri Avnery
Counterpunch
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC
Netanyahu
Netanyahu tries to rile up support against the bogus "Iranian threat" before the United Nations in 2012
I hate self-evident truths.

Ideals may be self-evident. Political statements are not. When I hear about a self-evident political truth, I immediately doubt it.

The most self-evident political truth at this moment concerns Iran. Iran is our deadly enemy. Iran wants to destroy us. We must destroy its capabilities first.

Since this is self-evident, the anti-nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the five Security Council members (plus Germany) is terrible. Just terrible. We should have ordered the Americans long ago to bomb Iran to smithereens. In the unlikely event that they would have disobeyed us, we should have nuclear-bombed Iran ourselves, before their crazy fanatical leaders have the opportunity to annihilate us first.

All these are self-evident truths. To my mind, all of them are utter nonsense. There is nothing self-evident about them. Indeed, they have no logical basis at all. They lack any geopolitical, historical or factual foundation.
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Congress considers legislation to force countries into adopting its imperial demands or face getting cut off from financial and military support


RT
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:10 UTC
haley un
© Stephanie Keith / Reuters
US lawmakers want to legally prohibit any financial and military assistance to countries opposing Washington's foreign policy. A bill advocating such course of action based on a certain country's "behavior" at the UN has been introduced by Republican Congressmen.

The "United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017" has been put forward by Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Steve King (R-IA) and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The lawmakers want to legally "prohibit United States assistance to foreign countries that oppose the position of the United States at the United Nations."

Any "monetary or physical assistance" including economic support and military cooperation should be suspended for those international players that consistently vote against the US in the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, the document states. If a UN member state's position is not the same as Washington's in more than 50 percent of the recorded voting, it should be considered an "opposed" country.
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Saudi warplanes strike Yemen capital, hitting defense ministry building and house with civilians inside


RT
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:58 UTC
saudi strikes yemen capital
Saudi-led coalition warplanes have targeted the defense ministry building in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, an RT Arabic correspondent reported.

The Saudi-led coalition conducted at least two airstrikes on the rebel-controlled areas of the Yemeni capital late Friday, targeting the defense ministry building, AFP reported citing eyewitnesses. Coalition aircraft still flew over Sanaa following the strikes, the witnesses added.

"There were two to three strikes on the Ministry of Defense," local journalist Hassain Abukhaiti told RT, confirming that Saudi-led planes are targeting the Yemeni capital. He said there are reports that "one of the missiles hit a house," near the military building. "A family was living there," the journalist said. "The house has been destroyed. It is very likely that the entire family was killed."
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Democratic corruption: Senator Reid's 'no felons in the Senate' statement deleted on eve of Senator Menendez trial verdict

Kathryn Blackhurst
Polizette
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:23 UTC
menendez reid
Democratic dinosaurs Menendez and Reid
Democratic leader Harry Reid said about Ted Stevens: 'A convicted felon is not going to be able to serve' in the federal government

A statement from former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid insisting that "a convicted felon is not going to be able to serve in the United States Senate" has suddenly disappeared from the website of the Senate Democrats as jurors deliberate in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.).

On Nov. 1, 2008, Reid issued the statement after Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was convicted on corruption charges. The verdict came down just before his 2008 re-election bid - which he narrowly lost. Pointing to Stevens' conviction, Reid wrote that "the reality is that a convicted felon is not going to be able to serve in the United States Senate."

Reid added that Stevens' decision to break the law with "partisan political gain" in mind should not be viewed as a "a partisan issue."

Comment: It remains to be seen what happens, but they could be angling to interfere with the Menendez case, perhaps leaning on the judge to let the senator off with a slap on the wrist, then subsequently allowing the corrupt politician to reenter Congress.

See also:

Sen. Robert Menendez may have had sex with underage hookers in Dominican Republic: prosecutors

Media bias: CNN gave 5X more coverage to Stevens' trial than Menendez's

Democratic old guard being sucked into Menendez bribery scandal

Jury to decide Senator Menendez's fate in corruption & bribery trial

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