well and here's the difference max won't blumenthal is ahead garland. well and here's the difference max won't blumenthal is an investigative journalist and that he's searching to find the answer these are people who in my opinion is an investigative journalist and that he's searching to find the answer these are people who in my opinion are searching to move up in their you know field of employment basically are searching to move up in their you know field of employment basically so they're looking at people who you know they see the 3rd rails and they see what happed so they're looking at people who you know they see the 3rd rails and they see what happens to people like. gabbert or you know in the instance of journalism accidents to people like tolls that gabbert or you know in the instance of journalism max blumenthal and the message is clear to them if you want to move up if you want to get that 10 or 12000000 thoughts and the message is clear to them if you want to move on. if you want to get that 10 or $12000000.00 a year you got to be like rache

power firm fire or i mean blumenthal max blumenthal is always on the on the record of that of saying if you just some admitted to me i would have showed me when i would have known i did not they need why did the needs these kind of tactics here is it just pure intimidation go ahead dan yes it's pure intimidation digs here is it just pure intimidation go ahead dan yes it's pure intimidation. there was no need to do it as a police matter again this is a there was no need to do it as a police matter again this is a 5 month old misdemeanor warrant that they put him on the old misdemeanor warrant that they acted upon and as you said they surrounded his home to threaten acted upon and as you said they surrounded his home and it threatens to knock down his door if he didn't come out he was arrested he was schatz to knock down his door he didn't come out he was arrested he was shackled he was held incommunicado for 36 hours not tickled. he was held incommunicado for 36 hours not even able to call his own where there was no reason for even able to call his own way or there was no reason for s

someone like max blumenthal who exposes things that undermine u.s. foreign policy and undermine u.s. intervention he is on u.s. foreign policy and undermined u.s. intervention and he is vilified or just simply ignored and that's what's happening here they want to even give vilified or just simply ignore it and that's what's happening here they want to even give him the light of day to mention that he was arrested and treated in the him the light of day to mention that he was arrested and treated in this way. you know i went with so nefarious about all of this with. you know i went with so nefarious about all of this and i'm glad dan brought up this point about the this is and i'm glad dan brought up this point about the ruling class the political leader always pushing one war and conflict here the ruling class the political leader always pushing one war and conflict here this. it's really sad you have a bipartisan consensus that intervention this is what's really sad you have a bipartisan consensus that intervention is a good thing and it must must n

graham: senator blumenthal. sen. blumenthal: thank you mr. chairman. i think most americans never heard of the fisa court before the mueller investigation, most people now when they think about the mueller report think of carter page, they think of what they have read in terms of the challenges to the warrant issued their, there have been charges that the warrant for surveillance was the result of an illegal partisan scam engineered by political enemies in order to affect the outcome of a 2016 election. so i think, in terms of justifying to the american people that the fisa court operates fairly and effectively, i raise this question. experiencek that the in that instance indicates that anything untoward happened either in applying for the warrants or in the fisa court granting the warrants, from what you know? mr. wiegmann: i cannot comment on that, because i don't know the answer, and because that is under an investigation. i think that issue is being examined by the ig right now. we will see what the report says. mr. orlando: i have to agree. commen

identified blumenthal from a photo as the assailant she adds she was badly beaten identified blumenthal from a photo as the assailant she adds she was badly beaten back in april and may the us backed opposition leaders in venezuela. back in april and may the u.s. backed opposition leaders in venezuela to oust elected president nicolas maduro and in washington supporters of the venezuelan opposition trust elected president nicolas maduro and in washington supporters of the venezuelan opposition trying to install themselves in the country's embassy and a group of pro-government activists kept a vigil in trying to install themselves in the country's embassy and a group of pro-government activists kept a vigil inside hampering the seizure max blumenthal again has links the case to his art side hampering the seizure max blumenthal again has links the case to his articles critical of u.s. support for a coup and but as well. why critical of u.s. support for a coup and by this well. why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents and 5 months after the incident alleged in the cou

an american journalist claims political persecution after his arrest for an alleged assault maxa blumenthal tells r t he is being targeted for reporting on venezuelan opposition to. the forefront of exposing the us against venezuela and now they're trying to steal my freedom. and broadcast live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories right donald trump's announcement of the death of leader. a week ago shook the world and the terror group has since confirmed the claim u.s. president said the terrorist detonated a suicide vest during a u.s. raid in syria killing himself and 2 of his children a brutal killer one who has caused so much hardship and death. has violently been eliminated he died like a dog he died like a coward this drone video shows the aftermath of the us operation the compound is located in italy but province the last rebel stronghold in syria artie's but i've got to have looked into the similarities between the u.s. raid against mondavi and the operation that killed bin laden. honestly at this poin

they are now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the same matter where i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one explain a case that you know is brought 6 months after the fact right you know what was going on in those 6 months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this so it's here we have a journalist on this topic and others who have been critically reporting in can be . acts about powerful people. you know both in the u.s. government and u.s. interests and you know it's reported critically on those which is a journalist is supposed to do and now he's being retaliated against and now you know this is his punishment for speaking out that is what this looks like we contacted the prosecutor's office in washington for comment on max blumenthal's case we will let you know if we hear back from them. huge crowds flooded central baghdad throughout the weekend calling for a radical overhaul of the country's political system demonstrators have been blocking major roads and burning tires forcing governmen

blumenthal's attorney told us but they were beating and beating me. blumenthal's attorney told us more about the political persecution claim than hereis it's more about the political persecution claim than harry's. they decided to arrest him right after the gray zone had republished a story that showed that they decided to arrest him right after the gray zone had republished a story that showed that juan white oh and his team were receiving funding from usa idea though and his team were receiving funding from usa id now are those 2 things related it certainly would seem like this is something now are those 2 things related it certainly would seem like this is some form of retaliation if you sit in a court for arraignment you'll see 3040 form of retaliation if you sit in a court for arraignment you'll see 3040 people come up and their cases if it's a simple assault allegedly people come up and their cases if it's a simple assault allegedly. will be what's called no paper the prosecution won't bring a case. will be what's called no paper the prosecution

they are now bringing a case against max blumenthal. they are now bringing a case against max blumenthal on the same matter what i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one explain the same matter what i do believe that there are political motives i mean how else does one explain a case that a case that you know is brought 6 months after you know is brought 6 months after the fact right you know or. you know. what was going on in those 6 months prior what was going on in those 6 months prior why did they not bring the case then because there's not evidence this man didn't do this why did they not bring the case then because. there's not evidence this man didn't do this so let's hear we have a journalist on this topic and others. so it's here we have a journalist on this topic and others who have been critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people and critically reporting inconvenient facts about powerful people. you know both in the u.s. government and u.s. interests you know both in the u.s. go

trish: as the media gloms on to this blumenthal stuff.how many reports did we see questioning the president's health a few short days ago. >> i think he's someone who has some neurological issues which no one has ever really addressed. look at what happened, you see them going for earn unannounced visit on a saturday to walter reed to get things done that could have easily been done at the white house. trish: the president telling "fox and friends" he's totally fine. president trump: on the way back i'm hearing rumors i'm in the hospital, then i'm hearing rumors i am having chest pains and i had a massive heart attack. after we certified with medical people, we had three medical people call them up and say it's not true, they went with it anyway. trish: dr. marc siegel says it's nuts, and i are responsible for doctors to be speculating on the president's health. off course he's under stress and under pressure. the way a doctor is supposed to look at things, we are like judges assembling facts. it's a disgrace to look at the idea he just v

police say she identified blumenthal from a photo was the assailant blumenthal police say she identified blumenthal from a photo was the assailant as that she was badly beaten up by can april of may the us backed opposition leader knows that she was badly beaten up by can april and may the u.s. backed opposition leaders in venezuela to oust elected president nicolas maduro and emotions and supporters of the venice was in venezuela to oust elected president nicolas maduro and emotions and supporters of the venezuelan opposition tried to install themselves in the country's embassy that it was in opposition tried to install themselves in the country's embassy that a group of pro-government activists kept a vigil inside the seizure blumenthal again government activists kept a vigil inside the seizure blumenthal again as linked the case to his articles critical of u.s. support for a coup in venezuela has linked the case to his articles critical of u.s. support for a coup in venezuela. why 5 months after the incident alleged and. why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents a

blumenthal: let me ask you. your report found that key aspects of the mcas functions such as the intended function description, and the interfaces and architecture were not directly visible to the faa in a straight forward manner through the certification deliverable documents. i am trying to put that in simple english that you would use in a "usa today" article. they did not do full fair disclosure to the faa, did they? >> in simple language, the process was complicated enough, challenging enough that the communication was stifled and the communication did not get to where it needed to be when it needed to be there. sen. blumenthal: i think that answers my question. and that is something that we should correct, correct? >> that is something that the jatr has recommended correcting an the wall street journal reported that internal boeing surveys reveal 30 other of employment have pressure from managers regarding safety, complaint that asserted, quote, boeing management was more concerned with cost and schedule t

he believes it's linked to his reporting in may max blumenthal has told r.t. he believes it's linked to his reporting in which he's critical of u.s. support for political change in venezuela porting in which he's critical of u.s. support for political change in venezuela. why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents and this false charge did i have a team of police documents and this false charge did i have a team of police officers show up and demand entry to my house and take me to prison for 2 days without advice officers show up and demand entry to my house and take me to prison for 2 days without access to a lawyer i was told by someone who has access to a lawyer i was told by someone who has very good inside knowledge of this case that a judge already rejected very good inside knowledge of this case that a judge already rejected the warrant and i for the last 5 months have been able to watch the warrant and i for the last 5 months have been able to walk free i have traveled in and out

senator blumenthal. blumenthal: thank you very much, madam chair, and thank you for having this hearing. as long as i have been a prosecutor, when i was attorney general in connecticut, i've tried to help veterans, this issue has been a perennial one. i have to say, i was particularly moved by senator casey's opening remarks when he referred to his dad, and the to bet about seeking worthy of the service of our veterans. one of those areas where i think we often fail is to protect them from exactly these kinds of scams. i recently sent a letter to secretary wilkie, along with our colleagues, calling attention to this problem. i just came from a hearing of the veterans affairs committee, involving new judges at the court of veteran claims. this issue is one that is pervasive and ongoing, and i mr. to ask perhaps first foreman, if i may. thank you, along with the others, for being here today and for your service. i appreciate you sharing your personal experience with us. i imagine it is pretty frustrating t

only condemned the arrest of blumenthal so i would say journalists telling the truth are persecuted. if you're revealing the reality about our war machine then the authorities said to police up your but meanwhile a clowns like this are arrested for their idiocy now come i want you to go into greater detail we see these beautiful pictures at night from the decks of these 2 u.s. navy vessels in the eastern mediterranean i am tempted to quote the great leonard cohen i'm guided by the beauty of our weapons i can't believe they allowed that on television just because i thought the f.c.c. didn't permit full orgasm on prime time. and now we get to number 4 on our list of the systematic persecution resulting in the death of truth lawyers if you are a lawyer who works to help corporate dominance and corporate enrichment then you are held up like a hero paid the big bucks and given given given bonuses like double decker hot tubs filled with prostitutes male female non-binary super binary whatever. however what if you are not one of those lawyers what if you prosecute chevron for a gigantic env

put truth publishers down as persecuted next film journalist who actually revealed the truth max blumenthal is a bestselling author and. creator of independent media outlet the gray zone but of course the most important thing he's done in his entire career was appear on my show. he and his colleagues have revealed a lot about the u.s. creative coup against venezuela and the american government lies about syria and as i reported last week blumenthal was recently arrested on a 5 month old false charges in a swat style raid at his home here in d.c. he was kept in jail for 2 days and not allowed to call his lawyer or anyone else and last week even the national lawyers guild strongly condemned the arrest of blumenthal so i would say journalist telling the truth or persecute perjury. if you're revealing the reality about our war machine then the authorities and police op your but meanwhile a clowns like this are arrested for their idiocy malcolm i want you to go into greater detail we see these beautiful pictures at night from the decks of these 2 u.s. navy vessels in the eastern mediterranean i

trish: as the media gloms on to this blumenthal stuff.any reports did we see questioning the president's health a few short days ago. >> i think he's someone who has some neurological issues which no one has ever really addressed. look at what happened, you see them going for earn unannounced visit on a saturday to walter reed to get things done that could have easily been done at the white house. trish: the president telling "fox and friends" he's totally fine. president trump: on the way back i'm hearing rumors i'm in the hospital, then i'm hearing rumors i am having chest pains and i had a massive heart attack. after we certified with medical people, we had three medical people call them up and say it's not true, they went with it anyway. trish: dr. marc siegel says it's nuts, and i are responsible for doctors to be speculating on the president's health. off course he's under stress and under pressure. the way a doctor is supposed to look at things, we are like judges assembling facts. it's a disgrace to look at the idea he just visits

american reporter max blumenthal claims the u.s. is trying to steal his freedom and silence him as a journalist and after ames the u.s. is trying to steal his freedom and silence him as a journalist and after his arrest or an alleged attack on a woman during protests at the venezuelan embassy in washington d.c. is a rust or an alleged attack on a woman during protests at the venezuelan embassy in washington d.c. he spoke to our sister channel r.t. spanish. i will see he spoke to our sister channel our 2 spanish. i woke up with banging on my door there i saw that my house was surrounded on the side with banging on my door there i saw that my house was surrounded on the side the officers were very aggressive they demanded entry to the home they did the officers were very aggressive they demanded entry to the home they threatened to break down my door and within minutes they were inside threatened to break down my door and within minutes they were inside. and they said that you are under arrest for that simple as that. and they said th

dissent is being criminalized speech is being arrested just max blumenthal is being criminalized speech is being arrested just max blumenthal editor of the gray zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly editor of the gray zone project and a leading investigative journalist increasingly questioning mainstream media narratives and interrogating policymakers questioning mainstream media narratives and interrogating policymakers can get you banned monetized and you can. get you banned monetized and even the rest. believing weird things by the way this is called superstitious. believing in weird things by the way is called superstition or magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in our magical thinking believing weird things like that is not a bug in the system it's a feature i think god is equipped in the software of our progress in the system it's a feature i think god is equipped in the software of our program to try to connect things in the environment just in case there's a real connection i mean to try to connect things in the environment ju

police say she identified being with all as the assailant from afar criticised by blumenthal police say she identified blumenthal as the assailant from a photograph she claims to you she was badly beaten up back in april graf she claims to you she was badly beaten up back in april may your position it is emission is in the. attempt to. put terrorism in the atmosphere the elected president nicolas maduro. and supporters of the venezuelan opposition. and supporters of the venezuelan opposition. and the country's embassy there are a group of pro-government activist to keep the budget inside the country's embassy however a group of activists to keep the budget inside when we see you. again has the case to his side when we see you. again as the case to his articles from us. then he's going to leave us. most of caution us support that he's going to leave us. why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents and this false charge did i have a team of police officers why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents and this false charge did i have a team of police

chairman. >> thank you, senator blumenthal.we we're going to close this hee now. >> i have one more thing. >> sure. senator cantwell. >> thank you, mr. chairman, for a second round. i just want to clarify, mr. hart, i think i testimony from the company at they do think that the faa do about the level of trim. i think this would be a big issue. i think will do a lot more about this, but you would hope that a plan at the very beginning of certification would include that data, then they would make decisions. but i am concerned that the level of automation and technology in human response, i want to see the best engineers. i think when the automobile industry and toyota went through this, we didn't know what happened. we basically called nasa and said would you look at this coat and figure out what happened. okay. i don't want to call nasa to look at software code. i want the faa to be the best technology engineers in understanding problems with software, problems with automation, and challenges with human response. that's why par

in this country max blumenthal we have freedom.n this country max blumenthal and the gray zone have the liberty to reveal the truth and not be harassed or pun on the gray zone have the liberty to reveal the truth and not be harassed or punished for it in fact this week after that article came out our government thank goodness for it in fact this week after that article came out our government thanked max blumenthal by arresting him on false charges the state police max blumenthal by arresting him on false charges the state police surrounded his house in a swat style raid they then held him in jail for 2 days we surrounded his house in a swat style raid they then held him in jail for 2 days without letting him call his lawyer but let's be fair they were arresting him that letting him call his lawyer but let's be fair they were arresting him they were guarding him. they wanted to make sure he was safe or they were guarding him. they wanted to make sure he was safe from my sis and isis is chewey for he knows. what my sis and isis is c

i did not see that senator blumenthal was back. >> this has been a perennial issue. i have to say i was particularly moved by senator casey and his opening remarks when he referred to his dad and the comment about us seeking to be worthy of the service of our veterans. one of the areas i think we often fail is protecting them from these kinds of scams. i was recently -- i recently sent a letter to secretary wilkie along with our colleagues calling attention to this problem. i just came from a hearing with the veterans affairs committee involving new judges. is one that is pervasive and ongoing. first, mr.sk perhaps foreman, if i may, thank you along with the others for being here today and for your service. i appreciate you sharing your personal experience with us. i imagine it is pretty frustrating to be here. >> yes. senator blumenthal: you have shared that you frequently donate to charities that actually support veterans. unfortunately, this kind of scam is one of the most prevalent. if you had to advise your fellow veterans in identifying a legitimate charity ver

join i joining us now sydney blumenthal. joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do they highlight u.s. foreign policy? >> john solomon's work, which laid out the beginnings of what has now become an impeachment inquiry into president donald trump was not journalism. it was an essential part of a disinformation operation. it was false information put out as propaganda to create a certain political outcome. and that's why it was put out. there's a good deal we don't know about it. we have not gotten to the bottom of the sources of it. we have not gotten to the bottom of the money behind it. we certainly see that john solomon is in the middle of this giuliani gang, and he has many connections to it. lev parnas, giuliani's associate, was hired by solomon as a, quote, translator. parnas also was hired by solomon's lawyers, joe degenova as a, quote, translator working for another client of theirs, who was, we now know, one of the sources of his material, dmitry fertosh, ukrainian oligarch, closely tied to vladimir putin an

here's a look. >> i think senator murphy and blumenthal for their tremendous leadership we are on the floor to speak about. i come today not just as a member of the senate representing my home state of washington, but as a former educator as a mother and a grandmother devastated by how the gun violence epidemic is tearing apart our families and ravaging our communities in every state and i am serious, republican leaders continue to stand by and do nothing while more lives are lost, just as i was after newtown, sutherland springs and marysville in my home state of washington. i could go on. we don't have to continue the cycle of violence, heartbreak and inaction, there was action we could take right now because earlier this year the house passed hr a, meaningful, bipartisan gun safety legislation to address the terrible crisis. and other popular reforms. in 260 days since hr 8 past the house it has languished in the senate despite repeated calls for myself and democratic colleagues for a vote. that is why 58 days ago following the tragic events at el paso and dayton, i joined my senate

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police say she identified blumenthal as the strongly criticised by blumenthal police say she identified blumenthal as the silent from a photograph and she claims to that she was badly beaten up back in a print from a photograph and she claims to that she was badly beaten up back in april i'm a opposition leaders in venezuela banks by the us. the elected president i'm a opposition leaders in venezuela banks by the us the elected president nicholas. defends right in opposition then try to. defend. not in a position then try to install themselves in the country's embassy there will the group of pro-government activists think that the people themselves in the country's embassy there will that a group of pro-government activists to the beach and inside. again the case to his inside. again as the case to his are so crucial in u.s. support for a coup in venezuela. was a crucial in u.s. support for a coup and then. why 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents i 5 months after the incident alleged in the court documents and this false charge did i have a team of police officers

benjamin say this sets a very dangerous precedent there's another journalist max blumenthal who 5 months after the embassy incident they came up to his nose just like they did mine and arrested him with the war and 5 months later so they could come to my house at any time i think this is meant to leave us in a state of uncertainty worrying looking behind our back all the time and it hasn't just happened max like partner tighe barry was falsely arrested and accused of assaulting a police officer it took him 6 months to get the charges dropped this is selective prosecution and it's bogus they make up things against us again as a way to intimidate not only us but other people who want to join us. former protests in germany show no signs of relenting they live as the fent saw the 7 humbert to vent their anger the government's new cultural policies traffic was brought to a halt once the city played host to a conference of the country's federal and regional environment ministers who are discussing among other things imposing restrictions on the use of pesticides you know many farmers say the n