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State Dept: Israel in Charge of When We’ll Enforce US Bans on Foreign Aid Over Its Nuclear Weapons Program
On Monday, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price would not acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal, actually referring questions on the subject to the Israeli government itself. After the briefing, I received a written response to detailed questions regarding...
Sam Husseini and Ned Price: State Dept. Claims ‘We Follow the Law in Every Instance’ but Stonewalls on Law About Israeli Nukes
[Video on Rumble, above, has enhanced audio, as does Rokfin. Also via YouTube without enhanced audio.]Sam Husseini: Last time, you claimed: “We follow the law in every instance.” But Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s last article was an admonishment to this administration...
Sam Husseini Questions Ned Price: State Dept. Denies Latest Allegations That US Government Blew Up Nord Stream
Sam Husseini: I’m sure you’re aware of the new report from Seymour Hersh, “How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline” and the White House’s denial of any involvement. Given the longstanding US opposition to the pipeline, Secretary Blinken’s calling its demise a...
NPR Host and NYT Guest Stress That Russia Is Communist While Vilifying Uninformed Republicans
In a remarkably unhinged analysis, NPR host Terry Gross and New York Times Magazine writer Robert Draper claimed that Russia is a communist country – as they went on about how detached from reality rightwing Republicans are.Here’s the crux of the clip (many...
On the Predictable Demise of RT America: A Chance for Grassroots Global Media?
The closure of RT America follows effective censorship of the channel. The ultimate decision to close was made following a cut off of service by DirecTV and Roku. Big Tech firms were also increasingly targeting RT. Reuters reported: "Tech companies in recent days have...
Trump and Big Media: Clash or Collusion?
CNN’s Jim Acosta has had his White House press credentials suspended following a tense exchange with Trump on Wednesday. CNN, the White House Correspondents’ Association and others have denounced the move. CNN says it’s “Facts First.”...
Elizabeth Warren’s Anti Corruption Specificity Evaporates When Foreign Policy Is Raised
On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed the National Press Club, outlining with great specificity a host of proposals on issues including eliminating financial conflicts, close the revolving door between business and government and, perhaps most notably, reforming...
The Trump-Media Logrolling by Sam Husseini
Today, hundreds of newspapers, at the initiative of the Boston Globe, are purporting to stand up for a free press against Trump's rhetoric. Today also marks exactly one month since I was dragged out of the July 16 Trump-Putin news conference in Helsinki and locked up...
Gina Haspel and Torture: Not Just Immoral, but a Tool for More War
With the nomination of Gina Haspel to be director of the CIA, there's rightfully some interest in her record regarding torture.Of course, there are questions of legality and ethics and with respect to torture and it's possible as some have argued that the motivation...