Friday, August 09, 2019
Wall Street Banks Just Rolled on Trump and His Kids
Eric Holder Exposed In Attack On Obama’s Legacy
The Crisis of the Modern West
Islam and Western Civilization, Friends or Foes?
FIRST THINGS: Why I Became Muslim » | Jacob Williams *
* Jacob Williams is a writer living in London, England.
Fox's Tucker Carlson Calls White Supremacy Problem a Hoax
What President Donald Trump Was Really Doing During El Paso Visit | The Last Word | MSNBC
Independence for Scotland Is Inevitable – We Need a Plan for It
Ihope Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon realise how much they may yet owe Boris Johnson. If I were a Scot, I would vote for independence tomorrow. I would want nothing more to do with the shambles of today’s Westminster parliament, which goes on holiday for a month during the worst political crisis in a generation. Labour’s John McDonnell is entirely correct to reassure the Scots of their right to secede from the United Kingdom. The supreme civil right is that to self-government, and the inferior tier of a federation is entitled to claim it, not the superior one to permit.
Scotland has now voted itself a separatist Scottish National party local government unchallenged for 12 years. The party is 20 points ahead in the polls, while support for independence has topped 52%, the same percentage that voted for Brexit across the UK in 2016.
Johnson’s sidekick Dominic Cummings this week warned politicians that they “don’t get to choose which votes they respect”. That is exactly what Cummings and Johnson are doing. They are choosing to ignore the Brexit referendum pledge of frictionless trade, and Johnson is refusing to allow Sturgeon a referendum on independence. Sauce for the Brexit goose is sauce for the tartan gander. No wonder Johnson was about as welcome in Edinburgh last week as Donald Trump in El Paso. » | Simon Jenkins | Friday, August 9, 2019
Thursday, August 08, 2019
See Ex-Obama Adviser's Blunt Response When Asked about Fox Host
Was Donald Trump Trafficking Cocaine? (w/ David Cay Johnston)
Wall Street Confident That Trump Not Smart Enough To End Trade War
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China,
Donald Trump,
Goldman Sachs,
trade war
The Guardian View on British Foreign Policy: The Lost Art of Diplomacy
During the EU referendum campaign Barack Obama warned that Brexit put Britain at risk of relegation as a global trading power. Boris Johnson, then mayor of London, hit back, attributing the US president’s view to “ancestral” dislike of the UK, rooted in “part-Kenyan” heritage. It is not unusual for British politicians to resent being reminded of their country’s junior status in relations with the US (although most manage to express that frustration without nasty racial insinuations). There is no symmetry of clout in the “special relationship”. One side is a superpower, the other is not. Inability to grasp that disparity is a weakness among Eurosceptics. » | Editorial | Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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Brexit
New Rebel Bid to Halt No-deal Brexit amid Fury at PM’s Enforcer
Rebel MPs are working on a plan to thwart Boris Johnson pursuing a no-deal Brexit on 31 October that involves forcing parliament to sit through the autumn recess, amid growing outrage about the power and influence of his controversial aide, Dominic Cummings.
The cross-party group of MPs is looking at legislative options with mounting urgency because of the hardline tactics of Cummings, who one Conservative insider described as running a “reign of terror” in No 10 aimed at achieving Brexit on 31 October at any cost.
Three MPs have told the Guardian that one method under discussion is for members to amend the motion needed for parliament to break for party conferences in mid-September. This could give MPs another three weeks of sitting time to stop a no-deal and potentially open the door for days to be set aside for rebels to control parliamentary business. The ultimate aim would be to pass a bill forcing the government to request an extension to article 50 from Brussels. » | Rowena Mason and Jessica Elgot | Thursday, August 8, 2019
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Brexit,
Dominic Cummings
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
World Exclusive: Dubai Royal Insider Breaks Silence on Escaped Princesses | 60 Minutes Australia
How Sanctions Affect Iran... in Five Objects – BBC News
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Iran,
US sanctions
Police Break Down Door of Bahrain Embassy in UK after Roof Protester ‘Threatened’
Then, as other protestors and police watched from below, the embassy staff appeared to struggle with him. In an unprecedented move police broke in and arrested him. He claims the Bahrainis threatened his life, the Bahrainis say that's ridiculous and claim they called the police fearing a terrorist attack. Mr Mohammed has spoken to our Senior Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel who has been investigating what really happened.
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Bahrain Embassy,
London
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