AP Explains: Trump disclosure a breach of trust, if not law
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump didn’t appear to break any law by sharing highly classified information with Russia, but that doesn’t make it any less problematic for America’s intelligence agencies and their overseas partners. Even as Trump’s national security adviser insisted the Oval Office disclosure to visiting Russian diplomats was “wholly appropriate” and routine, few people outside of the White House saw it that way. Especially troubling was that a foreign country provided the intel..>> view originalThailand Warns Facebook After Video Seems to Show King in Crop Top
“Its main tactic will be to refashion this law, already much abused, into an offensive weapon designed to eliminate all forms of political opposition,” he said. Takorn Tantasith, secretary general of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, told reporters on Tuesday that 131 Facebook pages that were deemed to violate computer crimes or lèse-majesté laws had not yet been removed.He said that the government had obtained a court order to block 34 of the pages and was sti..>> view originalWhy does North Korea hate the United States? Let's go back to the Korean War.
North Korean soldiers take part in a military parade. (Reuters) SEOUL — Any day of the week, the North Korean propaganda machine can be relied upon to spew out anti-American vitriol using some formulation of “imperialist” and “aggressor” and “hostile.” The Kim family has kept a tight grip on North Korea for some seven decades by perpetuating the idea that the Americans are out to get them. From the earliest age, North Korean children are taught “cunning American wolves” — illustrated by fair..>> view originalSyria Denies Burning Bodies of Political Prisoners
The United States Treasury Department announced on Tuesday that it had frozen any assets held by five Syrians and five Syrian companies in American jurisdictions and had barred Americans from doing business with them. The Treasury Department said in a statement that Syria’s “relentless attacks on civilians” had prompted the new sanctions. The timing, intensity and public announcement of the accusations the burning of bodies suggested that the Trump administration was signaling a tougher politic..>> view originalTrump Should Move US Embassy to Jerusalem
This weekend President Donald Trump departs on his first overseas trip, which will include visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican and Europe.Trump's Israel visit coincides with a very special day -- the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty after 2000 years. Many, including me, hope that President Trump will take this very special occasion to announce that he will fulfill his campaign promise and move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel's ..>> view originalTrump vs. Comey: Who will America trust?
A theatrical showdown is now looming between the President with a hazy relationship with the truth and the FBI director he fired, whose finely tuned sense of his own integrity has often steered him into rocky political waters.The epic head-to-head was set up by stunning allegations that in February Trump pressured Comey to shut down the FBI's Russia probe that was, among other avenues of inquiry, investigating former national security adviser Michael Flynn.The coming confrontation between Comey ..>> view originalJapanese Princess Mako set to marry 'Prince of the Sea'
The groom-to-be is a prince himself ... of sorts.The Imperial Household tells CNN plans are underway for the 25-year-old princess, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, to become engaged to Kei Komuro, also 25, a law firm worker and graduate student who once starred in a tourism campaign as "Prince of the Sea."The couple met five years ago as students at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported.It was while in university that Komuro played the "Princ..>> view originalTrump to reassure Saudi allies, promote business, talk tough on radicalism
By Yara Bayoumy and Katie Paul | WASHINGTON/RIYADH WASHINGTON/RIYADH When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Saudi princes in Riyadh on Saturday, he can expect a warmer welcome than the one given a year ago to his predecessor Barack Obama, who Riyadh considered soft on arch foe Iran and cool toward a bilateral relationship that is a mainstay of the Middle East's security balance.Beneath the pomp, Riyadh will be looking for assurances that the Trump administration will continue its notably ha..>> view originalSouth Korea's Moon says 'high possibility' of conflict with North as missile crisis builds
SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programs it says it needs to counter U.S. aggression.The comments came hours after the South, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, said it wanted to reopen a channel of dialogue with North Korea as Moon seeks a two-track policy, involving sanctions and dialogue, to try to rein in its neighbor.North Korea has made no secret of the fa..>> view originalErdogan's big meeting with Trump gets obscured by White House chaos
Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter. During two separate photo ops at the White House on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waited silently while reporters barraged President Trump with questions about his sharing of top-secret intelligence with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in Washington last week. Trump responded onl..>> view original
Thursday, July 13, 2017
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