Ignoring state-owned media in nations allied with the U.S., Facebook is attaching a warning label to state media from countries the U.S. doesn’t like.
Category: Intelligence
VIPS MEMO: To the AG–More on Mueller’s Forensics-Free Findings
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity have written a new memo to Attorney General William Barr in regard to new evidence indicating there was no hack of the Democratic National Committee computers.
JOHN PILGER: The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’
John Pilger reports on a new development in the Anglo-American coup in which the CIA overthrew a democratically elected ally in Australia in a demeaning scandal in which sections of the Australian elite colluded.
UPRISING: Trump Threatens to Grab Protestors By the Posse
UPDATE: Donald Trump has threatened to unleash “the unlimited power of our Military” to quell the Minnesota uprising, using the U.S. army to essentially “invade” a state without a governor’s consent, writes Joe Lauria.
New UK Laws Could Criminalize Journalism
The British government is pursuing “espionage legislation” that could criminalise the release of public information as part of an “epidemic of secrecy,” reports Richard Norton-Taylor.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Michael Flynn & the FBI Setup
The case of the fallen Trump official shows exactly what is wrong with our criminal justice system.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: US, China & Hong Kong’s Betrayal
The territory’s likely loss of autonomy is a tragedy made worse because it could have been avoided.
CN LIVE! New Episode—‘Russiagate: Who Was Guccifer 2.0?’–Watch the Replay
We were joined by Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director, and ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern, to discuss Consortium News‘ publication Thursday of “Guccifer 2.0’s Hidden Agenda,” as well as the latest Russiagate developments.
Biden Should Be Named in Criminal Probe in Ukraine, Judge Rules
Former U.S. vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden should be named as an alleged perpetrator in a criminal investigation in Ukraine over the firing of the country’s prosecutor general, a judge has ruled, reports Joe Lauria.
VIPS MEMO: To the President—Avoid Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to Venezuela
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) urges Donald Trump to avoid the slippery slope toward armed conflict as an Iranian oil tanker nears Venezuela on Sunday.