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https://nordictimes.com/world/fbi-arrests-cia-employee-over-leaked-israeli-revenge-plans/

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FBI arrests CIA employee over leaked Israeli revenge plans

Published 15 November 2024
– By Editorial Staff
CIA employee Asif Rahman is suspected of passing top secret information to Iran about Israeli troop movements.
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A CIA official is accused of leaking classified documents about Israeli military plans. Asif Rahman, who was working overseas at the time of his arrest, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and faces two counts of violating the Espionage Act.

Asif Rahman is suspected of transferring classified information about possible Israeli military operations against Iran. According to sources, Rahman had a top-secret security clearance with access to sensitive information, the Associated Press reports.

Court documents show he will be charged with willfully transmitting classified information – a charge that could lead to a long prison sentence.

The charges stem from documents attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, which appeared last month on a social media channel.

The documents state that Israel is still moving military assets in preparation for a military strike against Iran, in response to its powerful ballistic missile attacks against Israel on October 1.

Risk of long prison sentence

The leaked documents are intended to be shared within the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance, consisting of the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Countries that are part of the multilateral UKUSA agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence.

The FBI launched its investigation after the documents appeared on the Telegram platform and is now investigating whether the information was intentionally leaked by an intelligence officer or whether the documents were obtained through cyberattacks.

According to The New York Times, anonymous officials said that the documents were not very detailed but only showed what analysts, based on reviewed satellite imagery, were able to obtain at the time.

Asif Rahman was arrested by FBI agents in Cambodia, and is reportedly expected to make his first court appearance in Guam today, Thursday. If convicted, he faces a lengthy prison sentence for espionage.

It has not yet been made public whether Rahman has retained a lawyer, and at the time of writing the CIA has declined to comment on the arrest.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/greene-trump-has-betrayed-maga-to-please-the-war-hawks/

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Greene: Trump has betrayed MAGA to please the war hawks

Donald Trump's USA

Published today 11:41
– By Editorial Staff
Marjorie Taylor Greene emphasizes that Trump promised an end to US involvement in foreign wars.
3 minute read
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MAGA figure and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has sharply criticized Donald Trump and his administration’s decision to join Israel’s war against Iran.

In an emotional social media post, the prominent Trump supporter accuses the president of betraying his campaign promises and the ideals of the MAGA movement.

Greene, who is one of the most popular figures in the movement, points out that she herself invested significant resources in supporting Trump and his agenda:

“I spent millions of my own money and TRAVELED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY campaigning for President Trump and his MAGA agenda and his promises”.

She emphasizes that the original MAGA movement was built on three central promises: “No more foreign wars. No more regime change. World peace”.

According to Greene, it was precisely these promises that the people voted for – and expected to be fulfilled. But just six months into the new presidential term, she sees a development that is moving in the opposite direction:

“Only 6 months in and we are back into foreign wars, regime change, and world war 3”.

“A complete bait”

Greene describes Trump’s actions as a huge betrayal of voters and accuses the president of giving in to forces she believes are far removed from MAGA’s core principles:

“It feels like a complete bait and switch to please the neocons, warmongers, military industrial complex contracts, and neocon tv personalities that MAGA hates and who were NEVER TRUMPERS!”

In the post, she emphasizes that her fight is about the future of her children and their generation:

“I will literally fight ANYONE for their future. And their future and their entire generation’s future MUST be free of America LAST foreign wars that provoke terrorists attacks on our homeland, military drafts, and NUCLEAR WAR”.

“Trump is not a king”

Greene also emphasizes that MAGA is and should be a free movement with high standards – not some fanatical cult where Trump is the autocratic leader who cannot be questioned.

“Contrary to brainwashed Democrat boomers think and protest about, Trump is not a king, MAGA is not a cult, and I can and DO have my own opinion”.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of relatively few high-ranking politicians in the AIPAC-dominated Republican Party who has openly and vocally opposed US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.

This, in turn, has led neoconservative activists and pro-Israel lobbyists to target her and launch smear campaigns on social media, where she is repeatedly described as a “traitor” for not wanting to drag the US into another potentially major war.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/chaos-at-french-festival-over-140-attacked-with-syringes/

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Chaos at French festival – over 140 attacked with syringes

Deteriorating safety

Published yesterday 15:44
– By Editorial Staff
The Fête de la Musique is usually described as one of France's biggest folk festivals - but this year it was a nightmare.
3 minute read
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France’s annual music festival, Fête de la Musique, turned into chaos when over 140 people were reportedly attacked with syringes in several parts of the country over the weekend. At the same time, there were reports of violent riots, injured police officers, and hundreds of arrests.

WARNING: This article contains disturbing images and video clips.

The traditional Fête de la Musique, which every year attracts millions of people to streets and squares across France, had a grim aftermath this year.

According to information from French authorities and several media outlets, at least 145 people reported being stabbed or stabbed with syringes during the festival last weekend.

The attacks are said to have taken place in various locations around the country, including Paris, Metz, and other major cities.

Assaults, smoke bombs, and chaos

Several witnesses describe chaotic scenes with fights, smoke bombs, and panic among festival-goers. Video clips shared on social media show people being kicked while lying on the ground and large crowds being dispersed by police.

The police confirm that they have received a large number of reports of suspected syringe attacks, but emphasize that it is still unclear exactly what was injected – or whether the syringes contained any dangerous substances at all.

Several of those affected were taken to hospital for examination and toxicological tests, but the results have not yet been made public. According to reports, dozens of police officers were injured during the unrest.

Hundreds arrested

According to the French Ministry of the Interior, twelve people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the syringe attacks. At the same time, it is reported that around 370 people have been arrested for other crimes related to the festival, including violent crimes, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.

Fête de la Musique has been held since 1982 and is one of France’s largest public festivals, where both amateur and professional musicians perform in streets and squares.

However, this year’s event was marred by unusual and serious acts of violence, which have raised concerns and sparked debate about security at large public events.

The police are continuing their investigation to determine the motives, extent, and possible risks to those affected.

The authorities are urging anyone who suspects they have been attacked to seek medical attention immediately and contact the police.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/ritter-the-maga-movement-is-dead/

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Ritter: The MAGA movement is dead

Donald Trump's USA

Published yesterday 11:23
– By Editorial Staff
Scott Ritter says it is clear that Trump is putting Israel's interests first.
2 minute read
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Former UN weapons inspector and Marine Corps officer Scott Ritter condemns Donald Trump’s decision to drag the US into a new war in the Middle East.

On social media, Ritter asserts that Trump has not only broken his own promises of peace, but also dragged the entire MAGA movement down with him.

“MAGA is officially dead as a movement”, Ritter writes, arguing that by wearing his trademark red MAGA cap while allowing the US to enter yet another war, Trump has stripped the movement of all meaningful content and turned it into an empty symbol.

“When a President wears a MAGA hat while conspiring to take America to war after promising that, as the leader of MAGA, he would pursue peace, MAGA stands for nothing”, Ritter concludes.

Ritter, who became known for his fearless stance during the UN weapons inspections in Iraq in the 1990s, is now directing his message directly to Trump’s voters. He urges them to openly distance themselves from the president and those who stand by him, whom he believes are pursuing a dangerous agenda that has nothing to do with the original ideas of MAGA.

“If you’re MAGA, then you must disassociate yourself from this President and everyone who stands with him. They are not MAGA. They are Israel first. And that’s the most dangerous ideology facing America today”, he writes.

“A national disgrace”

The former UN inspector dismisses Trump’s bombing of Iran as a pointless and pathetic attempt to save face after talking himself into a corner.

“An act of theater. Trump’s big mouth had boxed him into a corner. Iran wouldn’t play his game. So he had to bomb Iran to save face”.

The action itself, Ritter argues, was as ineffective as it was cynical.

“He bombed two empty facilities that had been previously struck by Israel. And he bounced six bombs off an indestructible facility (Firdos), claiming destruction despite the opposite being the case. That’s it. A ‘contained’ strike. A nothing burger”.

The outspoken commentator concludes his criticism by describing Trump as a leader unworthy of both his office and the trust of his voters.

“And this is the man whose supporters call the greatest leader in the world. He’s a national disgrace”.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/war-with-iran-will-be-the-empires-next-great-disaster/

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Comment: War with Iran will be the Empire’s next great disaster

The escalation in the Middle East

A war against Iran will not liberate the people, but unleash forces that no one can control anymore. The history of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria risks repeating itself – at a terrible cost. That's the assessment of award-winning journalist and war correspondent Chris Hedges.

Published yesterday 10:09
Chris Hedges believes that the war against Iran will be very costly for the US - on several levels.
2 minute read
This is an opinion piece. The author is responsible for the views expressed in the article.

War opens a Pandora’s box of evils that once unleashed are beyond anyone’s control. The warmongers who ordered the strikes by US bombers on Iranian nuclear sites have no more of a plan for what comes next in Iran than they had in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Syria. European allies, whom Israel and Trump have alienated with these air assaults, are in no mood to cooperate with Washington.

The Pentagon, even if it wanted to, does not have the hundreds of thousands of troops it would need to attack and occupy Iran – the only way Iran might be subdued. And the idea that the marginal and discredited Iranian resistance group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), which fought alongside Saddam Hussein in the war against Iran and is viewed by most Iranians as composed of traitors, is a viable counter force to the Iranian government is ludicrous.

In all these equations the 90 million people in Iran are ignored just as the people of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria were ignored. They will not welcome the United States and certainly not Israel as liberators. They may hate the regime, but they will resist. They don’t want to be dominated by foreign powers.

A war with Iran will be interpreted throughout the region as a war against Shiism. Soon there will be retaliation. Lots of it. It will come at first with desultory missile strikes and then attacks carried out by elusive enemies on ships, military bases and installations. Steadily it will grow in volume and lethality.

The death toll, including among the some 40,000 soldiers and Marines stationed in the Middle East, will mount. Ships, including aircraft carriers, will be targeted. We will, as we did in Iraq and Afghanistan, begin to lash out with a blind fury, fueling the conflagration we began.

Those who lured us into this war know little about the instrument of war and even less about the cultures or peoples they seek to dominate.

Blinded by hubris, believing their own hallucinations, they have learned none of the lessons of the last two decades of warfare in the Middle East. A war with Iran will be a self-defeating and costly quagmire, one more nail in the rotting edifice of the empire.

 

Chris Hedges

 

This article was originally published by Chris Hedges on Substack.

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