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The Democrats who arenât criticizing John Fetterman
Sen. John Fetterman has faced a tide of public criticism from fellow Democrats as he stakes out lonely ground as a critic of the far-left wing of his party â and another wave rolled in Wednesday after he made a surprise video appearance at the Republican midterm convention.
So far, however, his Senate colleagues havenât joined the pile-on.
C.I.A.-AffĂ€re: Der Offenbarungseid von Dianne Feinstein â Video, Zusammenfassung, EinschĂ€tzung
(12. MĂ€rz 2014)
Die Rede von Senatorin Dianne Feinstein vor dem Senat der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ĂŒber die Sabotage der verfassungsmĂ€Ăigen Kontrolle des Parlaments ĂŒber die Central Intelligence Agency durch die Central Intelligence Agency ist vielleicht das ErbĂ€rmlichste, was ich in meinem Leben je gesehen und gehört habe. Es ist nicht nur der Offenbarungseid eines Ausnahmezustands, eines ĂŒber sich selbst und die Welt verhĂ€ngten Kriegsrechts des mĂ€chtigsten Imperiums auf dem Planeten, in seinem Krieg „on terror“, weltweit gefĂŒhrt mit seinen „Einflussgebieten“, „Alliierten“, Ablegern, schlechten Kopien und Kolonien. Es ist der Offenbarungseid seiner bis auf die Knochen korrupten, feigen, abgetakelten, unfĂ€higen ZutrĂ€ger, Mitwisser, Kollaborateure und FunktionĂ€re.
Was Senatorin Feinstein hier zeigt, was sie da zeigt, ist so unbeschreiblich, das sogar mir die Worte fehlen um es zu beschreiben. Ich will hier den Inhalt ihres Statements nur deshalb zusammenfassen, weil ich davon ausgehe dass die ganzen Feinsteins der deutschsprachigen Presse dies alles weder hören, lesen, geschweige denn darĂŒber berichten wollen, genauso wie deren KundInnen…..
Senator Feinstein on the Intel Committee‘s CIA Detention, Interrogation Report
Mar 11, 2014
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein‘s speech about the committee‘s study on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program.
25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a US Crusade of Torture
Despite public pressure, Bush vetoed a version of the Intelligence Authorization Act in March 2008 that would have required CIA interrogators to adhere to Army Field Manual regulations. As soon as Barack Obama became president, he issued an executive order rescinding the free hand for the CIA director on interrogations that Bush had reaffirmed in a July 2007 order. Obamaâs directive removed the CIAâs detention power and required the agency to follow Army Field Manual rules.
Yet five and a half years went by before President Obama acknowledged, in his notable words, âWe tortured some folks.â He told a news conference: âWhen we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded person would believe were torture, we crossed a line.â
The acknowledgement came four months before the long-awaited release of a report in December 2014 by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. While heavily redacted, it was a political indictment of torture. âCIA personnel, aided by two outside contractors, decided to initiate a program of indefinite secret detention and the use of brutal interrogation techniques in violation of US law, treaty obligations, and our values,â wrote the committeeâs chair, Senator Dianne Feinstein. …
Iran Threatens to Attack US Bases in European Countries
âThere is no justification for any country to fear Iran unless that country opens its territory to the United States for aggression against Iran,â Iranâs Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. âIt is Iranâs right to target the source and origin of any aggressive action against the Islamic Republic.â
Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics, prosecutors say bullet engraving shows
(August 19, 2026)
Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk‘s killing pointed Tuesday to an engraved bullet, arguing that the inscription „Hey Facist! CATCH!“ demonstrates that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics.
Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty â or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
Angie Nixon, progressive Jacksonville firebrand, wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Vindman ran a centrist camapaign focused on corruption and the need for congressional checks on the Trump administration. But some strategists have said his campaign was a sleepy one, centered more on the general election than on the primary, where he faced an experienced campaigner.
Vindman declined to debate Nixon during the campaign. He conceded the race Tuesday night, applauding her âhard workâ and Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. ââI will be standing by her,â he said, âand my hope is that she wins this election, because again, the stakes couldnât be higher.â
US sanctions International Criminal Courtâs president, official
Akane, a Japanese national who has served as ICC president since 2024, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were added to the Treasury Departmentâs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, according to the agencyâs website.
Both designations were made pursuant to Executive Order 14203, „Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court,“ which US President Donald Trump signed on Feb. 6, 2025, and which has since been used to designate 10 ICC officials, including former Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight judges.
Five Takeaways From Francesca Hongâs Near-Win in Wisconsin
Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in the Democratic primary for the Wisconsin governorâs race, lost last night in an extremely close election. She came within half a percentage point of beating David Crowley, the executive of Milwaukee County. Preelection polling showed Hong with a commanding lead, and many assumed she would coast to victory. As such, her result is being spun as a hard defeat for the socialist left.
Tucker Responds to the Israel Lobby Defeating Thomas Massie (Transcript)
(May 21, 2026)
Theyâre mad at Massie. Why? One Republican out of 217 who hasnât taken money from the Israeli lobby. Why are they so mad at him? Why was it so important for the Israeli lobby to spend tens of millions of dollars to crush this guy?
It wasnât stopping really the status quo in any way. He did help get some of the Epstein files released, and God bless him for that. He tried his hardest. But one man against 216 other members of his party is not going to get very far by definition, so why donât you just leave him alone? Why force the issue?
Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of âhostile and criminal actâ
(July 26, 2026)
Iran said the attack left one sailor dead and injured several others. The countryâs foreign ministry complained to Ukraineâs chargĂ© dâaffaires in Tehran early on Sunday and âconveyed Iranâs strong protest over the âhostile and criminal act.ââ Iranâs Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
In a post on X highlighting Ukraineâs attacks on distant Russian targets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his countryâs forces âalso achieved very strong results with longârange strikes in the Caspian Sea â including vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship.â
Former UN oversight chief says ICC prosecutor Karim Khan is âvictim of massive stitch-upâ
(July 20, 2026)
Over the past year, he has submitted four expert‘s opinions commissioned by Khan‘s legal team to the 21-member bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), criticising the manner in which the investigation into misconduct allegations facing the prosecutor was conducted, and the subsequent handling of the process by the bureau.
In his latest submission on 28 June, obtained by Middle East Eye through independent sources, Swanson denounced the 8 June decision by the bureau, which suspended the prosecutor after concluding by a majority that he committed âserious misconductâ.
The bureauâs decision departed from the unanimous conclusion of a panel of three judges it appointed, which in March concluded that the facts presented in the UN investigation „do not establish misconduct or breach of duty under the relevant framework“.
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan dismissed
âThe Assembly has decided by a majority of 82 States Parties thatâŠprosecutor Karim Kahn committed serious conduct and a serious breach of dutyâŠand to remove [him] from office,â the Assembly president announced, calling for the dignity and privacy of all those involved.
Trump says Saudi nuclear deal is subject to the kingdom joining the Abraham Accords
„There will be no enrichment of material!,“ Mr. Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, adding that the deal „will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.“
The accords, first signed in 2020, have so far normalized economic and diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Kazakhstan agreed to join in November.
âDestroy Gaza including kidnapped soldiersâ â leaked clip again proves Israelâs Hannibal Directive
(June 29, 2026)
The clip was shot very early on the morning of the raid. We know this because Israeli forces conducted âHannibal Directive attacksâ on its own people, on average around three times an hour, from just after 6am that day until after 9pm. The Hannibal order was clarified as âkill anything that movesâ â hundreds of Israelis were killed, including most of those slain at the âNovaâ music festival.
Israeli media admit this. Israeli military figures have admitted killing an âimmenseâ number of their own people. Israelâs then-defence minister, wanted war criminal Yoâav Gallant, admitted it â and said he wished it had been used more. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly even tried to have one specific captured soldier killed before his release from Gaza to prevent a ceasefire.
UK politicians and media continue to keep silent about it â and even attack those who expose it.
Geleaktes Video belegt: Israel hat in Gaza die Hannibal-Direktive ausgerufen
(July 17, 2026)
Dieser Artikel ist eine erweiterte Neuauflage eines Artikels zur Hannibal-Direktive, der 2024 auf den NachDenkSeiten erschienen ist.
Das Video wurde offenbar in den Morgenstunden im israelischen Polizei-Kommandozentrum in Jerusalem aufgenommen. Zu sehen ist ein GesprĂ€ch zwischen dem damaligen israelischen Polizeichef Kobi Shabtai und anderen hochrangigen Vertretern von Polizei und MilitĂ€r. Dort fĂ€llt der entscheidende Satz. âNein in Gaza. Zerstört alles. Zusammen mit den entfĂŒhrten Soldaten.â Kurze Zeit spĂ€ter betritt der damalige Minister fĂŒr Ăffentliche Sicherheit, Itamar Ben-Gvir, den Raum und unterbindet das weitere Filmen.
âSixty seconds, thatâs all it tookâ: the clinical Israeli-US operation to kill Ali Khamenei
(March 1, 2026)
The timing of the assassination was determined by information the CIA gleaned about a meeting of top Iranian officials at a leadership compound in the heart of Tehran scheduled for Saturday morning. Most critically, the CIA was able to tell Israeli counterparts that Khamenei would be at the site and the timing of the meeting, according to the New York Times.
Israeli spies had also been tracking Khamenei for many years, building a minutely detailed file on his daily routine and those of his family members, associates, allies and those charged with keeping him safe.
Pentagon Tells Lawmakers It Needs Additional $80 Billion for Iran War and Other Costs
The White House is expected to formally request a supplemental spending bill in the coming days
Ambassador to the US says Israel âfirmly committed to immediate ceasefireâ with Hezbollah
Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter says Israel âremains firmly committed to an immediate ceasefireâ with Hezbollah, after a new truce was declared this afternoon.
âAt 11:30 this morning, Israel halted all offensive operations; Hezbollah and Iranian claims to the contrary are bold lies,â Leiter writes on X. âIf Hezbollah honors the agreement and ceases its hostilities, they will be met with quiet.â
Trump says he talked to Syria‘s Sharaa on countering Hezbollah
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken to Syria‘s Ahmed al-Sharaa about combatting Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Asked at the G7 summit in France if Sharaa was willing to take on the Shia group, Trump said he would talk about that later.
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„I consider that [Lebanon] the minor war, Iranâs a big one, but we have that little pinprick out there that constantly rears its head, and that‘s Hezbollah,“ Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Syria‘s al-Sharaa rejects military action against Hezbollah despite Trump‘s push – report
New details have also emerged regarding discussions involving Israeli and Lebanese representatives. Reports indicate that Trump proposed a framework in which the Syrian military would play a central role in a future effort to disarm Hezbollah.
The proposal, however, has reportedly faced skepticism from multiple sides. Israeli officials have questioned Syria‘s ability to effectively confront Hezbollah, while Lebanese authorities oppose the presence of foreign troops operating within Lebanon.
âPositive understandingâ in Tehran on proposal, but final signing âsubject to considerationâ
There is a positive understanding here in Tehran about this memorandum of understanding.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its spokesperson, told the media this evening that, yes, there is a proposal; it is now under consideration by the supreme leader of Iran, and also the top leaders of the country, and that it might well end in a kind of signing.
But the news about a location and timing are probably speculations at this moment.
What‘s next for the War Powers Resolution on Iran? PolitiFact explains
If the Senate were to secure those 60 votes and pass the war powers resolution, the chambers would have to work out differences in the text of the bill between the two chambers, which might require additional votes.
If both chambers pass identical versions of a war powers resolution, the measure would still require the president‘s signature to take effect â something that seems unlikely based on Trump‘s commitment to the war so far.
If Trump vetoes it, the House and Senate could override the veto only with two-thirds votes in each chamber, which is well above the support demonstrated so far. No war powers resolution has ever overcome a veto.
Report: Israel Pressing the US To Assassinate Iranâs Lead Negotiator
Israel is pressing the US to restart heavy airstrikes on Iran that would involve the targeted killing of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of Tehranâs lead negotiators, and attacks on the countryâs oil infrastructure, Capital & Empire reported on Thursday.
The report, which cited US sources familiar with a classified report circulating within the US intelligence community, said Israel is aggressively pushing for the US to abandon talks with Iran and insisting that destroying oil infrastructure in the country could bring about regime change while also downplaying the impact the renewed full-scale war will have on the global economy.
Global Sumud Flotilla Urges Probe of US Complicity in Membersâ Abduction and Torture by Israel
That vessel, the amphibious landing ship INS Nahshon, was built by Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Louisiana and was fully financed by the US government. GSF activists first became aware of what they now call the âtorture boatâ when it was used to detain members of the previous Gaza-bound flotilla, dozens of whom required medical attention for broken ribs, noses, and other injuries inflicted by Israeli forces.
This time, according to GSF, âdetained humanitarians, doctors, and journalists were processed one by one through a darkened shipping container. Inside, groups of three to five soldiers systematically brutalized each person who came through the door while those waiting outside listened to the screams.â
Tom Steyer for Governor of California
Yes, Tom Steyer is a billionaire. But it matters what he is doing with that power: pushing for taxes on the wealthy, expanding universal programs, and dismantling corporate influence in our politics.
This is also about winning.
In a high-stakes race where Republicans could take the top spot, consolidating behind a candidate who is both values-aligned and building momentum is essential. Our organizers on the ground in California are seeing real energy around Steyer for Governor â and that grassroots engagement helped drive this decision.
Our Revolution, Nationâs Largest Independent Grassroots Political Organization, Endorses Steyer
(April 20, 2026)
SAN FRANCISCO â Today, Our Revolution, Americaâs largest grassroots independent political organizing group, announced its endorsement of Tom Steyer for Governor of California, joining a surge of prominent endorsers getting behind Steyerâs campaign as early voting approaches. Our Revolution was founded as a continuation of Bernie Sandersâs historic 2016 presidential campaign and works to mobilize voters and elect progressive candidates across the country. In the coming months, it will mobilize its more than one million Californian members to organize and volunteer in support of Steyerâs candidacy.
In California, Vote Against the Forces Destroying Democracy
It is painful that the one person who has spent the past decades aggressively supporting democracy, fighting for immigrant rights, fighting the tendency toward oligarchy in our politics, and challenging the fossil fuel industry is himself a billionaire. But the facts are that Tom Steyer will not veto the billionaireâs tax, has pledged to support closing the Waterâs Edge Tax loophole, and has pledged to not take fossil fuel money.