September 2018 archive

France Says Russia Spied On Military Satellite In "Star Wars" Space Encounter On Friday France’s defense minister lashed out at Moscow in an usual accusation, saying a Russian satellite “with big ears” got so close to a French satellite last year that it could mean nothing but a clear attempt to eavesdrop. Defense Minister Florence Parly accused …

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Criminalizing Childhood: School Safety Measures Aren't Making Students Any Safer Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning. From metal detectors …

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How Cory Booker's Failed "Spartacus" Moment Made Brett Kavanaugh Look Like A Star During Thursday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker held the proceedings hostage with a dramatic display over the release a 12-page email conversation between Kavanaugh and several other people with the subject “racial profiling.”  The email …

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China Sought To Intercept British Warship, Claiming Expanded Territorial Waters In but the latest incident among a growing list that point to China’s expanding claims on the South China Sea, a British naval ship carrying Royal Marines had a confrontation with Chinese military vessels as it reportedly traveled through international waters. The incident took place near …

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US Drone War In Africa Set To Expand In Coming Months The US Air Force is nearing completion of a secret $100 million drone base in northern Niger that will target militant groups operating in the area. Foreign Policy says weaponized drones could be ready for action in the coming months, marking a significant escalation in the …

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Marines Begin Amphibious Landing Exercises In Sweden Ahead Of Massive NATO War Games The Marine Corps Times on Tuesday reported the details of the run-up to what’s being described as NATO’s largest ever military games in a decade, called Trident Juncture, set to take place right up along Russia’s border with Europe. Currently, the US Marine Corps …

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Sweden's Anti-Immigration Party Set For Record Wins As Election Days Away A surge in populism has sent Sweden’s far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) Party surging in the polls leading up to the country’s September 9 election – placing them neck and neck with the Moderate party. The current ruling party, the Swedish Social Democrats (S), however, remain strongly in …

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Dijsselbloem: Greece Should Have Been Grateful For European Aid, Kept Mouth Shut Greece should have been grateful for European aid and kept its mouth shut. That’s the clear message from former Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem in an interview this weekend. He has clearly not recovered yet from the traumatic experience with former Greek finance Minister …

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US Strategy In Syria: "Create Quagmires Until We Get What We Want" Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, In 2013, top Obama Administration officials described their policy in the Syrian War as one of keeping the war going. The administration wanted a big seat at the table for a political settlement, which officials clarified meant ensuring …

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Vigilantes With A Badge: Warrior Cops Endanger Our Lives And Freedoms Authored by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.” – Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final …

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