James Bovard on FISA Spying Abuses – Are You Really Shocked?
February 6, 2018
Responses to the recently-released House Intelligence Committee memo are framed by the mainstream media according to whether viewers are on “Team Democrat” or “Team Republican.” You are supposed to think either that Rep. Nunes is a hero or that the Republicans are trying to destroy everything that is holy and good about the FBI and […]
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Peter Van Buren on a Handy Definition of the ‘Deep State’
February 6, 2018
I ran into this, from Caitlin Johnstone, and thought it worth sharing: The term “deep state” does not mean “Democrats and Never-Trumpers” as Republican pundits would have you believe, nor does the term refer to any kind of weird, unverifiable conspiracy theory. The deep state is in fact not a conspiracy theory at all, but […]
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The Nunes Memo Only Partially ‘Vindicates’ Trump, But it Fully Indicts the FBI and the FISA Court
February 4, 2018
On February 2, US president Donald Trump approved public release of a memo from the US House Intelligence Committee concerning FBI malfeasance in its applications for warrants to surveil Carter Page, a former member of his campaign team. The following day, Trump triumphantly tweeted that the memo “totally vindicates” him in the ongoing “Russiagate” probe. […]
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US-Backed Free Syrian Army Group Shoots Down Russian Jet, Kills Pilot
February 3, 2018
The Jaysh al-Nasr rebel group in Syria, part of the US-backed Free Syrian Army, has posted footage of its fighters celebrating the shoot-down of a Russian Suhkoi-25 jet fighter in the Idlib province of Syria. It is the first time a Russian fighter has been shot down by Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow the government […]
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Nunes Memo Reports Crimes at Top of FBI and DOJ
February 2, 2018
The long-awaited House Intelligence Committee report made public today identifies current and former top officials of the FBI and the Department of Justice as guilty of the felony of misrepresenting evidence required to obtain a court warrant before surveilling American citizens. The target was candidate Donald Trump’s adviser Carter Page. The main points of what […]
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#ReleaseTheMemo – and Then Some
February 1, 2018
On January 29, the US House Intelligence Committee voted to publicly release a four-page memo on the “Russiagate” inquiry, authored by committee chair Devin Nunes (R-CA). Republican sources tell The Hill that the memo alleges “‘shocking’ surveillance abuses” by the Department of Justice. By the time you read this, we’ll all know much of the […]
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We Have 1,000 Bases In 80 Countries. Do You Feel Safer?
February 1, 2018
The Pentagon spends hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining some 1,000 US bases overseas – in every corner of the globe. The rest of the world combined maintains a total of 77 military bases outside of national borders. In this “we’re number one.” But what is the cost? As Professor Robert Pape has extensively researched, […]
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Robert Parry Interviewed by Ron Paul and Dan McAdams
January 29, 2018
From October: ‘Russiagate’ And The Decline Of Journalism Russiagate has “jumped the shark.” So says Robert Parry, investigative journalist and founder of ConsortiumNews.com. Parry joins today’s (October 12, 2017) Ron Paul Liberty Report to discuss the current state of the mainstream media and the ongoing allegations of Russian interference in American political and social life. […]
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Kathy Kelly on A Treacherous Crossing
January 29, 2018
On January 23rd an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Aden in Southern Yemen. Smugglers packed 152 passengers from Somalia and Ethiopia in the boat and then, while at sea, reportedly pulled guns on the migrants to extort additional money from them. The boat capsized, according to The Guardian, after the shooting prompted […]
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Upcoming Events and Speeches
January 28, 2018
Wed Feb 7th at 7:30 I’m doing a presentation on the terror wars for Thaddeus Russel’s Renegade University. (My previous talk on Afghanistan for Renegade University is here.) Feb 24th at 7:00 PM I’m giving a talk at Austin, Anarchy and Action at Treasure City Thrift Store, 2142 E 7th St, in Austin. March 2-4 D.C.: March 2 […]
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