the denial of his country ’s involvement in the bombing . “ Judging by the information from the Defense Ministry , we have nothing to do with it . Of course the parliament will be informed of the role played by our military in the region in the hours or days to come , ” he said before an EU summit in Brussels .
Trump has said he does n't want to give details on his specific plan to defeat ISIS because he does n't want to broadcast it to America 's enemies , a strategy Clinton called " dangerous " and " disqualifying . " " We would leave a certain group behind and you would take various sections where they have the oil , " Trump said , to prevent groups like ISIS gaining control of the resource . Clinton on Thursday reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.naher opposition to sending a big contingent of troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria , saying it would fulfill ISIS ' wish for a ground war with America . She also called Trump 's rhetoric a " gift for ISIS , " in reference to the Time article , " Why ISIS supports Trump . " " The United States of America does not invade other countries to plunder and pillage , " Clinton said .
We do n’t know for sure . ” She said she would push for release of all classified government records and files on UFOs and Area 51 , the remote Air Force base in Nevada where , according to members of the UFO community , the government is keeping alien technology recovered from UFO crash sites . Clinton reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.naher commitment to the UFO disclosure during a recent late night TV interview with Jimmy Kimmel . She said that if elected as president , she would try to open all classified UFO files provided that the move does not compromise national security . Clinton ’s campaign manager , John Podesta , well - known in UFO circles as an enthusiast , also confirmed in a number of interviews that he has spoken with Clinton about the issue of UFO disclosure and secured her commitment to push for UFO disclosure if elected president .
A similarly violent attack on the UK embassy in Moscow was unlikely , he added , but “ we need to be careful about the consequences of things we call for ” . Johnson had called for demonstrations outside the Russian embassy in a Commons debate on Tuesday , partly as a rhetorical device to criticise leftwing groups such as Stop the War Coalition for failing to denounce the Russian bombing of Aleppo , the second city of Syria . He also reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastallegations of Russian involvement in an attack on aid convoy last month , prompting an accusation of “ Russophobic hysteria ” by the Russian defence ministry . On the ground in besieged eastern Aleppo , residents said air raids using powerful bunker - buster bombs resumed on Tuesday and continued into the early hours of Wednesday morning . Doctors said they had documented 34 dead and 216 injured on Tuesday alone , adding that the total number was likely to be higher as some families retrieved their dead from bombarded sites without taking them to local hospitals .
Turkey has been one of the leading advocates of Assad ’s removal since the conflict , which has resulted in more than 400,000 deaths , broke out in 2011 . But Russia , a staunch Syria ally , which has intervened in the conflict at the request of Damascus , has refused to contemplate Assad ’s unilateral removal unless Syrian people decide so . In an interview with French television broadcast on Wednesday night , Russian President Vladimir Putin reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthat the Syrian president would agree to develop a new , more democratic and inclusive constitution , and overhaul the political system – but only if he was allowed to stand in a future election . Read more “ If the people do not vote for President Assad , there will be a democratic change of power , but without the help of armed intervention from outside and under strict international control , under UN supervision .
Holder has shown some leniency toward Snowden before , but his use of the phrase “ public service ” turned heads . In January 2014 , Holder told an audience at the University of Virginia that the government could accept a plea deal with Snowden if he were to return to the US and plead guilty to criminal charges . He reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nathe possibility of a plea deal last year , after stepping down from his post as the country ’s top law enforcement officer in April 2015 and returning to private practice with the Washington law firm Covington & Burling . “ I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with , ” Holder told Yahoo News in July 2015 . He added that the disclosures “ spurred a necessary debate ” .
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is against the Ukraine gaining membership to the European , he said in an interview with NU.nl one week before the referendum on the association agreement between the EU and the Ukraine . He reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nathat the association agreement and therefore the referendum is not about the Ukraine joining the EU . " Opponents of the agreement say it is a step towards accession to the European Union . That is not what the agreement is about .
In one instance in April , Russia sent a fighter plane to intercept a U.S. aircraft approaching its border over the Baltic Sea , accusing the plane of turning off its transponders . It was not immediately clear if U.S. reconnaissance jets have flown with their transponders off in the region . In a sign of the continued strains between Russia and the West , Grushko reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastMoscow 's position that NATO 's biggest modernization since the end of the Cold War is putting Europe 's security at risk . NATO denies that , saying its military build - up is a proportionate response to Russia 's actions in Ukraine . " The message was very clear .
China 's man - made islands and presence in disputed territory in the South China Sea have rankled its relations with regional trade partners and even prompted a response from President Barack Obama , who spoke on the issue last month after reports that China had transferred surface - to - air missiles to one of its disputed islands . " Freedom of navigation must be upheld and lawful commerce should not be impeded , " Obama said at the time . " I reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nathat the United States will continue to fly , sail and operate wherever international law allows , and we will support the right of all countries to do the same . " The U.S. has at times sailed military vessels around the region – a symbolic display of dissatisfaction that has n't been received particularly well by officials in Beijing . Should tensions build further and actual conflict erupt , the fallout would " seriously undermine intra - regional economic ties and potentially interrupt global trade flows and simultaneously depress global economic sentiment more broadly , " according to the EIU .
— He claimed there is no proof the Russians are responsible for recent cyberattacks and that it might just as easily be some 400-pound guy sitting on a couch . Uh , no , Donald — not unless the 400-pound fellow is a Russian hacker . — Trump reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcasthis constant excuse for refusing to show his income tax returns , insisting an IRS audit prevents it . Actually , that is not the case . He could do it anytime he wants , just as presidential candidates have done for decades .
On Friday , Eichenwald described it as “ a major attack on Newsweek . ” Later in the afternoon , Eichenwald tweeted , “ Lots of IP addresses involved . Main ones from Russia . ” In an e - mail to Ars , Impoco reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthat the publication is " still investigating ” and that investigators have “ nothing definitive . As with any DDoS attack , there are a lot of IP addresses , but the main ones are Russian . ” He said it remains too early to say what significance , if any , comes from the large number of Russian IPs . The IPs involved in a DDoS rarely say much about the parties perpetrating the attack , because the addresses are usually connected to computers that have been hacked and are participating in the assault without the end users ’ knowledge .
Sen. Ted Cruz ( R - TX ) THEN : Cruz , who was on board with the GOP loyalty pledge back in September , has called Trump a “ fragile soul ” on the campaign trail , hit him for embodying “ New York values ” and mocked the real estate mogul for whiffing on naming a Bible verse . NOW : Cruz grudgingly reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthis weekend that he would still back the party ’s nominee even if it is Trump , saying : “ I will support the Republican nominee . Period . The end . ”
READ MORE : Thousands on the streets to show support for Erdogan The Turkish president said he believed foreign countries might have been involved in the failed coup attempt , though he declined to name any . Erdogan also reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.naTurkey would consider reinstating the death penalty after the failed attempt to overthrow his government . " I will approve capital punishment if it 's passed by parliament , " he said . Turkey abolished the death penalty in 2004 under reforms aimed at obtaining European Union membership .
Unquestionably , the e - mails demonstrated that the DNC operated as an arm of the Hillary Clinton campaign , planting information in the media to flatter Clinton and damage opponent Bernie Sanders . The revelations were particularly damaging because the DNC was obligated to behave neutrally , and had repeatedly denied the demonstrated favor toward Clinton existed . Following a contentious and later debunked claim Sanders supporters “ incited violence and chaos ” at a Nevada caucus ( and threw chairs ) , former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz both reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthe now - debunked “ chair ” claim and at the thirty - second mark stated that campaign neutrality was part of the DNC ’s charter : The National Chairperson shall serve full time and shall receive such compensation as may be determined by agreement between the Chairperson and the Democratic National Committee . In the conduct and management of the affairs and procedures of the Democratic National Committee , particularly as they apply to the preparation and conduct of the Presidential nomination process , the Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates and campaigns .
" We should not expect any repentance from them , they will keep doing it anyway and the closer the elections , the more smear campaigns there will be , " Putin said . In patriotic rhetoric , Putin boasted that Russia " can not be manipulated " and must be " spoken to with respect . " He reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nahis defence of his cellist friend , insisting Roldugin spends all his money on costly musical instruments and is not corrupt . " In Russia you can just about imagine a bribe paid in Borzoi puppies , but in violins and cellos ? That 's a new one to me , " Putin said .
The delay comes as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Washington from Tuesday to meet his US counterpart John Kerry for possible talks over the controversial defence system and North Korea . China opposes the proposed deployment of THAAD , with foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying warning Monday that it should not be used as a front to ' undermine China 's own legitimate ( security ) interests ' . South Korea 's defence ministry reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.naTuesday that the US missile defence system only targets North Korea and that its deployment is an issue between the two allies .
He skipped his party ’s convention in Cleveland this summer after initially indicating he would attend . This week , a source told the Miami Herald that Rubio “ will not be going to any presidential campaign events ” for Trump or Pence in the four weeks left before Election Day . Though Rubio disavowed Trump ’s 2005 remarks , he reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcaston Tuesday that he is still backing his party ’s nominee because he believes the election is a binary choice . “ I wish we had better choices for president . But I do not want Hillary Clinton to be our next president , ” he said in a statement .
His goal is to find dirt in the servers of powerful individuals or organizations he sees as corrupt or dangerous , and bring them down by exposing it . As he memorably told Der Spiegel in 2010 , “ I enjoy crushing bastards . ” His recent focus on “ crushing ” Clinton but not Trump has led some to ask Assange if he is worried about helping to elect someone who might be even more hostile to him — let alone to the causes of justice and peace that have motivated Wikileaks ’ previous disclosures . Asked recently by Amy Goodman of “ Democracy Now ” if he does prefer Trump over Clinton , Assange replied , “ You ’re asking me , do I prefer cholera or gonorrhea ? ” Speaking to Bill Maher on Friday night from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London , where he has been effectively confined for more than four years , Assange joked about hacking Trump ’s tax returns , but added , “ from the perspective of WikiLeaks trying to protect its sources , you have really two very bad presidential candidates . ” In an address to the American Green Party convention on Saturday , Assange reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthat both major party candidates for the presidency were “ horrific , ” but argued that “ it certainly does n’t make as much difference as people say , ” which of them gets elected . What is important , he said , is to build political pressure “ to discipline and hold to account and check the abuses of power during the next four years . ” Standing ovation for Julian Assange of @wikileaks at the # GNCinHOU pic.twitter.com/duXmSrAFF3 — Green Party of MN ( @MnGreens ) August 6 , 2016
Clinton fully supports this global system and America ’s oversight of it ; she flew around the world several times as secretary of state to defend the just exercise of American power . According to Mark Landler ’s new book , Alter Egos : Hillary Clinton , Barack Obama , and the Twilight Struggle over American Power , this is n’t just political expediency ; she genuinely has the instincts of an interventionist hawk . She will no doubt continue to defend the system heart and soul , as will her husband , Bill Clinton , who was known in his time as the " globalization president . ” ( “ There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is domestic , " he said at his first inaugural in 1993 , and reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nathe point in his final foreign policy address in 2000 ; both sentiments now appear to be outdated in this time of Trump . ) Hillary Clinton will have a good case to make . If a Trumpian America really did withdraw behind its oceans , what would we likely see unfolding overseas ?
And I do n't think we should be against the NFL . I do n't know how the dates were picked . " Trump reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.broadcastthat he did n't like the dates picked , and added : " Hillary Clinton wants to be against the NFL . " The dates were selected and announced by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates nearly a year ago . Here is the press release , dated September 23 , 2015 .
He continued the mimicry : “ How dare he like Putin ? How dare he ? ” Mr. Trump also reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nahis view that NATO , the security alliance formed as a bulwark against the Soviet Union , was “ obsolete . ” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Both Mrs. Clinton and her running mate , Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia , have chastised Mr. Trump for praising Mr. Putin , and Mr. Trump has raised concerns among defense experts for repeated comments that appear to signal tolerance of Russia ’s aggression in Eastern Europe .
Hillary Clinton reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.naher unreserved support for both a “ no - fly zone ” and “ safe zones ” in Syria during Sunday ’s presidential debate — but in a partial transcript of private remarks she made at a Goldman Sachs event in 2013 , she acknowledged some of the complications involved . Her comments were included in an 80-page report prepared by the Clinton campaign listing the most politically damaging quotes from Clinton ’s paid speeches , which she has refused to make public . Among the recipients of that report was Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta , whose hacked emails were posted by WikiLeaks on Friday .
Hack Trump 's taxes ? Former Obama adviser David Axelrod also weighed in on Trump 's comments , suggesting on Twitter that Russian hackers should go searching for Trump 's tax returns — which he has yet to release , breaking a long tradition among leading presidential candidates . Trump reiteratedcontact.publicstatementinperson.nathat he has no plans to release his tax returns until an audit is completed — which may not be finished until after the November elections . " It depends on the audit — not a big deal , " Trump said . He noted that he has already put out some financial documents , though not the tax forms that are typically released by major presidential candidates , often during the primary season .