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CIA director Pompeo piles on the doublespeak: 'Nuclear war with North Korea not imminent, but Denver could be hit any day now'


RT
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 03:03 UTC
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© David ParkinsBeyond the 'cusp'.
There's no "imminent" threat of a nuclear war between the US and North Korea, according to CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who explained that Donald Trump's threats against Pyongyang describe only a possible response for "certain actions."

"There's nothing imminent today," Pompeo told Fox News on Sunday. "But make no mistake about it, the continuation, the increased chance that there will be a nuclear missile in Denver is a very serious threat and the investigation is going to treat it as such. What I'm talking about is I've heard folks talking about being on the cusp of a nuclear war," he added. "No intelligence that would indicate that we're in that place today."


Comment: In other words; 'be afraid of us, but not so afraid that you might ever come to realize that we can't protect you'.


Rather than an escalation to a nuclear war, Pompeo argued that Trump's heated rhetoric towards Pyongyang was to send a message that its continued pursuit of a nuclear arsenal and ballistic missile technology would not be tolerated.
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CIA Director Pompeo: 'Iran, Hezbollah & Russia have overrun Venezuela - USA needs to go in and save it'


RT
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:42 UTC
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CIA Director Mike Pompeo claimed Venezuela is overrun with Iranians, Hezbollah, Cubans and Russians in response to questions about Donald Trump's statements about US military intervention. Pompeo appeared on Fox News Sunday where he responded to comments made by President Donald Trump on Friday, in which he said there was "a possible military option" for Venezuela.

The CIA head said he believes Trump's comments were an effort to "give the Venezuelan people hope and opportunity to create a situation where democracy can be restored."


Comment: Is there anyone around the world who still believes the 'US military option' is a reason for hope, opportunity and democracy?


Pompeo described "continued deterioration" in Venezuela as "[President Nicolas] Maduro is continuing to assert more power, inflict more pain on the people of Venezuela, you can see the beginning of fissures among various groups. The intelligence makes very clear that the Maduro regime continues to put snipers in towers," Pompeo said with a laugh, "And do things that are horrible, repressive and the American policy is to work with our Latin American partners to try and restore democracy," he said.


Comment: Sick insiders' joke. "Snipers in towers" (shooting at protestors, then Chavez taking the blame) is of course precisely what the CIA did to Venezuela when it last came this close to overthrowing its government in 2002.


Comment: Pompeo, the ultimate Swamp Monster, has spoken: Venezuela is next.

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Snakes in Suits

Trump quietly making appointments, puts his stamp on the courts

Lydia Wheeler
The Hill
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 06:06 UTC
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© Outside the Beltway
President Trump has been quietly making lifetime appointments to fill more than 100 vacancies on federal courts across the country.

With five judges confirmed, another 30 pending and 123 seats left to fill, according to one group tracking the numbers, Trump has the opportunity to revamp the judiciary branch and carve out a legacy for himself that could stand the test of time.

"It can't be overstated the impact the individuals he's appointing will have on millions of people across the country and their children for a generation or two," said Dan Goldberg, legal director at the liberal Alliance for Justice. "The Supreme court only hears about 80 cases a year. 99 percent of cases end in the federal courts of appeal or at the trial level."

Trump's biggest achievement in office so far has been the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, for whom Republicans changed the Senate rules to proceed to a confirmation vote with a simple majority.
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Greek Orthodox Archbishop Hanna: Assad is the protector of Christians in the Middle East

Translated by Samer Hussein
The Saker
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:04 UTC
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Atallah Hanna, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has visited Damascus today.

During his visit, he met with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, stressing that President Assad assured himself as an important figure of protecting the Christians, not just in Syria, but elsewhere in the Middle East too, noting that he does not consider Christians just as a "minority", but rather an important and integral part of the Syrian society.

He noted that during the past few years Christians have suffered a lot, but thanks to President Assad there is hope now, as was also seen in Maaloula where wounds are slowly healing.
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China continues to urge implementation of Sino-Russian peace plan for Korea


The Duran
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:00 UTC
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The Chinese government hopes that all countries interested in settling the North Korean nuclear issue would carefully examine Moscow and Beijing's joint proposals on the issue, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said Monday.

In early July, the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries issued a joint statement regarding tension on the Korean Peninsula, suggesting that the issue be settled by Pyongyang declaring a moratorium on nuclear tests, while South Korea and the United States at the same time refrain from military drills in the region. Furthermore, the statement stressed that the parties should start negotiations and approve common principles of relations, including non-use of force and intentions to make efforts for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

"At the moment, China hopes that all the sides will seriously consider and accept China and Russia's proposals on the settlement. They are based on 'double freeze' initiative and pursue the appropriate solution of Korean Peninsula's issue," Hua said.
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Facebook censors California street artist's page for campaigning against Zuckerberg's 2020 run for president


RT
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:40 UTC
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© Sabo / @unsavoryagents
Facebook has suspended the account of the right-wing street artist Sabo over alleged "hate speech," just days after the artist hung posters in various California cities disparaging the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his rumored political aspirations.

Sabo announced the suspension of his page via Twitter account Unsavory Agents, by posting a screenshot of the notification sent to him.

"Your page has been unpublished for using hate speech" Facebook declared, before giving Sabo the option to appeal.
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Russia's FSB detains terrorists linked to ISIS who were planning attack in Moscow


RT
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:29 UTC
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained ISIS-linked terrorists who were planning attacks on the Moscow public transport system and other crowded places in Moscow.

Following the analysis of the materials found in the detainees' house outside Moscow, the FSB said that it was a dangerous peroxide-based explosive, also known as the 'Mother of Satan.' The same explosives were reportedly used by terrorists in a series of deadly attacks in Europe, including the Manchester suicide bombing in May, the Paris terrorist attack in November 2015, and the March 2016 attack in Brussels.

"We have taken samples. According to these samples it is triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a very dangerous initiate explosive,"a serviceman is heard saying in a video taken during the FSB operation.

The video features materials to produce a bomb stored in the house, as well as several grenades found in the basement and Kalashnikov assault rifles.
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US Navy complains carrier buzzed by Iranian drone in Persian Gulf


RT
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:49 UTC
USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
© Hugh Gentry / ReutersUSS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
The US Navy is protesting what it called an "unsafe and unprofessional approach" by an Iranian drone of a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. It is the second incident involving the USS Nimitz and Iranian drones in a week.

On Sunday, an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle came close to the Nimitz in international waters of the Gulf.

"An Iranian QOM-1/Sadegh-1 conducted an unsafe and unprofessional approach of USS Nimitz," Lieutenant Ian McConnaughey, spokesman for US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), said in a statement.

"The failure of the Iranian UAV to utilize standard, internationally-mandated navigation lights during a night time approach of a U.S. aircraft carrier engaged in flight operations created a dangerous situation with the potential for collision and is not in keeping with international maritime customs and laws."
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Damage control or clarification? Trump condemns KKK and neo-Nazis after Charlottesville statement backlash


RT
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:06 UTC
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In an apparent attempt at damage control, the White House clarified on Sunday that by condemning violence "on many sides" without explicitly attributing guilt, President Donald Trump did not aim to exculpate white supremacists.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told NBC's Today Show on Monday that Trump made a "very strong statement" following the Charlottesville violence on Saturday, adding that it "directly contradicted the ideology of hatred, violence, bigotry, racism, white supremacy..."

"I thought it was a good statement... the next day, yesterday, they explicitly called out the Nazis and the KKK," Sessions said, referring to a Sunday statement from the White House.

Comment: Charlottesville deadly car rampage and rally: The facts so far

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North Korea could be sitting on $6 trillion in mineral resources

Debra Killalea
New York Post
Mon, 03 Jul 2017 17:26 UTC
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It has long been regarded as a poor country.

But as it turns out North Korea is a lot richer than we thought, or at the very least has the potential to be.

North Korea has mineral resources estimated to be worth at least $6 trillion, according to Quartz, and the secretive state is sitting on a vast array of mineral resources which remains largely untapped including iron, gold, magnesite, zinc, copper, limestone, molybdenum and graphite.

Its bedrock also holds a large amount of metals needed to make smartphones and other technological products.

But while the isolated nation might be rich in underground resources, taking advantage of the buried treasure this remains another issue.

Exact estimates of North Korea's potential wealth are difficult to obtain.

But a 2012 estimate by a South Korean research institute valued its mineral wealth as high as $10 trillion, The Economist reported.
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