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kpete's JournalThe Pentagon Said This Video Shows A Raid In Yemen Was Successful. Its A Decade Old.
The video was initially heralded as proof that the raid in Yemen, in which a US military operator was killed along with several civilians, was a success.WASHINGTON — The US military on Friday took down the link to a video that it said it secured from a raid in Yemen last week just hours after posting it, having realized that far from showing off the intelligence gained from the raid, the videos were a decade old.
The video, titled “Courses for Destroying The Cross,” was first released in 2007 and had been online for years, as it turns out. In the less than two-minute long video, which was widely circulated after it was pushed out on Friday morning, there are several clips showing a man in a white robe and black mask explaining how to make a bomb using chemicals.
The Pentagon said that even if the video had been posted before, it was also captured during the raid and said the date of its production didn’t matter, Navy Capt Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters. The raid, Davis said, was still helpful in learning about al Qaeda training and tactics.
A defense official told BuzzFeed News that the raid was intended to gather intelligence about al Qaeda’s external operations, not to thwart a specific future attack.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/nancyyoussef/a-video-the-military-said-showed-a-recent-raid-was-successfu?utm_term=.vlEXlyMXY#.kue8wNz87
Vermont US attorney quotes Sally Yates in resignation letter
Vermont's top federal prosecutor on Friday announced his resignation, quoting the acting U.S. attorney general that President Trump fired in his notice.
U.S. attorney Eric Miller's resignation statement made reference to Sally Yates, whom Trump fired earlier this week after she refused to have the Department of Justice (DOJ) defend his temporary ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations in court.
Miller's statement read in part:
"Whenever I think about the core mission of this place, I always return to a formulation I first heard from Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates: Although much or our most important work involves prosecuting people who break the law, we are not just the Department of Prosecutions, or even the Department of Public Safety. We are the Department of Justice. And I know the men and women of this office will continue to work every day to deliver on the promise of justice for all Vermonters."
Miller was appointed to his position by former President Obama in June 2016 and unanimously confirmed.
Yates stunned observers Monday by ordering the DOJ not to defend Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration and refugees in court, days after the president issued it
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http://thehill.com/homenews/news/317771-vermonts-us-attorney-resigns-quotes-sally-yates
Sen. Murkowski (Opposes DeVos) on defying Trump: I cannot live in fear of a tweet
Although she said she had not communicated with anyone in the Trump administration since announcing that she would oppose DeVos, Murkowski acknowledged the possibility that she would become the target of the harsh criticism the president likes to dole out via his Twitter feed.
“I cannot live in fear of a tweet,” Murkowski said, laughing. “We as lawmakers should not. What we need to be doing is working for the people that we represent, trying to do best by our states and their people, and doing so in working with a new administration.”
Speaking about Trump’s turbulent first two weeks in office, Murkowski said there are “a lot of bumpy spots in the road right now, a lot of things that have made many of us uncomfortable.” She cited her own “very real reservations” about Trump’s executive order temporarily barring entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S. refugee program.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-murkowski-on-defying-trump-i-cannot-live-in-fear-of-a-tweet-193230535.html
Bannon film outline warned U.S. could turn into Islamic States of America
https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/827537449052160000https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bannon-film-outline-warned-us-could-turn-into-islamic-states-of-america/2017/02/03/f73832f4-e8be-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?postshare=3261486134995109&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.e1ea2af62a37
Vanity Fair, The New Yorker Will Not Participate in WH Correspondents Dinner Parties
https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/827519883038556161The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is still on for this year, but two of its biggest participants are backing out of the festivities in the wake of the Donald Trump Presidency.
In recent days, there was some mystery as to whether “Nerd Prom” would happen at all, given the Trump Administration’s rough relationship with the media. The dinner is set to take place after all, but The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, who host two of the weekend’s biggest events, will not be taking part.
“We’ve taken a break from the dinner in the past,” said Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. When the New York Times asked if there was any particular reason for his decision, Carter cited “Trump” and plans to go on a weekend fishing trip.
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The New Yorker is also known for its weekend kickoff parties, which are usually recognized as star-studded events. According to their spokeswoman, they have decided to scrap their plans for this year as well.
Full Frontal host Samantha Bee will be holding a counter-event in the city that weekend, which is set up to be a comedic roast against Trump.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/vanity-fair-the-new-yorker-will-not-participate-in-wh-correspondents-dinner/
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https://twitter.com/Patbagley/status/827314351069491200The ACLU has put up a page for donations to the Bowling Green Massacre Victims Fund.
(Donate link goes to ACLU donation page.)
We all still carry the vivid memories of what horrors occurred at Bowling Green, but some still relive those moments everyday as they work to rebuild a community torn apart.
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Judge dismisses Melania Trump's lawsuit against Daily Mail
Judge dismisses Melania Trump's lawsuit against Daily Mail: report
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First lady Melania Trump's $150 million defamation suit against the Daily Mail has been dismissed by a judge in Maryland, BuzzFeed News reports.
The judge ruled that the state court did not have the proper jurisdiction to pursue a case against the U.K.-based Daily Mail.
Trump filed the lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Maryland-based political blogger Webster Griffin Tarpley in September after they published that she once worked for an escort service in the 1990s, according to The Washington Post.
The Daily Mail retracted the story shortly after the lawsuit was filed.
A judge ruled last Friday that Trump could proceed with the lawsuit against Tarpley.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317691-judge-dismisses-melania-trumps-lawsuit-against-daily-mail
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