Submitted by Rania Khalek via TheAntiMedia.org,
The Syrian government - a dictatorship known for imprisoning, torturing and disappearing dissidents - is easy to vilify. And over the last five years of Syria’s civil war, it has committed its share of atrocities. But there is more than one side to every story, and US media coverage has mainly reflected one side—that of the rebels—without regard for accuracy or basic context.
In light of the absurd and ridiculous 'DECLASSIFIED' report on Russian hacking, which demonstrated (wait for it) that Russian news agencies painted Hillary Clinton in a negative light as one of their chief arguments, Donald Trump is out trolling his detractors in a most hilarious way by suggesting having good relations with the only other nuclear super power in the world was preferable.
Submitted by Pedro Nicolaci da Costa via The Peterson Institute for International Economics,
Are investors so focused on Dow 20,000 that they've become complacent about the true risks of Donald Trump's vows to tear up trade agreements, erect 17 commercial tariffs, and deport millions of immigrants?
The US intelligence community has released the unclassified findings of its investigation into what it says was Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and Russia's RT.com apparently takes a significant chunk of the blame, "by serving as a platform for Kremlin messaging to Russian and international audiences." Or does it?
RT responds to these 'charges' below with some 'facts'...
WikiLeaks Wins Credibility Contest With CIA 83% to 17%
In an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun, two former, high-ranking intelligence officials tore apart the Obama administration’s vocal and as-yet unproven claim that the Russians interfered with the U.S. election — and hacked systems of the Democratic establishment — to ensure a Donald Trump win.
http://www.dcclothesline.com/2017/01/07/former-cia-and-nsa-officials-just-joined-forces-debunked-the-russian-hack-conspiracy-theory/