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Former CIA Analyst: FBI rewrote the rules to let Killary Clinton walk


Sputnik
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
Hillary Clinton
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On Wednesday, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced there would be no indictment for likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, despite her mishandling of sensitive state information, after the FBI recommended letting the former Secretary of State walk.

CIA analyst-turned-political-activist Ray McGovern believes that the agency rewrote the rules to let her off the hook.

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Bad Guys

US-led coalition refusal to 'truly unite forces' with Russia prevents the defeat of Daesh


Sputnik
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:24 UTC
Russian jets Syria
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As Daesh has doubled its efforts to wreak havoc beyond its terror caliphate and sectarian violence is spilling over to other countries in the Middle East, the US-led coalition still refuses to genuinely cooperate with Russia to tackle terrorism, Colonel in the French Army Reserve Caroline Galacteros wrote for Le Figaro.

The brutal group that retains its grip on large parts of Iraq and Syria is seemingly losing ground. The Syrian Arab Army, Iraqi security forces and their local allies are preparing large-scale operations to free Raqqa and Mosul, key cities in the caliphate. Their liberation is expected to deal a major blow to Daesh.

For Galacteros, the reports of the group's looming death are greatly exaggerated. She called Daesh's defeat "an illusion," adding that the West made mistakes that contributed to the rise of Islamist groups.

"Sectarian violence is spreading like wildfire, now threatening the stability of Lebanon, Jordan and even Turkey," she added.

Comment: See also: French President Hollande: Russia is a partner, not a threat
"NATO has no role at all to be saying what Europe's relations with Russia should be," Hollande said on July 8 as he arrived for an alliance summit in Warsaw. "For France, Russia is not an adversary, not a threat."


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French President Hollande: Russia is a partner, not a threat


Radio Free Europe
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
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French President Francois Hollande has said Russia should not be considered a threat but rather a partner.

"NATO has no role at all to be saying what Europe's relations with Russia should be," Hollande said on July 8 as he arrived for an alliance summit in Warsaw. "For France, Russia is not an adversary, not a threat."

"Russia is a partner which, it is true, may sometimes, and we have seen that in Ukraine, uses force which we have condemned when it annexed Crimea," he added.

Relations between NATO and Russia have reached their lowest point since the Cold War over Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and its role in the military conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Comment: See also: Italy, France, Germany: Europe's anti-Russian sanctions appear to be coming to an end

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Saudi Arabia arrests 19 Pakistani, Saudi suspects in July 4 attacks


Radio Free Europe
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
Madina mosque bombing
© epaSmoke rises behind the Prophet Muhammad Mosque in Medina after a suicide attack on July 4.
Saudi Arabia says a suicide bomber who attacked the Prophet Muhammad Mosque in the city of Medina was a young Saudi citizen with a history of drug abuse.

Twelve Pakistanis and seven Saudis have been detained in relation to the attack on Islam's second-holiest site and two others on July 4, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on July 7.

Nair al-Nujiaidi al-Balawi, 26, crossed a parking lot next to the Prophet's Mosque in Medina and detonated an explosive belt when security guards intercepted him, killing four soldiers, the ministry said.

Comment: See also:
Recent bombings in Saudi Arabia speak to the alarming nature of the country's fanatical Wahhabi ideology

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Bad Guys

Aleppo shelling continues for second day: 44 civilians dead and over 300 wounded


Sputnik
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 13:25 UTC
Aleppo, Syria destruction
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Militants continue shelling residential areas of Syrian Aleppo for the second day, causing death of 44 and wounding over 300 people, a source in city's central hospital told RIA Novosti Saturday.

The previous casualties score stood at 30 killed and over 150 wounded when a reported rocket-propelled grenade attack struck the city's western neighborhood of Al-Furqan and the adjacent university dormitories.

"The death toll reached 44, there are more than 300 wounded in the local hospitals. All doctors are on the watch, additional blood donations points have been opened," the source said.
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Planning your retirement? Forget it, you won't survive to experience it

Paul Craig Roberts
Institute for Political Economy
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:03 UTC
Obama and Putin
The Israeli agents who comprise the Neoconservatives, a collection of war criminals that control US foreign policy, have already handed you your death certificate. The neoconservatives have far more power than they have intelligence or humanity.

At the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Conference, President Putin excoriated Western Journalists for endlessly repeating Washington's lies that are driving the world to nuclear war. He asked Washington's bought-and-paid-for-whores, the scum who comprise the Western news media: "How do you not understand that the world is being pulled in an irreversible direction toward nuclear war?"

Yes, indeed, how is it possible for the Western media to be totally blind? The answer to this question is that Americans live in the system of lies that comprise The Matrix, and media are paid to support the system of lies. The determining questions are: Can Americans escape their captivity in time to save life on earth? Do Americans have what it takes, or are Americans already a proven failed people who cower in ignorance under the threat of implausible "foreign threats"?

How much confidence can we place on the intelligence and judgment of the American people? That remains to be seen. Life on Earth depends on the American people's ability to perceive their government as the greatest threat to their existence.

Comment: Putin to foreign journalist - World is headed towards nuclear war

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Eagle

Strange love: General Breedlove, Chechen terrorists and the Potomac Institute

Henry Kamens
New Eastern Outlook
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
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Effective investigative journalism is putting forth material for public consumption which is timely and interesting to the readership, public and private, if you get my meaning— the right thing produced at the right time for the right audience.

The recent email revelations of General Philip Breedlove's aggressive efforts to persuade the US to go beyond a proxy war in Ukraine come as no surprise when we consider the backgrounds of those he was plotting with. Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama on Russia Policy.

Breedlove, who until recently was the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, was attempting to circumvent the authority of President Obama, the US Commander in Chief, as he was frustrated by the latter's reluctance to escalate military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014. This is an act of treason by most standards.

A treasure trove of Breedlove's emails have been posted on a new website called DC Leaks, a project which publishes and analyses emails from top-ranking officials and their influence agents all over the world. These clearly show that Breedlove was, at the very least, abusing his position to satisfy the demands of the military-industrial complex rather than obeying his orders. They also show what resources he and others have at their disposal to do such things, and it is not a pretty sight.

Comment: Wow -- so far from being some hack US general that got to advance his career through becoming supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, Strangelove is also a lying and treasonous shill for the military-industrial-complex, a key facilitator of Chechen terrorists in Syria and, effectively, an agent of an organization working for or with Israeli intelligence. Oh, and he's vying for a position in Hillary's new administration. And here we thought that Strangelove was just your common variety war-mongering doofus. No wonder he's so well regarded in Washington!

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NATO and Washington lose countenance

F. William Engdahl
Katahon
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:08 UTC
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© Unknown
The NATO summit in Warsaw is a part of the nuclear "chicken game". Washington and the NATO Generals are trying to provoke Russia into an escalation of tensions, because certain circles in the US are becoming desperate over their diminishing power over the world. And they are really losing it. They see a military escalation as the only thing to save their control. The stationing of troops in Eastern Europe on the borders of Belarus and Russia is an extreme provocation - they are absolutely unnecessary for the security of Poland or the Baltic States. It's a very foolish move on the part of NATO.

Russia has made it clear that it is not the aggressor in this situation. Since Washington's coup d'état in Kiev, NATO had their guns so close, trying everything possible to provoke Russia to make a so-called aggressive move. But Russia has not done that - and it is creating great frustration in Washington, especially in the military industry complex. They have to create fear for the American people of a new war with Russia, but it's not working. This is the remarkable thing. These are pathetic attempts at trying to hold onto power.

But power is being lost - just look at Brexit. The EU is slowly going to dissolve one state after the other. All the measures had been taken to hold the union together but it's not working. NATO just added chaos instead of offering stability. Now there is a very strong opposition in the EU countries to all kinds of Washington's provocations against Russia. The foreign minister of Germany indicated this quite openly.

These NATO provocations against Russia are very unnecessary. There is enormous opposition under the surface. Politicians may put on public face that everything is fine with NATO, but in reality there is a great anxiety. Germans do not want another war with Russia. The horror of the last one was terrible. But America just doesn't care about anyone outside of the United States. This is an extraordinary situation. The more the war hawks push across the Atlantic, the more resistance there will be in the EU.
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American spy for Israel released after 30-year sentence - intelligence officials argue Pollard 'still a threat to US'

Ian Allen
Intel News
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:48 UTC
Jonathan Pollard israel spy
Jonathan Pollard served 30 years for passing U.S. secrets to Israel.
Senior United States intelligence officials have filed parole documents arguing that an American Navy analyst, who was recently released from prison after serving a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, continues to pose a threat to national security. Jonathan Jay Pollard is a former intelligence analyst for the United States Navy, who has was jailed in 1985 for selling American government secrets to Israel. During his trial, the US government successfully argued that Pollard was one of the most damaging spies in American history, having stolen a high volume of classified documents in a relatively short period of time.

But Pollard was recently released from prison, having served his full 30-year sentence. However, as part of the conditions of his release, Pollard must consent to the US government having constant access to the hard drive of his personal computer and internet browsing history. He is also obligated to wear a GPS device at all times, which tracks his daily movements in New York, where Pollard has been living since his release from prison. Some intelligence observers, including Newsweek correspondent Jeff Stein, have voiced concerns that Pollard may be tempted to travel abroad in order to collect funds that his Israeli spy handlers may have deposited for him in offshore bank accounts as payment for his past acts of espionage.
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Better Earth

China has the right to declare Air Defense Identification Zone in South China Sea

Peter Lee
Asia Times
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:03 UTC
south china sea
The Philippines and Vietnam already have Air Defense Identification Zones in the South China Sea. So why can't China have one? It is legal under international law to unilaterally declare an ADIZ and it is a face-saving way too for Beijing to keep an internationally recognized China presence in the South China Sea if the Hague tribunal rules against its jurisdictional claims. Judging by the experience in the East China Sea, China has tried to use ADIZ as an instrument of engagement, not aggression.

There are already at least two Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZs) in the South China Sea ... and none of them are Chinese. One is a Philippine Air Defense Identification Zone (PADIZ) and the other is a Vietnam Air Defense Identification Zone (VADIZ). Then would a PRC ADIZ (People's Republic of China Air Defense Identification Zone) in the South China Sea (SCS) really be so bad?

There has been an epidemic of digital handwringing concerning the possibility that the People's Republic of China (PRC) will declare an ADIZ in the South China Sea in retaliation for an unfavorable outcome in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitration.

Maybe, maybe not. I'm not clutching my pearls in any case. It should be, but perhaps won't be, understood that an ADIZ is not a declaration of sovereignty or restricted air space. It means that aircraft, civilian or military, that enter the ADIZ are expected to identify themselves and declare their intentions.

Comment: More on Lee's blog here.

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