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“Unusually Bad” Situation: Ecuador May Evict Assange “Any Day Now”

In a nutshell, Ecuador elected a new President who is working with the U.S. military-banking complex in order to shore up their debt, beef up their military and ostensibly in exchange, may be handing Assange over to the West within days.

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The Ecuadorian flag flies outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.

Julian Assange may be at the end of the line in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, as the WikiLeaks founder may be evicted "any day now," according to CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter. While Assange has in the past claimed his position in the embassy was under threat, sources say his current situation is "unusually bad" and that he

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Trump Cancels North Korea Summit, Citing ‘Open Hostility’

Referencing the “open hostility” in Pyongyang’s most recent public statement, President Donald Trump cancelled the planned summit with North Korea.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While probably not a huge surprise following the recent escalation in US and North Korean diplomatic outbursts, which last night culminated with a top North Korean official calling Mike Pence a "political dummy", and warning that if the upcoming summit between the US and North Korea is called off, the U.S. could instead face off with North Korea in

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NFL Owners Unanimously Approve Ban of Kneeling During National Anthem

People are still going to complain and fans will remain unhappy if players just stay in the locker rooms instead.

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Buffalo Bills players kneel during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

After a season that saw ratings declines, advertiser abandonment, and political/racial divides flare on and off the field, ESPN reports that NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance. The new policy, announced this morning, gives players/staff

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Thanks to Israel, F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets Get First Taste of Combat

An Israeli military official said Israel was the first regime in the world to have used the US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets in attack mode, claiming that the fighter jets have been twice used in the Middle East.

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f35 shipments to turkey

There is a running joke that while the US is the world's biggest maker and exporter of weapons, no other country uses military equipment and weapons as much as Israel. And, when it comes to state-of-the-art fighter jets, this is now officially the case: an Israeli military official said Israel was the first regime in the world to have used the

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Seven Women’s Driving Activists Arrested for Treason in Saudi Arabia May Face Execution

Weeks before Saudi Arabia is set to lift its longtime ban on women driving, a group of seven women’s rights activists has been arrested on treason and espionage related charges — offenses which can bring the death penalty.

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Saudi Arabia women drivers

Weeks before Saudi Arabia is set to lift its longtime ban on women driving, a group of seven women's rights activists has been arrested on treason and espionage related charges — offenses which can bring the death penalty. The kingdom plans to lift the driving ban on June 24th, though significant restrictions will still remain to allow women to

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A Former CIA Employee is Suspected In Wikileaks ‘Vault 7’ Disclosure

According to federal prosecutors, Joshua Adam Schulte, a former CIA employee, is believed to have provided the agency’s Vault 7 cyber warfare tools to WikiLeaks.

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Newly Declassified Documents CIA Media

U.S. authorities have identified a suspect in last year's "Vault 7" leaks of CIA hacking and electronic surveillance tools used in foreign espionage operations, reports the Washington Post. The Vault 7 release - a series of 24 documents which began to publish on March 7, 2017 - reveal that the CIA had a wide variety of tools to use against

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Rejecting Iran Sanctions, European Union Bans European Companies From Complying

France and the EU have no intention of imposing sanctions or counter-sanctions on U.S. companies over the U.S.’s re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, left sits next to European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini during a meeting of the foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany with the Iran Foreign Minister at the Europa building in Brussels, May 15, 2018. (AP/Olivier Matthys)

Following our discussion of Europe's angry response to Trump's unilateral Iran sanctions, in which European Union budget commissioner, Guenther Oettinger made it clear that Europe will not be viewed as a vassal state of the US, stating that "Trump despises weaklings. If we back down step by step, if we acquiesce, if we become a kind of junior

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