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House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Escalating a political fight over global warming. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

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Archives for 3月 2017

Trump’s NAFTA Reversal Likely Tied To Oil Industry Pressure

Despite Trump’s promises to “entirely renegotiate” what he once called “the worst trade deal in history,” his administration’s proposed changes to NAFTA are modest at best. This reversal coincides with major investments made by U.S. oil companies that have direct ties to some of the most powerful figures in the Trump administration.

Whitney Webb
作者 Whitney Webb
Trump pauses while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Having called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) “the worst trade deal in history” during his presidential campaign and repeatedly promising to “entirely renegotiate” the controversial pact, Donald Trump’s stance on NAFTA has seemed clear for months, especially after he affirmed the need to radically alter the

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Even Exxon Wants Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Accord

The very fact that Exxon so strongly endorses the international agreement points to its weaknesses

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作者 teleSUR
Exxon Mobil's Billings Refinery in Billings, Mont. (AP/Matthew Brown)

When President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday that he was walking back on a key plank of the U.S. plan to live up to the Paris Climate Agreement, many were angry but few were surprised. The surprise came on Wednesday as it emerged that Trump’s decision to roll back the Clean Power Plan — which makes it “virtually impossible for the U.S.

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Judge Indefinitely Extends Injunction On Trump’s Muslim Ban

“The court will not crawl into a corner, pull the shutters closed, and pretend it has not seen what it has,” Judge Watson wrote on Wednesday.

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作者 teleSUR
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On Wednesday a federal judge indefinitely extended a previously temporary restraining order against U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Muslim Ban executive order. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson turned his earlier temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction as part of an ongoing lawsuit against Trump's executive order

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Why Texas Ag Chief Sid Miller Signed A Deal With Illegal Israeli Settlements

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has opened trade relations with group of Israeli settlements in the West Bank that neither the United States nor the United Nations legally recognizes.

Jim Malewitz
作者 Jim Malewitz
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller tours the Naama Agricultural Community in Israel's Jordan Valley. (Photo: Sid Miller/ Facebook)

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the cowboy hat-wearing Republican who often draws attention for posting controversial messages on social media, made a bold geopolitical statement during an international trip he wrapped up Wednesday: He opened up trade relations with a group of Israeli settlements in the West Bank that neither the United

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America’s Top Brass Pushing For Direct Military Action In Yemen

Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel is claiming that the US has “vital interests” in participating in the Saudi war.

Jason Ditz
作者 Jason Ditz
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford greets Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon (AP/Alex Brandon)

Defense Secretary James Mattis has been reported recently to be pushing for deeper direct US military involvement in the Saudi invasion of Yemen, and it seems he’s getting backing from top Pentagon brass as well, with the Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel today arguing that the US has “vital interests” in participating in the

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Iran’s President Visits Russia: Another Step To A Multipolar World

Russia’s role in reaching the Iran nuclear deal, the cooperation in Syria and the allegiance to the policy of rapprochement declared by President Putin provide ample evidence of Moscow’s desire to boost the bilateral ties.

Peter Korzun
作者 Peter Korzun
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Russia and Iran agreed to boost their energy cooperation and continue joint efforts to help Syrian settlement. (Sergei Karpukhin/AP)

The significance of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Russia on March 27-28 goes far beyond the bilateral relationship. Iran is one of the main actors in Syria and Iraq. It has an importance place in the geopolitical plans of US President Donald Trump. Its relationship with Russia is an important factor of international politics. The

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