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June 14/15, 2018, 2018
 
If we'd been born where they were born and taught what they were taught, we would believe what they believe."-- A sign inside a church in Northern Ireland, explaining the origin of intolerance and hate.

"Only reason can convince us of those three fundamental truths: without a recognition of which there can be no effective liberty:  That what we believe is not necessarily true; that what we like is not necessarily good; and that all questions are open." - -- Clive Bell - (1881-1964) - Source: Civilization, 1928

 "Hope...is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles. " - Samuel Smiles
Op-Ed

The Chomsky Challenge for Americans
By Paul Street
Spiritual death is well underway. Material and physical death for the species is not far off. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49634.htm 
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Singapore Slings and Arrows: How Donald Trump Confounded His Enemies
By George Galloway
For Trump's deepest state enemies this is the greatest threat of them all. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49633.htm
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The Real Results Of The Trump-Kim Summit - Freeze For Freeze (And Some Amusement)
By Moon Of Alabama
The Obama administration rejected the first offer in February 2015 and another one in April 2016. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49642.htm
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Biggest Obstacle to Trump Dealing with North Korea is His Political Foes at Home
By Finian Cunningham
It remains to be seen if Trump has enough authority over military planners to implement his offer to North Korea. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49638.htm
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A Victory for Sanity in World Politics
By Robert Scheer
President Trump gave peace a chance like few presidents before him. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49639.htm
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Truth, Lies and Propaganda
US to Send USD 6.6 mil to While Helmets
By KUNA
"The United States Government strongly supports the White Helmets who have saved more than 100,000 lives, said a statement from State Department. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49636.htm
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Confronting America the Torturer
By Lawrence Wilkerson
We tortured to produce evidence for war. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49635.htm
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'Imagine Outcry If Israelis Were Held in Open Air Prison Like Gaza & 120 Were Shot Dead'
By RT
Haley's blaming of Hamas "is just a distraction" and that "it is a form of deception to mislead the people," http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49637.htm
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Jared Kushner Swore At Israel's Ambassador For Acting Like He Owned The Place
By Alyssa Fisher
U.S. presidents signed secret agreements with Israel to cover up Israeli nuclear weapons. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49643.htm
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Gun control: Start With the Pentagon and Police
By Monica Hill and Andrea Bauer
The military and police assault weapons are used against people from Standing Rock to Ferguson at home and from Afghanistan to Cameroon. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49641.htm
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Trauma at the Texas-Mexico Border: Families Separated, Children Detained & Residents Fighting Back
Video and Transcript
"You don't understand the trauma until you've heard like the scream of a mother and child being separated," http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49645.htm
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Huckabee-Sanders Defends Ripping Children From Parents, Because It's "Very Biblical to Enforce the Law"
By Jon Queally
"I know it's hard for you to understand," she said to the reporter, "even short sentences, I guess." http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49644.htm
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Comey Was 'Insubordinate' in Clinton Probe, Inspector General Finds
By Chris Strohm
FBI officials expressed hostility toward Trump before his election as president. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49640.htm


 

Hard News
 
Iraq: Bodies of more than 30 Islamic State members recovered from Euphrates
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/bodies-of-more-than-30-islamic-state-members-recovered-from-euphrates/

Six Islamic State members killed in checkpoint in Diyala
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/six-islamic-state-members-killed-in-checkpoint-in-diyala/

Russia Warns "Credible Information" Of Impending Staged Chemical Attack In Syria
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-14/russia-warns-credible-information-impending-staged-chemical-attack-syria

Assad says Iran's presence in Syria is not negotiable
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/13/assad-says-irans-presence-in-syria-is-not-negotiable.html

US to shell out $6.6mn for White Helmets 'vital operations' weeks after promising funding freeze
https://www.rt.com/usa/429787-us-white-helmets-funding/?

WHITE HELMETS: The John McCain Connections and is the "Funding Freeze" for Real?
http://21stcenturywire.com/2018/05/05/white-helmets-the-john-mccain-connections-and-is-the-funding-freeze-for-real/

Judge allows US journalist in Syria to challenge inclusion on 'kill list'

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180614-judge-allows-us-journalist-in-syria-to-challenge-inclusion-on-kill-list/

Palestinian teen shot by Israeli soldier: 'My leg is gone':
More than half of 15,000 total injuries in Gaza demos since March 30 are from explosive bullets, leading to amputation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/palestinian-teen-shot-israeli-soldier-leg-180612201751173.html

Violence erupts as police respond to Palestinian protests against PA in West Bank
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180614-violence-erupts-as-police-respond-to-palestinian-protests-against-pa-in-west-bank/

Palestinian president hails UN resolution on Gaza
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/14/c_137254148.htm

The International Community Should Not Stand by as Israel Abuses Palestinians
http://www.ramzybaroud.net/the-international-community-should-not-stand-by-as-israel-abuses-palestinians/

Israel limits entrance of helium into Gaza after balloons scorch south
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-limits-entrance-of-helium-into-gaza-after-balloons-scorch-south/

Hundreds of Israelis Demonstrate Against Home Sale to Arab Family
https://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page//.premium-hundreds-demonstrate-against-home-sale-to-arab-family-1.6174662

The Real Story Behind Israel's "Blooming Desert"
https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-desert-bloom/244003/

Bay Area Muslim Leader Has Her Award Rescinded by Interfaith Group After Pro-Israel Activists Objected
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/14/bay-area-muslim-leader-has-her-award-rescinded-by-inter-faith-group-after-pro-israel-activists-objected/

Jordan's king swears in new cabinet led by ex-World Bank economist
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jordan-government-cabinet/jordans-king-approves-new-cabinet-led-by-ex-world-bank-economist-idUSKBN1JA18N

Family of 8 killed in Saudi-led airstrike north of Yemen
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/15/c_137254487.htm

39 combatants killed outside Yemen's Hodeida
https://www.thedailystar.net/world/39-combatants-killed-outside-yemens-hodeida-1591081

US stands by as Saudi coalition begins assault on Yemeni port city

https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-06-13/us-stands-saudi-coalition-begins-assault-yemeni-port-city

UAE 'forced' Yemeni president to back Hudaydah operation
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180614-uae-forced-yemeni-president-to-back-hudaydah-operation/

At least 15 killed in central Nigeria violence
https://www.enca.com/africa/at-least-15-killed-in-central-nigeria-violence

Clashes kill 5 army soldiers in Libya's oil crescent region
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/15/c_137254359.htm

U.S. kills alleged, Al-Qaeda terrorist in Libya
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/247488

Two stabbed to death in South Africa mosque, attacker killed

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/two-stabbed-death-south-africa-mosque-attacker-killed/

Australian soldiers killed Afghan amputee then drank beer from his prosthetic leg
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australian-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-amputee-drank-beer-prosthetic-leg-a8399036.html

Elite Atrocities: Australia's Special Forces in Afghanistan
https://dissidentvoice.org/2018/06/elite-atrocities-australias-special-forces-in-afghanistan/

US would like to see 'major' North Korea nuclear disarmament in next two years, Mike Pompeo says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-us-trump-mike-pompeo-kim-jong-un-disarmament-a8397161.html

US senators grapple with new sub-launched nuke:
The U.S. Senate voted against scuttling legislation to force the Trump administration to seek congressional approval for a new low-yield, tactical nuclear weapon.
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/06/14/us-senators-grapple-with-new-sub-launched-nuke/

Only 100 nuclear bombs needed to cause catastrophe around the world:
Nations with huge nuclear arsenals are wasting their money because just 100 missiles would be enough to destabilise the globe and kill their own citizens, scientists have said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/13/100-warheads-enough-cause-starvation-nuclear-autumn/

S. Korea, DPRK agree to completely restore military communication lines following talks
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/14/c_137254076.htm

Vladimir Putin has invited Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in September
https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/vladimir-putin-invites-kim-jongun-to-russia-saying-the-usnorth-korean-summit-defused-conflict/news-story/2f5905a5ad367cc9126f97cef6dcad0d

Donald Trump Approves Tariffs on About $50 Billion of Chinese Goods
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-approves-tariffs-on-about-50-billion-of-chinese-goods-1529016073

Chinese Warn Of "Immediate" Retaliation
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-14/chinese-warn-immediate-retaliation-trump-readies-50-billion-tariff-package

Arrested Tunisian charged of producing biological weapons in Germany :
The defendant successfully produced ricin, which is considered as one of the deadliest poisons in the world.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/14/c_137254190.htm

EU endorses counter trade tariffs against the US
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/eu-endorses-counter-trade-tariffs-180614154834675.html

Antarctica's Rate of Melting Ice Has Tripled in the Last Decade, Study Says
http://fortune.com/2018/06/13/antarctica-ice-melting-rate-tripled-in-last-decade/?xid=gn_editorspicks

Judge green-lights U.S. 'kill list' lawsuit:
A lawsuit challenging the U.S. government's use of a so-called kill list to target suspected terrorists for drone attack overseas can go forward.
https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2018/06/13/judge-green-lights-kill-list-lawsuit-645584

New York sues Trump and his charity over 'self-dealing':
New York state attorney general, said Trump illegally used the nonprofit as a personal "checkbook" for his own benefit, including his 2016 presidential campaign.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-trump-foundation/new-york-sues-trump-and-his-charity-over-self-dealing-idUSKBN1JA26G

DOJ watchdog's report finds James Comey's actions, FBI employees' anti-Donald Trump texts hurt agency
https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/doj_watchdogs_report_finds_fbi.html

FBI agent's text disclosed by Justice watchdog: 'We'll stop' Trump from becoming president
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/14/fbi-agents-text-reportedly-disclosed-by-justice-watchdog-well-stop-trump-from-becoming-president.html

DOJ Watchdog Report Takeaway: FBI Hurt Hillary Clinton, Not Donald Trump
https://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/doj_watchdogs_report_finds_fbi.html

Trey Gowdy Finds Out Hillary Clinton REFUSED To Be Interviewed by Inspector General!
http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/trey-gowdy-finds-out-hillary-clinton-refused-to-be-interviewed-by-inspector-general/

President Trump Attacks Credibility Of FBI, DOJ After Watchdog Report
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/14/620103344/president-trump-attacks-credibility-of-fbi-doj-after-watchdog-report

Giuliani: Comey could be prosecuted based on IG report
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/391523-giuliani-comey-could-be-prosecuted-based-on-ig-report

Debt Servitude: IRS' Private Debt Collectors Are Crushing Poor American Taxpayers
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-13/debt-servitude-irs-private-debt-collectors-are-crushing-poor-american-taxpayers




Peace and Joy

Tom Feeley
Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,801


Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,430
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