Stephen Bannon is leaving his role as Donald Trump’s chief strategist, the White House announced Friday, ending a his tenure at the exact same momente that the administration is being attacked in the media over the president’s remarks on violence … Read the rest
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US drone kills US, Italian hostages ‘by mistake’
The White House says two hostages, an American and an Italian, died in Pakistan earlier this year as the result of a United States-launched drone strike that also killed two US citizens involved with Al-Qaeda.
“It is with tremendous sorrow … Read the rest
White House mulling sanctions against Israel
The Obama administration is refusing to discuss reports that emerged early Thursday claiming that the White House is considering imposing sanctions on Israel for continuing construction on Jewish homes in Jerusalem.
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf dodged several questions on … Read the rest
Presidential Crimes: Then And Now
Writing for Americans is not always an enjoyable experience. Many readers want to have their prejudices confirmed, not challenged. Emotions rule their reason, and they are capable of a determined resistance to facts and are not inhibited from displays of … Read the rest
White House hit by sustained cyber attack
White House technicians recently detected suspicious activity on a computer network at the US presidential mansion, and have taken steps to resolve the issue, an official said Tuesday.
The White House – or the Executive Office of the President (EOP) … Read the rest
US Senate torture report vanishes
By Philip Giraldi
The crisis involving the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a Godsend to politicians, which is probably why the threat actually posed by the group is being hyped as it is while the White House … Read the rest
Chinese fighter jet makes ‘dangerous’ pass at US Navy aircraft
The United States charged Friday that a Chinese war plane made a “dangerous intercept” of a US Navy aircraft over international waters this week in the South China Sea.
The US has registered “strong concerns” with the Chinese government about … Read the rest
‘Osama bin Laden story is one big lie’
Seymour Hersh has got some extreme ideas on how to fix journalism – close down the news bureaus of NBC and ABC, sack 90% of editors in publishing and get back to the fundamental job of journalists which, he says,
White House ‘not familiar with Chris Lane murder’
Josh Earnest, principal deputy White House press secretary, said he was not familiar with the murder of Australian jogger Chris Lane during Wednesday’s White House briefing.
When asked by Fox News chief White House correspondent Ed Henry about the Chris … Read the rest
White House wants Snowden extradited from Russia to America
The U.S. assumes National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden remains in Russia, and officials are working with Moscow in hopes he will be expelled and returned to America to face criminal charges, President Barack Obama’s spokesman said Monday. He declared … Read the rest