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Massive Global Malware Attack
Stephen Lendman
Financial war and cyberwar can be more destructive than standing armies, able to cause enormous harm to many millions worldwide, severely damaging and halting government, commercial, and personal online activities.
A statement by US Rep. Ted Lieu (D. CA), House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees member, said the following:
“The massive malware attack that hit multiple countries has caused chaos and has shut down vital institutions such as hospitals. It is deeply disturbing the National Security Agency likely wrote the original malware.”
North Korea’s Concern for Self-Defense
Stephen Lendman
North Korea’s geopolitical policies and America’s are world’s apart. Pyongyang never attacked another country, threatens none now.
America wages permanent wars, raping and destroying one nation after another, threatening all sovereign independent countries with regime change.
Its agenda is humanity’s greatest threat. The DPRK has just cause for concern about another US launched devastating war on the Korean peninsula.Its nuclear and ballistic missile programs are for defense, not offense, deterrents to possible US aggression. Without them, the survival of the state is jeopardized.
If Washington recognized its government, normalized relations, and ended decades of hostility, Pyongyang would have no need for powerful weapons.
Trump Administration Shakeup Coming?
Stephen Lendman
The world’s most powerful position can be its most lonely, frustrating, unrewarding and dangerous when US dark forces oppose the chief executive’s agenda, key parts thereof - or if the incumbent is perceived to be too independent.
The “mess” Trump said he inherited is America’s debauched system, its ruthlessness, its war on humanity at home and abroad, its deep state power, presidents either serving its interests or else.
They either go along with the system or face its harshness - able to weaken, delegitimize or oust them from office - by forced resignation, impeachment or more sinister means.
No wonder Trump gave family members key advisory positions, people he trusts, unsure about others. A weekend Axios report said he’s mulling possible “sweeping” changes over disappointment with cabinet and staff members - a possible “huge reboot,” perhaps replacing chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon, White House counsel Don McGahn, and press secretary Sean Spicer, according to unnamed administration sources.
Assad: Syria Combating Terrorists and Foreign Backers
Stephen Lendman
Rogue states wanting Assad ousted and Syrian sovereignty destroyed include America, NATO, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and their allies - partners in high crimes against peace.
Interviewed by Belarus’ ONT News Agency, Assad blasted foreign regimes supporting ISIS and other terrorist groups in Syria - all with a common thread, he said, representing “extremist Wahhabi ideology.”
“And all of them are instruments in the hands of the United States” - Obama and now Trump waging war on his country.
“…Western Europe doesn’t practically exist on the political map. Europe implements what America wants, without any objection.”
“All of these groups operate under the American leadership. So, whether we say that they are foreign powers, ISIS and al-Nusra, or others, the director and financier is the same.”
UK Defense Secretary Calls Terror-Bombing Yemen Saudi Self-Defense
Stephen Lendman
Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. America has been drone-bombing Yemen since the Bush/Cheney years, largely killing defenseless civilians, yet media scoundrels ignore it.
In March 2015, Obama launched preemptive war on the country without declaring it, conspiring with Saudi Arabia, creating a humanitarian disaster, at least 80% of the population affected - hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation, dying from preventable diseases or perishing from Riyadh terror-bombing.
Media scoundrels largely abstain from covering a raging holocaust instead of condemning it. As long as they’re silent, the world’s severest humanitarian crisis goes unnoticed - except in occasional UN reports they don’t publish or comment on. Official death and injury numbers way-understate the calamity’s enormity, most Yemenis at risk.
According to London’s Independent, neocon UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon defended the indefensible, saying Riyadh is “defending itself,” blaming Houthi fighters for Saudi high crimes committed against them and defenseless Yemeni civilians.
China Hopeful New South Korean President Can Help Ease Regional Tensions
Stephen Lendman
On Wednesday, Moon Jae-In was sworn in as South Korea’s new president.
He supports dialogue with Pyongyang, expressed willingness to visit the DPRK and improve relations provided nuclear tests stop.
After his election, he said “I will quickly move to solve the crisis in national security. I am willing to go anywhere for peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
“If needed, I will fly immediately to Washington. I will go to Beijing and I will go to Tokyo. If the conditions shape up, I will go to Pyongyang.”
He’ll “sincerely negotiate” with Washington over its controversial THAAD missile system deployment on South Korean territory, endangering the country, angering China and Russia.
War Criminal Obama Receives JFK Profile in Courage Award
Stephen Lendman
His deplorable record speaks for itself. He’s no JFK, just the opposite, an unindicted war criminal unaccountable for eight years of high crimes against peace.
He enforced police state harshness, waged war on Islam, Latino immigrants, environmental and animal rights activists, whistleblowers, and others challenging his ruthlessness.
He force-fed austerity on America’s most vulnerable to benefit Wall Street, other corporate favorites and the nation’s privileged class, accelerating the wealth disparity between rich and poor.
Undemocratic Democrats Hope to Oust Trump the Way Watergate Toppled Nixon
Stephen Lendman
They want him hounded and railroaded from office for the wrong reasons.
Claiming Russian US election hacking on his behalf isn’t working, but the phony accusation persists, bashing Moscow and Trump at the same time.
On Wednesday, Dems got another issue with Comey’s sacking, calling it Nixonian, equating it to Watergate, comparing it to the October 1973 Saturday Night Massacre, hoping their arguments stick.
Senator Richard Blumenthal and other Democrats called for a special prosecutor after Comey’s firing, wanting an independent investigation into nonexistent Russian US election hacking.
Media Scoundrels’ Rage Over Comey’s Firing
Stephen Lendman
Sacking Comey gives them another reason to bash Trump for the wrong reasons, not justifiable ones, notably for continuing imperial wars on humanity and deplorable domestic policies.
The neocon/CIA-connected Washington hit him with a blizzard of critical reports. Wednesday headlines included:
“Comey’s removal sparks fears about future of Russia probe”
“Shocking firing raises questions and stakes for the White House”
“Is Comey’s firing ‘Nixonian’ or uniquely Trumpian?”
“ ‘This terrifies me:’ Ex-Clinton aides express disbelief, outrage”
New South Korean President Wants Improved Ties with North
Stephen Lendman
Moon Jae-In is poised to become South Korea’s next president - assuming office as soon as Seoul’s Central Electoral Commission certifies final results - after triumphing decisively with over 41% support in a field of 12 aspirants.
His nearest two rivals got 23.3% and 21.8% support respectively. He’ll serve a single five-year term. In 2012, he lost to Park Geun-hye - impeached last December on corruption charges, suspended from office, then ousted in March, arrested and detained. In April, she was formally charged with abuse of power, bribery, coercion and leaking government secrets. She faces trial and possible imprisonment.
Human rights attorney Moon earlier served as former President Roh-Moo-hyun’s chief of staff. He co-founded The Hankyoreh, a South Korean progressive broadsheet.
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