An entity claiming to be the mysterious hacker or hackers Guccifer 2.0 says a “vulnerability” in the Democratic Party’s computer software and not Russian state actors allowed them to gain access to private campaign information. Guccifer 2.0, who took credit for the hack on the Democratic National Committee, appears to have posted online for the first time since November. Guccifer 2.0 has been... 

Russia sees the deployment of US tanks and other military vehicles, along with army personnel, as a threat to its national security and interests, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. “We see this as a threat. These actions pose a threat to our interests and security,” Peskov told journalists on Thursday, stressing “especially, when a third country is beefing up its military presence... 

Syrian state news agency SANA says Israeli jets have bombed the Mezzeh military airport west of Damascus, accusing Tel Aviv of supporting terrorism. The airport was rocked by multiple explosions, with ambulances rushing to the scene. The Syrian Arab Army has warned that there will be repercussions for Israel for the “flagrant attack” on the military base, state TV said, citing a Syrian army command... 

A Mezzah military air facility was struck by several explosions near the Syrian capital of Damascus. Israeli rockets took aim at an ammunitions hub, producing an enormous explosion, according to Syrian state TV. “Rockets strike at Mezzeh Military airport in Damascus minutes ago,” Hadi al-Bahra, former president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces said on... 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is bucking Democrat leadership by saying that he’s willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump on some issues. When asked if there was “any opportunity” to work with Trump’s administration, Sanders told MSNBC’s Morning Joe, “I see some, sure.” “I don’t think it makes sense to say we aren’t going to work in any way, in any form, with the Trump administration,”... 

Hungary plans to crack down on non-governmental organizations linked to billionaire George Soros now that Donald Trump will occupy the White House, according to the deputy head of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party. The European Union member will use “all the tools at its disposal” to “sweep out” NGOs funded by the Hungarian-born financier, which “serve global capitalists and back political... 

Another shipload of America military hardware has arrived at the German port of Bremerhaven to reinforce US commitment to its allies against the perceived Russian threat, and ensure Europe remains “whole, free, prosperous, and at peace.” The delivery of US Abrams tanks, Paladin artillery and Bradley fighting vehicles mark a new phase of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Over the last few days 2,800... 

We must acknowledge that very powerful interests have already decided they want this war. The rising hysteria about Russia is best understood as fulfilling two needs for Official Washington: the Military Industrial Complex’s transitioning from the “war on terror” to a more lucrative “new cold war” – and blunting the threat that a President Trump poses to the neoconservative/liberal-interventionist... 

The Communist Chinese government, through state-controlled corporations masquerading as private entities, is accelerating its plan to acquire control over deep water ports and major shipping lanes across the world. The Sri Lankan government, heavily indebted to China, recently agreed to lease approximately 80% of a strategic port in the southern part of the country to a state-owned Chinese company... 

Increasing numbers of Brits are predicting riots and even civil war unless Brexit is delivered, with the March 31st deadline for Article 50 to be triggered fast approaching. Sky News visited Brexit-strongholds and talked to people who made it clear what they thought would happen if the timeline for Britain’s exit from the EU was not announced soon. “Oh, there’ll be mass riots. There’ll be... 

At least 25 people were detained in the Polish town of Elk on Sunday after they smashed up a kebab diner and clashed with police, throwing firecrackers and stones. Up to 300 people took part in a rally after a Pole was allegedly killed by Muslim men of Arab descent. City authorities in Elk, a city of 60,000 in northeast Poland, have requested extra police forces to be dispatched to secure public order... 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has claimed his country is almost ready to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), amid international pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its arms programs. “Research and development of cutting edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its final stage,” Kim said in his New Year’s message on television... 

A very sobering Security Council (SC) “urgent action bulletin” circulating in the Kremlin today states that the Ministry of Defense (MoD) has just received a New START treaty notification alert from the US Army (USA) stating that on, or about, 21 January 2017, it is anticipating the “movement/placement” of [красноломкий номер] Special Atomic Demolition Munitions (SADM) along... 

Rudy is really stating the obvious here, even though most people in media are playing dumb. Obama is not engaging in a peaceful transfer of power. He’s taking an axe to the control panel at the last minute to sabotage his successor. From Politico: Giuliani: Obama trying to create problems for Trump with 11th-hour foreign policy moves Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani dismissed the sanctions against... 

Hackers have compromised the website of the Bilderberg group and defaced its homepage. Bilderbergmeetings.org, the official website of the secretive forum, which hosts annual closed-door discussions between leading figures in politics, finance and academia, remained altered Friday with the hackers’ manifesto. The hackers, who identified as members of Anonymous, relayed messages both to the public...