Archives for February 2017

Officials Admit No Real Intelligence From SEAL Team 6 Raid Which Left Yemeni Civilians Dead

(REPORT) — Launched shortly after the inauguration, SEAL Team 6’s raid against the Yemeni village of Yakla was immediately labeled a success by officials, and even after growing evidence of a large civilian death toll and most of the village being destroyed in chaos, officials long insisted it would be judged a success when the […]

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(REPORT) --- Launched shortly after the inauguration, SEAL Team 6’s raid against the Yemeni village of Yakla was immediately labeled a success by officials, and even after growing evidence of a large civilian death toll and most of the village being destroyed in chaos, officials long insisted it would be judged a success when the intelligence

Suspected German ‘Islamist’ Used To Be A Neo-Nazi

“The ideologies of far-right extremism and religious extremism are very similar.”

People take part at a demonstration initiated by right-wing NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) against the German asylum law and asylum seekers in Riesa, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. (AP/Jens Meyer)

(REPORT) --- The suspected Islamist terrorist, arrested in the central German town of Northeim last week, previously expressed neo-Nazi sympathies, a press report has revealed. Citing anonymous insider information, news magazine "Der Spiegel" said that investigators had tracked down a YouTube channel and a Facebook profile belonging to Sascha L.

Supporters Of Syrian Rebels Using Pro-Israel Tactics To Silence Journalist

“I’ve never been as marginalized and ostracized as I have been by these pro-regime change in Syria pressure groups. This includes my reporting on Palestine. That never got me this much backlash, ever.”

Journalist and co-host of "Unauthorized Disclosure," Rania Khalek.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A clique of individuals, many of whom hold themselves out as advocates of the Syrian rebels, pressured a Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of North Carolina and convinced the chapter to cancel an event with journalist Rania Khalek. The individuals employed pressure in the

The DNC Has Fanned The Flames Of Grassroots Anger By Electing Tom Perez

Establishment Democrats did not want Ellison, a former Sanders surrogate and a black Muslim American, to be the chair.

Newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, right, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who was named deputy chairman, listen to a question from the media during a press conference at the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP/Branden Camp)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Establishment Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez to chair the Democratic National Committee. They defeated Representative Keith Ellison and survived a push from the grassroots to take a meaningful step to transform the Democratic Party into a real and actual opposition party. DNC

Speculation Swirls Over Sources Of Trump Leaks, Yet No Mention Of WaPo-CIA Ties

The clear conflict of interest between the Bezos empire and elements of the U.S. political establishment has been absent from mainstream media coverage of the leaks.

Amazon founder and Washington Post CEO Jeff Bezos gets on an elevator for a meeting between President-elect Donald Trump and technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. (AP/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON --- Barely two months have passed since Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the new administration has been plagued by a series of scandals and controversies directly related to a flood of unauthorized leaks to the press. The most damaging among these involved a leaked phone call between Trump’s first national security advisor, Michael

Egyptian-Born Holocaust Scholar Interrogated, Detained At Houston Airport For 10 Hours

“My situation was nothing compared to some of the people I saw who couldn’t be defended as I was,” Rousso said on Twitter.

The French historian, Henry Rousso, seen here in 2011. (Photo: BALTEL/SIPA)

(REPORT) --- Henry Rousso, a French historian and a prominent scholar on the Holocaust, said he was detained for more than 10 hours by federal border agents at a Houston airport and was almost deported for being an "illegal" immigrant before his lawyers and an official at the school he was visiting intervened on his behalf. “I have been