Author: Freedom Watch
Israeli PM Netanyahu ‘cannot cling on to power much longer’ By Jonathan Cook Al Jazerra February 25, 2018 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is the victim of police persecution over corruption allegations [Gali Tibbon/Reuters] Nazareth, Israel – The legal noose has tightened sharply around the neck of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as dramatic developments on two fronts last week have left him more exposed than ever. Continue Reading…..
Freedom Watch TV February 24, 2018
FBI docs show top NCAA hoops programs, players involved in probe NY Daily News February 24, 2018 They’re starting to name names. Piles of evidence in the explosive federal investigation into the seedy underworld of college basketball are starting to leak out and signature schools like Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC and Kansas are all caught in the crosshairs, according to a bombshell report Thursday from Yahoo Sports. Continue Reading…..
This Is the Law That Could Take Down Trump By Margaret Carlson The Daily Beast February 23, 2018 It’s all well and good for Paul Manafort to spend 15 years in prison for money laundering, and Rick Gates to plead guilty to cut a deal, and Alex Van Der Zwaan to miss the birth of his first child because he lied to the FBI. But it would be an injustice if, once again, those around the president suffer and he is left unscathed. He was the beneficiary of the highly questionable Russian contacts his campaign made and desperately…
Charges possible against FBI, DOJ officials for FISA court abuse WND February 22, 2018 The world of CNN and the world of independent media might as well be in parallel universes these days as the difference in coverage of the recent indictments of a group of Russians by special counsel Robert Mueller couldn’t be more starkly opposite. In the middle of this mix are two towering figures — President Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Continue Reading…..
Clarence Thomas’ impeachment debate flares again By Naomi Lim Washington Examiner February 19, 2018 Political pundits have savaged a New York magazine article re-litigating the case for Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas’ impeachment, which purportedly cites new evidence Thomas lied under oath about Anita Hill during his confirmation hearing. The National Review published a five-part series Monday in response to former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson’s piece in New York on Sunday. Continue Reading…..
Iran foreign minister responds to Israel’s ‘noose of terror’ remarks By Bill Neely and F. Brinley Bruton NBC News February 19, 2018 MUNICH, Germany — Iran’s foreign minister told NBC News that the recent shooting down of an Israeli fighter jet had destroyed the “myth of invincibility” that surrounded Israel’s military for decades. After “30 years the Syrians were able to down one of its planes,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told NBC News in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. “And so the myth of invincibility of Israel, of the…
Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe By Darren Samuelsohn POLITICO February 19, 2018 After months of criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, President Donald Trump’s supporters are issuing increasingly bold calls for presidential pardons to limit the investigation’s impact. “I think he should be pardoning anybody who’s been indicted and make it clear that anybody else who gets indicted would be pardoned immediately,” said Frederick Fleitz, a former CIA analyst and senior vice president at the conservative Center for Security Policy. Continue Reading…..
Freedom Watch TV February 17, 2018 Guest: Former Congressman and US Attorney Bob Barr
No, I will not be at CPAC By Joseph Farah WND February 17, 2018 Back in the days when I lived in California, 20 or 30 years ago, I made it a point, almost a ritual, to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. When I was still in my 20s, it was a thrill to be invited to speak there for the first of several such invitations. Continue Reading…..