Steven Aftergood: CRS on US [Subsidized] Arms Sales to Middle East

Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Military, Peace Intelligence
Steven Aftergood

A LOOK AT US ARMS SALES TO MIDDLE EAST

Some restrictions on U.S. arms sales to human rights violators in the Middle East have recently been relaxed by the Trump Administration, a new report from the Congressional Research Service noted.

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Freedom Articles: 20 Ex-Intelligence Officers Honored for Confronting the US Military-Intelligence Complex

Ethics, Government

Includes list of 17 intelligence agencies or branches, and excellent write-ups on each of 20 individuals (19 US, 1 UK).

A List of 20 Ex-Agents Who Have Exposed the US Military Intelligence Complex – Part 1

 

A List of 20 Ex-Agents Who Have Exposed the US Military Intelligence Complex – Part 2

List below the fold.

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Robert Parry: How Netanyahu Pulls Trump’s Strings

Government, Peace Intelligence
Robert Parry

How Netanyahu Pulls Trump’s Strings

Although dressing up his capitulation to Netanyahu in tough-guy phrasing, Trump is doing what most U.S. politicians do – they grovel before Bibi Netanyahu.

And, if you have any doubts about that reality, you can watch how often both Republicans and Democrats jump to their feet when Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress, an honor that he has received three times, tying him with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Those moments of American humiliation – as almost all 535 members of Congress act like puppets on invisible strings – represent the actual subservience of the U.S. government to a foreign power. And that power is not Russia.

President Trump is just the latest American politician to have his strings yanked by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Rebecca Campbell: Is It Time to Question the Nation-State Model of Governance?

Advanced Cyber/IO, Autonomous Internet, Collective Intelligence, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government, Peace Intelligence
Rebecca Campbell

It’s Time to Question the Modern Nation-State Model of Governance

Michael Krieger in Liberty Blizkreig

I typically try to avoid news on Sundays, but I spent much of yesterday in complete awe of the extraordinary strength and fortitude of the Catalan people in the face of totalitarian violence from the Spanish state against citizens attempting to vote in a peaceful referendum.

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