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In joint WSJ editorial Mattis, Tillerson say ‘U.S. has no interest in regime change or accelerated reunification of Korea’,  pressure China to step up and deal with North Korea – washingtonexaminer.com

Jim Mattis, Rex Tillerson editorial: We’re holding Pyongyang to account – WSJ

General Dunford: ‘It would be a horrible thing were a war to be conducted here on the (Korea) peninsula, and that’s why we’re so focused on coming up with a peaceful way ahead’ – Stripes

Resolve N. Korea nuclear issue peacefully: President Moon – The Straits Times

Trump signs trade actions against China as North Korea crisis looms over move – Washington Times

Trump’s trade war with China is war on North Korea by other means – IBD

US-North Korea standoff could spark economic war with China – CNBC

Chinese state newspaper says Trump trade probe will ‘poison’ relations, it is unfair for Trump to put the burden on China for dissuading Pyongyang from its actions – Reuters

China implements UN sanctions against North Korea, as Trump trade probe looms – Fox News

Experts: North Korea’s dependency on Chinese fuel is China’s choke hold on Pyongyang, China is leaving a life line for North Korea – Bloomberg

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1. Let’s start with the obvious. Charlottesville, Virginia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, are actually two completely different places in the world. The flood of concern and good wishes for those of us here in Charlottesville is wonderful and much appreciated. That people can watch TV news about Charlottesville, remember that I live in Charlottesville, and send me their kind greetings addressed to the people of Charlotte is an indication of how common the confusion is. It’s read more

Bombshell report by The Nation magazine on the DNC hack: Forensic experts claim it was an inside job, not the Russians. A summary of its most compelling arguments – ijr.com

Big questions about last year’s DNC Hack, experts say it wasn’t a hack at all but a leak—an inside job by someone with access to the DNC’s system – The Nation

Walls closing in on Russiagate conspiracy theorists: Evidence mounts that DNC emails provided to WikiLeaks by inside source – Big League Politics

DNC accuses The Nation peddling “just another conspiracy theory” – Jackpine Radicals

The Nation article about the DNC hack is too incoherent to even debunk, wrote in techno-gibberish that falls apart under even the slightest scrutiny – nymag.com

Why is The Nation giving space to tinfoil haberdashers and pro-Putin propagandists? – Shakesville

The DNC hack: Discussion on the bandwidth speeds available today on the Internet – City-Data Forum

The need for speed: Some reviewers have questioned the conclusion in the Guccifer 2.0 NGP/VAN metadata analysis study– The Forensicator

In an audio, Hersh claims an FBI report described to him by an insider confirms that Seth Rich had taken some emails to WikiLeaks – WND

AUDIO: Seymour Hersh states Seth Rich was WikiLeaks source – Big League Politics

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What kind of civilization have we developed when two mentally unstable national leaders, in an escalating confrontation with each other, threaten one another―and the world―with nuclear war?

That question arises as a potentially violent showdown emerges between Kim Jong Un of North Korea and Donald Trump of the United States.  In recent years, the North Korean government has produced about 10 nuclear weapons and has read more

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Slouching Toward Mar-a-Lago
The Post-Cold-War Consensus Collapses
By Andrew J. Bacevich

Like it or not, the president of the United States embodies America itself. The individual inhabiting the White House has become the preeminent symbol of who we are and what we represent as a nation and a people. In a fundamental sense, he is us.

It was not always so. Millard Fillmore, the read more

ISIS vows grueling battle against U.S.-led coalition forces in Raqqa – freebeacon.com

ISIS warns of ‘a fire that burns the cross and its people’, In the new issue of its magazine Rumiyah interviews a Raqqa commander – pjmedia.com

The Islamic State’s latest issue of the magazine Rumiyah includes instructions to fighters on how to dodge white phosphorus reportedly used by U.S. and Russian forces – The Daily Caller

Full English text of the Islamic State’s latest issue of the magazine Rumiyah (slow to download) – rum12en.pdf

In Raqqa, a battle of attrition as civilians flee in shock – The Washington Post

Three suburbs captured in Raqqa city after Kurdish forces resume offensive – almasdarnews.com

In pictures: ISIS combatants lurk around every Raqqa corner with rocket launchers – almasdarnews.com

ISIS deployed snipers with night vision to defend raqqa from YPG ,,,,several YPG were killed last night due to ISIS snipers shots – Independent on Twitter

In pictures: ISIS suicide bomber takes out large Kurdish gathering in Raqqa city – almasdarnews.com

ISIS releases 30-min propaganda video on fighting Kurdish-led forces in Raqqa (VIDEO) – almasdarnews.com

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