In Venezuela, it’s all about the oil. Just as senior administration officials have spoken openly about gaining control of Venezuela s vast oil reserves as a goal of U.S. policy, so Russia’s actions are driven by petroleum politics. The difference: the Trump administration is pursuing a policy of regime change, while the Russians are trying...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Trump Knew About Wikileaks’ Plans in Advance, Cohen Charges
The testimony of Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Trump, is more bad news for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Cohen says Assange shared his plans to publish the Democratic National Committee emails with Roger Stone, political dirty trickster and confidante of Trump, before the document dump occurred. In his prepared testimony for the...
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Bernie Sanders Puts a Socialist Spin on Dwight Eisenhower
When it comes to war, peace and the secret agencies, Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t have much to say in the 2016 campaign. Running against Hillary Clinton, Sanders focused almost exclusively on domestic issues. When pressed on foreign policy, he generally repeated a talking point and pivoted back to domestic issues. No more. Now Sanders, with...
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Italian Daily Exposes the Putin-Bannon Axis
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister, is the head of the Lega party (formerly known as the Northern League). He is part of Steve Bannon’s new ‘Movement‘ coalition of right-wing leaders hoping to take Europe by storm in elections in May. L’Espresso, a leading Italian daily, says Salvini is also the recipient of secret assistance from Russia. “Secret...
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Spooks for Hire: How Mossad Seeds the Global Private Intelligence Industry
The privatization of secret intelligence is happening all over the world. It’s like the privatization of everything else: a function of government is farmed out to corporations.. And it’s something of a menace to social movements Just as the job of army–to guard, shoot, and kill– is turned over to mercenaries, now known in corporate-speak...