"Gallagher faces war crimes charges. His accusers are fellow Navy SEALs—not pantywaist factotums in Washington. The SEALs allege that Gallagher was an out-of-control killer who shot women and old men as well as combatants. "https://t.co/1wWsV7gAmB
In Peru's gubernatorial elections in late 2018, the toxic influence of the timber trade was again evident. The elections became a runoff between two timber barons, Edwin Vásquez and Francisco Pezo.https://t.co/bNwhHBgrGQ
Here are my principal conclusions:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.
Michael German — Brennan Center expert and former FBI agent who infiltrated white supremacist groups — discusses the need for a significant shift in how the FBI approaches white supremacist violence. https://t.co/DjBcSQubiK
The crumbling of Venezuela’s economy has now outpaced the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba’s unraveling in the 1990s and Zimbabwe’s collapse under Robert Mugabe.
Shortages of food, water and medication have sunk most of the population into a deepening humanitarian crisis.
A group of Democratic lawmakers with roles on committees overseeing the Treasury Department have sent a letter to Steve Mnuchin saying they are "deeply alarmed" by Russian aluminum factory Rusal's investment in Kentucky and want a review of the investment. https://t.co/os5ZdEWdHJ
[....] Representatives of both parts of the governing coalition, the centre-right People’s party (ÖVP) and the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ), have made it clear that despite its wide description, the law is targeted at the Islamic headscarf.
As the frontman of KISS, Gene Simmons occupies rarefied air — a rock star who entertains arenas filled with adoring fans. On Thursday, Simmons joined another exclusive club, conducting only the second on-camera press briefing at the Department of Defense in the last year [...]
By Tom Kludt @ CNN Business, May 16