“The Canadian government funded Cameron with roughly $500,000 between 1950 and 1965 — $4 million in 2018 dollars, along with sizeable funding from the CIA.”
“Azizi-Yarand’s parents were oblivious to the months that their son had spent on his computer discussing terrorism with government informants.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/23/texas-teen-isis-mall-shooting/
“There exist a considerable number of Americans who just find it inconceivable that the CIA would do the things that it, by its own admission, was specializing in.”
Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/05/24/a-remarkable-lawyer-and-a-fascinating-case/
“Never has a great power still in its imperial prime proved quite so incapable of applying its military and political might in a way that would advance its aims.”
Read more: https://www.thenation.com/article/americas-war-on-terror-has-cost-taxpayers-5-6-trillion/
“Government agents attempting to force Nutty out of the monopod have blocked her access to food and water, burned fires near the pole, sent smoke into the monopod, trained spotlights on her at night, and operated a noisy generator at the base of the pole. Forest Service officials blocked [her doctor] from accessing Nutty on the threat of arrest.”
“ICE apparently failed to turn over records after multiple requests. In December, ICE purchased access to two databases of automated license-plate reader data.”
“The agency’s original statement said the group of migrants started to hit him with ‘blunt objects,’ while the new statement makes no mention of any objects.”
“Clapper said without knowing exactly what the FBI’s concerns were at the time, it’s hard to say if Mr. Trump should have been warned about the use of informants.”
“The US increasingly looks like a banana republic, where the permanent state and not the people get to decide who’s in charge.”
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“How did a person who should be in the criminal dock both in the US and in the International Criminal Court for running a torture prison get appointed the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency?”
Read more: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/05/19/64514/