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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, center, confers with members of the United Nations Security Council just outside the chamber before a scheduled vote on a resolution, Feb. 24, 2018, demanding a 30-day humanitarian cease-fire across Syria. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
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DNC Lawyers Argue Primary Rigging Is Protected by the First Amendment

The defense counsel for the DNC appeared to argue that if the Democratic Party did cheat Sanders in the 2016 Presidential primary race, then it was protected under the first amendment.

Elizabeth Vos
Par Elizabeth Vos
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, March 15, 2016. (AP/Ricardo Arduengo)

The ongoing litigation of the DNC Fraud Lawsuit and the appeal regarding its dismissal took a stunning turn yesterday. The defendants in the case, including the DNC and former DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, filed a response brief that left many observers of the case at a loss for words. The document, provided by the law offices of the

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Bank of America to SEC: Cryptocurrency Creating Pressure To Lower Prices

In an annual report to the SECBank, Bank of America complained that cryptocurrencies pose a threat to their business model by pressuring them to lower prices.

Justin Szilard
Par Justin Szilard
Damage to the front of the Bank of America building in downtown Oakland.

The second largest bank by total assets, Bank of America, detailed in an annual report to the SEC that cryptocurrencies pose a threat to their business model. The bank detailed credit, liquidity, market, geopolitical, and operational risk factors moving into the future, but the threat of cryptocurrencies was a surprising addition to the list.

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Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy: Made in Israel?

The real Donald Trump has emerged as a dedicated supporter of the most hardline elements in Israel, whose aspirations are fueled by the money flowing from American Israel-first billionaires.

Philip M. Giraldi
Par Philip M. Giraldi
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

It was refreshing to hear then aspirant to the GOP nomination for president Donald Trump tell a gathering of Republican Jews in New York City that he didn't need their money. It was, of course, a lie, like so many other lies that came out of the electoral campaign, but it seemed to open the door on a new era for American foreign policy. Combined

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Intelligence Veterans Warn of Risk of U.S. – Iran Conflict Based on False Pretexts

As President Donald Trump prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, a group of U.S. intelligence veterans offers corrections to a number of false accusations that have been leveled against Iran.

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
Par Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
The floor of the main lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

MEMORANDUM FOR:  The President FROM:  Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT:  War With Iran INTRODUCTION In our December 21st Memorandum to you, we cautioned that the claim that Iran is currently the world’s top sponsor of terrorism is unsupported by hard evidence. Meanwhile, other false accusations against Iran have

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More Than Couscous: The Effort to Eradicate Palestine’s History

In the Zionist narrative, Palestine does not exist – nor is it allowed to exist – even if merely as a cultural conception.

Ramzy Baroud
Par Ramzy Baroud
Palestinian refugee Shaher Al-Khatib, 71, holds a handmade symbolic key to his family houses left by relatives in 1948, during a rally marking the 63rd anniversary of the "Nakba", Arabic for catastrophe, in the village of Alberrj near Ramallah. Palestinians mark the day when many thousands were forced to leave their ancestral homes during the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

As soon as Virgin Atlantic Airlines introduced a couscous-style salad “inspired by the flavors of Palestine”, a controversy ensued. Israel’s supporters ignited a social media storm and sent many complaints to the company, obliging the airline to remove the reference to Palestine. In the Zionist narrative, Palestine does not exist – nor is it

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My First Day as CIA Director

Former CIA analyst and founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Ray McGovern, in this tongue-in-cheek article, outlines steps he would take on Day One as CIA Director to get to the bottom of Russiagate.

Ray McGovern
Par Ray McGovern
Ray McGovern, center, and Ann Wright, right, with the Bush Crimes Commission try to deliver to the White House in Washington, Sept. 13, 2006, to President Bush. The citizens' Commission of Inquiry concluded its year-long investigation into whether the Bush administration has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. White House officers refused the item and ask them to mail it to the White House. (AP/Ron Edmonds)

Opinion -- Now that I have been nominated again – this time by author Paul Craig Roberts – to be CIA director, I am preparing to hit the ground running. This time around, on the off-chance I do get the nod, I have taken the time to prepare the agenda for my first few days as CIA director. Here’s how Day One looks so far:Last time my name was

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