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Trump, Duterte, Congress, and the Philippine Drug War Killings

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“The Philippine National Police (PNP) acknowledge over 3,900 people have been killed in anti-drug operations under the Duterte administration, plus nearly 2,300 more drug-related murders and thousands still ‘unexplained.’ Our statement also notes the Philippines saw a roughly 50% increase in its official homicide rate, starting immediately when Duterte took office – hard to explain in the absence of an official policy of extrajudicial killing.”

Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/nov/17/update_and_action_alert_trump

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Clinton aide: 1998 Iraq bombing was impeachment distraction [2016]

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“The strikes – known as Operation Desert Fox- were ordered the day after the House of Representatives issued a report accusing the president of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ and ended on the day the articles of impeachment were passed.  Previous strikes in 1996, Operation Desert Strike, were ordered during a campaign finance scandal.  Among the other allegations leveled in the article are claims that the Gulf War of 1991 was driven by a desire for profits and political gain, with the U.S. government and media glossing over the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis who were ‘demonized’ and ‘characterized as subhuman’.”

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3758922/Bill-Clinton-bombed-Iraq-distract-Monica-scandal-Huma-Abedin-s-Muslim-journal-claimed-boss-s-husband.html

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Trump Impeachment Begins (But Not For War Crimes Or JFK Cover-Up)

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“The Democrats charge that Trump obstructed justice when he fired FBI Director James Comey; that he has violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause by continuing to frequent and profit from his businesses; and that he has undermined the federal judiciary and freedom of the press.”

Read more:  https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/trump-impeachment-democrats-244927

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Senator highlights U.S.-backed war crimes in unauthorized Yemen war

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“The brutal war in Yemen has killed well over 10,000 people since Saudi Arabia began bombing the country in 2015, but in recent months cholera has been killing people much faster than bombs.  Saudi Arabia, led by its headstrong Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is hoping to use disease and starvation to force the country to surrender to its terms, a strategy that is on its face a war crime.  Murphy’s comments came a day after the House of Representatives voted 366-30 to passing a non-binding resolution that said the U.S. role in the war had not been authorized by Congress.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2017/11/14/chris-murphy-accuses-u-s-of-complicity-in-war-crimes-from-the-floor-of-the-senate/

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Why the United States will never leave Yemen

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“At least 10,000 people have been killed in the conflict, and seven million are in dire need of food assistance.  The US began supporting the Saudi-led coalition through a decision by then-US President Barack Obama, who cited the Authorisation for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify US involvement.  Since taking office, President Donald Trump has done the same.”

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/united-states-leave-yemen-171112191346249.html

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Can Congress stop Trump from supporting Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen?

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“In 2015, President Barack Obama supported Saudi Arabia’s war effort in Yemen, and President Donald Trump has continued the mission. The fight for control of Yemen shows no sign of stopping. The war has killed thousands of civilians, caused widespread food shortages and triggered a cholera epidemic. Yemenis have been plunged into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In its drive to destroy rebel targets, the Saudi-led coalition has struck hospitals, schools and marketplaces in scores of well-documented attacks.”

Read more: https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-09/us-lawmakers-want-stop-trump-supporting-saudi-arabias-war-yemen

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Duty, Honor, Atrocity: George W. Bush Receives West Point Character Award

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“In George W. Bush’s home state of Texas, if you are an ordinary citizen found guilty of capital murder, the mandatory sentence is either life in prison or the death penalty. If, however, you are a former president of the United States responsible for initiating two illegal wars of aggression, which killed 7,000 U.S. servicemen and at least 210,000 civilians, displaced more than 10 million people from their homes, condoned torture, initiated a global drone assassination campaign, and imprisoned people for years without substantive evidence or trial in Guantanamo Bay, the punishment evidently is to be given the Thayer Award at West Point.”

Read more: http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176341/tomgram%3A_erik_edstrom%2C_teaching_revisionist_history_101_at_west_point/

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Fire Congress, Impeach Trump: The CIA Flips Off America

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“These files are not in compliance with the law no matter what the main stream media says.  They are an in-your-face flipped bird to the American public.  They basically tell us that the CIA is saying that they don’t have to comply with the law of the land and that they will not tell us their secrets and that there is nothing we can do about it.  I’ve been here before.”

Read more: http://aarclibrary.org/the-intelligence-community-flips-off-america/

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The National Archives: Lawbreaker and Cover-Upper

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“Trump, consistent with his dictatorial tendencies, has effectively rewritten the law to suit himself and the CIA.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/2017/11/06/national-archives-lawbreaker-cover-upper/

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Mattis, Tillerson Want Blank Check to Wage Illegal War

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“The practice of using questionable legal logic to justify military operations is not unique to the Trump administration. In fact, our last president engaged in similar maneuvers.  Barack Obama rationalized his use of military force in several countries with reference to the 2001 AUMF, as well as to a second AUMF issued in 2002.  The 2002 AUMF was granted to Bush by Congress specifically to remove Saddam Hussein from Iraq. That license ended once that purpose was accomplished.”

Read more: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42469-mattis-tillerson-want-blank-check-to-make-illegal-war

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