Tag Archives: democracy

Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, pictured here confronting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over the Iraq war, has been convicted of being disruptive at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing. (AP/Charles Dharapak)
Condoleezza Rice: Mid-East Wars Not About Bringing Democracy By May 17, 2017
Last week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made some surprising admissions about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, claiming U.S.-led interventions in the Middle East were not about spreading democracy but were instead...
An Israeli border policeman detains a protester during a weekly demonstration against Israel's apartheid wall in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.
US State Dept Defends Israeli NGO’s Targeted By Netanyahu By
Under intense attack from the far-right Netanyahu government, Israel’s anti-occupation NGOs B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence got support from an unlikely source today: the Trump Administration, whose State Department defended the groups’ rights to express viewpoints...
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after unofficial referendum results were announced, in Istanbul, late Sunday, April 16, 2017. (Yasin Bulbul/AP)
Turkey’s President Erdogan Defends “Democratic” Power Grab By
Turkey’s President Erdogan is firing back against those accusing him of trying to become a dictator. From a Reuters report on Monday: “A defiant Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the West’s ‘crusader mentality’ Monday after European monitors criticized...
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Government’s Own Data Shows US Interfered In 81 Foreign Elections By
On Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed for the first time publicly that the bureau is officially investigating hotly contentious allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. election — but, even if proven true, such geopolitical escapades better characterize the...
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.
British Foreign Secretary: “No Evidence” Of Russian Disruption Of UK Democracy By
http://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/58c55999c36188b8708b45f0.mp4 Echoing the numerous initial comments from various US intelligence probes, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told British ITV that “we have no evidence the Russians are actually...
President Donald Trump arrives for a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
China: Western Democracy Has Been Kidnapped To Chase Profits By
Beijing (Analysis) — Over the weekend, China took to its state-run media to make clear its position on a number of areas as Donald Trump settles into the White House — even going so far as to call American-style democracy a “kidnapped” system under the control of...
Voters cast their ballots at Cynthia Mann Elementary School in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP/Otto Kitsinger)
Donald Trump Warned Of A ‘Rigged’ Election, Was He Right? By
SANTA CRUZ, California — (Insights) Whether viewed in terms of outcome or of process, the story of the 2016 presidential election is one so grim that it calls for a trigger warning for anyone of ethical sensibilities or faith in the workings of democracy. In a year...
Jill Stein holds a press conference to discuss recount efforts outside Trump Towers in New York City, Dec. 5, 2016. (Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx via AP)
Recount 2016: Controversy & Media Attacks Follow Jill Stein’s Demand For Electoral Integrity By
AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Jill Stein has been attacked in the mainstream media, threatened with legal action, and even created a divide within her own political party due to her attempts to audit the results of the presidential election. “I think Jill Stein’s doing...
CasaPound right-wing demonstrators outside the former Montello barracks, where migrants are being transferred by Milan's prefecture, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.
Chomsky: Neo-Liberalism Drives Europe’s Far-Right, EU’s Demise By
In an interview Wednesday with RT, world-renowned linguist and dissident intellectual Noam Chomsky said that the inevitable impacts of neoliberal policies are driving the rise of Europe’s far-right and threatening the collapse of the European Union, something he said...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is greeted by his family on stage after the third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.
Trump Refuses To Say He’ll Accept Election Results By
WASHINGTON — Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say in the final debate that he will accept the results of next month’s election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared Trump’s resistance...