The US is not interested in military cooperation with Iran, although that might be the way to defeat PISSI.

Clapper is suspected of pressuring a Pentagon intelligence analyst to deliver rosy reports of fighting PISSI.

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was sentenced to a long prison term after a secret trial.

It is not implausible that a Venezuelan opposition leader would conspire with the US to commit some sort of crime; in fact, that happened ten years ago. But that alone doesn't mean Lopez did so, or make it legitimate to convict him of doing so other than with proof in a fair trial.

The poor health and life expectency caused by poverty falls on everyone that isn't rich, to some degree.

Apple has allegedly agreed to store data about Russian users in Russia so that Putin can spy on them.

Most Russians, those who have nothing particular to fear from the US government, would be safer with their data in the US. Most Americans, those who have nothing particular to fear from the Russian government, would be safer with their data in Russia.