Politics

US president Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign executive orders that would include a temporary refugee ban and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries. The countries named were: Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen…(there was no mention of Saudi Arabia) Coincidentally, during a 2007 interview General Wesley Clark said that wars were planned in seven countries. He said the Bush Administration had plans to ‘take out’ Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, and Iran.

Stephen Bannon Is 100% Correct—The Media Is Now The Political Opposition

Paul Craig Roberts

Bannon is correct that the US media—indeed, the entire Western print and TV media—is nothing but a propaganda machine for the ruling elite. The presstitutes are devoid of integrity, moral conscience, and respect for truth. https://www.rt.com/usa/375271-bannon-trump-media-cnn/ Read the comments in which morons define freedom of the press as the freedom to lie to the public.

Just over a month ago, President-elect Trump and Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim, enjoyed what was described by Trump as "a lovely dinner with a wonderful man" at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.  Many viewed the meeting a start toward thawing relations with Mexico after a hard-fought campaign in which Trump relentlessly hammered our southern neighbor over jobs and illegal immigration.   Per the Washington Post:

In President Trump's first official press conference with a foreign leader, the president sounded calm and collected, and reaffirmed the special relationship between the US and UK Some highlights:

• NATO: May said Trump told her that "he is 100% committed to NATO"

British PM Theresa May says she and Trump have agreed on committing 100 percent to NATO pic.twitter.com/kdQOArSJpi

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 27, 2017

Is the Mexican president looking to salvage something from yesterday's dramatic diplomatic devastation?

According to AP, shortly before his meeting with Theresa May, President Donald Trump spent one hour talking on the phone to the president of Mexico, Pena Nieto, amid "rising tensions" over Trump's proposed wall along the border. Two administration officials confirmed Friday's call.