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Jonathan Freedland speaks to former CIA adviser Barbara Walter about her book on how civil wars start and what is needed to prevent another one in US

Antony Blinken And A Gun At Your Head Authored by Ted Snider via AntiWar.com, When Joe Biden selected Antony Blinken to be his Secretary of State, Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco, worried that the selection represented, not a correction, but a continuation of past interventionism and incompetence . As evidence , Zunes cites Blinkens integral and irresponsible role in clearing the way for the disastrous war in Iraq , his confident support of the disastrous invasion of Libya , his push for a larger and longer US war in Syria and his long support for arming Ukraine . Recently, Melvin Goodman, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a former CIA analyst, mourned that the worries expressed by Zunes had been realized. And he added that "Antony Blinken, a life-long Democratic staffer, does not appear to be up to the task of conceptualizing and implementing foreign policy." Goodman explained, in a personal correspondence, that "As a staffer, Blinken merely went along with the agreed positions, including the misuse of force in Libya in 2011 and the extensions of force throughout the tragedy of Afghanistan ." As for his performance so far as Secretary of State, Goodman says, "He didnt handle himself well in Alaska in the first meeting with the Chinese counterparts, and he doesnt appear up to the task of dealing with a real pro like Russias [foreign minister] Lavrov.

Today, following news that Chancery Court Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights is retiring from the bench, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Campaign Manager Chris Coffey released the following statement: "The days of an all-white Chancery Court are over. It''s time for Governor Carney to appoint a person of color Full story available on Benzinga.com

Escobar: After Kazakhstan, The Color Revolution Era Is Over Authored by Pepe Escobar via TheCradle.co, What happened in Kazakhstan increasingly looks like a US-Turkish-British-Israeli-led coup d''etat attempt foiled dramatically by their Eurasian adversaries The year 2022 started with Kazakhstan on fire , a serious attack against one of the key hubs of Eurasian integration. We are only beginning to understand what and how it happened. On Monday morning, leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held an extraordinary session to discuss Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev framed it succinctly. Riots were hidden behind unplanned protests. The goal was to seize power a coup attempt. Actions were coordinated from a single center. And foreign militants were involved in the riots. Russian President Vladimir Putin went further: during the riots, Maidan technologies were used, a reference to the Ukranian square where 2013 protests unseated a NATO-unfriendly government.

Shares of Regions Financial (RF) +1.1% and Citizens Financial (CFG) +0.6% gain in pre-market trading after Citi analyst Jill Shea upgrades the regional banks. Keep in mind that both

A man was kept in CIA black sites before he was brought to Guantánamo. Lithuania paid him compensation for being tortured in the country.

Compensation for allowing torture at Vilnius black site indicates changing attitudes in Washington, lawyers say

Why The Kazakhstan Crisis Is A Much Bigger Deal Than Western Media Is Letting On Geopolitical commentator Clint Ehrlich has reported while on the ground in Moscow that "the situation in Kazakhstan is a much bigger deal than Western media is letting on." He further argues that the mayhem unleashed this past week and ongoing violent destabilization significantly increases the risk of NATO-Russia conflict. He asks the key question: what really is happening in Kazakhstan? After all, he writes "In America, the situation in Kazakhstan is a small news item" but it remains that "in Moscow, it is currently receiving 24/7 news coverage, like it''s an apocalyptic threat to Russia''s security . I''ve had the TV on here while writing this thread, and Kazakhstan has been on the entire time." Below is Ehrlich''s mega-thread from Twitter exploring the crisis and connecting the dots in terms of why this is a bigger deal than many believe Mass protests and anti-government violence have left dozens dead.

Taibbi: A Tale Of Two Authoritarians Authored by Matt Taibbi via TK News Substack, The appearance of Dick Cheney in the House of Representatives on the anniversary of January 6th helped identify the true villain on the scene Dick Former Vice President Dick Cheney visited the House of Representatives yesterday. He and his daughter Liz were the only two Republicans present at a moment of silence commemorating the events of last January 6th. It was a touching scene, which perfectly described why the surviving anti-Trump Uniparty of the political mainstream is at least as much of a threat to democracy as the insurrectionists they never stop wailing about. In a story entitled Dick Cheney returns to the House and receives a warm welcome . . . from Democrats , the Washington Post wrote that Democrats put aside their fierce and lasting policy divides with the Cheneys to thank them for condemning the attack and Trumps continued effort to undermine the 2020 presidential election results with his false claims of fraud. (News writing has become a pre-fab profession, like assembling IKEA furniture.

Greenwald: The Histrionics & Melodrama Around 1/6 Are Laughable, But They Serve Several Key Purposes Authored by Glenn Greenwald , As Kamala Harris compares 1/6 to 9/11 and Nancy Pelosi introduces the cast of Hamilton to sing about democracy, today''s inanity should not obscure its dangers A pro-Trump protester carries the lectern of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the Roturnda of the U.S. Capitol Building (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The number of people killed by pro-Trump supporters at the January 6 Capitol riot is equal to the number of pro-Trump supporters who brandished guns or knives inside the Capitol. That is the same number as the total of Americans who after a full year of a Democrat-led DOJ conducting what is heralded as the most expansive federal law enforcement investigation in US history have been charged with inciting insurrection, sedition, treason or conspiracy to overthrow the government as a result of that riot one year ago. Coincidentally, it is the same number as Americans who ended up being criminally charged by the Mueller probe of conspiring with Russia over the 2016 election, and the number of wounds grave or light which AOC, who finally emerged at night to assure an on-edge nation that she was okay" while waiting in an office building away from the riot at the rotunda, sustained on that solemn day.

Judge Rejects FDA''s 75 Year Delay On Vax Data, Cuts To Just 8 Months A federal judge has rejected a request by the FDA to produce just 500 pages per month of the data submitted by Pfizer to license its Covid-19 vaccine - and has ordered them to produce 55,000 pages per month . Assuming there are roughly 450,000 pages, that means it will take just over eight months for the world to see what''s under the hood. Attorney Aaron Siri, who represents the plaintiff in the case, has provided this stunning update via his blog, Injecting Freedom : On behalf of a client, my firm requested that the FDA produce all the data submitted by Pfizer to license its Covid-19 vaccine. The FDA asked the Court for permission to only be required to produce at a rate of 500 pages per month, which would have taken over 75 years to produce all the documents. I am pleased to report that a federal judge soundly rejected the FDAs request and ordered the FDA to produce all the data at a clip of 55,000 pages per month!

HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Culinary Institute of America, the world''s premier culinary college, announced a new addition to its School of Graduate and Professional Studies: an online master''s degree in

FERRAN TORRES will reportedly be tasked with leading the line for Barcelona should his move from Manchester City go through next month. The Blaugrana have agreed a £55million deal with the Citizens to bring the 21-year-old back to Spain less than two years after arriving in England. City prised the 22-cap Spain international away []

Coronavirus vaccination rates around the world are low for a lot of reasonsshort supplies in developing countries, lack of trust in the governments handing out the jabs, and conspiracy theories about whats in the vaccine and its side effects. But experts point to another possible factor which has gotten less attention: the CIA. In its quest to find and kill Osama Bin Laden , spies at the CIA used a Hepatitis B vaccination program as cover in an attempt to collect DNA samples that could locate the 9/11 masterminds family in Abbottabad, Pakistan . The effort was a flop and landed a doctor hired by the CIA in a Pakistani prison. But a decade later, public health experts and researchers say the agencys vaccine caper could have helped erode crucial trust in vaccination efforts now necessary to end the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistanand in some cases across the globe. Read more at The Daily Beast. Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here

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