Korea News Links 26 May – 2 June 2018

2 June 2018 15:45:58 — williambowles.info

Japan urges caution on any North Korea agreement
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/japan-urges-caution-north-korea-agreement-180602052545026.html

North Korea, China on the agenda of security summit in Singapore
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/north-korea-china-agenda-security-summit-singapore-180602121314109.html
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Ukraine – The Babchenko Hoax Was Part Of A Corporate Raid

1 June 2018 — Moon of Alabama

The case of the death and resurrection of the Russian journalist Babchenko in Kiev is even more surreal than it seemed so far. According to Ukrainian sources and court documents the whole hoax was part of an attempt to raid and take over a private company. High levels of the Ukrainian security services staged the whole affair not only to blame Russia but also for someone’s personal gain.

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Max Blumenthal Reveals Surveillance Program in Yemen Run by Cambridge Analytica Parent Company SCL Group

1 June 2018 — TRNN

Journalist Max Blumenthal published documents showing how Cambridge Analytica’s parent company SCL Group ran a secret counter-insurgency operation in Yemen on behalf of a US-based military contractor, called Project Titania. The UK government likely contracted it, exploiting NGOs and spying on populations in the Middle East (inc. transcript).

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Under Trump, the Israel lobby is a Hydra with many heads By Jonathan Cook

30 May 2018 — Jonathan Cook

Since Trump took office, the Israel lobby has mobilised four other powerful lobbies: Christian evangelicals, the alt-right, the military-industrial complex and Saudi Arabia

Middle East Eye – 30 May 2018

The Trump administration’s recent steps in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should surely lay to rest any doubts about the enormous, and dangerous, power of the Israel lobby in Washington.

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