Putin a bigger threat to world security than Islamic State, according to veteran US Senator John McCain

Sydney (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according to veteran US Senator John McCain who also admits Donald Trump makes him "nervous".

Republican McCain -- one of US President Trump's most outspoken critics in his own party -- said Russia's alleged meddling in elections was a danger to democracy.

"I think he (Putin) is the premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS," McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation late Monday .... https://www.yahoo.com

French Presidential Race: Marine LePen Far Ahead Of Rivals In Secret Polling

In his recent article on the failing efforts of the media and political classes to thwart LePen’s continued rise,editorialist Ivan Rioufol cites ‘sous le manteau’, or hidden surveys in circulation which show LePen likely to score double her father, Jean-Marie LePen’s 2002 score of 16.86%.

The politically correct ‘Maginot line’ of France’s elites can no longer hold out against the popular anger of the French public, Rioufol writes, arguing that the threats by leftist intellectuals and celebrities to quit the country in the event of a LePen victory are actually boosting her campaign. Likewise for scare-mongering media warnings on a ‘return to the 1930s’ .... http://www.zerohedge.com

Tim Allen: Being Conservative in Hollywood is Like Being a Jew in 1930s Germany

Comedian Tim Allen says that being a conservative in Hollywood today is almost like being a Jews in Germany in the 1930s. He made the remarks on Jimmy Kimmel Live show after Kimmel pointed out that he went to President Trump's inauguration. Media analyst Mark Dice has the story.

John McCain's Dirty Little Secret Just Got Exposed

Nancy Pelosi refuses to applaud American job creation

McCain Fingered as Major Trump Leaker

At least some officials think the senator listened to some of Trump’s telephone conversations, including one with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They say, reportedly that McCain is giving information on these conversations to mainstream media journos and other to injure Trump and even set him up for impeachment.

There are others besides McCain who are doing a lot of leaking, but McCain definitely seems a major player. … though obviously he would deny it. There are no charges pending and McCain is a very powerful figure within the GOP. It is not clear if and when charges would be made .... http://www.zerohedge.com

Far-right Sweden Democrats neck-and-neck in poll with 2nd most popular party

The far-right anti-immigration party Sweden Democrats are tying for second place with the center-right opposition, a new poll shows. It comes as right-wing parties across Europe see Donald Trump’s victory as a welcome defeat for the establishment.

According to a poll published on Wednesday by Aftonbladet newspaper, support for the Sweden Democrats (SD) party rose to 21.5 percent, compared with the 13 percent they got in the 2014 general election. While the ruling Social Democrats maintain their lead of 25.7 percent, the Sweden Democrats (SD) are gaining ground on the Moderate Party, the largest opposition party with a popularity of 22 percent.

SD popularity figures are rising for a third month in a row, Aftonbladet adds.

“There is a movement in both Europe and the United States where the establishment is being challenged,” SD leader Jimmie Akesson told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. “It is clearly happening here as well.” .... https://www.rt.com

Marine Le Pen is continuing to increase her lead and now stands to win 26%

A new poll published on February 17 has found that Marine Le Pen is continuing to increase her lead and now stands to win 26 per cent of the first round of voting.

Emmanuel Macron and Francois are set to tie with 20 per cent of the vote each, according to the poll by PrésiTrack OpinionWay / ORPI for Les Echos and Radio Classique.

Benoit Hamon is predicted to come in fourth place with 16 per cent.

Despite Ms Le Pen’s clear lead in the first round of voting, the survey found that she will likely lose in the second round, although support for her is growing .... http://www.express.co.uk

President Trump Slams "Hero" McCain: "Look At The Mess Our Country Is In"

Venezuela’s New Iron-Fisted Boss Facing U.S. Trafficking Probe

Facing economic collapse and anemic public support, President Nicolas Maduro has chosen as his chief deputy one of Venezuela’s most controversial and feared politicians, government critics say. El Aissami, 42, is one of a number of Venezuelans under investigation by U.S. authorities for alleged participation in drug trafficking and money laundering rings as well as for playing a key role in helping Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamist group, gain footholds in Latin America. A young star in the socialist party that has ruled here for nearly two decades, El Aissami is viewed by both supporters and critics as cunning and skilled .... https://www.bloomberg.com

World leaders duped by manipulated global warming data

The Mail on Sunday today reveals astonishing evidence that the organisation that is the world’s leading source of climate data rushed to publish a landmark paper that exaggerated global warming and was timed to influence the historic Paris Agreement on climate change.

A high-level whistleblower has told this newspaper that America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) breached its own rules on scientific integrity when it published the sensational but flawed report, aimed at making the maximum possible impact on world leaders including Barack Obama and David Cameron at the UN climate conference in Paris in 2015.

The report claimed that the ‘pause’ or ‘slowdown’ in global warming in the period since 1998 – revealed by UN scientists in 2013 – never existed, and that world temperatures had been rising faster than scientists expected. Launched by NOAA with a public relations fanfare, it was splashed across the world’s media, and cited repeatedly by politicians and policy makers .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Trump's no monster... and he's not mad either - Piers Morgan

A Reuters poll last night revealed that 49% of Americans support Trump’s travel ban, as opposed to 41% who are against it.

And in the UK, a YouGov poll today revealed 49% of Britons are in favour of President Trump’s state visit going ahead, compared to just 36% who are against it.

So despite all the howling, marches, social media onslaughts and foul-mouthed chants, more people in America and Britain appear to be behind Trump than against him.

And as we saw with the US election and Brexit, these polls are probably understating that support .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

UC Berkeley cancels Milo Yiannopoulos event amid violent protest

A protest at UC Berkeley turned fiery and violent Wednesday night, shutting down a scheduled speech by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.

The Breitbart News editor was set to deliver a speech inside a UC Berkeley campus building but hundreds of protesters began throwing fireworks and pulling down the metal barricades police set up to keep people from rushing into the building. Windows were smashed and fires were set outside the building as masked protesters stormed it .... http://www.sfgate.com

Saudi oil minister welcomes Donald Trump election

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has said President Donald Trump’s election will be good for the oil industry, playing down concerns over the impact of his “America First” policies for the export-reliant kingdom.

Khalid al-Falih said Saudi Arabia is considering increasing its investment in the US encouraged by the new White House administration’s pro-industry and pro-oil and gas stance.

The energy minister, a former head of Saudi’s state oil company Aramco, said in an interview with BBC, the Trump administration looked like adopting policies “which are good for the oil industry” while steering “away from excessively anti fossil fuel, unrealistic policies by some well intentioned environment proponents” .... https://www.ft.com

Steve Bannon in 2010: "Islam is not a religion of peace. Islam is a religion of submission"

President Trump's chief strategist, former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon, once dismissed the notion that Islam is a religion of peace, describing it in a 2010 radio interview as "a religion of submission."

Bannon made the comments on "Western Word Radio with Avi Davis," an online right-wing radio station.

In the segment, Bannon, who at the time served on the board of Breitbart, criticized former President George W. Bush for what he and fellow guest conservative columnist Diana West described as injecting political correctness into the federal government .... http://edition.cnn.com

Times Journalist calls for assassination of Trump

Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump.

During a days-long invective against the newly inaugurated President on Twitter in which Knight called Mr. Trump a “moron,” “mad,” “needy,” and an “arse,” among other things, before telling him to “shut up,” she mused, “The assassination is taking such a long time” .... http://www.breitbart.com