Most Americans believe Russia targeted U.S. soldiers, want sanctions in response, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows "I don't believe anything the government tells me. Ever." --George Carlin "Nu-uh, you're dumb. Government is our leader." --Everybody else.
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Global Government Debt Has Soared To A Record $2.1 Trillion in March
From Reuters Now they are increasing spending, but what happens when tax revenues fall off the cliff because people aren't working? A debt jubilee, inflate the debt away, debt restructuring, or deficits don't matter MMT - what will they do? The latest surge in...
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.,...
The Steal of the Century
On FPF #449, I cover some of the details of Trump's "Deal of the Century" and explain why it is meant to be rejected by the Palestinians. While Trump claims the deal creates a Palestinian State, the deal actually gives limited autonomy to a collection of several...
U.S. Threatened Europe With Auto Tariffs Over Iran Nuclear Program
"That's what I love about America. We some God-damn bullies." --Katt Williams Reuters: "The Trump administration has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on European automobile imports if Britain, France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015...
The Controversy Is Not Really About the Syrian Kurds, But Iran’s Presence There
That's why Obama started this war in the first place, of course. And the Israelis' concern now is that since the war backfired and Iran has a greater presence in Syria than ever before, that Trump could follow-up his withdrawal from northeastern Syrian Kurdistan with...
Palestinians Cancel Soccer Final After Israel Denies Gaza Team Travel
Reuters: The Palestinian national soccer club championship was called off on Wednesday after Israel denied travel permits to Gaza players who had hoped to face off with their opponents in the occupied West Bank. Israel refused to let players from Gaza’s Khadamat Rafah...
Foreign Troops to Quit Afghanistan in 18 Months Under Draft Deal: Taliban Sources
Reuters #keepyourbubbletopupmrpresident
News Roundup 9/4/18
The US and Russia block a UN proposal to ban autonomous killer robots. [Link] The US is considering sending more weapons to Ukraine. [Link] The leader of the Ukrainian separatists was killed in a bombing. [Link] Eric Margolis on the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in...
Special Report: Inmate Deaths Reveal ‘Torturous’ Use of Tasers
Reuters does some journalism.
Special Report: Inmate Deaths Reveal 'Torturous' Use of Tasers
Reuters does some journalism.
6/14/17 Anastasia Moloney on FARC’s disarmament and its implications for Columbia
Anastasia Moloney, reporter for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on her article “As Columbia’s FARC Disarmed, Rebels Enlisted to Fight Deforestation”. Moloney talks about the ceasefire in the FARC rebellion by peaceful resolution, and the ongoing disarmament of FARC....
The Antiwar Comic: Condolence Payment
Today's comic is based on a recent article I saw on Reuters. I can only imagine the Kafka-esqe feeling those people must have getting money like that. For more comics, visit the Webcomic Factory.
Don’t Rebrand the ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Program—Just End It
The question shouldn't be which groups the program ought to target. It's whether the program should exist at all. For the Southern Poverty Law Center, the move suggests that "President Trump wants the government to stop its efforts to prevent terrorism by far-right...
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