Thursday, April 13, 2017
Calls Grow to Fire Sean Spicer After He Says Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons During Holocaust
Stephen Cohen: Will Syrian State Collapse & Fall into More Chaos If Assad Is Toppled?
Chris Matthews: It's a Battle between Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner | Hardball | MSNBC
'100% Fabrication': Assad on Accusations of Chemical Attack in Idlib
Eric Trump Admits Nepotism Got Him This Far In Life, But Swears He’s Not Incompetent
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Ridge: Former Chemical Weapons Inspector, Jerry Smith
Assad Says Syria Chemical Attack Was Fabricated
Who Really Has the Chemical Weapons - the Syrian Government or UK/US de facto Backed Militants?
Assad Says Army 'Gave Up' All Chemical Weapons
Syria's Assad Denies Use of Chemical Weapons
Assad Says US 'Not Serious' About Fighting Terrorism
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Syria's Assad Says Chemical Attack Is Pure Fabrication
A Heartfelt Message to Our President | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ
White House Claims on Syria Chemical Attack ‘Obviously False’ - Prof. Theodor Postol of MIT
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'Most Beautiful Piece of Chocolate Cake' Trump Orders and Tells Xi of Syria Strike over Dessert
Russia Vetoes West’s Syria Resolution at UN Security Council
Can Russia Abandon Assad? – Inside Story
Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow has done little to ease tensions. Tillerson met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the future of the Syrian President. The US wants Assad gone. But Russia wants to know what America's real intentions are. And what the West is planning for a Syria without Assad?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman. Guests: Alexander Nekrassov, Russian political analyst and former Kremlin adviser; Wa'el Alzayat, former senior Syria adviser to Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama; Ian Black, visiting senior fellow at the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics.
Trump Undercuts Bannon, Whose Job May Be in Danger
But more and more, war is being waged on Mr. Bannon himself. And it is unclear how much longer he can survive in his job.
His isolation inside the White House, after weeks of battle with senior aides aligned with Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, appeared to grow even starker this week after Mr. Trump undercut Mr. Bannon in two interviews and played down his role in the Trump presidential campaign. » | Jeremy W. Peters and Maggie Haberman | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Bannon’s Worldview: Dissecting the Message of ‘The Fourth Turning’ »
White House Ineptitude Shown In Its Spokesman Sean Spicer | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
How Much Power Does the UK Really Have in the World? Debate - BBC Newsnight
‘I Screwed Up’: Sean Spicer On Hitler Comments
'I've let the president down': Sean Spicer apology tour continues »
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Ivanka Convinced Trump To Bomb Syria?
Putin Meets With Tillerson in Russia After Keeping Him Waiting
Relations between the United States and Russia have grown so tense that it was unclear whether Mr. Putin would agree to see Mr. Tillerson, a man he once gave a medal of friendship. » | David E. Sanger | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
United Airlines CEO Attacks Passenger
Sean Spicer Under Fire as Backlash Grows
Steve Bannon "Just Snapped"
US Fails to Impress Putin with ‘Beauty of Their Weapons’ in Syrian Strike ahead of Tillerson's Visit
Sean Spicer Raises Outcry With Talk of Hitler, Assad and Poison Gas
During his daily briefing for reporters, Mr. Spicer was defending President Trump’s decision to order a missile strike on Syria by trying to lend gravity to the actions of Mr. Assad. American officials accuse the Syrian president of using sarin gas, a lethal chemical weapon, in an attack on a rebel-held area of Idlib Province last week that killed dozens, many of them children.
But in misconstruing the facts of the Holocaust — Nazi Germany’s brutally efficient, carefully orchestrated extermination of six million Jews and others — Mr. Spicer instead drew a torrent of criticism and added to the perception that the Trump White House lacks sensitivity and has a tenuous grasp of history. Read on and comment » | Nicholas Fandos and Mark Landler | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Vladimir Putin Says Trust between US and Russia Has 'Degraded' Since Donald Trump Took Office
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, said Russia had lots of questions about the Trump administration's "very ambiguous" and "contradictory" ideas.
In an ominous start to their meeting, Mr Lavrov said it was important for Moscow to understand the "real intentions" of the Trump administration.
"We have seen very alarming actions recently with an unlawful attack against Syria," Mr Lavrov said. "We consider it of utmost importance to prevent the risks of replay of similar action in the future." Read on and comment » | Roland Oliphant | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
White House Accuses Russia of Cover-Up in Syria Chemical Attack
In a declassified four-page report that details United States intelligence on the chemical weapons attack and contains a point-by-point rebuttal of Moscow’s claims, the White House asserted that the Syrian and Russian governments had sought to confuse the world community about the assault through disinformation and “false narratives.”
The strongly worded document calls for international condemnation of Syria’s use of chemical weapons and harshly criticizes Russia for “shielding” an ally that has used weapons of mass destruction. Read on and comment » | Julie Hirschfeld Davis | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Eric Trump Says President Bombed Syria Because Ivanka Told Him To
Will the US Try to Denuclearise North Korea by Force? - Inside Story
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North Korea Warns US Over Aircraft Carrier Deployment
North Korea is vowing to respond to what it calls “reckless” US behaviour.
It's on edge over a joint military exercise by the US and South Korea, which is under way in Pohang.
Tensions have intensified after Washington deployed a naval strike group to the Korean Peninsula, over Pyongyang’s recent missile tests.
Al Jazeera's Craig Leeson reports from Pohang, South Korea.
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Donald Trump Jr. Denies He Will Run for New York Governor But Hints at Future Political Career
Donald Trump Jr., rumored to be eyeing a move to follow his father's footsteps into politics, will not be a candidate for governor of New York next year but is not ruling out a possible run for office in the future.
The younger Trump, in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, categorically denied any speculation that he might challenge incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo.
“I am not running in 2018,” Trump said in his first public comments about a possible candidacy next year.
But he acknowledged having been bitten by the politics bug and said that he could consider a run down the road. Read on and comment » | Jonathan Lemire | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Alt-Right Actually Believed Trump Was Anti-War
Steve Bannon's Role Being Questioned: President Trump 'Never Needed' Him | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Putin: Syria Chemical Attack Was ‘False Flag,’ More ‘Provocations’ Coming
“We have reports from multiple sources that false flags like this one – and I cannot call it otherwise – are being prepared in other parts of Syria, including the southern suburbs of Damascus. They plan to plant some chemical there and accuse the Syrian government of an attack,” said Putin, as reported by Russia’s RT.com. » | John Hayward | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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Putin Shrugs Off Criticism of Syria Ties before Tillerson Visit
Vladimir Putin has shrugged off western criticism of his support for the Syrian regime, shortly after the top US diplomat said Bashar al-Assad’s days in power were numbered, ratcheting up tensions between the the US and Russia before talks in Moscow.
The US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, had hoped to underscore the US position with a unified message from the G7, which condemned the chemical attack at a summit in Italy on Tuesday. However, G7 foreign ministers were divided over possible next steps and refused to back a UK call for fresh sanctions.
Putin said western and Turkish accusations that Syria’s government dropped the nerve agent sarin that killed dozens of civilians in Idlib earlier this month were comparable with the now-discredited claim that Saddam Hussein’s had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. » | Emma Graham-Harrison and Heather Stewart | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
La Corée du Nord prête à la «guerre» contre les États-Unis
La Corée du Nord s'est dite prête à «la guerre» ce mardi après l'envoi ce week-end d'un groupe aéronaval américain vers la péninsule de Corée. Washington a en effet, dépêché dimanche le porte-avions USS Carl Vinson et son escadre qui devait initialement faire escale en Australie. » | Par Le figaro.fr et AFP, AP, Reuters Agences | mardi 11 avril 2017
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Chechnya Opens World's First Concentration Camp for Homosexuals since Hitler's in the 1930s Where Campaigners Say Gay Men Are Being Tortured with Electric Shocks and Beaten to Death
Chechyna has opened the first concentration camp for homosexuals since Hitler, where campaigners say gay men are being tortured with electric shocks and beaten to death.
It comes after it was claimed 100 gay men had been detained and three killed in Chechnya last week.
A report by Novoya Gazeta said authorities had set up several camps where homosexuals are killed or forced to promise to leave the republic.
One of the camps is reportedly at the former military headquarters in the town of Argun.
Svetlana Zakharova, from the Russian LGBT Network, told MailOnline: 'Gay people have been detained and rounded up and we are working to evacuate people from the camps and some have now left the region.
'Those who have escaped said they are detained in the same room and people are kept altogether, around 30 or 40. They are tortured with electric currents and heavily beaten, sometimes to death.' Read on and comment » | Thomas Burrows for MailOnline | Monday, April 10, 2017
Syria’s Government ‘Coming to an End,’ Tillerson Warns Before Russia Trip
Mr. Tillerson, in comments made just before he traveled to Moscow for a high-stakes summit meeting, sought to clear up the United States’ position on Syria while also declaring that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia needed to choose whether to side with Mr. Assad or the West.
Russia can be a part of the discussions “and play an important role,” Mr. Tillerson said at a Group of 7 meeting in Lucca, Italy, or it “can maintain its alliance with this group, which we believe is not going to serve Russia’s interests longer term.” » | Gardiner Harris | Tuesday, April 11, 2017
President Donald Trump To Save Syrian Babies But Cut Meals On Wheels | AM Joy | MSNBC
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Monday, April 10, 2017
Blood Money: The Islamic Practice Turning Businesslike?
Morning Joe: Steve Bannon Is Isolated In The White House | Morning Joe | MSNBC
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Tillerson, on Eve of Russia Trip, Takes Hard Line on Syria
Mr. Tillerson’s comments, made in interviews aired on Sunday, were far more critical of the Russian government than any public statements by President Trump, who has been an increasingly lonely voice for better ties with Russia. They seemed to reflect Mr. Tillerson’s expectation, which he has expressed privately to aides and members of Congress, that the American relationship with Russia is already reverting to the norm: one of friction, distrust and mutual efforts to undermine each other’s reach. Read on and comment » | David E. Sanger | Sunday, April 9, 2017
US Became Investigator & Judge; This Is a Violation of International Law – Bolivia UN Envoy on Syria Strike
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US Strike Helping ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the Enemy US Supposed to Fight against – Ron Paul
‘No Rhyme or Reason to Trump’s Incoherent Policy in Syria’ – Historian to RT
Le Pen Says France Not Responsible for WWII Roundup of Jews
Emmanuel Macron, an independent centrist, was among many presidential candidates criticizing Le Pen’s comments Monday.
“Some had forgotten that Marine Le Pen is the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen,” Macron, the front-runner in the April 23-May 7 two-round election, told BFM TV.
Le Pen’s father repeatedly has been convicted for anti-Semitism and racism. » | Associated Press | Monday, April 10, 2017
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Jihadi Justin Admits It: M103 Is an Islamic Blasphemy Law
This man is out of his depth, methinks. – Mark
Justin Trudeau’s Unhinged Islamophobia Rant
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Justin Trudeau,
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Sen. Rubio on U.S. Strike on Syria Air Base, Removing al-Assad
Marco Rubio doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He has a simplistic solution to an extremely complicated problem. Sorry, Mr. Rubio, you’re wrong! – Mark
Lavrov to Tillerson: Attack on Syrian Airbase Plays into Extremists' Hands
U.S. Attack on Syria Cements Kremlin’s Embrace of Assad
Even as the United States condemned Mr. Assad for gassing his own citizens and held Russia partly responsible, given its 2013 promise to rid Syria of chemical weapons, the Kremlin kept denying that Syria had any such capability.
By championing Mr. Assad and condemning American “aggression,” President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seemed to be burying the idea that he could somehow cooperate with the Trump administration to end the conflict on his terms. » | Neil MacFarquhar | Saturday, April 8, 2017
Explosion Rips through Egyptian Church
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Two Explosions Kill at Least 31 at Egyptian Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday »
Forget Islamophobia, Trudeauphobia on the Rise!
Syria Crisis: Russia Raises Prospect of War If It Is Given G7 Ultimatum as It Mocks Boris Johnson's No-show
The Russian Embassy in London posted a series of provocative tweets on its official account in which it suggested that "a conventional war" could be one outcome if the G7 group of nations presents it with an ultimatum later this week.
The Embassy also said it was "deplorable" that Mr Johnson was "unable to stand Western ground" by attending talks with his Russian counterpart.
It came as Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, warned Russia it is responsible for the deaths caused by the Syrian chemical weapons attack "by proxy". » | Gordon Raynor, Political Editor and Kate McCann, Senior Political Correspondent | Sunday, April 9, 2017
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US Syria Strike Was Illegal, No Matter Who Carried Out Gas Attack
Interview with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad - BBC Newsnight
Democrat Lawmaker Who Met with Assad Blasts Trump
Lawmaker Questions Gas Attack Evidence
Saturday, April 08, 2017
Wilkerson: Trump Attack on Syria Driven by Domestic Politics
Syrian War Turns into ‘International Armed Conflict’ after US Strike
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Debate on US Strike against Syria
Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner
“Work this out,” Mr. Trump said, according to two people briefed on the exchange. The admonition was aimed at Stephen K. Bannon, the tempestuous chief strategist, and Reince Priebus, the mild-mannered chief of staff, over a series of dust-ups with Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and the top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn.
But they may not be able to. » | Jeremy W. Peters and Maggie Haberman | Friday, April 7, 2017
Donald Trump 'Considering Sacking Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus' as Simmering West Wing Feud Engulfs White House
The US president is said to be determined to end the simmering feud within the West Wing that pits Mr Bannon and his allies against Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump.
The relationship between the far-Right former media executive and the president's son-in-law has deteriorated to the point of "breakdown", sources say. » | Barney Henderson, New York | Saturday, April 8, 2017
Friday, April 07, 2017
Peace Advocates: If Trump Wanted To Help Syrians, He Would Lift Refugee Ban & Fund Humanitarian Aid
‘Why Would Assad Attack Civilians Not Military? It’s Simply Irrational’ – U.S. Senator
Putin Believes US Attack On Syria Violates International Law - Kremlin
Dozens of U.S. Missiles Hit Air Base in Syria
Read the New York Times article here
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USA
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Is Russia Clamping Down On Jehovah's Witnesses?
The justice ministry has already placed its headquarters near St Petersburg on a list of extremist groups. (+BBC video) » | Thursday, April 6, 2017
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