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At a moment of widespread acknowledgement that the short-lived Islamic State is no longer a reality, and as ISIS is about to be defeated by the Syrian Army in its last urban holdout of Abu Kamal City in eastern Syria, the US is signalling an open-ended military presence in Syria. On Monday Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that the US is preparing for a long term military commitment in Syria to fight ISIS "as long as they want to fight."

Last night, the Washington Post reported Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering whether to appoint another special counsel to investigate the Clintons and other Obama-era officials. This morning, the AG will face questions from Democrats when he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee. According to Reuters, the questions will likely focus on whether Sessions lied about communications between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

Israel’s Foreign Agents Are Not Required To Register Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act

RT, a news organization, has been forced by Washington to register as a foreign agent. But the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, a real foreign agent, is a US tax-exempt public foundation that raises money in the US for the Israeli military.

http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/israels-money-machine/

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Washington Intends to Control the Explanations You Receive

Implications of forcing RT to register as a “foreign agent” are not clear. But most people who rely on RT will continue to do so. They know who tells the lies—CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post, etc.

http://stephenlendman.org/2017/11/us-naked-aggression-russia-inevitable/

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After a 12-day tour through five Asian countries where he discussed the threat posed by North Korea and how America might shrink its massive trade deficits, President Donald Trump is heading back to the US Tuesday. And in true Trump fashion, the president hinted that he would be making a "major announcement" upon his return to the states - but offered no clues about what the topic of said "announcement" might be.

Here's the tweet, sent around 1 a.m. Eastern Time: