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WPA Posters

Aug 11

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Columnist Disgusted Clinton Might Accept Kissinger Endorsement (Russ)

Frets about her connections to much of the GOP foreign policy establishment. If Hillary takes in Henry K, he says, Gary Johnson is the only choice.

Toward the Next Jewish Rebellion (Jesse)

Anti-Semitism is alive and well today — no matter how masked by assimilation — because View article …

Rodrigo Duterte

German Officer Planned False Flag Attack

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German Army Officer, Posing as Syrian, Planned False Flag Attack (Milicent)

The officer, who hated Muslims, was caught preparing an attack that would be blamed on refugees. German authorities say he even lived in an official refugee shelter, despite his inability to speak Arabic.

Pentagon Reports Significantly Less Civilian Deaths View article …

What the Upcoming Iranian Elections Could Mean for Us All

In February, Iran will hold elections that could determine the country’s future — as well as that of the rest of the world, especially that of the US.

 

These elections are of interest because of a growing battle between reformers and hardliners, involving a tremendous number of candidates, some of whom are quite reasonable, while others are volatile.

 

If the reformers win, Iran could experience a period of openness not seen since the Ayatollah Khomeini took control of the country. It could mean that Iran will hold up its end of the nuclear deal, which in turn would have implications View article …

Chinese troops march into Tiananmen Square

June 3

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Ohio Purges Voter Rolls (Klaus)

Ohio, which is once again expected to play a crucial role in the presidential election, has purged hundreds of thousands of voters from the rolls because they had not voted since 2008.

Sanders Lays Into Media for Avoiding Climate Change (Russ)

As this narrative shows, all they want is to View article …

Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Presidential Pardons

Trump’s Pardon Shakedown

Our returning guest on this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, John Kiriakou, was a 15-year CIA veteran. Then he blew the whistle on the CIA’s use of torture under the Bush administration. As a result, he became one of the very few Americans ever charged with violating the Espionage Act. Ultimately, he pleaded guilty under another statute: to disclosing the name of a fellow CIA officer to a reporter. The reporter never revealed the identity of the operative. Nonetheless, Kiriakou served 23 months in federal prison.

 

Many officials including View article …

Toys R Us, closing

Did Wall Street Bankrupt Toys ‘R’ Us?

Pentagon Strips Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria Troop Numbers From Web (Jimmy)

The author writes, “After months of review, the Pentagon has released a quarterly report of the number of troops serving overseas — minus any data it previously reported about the number of service members deployed in combat.”

 

Snipers Shooting Unarmed People at 100 Meters Isn’t a ‘Clash’ (Reader Luke)

The author writes, “The term ‘clash’ is almost always used to launder power asymmetry and give View article …

7-Eleven

The War Inside 7-Eleven

Why Jeff Sessions’ Final Act Could Have More Impact Than Expected (Russ)

From ProPublica: “Just before he left, the departing attorney-general adopted a policy to limit the Justice Department’s ability to oversee abusive police departments. That same policy could also hamper the department’s role in environmental, voting-rights, and other cases.”

 

Before Envelopes, People Protected Messages With Letterlocking (Gerry)

Surveillance and interception of communication predates computers. So do attempts to thwart the prying eyes.

 

The DEA and ICE Are Hiding Surveillance Cameras in Streetlights (Chris)

Oswald in Mexico Pt 2, America’s Irrational Fear of Terrorism, Droughts and Deforestation Leave Brazil Dry.: Nov 23, 2015

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Lee Harvey Oswald and two policemen taken after Oswald’s View article …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turks Ask: Was CIA Involved in Coup?

The story of how two rival Islamist movements brought Turkey to the brink of civil war is so colorful it could easily inspire a spy movie.

 

Whether the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was actually involved in the failed coup, as claimed by top Turkish officials, may not be clear for years to come.

 

Nor is it known whether this perception has anything to do with the fact that Erdogan is meeting with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday. However, his arrival in Moscow has set off alarm bells in the West.

 

Was the CIA Involved?

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Much has View article …

Why America Will Never Hear the Entire Benghazi Story

The underlying story of Benghazi is one that cannot and will not be talked about in any open session of Congress. This means that Thursday’s hearing featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was nothing but an exercise in futility.

 

It is the story of a covert CIA operation that was operating from a separate facility in the Benghazi compound that was simply known as the “Annex.” Some two dozen CIA case officers, analysts, translators and special staff were a part of this operation and its security was provided by CIA Global Response Staff (GRS), who had entered View article …