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RSN: William Boardman | Alleged "Spy" Monica Witt Is No Justification for US War on Iran
William Boardman, Reader Supported News Boardman writes: "With a coordinated offensive of public relations strikes on February 13, the US government did its best to improve the climate for war by demonizing Monica Witt and further demonizing Iran. The Justice Department released a self-congratulatory press release together with a previously sealed indictment of Monica Witt and four Iranian nationals." READ MORE Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Bernie Sanders Raised More Than $1 Million Within Hours of Launching His 2020 Presidential Bid
Associated Press Excerpt: "That's according to a person familiar with the campaign who wasn't authorized to publicly disclose the early numbers and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The numbers were amassed less than four hours after Sanders announced Tuesday morning that he would run again." READ MORE Mike Flynn. (photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
House Panel Probes Trump Advisers' Push for Saudi Nuclear Deal
Issac Arnsdorf, ProPublica Arnsdorf writes: "The Trump administration has continued pursuing a proposed nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia despite warnings from ethics lawyers and security experts, according to a congressional oversight committee." READ MORE Roger Stone. (photo: Bridget Mulcahy/Politico)
Roger Stone Ordered to Appear in Court Over Instagram Post Targeting Judge
Erin Durkin, Guardian UK Durkin writes: "Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone was ordered to appear in court Thursday after a post he made on Instagram targeting the judge in his case." READ MORE Markers at the Montgomery, Alabama, National Memorial For Peace and Justice
Alabama Newspaper Editor Calls for KKK to "Ride Again" to "Clean Out DC"
Molly Olmstead, Slate Olmstead writes: "The editor of a small-town Alabama newspaper called for the Ku Klux Klan to 'ride again' and lynch 'Democrats [who] are plotting to raise taxes in Alabama' in a recent editorial, the Montgomery Advertiser reported Monday." READ MORE Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
Warren Proposes Universal Child Care Plan Funded by Wealth Tax
Sahil Kapur, Bloomberg Kapur writes: "Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposed a universal child care plan that would limit American families' expenses to 7 percent of income regardless of how many children they have in care - paid for by a tax on the ultra-wealthy." READ MORE Illegal deforestation in the Awá Indigenous
Brazil Sees Growing Wave of Anti-Indigenous Threats, Reserve Invasions
Sue Branford and Maurício Torres, Mongabay Excerpt: "In early February, one of Brazil's main indigenous leaders, Rosivaldo Ferreira da Silva, known as Cacique (chief) Babau, held an emergency meeting with government officials and human rights organizations to denounce a plot to kill him and his family." READ MORE Update My Monthly Donation |
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
RSN: William Boardman | Alleged "Spy" Monica Witt Is No Justification for US War on Iran
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