War

Via Judicial Watch,

Dozens of Syrian refugees already living in the Unites States may have ties to terrorism and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is downplaying it, claiming federal agents missed “possible derogatory information” about the immigrants due to “a lapse in vetting.” Among those who slipped through the cracks is a man who failed a polygraph test after applying to work at a U.S. military installation and another who communicated with an Islamic State leader.

Shortly after the swearing in of General Mattis as the new US Defense Secretary, Trump signed two new executive orders, one to begin the "great rebuilding of the US military" according to which US military strength "will be questioned by no one", and a second order implementing "new vetting measures" to keep "radical Islamic terrorists" out of the United States.

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.

Some troubling observations from the last leader of the USSR, first posted in Time.

The world today is overwhelmed with problems. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss.

But no problem is more urgent today than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be our top priority.

The current situation is too dangerous.