A sleeping man. A libertarian. In a home full of innocent people. For the offense of gun possession. A loyal citizen turned him in.
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FBI Knew in January 2017 Trump Didn’t Collude With Russia
See, they were just jerkin' your chain. Brits had told them that Steele was completely full of shit, as though they didn't already know.
3/12/20 Stephen Zunes on Biden’s Sponsorship of the Invasion of Iraq
Stephen Zunes talks about Joe Biden's shameful history helping to advocate for the invasion of Iraq in 2002 and 2003. These days he claims he was caught up in the aftermath of 9/11 and was simply mistaken about the intelligence, like everyone else who voted for the war. But Zunes reminds us that Biden was chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at that time, with a Democratic-majority congress. With his influence, he probably could have stopped the war singlehandedly. If that weren't enough, Zunes says that Biden was actually advocating "boots on the ground" to depose Saddam Hussein...
Not All Cops Are Rapists
But lots and lots of them are.
Trump Authorizes US Military to Hit Shia Militia After Attack On US Troops in Iraq
Reuters: "U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack [ALLEGEDLY] by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Update: WSJ: U.S., Allies Strike Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq
As Coronavirus Explodes in Italy, Doctors Are Forced to Choose Who Gets Care
From The Atlantic via Defense One: Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient. One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could still perform the most lifesaving functions by artificially ventilating patients who experienced acute breathing difficulties. Today, Italy has 10,149 cases of the coronavirus. There are now simply too many patients for each one of them...
The Heroic Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt
Politico: The activist and whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide on Wednesday, her legal team said in a news release. The statement came only a few days before Manning was scheduled to appear at a court hearing on whether to continue sanctions imposed on her after refusing to comply with a grand jury investigation into Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. ... Manning has been jailed for contempt of the investigation for months. ... Manning’s lawyers announced on Wednesday that their client was in the hospital and was recovering from the suicide attempt.
3/6/20 Andrew Cockburn on Russia’s Phony Hypersonic Missile Threat
Scott interviews Andrew Cockburn about Russia's supposed new hypersonic missiles, which are said to have the ability to elude conventional missile defense systems, potentially making the U.S. a target for a nuclear strike with little that could be done to defend ourselves. The problem? These missiles almost certainly can't exist. Cockburn explains all the problems that American engineers have faced in trying to design hypersonic weapons, inferring that the Russians must have come up against the same problems. Instead, he says, programs like this serve two purposes. First, they are good for...
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