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Steven Sahiounie: "The US and the UK prefer a long war in Ukraine rather than peace" interview with Unver Sel
This is an interview with Turkish political activist, President of the Federation of Crimean Tatar Cultural Associations in Turkey |
Was Obama a CIA asset?
Obama's mom was working for the CIA and seduced his step-father who participated in the overthrow of the Sukarno government. Lots of family photos. A fascinating read with what appear to be "real facts". The intrigue described in this article helps explain how Obama could be such a good promise-maker, only to break every single one.
"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night."&nbs... 2  |
 Vargod Godvar: Lithuania to Buy More U.S. Weapons By purchasing weapons from the United States and participating in numerous NATO military exercises, Lithuania seeks to serve the political and economic interests of the United States in the Baltic region. This also includes the fact that the President of Lithuania and the parliament are discussing the possibility of increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP. 1 |
 Lukas Ramonas: Riga blames Moscow for destroying Latvian transit The Latvian Ministry of Transport has published transit industry statistics this week. These figures show the total collapse of the transit sector of the economy. 1 |
Former Obama Homeland Security Chief Backs Chad Klitzman for Broward Supervisor of Elections
Jeh Johnson on Tuesday endorsed a 26-year-old Florida native for Supervisor of Elections in Broward County. Florida has a history of controversial election results, leading to lawsuits and mandatory recounts.Johnson has backed Chad Klitzman, an attorney who worked in the Obama Administration. Klitzman drove across the Sunshine State to visit all 67 county Supervisor of Elections offices to learn best practices.&nb... 1 |
 Majority of Republicans Say Trump is a Better President than Lincoln A majority of Republicans say President Trump is a better leader than former President Lincoln, according to this week’s Economist/YouGov weekly tracking poll.Fifty-three percent of Republicans said Trump was a better president than Lincoln, while 47 percent chose the Civil War-era leader.Lincoln still overwhelmingly beats Trump among all Americans, 75 percent to 25 percent, with the vast majority of Demo... 3 |
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Trump Cabinet's "Suicide Pact" Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have forged a "suicide pact" that would see all three members of President Trump's Cabinet quit if one of them is targeted by the president.This formation of this group, a suicide squad, if you will, may ring bells for Mnuchin, who was a film producer before his stint in the White House, one of his most notable executive produ... 1 |
 Poll: Majority of Voters Say Trump Isn't Fit to Be President A majority of American voters say Donald Trump is not "fit to serve as president," according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, with 51 percent of respondents saying they are embarrassed to have Trump serve as president.The poll reports that 59 percent say Trump is not honest, 60 percent say he does not have good leadership skills and 61 percent say he does not share their values. 13 | |
 Obama Cashes In The speech was Mr. Obama’s third to a financial crowd in the past month — he also spoke to clients of the money-management firm Northern Trust Corporation and the private-equity firm Carlyle Group — and gave some indication of how he has been navigating the moneymaking opportunities of his newly private life. Since leaving the White House in January, the former president and his wife have reportedly won a $6... 6 |
 UN: 20,000,000 People Face Starvation in Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII The world is facing its greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945, says the United Nations humanitarian coordinator, Stephen O'Brien.O'Brien told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that more than 20 million people across four countries in Africa and the Middle East are at risk of starvation and famine."We stand at a critical point in our history," he said. "Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will s... 2 |
 Venzuelan President Says Trump "Won't Be Worse than Obama" On the campaign trail, the conservative Trump criticized Venezuela's ruling Socialists for oppressing their own people, but Maduro refrained from firing back in his first public comments on the Republican's election win."Let's wait and see what happens. Don't let's jump ahead of ourselves. I want to be prudent," he told a news conference."He won't be worse than Obama, that's all I dare say. Obama has left the world plagued by... |
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Guglielmo Tell: Obama Announces End to Cuban 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Policy The Obama administration is ending a policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas, the White House announced Thursday.A White House statement said, "The Department of Homeland Security is ending the so-called 'wet-foot/dry foot' policy, which was put in place more than 20 years ago and was designed for a different era. Effective immediately, Cuban nationals who attempt to enter the Un... 7 |
Guglielmo Tell: President Obama issues directive consolidating changes to Cuba policy
Cuba says there is little
new, that the blockade ("embargo") is still there in full, and
although the aim of the directive is to consolidate the changes beyond his -
Obama's - Presidency, the real possibilities of it remain questionable. The
content of the directive refers mostly to business - and mostly to American
business, with exception of Cuban pharmaceutical products the import of which
to the US is now being auth... 1 |
Kali Ma: The Talented Mr. ErdoÄŸan: ErdoÄŸan's Game Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and canisters, Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes, And bye bye, bye byes. ~ Cold hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colours from our sight, Red is gray and yellow white, But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion? 1 |
 James Jatras: Why Is the Senate GOP Leadership Helping Obama Pass Job-Killing Treaties? Once again, the Democrat and GOP leadership are in cahoots against working Americans. 1 |
 The Guardian: Judge Conspired with Obama Administration to Destroy Evidence in 9/11 Case The judge overseeing the premiere military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay effectively conspired with the prosecution to destroy evidence relevant to defending the accused architect of the 9/11 attacks, according to a scathing court document.Army Col James Pohl, who this week at Guantánamo is presiding over a resumption of pretrial hearings in the already troubled case, “in concert with the prosecutio... 4 |
 Marcello Rollando: Beyond ISIL: Brussels, Cuba and Obama Have we given any thought to what's beyond ISIS and Obama -- not just who will be the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, but who will we be, beyond who we've become? 1 |
 President Obama's Visit To Cuba Cuba reaffirms its will to advance in relations with the United States, on the basis of respect for the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter and the principles of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace 1 |
 Why ISIS Exists: The Double Game "The President and Prime Minister [Erdogan] discussed the danger of foreign extremists in Syria and agreed on the importance of supporting a unified and inclusive Syrian opposition."-White House website, August 7, 2013, "Readout of President Obama’s Call with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey"Article contains extensive analysis of the US role in protecting and supporting terrorist groups in Syria and the Middle East. |
 Janet F. Williams: USA/Cuba Relations Beget Social Intercourse -- and Cars Satirical view of improved USA/Cuba relations 8 |
 13 Senate, 28 House Democrats and Obama Reinforce Majority Voter's View: "Neither Party Represents the American People" The linked Politico article unmasks the almost 8 month bipartisan campaign of peer pressure to enact President Obama's long-stalled Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority. The White House and congressional Republicans divvied up duties. Obama was responsible for wrangling "yes" votes from 30 House Democrats, while Ryan took the lead in whipping Republicans. Obama's Cabinet was deployed in force. Secretary of State John Ker... 5 |
 When Obama Speaks on Fast Track's TPP, Bush-43's Words Come out of his Mouth The TPP document is weighty and secret, stretching to perhaps 30 chapters, and is still being negotiated after nearly 10 years of talks. Therefore, the agenda for TPP was set by the Bush-43 Administration yet President Obama is betting the ranch (his 2nd term legacy) on it. Peer pressure from President Obama is being applied to a few dozen Democrats who are willing to listen because they have affinity for the President. More i... 1 |
 How President Obama Violates Covey's 1st Behavior of Trusted Leaders in His Crusade to Pass Fast Track! President Obama: the "Critics warn that parts of this deal would undermine American regulation -- food safety, worker safety, even financial regulations. They're making this stuff up. This is just not true. No trade agreement is going to force us to change our laws..." President Obama's statement "No trade agreement is going to force us to change our laws.", is technically true, by leave the wrong impression, therefore a coun... 1 |
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Here's Everything You Need To Know About Obama's Trade Deal In One Short Speech Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Friday evening to make a point-by-point analysis of why a trade deal being negotiated by President Barack Obama would harm the United States. Merkley's comments came as the Senate voted to give Obama "fast track" authority that will allow him to negotiate a deal that Congress can then approve with an up or down vote, but cannot alter. While Obama has said that the deal,... 1 |
Obama Takes Unexpected Setback On Trade Agenda As Fast Track Passes Senate President Barack Obama's trade agenda suffered a setback Friday evening during a series of last-minute maneuvers in the Senate. While the upper chamber eventually passed a bill that would help Obama streamline a trade pact with 11 Pacific nations, the final product threw a wrench into the president's plans. The Senate approved a bill to "fast-track" trade agreements negotiated by the president. The agreement will prevent Co... |
Senate Advances Fast-Track For Obama Trade Deals "I sent a letter to the president of the United States asking how fast-track and the vast Trans-Pacific Partnership would impact the jobs and wages of American workers. A simple question. Would it increase or reduce manufacturing jobs and wages in the United States?" Sessions said before the vote. "Shouldn't we know that? Is that a question improper to be asked? He's refused to answer. I think the reason he's refused to answer... |
 Progressives and Conservatives Embracing Shared Principles on Trade: Responding to Obama's Unholy Alliance with the GOP! Economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote a letter to Congressional leaders outlining why the global court system, called Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), should not be a part of trade deals. Among his important points: Consider asbestos: If ISDS was in place, Foreign owned companies manufacturing asbestos would have been able to sue the government for imposing new laws attempting to regulate asbestos manufacturing and the US ... 1 |
Progressives and Conservatives Embracing Shared Principles on Trade: Responding to Obama's Unholy Alliance with the GOP! Economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote a letter to Congressional leaders outlining why the global court system, called Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), should not be a part of trade deals. Among his important points: Consider asbestos: If ISDS was in place, Foreign owned companies manufacturing asbestos would have been able to sue the government for imposing new laws attempting to regulate asbestos manufacturing and the US ... 1 |
 Three hardball questions for Obama regarding Fast-Tracked TPP being the 'most progressive trade agreement in history' The linked page makes assertions regarding TPP without evidence, yet they are refuting many progressives, and others, offering counter-evidence. The WH ought to release the text of the TPP to refute them, but they refuse to, therefore I offer the following commonsensical questions to refute the most progressive trade agreement in history claim: Why are the leaders of the Progressive Wing, Senator's Warren and Sanders so veh... 3 |
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