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- Craig Brown, Co-founderOur work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. As Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy during George W. Bush’s second term, Abrams was in charge of promoting Bush's strategy of "advancing democracy abroad.” Abrams championed the U.S. overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, echoing the tactics used by the neocons for intervention in Iraq.Abrams' opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal is epitomized by his attempts to encourage Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear sites before negotiations became too serious. Every day of the week, we publish the most important breaking news & views for the progressive community. Trump and his underlings don’t seem to care about the domestic implications of starting a new foreign war. “He’s weak, and he’s ineffective. The UK Prime Minister said on Tuesday that war in the region would not be in the UK's interests. "In 1991, Abrams pled guilty to withholding information from Congress related to his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, the secret and illegal scam in the 1980s to siphon profits from Iranian weapons sales to support the right-wing Contra rebels trying to overthrow the Sandinista government.Abrams was a key supporter of the disastrous invasion of Iraq. (CNN) US President Donald Trump says he ordered the assassination on Friday of Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, "to stop a war." “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate,” Trump said in a 2011 video blog. He lauds Evangelical descriptions of Israel such as the belief that "Israel is connected to the idea that God favors and protects Americans. Just sayin'.Trump Blasted for Naming 'War Criminal' and Iran-Contra Convict Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy1980s, he defended the infamous Guatemalan General Efraín Ríos Montt, whose violent crackdown on the indigenous Ixil Mayan people of Guatemala was so brutal that it was classified as genocide by the United Nations. In 2015, he applauded then-Speaker John Boehner's decision to invite Netanyahu to address Congress without the approval of President Obama. The Trump campaign responded to revelations that China and Iran are hoping he loses reelection in November, saying the president is facing resistance from the countries because he is working to hold them “accountable.”The remarks came after intelligence officials revealed that while China and Iran want Trump to lose, Russia is working to "denigrate" presumptive Democratic nominee “The intelligence community’s assessment that both China and Iran are trying to stop The statement came after William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said China, Russia and Iran are the “Many foreign actors have a preference for who wins the election, which they express through a range of overt and private statements; covert influence efforts are rarer. Not only did Abrams deny the massacre and push for continued U.S. support for the notoriously brutal Salvadoran government, but he even claimed in a 1994 interview that "the U.S. administration's record in El Salvador is one of fabulous achievement. He denied that the Salvadoran military was responsible for the devastating El Mozote massacre where, in 1981, a U.S.-trained battalion murdered more than 500 civilians, slitting the throats of children along the way. Please help keep Common Dreams alive by making a contribution. But that's simply not true. Feel free to republish and share widely. To remain an independent news source, we do not advertise, sell subscriptions or accept corporate contributions. Thank you.
We are primarily concerned about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia, and Iran,” Evanina said in a statement. "He is vehemently anti-Palestinian and shamelessly supports Israel. Trump says 'Iran appears to be standing down' following its retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing US troops On the upside, tensions that culminated in Trump's evaluation that Iran … This is an administration that publicly announces a … Evanina said officials had determined that China does not want Trump to win reelection because it considers him “unpredictable,” noting Beijing's criticisms of his statements and actions toward Hong Kong, 5G cellular networks and the ongoing legal battle over the South China Sea.He also said Iran is trying to “undermine” U.S. democratic institutions and Trump.However, Evanina also said that officials had determined that Russia is trying to “denigrate” former Vice President Joe Biden, noting the Obama administration’s policies on Ukraine and its support for opponents to Russian President Murtaugh defended Trump’s actions on Russia, casting him as tougher on Moscow than any past president.“The Trump Administration has been tougher on Russia than any administration in history, imposing sanctions and expelling diplomats, in contrast with the Obama-Biden administration, which choked in the face of Russian interference after Susan Rice gave the ‘stand down’ order and let Russia get away with it,” he said, referring to the Obama administration’s response to intelligence it was interfering in the 2016 race.
- Craig Brown, Co-founderOur work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. As Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy during George W. Bush’s second term, Abrams was in charge of promoting Bush's strategy of "advancing democracy abroad.” Abrams championed the U.S. overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, echoing the tactics used by the neocons for intervention in Iraq.Abrams' opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal is epitomized by his attempts to encourage Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear sites before negotiations became too serious. Every day of the week, we publish the most important breaking news & views for the progressive community. Trump and his underlings don’t seem to care about the domestic implications of starting a new foreign war. “He’s weak, and he’s ineffective. The UK Prime Minister said on Tuesday that war in the region would not be in the UK's interests. "In 1991, Abrams pled guilty to withholding information from Congress related to his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, the secret and illegal scam in the 1980s to siphon profits from Iranian weapons sales to support the right-wing Contra rebels trying to overthrow the Sandinista government.Abrams was a key supporter of the disastrous invasion of Iraq. (CNN) US President Donald Trump says he ordered the assassination on Friday of Iran's top general, Qasem Soleimani, "to stop a war." “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate,” Trump said in a 2011 video blog. He lauds Evangelical descriptions of Israel such as the belief that "Israel is connected to the idea that God favors and protects Americans. Just sayin'.Trump Blasted for Naming 'War Criminal' and Iran-Contra Convict Elliott Abrams as Iran Envoy1980s, he defended the infamous Guatemalan General Efraín Ríos Montt, whose violent crackdown on the indigenous Ixil Mayan people of Guatemala was so brutal that it was classified as genocide by the United Nations. In 2015, he applauded then-Speaker John Boehner's decision to invite Netanyahu to address Congress without the approval of President Obama. The Trump campaign responded to revelations that China and Iran are hoping he loses reelection in November, saying the president is facing resistance from the countries because he is working to hold them “accountable.”The remarks came after intelligence officials revealed that while China and Iran want Trump to lose, Russia is working to "denigrate" presumptive Democratic nominee “The intelligence community’s assessment that both China and Iran are trying to stop The statement came after William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said China, Russia and Iran are the “Many foreign actors have a preference for who wins the election, which they express through a range of overt and private statements; covert influence efforts are rarer. Not only did Abrams deny the massacre and push for continued U.S. support for the notoriously brutal Salvadoran government, but he even claimed in a 1994 interview that "the U.S. administration's record in El Salvador is one of fabulous achievement. He denied that the Salvadoran military was responsible for the devastating El Mozote massacre where, in 1981, a U.S.-trained battalion murdered more than 500 civilians, slitting the throats of children along the way. Please help keep Common Dreams alive by making a contribution. But that's simply not true. Feel free to republish and share widely. To remain an independent news source, we do not advertise, sell subscriptions or accept corporate contributions. Thank you.
We are primarily concerned about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia, and Iran,” Evanina said in a statement. "He is vehemently anti-Palestinian and shamelessly supports Israel. Trump says 'Iran appears to be standing down' following its retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing US troops On the upside, tensions that culminated in Trump's evaluation that Iran … This is an administration that publicly announces a … Evanina said officials had determined that China does not want Trump to win reelection because it considers him “unpredictable,” noting Beijing's criticisms of his statements and actions toward Hong Kong, 5G cellular networks and the ongoing legal battle over the South China Sea.He also said Iran is trying to “undermine” U.S. democratic institutions and Trump.However, Evanina also said that officials had determined that Russia is trying to “denigrate” former Vice President Joe Biden, noting the Obama administration’s policies on Ukraine and its support for opponents to Russian President Murtaugh defended Trump’s actions on Russia, casting him as tougher on Moscow than any past president.“The Trump Administration has been tougher on Russia than any administration in history, imposing sanctions and expelling diplomats, in contrast with the Obama-Biden administration, which choked in the face of Russian interference after Susan Rice gave the ‘stand down’ order and let Russia get away with it,” he said, referring to the Obama administration’s response to intelligence it was interfering in the 2016 race.