The 2017 Trump

Presidency - 4
The First 100 Days
February 14, 2017 – February 28, 2017

See How The Main Stream Media & CIA

Are Trying To Destroy
The United States of America
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 CONTENTS
EXCLUSIVE: In Final Interview, Defiant Flynn Insists He Crossed No Lines, Leakers Must Be Prosecuted xxx
Dems On Flynn: 'This Is Just The Beginning'
Secret Service Director Clancy Leaving Agency
Wikileaks Claims Flynn's Resignation Triggered By 'Destabilization Campaign'
Russian Officials Defend Flynn, Say Admin May Be Infected With 'Russophobia'
Hillary Clinton References Pizzagate In Tweet To General Flynn
Clinton: Mike Flynn Was Targeted By Establishment For Exposing Pizzagate
'Michael Flynn’s Resignation - US Establishment Coup’
Russia "Secretly" Deploys Banned Cruise Missile In "Latest Challenge To Trump"
"It's Over Folks" The Neocons & The "Deep State" Have Neutered The Trump Presidency
Deep State Works With Corporate Media Hacks In Political Assassination Of Michael Flynn
Office Of Government Ethics Urges 'Disciplinary Action’ Against Conway
Trump Leaks = NSA, Beacon Global Strategies?
The Citadel Of Broken Dreams
Trump Reportedly Kept Pence In Dark About Flynn's Russian Phone Calls
Deep State Captures Flynn With En Passant Move — Who’s Next?
The Dangerous Precedence Of The Hunt Against Flynn ... And Trump
Flashback: Chuck Schumer Predicts Intelligence War Against Trump
Oh, Sure, Suddenly Now The House Intelligence Boss Is Concerned About Surveillance... Of Mike Flynn
Trump Has The Power To Declassify Whatever He Wants — Including The Russian Intercepts
'Just Like Russia': Trump Renews Fight With Intelligence Agencies Amid Leaks xxx
NYT Commits TREASON In Fake News Attempt To Overthrow The United States Government… Is It
Time To Start Arresting Traitors Who Pretend To Be Journalists? xxx
Obama’s Minions Aim To Humble Trump’s Presidency
Explosive New Hacking Scandal Has Democrats' Fingerprints xxx
Maxine Waters: Flynn Just The ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’ Of White House Collusion With Russia [VIDEO] xxx
George Soros Gave Jared Kushner $259 Million Credit. Thirty Pieces Of Silver To Betray Trump
And The American People? xxx
Is There A Conspiracy Inside Washington To Destroy Trump's Inner Circle? Top Republican Claims
Flynn Was The Appetizer - Kellyanne Will Be Next And Trump Is 'The Entree' xxx
Bill Kristol Backs ‘Deep State’ Over President Trump, Republican Government
Top Neocon, Bill Kristol, Exposes His True Undemocratic Feelings During High Moment On Twitter
NYT Intent On Wrecking Trump’s Administration
“Border Tax”: Word-Manipulation Used To Stop Trump’s Economic Plan
Kellyanne Conway Bashing Targets Trump
The Guy Trump Just Put In Charge Of The Economy Has Deep Ties To George Soros
Trump: 'Fake News Media Is Going Crazy With Their Conspiracy Theories And Blind Hatred'
Flynn’s Head Rolls. Is Trump’s Next?
Why Michael Flynn Resigned
Trump Directly Tells Netanyahu To 'Hold Off On Settlements For A Bit' In Israel
Unacceptable White
House Demands on Russia
Exclusive: Trump, Netanyahu Used Flynn To “Catfish” Putin
Student Who Recorded Prof Saying Trump Election Is ‘Act Of Terrorism’ Gets Suspended xxx
The Imperial Presidency Of Donald Trump: A Threat To American Democracy And An Agent Of
Chaos In The World? xxx
This Is Treason: Intelligence Community Working Against President Trump In Move To End American
Democracy xxx
EXCLUSIVE: How The Nation’s Spooks Played The Game ‘Kill Mike Flynn’
Trump Must Execute the Nuclear Option—There’s No Other Way
‘Not Freedom Of The Press’: Journalists Upset Trump Keeps Calling On Conservative Media
Trump Accuses Iran Of Seeking To Develop Nuclear Weapons
Evan McMullin: President Donald Trump Is A ‘Domestic Enemy’
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Western Media Bias Is Getting Obvious To Pretty Much Everyone
3 Muslim Agents Caught Spying On Trump, Proof Points Directly At Obama
Does Donald Trump Have The Fortitude To Take On And Defeat The Deep State?
NSA Whistleblower: Agency Illegally Recording Trump’s Phone To Oust Him xxx
The Surveillance State Coup Has Succeeded: NSA Now Running The Country, Tapping Top Secret
Phone Calls And Blackmailing Those Who Do Not Comply xxx
Obama Gave NSA Special Powers To ‘Take Down Trump’
NYT Anti-Trump Jihad
Michael Flynn: Minding Our Own Business Vs. Saving The World
Trump Praises Rogue State Israel
Open Warfare Declared In DC As Deep State ‘Goes Nuclear’ — Trump ‘Will Die In Jail’
Coup Underway To Weaken Or Oust Trump
Deutsche Bank Probe Reveals No Link Between Trump's Finances, Russia
Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Block Trump From Lifting Russia Sanctions
The Public Should Demand To See The Michael Flynn Transcript
‘Democrats & Neocon Warmongers Formed Unholy Alliance Against Trump’
Will Trump Succeed In Restoring America, Or Will His Enemies Drag Him (And The Country) Down?
Trump Considers Appointing Ally To Conduct Review Of Intelligence Services
‘Flynn Sacrificed To Prevent Trump From Recalibrating US Relations With Russia’
Fake News CNN Insinuates Trump Is Mentally Unstable… Will They Ever Stop Lying?
Putin Orders Russian Media To "Cut Back" On Positive Trump Coverage xxx
Trump The Braveheart: Any Other Republican Would Have Caved By Now, But Trump Refuses
To Be Bullied Or Destroyed By The Commie-Run Media xxx
Trump’s Approval Rating Continues To SOAR, Overwhelming Majority Believe Media Against Trump
President Trump Announces New Labor Secretary Pick - Live Feed
Trump Attacks "Low-Life Leakers" After Chaffetz Requests DOJ Probe Into Source Of Leaks
Republicans Ask DOJ To Probe Illegal Leaks Of Classified Flynn Info
Trump Urges 'Failing' NYT, Other Media To Apologize Over Leaking Classified Data
Trump: ‘I Didn’t Come Along And Divide This Country’
"Wake Up America" Dennis Kucinich Defends Trump, Issues Dire Warning About "Deep State"
'Information Civil War' Underway Between US Intelligence, Trump Administration
On The Verge Of Treason: US Spies Withhold Intelligence From Trump
Is The NSA The Real President Of The United States?
Forget Flynn; Logan Act Could Ensnare Top Establishment Insiders
Harward Turns Down Trump's National Security Adviser Offer, Sources Say
8 Things Congress Has Done While Everyone Was Distracted By Trump xxx
'Very Insulting Question': Trump In Bizarre Rant At Jewish Journalist Who Asks About
Anti-Semitism After Claiming 'He Lied' About Being A 'Friendly Reporter' xxx
Foreign Policy Mag: Russian Insiders Fear Trump Could Be Impeached Or KILLED By The Globalist
Political Elite xxx
Turncoat: John McCain Is A Globalist Shill, Uses Speech To The Elite To Attack Trump
President Announces “Civilian National Security Force” – But Wait, That Was OBAMA, Not Trump
Greenwald, Kucinich Issue Chilling Warnings About Deep State’s War on Trump
The Chaos-Promoting Left Has Become A Powerful ALLY Of Anti-American Terrorists xxx
DOJ Is Also A Target Of President Trump's Probe Into Leaks
Treason: Shadow Government In “All Out War” To Bring Down President Trump (And His Supporters) xxx
After “Politically Assassinating” Flynn IC Fears “Friday Night Massacre” By Hedge Fund Manager In Deep
State War xxx
This Lawsuit Could Answer Lingering Questions About The Trump Dossier xxx
President Trump Unleashes His BEST TWEET EVER: The Fake News Media Is “The Enemy Of The
American People” xxx
It Is About Time That We Had A President That Was Willing To Go To War With The Mainstream Media xxx
Glenn Greenwald Tells Truth About DNC: Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Leading Collapsed Party
of Shills xxx
Trump Is RIGHT When It Comes To The Law Regarding His Travel Ban Executive Order, And The Wapo
Is WRONG xxx
The Did-You-Talk-To-Russians Witch Hunt

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Trump's New Travel Ban Revealed: Phase-In Period; Green-Card Holders Spared
U.S. District Attorney Vows To Charge Obama With “Treason”
Yes, Trump Is Dangerous, But The Unelected Deep State Trying To Overthrow Him Is Far Worse xxx
BREAKING: @Reince’s Gal & @Whitehouse Chief Of Staff @Kmwalsh_GOP Is Source Of Trump Leaks
To @Nytimes & Others xxx
Obama’s Domestic Terrorism Manual Vows To Overthrow Trump
Jay Sekulow: Obama Should Be "Held Accountable" For The "Soft Coup" Against Trump
Why Was The FBI Investigating General Flynn?
US Establishment Forcing Trump To 'Copy Obama's Foreign Policy'
Trump Returns To Campaign Mode, Rallying Supporters, Attacking Foes, Promising A Greater America
How Can We Get Rid Of Trump?
Intelligence Agencies Worldwide 'Seem To Have Gotten Out Of Control' xxx
Retired Green Beret Warns: Deep State's Utopia Of Oligarchs Is "Enslavement And Complete Control Of
All Of Mankind" xxx
F-15s Cause Sonic Boom Over Palm Beach In Scramble To Intercept Unresponsive Aircraft
Trump Supporters Rally In Downtown Atlanta With Semi-Automatic Weapons
The Stakes For Trump And All Of Us
The FBI Is Pursuing Three Separate Probes
London Mayor: No VIP Treatment For TrumpBecause Of 'Cruel' Immigration Ban
Trump Gets Ready To Pick John Bolton As Advisor xxx
Confused About National Security Advisor Flynn’s ‘Resignation’ After CIA Illegal Spying, Leak? Partial
Timeline: xxx
Nothing Wrong In Flynn's Contacts With Russian Envoy - Priebus
Obama Appointed FEC Commissioner Behind Internet Censorship Forced To Resign
Senior Trump Appointee Fired After Critical Comments
President Trump: Diplomacy and Democracy in America
Trump Back On The Stump
Trump Dreams vs. Trump Reality – Hopes Still Permitted!
Democrats Go There: Invoke 25th Amendment Unless Trump “Gets A Grip”
What Trump Has Done His First 30 Days Vs. What Hillary Probably Would Have Done
Did Trump’s New Anti-Drug Policy Prompt The CIA To Move Against Him?
The AP Asked Trump's Supporters How Feel About His War With The Press: This Is What It Found
US President Trump Calls On NATO Allies To Pay Fair Share For Defense
Who's Really Behind The Soft-Coup? Obama-Founded Activist Group Offers Anti-Trump Protest "Guide"
Oliver Stone Gives Impassioned Speech at WGA Awards: It’s Not Just Trump, ‘But a System’
Trump’s Foreign Policy: The Good And The Bad In His First 30 Days
Looks Like Donald Trump Was Right About Sweden After All
Unconfirmed, Leftist Usurped Violent Operation American Spring 2017 To Begin May 1, 2017
Intelligence Heads Say No Evidence Of Collusion With Russia - Priebus
Rex Tillerson Purges Remnants Of “Shadow Govt” At State Department
The President Needs To Purge And Start Fresh: “White House Staff Has Been Infiltrated And Infested”
The CIA Vs. The Presidency: This Is Not The First Time
The Term “Deep State” In Focus: Usage Examples, Definition, And Phrasebook
Trump Names Lt. Gen. HR McMaster As National Security Adviser
“They Are Taking Out Trump’s Lieutenants”: Deep State Intelligence Ops Sabotaging The White House?
Lewandowski Slams Trump Senior Staff For Recent Missteps On Immigration
Rand Paul “We’re Very Lucky Trump Is In Charge And Not McCain”
West Unable To Show Proof Of RT's 'Lies' As It Does Not Exist - Editor-In-Chief
Trump Isn’t The One Who Needs To ‘Get A Grip,’ It’s Hysterical Democrats
Pence & WaPo On NATO
Thirty Days Later: Trump’s First Month In The Media Hole
McCain In Munich: The War Party Fights Back
Psychiatrists Diagnosing Trump With Personality Disorders Told They Must Stop
Fox News Turns Against Trump: You Crossed The Line!
The President Needs To Purge And Start Fresh: “White House Staff Has Been Infiltrated And Infested”
SD Bishop Calls On Catholics To Protest Trump: ‘We Must All Become Disrupters’
Why Obama Should Be Arrested For Treason
No, President Trump Can't Be Removed With The 25th Amendment
"Talk" Has Always Been Cheap
DHS Secretary Orders Immigration Agent Hiring Surge, End To 'Catch-And-Release'
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Trump Plans Mass Deportations
In TRUMP We Trust: Most Are Confident The Economy Will Be Fixed By A Billionaire Businessman
NSA And CIA Is The Enemy Of The People
Trump Chooses Hawkish National Security Advisor
Homeland Security Unveils Blueprint For Mass Deportation Of Immigrants
Former CIA Agent Explains Why He Resigned Because Of Trump
MSNBC Uproar Over 'Meaningless' Museum Visit: 'Sick' Trump Out Of 'Chances'
Former President Obama And His Paid Thugs Trying To Topple Trump
Trump Denounces Anti-Semitic Incidents As "Horrible And Painful"
The New Wave Of Violent Protests Is Exactly What The Elite Want — Here’s Why
NYT Big Lies About Trump’s Ties To Russia
Chuck Schumer: ‘Hope Of America’ Is Republicans Break With Trump xxx
EXCLUSIVE: White House Fingers John McCain As Media Leak; Believes U.S. Senator Eavesdropped On
Trump’s Classified Phone xxx
Trump Would Be Willing To Remove Bannon From National Security Council
More Than 200 Protesters Indicted On Rioting Charges From Inauguration Day
Michael Moore Launches ResistanceWebsite Promoting Daily Anti-Trump Actions
Tucker Carlson Takes On Typical Leftist Who Says Trump Is 'Worse Than Hitler'
Democrat Maxine Waters Calls Trump Cabinet Picks: “A Bunch Of Scumbags” (VIDEO)
Oscars Poll: 66 Percent Of Trump Voters Turn Off Awards Shows When Speeches Get Political
Mixed Messages on Russia: Trump Administration Divided and All Over the Place
Revised 'Extreme Vetting' Order Drops Language Rejecting Syrian Refugees, Official Says
Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, And The Petrodollar
Obama Lawyers Form 'Worst-Case Scenario' Group To Tackle Trump
Intelligence Community Leaking
Trump Administration Instructs CIA To Halt Support For Anti-Assad Rebels In Syria
Steven Mnuchin Speaks To CNBC, Fails To Give Trump Tax Plan Details: Key Highlights
Trump Meets With Top CEOs To Brainstorm "Jump-Starting" US Economy, Creating Jobs
How 'They' Sell Vote Fraud As Legitimate Election Totals
Bannon Rips "Corporatist" Media: "They're Not Going To Give The Country Back Without A Fight" xxx
RED ALERT: Fascist Google Begins PURGE Of Pro-Trump Websites As Prelude To Massive False Flag Or
Coup Attempt xxx
US Debt Slashed By 12 Billion In Trump’s First Month
‘Oh, Good Grief’: Wapo Hires Entrenched Dem John Podesta For Political Insight On D.C., Trump Admin
The McMaster Pick: Score One For The Swamp?
The Covert Op To Neuter The Rebel
John McCain Again Meets With Terrorists In Syria
John McCain Makes "Unusual" Secret Trip To Syria As Trump Prepares Plans To Defeat ISIS xxx
Leading Contender In Democratic Chairman Race Says Donald Trump 'Legitimately Raises The Question
Of Impeachment' xxx
‘Today’ Staffer Leaked Infamous Trump Tape That Ruined Billy Bush: Sources
Combative Trump Promises Americans Safety And Strength
Trump Is On The Verge Of His Own Bull Market
Head-Scratching Investors Call Time On Trump Stock Rally
Vulnerable Dems Lay Low As Town Hall Angst Rages
Here’s How the Deep State Is Trying to Lead Trump into a Nuclear War
The White House Blocked CNN, BBC, New York Times, & LA Times From Media Briefing
President Trump Gets Standing Ovation At Conservative Political Action Conference
Why Resistance Is Insufficient
It’s Official: Trump’s Pentagon Orders Military To Use ‘ISIS’ To Refer To Islamic State
Britain’s Nigel Farage Exults Over Trump And Brexit Wins At CPAC xxx
Hillary Clinton Calls For RESISTANCE To Trump: “We Need To Stay Engaged… I’ll Be With You Every
Step Of The Way” xxx
Obama, Democratic 'Super Group' Unite To End Gerrymandering, Win State Races, Reclaim Majorities
Some Of Trump's Picks Have Troubling Links To Globalism, CFR
Trump Administration Unveils First Step In Building Border Wall
Exclusive—Regnery: Anti-Trump Democrats’ Best Allies Are Senate Republicans
Ashley Judd Claims Trump’s Victory Was Worse Than Child Rape
Report: Trump's New National Security Adviser Not A Fan Of The Term 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
Trump Tweets He’ll Skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner – After Some Media Also Cancel
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Trump: I Won't Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner
‘US Held Hostage For Too Long, Trump Right To Bar MSM From White House Gaggle’
Trump Administration Dominated By Zionist Lobby: Analyst
Trump Cuts US Debt By $12bn In His First Month In Office, Accuses Media Of ‘Not Reporting’ It
Crazy California Congresswoman Calls Trump’s Cabinet Picks “A Bunch Of Scumbags”
Google May Be Part Of A Deep State Conspiracy To Silence Trump Defenders, New Interview Reveals
Trump’s War Against The Media Continues
Trump to Skip White House Correspondents Dinner
Rogue Bureaucrats At Homeland Security Leak ‘Incomplete’ Report Critical Of Trump
Crucial Group Of Americans Like Trump's Stands, Not Him, Poll Finds
Dems Prepare To Disrupt President Trump’s Address To Congress
Majority Finds Media Coverage Of Trump Is "Too Critical, Exaggerated": WSJ/NBC Poll
Trump Budget Plan Boosts Pentagon, Trims State Dept, EPA: Officials
Sean Spicer Targets Own Staff In Leak Crackdown
Lana Del Rey Using Witchcraft To Rid The World Of Donald Trump
Trump’s War Against The Fake Media Continues
Trump’s Policies Towards Russia ‘Disappointing’: Analyst
Trump Claims Clinton Rigged Race For Dnc Chairman, Bernie's Guy Never Had Chance
Disgusting: CNN Attacks Melania And Ivanka Trump For Being Thin And White
Plot Holes
Spicer Grills Staffers On Leaks, Orders Phone Search & Bans Encryption Apps – Report
Media Ban! Making Sense Of The War Between Trump And The Press
NBC/WSJ Poll: Majority Say Media Too Critical Of Trump
Trump Blasts Dems For Peddling ‘Fake News’ Russian Narrative
President Trump: Replace The Dollar With Gold As The Global Currency To Make America Great Again
"Welcome To The Next Awakening" - Author Of Steve Bannon's Worldview Explains The Path Ahead
New York Times Rediscovers Aggressive Fact-Checking Just In Time To Attack Trump
Trump Supporters To Hold 'Spirit Of America' Rallies Across US
The Republicans May Impeach Trump
Trump To States With Recreational Pot: Drop Dead
US House Intelligence Chair Calls Trump Russian Ties Investigation 'Witch Hunt'
Stein Rips Into CNN, NYT, 'Looking For A Scandal' From Trump 'Every Day'
Trump Gets Ready For His Biggest Sell Yet
Trump Claims Obama Is “Behind” Protests Against Him And White House Leaks
Billionaires Disagree With Trump Voters Over Immigration, Say America Is Great
Trump’s Travel Ban Receives Another Blow From Court, Case Won’t Be Put On Hold
Second House Conservative Won't Back Trump's Obamacare Replacement
Leaked Audio Reveals Anti-Trump Forces Manufacturing Hostile Town Hall
CIA Paid $600 Million To Wapo To Publish Trump Disinformation xxx
Enforcing The Law Against Human Trafficking - Trump: 1,500 Busts In 1 Month, Obama: Less Than 400
In 1 Year xxx
Trump Seeks "Historic" $54 Billion Increase To Defense Spending
Trump To Propose 10 Percent Spike In Defense Spending, Major Cuts To Other Agencies
Obama Scheme To Sabotage Trump Admin With High Profile Moles Exposed?
Wikileaks Busts McCain In Russian Cash Treason Before Russian Ambassador Died (VIDEO)
Risk Bounces After Trump Promises To Start "Spending On Infrastructure Big", But Warns On Tax Plan
Antifa Domestic Terrorists Announce Plans To Disrupt March 4 Pro-Trump Rallies
Trump Pushes For Massive Budget, Staff Cuts At EPA Michael Bastasch
The Resurrection Of Armageddon
‘America First’ Is A Mantra for Unilateral Aggression

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 EXCLUSIVE: In Final Interview, Defiant Flynn Insists He
Crossed No Lines, Leakers Must Be Prosecuted
Richard Pollock - Reporter
3:22 PM 02/14/2017

“I haven’t been fighting back because I’m

not that kind of guy. I’m behind the scenes.
I’ve always been behind the scenes. But
this is ridiculous. It’s so out of control. I’ve
become an international celebrity for all the
wrong reasons.”

Flynn said he didn’t know where the leaks originated.

“One has to wonder, ‘Are they coming out

of people in the National Security Council?
Are they coming out of people in the intel
community? Or State? Or Defense?'”
In the final hours before his resignation, now-former White
The politicization of intelligence and the release of
House National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn said he
classified information for use against political opponents is
“crossed no lines” in his discussion with Russia’s
likely to spark a fierce firestorm in Washington.
ambassador, but ultimately he was most concerned about
the steady stream of leaks to reporters based on classified
information. President Donald Trump tweeted early Tuesday on leaks
from officials within his administration, saying, “The real
story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming
“In some of these cases, you’re talking
out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal
about stuff that’s taken off of a classified
on N.Korea etc?”
system and given to a reporter. That’s a
crime,” Flynn told The Daily Caller News
Foundation Investigative Group during a White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at his daily
telephone interview from his White House briefing on Tuesday that the president “is clearly upset”
office on Monday. about leaks and that past leaks affected earlier
administrations, including Obama’s.
“You call them leaks. It’s a criminal act.
This is a crime. It’s not just a wink and a
“People who are entrusted with national
nod,” Flynn said.
security secrets, classified information, are
“Over the weekend,” Bloomberg’s Eli Lake leaking it out. That’s a real concern for this
reports, Flynn “was instructed not to speak president,” he said.
to the press when he was in the fight for his
“We have to wonder that people who work
political life. His staff was not even allowed
for our government, who are entrusted with
to review the transcripts of his call to the
classified information, decisional-based
Russian ambassador.”
materials are leaking that information out.
That, I do believe is a big story.”
On Monday morning, he spoke with TheDCNF at length,
saying he was told to “go out and talk more.”
Spicer did not spell out any steps Trump might take to
stem the flow of leaks, however.
“He [President Donald Trump] expressed
confidence,” Flynn told TheDCNF, just
Before his post in the administration, Flynn was in charge
hours before his resignation. “That’s when
of military intelligence in combat zones in Iraq and
he told me that we need to go out and talk
Afghanistan. He was appointed to the highest levels within
more. So I’m going to do that.”
military intelligence, including as director of intelligence
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for the U.S. Central Command. After that, he was director
of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
President Barack Obama fired him as DIA director in 2014
after Flynn delivered testimony before Congress that was
at odds with Obama’s contention that radical Islamic
terrorism, including ISIS, was not a major threat. Since
then, Obama administration officials have openly held low
regard for him.
Since Trump and Flynn entered the White House,
anonymous sources have given select reporters
information about telephone intercepts conducted by the
National Security Agency (NSA).
The classified information secretly given to reporters
purportedly showed that Flynn discussed sanctions on
Dec. 29, when 35 Russian diplomats were being expelled
that same day by the outgoing Obama administration.
Other intelligence leaks have revealed Trump’s private
discussions with heads of state soon after he became
president-elect.
In a Feb. 9 story, The Washington Post cited
unnamed “current and former U.S. officials” who accused
Flynn of violating the law in a Dec. 29 telephone
conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislvak.
Flynn called the leaks of classified information against
government officials “unprecedented,” and predicted
those would be the focus of future congressional
investigations.
“Members of Congress are very concerned
because these are leaks from classified
systems. The House and Senate are
looking into those things, as they should,”
he told TheDCNF.
The issue of government leaks is an issue for House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman
Devin Nunes. On Monday, Nunes told Bloomberg News
that he views leaks about Flynn’s private conversation as
part of a pattern.
“There does appear to be a well-
orchestrated effort to attack Flynn and
others in the administration,” said Nunes,
who is a California Republican. “From the
leaking of phone calls between the
president and foreign leaders to what
appears to be high-level [Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court] information,
to the leaking of American citizens being
denied security clearances, it looks like a
pattern.”
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A Wall Street Journal editorial Tuesday asked, “Did U.S.
spooks have a court order to listen to his conversations?”
Former intelligence and military officers told TheDCNF
they agree Flynn was the victim of a highly orchestrated
“disinformation campaign” generated by current and
former intelligence officers, many with loyalties to former
President Obama.
Intelligence officials are supposed to use their expertise in
psychological warfare and disinformation campaigns
against enemy states, but never against an occupant of the
Oval Office.
“Who pulled the NSA tapes on Mike
Flynn?” asked retired Col. James
Waurishuk, a 30-year intelligence officer
who once served in the National Security
Council. “Who compiled it? Who released
it?” the retired Special Forces veteran
asked in an interview with TheDCNF.
Waurishuk argued the many leaks meant the public is
seeing the politicization of intelligence. “There are those in
the intelligence community that are more concerned with
their agendas than with national security,” he said.
“Notice how the intelligence community can
leak Flynn’s conversation, but there are no
leaks on Hillary Clinton and Benghazi,” he
added.
Another former intelligence official, retired Col. James
Williamson, told TheDCNF,
“What is illegal is that Flynn has his
conversations eavesdropped on. Who at
NSA leaked the transcript?”
Williamson called it an “egregious overstep” by current
and former intelligence officials.
Flynn insisted that he crossed no lines in his telephone
conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak:
“If I did, believe me, the FBI would be down
my throat, my clearances would be pulled.
There were no lines crossed.”
Flynn said there was a brief discussion of the 35 Russian
diplomats who were being expelled by Obama in
retaliation for Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016
campaign.
“It wasn’t about sanctions. It was about the
35 guys who were thrown out,” Flynn said.
“So that’s what it turned out to be. It was
 basically, ‘Look, I know this happened.
We’ll review everything.’ I never said
anything such as, ‘We’re going to review
sanctions,’ or anything like that.”
Flynn said he apologized to Vice President Mike Pence
about his earlier contention that there were no discussions
about the expulsion order, which was part of the Obama
sanctions.
“For the vice president, I feel terrible. I put
him in a position. He’s a man of incredible
integrity. I think the world of him. He is so
good for our country,” he said. “I should
have said, ‘I don’t know. I can’t recall,’
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which is the truth. Looking back, that’s what
I should have done.”
The December conversation
“was not to relieve sanctions. It was
basically to say, ‘Look, we’re coming into
office in a couple of weeks. Give us some
time to take a look at everything.’”
Before he submitted his resignation, Flynn said the
president urged him early Monday morning to speak out
more frequently.
Flynn has been silent since tendering his resignation.
 Dems On Flynn:
'This Is Just The Beginning'
By Mike Lillis
02/14/17 11:43 AM EST
House Democrats have a message for GOP leaders eager
to move beyond the Russia controversy following the
resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn: Not
so fast.
"This is not the end, this is just the
beginning," Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.),
chairman of the House Democratic
Caucus, told reporters in the Capitol
Tuesday. "This is larger than Flynn."
The comments set the stage for a messaging war on
Capitol Hill between Republican leaders, who are hoping
to move beyond questions of the White House's ties to the
Kremlin, and Democrats, who are amplifying their calls
for a deeper dive in the wake of Flynn's resignation.
Flynn stepped down from his post atop the National
Security Council late Monday night, following revelations
that he had misled top White House officials — including
Vice President Pence — about the nature of a pre-
inauguration discussion he'd had with the Russian
embassy.
Flynn had initially told Pence the conversation did not
broach the topic of U.S. sanctions on Russia, which led the
vice president to defend Flynn in a series of subsequent
media interviews. After The Washington Post reported last
week that Flynn had, in fact, discussed sanctions, Pence
was reportedly furious.
Flynn stepped down after less than a month on the job, and
many Republicans are eager to put the controversy to bed.
GOP leaders — including Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.),
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz (Utah) and
House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (Calif.) — said
Tuesday that they have no plans to dig deeper into Flynn's
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connections to Russia. Their focus, Ryan said, is repealing
ObamaCare.
But Democrats are dubious that Flynn acted on his own,
and they're pressing for a bipartisan probe to uncover any
potential conflicts of interest between the White House and
the Russians.
"It defies reason," said Rep. Peter Welch
(D-Vt.). "People in that position don't do
things without authorization."
The House and Senate Intelligence committees are both
looking into Russia's interference in last November's
elections, but those deliberations are being largely
performed outside the public eye.
Crowley said the controversy swirling around Flynn only
heightens the need for a broader probe of potential Russian
influence in full daylight.
"The real question with respect to Flynn is:
What did President Trump know, and when
did he know it?" he asked.
"Did the president order Flynn to call the
Russians? Did he seriously not know that
his campaign adviser was calling
Russians? What does President Trump
have to hide?"
The minority Democrats have no power to launch an
investigation on their own, a situation they readily
acknowledge.
"We can't force them to do it, you're
absolutely right," said Rep. Linda Sánchez
(D-Calif.), vice chairwoman of the caucus.
"But the people of the United States of
America can. They just need to ratchet up
the pressure."
Sánchez also took a shot at the GOP leaders who are ready
to move on to other issues.
"Speaker Ryan, Jason Chaffetz, Devin
Nunes, where is your spine?" she asked.
"Do you care about our national security,
because if you do, you cannot sweep this
under the rug."
 Secret Service Director Clancy Leaving Agency
Kevin Johnson , USA TODAY
Published 11:55 A.M. ET Feb. 14, 2017
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy
announced his retirement Tuesday, two years after
President Barack Obama appointed him to right the then-
troubled agency.
"I am announcing I will retire from the
Secret Service effective March 4,'' Clancy
said in a message to staffers. "President
Trump and his administration have been
very supportive of this agency and of me
personally which makes this a very difficult
decision. My love for this Agency has only
complicated the decision further, but for
personal reasons it is time. I look forward to
spending time with my family.''
Clancy, a career agent who headed the organization's
Presidential Protection Division, was called out of
retirement more than two years ago after the service was
rocked by a series of high-profile incidents of misconduct
and security breaches, including a fence-jumper armed
with a knife who made it into the presidential residence
before being tackled by agents.
In the fallout, then-Director Julia Pierson, the first woman
to lead the agency, was forced to resign.
In selecting Clancy, Obama defied the recommendation of
a bipartisan White House security panel, which
recommended that a new director come from outside the
agency.
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During his brief tenure, Clancy moved to stabilize the
service while presiding over the most demanding period in
the organization's history. Beginning in 2015, with Pope
Francis' visit to the United States, through the raucous
election season and culminating with last month's
inauguration, the service has been challenged by an
unrelenting workload.
"The Secret Service is stretched to and, in
many cases, beyond its limits,'' the
investigative panel concluded following
Pierson's resignation. "Perhaps the
service's greatest strength--the
commitment of its personnel to sacrifice
and do the job no matter what--has had
unintended consequences.''
Just prior to Election Day, USA TODAY reported that at
least 1,000 agents, about a third of the workforce, had
already maxed out annual overtime and salary allowances,
a consequence of the contentious political season's
demands.
The disclosure prompted new legislation that ensured
payment of previously uncovered overtime. The agency is
now in the midst of an effort to add more than 1,000 agents
and uniformed officers to the ranks by next fall.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who led reviews of the
agency as chairman of the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee, Tuesday acknowledged
Clancy's "dedicated service'' but called on Trump to select
a successor from outside the agency.
Chaffetz had previously called on Obama to make an
outside appointment before Clancy's selection.
"He took on a difficult task of returning to
and taking over an agency plagued with
mismanagement, misconduct and security
lapses,'' Chaffetz said of Clancy. "Under his
leadership, the Secret Service has worked
with this committee to implement detailed
recommendations'' made by the panel's
staff.
Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of
the House Judiciary Committee, lauded the service's work
during the busy campaign season, characterizing the
protection effort as "stellar.''
"He also helped restore professionalism at
the agency after a series of security lapses
.
and incidents of misconduct over the past
few years,'' Goodlatte said. "I have the
utmost respect for Director Clancy and his
leadership.''

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 Wikileaks Claims Flynn's Resignation Triggered By
'Destabilization Campaign'
© AP Photo/ John Locher - US
18:16 14.02.2017(Updated 18:17 14.02.2017)

Joseph Keith Kellogg Jr. has been named acting US

national security adviser following Flynn's resignation.

Former US National Security Advisor

Michael Flynn has made a decision to
step down as a result of a
destabilization campaign by the media,
intelligence community and the
Democratic party, WikiLeaks said on
Tuesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Counselor to the US President
Kellyanne Conway said in an interview that Flynn's
resignation has been prompted mainly by him misleading
the Vice President Mike Pence and other White House
officials about the contents of his conversation
with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Flynn announced his

decision to resign late Monday night. Retired Lt. Gen.
.

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 Russian Officials Defend Flynn, Say Admin May Be
Infected With 'Russophobia'
Foxnews.Com
Published February 14, 2017
A Russian official said Tuesday that the resignation of
President Trump’s national security adviser may show
early signs that the administration has been “infected” by
anti-Russian feelings, Reuters reported.
Michael Flynn handed in his resignation late Monday
night, conceding that he gave "incomplete information"
about his calls with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.
"Either Trump has not gained the requisite
independence and he is consequently
being not unsuccessfully backed into a
corner, or Russophobia has already
infected the new administration also from
top to bottom," MP Konstantin Kosachev
said, according to news reports out of the
country.
Kosachev, chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the
upper chamber of the Russian parliament, said in a post on
Facebook that firing a national security adviser for his
contacts with Russia is
"not just paranoia but something even
worse."
.
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Kosachev's counterpart at the lower chamber of the
Russian parliament, Alexei Pushkov, tweeted shortly after
the announcement that
"it was not Flynn who was targeted but
relations with Russia."
Trump named retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as the acting
national security adviser. Kellogg had previously been
appointed the National Security Council chief of staff and
advised Trump during the campaign.
Trump is also considering former CIA Director David
Petraeus and Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a U.S. Navy
SEAL, for the post, according to a senior administration
official.
The Trump team's account of Flynn's discussions with the
Russian envoy changed repeatedly over several weeks,
including the number of contacts, the dates of those
contacts and ultimately, the content of the conversations.
Late last month, the Justice Department warned the White
House that Flynn could be in a compromised position as a
result of the contradictions between the public depictions
of the calls and what intelligence officials knew to be true
based on recordings of the conversations, which were
picked up as part of routine monitoring of foreign officials
communications in the U.S.
A U.S. official told The Associated Press that Flynn was in
frequent contact with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on the
day the Obama administration slapped sanctions on Russia
for election-related hacking, as well as at other times
during the transition.
 Hillary Clinton References
Pizzagate In Tweet To General Flynn
By The_Real_Fly
Feb 14, 2017 9:09 AM

Phillipe Reines, senior political advisor to Hillary Clinton,

tweeted this to Genral Flynn and his son Mike Flynn Jr.
last night, after it was announced that his Father had
resigned from the national security position.

Dear Mike Flynn & Mike Flynn Jr.,

What goes around COMETS around.

And given your pizza obsession...

https://jobs.dominos.com/dominos-careers/
…

xo
Philippe But why?

If you're unfamiliar with Flynn Jr., he was one of the more
prominent people close to the Trump administration who
questioned the peculiarities of the Pizzagate story.
General Flynn resigned because he might've spoken to the
Russians about sanctions at a time when he wasn't
authorized to do so, not because of some story about
pedophilia taking place in the basement of a Washington
DC pizza parlor.

So why in the actual fuck would Hillary

even reference this in a tweet?

It sounds to me, she is saying

'fuck with Podesta and Comet Ping

Pong and you lose your job.'
In response to Phillipe's tweet, Hillary felt it necessary to
pile on, lecturing the Flynns about the hazards of Am I wrong?
perpetuating 'fake news.'
.

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 Clinton: Mike Flynn Was Targeted
By Establishment For Exposing Pizzagate
Clinton And Her Top Adviser Mock The Flynn Family
By Alex Thomas -
02.14.2017 @6:00 PM EST

(INTELLIHUB) — Failed presidential candidate Hillary

Clinton confirmed Monday night that Michael Flynn was
targeted over the PizzaGate pedophile conspiracy that he
and his son had exposed.

After news of Flynn’s resignation hit the wires, Clinton

shill Philippe Reines took to Twitter to mock both Flynn
and his son with a pathetic reference to “Comets” and a
link to a job application for Dominos Pizza.
Reines not only revealed the reason Flynn was targeted by
the establishment but also unknowingly confirmed that the
PizzaGate issue was something that specifically pissed off
the Clinton campaign to the point where they went on the
offensive.
This shocking open admission that Flynn was targeted
over PizzaGate was then confirmed by Hillary Clinton
herself who compared even talking about the possibility of
PizzaGate being real to so-called “fake news”.
As I wrote two days ago in the midst of the coordinated
effort by the corporate media to attack Flynn,
“While CIA attacks on Trump as a whole
are obviously important, this shocking new
information is possibly the worst yet,
especially when you consider who Flynn is
and what he stands for within the Trump
administration.”
“Flynn has a long history of directly
targeting the so-called “new world order”
and is now seeing the repercussions for his
work attacking the globalist elite. Even
more important, Flynn has shown a key
willingness to listen to alternative media
voices instead of simply pushing the
establishment narrative on each and every
issue. Consider this. Michael Flynn’s son
has even tried to expose PizzaGate and
remains in contact with certain people in
the alternative media which is something
the CIA is obviously aware of.”
A little under 48 hours after that was published Flynn had
resigned and now we know that not only was he targeted
over his stance on Iran, he was also in the cross hairs of the
globalist elite for daring to look into PizzaGate.

It is an undeniable fact that establishment globalists

illegally leaked key information to corporate media
reporters who then published it as “news” and promoted
each others work.

For his part, Flynn never actually publicly spoke about This is what the corporate media does and will continue to
PizzaGate but was known to be looking into the shocking do as long as their masters interests are at risk.
claims behind the scenes and his son had actually publicly
declared the conspiracy a real story.
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 'Michael Flynn’s Resignation - US Establishment Coup’
Published Time: 14 Feb, 2017 11:29Edited Time: 14 Feb, 2017 16:15

transcript as Flynn was reportedly opposed to the

sanctions against Russia?

MC: Most sane Americans…are opposed to the sanctions

The GOP elite, the Democrats and mainstream media couldn’t stop
Donald Trump from becoming president, so now they have a coup,
says lawyer and filmmaker Mike Cernovich. Michael Flynn’s
resignation is a huge victory for them, he adds.
The White House has confirmed the President Trump's
National Security Advisor has resigned.
US media reports had earlier been claiming Michael Flynn
was removed from his post over alleged ties with Moscow.
Michael Flynn had drawn criticism for his alleged close
relationship with the Kremlin and talking with Russian
officials.
against Russia because we want our leadership talking to
Russia. We do not want World War III with Russia. We
think it’s bizarre that there are people who are trying to
destroy the relationship between the US and Russia. I am
not surprised they talked and glad that they were having
diplomatic relations. But General Flynn is a professional.
Remember that he worked with special forces for six
years, he headed JSOC. He had been involved in highly
classified top secret information. He would have known
that every conversation he had had was being recorded.
The question I have right now: is the CIA leaking
information, have they been spying on Trump? What have
they been doing? Who is committing these felonies? Who
are breaching our nation secrets and leaking it to the
media? I think that is a far bigger story and a far bigger
scandal.

It is reported Vice President Mike Pence claimed Flynn

was lying when he downplayed a conversation he had had
with a Russian ambassador about sanctions. The Kremlin
insists there's been no talk of lifting the restrictions with
Flynn or any other US representatives.

RT: Are you surprised by this development?

Mike Cernovich: I heard earlier that this was going to

happen. I actually reported earlier that there was a meeting
where they are going to discuss the future of Flynn, so I
am not surprised. It is very unfortunate because there was
no proof ever that Flynn had done anything wrong and had
done anything inappropriate. There were allegedly nine
anonymous sources, and the Washington Post which has
been caught making up news... For example, the
Washington Post said Russian hackers had hacked the
power grid in the US. This was, of course, a fake news
story. The Washington Post, all they do is create fake
news. So, it is very disappointing… to see General Flynn RT: Even before Trump was elected, Michael Flynn was
leave. being criticized for his alleged links to Russia. Looks like a
trend here, doesn't it?
RT: In his resignation letter, Flynn says he provided the
Vice President with 'incomplete information' about his MC: The fake news media - this is what people call the
phone call with the Russian ambassador. The Democrats American mainstream media - they have been going after
have been quick to demand a full transcript of the phone General Flynn since November. They even tried to say that
call. Could there be compromising comments in this General Flynn one time linked to a blog article that people

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thought was a wrong story. This is completely bizarre. And he has said there is something wrong
They dug up these all tweets and they tried to find the with the US intelligence policy. So, once he
tweet that maybe they didn’t like. They’ve been going went against the grain, he became a target
after him, Stephen Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, and for the so-called experts in Washington.”
Stephen Miller because those are the four people who
really are pro-Trump, pro-America, they really want what
is best for America. Reince Priebus and the other
establishment Republicans, they are no different than the
Democrats in America. They are controlled opposition, so
what we see right now is a coup. The elite members of the
Republican Party are trying to take over, they are very
upset that Trump won, they didn’t want Trump to win.
They tried to sabotage him the entire campaign. So, what
they are doing now is the next best thing: they couldn’t
stop him from becoming president, so now they have a
coup.

RT: There's been a lot of discontent from the Washington

establishment about Trump's top picks. Some call it a huge
victory for the Democrats…

MC: It is huge. It is a huge victory for the Democrats. For

their media allies, it is a massive win…Remember the
American election – every media outlet in the country
hammered Trump. Trump proved that you can win an
election in America even if the media hates you. The
media had not had a high profile of victory in a very long
time. So, this is a big victory. Cause in America this is no
difference between the media and the Democrat party.
They are all one and the same…That’s why they keep
trying to say WikiLeaks is involved with Russia. Because
WikiLeaks proved that the DNC would coordinate stories
with the Associated Press, with Politico, with the
Washington Post, with the New York Times…In America,
we don’t really have a free press. The Democratic party
controls the mainstream media.
Kamal Alam, military analystof the Institute of
Statecraft, argues there is a history behind Flynn’s
resignation which has to do with him challenging US
foreign policy.
“There was definitely a targeting of General
Michael Flynn, it is not to do with this
particular phone call with the Russian
ambassador, it has to do with Flynn’s
whole challenging of US foreign policy in
the region. And that is why he was forced
out of the White House when he was
director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency. He fundamentally challenged the
way American intelligence is run. And he is
no stranger. He is probably the most
decorated military intelligence officer of the
last two decades the Americans have had.
.
According to historian and Russia analyst Martin
McCauley,
“General Flynn was in a very difficult
position after he conceded to the Vice
President he hadn’t given him a full version
of his conversation with the Russian
Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak, and
that was very damning indeed.”
“And once you do that and the media gets
hold of that, then you are fair game. The
Democrats seized on that, and the
opposition. Remember there is a
groundswell against Trump. They will use
any evidence they can to discredit him and
those he has appointed. So, General Flynn
was a very good general, but as a
politician, he hasn’t been very good
because he should have come clean and
told the Vice President, exactly what he
had said in the conversation with the
Russian ambassador. And once that was
conceded, he hadn’t done that, then, of
course, the wolves set upon him, and there
was only one course he could really do,
that was resign,” he told RT.

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 Russia "Secretly" Deploys Banned
Cruise Missile In "Latest Challenge To Trump"
By Tyler Durden
Feb 14, 2017 1:06 PM
First a spy ship off the US East Coast, now a banned
missile.
According to the NYT, Russia has (not so) "secretly"
deployed a new ground-launched intermediate-range cruise
missile in violation of a 1987 treaty with the US which
helped end the Cold War, despite complaints from
American officials.
Reportedly, the move presents a
"major challenge for President Trump,
who has vowed to improve relations
with President Vladimir Putin"
and comes at a very sensitive time for Trump, currently
reeling to stabilize the fallout from Flynn's departure over
his communication with Russia. The new Russian missile
deployment also comes as the Trump administration is
struggling to fill key policy positions at the State
Department and the Pentagon — and to settle on a
permanent replacement for Michael Flynn.
Russia's Ground-launched cruise missile
The ground-launched cruise missile at the center of
American concerns is one that the Obama administration
said in 2014 had been tested in violation of a 1987 treaty
that bans American and Russian intermediate-range
missiles based on land.
Back in 2014, a State Department annual report on
international compliance with arms control agreements
said that
“the United States has determined that the
Russian Federation is in violation of its
obligations under the I.N.F. treaty not to
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possess, produce or flight test a ground-
launched cruise missile (GLCM) with a
range capability of 500 kilometers to 5,500
kilometers or to possess or produce
launchers of such missiles."
As the NYT adds, the Obama administration had sought to
persuade the Russians to correct the violation while the
missile was still in the test phase. Instead, the Russians
have moved ahead with the system, deploying a fully
operational unit.
Administration officials said the Russians now have two
battalions of the prohibited cruise missile. One is still
located at Russia’s missile test site at Kapustin Yar in the
country’s southeast.
The other was shifted in December from that test site to an
operational base elsewhere in the country, according to a
senior official who did not provide further details and
requested anonymity to discuss recent intelligence reports
about the missile.
In light of this news, the NYT predicts that it is unlikely
that the Senate would agree to ratify a new strategic arms
control accord unless the alleged violation of the
intermediate-range treaty is corrected.
Trump has said the United States should
“strengthen and expand its nuclear
capability.” But at the same time, he has
talked of reaching a new arms agreement
with Moscow that would reduce arms “very
substantially.”
Before he left his post last year as the NATO commander
and retired from the military, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove
warned that deployment of the cruise missile would be a
militarily significant development that
“can’t go unanswered.”
Additionally, the deployment of the missile - which may
well be defensive in light of the recent build up of NATO
forces on Russia's borders - could also
 "increase the military threat to NATO and lead to an even bigger build up of NATO forces
nations, which potentially would be one of around Russia, and so on.
the principal targets",
.

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 "It's Over Folks" The Neocons & The "Deep State" Have
Neutered The Trump Presidency
Submitted and Authored by The Saker
Feb 14, 2017 9:25 PM
Less than a month ago I warned that a
‘color revolution ‘ was taking place in
the USA.
My first element of proof was the so-called “investigation”
which the CIA, FBI, NSA and others were conducting
against President Trump’s candidate to become National
Security Advisor, General Flynn.
Last night, the plot to get rid of Flynn
has finally succeeded and General
Flynn had to offer his resignation.
Trump accepted it.
Now let’s immediately get one thing out of the way:
Flynn was hardly a saint or a perfect
wise man who would single handedly
saved the world. That he was not.
However, what Flynn was is the
cornerstone of Trump’s national
security policy.
For one thing, Flynn dared the unthinkable: he dared to
declare that the bloated US intelligence community had to
be reformed. Flynn also tried to subordinate the CIA and
the Joint Chiefs to the President via the National Security
Council. Put differently, Flynn tried to wrestle the
ultimate power and authority from the CIA and the
Pentagon and subordinate them back to the White House.
Flynn also wanted to work with Russia. Not because he
was a Russia lover, the notion of a Director of the DIA as a
Putin-fan is ridiculous, but Flynn was rational, he
understood that Russia was no threat to the USA or to
Europe and that Russia had the West had common
interests. That is another absolutely unforgivable
crimethink in Washington DC.
The Neocon run ‘deep state’ has now
forced Flynn to resign under the idiotic
pretext that he had a telephone
conversation, on an open, insecure and
clearly monitored, line with the Russian
ambassador.
And Trump accepted this resignation.
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Ever since Trump made it to the White
House, he has taken blow after blow
from the Neocon-run Ziomedia, from
Congress, from all the Hollywood
doubleplusgoodthinking “stars” and
even from European politicians.
And Trump took each blow without ever fighting back.
Nowhere was his famous “you are fired!” to be seen. But I
still had hope. I wanted to hope. I felt that it was my duty
to hope.
But now Trump has betrayed us all.
Remember how Obama showed his true face when he
hypocritically denounced his friend and pastor Rev.
Jeremiah Wright Jr.? Today, Trump has shown us his true
face. Instead of refusing Flynn’s resignation and instead
of firing those who dared cook up these ridiculous
accusations against Flynn, Trump accepted the
resignation. This is not only an act of abject cowardice, it
is also an amazingly stupid and self-defeating betrayal
because now Trump will be alone, completely alone,
facing the likes of Mattis and Pence – hard Cold Warrior
types, ideological to the core, folks who want war and
simply don’t care about reality.
Again, Flynn was not my hero. But he
was, by all accounts, Trump’s hero.
And Trump betrayed him.
The consequences of this will be immense.
For one thing, Trump is now clearly
broken. It took the ‘deep state’ only
weeks to castrate Trump and to make
him bow to the powers that be.
Those who would have stood behind Trump will now feel
that he will not stand behind them and they will all move
back away from him. The Neocons will feel elated by the
elimination of their worst enemy and emboldened by this
victory they will push on, doubling-down over and over
and over again.
It’s over, folks, the deep state has won.
 From now on, Trump will become the
proverbial shabbos-goy, the errand boy
of the Israel lobby. Hassan Nasrallah
was right when he called him ‘an idiot‘.
The Chinese and Iranian will openly laugh. The Russians
won’t – they will be polite, they will smile, and try to see if
some common sense policies can still be salvaged from
this disaster. Some might. But any dream of a partnership
between Russia and the United States has died tonight.
The EU leaders will, of course, celebrate. Trump was
nowhere the scary bogeyman they feared. Turns out that
he is a doormat – very good for the EU.
Where does all this leave us – the
millions of anonymous ‘deplorables’
who try as best we can to resist
imperialism, war, violence and
injustice?
I think that we were right in our hopes because that is all
we had – hopes. No expectations, just hopes. But now we
objectively have very little reasons left to hope. For one
thing, the Washington ‘swamp’ will not be drained. If
anything, the swamp has triumphed. We can only find
some degree of solace in two undeniable facts:
1. Hillary would have been far worse than any version of a
Trump Presidency.
2. In order to defeat Trump, the US deep state has had to
terribly weaken the US and the AngloZionist Empire.
Just like Erdogan’ purges have left the Turkish military
in shambles, the anti-Trump ‘color revolution’ has
inflicted terrible damage on the reputation, authority
and even credibility of the USA.
The first one is obvious. So let me clarify the second one.
In their hate-filled rage against Trump
and the American people (aka “the
basket of deplorables”) the Neocons
have had to show they true face.
By their rejection of the outcome of the elections, by their
riots, their demonization of Trump, the Neocons have
shown two crucial things: first, that the US democracy is a
sad joke and that they, the Neocons, are an occupation
regime which rules against the will of the American
people. In other words, just like Israel, the USA has no
legitimacy left. And since, just like Israel, the USA are
unable to frighten their enemies, they are basically left
with nothing, no legitimacy, no ability to coerce. So yes,
the Neocons have won. But their victory is removes the
last chance for the US to avoid a collapse.
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Trump, for all his faults, did favor the
US, as a country, over the global
Empire.
Trump was also acutely aware that ‘more of the same’ was
not an option. He wanted policies commensurate with the
actual capabilities of the USA. With Flynn gone and the
Neocons back in full control – this is over. Now we are
going to be right back to ideology over reality.
Trump probably could have made America, well, maybe
not “great again”, but at least stronger, a major world
power which could negotiate and use its leverage to get the
best deal possible from the others. That’s over now. With
Trump broken, Russia and China will go right back to their
pre-Trump stance: a firm resistance backed by a
willingness and capability to confront and defeat the USA
at any level.
I am quite sure that nobody today is celebrating in the
Kremlin. Putin, Lavrov and the others surely understand
exactly what happened. It is as if Khodorkovsy would
have succeeded in breaking Putin in 2003.
In fact, I have to credit Russian analysts
who for several weeks already have
been comparing Trump to Yanukovich,
who also was elected by a majority of
the people and who failed to show the
resolve needed to stop the ‘color
revolution’ started against him. But if
Trump is the new Yanukovich, will the
US become the next Ukraine?
Flynn was very much the cornerstone of the hoped-for
Trump foreign policy. There was a real chance that he
would reign in the huge, bloated and all-powerful three
letter agencies and that he would focus US power against
the real enemy of the West: the Wahabis. With Flynn
gone, this entire conceptual edifice has now come down.
We are going to be left with the likes of Mattis and his
anti-Iranian statements. Clowns who only impress other
clowns.
Today's Neocon victory is a huge event
and it will probably be completely
misrepresented by the official media.
Ironically, Trump supporters will also try minimize it all.
But the reality is that barring a most unlikely last-minute
miracle, it’s over for Trump and the hopes of millions of
people in the USA and the rest of the world who had
hoped that the Neocons could be booted out of power by
means of a peaceful election. That is clearly not going to
happen.
I see very dark clouds on the horizon.
 * * *
UPDATE1: Just to stress an important point: the disaster
is not so much that Flynn is out but what Trump’s caving
in to the Neocon tells us about Trump’s character (or lack
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thereof). Ask yourself – after what happened to Flynn,
would you stick your neck out for Trump?
UPDATE2: Just as predicted – the Neocons are
celebrating and, of course, doubling-down:
 Deep State Works With Corporate Media Hacks
In Political Assassination Of Michael Flynn
Anonymous Intelligence Analysts Leak Calls To
Corporate Media In Direct Attack
On American Democracy
By Alex Thomas -
02.14.2017 @10:09 PM EST
(INTELLIHUB) — In a series of moves directly
coordinated between the deep state, Obama operatives, and
the establishment media, Michael Flynn was forced to
resign as national security adviser late Monday night after
transcripts of calls between him and the Russian
ambassador were leaked to the Washington Post.
The leaks to Post reporters, Adam Entous, Ellen
Nakashima and Philip Rucker, started a media frenzy with
claims that Flynn may have “lied” to Vice President Pence
about the nature of his calls to the ambassador. Some
reports even ludicrously claimed that Flynn could have
violated the law and was open to blackmail for simply
doing his job.
As Paul Joseph Watson noted:
In reality, Flynn’s conversation with Kislyak was merely
the excuse that establishment neo-cons and neo-libs from
both parties were desperately searching for. They wanted
him gone from the very beginning. This was a deep state
coup.
In essence, Flynn was merely exercising due diligence as
incoming National Security Adviser by communicating
with a prominent foreign official. However, the politicized
intelligence community and the breathless, hysterical anti-
Trump press demanded Flynn’s head on the basis that he
had violated the Logan Act, even though that contention is
shaky at best.
The mainstream media’s sudden concern for Flynn having
potentially violated the Logan Act is interesting given that
establishment politicians have been violating the Logan
Act for decades by physically meeting with foreign
officials at Bilderberg conferences, without a whimper of
dissent from the press.
“There does appear to be a well
orchestrated effort to attack Flynn and
others in the administration”
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We now know that Flynn wasn’t actually targeted
over phone calls with a Russian ambassador but rather was
a victim of a full-scale operation to take him out.
This operation, conducted by Obama operatives, elements
of the intelligence community, and the establishment
media, was a direct effort to counter not only
investigations into possible elite pedophile rings but also
to take out a fierce critic of the corrupt intelligence
community leaders.
Eli Lake, writing in a Bloomberg opinion piece, noted that
Flynn was actively working to reform the intelligence-
industrial complex.
Flynn was a fat target for the national security state. He
has cultivated a reputation as a reformer and a fierce critic
of the intelligence community leaders he once served with
when he was the director the Defense Intelligence Agency
under President Barack Obama. Flynn was working to
reform the intelligence-industrial complex, something that
threatened the bureaucratic prerogatives of his rivals.
He was also a fat target for Democrats. Remember Flynn’s
breakout national moment last summer was when he
joined the crowd at the Republican National Convention
from the dais calling for Hillary Clinton to be jailed.
Chris Buskirk also detailed the real reasons for this
establishment attack on Flynn in his piece about the deep
state targeting of all things Trump:
The same people who brought us the failed
wars for democracy in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the implosion of Libya, the
Syrian Civil War, the rise of ISIS, and the
concomitant international refugee crisis
want Flynn’s scalp so they can reassert
some control,” writes Buskirk. “General
Michael Flynn is a voice for change in
American foreign policy—a change that the
 American people voted for when they
elected Donald Trump. The campaign of
half-baked allegations and innuendo is the
latest battle in the Washington
establishment’s insurgency against the
President.
Yet another reason for Flynn’s political assassination was
his plan to tear apart the Iran nuclear deal so beloved by
the Obama administration. This plan led to a secret
operation started by Obama operatives well before
Trump’s inauguration to “handicap” the White House
national security apparatus.
In a shocking piece by the Washington Free Beacon,
sources revealed that Flynn’s resignation was the
culmination of this months long operation.
The abrupt resignation Monday evening of White House
national security adviser Michael Flynn is the culmination
of a secret, months-long campaign by former Obama
administration confidantes to handicap President Donald
Trump’s national security apparatus and preserve the
nuclear deal with Iran, according to multiple sources in
and out of the White House who described to the
Washington Free Beacon a behind-the-scenes effort by
these officials to plant a series of damaging stories about
Flynn in the national media.
The effort, said to include former Obama administration
adviser Ben Rhodes—the architect of a separate White
House effort to create what he described as a pro-Iran echo
chamber—included a small task force of Obama loyalists
who deluged media outlets with stories aimed at eroding
Flynn’s credibility, multiple sources revealed.
[…]
However, multiple sources closely involved in the
situation pointed to a larger, more secretive campaign
aimed at discrediting Flynn and undermining the Trump
White House.
“It’s undeniable that the campaign to
discredit Flynn was well underway before
Inauguration Day, with a very troublesome
and politicized series of leaks designed to
undermine him,” said one veteran national
security adviser with close ties to the White
House team. “This pattern reminds me of
the lead up to the Iran deal, and probably
features the same cast of characters.”
Of course the compliant establishment media was all too
happy to help this operation and published a series of
articles on information solely obtained from these
anonymous intelligence operatives, not once caring about
the fact that they were given information on supposedly
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secret government monitored communications of U.S.
citizens.
This is truly unprecedented and once again directly shows
that outlets like the Washington Post and the New York
Times are actively working against the White House on
every level.
The Bloomberg piece continued:
There is another component to this story as
well — as Trump himself just tweeted. It’s
very rare that reporters are ever told about
government-monitored communications of
U.S. citizens, let alone senior U.S. officials.
The last story like this to hit Washington
was in 2009 when Jeff Stein, then of CQ,
reported on intercepted phone calls
between a senior Aipac lobbyist and Jane
Harman, who at the time was a Democratic
member of Congress.
Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and citizens are some
of the most tightly held government secrets. This is for
good reason. Selectively disclosing details of private
conversations monitored by the FBI or NSA gives the
permanent state the power to destroy reputations from the
cloak of anonymity. This is what police states do.
In the past it was considered scandalous for senior U.S.
officials to even request the identities of U.S. officials
incidentally monitored by the government (normally they
are redacted from intelligence reports). John Bolton’s
nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
was derailed in 2006 after the NSA confirmed he had
made 10 such requests when he was Undersecretary of
State for Arms Control in George W. Bush’s first term.
The fact that the intercepts of Flynn’s conversations with
Kislyak appear to have been widely distributed inside the
government is a red flag.
In essence, Flynn was merely exercising due diligence as
incoming National Security Adviser by communicating
with a prominent foreign official. However, the politicized
intelligence community and the breathless, hysterical anti-
Trump press demanded Flynn’s head on the basis that he
had violated the Logan Act, even though that contention is
shaky at best.
This direct attack on American democracy is so shocking
that even some liberal writers are warning about the
dangers of supporting deep state actions like this as it is
absolutely not the role of the intelligence community to
target political branches of the government.
Writing for The Week, public Flynn critic Damon Linker
warned of the dangers:
 But no matter what Flynn did, it is simply
not the role of the deep state to target a
man working in one of the political
branches of the government by dishing to
reporters about information it has gathered
clandestinely. It is the role of elected
members of Congress to conduct public
investigations of alleged wrongdoing by
public officials.
What if Congress won’t act? What if both the Senate and
the House of Representatives are held by the same party as
the president and members of both chambers are reluctant
to cross a newly elected head of the executive branch who
enjoys overwhelming approval of his party’s voters? In
such a situation — our situation — shouldn’t we hope the
deep state will rise up to act responsibly to take down a
member of the administration who may have broken the
law?
The answer is an unequivocal no.
In a liberal democracy, how things happen is often as
important as what happens. Procedures matter. So do rules
and public accountability. The chaotic, dysfunctional
Trump White House is placing the entire system under
enormous strain. That’s bad. But the answer isn’t to
counter it with equally irregular acts of sabotage — or with
a disinformation campaign waged by nameless civil
servants toiling away in the surveillance state.
While some rhino Republicans are sure to have been in on
the operation, at least one in the House of Representatives
sees this attack on Flynn for what it is.
Speaking to Lake in his Bloomberg piece, Representative
Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said, “There
does appear to be a well orchestrated effort to attack Flynn
and others in the administration.”
“From the leaking of phone calls between
the president and foreign leaders to what
appears to be high-level FISA Court
.
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information, to the leaking of American
citizens being denied security clearances, it
looks like a pattern.”
As noted above, this attack on Flynn was a culmination of
a months long operation, one that we warned about over
and over again, even noting Flynn’s importance to the
White House due to what he actually brought to the table.
Two days before Flynn’s sudden resignation I warned in a
piece for Intellihub News that the CIA was directly
targeting the national security adviser while noting his
outsider reputation and direct opposition to the globalist
plan for the world.
“While CIA attacks on Trump as a whole
are obviously important, this shocking new
information is possibly the worst yet,
especially when you consider who Flynn is
and what he stands for within the Trump
administration,” I noted.
“Flynn has a long history of directly
targeting the so-called “new world order”
and is now seeing the repercussions for his
work attacking the globalist elite. Even
more important, Flynn has shown a key
willingness to listen to alternative media
voices instead of simply pushing the
establishment narrative on each and every
issue.
Consider this. Michael Flynn’s son has
even tried to expose PizzaGate and
remains in contact with certain people in
the alternative media which is something
the CIA is obviously aware of.”
Now that this sick operation has ended in a victory for the
deep state it is even more imperative that Americans read
and spread real alternative news in a direct effort to stop
the spread of intelligence community disinformation so
eagerly pushed throughout the mockingbird media.
 Office Of Government Ethics
Urges 'Disciplinary Action’ Against Conway
Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:11PM
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and senior
advisor, Kellyanne Conway
The White House should investigate and
possibly discipline US President Donald
Trump's senior adviser, Kellyanne
Conway, says the Office of Government
Ethics.
In a letter released Tuesday, the office made the
recommendation over Conway’s comments last week
against Nordstrom’s scrapping of the fashion brand of
Trump's daughter, Ivanka.
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers censured
Conway over violation of ethics rules that ban promotion
of products or personal businesses via a public office.
"There is strong reason to believe that Ms.
Conway has violated the Standards of
Conduct and that disciplinary action is
warranted," read the letter.
It further cited leaders of the House Oversight Committee
as those pursuing the matter.
Earlier in the day, Trump’s national security adviser,
Michael Flynn, resigned following a separate scandal,
involving contact with Russia before the new president’s
inauguration.
US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn (pictured
below) reportedly had secret discussions with Russian
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions the outgoing
administration of President Barack Obama imposed on
Moscow late last year.
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Flynn had earlier rejected such claims and was backed by
Vice President Mike Pence, who said the calls “had
nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions."
According to Conway, Flynn resigned because his role
became "unsustainable" and that his misleading of Pence
was the "key" in the ultimate exit.
“That makes no sense,” she was told by
NBC host Matt Lauer, who also pointed out
that "The Justice Department warned the
White House that General Flynn had not
been completely honest in characterizing
that conversation with the Russian
ambassador, and they even went further to
say that as a result of that dishonesty he
was at risk for blackmailing by the
Russians."
Conway replied,
"That's one characterization but the fact is
General Flynn continued in that position
and was in the Presidential daily briefings,
was part of the leader calls as recently as
yesterday...and as time wore on, the
situation had obviously become
unsustainable."
Lauer pressed on for a sensible answer but Conway
stressed on Trump’s “loyalty,” and that it was time to
“move on.”
 Democrats are also pressuring for an independent
investigation into the matter.

"We asked for and demand an independent

investigation of what Flynn discussed with
the Russian ambassador and we'll be
saying more about that soon," said US
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a
Democrat from New York.

Republican Senator Roy Blunt also called for a probe into

the administration over connection with Russia
In his resignation letter less than a month into the job,
Flynn said he had relayed "incomplete information" to
Pence.
Pence initially rejected that Flynn had
discussed sanctions with Russia but Flynn
later said that he "couldn't be 100 percent
sure" about this.
Meanwhile, Moscow said in a statement that the national
security advisor’s resignation is a domestic matter.
Meanwhile, Moscow said in a statement that the national
security advisor’s resignation is a domestic matter.
.
"I think everybody needs that investigation
to happen," the Missouri lawmaker told
local media. "And the Senate Intelligence
Committee, again that I serve on, has been
given the principal responsibility to look into
this, and I think we should look into it
exhaustively so that at the end of this
process, nobody wonders whether there
was a stone left unturned, and shouldn't
reach conclusions before you have the
information that you need to have to make
those conclusions."

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 Trump Leaks = NSA,
Beacon Global Strategies?
By Helena
Posted on February 14, 2017
Remember when it was discovered that
the NSA was bugging Merkel’s cell
phone? Is there any doubt now that the
White House cell phones and/or
landlines are not secure and being
bugged?
Of course it is perfectly possible that before Obama packed
his bags, he left one last legacy behind for the future
President, bugs – everywhere. Which would mean that
there is not ‘leak’ somewhere, so much as a massive
espionage that is most likely monitored by someone within
the Soros empire.
Bring in the Cleaners. Because chances
are the White House is infested…
Given Trump’s statement that he foregoes email accounts
due to their easy access for hacking, what better way to
secure an inside leak in the White House than to simply tap
into their cellphone tower, and landlines. According to
Google and Duk Duk Go, hacking into a cellphone is a
piece of cake! Anyone can do it…
Enter a very vocal Philippe Reines, a devoted fan of
Hillary who worked by her side as Secretary of State
before setting up his own firm in 2013, Beacon Global
Strategies. Their specialties include “cyber security and
intelligence…” Hmmm.
Jeremy Bash is also a partner in Beacon Global Strategies
having also left the White House after serving as Chief of
Staff to the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta. A long
time friend of the Clintons, Panetta has been linked to
Hugh Delacy of the Communist Party USA and by default,
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George Soros. He was considered the possible ‘leak’
during 2012 when classified information was being passed
to the press.
The third partner in Beacon Global Strategies is Andrew
Shapiro, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for
Political-Military Affairs 2009 to 2013. He was also a
member of Hillary’s campaign in 2008.
Beacon’s executive committee reads like a who’s who for
the CIA, NSC, and former Generals and Admirals within
Defense Intelligence in Washington. These heavyweights
consistently circle back to Hillary and Panetta who would
have had ample ability, knowledge and power to create
internal phone and cyber hacks within the White House so
as to spy on Trump.
Shortly after the launch of Beacon Global Strategies,
Jeremy Bash joined the advisory board of Paladin Capital
Group, a private equity firm that provides funding for
start-ups that serve as contractors to the National Security
Agency. Uh-oh.
Paladin Group boasts a Managing Director, Lt. General
Kenneth Minihan who previously served as Director at
NSA with a background in IT and cyber security. The
Managing Partner/Founder, Michael Steed, states in his bio
that he previously worked as VP for a prominent financial
firm in DC – revealed to be Ullico, whose executives were
involved in insider trading scandals, stock price
manipulation, and conflict of interest in the 1990’s. Ullico
was sued and investigated by the US Congress.
All of this could circle back to the fact that Deputy
Director to NSA, Richard Ledgett, a Democrat
appointed by Obama, announced his resignation as of this
coming spring. It would be interesting if that retirement
circled back to a position with Beacon Global.
Beacon Global provides interviews to Politico, an over-
the-top leftist media outlet whose Editor in Chief and CEO
came from The Washington Post. Created in 2007, Politico
is an edgy anti-conservative rant magazine that loves to
target bash anything Trump.
Beacon Global Strategies also represented Rubio, Cruz and
Bush gathering ‘information’ for them during their
political tenure during the Presidential election. I imagine
some of that information may have been secured through
cyber means…
What this reveals is the deep, deep
trenches that surround Washington,
infested with flesh eating Piranha.
.
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Whether the infestation can be purged
is speculation. But it becomes more and
more difficult to see behind the masks –
especially when they are disguised as
our own intelligence community. What
we do know is that a massive network of
Democrats are busily working to quash
the Trump Administration and leave a
pool of carcasses wherever they go.
 The Citadel Of Broken Dreams
By Jim Kirwan
2-15-2017
The results of where we are today began with the cold-
blooded murder of JFK in 1963 that launched my entry
into this war. Nine years on, America's work force had
their wages frozen, and their dreams denied for the first
time in US history, by the Committee of 300 in 1972. By
the late 1970's with the rise of Reagan the people of the
United States lost control of all their publicly owned
institutions that Reagan privatized which quietly ended
any say by the public over the components of their lives;
from energy, to security, to electoral power all of which
was publicly removed from the people and given directly
to the Deep State as evidenced by the end of Political
Parties and the quiet celebration of the end of the U.S.
Constitution. Reagan's mantra at the time was to celebrate
his version of “Amerika” as The Shining City on the
Hill”, that's the Citadel, shown above in 1979 16 years
into the war that tens of thousands of us had been fighting
since the number of public assassinations, that began with
Kennedy.
Reagan's City on the Hill was actually the empty castle
above with no benefits to anyone that had to work. But the
lies that were overlooked came in the form of the global-
human-population that had been turned-to-stone by the
weight of the illicit and gargantuan profits being amassed
worldwide at the expense of the siege being waged against
the world.
Meanwhile American workers have now
endured 45 years without a pay raise!
Those of us who saw what was happening
then; are still represented by the
iconoclastic fire-breathing dragon that's
trying to awaken the comatose giants' that
we once were: Before we stopped
Questioning-Everything that the Deep State
was continuing to use against everyone,
that was about to be slaughtered. Reagan's
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privatized and tyrannical presidency was
responsible for all that flowed from
everything that his 'so-called presidency'
inaugurated into what became Amerikan-
life.
Reagan-Bush brought us Arms for
Hostages and 444 days of captivity for
Americans captured in Iran, to insure the
election of two of the worst criminals in US
history who went on to bring us Death-
Squads, and international drug smuggling -
embedded in political corruption that saw
the rise of the training of terrorist military
officers, at “The School of the America's”
inside the USA to prosecute our illegal-
wars against central and South America.
All of that then went on to end up creating
privatized military contractors for the wars
in the Middle-East and beyond and all of
that came directly from Ronnie-Bush that
began in their crime-spree in the 1980's.
The other monstrous crime that's still with
us: Are the totally illegal policies which the
Reagan-Administration began - when
Ronnie decided to eliminate the southern
US border to favor his friends with cheap,
and illegal labor, that continues to this day.
This has been going on since Reagan spit
on US Immigration laws that's given the US
well over 80 million illegals since he
decided to grant his friends the “favor” of
eliminating US immigration laws.
Something Trump never mentions,
whenever he talks about “his wall.”
In the thirty-seven years that followed from
Reagan's Treason's and his Lies the world
has still only watched while the USA has
been turned inside-out into the embodiment
of global criminality that now sees a siege-
obsessed entitlement-based broken-place
with tens of thousands of US troops, and
heavy armaments stationed all over the
world: NO QUESTIONS ASKED - on over
a thousand bases since the end of WWII.
Yesterday Trump made a perfect ass, out
of himself, by issuing this clearly insane
demand for Russia to give Crimea back to
Ukraine...
Trump expects Russia to ‘return Crimea' White House
https://www.rt.com/usa/377346-spicer-russia-return- Pelosi Backs Obama on Secret
crimea/ Execution of Americans without trial

Trump also reversed himself on NATO, by sending more http://www.libertycaucus.net/forum/index.php?topic=593

US troops and tanks and heavy equipment to the borders of .0
Russia instead of getting rid of NATO as the totally
useless and obsolete non-organization, that it's always We are now living amid many contrasting lies as seen
been. between the very different worlds' in this 'Dream of
Euripides”. In the surrounding rings around and through
What happened to “pulling out of the UN” as promised? the circle are shown 365 creatures dressed in rags, one
person for every day in every year. And since Euripides
Trump's administration is only 27 days
the survival of the human race has only gotten worse.
old, and already he's torched way too
many promises and reversed himself on
so many other “promises” that he's
becoming a global joke instead of the
man who was going to bring America
back from the edge of global-insanity
he's becoming the gold-plated president
that can't figure out what the hell he
should do about anything he
supposedly promised so clearly?
His administration has made much
about the 600 creatures that he “must
appoint” to keep this government
functioning when the truth is most of
those 600 creatures are totally useless
to a viable nation—what they are, are
the lackeys of the Deep State that were
never needed in the first place.
“DHS” the single largest US “AGENCY” The larger circle is about the
is unconstitutional and should have obscenities of the physical life:
been immediately dissolved, if Trump
was serious about the Swamp: Since While the smaller circle shows the
the facts behind 911 are now known opposite future's that wait for most.
world wide. All of that is nothing more We must come together to reawaken the
than the continuance of events that somnambulent giants that we once were
began with Ruby-Ridge, then Waco, and again become those determined
followed by Oklahoma City and the first individuals that will take back our
attack on 911: Which was eventually futures and out lives, while ending the
followed by the Israeli-Saudi Attack on lawless nightmare that we've allowed to
9,11, 2001 which sealed the Deep State take everything from us.
Treason. Then in 2013 all pretenses to
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 Trump Reportedly Kept Pence
In Dark About Flynn's Russian Phone Calls
Published February 15, 2017
President Trump was reportedly told six days into his
presidency that his former national security adviser
Michael Flynn misled the vice president about his phone
calls with Russia, but did not tell his second-in-command.
Trump, after learning about the phone calls, kept Vice
President Pence in the dark about Flynn’s conversations
with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the Associated
Press reported Tuesday, citing White House officials.
Pence and other officials emphatically defended Flynn in
the weeks leading up to his resignation.
“They did not discuss anything having to do
with the United States’ decision to expel
diplomats or impose censure against
Russia,” Pence said in a televised interview
with CBS News last month.
Marc Lotter, a Pence spokesman, said the vice president
only became aware that he had received “incomplete
information” from Flynn after the first Washington Post
report last Thursday. Pence learned about the Justice
Department warnings to the White House around the same
time.
Pence and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
played an integral role in Flynn’s resignation, sources told
Fox News.
The White House said earlier Tuesday that Flynn’s
downfall wasn’t because he discussed the sanctions levied
against Russia with Kislyak – which is a potential violation
of a rarely enforced law – but the fact that he denied it for
weeks and misled Pence and other senior Trump aide
about the nature of the conversations.
.
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White House officials said they conducted a thorough
review of Flynn's interactions, including transcripts of calls
secretly recorded by U.S. intelligence officials, but found
nothing illegal.
Pence is said to have been angry and deeply frustrated over
the revelations.
"The evolving and eroding level of trust as
a result of this situation and a series of
other questionable incidents is what led the
president to ask General Flynn for his
resignation," White House press secretary
Sean Spicer said.
Spicer said other "questionable incidents" had contributed
to Flynn's firing. According to one person with knowledge
of the matter, those incidents included Flynn seeking a
security clearance for his son during the transition.
Flynn, in an interview with The Daily Caller News
Foundation, said Monday "there were no lines crossed" in
his conversations with the Russian ambassador.
However, a U.S. official told AP that Flynn was in
frequent contact with Kislyak on the day the Obama
administration slapped sanctions on Russia for election-
related hacking, as well as other times during the
transition. Spicer said Flynn was not discussing sanctions
at the president's behest.
Before he resigned Monday night, Flynn told the
investigative news nonprofit affiliated with the website
The Daily Caller that he and Kislyak spoke only generally
about the Russian diplomats expelled by President Barack
Obama as part of the previous administration's response to
Moscow's interference in the U.S. presidential election.
"It wasn't about sanctions. It was about the
35 guys who were thrown out," Flynn said.
"It was basically: 'Look, I know this
happened. We'll review everything.' I never
said anything such as, 'We're going to
review sanctions,' or anything like that."
 Deep State Captures Flynn
With En Passant Move — Who’s Next?
Trump’s Unconventional Approach Throws Deep State For Loop
By Shepard Ambellas -
02.15.2017 @12:25 PM EST
WASHINGTON D.C. (INTELLIHUB) — In America,
once sworn into office the President of the United States
(POTUS) becomes the acting C.E.O. for the corporation of
the UNITED STATES and goes to work. And yes, the
“UNITED STATES” is a corporation, just in case you
didn’t already know. It was formed in 1871 and only
controls the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) and
territories which the corporation acquires or purchases. But
that’s a whole other story within itself and I really don’t
want to get too far off the beaten path here, so I’ll keep it
short.
When a POTUS takes the helm on Inauguration Day he or
she is then essentially the new 24/7/365 controller for the
UNITED STATES. However, since the POTUS is not a
robot (at least we can hope) and needs to rest, relax, plan,
shower, etc., the Deep State is always there to step in and
save the day, taking any burden of the POTUS needed at
the time — it’s almost like having a personal maid or
assistant. And after awhile, a POTUS can get comfortable
and may enjoy taking full advantage of the lavish
apparatus that’s just waiting in the wings.
The Deep State (A.K.A. the National Security Racketeering
Network) and all that encompasses it, both good and bad,
which includes but is not limited to, all of its quantum
computers, all of its spooks (the C.I.A.), its techies, all of
its operatives, and the entire Continuity of
Government Program (COG) combined, serves as a crutch
for the POTUS if need be. And seems how pretty much
every president since John F. Kennedy’s assassination has
had substantial C.I.A. ties or direct and heavy association
with the agency, one can only assume that most presidents
simply hit the Ol’ cruise control button when they enter the
White House, which signals the Deep State to streamline
everything, ultimately putting the Deep State in control.
Although this process is not so passive, it’s more like the
C.I.A. directs their operative, which is usually the sitting
POTUS, to do exactly as they say as the president is more
often than not just a puppet per se.
But now things have changed. You see, with Trump’s
unexpected win, the powers-that-be (the entire Deep State
apparatus) are having a hard time controlling things due to
Trump’s unconventional approach and the fact that Trump
is not a cutout in the first place. The very thought of them
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of being powerless, even if it is only for a mere second,
weighs heavy on their minds. Like in the Wizard of Oz,
they are the people behind the curtain who pull the strings
and they can’t stand it that Trump is the new C.E.O. of the
corporation and that he is not following the C.I.A.’s
handout or roadmap so to speak.
Trump is his own animal. An unusual character with
extremely honed skills in many areas. And he is not going
to always do things the traditional way because he is quite
aware of what I am taking the time to explain herein.
Trump also knows that the Deep State is hovering over his
shoulder, lurking, waiting for any opportunity to arise
which the Deep State can then use against him in order to
restore power to the machine. You can almost look at the
Deep State like Skynet, like in the Terminator movies,
where at all times the Deep State wants to have full
control, yet it is entirely out of control as nothing is what it
seems.
The most recent en passant move by the powers-that-be to
remove Gen. Michael Flynn from Trump’s cabinet was
well done on their part. Not that I agreed with it or
anything — it was just a brilliant move. Don’t get me
wrong, for sure I would have rather seen Flynn stay as the
president’s National Security Advisor because I thought
he was going to be a good one. But the bottom line is,
Flynn was taken out by the Deep State.
Intellihub’s Alex Thomas reported Tuesday:
We now know that Flynn wasn’t actually
targeted over phone calls with a Russian
ambassador but rather was a victim of a
full-scale operation to take him out.
This operation, conducted by Obama operatives, elements
of the intelligence community, and the establishment
media, was a direct effort to counter not only
investigations into possible elite pedophile rings but also
to take out a fierce critic of the corrupt intelligence
community leaders.
Now we have to wonder what Trump’s ultimate response
will be. We also have to wonder what the Deep State’s
next move will be as the ‘Russian narrative’ culminates
throughout the media yet once again.

These people will stop at nothing to assure they get their

player back onto the field and they mean business. Which
means they will try and remove Trump from the
presidency altogether, likely through a contrived
technicality. And if they are successful, which I hope they
won’t be, don’t be surprised if they don’t try and roll out
Michelle Obama as their trojan horse.

A recent Intellihub poll taken on Twitter shows that

Michelle Obama would have no chance as POTUS, but
shockingly it appears that Obama’s hard left Organizing
For Action group is already preparing for a potential run of
the former first lady.
Can Trump adapt fast enough to the mob mentality,
become super hardcore and fight back big league?
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 The Dangerous Precedence Of
The Hunt Against Flynn ... And Trump
Source: Moon Of Alabama
Published: February 15, 2017
Kicking Flynn out of his office has hurt Trump. His
standing is diminished. The efforts against Flynn, mainly
by the "deep state" in the intelligence agencies, were
designed to change Trump's declared foreign policy aims.
They worked. Yesterday the White House spokesperson
said:
President Trump has made it very clear that he expects the
Russian government to deescalate violence in the Ukraine
and return Crimea.
Today Trump tweeted:
Donald J. Trump Verified account
@realDonaldTrump Crimea was TAKEN by
Russia during the Obama Administration.
Was Obama too soft on Russia?
4:42 AM - 15 Feb 2017
That is a position Trump had not preciously taken. "Return
Crimea" is a no-no to any current and future Russian
government. If Trump insists on this the prospective
détente is already dead.
Several writers along the political spectrum point out that
this show of raw power by the "intelligence community" is
a great danger.
Damon Linker in The Week:
The whole episode is evidence of the
precipitous and ongoing collapse of
America's democratic institutions — not a
sign of their resiliency. Flynn's ouster was a
soft coup (or political assassination)
engineered by anonymous intelligence
community bureaucrats. The results might
be salutary, but this isn't the way a liberal
democracy is supposed to function. ...
In a liberal democracy, how things happen is often as
important as what happens. Procedures matter. So do rules
and public accountability. The chaotic, dysfunctional
Trump White House is placing the entire system under
enormous strain. That's bad. But the answer isn't to counter
it with equally irregular acts of sabotage — or with a
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disinformation campaign waged by nameless civil
servants toiling away in the surveillance state.
Robert Perry at Consortium News:
Flynn’s real “offense” appears to be that he
favors détente with Russia rather than
escalation of a new and dangerous Cold
War. Trump’s idea of a rapprochement with
Moscow – and a search for areas of
cooperation and compromise – has been
driving Official Washington’s foreign policy
establishment crazy for months and the
neocons, in particular, have been
determined to block it. ... The neocons and
liberal hawks also hated Flynn because –
as director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency – he oversaw a prescient 2012
analysis that foresaw that their support for
the Syrian insurgency would give rise to “a
declared or undeclared Salafist principality
in eastern Syria.” ... Flynn’s resignation and
its acceptance by Trump also prove that
these tactics work and that “tough-guy”
Trump is not immune to them. ...
The so-called permanent government of Washington and
its complicit mainstream media – what some call the Deep
State – have taught Trump a lesson and have learned a
lesson, too.
They now can be expected to redouble
their march toward war and more war,
ironically with progressives and leftists
in tow.
Justin Raimondo at Antiwar:
Flynn was in the crosshairs of the War
Party because he’s the most prominent of
those around Trump who advocated for
détente with Russia. Also, his somewhat
loopy belief that Islam, per se, is a
pernicious political ideology rather than a
religion, made him a natural enemy of the
pro-Saudi faction within the intelligence
community, which had long worked with
 Riyadh to, among other things, overthrow
the government of Syrian strongman
Bashar al-Assad. ...
The Flynn resignation is just the beginning. As one
Politico writer put it, it won’t stop there. They’ll move on
to new targets, and they won’t rest until they’ve bagged
their real target: the President of the United States
Eli Lake for Bloomberg:
[F]or a White House that has such a casual
and opportunistic relationship with the truth,
it's strange that Flynn's "lie" to Pence would
get him fired. It doesn't add up. ... A better
explanation here is that Flynn was just
thrown under the bus. ...
Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and citizens are some
of the most tightly held government secrets. This is for
good reason.
Selectively disclosing details of private
conversations monitored by the FBI or
NSA gives the permanent state the
power to destroy reputations from the
cloak of anonymity.
.
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This is what police states do.
...
In the end, it was Trump's decision to cut Flynn loose. In
doing this he caved in to his political and bureaucratic
opposition. Nunes told me Monday night that this will not
end well.
"First it's Flynn, next it will be Kellyanne
Conway, then it will be Steve Bannon, then
it will be Reince Priebus," he said.
Put another way, Flynn is only the appetizer. Trump is the
entree.
Trump will now cave in on foreign policy: on Russia, on
Syria and everywhere else the borg demands it. He has
been put "on notice" and will either do as he is told to do
or he will be the prey in an even bigger hunt.
It is alarming that the so-called left part
of the U.S. policy is lauding the "deep
state" for this open attack on the elected
government. They are now justifying the
methods that will one day be turned
against themselves. Why do they fail to
see this?
 Flashback: Chuck Schumer
Predicts Intelligence War Against Trump
Intelligence Agencies 'Very Upset With How He Has Treated Them'
Infowars.Com
February 15, 2017

beginning of the intelligence community’s war against

Trump?

Trump responded to the illegal leaks with this Twitter post.

The real scandal here is that classified

information is illegally given out by
"intelligence" like candy. Very un-American!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
February 15, 2017

When Chuck Schumer went on Rachel

Maddow’s program in January he made
a sinister comment about U.S.
intelligence agencies being “very upset”
with Trump.

Schumer said,

“You take on the intelligence community,

they have six ways from Sunday at getting
back at you.”

Could the recent resignation of Michael Flynn over a

leaked conversation with the Russian Ambassador be the
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 Oh, Sure, Suddenly Now The House Intelligence Boss Is
Concerned About Surveillance... Of Mike Flynn
From The High-Court,-Low-Court Dept
By Mike Masnick
Wed, Feb 15th 2017 10:50am
We've written a few times about Rep. Devin Nunes, who
heads the House Intelligence Committee. He's been a long-
time vocal supporter of NSA surveillance. He insisted that
there was no need for reform after the Snowden leaks and
he actively misled the public and other members of
Congress to shoot down an amendment that would have
stopped so-called backdoor searches of "incidentally
collected" information on Americans. Nunes falsely
claimed that by blocking backdoor searches of the 702
database, it would have blocked things such as tracking
whether or not the Orlando nightclub shooter had overseas
contacts (it would not have done that at all).
So it's fairly hilarious to see that Nunes' first reaction to the
news of National Security Advisor Mike Flynn's
resignation was to demand answers on why Flynn's calls
with Russian officials were recorded.
“I expect for the FBI to tell me what is going
on, and they better have a good answer,”
said Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), chairman
of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence, which is conducting a
review of Russian activities to influence the
election. “The big problem I see here is that
you have an American citizen who had his
phone calls recorded.”
Uh, dude, you approved this kind of thing (loudly and
proudly), and not only that, but you actively blocked
suggested amendments that would have blocked the using
of this information to dig into information on US persons.
Maybe it's time to rethink that one, huh? Of course,
(former assistant Attorney General) David Kris (who
knows this stuff probably better than anyone else) has
made it clear that Flynn's calls with a Russian official
wouldn't need to be "minimized" (i.e., have his identity
excluded) because
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"a U.S. person’s name can be used when it
is necessary to understand the foreign
intelligence information in the report."
Of course, there's lots of irony to go around here. Timothy
Edgar -- who was the director of privacy and civil liberties
for the White House National Security staff under Obama
(and also did privacy/civil liberties work in the Bush
administration) has noted that the leaking of the contents
of his phone calls actually means that Flynn's own civil
rights have been violated and even suggests he gives the
ACLU a call (oh, and another layer of irony: Edgar has
been warning about how Flynn and others in the Trump
administration might trample on civil liberties... and yet
here, he's arguing that Flynn's civil liberties have been
violated.)
Along those lines, Glenn Greenwald notes that the leaking
of actual content from intercepted communications is a
really serious crime, but one that should be seen as totally
justified here, as it was clearly a form of whistleblowing
(even as he admits that the motives of the leakers likely
weren't pure, but were possibly for revenge against Flynn,
who many in the intelligence world disliked).
It is a big deal to actually leak the contents of an
intercepted communication (most leaks and
whistleblowing tend to be about programs, not the actual
intercepted communications). Of course, this should raise
other questions about why the NSA and FBI are surveilling
so many people -- and will the content of those other calls
be used for political vendettas rather than true
whistleblowing? Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that
someone like Devin Nunes is going to care about all that.
In typical "high court/low court" fashion, he's only
concerned that someone on his team was hurt by such
surveillance, not that such surveillance regularly occurs.
 Trump Has The Power To Declassify
Whatever He Wants — Including The Russian Intercepts
Jon Schwarz
February 15 2017, 1:56 P.M.
Late Tuesday evening the New York Times reported that
current and former U.S. officials claim that members of
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as well as other
Trump associates “had repeated contacts with senior
Russian intelligence officials” before the 2016 election.
Donald Trump then spent the early morning Wednesday
unhappily tweeting about this:
If in fact all of this is “non-sense,” Trump has the power as
president to make that clear immediately — by
declassifying all government intercepts of communications
between Russian nationals and anyone in his orbit.
The huge edifice of classification by the U.S. government
has no basis in laws passed by Congress (with one small
and, in this case, irrelevant exception.) Instead, the
executive branch classifies material based on presidential
executive orders, with the president’s power in turn
based on his constitutional role as commander in chief of
the armed forces. The Supreme Court has stated that the
presidential power “to classify and control access to
information bearing on national security … flows
primarily from the constitutional investment of power in
the president.”
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This means that Trump has the power to declassify
anything he wants, right now. CNN has reported that he
has already been briefed on the contacts between his
associates and Russians.
So in theory Trump could ask the National Security
Agency and all the other U.S. intelligence agencies to give
him all the relevant intercepts and post everything about
them on the White House website this afternoon.
In practice, any president, even one who honestly wanted
to reveal as much as possible, would want to learn what
intelligence capabilities would be revealed by such a
disclosure, and then keep aspects of the intercepts secret to
conceal the sources and methods that were most
significant.
The White House press office did not respond when asked
whether Trump plans to use his declassification authority.
Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American
Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy, points out that
presidents have used their declassification power before in
response to public outcry. In 2004 George W. Bush
declassified the relevant section of the presidential daily
brief headlined “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in
U.S.” At the beginning of Barack Obama’s presidency he
ordered the declassification of the memos the Justice
Department produced advising the Bush White House on
the legality of torture.
Beyond Trump himself, others have an incentive to see
their names cleared by the release of any intercepts. Paul
Manafort, Trump’s one-time campaign chairman, is named
in Tuesday’s New York Times article as speaking with
notable Russians but told the Times,
“I have never knowingly spoken to Russian
intelligence officers, and I have never been
involved with anything to do with the
Russian government.”
The possible Russian contacts of Roger Stone, an infamous
GOP operative who was briefly part of the Trump
campaign; Carter Page, a businessman who was on the
periphery of the campaign; and Trump’s now-fired
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn are all under FBI “The president should tell his attorney
scrutiny. general that either he finds proof of this, or
he puts it to bed and announces none of it
None of the four could immediately be reached happened. … I would relish the opportunity
with questions about whether they would support Trump to testify in public under oath on this issue.”
using his declassification power to release any intercepts
of their conversations that exist. Stone told The Guardian
on Wednesday that..
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 'Just Like Russia': Trump Renews
Fight With Intelligence Agencies Amid Leaks
By Cody Derespina
Published February 15, 2017

The leaks culminated in National Security Adviser

Michael Flynn’s Monday night resignation. This was after
The Washington Post reported he had discussed sanctions
with a Russian official during the transition period –
something Flynn had told Vice President Pence did not
occur. The New York Times on Tuesday night also
published a story alleging vague connections between
several Trump associates – many of whom were not named
– and Russian intelligence agents.

“This Russian connection nonsense is

Manafort: Never had connection to Putin, Russian government merely an attempt to cover up the many
mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing
President Trump on Wednesday suggested the U.S. campaign,” Trump tweeted, citing the
intelligence community may be “illegally” leaking Democratic presidential nominee he
sensitive information to hurt his administration, effectively defeated in the November election.
ending a brief detente with agencies he previously accused “Information is being illegally given to the
of working against him. failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by
the intelligence community (NSA and
Trump addressed the situation of government leaks FBI?). Just like Russia”
Wednesday afternoon during his joint press conference
with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Intelligence, papers are being leaked,"

Trump said. "Things are being leaked. It's a
criminal action -- criminal act -- and it's
been going on for a long time. Before me.
But now it's really going on."

He later emphasized that the "documents and papers" were

"illegally -- I stress that -- illegally leaked."

Earlier Wednesday, Trump issued a Twitter screed in the

wake of a string of damaging news stories based primarily
on anonymous government sources, involving information
apparently gathered by the nation’s spy agencies.

He added:

"The real scandal here is that classified

information is illegally given out by
'intelligence' like candy. Very un-American!"

Trump also took issue with the characterization advanced

by some critics that he's been soft on Russia, noting
aggressive actions taken by the Kremlin when Trump's
predecessor was in office.
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“Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama
administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?” Trump
tweeted.

Trump has previously derided the intelligence community,

which he believed leaked information that led to prior
reports about supposed connections between his campaign
and the Russian government. Trump also initially refused
to say that Russia was responsible for a series of pre-
election hacks of Democratic emails, though he eventually
conceded the Kremlin was likely behind it. Trump also has WikiLeaks head Julian Assange also tweeted Wednesday
been criticized for his stance seeking a better relationship morning from his newly activated personal account,
with Russian President Vladimir Putin. framing the battle between Trump and the intelligence
community. Assange and his anti-secrecy organization
played a pivotal role during the presidential election, with
Flynn’s departure just three weeks into the Trump
WikiLeaks releasing a trove of emails that proved
administration prompted a Bloomberg article titled, “The
politically damaging to Clinton.
Political Assassination of Michael Flynn,” which
questioned the circumstances surrounding the retired
lieutenant general’s ouster. "Amazing battle for dominance is playing out between the
elected US govt & the IC who consider themselves to be
the 'permanent government'," Assange wrote.
“…for a White House that has such a
casual and opportunistic relationship with
the truth, it’s strange that Flynn’s ‘lie’ to
Pence would get him fired. It doesn’t add
up,” Eli Lake wrote.

Trump, however, favorably cited the Lake piece due to its

insinuation that intelligence services contributed to Flynn
getting the boot.

“Thank you to Eli Lake of The Bloomberg

View – 'The NSA & FBI…should not
interfere in our politics…and is' very serious
situation for USA.”

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 NYT Commits TREASON In Fake News Attempt To
Overthrow The United States Government… Is It Time To
Start Arresting Traitors Who Pretend To Be Journalists?
By: Mike Adams
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The New York Times is now actively engaged in deliberate
acts of treason against the United States government.
Following in the “journo-terrorism” practices of the
Washington Post, the NYT has just published a wildly
irresponsible innuendo piece that, predictably, cites
anonymous intelligence officials in an attempt to discredit
the Trump administration and enrage opponents.
As the Daily Caller points out, the hysterical NYT article is
nothing more than a “rehashed” collection of innuendo and
paranoia that lacks any real journalistic substance.
“While the story states that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation has found no
evidence of collusion between Russia and
the Trump campaign and essentially is a
rehash of a previous story, journalists have
gone bonkers over it,” reports the Caller.
The entire story is bogus, right from the false insinuation
of the headline itself, which even the story refutes. As
explained by The News Commenter:
The New York Times bombshell headline
reads “Trump Campaign Aides Had
Repeated Contacts With Russian
Intelligence”. But note the third paragraph
in, it reads “The officials interviewed in
recent weeks said that, so far, they had
seen no evidence of such cooperation.”.
Shouldn’t the headline read “No Evidence
Trump Campaign Had Contacts With
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Russian Officials”? What a joke. New York
Times is #FakeNews.
This new habit of the anti-Trump “fake news” media of
citing “unnamed” intelligence officials to roll out wild,
unsubstantiated accusations is the new modus operandi of
the treasonous, anti-American media. The NYT,
Washington Post, CNN, the Atlantic and other Trump-
hating media outlets are now focused almost entirely on
waging a “soft coup” overthrow attempt against President
Trump, and they’re all willing to blatantly lie or fabricate
“facts” in order to pull it off.
“The fake news media is going crazy with
their conspiracy theories and blind hatred,”
Trump tweeted last night. “MSNBC and
CNN are unwatchable. Fox and Friends is
great!”
The fake news media is going crazy with
their conspiracy theories and blind hatred.
@MSNBC & @CNN are unwatchable.
@foxandfriends is great!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
February 15, 2017
He’s right: The left-wing media has devolved into a
conspiracy cabal fueled by blind hatred… hatred for
Trump, hatred for America and hatred toward the truth
about anything. So they invoke “fake facts” and cite
unnamed sources — most of which are no doubt imaginary
— to wage a media disinformation campaign with the
sole purpose of removing Trump from office.
Even the very basis of the NYT story turns out to be
complete fiction. The Russians have officially denied the
basis of the story. “Overnight, as the three liberal-leaning
US newspaper launched another attack on Trump, alleging
that officials linked to the president, most notably Tim
Manafort, engaged Russian intel officials in the not too
distant past, the Russian government dismissed allegations
that the country’s intelligence officials were in repeated
contact with Donald Trump’s team ahead of the US
election,” writes Zero Hedge:
 “Let’s not believe anonymous information,”
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov
told reporters. “It’s a newspaper report
which is not based on any facts.”
A Russian senator, Vladimir Jabbarov,
cited by the Independent went so far as to
tell state media the latest claims “were part
of an intelligence community conspiracy to
have the President impeached.”
“This is a common tactic to try to discredit a
particular person,” he added.
As I’ve explained in my podcast below, there is also a
“civil war” raging inside the bureaucracy, and some
elements — Obama “sleeper cell” saboteurs — are trying
to set off land mines to destroy Trump from within.
Click here for my podcast at the Health Ranger Report, or
listen below (story continues below the podcasts)…
Obama’s team had contact with Iran… and nobody at the
NYT screamed about it
Even if such contact with the Russians had occurred,
what’s the big deal? “[R]epresentatives for Barack
Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign were accused of
meeting with Hamas and Iran,” writes Breitbart.com:
Depending on what took place, the alleged
contacts with Iran may have violated the
Logan Act, which bars citizens from
negotiating with foreign governments in
dispute with the United States…
In 2008, Robert Malley stepped down as an
informal foreign policy adviser to Obama’s
campaign when it was revealed that he met
with Hamas members.
Malley admitted to the meetings, but he
claimed he met with the terrorists as part of
his private job.
Note carefully that President Obama flew a cargo plane
load of illegally laundered cash into Iran during the last
few months of his presidency, literally “paying off” the
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No. 1 state sponsor of terror. Yet the New York Times
didn’t blink. Apparently, when Trump team members talk
to Russia, it’s a national emergency, but when Obama
hands over hundreds of billions of dollars in cash to a
nation that promises to build nuclear weapons to nuke
Israel, that’s perfectly fine.
As usual, every insane, anti-American act that Obama
pulled off was accepted and even glorified by the media,
while every act that Trump pursues to save America is
venomously demonized. The real position of the left-wing
media is:
“Obama could do not wrong, and Trump
can do no right.”
NYT is now a domestic enemy of the United States
government
With this latest assault on the Trump presidency, we really
have reached the point where the NYT, Washington Post
and CNN are all active enemies of America, working to
deliberately overthrow the legitimate United States
government.
At the same time, they are also poisoning the minds of
the people with disinformation and hatred in order to gin
up violent riots and foment social unrest. In effect, the left-
wing media is actively trying to cause a violent uprising
while pushing fake news to discredit the President. Just
today, an anti-Trump protest group knocked a 71-year-old
congressional staffer unconscious.
Rohrabacher denounced the left-wing violence, saying:
“I am outraged beyond words that
protesters who mobbed my Huntington
Beach office violently knocked down my
faithful district director, Kathleen Staunton,
causing her to be hospitalized… And, yes,
deliberate or not, the incident came as part
of a mob action that not only intimidates but
coerces. Though the protesters think of
themselves as idealists, they engaged in
political thuggery, pure and simple.”
Where does all that hatred and violence come from? The
NYT, of course. The entire left-wing media is now focused
on fomenting hatred, intolerance and violence in the streets
while assaulting Donald Trump with fake news reports that
they hope will build toward demands for his impeachment.
This is the same America-hating media that excused every
violation of law and ethics committed by the Obama
administration and Hillary Clinton’s State Department,
which sold off uranium mining rights to Russian
companies, draining a vital military resource from the
United States.
The degree of active subversion, collusion and treason now
being committed by NYT and Washington Post
“journalists” has reached the level of active “information
warfare” against America… and it calls for a law-and-
order response from the Trump administration which will
sooner or later be forced to make arrests of the
treasonous subversives who have infiltrated the left-
wing media.
Active subversion to overthrow the government is a crime
punishable by death
The justification for making such arrests is already here:
Those traitors have knowingly and deliberately fabricated
false reports, false accusations and false charges against
the legitimate President of the United States government.
They are deliberately working in collusion to cause social
chaos, hatred and derision across the population. Their
goal is the overthrow of the U.S. government and the
installing of Hillary Clinton as their “replacement”
President, whom they will shower with mindless worship
while covering up her long trail of corruption and crimes.
The left-wing media has truly become the single greatest
threat to the future of America. Long gone is any pretense
of engaging in legitimate journalism or factual reporting.
Now, the media has become the propaganda wing of left-
wing radical organizers like international terrorism
financier George Soros and former U.S. President Barack
Obama, who’s actually running much of this behind the
scenes from his “shadow White House” from where he
commands 30,000 activist “troops” who are conspiring to
overthrow President Trump. With Obama now controlling
“sleeper cell” traitors inside the bureaucracy, and the
media committing treason on a daily basis by either
fabricating anti-American news or publishing genuine
intelligence secrets, the subversive Left is going all-in to
try to foment a literal communist takeover of the
country.
Removing Trump from office is their highest priority,
followed by installing so much hatred in the minds of
obedient left-wing sheeple that they rise up and start
executing their political enemies. The goal, of course, is to
cause so much chaos and mayhem that the nation becomes
“ungovernable” and is therefore relatively easy to
overthrow.
The plan is already crystal clear in the mind of left-wing
agitator Michael Moore, who has now called for Hillary
Clinton to be “installed as president” while Trump is
arrested.
That’s been the plan from the very start, of course: LIE
about the President, gin up hatred across the population,
fabricate fake news “facts” from the news cartels, and
make sure they are sufficiently repeated across a sufficient
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number of complicit websites (HuffPost, Politico, Salon,
etc.) to magically transform “lies” into “FACTS!”
The civil war has begun… you are watching its first
phase unfold by the hour
Click here for my Health Ranger Report podcast that
explains why civil war is “inevitable” if this escalation
continues.
What’s clear at this point is that America is already in a
civil war. The first phase of every war is “information
warfare,” where opposing sides attempt to establish a
justification narrative for the violence they plan to pursue
in phase two.
Understand that right now, the NYT,
Washington Post and CNN are deliberately
engaged in establishing the justification
narrative for the violent uprising they
plan to announce and support. They are
laying the groundwork, in other words, for a
violent coup attempt against the United
States government.
The next phase, by the way, is for them to stage a false
flag attack on liberals that can be blamed on Trump
supporters, so watch for CNN to stage a mass shooting
any day now, complete with “crisis actors” who can cry for
the cameras and relentlessly sob while explaining that pro-
NRA, pro-Trump gun supporters massacred their innocent
children (or some such thing). Once that false flag is
accomplished, the media hammers it home in the minds of
the obedient left-wing sheeple until anger boils over and
every major U.S. city revolts with mass chaos, riots and
violence… all of which the media will characterize as
“peaceful protests” or “justified resistance” against the
“murderous Trump regime.”
This is how they plan to overthrow America, and they are
frighteningly close to achieving it.
This is why I predict we are all going to “beg for Martial
Law” in the very near future as the radical Left goes
full-on bat-s##t crazy with violence and mayhem, all
egged on by a complicit media that is deliberately and
actively working to overthrow the U.S. government. That’s
why I say it’s time for Trump to start making arrests of the
anti-American subversives who pretend to be journalists at
the NYT, Washington Post, CNN, etc.
It has all come down to this: You either protect America
by defeating her enemies, or you lose the country to left-
.
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wing radicals. If you lose the country, America becomes a
killing fields scenario, with uncontrolled civil war raging in
the streets and towns while communist terrorists run by
Obama and Soros stage a coup in Washington D.C. This
scenario is no longer fiction. It is, in fact, the undisclosed
goal of the New York Times.
 Obama’s Minions Aim To Humble Trump’s Presidency
Throw A Spotlight On The Hide-Y-Hole Wherever Barack Hussein Is
Stealthily Planning His Revolution. Smoke Him Out! Radical Community
Organizers Should Not Be Allowed To Operate From The Shadows
By Judi McLeod - Bio And Archives
February 15, 2017
On the landing page of the Washington Post this morning:
“You obviously love great journalism. With
special savings on our National Digital
Edition, you’ll never miss a story.”
The story you shouldn’t miss?
‘The Washington Post’s underhanded
“Humbling of a president’.
The WaPo ‘humbling of a president’
story is misleading, unprofessional and
inaccurate
No president is ever “humbled” because the digital
dilettantes of the Washington Post say so.
‘The Humbling of a president’ story, is posted on
today’s Drudge Report,—but to get past the headline to the
WaPo story, you have to sign in as a subscriber.
The WaPo ‘humbling of a president’ story is misleading,
unprofessional and inaccurate. It is not President Donald
J. Trump who is “humbled” but a mainstream media
working hand in hand with the progressive left down at the
bottom of their voluminous dirty tricks bag working
feverishly to humble him.
Humbling the president means making up the kind of
stories you see in the supermarket tabloids. Humbling the
new president means inferring that his wife was a
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“hooker”, cheering the boycott of his daughter’s fashion
products and picking on his 10-year-old son.
Obama’s stealth ‘Spies R Us’ operatives went digging into
the dung heaps on election night.
‘The Political Assassination of National Security
Adviser Michael Flynn’
Even while gloating all the way through the presidential
campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton had the presidency
in the bag, like the cunning progressive leftists they are,
they were well prepared to combat, with an in-place
shadow government, the chance victory of the outsider
soon to be smeared worldwide as Misogynist Number One.
The first counter attack came one day after the
inauguration of Donald Trump as America’s 45th
president. You can’t put a 400,000-activist strong
Women’s March in Washington, D.C. overnight.
While so many in the masses reeled in disgust at March
participant Madonna declaring she wanted to “blow up the
White House”, Obama’s handpicked ‘Spies R Us’ had a
plan in place for really blowing up the White House called:
‘The Political Assassination of National Security Adviser
Michael Flynn’.
BOOM! Led by the Washington Post and
the New York Times, the mainstream
media could now pick up the pieces of the
spy bomb and run with them.
According to them, the unwashed masses hoping for a
better life for America would never know what hit them.
Fired by President Barack Obama as DIA director in 2014
after daring to present sworn testimony before Congress
that argued Obama’s belief that radical Islamic terrorism,
including ISIS, was not a major threat, Flynn’s days were
already numbered.
If Hillary didn’t get him, a hiding-it-out Obama would
If Hillary didn’t get him, a hiding-it-out Obama would.
“Since Trump and Flynn entered the White
House, anonymous sources have given
select reporters information about
telephone intercepts conducted by the
National Security Agency (NSA). (Daily
Caller, Feb. 14, 2017)
This is the same NSA that spied on the American public
without intervention of any kind from the Obama
administration
“The classified information secretly given to
reporters purportedly showed that Flynn
discussed sanctions on Dec. 29, when 35
Russian diplomats were being expelled that
same day by the outgoing Obama
administration. (DailyCaller)
“Other intelligence leaks have
revealed Trump’s private discussions with
heads of state soon after he became
president-elect.
“In a Feb. 9 story, The Washington
Post cited unnamed “current and former
U.S. officials” who accused Flynn of
violating the law in a Dec. 29 telephone
conversation with Russian Ambassador
Sergey Kislvak.
“Flynn called the leaks of classified
information against government officials
“unprecedented,” and predicted
those would be the focus of future
congressional investigations.
“Members of Congress are very concerned
because these are leaks from classified
systems. The House and Senate are
looking into those things, as they should,”
he told TheDCNF.
“The issue of government leaks is an issue
for House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes. On
Monday, Nunes told Bloomberg News that
he views leaks about Flynn’s private
conversation as part of a pattern.
“There does appear to be a well-
orchestrated effort to attack Flynn and
others in the administration,” said Nunes,
who is a California Republican. “From the
leaking of phone calls between the
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president and foreign leaders to what
appears to be high-level [Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court] information,
to the leaking of American citizens being
denied security clearances, it looks like a
pattern.”
“A Wall Street Journal editorial Tuesday
asked, “Did U.S. spooks have a court order
to listen to his conversations?”
“Former intelligence and military officers
told TheDCNF they agree Flynn was the
victim of a highly orchestrated
“disinformation campaign” generated by
current and former intelligence officers,
many with loyalties to former President
Obama.”
The theory that “the president has been humbled” is
the work of digital dilettantes
That spy operatives of the same president caught on an
open mic hinting he could do more for Russia after his
reelection, bites.
The public should be having a cow at this blatant coup
d’état to bring the Trump government down and probably
will.
The theory that “the president has been humbled” is the
work of digital dilettantes like the Washington Post who
want the president humbled.
Don’t fall for their propaganda.
Don’t sign on as a Washington Post subscriber; don’t
believe everything you read in the mainstream media.
Message to the citizen journalists who are the public’s only
hope of unearthing the truth: Find out and name the
“current and former U.S. officials” cited by the
Washington Post, who accused Flynn of violating the law
in a Dec. 29 telephone call.
Throw a spotlight on the hide-y-hole wherever Barack
Hussein is stealthily planning his revolution. Smoke him
out! Radical Community Organizers should not be allowed
to operate from the shadows.
Drag Citizen Obama out from where ever he is hiding and
make him fight the American people face to face.
Semper Fidelis!
 Explosive New Hacking
Scandal Has Democrats' Fingerprints
Criminal Investigation Into What IT Contractors Did Set To Blow Up
Bob Unruh
February 15, 2017

The three brothers had access to various computer systems

and pathways.

Remember the hue and cry raised by Democrats over the

“Russians” hacking their computer systems during the
2016 presidential election? Imran Awan pictured alongside former President Bill Clinton
(Photo: LinkedIn)

How there should be investigations? How someone – a

Republican – must be at fault? How whatever interaction But then, just days ago, they were abruptly relieved of
Donald Trump ever had with Russia was viewed their duties and banned from the networks because of
suspiciously?
“suspicion that they accessed
And now there are Democrats’ attacks on Trump over congressional computers without
Michael Flynn, his national security adviser who was permission.”
forced to resign this week over conversations with
the Russian ambassador to the U.S. The report said three members of the intelligence panel
and five members of the House Committee on Foreign
Investigate, they demand. Not just Flynn, but Trump, too. Affairs

Yet the Democrats are mum over their own explosive
hacking scandal, which could overshadow Watergate,
Filegate, Travelgate and dozens of other Washington
scandals.
The allegation is that Democrats hired tech staffers who
were Pakistani nationals, and they likely gained
illegal access to secret congressional information.
And that includes classified documents.
Flynn resigned late Monday after reports that he not been
truthful with Vice President Mike Pence about his
discussions with the Russian ambassador about sanctions.
“were among the dozens of members who
employed the suspects on a shared basis.”
“The two committees deal with many of the
nation’s most sensitive issues and
documents, including those related to the
war on terrorism.”
WND made dozens of calls and sent dozens of emails on
Tuesday asking members who might have hired the
brothers for comment and an update on the status of the
investigation.
A spokesman for Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., responded
tersely,

The Daily Caller News Foundation reported brothers “Can’t comment on this one.”
Imran, Jamal and Abid Awan had been working for IT
departments of multiple Democratic congressional offices.

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 A spokeswoman in the office of Rep. Diana
DeGette, D-Colo., said it was a “personnel
matter,” and “that’s all I’m going to say.”
Among the many offices WND contacted, without
generating a response, were those for Democrats Andre
Carson, Luis Guiterez, Jim Himes, Terri Sewell, Jackie
Speier, Mike Quigley, Eric Swalwell, Patrick Murphy,
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joaquini Castro, Lois Frankel,
Ted Lieu, Robin Kelly, Tammy Duckworth, Mark
Takano and John Sarbanes.
What do YOU think? Sound off on the criminal probe into
Democrat staffers in Congress
‘Very concerning’
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a member of the Oversight and
Government Reform Committee, said something must be
done.
“I hope we investigate this issue,” he said.
“The facts regarding technology
procurement and potentially illegal
violations of the House IT network by
several Democratic staffers is very
concerning.”
Philip Haney, a former Department of Homeland Security
officer and co-author of “See Something, Say Nothing,” a
book about his effort to expose the U.S. governments
capitulation to Islamic supremacists, said the case will be a
bellwether.
“This particular breach of security will
reveal how seriously our three branches of
government actually take the threat posed
by what appears to be a network of at least
five Muslim operatives, who have managed
to soak their way into the very heart of our
constitutional republic,” he said.
“Let’s hope that this scandal isn’t just swept
under the rug, or allowed to fade quietly
into the background, like so many others
that have, but instead becomes a case
study in how our elected officials defend
the Constitution against all enemies, both
foreign and domestic.
Haney said that in “this hyper-political
environment, anything less than
unrestrained bipartisan cooperation in a full
investigation, followed by subsequent
prosecution, if warranted, will be seen not
only as an open indictment, but also as a
blatant display of malevolent hypocrisy.”
Illegal access
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Daniel Greenfield at FrontPage Magazine recently
outlined what is known about the breach and the
implications.
Imran Awan and his two brothers, Jamal and Abid, are at
the center of an investigation into, among other things,
allegations of illegal access. They have been barred from
the House of Representatives network.
A member of Congress feared that they
“may have stolen data from us.”
Greenfield reported that the three Pakistani brothers had
worked only for Democrats, including members of the
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. It was
not even a year after eight Democrats on that committee
“issued a demand that their staffers be
granted access to top secret classified
information,” he reported.
There’s a special concern about Carson, he revealed.
“Carson is the second Muslim in Congress
and the first Muslim on the House
Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence and, more critically, is the
ranking member on its Emerging Threats
Subcommittee,” Greenfield wrote. “He is
also a member of the Department of
Defense Intelligence and Overhead
Architecture Subcommittee. The Emerging
Threats Subcommittee, of which Carson is
a ranking member, is responsible for much
of counterterrorism oversight. It is the worst
possible place for a man with Carson’s
credentials.”
Greenfield continued:
“Carson had inherited his grandmother’s
seat and exploited it to promote a radical
Islamist agenda. He has interfaced with a
laundry list of Islamist groups from CAIR to
ISNA to ICNA to MPAC. Islamists have
funded Carson’s career to the tune of tens
of thousands of dollars. The Center for
Security Policy has put together a dossier
of Carson’s connections to the Muslim
Brotherhood. The Brotherhood is the
parent organization of many key Islamic
terror groups posing a threat to our national
security including al-Qaida and Hamas.
Andre Carson shared the stage at a CAIR
banquet with Sirraj Wahaj: an unindicted
co-conspirator in the World Trade Center
bombing who had once declared, ‘You
don’t get involved in politics because it’s
 the American thing to do. You get involved
in politics because politics are a weapon to
use in the cause of Islam.’ CAIR itself had
been named an unindicted co-conspirator
in terror finance.”
While the Democrats were demanding security clearances
for staff members,
“three Pakistani Muslims working for them
appear to have compromised security to an
unknown degree,” he said.
Greenfield asked:
“Why were the Awan brothers, one of
whom had a criminal record, even allowed
to work in such a sensitive position? How
did the personnel suspected in this case
pass background checks? And was any
classified information compromised as a
result of these alleged breaches?”
What do YOU think? Sound off on the criminal probe
into Democrat staffers in Congress
3 brothers paid $160,000 a year, each
The Daily Caller reported that the staff members were
dismissed from some congressional offices after the
investigation was revealed, but apparently not from all
right away. And they each were being paid in the range of
$160,000 a year.
Politico has reported the criminal investigation
also involves allegations the employees stole equipment,
and the Center for Security Policy said it was especially
alarmed that Carson was among the members of Congress
involved, since it has
“documented Carson’s extensive and
alarming ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.”
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The Daily Caller noted in a subsequent report that the staff
members allegedly involved also had
“multiple suspicious mortgage transfers
and a debt-evading bankruptcy.”
One, Abid,
“had more than $1 million in debts following
a failed business called Cars International
that he ran in Falls Church, Va., from
November 2009 to September 2010.”
“It’s unclear how Abid found time to run an
automotive business while working full time
for Congress. He had been on the
congressional payroll since 2005. A
congressional credit union repossessed
two of his personal cars before the
business folded.”
The report continued:
“Abid filed for bankruptcy in 2012, but
somehow managed to keep ownership of
two houses while telling the bankruptcy
court and creditors that he had no assets
with which to pay them. He signed a sworn
statement that he and his wife, Natalia
Soba, were living apart and needed
separate residences.”
The Daily Caller said Abid’s record
“includes numerous driving- and alcohol-
related legal problems, including driving
with a suspended or revoked license, court
records show.”
“Police State USA: How Orwell’s
Nightmare is Becoming Our Reality,”
marshals the terrifying evidence to
show the world of Big Brother is much
closer than we want to admit.
 Maxine Waters: Flynn Just The ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’ Of
White House Collusion With Russia [VIDEO]
Written By Philip Hodges
February 15, 2017
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is the one who had trouble
remembering the Syrian city of Aleppo when she was
trying to describe the atrocities of the Russians. She’s also
the one who thought Russia was continuing to invade
Korea. We think she meant Crimea, but you never know
with these politicians. They’re used to getting the talking
points immediately prior to press conferences and
interviews. Maybe she just misread the cue cards.
Now, she’s certain that General Michael Flynn – the now-
former White House National Security Advisor – is just
the ‘tip of the iceberg’ when it comes to Russia
orchestrating every move of the Trump administration.
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“Michael Flynn has a reputation as a liar,
and someone who can not be trusted,” she
told Bill Press in an interview. “I’ve always
believed that there has been collusion
between the Trump outfit here, and Russia
and the Kremlin. So I believe this is the tip
of the iceberg.”
General Flynn maintains that he ‘crossed no lines’ in his
discussion with Russia’s ambassador after the election, but
before the inauguration.
He expressed concern about how the intel was garnered.
“In some of these cases, you’re talking
about stuff that’s taken off of a classified
system and given to a reporter. That’s a
crime,” Flynn told The Daily Caller.
“You call them leaks. It’s a criminal act.
This is a crime. It’s not just a wink and a
nod,” he said.
 George Soros Gave Jared Kushner $259 Million Credit.
Thirty Pieces Of Silver To Betray Trump And
The American People?
From Jewish Business News
February 15, 2017
It turns out that George Soros is the money behind a new
real estate venture called Cadre which was founded by
Donald Trump’s son in law Jared Kushner and his brother
Joshua Kushner.
The Real Deal has uncovered the fact that George Soros
was the man who provided Cadre with a $259 million line
of credit. A source told the publication,
“Soros has had a long and productive
relationship with the Kushner family.”
The financing was provided; even though, Soros has called
President Trump a “would-be dictator.”
….
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So why exactly would George Soros agree to help a new
venture from Jared Kushner who is now serving as an
advisor in the Donald Trump White House? After all,
Soros and Trump really seem to hate one another. Well its
like the famous line from “The Godfather”:
Its just business, nothing personal.
Besides, George Soros offered credit to Jared Kushner and
his brother Joshua Kushner and not Donald Trump.
Well, we now know absolutely for certain why Soros gave
credit to Kushner. Kushner was behind Trump’s disastrous
decision to drop his original transition team and replace
them with Mike Pence, Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon,
all of whom have been steadily working against him, his
image and his policies, whether Trump is fully aware of it
or not.
It is not clear what other special credit lines Kushner has
been getting from Wall Street. But my bet is that Kushner
has done secret deals with the banks to remain liquid if and
when the economy implodes so that he can buy up
foreclosed properties.
As for Mike Pence, Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus,
their closeness to Kushner and their actions strongly
suggest the notion they are all Soros operatives. Soros
bribes some, blackmails others.
 Is There A Conspiracy Inside Washington To Destroy
Trump's Inner Circle? Top Republican Claims Flynn Was
The Appetizer - Kellyanne Will Be Next
And Trump Is 'The Entree'
 Speaking To Bloomberg View Columnist Eli Lake, Rep. Devin Nunes Suggested There Was A
Nefarious Pattern In The Leaks Plaguing The Trump Administration
 Nunes Believed The Resignation Of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn Was Just The
Beginning As Other Members Of Trump's Inner Circle Will Be Targeted
 'First It's Flynn, Next It Will Be Kellyanne Conway, Then It Will Be Steve Bannon, Then It
Will Be Reince Priebus,' The Republican Lawmaker Said
By Nikki Schwab, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 20:34 EST, 14 February 2017 | Updated: 11:12 EST, 15 February 2017

One Republican lawmaker is saying he sees a pattern in contents of his conversation with Russian Amb. Sergey
the leaks that brought down President Donald Trump's Kislyak were clearly monitored by the government, and
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. then, so easily got out.

Speaking to national security columnist Eli Lake of

Bloomberg View, Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
suggested that Flynn may be just be the beginning of
Trump's inner circle fallen by enemies within the U.S.
government.

'First it's Flynn, next it will be Kellyanne

Conway, then it will be Steve Bannon, then
it will be Reince Priebus,' Nunes told the
right-of-center Lake, who then referred to
Flynn as the 'appetizer' and the president
as 'the entree.'
Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake talked to Rep. Devin Nunes
about the many leaks tripping up the Trump administration

At the time, Flynn was the incoming National Security

Advisor, but his correspondence was seemingly monitored
by the FBI or the NSA, Lake wrote.

'It's very rare that reporters are ever told

about government-monitored
communications of U.S. citizens, let alone
senior U.S. officials,' Lake wrote.

Rep. Devin Nunes told Bloomberg View columnist Eli Later he added,
Lake that he's concerned about all the leaks and suggested
'Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and
'it looks like a pattern' citizens are some of the most tightly held
government secrets.'
One of the most notable things about the Flynn fall-from-
grace story, Lake pointed out, was the fact that the

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Not in this case, however, which caused Nunes to suggest
that something really didn't smell right.
'There does appear to be a well
orchestrated effort to attack Flynn and
others in the administration,' Nunes told the
Bloomberg View columnist.
President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Michael Flynn
resigned last night, over phone calls that he had with Russia's
ambassador before the president was sworn in
WHO'S NEXT? Devin Nunes suggested those leaking dirt about
Trump administration officials could come after Kellyanne Conway
(left) next, followed by Steve Bannon (center) and then chief of staff
Reince Priebus (right)
DINNER IS SERVED? As Rep. Devin Nunes listed off
the administration officials who could be impacted by the
bevvy of leaks, columnist Eli Lake considered them the
'appetizers,' with President Donald Trump playing the role
of 'the entree'
'From the leaking of phone calls between
the president and foreign leaders to what
appears to be high-level FISA Court
information, to the leaking of American
citizens being denied security clearances, it
looks like a pattern,' Nunes said.
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Days after Trump conversed with foreign leaders,
embarrassing details have leaked out, including that the
president had to ask aides about a nuclear arms treaty,
while on the phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin,
and that he and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull had a fraught back-and-forth over an Obama era
refugee resettlement plan.
On Friday, one of Flynn's top deputies, Robin Townley,
was denied a security clearance from the CIA, Politico
reported, citing two unnamed sources, which prevented
Townley from serving on the National Security Council.
Nunes told Lake he planned to ask the FBI to investigate
the Flynn leak and find out if the outgoing national
security advisor was the target of a law enforcement
investigation. The Washington Post previously reported
that Flynn was not being looked at by the FBI.
The New York Times reported that Flynn did have a
conversation with the FBI over his conversation with the
Kremlin representative, as they were concerned he didn't
tell them the whole truth.
Lake pointed out that there were a number of places
investigators could turn in sniffing out Flynn's, and the
administration's, adversaries.
'Flynn was a fat target for the national
security state,' the columnist wrote. 'He had
cultivated a reputation as a reformer and a
fierce critic of the intelligence community
leaders he once served with when he was
the director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency under President Barack Obama.'
The Bloomberg columnist suggested the Flynn leak could
be over partisan politics as well.
He reminded readers that Flynn became a national name
when he spoke onstage at last summer's Republican
National Convention in Cleveland, on the heels of being
rumored to be Trump's veep.
'He was also a fat target for Democrats,'
Lake wrote.
 Bill Kristol Backs ‘Deep State’
Over President Trump, Republican Government
By Neil Munro
15 Feb 2017
Foreign-policy hawk Bill Kristol Tweeted
out his preference for a political victory
by “the deep state” above the nation’s
laws and over President Donald
Trump’s voters and policies, amid an
increasing furor over the forced
resignation of Gen. Mike Flynn.
Obviously strongly prefer normal
democratic and constitutional politics. But if
it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the
Trump state.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 14,
2017
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The “deep state” is jargon for the semi-hidden army of
bureaucrats, officials, retired officials, legislators,
contractors and media people who support and defend
established government policies.
Those “deep state” officials include the intelligence, law-
enforcement and national security officials who worked in
President Barack Obama’s administration but who are still
working in permanent or temporary positions in the White
House and in surrounding agencies. Many of those
officials are believed to be leaking information from
within the White House to allies in the anti-Trump media,
including Kristol.
Coming after Flynn’s departure, Kristol’s Tweet indicates
his support for the semi-hidden — and potentially illegal
— actions by government officials who helped push out
Flynn by taping and leaking his private calls with the
Russian ambassador.
Flynn's resignation seems a bit like
Watergate. Democrats, media & the IC
went after Nixon, and in some ways
unfairly. Still, he was guilty.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 14,
2017
Throughout the 2016 election, Kristol strongly opposed
Trump.
 Top Neocon, Bill Kristol, Exposes His True Undemocratic
Feelings During High Moment On Twitter
By The_Real_Fly
Feb 15, 2017 12:58 AM

Bill Kristol's father was one of the founders of the neocon And now here he is laid bare. Do we need any further
movement. Essentially, they were former communists who proof that these people are a threat to democracy?
were loyal to Trotsky who toiled to overthrow Stalin, in an
effort to spread communism. After the USSR collapsed,
they coopted the GOP and used 'democracy' as their call
for global revolution, which was essentially code for
empire through war.

Naturally, they've been part of the government for a long

time, via Kissinger and Brzezinski, but they only truly
came out in the open under the idiot Bush.

Here's an excellent piece discussing them.

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 NYT Intent On
Wrecking Trump’s Administration
From Stephen Lendman
2-15-17
The problem with Trump’s deplorable record in office so
far is the alternative is worse.
America’s political system is too debauched to fix. One-
party governance with two right wings constitutes fantasy
democracy, voting a waste of time, a worthless exercise.
Dirty business as usual always wins. On all issues
mattering most, column A and B are in lockstep. All the
uproar going on reflects contesting for power.
Over the longterm, both sides take turns sharing it, serving
wealth and privilege at the expense of the general welfare,
a deplorable situation, each administration turning out
worse than its predecessor.
The Times supported the Clinton co-presidency,
Bush/Cheney and Obama, ignoring 24 years of high crimes
at home and abroad - the worst period in US history since
the Civil War years.
The self-styled newspaper of record blasted Trump’s
administration as dysfunctional and dishonest,
“ill prepared…to protect the nation” - from
what it didn’t explain.
No enemies exist except invented ones.
Deep state long knives targeted Michael Flynn, the best
hope for better relations with Russia now gone. Trump
erred in sacking his key foreign policy advisor, weakening
himself in process, making others in his administration
vulnerable.
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The Times was a co-conspirator against Flynn, calling him
“a hothead and an ideologue…not fit to be national
security adviser,” adding:
“That Mr. Trump clung to such a
compromised person in such a sensitive
position is at best an abysmal failure of
judgment.”
“All this puts more pressure on Congress to
act.”
The Times wants Trump officials investigated. It wants
more heads to roll, his administration wrecked.
It’s seething over his electoral triumph, defeating Hillary,
its favorite. It wants revenge.
It wants imperial and neoliberal harshness the way it’s
been for the last generation continued uninterrupted - no
matter the enormous harm done to so many worldwide,
including adversarial relations maintained with all
independent nations, notably Russia.
Conditions in America are deplorable, including endless
wars of aggression, corporate favoritism at the expense of
ordinary people, and tyranny heading for full-blown.
Dante’s Inferno comes to mind, saying
“(a)bandon hope, all ye who enter here.”
Is this where America is heading, along with planet earth if
its endless war on humanity continues?
 “Border Tax”: Word-Manipulation
Used To Stop Trump’s Economic Plan
By Jon Rappoport
February 15, 2017
I’ll get to the devious word-manipulation in a minute, but
first a bit of background.
Corporate Globalists are now gathering their forces to
destroy Trump’s economic plan.
Their goal: stop Trump from laying tariffs on goods
exported to America.
Trump has announced a simple and straightforward idea. If
US companies shut down factories here and set them up in
Third World hell holes, with slave labor and no
environmental rules, and then export those goods back to
the US, they’ll have to pay a stiff tariff.
That tariff will cut them off at the knees. They won’t be
able to sell their products so cheaply here. In fact, they’d
be better off re-opening their factories in the US and re-
employing all those workers they threw out of jobs when
they left the US.
Trump’s other obvious idea: countries where the labor is
cheap have their own native companies, of course, who are
producing goods and exporting them to the US—
undercutting American companies who make the same
products. Those foreign companies would also have to pay
a stiff tariff, putting them on an equal footing with US
manufacturers.
Globalists hate these plans. They want predatory
corporations to roam free all over the world, gutting
economies, and exporting their products to one and all,
without paying tariffs.
This is what 50 years of conferences (1945-1995) on the
treaty called GATT were all about. Knocking out tariffs.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade culminated
in the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a
pillar of the new world economic order.
Now, there is panic as Trump appears to be going after the
WTO and its grand foundation.
And so we come to the word-manipulation.
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Here are current news headlines. Read them and then I’ll
explain.
New York Times:
“Profitable pickups may be in cross hairs of
Trump’s border tax.”
Marketwatch:
“Target, Gap, Best Buy and other retailers
going to DC to oppose border tax…”
Reuters:
“Retail CEOs head to Washington to try to
kill US border tax.”
Automotive News:
“US border tax could raise vehicle tax…”
Wall St. Journal:
“Border tax could upend global markets…”
Drudge summary of Financial Times:
“BRUSSELS GEARS UP FOR HIGH-
STAKES CHALLENGE TO ‘US BORDER
TAX’ PLAN… Biggest case in World Trade
Organization history…”
There are many more headlines along the same line. And
they all mention “border tax.” What are they talking
about?
Well, “border tax” equals “tariff,” a word that has been
used since the founding of the American Republic. But
suddenly the memo has gone out to mainstream news to
use this other term instead.
Why? Because “border tax” suggests the idea of a tax
connected with immigration, as in “border.” Yes, tariffs
are traditionally collected at a nation’s border (a port)
when imported goods arrive. But no one had been calling a
tariff a border tax until now, when Trump is under heavy
fire for his temporary immigration ban.
In order to pile on, and give a negative twist to the idea of
a tariff, conflating it with immigration, we have “border
tax.” Another bonus: everyone dislikes more taxes. So
“border tax” has two negatives.
It’s called mind-control propaganda by
word association.
War is peace.
Ignorance is strength.
And tariffs are (immigration) border taxes.
In the same way, sheer corporate greed
(demanding an end to tariffs) has long
been called “free trade.” It sounds positive.
It’s the opposite of “slave trade.”
More language manipulation. Wouldn’t you prefer being
free to being a slave?
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When “new world order” and “new international economic
order” came into vogue, decades ago, the psyop was based
on the idea that “new” was preferable to “old,” and “order”
was much better than “chaos.”
Of course, “new world order” backfired, because millions
of people saw through it.
Hopefully, the same thing will happen now to “border
tax.”
As in:
“Why yes, borders are good. They should
be solid and well defined and protected.
And that’s where tariffs are collected. Plus,
draconian corporations should pay their
taxes. Border-tax. It’s a terrific idea. Let’s
do it.”
 Kellyanne Conway Bashing Targets Trump
From Stephen Lendman
2-15-2017
Ousting Michael Flynn was all about harming Trump. The
same goes for Conway, Counselor to the President, a key
White House position.
A previous article discussed her harmless faux pas on Fox
News, saying
“(g)o buy (Trump daughter) Ivanka’s
stuff…It’s a wonderful line. I own some of it.
I'm going to give a free commercial here.
Go buy it today.”
It was a minor indiscretion of no consequence in response
to Nordstrom dropping her line, possibly at odds with US
law, prohibiting
“use of public office for private gain,”
including “endorse(ments) (of any) product,
service or enterprise.”
Conway’s comment wasn’t intended for personal gain, so
the whole business should have amounted to much ado
about nothing.
Not in Washington, especially with Trump bashing so
intense. The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) wants
her investigated, disciplinary action following if
warranted.
You can’t make this stuff up whatever comes of this.
Attacking her is solely meant harm Trump. She, Flynn and
likely other administration officials to follow are punching
bags.
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Trump’s the target. The strategy is weaken him by going
after key administration officials, wanting him
delegitimized - the end game either harming him
irreparably or driving him from office by impeachment,
trial and conviction, resignation or more sinister means.
OGE director Walter Shaub called Conway’s action a
“clear violation” of ethics rules, saying
“there is strong reason to believe (she)
violated the Standards of Conduct Act…”
He requested the White House to investigate the matter,
then send its findings and any proposed disciplinary action
to OGE by end of February.
Whoever put Shaub up to this wants Conway either ousted
or heavily tarnished to harm Trump. Lots more dominos
may fall.
Taking them out or damaging their reputations enough
weakens their ability to serve effectively.
If this dirty game continues relentlessly, the last domino to
fall may be Trump. That’s what it’s all about.
First eliminate or discredit his key people. Then take him
out or force total capitulation to longstanding deplorable
policies. In the meantime, Washington’s imperial agenda
continues without missing a beat.
 The Guy Trump Just Put In Charge
Of The Economy Has Deep Ties To George Soros
Written By Carey Wedler
February 15, 2017 At 7:48 Am
(ANTIMEDIA) Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have
raised doubts about his commitment to the anti-
establishment platform he promoted during the presidential
race. Though he drew praise shortly after the election for
taking meetings with people as diverse as Democratic
Senator Tulsi Gabbard and a libertarian who advocates
abolishing the Federal Reserve, his final selections were
less predictable.
The president’s selection of hedge fund manager Steven
Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary — and Mnuchin’s
subsequent confirmation on Monday — has drawn
criticism, in part, because of Mnuchin’s seventeen-year
career at Goldman Sachs. However, the loathed financial
giant’s presence in American politics is, at this point, par
for the course — even when it’s instigated by a candidate
who campaigned on “draining the swamp.”
Beyond Goldman Sachs, more concerning to Trump
supporters who expect change from their new president
should be Mnuchin’s ties to one of the most hated leftist
figures in America: George Soros.
It’s one thing to purchase stock or invest in a company
whose values you disagree with. After all, Green Party
candidate Jill Stein admitted last year that regretfully, her
investment portfolio includes companies reliant on fossil
fuel and other industries that clash with her ideology. Still,
she noted they were choices made by investors who
manage her wealth.
But Mnuchin didn’t just invest in a company tied to
George Soros — or have others do so. He actually started
an investment fund with him. From Newsweek:
“After departing Goldman, Mnuchin went to
work for SFM Capital Management, a firm
backed by billionaire George Soros, known
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for bankrolling liberal causes and
candidates. Mnuchin later worked directly
for Soros Fund Management. During the
2016 campaign season, Soros donated
heavily to Priorities USA Action, a pro-
Hillary Clinton super PAC.”
Though Newsweek notes it is
“not clear from news reports how close
Mnuchin and Soros were, if at all,”
the outlet continued:
“In 2004, Mnuchin departed to start his own
hedge fund, Dune Capital Management.
Bloomberg News reported that Dune ‘got
hundreds of millions of dollars from Soros.’”
This is particularly newsworthy, especially considering
Trump mouthpiece Breitbart News has covered the
revelation that Soros allegedly donated $650,000 to Black
Lives Matter, which many on the right have accused of
being a terrorist organization. In their article on Trump’s
selection of Munchin, however, Breitbart’s only
acknowledgment of the candidate’s ties to Soros read:
“He also partnered briefly with liberal
financier George Soros.”
They made no mention of the “hundreds of millions of
dollars” tied up between Trump’s pick and the alleged
neoliberal puppet master, nor that the actual ties of Soros’
organizations to protesters are scant — and about as
extensive as Mnuchin’s own ties to the billionaire
financier.
As journalist Justin King reported for Fifth Column News
shortly after the election, when protesters were accused of
being hired by Soros:
“There it was. Money had certainly flowed
from Soros to these organizations. Three in
particular.
“United We Dream: This organization
received $75,000 from Open Societies.
 Clean Water Action: Received about
$36,000 from an organization called
America Votes that draws funding from an
organization Soros is said to support.
“Washington CAN!: This organization
received $50,000 from Open Societies.
“While this may seem like concrete
evidence, there’s a problem. United We
Dream received that money in 2010. Clean
Water Action obtained their funds two
years ago. Washington CAN! obtained its
money seven years ago. Incidentally, their
funds were used to purchase telemarketing
equipment.”
As King established, the ties Soros had to protest and
activist groups were circumstantial and failed to prove any
direct links between the funds and actions taken in the
streets following the election. But that didn’t stop many
right-leaning news organizations from reporting heavily on
the Soros-funded resistance. If these tenuous ties are to be
taken seriously, however, the same standard must also be
applied to Soros’ ties to Mnuchin; they may not be explicit
or reveal that Mnuchin has taken tangible actions taken as
a result of the money. But the investment endeavors and
transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars is, by the logic
used to indict protests, enough to discredit Mnuchin.
King astutely notes:
“If these circumstantial ties through years-
old financial deals are enough to make you
believe Soros is in control of these
organizations, then it doesn’t matter what
the protesters do because Soros is in
control of President Trump. Soros funded
Trump Tower. In 2008, Trump and Soros
were both defendants in a RICO complaint.
Trump and Soros are such good friends,
they spent Christmas Eve together. Those
are the same sort of open-ended ties that
are being used to confirm this theory.”
Soros has largely become a kiss of death to politicians,
especially those on the right. Often, conspiracy theories
swirl around Soros’ plots to take over the world and
institute a new liberal order. While these theories are
difficult to prove simply through financial ties and the
billionaire’s emphatic support for Hillary Clinton, the
stigma surrounding the mogul continues.
Whether or not these theories about Soros are true, the
Trump-supporting wing of the United States would do well
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to function from principle and question Trump’s
appointment. After all, according to Breitbart, which now
holds a powerful position in the Trump administration,
Soros is a dangerous man. Of his initiative to work with
the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Breitbart wrote:
“The institutional left’s funding behemoth
W.K. Kellogg Foundation has partnered
with and given major donations to George
Soros’s Open Society Institute and the
Tides Center as part of its massive push
to promote a far-left agenda.” [emphasis
added]
Though Mnuchin’s ties to Goldman Sachs hardly imply
Trump’s pick is eager to push a “far-left agenda,” his
proximity to Soros in any capacity — let alone a profit-
making venture — should be cause for alarm among a
demographic that claims to be eager to remove special
influences from positions of power.
But it’s not just Mnucnhin’s ties to Soros that should raise
eyebrows. In the 2016 election, Mnuchin donated to only
four entities: Donald Trump, who received the vast
majority of funds; Kamala Harris, a Democrat; Michael
Wildes, a Democrat; and ActBlue, a super PAC that
describes itself as a
“the online clearinghouse for Democratic
action.”
In 2008, he donated to the presidential campaigns of Mitt
Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and…wait for it… Democrats
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Bill
Richardson, and John Edwards, as well as several
Democrats running for Congress. He also donated funds to
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama when they were
running for Senate. He has an indisputably
extensive history of contributing election funds to
Democrats.
Ultimately, what Mnuchin’s financial ties prove is not only
that he represents the swamp Trump vowed to drain, but
that when it comes to financial moguls seeking to wield
influence over the political process, there is little room for
partisanship.
Though Mnuchin’s ties to reviled financial institutions
may be easy for Trump supporters to dismiss – just as
many Obama loyalists did — it should be more difficult
for them to explain away the new Treasury Secretary’s ties
to the leftist archvillain.
 Trump: 'Fake News Media Is Going Crazy
With Their Conspiracy Theories And Blind Hatred'
Chris Menahan - InformationLiberation
Feb. 15, 2017
President Trump attacked the "fake news media"
Wednesday morning for "going crazy with their
conspiracy theories and blind hatred."
"MSNBC and CNN are unwatchable," he
added, and just to trigger leftists, he threw
in "Fox And Friends is great!"
Trump also attacked the lying media's new red scare,
tweeting: "This Russian connection non-sense is merely an
attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary
Clinton's losing campaign."
How anyone could be deluded enough to think Trump
would leave his posh life as a billionaire to try and become
president so he could hand over America to Vladimir Putin
is beyond me, but the lying media knows through endless
repetition they can get stupid people to believe anything.
In another tweet, Trump also speculated who was illegally
leaking information to the media:
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"Information is being illegally given to the
failing New York Times & Washington Post
by the intelligence community (NSA and
FBI?). Just like Russia."
The New York Times' top story yesterday was a rehashed
article titled, "Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated
Contacts With Russian Intelligence," which had zero
incriminating information yet made leftists go wild
because they took the suggestive headline at face value and
failed to read the endless series of caveats in the actual
article.
Trump also thanked Eli Lake, a huge critic of his, for
acknowledging in Bloomberg that the takedown of
Michael Flynn was a "political assassination."
"Thank you to Eli Lake of The Bloomberg
View - "The NSA & FBI...should not
interfere in our politics...and is" Very
serious situation for USA," Trump tweeted.
It's straight up treason and as House Intelligence
Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said, these deep state
leakers "belong in jail".
 Flynn’s Head Rolls.
Is Trump’s Next?
Finian CUNNINGHAM
15.02.2017

Pence stood by Flynn initially, telling media outlets that

there was nothing untoward in the phone calls.

Legally, a private US citizen – which Flynn was at that

stage before Trump became inaugurated on January 10 – is
not permitted to talk about government policy with a
foreign state in a presumptive official capacity.

Apparently now, as it turns out, sanctions were discussed

between Flynn and Kislyak, according to FBI investigators
and US officials quoted by the Washington Post. Russia
has refused to comment on the nature of the phone calls.

Just three weeks into the Trump presidency, and his

What was Flynn thinking of? At one stage during the
political enemies in the Washington establishment have
Obama administration, he had served as head of the
scored big, with the forced resignation of Trump’s
Defense Intelligence Agency – one of the 16 US federal
National Security advisor Michael Flynn. The
spy organizations. It seems incredible that given his
establishment includes state intelligence agencies and
expertise in matters of US state surveillance practice,
aligned corporate news media, who have been gunning for
Flynn could have been so reckless as to hold phone
Trump ever since his shock election last November.
conversations with Russia’s top diplomat in Washington
on national security issues outside of his then remit.
It’s a hugely damaging blow to the inner circle of the
Trump White House. The US media reporting on Flynn’s
Especially considering too that Flynn was shortly about to
resignation this week had the unmistakable air of victory-
assume office as a senior national security advisor to the
crowing. Like sharks in a pool, they smell blood.
new president, Donald Trump, who was already under
intense media scrutiny over his alleged links to Russia.
Flynn had to go after the Washington Post and others
reported that he wasn’t telling the truth about phone calls
Not only hold phone conversations, but as seems likely,
he had been holding with Russian ambassador Sergey
Flynn broached the subject of how US sanctions levied by
Kislyak during the transition to the Trump administration.
Obama might be lifted under the Trump administration.
Flynn hadn’t denied the calls in late December, but he had
For Flynn not to realize that every word would be tapped
maintained that the subject of US sanctions on Russia were
by US intelligence seems an incredible lapse of judgment
not discussed.
on his part.

Persistently the US media did not give up on the charges

The suspect phone contact occurred at the time Obama
against Flynn, which shows that their confidence on the
sanctioned several Russian diplomats over allegations that
subject was underwritten by intelligence sources. Or put
Russian hackers had interfered in the presidential
another way, this was an intelligence-led witch-hunt which
elections. Those allegations of Russian state-sponsored
was based on the illegal disclosure of private information.
hacking have never been proven.

Flynn had told the US Vice President Mike Pence that

The way the Washington Post tells it, US intelligence
sanctions were not discussed and that the conversation
officials were surprised when Russian President Vladimir
with the Russian diplomat was only about seasonal
Putin did not reciprocate with Obama’s sanctions
pleasantries and making arrangements about a forthcoming
announced on December 29, instead choosing to respond
phone call between President Trump and Russian
by wishing Americans a Happy Christmas.
counterpart Vladimir Putin – that call was finally made on
January 28.
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According to the Post, US intelligence began searching for
a possible explanation for Putin’s unexpected response,
and they found their putative answer in Flynn’s call to the
Russian ambassador. It is claimed that Flynn indicated to
the Russian diplomat that the new sanctions imposed by
the outgoing Obama administration would be duly
reversed by Trump.
It seems more plausible, however, that the US intelligence
agents did not engage in some retrospective random search
for a mole, but rather they had Flynn in their sights all
along, having listened into this phone call with the Russian
ambassador.
And as the Washington Post pointedly noted this week,
Trump promptly praised Putin for not taking retaliatory
action to Obama’s sanctions.
The inference here is that Flynn was acting as mediator
with the Russians under instruction from Trump.
«The current and former officials said that
although they believed that [Vice President]
Pence was misled about the contents of
Flynn’s communications with the Russian
ambassador, they couldn’t rule out that
Flynn was acting with the knowledge of
others in the transition», reports the
Washington Post.
Trump’s administration had already caused deep
consternation among the Washington establishment of
State Department, foreign policy think-tanks, intelligence-
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military apparatus and aligned corporate news media.
Trump’s avowed intentions of normalizing relations with
Russia before and after his election on November 8 have
collided with Washington’s long-term geo-strategic agenda
of fomenting hostility with Moscow.
The forced resignation of Michael Flynn, who was an
influential advocate in the Trump White House for
normalizing relations with Russia, can be seen as a much-
desired blow against Trump over Russia – inflicted by the
US Deep State operatives.
There seems little doubt that Flynn was set up in a sting
operation. The only wonder is that he seemed to walk right
into the trap.
It seems very likely that having procured Flynn’s scalp, the
political enemies of Trump will not stop there. The big
prize is Trump himself and his ousting from the presidency
through impeachment on charges of conspiring with an
enemy state.
All the hoopla over Flynn in the US media is just the
beginning of a campaign to finger Trump as the person
who gave him clearance to illicitly contact the Russians.
A soft coup against Trump by the US Deep State has been
speculated for some time now, especially over his
«friendly» Russia policy being at odds with the powers-
that-be who are hellbent on hostility towards Moscow.
And it seems that incompetence within the Trump
administration is playing straight into that agenda to oust
him from the White House.
 Why Michael Flynn Resigned
By Brother Nathanael
February 15, 2017 @ 6:53 pm
C’mon people, isn’t it obvious that Trump’s dumping of
Flynn was an ‘inside job?’
No ‘deep state’ here, but an ‘in state’ leak of a phone
conversation between Flynn and the Russian
ambassador—known by all the Intel agencies since
December, of which, the FBI found no wrong doing.
It was standard FBI protocol to review intercepts of
communications after ‘listening-in’ on the Russian
ambassador obtained from routine electronic surveillance
of Russian officials (The Russian ambassador would have
known that he, like his predecessors, was under
surveillance.)
Flynn was a loose cannon inside the White House, volatile
and uncurbed. He was his own worst enemy.
Spicer didn’t like Flynn barging in on his press conference;
Mattis, who probably didn’t care for Flynn given their
differing personalities, has a whole different approach to
warmongering, that is, lacing mass murder with quietly-
stated lies.
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And Pence didn’t appreciate being embarrassed by Flynn’s
dissembling after sticking up for him. Why else did Trump
keep saying: “This was a trust issue?”
And my guess is that Flynn called the Russian ambassador
on his own while Trump was out doing his victory laps
during the transition period in December.
Flynn had to go and an ‘inside leak’ prepared the way.
Perhaps a Pence-faction leaked it to the press…
My observations on Flynn during Trump’s long campaign
is that he saw anti-Iran Trump as a potential winner to
hook his own anti-Iran wagon to.
Flynn was a man with an agenda who believed his
Islamophobic bombast would launch the right bombs in all
the wrong places.
Brother Nathanael
Publisher, Real Jew New
 Trump Directly Tells Netanyahu To 'Hold Off On
Settlements For A Bit' In Israel
Pamela Engel
Feb. 15, 2017, 12:50 PM
President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu at a joint news conference at the White House in
Washington on Wednesday. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directly asked
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to slow the
building of settlements in the West Bank and said he was
confident the two nations could come to a peace agreement
with the Palestinians.
Trump and Netanyahu addressed reporters at a press
conference before the two met privately at the White
House. A reporter asked whether Trump and Netanyahu
were on the same page regarding settlements.
"As far as settlements, I'd like to see you hold back on
settlements for a little bit," Trump said while turning
toward Netanyahu. "We'll work something out, but I would
like to see a deal be made. I think a deal will be made."
In an answer full of twists and turns, Trump
wavered on a US commitment to a two-
state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, saying it "looked like it will be the
easier of the two" but that he could "live
with" a one-state solution.
But he said he thought he could accomplish something no
previous administration had with regard to Israel.
"I know that every president would like to
— most of them have not started until late
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because they never thought it was
possible," Trump said. "And it was
impossible because they didn't do it.
"But Bibi and I have known each other a
long time — smart man, great negotiator —
and I think we're going to make a deal," he
continued, using a nickname for
Netanyahu. "It might be a bigger and better
deal than people in this room even
understand."
Netanyahu responded by saying, "Smart," to which Trump
replied, "Doesn't sound too optimistic, but that's OK."
"He's a good negotiator," Trump said.
Netanyahu replied, "It's the art of the deal,"
an apparent reference to Trump's 1987
book.
Trump had reportedly issued a surprise warning to Israel
earlier this month to stop announcing settlements that
"undermine" his administration's efforts to create peace in
the Middle East.
A White House official told The Jerusalem Post that the
Trump administration was surprised by Israel's
announcement of thousands of new settlement housing
units in the West Bank. Critics see the building of Israeli
settlements on Palestinian land as harmful to a potential
two-state solution.
"As President Trump has made clear, he is
very interested in reaching a deal that
would end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
and is currently exploring the best means
of making progress toward that goal," the
official reportedly said. "With that in mind,
we urge all parties to refrain from taking
unilateral actions that could undermine our
ability to make progress, including
settlement announcements."
The White House said in a later statement that it had "not
taken an official position on settlement activity."
"While we don't believe the existence of
settlements is an impediment to peace, the
construction of new settlements or the
expansion of existing settlements beyond
their current borders may not be helpful in
achieving that goal," the White House
press secretary, Sean Spicer, said in a
statement. "As the president has expressed
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many times, he hopes to achieve peace
throughout the Middle East region."
Trump was a staunch advocate of Israel during his
campaign for president. In a speech to the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee last year, Trump said he was a
"true friend" of Israel and there was "no daylight between
America and our most reliable ally the state of Israel."
 Unacceptable White
House Demands on Russia
From Stephen Lendman
2-15-2017
Though still too early to draw definitive conclusions,
Trump’s White House is beginning to look like Obama
never left or the return of Bush/Cheney. Not a pretty
picture!
Hoped for improved US/Russia relations were dashed on
the rocks of Michael Flynn’s sacking, surrendering to deep
state forces running America, Trump looking like
disturbing continuity, not responsible change. It was
wishful thinking believing otherwise.
In Security Council remarks, White House envoy Nikki
Haley replicated neocon Samantha Power’s anti-Russia’s
rhetoric, accusing Moscow of “occupation and military
intervention” in Ukraine, disgracefully misrepresenting
hard facts.
She lied calling Crimea “part of Ukraine.” Minsk
agreement terms to end fighting in Donbass said nothing
about the territory.
Haley speaks for Trump. On her debut as US envoy, she
warned US allies and adversaries alike - provocatively
saying
“(y)ou’re going to see a change in the way
we do business.”
“Our goal with the administration is to show
value at the UN, and the way we’ll show
value is to show our strength, show our
voice, have the backs of our allies and
make sure our allies have our back as
well.”
“For those who don’t have our back, we’re
taking names. We will make points to
respond to that accordingly.”
On Tuesday, White House press secretary delivered mixed
messages, saying
“President Trump has made it very clear
that he expects the Russian government to
de-escalate violence in the Ukraine and
return Crimea. At the same time, he fully
expects to - and wants to - get along with
Russia.”
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Not likely by blaming Moscow for Kiev aggression and
demanding it relinquish part of its sovereign territory.
In response to Spicer’s comments, Russian Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
“(w)e do not give away our territories away.
Crimea is a territory of the Russian
Federation.”
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphatically said Crimea
won’t be returned to Ukraine. It’s not a topic for
discussion. “Russia does not discuss issues related to its
territory with” other nations.
During Putin’s phone call with Trump, the issue “was not
raised,” Peskov explained. In July 2016, candidate Trump
said
“(t)he people of Crimea, from what I’ve
heard, would rather be with Russia than”
Ukraine, adding he’d consider recognizing
the territory as part of Russia if elected
president.
Russian lower house State Duma International Affairs
Committee chairman Leonid Slutsky called Spicer’s
comments
“alarming…a cold shower that will cool
down high expectations from Trump and
his team.”
Russian upper house Federation Council Defense
Committee chairman Viktor Ozerov called
“(t)he issue of Crimea…absolutely clear. It
is part of Russia, and it cannot be the
subject of bargaining between Russia and
the United States, no matter what is at
stake.”
Adversarial US relations toward Russia are longstanding,
not likely to change under Trump based on comments by
Haley and Spicer.
Candidate Trump said plenty on Russia and Vladimir
Putin, comments raising hope for better relations. So far as
president, he’s let others speak for him on this sensitive
issue.
It’s time for him to speak out directly on this issue, telling of details need to be filled later bases on bilateral talks.
Americans and Russia where he stands - even though lots
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 Exclusive: Trump, Netanyahu
Used Flynn To “Catfish” Putin
Meeting With Netanyahu As Of This Writing,
Planning Putin's Downfall
By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
February 15, 2017
[ Editor’s Note: The Trump plot is thickening and quickly, and
yet we have tons of time left in the first 100 days. To all of you
out there who wanted predictions from me early on where Trump
was going, remember I said that was a waste of effort, as all we
had to do is ride out his first three months and guessing would no
longer be necessary.
And as a bonus, we would know what and who the real power(s)
behind Trump were. It is not that I claim to be a soothsayer, but it
appeared self-evident to me that he was going to move fast. and
this meant he would have to put a lot of cards down on the table.
Sure, some of the cards could be marked, as Gordon will get into
below concerning Mr. Michael Flynn. But we knew he would be
attacked, and if things got rough, his real allies would come out of
the shadows. The flip-flop in the past week began the revelation
process.
As of today, it is well established that the cabal around Trump
met with Russian intelligence, not only made promises but cut
private “under the table” deals themselves, all of which will cost
the people of the United States dearly. As is now apparent to
“watchers,” the worst of it was the meetings, not with Russia but
with Israel and the deals cut there. Bannon, we are told, not only
met Israeli intelligence but used them as intermediary when he
talked to the Russian’s as well.
Kushner, we are assured, is Israeli intelligence, no middle
man there.
All well-connected American Jews who do IDF service are
closely evaluated by Israeli military Intelligence as to their future
value to Israel, their “other country”. Suitable recruits would
routinely be given basic training and a cover to justify their
coming back to Israel now and then for “business reasons”.
It has always been Israel’s goal to run the Whitehouse. Those
folks, the Likuds, hate Americas. They hate everybody really, but
Americans in particular, because they have a lot of stuff the
Likuds have not been able to take yet, which they feel is being
unfairly withheld from them, hence they have a right to correct
the oversight.
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Trump putting the kid in charge of doing a peace deal, with no
diplomatic or career experience to take on that Gordian Knot?
What do you think the chances are that the kid is not fronting for
someone? We have polled our analytical group, and all agree he
is not fronting for the U.S.
We are still looking into how Trump survived so many
bankruptcies by angels with big checkbooks always arriving
on the scene and coming to his rescue. The illegal Poles
who worked on Trump tower had to sleep on site, as NY City
accommodations were a bit steep for the wages they were
being paid.
Be careful America. You might get what you paid for, not just with
Mr. Trump, but by doing nothing to raise hell about how Israeli
espionage is allowed to go on here, on an industrial scale, with
no one allowed to even mention it in Congress. I will say it again.
This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better… Jim W.
Dean ]
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– First published … February 15, 2017 –
General Flynn had to be gone when
Netanyahu came to Washington, that
was predetermined. No National
Security Advisor serving the American
people could sit silently while Trump
and Netanyahu announced to the world
that the US now supported a fully
apartheid police state in Israel with 7
million Palestinians relegated to camps,
ghettos or worse. Sound familiar,
“Hitleresque” even? We think so.
It also guarantees more war, more dead Americans, more
terrorism and the world even worse than it is and not by
accident. Flynn had to go, but he was only there to
“catfish” the Russians.
Catfish: A fake identity, persona or
profile indented to seduce or victimize.
Mike Flynn was fired, supposedly, because he didn’t
explain his discussions with Russian spies and the deals he
cut. Then again, Pence believes humans and dinosaurs
lived together in harmony on a planet magically brought
into existence on September 23, 4004 BCE.
Yes, we aren’t kidding, this is exactly what Vice President
Pence says he believes, and he claims Trump shares this as
well. Is it any wonder that, according to the UK Guardian,
none of America’s intelligence agencies are passing high
level classified information to the White
House? According to the Guardian, they aren’t worried
about leaks, the problem is Trump. (Netanyahu and
Bannon)
VT does talk to the Russians, after all, as journalists, we
publish in Russia, in Russian and appreciate the reaction
and comments we get from Russian officials, who will be
reading this as well. They won’t be happy but they will
appreciate it, and so it goes.
We warned them not to trust Trump. Our sources in
Moscow, highest of the high, believed in Michael Flynn as
the “real deal,” someone who understood Israel’s role in
9/11, their role in Syria and how Russia was the natural
partner of the US.
This is how they talked, but we aren’t so
sure this is what they actually believed.
After all, that Flynn and his son were
hoodwinked by phony news and made-
up conspiracy theories time and time
again and Flynn’s toadying up to Trump,
when he well knew Bannon, a total idiot,
was really running things, has shown
Flynn to be a weakling.
The other rumor, and why Flynn is being consider
“blackmail bait”, has nothing to do with sanctions or
misleading Pence. The real fear is that Flynn was sexually
compromised in Moscow a year ago, something we
consider pretty silly.
Flynn’s real weakness, as we have it, is that he has been
sexually compromised by Trump and his gang, not the
Russians. The real depravity and blackmail is in
Washington or at the Florida Whore House, Mar a Lago,
where Trump is free to run his own game — a hotel and
“gentlemen’s club” staffed by “medium-illegal” aliens.
This is what suckered so many who are notoriously inept
with women to Trump’s side, and why Petraeus might well
be a “perfect fit” for a White House gang of self-
proclaimed “sexual athletes”, who couldn’t get a date in
the Tijuana redlight zone.
Flynn also knew that Trump secretly put General Jerry
Boykin in charge of military operations and the Pentagon,
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someone unacceptable to everyone. Boykin, a good
soldier, according to friends we have in common, had a
“breakdown” we are told, began ranting about
Armageddon and the rapture, spouting bizarre phony
biblical prophesy bible stories that are utterly unrelated to
the Christian religion.
He became more and more unbalanced and extreme and
has said enough things that he could never be vetted or
pass any questioning before congress. Trump also follows
General Paul Vallely, who met with terrorist leaders he
says inside Syria, we aren’t so sure about that, and has
been involved in not only questionable mining and oil
deals under FBI investigation but has, according to FBI
sources, raised money to get Obama assassinated.
Then again, FBI sources said that, not me. We have reports
from Montana that Vallely is an FBI informant, and that
has been confirmed even by high level Trump appointees.
Back to the Russia story:
We believe that Flynn was held out to
the Russians as a “catfish,” a “pretty
face” to fool Russia into backing the
same neocons and Zionist oligarchs
that have plotted against Putin all along,
the exact same people who are running
the Deep State operation of White
Nationalists that took Ukraine and have
pushed Trump to demand the return of
Crimea.
We all know that the Kiev junta has sworn to slaughter
every Russian speaker in Crimea, repeated this over and
over and 85% of Crimeans are Russian speakers, ethic
Russians that want nothing to do with Ukraine and voted
to do their own “Brexit.”
Let’s look at Trump policies, not the ones where his
environmental, labor, education and interior secretary
nominees will be working overtime to destroy as much of
America as possible on behalf of offshore corporations that
paid off Congress long ago through Citizens United v. the
United States.
Trump and Netanyahu are now building a new coalition,
including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
to stand against Iran. Of course, Iran is part of the Russian
coalition against terrorism with Turkey and a major trading
partner as well. This is very much a deal-breaker with
Moscow.
Then again, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Israel and, to a
lesser extent Jordan, have been supporting ISIS and other
terrorist organizations in their war against the Syrian
people, another not so minor deal breaker in Moscow as
well.
Let’s not forget that Iran is carrying much of the
weight against ISIS in both Iraq and Syria and that you
can’t fight Iran without aiding ISIS.
Trump based much of his campaign rhetoric on supporting
Damascus against ISIS but now seems to be building a
coalition carefully omitting Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran,
the nations that are really fighting terrorism, though
Turkey is a late comer to the group.
Though Trump and Netanyahu claim to be going after
Iran, their real target is “Iranian influence,” which means
they plan to war on Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, something
well beyond the game the neocons planned after 9/11.
Let’s also look at Israel’s client state of Azerbaijan.
Back in 2010, Israel put in a secret airbase in Azerbaijan to
stage an attack on Iran. After that was exposed, they
replaced it with a drone base and still operate combat
aircraft there.
Israel is secretly providing AWAC radar vectoring using
their F 15s, guiding Ukrainian attack aircraft to their
targets, invariably ethnic Russians in Donbass and, as we
have multiple confirmations of, one Malaysian airliner as
well, a plane shot down by two SU 25’s from Kiev, guided
in by an Israeli F15 with transponders turned off,
according to a Canadian source.
Then again, Israel is arming Azerbaijan for a potential
military confrontation against Armenia, a nation Russia
has a mutual defense pact with and a relationship,
Azerbaijan and Armenia. Russia has worked to improve
that relationship and make peace in the region. Israel is
working very much against Russia there, and is raking in
tons of cash in the process.
Oh yes, we did mention that Israel is training Ukrainian
special forces to be used against Crimea? There have
already been attacks.
Then again there is Israel’s role in Poland, a nation now
run by a neo-Nazi junta that surprisingly has turned to
Israel for arms to threaten Russia. From
WanderingRaven’s Blog:
Israel and Poland have a long standing
arms trading association. Not only are
there direct arms sales by Israel to Poland,
but Israeli companies have invested in
building arms manufacturing facilities in
Poland.
Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael Advanced
Defense Systems has agreed to invest
.
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$423 million in Poland to build amaments in
Poland, specifically the Spike anti tank
missile. Poland would also like to purchase
Israeli drone technology and have the
drones built in Poland.
Aeronautics, a Yavnah based Israeli
company, is supplying the Polish army with
drones.
Poland is purchasing border security
technology from companies including
Israel’s Elbit Security systems, for 2.3
million Euros.
Haaretz reports that Poland’s GROM
special operations forces cooperates with
several Israeli secret police and anti
terrorist units. Polish airmen might also
train in Israel for flying older F-16 fighters
purchased from the US. Regarding close
security and military ties between Israel
and Poland, former Polish ambassador to
Israel is said to have stated: “We don’t talk
in public about those things. We just do
them.”
There is no greater threat against Russia than Poland, the
real Russia-hating aggressor of NATO.
We could talk about Egypt in regard to the Trump-
Netanyahu coalition. Russia’s relationship with Egypt is a
keystone of its new position in the Middle East, under
direct threat at the hands of Trump and Netanyahu, sworn
lifelong friends of Putin.
Then again, if Russia stays silent or
impassive about the new Palestinian
“slave state” the US is now backing,
long a deal-breaker for Putin, an
advocate of international law who has
long advocated an end to the Israeli
occupation of Jordan and Syria in
violation of the Geneva Convention,
where does that leave Moscow in
advocating for a just settlement in Syria
and Donbass?
Truth is, nothing being discussed in Washington today
between Netanyahu and Trump is going to be acceptable to
Russia — not a Russia with Putin alive and well. Then
again, since 1990, Trump has partnered with Russian
oligarchs, many outright mobsters, more enemies of Putin
and all good friends of Netanyahu, who isn’t anyone’s
friend.
 Student Who Recorded Prof Saying
Trump Election Is ‘Act Of Terrorism’ Gets Suspended
Dave Urbanski
Feb 15, 2017 3:02 Pm
The college student who took video of a human sexuality
instructor telling a class that Republican President Donald
Trump’s election was an “act of terrorism” got suspended
from the California school for one semester.
Caleb O’Neil also must meet with the dean of students of
Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa before he’s
readmitted and then remain on disciplinary probation for a
semester, Campus Reform reported.
In addition, he must write an apology letter to the
instructor — Olga Perez Stable-Cox — and a three-page,
double-spaced essay on why he recorded the video despite
“knowing that it was a violation of the course syllabus” as
well as his “thoughts and analysis” regarding why he made
it public, among other stipulations, Campus Reform added,
citing a disciplinary email.
If O’Neil fails to meet any of the disciplinary
requirements, he could be expelled from the Coast
Community College District permanently, the outlet noted.
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“Unauthorized recording is a serious
violation of the Student Code of Conduct,”
Interim Dean of Students Victoria Lugo
wrote, Campus Reform said. “This is
clearly stated in the instructor’s course
syllabus in addition to the student code of
conduct. When we spoke, you stated that
you felt badly about the things that had
happened to individuals as a result of this
incident. It is my hope that this experience
will lead you to truly think through your
actions and the consequences of those
actions when making decisions in the
future. As we discussed, the conduct
process is part of the overall college
learning process and I do believe that
valuable lessons have been gained from
this experience.”
Bill Becker, founder and president of FreedomX — a law
firm that specializes in defending conservative and
religious freedom — is representing O’Neil and told
Campus Reform that his suspension is “an attack by
leftists” and that an appeal will be filed.
“He was in fear of retaliation by his
instructor after she launched into a half-
hour rant in which she labeled Trump a
‘white supremacist’ and told the class she
would no longer tolerate any person who
voted for Trump,” Becker wrote to the
outlet. “O’Neil videotaped the rant over
concerns that his grade might be lowered
for the class because of his outward show
of support for Trump. He intended to use
the video to present to the administration
as evidence of his concerns.”
Cox — who also called then Vice President-elect Mike
Pence
“one of the most anti-gay humans in this
country” in the video — told her class that
“we are in for a difficult time.”
“Our nation is divided, we have been
assaulted, it’s an act of terrorism,” Cox said
in the video. “One of the most frightening
things for me and most people in my life is
 that the people creating the assault are
among us.”
Later a pair of students claimed Cox told Trump supporters
in the class to stand during the lecture, which they said was
intimidating.
But Rob Schneiderman, president of the Coast Federation
of Educators/American Federation of Teachers Local
.
1911, told the Orange County Register that after Cox said
some would be happy with the election results — and a
student stood up in approval — Cox then invited others to
stand as well if they wanted.
After the video went public, Cox reportedly received death
threats and temporarily left California.

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The Imperial Presidency Of Donald Trump: A Threat To
American Democracy And An Agent Of
Chaos In The World?
By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay - Global Research
February 15, 2017

Constitution, 4th American President, (in a

letter to Thomas Jefferson, May 13, 1798.)
“When fascism comes to America, it will be
wrapped in the flag and carrying the
cross.” Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), (It
Can’t Happen Here, 1935, a novel about
the election of a fascist to the American
presidency.)

When 46.1% of Americans who voted, in November

2016, to elect a real estate magnate in the person of Donald
“In order to obtain and hold power a man Trump as U.S. President, they did not know precisely what
must love it. Thus the effort to get it is not they were buying, because, as the quote above says, we
likely to be coupled with goodness, but with really know how a politician will behave only once he or
the opposite qualities of pride, craft and she assumes power. Americans surely did not expect that
cruelty. Without exalting self and abasing the promised “change” the Republican presidential
others, without hypocrisy, lying, prisons, candidate envisioned and promised was going to be, in
fortresses, penalties, killing, no power can fact, “chaos” and “turmoil” in the U.S. government.
arise or hold its own.” Leo Tolstoy (1828-
1910), (in ‘The Kingdom of God is Within President Donald Trump (1946- ) has surrounded himself
You’ 1894.) with three politically inexperienced Rasputin-like advisers,
i.e. his young pro-Israel Jewish son-in-law Jared
“The megalomaniac differs from the
Kushner (1981- ), advising on foreign policy and acting as
narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be
a speech writer, and his far right media executive and chief
powerful rather than charming, and seeks
political strategist Steve Bannon (1953- ) with an
to be feared rather than loved. To this type
apocalyptic worldview, who is, moreover, a voting
belong many lunatics and most of the great
permanent member of the National Security Council
men of history.” Bertrand Russell (1872-
(NSC). Stephen Miller (1985- ), 31, also a young
1970), (in The Conquest of Happiness, ch.
inexperienced senior White House adviser, completes the
1, 1930.)
trio. He is working with Jared Kushner for domestic affairs
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if and is also a Trump speechwriter.
you want to test a man’s character, give
him power. ” Abraham Lincoln (1809-
1865), 16th President of the United States,
1861-65; (N. B.: Originally found and
attributed to Lincoln in a biography
entitled “Abraham Lincoln, the Backwoods
Boy” by Horatio Alger Jr., pub. in 1883.)
“Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss
of liberty at home is to be charged against
provisions against danger, real or
pretended from abroad.”James Stephen Miller (1985- ) Jared Kushner (1981- )
Madison (1751-1836), Father of the US

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Three weeks after his inauguration, President Trump has
turned out to be a much more erratic politician than could
have been expected, even after all the inanities he uttered
during the U.S. Presidential campaign.
I, for one, thought that once elected president and installed
in the White House, he would abandon his tweeting
eccentricities. —I was wrong.
Stephen Bannon (1953- )
In fact, for a few weeks after inauguration day, on January
20, 2017, before the nominated secretaries of various
government departments were confirmed by the Senate,
and anxious to ”get the show going“, the Trump White
House behaved like an imperial junta, issuing a string
of executive orders and memos. The objective, seemingly,
was to force the hands of the responsible departments and
of the elected Congress, and to bend the entire U.S.
bureaucracy to its agenda. It may have gone too far.
Indeed, when the heads of important departments like the
Department of Defense (James Mattis, right) and the State
Department (Rex Tillerson) were confirmed and assumed
their functions, President Trump changed his mind on
many policies about Israel, China, the Iran Deal …etc.
U.S. courts have also thrown a monkey wrench in the
blanket executive order closing the U.S. borders without
recourse to the citizens of seven Muslim countries (Iraq,
Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen), for
spurious “security reasons”.
Let us recall how the inexperienced Trump White House
has created chaos during the first weeks following
inauguration day.
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• President Donald Trump has shown a
propensity to govern by decree with a
minimum input from government
departments and from the elected
Congress
A dangerous and potentially disastrous approach to
government, in a democracy, occurs when a leader adopts
the practice of governing by decree, without constitutional
constraints, thus forcing the hands of responsible
departments, of the elected Congress and submitting the
entire U.S. bureaucracy to his will by governing as an
autocrat. If it were to continue on that road, the Trump
administration could turn out to be more like a would-
be imperial presidency than a responsible democratic
government.
This term was first coined by historian Arthur Schlesinger
Jr. in his 1973 book The Imperial Presidency, in response
to President Richard Nixon’s attempt to extend the power
of the U.S. president, declaring “when the president does
it, that means it is not illegal”. In my own 2003 book The
New American Empire, I dealt with the issue of American
presidents having usurped over time the power to adopt a
policy of global intervention, and the power to launch wars
of aggression at will, with a minimum input from
Congress.
President Trump seems to want to outdo President Nixon
in considering the White House as the primary center of
political power within the American government, contrary
to what the U.S. Constitution says about the separation of
powers.
To be sure, other American presidents have issued
executive orders and presidential memos early in their
administration, but this was mainly to re-establish
procedures that a previous administration had abandoned.
They usually did not deal with fundamental and complex
policies without debate, although many did.
In the case of President Trump, his executive orders and
presidential memos have not only been multiple, they also
have dealt with fundamental policies, without consulting
and requesting the professional input of the Secretary and
of the department responsible, be it on healthcare,
abortion, international trade, immigration, oil exploration,
justice, etc., and without producing policy papers to
explain the rationale behind the policy changes and
without outlining the objectives being pursued.
When such a development of governing by decree has
occurred in other countries, democracy was the loser, and
the consequences for the leader and his country turned out
to be disastrous.
• President Donald Trump seems to be
anxious to find pretexts to pick fights
with other countries: For him, it seems
to be the U.S. against the world
In a March 2007 interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the
future presidential candidate Donald Trump said that
President George W. Bush had been a disaster in foreign
relations and that he was “the worst American president in
the history of the United States”, adding that he “should
have been impeached” because he lied his way into a war
of aggression against Iraq and sent thousands of people to
their death. This is an assessment that he has repeated on
numerous occasions.
However, ironically, President Donald Trump seems to be
on the same track as George W. Bush regarding the
country of Iran, using lies and false claims to pick a fight
with that country, and in so doing, echoing the hysterical
rhetoric of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He
has also recklessly insulted the heads of a half
dozen countries, even going so far as to threaten the
President of Mexico to invade his country. As to his
criticism of President George W. Bush, it seems that
really, “it takes one to know one”!
President Trump should be reminded of what
he promised as a presidential candidate. In a foreign policy
speech delivered on Wednesday April 27, 2016, he
declared
“Unlike other candidates for the presidency,
war and aggression will not be my first
instinct. You cannot have a foreign policy
without diplomacy. A superpower
understands that caution and restraint are
really truly signs of strength. Although not
in government service, I was totally against
the war in Iraq, very proudly, saying for
many years that it would destabilize the
Middle East.”
• President Donald Trump has been less
than candid regarding the influence of
the Wall Street lobby on politicians,
including himself
During the 2016 Presidential political campaign, candidate
Donald Trump was very critical of politicians who do the
heavy lifting for Wall Street firms in Washington D.C. On
many occasions, Mr. Trump said that Wall Street is a
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symbol of a corrupt establishment that has been robbing
America’s working class and enriching the elite. He also
tweeted point blank, on July 28, 2016, that Secretary
Hillary Clinton was “owned by Wall Street” and that Wall
Street banks had “total, total control” over his
rivals Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz, implying that they
were unfit for the Office of the President. On October 19,
2016, Mr. Trump tweeted that “crooked Hillary is nothing
more than a Wall Street Puppet”, thus presenting himself
as the populist defender of the working class against the
financial elite.
But guess what? One of Mr. Trump’s first moves as
President was to order the undoing of the banking
regulations known as the Dodd-Frank legislation, which
was adopted in 2010, after the 2008 subprime financial
crisis. President Trump thus quickly answered the main
request made by the very Wall Street mega banks that he
had accused previously of corrupting Washington
politicians. He went even further when he named a former
Goldman Sachs banker, Steven Mnuchin,(right) as his
Treasury Secretary.
Also, Mr. Trump has reached to the mega-bank Goldman
Sachs for help and support. He name Mr. Gary Cohn
(1960- ), president of Goldman Sachs, head of the
President’s National Economic Council, thus making sure
that Wall Street bankers will have a big say in his
administration’s economic and financial policies.
Was his lambasting of his opponents as Wall Street banks’
puppets simply campaign rhetoric without substance? That
is certainly a question worth asking.
• President Donald Trump’s continuous
attacks against the free press and
against independent judges who rule
against his policies is an authoritarian
approach to government and is a
violation of the separation of powers
On Monday February 6, President Trump launched a
barrage of off-the-cuff intimidating insults at the American
news media, accusing them of “refusing to report on
terrorist attacks”, without providing any evidence to back
up such serious accusations. He has also attempted
to intimidate judges who have to rule on the
constitutionality of some of his decrees and threatened
their judiciary independence.
Such behavior is a violation of, and contempt for
the separation of powers clause in the U.S. Constitution
and is a frontal attack against the free press.
This is not a trivial matter, because when an authoritarian
regime wants to establish itself and avoid accountability, it
usually attacks the legislative and the judiciary branches of
government to pressure them to toe the line of the
executive branch, and it tries to silence the very
institutions that can put the false statements of politicians
to the test.
• President Donald Trump has a
mercantilist view of international trade,
which is rejected by nearly all
economists
President Donald Trump seems to think that his country
should have trade surpluses on goods and services vis-à-
vis other countries, the latter being saddled with trade
deficits, whatever the overall balance of payments of the
United States, especially its capital account, and whatever
the domestic and foreign economic circumstances. This is
economically false. That is not the way adjustments in the
balance of payments of a country work, in a multilateral
world.
When Donald Trump places all the emphasis on only one
part of the balance of payments, the trade balance, he
misses the point. For example, if a country lives beyond its
means and borrows money from abroad, such foreign
borrowing appears as an inflow of foreign capital in the
country. Such an inflow of foreign capital causes an excess
of domestic spending over its production, and that helps
finance an excess of imports over exports of goods and
services with the rest of the world. The capital account of
the country shows a surplus, while the trade balance (more
precisely the current account) indicates a deficit, thus
balancing more or less each other.
The main reason why the United States is registering trade
deficits is because it borrows too much from abroad.
This is partly due to the fact that the U.S. government
runs huge fiscal deficits, spending more than its tax
revenues, and borrowing money both from the private
sector and from foreigners, thus increasing the public debt.
Such deficits often are the result of tax reductions and of
increased military expenditures. The fact that the world
economy uses the U.S. dollar as a reserve
currency represents an interest-free loan that the rest of
the world makes to the United States, which allows the
USA to have a chronic trade deficit. Mr. Trump and his
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advisers would be wise to understand these truths of
international finance.
If his administration wants to reduce the annual U.S. trade
deficit with the rest of the world, the U.S. government
should balance its books and reduce its foreign
borrowings. Trade wars will not improve the U.S. trade
balance if the country keeps over-spending and keeps
borrowing from abroad. They would only make matters
worse.
For many decades now, the U.S. government has piled
up debtupon debt while running continuous fiscal deficits,
mainly due to the fact that it has been waging costly
wars abroad, while financing such interventions with
foreign money. This is a problem that American politicians
must understand if they don’t want their country to go
bankrupt. This has happened in the past to
other overextended empires, and there is no reason why it
should not happen today when a country continuously
spends more than it produces. And wars do not produce
anything, except death and destruction.
• Hopes of putting an end to the Middle
East chaos have greatly diminished
One of the positive results of the Trump election was the
promise to end the deadly chaos in the Middle East.
During the presidential campaign and once in power, Mr.
Trump threw some cold water on that promise.
Firstly, in his March 21, 2016 speech to AIPAC, he
flattered his rich Zionist donors by announcing his
intention to break with the half-century policy of most
western nations that considers the city of Jerusalem a
United Nations protected zone and an international city
occupied by Arabs, Christians and Jews.
He declared “we will move the American
embassy [from Tel Aviv] to the eternal
capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem.”
Secondly, on Thursday December 15, 2016, to make sure
that everybody understands that he is one-sided in the
more than half a century old Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
President-elect Trump announced his choice of a hardliner
pro-Israeli settlements on privately-owned Palestinian
lands for U.S. ambassador to Israel (in fact, David
Friedman, his former bankruptcy lawyer).
The new ambassador didn’t waste any time
in professing that he was looking forward to
doing his job “from the U.S. embassy in
Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem.”
And, thirdly, seemingly forgetting that he had criticized
Secretary Clinton for proposing a similar dangerously
reckless policy, President Trump announced, on January
25, that he “will absolutely do safe zones in Syria”,
seemingly without considering if it was legal to do so
without the consent of the Syrian government, and without
consulting with the three principal countries (Russia,
Turkey and Iran), which had just concluded a peace plan
for Syria. He opted instead to talk to leaders of Saudi
Arabia and of the United Arab Emirates— two countries
known to be sponsoring terrorism in Syria.
• The world is afraid of President Donald
Trump: Doomsday Clock scientists have
concluded that humanity is just two-
and-a-half minutes from the apocalypse
Late in January, the scientists in charge of the Doomsday
Clock set the clock at just two-and-a-half minutes from the
apocalypse, allegedly because of Donald Trump. They said
that the businessman turned politician, with his disturbing
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and ill-considered pronouncements and policies, has the
potential to drive the Planet to oblivion.
This means that they consider that the Earth is now closer
to oblivion than it has ever been since 1953, at the height
of the nuclear confrontation between the USA and the
Soviet Union.
The existential threats facing the Earth now come from the
loose talk about using nuclear weapons and the
proliferation of such weapons, as well as the observed
acceleration of climate change.
Conclusion
All considered, the turn of events since the election of
Donald Trump has raised a number of fears that a lot of
things could go wrong in the coming years. Many of the
policies advanced by the Trump administration are the
wrong remedies for the problems facing the United States
and the world. In fact, many of these ill-conceived policies
are more likely to make matters worse, possibly much
worse, than to improve them.
Things seem to have begun to change somewhat with the
arrival of newly confirmed secretaries in the decision-
making process and new advisers. Let us hope that cooler
heads will bring experience, knowledge and competence to
a Trump administration that cruelly needs it.
 This Is Treason: Intelligence Community Working Against
President Trump In Move To End American Democracy
Establishment Cheers On Deep State Takeover
By Alex Thomas -
02.15.2017 @8:47 PM EST

(INTELLIHUB) — The American deep state is now in

open revolt against the elected president and, with the help
of the corporate media, is currently conducting a massive
illegal operation that targets the very heart of American
democracy.
While elements of the intelligence community targeted
Trump long before his stunning victory, in the last week
we have seen an unprecedented series of illegal leaks to
establishment media puppets that came directly from
elements of the National Security Agency as well as the
CIA.
As Eli Lake noted in an important Bloomberg opinion
piece,
Make no mistake, actual reporters for outlets like the
Times and the Washington Post are directly working
against the will of the American people and for the deep
state apparatus itself. Shockingly, elements within the deep
state are also openly cheering on these illegal leaks and
have even gone on the record with claims that Trump is
soon to end up in jail!
“Former” NSA agent John Schindler took to
Twitter after the news of Flynn’s resignation
and declared that his contacts in the
intelligence community had revealed to him
that the deep state plans to have the
President of the United States “die in jail”.

“Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and

citizens are some of the most tightly held
government secrets. This is for good
reason. Selectively disclosing details of
private conversations monitored by the FBI
or NSA gives the permanent state the
power to destroy reputations from the cloak
of anonymity. This is what police states
do.” (emphasis mine)
This direct treason was then promoted throughout the
Now, after the sudden resignation of Michael Flynn as media and Schindler himself even laughably insinuated
national security adviser, the leaks are showing no sign of that a Trump supporter was going to shoot up the
intelligence community and that any news outlet reporting
stopping, with yet another disinformation report published
against the deep state were most likely Russian agents.
by the New York Times late last night that has been
promoted throughout the corporate media as “stunning”
new information when in reality it is a rehash of older Hollywood celebrities are also publicly working against
claims that have already been largely debunked. American democracy with the latest example being a
deranged rant from liberal Michael Moore in which he
openly calls for Hillary Clinton to be inserted as president
in a move taken straight out of a dictatorship.

Moore first pathetically lies about what was actually in the

New York Times report before declaring that the judicial
system needs, “to rule either that the President is the
winner of the popular vote OR the election must be held
over.” Going off the deep end, Moore later claimed on
Twitter, with absolutely no evidence, that Trump
“directed” Flynn to call the Russians.
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Unbelievably, it isn’t just the corporate media, the
intelligence community, and Hollywood liberals who are
cheering on using illegal means to strike at the very
foundation of the country, but also so-called conservatives.
Failed third-party presidential candidate Evan McMullin,
who himself is a former CIA agent and most likely directly
speaks for the agency, took to both Twitter and CNN to
declare the president a “threat to the country” in an
obvious move by the deep state to attempt to legitimatize
their illegal actions.
Breitbart reported,
“In response to President Trump’s tweets
earlier Wednesday, in which he alleged
that elements of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and National Security Agency
were engaged in “Russia”-style political
operations, McMullin tweeted:”
Keep in mind that, “appears to have been co-opted” is deep
state slang for we are going after you and are going to use
any lies and disinformation possible.
Apparently not wanting to be left off the list of pro-deep
state shills, neocon scum and noted anti-Trump
propagandist Bill Kristol also took to Twitter to reveal his
support for illegal deep state actions against the president.
Another important facet of this shocking story is the fact
that, shortly before leaving office, then President Obama
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actually EXPANDED the powers of the NSA in a move
we now know was designed to help along the deep state
goal of taking out the rightfully elected new president.
In early January, the New York Times reported about this
vast expansion of NSA powers with little fanfare but now,
thanks in part to PJ Media and the Drudge Report, the
American people are learning about this in mass.
The Times reported:
In its final days, the Obama administration
has expanded the power of the National
Security Agency to share globally
intercepted personal communications with
the government’s 16 other intelligence
agencies before applying privacy
protections.
The new rules significantly relax longstanding limits on
what the N.S.A. may do with the information gathered by
its most powerful surveillance operations, which are
largely unregulated by American wiretapping laws. These
include collecting satellite transmissions, phone calls and
emails that cross network switches abroad, and messages
between people abroad that cross domestic network
switches.
The change means that far more officials will be searching
through raw data. Essentially, the government is reducing
the risk that the N.S.A. will fail to recognize that a piece of
information would be valuable to another agency, but
increasing the risk that officials will see private
information about innocent people.
[…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch signed the new rules,
permitting the N.S.A. to disseminate “raw signals
intelligence information,” on Jan. 3, after the director of
national intelligence, James R. Clapper Jr., signed them on
Dec. 15, according to a 23-page, largely declassified copy
of the procedures.
Previously, the N.S.A. filtered information before sharing
intercepted communications with another agency, like the
C.I.A. or the intelligence branches of the F.B.I. and the
Drug Enforcement Administration. The N.S.A.’s analysts
passed on only information they deemed pertinent,
screening out the identities of innocent people and
irrelevant personal information.
Now, other intelligence agencies will be able to search
directly through raw repositories of communications
intercepted by the N.S.A. and then apply such rules for
“minimizing” privacy intrusions.
 “This is not expanding the substantive
ability of law enforcement to get access to
signals intelligence,” said Robert S. Litt, the
general counsel to Mr. Clapper. “It is simply
widening the aperture for a larger number
of analysts, who will be bound by the
existing rules.”
And now, a little over a month later, elements of the
intelligence community are leaking signals intelligence to
the establishment media to purposefully destroy the
president.
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Despite these “new” powers being given to the NSA, what
the deep state is doing as a whole is undoubtedly illegal
and, as I noted above, a direct threat to the very nature of
American democracy.
To recap, the corporate media (including specific
reporters who have been given classified information),
Hollywood, and elements of the intelligence community
are directly attacking not only the will of the American
people but American as a democracy itself.
 EXCLUSIVE: How The Nation’s
Spooks Played The Game ‘Kill Mike Flynn’
Richard Pollock Reporter
9:10 PM 02/15/2017
National Security Advisor Gen. Michael T. Flynn (ret.) —
who resigned Monday — was the victim of a “hit job”
launched by intelligence operatives, Obama government
holdovers and former Obama national security officials,
according to former intelligence officials who spoke
with The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative
Group.
The talk within the tight-knit community of retired
intelligence officers was that Flynn’s sacking was a result
of intelligence insiders at the CIA, NSA and National
Security Council using a sophisticated “disinformation
campaign” to create a crisis atmosphere. The former intel
officers say the tactics hurled against Flynn over the last
few months were the type of high profile hard-ball
accusations previously reserved for top figures in enemy
states, not for White House officials.
“This was a hit job,” charged retired Col.
James Williamson, a 32-year Special
Forces veteran who coordinated his
operations with the intelligence community.
Noting the Obama administration first tried to silence
Flynn in 2014 when the former president fired him as
director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Williamson
called Monday’s resignation,
“stage Two of ‘Kill Mike Flynn.”
Former intelligence officials who understand spy craft say
Flynn’s resignation had everything to do with a
“disinformation campaign” and little to do with the
December phone conversation he had with the Russian
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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They charge officials from America’s top spy counsels
leaked classified government intercepts of Flynn and
President Trump’s conversations with world leaders and
had “cutouts” — friendly civilians not associated with the
agency — to distribute them to reporters in a coordinated
fashion.
The issue of leaks was a prime topic for Trump when he
tweeted Wednesday, “Information is being illegally given
to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the
intelligence community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia.”
“I’ve never seen anything like this
before,” Retired Col. James Waurishuk,
who spent three decades in top military
intelligence posts and served at the
National Security Council, said in an
interview with TheDCNF. “We’ve never
seen to the extent that those in the
intelligence community are using
intelligence apparatus and tools to be used
politically against an administration official,”
he said.
“The knives are out,” said Frederick
Rustmann, who retired after 24 years from
the CIA’s Clandestine Service and was a
member of its elite Senior Intelligence
Service.
The media is organizing to topple the Trump presidency
with assistance of national security leaks, Rustman
charged in an interview with TheDCNF.
“I would not be surprised if Trump did not
finish four years because of the vendetta
they have out for him,” he said, calling the
move on Flynn just a “mini-vendetta.”
Williamson told TheDCNF in an interview,
“I truly believe it’s orchestrated and it’s part
of an overall strategy. The objective is to
piece-by-piece, dismantle the Trump
administration, to discredit Trump. This is
part of an overarching plan.”
D.W. Wilber, who has over 30 years of experience in
security and counterterrorism with the CIA and the
Defense Department agrees.
“It appears to me there has been a
concerted effort to try to discredit not only
General Flynn, but obviously, the entire
Trump administration through him. He just
happened to be the first scalp,” Wilber told
TheDCNF in an interview.
Williamson agreed, telling theDCNF,
“There are individuals who are well versed
in information operations — we used to call
that propaganda. They know how to do it.
It’s deliberately orchestrated.”
Retired Marine Col. Bill Cowan, who often interacted with
the intelligence operatives in combat zones, believes Mike
Pompeo, Trump’s new CIA Director, must clean house.
Otherwise, the administration will encounter four years of
attacks.
“The director, Pompeo, if he doesn’t get a
hold of the agency and its personnel, he
can expect four years of this: clandestine,
undercover disinformation, misinformation,
psychological information to undermine this
administration and this president,” he told
TheDCNF.
Charles Goslin, a 27-year veteran in CIA operations also
believes that many insubordinate intelligence staff are
working within the National Security Council within the
White House.
“With the NSC, I think that’s where the
leaks are coming from on calls to foreign
leaders. That’s where they undermined
Flynn to the point where he got
hammered,” Goslin told TheDCNF in an
interview.
.
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Goslin noted, “
When Trump came in, even though they
were able to staff key NSC positions, for
the most part it’s still staffed by previous
administration holdovers and bureaucratic
appointees.”
“I don’t think they have any loyalty to the
current administration,” the former CIA
operations officer said, adding, “the NSC is
going to be a hard one to fix.”
All of the former intelligence officials say the rage against
Flynn dated back to when the decorated general headed up
the DIA. There he garnered a reputation to balk at the
“politicization of military intelligence” in order to conform
with President Obama’s world views.
Flynn refused to downplay the threat posed by the Islamic
State and other radical Islamic groups throughout his two-
year reign at the DIA. He was fired after offering
congressional testimony that was at odds with the Obama
administration’s posture on the Islamic threat.
Waurishuk, who interacted with Flynn as an Air Force
intelligence officer and as deputy director of intelligence at
the U.S. Central Command, said Flynn was a “straight
shooter” who always demanded accurate threat
assessments and never bent to the Obama pressures of
political correctness.
Waurishuk worked in military intelligence in the Obama
administration. He told TheDCNF Obama officials “know
Flynn and they hate Flynn because he would call them out.
So, this was their opportunity to wage what is a personal
vendetta in some respects.”
California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
has promised to look into the leaks of classified
information to reporters. The date has yet to be set for the
hearings.
 Trump Must Execute the Nuclear Option—
There’s No Other Way
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 9:00
Trump Has Only One Alternative…
…If He Is To Deliver On His Crucial
Campaign Promises,
And Really Make America Great Again
The 3 Pillars of Deep State Must Be
Knocked Down Post Haste
 The Mainstream Media must be shut
down.
 The Central Intelligence Agency must be
dissolved.
 The Federal Reserve System must be
taken over by the U.S. Treasury
SOTN was the first Alt Media news platform to describe
Donald Trump as a “Wrecking Ball”.
This Internet moniker was chosen after
serious deliberation, as it became clear that
the Obamanation needed to be completely destroyed if the
American Republic was to be saved.
In fact, The Donald made his way slowly but surely all the
way to the Oval Office by wrecking everything in sight.
This is his signature MO, and exactly what was needed
throughout the most divisive and violent campaign season
in U.S. history.
Post Inauguration
It is now clear that Deep State will not — under any
circumstances — allow President Trump to deliver on his
many campaign promises. Nor will the NWO globalists
permit him to be POTUS.
Every day that goes by it becomes evident that the Purple
Revolution in running in the background—full bore. 99%
of the sedition and subversion associated with this soft
coup is taking place completely under the radar. And, yet,
the 1% that everyone does see and hear has gotten so ugly
and intolerable that some folks now understand that the
Titanic is about to hit the iceberg. Barring a deus ex
machina event, Trump is being set up as the Titanic.
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The current trajectory of the Trump Administration is such
that it may actually be sunk by the Ides of March. That’s
how fast and organized this soft coup really is. And only a
very few are talking about it. That’s the real problem
here—a general lack of awareness due to so much MSM
propaganda and prevarication.
The MSM-CIA-FED Triad Must Be Terminated
For every sober and sane patriot, it has become obvious
that the destructive forces within the MSM-CIA-FED
Triad must be dealt with decisively and firmly.
There can be no sovereign American
Republic as long as these three
seditious entities retain their power and
influence over the affairs of the
nation. CASE CLOSED!
At the risk of sounding redundant, as long as the MSM,
CIA and the FED seditiously operate as they have for
many decades, this once constitutional republic is anything
but. To call the United States of America a grotesque
misrepresentation of the Founding Fathers original
intention would even be a gross understatement.
These three entities — MSM-CIA-FED — are the very
pillars which hold up the temple of Deep State. While
there are many other integral components such as the
entire Military-Industrial Complex, these 3 malevolent
institutions form the backbone which allow the BEAST
(aka Deep State) to make so much mischief both here and
abroad.
This triad also forms the skeleton of the
current Purple Revolution being waged
by the Soros-funded globalists, the
Democratic Party and the Sultans of
Silicon Valley.
In view of this rapidly devolving predicament, there is now
only one alternative for President Trump to salvage his
presidency. Before his administration is taken down one
cabinet secretary at a time, he must take executive actions
similar to those that even President John F. Kennedy took
against the FED, and was prepared to take in the early
1960s against the C.I.A. And that was 55 years ago when
the C.I.A. had not even perfected its soft coup strategies or
violent revolution tactics. Ergo, the C.I.A. must be
dissolved post haste.
Likewise, if President Trump is to really move forward,
the Mainstream Media must be held accountable for the
non-stop treason and sedition that is has been proven to be
guilty of. The massive ongoing cover-up of the false flag
9/11 terror attacks alone is enough to take them down for
good. So is the highly coordinated and continuing cover-
up of the assassination of President Kennedy.
Therefore, the MSM must be shut down
and reconstituted under new corporate
charters with appropriate regulation (i.e.
prohibited from committing treason and
sedition on a regular basis).
Thirdly, the Federal Reserve System has
repeatedly demonstrated that it
functions as an international banking
crime syndicate, accountable to no one in
the U.S. Federal Government.
The volumes of evidence which are now available in the
public domain does indicate that the FED answers to
foreign powers, international financiers and wealthy elites
who do not have the best interest of the American people
anywhere on their priority list. The Federal Reserve Bank
is such an incorrigible criminal banking entity that it must
be taken over by the U.S. Treasury with all deliberate
speed.
Where is this all going? What can be done?
There is a palpable acceleration of transparently subversive
plots coming out of Deep State. As a matter of historical
fact, the American people have never witnessed so much
soft power projected and insurrection instigated by a
political party against a sitting president. Alarmingly,
the Purple Revolution is getting more real by the day as it
plays out in living color and during prime time.
In light of the most recent developments whereby Deep
State fired NSA General Michael Flynn, Trump has shown
that things are truly out of control. Senior Counselor to
the President Stephen Bannon and Counselor to the
President Kellyanne Conway are next on the list, as is
Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Such Executive Branch
attrition and unwarranted attacks have never occurred in
U.S. presidential history so close to Inauguration Day.
If ever there was a time for the American people to
respond to a very real revolution — a Purple
Revolution — being surreptitiously carried out, it is now.
But how can the body politic of these United States of
America most effectively do this? Very simple!
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Both individually and collectively, the true patriots across
the land must resolve themselves to first
(i) take back their power from those who
have systematically stolen it; secondly
(ii) stand firmly in their own truth and
newfound power; and thirdly
(iii) speak that infallible truth to power
like never before.
In this instance “speaking” is used to mean writing,
videotaping, Tweeting, Facebooking, blogging,
Instagramming, YouTubing and, yes, speaking truth to
power whenever and whenever necessary.
Conclusion
The vast majority of those elected representatives who
occupy seats in the U.S. Congress are dangerous career
criminals, as well as outright traitors to the Constitution
and Bill of Rights. President Trump has access to enough
evidence to imprison most of them for life.
The President’s real trump card, however, is Pizzagate.
Deep State only exists in its current demonic incarnation
through the sheer power of blackmail and bribery, coercion
and intimidation. Because so many in Congress, the 17
intelligence agencies, the super-secret services, as well as
throughout the leadership of Corporate America,
have been seriously compromised from
their involvement with either Pizzagate or
the global Pedogate, virtually every major
power-player is totally owned by The
Company (also known as the C.I.A.)
Given this worsening state of affairs, the American people
are being challenged as never before to take back their
country. Hence, either the US citizenry uses it (their civic
power) or they will lose it for a very long time. Either the
governed collectively withdraws their consent from those
organs within the federal government which have proven
to be treasonous and unworthy of existence, or the people
will be irreversibly crushed by them (e.g. MSM, CIA,
FED).
Lastly, it must be acknowledged by all
concerned citizens that each administration
prior to the present one has profoundly
violated the public trust and irrevocably
broken the social contract. In so doing
they have rent asunder the sacred
covenant which ought to exist between
the governed and the government.
With so many highly consequential betrayals of the D.C. and converge on the Capitol—mad as hell! Welcome to
American people over the past century, there can only be the American Spring—2017!
one outcome.
Editor’s Note
Let’s get busy!
This article was posted with great urgency. The citizens need to
State of the Nation come together, as never before, to present a powerful
February 5, 2017 countervailing force to Deep State. This massive show of unity
and strength and resolve must be so overwhelming that
Author’s Note members of Congress become more afraid of We the
People than they are of Deep State. Do you get it? Only when
the countless agents of Deep State fear the wrath of the citizenry
Dear reader, have you ever heard of the American Spring?You more than the retribution of the C.I.A., the FBI and the MSM, will
have now. That’s when 5 or 10 million Oathkeepers, NRA things start to really change. Hence, there needs to be an
members, Libertarians, Independents, Tea Partiers, historic demonstration of people power and raw force. What
Conservatives, real Republicans, militiamen and comes to mind is a 10-million strong assembly of [armed] patriots
gunowners, bikers and hunters, farmers and factory workers, surrounding the Capitol Building shouting “GET OUT OF OUR
former Democrats and ex-liberals all show up in Washington, HOUSE!”

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 ‘Not Freedom Of The Press’:
Journalists Upset Trump Keeps Calling
On Conservative Media
Alex Pfeiffer - Reporter
2:03 PM 02/15/2017
President Donald Trump called on two conservative outlets
during his joint press conference Wednesday with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and journalists are
not happy.
The president called on Christian Broadcasting Network
and Townhall for the two allotted questions for U.S. media
at the event. The CBN reporter asked about the resignation
of Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security
adviser, and the Townhall reporter focused her questions
on a potential Middle East peace agreement.
“Calling on only conservative press who
refuse to press [President Donald Trump]
about his Russia connections is not
freedom of the press,” USA Today senior
politics reporter Heidi Przybyla
tweeted after the two reporters were called
on.
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CNN’s Jim Acosta said after the press conference,
“There’s no other way to describe it but:
The fix is in.” Boston Globe’s deputy
Washington bureau chief Matt Viser said
Trump not getting asked about alleged
Russian connections was a “blow to the
press.”
Acosta’s colleague Jim Sciutto tweeted,
“One way to avoid hard questions on
Trump admin [Russia] ties? Call on CBN &
a conservative website.” NBC’s national
correspondent Peter Alexander said that
the reporters called on by didn’t ask any
“real questions.”
However, the questions from the conservative reporters got
Trump to make news and say that he wants Israel to stop
building settlements and that the “fake media” is after him.
BuzzFeed News political editor Katherine Miller
commented on Twitter,
“Am I missing something or have most of
the questions from conservative
outlets/broadcasters been fine or good?”
 Trump Accuses Iran Of
Seeking To Develop Nuclear Weapons
Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:47PM
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands following a joint press conference
in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February
15, 2017. (Photo by AFP)
US President Donald Trump has once
again accused Iran of seeking to
develop nuclear weapons, arguing that
he would prevent Tehran from ever
gaining nukes.
“I will do more to prevent Iran from ever
developing, I mean ever, a nuclear
weapon,” Trump said on Wednesday
during a joint press conference with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the
White House.
He also called Iran's atomic program a threat to Israel,
which is believed to possess the only nuclear arsenal in the
Middle East.
“The security challenges faced by Israel
are enormous, including the threat of Iran's
nuclear ambitions, which I've talked a lot
about,” he said.
Trump's anti-Iran rhetoric comes as the longstanding
Western dispute over Tehran's nuclear program was settled
after the conclusion of a landmark nuclear agreement in
2015. UN Security Council Resolution 2231 also endorsed
the nuclear deal, which went into effect in January 2016.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also
confirmed Iran's commitment to the terms of the nuclear
agreement, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA).
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Trump also called the landmark nuclear agreement with
Iran as “one of the worst deals I've ever seen,” saying that
his administration has already introduced fresh sanctions
against Tehran over its missile tests.
Iran and the five permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council -- the United States, France,
Britain, Russia and China -- plus Germany started
implementing the JCPOA on January 16, 2016.
The deal limited parts of Iran's peaceful nuclear program in
exchange for the complete removal of all sanctions against
the country.
Earlier this month, however, Trump undermined the
multilateral deal by introducing a new round of sanctions
against Iran following the country’s successful test-launch
of a ballistic missile, which Washington said was a breach
of the JCPOA. Iran rejected the US claim, reiterating the
right to develop its defense capabilities.
Israel welcomed the sanctions, calling on the US and its
allies to form a “united front” against Iran to ensure
Israel’s security.
Underscoring Washington and Tel Aviv’s “unbreakable”
bond, Trump promised Netanyahu that his country was
committed to Israel’s security.
Former US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in
November 2015. (Reuters photo)
Netanyahu traveled to Washington on Wednesday for talks
with Trump as an opportunity to improve US-Israeli ties
after a frequently combative relationship with Trump’s
Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.
 “With this visit the United States, again,
reaffirms our unbreakable bond with our
cherished ally, Israel,” Trump said.
The United States and Israel agreed in September on a
record new package of at least $38 billion in US military
aid over a 10 year period.
.
Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign
assistance since World War II. America's military
assistance to Israel has amounted to $124.3 billion since it
began in 1962, according to a US congressional report last
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 Evan McMullin: President
Donald Trump Is A ‘Domestic Enemy’
By Joel B. Pollak
15 Feb 2017
Former CIA operative and 2016 third-
party presidential candidate Evan
McMullin took to Twitter and CNN on
Wednesday to defend rogue intelligence
agents who break the law to leak
classified information, saying President
Donald Trump “presents a threat to the
country.”
In response to President Trump’s tweets earlier
Wednesday, in which he alleged that elements of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security
Agency were engaged in “Russia”-style political
operations, McMullin tweeted:
By oath, intelligence officials’ first duty is to
“defend the Constitution of the United
States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic..” https://t.co/gVKiB98Fq2
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin)
February 15, 2017
So, the real scandal isn’t that the President
of the United States of America appears to
have been co-opted by America’s greatest
adversary? https://t.co/gVKiB98Fq2
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin)
February 15, 2017
The obvious implication was that McMullin believes that
intelligence and law enforcement agents are entitled to
break the law based on their own views that the President
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of the United States is a threat to the Constitution and in
cahoots with Russia.
Mcmullen reiterated his views on CNN, where he
purported to speak for the concern of the agents doing the
leaking:
“I’ll tell you what their concerns are. There
concerns are that Donald Trump presents a
threat to the country because of his — what
they see as his relationship with Vladimir
Putin and the relationship of his team to
other Russian intelligence officers.”
McMullin cited a New York Times report indicating that
Trump campaign aides had contact with Russian
intelligence —
without also noting that the same report
indicated there was “no evidence” that the
“Trump campaign was colluding with the
Russians on the hacking or other efforts to
influence the election.”
He went on to make the very claim denied by the Times
article, telling Baldwin Trump
“ran a campaign that was assisted by a
foreign adversary — our greatest foreign
adversary.”
Pressed by host Brooke Baldwin as to whether there were
“too many leaks,” McMullin said that intelligence officers
were bound by an oath to defend the country and the
Constitution against “domestic and foreign enemies.” That
included “a security threat coming from the White House.”
An obviously sympathetic Baldwin then asked McMullin:
“Are any of these people you’re talking to
just even worried about him even getting
intel briefings, period?”
McMullin said that they are — and seemed to admit, in the On Tuesday, Weekly Standard editor-at-large Bill Kristol
process, that he is speaking with intelligence officials who expressed similar sentiments, and appeared, in theory, to
may be leaking information. endorse a coup by the “deep state” against the “Trump
state.”
During the presidential campaign, McMullin was a leader
in the “NeverTrump” movement, consisting of Obviously strongly prefer normal
conservatives who rejected Trump as the Republican Party democratic and constitutional politics. But if
nominee. Though he hoped to flip Utah, among a few it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the
other states, to Hillary Clinton by relegating Trump to Trump state.
third place, Trump won in that state and elsewhere.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 14,
2017
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 Western Media Bias Is Getting
Obvious To Pretty Much Everyone
Author: Martin Berger
15.02.2017
Finally, American society begins to mature, which isn’t
simply shown in just the rejection of the stream of lies
Western journalists are broadcasting, but also in the
ongoing fight against corporate media bias.
This has been noted in a SurveyUSA poll, which asked
1,207 registered voters back in February about their
opinion on certain press outlets. It’s curious that just 17%
of voters had a very favorable opinion of CNN, while no
more than 14% of voters had a favorable opinion of The
New York Times. The Washington Post and MSNBC
similarly were only very favorably viewed by less than
15% of voters. Another finding that, to a certain degree,
allowed Trump to secure his victory was that Fox News
was the outlet with the highest favorability in the poll, but
only at 21%.
In turn, the Emerson College poll that conducted about the
same time showed that 91% of Republicans believed the
news media was untruthful. It’s curious that for the fist
time in a long while opinions of the general public appears
in tune with the position the current US president, who has
repeatedly criticized New York Times, Washington Post,
and CNN for their lies, thus starting an undeclared
war against the corporate media.
The National Interest believes that the myth of the United
States as an almost angelic enforcer of justice, if
sometimes an inept one, gives rise to much mischief, in the
press as well as in the policy realm, since journalists
pressure one another, and together pressure officeholders,
to substitute dudgeon for careful calculation.
The National Interest article also claims that
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“moral mythologizing also creates a
misleading impression of what states really
are and what they are capable of doing.
Even the most liberal, democratic and
benign of states are not designed for the
promotion of values; rather, what states
excel at, when they excel at anything, is
establishing security for themselves.”
The article continues by arguing that
“it cannot be really argued that the
selective outrage with which Western
media sources often indulge is not really
moral. There is also a cynical selectivity
engaged in by outright ideologues and
partisans, who favor (or disfavor) some
repressive regimes over others.”
The article also states that,
“in each of the past two administrations, the
president’s moral reach far exceeded his
practical grasp—leading to debacles in
places like Iraq and Libya. President Trump
seems to have learned from his
predecessors’ mistakes, but it’s not clear
that his critics have. At the same time,
Russia remains a particular target for
multifarious reasons, not least the residual
Cold War enmity that persists in
neoconservative and liberal hawk circles.”
The National Interest is convinced that the outrage of
Western media sources over Trump and Russia is self-
defeating. The US narrative that Putin alone is responsible
for the new Cold War hangs largely on his alleged
unprovoked “aggression” against Ukraine in 2014 and ever
since. At the same time, the narrative is sustained in part
by the near-total absence of any American mainstream
reporting of what is actually happening in Kiev-controlled
or rebel-controlled territories. In fact, Putin’s actions both
in Donbass, where an indigenous rebellion broke out
against the overthrow of the legally elected president in
Kiev three years ago, and in Crimea, which had been part
of Russia longer than the existence of the United States,
was a direct reaction to the longstanding campaign by
Washington and Brussels to bring Ukraine into NATO’s
“sphere of influence,” itself a form of political aggression.
If Trump is to win the information war on the home front,
there’s a real chance that we can see the unprecedented
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level of mistrust or paranoia begin to drop. There’s no
chance that such media sources as the New York Times,
Washington Post and CNN will regain the trust they’ve lost
before they set the record straight.

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 3 Muslim Agents Caught Spying
On Trump, Proof Points Directly At Obama
By Voice Of Reason ·
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
It has been said that blood is thicker than water. Clearly,
the Muslim brotherhood set off by Barack Obama is one
great example of that age-old adage, for he has allowed the
entry of so many of his so-called brothers into the White
House at virtually every level.
Recently, three Muslim Congressional “IT staffers” (who
were allegedly hired as a direct result of Obama), were just
caught accessing classified and unauthorized sensitive
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foreign affairs documents, foreign affairs intelligence, and
various intelligence agency documents. After illegally
accessing the materials, the EXTREMELY WELL PAID
brothers proceeded to channel the information to an
external server. Despite that, the three STILL haven’t even
been arrested yet. Although the brothers have since been
fired, there is no way of knowing the amount of vital
information they have acquired and to what extent this
could be utilized for evil intent.
In the following video, Right Wing News lays out a
number of resources pointing Obama’s ties with the
Muslim brotherhood, and various steps taken by Obama to
help facilitate this infiltration. Considering how corrupt
both the Democrats and the media are, there’s no telling
what will come from the investigation just beginning.
Also… take a guess which party the suspected Muslim
Brotherhood spies worked for…
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 Does Donald Trump Have The
Fortitude To Take On And Defeat The Deep State?
Donald Trump Needs To Study Well How Vladimir Putin
Defeated The Deep State In Order To Liberate His
People And His Country From Occupation...
By Rahul Manchanda, Esq.
February 15, 2017

Like Vladimir Putin before him, upon taking office in

2000 from punch-drunk Oligarch tool Boris Yeltsin,
Donald Trump has inherited a deeply entrenched Deep
State/Military Industrial Complex/National Security
State/Intelligence Community/Mainstream Media
oligarchy/plutocracy (but at least in the former USSR and
Russia the American “Neo-Conservatives/Neo-Liberals”
were openly called “Communists”).

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

With the recent headlines centering on the forced

resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, a
rational voice of reason, peace with Russia, and an end or
retrospection of stupid interventionist foreign wars (except
his lashing out at Iran last week which many believe was a
last ditch attempt to save his job by kow-towing to Neo-
Conservative elements within the Deep State), as well as
But the mild-mannered, even tempered,
his moral clarity on exposing the etiology of ISIS as
cool as a cucumber Vladimir Putin, with
having been created, nurtured, funded, cultivated and used
his steely grey eyes, non-assuming,
by the global oligarchy/plutocracy to accomplish their
non-threatening stature, and impeccable
goals of global chaos, clamping down on civil liberties,
manners, literally dealt with his own
austerity programs, and other draconian “prison planet”
“Deep State” neo-con obstructionists
end-goals, it appears that the gauntlet has been thrown
with the holy hellfire of one who was
down by the anti-Trump elements within the Deep State
fiercely committed to rescuing his
Intelligence Community, forged over the past 28 years all
nation from the hellish bankruptcy,
the way from President George Herbert Walker Bush,
starvation, and destruction of the Middle
through Bill Clinton, onwards through George W Bush,
Class from the pronounced
and then finally topped off by Barack Obama.
Oligarchy/Plutocracy who was literally
raping, pillaging, exploiting and using
Even though Donald Trump’s various “America-First” the deeply impoverished and bullied
agendas were pronounced crystal clear since the day he Russian People, saving them from near
began to run for office, he is now fully hitting the Deep certain oblivion and subjugation.
State obstructionists on a near daily basis who are literally
using their clandestine skills to destroy his agenda, and For example almost immediately after assuming office,
consequently, the Mandate given to him by the American Vladimir Putin, upon encountering the old, deeply
People in the November 2016 election. entrenched, deep state obstructionist Oligarch/Plutocrat
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Communists within his own government who tried to elected him, against the un-elected
thwart and block his every move and policy decision Deep State which is now showing signs
designed to help his own Russian People, took on and of success in destroying him (and
defeated all of his enemies one by one. consequently the Great Hopes of
Americans).
Donald Trump would be wise to follow his counsel and
experience.

In order to Make America Great Again, it

will be necessary to jail his Deep State
obstructionists.

Americans want to fall in love with and take pride in their

country again, as well as their Leader.

Donald Trump was elected to be that

Leader, because the American people
believed that he had the balls and the
smarts to beat these Deep State
obstructionists and rout them out of the DONALD TRUMP AND VLADIMIR PUTIN
government – and this is no easy task.
He now needs to fight to keep it, for the
sake of the American People that
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 NSA Whistleblower: Agency Illegally
Recording Trump’s Phone To Oust Him
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
Posted On February 16, 2017
An NSA whistleblower claims that the
National Security Agency are illegally
monitoring President Donald Trump’s
phone calls in order to oust him from
the White House.
William Binney, the architect of the NSA’s surveillance
program, claims the agency is actively monitoring
Trump’s every move, despite the fact that it is illegal to do
so.
In a recent radio interview with Aaron Klein Investigative
Radio, the NSA whistleblower said that the recent leaks
about Trump’s telephone conversation with the President
of Australia and the details about his conversation with
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto all originate from
within the NSA.
Breitbart.com reports:
Regarding Flynn’s case, Binney stated of the NSA:
If they weren’t behind it, they certainly had
the data. Now the difference here is that
FBI and CIA have direct access inside the
NSA databases. So, they may be able to
go directly in there and see that material
there. And NSA doesn’t monitor that. They
don’t even monitor their own people going
into databases.
So, they don’t monitor what CIA and FBI do. And there’s
no oversight or attempted oversight by any of the
committees or even the FISA court. So, any way you look
at it, ultimately the NSA is responsible because they are
doing the collection on everybody inside the United States.
Phone calls. Emails. All of that stuff.
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He was speaking on the podcast edition of this reporter’s
talk radio program, “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio,”
broadcast on New York’s AM 970 The Answer and
Philadelphia’s NewsTalk 990 AM.
During the interview, Binney referred to a 2008 report
referencing two NSA whistleblowers who said they
worked at the agency’s station in Fort Gordon, Georgia
and were asked to not only monitor phone calls of U.S.
citizens but transcribe them.
Utilizing data provided by whistleblower Edward
Snowden, the Guardian and Washington Post in June 2013
released a series of articles reporting that the NSA was
collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans.
Prior to those reports, National Intelligence Director James
Clapper claimed on March 12, 2013 during an open
session of the Senate Intelligence Committee that the NSA
was not “wittingly” collecting data on Americans.
“Not wittingly,” Clapper said when asked
whether the NSA was spying on U.S.
citizens. “There are cases where they could
inadvertently, perhaps, collect, but not
wittingly.”
During the interview, Binney charged that the NSA was
over-funded and out of control.
He offered recommendations for how he says Trump can
reign in the agency:
He can order that they put a filter on the front end of all
their collection that eliminates any U.S. citizens anywhere
in the world unless they have a warrant for it. If they don’t,
then he has to put people in jail if they violated.
So, I mean, that’s the way to do it. The other way is to cut
their budget. I mean they are given too much money
anyway. When they are given too much money, they get to
do wild and crazy things. And this is wild and crazy.
Violations of the Constitution’s 4th, 5th, and 6th
amendments.
On Wednesday, Trump singled out the NSA and FBI in a The Times on Tuesday seemed to be quoting from
series of tweets about Flynn’s case as well as reports in the intercepted phone calls to report on alleged contacts
New York Times and Washington Post claiming further between Trump campaign aides and Russian intelligence
contacts between Trump advisors and Russia. agents.

The Times reported:

Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of

Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other
Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior
Russian intelligence officials in the year before the
election, according to four current and former American
officials.

American law enforcement and intelligence agencies

intercepted the communications around the same time they
were discovering evidence that Russia was trying to
disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the
Democratic National Committee, three of the officials said.

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 The Surveillance State Coup Has Succeeded: NSA Now
Running The Country, Tapping Top Secret Phone Calls And
Blackmailing Those Who Do Not Comply
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 16, 2017
In the fall of 2015, Congress passed a bill that was
ostensibly designed to fix a flaw in the USA Patriot Act
that President Bush used to authorize the mass collection
of data on Americans, an unprecedented change of statute
and policy that many justified in the wake of the 9/11
attacks.
But as NationalSecurity.news noted, the law was basically
symbolic:
Members of the United States Congress
are patting themselves on the back for
having passed a bill called the USA
Freedom Act which, in theory, is designed
to stop the National Security Agency (NSA)
from continuing its mass collection of
innocent American citizens’ personal data.
That would be great news if it were actually true, but the
bill is so riddled with loopholes and unclear provisions that
many see it as accomplishing precisely nothing in terms of
restoring privacy rights to the American public.
The truth is, few in Congress then and now have ever
really had the guts or the power to take on the U.S.
Intelligence Community. Born after World War II, the IC
came into maturation during the Cold War. But since that
fateful day in September 2001, the power of the IC has
really grown and is now so pervasive at all levels it is
literally a government in and of itself. (RELATED: See
why the Russian election hack narrative is completely
bogus at Cyberwar.news)
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And Americans are seeing that now as the IC and its deep
state careerist operatives – with help from their allies in the
Washington establishment media – take on President
Donald J. Trump and his administration for daring to bring
some sanity back to U.S. foreign policy.
As reported exclusively by Breitbart, it appears as though
the NSA might actually be running the country as it
blatantly violates the law, as well as protocol, in
monitoring the phone calls of the president.
In an interview, former high-ranking NSA official turned
whistleblower, William Binney, says that his former spy
agency is “absolutely” monitoring Trump’s calls. And he
ought to know, as he designed the NSA’s surveillance
program, as the world discovered when, after 30 years, he
resigned in October 2001 over actions being taken by the
Bush White House.
When asked if he believed Trump’s phone calls were being
intercepted, he said,
“Absolutely. How did they get the phone
call between the president and the
president of Australia? Or the one that he
made with Mexico? Those are not targeted
foreigners.”
He also said it’s likely the NSA intercepted and leaked the
information pertaining to former National Security
Advisor Michael Flynn’s purported conversations with a
Russian diplomat, which subsequently led to his
resignation from the Trump White House.
“If they weren’t behind it, they certainly had
the data. Now the difference here is that
FBI and CIA have direct access inside the
NSA databases. So, they may be able to
go directly in there and see that material
there. And NSA doesn’t monitor that. They
don’t even monitor their own people going
into databases,” Binney told Aaron Klein,
host of Aaron Klein’s Investigative Radio
program. (RELATED: Find out how to tell
 when Trump is triumphing over globalist
forces at Disinfo.news)
He went on to explain that while the CIA and the FBI are
not monitored by the NSA, there is no oversight or even
any attempted oversight from any congressional
committees or the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act) Court.
“So, any way you look at it, ultimately the
NSA is responsible because they are doing
the collection on everybody inside the
United States,” he said. “Phone calls.
Emails. All of that stuff.”
But is the NSA actually “running” the country? One cyber-
sleuth seems to think so: Julian Assange, founder of
Wikileaks, which published scores of hacked emails from
the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton
campaign during the recent election cycle.
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“Amazing battle for dominance is playing
out between the elected US govt & the IC
who considered themselves to be the
‘permanent government,’” Assange
tweeted on Wednesday.
“Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael
Flynn resigns after destabilization
campaign by US spies, Democrats, press,”
he also tweeted, as reported by Infowars.
There is an internal civil war going on within the
intelligence community – the same one that illegally
leaked sensitive intelligence data about the FBI’s
investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email
server.
The fact that the IC (Intelligence
Community) has become powerful
enough to change political outcomes
in the country it was sworn to protect
should make every American shudder.
 Obama Gave NSA Special Powers
To ‘Take Down Trump’
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
Posted On February 16, 2017
Former President Barack Obama
granted the NSA special powers shortly
before leaving office that would ensure
the agency could “take down Trump”.
According to a January story in the New York Times,
Obama mysteriously expanded the National Security
Agency’s powers to intercept personal communications of
the President – something he had never been victim of
himself:
The new rules significantly relax
longstanding limits on what the N.S.A. may
do with the information gathered by its
most powerful surveillance operations,
which are largely unregulated by American
wiretapping laws. These include collecting
satellite transmissions, phone calls and
emails that cross network switches abroad,
and messages between people abroad that
cross domestic network switches.
The change means that far more officials
will be searching through raw data.
Essentially, the government is reducing the
risk that the N.S.A. will fail to recognize that
a piece of information would be valuable to
another agency, but increasing the risk that
officials will see private information about
innocent people.
Pjmedia.com reports:
One of the central questions behind the
Mike Flynn flap that should have been
asked but largely wasn’t is: who was
wiretapping the general? The answer, we
know now, was the National Security
Agency, formerly known as No Such
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Agency, the nation’s foremost signals-
intelligence (SIGINT) collection
department.
Once compartmentalized to avoid injuring private citizens
caught up in the net of the Black Widow (as we all are
already) and her technological successors, the NSA was
suddenly handed greater latitude in what it could share
with other, perhaps more politicized bodies of the
intelligence community. Why?
Let’s call the roster of the bad guys:
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch signed
the new rules, permitting the N.S.A. to
disseminate “raw signals intelligence
information,” on Jan. 3, after the director of
national intelligence, James R. Clapper Jr.,
signed them on Dec. 15, according to a 23-
page, largely declassified copy of the
procedures.
Previously, the N.S.A. filtered information before sharing
intercepted communications with another agency, like the
C.I.A. or the intelligence branches of the F.B.I. and the
Drug Enforcement Administration. The N.S.A.’s analysts
passed on only information they deemed pertinent,
screening out the identities of innocent people and
irrelevant personal information.
Now, other intelligence agencies will be able to search
directly through raw repositories of communications
intercepted by the N.S.A. and then apply such rules for
“minimizing” privacy intrusions.
“This is not expanding the substantive
ability of law enforcement to get access to
signals intelligence,” said Robert S. Litt, the
general counsel to Mr. Clapper. “It is simply
widening the aperture for a larger number
of analysts, who will be bound by the
existing rules.”
Throwing the BS flag on this one.
“Widening the aperture,” my old granny.
One of the things about the IC is that
 “existing rules” are made to be broken
whenever one of its unaccountable minions
feels like it; these are people who lie and
cheat for a living.
And the genius of the Democrats — something for the
GOP to think about next time — is that they were able to
leverage the transition in order to change as many rules
and embed as many apparatchiks as possible before
formally turning over the reins to the new kids.
But Patrick Toomey, a lawyer for the American Civil
Liberties Union, called the move an erosion of rules
intended to protect the privacy of Americans when their
messages are caught by the N.S.A.’s powerful global
collection methods. He noted that domestic internet data
was often routed or stored abroad, where it may get
vacuumed up without court oversight.
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“Rather than dramatically expanding
government access to so much personal
data, we need much stronger rules to
protect the privacy of Americans,” Mr.
Toomey said. “Seventeen different
government agencies shouldn’t be rooting
through Americans’ emails with family
members, friends and colleagues, all
without ever obtaining a warrant.”
Correct. But the Fourth Amendment went out the barn
door along with all the pretty horses long ago. Google and
Facebook and Amazon know more about you than the CIA
or FBI ever used to. And most of the personal information
is provided by… you. Think about that, the next time you
“check in,” post pictures of your loved ones and talk about
your travel plans.
 NYT Anti-Trump Jihad
By Stephen Lendman
2-16-2017
The Times represents pro-Hillary dark forces militantly
against Trump - denigrating him relentlessly, featuring
advocacy, not real journalism.
Daily feature stories vilify him, going way beyond
justifiable criticism. The self-styled newspaper of record
mocks fair and balanced reporting, absent on its pages.
It supports US imperial madness, neoliberal harshness
harming the nation’s most vulnerable, and police state
targeting of nonbelievers.
It’s gone all-out to delegitimize Trump, failed to prevent
his electoral triumph, now on a rampage to weaken him
irreparably, ideally wanting him removed from office - a
coup d’etat by any standard if happens.
Urging improved relations with Russia, both nations
cooperating in combating terrorism, became his achilles
heel.
The Times exploits his vulnerability on this issue
relentlessly. On Wednesday, it published fake news, citing
four unnamed, clearly anti-Trump, current and former US
officials, claiming his campaign aides had “repeated
contacts with Russian intelligence” - allegations without
evidence proving them.
In a Thursday editorial, it called on
“Congress to investigate Mr. Trump’s
(alleged) ties to Russia.”
No indication of anything out of the ordinary cited.
Nothing about wrongdoing. Big business operates in many
countries, dealing with governments at times required. It’s
standard practice.
Yet Times editors allege Trump “crossed the line,”
posturing about a situation presented as being akin to
Watergate and Iran-Contra. Nothing suggests it.
The issue is solely about Trump defeating Times favorite
Hillary and wanting better relations with Russia, hoping he
and Vladimir Putin can get along well.
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That’s the so-called “line” he’s accused of crossing. The
Times wants US adversarial relations kept unchanged -
risking eventual confrontation if responsible action doesn’t
change things.
The Times:
“(M)embers of Mr. Trump’s campaign and
inner circle were in repeated contact with
Russian intelligence officials.”
False without evidence proving it, none presented!
The Times:
“…Russia tried to destabilize and influence
the 2016 presidential campaign.”
False! Again no evidence proves it - just baseless
accusations without hard facts backing them. The
scheme involves bashing Russia and delegitimizing
Trump’s election.
The Times:
“Congress (should) investigate what
Moscow has been up to and whether
people at the highest levels of the United
States government have aided and abetted
the interests of a nation that has tried to
thwart American foreign policy since the
Cold War.”
Fact: This type rubbish passes for Times journalism. The
self-styled newspaper of record is a national disgrace, a
malevolent force.
Calling for investigating so-called Trump ties to Russia
reflects witch-hunt efforts to weaken and remove him from
office.
He should be held accountable for continuing harmful
domestic and foreign policies his predecessors began - real
issues of concern, not fake ones regarding Russia.
 Michael Flynn: Minding Our
Own Business Vs. Saving The World
The Global Snake Wears A Sneer Because It’s His Party.
By Jon Rappoport
February 16, 2017
Flynn talked to some Russian and said the US under
Trump might ease sanctions against Russia? This was the
high crime? This was why he had to go?
What sanctions? Imposed for what purpose? What are all
these people in Washington talking about?
Let’s go back to the beginning.
At the founding of the Republic, there was a chance to
mind our own national business, and a few years later,
outgoing President George Washington warned the
country to stay away from entangling foreign alliances.
But of course he was ignored.
So flashing forward, now we hear about interconnected,
global, “inevitable situations” which require our attention.
Interest rates, trade imbalances, taxes, wars, foreign
military bases, binding treaties, unfriendly regimes,
national debt, loans unpaid; on and on it goes—as if these
cluster-problems arose out of some sacred duty to solve
other people’s difficulties; and we’re locked in, we have to
meddle, we have to be the meddling messiah, we’re deep
in a massive soap opera called interdependence.
Well, sure, once you start walking down that road, things
will pile up. They’ll get worse. Last year’s obligations will
double this year. You have to speak sixteen languages at
once to satisfy all your global partners, and you speak
them out of the side of your mouth because you’re
conniving and cheating and stealing and killing along the
way. Just as they are. It’s all one big terminally failing
family called It Takes a Village.
The sun can’t set outside your home anymore, it has to set
on every conniving government on the face of the Earth,
and we’re on board.
Newsflash: This isn’t planetary love, it’s not one united
human race, it’s an infection.
Take the recent case of Michael Flynn, who was forced out
of the Trump administration because he possibly talked
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with some Russian ambassador about easing US sanctions
against Russia.
The US sanctions were launched in the first place because
Russia annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. And that
was our business because…?
Here from Wikipedia is a bit of background on the
annexation. Note the jungle of entangling alliances
involved, the agreements, the rules and regulations—
NONE of which America needed to be concerned about.
Therefore, why did we lay on sanctions? My comments
below are in brackets.
“Ukraine considers the annexation to be a
violation of international law [international
law? who cares?] and agreements by
Russia, including Agreement on
Establishing the Commonwealth of
Independent States in 1991 [the what?],
Helsinki Accords [so what?], Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of
1994 [and this relates to Crimea how?] and
Treaty on friendship, cooperation and
partnership between the Russian
Federation and Ukraine [none of our
business].”
“The event was condemned by many world
leaders [so what?] as an illegal annexation
of Ukrainian territory, in violation of the
1994 Budapest Memorandum [the what?]
on sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Ukraine, signed by Russia. It led to the
other members of the then G8 [who cares
about the G8?] suspending Russia from the
group, then introducing the first round of
sanctions against the country. The United
Nations General Assembly [your basic
global meddlers] also rejected the vote and
annexation, adopting a non-binding
resolution [busy work by meddlers]
affirming the ‘territorial integrity of Ukraine
within its internationally recognised
borders’.”
 “Following a Crimean referendum [none of
our business], held on 16 March 2014, in
which separation was favoured by a large
majority of voters, the UN resolution [who
cares?] also ‘underscores that the
referendum having no validity, cannot form
the basis for any alteration of the status of
Crimea.’ The resolution calls upon all
States and international organizations [who
cares?] not to recognize or to imply the
recognition of Russia’s annexation. In
2016, UN General Assembly [major
meddlers] reaffirmed non-recognition of the
annexation and condemned ‘the temporary
occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine
— the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and
the city of Sevastopol’ [blah blah].”
We could take all this back further to the 2014
uprising/coup in the Ukraine, and the role of outsiders
(e.g., CIA). But you get the idea.
Once you start down the road of making alliances and
agreements with other governments, you’re in the web.
You’re in the nest of vipers. You are a viper.
The US population has been thoroughly conditioned to
expect their government to intervene in crises at the drop
of a hat, “on the side of the angels,” of course.
But each “solution” digs us deeper in the fundamental
problem. Meddling.
Once meddling is established as a way of life, the military-
industrial complex and the Deep State can feel secure in
the knowledge that any intervention and any war will play
well—because all they have to do is promote war as a way
of offering “freedom and peace to the less fortunate.”
War is peace.
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Foreign entanglements are justified on the basis of high-
level, complex, sophisticated baloney cut six ways from
Sunday.
This is the swamp nobody in Washington wants to talk
about.
Well, there was one man who did. Ron Paul.
He saw through the whole hissing, hideous, life-sucking,
money-making, evil scam.
He was cut off at the knees by the media networks when
he ran for president. And the movement behind him paved
the way for Trump.
As I’ve written before, Trump needs to sit down and have
a long talk with Ron.
A very serious talk.
If Trump actually cares.
Trump is the target in the cross hairs for the entire US
intelligence community, the State Department, parts of the
Pentagon, the defense contractors, and numerous other
Washington and media sluts. To say nothing of the
Rockefeller Globalists. They want wars. They need to
know he’ll play ball. They don’t like even a hint that he’ll
go in a different direction. They want the whole pie.
Foreign entanglements.
George Washington warned against them.
And ever since he was ignored, the chickens have been
coming home to roost.
 Trump Praises Rogue State Israel
By Stephen Lendman
2-16-2017
During a White House press conference with Netanyahu,
Trump turned truth on its head, calling Israel “a symbol to
the world of resilience in the face of oppression.”
He praised its nonexistent “open democracy in the face of
violence” it alone instigates against defenseless
Palestinians and other regional states.
He expressed disturbing hostility toward Iran, a peaceful
nation threatening no one. He ludicrously called America
and Israel “two nations that cherish the value of all human
life.”
Claiming to support Israeli/Palestinian peace, he said both
sides “must directly negotiate such an agreement” - what
never worked for nearly half a century, guaranteed to fail
again.
The only resolution acceptable to Israel is unconditional
Palestinian surrender, yielding nothing in return, a repeat
of the failed Oslo process, a Palestinian Versailles by any
standard, isolating them in cantonized open-air prisons,
surrounded by hostile settlements, brutalized by Israeli
viciousness.
Trump: “I want the Israeli people to know
that the United States stands with Israel in
the struggle against terrorism.”
Fact: Its worst of all unmentioned variety is state-
sponsored. The other kind is supported by America,
NATO, Israel and allied rogue states.
Netanyahu: “(O)ur alliance (with America)
is based on a deep bond of common
values and common interests. And,
increasingly, those values and interests are
under attack by one malevolent force:
radical Islamic terror.”
Fact: US/Israeli “values” and “interests” threaten
humanity’s survival. No two nations represent a more
“malevolent force.”
Fact: Both are the world’s most reviled and feared. Both
foster endless conflicts and instability. Peace is anathema
to their agendas.
Trump duplicitously called what happened to Michael
Flynn “very unfair.” He sacked him, an act of betrayal,
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scuttling hopes for improved relations with Russia and
curtailing US imperial wars.
“I’d like to see you hold back on
settlements for a little bit,” he told
Netanyahu, a meaningless throwaway
statement. “We’ll work something out. But I
would like to see a deal be made. I think a
deal will be made,” he said.
Fact: Settlement construction never stopped before. It
won’t now. The only possible “deal” will be devastating
for Palestinian rights and regional peace.
Trump said he’s
“looking at” a two-state v. a one-state
solution, adding he “like(s) the one that
both parties like. I can live with either one.”
With Israel controlling the vast majority of historic
Palestine, one state for all its people alone is best for
Palestinians - even though they’d continue being treated as
second-class citizens under ruthless apartheid rule.
As for moving America’s embassy to Jerusalem, Trump
said “we’ll see what happens.” The move appears off the
table, given the regional firestorm it would cause.
Netanyahu repeated the long-ago discredited canard about
Palestinians seeking Israel’s destruction.
Long ago they expressed willingness to accept statehood
within June 1967 borders, 22% of their historic land along
with East Jerusalem as their exclusive capital - ideas Israel
categorically rejects.
Netanyahu wants their homeland exclusively for Jews,
longstanding ethnic cleansing ongoing to assure it.
Palestinians are marginalized, brutalized and slaughtered at
Israel’s whim, making peaceful conflict resolution
impossible.
Israel has a strong ally in Trump. Palestinians have no
friends in Washington, the way it’s always been with rare
profiles in courage exceptions like former congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney.
There’s no one like her in Congress today.
 Open Warfare Declared In DC As Deep State ‘Goes
Nuclear’ — Trump ‘Will Die In Jail’
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Posted On February 16, 2017

Washington, D.C. – The United States is entering an
extreme and unprecedented political crisis in the form of a
soft coup by the deep state. Politicians on both sides of the
aisle have publicly called out these elements of the
“intelligence-industrial complex” that are actively working
to undermine, discredit and forcibly remove President
Trump.
Kucinich urged Trump to take control, and locate where
the leakers are so he and the American people will know
the truth. Kucinich said members of the intelligence
community want to reignite a Cold War between the
United States and Russia so the military, industrial and
intelligence “axis” can “cash in.”

Giving a clear admission of a soft coup in progress, John

Schindler, a former professor of national security affairs at
the U.S. Naval War College, who spent nearly a decade
with the super-secret National Security Agency as an
intelligence analyst and counterintelligence officer — and
who still maintains deep connections to the intelligence
community — readily admitted that senior elements of the
intelligence community (IC) are engaging in treason
against Trump.

Speaking to this soft coup and smashing the left/right

paradigm, on Tuesday, former Cleveland Democratic
congressman Dennis Kucinich boldly stated that, “There’s
something wrong going on here in the intelligence
community,” in calling out the real reason behind the
forced resignation of National Security Advisor Michael
Flynn.

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While on the opposite side of the aisle, California
Congressman Devin Nunes (R), chairman of the House
Committee on Intelligence, proclaimed that the nine
intelligence officials who leaked the contents of Flynn’s
phone call should be locked up for leaking classified
intelligence.
“That’s nine leakers that all belong in jail,”
he said. “Those nine people broke the law,
clearly, by leaking classified information to
anybody.”
This all comes in the wake of the nation’s top security
official, National Security Advisor Flynn, being forced to
resign after leaks from the IC revealed that he gave
“incomplete information” to Vice President Mike Pence
and others about the conversations he had with the Russian
ambassador prior to Trump taking office.
Flynn has since publicly stated that he “crossed no lines”
during an interview with The Daily Caller. Obviously, an
experienced intelligence official like Flynn was completely
aware of the signals intelligence on Russian diplomats,
thus making it extremely unlikely that he would say
anything that could be construed as violating the law.
Just remember, it’s not what Flynn said, it’s who he talked
to – the Russians – as it is standard operating procedure for
incoming officials to talk to diplomats from other
countries. The neoliberal and neocon forces are determined
to push a new Cold War with Russia, and will not allow
for Trump’s intended rapprochement.
When intelligence officials are using their position to leak
details to the press in an effort to control the public
narrative in hopes of delegitimizing a sitting president,
make no mistake that the politicians are no longer in
control of the United States – the intelligence apparatus is
in control.
will personally do. Whatever we may think
of Trump as a person and about his
potential as a President, what is certain is
that millions of American patriots have
voted for him to “clear the swamp”, give the
boot to the Washington-based plutocracy
and restore what they see as fundamental
American values.
If the Neocons now manage to stage a coup d’etat against
Trump, I predict that these millions of American will turn
to violence to protect what they see as their way of life,
their values and their country. In spite of the image which
Hollywood likes to give of them, most Americans are
peaceful and non-violent people, but if they are pushed too
far they will not hesitate and grab their guns to defend
themselves, especially if they lose all hopes in their
democracy. And I am not talking only about gun-toting
hillbillies here, I am talking about the local, state and
county authorities, who often care much more about what
their local constituents think and say than what they are up
to in DC. If a coup is staged against Trump and some
wannabe President à la Hillary or McCain gives the order
to the National Guard or even the US Army to put down a
local insurrection, we could see what we saw in Russia in
1991: a categorical refusal of the security services to shoot
at their own people.
This is a very prescient warning given the volatile political
atmosphere in the United States. It should be noted that the
confluence of deep state forces in this soft coup against
Trump includes Clinton political operatives of the
Brock/Podesta/Soros ilk, neocons represented by
McCain/Graham, and intelligence operatives in the
security apparatus.
Essentially, the losers of the election refuse to submit and
have determined that they will wage total war on Trump in
an effort to force regime change – elections be damned.

In fact, the dynamics at play are much larger in scope and

Think about the implications of what is taking place; any
volume than what most people understand, as they are part
person running for public office can essentially be
of a full spectrum war, utilizing tactics from various global
manipulated by the intelligence that the NSA has collected
Color Revolutions, to force regime change in the United
on them. The information can then be anonymously leaked
States. The neocons and neoliberals have virtual control of
to destroy anyone the intel apparatus chooses, thus giving
the Congress, the media, courts, and parts of the
them total control.
intelligence apparatus.
The depth of this political crisis cannot be overstated, as
From the time of Bill Clinton until now, these elements
the deep state war on Trump could spiral out of control
have deeply penetrated the Pentagon, Foggy Bottom, and
with grave consequences, including the risk of an actual
the three letter agencies. Even the Fed is largely aligned
Civil War.
with these globalist forces.
As noted by respected geopolitical analyst The Saker:
So, how can President Trump survive this soft coup?
At the risk of sounding over the top, I will
Trump has only one chance for his political survival.
say that what is happening now is putting
the very existence of the United States in
danger almost regardless of what Trump
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He must undertake a ruthless, but legal, anti-corruption
campaign against the deep state forces aligned against his
presidency ala Putin’s anti-corruption campaign in Russia.
Make no mistake that Trump, and those that have declared
war upon him, are engaged in a fight to the death.
When Putin came to power he inherited a similar situation
in the Kremlin, which was every bit as corrupt and traitor-
infested as the White House in which Trump now finds
himself.
The manner in which this operation would be conducted
would be a methodical FBI crackdown on the forces
fomenting the soft coup by investigating the plotters on
charges of corruption, abuse of power, conspiracy,
obstruction of justice, and all the other types of behavior
which have gone on forever in Congress, the intelligence
community and the media.
Trump could start by instructing FBI Director James
Comey to tenaciousiosly investigate criminal activity of
those elements involved in the plot. Essentially, he would
deal with the coup plotters in the same manner as Putin
handled the oligarchs in Russia or how the U.S. took down
Al Capone – tax evasion charges, etc.
With the removal of Flynn, Trump is now surrounded by
forces that are largely hostile to his stated goal of peace
with Russia. The major difference between what Putin
faced and what Trump now faces is that the forces aligned
against Putin never saw him coming.
Trump’s only choices for political survival are to strike
immediately and strike hard, or to cave to the neolibcon
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line on Russia. Judging by his tweet regarding Crimea this
morning, it seems that Trump may be capitulating to the
forces intent on his destruction in an effort to save his
presidency from total ruin.
To survive the soft coup attempt, without bending to the
neolibcon will, Trump must use the FBI to clean house and
deliver a steady stream of indictments for corruption,
conspiracy to [fill the blank], abuse of authority,
obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty, etc. Since
such crimes are widespread in the current circles of power,
they are also easy to prove and cracking down on
corruption would get Trump a standing ovation from the
American people.
This is the only way Trump will survive the ongoing coup
attempt by the various deep state operatives, working in
concert with Clintonian media proxies, is to undertake a
widespread anti-corruption campaign aimed at those
attempting to overthrow the current U.S. government.
While one may not support Trump’s politics or agenda,
make no mistake that those involved in this soft coup are
doing nothing less than engaging in treason against the
United States.
 Coup Underway To Weaken Or Oust Trump
By Stephen Lendman
2-16-2017
What’s ongoing against him is what fantasy democracy
looks like in America - the way banana republics and other
despotic regimes work.
It’s a deplorable state of affairs. Ordinary people have no
say. Deep state power brokers run things. The president,
key members of Congress, the judiciary and bureaucracy
serve them.
Challenging the system practically assures being targeted
by long knives. Was Trump’s presidency over before it
began?
Throughout the campaign, post-election and inauguration,
he’s been beset by relentless assaults on his legitimacy,
determined efforts to undermine him - led by
Washington’s intelligence community, opposition
Democrats resembling autocrats, extremist GOP elements
and scoundrel media attacks.
The Wall Street Journal reported the latest, headlining
“Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak
Concerns.”
Denying him sensitive intelligence perhaps is true, not
over concerns of it being leaked or compromised as the
Journal reported, citing current and former US officials.
It’s part of the campaign to weaken and undermine him,
perhaps heading toward eliminating him by impeachment
and conviction, resignation or something more sinister.
It’s over his desire for improved relations with Russia,
both countries cooperating in combating terrorism - the
possibility dashed by the firing of National Security
Advisor Michael Flynn, the one key administration official
he could count on to pursue this agenda.
It’s about his mistrust of the intelligence community. He
wants the Office of Director of National Intelligence
restructured and downsized, believing its current structure
is fundamentally flawed.
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He initially rejected the notion of Russian US election
hacking - claimed by the intelligence community. He
wants new leadership replacing Obama holdovers.
He accused US spy agencies of illegally leaking
information to undermine him, saying during a press
conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
“(i)ntelligence papers are being leaked.”
“Things are being leaked. It’s a criminal
action - criminal act - and it’s been going on
for a long time. Before me. But now it’s
really going on.”
“(D)ocuments and papers (were) illegally - I
stress that - illegally leaked.” Separately,
he tweeted “(t)he real scandal here is that
classified information is illegally given out
by ‘intelligence’ like candy. Very un-
American.”
Other tweets covered the same issue.
On a separate one, he tweeted
“Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the
Obama Administration. Was Obama too
soft on Russia?”
Not a good sign - combined with Flynn’s sacking,
indicating continued adversarial relations.
The late Chalmers Johnson believed the CIA’s existence
and democracy are incompatible. Separately, he said the
agency
“outlived any Cold War justification it once
might have had and should simply be
abolished.”
So should the FBI, DHS and all US spy agencies in their
current form, enforcing police state rule at home, mischief
leading to wars abroad, risking eventual catastrophic
nuclear war, humanity’s ultimate nightmare.
 Deutsche Bank Probe Reveals
No Link Between Trump's Finances, Russia
© Reuters/ Kai Pfaffenbach - World
17:01 16.02.2017
Deutsche Bank, US President Donald
Trump's bank of choice, has found no
links between the money loaned to the
billionaire and Russia, media reported
Thursday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Over the course of Trump's 2016
presidential campaign, claims have been made that
Trump's continued reliance on Deutsche Bank loans worth
hundreds of millions of US dollars despite his poor
financial record indicated Russian involvement, especially
given recent accusations of the bank being complicit
in laundering billions of US dollars for Russian clients.
The German-based bank's internal review, which started
in accordance with politically exposed persons (PEP) rules
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when Trump launched his presidential campaign, found
that Trump's loans were not guaranteed by Russia, The
Guardian newspaper reported, citing sources familiar
with the probe.
The bank did not give official statements despite calls
from the US Congress for a public probe into its alleged
involvement with Russian money laundering and extensive
links with Trump and his family.
In late 2016, media reported that Trump had some $300
million in outstanding Deutsche Bank loans which were
being restructured to avoid a conflict of interest
between Trump's presidency and business ventures. Trump
did not sell his real estate business after becoming
president, instead entrusting the business empire
to members of his family.
The new US president's alleged links to Russia have been
the subject of much scandal in the United States
over recent month. Opponents accused Trump of having
business ties with Russia, while the president stated that he
had no investments in the country. An intelligence memo,
leaked to media, then claimed that Trump had been
groomed by Russia for years before is presidential bid.
Trump slammed these as fake news, while the US
intelligence community admitted the information was
unsubstantiated.
 Lawmakers Introduce Bill To
Block Trump From Lifting Russia Sanctions
Published Time: 16 Feb, 2017 08:59
Democrats and a handful of Republicans in Congress have
submitted a bill that would block President Trump from
lifting the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the Obama
administration, despite the White House showing little
movement in that direction.
The measure, which was first announced last week, moved
forward on Wednesday, when identical bills were
submitted to both chambers of Congress that would give
lawmakers 120 days to block any move to lift anti-Russian
sanctions using a congressional oversight mechanism
based on the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
“Every American, every Republican, every
Democrat is concerned about Russia and
what they have been doing to violate
international law, not to mention the
criminal behavior they may be pursuing
and are pursuing, we believe, in Syria,”
Democratic Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer
said at a media conference.
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None of the Republican representatives sponsoring the
legislation, who include Adam Kinzinger, Tom Rooney,
and Mike Turner, showed up for the news conference, with
their offices citing scheduling conflicts.
In the Senate, the bill is supported by Republicans John
McCain and Lindsey Graham, both of whom have been the
objects of scalding criticism from Donald Trump for
opposing his executive order imposing a travel ban on
seven predominantly Muslim countries.
The Russia Sanctions Review Act would need to win a
majority in both chambers and be signed into law by
Trump to come into force, giving it shaky prospects.
Democrats would need overwhelming support from
Republicans, who currently hold a majority in both the
House and the Senate, to overcome a presidential veto.
The US has imposed several rounds of sanctions on
Russian entities, citing Moscow’s acceptance of Crimea’s
request to become part of Russia after a referendum and
alleged interference in eastern Ukraine. More recently, the
US has justified new restrictions by accusing Russia of
meddling with the US presidential election, while failing to
offer any concrete proof.
Russia denies the latter two charges and considers
Crimea’s decision to rejoin Russia a lawful development
under the principle of self-determination.
 The Public Should Demand
To See The Michael Flynn Transcript
Submitted By Mike Krieger Via Liberty Blitzkrieg Blog
Feb 16, 2017 4:00 AM
The United States is much better off
without Michael Flynn serving as
national security adviser. But no one
should be cheering the way he was
brought down.
The whole episode is evidence of the
precipitous and ongoing collapse of
America’s democratic institutions — not
a sign of their resiliency. Flynn’s ouster
was a soft coup (or political
assassination) engineered by
anonymous intelligence community
bureaucrats. The results might be
salutary, but this isn’t the way a liberal
democracy is supposed to function.
President Trump was roundly mocked
among liberals for that tweet. But he is,
in many ways, correct. These leaks are
an enormous problem. And in a less
polarized context, they would be
recognized immediately for what they
clearly are: an effort to manipulate
public opinion for the sake of achieving
a desired political outcome. It’s
weaponized spin.
In a liberal democracy, how things
happen is often as important
as what happens. Procedures matter. So
do rules and public accountability. The
chaotic, dysfunctional Trump White
House is placing the entire system
under enormous strain. That’s bad. But
the answer isn’t to counter it with
equally irregular acts of sabotage — or
with a disinformation campaign waged
by nameless civil servants toiling away
in the surveillance state.
– From The Week article: America’s Spies
Anonymously Took Down Michael
Flynn. That is Deeply Worrying.
I never intended to write about the Michael Flynn affair. I
figured it had been covered to death and I probably
wouldn’t have anything to add to the conversation. That
said, I hadn’t been following the story closely so I decided
to get caught up by reading a diverse selection of articles
on the topic. One of my favorite sources on such subjects
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is Glenn Greenwald, and I eagerly read his latest piece on
the matter:
The Leakers Who Exposed Gen. Flynn’s
Lie Committed Serious — and Wholly
Justified — Felonies.
There are several key points he outlines in the piece, most
of which I agree with. First, he proves that the leakers
committed serious felonies under the law. Second, he
states that if illegal leaks lead to the disclosure of
information that is clearly very much in the public interest,
then such action is not only justified, but ethically
necessary. I agree with this as well. Where he doesn’t
really convince me, is the argument that this particular leak
represented some sort of great public service. He writes:
This Flynn episode underscores another
critical point: The motives of leakers are
irrelevant. It’s very possible — indeed,
likely — that the leakers here were not
acting with benevolent motives. Nobody
with a straight face can claim that lying to
the public is regarded in official Washington
as some sort of mortal sin; if anything, the
contrary is true: It’s seen as a job
requirement.
Moreover, Gen. Flynn has many enemies
throughout the intelligence and defense
community. The same is true, of course, of
Donald Trump; recall that just a few weeks
ago, Democratic Sen. Chuck
Schumer warned Trump that he was being
“really dumb” to criticize the intelligence
community because “they have six ways
from Sunday at getting back at you.”
It’s very possible — I’d say likely — that the
motive here was vindictive rather than
noble. Whatever else is true, this is a case
where the intelligence community, through
strategic (and illegal) leaks, destroyed one
of its primary adversaries in the Trump
White House.
But no matter. What matters is not the
motive of the leaker but the effects of
the leak. Any leak that results in the
exposure of high-level wrongdoing — as
 this one did — should be praised, not
scorned and punished.
Glenn’s conclusion here is that the Flynn leak exposed
high-level wrongdoing. What wrongdoing are we talking
about specifically? Yes, it seems he clearly lied to the
public and Mike Pence about the content of his
conversation with the Russian ambassador. The lie to Mike
Pence in particular led to Pence embarrassing himself
publicly by repeating that lie, and this betrayal seems to be
the primary motivator (from my seat) of why Trump fired
him. Others are referring to potential violations of the
Logan Act, but as we learned from Lawfare:
Flynn certainly breached protocol. He may
also have broken the law by interfering with
U.S. diplomatic efforts while still a private
citizen, which is forbidden by the Logan
Act. The centuries-old law is vague,
however, and has never resulted in a
conviction. Furthermore, there may be
significant First Amendment problems with
enforcing it. Officials became more alarmed
when Flynn was not forthcoming with Vice
President-Elect Pence and others,
possibly including federal agents, about the
conversations. Those officials feared that
Flynn’s dissembling might open up him up
to risks of blackmail.
Yes, Flynn was a private citizen, but he was less than a
month away from being a high-level government official,
and the Obama administration was doing everything it
possibly could to antagonize Russia during its last few
weeks in office. I’m not justifying what Flynn said in those
conversations, or the lies he told about it, but there’s a key
problem with this whole leak.
It wasn’t really a leak meant to inform
the public.
It was a leak to specific journalists, at specific papers, with
a clear intent of political assassination through the
manipulation of public opinion via cryptic releases of
filtered information.
For example, here’s how the New York Times reported on
the information in its February 9 article, Flynn Is Said to
Have Talked to Russians About Sanctions Before Trump
Took Office:
WASHINGTON — Weeks before President
Trump’s inauguration, his national security
adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed
American sanctions against Russia, as well
as areas of possible cooperation, with that
country’s ambassador to the United States,
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according to current and former
American officials.
Throughout the discussions, the
message Mr. Flynn conveyed to the
ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak — that
the Obama administration was
Moscow’s adversary and that relations
with Russia would change under Mr.
Trump — was unambiguous and highly
inappropriate, the officials said.
But current and former American officials
said that conversation — which took place
the day before the Obama administration
imposed sanctions on Russia over
accusations that it used cyberattacks to
help sway the election in Mr. Trump’s favor
— ranged far beyond the logistics of a
post-inauguration phone call. And they said
it was only one in a series of contacts
between the two men that began before the
election and also included talk of
cooperating in the fight against the Islamic
State, along with other issues.
The officials said that Mr. Flynn had
never made explicit promises of
sanctions relief, but that he had
appeared to leave the impression it
would be possible.
How do we know what was really said without the
transcript?
During the Christmas week conversation,
he urged Mr. Kislyak to keep the Russian
government from retaliating over the
coming sanctions — it was an open secret
in Washington that they were in the works
— by telling him that whatever the Obama
administration did could be undone, said
the officials, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity because they were discussing
classified material.
Federal officials who have read the
transcript of the call were surprised by
Mr. Flynn’s comments, since he would
have known that American eavesdroppers
closely monitor such calls. They were even
more surprised that Mr. Trump’s team
publicly denied that the topics of
conversation included sanctions.
Prosecutions in these types of cases are
rare, and the law is murky, particularly
around people involved in presidential
transitions. The officials who had read
the transcripts acknowledged that while
the conversation warranted
investigation, it was unlikely, by itself,
 to lead to charges against a sitting
national security adviser.
I have so many issues with the above reporting it’s hard to
know where to start. Everything mentioned above is given
to us secondhand via “anonymous American officials.”
Nowhere do I see any specific quotes from the transcript,
despite the fact that the paper admits it talked with federal
officials who read it. Why not? Why must we hear about
the content of the transcripts secondhand from anonymous
officials? This is the most significant red flag with this
whole story. If the leakers were truly interested in
transparency, and wanted the public to know the truth, why
not leak the transcript to Wikileaks and let the public
decide?
I’ll tell you why. They didn’t do this because transparency
was never the goal here. They wanted to illegally use
intelligence information to take a scalp from a Trump
administration they hate, and they knew they could do this
via mainstream media journalists. I know what you’re
thinking, Edward Snowden didn’t leak everything to
Wikileaks either. He likewise picked a few journalists and
trusted them to responsibly report the information. How is
this any different?
It’s different in two important respects. First, we are
talking about a single transcript, or a few transcripts, as
opposed to the enormous intelligence data-dump that
Snowden provided. Secondly, The Intercept and others
who reported on the Snowden material provided a huge
amount of primary source documentation for the public to
see so that it could come to its own conclusion.
They didn’t simply tell everyone what to think about
leaked documents while refusing to share any
actual content.
Where are the specific, comprehensive
quotes from the Flynn transcript?
Why doesn’t the public have a right to see the entire thing?
Instead, we are being told what happened and what to
think via secondhand anonymous sources. Sorry, but this
doesn’t cut it for me.
I have yet to see any excerpts from the transcript. All I’ve
seen is what anonymous officials say was discussed. This
is absurd. We the people should demand the content of the
relevant transcripts so we can decide for ourselves just
how bad Flynn’s actions were. In the absence of this,
we’re essentially being manipulated on a massive scale by
rogue intelligence agents and told what to think through
the major newspapers. This doesn’t cut it for me. I want to
see the content of these conversations so I can make up my
own mind. Perhaps it’s even worse than we know. So be it.
We should be treated as adults and
allowed to see the actual conversation if
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it’s going to be made into a story of
such huge national importance.
Finally, I want to end with the mind-boggling absurdity of
those who wanted Edward Snowden’s head on a platter,
but are somehow ok with these leaks. As Lawfare
explains:
Furthermore, these leaks are criminal. As
Edward Snowden has learned, the
Espionage Act makes intentional disclosure
of classified “communications intelligence
activities” a felony if such disclosure is
made in a “manner prejudicial to the safety
or interest of the United States or for the
benefit of any foreign government . . . .” 18
U.S.C. § 798(a). This particular group of
leakers might argue their motives were in
defense of U.S. interests—to protect the
nation from national security policy guided
by a hand tainted by Russian influence—
but under current law, that argument is
highly unlikely to prevail. As Snowden well
knows, there is no public interest
defense to prosecution for violations of
the Espionage Act.
Somehow I doubt the Flynn leakers will find themselves in
the same position as Snowden, scrambling to get to a
country that will provide them safe haven from the vast,
vindictive reach of the U.S. government. That’s because
the leakers in this case are powerful operatives of the deep
state. As Greenwald explained:
It’s hard to put into words how strange it is
to watch the very same people — from
both parties, across the ideological
spectrum — who called for the heads of
Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Tom
Drake, and so many other Obama-era
leakers today heap praise on those who
leaked the highly sensitive, classified
SIGINT information that brought down Gen.
Flynn.
It’s even more surreal to watch Democrats
act as though lying to the public is some
grave firing offense when President
Obama’s top national security official,
James Clapper, got caught red-handed not
only lying to the public but also to Congress
— about a domestic surveillance program
that courts ruled was illegal. And despite
the fact that lying to Congress is a felony,
he kept his job until the very last day of the
Obama presidency.
But this is how political power and the
addled partisan brain in D.C. functions.
Those in power always regard leaks as a
 heinous crime, while those out of power
regard them as a noble act. They
seamlessly shift sides as their position
in D.C. changes.

Finally, if you want to get a sense of the mindset behind

the most adamant defenders of the Flynn leaks, take a look
at the following tweets from former NSA analyst and
Naval War College professor, John Schindler.
If that’s “the resistance,” I want no part of it. As I
summarized on Twitter:

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 ‘Democrats & Neocon Warmongers
Formed Unholy Alliance Against Trump’
Published Time: 16 Feb, 2017 03:46Edited Time: 16 Feb, 2017 04:51
Hillary Clinton and John McCain © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
One should be quite skeptical about the “leaks” coming
from “unnamed officials,” former FBI agent Coleen
Rowley has warned since its common practice to spread
misinformation through
“journalists, who are cozy with the CIA and
other top officials.”
The media's reaction to the so-called “leaks” on alleged
connections between Trump’s team and Russia shows that
we live in a “very surreal moment,” since the same people
who have been calling for prosecutions and even
executions of the well-known whistleblowers are now
praising as heroes those “unnamed officials” who leak
information of questionable authenticity, Coleen Rowley
told RT.
“It’s surreal to have called for the death and
prosecutions of Manning, and Snowden
and Julian Assange and many other
whistleblowers. And you had many people
piling on, calling them traitors and they
were actually very good whistleblowers.
And now, when you have other leaks the
same people who thought they were
traitors are saying they are heroes for
giving out this information,” Rowley said.
It is essential to be able to distinguish between a real
whistleblower and leaker, since the former are motivated
by a desire to do society a service, uncovering
wrongdoings of the government, while the latter pursue
their own agenda and might even plant completely
fabricated information.
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“The motivation of the person disclosing
the information greatly matters. It’s actually
what distinguishes a whistleblower from a
leaker and even from someone like Scooter
Libby who was planting false information.
And these things all got blurred together,”
Rowley told RT.
Leaks are powerful tools in information warfare, which is
a waged to fuel real wars across the globe by a part of the
US establishment in cooperation with powerful military,
industrial and surveillance complex, which simply need to
sell their products.
The useful misinformation is routinely being
spread through “journalists, who are cozy
with the CIA and other top officials,”
Rowley believes.
“The most pernicious aspect is that this is
now information warfare, which is now
geared towards… launching more wars. It’s
exactly where we were back when Scooter
Libby went to the New York Times and
planted the false information about the
[Saddam Hussein’s] uranium tubes,”
Rowley said.
“I think that is the worst aspect of what is
going on, and I think it’s accomplished in a
lot of different ways. We need to reduce
secrecy, but we need to be able to weigh
and analyze the real truthful evidence that’s
out there. Right now we have leaks, but we
still haven’t seen any documents. The
public still doesn’t know the full truth of
this.”
The situation is quite alarming, since military industry
hawks, craving wars have formed an “unholy alliance”
with the Democrats, who want revenge for Hillary
Clinton’s loss in the presidential elections, Rowley said.
Such an alliance harms both international security and the
power structure in the US.
“We’re living in this moment when we have
a polarized government in Washington DC,
extremely polarized. The media has taken
sides with the Democrats and actually
 some of the neo-con warmongers. It’s it’s a good question as to whether the
really an unholy alliance,” Rowley said. executive, as you know would be Trump’s
administration, or the legislative along with
“It’s debatable as to who’s actually in power
the deep-state, which includes the media. I
right now. We’re supposed to have three
don’t know who’s actually in power.”
equal and separate branches, but I think
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 Will Trump Succeed In Restoring America,
Or Will His Enemies Drag Him (And The Country) Down?
Submitted By James George Jatras Via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
Feb 16, 2017 2:00 AM
After barely two weeks in office Donald
Trump has stunned the world with his
«shock and awe» campaign to keep
promises made when he was a
candidate. The mere fact of a politician
doing what he said he would do seems to
have unsettled the nerves of his
opponents. What is called «Trump
Derangement Syndrome» is already
reaching critical proportions.
Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership,
ordering a start on his Mexican border wall, ordering an
investigation into voter fraud (if conducted properly,
almost certain to uncover widespread unlawful voting by
non-citizens both legally and illegally present in the U.S.,
since no proof of citizenship is required to register),
insisting he wants to get along with «killer» Vladimir
Putin, and cutting short a call with Australia’s prime
minister over Barack Obama’s idiotic promise to take in
Muslim refugees that our mates Down Under don’t want
themselves – all of these have infuriated the usual
suspects.
But the declaration of war was his order to impose
restrictions on entry from seven majority-Muslim countries
designated as trouble spots by Obama with nary a peep
from the progressive watchdogs of «tolerance» and anti-
«Islamophobia». As Srdja Trifkovic has noted, Trump’s
order is the first step in instigating an ideological test to
bar jihad ideologues from the United States. (See «The
Real ‘Muslim Ban’» and my «If He Doesn’t Like Trump’s
Exclusion of All Muslims, Obama Must Exclude Advocates
of Sharia and Caliphate»).
If Trump prevails on his exclusion order,
he has the high ground to crush his
opponents in both political parties – and
they know it. That’s why the reaction
has been both hysterical and cynical.
Mainstream media, inveterate enemies of Trump and the
American people, rarely mention the list of countries was
Obama’s. (Frankly, it’s a bad list. Iran is on it – how many
terrorist attacks by an Iranian, or by any Shiite, have we
seen in the U.S. or Europe? But look who’s not on it:
Saudis (9/11), Pakistanis (San Bernardino), Palestinians
(Fort Hood), Afghans (Orlando). For that matter, where’s
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the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the criminal
pseudo-state of «Kosova»?) Still, you have to start
someplace, and the order can be refined as it moves
forward.
If it gets a chance. In a barefaced political move, a federal
district judge in Washington State enjoined the order, and
his injunction was upheld by three judges of the Ninth
Circuit, the worst in the country. (As they say at the
Supreme Court: «This case comes on appeal from the
Ninth Circuit. Other reasons for reversal include...»)
Trump can ask for review by the full Circuit en banc (a
futile undertaking) or more likely turn to the Supreme
Court. If the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, which
is far from certain, a probable split of 4 to 4 (at best) would
affirm the injunction. Or, as some consider likely, pseudo-
conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, of same-sex
marriage infamy, could side with the terrorists-welcome
crowd, handing Trump a 5 to 3 defeat. Either result would
kill Trump’s order. He could always withdraw it and
reissue it in modified form crafted to survive judicial
scrutiny, but the lesson would be clear: questions of who
can safely be let into the U.S. will no longer be governed
by the duly elected president, whom the Constitution and
federal statute empower to make such assessments, but by
unelected judges’ according to their personal preferences.
This is the antithesis of the rule of law.
Clipping Trump’s wings early to prevent
his protecting our country from
dangerous intruders is only one element
of the threat he faces.
Of even greater menace is the effort to create what
amounts to a «color revolution» on the streets, in a replay
of the tried-and-true method used in other countries:
Philippines, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine (twice), Egypt,
Lebanon, just to name some that succeeded. Now the same
Deep State and George Soros team are setting their sights
on overturning the will of the American people to restore
and preserve our country.
Violence against political speech of the
wrong kind is being legitimated and
mainstreamed by the media.
Black-clad «anti-fascist action» reincarnations of Mao’s
Red Guards and Röhm’s brownshirts beat up and mace
peaceful citizens. So-called journalists openly mull
whether the president should be assassinated. A celebrity
fantasizes about blowing up the White House.
Americans are more divided than any
time since 1861.
The term «civil war» is heard more and more, both in the
«cold» variety and the prospect it could turn hot. Half of
America hates the other half. We have become virtual
aliens to one another who don’t agree on even the most
basic principles of God, man, and the purpose of life.
Secessionist movements are gathering unprecedented
levels of support (notably in California – please, please,
please let them go and take their 55 Democratic Electoral
Votes with them!).
Taken together, there’s reason to be
cautiously pessimistic.
Trump beat his GOP rivals, he beat Hillary, and maybe he
can beat the confederacy of scoundrels mobilizing against
him. But it’s far from a sure thing. It’s a fight in which
he’s virtually alone, with few trustworthy allies within his
own party and even in his own nascent administration.
(This is a particular concern in the national security area,
which I will touch upon at another time.)
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If Trump is to win, he needs to stick to
his own instincts and vision.
Compromising in the hopes of wooing those opposed to
him would be fatal. Those who can be reconciled will be
won only by delivering on his primary pledge to restore
the economy and jobs for working people.
Actually, Trump is not totally alone.
There are still the tens of millions of
people who voted for him and who
disdain his enemies as much as
Trump’s enemies hate him.
For the media, the «antifa» thugs, the fantasists of
assassination, it may now seem all in good fun to trash
every rule of civil and moral restraint in their quest to
bring Trump down. But they should think twice, and then
think again.
The side that starts a civil war isn’t
necessarily the side that wins it.
 Trump Considers Appointing Ally
To Conduct Review Of Intelligence Services
© REUTERS/ Carlos Barria/File Photo - US
10:28 16.02.2017
US President Donald Trump is mulling
over plans to appoint New York
billionaire Stephen Feinberg, who
allegedly has close ties to Stephen
Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, local
media reported citing administration
officials.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to these reports,
Trump also considering appointing Jared Kushner, his son-
in-law, to lead the review of the work of the intelligence
services against the backdrop of mutual distrust
between the services and the president.
Current and former intelligence officials as well
as Republican lawmakers told The New York Times that
.
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Bannon and Kushner had at one point considered Feinberg
for either director of national intelligence or chief of the
Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) clandestine service.
The sources also told the paper that the real purpose of the
intelligence services review was to introduce Feinberg
for a higher position later on.
Feinberg is a co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management
and a member of Trump’s economic advisory council.
Both Feinberg and the White House refused to comment
on the speculations. However, Feinberg has recently told
his company's shareholders that he was in talks to join the
administration.
The publication came amid The New York Times reports,
pointing at phone records and intercepted calls, that
members of Trump’s presidential campaign and several
associates had multiple contacts with senior Russian
intelligence officials in the year before the election. The
Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, reported that US
intelligence officers were holding back sensitive
information from Trump because they were concerned data
might be leaked or compromised.
 ‘Flynn Sacrificed To Prevent Trump
From Recalibrating US Relations With Russia’
Annie Machon
Published Time: 16 Feb, 2017 03:05
National security adviser General Michael Flynn © Carlos Barria /
Reuters
The scandal that led to Michael Flynn's resignation is a
part of a campaign to present Russia as the “eternal enemy
of America,” while the ultimate goal of this “deep-state
conspiracy” is to delegitimize Donald Trump’s presidency,
believes former MI5 agent Annie Machon.
RT: Who do you think is going to win the battle between
President Trump and the corporate media and intelligence
community combined?
Annie Machon: It’s a tough one to call. Very few
presidents have ever tried to take on the American
intelligence community. Although of course, they should
have because they’ve been flagrantly breaching the terms
of the constitution, as we know of it from Edward
Snowden, for over a decade now. So yes, they should be
held to account. And Donald Trump did say before he was
even actually elected that if he were elected he would
clean out the CIA, he would replace the leadership. He
said they were too politicized too close to the government.
And of course that very closeness, that politicization, had
let them to make the most appalling errors most notably, of
course relying on fake intelligence that took the USA into
the illegal war in Iraq in 2003. So there’s need to try and
reform them, there’s need to hold them to account and to
make them answerable for their demonstrable crimes. So it
really is, I think, in this case a clash of the titans, it’s a
heavyweight fight, bare-knuckle fight.
RT: Doesn’t this make Donald Trump’s usage of Twitter
even smarter, because you’ve got the intelligence
community feeding the media, they are working together.
And Trump needs that outlet to get his side of the story
across using social media?
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AM: Yes, I don’t think he would be a president in any era
pre-Twitter. Because of course that gives him a direct
communication to the people, who read what he actually
thinks or what he says. I know from personal experience
all too well how controlling the intelligence community
can be over the mainstream corporate media in the West.
Their methods of controlling it both by soft power, where
they feed them juicy stories, give them scoops and the
journalists become always addicted to these very juicy
stories and scoops because it builds their careers. But it’s
also the hard power as well where the intelligence
community can legally threaten the mainstream media if
they do try to investigate what the intelligence community
is doing.
RT: There seem to be some pretty obvious double
standards here? Snowden, Assange, Manning, who leaked
information are branded ‘traitors,’ while those who leak
information on Donald Trump have been called in some
publications ‘shadow warriors.’
AM: I know, and this is flagrant hypocrisy. We have a
situation where public-minded whistleblowers are leaking
information very much in the public interest and actually
some of that information has already led to reform of the
American law in terms of how they govern the intelligence
community. And yet they are called traitors, they are not
their heroes when they did a public service. And yet people
who are actually briefing against President Trump, which
is uncontainable if you think about it, surely by the very
definition committing treason. So it is flagrant hypocrisy.
What makes the situation even worse, is that now General
Flynn has resigned, one of his possible successors has been
mooted as General David Petraeus. Now people may
remember that a few years ago Petraeus handed over
highly classified documents to his then mistress and
biographer. And he was never actually prosecuted in the
full sense. I mean he admitted his guilt, he paid a $100,000
fine but he never even went to prison. And yet again that’s
a flagrant breach of national security and now they are
talking of putting him in as the national security advisor.
You couldn’t make this up.
RT: Could this be a part of large-scale attempt to make
Donald Trump to back off from the idea to improve
relations with Russia?
AM: Very much so. We’ve seen this all the way through
even before the elections when we had the so-called
‘hacking’ of the DNC, which was blamed on Russia, even
though WikiLeaks said the source was not a state actor and
the UK former Ambassador said that he received the leaks
himself. Through to that morphing into hacking voting
computers, hacking the election, none of which has any
basis and fact, not a shred of evidence has been brought
forward. And this is continuing narrative followed on, of
course, by Obama expelling 35 Russian diplomats before
Christmas and imposing sanctions for these so-called
‘crimes against America’ and ‘hacking the election.’ All
this is bogus, all this is designed to reinforce the fact that
Russia is the eternal enemy of America and to trying to
delegitimize the presidency of Donald Trump even before
it was really up and running, and to break any meaningful
possibility of cutting deals with Russia and between Russia
and America.
So it smacks very much of a deep-state conspiracy against
someone who was actually supposed to be the head of state
in America.
RT: The campaign against General Flynn was quite
effective. Do you think the media will use such a tactic
again to go after other members of Trump’s team?
AM: I’m sure they will try, whether it will be effective is
moot. I mean, obviously General Flynn did attend the 10th
anniversary of RT in Moscow in 2015, so he certainly has
some sort of connections. But, you know, it would be
disingenuous for anyone in the American administration to
think that such backchannel conversations don’t go on
routinely. So why they single out Michael Flynn for this is
the interesting question.
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He is obviously friendly towards the idea of cutting deals
and building a better relationship with Russia, that’s why
he had to be sacrificed. I think what we’re seeing, perhaps,
is a sort of a deep-state attempt to pick-off Donald
Trump’s chosen advisors who might be Russia-friendly
and perhaps trying hitch him in with people who can’t be
more hawkish. That is if they can’t impeach Trump and get
rid of him altogether. So that’s probably the strategy going
on here.
RT: It seems that anybody who looks forward to making
any contact with Russia is demonized to an extent. Is it
even possible for any US politician to try and have a
positive relationship with Russia without becoming a
victim of negative press?
AM: I think it is very difficult, because having a good
working relationship between the two superpowers, of
course, will be good for world peace. It will be very bad
for some of the key American businesses, and we’re
talking here about the arms trade, which needs a state of
perpetual war to make its sales, we are talking about
security surveillance trade, which is now massive, it
exploded since 9/11. And so it’s the military industrial and
security complex. So these have vested interest in trying to
ensure there’s no workable relationship between America
and Russia, and they will do that dauntless to try and derail
any approach towards that.
However, Donald Trump is a self-financed President, he is
fairly unpredictable, he seems to be fairly bullish as well
and knows his own mind. So I think if any American
President has ever had a chance to try and recalibrate
effectively the relationship between America and Russia it
might well be Donald Trump, he is a fighter.
 Fake News CNN Insinuates Trump Is
Mentally Unstable… Will They Ever Stop Lying?
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 16, 2017
At President Donald J. Trump’s Thursday press
conference, he made one point over and over again:
The Washington establishment press corps
largely consists of Left-wing hacks who
have their own political agenda in mind,
which is trying to destroy his presidency at
any cost.
It’s an agenda, the president said, that frankly does not
serve the American people very well, and one of the main
reasons why readership is declining and TV ratings for
most news networks are falling.
Trump has singled out CNN in particular – though he
mentioned others during his presser – as being little more
than a “fake news” network whose hosts and guests have
so much hatred for him and his Republican Party they are
incapable of telling the American people the truth.
(RELATED: Fake News And Fact-Checking: How The
Truth Gets Lost)
For instance, the discredited ‘mainstream’ media like CNN
introduce fake narrative after fake narrative – again as a
way to discredit and delegitimize the president. One of the
earliest narratives that the establishment press and
Democrats in Congress, as well as rogue elements of the
intelligence community, continue to push is that “Russia
hacked the election” on behalf of Trump, who is “in
cahoots” with its president, Vladimir Putin – something
that Trump, again, categorically denied Thursday.
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But the lamestream press is now working another angle:
That Trump is really “mentally unstable”
and that his White House is filled with
“chaos.”
As The New American reported, CNN actually featured
Left-wing hack journalist Andrew Sullivan on its Sunday
show “Reliable Sources” to claim that all journalists
should be talking about Trump’s “mental stability”
– the same ‘he’s crazy and he’s got his
finger on the nuclear trigger!’ nonsense
we’ve heard off and on throughout the
campaign and since.
“To have such an unstable figure,
incapable of accepting reality, at the center
of the world, is an extremely dangerous
thing,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan, who has no special psychiatric training but
sounds as though he could use some psychiatric treatment
himself, declared Trump “bonkers” and added,
“I know we’re not supposed to bring this up
— but it is staring us brutally in the face.”
The bizarre, unhinged nature of the charge led Trump
friend and CEO of Newsmax Media, Christopher Ruddy, to
wonder aloud if Sullivan personally and CNN generally
were “connected to reality.”
“To believe, as Andrew claimed, that
because he got the murder statistic rate
wrong, that therefore he’s a pathological
liar, and therefore he’s mentally unstable, I
really think that’s over the top,” Ruddy said.
That’s one way of putting it. But the point is, CNN is one
of several Left-wing hack outlets responsible for the
creation, and then perpetuation, of so much of this fake
news nonsense that they are now feeding off of each
others’ fake news stories as if they were real. The New
York Times publishes a nothingburger story filled with no
substantiated facts but lots of innuendo about alleged
connections between Trump’s campaign team and Russian
“intelligence,” then the rest of the discredited mainstream
media used that report as the basis for continuing to
advance the Russia hacked the election narrative…which
is false to begin with.
Then the cycle begins all over again. Now, as is obvious,
Sullivan and CNN want to advance a little further the
lunacy that Trump is not mentally fit to hold the office of
the presidency as a way to at least diminish but, more
importantly, as another way to try to get him out of office.
(RELATED: The Time Has Come For The Trump
Administration To Start Arresting Traitors In Government
AND The Media)
“If he’s crazy, he’s crazy like a fox,” Ruddy
said in defense of the president.
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Trump isn’t as concerned with accurate facts and figures as
he is in speaking generally about the issues facing the
country. While his crime statistics may have been off, he is
right that violent crime is on the rise (and look, even CNN
agrees). While he takes heat for suggesting there is
widespread voter fraud, there is evidence of it everywhere
(here, here, and here, for starters).
But the angry Left-wing establishment media is more
content to help Democrats push their narrative that
something beyond their control must have happened for
Trump – a reality TV star and billionaire real estate mogul
with no political experience – to have beaten Hillary
Clinton, rather that accept the fact that she was a lousy
candidate who did not inspire enough Americans to vote
for her.
 Putin Orders Russian Media
To "Cut Back" On Positive Trump Coverage
by Tyler Durden
Feb 16, 2017 1:44 PM
Trump's honeymoon with capital markets is on the rocks,
kept alive only by the occasional soundbite about
"massive" or "phenomenal" tax cuts; it now appears that
the US president's - until recently - amicable relationship
with Russia is also quickly souring.
According to Bloomberg, the Kremlin has ordered Russian
state media to cut "way back" on their fawning coverage of
President Donald Trump, in what three sources told BBG
is a
"reflection of growing concern among
senior Russian officials that the new
U.S. administration will be less friendly
than first thought."
The Russian president has defended his decision saying it
is the result of declining interest among the Russian
viewers in Trump's rise to power, but Bloomberg adds that
some of the most popular TV segments on Trump touched
on ideas the Kremlin would rather not promote, such as his
pledge to “drain the swamp."
The suggestion is that since Trump is looking to end
governmental corruption, the "authoritarian" Putin should
be worried; and yet instead of "draining the swamp"
Trump has filled it by surrounded himself with precisely
those bankers he used as populist examples of all that is
wrong with the government. As such, Putin should greet
Trump's failed "swamp draining" although that part did not
make it into the Bloomberg report.
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Putin's decree comes at a time of rising anti-Russian
sentiment in Washington, where U.S. spy and law-
enforcement agencies are conducting multiple
investigations to determine the full extent of contacts
Trump’s advisers had with Russia during and after the
2016 election campaign.
According to Bloomberg, the order marks a stark
turnaround from just a few weeks ago when Russia hailed
Trump's presidential victory as the beginning of a new era
of cooperation between the former Cold War foes.
"Trump’s campaign was watched with rapture as news
anchors gushed over the novelty of hearing an American
presidential candidate praise Putin. But the wall-to-wall
coverage went too far for the Kremlin’s liking.
That said, there has certainly been a chilling in relations
between Trump and Putin. In recent weeks, numerous
White House officials, including Trump, have criticized
Russia for its annexation of Crimea and the subsequent
violence in Ukraine. Trump on Wednesday accused Putin
of seizing Crimea from Ukraine in a series of Twitter posts
that were delivered amid a flurry of allegations that his
team has ties to Russia.
"Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the
Obama Administration. Was Obama too
soft on Russia?" the U.S. president
tweeted.
As Bloomberg concludes, Russian officials, who had
readily commented to local media on earlier news from
Washington, suddenly became less talkative after the
Crimea comment.
And so, with Trump-Putin relations suddenly in purgatory,
and Trump's domestic "Russia-facing" exposure in chaos,
it is now unclear how Trump will pivot away to restore
what many had hoped would lead to a restoration in
normal relations between the two countries.
 Trump The Braveheart: Any Other Republican Would
Have Caved By Now, But Trump Refuses To Be Bullied Or
Destroyed By The Commie-Run Media
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 16, 2017
Mel Gibson’s 1996 blockbuster film “Braveheart,” based
on the true story of Sir William Wallace, who led a 13th-
century war of Scottish independence from England,
featured a man standing strong against overwhelming odds
to bring freedom to his country.
President Donald J. Trump isn’t Mel Gibson, but he very
well could be America’s modern-day version of William
Wallace.
At his press conference Thursday, Trump once again
proved his mettle and steadfastness in the face of
controversy – manufactured though it is by the Left-wing
Washington media – as he stood strong for all Americans
in fending off attack after attack by a press corps largely
dedicated to ensuring he fails as president.
The bogus narrative that Russia hacked the election was in
full force again this week as newspapers like The New
York Times and other Leftist news networks claimed that
“sources in and out of the U.S. government” said their
might – might – have been ‘some contact’ between Trump
campaign officials and Russian intelligence. But in its
report the Times reported nothing, essentially – just more
unproven allegations sprinkled with the aura of
officialdom because some unnamed “American officials”
were speaking. As The National Sentinel reported:
This report claims to be based on
information provided by “four current and
former American officials.” But like earlier
reports, there isn’t much in the story other
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than insinuations; the Time even reported
that officials “have seen no evidence”
Trump or his campaign worked with the
Russians…
The establishment press has been relentless with Trump, as
he pointed out in his Thursday presser, vomiting
information spoon-fed to various outlets by the anti-Trump
elements within the deep state in a manner that is a huge
violation of U.S. statutory law. Indeed, Trump took the
media to task for even publishing the information, which,
frankly, is aiding and abetting the leaks and is in and of
itself a violation of federal law governing classified
material.
Every day there seems to be a new narrative. A few days
after his inauguration the media claimed Trump was
“obsessed” with the size of the crowd, which was much
larger than CNN and others made it appear. But it was not
something Trump was obsessed with, and to claim that it
was, as some networks did, is absurd.
Next, the media tried to create a controversy over Trump’s
discussion of the inaugural crowd size during his first visit
to the CIA. The narrative: Trump was insensitive to the
men and women of the agency who have given their lives
for their country because he obsessed over the crowd
standing before a memorial wall dedicated to the fallen.
Only, the same media did not find any outrage, Breitbart
News reported, when President Obama railed against the
Bush administration’s interrogation techniques,
“impugning the integrity of the CIA and giving valuable
information to terrorists.”
Another bogus narrative: The immediate next-day protests
against Trump by women was important, somehow, in the
great scheme of things. Except that it wasn’t. The only
purpose it served was as a continuation of the unhinged
Left’s hatred of Trump and its refusal to accept that
billionaire real estate mogul and former reality TV host
could best the anointed – and wholly uninspiring – Hillary
Clinton, who lost her second bid for the White House to a
guy who once knocked out WWE’s Vince McMahon on
Wrestlemania.
And so on.

The point is, the onslaught against Trump – which,

frankly, is just beginning – would have cowed a typical
Republican politician. Anyone who has observed politics
for any length of time knows that most Republicans, when
they get targeted by the media, are quick to reverse
themselves and back away from a fight – or manufactured
‘controversy.’ But the media has been relentless against
Trump, and he hasn’t been rattled, slowed or moved him
off his agenda. (RELATED: Note to the GOP: Get a grip
and REPEAL Obamacare)

In fact, Trump has taken on the media, and the deep state it
promotes, like a valiant hero of old.
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 Trump’s Approval Rating Continues To SOAR,
Overwhelming Majority Believe Media Against Trump
Ryan Saavedra
Feb 16th, 2017 11:00 Am
Trump’s Approval Rating Clims Even After Onslaught
From Media
Rasmussen Reports’ latest poll shows that President
Trump’s approval rating has increased over the last 24
hours despite the vicious attacks from the mainstream
media.
From Rasmussen:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential
Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 55%
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of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President
Trump’s job performance. Forty-five
percent (45%) disapprove.
The latest figures include 38% who Strongly Approve of
the way Trump is performing and 36% who Strongly
Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index
rating of +2. (see trends).
Rasmussen also reports that 47% of Americans believe that
the intelligence community has their own political agenda.
The most interesting part of the entire poll was how those
who were surveyed viewed the media.
From Rasmussen:
Nearly half (48%) also believe most
reporters are biased against the
president. Only 12% think they are
biased for Trump, while 31% feel most
reporters try to be fair and balanced.
On Wednesday The Gateway Pundit reported that
Rasmussen Reports showed that President Trump’s
approval rating was at 53%.
 President Trump Announces
New Labor Secretary Pick - Live Feed
By Tyler Durden
Feb 16, 2017 12:20 PM
President Trump just surprised The White House press
corps by announcing he will hold a press conference at
1230ET today to announce his labor secretary pick. For
now we do not know if he will answer any questions, but
given the tweets in th elast 24 hours, he certainly has lots
to say...
He is expected to announce his new labor secretary,
following Andy Puzder's withdrawal... Alexander Acosta
is a former member of the National Labor Relations Board
and is currently the dean of Florida International
University’s law school.
Given the tweetstorms of the last 24 hours, we suspect he
will rage against "leakers" - promising they will "pay a
big price"..
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We would be surprised if the topic of his election victory
and the establishment's disappointment doesn't come up...
"People are trying to cover up for a
terrible loss that the Democrats had
under Hillary Clinton"
We are sure the topic of Mike Flynn will come up - which
President Trump will likely note - much to Nancy Pelosi's
disappointment - that The FBI is pursuing no charges
against him.
Trump will undoubtedly mention the record high stock
prices, having already pointed out the lack of media
attention to it. But as BofA notes...
Our Make America Great Again indicator
off to a good start in recent months; we
regard housing in particular as absolutely
key to bond markets. Path of least
resistance for yields is higher until
rates rise to a level that hurts housing.
And finally, the topic of an Intelligence Community coup
(or withholding intel) will likely come up.

So grab your popcorn, take cover if you're a CNN or

NYTimes reporter, and enjoy... (due at 1230ET)...

We also wonder if any TIME magazine reporter will be

called out...

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 Trump Attacks "Low-Life Leakers" After
Chaffetz Requests DOJ Probe Into Source Of Leaks
by Tyler Durden
Feb 16, 2017 7:13 AM
In his second and third tweet of the day, Trump doubled-
down his attack against what he sees the biggest threat to
his administration, namely the leakers who quickly
disclose everything that takes place around the new
president to the WaPo, NYT and CNN, and said
"Leaking, and even illegal classified
leaking, has been a big problem in
Washington for years. Failing @nytimes
(and others) must apologize!" followed by a
tweet that
"The spotlight has finally been put on
the low-life leakers! They will be
caught!"
Trump's tweets were likely in response to news that late on
Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep.
Jason Chaffetz on Wednesday asked the DOJ's inspector
general Michael Horowitz to investigate the intelligence
leaks that led to the ousting of National Security Advisor
Michael Flynn.
"Over the last several days, there have
been a series of news articles recounting
potentially classified national security
information," Chaffetz wrote in a letter, also
signed by the chair of the House Judiciary
Committee Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). In
the letter Chaffetz expressed concern over
"potentially classified national security
information" circulated in recent news
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reports leading up to the resignation of the
former national security adviser.
"We have serious concerns about the
potential protection of classified information
here ... the release of classified information
can, by definition, have grave effects on
national security. In light of this, we request
that your office begin an immediate
investigation into whether classified
information was mishandled here," the
lawmakers wrote.
"No matter where you are on the political
spectrum, you cannot have classified
information migrating out into a non-
classified setting," Chaffetz said during an
interview with Fox News on Wednesday.
"Same with Hillary Clinton, same with
Donald Trump, and same with those in the
intelligence world or at the Department of
Justice who get to see this information," the
lawmaker said. "They just can’t hand it out
like candy and favors to those in the news
media. Can't do it." Chaffetz also said the
Oversight Committee won't probe the
circumstances surrounding Flynn.
As Politico adds, Chaffetz told reporters on
Tuesday, following Flynn's resignation, that
he had no plans to have the Oversight
Committee investigate Flynn's
communications with Russian officials,
saying that the situation was "working itself
out."
Prior to his Thursday tweets, Donald Trump on
Wednesday similarly criticized the information leaks,
blasting the media for reporting on Flynn "very unfairly."
And just hours before his ouster Flynn himself also
denounced the leaks as "criminal" in an interview with the
Daily Caller.
“You call them leaks. It’s a criminal act.
This is a crime. It’s not just a wink and a
nod,” Flynn told the outlet from his White
House office Monday. “In some of these
cases, you’re talking about stuff that’s
taken off of a classified system and given
to a reporter. That’s a crime."
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Illegal Leaks Of Classified Flynn Info
Published Time: 16 Feb, 2017 15:18Edited Time: 17 Feb, 2017 09:34

whether classified information was

mishandled here."

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Wednesday to

criticize the reporting of classified information that he
claims is being leaked by “un-American” “intelligence”
agencies.

Former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn ©

Reuters

House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz has requested

that the Department of Justice launch a formal
investigation into the possible leak of classified
information following the resignation of former National
Security Adviser Michael Flynn. The letter cites media reports about Flynn’s calls with
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and the DOJ’s
warrant application from the Foreign Intelligence
In a letter to the DOJ’s Inspector General Michael
Surveillance Court to intercept electronic records from
Horowitz on Wednesday, Chaffetz and House Judiciary
Russian banks as examples of information that
Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte requested an “immediate
investigation” into the “potentially classified national
security information” that hit the press before Flynn’s
resignation.
Democrats have called for an investigation into Flynn’s
"We have serious concerns about the conversations with Russian officials, however Chaffetz has
potential inadequate protection of classified said he has no plans for the oversight committee to look
information here," the Republicans wrote. into them.
"In light of this, we request that your office
begin an immediate investigation into
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 Trump Urges 'Failing' NYT, Other Media
To Apologize Over Leaking Classified Data
© AFP 2016/ Brendan Smialowski - US
16:19 16.02.2017(Updated 19:30 16.02.2017)
The New York Times and other US
media outlets must apologize over
"illegal classified leaking" they have
been involved in, US President Donald
Trump said Thursday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, The New York
Times reported, citing phone records and intercepted calls,
that members of Trump’s presidential campaign team and
several associates had allegedly contacted Russian
intelligence services and members of the government prior
to the election.
"Leaking, and even illegal classified
leaking, has been a big problem
in Washington for years. Failing @nytimes
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(and others) must apologize!" Trump
posted on his Twitter account.
"The spotlight has finally been put on the
low-life leakers! They will be caught!" he
added.
US House of Representatives Democratic Party members,
including House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, said
Wednesday the alleged communications between then-
candidate Trump's campaign aides and Russian officials
should be investigated. Hoyer called for a "very serious"
House and Senate committee and oversight hearings to
"get to the bottom" of the allegations.
Earlier on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
declined to evaluate Hoyer's calls, saying that the initiative
to investigate the alleged connections was "an absolutely
internal affair" of the United States.
 Trump: ‘I Didn’t Come
Along And Divide This Country’
Foxnews.Com
Published February 16, 2017
President Trump ended his marathon press conference
Thursday by responding to the mounting political tensions
in the country – and saying he didn’t start the fire.
“I didn’t come along and divide this
country,” Trump said. “This country was
seriously divided before I got here.”
Political tensions flared throughout the 2016 presidential
campaign, and a string of political protests – some violent,
some civil – have been held since his inauguration. While
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Trump maintained he inherited a “mess,” he also claimed
Thursday he’ll clean it up.
The president cited inner cities, education and crime as
areas he will focus on, praising the country’s law
enforcement officials.
“It’s very important to me” to unite the
country, Trump said. “But this isn’t Donald
Trump that divided a nation. We went eight
years with President Obama, and we went
many years before President Obama. We
lived in a divided nation. And I’m gonna try,
I will do everything within my power to fix
that.”
Earlier in the press conference, Trump cited the Islamic
State’s rise and other issues in claiming he
“inherited a mess at home and abroad.”
 "Wake Up America" Dennis Kucinich
Defends Trump, Issues Dire Warning About "Deep State"
Submitted By Michael Shedlock Via Mishtalk.Com
Feb 16, 2017 1:12 PM
Dennis Kucinich, Former U.S. Rep. and Democratic
presidential candidate, defended Donald Trump on
“Mornings with Maria” on Tuesday.
In regards to Michael Flynn’s resignation, Kucinich
defended Trump and told America to “Wake Up”
Anti-Russia Game
In the interview, Kucinich blamed factions of the US
intelligence community for wanting to end any positive
relationship between Russia and the US, hoping for a
return of the cold war.
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"...the American people have to know that
there's a game going on inside the
intelligence community... at the bottom of
all this is the fact that there are those that
seek to separate US from Russia to
reignite the cold war... wake up
America!!"
Kucinich did not see this as an anti-Trump game, but
rather an anti-Russia game:
“It’s not just this administration. I want to
remind the views and all those who are on
the panel that in the closing months of the
Obama administration, they put together a
deal with Russia to create peace in Syria. A
few days later, a military strike in Syria
killed a hundred Syrian soldiers and that
ended the agreement. What happened is
inside the intelligence and the Pentagon
there was a deliberate effort to sabotage an
agreement the White House made.”
This is like “Deep State” said Kucinich.
My take: Anyone against war wanting to open ties with
Russia has at least something on the ball.
 'Information Civil War' Underway
Between US Intelligence, Trump Administration
© REUTERS/ Carlos Barria - US
14:20 16.02.2017(Updated 18:18 16.02.2017)
The resignation of General Michael
Flynn from his post as the Trump
administration’s national security
advisor has sparked vivid public and
media discussions in the United States.
The resignation was preceded by a
massive information campaign against
Flynn. Experts stressed the growing
role of media leaks in the power
struggle in the US.
The scandal over Flynn’s resignation once again put deep
divisions with the American establishment in the spotlight.
Apparently, many of those opposing President Trump are
trying to undermine his presidency.
Double Standards and Witch Hunting
"Technologies used by Hillary Clinton in her
presidential campaign resulted in major
shifts within the establishment. So many
of Trump’s opponents still cannot accept
the fact he won the White House," Alexei
Mukhin, director of the Center for Political
Information, told RT.
Currently, the main tool of political struggle against Trump
and his administration is information leaks. The situation
with Flynn proves the efficiency of this instrument.
Meanwhile, during the presidency of Barack Obama,
information leaks and media exposure did not result in the
resignation of high-profile officials. Revelations
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by Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea
Manning about crimes committed by US troops in Iraq,
massive illegal surveillance and corruption in the US
power elite backfired on the whistleblowers themselves.
"Such a situation is an example of double
standards and ethical relativism and
cynicism of the US establishment," political
analyst Oleg Matveichev said.
Many experts said that during Obama’s presidency
Washington launched an unprecedented crackdown
on whistleblowers.
Former executive editor of The Washington Post Leonard
Downie wrote:
"The [Obama] administration’s war on leaks
and other efforts to control information are
the most aggressive I’ve seen since the
Nixon administration."
"Impunity in the cases of [former Director
of National Intelligence James] Clapper,
[former Secretary of State Colin] Powell
and many others was typical for the US
at the time when the establishment was not
divided and controlled all media. But now
the media establishment is trying to impose
its will on the government," Matveichev
pointed out.
Trump’s Reaction
It is almost no secret that US intelligence was involved
in the scandal over Flynn and his resignation.
According to former intelligence officials who spoke with
Daily Caller, Flynn was the victim of a "hit job" launched
by intelligence operatives and security officials loyal
to Obama.
Commenting on the scandal, Flynn described the leak as a
crime.
 "You call them leaks. It's a criminal act.
This is a crime. It's not just a wink and a
nod," he said, according to The Daily
Caller.
On his Twitter, President Trump wrote:
"The real story here is why are there so
many illegal leaks coming out of
Washington?"
Then, Trump blamed US intelligence agency for leaking
information to the media.
In turn, the whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks called
to make public an audio recording between Flynn and
Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak. The
website also put the blame for Flynn’s resignation on "US
spies, Democrats and press."
Intelligence vs. Trump
In all countries, there are written and unwritten regulations
banning security services from spying on the political
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leadership and wiretapping on conversations by high-
profile officials.
However, legal norms are often put on the backburner
when it comes to intelligence, according to Pavel
Zolotarev, deputy director of the Institute for American
and Canadian Studies, at the Russian Academy
of Sciences.
In any state, the intelligence community has a certain
scope for independent and uncontrolled actions. When it
comes to US intelligence agencies this scope is
tremendous.
"The reputation of the US intelligence
community is already too bad. So, they
don't take care of observing laws," Mukhin
said.
"US intelligence agencies were spoiled
by the Patriot Act and other similar moves.
They act like some kind of an enfant
terrible and don’t bother to observe any
laws," he added.
Moreover, Mukhin suggested that Flynn’s case is only the
first shot in a major information war against Trump, which
is currently gaining momentum. The majority of US media
supports the Democrats and will continue attacks on the
president.
"There will be new incidents. They will
continue and multiply. This looks like an
information civil war. Actually, this is what it
is," the expert added.
Flynn’s resignation was a heavy blow to the Trump
administration. According to experts, at the moment
Trump is losing to his opponents in media and in the
intelligence community.
Mukhin suggested that Trump was not ready for such a
turn of events, but he will be able to deal with it.
In turn, Matveichev assumed that a serious of harsh
administrative measures by the Trump administration
would change the situation in favor of the new president.
"After a series of landmark resignations the
US intelligence community will get more
flexible," he concluded.
 On The Verge Of Treason:
US Spies Withhold Intelligence From Trump
By Tyler Durden
Feb 16, 2017 9:44 AM
Following President Trump's exclamations today with
regard "un-American" leaks of classified intel, it appears
he has a bigger, more serious problem on his hands. WSJ
reports that US intel officials have withheld information
from President Trump due to concerns it could be leaked
or compromised.
The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified
current and former officials familiar with the
matter, reports that officials’ decision to
keep information from Mr. Trump
underscores the deep mistrust that has
developed between the intelligence
community and the president over his
team’s contacts with the Russian
government,
as well as the enmity he has shown toward U.S. spy
agencies. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump accused the agencies
of leaking information to undermine him.
In some of these cases of withheld information, officials
have decided not to show Mr. Trump the sources and
methods that the intelligence agencies use to collect
information, the current and former officials said. Those
sources and methods could include, for instance, the means
that an agency uses to spy on a foreign government.
In some ways Trump may not care:
according to the WSK, "Trump doesn’t
immerse himself in intelligence information,
and it isn’t clear that he has expressed a
desire to know sources and methods. The
intelligence agencies have been told to
dramatically pare down the president’s
daily intelligence briefing, both the number
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of topics and how much information is
described under each topic, an official said.
Compared with his immediate
predecessors, Mr. Trump so far has
chosen to rely less on the daily briefing
than they did."
However, now that the WSJ brought up this topic, one can
be absolutely sure the first demand Trump will make
during his next intel briefing:
"show me all the information."
That's when things could get rough.
The officials quoted by the WSJ emphasized they know of
no instance in which crucial information about security
threats or potential plotting has been omitted, although if
indeed "some" information is withheld, it is the functional
equivalent of Trump making decisions blind.
While a White House official said: “There is nothing that
leads us to believe that this is an accurate account of what
is actually happening”, Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.),
the ranking member of the House
Intelligence Committee, said he has heard
concerns from officials about sharing
especially sensitive information with Mr.
Trump.
“I’ve talked with people in the intelligence
community that do have concerns about
the White House, about the president, and I
think those concerns take a number of
forms,” Mr. Schiff said, without confirming
any specific incidents.
“What the intelligence community
considers their most sacred obligation
is to protect the very best intelligence
and to protect the people that are
producing it.”
So, why are they worried?
The current and former officials said the
decision to avoid revealing sources and
methods with Mr. Trump stems in large
 part from the president’s repeated
expressions of admiration for Russian
President Vladimir Putin and his call,
during the presidential campaign for Russia
to continue hacking the emails of his
Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
As the long-running tensions between the pro-Hillary
intelligence community and President Trump rise, it is
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becoming increasingly clear that this escalating distrust
between the top US spies on one hand and the White
House on the other, will lead to a vicious circle of less
information-sharing and implicitly more distrust until
Trump moves from tweet-castigation to treason charges, or
alternatively the spooks dig deep into the NSA server's bag
of goodies, and unleash full out mutiny (see John
Schindler's narrative for big details how this may play
out).
 Is The NSA The Real
President Of The United States?
By Jon Rappoport
February 16, 2017
The US intelligence community continues its war to kick
Donald Trump to the curb and destroy his presidency.
Obviously, the NSA, the CIA, and their silent partners
want to continue to run this country.
So they spy and leak, spy and leak.
We’ll get to the guts of the problem in a minute, but first a
word from Bill Binney.
Breitbart:
“William Binney, a former highly placed
NSA official turned whistleblower,
contended in an exclusive interview today
that the National Security Agency (NSA) is
‘absolutely’ monitoring the phone calls of
President Donald Trump.”
“Binney was an architect of the NSA’s
surveillance program. He became a famed
whistleblower when he resigned on
October 31, 2001 after spending more than
30 years with the agency.”
“Asked whether he believes the NSA is
tapping Trump, Binney replied: ‘Absolutely.
How did they get the phone call between
the president and the president of
Australia? Or the one that he made with
Mexico? Those are not targeted
foreigners’.”
“Binney further contended the NSA may
have been behind a data leak that might
have revealed that Michael Flynn, Trump’s
national security adviser, allegedly misled
Vice President Mike Pence and other
Trump administration officials about the
contents of his phone calls with Russia’s
ambassador to Washington.”
“Regarding Flynn’s case, Binney stated of
the NSA”:
“’If they weren’t behind it, they certainly had
the data. Now the difference here is that
FBI and CIA have direct access inside the
NSA databases. So, they may be able to
go directly in there and see that material
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there. And NSA doesn’t monitor that. They
don’t even monitor their own people going
into databases’.”
“So, they don’t monitor what CIA and FBI
do. And there’s no oversight or attempted
oversight by any of the committees or even
the FISA court. So, any way you look at it,
ultimately the NSA is responsible because
they are doing the collection on everybody
inside the United States. Phone calls.
Emails. All of that stuff’.”
“Utilizing data provided by whistleblower
Edward Snowden, the Guardian and
Washington Post in June 2013 released a
series of articles reporting that the NSA
was collecting the telephone records of
millions of Americans.”
“…’they [the NSA, Binney said]] are given
too much money anyway. When they are
given too much money, they get to do wild
and crazy things. And this is wild and
crazy. Violations of the Constitution’s 4th,
5th, and 6th amendments’.”
—end of Breitbart clip—
—Nearly two years ago, on April 19, 2014, I wrote:
“Taking the overall [NSA] scheme to
another level, consider this: those same
[NSA] heavy hitters who have unfettered
access to financial information can also
choose, at opportune moments, to expose
certain scandals [e.g., Michael Flynn] and
crimes. In this way, they can, at their whim,
cripple governments [e.g., the Trump
administration]…”
Now we come to the guts of the problem. Here is my
complete article from April 10, 2014:
The Surveillance State has created an
apparatus whose implications are
staggering. It’s a different world now. And
sometimes it takes a writer of fiction to
flesh out the larger landscape.
Brad Thor’s novel, Black List, posits the
existence of a monster corporation, ATS,
that stands alongside the NSA in collecting
information on every move we make. ATS’
intelligence-gathering capability is
unmatched anywhere in the world.
On pages 117-118 of Black List, Thor
makes a stunning inference that, on
reflection, is as obvious as the fingers on
your hand:
“For years ATS had been using its
technological superiority to conduct
massive insider trading. Since the early
1980s, the company had spied on anyone
and everyone in the financial world. They
listened in on phone calls, intercepted
faxes, and evolved right along with the
technology, hacking internal computer
networks and e-mail accounts. They
created mountains of ‘black dollars’ for
themselves, which they washed through
various programs they were running under
secret contract, far from the prying eyes of
financial regulators.”
“Those black dollars were invested into
hard assets around the world, as well as in
the stock market, through sham, offshore
corporations. They also funneled the
money into reams of promising R&D
projects, which eventually would be turned
around and sold to the Pentagon or the
CIA.”
“In short, ATS had created its own license
to print money and had assured itself a
place beyond examination or reproach.”
In real life, whether the prime criminal
source is one monster- corporation or a
consortium of companies, or elite banks, or
the NSA itself, the outcome would be the
same.
It would be as Thor describes it.
We think about total surveillance as being
directed at private citizens, but the
capability has unlimited payoffs when it
targets financial markets and the people
who have intimate knowledge of them.
“Total security awareness” programs of
surveillance are ideal spying ops in the
financial arena, designed to suck up
millions of bits of inside information, then
utilizing them to make investments and
suck up billions (trillions?) of dollars.
It gives new meaning to “the rich get
richer.”
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Taking the overall scheme to another level,
consider this: those same heavy hitters
who have unfettered access to financial
information can also choose, at opportune
moments, to expose certain scandals and
crimes (not their own, of course).
In this way, they can, at their whim, cripple
governments, banks, and corporations.
They can cripple investment houses,
insurance companies, and hedge funds.
Or, alternatively, they can merely blackmail
these organizations.
We think we know how scandals are
exposed by the press, but actually we
don’t. Tips are given to people who give
them to other people. Usually, the first clue
that starts the ball rolling comes from a
source who remains in the shadows.
What we are talking about here is the
creation and managing of realities on all
sides, including the choice of when and
where and how to provide a glimpse of a
crime or scandal.
It’s likely that the probe Ron Paul had been
pushing—audit the Federal Reserve—has
already been done by those who control
unlimited global surveillance [NSA]. They
already know far more than any
Congressional investigation will uncover. If
they know the deepest truths, they can use
them to blackmail, manipulate, and control
the Fed itself.
The information matrix can be tapped into
and plumbed, and it can also be used to
dispense choice clusters of data that end
up constituting the media reality of painted
pictures which, every day, tell billions of
people “what’s news.”
In this global-surveillance world, we need
to ask new questions and think along
different lines now.
For example, how long before the
mortgage-derivative crisis hit did the
Masters of Surveillance know, from spying
on bank records, that insupportable debt
was accumulating at a lethal pace? What
did they do with that information?
When did they know that at least a trillion
dollars was missing from Pentagon
accounting books (as Donald Rumsfeld
eventually publicly admitted on September
10, 2001), and what did they do with that
information?
Did they discover where billions of dollars,
in cash, shipped to post-war Iraq,
disappeared to?
 When did they know the details of the Libor
rate-fixing scandal? Press reports indicate
that Barclays was trying to rig interest rates
as early as January 2005.
Have they tracked, in detail, the men
responsible for recruiting hired mercenaries
and terrorists, who eventually wound up in
Syria pretending to be an authentic rebel
force?
Have they discovered the truth about how
close or how far away Iran is from
producing a nuclear weapon?
Have they collected detailed accounts of
the most private plans of Bilderberg, CFR,
and Trilateral Commission leaders?
For global surveillance kings, what we think
of as the future is, in many respects the
present and the past.
It’s a new world. These overseers of
universal information-detection can enter
and probe the most secret caches of data,
collect, collate, cross reference, and
assemble them into vital bottom-lines. By
comparison, an operation like WikiLeaks is
an old Model-T Ford puttering down a
country road.
Previously, we thought we needed to look
over the shoulders of the men who were
committing major crimes out of public view.
But now, if we want to be up to date, we
also have to factor in the men who are
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spying on those criminals, who are
gathering up those secrets and using them
to commit their own brand of meta-crime.
And in the financial arena, that means we
think of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan as
perpetrators, yes, but we also think about
the men who already know everything
about GS and Morgan, and are using this
knowledge to steal sums that might make
GS and Morgan blush with envy.
—end of 2014 article—
This is what we are dealing with. This is the way, for
example, governments and administrations can be brought
down.
It all depends on whom the NSA wants to support and
whom it wants to get rid of.
The NSA is not only the swamp that needs to be drained, it
is the agency looking at and probing the swamp and
extracting crucial information for itself and its close
friends.
To accumulate more power.
To forward its agenda of…security? Yes, if by security we
mean endless conquest and Empire and control.
Ah, there they are. The NSA, the obsessed technocrats
who believe they are masters of all they survey. And spy
on.
 Forget Flynn; Logan Act Could
Ensnare Top Establishment Insiders
Written By Alex Newman
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Photos at top (from the left): Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, David
Rockefeller, and Henry Kissinger
Globalists and establishment types, watch out. The
establishment media-driven brouhaha over Trump's
national security advisor Lt. General Michael Flynn, who
just resigned amid the controversy, has resurrected talk of
an obscure U.S. law known as the Logan Act. Passed
more than 200 years ago, the federal statute makes it a
crime for Americans to seek to influence the policies of
foreign governments without official permission from U.S.
authorities. And Flynn aside, there are plenty of Americans
in that category —
potentially including top power-brokers
ranging from Obama and House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi to senior globalists
and Bilderberg bigwigs including David
Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger.
Anti-Trump forces and the establishment media organs
they control have alleged that Flynn's phone call with the
Russian government's U.S. ambassador may have run afoul
of the 1799 statute. At the time of the phone call, Flynn
was a top official on Trump's transition team. But the
globalists, Democrats, and others touting the Logan Act
should be very careful what they wish for. If the act were
to actually be enforced, more than a few globalists and
senior members of the ruling establishment might find
themselves behind bars.
In over 200 years, not a single person has actually been
prosecuted under the Logan Act so far. But in their zeal to
go after Trump and his officials for every real and
imagined misstep, establishment media organs and
propagandists have argued that Flynn violated the act.
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“Based on what has been publicly reported,
it looks like Flynn may have violated this
law,” wrote University of Georgia law
professor Page Pate in a piece for CNN,
widely ridiculed by conservatives and
Trump supporters as “fake news.”
Numerous establishment media organs
carried similar claims.
The law in question reads:
“Any citizen of the United States, wherever
he may be, who, without authority of the
United States, directly or indirectly
commences or carries on any
correspondence or intercourse with any
foreign government or any officer or agent
thereof, with intent to influence the
measures or conduct of any foreign
government or of any officer or agent
thereof, in relation to any disputes or
controversies with the United States, or to
defeat the measures of the United States,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than three years, or both.”
Page, the law professor from Georgia, suggested that
Flynn ought to be prosecuted under the law, and dismisses
concerns by critics about using it.
“There are literally hundreds of federal
crimes in the federal code that are rarely, if
ever, used,” he wrote, addressing the point
by Flynn defenders that the statute has
never been used to prosecute anyone.
“While I personally think that many of these
obscure federal ´crimes´ are outdated,
misguided and patently unconstitutional,
that doesn't change the fact that they are
still on the books.”
And so, Flynn should be prosecuted, Page argues.
Details in the ongoing saga surrounding Trump's former
adviser are still hazy. But it appears that Lt. Gen. Flynn,
who oversaw the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency during
Obama's term and argued against Obama's criminal policy
of arming terrorists before joining Trump as national
security advisor, had a phone conversation in late
December with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. What
was discussed was not immediately clear.
Flynn was accused by leakers within the Trump
administration — reportedly elements of the globalist
“deep state” determined to sabotage Trump — of giving
the ambassador the impression that Trump would lift
Obama's sanctions on the Kremlin upon being sworn in.
What exactly was said on the call, which was apparently
intercepted by U.S. spy agencies, will undoubtedly remain
the subject of much controversy. But because Trump was
not yet in office, anti-Trump voices claimed that it may
have been a violation of the Logan Act.
With the media hyping the story as if it were the next
Watergate, Flynn resigned this week. In addition to the
alleged Logan Act concerns, it was also claimed that Flynn
may have provided inaccurate information on the call in
question to Vice President Mike Pence and other officials.
The Trump administration, though, made clear that the
resignation was due to a loss of trust between Trump and
Flynn, and had nothing to do with the alleged “legal
concerns” that the establishment media, Democrats, and
anti-Trump agitators have been shrieking about.
Of course, as a senior member of Trump's transition team,
Flynn was hardly a “private person” seeking to influence
another government's policy. In fact, the White House
spokesman specifically said that Trump's legal counsel had
investigated the matter and determined that there were no
legal issues involved.
“There was nothing that the general did
that was a violation of any sort,” White
House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in
a Tuesday press briefing. “He was well
within his duties to discuss issues of
common concerns between the two
countries.”
Still, Democrats in Congress refused to let go of the issue,
perhaps hoping to keep Trump on defense as they try to
undermine his campaign to “drain the swamp.” On
Monday, Democrats on the House Oversight and
Government Reform committee called on Chairman Jason
Chaffetz (R-Utah) to pursue an investigation of Flynn.
Citing establishment media hysteria, the letter claims
Flynn
“secretly discussed with the Russian
ambassador, in possible violation of the
Logan Act, sanctions imposed by President
Obama.”
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But the Democrats and their establishment media allies
should think very carefully about their strategy. Ironically,
it seems that a much stronger case could be made that
Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have
both violated the Logan Act. A 2008 article by Pamela
Meister published by Accuracy in Media laid out the case
against both clearly.
In 2008, while Bush was in the White House, then-Senator
Obama went to Iraq to try, “in private,” to persuade Iraqi
officials to “delay an agreement on a draw-down of the
American military presence” until after the election. Of
course, Obama was not authorized by Bush to try to
influence the Iraqi government's policies, suggesting a
clear-cut violation of the Logan Act took place. The
establishment media said nothing about the law.
Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaged in similar
activities that would seem to represent a much more
obvious violation of the Logan Act than anything Flynn is
accused of doing. In 2007, Pelosi went to Israel and Syria.
While in Damascus, she reportedly told Syrian dictator
Bashar al Assad that Israeli officials were ready for peace
talks. Israeli officials were stunned, and the U.S. State
Department blasted the entire visit, saying it did not want
Pelosi meddling in Syria or anywhere else. Again, the
establishment media was missing in action when it came to
Pelosi's apparent violation of the Logan Act.
Many of Pelosi's colleagues could also be prosecuted
under the Logan Act, according to experts.
“If Flynn had discussions with Kislyak and,
through that, the Russians, and he
discussed a wide variety of topics, forget
the Logan Act because half of Congress
since the 1980s would be in prison if the
Logan Act were enforced,” said Ed
Turzanski, the John Templeton Fellow at
the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
The latest brouhaha over the Logan Act is rare, but the
statute does occasionally make headlines in the United
States. Most often, in recent years, at least, the law has
surfaced in the alternative media in connection with the
annual Bilderberg summit, a powerful network founded by
Nazi SS member Prince Bernhard that brings together top
globalists and lesser figures they hope to exploit who
display the right attitudes. In 2012, Alex Jones, one of
America's most popular and influential talk-radio hosts,
declared that the American attendees were violating the
statute and should be prosecuted.
“This is illegal,” declared Jones, famous for
using a bullhorn to lambaste elite attendees
from afar, as he led chanting “Occupy
Bilderberg” protesters outside the gathering
in Chantilly, Virginia. “Government officials
 meeting and discussing policy with private
interests in secret, or representatives of
other governments, is a violation of the
Logan Act.” More than a few activists,
journalists, and others made similar
statements.
As is the case every year, there were numerous prominent
Americans in attendance at the secretive summit. Among
them: then-NSA chief General Keith Alexander; Thomas
Donilon, Obama’s former National Security Adviser;
former U.S. National Security Adviser and “New World
Order” promoter Henry Kissinger; failed GOP Presidential
hopeful and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman; ex-Senator
John Kerry (D-Mass.); former World Bank boss Robert
Zoellick; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Co-Chair
and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin; and many
others. None were charged under the Logan Act, despite
presumably lacking official permission to influence other
governments’ policies.
The year before that summit, then-Congressman Ron Paul
(R-Texas), a constitutionalist and a legendary figure in the
liberty movement, also called for an investigation into
possible violations of the Logan Act by Bilderberg
attendees — specifically former Texas Governor Rick
Perry. “This information about him going over there and
violating the Logan Act and getting involved, I’m just
impressed that that’s in the ordinary media — I think that’s
encouraging, too,” Paul said during an interview on talk
radio, saying that Perry’s attendance was “a sign that he’s
involved in the international conspiracy.”
In 2014, Bilderberg attendee Diederik Samsom, then
leader of the Socialist International-aligned Dutch Labor
Party, confirmed to this writer and others outside the
meeting in Copenhagen that, despite Bilderberg claims to
the contrary, attendees are involved in influencing policy.
Asked if he was there in an informal capacity, he
responded: “Well, I’m formal, because being a politician,
you’re 24/7, so there’s no way of exiting my role.”
Numerous other attendees and leaders have made similar
statements over the years, showing conclusively that
policy is indeed set at the summit.
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One top establishment figure who has likely violated the
Logan Act on multiple occasions is globalist “bankster”
David Rockefeller, a leading figure behind the Council on
Foreign Relations, the Bilderberg network, and the
Trilateral Commission. Like other members of his dynasty,
influencing policy around the world is par for the course
when it comes to the current Rockefeller patriarch. And in
his case, he bragged about what would seem to be an
obvious violation of the Logan Act in his own
autobiography, Memoirs, published in 2002.
“Some even believe we [the Rockefellers]
are part of a secret cabal working against
the best interests of the United States,
characterizing my family and me as
internationalists and of conspiring with
others around the world to build a more
integrated global political and economic
structure — one world, if you will,”
Rockefeller explains in his book. “If that's
the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of
it.”
Another leading globalist who regularly meets in private
with foreign officials is former Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger, who constantly promotes his vision of a
totalitarian “New World Order.” Among other foreign
officials, Kissinger regularly meets with the Kremlin's
Vladimir Putin and top officials from the mass-murdering
Communist Chinese dictatorship. If anyone should be
under suspicion of violating the act, it is Kissinger, who
openly works toward imposing regional and the global
governance on humanity.
At this point, it appears that Democrat and media claims
that Flynn may have violated the Logan Act are beyond
ridiculous. After all, he was not a “private person” in any
sense of the word, but a top official of the incoming
president. But revisiting the Logan Act and using the law
to prosecute those establishment globalists who violate it
would be an excellent idea. Perhaps U.S. Attorney General
Jeff Sessions could dust it off and start seeking evidence of
violations by subpoenaing Bilderberg steering committee
members' correspondence.
 Harward Turns Down Trump's
National Security Adviser Offer, Sources Say
Foxnews.Com
Published February 16, 2017
President Trump's first choice to succeed the departed
Michael Flynn as national security adviser has turned the
job down due to family reasons, sources close to the
situation told Fox News late Thursday.
One source told Fox that retired Navy Vice Admiral
Robert Harward "really wanted" to do the job, but
ultimately decided that he could not.
A senior administration official said that Harward's
acceptance of the national security adviser post was
contingent on the agreement of his family. The official
said Harward's wife and other family members wanted him
to remain in the private sector.
Harward retired from the Navy in 2013 after a career
spanning nearly 40 years. Upon his retirement, he became
chief executive officer for defense and aerospace giant
Lockheed Martin in the United Arab Emirates.
Harward told The Associated Press that the Trump
administration was "very accommodating to my needs,
both professionally and personally."
"It's purely a personal issue," Harward said
Thursday evening. "I'm in a unique position
finally after being the in military for 40 years
to enjoy some personal time."
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Asked whether he had requested to bring in his own staff
at the National Security Council, Harward said,
"I think that's for the president to address."
There was no official comment from the White House.
Harward had been due to meet with Trump Thursday
night.
At a news conference earlier Thursday, the president said
he had "somebody that I think will be outstanding for the
position" of national security adviser, but did not mention
any names.
A former Navy SEAL, Harward served as deputy
commander of the United States Central Command under
Gen. James Mattis, who is now defense secretary. He
quickly emerged as the favorite to replace Flynn after the
latter resigned Monday night, ending days of speculation
about his fate following reports that he had misled Vice
President Mike Pence and other officials about his
discussions with Russia prior to Trump's Jan. 20
inauguration.
After Flynn stepped down, Trump named retired Lt. Gen.
Keith Kellogg as the acting national security adviser.
Kellogg and former CIA Director David Petraeus were the
two other candidates rumored to be under consideration.
Petraeus, a retired four-star general, resigned as CIA
director in 2012 and pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor
charge of mishandling classified information relating to
documents he had provided to his biographer, with whom
he was having an affair.
He was also fined $100,000 and remains on probation.
 8 Things Congress Has Done
While Everyone Was Distracted By Trump
Sarah Cronin, The Antimedia - Waking Times Media
Posted On February 16, 2017
While Trump has been busy eagerly flexing his executive
power, a quiet power struggle has begun in Congress.
While we were distracted by the onslaught of executive
orders President Trump pushed through during his first
two weeks in office, legislators in Congress were busy
quietly introducing legislation to bolster his top-down
moves.
Here’s what you missed:
1. A House Panel Voted to Terminate the
Election Assistance Commission
The House Administration Committee voted 6-3 in favor
Republican Congressman Gregg Harper’s bill to terminate
the Election Assistance Commission. The EAC, which was
created in response to the contentious 2000 Florida
election results as part of the Help America Vote Act, is a
bipartisan commission that certifies voting machines and is
responsible for making sure they cannot be hacked.
While this marks the fifth time Harper has presented the
EAC termination bill, The Los Angeles Times and USA
Today point to the suspect timing of the bill’s
reintroduction — just days after Trump announced his
intention to open an investigation into his own claims of
voter fraud. Democrats have also raised concerns that the
EAC is needed more than ever before given the highly
publicized, albeit still unproven Russian hacking scare in
December. Thirty-eight organizations, including the
NAACP, League of Women Voters, and Common Cause
signed a letter denouncing the panel’s vote. The bill is set
to go to a full committee report, a stage only one in four
bills succeeds in reaching, according to govtrack.us.
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2. Legislation introduced to terminate
the Environmental Protection Agency
(or at least severely limit it)
This one-sentence bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-
FL) is the most direct attack on the EPA amid recent
attempts to limit its scope and influence, including
legislation presented by Rep. Gary Palmer in January that
aims to ‘clarify’ and redirect the EPA’s authority over
greenhouse gases by literally striking the phrase from
legislation and replacing it with the neutralized term ‘air
pollutant.’ The bills are consistent with the anti-climate
change sentiment expressed in Republican Congressman
Luetkemeyer’s bill from January, which would prohibit the
contribution of any U.S. tax dollars to fund the U.N.
Climate Change Act.
3. On the day of DeVos’ confirmation
hearing, Rep. Massie introduced
legislation to terminate the Department
of Education altogether
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a one-sentence
bill calling for the termination of the Department of
Education on the same day controversial Secretary of
Education nominee Betsy DeVos was confirmed by an
unprecedented tie-breaking vote from Vice President
Pence. In a press release, Massie explained his intention
behind the bill, stating:
“Unelected bureaucrats in Washington,
D.C. should not be in charge of our
children’s intellectual and moral
development.”
While the bill brings to mind President Ronald Reagan’s
efforts to abolish the Department of Education in 1985 —
which failed amid a lack of Congressional support — the
high levels of discontent following DeVos’ controversial
appointment as Secretary of Education could translate into
bipartisan support from Democrats and Republicans alike
who feel their schools would be better off without federal
oversight. The bill currently has seven co-sponsors and has
been referred to the House Committee on Education and
the Workforce.
 4. Roe v. Wade’s protections threatened
under Congressional avalanche of anti-
abortion legislation
The Life at Conception Act, S. 231, and its companion
House bill, H.R. 681, were reintroduced by Senator Rand
Paul days after Trump’s Inauguration. The bills are being
hailed by the Pro-Life Alliance as a “frontal attack” on
Roe v. Wade. The legislation aims to establish that a fetus,
or ‘pre-born person,’ is guaranteed equal protection under
the 14th Amendment of the constitution. While there is
debate about the extent to which the act could nullify the
privacy protections afforded by Roe v. Wade, it would
present additional considerations for any future court
decisions related to abortion laws. If passed, the Life at
Conception Act, combined with Trump’s nomination of
reputedly pro-life Justice Neil Gorsuch, could provide the
conditions needed for a successful Supreme Court
challenge to Roe v. Wade.
The reintroduction of The Life at Conception Act is in
alignment with several other pieces of legislation proposed
in January that would indirectly limit access to legal
abortions. Chief among these is S. Res.15, in which
Senator Mike Lee recommended the permanent
establishment of Reagan’s ‘Mexico City Policy,’ a block
on federal funding for non-governmental organizations
that provide abortion counseling or referrals. President
Trump reinstated the policy by executive order just days
later.
Additional pending legislative efforts include H.R. 692, a
bill that would prohibit minors from crossing state lines to
access abortions, H.R. 718, a bill that would criminalize
“reckless disposal” of fetal remains, H.R. 354, a bill to
defund Planned Parenthood, and H.R. 7, a bill to limit
taxpayer funding for abortion providers, which has already
passed in the House and is heading towards a vote in the
Senate.
5. More stringent legislation on
immigration and refugee resettlement
While attention focused on Trump’s travel ban,
Republican lawmakers introduced a series of amendments
to the Immigration and Nationality Act that would result in
more stringent visa and refugee vetting policies. S.180,
introduced by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, would
change the eligibility criteria for certain H1b and L1 work
visas, making them no longer obtainable without a U.S.
degree or equivalent.
S.211, or the “State Refugee Security Act,” introduced by
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, would allow the governor of
a state the ability to reject the settlement of any refugee in
that state by default
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“unless there is adequate assurance that
the alien does not present a security risk.”
H.R. 643, known as the Visa Overstay Enforcement Act,
was introduced by Republican Representative Lou Barletta
and would increase penalizations for overstaying visa
terms. Under the proposed legislation, those who overstay
their visas would face a fine and up to six months in jail
with up to two years in jail for any subsequent offense.
There are additional efforts to mandate E-verify, the
computerized government record system that confirms
employees’ authorizations to work in the U.S. The bill,
introduced by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, would
also require that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) report anyone who receives a final
“nonconfirmation” message — signifying that the
employee is not authorized to work in the United States —
to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
E-Verify has been criticized in the past as a faulty
computerized mechanism for mass deportation. Still, it
could be broadly mandated as the electronic iteration of
Trump’s ‘build a wall’ immigration policy.
6. The House approves nearly 20
Department of Homeland Security bills
Bills that passed include H.R. 505 to “strengthen
accountability or deployment of border security
technology,” and H.R. 612, which would establish a grant
program to promote cooperative research between the U.S.
and Israel on cybersecurity.
Among the bills that passed is also H.R. 666, which would
establish an Insider Threat Program to identify
“the threat that an insider will use his or her
authorized access, wittingly or unwittingly,
to do harm to the security of the United
States, including damage to the United
States through espionage, terrorism, the
unauthorized disclosure of classified
national security information, or through the
loss or degradation of departmental
resources or capabilities.”
The ‘insider threat’ description offered in H.R. 666 draws
to mind cases of whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and
Chelsea Manning, who previously released sensitive
information about the government. The act, which never
mentions the word “whistleblower,” was passed along with
two explicit whistleblower protective bills — H.R.914
and H.R. 67, a.k.a. the “Thoroughly Investigating
Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act.” The
contradictory legislation suggests the DHS has a vested
interest in maintaining the outside appearance of a pro-
whistleblower stance, even as they devote more resources
to identifying whistleblowers within the department.
7. The Legislative Battle to Expand vs.
Limit President Trump’s access to
Nuclear Weapons
 The House passed H.R. 590, a bill to foster
civilian research and development of advanced
nuclear energy technologies in an apparent
fulfillment of the president’s previously expressed
desire to “greatly strengthen and expand” U.S.
nuclear capability.
 Alarmed, Democratic Senator Edward Markey
and Congressman Ted W. Lieu quickly countered
by introducing legislation to prohibit President
Trump from launching a “first-use nuclear strike”
without a declaration of war by Congress.
“It is a frightening reality that the U.S. now
has a Commander-in-Chief who has
demonstrated ignorance of the nuclear
triad, stated his desire to be ‘unpredictable’
with nuclear weapons, and as President-
elect was making sweeping statements
about U.S. nuclear policy over Twitter,”
Rep. Lieu said in a statement.
8. New bills on marijuana legalization,
re-scheduling, and protection from
seizure
Given that marijuana was joked to be ‘real winner’ of the
2016 Election, it seems only fitting that two marijuana
bills would appear in the House on Inauguration Day.
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Republican Congressman Griffith Morgan introduced the
two bills in succession.
The first, H.R. 714, or “LUMMA,” would
“provide for the legitimate use of medicinal
marihuana in accordance with the laws of
the various States.”
LUMMA was followed by H.R. 715, or the
“Compassionate Access Act,” which
would amend the Controlled Substances
Act (CSA) and formally recommend to the
DEA a rescheduling of marijuana from a
Schedule 1 drug to another category. A key
provision of H.R. 715 would exclude
“cannabidiol” from the definition of
“marijuana” and remove it from the CSA.
California Congresswomen Barbara Lee and Dana
Rohrabacher also proposed separate bills that would
protect residents in states where marijuana is legal from
civil forfeiture of property and punishment for use and
distribution, respectively. As Anti-Media reported, the
legislation comes at a crucial moment of uncertainty
regarding the future of federal drug policy and
enforcement under Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
***
While Trump has been busy eagerly flexing his executive
power, a quiet power struggle has begun in Congress
between legislators who aim to pass bills that reinforce the
efforts of Trump’s administration and legislators
frantically introducing bills in attempts to block the
administration’s impact. As we head into month two of
Trump’s presidency — and as some of these bills head into
the next phase of debate — these power struggles will
continue playing out, both on Twitter and in Congress.
 'Very Insulting Question': Trump In Bizarre Rant At
Jewish Journalist Who Asks About Anti-Semitism After
Claiming 'He Lied' About Being A 'Friendly Reporter'
 President Donald Trump pushed back aggressively after a Jewish reporter asked him
his plans to curb rising anti-Semitism
 Trump, who had asked for a 'friendly reporter,' was peeved at the query, saying the
reporter 'lied' and the question was 'very dishonest'
 Jake Turx of Ami Magazine later took to Twitter and said he thought the president
had 'misunderstood' his question
By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:00 EST, 16 February 2017 | Updated: 03:53 EST, 17 February 2017

President Donald Trump scolded a Jewish reporter at his

White House press conference today, after Jake Turx of Jake Turx of Ami Magazine asked President Donald
Ami Magazine asked how the government planned to curb Trump about the rise in anti-Semitism and how his
rising anti-Semitism. government planned to combat it - what he received was a
rant
'See, he lied about – he was gonna get up
and ask a straight, simple question, so you
know, welcome to the world of the media,'
the president said, classifying Turx's query
as a 'very insulting question.'

Turx had prefaced his question by noting how nobody in

the community was accusing the president or his staff of
being anti-Semitic and noted Trump's three Jewish
grandchildren.

'However, what we are concerned about

and what we haven't really heard being
addressed is an uptick in antisemitism and
how the government is planning to take
care of it,' Turx said, quoting a report that
said there have been 48 threats made
President Donald Trump called out a Jewish reporter for
against Jewish centers in January.
asking a 'very insulting question' at today's White House
presser

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The reporter in question, Jake Turx, said he believed
Donald Trump had misunderstood his query, as he asked
about rising anti-Semitism, not if the president was anti-
Semitic
Trump, who had already spent much of the press
conference berating the press, wasn't having it.
Before even calling on Turx he had surveyed the room
asking for a 'friendly reporter.'
What Turx asked wasn't Trump's interpretation of
'friendly.'
'He said he was gonna ask a very simple,
easy question. And it’s not, its not, not —
not a simple question, not a fair question.
OK sit down, I understand the rest of your
question,' Trump said.
The president then defended himself against accusations of
anti-Semitism and racism, which wasn't what the reporter
had asked.
'So here’s the story, folks. Number one, I
am the least anti- Semitic person that
you’ve ever seen in your entire life,' Trump
said.
'Number two, racism, the least racist
person,' Trump continued.
When Turx tried to repeat what he had asked, Trump
yelled 'quiet, quiet, quiet,' from the podium and then called
the journalist a liar.
'But let me just tell you something, that I
hate the charge, I find it repulsive,' the
president continued.
'I hate even the question because people
that know me and you heard the prime
minister, you heard Ben Netanyahu
yesterday, did you hear him, Bibi? He said,
I’ve known Donald Trump for a long time
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and then he said, forget it,' Trump said,
referencing a defense made yesterday by
the Israeli prime minister against any
charges of anti-Semitism made against
Trump and his White House.
Trump told the Jewish reporter that he should take
Netanyahu's word.
'See, it just shows you about the press, but
that’s the way the press is,' the president
quipped before moving on.
After the dust-up, Turx took to Twitter to clear the air.
'President Trump clearly misunderstood my
question. This is highly regretful and I'm
going to seek clarification,' Turx said.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer was spotted today at President
Donald Trump's contentious press conference where he
tore into the media for much of the hour-plus affair
Several minutes later, SiriusXM POTUS channel's White
House Correspondent Jared Rizzi tried broaching the topic
again.
'It's not about your personality or your
beliefs, we're talking about a rise in anti-
Semitism around the country, some of it by
supporters in your name,' Rizzi explained.
Trump suggested that 'some of it' – referencing 'racism and
horrible things' – was the work of his political opponents,
not his supporters.
'Some of the signs you'll see are not put up
by the people that love or like Donald
Trump, they're put up by the other side and
you think it's like playing it straight?' the
president mused.
'No,' he said, answering his own question.
'But you have some of those signs and
some of that anger is caused by the other
 side,' he said. 'They'll do signs and they'll
do drawings that are inappropriate.'
Trump was likely referencing swastikas and other racist
graffiti that has popped up in recent months. One viral
video depicts people on the New York City subway
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cleaning off the Nazi anti-Semitic marks, which were
drawn all over the interior of one of the trains.
'It won't be my people,' Trump said of such
antics. 'It will be the people on the other
side to anger people like you. OK.'
 Foreign Policy Mag: Russian Insiders Fear Trump Could
Be Impeached Or KILLED By The Globalist Political Elite
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 17, 2017
It may sound more like a movie plot for a suspense thriller
along the lines of producer Oliver Stone’s “JFK,” but
Russian officials are seriously becoming concerned that
President Donald J. Trump’s tenure as president is in
danger of being terminated one way or the other by the
insider Washington establishment, over fears he seriously
wants to disrupt the New World Order.
During his campaign, Trump railed against globalist trade
deals, the NATO military alliance, the United Nations, and
other globalist agreements and institutions, which quickly
got the attention of Russian government officials and
oligarchs, especially after he managed to mow down 16
other Republican candidates to win the nomination.
But after he soundly defeated Democratic nominee Hillary
Clinton, by far the establishment’s preferred candidate,
Russian officials really began to take notice – and take
stock of his campaign pledges to change the direction of
the American ship of state. (RELATED: Find out how
Trump made the Democrats a regional party at
Clinton.news)
As Foreign Policy magazine notes, the Kremlin and
Russia’s business and ruling elite are beginning to worry
about Trump’s ability to even survive the globalist
establishment’s efforts to either get him to continue
business as usual or get him out of office:
What most observers have been late to
recognize is the extent to which, behind his
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mask as a showman, Trump views himself
as a revolutionary insurgent with a mission
to dismantle America’s “old regime.”
In the words of White House strategist-in-
chief Stephen Bannon, Trump is
positioning himself as the global leader of
an anti-global movement that is anti-
elite, anti-establishment, anti-liberal,
and nationalistic. “What we are
witnessing now,” Bannon told the
Washington Post, “is the birth of a new
political order, and the more frantic a
handful of media elites become, the more
powerful that new political order becomes
itself.”
These kinds of changes were promised by Trump on the
campaign trail, and they were lapped up greedily by an
electorate fed up with being neglected and abused by
Washington’s bi-party establishment. It’s what led Trump
to his resounding (and wholly unexpected) victory over
Hillary Clinton, a figure of, for, and by the New World
Order, of which Russia is not a part.
Having long ago agreed to the sacrifice of American
sovereignty at the altar of a Leftist global order which they
helped to fashion and now control, the ruling establishment
in the U.S. and Europe have, for the first time, come face
to face with a legitimate challenge to their authority – one
that is wholly supported by tens of millions in the United
States and a growing number of Europeans who,
themselves, are feeling equally abused by globalists on
their continent.
As such, the globalists are not merely circling their wagons
– they are preparing an all-out assault against Trump, his
administration, and, notably, his agenda, for it has become
crystal clear to the ‘ruling order’ he does not share their
globalist vision.
As Foreign Policy (which is owned by the Washington
Post) noted further:
There is no way of knowing if Russian
interference contributed decisively to
Trump’s upset victory. But it’s fair to say
that the Kremlin viewed the outcome as a
 divine gift. Since at least 2011-2012, when
Russia witnessed widespread popular
protests, and particularly after the
Ukrainian Maidan uprising — events that
elicited heartfelt praise and
encouragement from then-Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton — Russia’s
leadership had been convinced that her
election would spell disaster for Russia and
that it might even lead to war. So Russians
did what they could to prevent Clinton from
getting into the White House. But while
they welcomed her defeat, they were
wholly unprepared for the ensuing
regime change in Washington.
And now – while Trump’s victory may have been an
unexpected gift – Russia will have to find a balance with a
dramatically shifting U.S. political order and the continued
existence of the New World Order, and that’s where it all
begins to get dicey. (RELATED: Leftists embedded in the
bureaucracy are working daily to undermine Trump – read
all about it at NationalSecurity.news)
On the one hand, Trump’s victory and the mandate he has
been given by his supporters validates Russia’s
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longstanding ideological opposition to the liberal world
order, which has been pursued by every U.S. president
since George H. W. Bush in the aftermath of the first Gulf
War. But Trump’s agenda could also trigger global
instability, and frankly, the Kremlin has no appetite for it,
FP noted.
“What the Kremlin fears most today is
that Trump may be ousted or even
killed.
His ouster, Kremlin insiders argue, is
bound to unleash a virulent and bipartisan
anti-Russian campaign in Washington.
Oddly, therefore, Putin has become a
hostage to Trump’s survival and success.
This has seriously restricted Russia’s
geopolitical options,” the magazine
reported.
Democrats, the Kremlin knows, seek to use Russia as an
excuse to impeach Trump; the Republican elite want to use
Moscow as a way of disciplining and reigning in Trump.
There is a civil war going on inside the U.S. government –
the Trump outsiders versus the entrenched, globalist
establishment. Stay tuned.
 Turncoat: John McCain Is A Globalist Shill,
Uses Speech To The Elite To Attack Trump
By Alex Thomas -
02.17.2017 @10:24 PM EST
McCain attacks the tens of millions of
Trump voters at globalist conference
(INTELLIHUB) — During a speech at the globalist
Munich Security Conference in Germany, noted neocon
and deep state puppet John McCain attacked the Trump
“worldview” in a point by point argument now being
hailed in the corporate controlled media.
Trump and McCain already have a long history of being at
odds and McCain’s speech Friday is sure to continue the
feud between the president and a high ranking Republican
McCain continued:
Senator after McCain essentially attacked each and every
position that the tens of millions of Trump voters support.
As the Washington Post so happily reported,
“In his speech, McCain suggested the
Western world is uniquely imperiled this
year — even more so than when Barack
Obama was president — and proceeded to
question whether it will even survive.”
That’s right, according to John McCain, we are worse off
this year then we ever were with Barack Obama, a claim
Then McCain invoked some of those close to Trump and
that once again confirms that McCain is not a conservative
emphasized that his message won’t square with theirs:
but rather a puppet of the globalist elite.
McCain continued,
“In recent years, this question would invite
accusations of hyperbole and alarmism; not
this year. If ever there were a time to treat
this question with a deadly seriousness, it
is now.”
A point by point breakdown of McCain’s speech was
included in the Post report:
“[The founders of the Munich conference]
would be alarmed by an increasing turn
away from universal values and toward old
ties of blood and race and sectarianism.”
McCain then concluded with another direct shot at Trump.
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“They would be alarmed by the hardening
resentment we see towards immigrants
and refugees and minority groups —
especially Muslims.”
“They would be alarmed by the growing
inability — and even unwillingness — to
separate truth from lies.”
“They would be alarmed that more and
more of our fellow citizens seem to be
flirting with authoritarianism and
romanticizing it as our moral equivalent.”
“But what would alarm them most, I think,
is a sense that many of our peoples,
including in my own country, are giving up
on the West, that they see it as a bad deal
that we may be better off without, and that
while Western nations still have the power
to maintain our world order, it’s unclear
whether we have the will.”
[…]
I know there is profound concern across
Europe and the world that America is laying
down the mantle of global leadership. I can
only speak for myself, but I do not believe
that that is the message you will hear from
all of the American leaders who cared
enough to travel here to Munich this
weekend. That’s not the message you
heard today from Secretary of Defense Jim
Mattis. That is not the message you will
hear from Vice President Mike Pence.
That’s not the message you will hear from
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly.
And that is certainly not the message you
will hear tomorrow from our bipartisan
congressional delegation.
 “I refuse to accept that our values are
morally equivalent to those of our
adversaries,” he said. “I am a proud,
unapologetic believer in the West, and I
believe we must always, always stand up
for it. For if we do not, who will?
So there you have it. John McCain has made publicly clear
to not only the globalist elite but to the entire world that he
is 100% against the populist wave that swept Trump into
office and is working directly against the idea of America
first.
This disgusting attack by McCain should really come as no
surprise as he has a long history of attacking Donald
Trump, even going as far as to personally hand a
disinformation dossier on the president-elect to leaders at
the FBI.
“In the wake of the release of a
disinformation dossier on President-elect
Donald Trump, it has been revealed that
none other than establishment Republican
John McCain was responsible for passing
the document to the highest reaches of the
FBI, I reported at the time.
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“McCain, of the apparent belief that this
information was extremely important,
actually passed the documents to FBI
director James Comey last month,
according to a report by The Guardian.”
“The Guardian can confirm that the
documents reached the top of the FBI by
December. Senator John McCain, who was
informed about the existence of the
documents separately by an intermediary
from a western allied state, dispatched an
emissary overseas to meet the source and
then decided to present the material to
Comey in a one-on-one meeting on 9
December, according to a source aware of
the meeting,” the Guardian report reads.
There are a startling number of powerful people and
organizations openly working against the new president
and John McCain is certainly one of them. His speech to
the globalists only confirms what many already knew.
John McCain is a traitor to both his party and the country
as a whole.
 President Announces “Civilian National Security Force” –
But Wait, That Was OBAMA, Not Trump
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 17, 2017
The anti-American Alt-Left – which appears to be helping
our terrorist enemies every day they protest President
Donald J. Trump and drive the country further apart – is
certain that the current occupant of the White House is a
fascist authoritarian who is just waiting to crush their civil
liberties.
Mind you, the president hasn’t said anything or done
anything – and neither has Congress – that even remotely
qualifies as fascist, bigoted, homophobic and racist. But
that doesn’t matter to the hate-mongering Left: Trump’s
the real villain because he’s actually doing what he said he
would do on the campaign trail, enforce our laws and keep
the country safe.
He’s an authoritarian just waiting for the right moment to
march his Brown Shirts into American cities, where they
will round up dissidents and anti-Trump/anti-conservative
citizens and then ship them off to FEMA camps where
they will be forced into hard labor and never be heard from
again. (RELATED: Find out what the real Trump agenda
is about at Conservative.news)
Yes, yes…that’s ridiculous and the stuff of tin foil hat
conspiracy theories. Yet these lunatics are out there and
they really believe Trump is getting ready to order this
nonsense.
But wait a minute. Maybe these perpetually angry Left-
wing Marxist wannabes have a point. Maybe there is some
sinister plot to raise an army of modern-day Hitler Youth
and Brown Shirts.
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Maybe, just maybe, the president really is
that sinister, that sick, that devious.
Yes, maybe so. And maybe his name is
Barack Obama.
As reported by the Canada Free Press in 2012, during his
first campaign Obama promised a “Civilian National
Security Force” that would be “just as powerful, just as
strong, just as well-funded as the U.S. Military.”
The CPF notes further:
It is well known amongst dictators, the
world over, that a private army is necessary
to control the great unwashed masses over
which they force their rule.
And, interestingly, the paper makes this observation too
(see if it sounds familiar now that Trump is president):
We have seen Obama steadily assume
dictatorial powers over apathetic
Americans in just three and a half years.
He has all but hushed the people’s voice
in government, the US Congress, by
simply by-passing them and ruling by
executive order—just like any other two-
bit dictator.
And again, that was in 2012. My, have times have
changed. Except now, the Marxist Alt-Left is
demonstrating both a short memory and utter hypocrisy,
which doesn’t mean anything to them, since they wear
hypocrisy like a badge of honor.
Here’s Obama making the announcement in 2008:
That’s incredible, isn’t it? Now imagine if candidate
Trump, already bearing the phony accusation that he’s the
new face of fascism (which was a Left-wing political
construct, not a Right-wing construct), would have
deigned to suggest the creation of what the CFP accurately
described as a private government army? Then and only
then could those on the Left accurately claim that the new
president is an authoritarian in the waiting, ready to
unleash an army of ideological drones to prey on them and
the Constitution. (RELATED: Find out the latest threats to
our liberty at Freedom.news)
Obama’s promised “Civilian National Security Force”
never came to fruition, but the mere fact that he was the
one who proposed it – and not Trump – is telling about
.
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who he really is and what kind of people he represented as
president. The Left, not the political Right, gave Obama a
pass on doing something they now are convinced Trump
will do.
Absurd, but it goes to show just how unhinged, misguided,
politically inane and detached from reality the angry Left
really is. What’s more, the time has come to label the
groups who are keeping their supporters perpetually angry
what they really are: Threats to our freedom, our
democratic republic and the future of our country.
Protests are one thing, but when there are sinister motives
behind them, how we can they be ignored?
 Greenwald, Kucinich Issue
Chilling Warnings About Deep State’s War on Trump
Written by Carey Wedler
February 17, 2017 at 4:28 pm
(ANTIMEDIA) “Let me tell you, you take on the
intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at
getting back at you. So, even for a practical, supposedly,
hard-nosed businessman, he’s being really dumb to do
this,” Democratic lawmaker Charles Schumer said of
President Trump in January amid the president’s rejection
of CIA claims about Russian hacking.
According to journalist Glenn Greenwald and former
lawmaker Dennis Kucinich, it appears Schumer was
correct.
This week, Trump adviser Michael Flynn left the
administration after leaks from the intelligence community
revealed he had misled the public and the administration
on conversations he had with a Russian diplomat. The
Washington Post and New York Times both reported on the
alleged transgressions.
Though Greenwald has argued the leaks were “wholly
justified” in spite of the fact they violated criminal law, he
also questioned the motives behind them.
“It’s very possible — I’d say likely — that
the motive here was vindictive rather than
noble,” he wrote. “Whatever else is true,
this is a case where the intelligence
community, through strategic (and illegal)
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leaks, destroyed one of its primary
adversaries in the Trump White House.”
Greenwald asserted in an interview with Democracy Now,
published on Thursday, that this boils down to a fight
between the Deep State and the Trump administration.
According to an in-depth report by journalist Mike
Lofgren:
“The Deep State does not consist of the
entire government. It is a hybrid of national
security and law enforcement agencies: the
Department of Defense, the Department of
State, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Central Intelligence Agency
and the Justice Department. I also include
the Department of the Treasury because of
its jurisdiction over financial flows, its
enforcement of international sanctions and
its organic symbiosis with Wall Street.”
As Greenwald explained during his interview:
“It’s agencies like the CIA, the NSA and the
other intelligence agencies, that are
essentially designed to disseminate
disinformation and deceit and propaganda,
and have a long history of doing not only
that, but also have a long history of the
world’s worst war crimes, atrocities and
death squads.”
Notorious neoconservative and member of the now-
defunct Project for New American Century, Bill Kristol
— who supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election —
acknowledged the growing divide between the Deep State
and the president, making it clear which side he fell on:
Greenwald believes this division is a result of the Deep
State’s disapproval of Trump’s foreign policy and the fact
that the intelligence community overwhelmingly supported
Hillary Clinton over Trump because of her hawkish views.
Greenwald noted that Mike Morell, acting CIA chief under
Obama, and Michael Hayden, who ran both the CIA and
NSA under George W. Bush, openly spoke out against
Trump during the presidential campaign.
Greenwald asserts the CIA preferred Clinton because, like
the clandestine agency, she supported regime change in
Syria. In contrast, Trump dismissed America’s practice of
nation-building and declined to tow the line on ousting
foreign leaders, instead advocating working with Russia to
defeat ISIS and other extremist groups.
“So, Trump’s agenda that he ran on was
completely antithetical to what the CIA
wanted,” Greenwald argued. “Clinton’s was
exactly what the CIA wanted, and so they
were behind her. And so, they’ve been
trying to undermine Trump for many
months throughout the election. And now
that he won, they are not just undermining
him with leaks, but actively subverting him.”
As former congressman Dennis Kucinich noted in a recent
interview with Fox News, the Deep State’s retaliations are
not limited to Trump:
“[In] the closing months of the Obama
administration, they put together a deal
with Russia to create peace in Syria. A few
days later, a military strike in Syria killed a
hundred Syrian soldiers and that ended the
agreement. What happened is inside the
intelligence and the Pentagon there was a
deliberate effort to sabotage an agreement
the White House made.”
Greenwald, who opposes Trump for a variety of reasons,
warns that siding with the evidently powerful Deep State
in the hopes of undermining Trump is dangerous.
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“Trump was democratically elected and is
subject to democratic controls, as these
courts just demonstrated and as the media
is showing, as citizens are proving,” he
said, likely alluding to a recent court ruling
that nullified Trump’s travel ban.
He continued:
“But on the other hand, the CIA was
elected by nobody. They’re barely subject
to democratic controls at all. And so, to
urge that the CIA and the intelligence
community empower itself to undermine
the elected branches of government is
insanity.”
He argues that mentality is “a prescription for destroying
democracy overnight in the name of saving it,”
highlighting that members of both prevailing political
parties are praising the Deep State’s audacity in leaking
details of Flynn’s conversations.
As he wrote in his article,
“…it’s hard to put into words how strange it
is to watch the very same people — from
both parties, across the ideological
spectrum — who called for the heads of
Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Tom
Drake, and so many other Obama-era
leakers today heap praise on those who
leaked the highly sensitive, classified
SIGINT information that brought down Gen.
Flynn.”
He also points out the left’s hypocrisy in condemning
Flynn for lying when James Clapper, Director of National
Intelligence during the Obama administration, perpetuated
lies without ever being held accountable.
As traditional narratives continue to blur in the age of
Trump, Kucinich summarized the current developments
and resulting confusion:
“What’s going on in the intelligence
community with this president is
unprecedented,” he said. “They’re making
every effort to upend him. Who knows what
the truth is anymore?“
Regardless, the Trump administration is reportedly
considering sending thousands of ground troops into Syria,
meaning the Deep State could still find an ally in the
president its members are currently working to undermine.
 The Chaos-Promoting Left Has Become
A Powerful ALLY Of Anti-American Terrorists
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 17, 2017
We are not even one month into the presidency of Donald
J. Trump, and already the crooked, lying mainstream
media is champing at the bit to declare it over.
Rather than do the right thing and report honestly on the
president’s policies – which, by the way, are completely in
line with those he campaigned on – the lying Left-wing
media focuses instead on a never-ending cycle of protests
and the political activism of the entertainment industry,
even choosing to largely ignore a very pro-Trump moment
at Sunday’s Grammy Awards show involving singer Joy
Villa, who wore a red, white, and blue dress emblazoned
with “Make America Great Again,” Trump’s campaign
slogan.
Speaking of the entertainment and music industry, at least
one analyst – Martin Armstrong, of Armstrong Economics
– believes Hollywood is part of a wider Left-wing effort to
keep the country violently divided. In fact, in a recent
analysis, he believes we’re headed for another civil war:
The constant protests by the Entertainment
industry against Trump will not subside.
There is only one way this is going to end
and that is blood in the streets. The riots
will only escalate and the left ALWAYS
becomes violent. They would not even
allow the education secretary to enter a
school. The Grammy show was reduced to
hurried political statements, A Tribe Called
Quest delivered a vigorous rebuke of
Trump during a tribute to Phife Dawg, who
died in March 2016. The group said the
performance of We the People was also in
honor of protesters.
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The hip-hop group was joined by Rhymes
who thanked “President Agent Orange” the
new name they gave to Trump for
“perpetuating evil in the United States”. The
tribute ended with people of different races
gathered on stage as Q-Tip repeatedly
shouted: “Resist” as the camera faded to
commercial.
The end result? “All of this is building to violence,”
Armstrong says. (RELATED: Keep informed about the
most dangerous threats to civil society at Collapse.news)
When you look around, soberly, and take in what’s going
on, who’s involved in keeping tensions high, and what
they hope to gain from it all, it’s very hard to disagree with
this assessment.
In fact, according to Hoover Institute media fellow Paul
Sperry, you can even include former President Barack
Obama in this group of Marxist rabble-rousers stoking
tensions and unrest. In a recent column, Sperry, writing in
the New York Post, says Obama is head of an organization
that has trained some 30,000 “troops” (activists) whose
mission will be perpetual unrest and violent protesting not
just of the Trump agenda:
He’s doing it through a network of leftist
nonprofits led by Organizing for Action.
Normally you’d expect an organization set
up to support a politician and his agenda to
close up shop after that candidate leaves
office, but not Obama’s OFA. Rather, it’s
gearing up for battle, with a growing war
chest and more than 250 offices across the
country.
And it’s not just the president these and other groups are
organizing to oppose: All Republicans are in their
crosshairs. Since the angry Left-wing Democratic Party
cannot defeat the GOP at the ballot box, having lost
hundreds of seats in Congress and in statehouses and
governor’s mansions all over the country, it has decided on
a strategy to bring the country to war with itself, with the
goal of taking power in the aftermath.
Consider what we’re now seeing at Republican town hall At what point does the violent, never-satisfied and always
events: “Protesters” showing in congressional districts angry Alt-Left become the erstwhile ally of ISIS and other
where the GOP candidate often won by 40-50 percentage anti-American terrorist organizations who want the same
points with pre-printed signs or a singular message (like thing – destruction of the United States?
“RESIST”). Can you imagine if the Right treated Obama
this way? And now he and other Marxist Alt-Left leaders I think that time has arrived.
would rather destroy the country than try to help Trump
govern it. (RELATED: Stay current on the Trump agenda
at Trump.news)

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 DOJ Is Also A Target
Of President Trump's Probe Into Leaks
By Sara A. Carter
February 17, 2017
The DOJ's intelligence division also
"bears the responsibility of overseeing the
foreign intelligence, counterintelligence and
other national security activities of the
United States Intelligence Community to
ensure compliance with the Constitution,
statutes and Executive Branch policies,"
according to its website.
On Wednesday Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the
House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Bob Goodlatte,
chairman of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to
DOJ Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz saying that
they
"request that your office begin an
immediate investigation into whether
classified information was mishandled
here."
Related:Who will be Trump's national security advisor?
Chris Farrell, a former counterintelligence official and
director of investigations and research at Judicial Watch, a
conservative watchdog organization, said they are
expecting
"documents and records on FOIA requests
we filed concerning investigations being
conducted by the DOJ on Trump's
transition team."
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Farrell said if the request is not fulfilled by next
Wednesday, Judicial Watch will sue.
He said,
"it would be a very narrow universe of
persons who would have had access to
that classified material. Even the number of
persons who would have access should be
definable. That sort of communication
intelligence, or COMINT (communications
intelligence) collection activity is very
specific. The list of people is narrow."
However, just before President Obama left office, he
expanded the power of the National Security Agency
allowing the agency to the intercepted phone calls and
personal communications with the 16 other intelligence
agencies before applying privacy protections, according to
a story written by The New York Times.
These expansions of powers also widen the scope of
people who may have had access to the details contained
in the classified phone intercepts.
On Jan. 12, David Ignatius, with the Washington Post
wrote a column where he referenced a senior U.S.
government official who told him that
"Flynn phoned Russian Ambassador
Sergey Kislyak several times on Dec. 29,
the day the Obama administration
announced the expulsion of 35 Russian
officials as well as other measures in
retaliation for the hacking. What did Flynn
say, and did it undercut the U.S.
sanctions?"
Ignatius referred to the Logan Act in his column and
whether or not Flynn undermined the sanctions Obama put
in place at the end of his term against Russia.
Michael O'Hanlon, a senior foreign policy expert with The
Brookings Institute told Cira that Flynn didn't violate the
Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from cutting
deals with countries the United States is in dispute with.
He added, everybody knew Trump's
"Russia policy, and everybody knew things
like sanctions would probably be
reconsidered. Moreover, I don’t see that
there was a specific promise made in this
phone transcript. I don’t see anymore than
Flynn confirming there would be a new
direction in U.S. Russia policy under
President Trump.”
On Thursday at Trump's first solo press conference, he
defended Flynn, saying the retired Army general
"did nothing wrong" and in fact, was "doing
his job."
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When asked if he directed Flynn to make the calls to the
Russian ambassador Trump said,
"I didn't direct him, but I would have
directed him if he didn't do it," Trump said.
It's still anyone's guess who will replace Flynn to head the
National Security Agency. On Friday, President Trump
tweeted that he's considering General Keith Kellog, the
acting national security advisor, as well former United
Nations ambassador John Bolton, and Army strategist Lt.
Gen. H.R. McMaster. On Thursday, Vice Adm. Robert
Harward turned down the position after reports that the
White House wouldn't meet his staffing demands.
 Treason: Shadow Government In “All Out War” To Bring
Down President Trump (And His Supporters)
Article By Susan Duclos From Allnewspipeline.Com
Date: February 17, 2017

administrative agencies and branches of governmental

bureaucracy), does not respond to the civilian political
leadership. Although the state within the state can be
conspiratorial in nature, the Deep State can also take the
form of entrenched unelected career civil servants acting in
a non-conspiratorial manner, to further their own interests
(e.g. job security, enhanced power and authority, pursuit of
ideological goals and objectives, and the general growth of
their agency) and in opposition to the policies of elected
officials, by obstructing, resisting and subverting the
policies and directives of elected officials.”

I cannot count the number of times that we, and other

While the present news cycle is focusing on the forced
Independent Media sites have been trolled and mocked
resignation of Michael Flynn, as well as the reasons behind
when mentioning the “deep state” or called a “conspiracy
it, with “America’s spies” illegally divulging confidential
theorist” when reporting that the “shadow government”
information to the press, if we take a step back and look at
has been controlling the U.S. for decades upon decades.
the bigger picture, we see how America became a police
state right under our noses, just as Independent Media has
long warned, but were mocked and called “conspiracy Even liberal writers with nothing but disdain for both
theorists.” President Trump and Michael Flynn, are now reporting
that “the deep state” targeted “a man working in one of the
political branches of the government by dishing to
Only now, every American has just been exposed to the
reporters about information it has gathered clandestinely,”
truth of the “shadow government,” the “deep state,”
while at the same time taking Democrats and liberals
whether referred to as the NWO, the Illuminati, whatever
cheering the “political assassination” perpetrated by
one chooses to label them… they exist, they are real, and
America’s spies, to task by writing “Those cheering the
they are attempting to take down America right now
deep state torpedoing of Flynn are saying, in effect, that a
because Americans elected a man that is not controlled by
police state is perfectly fine so long as it helps to bring
them.
down Trump.”

WHEN CONSPIRACY IS PROVEN TO BE

Eli Lake reports the following at Bloomberg:
REALITY – DEEP STATE SHADOW
GOVERNMENT EXPOSED
Normally intercepts of U.S. officials and
citizens are some of the most tightly held
The Shadow Government” is described by Wikipedia as ”
government secrets. This is for good
a family of conspiracy theories based on the notion that
reason. Selectively disclosing details of
real and actual political power resides not with publicly
private conversations monitored by the FBI
elected representatives (for example, the United States
or NSA gives the permanent state the
Congress) but with private individuals who are exercising
power to destroy reputations from the cloak
power behind the scenes, beyond the scrutiny of
of anonymity. This is what police states
democratic institutions. According to this belief, the
do.
official elected government is in reality subservient to the
shadow government who are the true executive power.” In the past it was considered scandalous
for senior U.S. officials to even request the
Deep State redirects to State Within a State and is identities of U.S. officials incidentally
described as “a political situation in a country when an monitored by the government (normally
internal organ (“deep state”), such as the armed forces and they are redacted from intelligence
civilian authorities (intelligence agencies, police, reports). John Bolton’s nomination to be
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 U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
was derailed in 2006 after the NSA
confirmed he had made 10 such requests
when he was Undersecretary of State for
Arms Control in George W. Bush’s first
term. The fact that the intercepts of
Flynn’s conversations with Kislyak
appear to have been widely distributed
inside the government is a red flag.
The Deep State used classified information, with the full
complicity of the MSM, specifically Washington Post and
the New York Times, in order to declare all out war against
President Trump, using information disseminated illegally,
to carry our what is being dubbed as a “soft coup.”
DEEP STATE OVERPLAYED THEIR HAND –
COMMITTED A FELONY CRIME
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes
said on Tuesday that those who leaked the contents of
former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s phone
calls “belong in jail.”
That was not hyperbole, as 18 U.S. Code § 798 –
Disclosure of classified information, clearly states that
those that “knowingly and willfully communicates,
furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an
unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or
for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment
of the United States any classified information,” – “Shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten
years, or both.”
Nunes expands on the illegal nature of what America just
witnessed, reported by Breitbart:
The chairman said there are only two ways
that intelligence agencies can listen in on
an American’s phone call — after obtaining
a warrant, or inadvertently, such as in the
case of Flynn speaking with a foreign
official being spied on, which the report
suggests was the case.
Nunes said “it’s pretty clear” that there was
no warrant.
“It’s pretty clear that’s not the case,” he
said. “I’m pretty sure the FBI didn’t have a
warrant on Michael Flynn … To listen to an
American’s phone call you would have to
go to a court, there’d be all that paperwork
there. So I’m guessing that doesn’t exist.”
In case Flynn was speaking to a foreign
official — Russian Ambassador Sergey
Kislyak in this case — Nunes said there
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should have been a process to mask
Flynn’s identity.
“Unless it’s a high-level national security
issue, and then someone would have to
unmask the name, someone at the highest
levels, they’d have to unmask that name,”
Nunes said. “It’s a very high threshold to
unmask an American citizen’s name, that’s
a very high threshold, almost
unprecedented. And if you were going to
unmask it, it seems like you would
immediately go get a warrant.”
“If they did that, how does all that get out to
the public which is another leak of
classified information,” he added. “Whoever
did it, it’s illegal.”
The Daily Mail reports that Trump is not taking this lying
down and is launching “all-out war on his own intelligence
agencies as he says malicious NSA and FBI leakers are
‘illegally’ giving out classified information to reporters
‘like candy’.”
As well he should.
TRUMP MUST REDIRECT FOCUS TO CLEANING
HOUSE – NOW!
President Trump has spend his first weeks attempting to
keep his campaign promises and to fulfill his Contract with
the American Voter, so his supporters already understand
he meant what he said and he said what he meant, but right
now, in the interest of national security, as one of those
supporters, I respectfully suggest President Trump redirect
his focus, back burner the rest of those campaign promises
just long enough to “clean house.”
As we note from a Fox News report, cleaning house would
not necessarily mean removing all members of the relevant
departments, as the information in question was “highly
restricted” as former NSA analyst Bill Binney asserts that
“less than 100 [people would have access to the
intelligence].”
“I think it is compartmentalized, meaning a
small circle, less than 100 [people would
have access to the intelligence],” Binney
said. “They are supposed to minimize the
American side. … All presumed U.S.
citizens have rights under the Fourth
Amendment.”
Nunes said the timing may be significant
because the authorization to unmask Flynn
was likely taken under the Obama
administration, as the phone calls occurred
in December. The committee chairman
said the issue goes beyond politics
 because it is also undermining the title but not less than $10,000; and shall be
relationship between a president and world incapable of holding any office under the
leaders. United States.

Not only did they overplay their hand and expose the truth
of the Shadow Government and Deep State to every
American and the world, vindicating everyone that warned
the country of their existence, but the information they
chose to reveal also considerably narrows down the search
for who is behind the leak, and who is part of the Deep
State, and they can follow the money to find out who is
behind this shadow government, pulling the strings.

BOTTOM LINE

While the Flynn issue exposed them , as well as showing

they violated the 18 U.S. Code § 798 – Disclosure of
classified information law, the leaked phone calls between
President Donald Trump and the leaders of Australia and
Mexico shows they did not just spy on an American citizen
with Flynn, but are actively spying on the President of the
United States, presently.

That ladies and gentlemen, is treason.

18 USC Ch. 115: TREASON, SEDITION, AND

SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United

States, levies war against them or
adheres to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort within the United States or
elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall
suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not
less than five years and fined under this
.

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 After “Politically Assassinating” Flynn IC Fears “Friday
Night Massacre” By Hedge Fund Manager In
Deep State War
Joanne Leon
17 Feb 2017
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn at MacDill, AFB,
FL. Feb. 6, 2017 (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen)
The intelligence community politically assassinated Mike
Flynn and may be “Friday night massacred” by a hedge
fund manager and Trump ally with ties to the defense
industry. The race for Raqqa is on and Turkey may be
involved. Libya requested NATO help on the 6th
anniversary of their “revolution”. And more in our global
news roundup…
NORTHCOM
US: Political Assassination of Flynn by the War Party
 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned late
Monday night, Feb. 13. Flynn was targeted by the
intelligence community and their assets in the media
for months but during the few days prior to his
resignation, the most prominent establishment media
flooded the air waves with claims that Flynn did
something sinister by talking to the Russian
ambassador during the transition period even though
many professionals, even those who aren’t his allies,
said the conversation was nothing unusual.
 As Shadowproof’s Dan Wright reported, “The New York
Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,
and Politico” blasted out leak stories with anonymous
stories within 30 minutes, in ” one of the most blatant
leak campaigns by national security officials in recent
memory.”
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US: Allegations Against Flynn
 During their weekly interview on Tuesday night,
John Batchelor and Stephen Cohen discussed
Flynn:
Batchelor: “There’s reason to believe that
there was no violation and that Flynn was a
victim of the War Party. He was driven from
office with leaking and there is nothing illicit
in his conduct.”
Cohen: “Flynn was low-hanging fruit — the
least liked, the least adept politically of the
Trump team that was known to want
cooperation with Russia.”
 Multiple reports said Flynn talked to the Russian
ambassador after Pres. Obama’s late December
sanctions on Russia, and told the ambassador that the
new administration would be in office in a few weeks,
and they would review the situation. Many people, even
those not generally on Flynn’s “side” said this was
“neither illegal nor improper“. Journalist and
neoconservative war hawk Eli Lake called it a political
assassination. The Washington Post admitted on
Wednesday that Flynn’s removal “culmination of
swirling forces and resentment unleashed by the 2016
election” and a carefully executed effort by the Obama
administration. In other words, as Lake said, a political
assassination, and by the same people who forced
Flynn out of the Obama administration in 2014.
 However, Flynn admitted that he did not accurately or
completely describe all the details of the conversations
with Vice President Pence, and this is what was used
to bring him down.
US: Intelligence Community Playing a “Dangerous
Game”
 Dennis Kucinich, no ally of Trump or Flynn, said the
intelligence community is playing a dangerous game
with our national security, which may lead us into more
wars, and they are working to undermine the elected
government. In our recent podcast interview with John
 Kiriakou, we discussed the raging battle going on in the
intelligence agencies and the deep state.
US: Leaking Communications of Top Officials
 Days before Flynn resigned, Politico reported that the
CIA is out to get Trump national security advisor,
Michael Flynn, and turned denied security clearance for
his aide, a former Marine intelligence officer, because
they believe “that the CIA doesn’t run the world” and
they’re skeptical of the intelligence community’s
techniques. The same source said that “some in the
intelligence community feel threatened by Flynn and
his allies.” Flynn was forced out of his position as head
of the rival DIA during the Obama administration after
the faction in power at the CIA at the time allegedly
forced him out. The sources in the article are
anonymous, and some of them claim that the new CIA
director, Mike Pompeo, went along with the political “hit
job from inside the CIA on Flynn and the people close
to him,” which is causing a rift between Trump
administration top officials.
 Democrat Adam Schiff, a Hillary Clinton surrogate and
ranking member of the House intelligence committee,
said that’s “baloney” and if the CIA denied someone
clearance there was a good reason for it. But Schiff
himself is also going after Flynn, as he has made clear
in public statements. The Washington Post has now,
for the second time, reversed the story on Flynn’s
communications with the Russian ambassador. So
three versions of this story have been published by the
WaPo in the past six weeks. (Version 1, Version 2,
Version 3) Version 2 and version 3 were written by the
same journalists. Version 1 was written by David
Ignatius, the MSM mouthpiece for the CIA.
 Tuesday night (Feb. 14) The New York Times (NYT)
published an article with anonymous current and
former intelligence officials leaking that “Trump
campaign members and other Trump associates” had
contact with “senior Russian intelligence officials”
during the year before the election. The leakers said
they knew this because of “phone records and
intercepted calls.” The anonymous officials named Paul
Manafort, a businessman, as one person who had
contact with Russian intelligence. They note that
American businessmen frequently come in contact with
foreign intelligence officials, sometimes unwitting).
 Later in the NYT article they report an ongoing
classified FBI investigation of all Trump “associates”
(they don’t define what an associate is) and their
communications. The FBI refused to comment but the
NYT named 3 individuals who the FBI “has closely
examined.” They don’t specify a source and don’t say
they were implicated. They chose to put out the names:
Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, and Carter Page, for
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some reason, to report that they were under
investigation.
 On Tuesday, in a drastic change of tone during the
press briefing, Trump’s press secretary said that the
“evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this
situation and a series of other questionable instances is
what led the President to ask for General Flynn’s
resignation.” He then stressed that Flynn “did not do
anything wrong” and this is “not a legal issue, but rather
a trust issue.” The thing that led to Flynn being forced
out was “misleading the Vice President and others, or
the possibility that he had forgotten critical details of
this important conversation had created a critical mass
and an unsustainable situation.” Flynn had years of
experience with the intelligence community (IC) and
with him out of the way, manipulation of the president
by the IC will be much easier.
 In another drastic change in tone, Pres. Trump praised
Michael Flynn at a press conference and said he was
treated badly and unfairly by the media but his reason
for not completely informing Vice Pres. Pence was not
acceptable, even though he did nothing wrong. Trump
also pledged to find and punish the criminal leakers at
a meeting with House Republicans, saying they would
“pay a big price”. He also lashed out at the intelligence
community and the media for leaking and publishing
his own communications and the communications of
top officials.
US: Opposition to Detente With Russia
 During the campaign Trump favored detente, as did
Flynn. The tone and positions toward Russia began to
change immediately on the day after Flynn was fired.
Sean Spicer said that “President Trump has made it
very clear that he expects the Russian government to
deescalate violence in the Ukraine and return Crimea.”
He then quoted UN ambassador Nikki Haley saying:
“dire situation in Eastern Ukraine is one that demands
clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions.”
After all that, Spicer said Trump “fully expects to and
wants to be able to get along with Russia” so they can
work together against terrorism.
_ The head of Russia’s foreign affairs committee in the
upper house of parliament, Konstantin Kosachev said:
“Flynn, unlike many other high-ranking Americans, was at
least open to dialogue.”
_ To make things even more perplexing, even after the
radical change in stance toward Russia during the press
briefing from his spokesman, and with the media, led by
the New York Times, publishing sinister articles with
anonymous sources about connections with “the
Russians,” Trump continued to use social media to protest
that these connections are hogwash, et al. Trump,
Wednesday morning, on his personal Twitter account:
“This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt
to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s
losing campaign.”
“Information is being illegally given to the failing
@nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence
community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia”
“Thank you to Eli Lake of The Bloomberg View – “The
NSA & FBI…should not interfere in our politics…and is”
Very serious situation for USA”
“The real scandal here is that classified information is
illegally given out by “intelligence” like candy. Very un-
American!”
_ Retired Gen. Breedlove, (nicknamed by many as Gen.
Strangelove) the former NATO commander who was a key
figure in reigniting the Cold War and made the previously
unthinkable hot war with Russia now very
thinkable, invoked his fighter pilot experience to rant
against cooperation with Russia to the US Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. Breedlove said: “To align ourselves
with Iran and Russia in support of Mr. Assad would be
very tough for me to deal with,” although, given that he is
retired, it’s not clear what exactly he would be expected to
“deal with.”
_ Breedlove was so belligerent that Germany had to
intervene to get him to tone down his warmongering
rhetoric during his stint as NATO commander. Hacked
emails revealed that Breedlove had also “plotted in private
to overcome President Barack Obama’s reluctance to
escalate military tensions with Russia.”
_ The extremely hawkish Senate Foreign Relations
Committee is publicly undermining the new president’s
intentions (and campaign promises) for detente with
Russia. There is bipartisan agreement on the committee
“that the legislative branch should take decisive action
against Russia, even if that means circumventing the White
House’s expressed desire for a better relationship between
the two nations.” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) is preparing
legislation to “take decisions about Russian sanctions out
of the hands of the White House.” (Hearing video)
_ Joint Staff reported a meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan
between the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Gen. Dunford
and his Russian counterpart Gen. Gerasimov on Thursday,
Feb. 16, to further the military-to-military relationship.
Dunford was in Azerbaijan to meet with their Minister of
Defense and chief of General Staff to discuss the status of
the relationship between the military forces of the United
States and Azerbaijan.
US: New National Security Advisor
_ Flynn reportedly recommended Vice Admiral Robert
Harward as his replacement. The next day, Reuters
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reported that US officials had told him Harward was
offered the job. On Friday Harward turned down the job.
_ Harward is a former Navy SEAL who currently is an
“executive for defense contractor Lockheed Martin
(LMT.N), with responsibility for its business in the United
Arab Emirates in the Middle East.” Like Flynn, Harward is
a Rhode Island native. He went to school in pre-revolution
Iran, graduated from the Naval Academy, and an MIT
masters program. He served on Pres. George W. Bush’s
national security council from August, 2003 to April,
2005, served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and
had high ranking jobs in Joint Special Operations
Command and CENTCOM. In 2013, he Huffington Post
published his article: “Half of our Potential,” where he
advocated “integrating women into the force,” gender
equity, and women’s education around the world.
_ Sam Husseini at ConsortiumNews: “Progressives Pile
on Flynn’s Ouster” and by doing so they “are rallying
behind neocon-driven demands for a New McCarthyism to
silence those who object to a costly and dangerous New
Cold War.”
_ Brad Hoff at the Libertarian Institute: “New Declassified
CIA Memo Presents Blueprint for Syrian Regime
Collapse.” Hoff notes that some of the scenarios in the
proposals from the 1980s are “remarkably consistent with
events as they unfolded decades later at the start of the
Syrian war in 2011.” And the current situation in Syria
surpasses what the CIA had described as their worst case
scenario. Edward Dark. a Syrian from Aleppo, considers
the memo to be a “smoking gun that proves the Syrian
conflict was planned and orchestrated by the US & allies
from Day 1.”
_ New research from Thomas Piketty finds that the bottom
50%’s share of income in the United States is “collapsing.”
Between 1978 and 2015, the income share for the bottom
50% went from 20% to 12% and their real income did not
grow, it shrunk by 1%. By contrast, in China, the bottom
50% saw their income increase by 401% and in France it
grew by 39%. Wealth has also become more concentrated.
US: Push Back Against Intelligence Community
_ Former military and intelligence officials (named, not
anonymous) are speaking out to The Daily Caller about the
“hit job launched by intelligence operatives, Obama
government holdovers and former Obama national security
officials.” They called it “stage Two of ‘Kill Mike Flynn”
and said it was part of a larger operation against the new
president. They explained that it was also part of a
vendetta by the Obama administration against Flynn from
his days as head of DIA.
“There he garnered a reputation to balk at the
“politicization of military intelligence” in order to conform
with President Obama’s world views. Flynn refused to
downplay the threat posed by the Islamic State and other
radical Islamic groups throughout his two-year reign at the
DIA. He was fired after offering congressional testimony
that was at odds with the Obama administration’s posture
on the Islamic threat.”
_ At a roundtable meeting with House Republicans, Trump
said “We are going get the leakers… we are gonna find
the leakers and they’ll pay.” (via press pool).
US: Trump Calls Monitored by Intelligence Community
_ In an interview, William Binney, a whistleblower and
former high level technical official at the NSA, said the
intelligence community is monitoring the new president’s
calls and leaking them to the press.
Binney: “Absolutely. How did they get the phone call
between the president and the president of Australia? Or
the one that he made with Mexico? Those are not targeted
foreigners.”
“If they weren’t behind it, they certainly had the data. Now
the difference here is that FBI and CIA have direct access
inside the NSA databases. So, they may be able to go
directly in there and see that material there. And NSA
doesn’t monitor that. They don’t even monitor their own
people going into databases.”
US: Un-elected Senior Intelligence Operatives Say
They’re Going Nuclear, Trump Will Die in Jail
_ Former NSA analyst John Schindler, known for his
aggressive social media behavior, obsessive Russophobia,
and for being fired from the Naval War College after
sending illicit photos of himself to a woman who later
exposed him, claims that a senior intelligence community
“friend” sent him an email that said “now we go nuclear”
in their war against the new president. The “friend” also
said of Trump: “He will die in jail.” Ironically, Schindler
has been published frequently in The Observer, a weekly
newspaper owned by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
US: Cerberus Exec Will Do Intelligence Community
Review; IC Fears “Friday Night Massacre”
_ During our podcast interview with former CIA officer
John Kiriakou on Jan. 18, he told the story of the “Friday
Night Massacres” (and more) at the CIA:
Kiriakou: “There have been two events in the CIA’s
history that CIA officers called ‘Friday Night Massacres.”
One was in October, 1977, when then CIA director
Admiral Stansfield Turner (this was during the Carter
administration) just arbitrarily fired something like a
hundred and forty officers from the Directorate of
Operations, some of them just weeks away from
retirement. He did it because the D.O. had failed. They had
failed on Iran and on a couple of other major issues at the
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time, on terrorism. And it was time for a clean slate and he
just fired them. Now, it was probably a bad idea to fire
your most experienced officers, but that’s what he did, and
he did it on a Friday, and they called it the ‘Friday Night
Massacre.'”
“The same thing happened in the very beginning of the
Clinton administration. And it was because — and we’re
seeing a parallel here now — it was because Clinton said
that the CIA was bloated and inefficient, that there was a
peace dividend because there was no more Soviet Union,
and we didn’t need to spend all this money spying on
every single country in the world. He also did it on a
Friday. People were fired. It’s the second ‘Friday Night
Massacre.'”
“Well Donald Trump has come out and said that the CIA is
bloated and inefficient. He’s certainly no friend of the
CIA’s leadership, as we’ve discussed. And I wouldn’t be
surprised if when he was interviewing Pompeo, he said
that his vision for the CIA was more streamlined, more
focuses on overseas recruitments, and I want you to clean
out headquarters and get rid of all these operational people
who aren’t doing operations.”
_ Pres. Trump hired private equity firm executive Stephen
Feinberg to do a review and “clean up” of US intelligence
agencies. The private equity firm/hedge fund, Cerberus
Capital Management, owned the now bankrupt Chrysler
auto company, owns DynCorp, and in recent years has
bought up many gun companies and put them under an
umbrella Freedom Group entity. DynCorp is in a dispute
with the State Dept. over their previous contract “to
provide air support for counternarcotics operations
overseas.”
_ “The findings of any White House review would give
Trump ammo should he seek full-scale change to the way
intelligence agencies operate,” according to MarketWatch.
James Risen of The New York Times (NYT) said there has
been no announcement of Feinberg’s job but he told his
shareholders about a “senior role.” Risen said the idea has
met “fierce resistance” from intelligence officials who
think Feinberg, an outsider, may be placed into a high
level position inside the intelligence apparatus, which are
usually reserved for career intelligence professionals.
_ The NYT article notes the frequently and loudly voiced
concerns about Trump’s alleged (and possibly concocted,
since there has been no hard evidence) ties with Russia
when discussing the concerns of intelligence officials
about an outsider encroaching on their territory, possibly
even running the black ops clandestine branch of the CIA
or another high level position.
_ Feinberg is an ally of White House advisors Stephen
Bannon and Jared Kushner. The Reagan administration
brought a businessman, Max Hugel, in to run the spy
service and he was forced out within 6 months. He later
won a libel suit. Some members of Congress and former
CIA chief Michael Hayden think that either no major
overhaul is needed or that Congress won’t allow it.
_ Risen noted that distrust of the intelligence community
“has been building for years” even before the latest
unprecedented chaos they have created. The CIA was seen
as “heavily politicized” under the Obama administration.
In our podcast interview with John Kiriakou, a former CIA
officer, he said that he noticed the politicization of the
agency under the Bush administration and has escalated
ever since. 9/11 changed everything.
US: Army Air Strikes Not Included in Official Counts
_ Thousands of US air strikes have gone unreported,
according to Military Times. Nobody seems to know why
the Army air strike numbers aren’t included in the widely
used data.
“Those airstrikes were carried out by attack helicopters
and armed drones operated by the U.S. Army, metrics
quietly excluded from otherwise comprehensive monthly
summaries […] Most alarming is the prospect this data has
been incomplete since the war on terrorism began in
October 2001.”
US: New CIA Director Gave Saudi Prince a Medal for
Counterterrorism Work
#CIA honors #Saudi Crown Prince for efforts against
terrorism https://t.co/s3FaMFCCBg
pic.twitter.com/5C1PnMZG7o
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) February 10,
2017
_ New CIA director Mike Pompeo visited Saudi Arabia
and awarded Crown Prince Muhammed bin Nayef with the
George Tenet Medal in recognition of his “excellent
intelligence performance, in the domain of counter-
terrorism and his unbound contribution to realise world
security and peace”. The prince told the Saudi Press
Agency that “no attempt will succeed in driving a wedge
between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US”.
Pompeo visited Saudi Arabia after a trip to Turkey last
week.
_ Gulf states are reportedly very optimistic about Trump
and his administration. “They see in Trump a strong
president who will shore up Washington’s role as their
main strategic partner in a region central to U.S. security
and energy interests.” Mattis, Pompeo, and Tillerson,
Trump’s choices for Sec. Defense, CIA Director and Sec.
State are “all well known to Saudi officials.”
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US: KSM Letter to Obama
_ One day after the Miami Herald published a letter to
Pres. Obama from the alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid
Sheik Mohammad (KSM), the Pentagon decided it was
classified. KSM had written the letter but the Guantanamo
prison officials refused to mail it. His trial judge ordered
the prosecutors to get the letter to Obama before he left
office and to publish a redacted version on the military
commission’s website._ The Herald’sCarol Rosenberg
describes the letter in her article and says that KSM said
“America brought the 9/11 attacks on itself for years of
foreign policy that killed innocent people across the
world.” He referred to Obama as the “head of the snake”
and to the US as “the country of oppression and tyranny.”
KSM doesn’t fear death or life in prison. He listed
numerous US wars and interventions but was “particularly
focused on the cause of the Palestinians, highlights civilian
suffering and accuses Obama of being beholden to special
interests.” But KSM’s lawyer said that Gaza was the
primary motivation for writing the letter, which he began
to draft in 2014. “Your hands are still wet with the blood
of our brothers and sisters and children who were killed in
Gaza.”
_ Osama bin Laden got a dozen “mentions” in the letter
and KSM accused Obama of being a smart lawyer who
knows all about human rights but who “can kill his enemy
without trial and throw his dead body into the sea instead
of giving him to his family or respecting him enough as a
human being to bury him.”
_ KSM, now on trial at Guantanamo, was held in CIA
black site prisons for 3 1/2 years and was waterboarded
183 times.
CENTCOM
Syria: Race for Raqqa
_ Fabrice Balanche at the Washington Institute for Near
East Policy, an Israeli lobby-backed think tank: “The
Campaign to Retake Raqqa is Accelerating.” Balanche had
also written in June, 2016, about how Raqqa would not fall
until Arab tribes joined the fight against ISIS, and that now
seems to be happening.
_ Turkey seeks the “safe zones” despite Russia’s refusal.
Syria: Turkey Sets Sights on Raqqa
_ Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan announced that his next targets
are Manbij and Raqqa.
_ On Friday, US chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen.
Dunford will visit Turkey “for talks on a possible joint
operation to recapture the Islamic State group’s Syrian
stronghold of Raqqa.” Turkey objects to Kurdish fighters
participation.
Syria: Russian Air Strikes Hit Turkish Troops in al-Bab
_ The Turkish military reported 3 dead and 11 wounded
near al-Bab due to a Russian air strike that was intended to
hit ISIS. Russia and Turkey agreed to “increase military
co-operation during operations in Syria against IS militants
and other extremist organisations”. They had just begun
cooperating on al-Bab air strikes in January.
_ Syrian forces are moving toward al-Bab from the south
as Turkish-backed forces have just taken the western
outskirts of al-Bab. They are now within 3km of each
other. “Reports suggest the rebels and government forces
have reached an accommodation over al-Bab, orchestrated
by Syria’s key ally, Russia.”
_ The Turkish-backed forces and Syrian forces clashed as
the Syrians advanced rapidly on al-Bab. According to
reports from rebel officials, Turkish-backed rebels fired a
warning shot and the Syrian tanks fired back. Russia
intervened to prevent further conflict.
Iran: Russia Using Allied Iran Airspace Again
_ Russian planes are again using Iran’s airspace for air
force operations, according to Reuters. The secretary of
Iran’s National Security Council told FARS news that:
“Their (Russians’) use of Iran’s air space has continued
because we have a fully strategic cooperation with
Russia.” He said that in recent cases they had used airspace
only, not refueling operations at the Iranian base. In
August, Russia’s use of an Iran’s Hamadan air base stirred
a lot of controversy.
Syria: Pentgon May Call for Ground Troops to Invade
Syria
_ A Pentagon official told CNN: “It’s possible that you
may see conventional forces hit the ground in Syria for
some period of time.” Trump had asked new Sec. Defense
Mattis for a plan to defeat ISIS. An invasion with US
ground troops would completely violate Trump’s
campaign promises. Based on the sentiment in the United
States in 2013 for another invasion of another Middle East
country, it would be vehemently opposed by the public.
Pres. Obama had been slowly escalating US military
involvement in Iraq and Syria but had placed a limit on the
number of troops. Commanders are reportedly looking to
remove any limits. If Trump does this, his support would
rapidly collapse.
Syria: Jordan and Southern Syria Rebels Join Astana
Peace Talks
_ Jordan has joined Russia, Iran, Turkey and the UN envoy
Steffan de Mistura at peace talks in Astana. Middle East
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analyst Alexey Khlebnikov said that Jordan will be
representing armed opposition groups in southern Syria,
who have agreed to the ceasefire and will fight against
ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria. Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry
posted the agenda for the Feb. 15-16 Astana talks:
“According to the guarantor states – Russia, Turkey, Iran –
the following issues will be discussed at the meeting:
implementation of the ceasefire regime in Syria, measures
to stabilize situation in particular areas, adoption of rules
for a joint operational group, and agreeing further
measures to consolidate the ceasefire regime, as well as
other practical steps in light of the upcoming intra-Syrian
talks in Geneva.”
Syria: Russia Brokered Talks Between Kurds and Syrian
Government
_ Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that
between June and December, 2016, Russia brokered 4
rounds of talks between the Syrian Kurds and the Syrian
government “for the sake of a united Syria.” Both the
political and military arms of the Syrian Kurds (YPG) have
been involved in these talks but they have not been
included in the Astana talks. Lavrov would not talk about
whether federalization of Syria has been discussed. The
draft constitution stresses that Syrian territory is
“inviolable and indivisible,” which suggests that
“restructuring of internal borders and proclaiming
autonomous regions within Syria should be done only with
respect to the country’s own laws.”
Syria: Evolution of the Syrian Rebels, Failure of CIA
Program
_ Twitter essay by Ehsani on the evolution of the Syrian
opposition. Moderate secular opposition were
overpowered and displaced by radical factions after the
opposition decided to take up arms and needed foreign
backers to sustain their uprising. There was a steady shift
to the right and toward Islamists. Today, they have shifted
so far that al Qaeda will soon be considered the
“mainstream”. After watching the opposition as it began
“morphing into an armed resistance” in the summer of
2011, Ehsani wrote, cautioning about this path in early
2012 and called for a moment of sanity before the
revolution turned into a suicide mission for Syria.
_ Financial Times (FT) profiled a former Syrian rebel
commander and CIA “fixer” who acted as a conduit for
weapons from the Americans, and now they won’t even
answer his calls. FT describes his “rise and fall” and how
he came “to terms with failed US policy.”
Syria: Gutman’s Hit Piece on Syrian Kurds
_ Roy Gutman wrote a controversial piece at The Nation
asking whether the Syrian Kurds have committed war
crimes. It has stirred many arguments and discussions.
 Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi wrote a response at Syria
Comment in which he doesn’t dispute all of Gutman’s
claims, especially ties to PKK and their treatment of the
Arab population in Syria and Iraq. But Al-Tamimi offers
alternative explanations to other Gutman’s claims such as
the accusation that the YPG were colluding with ISIS
against the Syrian rebels, which he says is a “recurring
trope.” Al-Tamimi cites Gutman’s long held biases toward
the Syrian opposition and Turkey “have had and still have
a problematic impact on his reporting.” The lawyer who
was interviewed for the article later accused Gutman of
falsifying the interview.
Syria: ISIS Destroying More of Ancient Palmyra
_ ISIS destroyed more of ancient Palmyra, including the
amphitheater. The Russian defense ministry published
video evidence. Syrian coalition forces are advancing on
Palymyra, and the ministry also reported that ISIS is in the
process of bringing more explosives into the area of the
ancient ruins, apparently planning to destroy as much as
they can before they’re forced out again.
MidEast: American-Israeli-Arab NATO
_ Via Stratfor: Washington, Arab Allies Discussing
Possible Military Alliance. The US, Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan (with membership open
to other states) are discussing a NATO-like military
alliance with an intelligence sharing arrangement with
Israel and the US would provide military and intelligence
support.
EUCOM
UK: Blair Calls For People to Rise Up Against Brexit
_ From the “Open Britain” event at Bloomberg News
headquarters in London, Tony Blair gave a speech urging
the people to rise up against Brexit. Blair said the people
voted for Brexit “based on imperfect knowledge.”
_ Foreign minister Boris Johnson urged people to “rise up
and turn off the TV next time Tony Blair comes on with
his condescending campaign.” Boris said everyone heard
these same arguments last year, “were told all sorts of
claptrap about the economic consequences of leaving the
EU,” and the “very opposite has happened.” He also
reminded the public that Blair ” is the guy who dragooned
the United KIngdom into the Iraq War on a completely
false prospectus.”
UK: Iraq Investigation Shut Down
_ The UK government will shut down the Iraq Historic
Allegations (IHAT) investigations which was set up in
2010 to investigate accusations made by Iraqi civilians
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against the British military. Officials condemned the
committee, said it was “horrific” for the soldiers being
investigated and the IHAT’s most telling failure was that
there had been no successful prosecutions. The
parliament’s Defence Committee report said:
“IHAT has operated without any regard to its impact on
the UK military which has directly harmed their reputation
across the world, and negatively affected the way this
country conducts military operations and defends itself.”
Germany: Summit With Israel Canceled
_ Germany canceled an annual summit with Israel to be
held in Jerusalem in May. The official reason was
“national and international political commitments,” the
G20, and elections in September, but Israeli media said “it
was also due to Merkel’s alarm over the settlement
legalization law.” The German foreign ministry said of the
legislation:
“The confidence we had in the Israeli government’s
commitment to the two-state solution has been profoundly
shaken […] “We follow these developments with great
concern and have repeatedly voiced our view. Building
settlements in the occupied territories, also in east
Jerusalem, contravenes international law and jeopardizes a
lasting peace between Israel and Palestinians.”
SOUTHCOM
_ New US Treasury Secretary sanctioned Venezuelan Vice
President Tareck El Aissami, a “42-year-old lawyer and
criminologist”, for alleged drug trafficking under the
“Kingpin” Act. El Aissami is a ” long-time confidant and
member of Chavez’s and Maduro’s inner circles,” and
Maduro gave him much wider powers last month,
indicating that he might become the next president.
_ El Aissami called it a “miserable provocation” by
Washington. Via Twitter, he said: “these miserable
provocations do not distract us, our main task is to
accompany Nicolas Maduro in the economic recovery […]
“Let us focus on the priorities of the revolutionary
government: recovery and economic growth, and
guarantee PEACE and social happiness.”
_ The Venezuelan foreign minister said it was “lamentable
and highly dangerous” for the new Trump government to
“perpetuate the historic mistakes against Venezuela” that
his predecessor Pres. Obama had made. Up until now the
Maduro government had not criticized Trump.
AFRICOM
Libya: Peace Talks
_ Egypt brokered a “road map” for peace in Libya but the
leaders of the two main factions hold an expected meeting.
UN-backed government PM Fayez Seraj and Khalifa
Haftar, a “military commander supported by eastern
factions” visited Egypt and met with Egyptian officials but
then had “last-minute differences” and did not meet with
each other on Feb. 15, according to Reuters.
Libya: 6th Anniversary of Feb. 17 “Revolution”
_ Xinhua media reports that Libyans mark the 6th
anniversary of their revolution “in despair” and ” with no
positive change but trapped the country into endless
chaos.” For the majority of Libyans it has only brought
“violence and terrorism” and massive corruption. They
interviewed Libyans and found that most regret
overthrowing Gaddfi not because of their love for him but
because of the alternative.
Jalal Fituri (professor): “When we demonstrated against
the regime, we were dreaming of freedom and enjoying
our wealth. However, we are now surrounded by criminals
and warlords. Instead of enjoying our oil wealth, poverty
has increased and citizens are helpless.”
Ibtisam Naili (nurse): “Those who demonstrated against
Gaddafi’s regime in 2011 were fooled by Libyan
politicians abroad who wanted power so badly. They took
the power by brainwashing young Libyans.”
Najwa Al-Hami (human rights advocate): “How could it
be a people’s revolution while three quarters of the people
supported Gaddafi?”
Libya: British Defense Secretary Warns Russia
Interfering
_ At the Munich Security Conference, with echoes of the
Cold War era, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon
grumbled about the Russians interfering in Libya and their
recent visit with Haftar. NATO offered to help the UN-
appointed government in Tripoli but the offer was too
“broad.” The UN-appointed government has no support in
the east and little support in the west of Libya and for
months has been hanging on by a thread.
Sir Michael Fallon: “We don’t need the bear sticking his
paws in […] Putin is testing the West, he’s testing the
alliance. At any point where he sees weakness, he pushes
home.”
_ On the eve of the anniversary of the “revolution,” Jane’s
Intelligence Review reported that the UN-appointed
government in Libya “finally requests NATO help.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced at a
NATO summit that:” Last night, I received a formal
request from Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj
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requesting NATO’s advice and expertise in the field of
defence and security institution building.” Last year
NATO offered to help Libya “bulwark against refugee
flows and terrorism.”
_ The EU is still waiting for permission to operate in
Libya’s coastal waters with Operation Sophia. British
Royal Marines are currently working with the Libyan coast
guard. Italy offered economic aid, equipment and
investment to help with the “struggle against migrant
smuggling” to mayors of the Fezzan desert region of
Libya. After a top secret trip to Rome, the mayors signed
an agreement. They will conduct “joint operations to
combat illegal immigration.”
Egypt: Bullish on Oil and Gas
_ Oil companies are “bullish on Egypt” as their giant Zohr
gas field discovered in 2015 is set to come online this year.
Egypt had to import gas in recent but now expects to
become a net exporter and “seeks to transform itself into a
gas trading hub for its own and other emerging
Mediterranean producers.” Developers expect to find more
gas and also expect to find oil.
PACOM
North Korea: Kim Jong-Il Brother Assassinated
_ North Korea launched a missile on Sunday that traveled
310 miles. the launch occurred while Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Pres. Trump in Florida.
Sec. Defense Mattis recently visited South Korea and said
there would be an “effective and overwhelming” response
by the US if North Korea tested any nuclear weapons.
_ The half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-
Un was reportedly killed by 2 female assassins at a Kuala
Lumpur airport. The details of the attack on the estranged
brother, Kim Jong-Nam, vary from South Korean media
and Malaysian police.
_ Kim Jong-nam was the eldest son of Kim Jong-Il and
had been critical of the succession process and of his half
brother’s regime, according to the hankyoreh, who also
reported the version of the story where 2 women attacked
him with a poison spray. Kim Jong-nam was next in line of
succession until 2001 when he fell out of favor. He left
North Korea and lived in China and Macao and spoke
out on Japanese TV about being “personally opposed to
the handover of power to the third generation.”
_ It is “widely suspected” that the assassination was
ordered by North Korean authorities, according to Korean
media.
ANALYSIS & OPINION
_ Jon Finer for Foreign Policy magazine: “From SEALs
to All-Out War: Why Rushing Into Yemen Is a Dangerous
Idea.”
_ Julie Lenarz at the Telegraph: “Michael Flynn’s political
assassination by the deep state sets a terrifying precedent
for democracy.”
_ Sam Husseini at ConsortiumNews: “Progressives Pile on
Flynn’s Ouster” and by doing so they “are rallying behind
neocon-driven demands for a New McCarthyism to silence
those who object to a costly and dangerous New Cold
War.”
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_ Brad Hoff at the Libertarian Institute: “New Declassified
CIA Memo Presents Blueprint for Syrian Regime
Collapse.” Hoff notes that some of the scenarios in the
proposals from the 1980s are “remarkably consistent with
events as they unfolded decades later at the start of the
Syrian war in 2011.” And the current situation in Syria
surpasses what the CIA had described as their worst case
scenario. Edward Dark. a Syrian from Aleppo, considers
the memo to be a “smoking gun that proves the Syrian
conflict was planned and orchestrated by the US & allies
from Day 1.”
_ New research from Thomas Piketty finds that the bottom
50%’s share of income in the United States is “collapsing.”
Between 1978 and 2015, the income share for the bottom
50% went from 20% to 12% and their real income did not
grow, it shrunk by 1%. By contrast, in China, the bottom
50% saw their income increase by 401% and in France it
grew by 39%. Wealth has also become more concentrated.
 This Lawsuit Could Answer
Lingering Questions About The Trump Dossier
Chuck Ross - Reporter
10:20 PM 02/17/2017
A lawsuit filed against BuzzFeed earlier this month could
shed light on some details about the “how, why and when”
an unsubstantiated 35-page dossier published by the
website last month came into being.
The Daily Caller spoke to Brady Cobb, a lawyer for
Aleksej Gubarev, the CEO of web hosting company XBT
Holdings. Gubarev was named in the dossier as a Russian
government agent who coordinated hacks of Democrats
during the presidential campaign.
Gubarev strongly denies the charge and is suing BuzzFeed,
its editor Ben Smith, and Christopher Steele, the ex-British
spy who compiled the dossier, for defamation for including
his name in the document.
In a phone interview Cobb said that “a pretty wide net”
will be cast in the discovery phase of the suit. That could
lead to the revelation of a few key questions about the anti-
Donald Trump dossier, including the identities of the
donors behind the document, the sources of the
information contained in it, and the extent of BuzzFeed’s
investigation into the dossier’s claims.
“We want to know how, why and when this
story came on board,” Cobb said in an
interview on Thursday about his legal
strategy for the case.
“We want to know the extent to which they
took any journalistic actions to verify the
story before just posting it,” he said of
BuzzFeed. (RELATED: Russian Tech
Exec Sues BuzzFeed For Defamation
Over Dossier)
BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith (Reuters)
BuzzFeed published the dossier on Jan. 10, just after CNN
reported that then-President Obama and President-elect
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Trump were briefed on some of the allegations laid out in
the document.
The dossier includes a number of accusations, the most
explosive being that the Russian government is using
blackmail material of a sexual nature against Trump and
that Trump campaign advisers coordinated with the
Kremlin to influence the election.
In a Jan. 11 press conference, Trump called the allegations
“phony” and the work of “sick people” who opposed his
candidacy.
Gubarev is named at the end of the dossier, which is
actually a series of memos compiled by Steele from
various sources between June and December.
It states that a Steele source claimed that Gubarev and his
companies
“had been using botnets and porn traffic to
transmit viruses, plant bugs, steal data and
conduct ‘altering operations’ against the
Democratic Party leadership.”
The dossier also states that Gubarev was recruited as a
Russian agent “under duress.”
Cobb said that Gubarev, who has lived in Cyprus for the
past 15 years, was shocked to see his name mentioned in
the document.
“My client when he saw it was scratching
his head,” the attorney told TheDC, noting
that Gubarev is not a public figure.
“‘Why am I in this? How am I even a part of
this story?'” was Gubarev’s response, Cobb
said.
Gubarev’s name and that of his company are now blacked
out on the BuzzFeed document. But the website added the
redaction and apologized to Gubarev only after the lawsuit
was filed.

Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson, 1996 C-SPAN interview.
There are a number of questions remaining about the
dossier, including the identities of the original patrons for
the anti-Trump dirt-digging project and the identity of the
sources of the information contained in the document.
The discovery phase in the lawsuit will attempt to reveal
that information, said Cobb.
Steele, the ex-spook who compiled the dossier, had been
hired by Fusion GPS, a Washington, D.C.-based private
intelligence firm.
Fusion GPS, which was founded by former Wall Street
Journal reporter Glenn Simpson, was initially hired in
Sept. 2015 by an anti-Trump Republican donor. After
Trump ascended to the GOP nomination, the Republican
donor dropped the project. But a Democratic ally of
Hillary Clinton’s emerged to fill the void, and Steele was
hired. (RELATED: Oppo Researcher Behind Trump
Dossier Linked To Pro-Kremlin Lobbying Effort)
The former spy, who runs the London-based Orbis
Business Intelligence, ended up turning his findings over to
the FBI and other Western intelligence agencies because,
he reportedly claimed, the information he uncovered was
so explosive. The dossier also circulated around the
Beltway journalism world, but all outlets declined to
publish it — until BuzzFeed did so — because the claims
in it could not be verified.
BuzzFeed claims it attempted to run down some of the
allegations in the dossier but could not confirm any.
The identities of the donors of the dossier have yet to be
disclosed. A foreign reporter who was given the dossier by
Fusion GPS told TheDC that the firm shared the identity of
the Republican donor but refused to do so regarding the
identity of the Democratic backer.
The information behind the initial redactions has not been
made public and repeated requests to Fusion GPS have
gone unanswered.
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David Corn, a Mother Jones reporter who saw the dossier
before the election and interviewed Steele, declined to
share information about the redactions with TheDC.
Paul Wood, a BBC journalist who was provided a copy of
the dossier by Fusion GPS, told TheDC that the version he
saw already had redactions.
BuzzFeed added all of the redactions contained in its
published version, TheDC has learned. BuzzFeed declined
to say what information was blacked out and why, but did
defend its decision to publish the dossier.
“These reports continue to reaffirm the
newsworthiness of the dossier we
published last month, the contents of which
remain under active investigation by US
intelligence, law enforcement, and the
media,” said Matt Mittenthal, a spokesman
for BuzzFeed.
It is possible that a Belarusian national with Russian
business ties named Sergei Millian is listed behind some of
the redactions.
If so, that could pose further problems for the veracity of
some of the claims in the document given Millian’s
business activities in the U.S.
Millian was identified by The Wall Street Journal and ABC
News as the source for the two most explosive claims in
the dossier. The news outlets reported that they learned of
the identity through someone who was familiar with the
original document. (RELATED: The Source Of
Salacious Claims In Dossier Has Been Identified)
Sergei Millian (left); Donald Trump (center); Jorge Perez (right), in
2007. (via Facebook)
ABC reported that Millian, whose real name is Siarhei
Kukuts and sometimes goes by Sergio, may have
“unwittingly” provided the information attached to his
name in the dossier to a source of Steele’s.
Corn, the Mother Jones reporter who interviewed Steele,
published an article several days before Millian was named
encouraging federal investigators to interview him.
During the campaign, Millian, who runs a small trade
group called the Russian-American Chamber of
Commerce, claimed in several interviews to have close
business connections to Trump. He said he helped broker
real estate deals between Trump and Russian nationals. He
also claimed to have ties to the Kremlin.
But in an interview with TheDC last month, Michael
Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, called Millian “a
phony” who falsely portrayed himself as a close associate
of Trump’s. He also said that he has never met Millian and
only talked to him twice.
Cohen was named in the dossier as a Trump adviser who
met with Russian government officials in Prague in August
to discuss ways to influence the election. He was also
named in the same paragraph that identified Gubarev.
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But Cohen strongly denied the accusations and provided
evidence he was in the U.S. at the time he was allegedly in
Prague. A U.S. government official also told CNN’s Jake
Tapper that a different Michael Cohen is believed to have
met in Prague.
Millian has issued vague denials regarding the dossier, and
it is entirely possible that someone falsely identified him to
Steele as a source for the salacious Trump claims. But
Millian has ignored numerous requests for an interview.
He did agree to talk to TheDC at one point but did not
follow through with an interview.
CNN has reported that federal investigators have
corroborated some parts of the dossier, but not the most
salacious sections.
Gubarev’s lawsuit can potentially help corroborate or
disprove others.
 President Trump Unleashes His BEST TWEET EVER:
The Fake News Media Is “The Enemy Of
The American People”
By: Mike Adams
Date: February 17, 2017

As a result, today’s corporate-run media “journalists” are

little more than whores and propagandists who pretend to
be engaged in journalism. Many are deep operatives for
the now-crumbling DNC and the collapsed Hillary Clinton
corruption cartel. Quite a few are real-life communists who
despise America and seek to overthrow the nation as
founded. All of them are now abandoning their journalistic
training, ethics and credibility in a kind of crazed kamikaze
attack wave to try to destroy President Trump… even if
they destroy their own institutions in the process.

Now, what was a widely trusted “mainstream” media just

four years ago is a discredited, self-destructing parade of
propagandists who have more in common with psych
ward patients than trustworthy professionals. The CNN
Echoing what an increasing number of Americans are logo is now immediately translated in the minds of viewers
rapidly coming to realize on their own, President Trump into the word “LIES.” The legacy media has become
tweeted today that the “FAKE NEWS media” is “the synonymous with deceit and is now the single most hated
enemy of the American People.” (See the tweet below.) institution in the nation. More people hate CNN than even
hate the IRS, if you can believe that.
In his tweet, he specifically named the “failing” NY Times,
NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN. Had twitter allowed more No wonder the new media keeps rising while public trust
space, he no doubt would have included MSNBC, USA in the previously “mainstream” media is collapsing by the
Today, the Huffington Post and other formerly day. Check out Trump’s tweet here, and listen to my full
“mainstream” fake news outlets as well. podcast commentary at this SoundCloud link, or hear it
below:
With this tweet, President Trump nailed it! Not only is the
left-wing media a cesspool of corporate prostitutes and
professional propagandists; they’re also “journo-terrorists”
who are deliberately trying to fuel the hatred that leads to
violence against Trump and his supporters. The left-wing
media is the “hate machine,” in essence, that’s pushing
America toward revolt and possibly even civil war by
incessantly fabricating and publishing malicious lies about
the election and its outcome.

Now more than ever, the media really is the “enemy of the
American people.” On every topic that matters, the media
either censors the truth (mercury in vaccines, for example)
or fabricates false “facts” to lie to the nation (“the Russians
stole the election”). The fake news media networks long
ago abandoned any pretense of engaging in objective
journalism and have become nothing more than hysterical
liberal cultists shoveling vile hatred disguised as noble
resistance.

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 It Is About Time That We Had A President That Was
Willing To Go To War With The Mainstream Media
By Michael Snyder
February 17th, 2017
Thursday afternoon’s press conference was perhaps the
most memorable moment of Donald Trump’s presidency
so far. Trump’s blistering attack on the media was quite a
spectacle, but the truth is that it was desperately needed.
For decades, the mainstream media has dominated political
discourse in this country no matter who has been in control
of the White House or Congress. They have become
masters of guiding and shaping public opinion, and in
recent years they have completely discarded any pretense
of being “unbiased” or “objective”. These monolithic
media organizations relentlessly push the progressive
agenda of their owners (the global elite), and that is why
the “news” always seems to be just about the same no
matter which network it is coming from. Their monopoly
is slowly being broken by the rise of the alternative media,
but the truth is that most Americans still rely on just a
handful of ultra-powerful media organizations for their
news.
So when Trump brutally attacked the
mainstream media at his press conference
on Thursday, millions upon millions of
Americans greatly rejoiced, because they
finally got what was coming to them. And
then on Friday, Trump posted a message
to Twitter calling the New York Times,
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NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN “the enemy of
the American people”…
After Donald Trump’s surprise election victory in
November, many in the mainstream media started referring
to the pro-Trump alternative media as “fake news”, but
now Trump has totally turned that insult against them.
For weeks Trump has been referring to CNN as “fake
news”, but on Friday he said that he was now going to
refer to them as “very fake news”. The following
exchange between Trump and CNN’s Jim Acosta comes
from the official White House website…
Q Just because of the attack of fake
news and attacking our network, I just want
to ask you, sir —
THE PRESIDENT: I’m changing it from
fake news, though.
Q Doesn’t that undermine —
THE PRESIDENT: Very fake news now.
(Laughter.)
We have never seen an exchange quite like that between a
president of the United States and a prominent member of
the mainstream media, but it was well overdue…
For eight years, the mainstream media gushed and fawned
over Barack Obama because he supported the progressive
agenda of the global elite, but now that Trump is in the
White House virtually every story from the mainstream
media is negative.
So when Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon
refers to them as “the opposition party” he is right on
target…
In a rare interview with The New York Times last month,
Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon, the former
chair of the far-right Breitbart News, called reporters the
“opposition party” and said
“the media should be embarrassed and
humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just
listen for a while.”
 “They don’t understand this country,”
Bannon said. “They still do not understand
why Donald Trump is the president of the
United States.”
At this point, the mainstream media is so desperate to
portray Trump as a bad guy that they have resorted to a
modern day version of McCarthyism. For decades,
liberals always pointed to McCarthyism as one of the
greatest examples of paranoia and intolerance in modern
American history, but now they are doing the exact same
thing to Trump…
A bizarre feature of the present confrontation is that the
Democrats and liberals have relaunched McCarthyism,
something they would have decried as a toxic episode in
American political history until a few months ago. Just as
Senator Joe McCarthy claimed in 1950 to have a list of
communist infiltrators in the State Department, so any
contact between a Trump supporter or official and a
Russian is now being reported as suspicious and
potentially treacherous.
It is difficult to see where Trump is
wrong when he tweeted that “the
Democrats had to come up with a story
as to why they lost the election, and so
badly, so they made up a story –
RUSSIA. Fake news!”
The reason why many of us constantly refer to the
mainstream media as a single entity is because it really is
very tightly controlled. You see, the truth is that more than
90 percent of the news, information and entertainment that
Americans get through their televisions comes from just 6
giant media corporations. And of course those 6 enormous
corporations are owned and controlled by the elite of the
world.
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The war for our society is a war for hearts and minds, and
the reason why the elite have made so much progress is
because most Americans allow thousands upon thousands
of hours of “programming” to be constantly pumped into
their heads.
The following numbers come directly from Nielsen, and
they show how much news, information and entertainment
average Americans consume through various methods
each day…
Watching live television: 4 hours, 32 minutes
Watching time-shifted television: 30 minutes
Listening to the radio: 2 hours, 44 minutes
Using a smartphone: 1 hour, 33 minutes
Using Internet on a computer: 1 hour, 6 minutes
When you add the top two categories together, the average
American consumes more than five hours of television
every single day.
And when you add all of those categories together, the
average American is plugged into “the matrix” in some
way for more than 10 hours a day.
We are literally subjecting ourselves to a form of very
powerful mind control, and the extraordinary power of the
media is something that I addressed in my novel. There
are some people that actually cannot stand complete
silence because they have become so accustomed to
having something “on” all the time. As a society, we are
absolutely addicted to entertainment, but there is always an
agenda behind that entertainment. This is something that I
talked about in a previous article…
Virtually every television show, movie, song, book, news
broadcast and talk show is trying to shape how you view
reality. Whether you realize it or not, you are constantly
being bombarded with messages about what is true and
what is not, about what is right and what is wrong, and
about what really matters and what is unimportant. Even
leaving something out or ignoring something completely
can send an extremely powerful message.
When Donald Trump said that the
mainstream media is “the enemy of the
American People”, he was 100 percent
correct.
If our country is going to have a positive future, the
immense power that these media corporations have over
the general population must be broken.
It is about time that we had a president that was willing to
go to war with the mainstream media, and I greatly
applaud President Trump for the stand that he is taking.
 Glenn Greenwald Tells Truth About DNC:
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Leading
Collapsed Party of Shills
by ZeroPointNow
Feb 17, 2017 3:22 PM
Glenn Greenwald appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Wednesday for yet another truth bombing after The
Intercept co-founder, attorney, and author penned an
article on the deeply flawed DNC's inability to cope with
loss. As Greenwald and others have pointed out since the
election, Democrats seem to have a major problem with
introspection. I get it - admitting fault means being wrong,
and for a party built upon emotionalism and
condescending moralization instead of facts and common
sense, being wrong strips the self-righteous DNC of the
one argument they've built their entire platform on; we're
right because we say we are.
From Greenwald's article:
A failed, collapsed party cannot form an effective
resistance. Trump did not become president and the
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Republicans do not dominate virtually all levels of
government because there is some sort of massive surge in
enthusiasm for right-wing extremism. Quite the contrary:
This all happened because the Democrats are perceived
— with good reason — to be out of touch, artificial,
talking points-spouting automatons who serve Wall
Street, Silicon Valley, and the agenda of endless war,
led by millionaires and funded by oligarchs to do the least
amount possible for ordinary, powerless citizens while still
keeping their votes.
Enjoy:
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 Trump Is RIGHT When It Comes To The Law Regarding
His Travel Ban Executive Order, And
The Wapo Is WRONG
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 17, 2017
The Washington Post is at it again. The paper’s never-
ending quest to denigrate, delegitimize, mock, and dispute
President Donald Trump – no matter what the issue, no
matter what the cause – has reached the point of lunacy.
In short, the paper’s managing editors and reporters have
become so unhinged when it comes to coverage of the 45 th
president, they will twist facts, massage details, and lie
outright to “prove” Trump is “wrong.”
The latest incident has the paper “analyzing” Trump’s
comments regarding California’s refusal to recognize the
federal government’s superior role in deciding
immigration policy and enforcing immigration law.
(RELATED: Keep up with the seesaw battle between
the Trump administration and sanctuary cities at
InvasionUSA.news)
As you may have seen, Trump was interviewed by Fox
News’ Bill O’Reilly during the pre-game portion of Super
Bowl LI. During the interview, the subject of sanctuary
cities in California – as well as the state’s push to become
a sanctuary state – came up.
“I just spent the week in California,” O’Reilly
began. “As you know, they are now voting on
whether they should become a sanctuary state.
So California and the U.S.A. are on a collision
course. How do you see it?”
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“Well, I think it’s ridiculous,” Trump responded.
“Sanctuary cities, as you know I’m very much
opposed to sanctuary cities. They breed crime,
there’s a lot of problems. We have to well
defund, we give tremendous amounts of money
to California. . . . California in many ways is out
of control, as you know. Obviously the voters
agree or otherwise they wouldn’t have voted for
me.”
“So defunding is your weapon of choice?”
O’Reilly pushed.
“A weapon. I don’t want to defund the state,”
Trump noted. “I don’t want to defund anybody. I
want to give them the money they need to
properly operate as a city or a state. If they’re
going to have sanctuary cities, we may have to
do that. Certainly that would be a weapon.”
Well, that was just too much for the Post, which launched
into “fact-check” mode:
We’ll note first of all that sanctuary cities do not
“breed crime.” Analysis of FBI data shows that
crime in sanctuary cities is generally lower than
in non-sanctuary cities. But that’s beside the
point.
More importantly, Trump says two things. First,
that California is “out of control.” Second, that he
doesn’t want to yank federal funding from the
state, but he will if he has to.
The paper trotted out some facts and figures – crime rates
in sanctuary cities, the amount of federal tax money the
state pays (more than it receives), yada, yada, yada. The
paper then claimed that Trump is fixated on California
because he’s just “mad” that most voters there voted for a
criminal, Hillary Clinton.
Only constitutional simpletons with less than a high
school-level grasp of civics and an out-sized hatred for
Trump would publish such irrelevant nonsense.
 First of all, this has nothing to do with charts,
FBI statistics, or the amount of federal tax money
California contributes to the Treasury.
It has everything to do with the rule of law. And in this
arena, it is Trump, not California Gov. Jerry Brown and
the communists who run the state legislature, who is right.
(RELATED: Will constitutionalists in Congress succeed in
reigning in sanctuary cities? Stay tuned at
Conservative.news)
Consider:
— The Constitution contains what is commonly
referred to as the “supremacy clause.” Article VI,
Paragraph 2 “establishes that the federal
constitution, and federal law generally, take
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precedence of state laws, and even state
constitutions,” Cornell University Law School
notes. So any and all immigration-related
statutes in U.S. Code are supreme when
compared to state and local immigration statutes.
— Article I, Sect. 8 of the Constitution gives
Congress – not Brown or the California
legislature – authority to make all rules governing
“naturalization” (immigration rules, to those of
you in Sacramento).
The Post may have some facts and figures correct, but they
are beside the point. The issue is whether or not a) Trump
and the federal government have the lawful authority to
enforce all immigration laws (they do); and b) whether
California has a legal right to resist the enforcement of
those laws (it doesn’t).
 The Did-You-Talk-To-Russians Witch Hunt
By Robert Parry
February 18, 2017
Exclusive: Democrats, liberals and media pundits – in
their rush to take down President Trump – are pushing a
New McCarthyism aimed at Americans who have talked to
Russians, risking a new witch hunt, reports Robert Parry.
In the anti-Russian frenzy sweeping American politics and
media, Democrats, liberals and mainstream pundits are
calling for an investigative body that could become a new
kind of House Un-American Activities Committee to hunt
down Americans who have communicated with Russians.
Red Square in Moscow with a winter festival to the left and the
Kremlin to the right. (Photo by Robert Parry)
The proposed commission would have broad subpoena
powers to investigate alleged connections between
Trump’s supporters and the Russian government with the
apparent goal of asking if they now have or have ever
talked to a Russian who might have some tie to the
Kremlin or its intelligence agencies.
Such an admission apparently would be prima facie
evidence of disloyalty, a guilt-by-association “crime” on
par with Sen. Joe McCarthy’s Cold War pursuit of
“communists” who supposedly had infiltrated the U.S.
government, the film industry and other American
institutions.
Operating parallel to McCarthy’s Red Scare hearings was
the House Un-American Activities Committee (or HUAC),
a standing congressional panel from 1945-1975 when it
was best known for investigating alleged communist
subversion and propaganda. One of its top achievements
was the blacklisting of the “Hollywood Ten” whose
careers in the movie industry were damaged or destroyed.
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Although the Cold War has long been over – and Russia
has often cooperated with the U.S. government, especially
on national security issues such as supplying U.S. troops in
Afghanistan – Democrats and liberals seem ready to force
Americans to again prove their loyalty if they engaged in
conversations with Russians.
Or perhaps these “witnesses” can be entrapped into perjury
charges if their recollections of conversations with
Russians don’t match up with transcripts of their
intercepted communications, a tactic similar to ones used
by Sen. McCarthy and HUAC to trip up and imprison
targets over such secondary charges.
Ousted National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has
already encountered such a predicament because he
couldn’t recall all the details of a phone conversation with
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on Dec. 29, 2016,
after Flynn took the call while vacationing in the
Dominican Republic.
When Obama administration holdovers at the Justice
Department decided to gin up a legal premise to go after
Flynn, they cited the Logan Act, a law enacted in 1799 to
prohibit private citizens from negotiating with foreign
adversaries but never used to convict anyone. The law also
is of dubious constitutionality and was surely never
intended to apply to a president-elect’s advisers.
However, based on that flimsy pretext, FBI agents – with a
transcript of the electronic intercept of the Kislyak-Flynn
phone call in hand – tested Flynn’s memory of the
conversation and found his recollections incomplete.
Gotcha – lying to the FBI!
Under mounting media and political pressure, President
Trump fired Flynn, apparently hoping that tossing Flynn
overboard to the circling sharks would somehow calm the
sharks down. Instead, blood in the water added to the
frenzy.
Iran-Contra Comparison
Some prominent Democrats and liberals have compared
Trump-connected contacts with Russians to President
Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal or President Reagan’s
Iran-Contra Affair, an issue that I know a great deal about
having helped expose it as a reporter for The Associated
Press in the 1980s.

President Ronald Reagan, delivering his Inaugural Address on Jan.
20, 1981.
The key difference is that Iran-Contra was an
unconstitutional effort by the Reagan administration to
finance an illegal war against Nicaragua’s Sandinista
government in defiance of a congressional ban. The
Trump-connected communications with Russians – to the
degree they have occurred – appear to have been aimed at
preventing a new and dangerous Cold War that could lead
to a nuclear holocaust.
In other words, Iran-Contra was about enabling a
paramilitary force to continue its brutal marauding inside a
country that was no threat to the United States while the
current “scandal” is about people trying to avoid hostilities
between two nuclear superpowers, an existential threat that
many mainstream and liberal pundits don’t want to
recognize.
Indeed, there is a troubling denial-ism about the risks of an
accidental or intentional war with Russia as the U.S. media
and much of Official Washington’s establishment have lots
of fun demonizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and
jabbing the Russians by shoving NATO troops up to their
borders and deploying anti-ballistic missiles in Eastern
Europe. For some crazy reason, the Russians feel
threatened.
False Narratives
This Russia-bashing and Russia-baiting have been
accompanied by false narratives presented in the major
U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times and The
Washington Post, to justify increased tensions.
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The Washington Post building in downtown Washington, D.C.
(Photo credit: Washington Post)
For instance, the Post’s senior foreign affairs writer Karen
DeYoung on Friday described the civil war in Ukraine this
way: “That conflict began when Russia invaded and
annexed Crimea in 2014, then backed separatists in eastern
Ukraine in what has become a grinding war, despite a deal
to end it, called the Minsk agreement, negotiated with
Putin by the leaders of France and Germany.”
But DeYoung’s synopsis is simply not true. The crisis
began in the fall of 2013 when Ukraine’s elected President
Viktor Yanukovych backed out of what he regarded as a
costly and unacceptable association agreement with the
European Union, a move which prompted protests by
Ukrainians in Kiev’s Maidan square.
The Obama administration’s State Department, U.S.
neocon politicians such as Sen. John McCain, and various
U.S.-backed “non-governmental organizations” then
stoked those protests against Yanukovych, which grew
violent as trained ultra-nationalist and neo-Nazi street
fighters poured in from western Ukraine.
In early 2014, a coup to overthrow the democratically
elected Yanukovych took shape under the guidance of U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and U.S.
Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt who were caught
in a phone call in late January or early February 2014
conspiring to impose new leadership inside Ukraine.
Nuland disparaged a less extreme strategy favored by
European diplomats with the pithy remark: “Fuck the
E.U.” and went on to declare “Yats is the guy,” favoring
Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the new leader. Nuland then
pondered how to “glue this thing” while Pyatt ruminated
about how to “midwife this thing.”
On Feb. 20, 2014, a mysterious sniper apparently firing
from a building controlled by the ultranationalist Right
Sektor killed both police and protesters, setting off a day of
violence that left about 70 people dead including more
than a dozen police.
The next day, three European governments struck a deal
with Yanukovych in which he agreed to early elections and
accepted reduced powers. But that political settlement
wasn’t enough for the U.S.-backed militants who stormed
government buildings on Feb. 22, forcing Yanukovych and
his officials to flee for their lives.
Instead of standing by the Feb. 21 agreement, which the
European nations had “guaranteed,” Nuland pushed for
and got U.S. allies to accept the new post-coup regime as
“legitimate,” with Yatsenyuk becoming prime minister and
several top government posts given to the ultranationalists
and neo-Nazis.
Spreading Violence
In the ensuing days, the right-wing violence spread beyond
Kiev, prompting Crimea’s legislature to propose secession
from Ukraine and readmission to Russia, whose
relationship to the peninsula dated back to Catherine the
Great.
Nazi symbols on helmets worn by members of Ukraine’s Azov
battalion. (As filmed by a Norwegian film crew and shown on
German TV)
Crimea scheduled a referendum that was opposed by the
new regime in Kiev. Russian troops did not “invade”
Crimea because some 20,000 were already stationed there
as part of a basing agreement at the Black Sea port of
Sevastopol. The Russians did provide security for the
referendum but there was no evidence of intimidation as
the citizens of Crimea voted by 96 percent to leave
Ukraine and rejoin Russia, a move that Putin and the
Russian duma accepted.
Eastern Ukrainians tried to follow Crimea’s lead with their
own referendum, but Putin and Russia rejected their
appeals to secede. However, when the Kiev regime
launched an “Anti-Terrorism Operation” against the so-
called Donbass region – spearheaded by ultra-nationalist
and neo-Nazi militias – Russia provided military assistance
so these ethnic Russians would not be annihilated.
Karen DeYoung also framed the Minsk agreement as if it
were imposed on Putin when he was one of its principal
proponents and architects, winning its approval in early
2015 at a time when the Ukrainian military was facing
battlefield reversals.
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria
Nuland during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine,
on Feb. 7, 2014. (U.S. State Department photo)
But Assistant Secretary Nuland, working with Prime
Minister Yatsenyuk and the Ukrainian parliament,
sabotaged the agreement by requiring the Donbass rebels
to first surrender which they were unwilling to do, having
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no faith in the sincerity of the Kiev regime to live up to its
commitment to grant limited autonomy to the Donbass.
In other words, Kiev inserted a poison pill to prevent a
peaceful resolution, but the Western media and
governments always blame the Minsk failure on Putin.
If Karen DeYoung wanted to boil all this history down to
one paragraph, it might go: “The Ukraine conflict began
when U.S. officials supported the violent overthrow of
elected President Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Crimea
to rejoin Russia and causing ethnic Russians in the east to
rise up against the U.S.-backed coup regime in Kiev,
which then sought to crush the rebellion. The Kiev regime
later torpedoed a peace deal that had been hammered out
by Russian, Ukrainian and European negotiators in
Minsk.”
But such a summary would not have the desired
propaganda effect on the American people. It would not
present the U.S.-backed side as the “white hats” and the
pro-Russia side as the “black hats.”
The simple truth is that the story of Ukraine is far more
complex and multi-sided than The Washington Post, The
New York Times and most mainstream U.S. news outlets
want to admit. They simply start the clock at the point of
Crimea’s rejection of the post-coup regime and distort
those facts to present the situation simply as a “Russian
invasion.”
A Whipped-Up Hysteria
The major media’s distortion is so egregious that you
could call it a lie, but it is a lie that has proved very useful
in whipping up the current anti-Russian hysteria that is
sweeping Official Washington and that has given birth to a
New Cold War, now accompanied by a New McCarthyism
that deems anyone who doesn’t accept the “groupthink” a
“Russian apologist” or a “Moscow stooge.”
Wintery scene at Red Square in Moscow, Dec. 6, 2016. (Photo by
Robert Parry)
Since last November’s election, this New McCarthyism
has merged with hatred toward Donald Trump, especially
after the outgoing Obama administration lodged unproven
accusations that Russia undercut Hillary Clinton’s
campaign by hacking into the emails of the Democratic
National Committee and those of her campaign chairman
John Podesta – and slipped that information to WikiLeaks.
Those emails showed how the DNC undercut the rival
campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders and revealed the contents
of Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street banks as well as pay-
to-play aspects of the Clinton Foundation, information that
Clinton wanted to keep from the voters.
But no one thought the emails were a major factor in the
Clinton-Trump race; indeed, Clinton blamed her stunning
defeat on FBI Director James Comey’s last-minute
decision to reopen and then re-close his investigation into
security concerns about her use of a private email server as
Secretary of State.
But the script on how Clinton lost was flipped during the
Trump transition as President Obama’s intelligence
agencies floated the Russia-hacked-the-election scenario
although presenting no public evidence to support the
claims. WikiLeaks representatives also denied getting the
material from Russia, suggesting instead that it was leaked
by two different American insiders.
A Ministry of Truth
Still, during the post-election period, the anti-Russian
hysteria continued to build. In November, The Washington
Post highlighted claims by an anonymous group called
PropOrNot accusing some 200 Web sites, including
Consortiumnews.com and other major independent media
outlets, of disseminating Russian “propaganda.”
New York Times building in New York City. (Photo from Wikipedia)
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The New York Times joined in the frenzy by calling for
leading technology companies to marginalize Web sites
that are deemed to be publishing “fake news,” a vague
term that was applied not just to intentionally false stories
but to information that questioned official narratives, no
matter how dubious those narratives were. The New
McCarthyism was morphing into a New Orwellianism.
The movement toward a Ministry of Truth gained further
momentum in December when Congress passed and
President Obama signed a military authorization bill that
included a new $160 million bureaucracy to identify and
counter alleged “Russian propaganda.”
The anger of Democrats and liberals toward President
Trump in his first month has added more fuel to the
Russia-bashing with some Democrats and liberals seeing it
as a possible route toward neutralizing or impeaching
Trump. Thus, the calls for a full-scale investigation with
subpoena power to demand documents and compel
testimony.
While the idea of getting to the full truth has a superficial
appeal, it also carries dangers of launching a witch hunt
that would drag American citizens before inquisitors
asking about any contacts – no matter how innocuous –
with Russians.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, HUAC also claimed that
all it wanted was the truth about whether some Americans
were allied with or sympathetic to Moscow. Sen. Joe
McCarthy offered a similar rationale when he was trying to
root out “disloyal” Americans with the question, “are you
now or have you ever been a communist?”
That Democrats and liberals who hold the McCarthy era in
understandable disdain would now seek to rekindle
something similar reeks of rank opportunism and gross
hypocrisy – doing whatever it takes to “get Trump” and
build an activist movement that can revive the Democratic
Party’s flagging political hopes.
But this particular opportunism and hypocrisy also carries
with it the prospect of blindly ramping up tensions with
Russia, diverting more taxpayer money into the Military-
Industrial Complex and conceivably sparking – whether
planned or unplanned – a nuclear Armageddon that could
eliminate life on the planet. Perhaps this anti-Trump
strategy should be rethought.
 Trump's New Travel Ban Revealed: Phase-In
Period; Green-Card Holders Spared
by Tyler Durden
Feb 18, 2017 4:19 PM
Deciding not the see the 9th Circuit court of appeals "in
[Supreme] court" after all, last week the White House
announced it would unveil a revised immigration order
banning travel t the US over the next few days. On
Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
previewed what it would look like, when he told a Munich
Security Conference gathering that the travel ban will no
longer stop green card holders or travelers already on
planes from entering the United States, in hopes of
avoiding another round of legal challenges.
German interior minister de Maiziere and U.S. Homeland
Security Security, John Kelly in Munich
“The president is contemplating issuing a tighter,
more streamlined version of the first Executive
Order. And I will have, this time, the opportunity
to work (on) a rollout plan, in particular to make
sure that there's no one in a sense caught in the
system of moving from overseas to our airports,
which happened in the first release." Kelly said in
a panel discussion in Munich.
Asked whether green card residency permit holders would
be allowed in, Kelly said:
"It's a good assumption and, as far as the visas
go, ... if they're in motion from some distant land
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to the United States, when they arrive they will
be allowed in"
and explained that it would be a temporary ban as the
government reviewed the vetting procedures regarding
people from the banned countries.
“I can tell you right now they’re not very reliable,”
he said of the seven mostly Muslim countries the
administration defined as terrorism threats and
listed on the initial, temporary travel ban.
Courts have suspended the ban, prompting the Trump
administration to work on a new executive order. President
Donald Trump has criticized the courts for their decisions,
saying they threatened national security.
While onstage at the Munich conference, Kelly said the
judicial rulings surprised him, but that he would not
criticize them.
“I don’t criticize it,” Mr. Kelly said. “I don’t know
enough about what they think.”
However, his German peer had less qualms about lashing
out at Trump. Onstage with Kelly, his German counterpart,
Thomas de Maizière, criticized the idea.
“To ban whole countries perhaps could create
more collateral damage and perhaps does not
produce more security,” Mr. de Maizière said.
The abrupt implementation of Trump's original
immigration order last month resulted in immigration
chaos, sparking a wave of criticism from the countries
affected, and from Western allies and some of America's
leading corporations, especially technology firms which
are now hunkering down ahead of the next round of
Trump's sweeping immigration changes, this one expected
to impact H1-B visa holders.
 U.S. District Attorney Vows
To Charge Obama With “Treason”
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
Posted On February 18, 2017

Much concerns have been raised due to his gathering

around him an “army of agitators” (numbering more than
30,000) who he commands from a bunker less than two-
blocks from the White House.

“Barack Obama, who many claim will be

Acting District Attorney Dana Boente is
allegedly working behind the scenes to
charge former president Barack Obama
with treason.
creating a shadow government to frustrate
the policy goals of this administration, we’re
looking at something that’s coming very
close to, it seems to me, sedition,”
Lou Dobbs revealed.

Boente is second in the line of succession to be Attorney

General of the United States, under a Feb. 9 Executive
Order signed by President Trump.

According to various reports, Obama has been working

behind the scenes in trying to overthrow the Trump
administration, colluding with domestic terrorist
organisations to incite riots nationwide.
Most chilling, though, of President Obama’s “army of
Countdowntozerotime.com reports: agitators”, is that they are “gearing up for battle” with a
growing war chest and more than 250 offices across the
With President Obama immediately upon country and have also begun militant actions, and
leaving office establishing a private website planning, with other leftist groups attempting to destroy
and proclaiming on it that: President Trump too.
“I won’t stop; in fact, I will be right there
Why is this happening?
with you, as a citizen, for all my days
that remain.”
We are seeing the death of Old crumbling institutions. The
rats are backed into a corner scared, angry and very very
Its obvious to even laymen to deduce that
vicious.

“The Berkeley riots May have been
ordered by President Obama himself.”
There is enough evidence for the FBI to implicate Obama
for Sedition and treason but behind the scenes there is
fierce debate over the fall out including worrying about
traitors at all levels of government if action was taken
against the Agitator in chief.
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The democrats know that they will no longer ever again
have the power they have enjoyed because the public is
now aware of the voter fraud and the man America elected
President will not let it continue.
Trump To Launch “Major Investigation
Into Voter Fraud”
This means that the Democrats who counted on the
fraudulent voting machines and millions of dead voters
voting for them in multiple states are dead ducks
politically. So what is left for the communist democrat
party?
“The FBI have investigation files proving
Obama’s links to these radical leftist groups
plotting the overthrow of President Trump
and the US government,”
The latest evidence was just enough for experts to
understand Obama’s plans to support immigrants and form
a shadow government. What’s his final goal? Keep himself
inside the government Indirectly.Usurp the government
with dirty tricks and violent protests.
Voter Fraud Proof:18 Million Invalid & 2
Million Dead Registration.
One Of the radical leftist groups Obama’s OFA
Organization for action or should we call them “army of
agitators” have begun militant action planning already
For example in Berkeley, California, an organization
called BAMN (By Any Means Necessary) that State of
Michigan law-enforcement officials have labeled as a
potential terrorist group. Which is a prototype Obama
will spearhead throughout the United states were on “full
display” this at the University of California Berkeley when
their black-clad “well-rehearsed” militants “came in a
military fashion”
Usually there are around 400 of these well trained vicious
violent agitators to small protests their MO is to outnumber
and beat up the opposition who were sent Allegedly by
Obama to stop a speech being given by the conservative
British journalist Milo Yiannopoulos—and when police
authorities were ordered to “stand down”, caused $100,000
in damage—and to which their “leader”, Yvette Felarca,
said she had “no regrets” over the terror and chaos caused
adding that “the left has been far too timid for way too
long”. Indicating this will change an more violent protests
are on the way.
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If this wasn’t coordinated by a central command and
control center why were the police ordered to stand down?
Who had the power and foreknowledge to do and order
them to do this?
As reported by the New York Post:
Obama is intimately involved in OFA
operations and even tweets from the
group’s account. In fact, he gave marching
orders to OFA foot soldiers following
Trump’s upset victory. Far from sulking,
OFA activists helped organize anti-Trump
marches across US cities, some of which
turned into riots.
“Obama may have in fact coordinated Berkeley riots.”
Most concerning about these radical leftist militant actions
to US Attorney Boente and law enforcement throughout
the land is that the FBI’s investigation into this Berkeley
riot, and the FBI investigation into Berkeley’s mayor
ordering his police forces to stand down, revealed that
BAMN had coordinated their attacks with Obama’s OFA
Oakland, California, office—and may have, in fact, been
ordered by President Obama himself.
Even more disturbing about Obama’s OFA radical leftist
affiliations then Berkeley, is their partnering with a group
called Knights for Socialism that has begun teaching
children to chant “Kill Trump” while bashing with
baseball bats effigies of America’s new president.
US District Attorney Boente is allegedly behind the
scenes advocating that a grand jury be impaneled to charge
the former president with treason.
This may not happen because experts warn if that should
occur, it could, most assuredly, plunge the United States
into open civil warfare followed quickly by martial law.
We are at an impasse and what happens in the next few
months will shape Americas future.
What Is Martial Law And How Does It Work?
 Yes, Trump Is Dangerous, But The Unelected Deep State
Trying To Overthrow Him Is Far Worse
Matt Agorist
February 18, 2017
There is a proverbial shit storm brewing in Washington
D.C. right now, and it is separate from the one created by
President Donald Trump. Since Trump took office, his
executive orders have enraged Americans from coast to
coast. While some of them were beneficial, such as ending
the US involvement in TPP, others such as the travel ban
have caused unnecessary turmoil for innocent people.
However, all those orders were conducted in the open and
for all Americans to see — unlike the soft coup being
carried out against Trump in secret by the deep state.
A game is being played with the security of our
country. Pls watch & share this is important.
#DeepState https://t.co/zh8yRbyhjb
— Dennis Kucinich (@Dennis_Kucinich)
February 14, 2017
As Jay Syrmopolous pointed out last week, giving a clear
admission of a soft coup in progress, John Schindler, a
former professor of national security affairs at the U.S.
Naval War College, who spent nearly a decade with the
super-secret National Security Agency as an intelligence
analyst and counterintelligence officer — and who still
maintains deep connections to the intelligence community
— readily admitted that senior elements of the intelligence
community (IC) are engaging in treason against Trump.
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Now we go nuclear. IC war going to new levels.
Just got an EM fm senior IC friend, it began: "He
will die in jail."https://t.co/e6FxCclVqT
— John Schindler (@20committee) February 15,
2017
While there is no textbook definition of what the deep state
is, Glenn Greenwald recently summed it up perfectly,
when he said the deep state, generally refers to the
agencies in Washington that are permanent power factions.
They stay and exercise power even as presidents who are
elected come and go. They typically exercise their power
in secret, in the dark, and so they’re barely subject to
democratic accountability, if they’re subject to it at all. It’s
agencies like the CIA, the NSA and the other intelligence
agencies, that are essentially designed to disseminate
disinformation and deceit and propaganda, and have a long
history of doing not only that,
but also have a long history of the world’s
worst war crimes, atrocities and death
squads.
Amazing populist concern over US deep state
influence that hasn't been seen since the 1970s.
Positive but it's CIA/contractors not UN etc.
pic.twitter.com/ZmeuwOyQTW
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) February
17, 2017
It is important to note that pointing out the deep state
attacking Trump, does not make someone ‘pro-Trump.’
For decades, the behind the scenes government has used
this two-party system to create divide we see right now
and use it to foster distraction to make society think there
is a chance they can affect change.
Amazing battle for dominance is playing out
between the elected US govt & the IC who
consider themselves to be the 'permanent
government'.
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) February
15, 2017
 BREAKING: @Reince’s Gal & @Whitehouse Chief Of
Staff @Kmwalsh_GOP Is Source Of Trump
Leaks To @Nytimes & Others
By Gotnews
Feb 19, 2017

Left: President Donald J. Trump. Right: White House Chief of Staff

Reince Priebus. Photographs by Michael Vadon and by Gage
Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff and #NeverTrump

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“Everyone knows not to talk to her in the
White House unless you want to see it in
the press,” says a source close to the
president. “The only question is whether or
not she’s doing it at the behest of [White
House Chief of Staff] Reince Priebus or if
she’s doing it to advance herself in DC
media circles.”
One source in particular stands out: Walsh is close to
Maggie Habberman, a New York Times reporter who wrote
fawning pro-Republican National Committee stories
during the presidential election. Walsh has also planted
stories in The Washington Post and Politico.
Walsh is referred to as “Madame President” in the White
House, says a senior aide.
“It isn’t a compliment.”
Walsh would have significant access as she controls the
president’s schedule. There’s also reportedly a trove of e-
mails where Katie Walsh and Reince Priebus discuss how
to rid themselves of Trump, according to a former
#NeverTrump consultant.
“The president and his allies have been
deliberately feeding her fake information in
order to find her network,” says a source
close to the president’s family. “It’s been
going well.”
Walsh was a #NeverTrump Republican during the
campaign. Neither Walsh nor her family were supporters
during the campaign, says a source from Walsh’s
hometown of St. Louis.
A White House investigation is planned into Walsh, who
couldn’t be reached for comment.

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 Obama’s Domestic Terrorism
Manual Vows To Overthrow Trump
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
Posted On February 19, 2017
Barack Obama is behind a domestic terrorism manual
being used by tens of thousands of agitators that aims
to ‘overthrow the Trump presidency’.
Organizing for Action (OFA), was founded by Obama and
has recently published a new training manual that
advocates violently bullying lawmakers to undermine and
oust President Trump.
Nypost.com reports:
In a new Facebook post, OFA calls on
activists to mobilize against Republicans
from now until Feb. 26, when
“representatives are going to be in their
home districts.”
The protesters disrupted town halls earlier
this month, including one held in Utah by
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz,
who was confronted by hundreds of angry
demonstrators claiming to be his
constituents.
The manual, published with OFA partner
“Indivisible,” advises protesters to go into
halls quietly so as not to raise alarms, and
“grab seats at the front of the room but do
not all sit together.” Rather, spread out in
pairs to make it seem like the whole room
opposes the Republican host’s positions.
“This will help reinforce the impression of
broad consensus.” It also urges them to
ask “hostile” questions — while keeping “a
firm hold on the mic” — and loudly boo the
the GOP politician if he isn’t “giving you
real answers.”
“Express your concern [to the event’s
hosts] they are giving a platform to pro-
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Trump authoritarianism, racism, and
corruption,” it says.
The goal is to make Republicans, even
from safe districts, second-guess their
support for the Trump agenda, and to
prime “the ground for the 2018 midterms
when Democrats retake power.”
“Even the safest [Republican] will be
deeply alarmed by signs of organized
opposition,” the document states, “because
these actions create the impression that
they’re not connected to their district and
not listening to their constituents.”
After the event, protesters are advised to feed video
footage to local and national media.
“Unfavorable exchanges caught on video
can be devastating” for Republican
lawmakers, it says, when “shared through
social media and picked up by local and
national media.” After protesters gave
MSNBC, CNN and the networks footage of
their dust-up with Chaffetz, for example,
the outlets ran them continuously, forcing
Chaffetz to issue statements defending
himself.
The manual also advises protesters to flood “Trump-
friendly” lawmakers’ Hill offices with angry phone calls
and emails demanding the resignation of top White House
adviser Steve Bannon.
A script advises callers to complain:
“I’m honestly scared that a known racist
and anti-Semite will be working just feet
from the Oval Office … It is everyone’s
business if a man who promoted white
supremacy is serving as an adviser to the
president.”
The document provides no evidence to support such
accusations.
Protesters, who may or may not be affiliated with OFA,
are also storming district offices. Last week, GOP Rep.
Dana Rohrabacher blamed a “mob” of anti-Trump activists
for knocking unconscious a 71-year-old female staffer at
his Southern California office. A video of the incident,
showing a small crowd around an opening door, was less
conclusive.
Separately, OFA, which is run by ex-Obama officials and
staffers, plans to stage 400 rallies across 42 states this year
to attack Trump and Republicans over ObamaCare’s
repeal.
“This is a fight we can win,” OFA recently
told its foot soldiers. “They’re starting to
waver.”
On Thursday, Trump insisted he’s moving ahead with
plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which
has ballooned health-insurance premiums and deductibles.
“Obamacare is a disaster, folks,” he said, adding that
activists protesting its repeal are hijacking GOP town halls
and other events.
“They fill up our rallies with people that you
wonder how they get there,” the president
said. “But they’re not the Republican
people that our representatives are
representing.”
As The Post reported, OFA boasts more than 250 offices
nationwide and more than 32,000 organizers, with another
25,000 actively under training. Since November, it’s
beefed up staff and fundraising, though as a “social
welfare” non-profit, it does not have to reveal its donors.
These aren’t typical Black Lives Matter or Occupy Wall
Street marchers, but rather professionally trained
organizers who go through a six-week training program
similar to the training — steeped in Alinsky agitation
tactics — Obama received in Chicago when he was a
community organizer.
.
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Chicago socialist Saul Alinsky, known by the left as “the
father of community organizing,” taught radicals to “rub
raw the sores of discontent” and create the conditions for a
“revolution.” He dedicated his book, “Rules for
Radicals,” to “Lucifer.” Michelle Obama quoted from the
book when she helped launch OFA in 2013.
Obama appears to be behind the anti-Trump protests. He
praised recent demonstrations against Trump’s travel ban.
And last year, after Trump’s upset victory, he personally
rallied OFA troops to “protect” his legacy in a conference
call.
“Now is the time for some organizing,” he
said. “So don’t mope” over the election
results.
He promised OFA activists he would soon join them in the
fray.
“Understand that I’m going to be
constrained in what I do with all of you until
I am again a private citizen, but that’s not
so far off,” he said. “You’re going to see me
early next year, and we’re going to be in a
position where we can start cooking up all
kinds of great stuff.”
Added the ex-president:
“I promise you that next year Michelle and I
are going to be right there with you, and the
clouds are going to start parting, and we’re
going to be busy. I’ve got all kinds of
thoughts and ideas about it, but this isn’t
the best time to share them.
“Point is, I’m still fired up and ready to go,
and I hope that all of you are, as well.”
 Jay Sekulow: Obama Should Be "Held Accountable"
For The "Soft Coup" Against Trump
By Tyler Durden
Feb 18, 2017 11:11 PM
In light of the recent flurry of leaks by the so-called "deep
state", which includes such agencies as the NSA and FBI
and which last week lead to the resignation of Mike Flynn
after a phone recording of his phone conversation with the
Russian ambassador was leaked to the WaPo and other
anti-Trump publications, an article published on January
12 by the NYT has generated renewed interest. One month
ago, the NYT reported that
"In its final days, the Obama administration
expanded the power of the National
Security Agency to share globally
intercepted personal communications
with the government’s 16 other
intelligence agencies before applying
privacy protections."
The new rules significantly relax longstanding limits on
what the N.S.A. may do with the information gathered by
its most powerful surveillance operations, which are
largely unregulated by American wiretapping laws. These
include collecting satellite transmissions, phone calls and
emails that cross network switches abroad, and messages
between people abroad that cross domestic network
switches. The change means that far more officials will be
searching through raw data. Essentially, the government is
reducing the risk that the N.S.A. will fail to recognize that
a piece of information would be valuable to another
agency, but increasing the risk that officials will see
private information about innocent people.
While previously the N.S.A. filtered information before
sharing intercepted communications with another agency,
like the C.I.A. or the intelligence branches of the F.B.I.
and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and
furthermore N.S.A.’s analysts passed on only information
they deemed pertinent, screening out the identities of
innocent people and irrelevant personal information,
following passage of Obama's 11th hour rule,
"other intelligence agencies will be able
to search directly through raw
repositories of communications
intercepted by the N.S.A. and then apply
such rules for “minimizing” privacy
intrusions."
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In other words, what until recently was a trickle of private
data captured about US individuals by the NSA with only
a handful of people having full, immersive access,
suddenly became a firehose with thousands of potential
witnesses across 16 other agencies, each of whom
suddenly became a potential source of leaks about
ideological political opponents. And with the universe of
potential "leaking" culprits suddenly exploding
exponentially, good luck finding the responsible party.
However, the implications are far more serious than just
loss of privacy rights.
According to civil right expert and prominent First
Amendement Supreme Court lawyer, Jay Sekulow, what
the agencies did by leaking the Trump Administration
information was not only illegal but "almost becomes a
soft coup", one which was spurred by the last minute rule-
change by Obama, who intentionally made it far easier for
leaks to propagate, and next to impossible to catch those
responsible for the leaks.
This is his explanation:
There was a sea-change here at the NSA
with an order that came from president
Obama 17 days before he left office where
he allowed the NSA who used to control
the data, it now goes to 16 other agencies
and that just festered this whole leaking
situation, and that happened on the way
out, as the president was leaving the office.
Why did the Obama administration wait
until it had 17 days left in their
administration to put this order in place
if they thought it was so important.
They had 8 years, they didn't do it, number one. Number
two, it changed the exiting rule which was an executive
order dating back to Ronald Reagan, that has been in place
until 17 days before the Obama administration was going
to end, that said the NSA gets the raw data, and they
determine dissemination.
Instead, this change that the president put in place, signed
off by the way by James Clapper on December 15, 2016,
signed off by Loretta Lynch the Attorney General January
3, 2017, they decide that now 16 agencies can get the raw
data and what that does is almost creates a shadow
government. You have all these people who are not
agreeing with President Trump's position, so it just festers
more leaks.
If they had a justification for this, wonderful,
why didn't they do it 8 years ago, 4
years ago, 3 years ago. Yet they wait
until 17 days left.
Sekulow confirms, noting that back when only the NSA
had access to this kind of raw data, there would be a very
small amount of people who have access to this kind of
data.
"But this change in the Obama
Administration was so significant that they
allowed dissemination to 16 other
agencies, and we wonder why there's
leaks."
The lawyer's conclusion:

One potential answer: "President Obama, James Clapper,

Loretta Lynch should be held
they knew they had a "smoking gun", and accountable for this."
were working to make it easier to enable
the information to be "leaked" despite the Full clip below:
clearly criminal consequences of such
dissemination.

As this point Hannity correctly points out,

"it makes it that much more difficult by

spreading out the information among 16
other agencies, if they want to target or
take away the privacy rights, and illegally
tap the phones, in this case General Flynn,
it's going to be much harder to find the
perpetrator."

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 Why Was The FBI Investigating General Flynn?
By Andrew C. Mccarthy
February 18, 2017 4:00 AM
Flynn at Trump Tower, November 2016 (Reuters photo: Mike Segar)
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was dismissed
amid a torrent of mainstream-media reporting and
disgraceful government leaks (but I repeat myself). Among
the most intriguing was a New York Times report the
morning after Flynn’s resignation, explaining that the
former three-star Army general and head of the Defense
Intelligence Agency was “grilled” by FBI agents “about a
phone call he had had with Russia’s ambassador.”
No fewer than seven veteran Times reporters contributed
to the story, the Gray Lady having dedicated more
resources to undermining the Trump administration than
the Republican Congress has to advancing Trump’s
agenda. Remarkably, none of the able journalists appears
to have asked a screamingly obvious question — a
question that would have been driving press coverage had
an Obama administration operative been in the Bureau’s
hot seat.
On what basis was the FBI investigating General Flynn?
To predicate an investigation under FBI guidelines, there
must be good-faith suspicion that (a) a federal crime has
been or is being committed, (b) there is a threat to
American national security, or (c) there is an opportunity
to collect foreign intelligence relevant to a priority
established by the executive branch. These categories
frequently overlap — e.g., a terrorist will typically commit
several crimes in a plot that threatens national security, and
when captured he will be a source of foreign intelligence.
Categories (a) and (b) are self-explanatory. It is category
(c), intelligence collection, that is most pertinent to our
consideration of Flynn.
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At first blush, this category seems limitless: unmooring
government investigators from the constraints that
normally confine their intrusions on our liberty (e.g.,
snooping, search warrants, interrogations) to situations in
which there is real reason to suspect unlawful or dangerous
activity. Intelligence collection, after all, is just the
gathering of information that can be refined into a reliable
basis for decisions by policymakers.
As we shall see, it is not limitless. But we should
understand why it needs to be broad.
Most people think of the FBI as a federal police
department that does gumshoe detective work, albeit at a
high level and with peerless forensic capabilities. That,
indeed, is how I thought of the FBI for my first eight years
as a federal prosecutor, before I began investigating
terrorism cases and became acquainted with the FBI’s
night job. Turns out the FBI’s house has a whole other
wing, separate and apart from its criminal-investigation
division. Back in pre-9/11 days, this side of the house was
called the foreign counter-intelligence division. Now, it is
the national-security branch. Whatever the name, it is our
domestic security service, protecting the nation against
hostile foreign activity — espionage, other hostile
intelligence ops, terrorism, acquisition of technology and
components of weapons of mass destruction, and so on.
Most of the national-security branch’s work is done in
secret, never intended to see the light of day in courtroom
prosecutions. In some countries, including Britain,
domestic security is handled by an agency (MI5)
independent of domestic law enforcement (MI6). In our
country, it is handled by a single agency, the FBI, based on
the assumption (a sound one in my opinion) that the two
missions are interrelated and that one can leverage the
other more easily under one roof.
The FBI also has the foreign-intelligence gig because the
Bureau is fully constrained by the Constitution and other
federal law. Our other intelligence agencies — the best
example is the CIA — are prohibited from “spying” inside
the United States, largely because their foreign operations
are outside the jurisdiction and fetters of American law.
We understand that our security requires that our domestic
security service have wide intelligence-gathering latitude;
but we do not permit it to be limitless — it must respect
our constitutional rights.
So how do we make sure the FBI does that if we’re giving
it license to investigate people even when it does not
suspect a crime or a threat? We do it by dividing the
subjects of its intelligence investigations into three
classifications and giving the FBI commonsense authority
to deal with each.
1. Aliens acting as overt foreign agents
The first classification, and the easiest to grasp, consists of
aliens who overtly work as foreign agents. Such a person
— for example, Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador
with whom General Flynn communicated — is a non-
American (i.e., one who does not have the full-blown
constitutional rights of an American citizen) and is openly
acting on behalf of a foreign regime — in the case of
Russia, a regime notoriously hostile to U.S. interests.
Clearly, there is no problem with his being targeted by the
FBI for intelligence-gathering purposes.
Note that, because the FBI is constrained by federal law,
even overt foreign operatives have significant protections.
It is still necessary, for example, for the FBI to get a
judicial warrant to search a foreign agent’s home or
intercept his phone and e-mail communications — and
more on those warrants momentarily. Within the wide
parameters of federal law, though, the FBI is free to
monitor an overt foreign operative’s activities very
aggressively, even when there is no suspicion of criminal
wrongdoing or national-security threats. The presumption
that our government is entitled to observe what foreign
governments are up to on our soil is sufficient — and, of
course, American officials operating overseas are routinely
monitored by host governments (most of which are not so
fastidious about civil liberties).
2. Americans acting as foreign agents — overt and
covert
The second classification is more complicated: American
citizens who act as agents of foreign powers. Contrary to
the legal illiteracy dismayingly peddled by Fox News from
time to time, one can be an American citizen and
nonetheless be an agent of a foreign power, and therefore
subject to investigation under the FBI’s foreign-
intelligence-gathering authority, even if there is no
suspicion of criminal wrongdoing.
The easy example in this second classification is an
American who openly and formally declares himself to be
a foreign agent. Many Americans do work for and
advocate on behalf of foreign regimes. Our law mandates
that they register with the Justice Department. They must
make periodic disclosures detailing their relationship with
the relevant foreign country, their activities on its behalf,
the financial arrangements, and so on. The FBI is free to
investigate such American foreign agents just as it
investigates alien foreign agents; in fact, the point of the
disclosure requirements is to make the foreign-intelligence
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something our government can passively collect rather
than expend investigative resources to gather.
The more complex example is Americans who act as
covert foreign agents. The detection of these Americans is
obviously tougher but of greater urgency. After all, if their
activities on behalf of foreign powers were benign, they
would not be acting covertly — and here it is worth
pointing out that, under federal law, “foreign powers” are
not just other countries; they include international terrorist
organizations. Some of the terrorists I prosecuted in the
1990s, for example, were American citizens (some born as
such, some naturalized) who were operatives of foreign
jihadist cells.
Whether they are Americans or aliens, covert foreign
agents merit heightened scrutiny, such as eavesdropping
on phone calls and e-mails, or “sneak and peek” searches
(when agents covertly look around a home or office,
maybe take pictures and plant bugs, but don’t leave
evidence that they’ve been there). To get that kind of
authority, as presaged above, the FBI and Justice
Department must seek warrants from the secret court
established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (the FISA Court).
This requires a showing of probable cause. Significantly,
this does not mean probable cause that a crime has been or
is being committed — the traditional law-enforcement
standard. Under FISA, the government must show
probable cause that the target of its surveillance is acting
as an agent of a foreign power. Libertarians complain that
this is a lower standard, a sinister pretext to make it easier
to hassle Americans in the absence of evidence that
they’ve broken the law. But it is not a lower standard; it is
the same standard (probable cause) for making a different
showing (that one is a foreign agent). If you are a covert
foreign agent, it should be easier for the FBI to investigate
you, especially when it is doing so under judicial
oversight.
3. Americans who are not foreign agents but may
possess foreign intelligence Covering overt and covert
foreign agents does not complete the FBI’s intelligence
mosaic.
There are many Americans who do not act on behalf of
foreign regimes but who are possessed of information that
would be of great value to the FBI in understanding what
foreign powers are up to — owing, for example, to their
travels, business dealings, or academic concentrations.
Plainly, we want the FBI to be able to seek this
information. Yet we don’t want these Americans to be
investigated — they should be thanked, not hassled. So
how should our fellow citizens in this wholly innocent
classification be handled? The FBI’s guidelines for
domestic operations strike the right balance: “The FBI
should . . . operate openly and consensually with U.S.
persons to the extent practicable when collecting foreign
intelligence that does not concern criminal activities or
threats to the national security.”
Openly and consensually. That means FBI agents should
tell Americans in this “non-foreign agent” classification
that they are not under investigation or suspicion, and that
their voluntary cooperation is requested to help the FBI
protect the country against potentially harmful foreign
activities. They should not be “grilled” as if they were
suspects.
General Flynn’s situation That brings us back, finally, to
General Flynn. Anonymous intelligence officials (a
category that may include the FBI — though we do not
know who the leakers are) outrageously revealed to the
New York Times that Flynn was subjected to FBI
interrogation (“grilled,” the Times says) and that the
Justice Department suspects that Flynn did not provide
truthful, accurate information. That does not sound like a
cordial, “open and consensual” conversation. It sounds like
an investigation.
Why would Flynn be the subject of an investigation by the
FBI and the Justice Department?
We are told that the FBI was monitoring the phone calls of
Russian ambassador Kislyak under FISA. Makes sense —
he’s an overt foreign agent from a hostile government.
Flynn called Kislyak on December 29, 2016. It was not a
nefarious communication: Flynn was a top adviser of then-
president-elect Trump, a part of the Trump transition team,
and just three weeks from formally becoming the new
president’s national-security adviser. His communications
with Kislyak were just some of the many conversations
Flynn was having with foreign officials.
The call to Kislyak, of course, was intercepted. No doubt
the calls of other American officials who have perfectly
valid reasons to call Russian diplomats have been
intercepted. It is the FBI’s scrupulous practice to keep the
identities of such interceptees confidential. So why single
Flynn out for identification, and for investigation? FBI
agents did not need to “grill” Flynn in order to learn about
the call — they had a recording of the call.
They also knew there was nothing untoward about the call.
We know that from the Times report — a report that
suggests an unseemly conjoining of investigative power to
partisan politics.
The report informs us that as the FBI set its sights on
Flynn, its agents were consulting with “Obama advisers.”
Interesting, no? Ever since Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald
Trump on November 8, Obama’s Democratic party had
been pushing a narrative that “Putin hacked the election.”
The narrative continues to have two major flaws. First,
while the Russian dictator may have preferred Trump to
Clinton, there is no evidence that his Russian regime did
anything to compromise the voting process. The media-
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Democrat complex has desperately sought to obscure this
problem by emphasizing Putin’s likely role in publicizing
embarrassing Democratic e-mail communications.
Notwithstanding Democratic talking points, that is a far
cry from “hacking” the voting process.
The second flaw is that, although Trump has made
disturbingly flattering remarks about Putin, there is no
evidence his campaign has given or promised Russia any
actual accommodation in exchange for Putin’s favor.
Democrats hope to erase this problem by finding
something, anything, that could be spun as a quid pro quo.
Obviously, they hoped the Flynn–Kislyak conversation
would answer their prayers. No such luck. As the Times
puts it:
Obama officials asked the FBI if a quid pro quo had been
discussed on the call, and the answer came back no,
according to one of the officials, who like others asked not
to be named discussing delicate communications. The
topic of sanctions came up, they were told, but there was
no deal.
Asked not to be named discussing delicate
communications. That’s a good one. Let me translate: The
officials don’t want you to know who they are because
they are corrupt — (a) FISA intercepts are classified, so
disclosing them to the press is a crime; (b) by revealing the
Flynn–Kislyak conversation to the press, the “officials”
inform the Russians that whatever countermeasures they
are taking against U.S. surveillance have failed, assuring
that the Russians will alter their tactics, making the job of
our honorable intelligence agents more difficult; and (c)
the FBI’s investigative powers are not supposed to be put
in in the service of a political party’s effort to advance a
partisan storyline, like “Putin hacked the election.”
So since there was no impropriety in Flynn’s call to the
Russian ambassador, why did the Bureau continue
investigating Flynn? Why did FBI agents interrogate him?
According to press reports of other rogue intelligence
leaks, the FBI was sicced on Flynn after Trump officials
gave inaccurate public statements about his conversation
with Kislyak, to wit: They said that it had not touched on
the punitive actions President Obama took against Russia
on the same day the conversation took place, when in fact
there had been some discussion of that topic — which the
FBI and Justice Department knew from the recording.
Specifically, Flynn denied any discussion of these
sanctions, unnamed Trump officials denied it to the
Washington Post, Vice President Pence denied it in a CBS
interview shortly before the inauguration, and finally
White House spokesman Sean Spicer denied it again on
January 23. According to the Times, it was the Spicer
denial that triggered the FBI’s interrogation. It was as if
the Bureau and Justice Department intentionally waited to
pounce until Trump was in power — which meant that any
misstatement could now be framed as a false
representation by the sitting president.
But just ask anyone who knows that you can’t keep your
health-care plan and your doctor if you like them, that the
Benghazi massacre was not caused by a video, that the IRS
really did harass Americans over their political beliefs, and
that Iran will be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.
Anyone who knows those things — that would be all of us
— also must know that misleading statements by
presidential administrations, even egregious ones, are not
grounds for FBI investigations. They are left to the
political process to sort out, and we don’t want the FBI
turned into a political weapon.
So how come the FBI got involved here?
Is the FBI saying that Mike Flynn is an agent of a foreign
power? A covert Russian operative? That would be absurd.
As I’ve detailed, Flynn is on record — unambiguously, in
the core theme in his bestselling book — urging
Americans to view Russia as an implacable enemy of the
United States that must be checked. Now, are you unhappy
— as I am unhappy — with the Trump administration’s
blandishments toward the murderous, anti-American Putin
regime? Sure . . . but that does not make Flynn and other
Trump officials Russian agents — any more than Obama is
an Iranian agent. Again, political disagreement is not a
rationalization for drawing a ridiculous legal conclusion
(“maybe he’s a ‘foreign agent’”) as a pretext for an
investigation by the FBI.
Fear of blackmail? That is a theory purportedly advanced
by former acting attorney general Sally Yates, an Obama
political hack who was eventually fired for insubordination
by Trump (who had foolishly retained her). The blackmail
theory is almost too stupid to regurgitate. If you can follow
this, the idea is that the Russians knew that Flynn withheld
information about his Kislyak call from the Trump
administration and was therefore vulnerable to extortion —
i.e., the Russians could expose his concealment if he didn’t
do their bidding. It should go without saying that
blackmail works only if the compromising information is
not in the possession of the aggrieved party. Here, the
United States — i.e., the Trump administration itself —
had a recording of the Flynn–Kislyak call, a fact that both
Russia and Flynn (who is deeply versed in intelligence
craft) had to know was highly likely.
Finally, there’s Flynn’s supposed potential criminal
violation of the 1799 Logan Act. Recall what we said at
the start: The FBI’s criminal investigation and domestic
security functions overlap. If there is not a valid foreign-
intelligence basis to investigate someone, a potential law
violation could do the trick. But . . . the Logan Act? Are
you kidding?
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The statute is a discredited relic of the President John
Adams administration’s over-criminalization of political
speech on the grounds of its purported seditiousness. It is a
highly dubious prohibition against foreign-policy
freelancing by American citizens acting without executive-
branch permission. As Jeremy Duda comprehensively
explains in the Washington Post, in its 218-year history,
there has been just a single Logan Act prosecution, ever —
an unsuccessful, aborted charge brought in 1803 by an
Adams-appointed U.S. attorney.
It is not enough to say it is ludicrous to contemplate a
Logan Act prosecution against a transition official who
was the incoming national-security adviser over a phone
call with a foreign ambassador. Beyond that, we must refer
to the high-profile July 2016 press conference held by FBI
director James Comey.
In contrast to General Flynn, as to whom there is no
evidence of criminal wrongdoing, there was a Mount
Olympus of damning proof that Hillary Clinton committed
felony violations of a law against mishandling classified
information. Yet Director Comey concluded that “no
reasonable prosecutor” would consider indicting Mrs.
Clinton. Why? Because behavior of the type in which she
engaged is never prosecuted. Now it happens that Comey
was wrong about Clinton — to make his assertion, he had
to paint a narrowly skewed picture of her misconduct and
ignore several prosecutions of military officials for far less
serious violations. Nevertheless, he does run the Bureau,
and so we must assume that his explicit guidance governs
its investigative standards: “Responsible decisions . . .
consider the context of a person’s actions, and how similar
situations have been handled in the past.”
If that is the standard, there was no conceivable chance
that Flynn could ever be prosecuted for a Logan Act
violation. Using the Logan Act as a pretext for
interrogation would have been improper.
And Flynn is not a foreign agent. And there was no need
to “grill” him over the contents of a conversation of which
the FBI and Justice Department already had a recording.
And the FBI has no business probing the veracity of public
statements made by presidential administrations for
political purposes — something it certainly resisted doing
during the Obama administration.
There appears to have been no foreign-intelligence or
criminal-investigative purpose served by the FBI’s
interrogation of General Flynn. It is easy to see why
Democrats would want to portray Flynn’s contact with the
Russian ambassador as worthy of an FBI investigation. But
why did the FBI and the Justice Department investigate
Flynn — and why did “officials” make sure the press
found out about it?
 US Establishment Forcing
Trump To 'Copy Obama's Foreign Policy'
© AP Photo/ Saul Loeb/Pool - Politics
16:55 18.02.2017
Speaking with Radio Sputnik, Russian
lawmaker Alexei Pushkov commented
on the pressure currently being
mounted on United States President
Donald Trump. According to Pushkov,
Trump’s opponents want to tie his
hands, especially in relations with
Russia.
Political elites in Washington will try to do everything
possible to neutralize President Trump, putting him in a
situation in which he would not be able to act
independently, according to senior member of the Russian
parliament's upper house Alexey Pushkov.
According to the lawmaker, in fact Trump is now being
forced to continue the policy of his predecessor Barack
Obama.
Pushkov pointed out that the recent resignation of General
Michael Flynn from the post of the US presidential
administration’s national security advisor should be
considered in the very same context.
Flynn resigned on Monday after media reported based
on illegal leaks of classified information that he had misled
senior US officials about the extent of his talks
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with Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak
before Trump's inauguration.
"This was a very heavy blow to Trump.
Three weeks after his inauguration, Trump
now resembles a man who cannot
withstand the pressure being mounted
on him. His executive orders are
suspended, his policy is in limbo. Certain
forces behind the scenes in Washington
are blocking Trump’s decisions. […] This is
a blow to the presidential powers. He was
forced to accept Flynn’s resignation,"
Pushkov said in an interview with Radio
Sputnik.
The lawmaker contemplated that the pressure on President
Donald Trump will persist.
"I think that they [the US establishment] will
try to turn Trump into a copy of Barack
Obama, in terms of foreign policy,"
Pushkov noted.
According to him, opponents are blocking Trump’s
initiatives on a range of crucial matters, including US
relations with NATO and cooperation with Russia
against terrorism. They want Trump to embrace the same
approach on those issues as the Obama administration had.
"It seems that political elites in Washington
are doing everything to make Trump bound
hand and foot. They want to put him
in such conditions so he would be unable
to act independently. This doesn’t mean he
would be an exact copy of Obama, but his
Republican opponents and the Democrats
want him to preserve the main parameters
of Obama’s foreign policy," Pushkov
concluded.
 Trump Returns To Campaign Mode, Rallying Supporters,
Attacking Foes, Promising A Greater America
Foxnews.Com
Published February 18, 2017
President Trump returned Saturday to campaign mode --
holding a rally in a Florida airport hangar in which he
again railed against the “dishonest media” and repeated his
promises to build a “beautiful” border wall, replace
“disastrous” ObamaCare and other familiar lines that
rallied him to an unexpected White House win.
The roughly 50-minute speech outside Melbourne, Florida,
was quintessential Trump -- with the president vowing to
help disillusioned Americans find better jobs and live
safer, while attacking the news media for unfavorable
stories and calling it “a big part of the problem” toward his
mission to “make America great again.”
“I am here to tell you about our great
progress … and our incredible plans for our
future,” said Trump, who since officially
taking over the White House in late-
January has been unable to hold
campaign-style rallies. “I am here because
I want to be among my friends and among
my people. This was truly a great
movement.”
Trump essentially picked up from where he left off during
Thursday’s freewheeling, 77-minute press conference in
which he accused reporters of knowingly writing incorrect
stories to hurt his young administration and perpetuating
damaging “fake news.”
“I also want to talk to you without the filters
of fake news,” Trump told the estimated
crowd of 9,000 at the Orlando Melbourne
International Airport near Melbourne. “They
have their own agenda.”
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On Saturday, he also repeated what he said Thursday about
his administration running like a “fine-tuned machine” and
that he inherited “one big mess,” knocking back criticism
about a rocky start and suggestions that he and his
administration are working in coordination with Russia.
The Republican president visited Florida nearly two dozen
times during the 2016 presidential campaign, winning the
state after President Obama’s 2008 and 2012 victories.
“Thank you,” he said. “This is a state where
we all had great victory together.”
The rally, which included about 2,500 protesters outside,
also included the kind of unscripted, unconventional stage-
craft that riveted voters for roughly 18 months.
This time, first lady Melania Trump started the rally with
The Lord’s Prayer. And Trump brought supporter Gene
Huber on stage to speak, then admitted such impromptu
acts rattle the Secret Service agents who protect him.
Big rowdy events were the hallmark of Trump's winning
presidential campaign.
He has continued to do them, although with smaller
crowds, throughout the early part of the transition, during
what he called a "thank you" tour.
But until this week, Trump has mostly relied on Twitter to
sidestep reporters and on spokespeople, who have
struggled at times to deliver his agenda -- including plans
to temporarily ban travel from seven mostly Muslim
nations -- to a largely combative press corps.
The event Saturday was put on by Trump's campaign,
rather than the White House.
“I hear your demands. I hear your voices,”
Trump said. “And I promise you, I will
deliver.”
Asked if the rally was for the 2020 election, spokeswoman
Sarah Huckabee Sanders called it "a campaign rally for
America."
Asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if a campaign
rally was too early, Trump said that "life is a campaign"
and that making America great again is a campaign. He
added that "it's not easy, especially when we're also
fighting the press and the media."
The speech was not without Trump’s familiar, tough talk
on crime, border security, radical Islamic terrorism and
illegal immigration, too.
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“I know you want safer neighborhoods where the streets
belong to families and communities, not gang members
and drug dealers who right now, as I speak, are being
thrown out of the country and will not be let back in,” he
said. “We will have strong borders. … Get them to hell out
of here.”
 How Can We Get Rid Of Trump?
Nicholas Kristof
FEB. 18, 2017
Inauguration Day in downtown Washington. Credit Spencer
Platt/Getty Images
We’re just a month into the Trump presidency, and already
so many are wondering: How can we end it?
One poll from Public Policy Polling found that as many
Americans — 46 percent — favor impeachment of
President Trump as oppose it. Ladbrokes, the betting
website, offers even odds that Trump will resign or leave
office through impeachment before his term ends.
Sky Bet, another site, is taking wagers on whether Trump
will be out of office by July.
There have been more than 1,000 references to
“Watergate” in the news media in the last week, according
to the Nexis archival site, with even some conservatives
calling for Trump’s resignation or warning that he could be
pushed out. Dan Rather, the former CBS News anchor who
covered Watergate, says that Trump’s Russia scandal isn’t
now at the level of Watergate but could become at least as
big.
Maybe things will settle down. But what is striking about
Trump is not just the dysfunction of his administration but
also the — vigorously denied — allegations that Trump’s
team may have cooperated with Vladimir Putin to steal the
election. What’s also different is the broad concern that
Trump is both: A) unfit for office, and B) dangerously
unstable. One pro-American leader in a foreign country
called me up the other day and skipped the preliminaries,
starting with:
“What the [expletive] is wrong with your
country?”
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There will be no impeachment in the near term. Dems need
to get over this fantasy and get down to the hard work of
winning in 2018. Only...
So let’s investigate: Is there any way out?
Trump still has significant political support, so the
obstacles are gargantuan. But the cleanest and quickest
way to remove a president involves Section 4 of the 25th
Amendment and has never been attempted. It provides that
the cabinet can, by a simple majority vote, strip the
president of his powers and immediately hand power to the
vice president. The catch is that the ousted president can
object, and in that case Congress must approve the ouster
by a two-thirds vote in each chamber, or the president
regains office.
The 25th Amendment route is to be used when a president
is “unable” to carry out his duties. I asked Laurence Tribe,
the Harvard professor of constitutional law, whether that
could mean not just physical incapacity, but also mental
instability. Or, say, the taint of having secretly colluded
with Russia to steal an election?
Tribe said that he believed Section 4 could be used in such
a situation.
“In the unlikely event that Pence and a
majority of Trump’s bizarre cabinet were to
grow the spine needed to do the right thing
with the process set up by that provision,
we would surely be in a situation where a
very large majority of the public, including a
very substantial percentage of Trump’s
supporters, would back if not insist upon
such a move,” Tribe said. “In that
circumstance, I can’t imagine Trump and
his lawyers succeeding in getting the
federal courts to interfere.”
The better known route is impeachment. But for now it’s
hard to imagine a majority of the House voting to impeach,
and even less conceivable that two-thirds of the Senate
would vote to convict so that Trump would be removed.
Moreover, impeachment and trial in the Senate would drag
on for months, paralyzing America and leaving Trump in
office with his finger on the nuclear trigger.
My take is that unless things get much worse, removal may
be a liberal fantasy. Progressives thought that Trump
would never win the nomination or the election. He
survived the “Access Hollywood” tape and countless
crises that pundits thought would doom him, so it’s not
clear why Republicans would desert him now that he’s
president.
Some people believe that the 2018 midterm elections will
be so catastrophic for the G.O.P. that everyone will be
ready to get rid of him. I’m skeptical. In the Senate, the
map is disastrous for Democrats in 2018: The Republicans
will be defending only eight Senate seats, while Democrats
will in effect be defending 25.
So while Democrats can gnash their teeth, it’ll be up to
Republicans to decide whether to force Trump out. And
that won’t happen unless they see him as ruining their
party as well as the nation.
“The only incentive for Republicans to act
— with or without the cabinet — is the
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same incentive Republicans had in 1974 to
insist on Nixon’s resignation,” Larry Sabato
of the University of Virginia told me. “The
incentive is survival.”
Trump does have one weakness, and it’s parallel to
Nixon’s. Republicans in Congress were willing to oust
Nixon partly because they vastly preferred his vice
president, Gerald Ford — just as congressional
Republicans prefer Mike Pence today.
If I were betting, I’d say we’re stuck with Trump for four
years. But as Sabato says:
“Lots of things about Donald Trump’s
election and early presidency have been
shocking. Why should it stop now?”
And what does it say about a presidency that, just one
month into it, we’re already discussing whether it can be
ended early?
 Intelligence Agencies Worldwide
'Seem To Have Gotten Out Of Control'
© Flickr/ Dennis Skley - World
15:43 18.02.2017(Updated 15:49 18.02.2017)
On Thursday, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel testified on the 2015
espionage scandal involving Germany's
Federal Intelligence Service (BND).
However, according to the member of
the German FDP party Jimmy Schulz,
the German government failed to learn
its lesson and make any conclusions
from the spying scandal.
The politician noted that German Chancellor Angela
Merkel was well prepared for her speech. However, her
statements about "technical and organizational deficits"
within the German intelligence were vague and didn't shed
any light on the issue.
"It seems that intelligence agencies all
around the world got out of control. This
applies not only to the NSA, but also,
probably, to a number of other countries
that clearly lost control of their services and
are not aware of what they are doing. Such
conclusion can be made following the
statements of Mrs. Merkel, who said that
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she knew absolutely nothing about all
these things," the politician told Sputnik
Germany.
During her testimony, the Chancellor admitted that
in March 2015 she was surprised by the reports about the
BND's spying activities. She also pointed out that reforms
have been implemented to make the intelligence agency
more efficient and transparent.
However, Schulz believes that the activities of the
intelligence should be controlled not only by the
Chancellor's Office, but also by the Parliament. According
to the politician, the control should be exerted by a special
parliamentary institution that will have unlimited access
to BND documents as well as the opportunity to interview
BND employees.
Moreover, the politician suggested that the problem
of espionage could be dealt with on three levels: on a state
level, by private enterprises and individuals themselves.
For instance, Schulz noted that "enterprises should better
watch over where and how their data can be intercepted."
"They should be able to present a clear
scheme (of their vulnerabilities) and take
care of the security of its communications
and its customers," the politician stressed.
In 2015, media reports revealed an unprecedented
espionage scandal in Europe, saying that the BND had
systematically spied on its friends and allies worldwide.
According to Spiegel Online magazine, in many cases the
BND carried out this policy on its initiative and not at the
request of US intelligence.
 Retired Green Beret Warns: Deep State's Utopia Of
Oligarchs Is "Enslavement And Complete
Control Of All Of Mankind"
Submitted By Jeremiah Johnson (Nom De Plume Of A Retired Green Beret Of The United States Army
Special Forces (Airborne)) Via Shtfplan.Com,
Feb 18, 2017 7:25 PM
In past articles the fact of a long struggle was mentioned
and how it ties in with the current first year of the
President’s administration. The struggle is not merely to
overcome the executive actions and orders of Obama. The
true battle is to remove the Marxists from bureaucratic
fiefs established by Obama for carryover into the current
administration and to deflect and negate their attacks and
the attacks of others.
The circuit court in San Francisco and the Department of
Justice have been waging a seesaw-type of battle over the
executive order signed by the President. The order’s intent
is to stem the illegal aliens and foreigners entering the U.S.
from Middle Eastern nations either openly hostile to or
providing the highest probability (intentionally or
indirectly) for terrorists to enter the country.
This makes perfect sense, and because it
does, one can easily see that only those
hell-bent on weakening the U.S. and
fostering infiltration would be against
the order: those Marxists of the Left
labeled as “Democrats” and calling
themselves “Progressives.”
They are not alone: they are aided by
the Left-Right, which is even worse.
The Left-Right are those masquerading as Republican
Conservatives, when they are Marxist-Leftists and
proponents of Global Governance and the New World
Order. They are the Paul Ryans, the Mitch McConnells,
and the Newt Gingriches. They are the pseudo-Republican
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politico’s in office presently and in the past who have
those CFR slots and are working toward their fantasy:
The Utopia of Oligarchs.
Even if they do not overtly act on behalf
of the Marxists, they have been
guilty…numerous times…of enabling
the Marxists through the complacency
of inactivity.
They do not simply wish to derail the
actions of President Trump: it is a much
larger concept than that. They see
themselves as “partners” with the Left
in the same game: to establish an elitist
politico-oligarchic ruling class, broken
down into divisions throughout the
globe for ethno-cultural manipulation,
yet with the same end-state.
That goal is the enslavement and complete control of all of
mankind with the elitists ensconced as the ruling moneyed
class. They see themselves as the educated, sensible
minority with tender sensibilities and true humanistic
views…who must…must…take a stand in the globalist
crusade against the barbaric Neanderthals of the proletariat
and populist serfs.
This new President has taken more action and more rapidly
than even President Reagan did when he took office, and
that is saying something. Even those globalists playing the
part of conservatives are knuckling under in lock step,
shivering internally: A President is in the White House that
can turn these bedbugs out of the mattress and burn them.
This new President quietly and without fanfare made it a
point to be there for the SEAL who was killed in Yemen as
his casket was brought back home.
That should speak volumes on the
caliber of the man who is in the White
House.
Everything that he does is attacked by the media and
disparaged by the leftists. Even the removal of Dodd-
Frank (let’s remember…that was Christopher Dodd and
Barney Frank…two troglodytes…who came up with that
one) is sneered at. The executive order to halt the illegals
from potential hotbeds of Middle Eastern terrorism is
challenged by states packed with liberals and also by the
business and industry oligarchs who would rather the U.S.
be vulnerable if they can continue to hire “tax-free” day-
laborers for less than minimum wage with impunity.
Senator John McCain (R- AZ) wants to go
to war with Russia and he wants to
reshape eastern Europe. McCain and
Lindsey Graham were instrumental in the
Obama-ordered and sanctioned coup d’état
that brought down Ukraine’s government
and president and installed a U.S. puppet
picked by Victoria Nuland. McCain hasn’t
stopped: he’s just been “on hold” to see
where he can take footing when the dust
settles from the initial Trump shakeup.
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In previous articles, it was mentioned how critical this first
6 months to one year-period in office is for the President,
namely because of the midterm elections.
If the public does not see results, they
could very well change the complexion
and composition of Congress in 2018
and the Republicans could lose control
of either one of or both houses of
Congress.
The President realizes this, and he is moving swiftly.
The public will also see that he is doing good things, and
that it is the Democrats who are attempting to obstruct his
efforts. This will carry the Republicans through in the
midterm elections, and thus all legislative efforts by the
President will be able to be enacted. It’s a tough fight and
at times it’s uphill, but he started out well, and right…and
the Democrats won’t be able to hold him off.
 F-15s Cause Sonic Boom Over Palm Beach
In Scramble To Intercept Unresponsive Aircraft
By Tyler Durden
Feb 18, 2017 12:18 PM
New Yorkers, and certainly their mayor Bill de Blasio,
complained bitterly about the traffic chaos unleashed by
then president-elect Donald Trump when he used his Fifth
Avenue-located Trump Tower as campaign headquarters,
resulting in logistical and security chaos. Now it's the turn
of Palm Beach, where Trump resides on most weekends in
his Mar-A-Lago "Winter White House" (at a cost to
taxpayers of approximately $3 million per trip).
On Friday evening, two F-15s caused a sonic boom as they
were scrambled from their base in Homestead, Florida, to
intercept an unresponsive general aviation aircraft that
flew near Palm Beach during a stay by President Trump at
Mar-a-Lago, Fox News reported. The jets flew at
supersonic speeds the North American Aerospace Defense
Command, NORAD, said in a statement leading to started
residents confused by the loud noise.
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The two fighters were able to establish communication
with the aircraft. This incident occured at about 7 p.m. ET.
No further details were immediately available. "The intent
of military intercepts is to have the identified aircraft re-
establish communications with local FAA air traffic
controllers and instruct the pilot to follow air traffic
controllers' instructions to land safely for follow-on
action," the statement read.
"The intent of military intercepts is to have
the identified aircraft re-establish
communications with local FAA air traffic
controllers and instruct the pilot to follow air
traffic controllers' instructions to land safely
for follow-on action," the statement read.
This was the latest airborne incident involving President
Trump Earlier this month, a private plane got within 2
nautical miles of Air Force One, which is closer than
permitted, while flying over Florida and the incident is
being investigated by authorities, Bloomberg reported.
The planes were flying on a parallel route and there was no
risk of a collision during the incident, which occurred 30
miles out on Feb. 3, sources told the news agency.
President Trump arrived safely at Palm Beach
International Airport. The report said that when Air Force
One is in flight, Secret Service agents work with FAA
supervisors and monitor for threats.
 Trump Supporters Rally In Downtown
Atlanta With Semi-Automatic Weapons
By Tyler Durden
Feb 18, 2017 8:40 PM

As Trump was preparing to address an audience in Florida
on Saturday afternoon, in a speech which Reuters
summarized as "returning to the campaign trail to attack
the media again and tout his accomplishments in the
friendly atmosphere of a rally with supporters", a group of
supporters gathered for a pro-President Trump rally in
downtown Atlanta armed with semi-automatic weapons.
The crowd met at Centennial Olympic Park. Those there
told Channel 2 Action News that they are part of an area
militia group, III% Security Force, which was also serving
as security for the event.
the rally. He said a permit is required if
there are more than 35 people, but he did
not think that would be the case.
There were no reports of any confrontations or violence
during the rally.
In an interview on its website with one of its founding
members, the "Three Percenter" militia explains that it is
"is comprised of men and women as citizens in esch state
which come together to form a chapter. Each chapter is
classified as being part of the “Unorganized Militia,” we
are officially a civilian volunteer organization.

We will come to the defense of public and private

property, lives, and liberty to exercise God-given rights,
seen plainly in the laws of Nature, and codified in the
Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.

All local laws (not in violation of the U.S. Constitution

and/or State Constitutions) shall be observed by members
of III%SF. Each and every member and personnel within
III%SF shall always conduct himself/herself with
professional aptitude, integrity, and respect of others at all
As WSB-TV reports, members of the militia group said they were times. III%SF and its members shall not and will not ever
there to protect President Trump supporters. cause or create any attempt to attack or overthrow any
"We're using our second amendment rights local, state, or federal department. We will never advocate
to protect the first amendment rights," Chris or promote violence towards any organizations, groups, or
Hill said. persons.
"Throughout the day we're going to have
GSF III% has a zero tolerance policy regarding racial
more people, more Trump supporters come
discrimination. The Constitution says a militia is
to this corner, showing their support for
necessary for the security of the free state. The State of
President Trump. We are going to make
Georgia says the militia is comprised of all males between
sure that these people are safe and have
17 and 45 and physically capable of acting in our common
the right to have their voices heard without
defense.
fear of violence or intimidation from any
opposing groups."
A video showcasing the group is shown below.
Hill said he has seen counter-protesters circling the block,
but he and his group want to make sure things stay
peaceful.

"We want to make it known that this is a

peaceful event and we're going to do
everything in our power to make sure that
remains the case," he said. Hill said he
expected 20 to 30 people to show up for
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 The Stakes For Trump And All Of Us
Paul Craig Roberts
February 18, 2017
We need to understand, and so does President Trump, that
the hoax “war on terror” was used to transform intelligence
agencies, such as the NSA and CIA, and criminal
investigative agencies, such as the FBI, into Gestapo secret
police agencies. Trump is now threatened by these
agencies, because he rejects the neoconservative’s agenda
of US world hegemony that supports the gigantic
military/security annual budget.
Our secret police agencies are busy at work planting
“intelligence” among the presstitute media that Trump is
compromised by “Russian connections” and is a security
threat to the United States. The plan is to make a case in
the media, as was done against President Nixon, and to
force Trump from office. To openly take on a newly
elected president is an act of extraordinary audacity that
implies enormous confidence, or else desperation, on the
part of the police state agencies.
Here you can see CNN openly cooperating with the CIA in
treating wild and irresponsible speculation that Trump is
under Russian influence as if it is an established fact.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46476.htm
The “evidence” provided by CNN and the CIA is a
“report” by the New York Times that, with little doubt, was
planted in the NYT by the CIA.
This is so obvious that it is clear that CNN and the CIA
regard the American people as so gullible as to be
completely stupid.
Glenn Greenwald explains to Amy Goodman that the CIA
is after Trump, because Trump’s announced policy of
reducing the dangerous tensions with Russia conflicts with
the military/security complex’s need for a major enemy.
“The deep state, although there’s no
precise or scientific definition, generally
refers to the agencies in Washington that
are permanent power factions. They stay
and exercise power even as presidents
who are elected come and go. They
typically exercise their power in secret, in
the dark, and so they’re barely subject to
democratic accountability, if they’re subject
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to it at all. It’s agencies like the CIA, the
NSA and the other intelligence agencies,
that are essentially designed to
disseminate disinformation and deceit and
propaganda, and have a long history of
doing not only that, but also have a long
history of the world’s worst war crimes,
atrocities and death squads. This is who
not just people like Bill Kristol, but lots of
Democrats are placing their faith in, are
trying to empower, are cheering for as they
exert power separate and apart from—in
fact, in opposition to—the political officials
to whom they’re supposed to be
subordinate.
“And you go—this is not just about Russia.
You go all the way back to the campaign,
and what you saw was that leading
members of the intelligence community,
including Mike Morell, who was the acting
CIA chief under President Obama, and
Michael Hayden, who ran both the CIA and
the NSA under George W. Bush, were very
outspoken supporters of Hillary Clinton. In
fact, Michael Morell went to The New York
Times, and Michael Hayden went to The
Washington Post, during the campaign to
praise Hillary Clinton and to say that
Donald Trump had become a recruit of
Russia. The CIA and the intelligence
community were vehemently in support of
Clinton and vehemently opposed to Trump,
from the beginning. And the reason was,
was because they liked Hillary Clinton’s
policies better than they liked Donald
Trump’s. One of the main priorities of the
CIA for the last five years has been a proxy
war in Syria, designed to achieve regime
change with the Assad regime. Hillary
Clinton was not only for that, she was
critical of Obama for not allowing it to go
further, and wanted to impose a no-fly zone
in Syria and confront the Russians. Donald
Trump took exactly the opposite view. He
said we shouldn’t care who rules Syria; we
should allow the Russians, and even help
the Russians, kill ISIS and al-Qaeda and
other people in Syria. So, Trump’s agenda
 that he ran on was completely antithetical
to what the CIA wanted. Clinton’s was
exactly what the CIA wanted, and so they
were behind her. And so, they’ve been
trying to undermine Trump for many
months throughout the election. And now
that he won, they are not just undermining
him with leaks, but actively subverting him.
There’s claims that they’re withholding
information from him, on the grounds that
they don’t think he should have it and can
be trusted with it. They are empowering
themselves to enact policy.
“Now, I happen to think that the Trump
presidency is extremely dangerous. You
just listed off in your news—in your
newscast that led the show, many reasons.
They want to dismantle the environment.
They want to eliminate the safety net. They
want to empower billionaires. They want to
enact bigoted policies against Muslims and
immigrants and so many others. And it is
important to resist them. And there are lots
of really great ways to resist them, such as
getting courts to restrain them, citizen
activism and, most important of all, having
the Democratic Party engage in self-
critique to ask itself how it can be a more
effective political force in the United States
after it has collapsed on all levels. That isn’t
what this resistance is now doing. What
they’re doing instead is trying to take
maybe the only faction worse than Donald
Trump, which is the deep state, the CIA,
with its histories of atrocities, and say they
ought to almost engage in like a soft coup,
where they take the elected president and
prevent him from enacting his policies. And
I think it is extremely dangerous to do that.
Even if you’re somebody who believes that
both the CIA and the deep state, on the
one hand, and the Trump presidency, on
the other, are extremely dangerous, as I
do, there’s a huge difference between the
two, which is that Trump was
democratically elected and is subject to
democratic controls, as these courts just
demonstrated and as the media is showing,
as citizens are proving. But on the other
hand, the CIA was elected by nobody.
They’re barely subject to democratic
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controls at all. And so, to urge that the CIA
and the intelligence community empower
itself to undermine the elected branches of
government is insanity. That is a
prescription for destroying democracy
overnight in the name of saving it. And yet
that’s what so many, not just neocons, but
the neocons’ allies in the Democratic Party,
are now urging and cheering. And it’s
incredibly warped and dangerous to watch
them do that.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/4
6476.htm
The United States is now in the extraordinary situation that
the liberal/progressive/left is allied with the deep state
against democracy. The liberal/progressive/left are
lobbying for the impeachment of a president who has
committed no impeachable offense. The neoconservatives
have stated their preference for a deep state coup against
democracy. The media obliges with a constant barrage of
lies, innuendos and disinformation. The insouciant
American public sits there sucking its thumb.
What can Trump do? He can clean out the intelligence
agencies and terminate their license granted by Bush and
Obama to conduct unconstitutional activities. He can use
anti-trust to breakup the media conglomerates that Clinton
allowed to form. If Bush and Obama can on their own
authority subject US citizens to indefinite detention
without due process and if Obama can murder suspect US
citizens without due process of law, Trump can use anti-
trust law to break up the media conglomerates that speak
with one voice against him.
At this point Trump has no alternative but to fight. He can
take down the secret police agencies and the presstitute
media conglomerates, or they will take him down.
Dismissing Flynn was the worse thing to do. He should
have kept Flynn and fired the “leakers” who are actively
using disinformation against him. The NSA would have to
know who the leakers are. Trump should clean out the
corrupt NSA management and install officials who will
identify the leakers. Then Trump should prosecute the
leakers to the full extent of the law.
No president can survive secret police agencies determined
to destroy him. If Trump’s advisers don’t know this,
Trump desperately needs new advisers.
 The FBI Is Pursuing Three Separate Probes Into "Russian
Hacking" Of The Elections
By Tyler Durden
Feb 18, 2017 9:15 PM
While it has been previously documented that the FBI has
launched an investigation into Russian "hacking" of the
elections, today Reuters provided more details on the
ongoing effort to scapegoat Hillary Clinton's loss on the
Kremlin, when it reported that the FBI is pursuing at least
three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking.
The details according to Reuters, which cites unnamed
officials, are as follows:
 the FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber
security investigations, is trying to identify the people
behind breaches of the Democratic National
Committee's computer systems. Those breaches, in
2015 and the first half of 2016, exposed the internal
communications of party officials as the Democratic
nominating convention got underway and helped
undermine support for Hillary Clinton. The Pittsburgh
case has progressed furthest, but Justice Department
officials in Washington believe there is not enough
clear evidence yet for an indictment, two of the sources
said.
 the FBI's San Francisco office is trying to identify the
people who called themselves “Guccifer 2” and posted
emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John
Podesta’s account, the sources said. Those emails
contained details about fundraising by the Clinton
Foundation and other topics.
 FBI counterintelligence agents based in Washington
are pursuing leads from informants and foreign
communications intercepts, two of the people said.
"This counterintelligence inquiry includes but is not
limited to examination of financial transactions by
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Russian individuals and companies who are believed to
have links to Trump associates. The transactions under
scrutiny involve investments by Russians in overseas
entities that appear to have been undertaken through
middlemen and front companies"
Among the topics pursued by the counterintelligence
investigations are the alleged contacts between members of
the Trump campaign and current and former Russian
intelligence officers prior to the November election, as
previously reported by the New York Times.
When reached by Reuters, Scott Smith, the FBI's new
assistant director for cyber crime, declined to comment this
week on which FBI offices were doing what or how far
they had progressed. The White House likewise had no
comment on Friday on the Russian hacking investigations.
A spokesman pointed to a comment Trump made during
the campaign, in which he said: "As far as hacking, I think
it was Russia, but I think we also get hacked by other
countries and other people."
It was unclear if any FBI bureaus were investigating the
leaks emanating from the US government which Donald
Trump repeatedly slammed in the past week, and which
led not only to the resignation of Michael Flynn but to
constant disclosures into the inner workings of the Trump
cabinet. While many of the opponents of the Clinton,
Podesta and Democratic leaks - broadly grouped under the
"Russians hacked the election" umbrella - have slammed
"Russian interference" in the US electoral process, they
have been far less troubled by similar leaks impacting
Trump, and - of course - vice versa.
 London Mayor: No VIP Treatment For Trump
Because Of 'Cruel' Immigration Ban
By Jacqueline Klimas (@Jacqklimas)
2/19/17 3:47 PM
Sadiq Khan said Trump should not get
the VIP perks typically associated with a
state visit. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The mayor of London said on Sunday that the country
"shouldn't be rolling out the red carpet" for President
Trump's visit this year because of his "cruel" immigration
policies.
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Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, made the
remarks just one day before British legislators are planning
to debate whether or not the planned state visit should be
downgraded, the Associated Press reported. Khan
specifically said the U.S. president should not get the VIP
perks typically associated with a state visit because of his
executive order to "ban" people from seven countries from
coming to the U.S. as well as his blocking of refugees.
More than one million people signed an online petition to
prevent Trump from making the state visit. While Trump
will not be uninvited, Parliament will discuss the petition
because it surpassed the 100,000 signature threshold, USA
Today reported.
A state visit to the United Kingdom typically includes
much pageantry and a stay at Buckingham Palace,
according to the report.
 Trump Gets Ready To
Pick John Bolton As Advisor
Kurt Nimmo
February 19, 2017
Picking John Bolton as national security advisor will not
MAGA. Instead, it will open the floodgates for neocons
chomping at the bit to drive US foreign policy after they
were sidelined in favor of humanitarian warmongers
during the reign of Obama, a breed more palatable to
hoodwinked Democrats who only hate war when it is
waged by Republicans.
From CNN on Sunday:
White House spokesman Sean Spicer told
reporters that Trump will speak to former
US ambassador to the United Nations John
Bolton, acting national security adviser
Gen. Keith Kellogg, West Point
Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, Lt.
Gen. H.R. McMaster, who directs the Army
Capabilities Integration Center, and
“potentially more” candidates. Those
meetings will take place Sunday, Spicer
said.
Two other candidates, former Army Gen. Stanley
McChrystal and former CIA Director David Petraeus, are
no longer in the mix, sources told CNN Friday night. The
front-runner for the post, Vice Adm. Bob Harward,
dropped out of consideration apparently over concerns that
he could not bring his own staff to the National Security
Council.
For my take on Kellogg, read this, and Bolton here.
The Bolton selection is being pushed by Ted Cruz.
There were signs of strong support inside and outside the
administration for Bolton. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told
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CNN in an interview that the foreign policy veteran would
make a “very, very, strong” national security adviser
because he understands the threat from “radical Islamic
terrorism.”
In other words, Iran.
Makes sense. During his failed presidential campaign,
Cruz worked with the neocon Frank Gaffney. He’s way
out on the anti-Islam fringe and aligned with the likes of
the notorious Islamophobes Pam Geller and Robert
Spencer.
Retired Lt. Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin also had Cruz’s
ear during the campaign.
Like disgraced Trump advisor Mike Flynn, Boykin
believes Islam is the source of evil in the world. He said
Islam is not a religion and therefore does not deserve
protection under the First Amendment. A few years ago,
Boykin said when Jesus returns, he will be toting an AR-
15 rifle. He was reprimanded by President Bush for
saying—while in uniform—that the United States is
engaged in a holy war with Islam. Boykin also said
Christians need to act more like members of the Islamic
State and die for their God.
I’m not sure if Boykin is a student of the neocon
philosopher Leo Strauss, but he sure sounds like it. Shadia
Drury, professor of political theory at the University of
Regina in Saskatchewan, during an interview with Danny
Postel in 2003 described how the Straussian mindset
works.
In short, they all thought that man’s humanity depended on
his willingness to rush naked into battle and headlong to
his death. Only perpetual war can overturn the modern
project, with its emphasis on self-preservation and
“creature comforts.” Life can be politicized once more,
and man’s humanity can be restored.
This terrifying vision fits perfectly well with the desire for
honor and glory that the neo-conservative gentlemen
covet. It also fits very well with the religious sensibilities
of gentlemen. The combination of religion and nationalism
is the elixir that Strauss advocates as the way to turn
natural, relaxed, hedonistic men into devout nationalists
willing to fight and die for their God and country.
The neocon Bill Kristol recently reminded us this
philosophy is still in play. He said “lazy white” workers
should be replaced by more motivated foreign workers. He
probably believes they may be more willing to die for the
neocon cause of endless war and mass murder.
Last September, Boykin endorsed Trump. A few weeks
later, he praised Trump’s selection of James “Mad Dog”
Mattis as secretary of defense. Mattis is known for his anti-
Iran animus.
According to his convoluted neocon logic, Iran is
responsible for the rise of the Islamic State.
On Sunday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul warned about
nominating John Bolton.
“John Bolton still believes the Iraq War was
a good idea. He still believes that regime
change is a good idea. He still believes that
nation-building is a good idea,” said the
senator. “I think that his history of sort of
acting on his own, my fear is that secret
wars would be developing around the
globe. And so, no, I think he would be a
bad choice.”

“I consider ISIS nothing more than an

excuse for Iran to continue its mischief. Iran
is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to
gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates…
What is the one country in the Middle East
that has not been attacked by ISIS? One.
That is Iran. That is more than
happenstance, I’m sure,” he said.

He forgot to mention Israel.

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 Confused About National Security Advisor Flynn’s ‘Resignation’
After CIA Illegal Spying, Leak? Partial Timeline:
 Flynn Tweeted About ‘Elite Pedophilia,’ Senator Schumer
Threatened CIA ‘Getting Back At Trump,’
 Flynn Repeated Lies For Illegal War On Iran,
 Trump Escalates ‘Fake News’ Rhetoric On Corporate Media! Want
Truth? Without .01% ‘Deep State’ Arrests,
You’ll Never Have It
By Carl Herman
Posted On February 19, 2017

National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned on

February 13 after The Washington Post printed an alleged
US intelligence insider’s leak of a phone conversation he
had before taking office with a Russian ambassador
(analysis here, here, here). Such a leak is a federal felony.

Four bullet points within a book-size timeline, then

analysis on each point:

 November 2, 2016: Flynn tweeted, “U decide – NYPD

Blows Whistle on New Hillary Emails: Money
Laundering, Sex Crimes w Children, etc…MUST
READ!” Hillary Clinton and former Senior Advisor
tweeted this reference back at Flynn after his
resignation: “What goes around COMETS around.”
There has been ~1,500 sex trafficking and pedophilia
arrests since Trump’s presidency (details below).
 January 2, 2017: Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer calls Trump “really dumb” for questioning a
factless intelligence report claiming Russia “hacked”
the 2016 US presidential election (and here, here), and
that the intelligence community has “six ways from
Sunday at getting back at you.”
 February 1: Flynn puts Iran “on notice” regarding
several historic and current easily proved lies similar to
previous lies initiating illegal Wars of Aggression on
Afghanistan and Iraq.
 February 17: Trump tweets, “The FAKE NEWS media
(failing@nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS,
@CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the
American People!” Corporate media is easily
documented as “fake news.”
These are machinations of the US rogue state empire (11-
part series), or Deep State, as Melissa Dykes sharply
documents in 5 minutes from The Daily Sheeple:
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Want Truth? You’ll never have it until .01% arrests
Before we get into details and documentation to illuminate
the four points of this article, let’s be clear about the
central point: We the People will never ever ever ever ever
have the facts about what’s most important in government
until .01% arrests for Emperor’s New Clothes OBVIOUS
crimes centered in:
 The US is a literal rogue state empire led by
neocolonial looting liars. The history is uncontested and
taught to anyone taking comprehensive courses. If
anyone has any refutations of this professional
academic factual claim for any of this easy-to-read and
documented content, please provide it. Rogue state
empire is the most accurate term to describe the US for
the following reasons:
1. People around the world view the US as the
greatest threat to peace; voted three times
more dangerous than any other country. The
data confirm this conclusion:
2. Since WW2, Earth has had 248 armed
conflicts. The US started 201 of them.
3. These US-started armed attacks have killed
~30 million and counting; 90% of these
 deaths are innocent children, the elderly and
ordinary working civilian women and
men. The US has war-murdered more than
Hitler’s Nazis.
4. The total deaths caused by rogue state
empire for resource control (natural and
human) in the last 20 years is ~400
million, more than all total wars and
violence in all recorded Earth history.
 US ongoing lie-started and Orwellian-illegal Wars
of Aggression require all US military and government
to refuse all war orders because there are no lawful
orders for obviously unlawful wars. Officers are
required to arrest those who issue obviously unlawful
orders. And again, those of us working for this area of
justice are aware of zero attempts to refute this with,
“War law states (a, b, c), so the wars are legal because
(d, e, f).” All we receive is easy-to-reveal bullshit.
 When Americans are told an election is defined by
touching a computer screen without a countable receipt
that can be verified, they are being told a criminal lie
to allow election fraud. This is self-evident,
but Princeton, Stanford, and the President of the
American Statistical Association are among the leaders
pointing to the obvious. Again, no professional
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would/can argue an election is legitimate when there is
nothing for anyone to count.
 The destruction of nearly all rights lawfully
guaranteed in the US Bill of Rights within the US
Constitution, and in Orwellian inversion of limited
government.
 Corporate media are criminally complicit through
constant lies of omission and commission to “cover” all
these crimes. Historic tragic-comic empire is only
possible through such straight-face lying, making
our Emperor’s New Clothes analogy perfectly chosen.
 The top three benefits each of monetary
reform and public banking total ~$1,000,000 for the
average American household, and would be received
nearly instantly. Please read that twice. Now look to
verify for yourself.
Intrigue over infighting among rogue state actors will only
continue (and here, here, here, here) until such arrests, as
well as ongoing rogue state policy annually killing
millions, harming billions, and looting trillions.
Elite pedophilia: documented and damning
In no particular order:
  1,500 arrests seem to have occurred since Trump’s
inauguration for sex trafficking and child sex crimes. I
did searches to verify each claim with multiple reports
of news agencies and/or law enforcement. Others have
documented at least some of these reports (and here,
here, here for three examples of news reports).
 Washington’s Blog’s owner’s documentation of
pedophilia.
 UK Prime Minister Edward Heath’s pedophilia
confirmed as “120% genuine” by the investigating
police chief.
 US President George W. Bush gave a White House
press pass to a gay male prostitute for over 200 visits, Senator Schumer threatens Trump?
with pictures of W. kissing, hugging, and fondling the
prostitute’s head. This prostitute is linked to Bush Sr.
and child pedophile Franklin Affair. 3-minute InfoWars with Senator Harry Reid requesting “fake news”
video from Invisible Empire with President Bush, Jr. intelligence reports for Trump, and Senator Chuck
kissing, fondling and embracing gay male prostitute, Schumer promising that US intelligence agencies have “six
Jeff Gannon: ways to Sunday” to get back at Trump for
challenging a factless intelligence report claiming Russia
“hacked” the 2016 US presidential election
(and here, here). In one minute:

 An alleged DHS insider claims ~1/3 of US politicians

are controlled by blackmail of pedophilia.
 D.C. police arrested three people planning to end
Trump’s inauguration parties with chemical agents. The Ben Swann’s helpful 4-minute analysis (mirror after all his
planning took place at the infamous Comet Pizza. previous reports were removed):
 Hollywood actors have testified that pedophilia is the
number one problem in that industry (just one example;
search for more if interested).
 Ben Swann’s five minute report on the known facts for
“Pizzagate;” despite his award-winning history and
strictly-factual reporting, he was removed from his
position after this report:

From my December 16 report (full analysis here):

The White House, New York Times, Washington

Post, CBS, etc. all “reported” “fake news” of an unnamed
alleged CIA source with zero evidence from an alleged
paper that Russia’s government engaged in espionage to
Reality Calls reports on Pizzagate were all banned from overthrow American democracy in the 2016 election. The
YouTube. A 14-minute mirror: CIA has not refuted the story. The US government has
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a long history of similar lies to support treaty-violating
Wars of Aggression for rogue state empire conquests,
while looting American taxpayers ($6.5 trillion recently
“lost” = ~$65,000 per average US household transferred to
CIA-supported oligarchs).
This latest example of US .01% corporate media and
political “leadership” claim about Russia is obviously
“fake news” because:
 There is no evidence offered to substantiate the factual
claims.
 The “reporting” omits a long history of other such “fake
news” by corporate media and “leadership,” also
without evidence, and later totally refuted by revealed
evidence. The history of “fake news” perpetuates an
illegal empire centered in war, looting, and lying.
 The “reporting” is self-contradicting (explained below).
 The “reporting” omits expert testimony refuting those
claims as impossible.
 If the CIA had such evidence it is their stated ethos to
“uphold the highest standards of lawful conduct. We
are truthful and forthright…” This means that if the
lawful integrity of the US election was compromised,
they would report and apply lawful remedy, not stay
silent about claims coming from their agency accusing
a nuclear power’s government of one of the worst
crimes it could commit. If Russia made similar claims
against our government without evidence, we would
collectively chuckle at their tragic-comic ridiculous low-
brow propaganda.
 The “reporting” omits expert reports from Stanford and
the American Statistical Association (oldest American
professional organization after the AMA) that Bernie
Sanders won the Primary Election over Hillary Clinton,
and “lost” only because of DNC election fraud. Stanford
professors’ statistical model placed the odds that
Sanders didn’t win at 1 in 77 billion. That means the
odds that Clinton won would be the same as you
winning a lottery among all humans on planet Earth, if
the population was over ten times greater than reality.
This is the larger context considering US elections.
 The “reporting” omits Hillary Clinton’s rogue State
Department violating obvious security laws with prima
facie evidence of a $2 billion Clinton Foundation “pay to
play” looting (only ~10% going to charity), and omits
foreign governments did influence the election:
by contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to the
Clinton Foundation. They only “report” the leaked
authentic e-mails of Clinton’s criminal activity only hurt
Clinton rather than both candidates.
Flynn lied for US empire’s illegal war on Iran
Flynn seemed to be serving the illegal rogue state
by putting Iran “on notice” regarding several historic and
current easily proved lies similar to previous lies initiating
illegal Wars of Aggression on Afghanistan and
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Iraq. Melissa Dykes of The Daily Sheeple’s sharp three
minutes:
Documentation of recent US actions and rhetoric for more
lie-started and illegal war on Iran:
 US Secretary of Defense calls Iran “single biggest state
sponsor of terrorism” despite the US initiating over
200 illegal military armed attacks around the world
since WW2, with war and poverty-murders totaling
~400 million in just the last 20 years. The US
population is a little over 300 million.
 White House Press Secretary lying to the world’s
media that Iran attacked the US Navy to initiate war.
The actual facts: US armed attacks on Yemen backing
Saudi attacks followed by a Yemen-supporting group
attacking a Saudi naval vessel. US policy since
2005 includes first-strike use of nuclear weapons on
Iran upon claim they were “planning” to attack the US
or Israel.
 Trump’s National Security Advisor put “Iran on notice”
(18-minute video) in ongoing war rhetoric despite Iran
violating no law, and damning guilt that the US
overthrew Iran’s democracy from 1953 to 1979, and
then used Iraq to attack, invade, and attempt to
conquer Iran from 1980 to 1988. The US is
responsible for the deaths of ~one million Iranians
from these unlawful Wars of Aggression. To
appreciate the evil of US policy on Iran to control their
nation through dictatorship and vicious secret police,
consider this analogy if the US were such a victim (my
personal favorite), and this analogy to consider oil a
criminal gang business.
Trump revealing corporate media as ‘fake news,’ or just
following orders to cause ‘chaos’?
Trump tweeted, “The FAKE NEWS media
(failing@nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN)
is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American
People!” Corporate media is easily documented as “fake
news;” from my 15-part series:
“First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they
fight you. And then you win.” ~ unsourced, and attributed
to Gandhi’s analysis of British empire response to having
their hypocrisy exposed: claiming to bring Christian
love and progress while looting resources with forced local
labor.
“When we now know that all claims for war
with Iraq were known lies as they were
told (and verbally explained here),
and CNN provides similar innuendo for war
by an unsourced alleged report with
concerns of what might occur in the
future allegedly stated by an unnamed
US source reporting on an unnamed
foreign source, this is propaganda and not
news.” ~ My 2010 analysis of “fake
news” reporting from CBS, ABC, CNN to lie
Americans into illegal war on Iran.
The Washington Post added to President Obama’s
rhetoric for Americans to be aware of “fake news”: easily
refuted lies of omission and commission in media. This
article series reveals the inversion of those claims: .01%
“official” news by corporate media (six conglomerates) is
easily documented as fake in our most important reporting.
‘Fake news’? Time to choose article series (links added
as series progresses):
 Corporate media fakes us into wars that aren’t even
close to lawful, are Orwellian illegal Wars of
Aggression (1 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into Orwellian illegal Wars of
Aggression with lies known to be lies as they were told
(2 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into ongoing bankster looting
of increasing total debt impossible to repay, while
ignoring solutions worth trillions (3 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into their fake world never
admitting to a history of their easily documented lies (4
of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into NOT ending poverty for
less than 1% of ‘developed’ nations’ income, poverty-
murdering ~1 million children every month, since 1997
killing more human beings than all wars & violence in
all human history (5 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into Kennedy assassination
fairy tales ‘covering’ US .01% coup. Real leadership
impossible today under similar threat; why Trump must
act for full Truth or submit to be ‘Teleprompter Reader-
in-Chief’ for rogue state empire (6 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us by ignoring King Family civil
trial verdict that US government assassinated Martin
with OVERWHELMING evidence, pretends to ‘honor’
Martin every January. Real leadership impossible today
until .01% arrests ends ‘official’ fake news (7 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into 2 central lies for
more illegal war on Iran: ‘threat to Israel’ and
‘nuclear program’ EVEN AFTER 12 YEARS of
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anyone checking the facts soooo easily refuting these
claims as known lies (8 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into supporting Israel’s
Orwellian illegal War of Aggression on Gaza. Trump
initiates War Criminal career funding/cheering
Palestinian genocide, war-mongering on Iran (9 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into ignoring a simple
definition: US is now a rogue state empire, blaming
targeted victims, then slaughtering and looting
them (10 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into ignoring US colonial
looting, killing of Native Americans, Mexicans, to
today’s O.I.L. (Operation Iraqi Liberation). ‘Make
America Great Again’ is a lie without full disclosure of
this history (11 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into obfuscation about
Clinton Foundation $2 billion illegal looting (12 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into obfuscation about
Hillary/DNC election fraud that stole primary win by
Bernie Sanders (13 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into ignoring $6.5 trillion
looted by Pentagon = ~$60,000 per average US
household (14 of 15)
 Corporate media fakes us into ignoring OBVIOUS
American response: arrest .01% ‘leaders’ for Wars of
Aggression, treason, Crimes Against Humanity, fraud
and looting worth tens of trillions (15 of 15)
The totality of these article sections (among ~100 such
game-changers) is a fundamental choice for Americans:
1. Ongoing “fake news” to support US rogue state
empire that after a jump the shark 2016
“election” (and here) approaches the tragic-comedy of
imploding Roman empire, OR
2. Truth documented with objective, comprehensive, and
independently verifiable facts.
The Washington Post‘s unsourced “list” places us,
Washington’s Blog, as their 7th example of “fake news.”
Please take a few moments to read their sensationalistic
description of our “Russian propaganda.” Please contrast
that “reporting” and this also from The Washington Post,
with the actual content of this article series.
FisherOfMen’s revealing 14-minute video, beginning
with CIA Director Colby’s testimony to the US Senate for
the 1975 Church Committee admitting the CIA directs
corporate media how to lie to the American public with
“fake news” (six similar videos here):
3-minute video of Dan Rather’s fake news from November **
25, 1963 to sell the lie that President Kennedy’s fatal head
shot caused “violent forward motion” opposite to the fact Note: I make all factual assertions as a
his head was violently hit to cause backward motion (hat National Board Certified Teacher of US
tip What Really Happened): Government, Economics, and History, with
all economics factual claims receiving zero
refutation since I began writing in 2008
among Advanced Placement
Macroeconomics teachers on our
discussion board, public audiences of
these articles, and international
conferences (and here). I invite readers to
empower their civic voices with the
strongest comprehensive facts most
important to building a brighter future. I
challenge professionals, academics, and
citizens to add their voices for the benefit of
all Earth’s inhabitants.

Conclusion **

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 Nothing Wrong In Flynn's
Contacts With Russian Envoy - Priebus
© REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst - Politics
10:35 19.02.2017(Updated 14:27 19.02.2017)
Former US National Security Adviser
Mike Flynn was within his rights to
communicate with Russian officials,
including on the matter of sanctions
against Moscow, White House Chief of
Staff Reince Priebus said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Monday night, Flynn resigned
as US national security adviser over misleading Trump
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administration officials about the extent of his talks
with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey
Kislyak on the issue of anti-Russia sanctions prior to the
inauguration.
"As far as his job of speaking with world leaders, that’s
what Gen. Flynn was supposed to be doing… There was
nothing wrong with talking to the foreign, the Russian
ambassador, about the current sanctions that were being
put in place by the Obama administration," Priebus told
Face the Nation on Saturday.
He added that US President Donald Trump had not
commented on whether Flynn was right to discuss
sanctions with Russia.
Flynn did not concede any wrongdoing in his resignation
letter, saying that he inadvertently briefed Vice President
Mike Pence and others with incomplete information
regarding his phone calls with the Russian ambassador.
 Obama Appointed FEC Commissioner Behind Internet
Censorship Forced To Resign
Ryan Saavedra
Feb 19th, 2017 3:48 Pm
FEC Commissioner Wanted To Shut Down The Drudge
Report
On Sunday, Federal Election Commissioner Ann Ravel
tweeted out that she is resigning her position effective
March 1, 2017. In her resignation letter Ravel voiced her
concerns to President Trump about campaign finance
reform.
I respectfully urge you to prioritize campaign finance
reform to remedy the significant problems identified
during the last election cycle,” the letter says. “Disclosure
laws need to be strengthened; the mistaken jurisprudence
of Citizens United reexamined; public financing of
candidates ought to be expanded to reduce reliance on the
wealthy; and Commissioners who will carry out the
mandates of the law should be appointed to expired terms
at the FEC. Thank you very much.
Ann Ravel was appointed by former President Barack
Obama back in 2013 to the FEC to fill a vacant spot
according to the Washington Post.
Ravel’s resignation came after she was regular no-show
for public meetings since early December according to the
Free Beacon.
From The Free Beacon:
“Ravel had become a frequent no-show at
Commission meetings since late last year,
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phoning into 4 public meetings (one from a
train) and completely skipping two
executive sessions in January,” a source
close to the Commission said in an emailed
statement. “That did not stop her, however,
from requesting a special meeting to obtain
Commission approval to travel to Ecuador,
at foreign expense, a request she later
withdrew after the Free Beacon wrote
about the matter.”
Previously Ravel had pushed hard to regulate the Drudge
Report which is a political juggernaut ever since breaking
the Monica Lewinsky scandal back in the late 90’s.
From the Washington Examiner:
[2014] In a surprise move late Friday, a key
Democrat on the Federal Election
Commission called for burdensome new
rules on Internet-based campaigning,
prompting the Republican chairman to
warn that Democrats want to regulate
online political sites and even news media
like the Drudge Report.
Democratic FEC Vice Chair Ann M. Ravel announced
plans to begin the process to win regulations on Internet-
based campaigns and videos, currently free from most of
the FEC’s rules.
“A reexamination of the commission’s
approach to the internet and other
emerging technologies is long over due,”
she said.
It’s been an honor to serve the @FEC. I’m
committed to transparency—here’s my
resignation letter to @RealDonaldTrump
https://t.co/zK1AIBGjtq
— Ann Ravel (@AnnMRavel) February 19,
2017
 Senior Trump Appointee
Fired After Critical Comments
By VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press
Feb 19, 6:10 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior Trump administration
official was fired following criticism in a private speech of
President Donald Trump's policies and his inner circle of
advisers.
Craig Deare, whom Trump appointed a month ago to head
the National Security Council's Western Hemisphere
division, was on Friday escorted out of the Executive
Office Building, where he worked in Washington.
A senior White House official confirmed that Deare is no
longer working at the NSC and has returned to the position
he previously held at the National Defense University. The
official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an
incident not otherwise made public, and provided no
further details.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said
Sunday that Deare "was sent back to his original position."
Asked if government employees should be concerned that
they could be fired for criticizing the president, she said: "I
don't think any person that is there in order to carry out the
president's agenda should be against the president's
agenda."
Current and former administration officials say Deare's
termination was linked to remarks he made Thursday at a
private talk at the Wilson Center, a Washington think tank.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because
they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
According to one person who attended the discussion,
Deare slammed the Trump administration for its policies
on Latin America, specifically its rocky start to relations
with Mexico. That person spoke on condition of
anonymity to discuss a private event.
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Trump signed an order in the first week of his presidency
to build a border wall with Mexico, jumpstarting a
campaign promise. The move prompted Mexico's
President Enrique Pena Nieto to cancel his trip to
Washington in late January.
The person who attended the Wilson Center discussion
also said that Deare openly expressed frustration over
being cut out of most of the policy discussions about
Mexico, saying that members of Trump's inner circle,
including chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-
in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, have not consulted with
NSC directorates as the White House formulates policy.
Deare has been on the faculty of National Defense
University in Washington since 2001. He joined the
university's College of International Security Affairs in
2010 and most recently served as dean of administration.
The person who attended the Wilson Center talk also noted
that Deare made several remarks about how attractive
Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, appeared, remarks that
person described as "awkward."
Deare did not immediately respond to a request for
comment. Officials with the Wilson Center also declined a
request for information, saying the discussion was off the
record.
Deare is the second senior NSC official to leave in under a
week. On Monday, Trump's national security adviser,
retired Gen. Michael Flynn, resigned after revelations that
he discussed sanctions with a Russian diplomat before
Trump was sworn in, then misled Vice President Mike
Pence about the nature of those conversations.
 President Trump:
Diplomacy and Democracy in America
By Dr. James Petras
February 19, 2017

improved trade relations by reducing the trade imbalances.

Trump and Abe adopted a moderate position on the North
Korean missile test in the Sea of Japan, rejecting a further
military build-up as the liberal-neo-con media demanded.

Win or lose, the Trump Administration has opened a

debate on the possibilities of peace with a nuclear
superpower, a re-examination of the huge trade deficit and
the necessity to stand-up for democracy against
President Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at
authoritarian threats from the so-called ‘intelligence the White House, then took him to West Palm Beach, Fla. (Carolyn
community’ against an elected President. Kaster/Associated Press)

Introduction: By the end of the first month of President

Trump’s Administration we are in a better position to
evaluate the policies and direction of the new President.
An examination of foreign and domestic policy,
particularly from a historical and comparative perspective
will provide insights about whether America is heading for
a catastrophe as the mass media claim or toward greater
realism and rationality.

We will proceed by examining whether Trump pursues

diplomacy over warfare. We will evaluate the President’s
efforts to reduce US foreign debt and trade burdens with
Europe and Asia. We will follow with a discussion of his
immigration and protectionist policies with Mexico.
Finally we will touch on the prospects for democracy in
the United States. Donald Trump tells Theresa May: ‘Brexit is going to be a wonderful
thing for your country’ as two leaders hold hands at White House.
Foreign Policy US-UK meeting, in the post-Brexit
period, promised to increase trade.
President Trump’s meeting with the leaders of Japan, the
Trump moved to improve relations with
United Kingdom and Canada were largely successful. The
China, clearly backing the ’single China’
Abe-Trump meeting led to closer diplomatic ties and a
policy and proceeding to re-negotiate
promise that Japan would increase their investment in
and re-balance trade relations.
automobile manufacturing in the US. Trump may have
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President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President
Xi Jinping.
The US backed the unanimous UN Security Council vote
to condemn North Korea’s missile launch. Trump did not
consider it a military threat or rising to the level of
additional sanctions.
Trump’s policy of reconciliation with Russia in order to
improve the war against Islamist terrorism has been
stymied. Led by the witch-hunting left liberal Senator
Elizabeth Warren, neo-conservative militarists and
Democrats pronounced Russia as the primary threat to US
national security!
Talks Between Lavrov, Tillerson Hint at US-Russia ‘Thaw’
The rabid, ceaseless mass media blitz forced the
resignation of Trump’s National Security Adviser, Ret.
General Michael Flynn, on the basis of an 18th century law
(the Logan Act) that prohibited private citizens from
discussing policy with foreign leaders. This law has never
been implemented. If it were enforced, hundreds of
thousands of American citizens, most especially the big-
wigs among the 51 ‘Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations’, as well as the foreign affairs editors of all
major and minor US media outlets and foreign policy
academics would be on the ‘chain-gangs’ with convicted
drug dealers. Never embarrassed by absurdity or by
trivializing tragedy, this recent ‘Tempest in the Teapot’ has
whipped up passionate calls by the media and Democratic
Party operatives for a new ‘Nine-Eleven Style
Investigation’ into General Flynn talks with the Russians.
Trump’s setback on his National Security Adviser Flynn
has put the prospects for improved, less bellicose foreign
affairs in danger. It heightens the risk for a nuclear
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confrontations and domestic repression. These dangers,
including a domestic anti-Russian McCarthy-style purge of
foreign policy ‘realists’, are exclusively the responsibility
of the ultra-militarist Democratic Party-Neo-Conservative
alliance. None of this addresses the serious domestic
socioeconomic problems.
Rebalancing Foreign Spending and Trade
Vice President Mike Pence to negotiate with NATO allies.
Trump’s public commitment about
rebalancing US relations with NATO,
namely reducing the US share of
funding, has already started.
Currently only five NATO members meet the required
contribution. Trump’s insistence on Germany, Italy, Spain,
Canada, France and 18 other members fulfilling their
commitments would add over $100 billion to NATO’s
budget – reducing US foreign imbalances.
Of course, it would be far better for all if NATO was
disbanded and the various nations re-allocate these many
hundreds of billions of dollars for social spending and
domestic economic development.
Trump has announced a major effort to reduce US trade
imbalances in Asia. Contrary to the claims, often made by
foreign trade ‘experts’ in the mass media, China is not the
only, or even the largest, among the ‘offenders’ in
exploiting unbalanced trade with the US.
China’s current account trade surplus is
5% of its GDP, while South Korea’s is
8%, Taiwan’s 15% and Singapore’s is
19%. Trump’s target is to reduce the US
trade imbalances to $20 billion dollars
with each country or 3% of GDP.
Trump’s quota of $100 billion dollars
stands in marked contrast to the ‘Asian
Five’s’ (Japan, China, South Korea,
Taiwan and Singapore) current trade
imbalance of $700 billion dollars in
2015, according to the International
Monetary Fund.
In sum, Trump is moving to reduce external imbalances by
85% in order to increase domestic production and create
jobs for US-based industries.
Trump and Latin America
Trump’s Latin America policy is focused primarily on
Mexico and to a much lesser degree on the rest of the
continent.
Trump formally abandoned the Trans-
Pacific Partnership [TPP], scrapping his
predecessor’s most significant trade
deal on his first full weekday in office.
The White House’s biggest move has been to scuttle
Obama’s Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, which
favored multi-national corporations exploiting Chile, Peru
and Mexico’s work force, as well as attracting the neo-
liberal regimes in Argentina and Uruguay. Trump inherits
from President Obama numerous military bases in
Colombia, Guantanamo, Cuba and Argentina. The
Pentagon has continued Obama’s ‘cold war’ with
Venezuela – falsely accusing the Venezuelan Vice
President of drug trafficking.
Trump has promised to alter US trade and immigration
policy with Mexico. Despite the widespread opposition to
Trump’s immigration policy, he lags far behind Obama’s
massive expulsion of immigrants from Mexico and Central
America. America’s deportation champion was President
Barack Obama, who expelled 2.2 million immigrants and
their family members in eight years, or approximately
275,000 a month. In his first month in office, President
Trump has deported just one percent of Obama’s monthly
average.
President Trump promises to re-
negotiate NAFTA, imposing a tax on
imports and enticing US multinational
corporations to return and invest in
America.
There are numerous hidden advantages
for Mexico if it responds to Trump’s
policies with its own ‘reciprocal
protectionist’ economic measures.
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Under NAFTA, 2 million Mexican farmers went into
bankruptcy and billions of dollars have been spent
importing (subsidized) rice, corn and other staples from the
US. A ‘Mexico First’ policy could open the door for a
revival of Mexican agriculture for domestic consumption
and export; this would also decrease out-migration of
Mexican farm workers. Mexico could re-nationalize its oil
industry and invest in domestic refineries gaining billions
of dollars and reducing imports of refined petroleum
products from the US. With an obligatory import-
substitution policy, local manufacturing could increase the
domestic market and employment. Jobs would increase in
the formal economy and reduce the number of unemployed
youth recruited by the drug cartels and other criminal
gangs. By nationalizing the banks and controlling capital
flows, Mexico could block the annual outflow of about
$50 billion dollars of illicit funds. National-popular
policies, via reciprocity, would strengthen the election of
new leaders who could begin to purge the corrupt police,
military and political leadership.
In sum, while the Trump policies may cause some short-
term losses, it can lead to substantial medium and long-
term advantages for the Mexican people and nation.
Democracy
Anchors Clueless – Trump Win Exposes the abject failure of the
corporate media establishment in covering the 2016 election.
President Trump’s election has
provoked a virulent authoritarian
campaign threatening our democratic
freedoms.
Highly coordinated and endless propaganda by all the
major media and the two political parties have fabricated
and distorted reports and encouraged elected
representatives to savage Trump’s foreign policy
appointees, forcing resignations and reversals of policy.
The forced resignation of National Security Advisor
Michael Flynn highlights the Democratic Party’s pro-war
agenda against nuclear-armed Russia. Liberal Senators,
who once made grand speeches against ‘Wall Street’ and
the ‘One Percent’, now demand Trump reject working with
Russian President Putin against the real threat of ISIS
while supporting the neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Liberal icons
openly push for sending more US warships in Asia to
provoke China, while opposing Trump’s policy of
favorably re-negotiating trade deals with Beijing.
There are many hidden dangers and
advantages in this partisan political
warfare.
Trump has exposed the systemic lies
and distortions of the mass media,
confirming the distrust held by a
majority of Americans for the corporate
news media.
movements to organize and take advantage of the rift
among the elite.
The bogus charges of ‘treasonous’
communication with the Russian
Ambassador against Trump’s National
Security Adviser Michael Flynn, while still a
civilian, and the convoking of the Logan Act
against civilians discussing foreign policy
with foreign governments, opens up the
possibility of investigating legislators, like
Charles Schumer and several hundred
others, for discussing US strategic policy
positions with Israeli officials…

Win or lose, the Trump Administration has opened a

The low opinion of the media, especially held by
debate on the possibilities of peace with a nuclear
Americans in the economically devastated center of the
superpower, a re-examination of the huge trade deficit and
country (those described by Hillary Clinton as the
the necessity to stand-up for democracy against
‘deplorables’) is clearly matched by the media’s deep
authoritarian threats from the so-called ‘intelligence
disdain for this huge portion of the electorate. Indeed, the
community’ against an elected President.
constant media chatter about how the evil ‘Russians’ had
hacked the US presidential elections giving the victory to
Donald Trump, is more likely a ‘dog whistle’ to mask their Trump and the Class Struggle
unwillingness to openly denounce the ‘poor whites’-
including workers and rural Americans – who
overwhelmingly voted for Trump. This class and regional
element goes a long way to explain the constant hysteria
over Trump’s victory.

There is widespread fury among the

elites, intellectuals and bureaucrats
over the fact that Clinton’s big ‘basket
of deplorables’ rejected the system and
rejected its coiffured and manicured
media mouthpieces.

For the first time there is a political debate over freedom of

speech at the highest levels of government. The same
debate extends to the new President’s challenge from the
enormous, uncontrolled police state apparatus (FBI, NSA,
CIA, Homeland Security, etc..), which expanded massively
under Barack Obama.

Trump’s trade and alliance policies have awakened the US

Congress to debates over substantive issues rather than
internal procedural quibbles.
Even Trump’s rhetorical policies have
aroused mass demonstrations, some of
which are bona fide, while others are
bankrolled by billionaire supporters of
the Democratic Party and its neo-liberal
expansionist agenda, like the ‘Grand
Sugar Daddy of the Color Revolutions’
George Soros.
It is a serious question whether this may provide an
opening for genuine grass-roots democratic-socialist
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‘We can cut our regulations by 75 per cent’:
Trump meets business leaders as he
promises to take the ax to red tape as well
as cut taxes.
The Trump socio-economic agenda has already set in
motion powerful undercurrents of class conflict. The
media and political class have focused on conflicts over
immigration, gender issues, and relations with Russia,
NATO and Israel as well as intra-party politics. These
conflicts obscure deeper class antagonisms, which grow
out of Trump’s radical economic proposals.
President Trump’s proposal to reduce the power of the supporters in a liberal-neo-conservative-militarist political
federal regulatory and investigatory agencies, simplify and elite coalition and their mass supporters.
lower taxes, curtail spending on NATO, re-negotiate or
scrap multilateral agreements and cut the budgets for
research, health and education all seriously threaten the
employment for millions of public sector workers and
officials across the country. Many of the hundreds of
thousands of protestors at the women’s rallies and marches
for immigration and education are public employees and
their family members who are under economic threat.
What appears on the surface to be protests over specific
cultural, identity or human rights issues are manifestations
of a deeper and more extensive struggle between public
sector employees and the agenda of a privatizing state,
which draws its class support from small business people
Neocon architects of failed regime change wars
attracted by lower taxes and less regulatory burdens, as
well as private ‘charter school’ officials and hospital
administrators. The evolving class struggle has deepened and threatens to
tear apart the constitutional order in two directions: The
conflict can lead to an institutional crisis and toward the
Trump’s protectionist measures, forceful ouster of an elected president and the installation
including export subsidies, pit the of a hybrid regime, which will preserve the most
domestic manufacturers against multi- reactionary programs of both sides of the class conflict.
billion dollar importers of cheap Importers, investors and workers in extractive industries,
consumer goods. supporters of privatized educations and healthcare,
warmongers and members of the politicized security
Trump’s proposals for deregulated oil, gas, timber, more apparatus may take total control of the state. On the other
agro-mineral exports and major infrastructure investments hand, if the class struggle can mobilize the public sector
are supported by bosses and workers in those sectors. This workers, workers in the commercial sector, the
has provoked a sharp conflict with environmentalists, unemployed, the anti-war democrats and progressive IT
community-based workers and producers, indigenous entrepreneurs and employers dependent on skilled
peoples and their supporters. immigrants, as well as scientists and environmentalists into
a massive movement willing to support a living wage and
Trump’s initial effort to mobilize domestic class forces unify around common class interests, deep systemic
opposed to continued budget-draining overseas warfare change becomes possible. In the medium term, the
and in support of market relations-based empire building unification of these class movements can lead to a
has been defeated by the combined efforts of the military- progressive hybrid regime.
industrial complex, the intelligence apparatus and their
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 Trump Back On The Stump
By Stephen Lendman
2-19-2017
On Saturday, he addressed supporters in Melbourne, FL,
his wife Melania introducing him.
He’s most comfortable in this element, saying he wanted
to speak
“without the filter of fake news - the
dishonest media…publishing one false
story after another with no sources…”
He came to tout his agenda without explaining his
disturbing start, his first 30 days in office far from
encouraging.
He justifiably went on a rampage against media
scoundrels.
They’re “a big part of the problem,” he said.
“They are part of the corrupt system…They
have their own agenda…(W)e will continue
to expose them for what they are…”
He’s right about inheriting an enormous mess. He hasn’t
improved things so far, despite claiming otherwise. He’s
filling the swamp, not draining it.
He made lots of lofty promises earlier and yesterday with
little to show for them so far - deserving more justifiable
criticism than praise.
He bragged about authorizing environmentally destructive
Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines, exaggerating the
number of jobs they’ll create, failing to explain they’re
short-term, most no longer needed once construction is
completed. The damage they’ll cause is forever.
His touted war on regulations is great for big business, bad
for consumer rights and ecosanity. His EPA chief Scott
.
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Pruitt has deep ties to America’s energy industry,
including billionaires Charles and David Koch.
He won’t be “environmentally friendly,” as
Trump claimed - nor a “great secretary.”
He’ll make “a big difference (moving away
from) clogging up the veins of our country
with environmental impact statements and
all of the rules and regulations,” Trump
added.
What’s vitally needed, Trump opposes. Letting companies
“navigate” freely assures greater environmental destruction
than already - polluting land, air, and water, Americans
getting unsafe foods to eat.
“…I’ve taken decisive action to keep radical
Islamic terrorists the hell out of our
country,” he roared. Not a word about
ending US support for these elements.
Nothing about halting America’s imperial
wars or wasting trillions of dollars waging
them.
The best way to keep the nation safe is by no longer
harming people worldwide, waging peace, not war, aiding
the poor and disadvantaged at home, treating everyone
everywhere equitably, serving all Americans, not just its
privileged few.
So far, Trump is long on lofty promises, short on fulfilling
what matters most to ordinary people.
Will things improve in the weeks and months ahead? Can
he survive attacks intending to weaken and likely remove
him from office?
Whatever his good intentions, if any, he’s no match against
dark forces wanting things run their way.
 Trump Dreams vs. Trump Reality –
Hopes Still Permitted!
The Saker
February 19, 2017
For a lot of Trump supporters the past week has been a
painful one. Whether we chose to react with abject panic
or pretended like nothing happened, something did happen
and it was something big: the Three Letter Agencies
pulled-off a de facto coup against Donald Trump by
forcing him to fire his most important foreign policy
advisor and the man who had dared to declare that he
wanted to reform the bloated and largely ineffective US
intelligence community.
There is no way of putting a brave face on what happened.
Not only because it showed that Trump is not loyal to
those who are loyal to him, but because this episode pretty
much killed what I would call the “Trump dream”. I chose
my words carefully here. I speak of “Trump dream” as
opposed to the Trump reality. Let me explain.
The “Trump dream”
When Trump won the elections the spectrum of hopes
about his actions was very wide. It ranged from “Trump
will forever reshape the international system, end the
Empire and bring peace and prosperity to the USA” to “he
will never be as bad as Hillary no matter what he does”.
On that spectrum, here is what I would list as the key
elements of the “Trump dream”:
1. Draining the swamp: kicking the Neocons down to the
basement they crawled out of 24 years ago, reforming
the US intelligence community, possibly even
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dissolving the CIA or, at the very least, subordinating it,
and the JCS, to the President.
2. Making peace with Russia and negotiate a “grand
bargain” which would clearly spell out how the USA
and Russia would act towards each other and jointly
against common threats. At the very least, this would
imply an agreement on the Ukraine and Syria.
3. Work with Russia to create a new European security
system which would keep NATO as a political
organization, but which would “dilute it” into a new
security framework ranging from Portugal to the Ural
mountains and which would include a 21st century
version of the Conventional Forces Europe treaty.
4. Stop pouring billions of dollars into the Empire and
redirect the immense resources currently wasted on
war, aggression and subversion back into the United
States and their decaying infrastructure, medical care,
education, small business, etc. Until now, the main
profitable sectors of the US economy were either the
military-industrial complex or finance. The hope was
that Trump would kick-start the “real” economy: the
production of goods and services.
5. End what I would call the “dictatorship of the minorities”
and replace it with a restoration of the sovereignty of
the majority of the American people over their country.
The “Rachel Maddows” who used to be the “ideological
masters” of the AngloZionist regime would be gently
ushered towards the doors and replaced by people
most Americans could identify with.
6. Law and order would be restored to the USA and the
uncontrolled flow of immigrants would finally be
regulated at least to some degree.
7. Last, but most definitely not least, Trump would not act
on this stupid, counter-productive and self-defeating
Iran-bashing and China-bashing rhetoric. Remember –
what I am listing here is not a realistic evaluation of
what Trump might do once in power, but what I
deliberately called the “Trump dream” with emphasis
on the second word. Sure, there might be those who
wanted Trump to deliver on his threats and possibly
even start a war with Iran or China, but I have not met
them. (Then again, these are not people I like to be
around). Again, this is my, subjective and personal
outline of what I think many (most?) Trump supporters
were dreaming about, nothing more.
Following the past week, I would say that, for the most
part, this dream is now over, especially points 1,2,3 and 5,
points 6 and 7 are on life support and only 4 is having of
chills and a runny nose but might still live.
They key, of course, is point 1: draining the swamp. In
other words, wrestling the power away from the Neocons
and the US ‘deep state’ and putting it back where it
belongs: in the hands of a President with a mandate of a
majority of the American people. That is, alas, the biggest
loss we all suffered last week: the man who was supposed
to drain the swamp got a humiliating smack-down by a
deep state drunk on its own infinite chutzpah. The biggest
deal is not that Flynn was sacked, although that is a big
deal, but the fact that the deep state forced Trump into
publicly betraying Flynn and sacking him instead of those
who were involved in this palace coup (including Pence
himself).
What the deep state demonstrated this
week is that everybody in the Executive
Branch serves not at the pleasure of the
President, but at the pleasure of the
deep state, including probably Donald
Trump himself.
By terminating Trump’s #2 the Neocons have now shown
the world that everybody else (#3, #4, etc.) and possibly #1
are all here only to the extend that they, the Neocons, let
them. I am personally convinced that unless Donald Trump
finds in himself the courage to mount a major counter-
attack, the Neocons will find a way of kicking him out of
the White House before his term ends. That is typically
their style: sending “messages” and “making an example”.
If Trump “behaves” they might, possibly, let him do a little
of points #6 (law and order) and #4 (redirecting some
money to the US homeland). As for point #7 (Iran and
China bashing), that is the only part of his program which
they will enthusiastically support (thereby also ending the
dream of him not acting on that crazy nonsense).
So yeah, this is bad, and barring a miracle, the dream is
really over.
However, let’s put that right back in perspective.
The Trump reality
If the dream is over, that is hardly a reason to become
despondent or to claim that supporting Trump was a
mistake. Please always keep in mind what the alternative
was: Hillary Clinton.
One of my favorite Russian commentators, Ruslan
Ostashko, brilliantly put it when he said:
Not a single rational person was expecting
Trump to display true friendship or love for
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Russia or an immediate recognition of
Crimea (as part of Russia). Our joy at the
election of Trump was linked to a single
factor: with Clinton we would had no
chances, none at all, to agree on anything.
If Clinton was now sitting in the White
House we would not be discussing the
issue of the recognition of Crimea or the
future of US sanctions. We would be trying
to guess when the nuclear war would start,
we would be studying our bomb shelter
maps, how to use a Geiger counter, and
how to count the correct dosage for iodine
tablets.
He is absolutely right, of course. This is also exactly what I
wrote on November 9th following the election:
So it has happened: Hillary did not win! I say that instead
of saying that “Trump won” because I consider the former
even more important than the latter. Why? Because I have
no idea whatsoever what Trump will do next. I do,
however, have an excellent idea of what Hillary would
have done: war with Russia. Trump most likely won’t do
that.
I never was a “Trump dreamer”. I was merely a Trump
hoper meaning that I had hopes that Trump would not
only be better than Hillary, but that he might deliver on, at
least, some of his “dream” message.
But if the choice is the Neocons humiliating Trump or
thermonuclear war – then I pick the former, with gratitude.
Furthermore, however unpleasant this thought might be to
many Americans, it is an undeniable fact that the United
States is currently the host upon which the AngloZionist
parasite feeds and which this parasite uses to try to
subjugate the entire planet.
What is happening now is that the Neocons and the deep
state have succeeded in re-taking control of their host, but
only at the cost of a major weakening of that host. And that
is objectively good for our planet. Just as the coup in
Turkey ended up gutting the military and security services
and dramatically curtailing their ability to influence the
events in Syria (this is, in part, why Erdogan is now
playing ball with the Russians and the Iranians), the
ongoing color revolution against Trump is gutting the
power of the American host and, thus, of the AngloZionist
parasite. For one thing, the entire political establishment is
so deeply involved in the struggle for power inside the
USA, that very little bureaucratic energy is left to deal with
anything else. Furthermore, in political terms, the
“indispensable nation” and “city upon the hill” are now the
laughingstock of the planet. The next time around some
State Department propagandist starts regurgitating the
usual chunk of propaganda prolefeed about democracy,
human right and fair elections he will be greeted with a
hysterical laughter and screams of “physician, heal
thyself!!”. And, frankly, God only knows where this
process might lead us next. I, for one, would absolutely not
exclude the possibility of civil war in the USA. And before
that statement gets greeted with jeers and the usual set of
ad hominems, let me remind you that I predicted the civil
war in the Ukraine when almost everybody else was in
total denial (see: The gates of Hell are opening for the
Ukraine, written on Nov 20th, 2013). At this point in time, I
am not predicting a civil war in the USA, but I am saying
that it has become a real possibility.
Civil war or not, all the Neocons and the deep state are
doing is accelerating the inevitable collapse of the USA as
a world hegemon. True, Trump could not have prevented
it, but he could have negotiated it, using the still immense
power of the USA to get the best possible deal from the
other big actors. If a person falls off a skyscraper, there is
no way of preventing him of hitting the ground – but
whether he has a parachute or not will make a huge
difference to him on how he will land. That is what Trump
could have done – making a “descent on the breaks” as the
Russians expression goes. The skills to make that happen
are straightforward: realism, willingness to negotiate,
ability to understand the other guy, the courage to give up
that which is not sustainable, etc. That is the exact skillset
that the Neocons totally lack. What they can do is double-
down, then double-down again, and then double-down
some more. And that kind of maniacal attitude always
leads to catastrophe.
Whatever may be the case, the big story for the foreseeable
future will be the infighting inside the US deep state. Why
infighting? Because Trump is also part of the deep state, he
did just suddenly pop out of nowhere ex nihilo, he had, and
still has, powerful backers. That’s the, comparatively
speaking, the good news. The bad news is that the faction
of the deep state which is backing Trump appears to be the
weaker one. And Trump himself is not exactly a knight in
shining armor, to put it mildly. Still, if we imagine that by
some aggregate measure of power the anti-Trump forces
inside the deep state are, oh, 70% and the Trump
supporters are therefore 30%, the infighting between the
70% and the 30% will leave very little energy to either
party to deal with Russia, China or Iran.
It is a sweet irony that the big proponents of divide et
impera did just that to themselves, is it not?
Conclusion
It is way too early to become despondent. Yes, the “Trump
dream” is probably over, it was beautiful as long as it
lasted, but now the “Trump reality” is taking center stage
and we all need to learn how to operate in this new
context. We need to carefully and systematically study this
new reality and carefully parse it for all the risk and
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opportunities it presents us with. And there are a lot of
great opportunities, along with very real risks, to be
discovered. Just the fact that the leaders of the Empire
have turned against each other is a God sent blessing!
Let’s use that to the max.
Coincidence or not, but the Duran is reporting that the
Chairman of the JCS, General Joe Dunford, and General
Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the Russian military’s
General Staff have met in Baku. This is the first such
meeting since January 2014 and it took place in a “cordial
atmosphere”. In fact, Dunford reassured Gerasimov that
there are in fact no plans to deploy US ground troops to
Syria (there are, of course, already several thousand US
troops on the ground in Syria, both sides know that, but
both sides also know what Dunford is referring to: regular
armed forces).
Can you imagine such a meeting under Hillary?
What happened is really simple. With the election of
Trump, the Neocons suffered a crushing defeat and it took
them less than a month to regroup and castrate Trump.
This is bad and the “Trump dream” is over. But we – the
resistance to Empire, as still in very good shape. After all,
Trump was never *our* candidate, he was the candidate of
the part of the deep state which we, opponents of the US
deep state in toto, supported as a lesser evil: and we were
right – he was and he still is the lesser evil. Furthermore,
the party which really lost the most is the Trump-
supporting part of the deep state, and they now enough
power left (10, 30 or 45 percent – that does not really
matter) to regroup and fight back. And if/when they do
fight back, we still have to give them our support simply
because that is the moral and pragmatic thing to do. Right
now, Trump looks like Yanukovich, true. But I think that
he is also a far smarter and much more honorable person
than Yanukovich. Call me naïve, but my gut feeling is that
Trump cares for the USA and that he wants to do the right
thing. I might be wrong, of course. But at least so far I do
not see the clear signs of the total rot and corruption which
Yanukovich has all over his face. Furthermore, Trump
appears to be learning. That is very important. In his latest
press conference Trump finally finally showed some real
guts and counter-attacked the media, very effectively I
would say. And remember how fast Trump learned from
his first defeat in the debate against Hillary? Trump might
be a fast learner and if that is really the case, then he might
learn some most useful lessons from the entire Flynn
debacle.
Hopes still permitted
So hopes are still permitted. Not expectations – those are
always bad. But reasonable, reality-compatible hopes. Like
all humans, politicians change. If the Neocons don’t
succeed in impeaching him, Trump might still end up
kicking some ass, so to speak. And if they do impeach
him, they will further weaken the Empire. So, all in all, I on good shape.
would say that while we had a very bad week we are still
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 Democrats Go There: Invoke
25th Amendment Unless Trump “Gets A Grip”
Tyler Durden
February 19th, 2017
After questioning President Trump's sanity earlier in the
week, it appears Democrats have found another narrative
to cling to
- invoke the 25th Amendment unless
Trump "gets a grip."
With a growing number of Democrats openly questioning
President Trump’s mental health.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) in a floor
speech this week called for a review of
the Constitution's procedures for
removing a president. He warned the
25th Amendment of the Constitution falls
short when it comes to mental or
emotional fitness for office.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) during a
weekend interview with CNN’s “State of the
Union” said that “a few” Republican
colleagues have expressed concern to
him about Trump's mental health.
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And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) plans to
introduce legislation that would require
the presence of a psychiatrist or
psychologist in the White House.
Justifying their questions by pointing to Trump’s habit of
making demonstrably false claims.
“It’s not normal behavior. I don’t know
anybody in a position of responsibility that
doesn’t know if they’re being rained on.
And nobody I work with serially offers up
verifiably false statements on an ongoing
basis,”
And now that narrative has grown louder as
CNN's State of The Union just discussed
invoking the 25th Amendment unless
President Trump "gets a grip"
In fact, The Atlantic’s David Frum joked after the election,
“Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the
Constitution. Article 4. We’re all going to be
talking a lot more about it in the months
ahead.”
So, what’s Article 4 to the 25th Amendment? In the
abstract, the amendment itself is about presidential
succession, and includes language about the power of the
office when a president is incapacitated. But Digby
recently highlighted the specific text of growing relevance:
“Whenever the Vice President and a
majority of either the principal officers
of the executive departments or of such
 other body as Congress may by law
provide, transmit to the President pro
tempore of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives their
written declaration that the President is
unable to discharge the powers and
duties of his office, the Vice President
shall immediately assume the powers
and duties of the office as Acting
President.”
What does that mean exactly?
Well, it means Congress isn’t the only
institution that can remove a president
from office between elections.
Under the 25th Amendment, a sitting vice president and a
majority of the executive branch’s cabinet could, on their
own, agree to transfer power out of the hands of a sitting
president. At that point, those officials would notify
Congress, and the vice president would assume the office
as the acting president.
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And what if the challenged president wasn’t on board with
the plan to remove him/her from the office? According to a
recent explainer, “If the president wants to dispute this
move, he can, but then it would be up to Congress to
settle the matter with a vote. A two-thirds majority in
both houses would be necessary to keep the vice president
in charge. If that threshold isn’t reached, the president
would regain his powers.” All of this comes up in fiction
from time to time, and in all likelihood, Americans will
probably never see this political crisis play out in real life.
And that’s probably a good thing: by all appearances, the
intended purpose of the constitutional provision was to
address a president with a serious ailment – say, a stroke,
for example – in which he or she is alive, but unable to
fulfill the duties of the office.
In other words, for the first time, the concept of a "soft
palace coup" has been officially brought up on public
media; we expect such speculation will only get louder.
The ball is now in Trump's court.
 What Trump Has Done His First 30 Days
Vs. What Hillary Probably Would Have Done
President Trump Certainly Has His Hands Full With An
Antagonistic Media To Overcome
By Jack Hellner - American Thinker
February 19, 2017

 Nominated people for Cabinet position who have a

history of achievement in business and the private
sector.
 Met with diverse corporate leaders, union officials,
black community leaders, and others. It appears he
will meet with all who are willing to come. He obviously
doesn’t care if they ever supported him for president.
 Nominated a judge for the Supreme Court who looks
as though he will abide by the Constitution to enforce
laws, not make laws.
 Negotiated with Boeing and Lockheed to lower costs
on large contracts.
 Brought coal company workers to the White House to
announce he would save thousands of their jobs.
 Scrapped the massively complicated Trans-Pacific
President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on ‘fake Partnership trade deal.
media’ Friday morning, blasting reporters.  Approved the building of two environmentally cleared
energy pipelines.
We know what Trump has done in his  Had a freewheeling news conference.
first month. We can only guess what
Hillary would have done. Here is a short (The media, of course, say the Trump
list: administration is chaotic. Can anyone
imagine how productive Trump would
Trump has: be if Democrats, the media, and judges
weren’t so obstructive?)
 Started enforcing immigration laws that Congress
passed, including building the wall. Started telling the
sanctuary cities to abide by the laws of the land.
 Tried to seriously vet refugees from seven countries
that the Obama administration said were the biggest
sources of terrorists.
 Began reversing some of Obama’s executive orders.
 Frozen federal employees’ salaries.
 Moved to roll back regulations on the private sector.
 Issued an order to end the fine for people who cannot
buy expensive health care insurance policies dictated
by Obamacare. Began work to restore freedom of
choice on health care.
 Put sanctions on Iran after they clearly violated a U.N.
resolution.
 Began work on lowering taxes for corporations and By contrast, Hillary most likely would have:
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  Hired scandal-plagued loyalists such as Huma Abedin
and Cheryl Mills as a first priority and set up a private
server.
 Continued to ignore existing immigration laws and
allow sanctuary cities to do what they want. Although
she voted for the wall, she and other Democrats hardly
meant it.
 Allowed refugees to pour in and then pretended to
seriously review applications.
 Expanded issuance of new regulations.
 Certainly wouldn’t have frozen federal salaries that are
already much higher than the private sector, including
benefits.
 Let Obamacare continue to collapse under its own
weight and, as it did, declared that the only solution is
government-run health care. Hillary, the Democrats,
and the media continue to want to take freedom of
choice away from Americans on health care.
 Looked the other way, as Obama did, when Iran
violated U.N. sanctions. Approved the sale of more
U.S. uranium to Iran from Russia. Paid more ransom
to Iran.
 Begun work on raising taxes for individuals and
corporations.
 Nominated people with no private-sector experience,
just as Obama did.
 Met with union leaders, hedge fund financier George
Soros, and other people who will pay her husband, Bill,
$250,000 or more for short speeches.
 Nominated a person for the Supreme Court who would
rule in favor of whatever Democrats like.
 Continued to pay Boeing and Lockheed inflated prices.
 Continued the goal of bankrupting coal companies.
 May have backed out of TPP but had previously said it
was the gold standard for trade agreements, even
though she, like most other people, had no idea what
was in it.
 Continued to block pipelines for no apparent reason
other than to appease special interest groups.
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 Had a news conference with pre-screened, scripted
media questions and answers, just as she did
during the presidential debates.
Hillary’s main goal would remain the same as it has
throughout her adult life: to enrich herself and her family
through her use of political power.
Thankfully, we now have a president who wants to give
power, freedom, and money back to the people instead of
continue to expand the power of the massive government.
President Trump certainly has his hands full with an
antagonistic media to overcome – a group who obviously
want the government to get bigger and have been willing
to look the other way no matter what Obama and Hillary
said or did.
Yet Trump has done a lot in his first 30 days despite
the obstruction of the Democrats, the courts, and the
media. His approval rating by Rasmussen is now at 55%,
and 45% now think the country is heading in the right
direction (up around 15% from before the election). Of
course, those numbers are never reported, because facts
just don’t matter when the media have a president and an
agenda to destroy.
Trump should also get credit for the drought ending in
California, despite having nothing to do with it. After all,
the media and Obama himself gave Obama credit for
ending the recession in 2009, just 130 days after he took
office, so it would seem only fair.
I have an easy question for scientists, the media,
Democrats, professors, and Hollywood: since you blame
humans and fossil fuels for the drought in California, what
caused it to end? I heard on CBS radio news this morning
that drought conditions have lessened, and they gave the
reason that there was more precipitation. What deep
thinkers they are!
 MUST READ EXCELLENT ARTICLE!!!
Did Trump’s New Anti-Drug Policy
Prompt The CIA To Move Against Him?
By Mark H. Gaffney For The International Reporter:
February 19, 2017
“Trump’s executive orders would
launch a new war on drugs! Evidently,
president Trump idealistically (or
naively) has decided to accomplish
what no president before him was able
(or willing) to do, namely, eradicate the
double scourge of drug and human
trafficking which have destroyed so
many young lives. Certainly it is a goal
worthy of our support. However, there is
a hitch, namely, the collision of such a
policy with the status quo. This needs
clarification: If Trump’s new anti drug
trafficking policy is carried out it will
place drug enforcement agencies in
direct opposition to CIA officers who for
many years have “managed” the flow of
cocaine and heroin into the United
States. In fact, “dismantling the
transnational criminal organizations”
responsible for the drug trade will
ultimately require nothing less than the
dismantling of the CIA itself.”
In recent days, we have witnessed the
disturbing spectacle of open warfare
between the newly elected president
and the intelligence community.
Former congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) described
the situation as “unprecedented. Whether you are for
Trump or against Trump,” Kucinich told FOX News, “the
White House is under attack from elements inside the
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intelligence community, which are trying to elevate
tensions between Russia and the US.” Kucinich continued:
“At the bottom of that is money, an agenda for someone to
cash in on conflict between the US and Russia.”
Kucinich was spot on. The military industrial complex and
their media pawns clearly do not want improved relations
with Russia and are using their considerable power to
prevent it, for the reason cited. Untold billions in military
contracts are at stake. War and the preparations for war are
extremely profitable; at any rate, for a privileged few.
Nikki Haley At The UN. Falsely accused Russia of invading Crimea.
Crimea had a legal referendum in 2014 where 90% of the population
voted to return to Russia.
During the last few days, Trump and his
inner circle made statements about
Crimea indicating the immense pressure
had the intended effect.
Trump appears to have backed away from improved
relations with Russia, at least for the present. Other writers
have commented at length about this, so I won’t discuss it
further here, except to point out that the pressure shows no
sign of relenting, and may even be increasing. A former
NSA official, John Schindler, told Raw Story that “Now
we [the intelligence community] will go nuclear. He
[Trump] will die in jail…”
It’s as if, having smelled blood in the water the intelligence
community is circling for the kill. But given that Trump
has been made to recant on Russia, the question is why?
What is going on? The answer is that the sharp dispute
over US policy vis a vis Russia is not the only point of
contention. Other issues are also at play. A tell-tale clue in
this regard was the timing of the felonious leak that led to
the resignation of General Mike Flynn for misleading Vice
President Pence about his conversations with Russian
ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The leak reportedly occurred
on the evening of Thursday February 9th, a few hours after
Trump signed three new executive orders, which FOX
News first reported at 4 p.m. Although the source of the
leak has not been disclosed, I suspect the CIA for reasons
that I will now explain.
In my opinion, the timing was no coincidence. As we
ought to know from long experience, there are few
coincidences in the world of intelligence. Therefore, it
behooves us to examine Trump’s latest executive orders
which so far have attracted scant attention.
A new anti-drug policy
The orders that Trump signed on
February 9th, just before the leak
occurred, are about reducing crime in
America.
The first would create a presidential task force to develop
strategies toward this end. (1)A second more detailed order
would
“strengthen enforcement of Federal
law….to thwart transnational criminal
organizations and subsidiary organizations,
including criminal gangs, cartels,
racketeering organizations and other
groups engaged in….the illegal smuggling
and trafficking of humans, drugs, or other
substances…” [my italics] (2)
I was amazed when I first read this. Trump’s executive
orders would launch a new war on drugs! Evidently,
president Trump idealistically (or naively) has decided to
accomplish what no president before him was able (or
willing) to do, namely, eradicate the double scourge of
drug and human trafficking which have destroyed so many
young lives. Certainly it is a goal worthy of our support.
However, there is a hitch, namely, the collision of such a
policy with the status quo. This needs clarification: If
Trump’s new anti-drug trafficking policy is carried out it
will place drug enforcement agencies in direct opposition
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to CIA officers who for many years have “managed” the
flow of cocaine and heroin into the United States. In fact,
“dismantling the transnational criminal organizations”
responsible for the drug trade will ultimately require
nothing less than the dismantling of the CIA itself. The
wording of Trump’s executive orders leaves no doubt
about his intent. The president is not proposing half
measures.
Officials at the CIA no doubt grasped the significance of
this at a glance, and concluded correctly that the president
himself, every bit as much as his new executive orders,
must henceforth be viewed as a threat to the Agency’s
power and covert prerogatives. The scary part, from the
CIA standpoint, is that Trump really means it. This is in
sharp contrast with Ronald Reagan, whose 1980s-era war
on drugs was nothing but a charade. One can well imagine
the brief but intense moment of panic at Langley when
CIA officials first learned about the orders. Their signing
by Trump created an immediate compelling reason for the
CIA to move against the president, and to do so without
delay. This, very likely, explains the classified leak on
February 9th about Gen. Flynn.
US Military Contractors Guarding Opium Fields In Afghanistan
I do not mean to suggest that CIA
officers themselves smuggle drugs into
the US.
The actual smuggling is almost always done by
professional traffickers who are treated as national security
assets because they also provide various kinds of support
for covert CIA operations. In return, the “blessed”
traffickers are allowed to ply their illicit trade without
interference from US Customs, the FBI, the Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA), even local police. The CIA
oversees the trade which is largely about market share, and
also receives a cut of the action, which it uses to fund
black-budget operations. Competitors who refuse to
cooperate are fair game, and are periodically rounded up
and prosecuted to show that the government is seriously
waging the war on drugs. Of course, despite the occasional
high profile arrests and convictions, somehow the drugs
are always readily available on the street. The supply
seldom fails, an inconvenient truth never mentioned by the
media nor acknowledged by government officials.
Abroad, the CIA’s control system is more complex, as in
the case of Mexico where the CIA often plays one cartel
off against another to destabilize the country and prevent
the emergence of a strong central government. Keeping
Mexico perennially weak (and violent) evidently serves the
foreign policy objectives of empire.(3)
Despite the American public’s sorry state of denial,
complacency and/or apathy on the drug trade issue, the
evidence for the US government’s criminal involvement is
voluminous and incontrovertible. (4)The sordid history is a
long one, and dates back decades before the CIA was
created to the 1920s, when the US supported Chinese
nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, who maintained his
army with profits from the opium trade. I refer the reader
to the notes.
Trump’s new policy of eradicating human and sex
trafficking would likewise require US law enforcement to
investigate shady contractors like Dyncorp, which,
although a private company, is for all practical purposes a
CIA subsidiary. Dyncorp’s longstanding involvement in
human trafficking dates back at least to the 1990s war in
Bosnia. (5) Obviously, a real investigation would be
extremely embarrassing. Over the years, Dyncorp has
received billions in Defense Department contracts, which
is serious money but small potatoes compared with the
hundreds of billions in laundered drug money that annually
lubricates the bottom line of the too-big-to-fail US banks.
No one knows the actual figure, but reputable sources
estimate the total at between $300-500 billion. (6)
At war with the CIA
It would be hard to overestimate the
present-day importance of this
laundered drug money to the big banks,
most of which are seriously over-
leveraged.
According to the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, the
liquidity provided by an estimated $352 billion in
laundered drug profits in 2008 saved a number of large
banks from collapse as result of the 2007 financial
meltdown. (7) Incidentally, this is also why, 16 years after
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the 9/11 attacks, the US military is still deployed in
Afghanistan. Our troops are there because that is where the
poppies are grown, the feedstock for the global heroin
trade. This is the reason for the longest war in US history.
The plain truth is that our troops are not defending
freedom and democracy, but the bottom line of the too-
big-to-fail banks.
And all of this would be seriously disrupted if Trump’s
new anti-drug trafficking policy is implemented. Needless
to say, Wall Street and the US intelligence community
(which are one and the same) will do everything in their
power to prevent this from happening; and the CIA, which
is the operational arm of the banksters who rule the United
States, will undoubtedly serve as the enforcer.
Donald Trump’s strong position against drug and human
trafficking has placed him in the cross-hairs. Is he aware of
the powerful forces arrayed against him? It is by no means
clear that he fully understands the CIA’s role in the drug
trade, or why his executive orders have stirred up such a
hornet’s nest. For Trump’s sake, I hope he understands;
because, henceforth, his only chance to survive is to go on
the offensive, and to actually become the unlikely
American hero that he obviously aspires to be. How? By
effecting a top-down revolution in the interests of the
American people. But time is short and the critical path to
success is extremely narrow, with little margin for error.
Can Trump outmaneuver the CIA even as it plots his
downfall? Can he rise above himself?
A second American revolution
Here are a few of the steps (in no
particular order) that Trump should
immediately take to regain the initiative,
set his enemies back on their heels, and
buy the time that is desperately needed
to jump-start the second American
revolution:
Empower the FBI. Trump should instruct Attorney
General Sessions to clear out the dead wood at the
Department of Justice. At the FBI, Director James Comey
and his deputy Andrew McCabe have a history of The above short list is only a start, and
obstructing and/or slow-footing investigations. They too is by no means complete. There are
must go. Their replacements should be drawn from within undoubtedly other steps that Trump
the agency, ambitious young men with hunger in their eyes should also take.
and fire in the belly. Unleash the idealistic young
investigators!

Release the 650,000 emails. I am referring to the mother

lode found on former congressman Anthony Weiner’s
server. We are very lucky this electronic paper trail exists!
Last November, NYPD chief detective Robert K. Boyce,
who has seen the emails, told the press they contain
evidence linking Hillary Clinton and her associates to
money laundering, child exploitation, sex crimes with
minors, perjury, pay to play, obstruction of justice and
other crimes.(8) Apparently, the key piece of evidence is a
list of secret donors to the Clinton Foundation. Everything
we have learned to date indicates the foundation was a
private investors’ club for the purpose of overthrowing and
looting third world nations. All Trump needs to do is to let
the sun shine in, then step aside and allow the system to
serve up the impartial wrath of justice. And woe to the
guilty!
Audit the Fed. Trump supporters should move quickly to
guide legislation through Congress requiring an audit of
the Federal Reserve. Given a Republican majority in both
houses, the bill should pass easily. If the Fed refuses to
admit auditors (and it will), Trump should send in US
marshals and nationalize the bank. A subsequent honest
audit will expose the Fed’s many crimes against the
American people. A reorganized and possibly renamed
Fed should be made to serve Main Street, not Wall Street.
Get control at the CIA and NSA. This is critical. Trump’s
newly appointed directors must take a firm hand in
identifying and prosecuting leakers in both agencies while
supporting whistleblowers who have exposed illegal
activities. Trump should also give the order to fire all
neoconservatives, and their ilk. Ultimately, Trump will
need to dismantle the CIA and the most objectionable parts
of the NSA surveillance regime.
Finally, I need to say that as a long-time radical Leftie I am
very displeased that so many liberals and progressives
have allied with the globalists and the Deep State to
destroy what remains of our precious democracy.
Liberals and progressives need to wake up. Trump’s
enemies are also our enemies. If the CIA succeeds in
bringing him down, Trump’s replacement will be much
worse. I have always opposed US presidents when they
were wrong and supported them when they were right. The
same principle should hold with Trump. Oppose him when
he’s wrong, but support him when he’s right. We can and
must do both, at the same time.
Many people have underestimated Donald Trump. Be
assured, no one at CIA headquarters is underestimating
him any longer. Although Trump has some glaring flaws,
he also has the potential to achieve great things, in part,
because he thinks big and is capable of bold action. If
Trump acts decisively in the coming days to restore our
country, we should rally to his defense. If he falters,
Trump will be remembered as just another failed wannabe.
**********

Break up the media conglomerates. Paul Craig Roberts has A special thank you to George Webb, whose ongoing open
suggested that Trump use anti-trust law to accomplish this sourced people’s investigation at Youtube has been a great
and I agree. The US corporate media has long since help in connecting the dots!
abandoned its original function, which is to inform the
citizenry, and unfortunately has become an instrument for
fake news and propaganda. Press diversity must be
restored.

Notes:

1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/09/presidential-executive-order-task-force-crime-reduction-and-public
2. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/09/presidential-executive-order-enforcing-federal-law-respect-transnational
3. Chris Arsenault, “Mexican official: CIA ‘manages’ drug trade”, Aljazeera, July 24, 2012, posted at
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/2012721152715628181.html

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 4. Alfred W. McCoy, The Politics of Heroin (Chicago: Lawrence Hill, 2003 revised edition); Doug Valentine, The CIA as Organized
Crime (Atlanta: Clarity Press, 2017) see especially chapters 12-14; Peter Dale Scott, Cocaine Politics (Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1991).
5. Kathryn Bolkovac, The Whistleblower (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). Also: don’t miss the movie with the same name
based on the book starring Rachel Weisz
6. Raymond W. Baker, “The Biggest Loophole in the Free Market System,” Washington Quarterly, Autumn 1999, p. 29, posted at
(see p. 1061) http://frwebgate.access. Quarterly, Autumn 1999, p. 29, posted at (see p. 1061)
http://frwebgate.access. earings&docid=f:61699.pdf. Also see The CIA as Organized Crime, p. 214.
7. Rajeev Syal, “Drug money saved banks in global crisis, claims UN advisor”, the Guardian, December 12, 2009.
8. http://truepundit.com/breaking-bombshell-nypd-blows-whistle-on-new-hillary-emails-money-laundering-sex-crimes-with-children-
child-exploitation-pay-to-play-perjury/

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 The AP Asked Trump's Supporters How Feel
About His War With The Press: This Is What It Found
By Tyler Durden
Feb 19, 2017 7:41 PM
While vocal critics of Donald Trump, many of them
members of the media, saw in Trump's Thursday news
conference, Friday tweet in which he claimed the press
was the "enemy of the American people", and subsequent
Saturday campaign speech, a combative, thin-skinned
chief executive who continues to blame the media for the
controversies roiling his administration, his supporters saw
something else entirely: a champion of Middle America
who is taking on the establishment and making good on his
campaign promises to put the country first.
The Associated Press contacted Trump supporters across
the country to see how they viewed Trump's latest fued
with press. Here are the views of some of those supporters:
***
Richelle Kirk of Logan, West Virginia, watched some of
Trump's news conference on Thursday and didn't see any
head-scratching comments from the president.
"I back him 100 percent," said the 42-
year-old stay-at-home mom. "You either
love it or get out, is my opinion."
During Barack Obama's presidency, her husband was laid
off from his coal-mining job, a loss they blamed on
Obama's environmental policies. She said they lost a home
and "everything we owned."
After West Virginia voters resoundingly rejected Obama
during his 2012 re-election, "we didn't show our hind ends
when Obama was re-elected," Kirk said. So she believes
people shouldn't overreact to Trump, either.
She particularly agreed with the president when he took
credit for an optimistic business climate and a rising stock
market, saying Trump is beginning to fulfill his campaign
promise to put people back to work.
Reporters, she said, "need to leave him
alone. He's just doing what he said he's
going to do."
***
Kevin Felty of Norfolk, Virginia, said it was the
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"most impressive presidential press
conference" of his life. "Largely because it
was so unorthodox," said Felty, 48, who
works as a surgical assistant and sells life
insurance. "It was hyper adversarial
between the president and the press. And
yet he was able to control the questioning
and the tone and the mood in the room."
Felty said the media needs to move on regarding Russia
and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
"There was nothing illegal that General
Flynn had done at that time," Felty said.
"What he did do is make a mistake in not
being accurate with the vice president."
He also said he believes Trump is trustworthy as president.
"He doesn't need the media to chide him to
make the right decisions," Felty said. "It's
something he's been doing well for
decades."
***
Regina Lenoir of Picayune, Mississippi, enjoyed watching
Trump's news conference and said the president "looked
more relaxed." Lenoir, 69, said she was most interested in
the president's comments about the alleged leaks that led to
the resignation of Michael Flynn as national security
adviser.
"We don't know the conversation that
happened between him and (Vice
President Mike) Pence. Only they know.
But the news media gets out there (and)
says such and such with no corroboration,"
she said. "I'm sick of them making up
stories. You know, we're intelligent people.
We can make up our own mind on whether
they're telling the truth."
She agreed with Trump's take on how the media has
covered his administration and campaign, saying those
covering his administration are good reporters but biased.
She said if people gave Trump a chance, "he might just
surprise everyone.
"He wasn't my first choice, but he is my
president," Lenoir said. "I think he handled
the news conference very well."
***
Joseph Gatlin of Virginia Beach, Virginia, said he did not
watch the news conference but heard about the question a
Jewish reporter asked Trump about a rise in anti-Semitic
incidents around the country. Trump told the reporter to sit
down and said it was not a simple or fair question before
describing himself as
"the least anti-Semitic person you've ever
seen in your entire life."
Gatlin, who is Jewish and who was born in
Israel, said the media needs to move on
from "asking the same question."
"He's not a racist. He doesn't believe in
racism," said Gatlin, who owns a
flooring company. "He's not anti-Semitic
at all."
Gatlin pointed to the number of Jewish people in Trump's
inner circle, including his son-in-law and White House
adviser, Jared Kushner. He said the media instead should
be asking Trump about terrorism and the economy.
"I think that it's become ridiculous," Gatlin
said. "He wants the serious questions. He
wants people to ask him questions that
people care about. You can't mention
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racism in every speech. They're looking at
the wrong things."
***
Scott Hiltgen, a 66-year-old office furniture sales broker
from River Falls, Wisconsin, said he was glad to see the
president push back against the media. He said reporters
have no proof Trump or anyone around him did anything
wrong.
"They're trying to make up a story that
Trump worked with the Russians to rig
the election," he said. "Now they're
trying to make a big deal out of (former
national security adviser) Mike Flynn.
He was doing what he was supposed to
do. He was talking to his counterparts.
He was talking to the Russians. He got
fired because he lied to (Vice President
Mike) Pence. There's no story there. The
left media is so excited. They think they
took this guy down. No, he made a
mistake. He just lied."
Hiltgen said he remains squarely behind the billionaire
president because he has done what he said he would do on
the campaign trail.
"He's accomplished more in, whatever,
three weeks, regarding the stuff he talked
about," Hiltgen said. "That's what people
voted for. I can't believe there's actually a
politician doing what he says he would do.
That never happens."
 US President Trump Calls On NATO Allies To Pay Fair
Share For Defense
© REUTERS/ Kevin Lamarque - US
04:55 19.02.2017(Updated 05:58 19.02.2017)
As US Defense Secretary James Mattis
and US Vice President Mike Pence
traveled to Europe to persuade
America's allies to increase their
spending on NATO, President Trump
delivered a speech in Florida, in which
he stressed that despite he is a "fan" of
the military alliance, he wants allies to
pay a fair share for their defense.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Trump said on Saturday that he
was a "NATO fan," and urged other members of the
military alliance to increase their defense spending
in accordance with their obligations.
"We must ignore the tired echoes
of yesterday's fights. We are fighting battles
that no longer help us, we are fighting
battles that other people are entreating us
fairly in the fight. I am a NATO fan,
but many of the countries in NATO, many
of the countries that we protect, many
of these countries are very rich countries,
they are not paying their bills… they have
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to help us," Trump said at a campaign rally
in Florida on Saturday.
On Saturday, speaking on the sidelines of the Munich
Security Conference, Michael Pence said that the United
States remained strongly committed to NATO.
Earlier on Friday, the similar statement were made
by Defense Secretary Mattis. He stressed that President
Trump has "thrown his full support" to the alliance.
The issue of relations within NATO between the United
States and other allies has become a relevant matter
in recent months, after the election of Trump as the US
president. During his campaign, as well as after the
victory, the US politician has repeatedly criticized the
alliance, calling for its member states to increase defense
spending to fulfill their obligations as part of NATO.
Only a handful of NATO members have reached the 2-
percent target as of 2016. The United States is the top
spender, allocating over 3.6 percent of its GDP on defense,
followed by Greece, the United Kingdom, Estonia and
Poland. The remaining 23 members are below target.
On Saturday, Former NATO chief Anders Fogh
Rasmussen said that NATO allies are capable of raising
their defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic
product by 2024. A day before it, current NATO Secretary
General Jens Stoltenberg said that the target would have
to be reached in the next decade and NATO's spending
on defense would gradually increase after years
of cutbacks.
 Who's Really Behind The Soft-Coup? Obama-Founded
Activist Group Offers Anti-Trump Protest "Guide"
By Tyler Durden
Feb 19, 2017 9:50 PM
"The left is intentionally fighting to remain
relevant," remarks Armstrong Economics'
Martin Armstrong, adding that "the hatred
spewing out of their mouths is really off
the wall."
Furthermore, Armstrong warns the Obama
administration is behind the so-called
'soft coup' under way and as The Post
reports, an Obama-tied activist group
training tens of thousands of agitators
to protest Trump's policies plans to hit
Republican lawmakers even harder this
week.
Rather, spread out in pairs to make it seem like the whole
room opposes the Republican host’s positions.
Organizing for Action, a group founded
by Obama and featured prominently on his
new post-presidency website, is
distributing a training manual to anti-
Trump activists that advises them to
bully GOP lawmakers into backing off
support for repealing ObamaCare,
curbing immigration from high-risk
Islamic nations, and building a border
wall. As The NY Post details,
In a new Facebook post, OFA calls on
activists to mobilize against Republicans
from now until Feb. 26, when
“representatives are going to be in their
home districts.”
The protesters disrupted town halls earlier this month,
including one held in Utah by House Oversight Chairman
Jason Chaffetz, who was confronted by hundreds of angry
demonstrators claiming to be his constituents.
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The manual, published with OFA partner
“Indivisible,” advises protesters to go
into halls quietly so as not to raise
alarms, and “grab seats at the front of
the room but do not all sit together.”
“This will help reinforce the impression of
broad consensus.” It also urges them to
ask “hostile” questions — while keeping “a
firm hold on the mic” — and loudly boo the
GOP politician if he isn’t “giving you real
answers.”
“Express your concern [to the event’s
hosts] they are giving a platform to pro-
Trump authoritarianism, racism, and
corruption,” it says.
The goal is to make Republicans, even
from safe districts, second-guess their
support for the Trump agenda, and to
prime “the ground for the 2018
midterms when Democrats retake
power.”
“Even the safest [Republican] will be
deeply alarmed by signs of organized
opposition,” the document states, “because
these actions create the impression that
they’re not connected to their district and
not listening to their constituents.”
After the event, protesters are advised
to feed video footage to local and
national media.
“Unfavorable exchanges caught on
video can be devastating” for
 Republican lawmakers, it says, when
“shared through social media and
picked up by local and national media.”
After protesters gave MSNBC, CNN and the networks
footage of their dust-up with Chaffetz, for example, the
outlets ran them continuously, forcing Chaffetz to issue
statements defending himself.
The manual also advises protesters to flood “Trump-
friendly” lawmakers’ Hill offices with angry phone calls
and emails demanding the resignation of top White House
adviser Steve Bannon.
A script advises callers to complain:
“I’m honestly scared that a known racist
and anti-Semite will be working just feet
from the Oval Office … It is everyone’s
business if a man who promoted white
supremacy is serving as an adviser to
the president.”
None other than Robert Reich is front and center in the
"Townhall Disruption Guide"...
Additionally, as Axios notes, Progressive
groups are circulating information about
town hall meetings on a MoveOn.org-
powered website, "Resistance Recess."
More than a dozen major groups in the institutional left are
involved, with groups like Planned Parenthood and unions
like SEIU organizing protests. The former Hillary Clinton
super PAC Priorities USA is running localized digital ads
— its first paid ads since the election — to spotlight
Republican town halls. Democratic leaders like Bernie
Sanders and Chuck Schumer will lead events.
What's in store:
 "Resistance Events" will target everyone from
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (Wednesday evening) to
Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski (Tuesday morning) to
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Saturday morning).
Protesters can find them by locale or zip code on
resistancerecess.com.
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 Nobody is safe. Not even the members ducking town
halls. Our Revolution, the group that spun off from
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, will launch a
map tomorrow showing every congressional district in
the country that they intend to swarm next Saturday.
 Shannon Jackson, Our Revolution's executive director,
says they've already got close to 200 events planned
around the country and will be rallying outside nearly
every Republican congressional office.
Resisting the resistance: House Republicans have been
intensely prepping for these confrontations. At least 175
members attended Obamacare "listening sessions" —
which were really detailed policy briefing sessions —
convened by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
Finally, Martin Armstrong concludes by
remarking that the Obama administration
intentionally set the stage knowing what
they were doing was designed to
undermine and cripple the Trump
Administration.
The sanctions on Putin were also intended to prevent
Trump from reversing the tension created by Obama to
create an international conflict. These leaks appear to be
part of an intentional plot by Obama/Left to allow his
supporters within the intelligence community to topple
Trump if they can. Obama waited until he had just 17 days
left in office to sign an executive order to expand the
power of the National Security Agency (NSA) allowing it
to share globally intercepted personal communications
with the government’s 16 other intelligence agencies
before any application of top secret or privacy protection
would be attached.
Obama never did this while he was in
office. Whenever a politician does
something like this, there is ALWAYS a
hidden agenda.
This Obama executive order changed everything with
regard to national security that was put in place by an
executive order dating back to Ronald Reagan. Obama
opened the flood gates and this I personally believe was a
treasonous act showing the Democrats adopted a strategy
to undermine Trump from the outset and to create massive
civil unrest.
Trump must reinstate the national
security procedures that have been in
place since Ronald Reagan and fire
everyone in intelligence appointed by
Obama.
Clean the swamp must start right there and NOW! Obama
knew he would set up a shadow government and refuse to
leave Washington. He seems to be working harder now
while as President he may have played golf more than any
other president.

Proof that Obama is behind the civil

unrest is the fact he has taken to
Twitter.

Obama has been behind this entire

affair of creating civil unrest and I
believe is deliberately undermining
national security with his moles
strategically placed within the
intelligence community to undermine
the government.

That is unquestionable TREASON and the press will only

attack Trump and never defend the country. When Obama
won, you did not see the other 46% set fires and try to
bring down the government. The left always demands it is
their way or no way. This is why we will move into civil
war in the years ahead. Independents just say live and let
live – don’t bother me and I will not bother you. Leftists
say you can live only as they command – they cannot sleep
at night worrying what independents are doing.

As he states boldly to believe in that the people can bring It’s like the Hunger Games – suppress all freedom is their
about change through their own action. agenda.

He is implying to rise up and create civil

unrest on a massive scale.
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 Oliver Stone Gives Impassioned Speech at WGA Awards:
It’s Not Just Trump, ‘But a System’
By Alex Stedman, Debra Birnbaum
February 19, 2017 | 08:45PM PT
The Writers Guild Awards on Sunday night took a cue
from the rest of awards season in being fairly Trump-
heavy, including several shots at the commander-in-chief.
But Oliver Stone, who was on hand at the WGAW
ceremony to accept the Laurel Award, gave a more
bipartisan critique of America in an impassioned message
to young filmmakers.
After being introduced by James Wood, Stone told
reminded filmmakers that “you can be critical of your
government and your society.”
“You don’t have to fit in,” the Oscar-winner
went on. “It’s fashionable now to take shots
at Republicans and Trump and avoid the
Obamas and Clintons. But remember this:
In the 13 wars we’ve started over the last
30 years and the $14 trillion we’ve spent,
and the hundreds of thousands of lives that
have perished from this earth, remember
that it wasn’t one leader, but a system, both
Republican and Democrat. Call it what you
will: the military industrial money media
security complex. It’s a system that has
been perpetuated under the guise that
these are just wars justifiable in the name
of our flag that flies so proudly.”
Stone continued that our
“country has become more prosperous for
many but in the name of that wealth we
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cannot justify our system as a center for
the world’s values. But we continue to
create such chaos and wars. No need to go
through the victims, but we know we’ve
intervened in more than 100 countries with
invasion, regime change, economic chaos.
Or hired war. It’s war of some kind. In the
end, it’s become a system leading to the
death of this planet and the extinction of us
all.”
He concluded with advice based on his own experiences.
“I’ve fought these people who practice war
for most of my life. It’s a tiring game. And
mostly you’ll get your a– kicked. With all
the criticism and insults you’ll receive, and
the flattery too, it’s important to remember,
if you believe in what you’re saying and you
can stay the course, you can make a
difference,” he said.
“I urge you to find a way to remain alone
with yourself, listen to your silences, not
always in a writer’s room. Try to find not
what the crowd wants so you can be
successful, but try instead to find the true
inner meaning of your life here on earth,
and never give up on your heart in your
struggle for peace, decency, and telling the
truth.”
Stone has never been one to shy away from politics — to
say the very least. During a speech at the Gotham
Independent Film Awards in November, the “Snowden”
director made a point to reference national security under a
Trump administration.
“The surveillance state, ‘1984,’
cyberwarfare, drone warfare is with us,” he
said at the time.
He’s been open about his political beliefs, and voted for
Jill Stein in the 2016 presidential election.
 Trump’s Foreign Policy:
The Good And The Bad In His First 30 Days
Foreign Policy Highlights And Lowlights From The First Month
By Chris Ernesto / Antiwar.Com
February 19, 2017
First 30 Days President Rally – A surprise!
Below are foreign policy highlights and lowlights from
the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency.
THE GOOD
 Trump said: “Russia … this is fake news put out by the
media … I’m here today to tell you the whole Russian
thing, that’s a ruse.”
 “It’s going to be impossible for [me] to ever get along
with Russia because of all the pressure [I’ve] got with
this fake story”
 “If we could get along with Russia … China and Japan
and everyone … it would be a positive thing, not a
negative thing”.
 “I say it’s better to get along with Russia than not.”
 When asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin,
who was called a “killer” by the interviewer, Trump
responded, “We’ve got a lot of killers. What, do you
think our country is so innocent?… take a look at what
we’ve done too.”
 “We made a lot of mistakes. I’ve been against the war
in Iraq from the beginning … A lot of mistakes, but a lot
of people were killed. A lot of killers around, believe
me.”
 Russian lawmakers & economists optimistic after Putin-
Trump call.
 Trump: “They have sanctions on Russia — let’s see if
we can make some good deals with Russia … For one
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thing, I think nuclear weapons should be way down and
reduced very substantially.”
 NY Times Op-Ed: “Why Trump Is Right on Russia“.
 Secretary Tillerson fires much of the seventh-floor staff
at the State Department. The seventh-floor was
referred to as “the shadow government” in an FBI
release.
 Trump Nixes Elliott Abrams for State Dept. Job.
 Trump: “The Israelis are going to have to show some
flexibility [on Palestine], which is … hard to do”.
 Regarding a one-state or two-state solution, Trump
said, “I want the one that both parties [Israel and
Palestine] want.”
 White House: New or expanded Israeli settlements
“may not be helpful” in achieving peace.
 Belgrade Breathes Easier as Trump’s Win Marks End
to Clinton-Era Interventionism.
THE BAD
 US troops deploy to Bulgaria as part of NATO
operation.
 Hundreds of US Troops, Tanks Arrive in Romania.
 Trump: “Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the
Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on
Russia?”
 Saudi crown prince receives CIA honor for anti-terror
efforts.
 US-led coalition air strikes killed 18 Afghan civilians,
U.N. says.
 US tanks, infantry fighting vehicles arrive
in Estonia amid NATO buildup on Russian borders.
 US to Deploy Navy Destroyer Off Yemen Coast.
 Trump: ‘Nothing Off the Table’ On Iran.
 US sanctions Iran after missile test.
 Nikki Haley just delivered the Trump administration’s
most hawkish words yet toward Russia.
 Many Civilians Among the Dead After US Raid
in Yemen.
 President Trump said he believes that “torture works.”
 The first arms sales of the Trump administration: $1.85
billion to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Britain and Kenya
(pending congressional approval).
  U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIL in Syria,
Iraq.
 NATO has our ‘unshakable commitment’, Pentagon
chief vows.
 US declines to send formal delegation to Syria peace
talks, citing timing issues; will instead send an
ambassador.
 Yemen Reports First US Drone Strikes Under Trump –
10 Killed in Two Strikes.
.
 Donald Trump’s top team don’t all agree with him
on Russia.
 Tillerson Wants to Provide Saudi Arabia With More
Help to Bomb Yemen.
 Mattis: US Needs to Be Ready to ‘Confront’ Russia.
NOTE: The information above is excerpted from the St.
Pete for Peace fact sheet on the Trump administration’s
foreign policy. The fact sheet will be updated throughout
the Trump presidency.

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 Looks Like Donald Trump
Was Right About Sweden After All
By Emily Zanotti
8:49 Pm, February 19, 2017

But Trump may not have been wrong – at least, in terms of

subject matter. Friday night, Fox News‘s Tucker Carlson
show (with a guest host) interviewed documentarian Ami
Horowitz about his upcoming film about violence
involving migrants in Sweden. Horowitz claims that the
Swedish government is downplaying an uptick in violence
that followed a wave of refugee migration into the country.

During the segment, the show featured contemporary clips

from the documentary.
President Donald Trump was the subject of mockery on
Sunday after delivering a speech in Florida in which he
referred to an incident “last night in Sweden” — but he
appears to have been referring to an actual, accurate news
report, albeit one that wasn’t technically live or breaking.

As soon as the words flew from Trump’s mouth, social

media began buzzing with jokes about his “fake news”
story about a migrant attack in the historic
Scandinavian country. The hashtag, #lastnightinSweden
cropped up, warning the world that Sweden might be
plotting a takeover, with its pickled herring and its cheap
do-it-yourself furniture (see our related article on IKEA
Israel!).
Trump has said that he gets most of his information from
watching television, primarily Fox News and other 24-hour
Even Chelsea Clinton, whose mother famously made up a cable news networks. It’s no surprise, then, that the story
story about being shot at by snipers as she boarded a plane of Sweden to which he referred originated 0n a hugely
in Bosnia, got in on the action. popular prime time news program.

Trump’s Twitter critics were just interpreting him too

literally.

As for Sweden, Ami Horowitz’s film shows a country that

is deep in denial about a growing problem of migrant
violence – including a sharp uptick in rape over the last
five years. Horowitz claims that the increase correlates
directly to Sweden’s refugee acceptance program; the
country has taken in more than 190,000 Muslim
immigrants in the same time frame.

Trump also managed to baffle Sweden itself, which Sweden, Horowitz says, is hiding the truth about its
responded by asking the Trump Administration for any situation, and the Swedish people want their country to
inside information they might have about a recent attack in adapt to the migrants, rather than requiring the migrants to
their country. adapt to Sweden.

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Unconfirmed, Leftist Usurped Violent Operation American
Spring 2017 To Begin May 1, 2017
Posted By Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret
February 19, 2017
This report is unconfirmed but worthy of
your attention..........
There is now unsubstantiated information/rumor
circulating that a violent (leftist usurped) Operation
American Spring 2017 is scheduled to begin on or about
May 01, 2017 across America.
My primary reason for writing is to absolve myself
personally as well as Operation American Spring 2014
from any agreement or association or intent to support,
Operation American Spring 2017. There is nothing about
this reported violent activity that I or Operation American
Spring 2014 can condone, in fact we reject and condemn
the reported operation.
In late 2013 I introduced a peaceful plan for patriots who
love the United States of America and our Constitution to
participate, if desired. This was a peaceful protest in
Washington, D.C. against the direction leadership in
Washington was taking our nation.
The peaceful plan was called “Operation American
Spring” and conducted for a period beginning May 16th,
2014. (To read about this www.patriotsforamerica.ning.com/ )
Operation American Spring 2014 Mission: Restoration of
Constitutional government, rule of law, freedom, liberty
"of the people, for the people, by the people" from despotic
and tyrannical federal leadership.
While Operation American Spring of 2014 did not
accomplish it’s mission of the peaceful removal of Barack
Obama, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner,
Nancy Pelosi, and AG Holder, the peaceful election of
2016 solved many goals OAS 2014 was pursuing.
Successful removal, in a peaceful election, of the democrat
regime from any leadership positions in the United States
Federal Government, basically accomplished the major
goal of 2014 Operation American Spring
The reported Operation American Spring
2017 is being identified as a “Deep
State”(shadow government working within
the US government bureaucracy ), media,
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leftist individuals, neocons, and Central
Banks to bring down the Trump
Administration, in essence reverse what
God ordained and “we the people” voted
for in the 2016 election.
Monetary power-brokers in world-wide central banks are
losing control and they don’t like it. Thus, attacks, protests,
fake news, on every government in the world that is
focusing on monetary change/reversal away from Central
Banks control, is increasing.
This so-called Operation American Spring 2017 is
reported being paid for by Central Bank and foreign
money, and reported to begin May 1, 2017 (May Day-
Communist holiday) with tens of millions of paid violent
agitators across the United States creating chaos and
destruction in hopes of bringing down the Trump
Administration and US government. There is nothing
about this reported violent activity that I or Operation
American Spring 2014 can condone, if fact we reject and
condemn the reported operation.
It is interesting that President Trump is reiterating that the
White House is running “very smoothly” while the “fake
news” is broadcasting nothing but “chaos” in the White
House. Politicians such as Senator McCain in a foreign
land disrespectfully suggesting “dictator” associated with
our President, another method of encouraging an
atmosphere of “chaos”. The display of arrogance by
democrat senators stalling President Trumps Cabinet
confirmations is another indication of liberal/leftist
contribution to a fake chaotic condition. More on the
“chaos” movement...Radical Left is now scheduling
FAKE TOWN HALLS in the names of Republican
Congressmen/Congresswomen...WITHOUT EVEN
INVITING THE REPRESENTATIVES TO
ATTEND!!! DON'T FALL FOR THE FAKE NEWS!!!
Go to the leftist site www.indivisibleguide.com/ to see
how these progressives will be attacking the conservative
agenda.
According to a report the above examples
of chaos is exactly what the “Deep State
supporters, leftist, media fake news,
neocons, black-mailed, bribed or bought
 US politicians, and central banks” are
creating and desire.
Operation American Spring 2017, if valid as reported to
begin May 1, 2017, is a nation-wide, destructive, anti-
American attack on property, civilian personnel, our
Constitution and form of government. Potential threat and
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criminal behavior in the extreme with a goal of creating so
much chaos that the Trump Administration will not be able
to secure our nation...resulting in President Trump
removal..
Qualifier: This report is unconfirmed but worthy of your
attention..........
 Intelligence Heads Say
No Evidence Of Collusion With Russia - Priebus
© AP Photo/ Pablo Martinez Monsivais - US
21:55 19.02.2017(Updated 06:04 20.02.2017)
As the FBI pursues at least three
separate probes into Russia's alleged
hacking of the US presidential election
last year, White House Chief of Staff
Reince Priebus says he's been told by
top intelligence officials that there was
no collusion between Russia and the
president's camp.
"The New York Times last week put out an
article with no direct sources that said that
the Trump campaign had constant contacts
with Russian spies," Priebus told Fox News
Sunday, the Hill reports.
That story is "complete garbage," Priebus said his sources
told him.
"I can assure you, and I've been approved
to say this, that the top levels of the
intelligence community have assured me
that that story is not only inaccurate but it's
grossly overstated."
According to the New York Times story from earlier this
week, intercepted calls and phone records reveal that now-
President Donald Trump's campaign team and other
associates were frequently in contact with Russian
intelligence officials in the year before the election. The
article, which cites anonymous sources, says the contacts
caused intelligence officials to investigate whether the
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campaign was colluding with Russia on either hacking the
Democratic National Committee or otherwise swaying the
election. So far, evidence of cooperation has not been
found, the New York Times reports, though the amount
of contact was called alarming, and the investigation is
ongoing.
The story is "wrong" and there's "nothing
to it," Priebus said, citing his own
anonymous sources: high level US
intelligence officials. They told him that
there was no collusion found between the
campaign and foreign agents.
Though he said he was not at liberty to reveal the name
of the person or people he spoke with, Priebus said,
"When I say top-level people, I mean top-
level people."
Meanwhile, the FBI is actively investigating at least three
lines of inquiry into foreign involvement in the election. In
Pittsburgh, the bureau's field office is trying to identify
who breached the DNC computer systems in 2015 and
2016, Reuters reports. They have not found enough
evidence for an indictment so far.
In San Francisco, the FBI is trying to identify the Guccifer
2 hacker group, which posted emails from Clinton
campaign manager John Podesta. And in Washington, FBI
counterintelligence is looking into foreign communications
intercepts and leads from informers regarding transactions
between Russians and Trump associates.
Trump repeated this week that he had no business
connections to Russia. He has in the past traveled to Russia
to explore business opportunities, and he has partnered
with Russian financiers on projects in other parts of the
world through his large, international business network.
Moscow has consistently denied any involvement in the
hack or the election.
 Rex Tillerson Purges Remnants
Of “Shadow Govt” At State Department
Tillerson Recently Laid Off Several Employees Associated With The “7th-
Floor Group” At The State Department, A Group Which FBI Documents
Revealed Is Part Of A “Shadow Government” That Once Stepped In To
Protect Hillary Clinton From Prosecution.
By Whitney Webb
February 20, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives for a meeting on the
conflict in Syria during a meeting of the G-20 Foreign Ministers in
Bonn, Germany, Feb. 17, 2017. (Oliver Berg/AP)
(ANALYSIS) — According to pundits, politicians, and
even the executive branch itself, the Trump administration
is at war with the so-called “Deep State.” Though the Deep
State – sometimes also called the Shadow government – is
hard to define, it is essentially the part of the political
establishment that are permanent power factions operating
within Washington. These factions guide policy according
to a unified agenda regardless of who is in office, often
exercising their power secretively which frees them of any
sort of accountability.
Recently, this “Deep State” has seemed determined to
undermine, discredit, and destroy the Trump
administration, having allegedly been responsible for the
leaks that led to Michael Flynn’s resignation among other
controversies. Though much of the Deep State’s activities
intended to undermine Trump has so far largely been
attributed to the Intelligence Community, it extends much
deeper including many other federal departments and
agencies, including the State Department.
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Last year, prior to the election, the FBI released heavily
redacted interview summaries of the Bureau’s
investigation into Trump’s challenger Hillary Clinton.
Among the allegations in the documents was the disclosure
of a highly-secretive, high-level group within the U.S.
government which the FBI named the “Shadow
Government,” a group which had allegedly intervened in
the FBI’s investigation into Clinton in order to prevent her
indictment.
According to the FBI’s interview summary:
“There was a powerful group of very high-
ranking STATE officials that some referred
to as ‘The 7th Floor Group’ or ‘The Shadow
Government.’ This group met every
Wednesday afternoon to discuss the FOIA
process, Congressional records, and
everything CLINTON-related to
FOIA/Congressional inquiries.”
The other name used by the FBI – “The 7th-floor group”
– refers to the fact that this facet of the Shadow
Government is located on the State Department’s 7 th floor
where long-serving, elite diplomats are employed.
Though all previous administrations have left the “7th-
floor group” more or less untouched, the newly-minted
Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, abruptly chose to fire
most of the State Department employees working on this
floor. Last Friday, Tillerson’s top aides told the vast
majority of the Department’s seventh-floor staff that “their
services were no longer needed,” CBS News reports.
This is the second round of firings at the State Department
since Trump took office as four other top officials had
been let go at the end of January. One of the employees
fired recently, Tom Countryman, told CBS News he was
worried that the White House was showing its intent to cut
out the State Department in order to prevent allegedly
“nonpartisan” officials from challenging the executive
branch on foreign policy matters.
The firings came soon after Trump’s meeting with Israeli
Prime Minister Netanyahu, a meeting which drew criticism
from the U.S. political establishment as not a single State
Department official was included in the meetings. A State
Department official told CBS News that the decision to
change the meeting’s normal procedures was done to
facilitate “a more personal discussion.” This, along with
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the recent firings, once again make plain the great rift
between those “Deep State” elements that stay in place
throughout Presidential administrations and the fledgling
Trump administration.
Though this latest move by Tillerson and the Trump
administration may serve to lessen some of the Deep
State’s influence in U.S. politics, it is worth noting that
such entrenched elements will not go off quietly into the
night. At the very least, there will be some sort of
retaliation for this latest move, meaning that even more
controversy can be expected in the months ahead for
Trump and the executive branch over which he now
presides.
 The President Needs To Purge And Start Fresh:
“White House Staff Has Been Infiltrated And Infested”
Jeremiah Johnson
February 20th, 2017
As of this writing, the President is beset by forces in
Washington and in the White House who are determined to
derail his “cleansing” efforts and continue with their own
actions. Those forces are spearheaded by the RINO
(Republicans In Name Only) “5th Columnists” either
working directly for and with the Democratic Party or
independently of them but for the interests of the Globalist
Network. On December 17, 2016 I wrote a piece for
entitled Trump Can’t Stop It: The people who have
been orchestrating the collapse have not halted their
agendas. Here is an excerpt:
“He [President Trump] is going to
emplace several people in his cabinet
who are known to be either in the
pockets of the corporations (such as
Mnuchin), or have stances that
diametrically oppose his own campaign
pledges (such as his selection for White
House Chief of Staff who supports
amnesty for illegal aliens).”
I specifically referred to Priebus in that article and went on
to write that the President would either knuckle under to
the interests, or else he would be removed from office. It
appears the second option is in motion by the
establishment, as he has not knuckled under and has been
in the process of cleaning house since day one of his term.
Referring to the excerpt, let it be stressed that Reince
Priebus has been a bought and paid for Washington insider
since long before the appointment to White House Chief of
Staff. Priebus has been attempting to staff the White
House with supporters loyal to him, and not to the
President. In addition, as reported on Alex Jones’ Info
Wars, the leaks of potentially-damaging and degrading
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“smear-reports” to the Washington [Com]Post have
originated with Priebus.
An excellent and in-depth article posted by Jerome Corsi
of Prison Planet.com covers all the activities of Priebus
prior to and after the election. The actions are staggering
in terms of what has been done in a relatively short period
of time. Priebus would have been leaned against the wall
with a cigarette and a blindfold anywhere else in the
world. Entitled, Report: Priebus Next to Go as Trump
Strikes Back Over Flynn, it really cuts to the chase.
Here’s a detailed and revealing excerpt:
“The purge of Army Lt. Gen. Michael
Flynn engineered by White House Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus, formally the
head of the Republican National
Committee in Washington, is the “Pearl
Harbor” for Trump loyalists – a
devastating attack that determines for
Trump supporters that Priebus, an elite
GOP Washington insider, must go. The
concern among Trump loyalists is that
now that Priebus has succeeded in
getting rid of Flynn, his next targets will
be Trump top advisors Steve Miller,
Steve Bannon, and Kellyanne Conway –
all of whom D.C. insiders are planning
must go if Priebus is to succeed in
sabotaging Trump’s revolutionary
agenda. Infowars has established that
Priebus is the Chief Leaker in the White
House, responsible for feeding the
Trump-hating mainstream media that
daily dominate the White House news
room with “read meat,” including the
demeaning leak to the Washington Post
that Trump is “isolated,” a “clueless
child,” wandering about in a bathrobe
(that Trump does not own), who’s
presiding over a “White House in
disarray.”
All of this is now: subsequent to what happened prior to
the election, in this final excerpt from the article:
“In October 2016, as the presidential
campaign was entering its final weeks,
 Priebus, in reaction the controversy
over Trump’s lewd comments about
women recorded in 2005, redirected
RNC funds from Trump’s campaign ,
spending instead on down-ticket GOP
candidates Priebus at that time thought
were more likely than Trump to win.”
Such actions should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that
Priebus was not for the President before the election and
he’s not in his corner now. There are some people that
should not have been selected for the President’s team, and
leading the pack is Priebus. The best way to have avoided
these pitfalls would have been to start with intelligent
people and people with ability that aren’t part of the
establishment and have not been bought beforehand. This
is a mistake that the President did not consider. He was
hoping that these individuals would come into his camp
with the connections and the experience, and that they
would change their mindset and follow his plans. Now we
see that it isn’t so.
Priebus was clearly pro-amnesty for the illegal aliens prior
to his assignment as Chief of Staff. Priebus was bought
and paid for by the businesses that favor paying foreign
aliens under the table illegally and keeping them in the
U.S. illegally, rather than paying American citizens to do
those jobs and reporting the wages and withholding
legally. The President needs to “file 13” Priebus, and then
start from scratch.
Look at Ryan…. Paul Ryan, the “Number 3” in line for the
White House after the President and Vice President.
Really? So, if the President and Vice President have
“bought the farm,” then Ryan becomes the President?
Republican Speaker of the House Eddie Munster as the
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President, with his hardcore Marxist Democrat wife for a
First Lady?
Ryan threw Donald Trump under the
bus prior to the election, but now he is
kissing the seat of the President’s
trousers.
Priebus is worse. All of this has been orchestrated
(perhaps by him) to waste time, generate negative
publicity, and enmesh the President in scandal/pseudo-
scandal to negate his efforts.
Priebus is proof that the President’s staff
is both infiltrated and infested with a
severe need for a complete
cleanout…an “enema” in every sense of
the word.
It is also proof that there are no political parties.
Democrats and Republicans are a ruse to provide the
people with the illusion of choice. There are either NWO
Globalists, their servants, and the mindless slaves, or those
who resist them and their agendas.
If the Republican Party was either good and/or unified
with a conservative agenda, then surely the former chair
(Priebus) would demonstrate an example of solidarity with
the reformative efforts of a President who wishes to clean
up the mess in Washington and place the country back on
course. This is not the case, proving that most of the time
the greatest enemies of a leader are in his own camp.
Priebus is no exception to that rule, and in order to lead
effectively, he and the other swine need to be scourged out
of the White House before further (and perhaps
irreparable) damage is done.
 The CIA Vs. The Presidency:
This Is Not The First Time
By Jon Rappoport
February 20, 2017
—In 1947, the president of the United States, Harry
Truman, decided: I’m going to create a snake and call it
the CIA. Its watchword will be secrecy. It will collect
secrets of our enemies and hold them secret and report the
secrets to the president, who will decide what to do. Of
course, the snake will remain under the president’s control.
Its entire personality will be based on deception, but it will
remain loyal to the president. No problem. Sure.
I’m thankful for Charles Hollander’s challenging piece on
Thomas Pynchon’s novel, The Crying of Lot 49:
“Pynchon, JFK and the CIA: Magic Eye Views of The
Crying of Lot 49.”
Hollander offers vital reminders of the war between two
parts of the Executive Branch: the presidency and the CIA.
“Implicit in Pynchon’s fiction is the view that
events in recent American history have led
to a virtual constitutional crisis, a challenge
to the supremacy of the presidency by the
intelligence community.”
“When Eisenhower made his ‘open skies’
proposal, in July 21, 1955, at a Geneva
summit conference, calling for unrestricted
but monitored overflight of national
territories on both sides of the Iron Curtain,
many observers felts its acceptance would
have gone a long way toward thawing the
Cold War. To make a gesture of good faith
toward Soviet Premier Khrushchev, the
president ordered the CIA (under Allen
Dulles) to halt its U–2 photo–
reconnaissance flights. But Dulles secretly
arranged for the flights to continue. When
Francis Gary Powers’s U–2 spy plane was
shot down in the Ural mountains on May 1,
1960, and Khrushchev announced the facts
to the world media, the embarrassed
Eisenhower lied to cover up. To many it
appeared that the CIA chief had disobeyed
a direct order from the Commander–in–
Chief. The St. Louis Post–Dispatch asked
the next day, ‘Do our intelligence
operatives enjoy so much freewheeling
authority that they can touch off an incident
of grave international import by low–level
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decisions unchecked by responsible
policy–making power’?”
“Later, when Lee Harvey Oswald’s possible
role in the U–2 affair became known, some
observers felt Dulles’s action implied that
the director of the CIA was above the
president and that the military–industrial
complex could do what it pleased,
independent of the will of the people as
expressed by the popularly elected and
duly constituted chief executive. No wonder
Ike [Eisenhower] was peeved: the CIA was
running the U.S. the way it ran Latin
America. The U–2 affair was no mere
personality squabble, Ike vs. Dulles; it was
two institutions of the executive branch
vying for supremacy, the presidency vs. the
CIA, hence the democratic process vs. a
form of totalitarism.”
“The CIA had already planned the April
1961 Bay of Pigs invasion before Kennedy
took office in January, and when the
invasion failed, Kennedy felt that the CIA
had set him up. He let it be known he
intended to dismantle the CIA and assign
its functions to the other intelligence units
within the government. He reportedly
vowed ‘to splinter the CIA in a thousand
pieces and scatter it to the winds’…
Kennedy, a Democrat, forced the
Republican Allen Dulles to resign, along
with other senior CIA officers. But the CIA
was too deeply involved just then in
operations around the world to be
disassembled. Kennedy was assassinated
in 1963, in a way that implicated the
CIA…critics of the Warren Commission
Report, maybe even J. Edgar Hoover—
believed the CIA had some hand in
Kennedy’s assassination and the coverup.
If it had, the CIA was again demonstrating
that the presidency was subordinate to the
CIA.”
“In a very short time, two presidents, a
Republican and a Democrat, ran afoul of
the CIA. The result amounted to a
constitutional crisis, a change in our actual
form of government without benefit of a
 duly ratified constitutional amendment. The
crisis is reminiscent of that period in
Roman history when the Praetorian Guard
could sell the office of Emperor to the
highest bidder and then, after a time,
assassinate him and have a new auction.
To this day, the president has never again
challenged the CIA, though the agency has
made its share of egregious errors. With
the selection of former CIA director George
H.W. Bush, the presidency and the CIA
effectively merged…”
These days, President Trump is in his own war against the
CIA and other parts of the intelligence community (IC).
In his case, he has overtly criticized the IC and called them
disseminators of fake news and lies. He claims he’s putting
an end to foreign wars of conquest. He’s already canceled
a major Globalist trade treaty, the TPP.
But the IC believes it owns the Presidency and sets his
agenda.
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This is not a recent assumption. It goes all the way back to
the early days of the CIA; Eisenhower, Kennedy.
In 2016, the IC leadership decided Trump would be a
threat to their power, so they leaked/invented information
about the Russians influencing the election on behalf of
Trump. This effort was aimed at corroding his right to
claim that he was the legitimate president.
The war continues.
The IC doesn’t want presidents with
independent ideas.
They’re the bosses, and they intend to
keep it that way.
—The snake slithers in the sun and the shade. It moves
deftly and collects information and decides what to do with
it. It compiles its own private list of enemies and allies. It
senses its own power. Why should it honor its mandate?
There is an Empire to be gained.
 The Term “Deep State” In Focus:
Usage Examples, Definition, And Phrasebook
Source: Naked Capitalism
By Lambert Strether Of Corrente
Published: February 20, 2017
Since today is President’s Day, there will be no Water
Cooler. Which is a good thing, because this puppy took
forever to write. –lambert
***
“It’s called the ruling class because it
rules.” –Arthur Silber
Readers know that I’ve been more than dubious about that
incredibly virulent earworm of a term, “deep state”
(December 1, 2014). However, in the last week or so,
“deep state” is all over mainstream discourse like kudzu,
and so it’s time to look at it again. As we shall see, it’s no
more well-defined than before, but I’m hoping that if we
aggregate a number of usage examples, we’ll come up
with a useful set of properties, and a definition. Following
the aggregation, I’ll propose a number of phrases that I
hope can attenuate deep state‘s virulence, and render it a
sharper and more subtle analytical tool in posts and
comments.
While the usage of “deep state” exploded last week after
General Flynn’s defenestration by Trump, it seems likely
to me that the term had been spreading in the recent past
before that, given that a series of politically motivated
leaks by the “intelligence community” (IC) from summer
2016 onwards could colorably be attributed to such an
entity. The examples are in no particular order; I haven’t
had the time to find a “patient zero.”
Usage Examples of “Deep State”
1. The Atlantic. Since “deep state” as a term originated in
Turkey (derin devlet), I’ll start with a Turkish analyst:
There Is No American ‘Deep State’
Zeynep Tufekci, a Turkish sociologist and writer at the
University of North Carolina, tweeted a string of criticisms
about the analogy Friday morning. “Permanent
bureaucracy and/or non-electoral institutions diverging
with the electoral branch [is] not that uncommon even in
liberal democracies,” she wrote. “In the Turkey case, that’s
not what it means. There was a shadowy, cross-institution
occasionally *armed* network conducting killings, etc. So,
if people are going to call non electoral institutions
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stepping up leaking stuff, fine. But it is not ‘deep state’
like in Turkey.”
Comment: One danger I always face is projecting
American politics onto other countries. Tufekci warns us
the opposite is a bad idea too!
Properties: Permanent bureaucracy and/or non-electoral
institutions; “shadowy,” cross-institutional. We cross out
“conducting killings” for the American context (or do
we?).
2. Glenn Greenwald, Democracy Now!. Greenwald thinks
the term is sloppy too (though “scientific” is a high bar):
The deep state, although there’s no precise or scientific
definition, generally refers to the agencies in Washington
that are permanent power factions. They stay and exercise
power even as presidents who are elected come and go.
They typically exercise their power in secret, in the dark,
and so they’re barely subject to democratic accountability,
if they’re subject to it at all. It’s agencies like the CIA, the
NSA and the other intelligence agencies, that are
essentially designed to disseminate disinformation and
deceit and propaganda, and have a long history of doing
not only that, but also have a long history of the world’s
worst war crimes, atrocities and death squads. This is who
not just people like Bill Kristol, but lots of Democrats are
placing their faith in, are trying to empower, are cheering
for as they exert power separate and apart from—in fact, in
opposition to—the political officials to whom they’re
supposed to be subordinate.
Comment: Later in the show, Greenwald says that the deep
state is “almost engag[ing] in like a soft coup.” Here’s the
Kristol tweet to which Greenwald alludes, explicitly
applauding that coup with the bracing clarity so foreign to
most Democrats:
I characterized Greenwald’s soft coup — and Kristol’s —
more delicately as “a change in the Constitutional Order”
(“Federalist 68, the Electoral College, and Faithless
Electors”) but the sense is the same.
Properties: Kristol, not normal, not democratic, not
constitutional; Greenwald: permanent power factions,
agencies, especially intelligence agencies, which specialize
in deception and require secrecy.
3. Peggy Noonan, Patriot Post:
Is [the current chaos], as some suggest, “deep state”
revenge for the haughty, dismissive way Donald Trump
spoke of the U.S. intelligence community during and after
the campaign? … Is it driven by the antipathy of the
permanent government toward Mr. Putin, and a desire to
bring down those, like Mr. Trump, who hope for closer
relations with Russia? …
It is a terrible thing if suddenly, in America, there is a
government within the government that hates the elected
government — and that secretly, silently, and with no
accountability, acts on it.
Properties: Government within a government; secret; not
accountable.
4. Breitbart. I don’t normally cite to Breitbart, but since
they’re in the heart of the battle and have a usage example:
The “deep state” is jargon for the semi-hidden army of
bureaucrats, officials, retired officials, legislators,
contractors and media people who support and defend
established government policies.
Comment: Interestingly, Breitbart finds it necessary to
define the term for its readership, meaning it didn’t
originate on the right. Even more interestingly, Breitbart
— very much unlike the more staid Peggy Noonan —
urges, in my view correctly, that actors outside the
alphabet agencies need to be considered.
Properties: Bureaucrats, officials (some retired),
legislators, contractors, media. Brietbart doesn’t use Janine
Werel’s term, Flexian — retired officials become talking
heads, for example — but the concept is implicit.
5. Jefferson Morley, Alternet:
What Is the ‘Deep State’—And Why Is It After
Trump?
The Deep State is shorthand for the nexus of secretive
intelligence agencies whose leaders and policies are not
much affected by changes in the White House or the
Congress. While definitions vary, the Deep State includes
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the CIA, NSA, Defense Intelligence Agency, and
components of the State Department, Justice Department,
Department of Homeland Security, and the armed forces.
With a docile Republican majority in Congress and a
demoralized Democratic Party in opposition, the leaders of
the Deep State are the most—perhaps the only—credible
check in Washington on what Senator Bob Corker (R-
Tenn.) calls Trump’s “wrecking ball presidency.”
And Roger Stone, a man who knows his memes:
“This is an effort by the Deep State to destabilize the
president,” Stone said.
Comment: Morley, then, agrees with Kristol (the “only
check” in Trump).
Properties: Intelligence agencies; permanent.
6. Greg Grandin, The Nation. A useful review of the
literature:
What Is the Deep State?
So at least as long as there has been private property, there
has been private plotting, and talk of a “deep state” has
been a vernacular way of describing what political
scientists like to call “civil society,” that is, any venue in
which powerful individuals, either alone or collectively,
might try to use the state to fulfill their private ambitions,
to get richer and obtain more power….
Much of the writing frames the question as Trump versus
the Deep State, but even if we take the “deep state” as a
valid concept, surely it’s not useful to think of the
competing interests it represents as monolithic, as David
Martin in an e-mail suggests. Big Oil and Wall Street
might want deregulation and an opening to Russia. The
euphemistically titled “intelligence community” wants a
ramped-up war footing. High-tech wants increased trade.
… In 1956, C. Wright Mills wrote that “the conception of
the power elite and of its unity rests upon the
corresponding developments and the coincidence of
interests among economic, political, and military
organizations.” If nothing else, the “Trump v. Deep State”
framings show that unity is long gone.
Comment: Grandin does give an early usage example, but
I’m totally unpersuaded by his identification of the “deep
state” with “civil society.” Rather — as Breitbart,
amazingly enough, suggests — the deep state more
plausibly includes components of civil society (media,
contractors, etc.).
Properties: Not monolithic; includes (components of) civil
society.
7. Benjamin Wallace, The New Yorker:
The Deep-State Theory Cuts Both Ways
This pattern of dissent [“#TheResistance”], and its early
successes, has brought about a vogue for the theory of the
deep state, usually used in analyzing authoritarian regimes,
in which networks of people within the bureaucracy are
said to be able to exercise a hidden will of their own…
The federal government employs two million people; its
sympathies move in more than one direction. While many
federal employees may want to oppose the White House,
others (especially border-patrol and immigration agents,
whose support Trump often cited on the campaign trail)
have already been taking some alarming liberties to
advance the President’s politics.
Comment: Wallace urges that some Federal employees in
the permanent bureaucracy are, in essence, “working
toward the Fuhrer,” which is a consequence of the deep
state not being monolithic. He attributes the “vogue” for
“deep state” to the resistance, but I (and most others cited
here) think it’s the Flynn firing.
Properties: Bureaucratic networks; hidden.
8. Counterpunch
A Deep State of Mind: America’s Shadow Government
and Its Silent Coup
So who or what is the Deep State?
It’s the militarized police, which have joined forces with
state and federal law enforcement agencies in order to
establish themselves as a standing army. It’s the fusion
centers and spy agencies that have created a surveillance
state and turned all of us into suspects. It’s the courthouses
and prisons that have allowed corporate profits to take
precedence over due process and justice. It’s the military
empire with its private contractors and defense industry
that is bankrupting the nation. It’s the private sector with
its 854,000 contract personnel with top-secret clearances,
‘a number greater than that of top-secret-cleared civilian
employees of the government.’ It’s what former
congressional staffer Mike Lofgren refers to as ‘a hybrid of
national security and law enforcement agencies’: the
Department of Defense, the State Department, Homeland
Security, the CIA, the Justice Department, the Treasury,
the Executive Office of the President via the National
Security Council, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court, a handful of vital federal trial courts, and members
of the defense and intelligence committees.”
Comment: Seems pretty big to be deep…
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Properties: Law enforcement, contractors, agencies, the
courts.
9. New York Times
As Leaks Multiply, Fears of a ‘Deep State’ in America
Though the deep state is sometimes discussed as a
shadowy conspiracy, it helps to think of it instead as a
political conflict between a nation’s leader and its
governing institutions.
That can be deeply destabilizing, leading both sides to
wield state powers like the security services or courts
against one another, corrupting those institutions in the
process.
In countries like Egypt, Mr. El Amrani said, the line is
much clearer.
There, “the deep state is not official institutions rebelling,”
he said, but rather “shadowy networks within those
institutions, and within business, who are conspiring
together and forming parallel state institutions.”
Comment: Weird all around: The President is the
President, the Chief Magistrate of the United States. He’s
not the “nation’s leader,” like in the title of sone kinda
hardback in the “Business” section of your airport
bookstore. And quite frankly, the description of the deep
state in Egypt (“shadowy network,” “parallel state
institutions”) jibes with a several of the other usage
examples I’ve collected, right here in the United States.
Properties: I’ll use Egypt’s! Network, shadowy,
businesses forming parallel state institutions.
10. Marc Ambinder, NPR:
With Intelligence Leaks, The ‘Deep State’ Resurfaces
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So how do you define the deep
state?
AMBINDER: Well, I try to define it simply – maybe the
national security and intelligence bureaucracy, the secret-
keepers in the United States, people who have security
clearances, who have spent 10 to 20 to 30 years working in
and around secrets.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So when we’re hearing about this
term this week to do with Michael Flynn, what do we –
what are people making that connection with potentially a
huge group of people and this particular case?
AMBINDER: They’re essentially alleging that the national
security state, this metastate that exists and, again, traffics
totally in secret – used its collective power in order to
bring down a duly chosen national security adviser
because they disagreed with him or they disagreed with his
president or they disagreed with his policies. It is a term of
derision, a term that suggests people are using their power
for ill-begotten ends. And that, if true, sets up a crisis.
Comment: Ambinder, then, rejects putting a “civil society”
construction on “deep state.” (He also rejects Greenwald,
and Kristol’s, “soft coup.”)
Properties: National security and intelligence bureaucracy;
long-term.
11. Marc Ambinder, Foreign Policy. Ambinder gives an
example of the deep state in action:
Trump Is Showing How the Deep State Really Works
The fact the nation’s now-departed senior guardian of
national security was unmoored by a scandal linked to a
conversation picked up on a wire offers a rare insight into
how exactly America’s vaunted Deep State works. It is a
story not about rogue intelligence agencies running amok
outside the law, but rather about the vast domestic power
they have managed to acquire within it.
Sometime before January 12, the fact that these [Flynn’s]
conversations [with the Russian ambassador] had occurred
was disclosed to David Ignatius, who wrote about them.
That day, Sean Spicer asked Flynn about them. Flynn
denied that the sanctions were discussed. A few days later,
on January 16, Vice President Mike Pence repeated
Flynn’s assurances to him that the calls were mostly about
the logistics of arranging further calls when Trump was
President.
Comment: Note the lack of agency in “was disclosed.”
Had the deep state not been able to use David Ignatius as a
cut-out, the scandal would never have occured. Therefore,
a media figure, a member of civil society, was essential to
the operation of the Deep State, even though Ambinder’s
definition of the deep state doesn’t reflect this.
Properties: Network; civil society.
***
So now I’m going to aggregate the properties suggested by
these 10 sources, and make some judgements about what
to keep and what to throw away. Throwing out Noonan’s
concept of “a government within a government”, I get this.
The deep state:
1. Gains power through (legal) control of state functions of
secrecy and deception
2. Is “permanent”
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3. Is not monolithic
4. Is composed of “cross-institutional” networks of
individuals in both state (agencies, law enforcement)
and civil society (media, contractors)
5. Is not democratic in its operation; and (potentially) is
not accountable, not normal, not constitutional.
(Individuals within the deep state belong to factions that
compete and cooperate, often in addition to their “day
jobs,” rather as in a “matrix management” construct.)
So, what’d I miss?
A “Deep State” Phrasebook
So, here are some phrases to use that reflect the above —
very tentative — understanding. What I really want to do
— and who know, maybe I’m trying to shovel back the
tide here, too — is get away from the notion of “the” deep
state. The deep state is not monolithic! Factional conflict
within the deep state exists! So, in my view, the definite
article is in this case disempowering; it prevents you from,
as it were, knowing your enemy. So, if I have to join the
chorus of people using the term, I’m going to think
carefully about how do it. This list is a step toward doing
that. (I’m going to use examples from the run-up to the
Iraq War because it’s less tendenitious and way less
muddled than the Flynn defenestration.)
1. “Deep State Blooper”. I’m putting this first as an
antidote to CT. Quoting Frank Herbert’s Dune:
“…[I]t occurred to Kynes that his father and
all the other scientists were wrong, that the
most persistent principles of the universe
were accident and error.”
It’s important to put into our thinking right from the start
that Deep State actors are not all-powerful, and that Deep
State operations are not invariably successful. I mean, can
anybody look at the foreign and nationally security
outcomes from what these guys are doing and urge that the
baseline for performane is very high? I don’t think so.
Accidents happen all the time, and these guys, for all the
power their positions bring them, are accident-prone.
(After all, they’re not accountable, so they never get
accurate feedback, in a typical Banana Republic power
dynamic.
Example: “The Iraq WMD’s yellowcake uranium episode
was a Deep State Blooper.” (See here for details; the
yellowcake uranium was part of the Bush administration’s
WMD propaganda operation to foment the Iraq War.)
2. “Deep State Operation”. I think it’s important to view
the Deep State (as defined above) as able to act
opportunistically; although many Deep State Actors work
for agencies, their operations are not bureaucratic in
nature.
Example: “The White House Iraq Group was a Deep State
propaganda operation that succeeded tactically but failed
strategically” (See here for details; the WHIG planted
stories in the press to foment the Iraq War. They succeeded
in that narrow goal, but the war itself was a debacle, and
the damage to the credibility of the press as an institution
took a hit.)
3. “Deep State Actor”. An individual can be a member of
the Deep State as an official, and then later as media
personality or contractor. (It also seems to me that once
you have been within the intelligence community, you can
never be said to have left it, since how could anyone know
you have really left?
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Example: “Leon Panetta is a consummate Deep State
Actor.” (Panetta has been OMB Director, CIA Director,
White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of Defense.
“[Panetta] regularly obtains fees for speaking
engagements, including from the Carlyle Group.[55] He is
also a supporter of Booz Allen Hamilton.”
4. “Deep State Faction”. This is a no-brainer:
Example: “The Neoconservatives are a Deep State
Faction.”
Conclusions
I apologize for the length as I fought my way through the
material, and I hope I haven’t made any gross errors —
especially political science-y ones! And any further
additions to the Deep State Phraseology will be very
welcome (but watch those definite articles!).
 Trump Names Lt. Gen. HR McMaster
As National Security Adviser
By Tyler Durden
Feb 20, 2017 4:13 PM

ambassador about U.S. sanctions before Trump's

inauguration.

McMaster, 54, is a West Point graduate known as "H.R.,"

with a PhD in U.S. history from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was listed as one of Time
magazine's 100 most influential people in 2014, partly
because of his willingness to buck the system. A combat
veteran, he gained renown in the first Gulf War - and was
awarded a Silver Star - after he commanded a small troop
of the U.S. 2nd Army Cavalry Regiment that destroyed a
much larger Iraqi Republican Guard force in 1991 in a
place called 73 Easting, for its map coordinates, in what
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
many consider the biggest tank battle since World War
Two.
In a brief statement from Mar-a-Lago, President Trump
said on Monday that Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond
As one fellow officer put it, referring to Trump's inner
McMaster would be his new national security adviser,
circle of aides and speaking on condition of anonymity, the
again turning to the U.S. military to play a central role on
Trump White House "has its own Republican Guard,
his foreign policy team. Trump also named Keith Kellogg,
which may be harder for him to deal with than the Iraqis
a retired U.S. Army General who has been serving as the
were." The Iraqi Republican Guard was ousted dictator
acting national security adviser, as chief of staff to the
Saddam Hussein's elite military force. As Reuters adds,
National Security Council.
McMaster's fame grew after his 1997
Speaking to reporters in West Palm Beach where he spent
book "Dereliction of Duty" criticized the
the weekend, Trump said John Bolton, a former U.S.
country's military and political
ambassador to the United Nations, would serve the
leadership for poor leadership during
administration in another capacity. Trump spent the
the Vietnam War.
weekend considering his options for replacing Flynn. His
first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned
down the job last week. ***

BREAKING: Trump picks retired Gen. H.R.
McMaster as next national security adviser
https://t.co/BHiYnKtXJe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 20,
2017
McMaster is a highly regarded military tactician and
strategic thinker, but his selection surprised some
observers who wondered how McMaster, who is known
for questioning authority, would deal with a White House
that has not welcomed criticism, Reuters wonders. He
replaces a Trump loyalist. Michael Flynn, a retired Army
lieutenant general, was fired as national security adviser on
Feb. 13 after reports emerged that he had misled Vice
President Mike Pence about speaking to Russia's
According to Foreign Policy'sThomas Ricks says,
picking McMaster is not a bad thing.
I’ve known him since he was major. He’s smart, energetic,
and tough. He even looks like an armored branch version
of Harward. (That’s him, working out with a punching bag
in Iraq, in the foto. I took it in the citadel in downtown Tell
Afar one sunny winter day about 10 years ago.) (Btw,
Harward was scheduled to appear on ABC’s “This Week”
yesterday morning, but backed out an hour before airtime.
)
Once Trump was turned down by Harward, it became
more likely that he would turn to the active duty military
for his 3rd pick for the job. McMaster is among the best
of them out there. For his Ph.D. dissertation, he wrote one

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of the best books on the Vietnam War, Dereliction of
Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
the Lies That Led to Vietnam.
He has good combat experience, he was a good trainer,
and he led the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment well in his
deployment to Iraq, most notably in pacifying Tell Afar, to
the west of Mosul.
I wrote about his operations there in my book The Gamble.
I am traveling so I don’t have it with me, but I remember
him telling his soldiers that understanding
counterinsurgency really wasn’t hard: “Every time you
disrespect an Iraqi, you’re working for the enemy.” They
even had “Customer Satisfaction Forms” that detainees
were asked to fill out upon release: Were you treated well?
How was the food? What could we do better?
There are two big differences between
him and Harward: First, he is on active
duty. (Though the Army inexplicably
couldn’t find a four star job for him, and
had told him to plan to retire later this
year.) Second, his wife won’t kill him if
he takes the job, as Harward’s wife
might have.
That said, the basic problems remain. To do the job right,
McMaster needs to bring in his own people. And it
remains unclear if he can get that.
As for relations with the Pentagon: McMaster knows
Mattis, but not well. (They both spoke at a conference at
the University of North Carolina in April 2010.) But they
are similar people and will respect each other. Ricks adds
that he did an informal poll of people who have worked for
McMaster, asking if they would be willing to follow him
to the National Security Council staff. To a surprising
degree, they replied, Yes, they would. That’s an indication
of loyalty to and confidence in him.
***
Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster's full public bio is
below:
Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster (born July 24, 1962
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soldier, and
a career officer in the U.S. Army. His current assignment
is Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and
Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army
Training and Doctrine Command. His previous assignment
was commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at
Ft. Benning, Georgia. McMaster previously served as
Director of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-
Shafafiyat (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) (Transparency) at ISAF
(International Security Assistance Force) Headquarters in
Kabul, Afghanistan. He is known for his roles in the Gulf
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War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring
Freedom, and his reputation for questioning U.S. policy
and military leaders regarding the Vietnam War.
McMaster graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy
in 1980, where he served as a company commander with
the rank of cadet captain. He is a 1984 graduate of West
Point, where he played rugby.
He holds Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees in American
history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, and authored a thesis critical of American strategy in
the Vietnam War, which is detailed in his 1997 book
Dereliction of Duty.It harshly criticizes high-ranking
officers of that era, arguing that they inadequately
challenged Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and
President Lyndon Johnson on their Vietnam strategy. The
book is widely read in Pentagon circles and is on the
official reading list of the Marine Corps.
Early Career
His first assignment after commissioning was to the 2nd
Armored Division at Fort Hood, where he served in a
variety of platoon and company level leadership
assignments with 1st Battalion 66th Armor Regiment. In
1989, McMaster was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry
Regiment at Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany,
where he served until 1992, including deployment to
Operation Desert Storm.
During the Gulf War in 1991 he was a captain
commanding Eagle Troop of the 2nd Armored Cavalry
Regiment at the Battle of 73 Easting. During that battle,
though significantly outnumbered and encountering the
enemy by surprise as McMaster's lead tank crested a dip in
the terrain, the nine tanks of Eagle Troop destroyed over
eighty Iraqi Republican Guard tanks and other vehicles
without loss, due to the Abrams tank being state-of-the-art
armored technology while the Iraqi equipment included
grossly outdated T-62s and -72s of the Soviet era as well
as similarly dated Type 69s of Chinese manufacture.
"At 4:10 p.m. Eagle Troop received fire
from an Iraqi infantry position in a cluster of
buildings at UTM PU 6801. Eagle troop
Abrams and Bradleys returned fire,
silenced the Iraqi guns, took prisoners, and
continued east with the two tank platoons
leading. The 12 M1A1 tanks of Eagle Troop
destroyed 28 Iraqi tanks, 16 personnel
carriers and 30 trucks in 23 minutes with no
American losses. At about 4:20 Eagle
crested a low rise and surprised an Iraqi
tank company set up in a reverse slope
defence on the 70 Easting. Captain
McMaster, leading the attack, immediately
engaged that position, destroying the first
 of the eight enemy tanks to his front. His
two tank platoons finished the rest. Three
kilometers to the east McMaster could see
T-72s in prepared positions. Continuing his
attack past the 70 limit of advance, he
fought his way through an infantry
defensive position and on to high ground
along the 74 Easting. There he
encountered and destroyed another enemy
tank unit of eighteen T-72s. In that action
the Iraqis stood their ground and attempted
to maneuver against the troop. This was
the first determined defense the Regiment
had encountered in its three days of
operations. Still, the Iraqi troops had been
surprised because of the inclement
weather and were quickly destroyed by the
better trained and better equipped
American troops."
McMaster was awarded the Silver Star. The battle features
in several books about Desert Storm and is widely referred
to in US Army training exercises. It also receives coverage
in Tom Clancy's 1994 popular non-fiction book Armored
Cav. McMaster served as a military history professor at
West Point from 1994 to 1996, teaching among other
things the battles in which he fought. He graduated from
the United States Army Command and General Staff
College in 1999.
Later Career
From 1999 to 2002, McMaster commanded 1st Squadron,
4th Cavalry Regiment, and then took a series of staff
positions at U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM),
including planning and operations roles in Iraq.
In his next job, as lieutenant colonel and later colonel,
McMaster worked on the staff of USCENTCOM as
executive officer to Deputy Commander Lieutenant
General John Abizaid. When Abizaid received four-star
rank and became Central Command's head, McMaster
served as Director, Commander's Advisory Group (CAG),
described as the command's brain trust.
In 2003 McMaster completed an Army War College
research fellowship at Stanford University's Hoover
Institution.
In 2004, he was assigned to command the 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment (3rd ACR). Shortly after McMaster
took command the regiment deployed for its second tour in
Iraq and was assigned the mission of securing the city of
Tal Afar. That mission culminated in September with
Operation Restoring Rights and the defeat of the city's
insurgent strongholds. President Bush praised this success,
and the PBS show Frontline broadcast a documentary in
February, 2006 featuring interviews with McMaster. CBS'
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60 Minutes produced a similar segment in July, and the
operation was the subject of an article in the April 10,
2006 issue of The New Yorker.
Author Tim Harford has written that the pioneering tactics
employed by 3rd ACR led to the first success in
overcoming the Iraqi insurgency. Prior to 2005, tactics
included staying out of dangerous urban areas except on
patrols, with US forces returning to their bases each night.
These patrols had little success in turning back the
insurgency because local Iraqis who feared retaliation
would very rarely assist in identifying them to US forces.
McMaster deployed his soldiers into Tal Afar on a
permanent basis, and once the local population grew
confident that they weren't going to withdraw nightly, the
citizens began providing information on the insurgents,
enabling US forces to target and defeat them.
McMaster passed command of the 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment on June 29, 2006 and joined the International
Institute for Strategic Studies in London, as a Senior
Research Associate with a mandate described as
"conducting research to identify opportunities for
improved multi-national cooperation and political-military
integration in the areas of counterinsurgency, counter-
terrorism, and state building", and to devise "better tactics
to battle terrorism."
From August, 2007 to August, 2008 McMaster was part of
an "elite team of officers advising US commander"
General David Petraeus on counterinsurgency operations
while Petraeus directed revision of the Army's
Counterinsurgency Field Manual during his command of
the Combined Arms Center. Petraeus and most of his team
were stationed in Fort Leavenworth at the time but
McMaster collaborated remotely, according to senior team
member John Nagl.
Career as General Officer
McMaster was passed over for promotion to Brigadier
General in 2006 and 2007, despite his reputation as one of
"the most celebrated soldiers of the Iraq War." Though the
rationale for promotion board decisions is not made public,
it is generally agreed that McMaster was held back
because of his tendency to argue against the status quo. It
should be noted that McMaster was the second person in
his 1984 West Point Class to be promoted to Brigadier
General behind only William Rapp and the third in the
entire 1984 Year Group. No officers from later year groups
are senior to him except for Special Corps officers, e.g.
Medical and Judge Advocate General Corps. This should
call into question the assertion that he was ever "passed
over" for promotion.
McMaster was selected for Brigadier General on the 2008
promotion list. Secretary of the Army Pete Geren had
requested General Petraeus to briefly return from Iraq to
take charge of the promotion board as a way to ensure that
the best performers in combat received every consideration
for advancement, and it is generally acknowledged that
Petraeus's presence ensured that McMaster was among
those selected.
In August, 2008 McMaster assumed duties as Director,
Concept Development and Experimentation (later renamed
Concept Development and Learning), in the Army
Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) at Fort Monroe,
Virginia, part of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command. In this position McMaster was involved in
preparing doctrine to guide the Army over the next ten to
twenty years. He was promoted on June 29, 2009.
In July 2010 he was selected to be the J-5, Deputy to the
Commander for Planning, at ISAF (International Security
Assistance Forces) Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Additionally, McMaster directed a joint anti-corruption
task force (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) at ISAF Headquarters.
As with his promotion to Brigadier General, McMaster
was the second member of his 1984 West Point class
behind William Rapp to be selected for promotion to
Major General and all six Year Group 84 officers selected
that year were promoted within 2 months of each other.
Rapp was selected the previous year and was the only Line
Year Group 84 officer selected that year. Army Chief of
Staff General Martin Dempsey called McMaster "probably
our best Brigadier General."
McMaster was nominated for Major General on January
23, 2012. In April, 2012 he was announced as the next
commander of the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence
(MCoE) at Ft. Benning. On June 13, 2012 McMaster
assumed command of the MCoE and was promoted to
Major General in a ceremony at Ft. Benning with a date of
rank of 2 August 2012.
.
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On February 18, 2014 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
announced the nominations of four officers for promotion
to Lieutenant General, including McMaster, who was
selected to become Deputy Commander of the Training
and Doctrine Command and Director of TRADOC's Army
Capabilities Integration Center.
"It is heartening to see the Army reward such an
extraordinary general officer who is a thought leader and
innovator while also demonstrating sheer brilliance as a
wartime brigade commander," retired Army Gen. Jack
Keane, a former Army vice chief, said of the promotion.
In April 2014, Maj General McMaster made Time
magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world.
He is hailed as "the architect of the future U.S. Army" in
the accompanying piece written by retired Lt. Gen. Dave
Barno, who commanded U.S. and allied forces in
Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.
"Major General Herbert Raymond
McMaster might be the 21st century Army's
pre-eminent warrior-thinker," Barno wrote.
"Recently tapped for his third star, H.R. is
also the rarest of soldiers—one who has
repeatedly bucked the system and survived
to join its senior ranks."
McMaster is cited for his "impressive
command and unconventional exploits in
the second Iraq war," Barno wrote.
In July 2014 McMaster was promoted to Lieutenant
General and began his duties at the Army Capabilities
Integration Center.
 “They Are Taking Out Trump’s Lieutenants”:
Deep State Intelligence Ops Sabotaging The White House?
By Mac Slavo - Via Shtfplan
02.20.2017 @10:33 AM EST
Do you see the writing on the wall? Do
you see what is happening here?
If there was any doubt that the Trump era will eventually
unfold into either a) revolution and total chaos, b) a police
state under martial law or c) a coup or assassination
against the leader of the free world, then it should be clear
from this.
Behind the scenes, the intelligence community are at war
with President Donald Trump.
He has refused to attend CIA briefings; they have
sabotaged his National Security Advisor by leaking
classified communications with the explicit purpose of
undermining the new administration and stoking tensions
with Russia.
If Gen. Mike Flynn can be removed, it not only challenges
the power of the Trump White House but builds upon the
false narrative that Russia has been involved in hacking,
cyber attacks and undermining legitimate U.S. power.
Greg Hunter of USA Watchdog spoke with the very
insightful Catherine Austin Fitts about the palace intrigue
and cloak-and-dagger inner-workings of the new
administration, and the creatures of the establishment who
resent their rival claim to power over U.S. policy. This is
truly historical stuff going on:
How many other Trump administration officials will be
mired in scandal, or ousted by bad optics? When they go
down, will we know whether it was for good reason or
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not? There are many unaddressed issues with Mike Flynn,
but the implications are disturbing. The news media is
blatantly distorted, and no mainstream accounts can be
trusted anymore.
But there is no real way for the average citizen to know
what is going on behind closed doors in Washington, etc.
without solid, accountable, transparent and accurate
reporting – and virtually nothing of the sort exists in
Washington or elsewhere.
The CIA and national security deep state would love for
the American people to believe the notion that Putin
represents a hostile and immediate threat, and that the
entire Trump presidency has been a Trojan horse scheme
to advance Russian interest. But, if nobody buys it, they at
least want the American people to know who holds the
ultimate power.
Hypocrisy and true intent mean nothing to these people.
They must have it their way, and they will stop at nothing
to get their agenda settled. They are at war with Trump,
and he will either bend or break, as far as they’re
concerned.
If that is the case, then there is no “democracy” or
“constitutional republic.” The American Dream and the
republic for which it stands are null and void, because the
shadow government stole unchecked power from the gods
like Prometheus, and have kept it to themselves rather than
distributing the power.
The 1947 National Security Act set the CIA on a long-
leash, that thereafter either came loose around its neck, or
snapped under pressure.
And here’s what former Rep. Dennis Kucinich told Fox
Business, warning America that the intelligence
community was actively trying to undermine the Trump
Administration, and are targeting his top cabinet officials.
The resignation of Gen. Mike Flynn may be just the
beginning:
 These will be some trying times for America.

Internal turmoil, war within and war without. Stay on

watch.

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 Lewandowski Slams Trump Senior Staff For Recent
Missteps On Immigration
By Barnini Chakraborty
Published February 20, 2017

Lewandowski spent 18 months as Trump’s campaign

manager. He was key in helping score multiple primary
wins but was fired in June after a protracted turf war.

“Enough people had told him that I didn’t

have the core competency or capability to
get him any further than I had gotten him,
which at that point was the Republican
nomination,” Lewandowski said. “They
believed that they needed a more
seasoned professional who was going to
come in and run the campaign and at that
President Trump’s former campaign manager on Monday
juncture they believed that Paul Manafort -
took a swipe at the president’s inner circle, blaming their
who candidly had never run a campaign in
inexperience for some of Trump’s most recent public
his life – has been a delegate counter –
missteps.
was that person.”

“The staff has probably not prepared him

It’s no secret that Manafort and Lewandowski at times
as well as they could have or should have
have been at odds with one another. They were both
as it related to some of those executive
considered rival powerhouses jockeying for Trump’s
orders and the implementation and what
attention during the campaign. Manafort took over
that would mean,” Corey Lewandowski said
operational control after Lewandowski left. Manafort
in an interview on David Axelrod’s “The
resigned two months later after stories surfaced about his
Axe Files.”
ties in Ukraine.

Lewandowski took aim at the rocky rollout of Trump’s

controversial immigration executive order, which wound
up in federal court.
“You have a president who wants to move
very quickly, who has a grand vision of
what he wants to accomplish and is leaving
the details to the staff to implement and
(hoping) that the staff understands what
that means,” Lewandowski said.
Much of the miscommunication lies with Trump’s closest
comrades, he claimed.
“As I look at the totality of senior staff –
and if that’s Kellyanne Conway, Steve
Bannon, Reince Priebus, Jared Kushner -
the senior staff inside of the building, none
of them have ever worked inside the
government and I think it’s both a plus and
a minus,” Lewandowski said. “You don’t
know what you don’t know.”
Despite his lack of confidence in Trump’s inner circle,
Lewandowski says he’s remained friendly with Trump and
continues to support his former boss’s broad outlook for
the country. He also says the Trump White House can reset
and move past its first unsteady month.
“What I think you’ll see moving forward
hopefully is a measured approach,”
Lewandowski said. “Not to scale back on
fulfilling the promises of the campaign but
making sure that you have vetted it
properly not only with the right legal entities
but also giving a head’s up to those people
in congress so you don’t have backlash
from your own party.”
Trump has been dealing with the roughest stretch of his
young presidency so far.
During a press conference where he was supposed to
nominate former federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta for
labor secretary after his first nominee, fast food chain CEO

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Andrew Puzder bowed out, Trump unleashed a battery of “This administration is running like a fine-
accusations against the media. tuned machine,” Trump said.

His lengthy presser came on the heels of Michael Flynn The White House did not immediately return a request for
resigning as national security adviser over a controversy comment.
regarding his past contact with Russia’s ambassador.

At the press conference, Trump staunchly defended his

administration’s work on everything from the economy to
security.
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 Rand Paul
“We’re Very Lucky Trump Is In Charge And Not McCain”
Senator Rand Paul Ripped Fellow Republican John McCain
By VNN
February 20, 2017
Senator Rand Paul Ripped Fellow Republican John McCain After
He Criticized President Trump’s Feud With The Biased Liberal Media
13 Comments:
 Reba: Senator Rand Paul…Thank you… for a voice of
reason and support for our President Trump ! - February 19,
2017
 Michael Cleveland: Yes Mc Cain is a democratic - February
19, 2017
 Gilbert Jackson: McCain is no good, he a loser, and nothing
more. he need to be hung by our Gov. along with hc and
Obama and john k. so many not for the good of America or it
People, some say President Trump is costing us a lot of
money, gust they for get, he is working free. da
 February 19, 2017
 Bell: Leftist loony McCain acting like a basker and
overreacting, misleading Europe. That dude is unhinged. -
February 19, 2017
 Elle: McCain is losing it.. he needs to retire - February 19,
2017
 Mike: He is too old to reason logically. Very bitter man.
Trump didn’t cost you the election John McCain. Stop hate.
He is your president. - February 19, 2017
 Kufre Friday: Rand Paul is super balanced and stable unlike
McCain that is an unhinged conservative that seems not to
realize that Trump speaks for all true lovers of America and a
stable world - February 20, 2017
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 Alvin Ross: Toooooo a Nursing Home with Hillary,
Pocahontas Warren, Nancy Pelosi, Feistein and Reid! -
February 20, 2017
 Robert Booth: Do not forget Ginsberg that bat shit crazy
loon falls asleep at the drop of a hat .. - February 20, 2017
 John V.: Don’t call McCain a conservative, he is anything
but. Needs to leave, he is pissed Trump is his own man that
does not make deals that make Senators rich. McCain is a
RINO. He does not like the fact an “outsider” won the
Presidency, which the professional DC politicians think is just
for them. - February 20, 2017
 Roseanne Sansouci: How come he couldn’t talk like this on
the campaign trail? Here he was articulate and had good
ideas. During the campaign he couldn’t get a straight
sentence out. - February 20, 2017
 James Reeser: McCain can’t get it though his brain dead
head that he isn’t I in charge anymore. Time for him to go
home he’s not going to rape the people anymore! - February
20, 2017
 Harold: John McCain is a idiot no wonder he got caught
when he was fighting the war back in the day because he just
a screw up he needs to go back to Arizona and sit down and
whine and cry to his wife. - February 20, 2017
 West Unable To Show Proof
Of RT's 'Lies' As It Does Not Exist - Editor-In-Chief
© Sputnik/ Evgeny Biyatov - World
13:13 20.02.2017(Updated 13:14 20.02.2017
RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan
said Western media often circulate fake-
based accusations against the
broadcaster.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Western media and officials daily
accuse RT broadcaster of "lies," but cannot produce any
tangible proof, because there is none, RT editor-in-chief
Margarita Simonyan said.
"Not a day goes by without some extremely
influential European or US outlet
[publishing an article about RT] or some
highly placed government official saying,
yet again, something unpleasant. There is
always some lie there, 90 percent of the
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time," Simonyan said in an interview that
will be aired on Russian NTV channel
on Monday night.
According to Simonyan, the campaign staffers of French
presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron said recently that
RT and Sputnik news agency were spreading lies about the
candidate, which was "simply not true."
"They accuse us of lies, thus lying
themselves, because they cannot give any
concrete examples, cannot provide any
proof, because there isn't any," Simonyan
said.
Last week, Macron's spokesman Benjamin Griveaux and
Secretary General of Macron's party En Marche! Richard
Ferrand suggested that RT and Sputnik were spreading
false rumors about the candidate and favoring other
participants of the presidential race.
Both Sputnik and RT refuted the accusations, stressing the
impartiality of their coverage. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov called claims that Russian media were attempting
to influence public opinion somewhere "absurd." The
spokesman added that he had not found any articles taking
down one French presidential candidate and propping
up others neither on RT nor on Sputnik.
 Trump Isn’t The One Who
Needs To ‘Get A Grip,’ It’s Hysterical Democrats
There Are People Who Have Been Elected To Govern Us With Mental
Problems, But The President Isn’t One Of Them
By Usafeaturesmedia
Posted On February 20, 2017

Wow. Just who is unhinged here?

Democrats have already divided the nation by race, creed,

ethnicity, religious beliefs, social and economic status –
now they want to divide it by mental stability. That, of
course, is inviting criticism that they’ve just gone too far.

“It’s divisive. The bottom line is, if Trump

In what is quickly becoming the latest excuse for
Democrats to complain about President Donald Trump’s
alleged instability, now they want to invoke the 25th
Amendment to remove him from office unless he can “get
a grip.” Talk about your sound-bite narratives.
As reported by The Hill last week:
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) in a floor
speech this week called for a review of the
Constitution’s procedures for removing a
president. He warned the 25th Amendment
of the Constitution falls short when it comes
to mental or emotional fitness for office.
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) during a
weekend interview with CNN’s “State of the
Union” said that “a few” Republican
colleagues have expressed concern to him
about Trump’s mental health.
doesn’t succeed, we all fail. It’s time to give
the guy a chance,” said Rep. Scott
DesJarlais (R-Tenn.).
Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Mike
Simpson (R-Idaho) both burst out laughing
when told some Democratic colleagues
were questioning Trump’s mental health.
“Are you serious?” Hunter asked. “Yeah, I
don’t care what they say.”
“I think that’s a stretch,” Simpson said.
Oh, at least. So again, who is it that is really unhinged
here – the president, who has been enough in command of
his faculties to have amassed billions of dollars in fortune,
or Democratic lawmakers unable to get over the loss of
their corrupt candidate, Hillary Clinton, and accept the
reality that she was beaten by a former reality TV star?
Too bad the 25th Amendment doesn’t mention anything
about members of Congress.

And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) plans to introduce legislation

that would require the presence of a psychiatrist or
psychologist in the White House.

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 Pence & WaPo On NATO
By Stephen Lendman
2-20-2017
As long as NATO exists, world peace, stability and
security are impossible.
The alliance is a US-dominated killing machine, used for
endless wars of aggression, not defense at a time the only
threats are invented ones.
Candidate Trump called NATO “obsolete.”
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said he’s
“100% behind NATO.”
In early February, he expressed “strong support” for the
alliance, according to a readout of his conversation with
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg,
“agree(ing) to continue close coordination
and cooperation to address the full range of
(invented) security challenges facing
NATO.”
Representing the Trump administration at the Munich
Security Conference on Saturday, Vice President Pence
said
“the United States of America strongly
supports NATO and will be unwavering in
our commitment to this trans-Atlantic
alliance.”
Urging member states to increase military spending at a
time no enemies exist, he added
“(a)s you keep faith with us, under
President Trump, we will always keep faith
with you.”
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He ignored Kiev aggression on Donbass, instead bashed
Russia irresponsibly, saying Washington will hold
Moscow “accountable” on Ukraine and its (nonexistent)
efforts to redraw international borders by force” - while
“search(ing) for new common ground.”
How many resets will Russia tolerate, given a history of
US broken promises? On Monday, Sergey Lavrov
diplomatically blasted US intelligence, anonymously
admitting it routinely wiretaps the communications of
Russia’s ambassador to Washington, including “reports to
Moscow about his activities in” America’s capital.
Neocon, CIA-connected Washington Post Editors urged
European NATO members to increase their defense
spending when cutting it sharply should be prioritized.
They quoted former Obama defense secretary Robert
Gates, saying
“(i)f current trends in the decline of
European defense capabilities are not
halted and reversed, future US political
leaders…may not consider the return on
America’s investment in NATO worth the
cost.”
Gates’ hyperbole fooled no one. Washington uses NATO
as an imperial tool. Imagine how much safer humanity
would be if it didn’t exist.
 Thirty Days Later: Trump’s First
Month In The Media Hole
Danielle Ryan
Published Time: 20 Feb, 2017 09:48
It’s been thirty days since Donald Trump took office and what a 30
days it’s been. The Trump administration — whether operating in
sheer chaos or running like a “finely tuned machine” — is certainly
one of a kind.
Let’s look at some of the highlights (or lowlights,
depending on how you see it) of Trump’s first month down
the media hole.
Week 1: American carnage
Trump began his presidency with an inauguration speech
that read like a damning portrayal of a dying nation rather
than one of the usual screeds on American Exceptionalism
we’ve come to expect from the men who have occupied
the White House before him.
Trump bemoaned the poverty of inner cities, the rusted-out
factories “scattered like tombstones” across the land, a
failing education system, infrastructure falling into
disrepair and decay, and the “crime and gangs and drugs”
that have robbed the country of its “unrealized potential”.
The “American carnage” stops now, he said. To some,
Trump sounded like an un-American Debbie Downer —
but for the millions of Americans affected by poverty,
crime, drugs and job losses, his speech was a refreshing
dose of reality.
The US, Trump said, would seek friendship with all the
nations of the world, but with the understanding that it is
the right of all countries to “put their own interests first”.
His words, at least on day one, reassured foreign leaders
that he had little interest in becoming entangled in new
military conflicts.
The crowd size at Trump’s inauguration somehow ended
up being one of the biggest stories of Trump’s first few
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days in office. While the media was overly eager to report
that Trump’s crowd had been smaller than Barack
Obama’s, Trump fed the controversy by sending his press
secretary Sean Spicer to address reporters in the White
House press briefing room with some “alternative facts”
about the numbers.
It didn’t help that the Women’s March held across
hundreds of American cities on Trump’s second day in
office ended up being one of the largest demonstrations in
US history, according to some estimates. Doing no one any
favors,
Madonna showed up to tell everyone how
much she had thought about “blowing up
the White House” because she didn’t like
the results of the election.
Trump also used his first week to sign an executive order
to begin work on a Mexican border wall, announcing again
that Mexico would pay for it. Unamused, Mexico’s
president cancelled a planned meeting with Trump.
Week 2: Immigration ban
Trump set the agenda for his second week in office by
signing an executive order which put a temporary ban on
immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries
entering the US. The ban sparked immediate protests at
airports around the country and invited a media storm of
criticism. Trump’s spokespeople, attempting to control
how the order was perceived, refused to call it a “ban” —
though Trump confused matters by calling it a “ban” on
his own Twitter account.
While chaos and confusion ensued in airports, Trump
made calls to five world leaders, including Russian
President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela
Merkel. While nothing substantial came from the call with
Putin — other than a mutual agreement that US-Russia
relations were in need of repair — the exchange still
prompted more media attention than the rest. Speculation
over Trump’s elusive ‘ties to Russia’ (which he denies)
continues to plague the administration and fascinate
American journalists, despite little evidence.
Week two ends with the Trump administration putting
Iran “on notice” after an attack on a Saudi warship by
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. In light of other
hawkish statements from Trump and his administration on
Iran, one expert warns that the US could stumble into a
conflict which would make the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq look like “a walk in the park”.
Week 3: Setbacks and killers
Trump suffered a policy setback in his third week when a
judge temporarily halted his travel ban after hearing
arguments that it had discriminated against Muslims and
caused unnecessary harm. Trump lashed out at the “so-
called judge” on Twitter. The next day he tweeted that if
something happened (presumably a terror attack), the
American people should blame the judge and the court
system. At the same time, things were heating up for
Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway as she defended the
ban, citing the “Bowling Green Massacre” — a terror
attack that never actually happened. Conway’s words
invited ridicule from the media.
Trump and his ‘Russia ties’ were back in the news when
he gave a pre-Superbowl interview to Fox’s Bill O’Reilly.
Responding to O’Reilly’s assertion that Putin is a killer,
Trump disappointed mainstream media yet again by
refusing to erroneously put the US on a higher moral plane
than the rest of the world.
“There are a lot of killers. We have a lot of
killers,” Trump said. “You think our country
is so innocent?”
Trump’s third week ends with another blow to the
immigration ban as a panel of three judges upholds the
earlier injunction against the order. On a lighter note,
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Trump takes time to blast Nordstrom department stores for
dropping his daughter Ivanka’s product line. Celebrities
respond by posting pictures of themselves holding
Nordstrom bags online.
Week 4: Finely tuned machine
Allegations that Trump’s national security adviser Michael
Flynn discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador to
the US provoked more Russia-related trouble for the new
administration. Flynn is eventually forced to resign,
admitting that he misled Vice President Mike Pence on the
content of the calls. The media makes a mountain out of a
molehill, implying that Flynn is in Russia’s pocket and that
his calls with the Russian ambassador are part of a wider
scandal of “Russian influence” in the political system. A
general climate of neo-McCarthyism continues to
permeate the American mainstream media.
Speculation abounds that US intelligence agencies are
withholding information from Trump over fears that he has
been compromised by the Kremlin. Again, little reliable
evidence has been presented by either the media or the
intel agencies to support this theory.
Trump himself calls the Russia story a
“ruse”.
Week 4 also saw Trump take to the podium for his first
solo White House press conference which lastly roughly
75 minutes. Trump berated the press for their treatment of
him and boasted that his administration had accomplished
more than any other in “such a short period of time”.
He also defends reports that his
administration is in “chaos” and calls it a
“finely tuned machine”.
Trump’s first weeks have been marred by scandals (big
ones or small ones, depending on your particular point of
view), dramas and protests. His biggest conflict yet has
been with the media. As I’ve written before, both Trump
and the journalists covering him play right into each
other’s hands; a dysfunctional circus and a vicious cycle
which doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.
 McCain In Munich: The War Party Fights Back
The Battle Over US Foreign Policy Is Taking Center Stage. Sen. John
McCain, The Senate’s Leading Warmonger,
Is At The Forefront Of The Fight.
By Justin Raimondo - Antiwar.Com
February 20, 2017
The Munich conference held over the weekend – an annual
event that brings the leaders of the Atlantic alliance
together to celebrate their hegemonic pretensions – was
anything but celebratory this time around.
Despite the assurances of Vice President Pence that
America’s commitment to NATO is “unwavering,” the
Euro-crats in the audience were miffed that he failed to
mention the European Union. And while they agreed, at
least in public, with US admonitions that they have to start
fulfilling their obligations to devote at least 2 percent of
their budgets to defense, the reality is that there is very
little will to do so: for example, the Brits are now boasting
that they have brought their military expenditures up to
speed, but as Peter Hitchens points out they only did this
by adding in the cost of military pensions, i.e. cooking the
books.
US Vice President Mike Pence heads to Munich to tell Europe it is an
‘indispensable partner’
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And while Pence averred that the US would “hold Russia
accountable,” he also said that the US would seek to
cooperate with Moscow – not at all reassuring for the
hawks in the audience, especially the Baltic states and the
virulently anti-Russian Brits, who oppose any
accommodation whatsoever. With US troops (sent by the
Obama administration) on Poland’s border with Russia,
tensions have risen, and as the War Party’s McCarthyite
campaign tying the Trump administration to Russian
intelligence intensifies, the battle over US foreign policy is
taking center stage.
Sen. John McCain, the Senate’s leading warmonger, is at
the forefront of the fight: in a speech delivered at Munich,
he took direct aim at Trump – without having the courage
to name him, of course. Assailing the “blood and soil”
nationalism that is supposedly taking root not only in
Europe but also in the US, McCain noted with sympathy
the “alarm” with which the founders of NATO would view
the new trend:
“But what would alarm them most, I think,
is a sense that many of our peoples,
including in my own country, are giving up
on the West … that they see it as a bad
deal that we may be better off without …
and that while Western nations still have
the power to maintain our world order, it is
unclear whether we have the will.”
The speech was full of faux-Churchilian rhetorical
flourishes, with frequent references to Western “values,”
but was remarkably free of actual substance. What, for
example, do these “universal values” mean in the face of
Turkey’s Recip Erdogan, whose regime is jailing
thousands for “sedition,” and setting its sights on our
Kurdish allies who are fighting ISIS? So much for
NATO’s commitment to these supposedly “universal”
values.

Neocon architects of failed regime change wars
And where, exactly, is “our world order”? The world is in
chaos, thanks in large part to people of McCain’s ilk, who
led us into the Middle Eastern quagmire and plunged that
region in a maelstrom of violence that has only escalated
since George W. Bush’s fateful decision to invade Iraq.
Republican Bush era Neocon – Architects of Iraq war
The attack on Libya, which McCain fulsomely endorsed,
decimated that country and created a terrorist paradise
where none existed before. And in Syria, McCain
championed radical Islamists who sought to overthrow the
government and slaughtered tens of thousands – sparking
an exodus of refugees now flooding into Europe and
destabilizing the very governments the Arizona Senator is
so eager to reassure.
I’m glad to see I’m not alone in my analysis of McCain’s
utter wrongness. In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week”
this [Sunday] morning, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky),
gave it to Mad John with both barrels:
“Everything that he says about the
president is colored by his own personal
dispute he’s got running with President
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Trump, and it should be taken with a grain
of salt, because John McCain’s the guy
who’s advocated for war everywhere. He
would bankrupt the nation. We’re very
lucky John McCain’s not in charge,
because I think we’d be in perpetual war,”
“I would say John McCain’s been wrong
on just about everything over the last four
decades. He advocated for the Iraq War,
which I think destabilized the Middle East.
If you look at the map, there’s probably at
least six different countries where John
McCain has advocated for us having boots
on the ground.”
Amen, brother!
One thing McCain isn’t wrong about is that there is
considerable opposition in the political class to the new
turn in American foreign policy, and the core of it was
present in Munich:
“I know there is profound concern across
Europe and the world that America is laying
down the mantle of global leadership. I can
only speak for myself, but I do not believe
that is the message you will hear from all of
the American leaders who cared enough to
travel here to Munich this weekend. That is
not the message you heard today from
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. That is
not the message you will hear from Vice
President Mike Pence. That is not the
message you will hear from Secretary of
Homeland Security John Kelly. And that is
certainly not the message you will hear
tomorrow from our bipartisan congressional
delegation.”
VIDEO : Rand Paul
“We’re Very Lucky Trump is in Charge and Not McCain ”
The old order isn’t going to give up without a fight: that’s
why we see the Deep State openly trying to undermine –
and overturn – the Trump presidency. “Our world order” is
backed to the hilt by an interlocking network of economic
and political interests that have profited from the status
quo – and they’ll fight to the death to preserve it.
Right now within the administration there are competing
factions battling it out for control of our foreign
policy, with the GOP Establishment – chief of staff Reince
Priebus, Pence, and Secretary of State Rex Tillorsen –
arrayed against the so-called ideologues, represented by
Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller, who are close to the
President. The latter want a grand deal with the Russians,
and a basic realignment of our alliances, while the old
Republican guard – and especially the Saudi lobby —
wants to preserve the status quo at all costs.
Focus on ISIS, not starting WWIII’:
Trump blasts Senators McCain & Graham
McCain, and his co-warmonger Lindsey Graham, hope to
mobilize the bipartisan foreign policy Establishment and
throw a monkey wrench into any effort to rip up the many
tripwires that would drag us into a conflict with Russia.
Yet they are generals without an army: polls show that
Americans don’t consider Russia much of a threat to the
US, and this is true especially among Republicans. And
there is no appetite among the general public for a
confrontation with Moscow: that sentiment is limited to
the Washington Beltway.
What this means is that a grassroots effort to beat back the
War Party and make some real changes in our foreign
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policy is not only possible but also very likely – provided
anti-interventionists make their voices heard.
And that is the reason for Antiwar.com. We’re not only
educating the American people, we’re mobilizing them.
But we can’t do it without your help.
Can Israel Prevent a Deal With Iran? — Elliott Abrams
Our recent campaign to keep neoconservative warmonger
Elliott Abrams out of the administration is just one
example of what we can accomplish.
No, we aren’t taking all of the credit for the fact that his
nomination for Deputy Secretary of State was nixed – but
it’s not over the top to say that we had some effect. People
wrote, called, and tweeted their opposition to Abrams –
and he didn’t get the job.
Your voice does matter, yes we can bring pressure to bear
– but, again, we can’t do it without you. The War Party has
unlimited resources: we, on the other hand, only have what
our readers and supporters decide to give us. And that
decision could make the difference between war and
peace.
 Psychiatrists Diagnosing Trump With Personality
Disorders Told They Must Stop
© AP Photo/ Chris O'Meara - US
19:20 20.02.2017(Updated 19:26 20.02.2017)

on the basis doing so is both

"unethical" and "irresponsible."

The APA's stance is echoed by Professor Peter Kinderman,

President of the British Psychological Society. He believes
Trump should be judged, and condemned, as any other
politician would be — "on political decisions."

"Attempting to use a diagnostic approach

to understand and confront President
Trump is wrong on many levels. I am
The American Psychiatric Association skeptical of the validity of psychiatric
(APA) has issued a warning to its diagnosis per se, and I condemn arms-
members to stop psychoanalyzing US length celebrity pseudo-diagnosis. There is
President Donald Trump, as it breaches nothing contemptible about problems that
the organization's ethics code. lead to the use of diagnostic labels in our
work in mental health," Professor
Kinderman told Sputnik.
Ever since Trump's presidential campaign began, US
psychiatrists have publicly speculated that the mogul
turned politician is bedeviled by mental health issues,
ranging from narcissistic personality disorder
to psychopathy. These suggestions have been
enthusiastically received by the mainstream media, and the
US political class, whose own armchair pundits used these
ostensibly professional diagnoses to bolster their own
armchair analyses.

Such was the crescendo of conjecture on the campaign

trail, the APA was moved to call on its members to refrain
from labeling Trump as mentally impaired in August 2016.
However, this caution has seemingly done little to quell
the accusations, and
Psychiatrists who've spoken out about Trump's mental
health (or lack thereof) have been quick to defend their
the APA has now again warned its
actions on the basis they have a professional duty to speak
members to cease their theorizing,
out about the risk of a mentally ill individual occupying

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the highest office in the world. Some have even formed a
political action group, Citizen Therapists Against
Trumpism — in the group's manifesto, they state
"we are alarmed by the rise of the ideology
of Trumpism, which we see as a threat
to the well-being of the people we care
for and to American democracy itself."
It's not merely in the US that psychiatrists have detected
personality disorders in the US president.
In the UK, Oxford Professor Kevin Dutton conducted a
study which, he alleges, found Trump scored higher
than Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin on the psychopathy scale.

However, psychiatric critics of Trump would do well

to investigate the Goldwater Rule, and its legal
implications. The Goldwater Rule is the informal name
given to Section 7.3 of the APA code of ethics, which
states it's unethical for psychiatrists to offer a professional
opinion about public figures they have not examined
in person, and/or obtained consent from.

It derives from a 1964 libel suit brought by then-

Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater,
in response to an article in Fact magazine. The title Dr. Kevin Dutton's league table of political leaders past and present
based on their psychopathic traits.
published an article, "1,189 Psychiatrists Say Goldwater is
Psychologically Unfit to be President!" based on a poll it
had conducted. Goldwater sued, and won US$75,000
(approximately US$579,000 in 2017) in damages.

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 Fox News Turns Against Trump:
You Crossed The Line!
Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:5AM

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force

One before addressing a rally in Melbourne, Florida, February 18,
2017. (Photo by AFP) “The next 20 hours is all about Russian
spies, how no one gets along, how
Donald Trump’s favorite news channel, nothing's happening... Give me a break,”
Fox News, has blasted the US president he said.
for “crossing the line” in criticizing the
American media, praising his
predecessor Barack Obama for taking
more subtle jabs at journalists critical of
his work.

On Friday, Trump blasted the New York Times, and

broadcast news networks CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS as
“fake news media” and called them “the enemy of
American people.”

In an interview with White House Chief of Staff Reince

Priebus on Sunday, Fox anchor Chris Wallace made it
clear that Fox News, despite being complimented by
Trump, was not on the president’s side.
“Look, we’re big boys. We criticize
presidents. They want to criticize us back,
that’s fine,” he told Priebus. “But when he
said that the fake news media is not my
enemy, it’s the enemy of the American
people, I believe that crosses an important
line.”
Priebus tried to defend Trump by arguing that the press
were covering scandals of the new administration and
willfully ignored the accomplishments.
Wallace responded by comparing Trump’s attacks with
Obama’s criticism of conservative networks like Fox
News.
“You don't get to tell us what to do any
more than Barack Obama did,” he told
Priebus. “Barack Obama whined about Fox
News all the time, but I got to say, he never
said we were an enemy of the people.”
“Lord knows, Barack Obama criticized Fox
News. If Donald Trump wants to criticize
the New York Times, that’s fine. But it’s
different from saying that we are an enemy
of the American people. That’s a different
thing,” he continued.

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Fox News anchor Chris Wallace (L) and White House Chief of Staff
Reince Priebus
The branding has put Trump in a difficult position, where
even the members of his administration and other major
Republican figures have tried to distance themselves from
him.
In a stark break with Trump, US Secretary of Defense
James Mattis said Sunday that he had no problems with the
media.
“I've had some rather contentious times
with the press,” the Pentagon chief told
reporters during a trip to Abu Dhabi on
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Sunday, according Reuters. “The press, as
far as I'm concerned, are a constituency
that we deal with, and I don't have any
issues with the press myself.”
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis (Photo by AFP)
Arizona Senator John McCain, a fierce Trump critic, has
warned the president that the move resembles the first
steps of a dictator.
“That’s how dictators get started,” he told
NBC. “When you look at history, the first
thing that dictators do is shut down the
press.”
 The President Needs To Purge And Start Fresh: “White
House Staff Has Been Infiltrated And Infested”
Jeremiah Johnson
February 20th, 2017

“smear-reports” to the Washington [Com]Post have

originated with Priebus.

As of this writing, the President is beset by forces in

Washington and in the White House who are determined to
derail his “cleansing” efforts and continue with their own
actions. Those forces are spearheaded by the RINO
(Republicans In Name Only) “5th Columnists” either
working directly for and with the Democratic Party or
independently of them but for the interests of the Globalist
Network. On December 17, 2016 I wrote a piece for
entitled Trump Can’t Stop It: The people who have
been orchestrating the collapse have not halted their
agendas. Here is an excerpt:
“He [President Trump] is going to
emplace several people in his cabinet
who are known to be either in the
pockets of the corporations (such as
Mnuchin), or have stances that
diametrically oppose his own campaign
pledges (such as his selection for White
House Chief of Staff who supports
amnesty for illegal aliens).”
I specifically referred to Priebus in that article and went on
to write that the President would either knuckle under to
the interests, or else he would be removed from office. It
appears the second option is in motion by the
establishment, as he has not knuckled under and has been
in the process of cleaning house since day one of his term.
Referring to the excerpt, let it be stressed that Reince
Priebus has been a bought and paid for Washington insider
since long before the appointment to White House Chief of
Staff. Priebus has been attempting to staff the White
House with supporters loyal to him, and not to the
President. In addition, as reported on Alex Jones’ Info
Wars, the leaks of potentially-damaging and degrading
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An excellent and in-depth article posted by Jerome Corsi
of Prison Planet.com covers all the activities of Priebus
prior to and after the election. The actions are staggering
in terms of what has been done in a relatively short period
of time. Priebus would have been leaned against the wall
with a cigarette and a blindfold anywhere else in the
world. Entitled, Report: Priebus Next to Go as Trump
Strikes Back Over Flynn, it really cuts to the chase.
Here’s a detailed and revealing excerpt:
“The purge of Army Lt. Gen. Michael
Flynn engineered by White House Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus, formally the
head of the Republican National
Committee in Washington, is the “Pearl
Harbor” for Trump loyalists – a
devastating attack that determines for
Trump supporters that Priebus, an elite
GOP Washington insider, must go. The
concern among Trump loyalists is that
now that Priebus has succeeded in
getting rid of Flynn, his next targets will
be Trump top advisors Steve Miller,
Steve Bannon, and Kellyanne Conway –
all of whom D.C. insiders are planning
must go if Priebus is to succeed in
sabotaging Trump’s revolutionary
agenda. Infowars has established that
Priebus is the Chief Leaker in the White
House, responsible for feeding the
Trump-hating mainstream media that
 daily dominate the White House news
room with “read meat,” including the
demeaning leak to the Washington Post
that Trump is “isolated,” a “clueless
child,” wandering about in a bathrobe
(that Trump does not own), who’s
presiding over a “White House in
disarray.”
All of this is now: subsequent to what happened prior to
the election, in this final excerpt from the article:
“In October 2016, as the presidential
campaign was entering its final weeks,
Priebus, in reaction the controversy
over Trump’s lewd comments about
women recorded in 2005, redirected
RNC funds from Trump’s campaign ,
spending instead on down-ticket GOP
candidates Priebus at that time thought
were more likely than Trump to win.”
Such actions should leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that
Priebus was not for the President before the election and
he’s not in his corner now. There are some people that
should not have been selected for the President’s team, and
leading the pack is Priebus. The best way to have avoided
these pitfalls would have been to start with intelligent
people and people with ability that aren’t part of the
establishment and have not been bought beforehand. This
is a mistake that the President did not consider. He was
hoping that these individuals would come into his camp
with the connections and the experience, and that they
would change their mindset and follow his plans. Now we
see that it isn’t so.
Priebus was clearly pro-amnesty for the illegal aliens prior
to his assignment as Chief of Staff. Priebus was bought
and paid for by the businesses that favor paying foreign
aliens under the table illegally and keeping them in the
U.S. illegally, rather than paying American citizens to do
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those jobs and reporting the wages and withholding
legally. The President needs to “file 13” Priebus, and then
start from scratch.
Look at Ryan…. Paul Ryan, the “Number 3” in line for the
White House after the President and Vice President.
Really? So, if the President and Vice President have
“bought the farm,” then Ryan becomes the President?
Republican Speaker of the House Eddie Munster as the
President, with his hardcore Marxist Democrat wife for a
First Lady?
Ryan threw Donald Trump under the
bus prior to the election, but now he is
kissing the seat of the President’s
trousers.
Priebus is worse. All of this has been orchestrated
(perhaps by him) to waste time, generate negative
publicity, and enmesh the President in scandal/pseudo-
scandal to negate his efforts. Priebus is proof that the
President’s staff is both infiltrated and infested with a
severe need for a complete cleanout…an “enema” in
every sense of the word. It is also proof that there are no
political parties. Democrats and Republicans are a ruse to
provide the people with the illusion of choice. There are
either NWO Globalists, their servants, and the mindless
slaves, or those who resist them and their agendas.
If the Republican Party was either good and/or unified
with a conservative agenda, then surely the former chair
(Priebus) would demonstrate an example of solidarity with
the reformative efforts of a President who wishes to clean
up the mess in Washington and place the country back on
course. This is not the case, proving that most of the time
the greatest enemies of a leader are in his own camp.
Priebus is no exception to that rule, and in order to lead
effectively, he and the other swine need to be scourged out
of the White House before further (and perhaps
irreparable) damage is done.
 SD Bishop Calls On Catholics To Protest Trump:
‘We Must All Become Disrupters’
By Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
20 Feb 2017
In a pointed speech this weekend, the
bishop of San Diego attacked U.S.
President Donald Trump, telling his
audience of social justice warriors that
they must disrupt Trump’s efforts to
fulfill his campaign promises.
In a 20-minute address to the U.S. regional meeting of the
World Meeting of Popular Movements, Bishop Robert
McElroy said that
“President Trump was the candidate of
disruption. He was the disrupter.”
“Well, now we must all become disrupters,”
he said.
Acknowledging that the United States is living “a pivotal
moment as a people and a nation” in which “bitter
divisions cleave our country and pollute our actual
dialogue,” the bishop urged his hearers to resist the
temptation to unite under the president and rather to
oppose him at every turn.
“We must disrupt those who would seek to
send troops into our streets to deport the
undocumented, to rip mothers and fathers
from their families,” McElroy said. “We
must disrupt those who portray refugees as
enemies, rather than our brothers and
sisters in terrible need. We must disrupt
those who train us to see Muslim men and
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women and children as sources of fear
rather than as children of God.”
“We must disrupt those who seek to rob
our medical care, especially from the poor.
We must disrupt those who would take
even food stamps and nutrition assistance
from the mouths of children,” he said.
The crowd of nearly 700 “community organizers and
social justice ‘protagonistas’” interrupted the bishop’s
address nearly two dozen times with cheers and applause.
Further along in his speech, the bishop seemed to suggest
that alternative media such as Breitbart are guilty of
poisoning public discourse with a different version of key
news stories, which he labelled as “dishonest.”
“Now we’ve come to a time when alternate
facts compete with real facts, and whole
industries have arisen to shape public
opinion in destructively isolated and
dishonest patterns,” said McElroy.
Betraying his own economic biases, the bishop endeavored
to pit a free market economy against human dignity, as if a
centrally controlled economy were somehow more
respectful of the dignity of individuals than an economy
where creativity and personal economic initiative are
encouraged.
McElroy said that
“the fundamental political question of our
age” was whether American economic
structures will receive greater freedom or
be directed in a way “to safeguard the
dignity of the human person and the
common good of our nation.”
In his groundbreaking encyclical letter on economic life,
Centesimus Annus, Saint John Paul II offered a radically
different view of the relationship between economic
freedom and human dignity. He wrote that one of the key
factors behind the fall of the Soviet Union was the
inefficiency of its economic system, which was
 “a consequence of the violation of the
human rights to private initiative, to
ownership of property and to freedom in
the economic sector.”
Asking whether the free market system ought to be
proposed to countries trying to rebuild their economy and
society, John Paul famously answered:
“If by ‘capitalism’ is meant an economic
system which recognizes the fundamental
and positive role of business, the market,
private property and the resulting
responsibility for the means of production,
as well as free human creativity in the
economic sector, then the answer is
certainly in the affirmative.”
Bishop McElroy seems to see things differently.
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“Let all the world know that this economy
kills,” the bishop said amidst cheers, urging
his hearers to agitate for an increase in the
minimum wage to “at least $15 an hour.”
Curiously, it was researchers from the University of
California San Diego who found in 2014 that low-skilled
workers were the most adversely affected by minimum
wage increases, despite the fact that this was the group that
such legislation sought to help.
Hikes in the minimum wage have other effects besides just
giving low-income workers a raise, the study found, and
minimum wage increases in the late 2000s resulted in the
loss of some 1.4 million American jobs.
Sometimes soft slogans—as appealing as they are—must
yield to hard economics.
 Why Obama Should Be Arrested For Treason
Article By James Bailey
February 20, 2017
In a conference call with his supporters just a few days
after Donald Trump’s Presidential election victory in the
November 2016, President Obama expressed his desire to
be “Organizer in Chief.”
“One of the challenges that I’ve discovered
being President is I would like to be
Organizer in Chief, but it’s hard. You know,
you got Syria and you got NATO and you
have summit meetings and economic
issues that you must deal with on an
ongoing basis and you try to get legislation
done. That’s why the DNC is so important.
That’s why our local state parties are so
important.”
It sounds like Obama viewed his Presidential duties as a
nuisance keeping him from what he prefers to do,
community organizing. It is one of the few jobs he is truly
qualified to do, having been trained in the tactics of radical
communist Saul Alinsky.
During the same conference call, Obama revealed his plans
for his post-Presidency.
“Then I’m going to be a private citizen and I
am not going to stop as citizen working on
behalf of the things that I care about and I
am hoping I am going to have the
opportunity to work with a whole bunch of
you in all kinds of different ways. Now is
not the time for me to spell out how that
might happen, but I am sure that we are
going to be working shoulder to shoulder
for many many years to come.
Admittedly, I will take a vacation for a
couple of weeks after my Presidency is
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over, but then we’re going to get back to
work.”
For once, he was telling the truth. He actually did what he
said. He took a vacation after President Trump’s
inauguration, then just ten days later on January 30, he
issued his first post-Presidency press release, a call to
action, recruiting people to join his group, called
Organizing for Action (OFA).
I believe Obama’s new role as Organizer in Chief is the
fulfillment of what I saw in a vision in the spring of 2014.
At the time, I was getting weary of hearing so many people
claiming God told them Obama is the antichrist. It sounded
so ridiculous, I laughed out loud. But after hearing it
repeatedly, I finally decided to ask God about it.
Immediately, I saw a vision that shocked me so much I
kept it to myself for six months. Then I finally had enough
confidence to share it in a post in October 2014.
He then showed me a vision in which I saw President
Obama riding on a white horse leading armies of soldiers
on horses across America. They were riding fast, side by
side, forming a long line sweeping across the land with
Obama in the center. They were waging war against the
American people. As soon as they finished sweeping
across one region they turned against another region. They
were conquering everywhere they went with little or no
resistance. It was an all out war against the American
people being fought right here on our own soil.
Then I heard the Lord say,
“Was it not written about this one that he
would do these things?”
I had no idea what He was talking about. I had started
studying the scriptures, but did not recall seeing anything
that could explain this vision. So a few days later I looked
through the scriptures again and found where it was
written by the prophet Daniel.
He saw that the antichrist “will take action
against the strongest of fortresses with the
help of a foreign god” (Daniel 11:39). (See
the complete report)
To be more specific, when I first saw Obama riding
alongside the other riders, they were moving full speed
from south to north through the western region of the
United States. They left a big trail of dust behind them as
they destroyed everything in their path. As they finished
covering that region, the whole line pivoted and turned
east to enter the next region.
For a long time, I wondered why the President of the
United States would ride on a white horse through the
land, one region at a time. I also wondered who were the
other riders. It made no sense for the President, but it
makes perfect sense for the Organizer in Chief.
So when I heard Obama telling his supporters, “I am sure
that we are going to be working shoulder to shoulder for
many many years to come,” he described exactly like what
I saw, riders riding side by side, shoulder to shoulder.
I wondered why they started in the western region. The
first reports of his post-Presidency actions came from his
involvement in California’s exit from the union, called
Cal-Exit. OFA trained community organizers are actively
trying to collect enough signatures to force a vote on
whether or not California should secede from the United
States (Source: LA Times).
The Cal-Exit movement gained momentum after the
election of Donald Trump, and is now being organized and
supported by Obama. One of his first actions was to bring
in some of the same thugs who worked for him as
President, including former Attorney General Eric Holder
as Cal-Exit spokesperson, former Chief of Staff Rahm
Emanuel, and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Cal-Exit is a great example of the kinds of actions Obama
will be taking in his new role during the next few years.
While Trump pushes his agenda from the White House,
Obama will be pushing his opposition at the ground level,
stirring up all sorts of trouble with his army of OFA
trained agitators.
I believe Obama is the one who fulfills Daniel 11:39,
“taking action against the strongest of fortresses”, the
strongest nation on earth, the United States of America,
with the help of a foreign god. Isn’t it interesting the name
of his group, Organizing for Action, uses the exact same
word as Daniel 11:39, ACTION? OFA might as well have
taken their name straight from the Bible.
Obama’s departure from the White House allows him to do
what he has wanted to do all along, organizing dissidents
at the local level, city by city, and region by region. He is
not done yet. He is just getting started, and I know he will
complete his assignment because I was told so in another
dream. Only then will he depart from the United States,
leaving a woman in charge to complete the final phase of
their plan.
According to New York Post journalist Paul Sperry,
President Obama is building a shadow government.
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In the 4:38-minute interview on Lou Dobbs Tonight (see
video below), Sperry said,
“I don’t think Republicans know what
they’re up against. He is quietly building a
shadow opposition government to
sabotage Trump and Republicans as well,
and their policies, while at the same time
saving his own legacy. He’s doing this
through a radical Alinsky group that he
founded, called Organizing for Action
(OFA). They’ve got an army of agitators
and they are fanning out. They are going to
hit Republicans even harder next week
when they go home for recess back to their
home districts.”
During the interview, Lou Dobbs pointed out the group
could have been called Organizing for America, but no,
that would not have been accurate because they are not for
America. They are taking action against America.
Paul Sperry explains more about how OFA operates:
“It starts at a training center. These are not
like the rabble from Occupy Wall Street or
even Black Lives Matter. These are
professionally trained agitators. They are
schooled in Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals
tactics at a program that lasts six weeks.
That’s about 32,000 that have gone
through that, over 32,000. They have
another 25,000 under training now and
they have another training summit coming
up in March. We have not seen the worst of
these protests. These are really going to hit
hard, but Obama is the guy who is behind
all of this. He is the master-mind.”
If the numbers quoted by Paul Sperry are accurate, OFA
has already trained 32,000 agitators with another 25,000
now enrolled in their six-week course and another group
scheduled to begin training next month. At this rate, they
could have hundreds of thousands within the next six
months, which reminds me of the prophetic word received
by Mena Lee Grebin. She saw these words written across
Obama’s forehead,
 “Chaos is coming.”
In her vision, the Lord Jesus looked at her and said with a
stern voice,
“Within three to six months, total chaos will
envelop America, and a pandemic will
spread across the world.” (See the
complete report)
As I stated in that post, I believe the three to six month
countdown started with the fulfillment of the first scene
from her vision, which happened on January 30 when
Obama issued his first post-Presidency press release
through his new spokesman, Kevin Lewis.
When Mena received the word on June 27 2016, there was
no way she could have known about what is happening
now, but today it is in view. There was no way she could
have known Obama’s new spokesman would be named
Kevin, but she did. Now that Obama no longer has any
Presidential duties getting in his way, he is focused on his
assignment like never before. He already has a large
number of people working with him, and it is growing fast.
When I received my vision in the spring of 2014, there was
no way I could have known why Obama and his cohorts
were riding “shoulder to shoulder,” or why they started in
the western region. There was no way I could have known
what God meant when He asked me,
“Was it not written about this one that he
would do these things?”
I had no idea what he was talking about until a few days
later when I found it written in Daniel 11:39. I could not
have known Obama’s organization would assign a name
for their organization that aligns perfectly with that verse,
confirming the scripture and the vision.
Prophetic words often take time before the fulfillment
comes into view. At first, it might not even make any
sense, even to the person receiving it, which is why it is
best to just report what God revealed without adding
anything to it and best to wait before making conclusions
about what it means. Again and again we see this pattern
with prophetic dreams and visions, they take time, which
means we must be patient to see how it plays out when we
don’t know the meaning. The passage of time is an
important part of the process because it proves the message
did not come from the messenger, which helps us see it
came from God.
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There is no reason for us to weigh in with an opinion on
things we know nothing about. Doing so makes us look
like idiots when the fulfillment is not what we thought.
There is no reason to rush to judgment, demanding to put
the messenger on trial and brand them with the label of
false prophet. Doing so can align us with the wrong team,
taking sides against God, which is foolish and dangerous.
After thousands of years, many prophecies recorded in the
Bible remain unfulfilled, but every one of them will be
fulfilled in perfect detail and perfect time, including Daniel
11:39. I believe the actions being taken now by the OFA
is the fulfillment of an ancient Bible prophecy, which must
happen and will happen. The lawless one must complete
his assignment.
Contrary to what the mockers claim, God is not slow
concerning his promises (2 Peter 3:9). He is right on time
every time. The problem is on our end because we lack
faith and patience. We also tend to think way too highly of
our opinions. In the words of my friend Aaron Brickman,
“The prophetic is like the rodeo. You have
to hold on for more than eight seconds.”
If we can grow some patience, just hold on for a few
seconds before charging ahead like a bull in a china shop,
we will eventually see the fulfillment.
Obama’s actions are treasonous because they are intended
to divide and destroy our nation. He should be arrested and
jailed. Our leaders take sworn oaths to defend us from all
enemies, foreign and domestic. Obama is our enemy and
should be stopped. We already fought one civil war to stop
these kinds of actions. It appears we are now approaching
another one.
How great it would be to see real photos like these!
 No, President Trump Can't
Be Removed With The 25th Amendment
Daniel Greenfield
February 20, 2017
Alternatively, this is embarrassing. Please stop.
A House Democrat is calling for Congress to review the
25th Amendment of the Constitution, suggesting President
Donald Trump is mentally "unstable."
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who has represented a
Portland district for 20 years, wrote in an op-ed that the
50-year-old amendment contains a "fatal flaw" that must
be addressed.
No, just stop.
"Trump still has significant political support,
so the obstacles are gargantuan. But the
cleanest and quickest way to remove a
president involves Section 4 of the 25th
Amendment and has never been
attempted. It provides that the cabinet can,
by a simple majority vote, strip the
president of his powers and immediately
hand power to the vice president. The
catch is that the ousted president can
object, and in that case Congress must
approve the ouster by a two-thirds vote in
each chamber, or the president regains
office."
That's Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times.
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The source of this stupidity, like so much garbage in the
liberalsphere, appears to be a Vox explainer. The only
thing Vox explainers actually do is make progressives even
dumber than they already are.
The answer lies in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to
the Constitution.
The amendment states that if, for whatever reason, the vice
president and a majority of sitting Cabinet secretaries
decide that the president is “unable to discharge the powers
and duties of his office,” they can simply put that down in
writing and send it to two people — the speaker of the
House and the Senate’s president pro tem.
Then the vice president would immediately become
“Acting President,” and take over all the president’s
powers.
Let that sink in — one vice president and any eight
Cabinet officers can, theoretically, decide to knock the
president out of power at any time.
No.
The 25th Amendment was adopted after the JFK
assassination to allow for an orderly transfer of power. It is
not an impeachment shortcut. It addresses disability. It's
not meant as a mechanism for a coup.
The context for presidential disability, whether it was
Eisenhower's heart attack or Reagan's shooting, was
medical. That is not to say that the 25th Amendment isn't
deeply flawed. Anything with Bayh-Celler origins is. And
Section Four is open to abuse. Which is why it's been
summoned up. And it was understood at the time that it
was open to abuse. But it also clearly refers to medical
disability, not dislike of a president.
Democrats need to let go of a twisted
fantasy of removing President Trump from
office. Especially since this fantasy
depends on Republicans doing so.
 "Talk" Has Always Been Cheap
By Jim Kirwan
2-21-2017
Once upon a time America had a president that meant what
he said, and tried to do what he promised: Despite the fact
that with each action he added another bulls-eye to his
back.
Today America has added another 'president' to that
massively long list of political-criminals that have dragged
that once revered title through the mud.
When Kennedy entered any fray, he tried to bring with
him, some solutions, that could begin to change the way
nations and other people were treating each other. He was
not always successful, far from it, but he was more than
just willing to try.
After WWII when Russia was still the USSR Berlin was a
divided city. The Russians tried to blockade the city, and
Kennedy introduced a full scale 24-7 American-Airlift to
relieve the lives that were threatened by the Russian Iron
Curtain. That time Kennedy's actions led directly to a real
change in Soviet-American policies and that wall was
never again viewed in quite the same way.
Near the end of his career, Kennedy informed Israel that
the United States would be inspecting Israel's nuclear
arsenal for stolen nuclear weapons, Israel was beyond
furious and added their own names to the list of the
assassins that wanted him dead. The CIA added Kennedy
to their hit list when he interfered in the Cuban revolution,
with the Bay of Pigs, that would have put the mob back in
charge in Havana. When Kennedy issued his own currency
in five-dollar bills backed by Silver, to begin to overthrow
the Federal Reserve, that too added snipers to the list of
those who wanted Kennedy dead. The first thing LBJ did
after Kennedy was buried was o revoke the new currency
that had just been circulated. But in each of these cases
Kennedy saw massive crimes blocking the way for
America and the world to improve life for everyone here
yet Jack took those chances, regardless of the danger to his
life, because it was the right thing to do. And when he
decided to withdraw American combat troops from
Vietnam, that was the final straw and he had to die.
Bobby Kennedy was added to the ever-growing list
because of what he tried to do to Murder Inc., and by then
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of course there were others that were troublesome to these
bastards like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and
much later there have been prominent senators, and JFK
junior along with that huge laundry list that Killary & Bill
Clinton and now Chelsea Hubble have each added to their
murdering ways all of this was artificially used in the last
selection process, not as goals to be achieved, but as
talking points to be mentioned; but which were never
intended to actually be prosecuted.
Trump needs to be held accountable for
all his shoddy reversals across the
board.
Talk has always been cheap and Trump is clearly among
the impostors who talks a great line, but when pressed on
the actions he's promised the world that he would do - he's
just another lying fake another snake-oil politician, driven
by gold and profit and nothing more.
The world has never been in a worse
condition that it is today and Trump has
remained as silent as a tomb.
When that woman was discovered yesterday in the middle
of sabotaging the country to rid “us” of Trump she should
have been frog-marched out of the White House in
handcuffs the same with the Vice president and Preibus,
or whatever the hell his name is.
The true key to everything on any
subject are arrests and prosecutions to
the fullest extent of all the lawsBut so
far Trump has yet to even make his own
income taxes public.
Many were willing to give Trump a chance, until we could
see his true colors but that day has already come and
gone: From now on that lying Israeli-puppet will need to
prove everything he purports to promise - going forward.
What he really needs to do, in my very thin book of
relevant actions, is to get a horsewhipping in public:
Because he's already lied far too often to ever be taken
seriously again.
kirwanstudios@outlook.com
 DHS Secretary Orders Immigration
Agent Hiring Surge, End To 'Catch-And-Release'
By Judson Berger
Published February 21, 2017

 Expanding the 287(g) program, which allows

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly moved Tuesday
to implement a host of immigration enforcement changes
ordered by President Trump, directing agency heads to hire
thousands more officers, end so-called “catch-and-release”
policies and begin work on the president’s promised U.S.-
Mexico border wall.
“It is in the national interest of the United
States to prevent criminals and criminal
organizations from destabilizing border
security,” Kelly wrote in one of two memos
released Tuesday by the department.
participating local officers to act as immigration agents
– and had been rolled back under the Obama
administration
 Starting the planning, design and construction of a
U.S.-Mexico border wall
 Hiring 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agents and officers
 Hiring 5,000 Border Patrol agents
 Ending “catch-and-release” policies under which illegal
immigrants subject to deportation potentially are
allowed to “abscond” and fail to appear at removal
hearings
It’s unclear what timelines the secretary is setting for some
of these objectives, and what budgetary and other
constraints the department and its myriad agencies will
face. In pursuing an end to “catch-and-release,” one memo
called for a plan with the Justice Department to “surge”
immigration judges and asylum officers to handle
additional cases.

The memos follow up on Trump’s related executive

actions from January and, at their heart, aim to toughen
enforcement by expanding the categories of illegal
immigrants targeted for deportation.

The changes would spare so-called "dreamers." On a

conference call with reporters, a DHS official stressed that
the directives would not affect Obama-era protections for
illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and
others given a reprieve in 2014. But outside those
exemptions, Kelly wrote that DHS “no longer will exempt
classes or categories of removable aliens from potential
enforcement.”

A DHS official said the agencies are “going back to our
traditional roots” on enforcement.
The memos cover a sprawling set of initiatives including:
 Prioritizing criminal illegal immigrants and others for
deportation, including those convicted or charged with
“any criminal offense,” or who have “abused” any public
welfare program
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While congressional Republicans have vowed to work
with Trump to fund the front-end costs associated with his
promised border wall, the same memo also hints at future
efforts to potentially use money otherwise meant for
Mexico – following on Trump’s repeated campaign vow to
make Mexico pay for the wall. The secretary called for
“identifying and quantifying” sources of aid to Mexico,
without saying in the memo how that information might be
used.
Mexican officials repeatedly have said they will not pay
for a border barrier. DHS said it has identified initial
locations to build a wall where current fencing is not
effective, near El Paso, Texas; Tucson, Ariz.; and El
Centro, Calif.
The DHS directives come as the Trump White House
continues to work on rewriting its controversial executive
order suspending the U.S. refugee program as well as
travel from seven mostly Muslim countries. The order was
put on hold by a federal court, and Trump’s team is said to
be working on a new measure.
The directives also come as the Trump administration
faces criticism from Democratic lawmakers and
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immigration advocacy groups for recent ICE raids of
illegal immigrants.
DHS officials on Tuesday’s conference call stressed that
they are operating under existing law and once again shot
down an apparently erroneous news report from last week
claiming National Guard troops could be utilized to round
up illegal immigrants. That will not happen, an official
said.
“We’re going to treat everyone humanely
and with dignity, but we are going to
execute the laws of the United States,” a
DHS official said on the conference call.
 Trump Plans Mass Deportations
By Stephen Lendman
2-21-2017
Obama was notoriously called America’s “deporter-in-
chief” for conducting sweeping Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) raids nationwide - expelling record
numbers, more than all his predecessors combined.
He largely targeted undocumented Mexicans and Central
Americans, averaging over 1,000 deportations daily -
people in the United States because destructive NAFTA
and DR-CAFTA trade deals destroyed their jobs at home,
or sought asylum from domestic violence and chaos.
Trump appears bent on exceeding Obama’s viciousness.
Thousands of new ICE and border patrol agents are being
hired. Stepped up sweeping raids will follow, more than
already.
Family members will be separated, including spouses from
each other and children from parents.
Under new Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
guidelines, ICE agents have broad latitude to arrest and
detain undocumented and legal immigrants with offenses
on their record as minor as traffic violations or alleged
long ago inconsequential misdemeanors.
New guidelines cover interior and border enforcement.
Immigrants of color have cause for concern, especially
Latinos.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, over half of
nearly two million immigrants legally in America have
past offenses on their records - in many cases minor
infractions or wrongful charges.
US prisons hold mostly nonviolent offenders - either
wrongfully convicted, incarcerated for illicit drug related
charges, or other minor ones most developed countries
punish by small fines or community service, not hard time
locked in cages.
DHS guidelines prioritize deporting immigrants who’ve
allegedly abused public benefits, or
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“in the judgment of an immigration officer,”
misrepresented themselves or “otherwise
pose a risk to public safety or national
security.”
ICE agents are being given sweeping authority to target,
arrest, detain and abuse immigrants for their ethnicity and
race ahead of mass deportations.
Millions are vulnerable to police state mistreatment. DHS
will
“no longer will exempt classes or
categories of removable aliens from
potential enforcement.”
“The Department will no longer afford
Privacy Act rights and protections to
persons who are neither US citizens nor
lawful permanent residents.”
“…ICE is committed to arresting and
processing all removable aliens.” Many
details remain to be determined. Roundups
and deportations will be expedited.
Expect lots of immigrants to be harmed, including many
here lawfully, because sweeping arrests grab legal and
undocumented individuals alike, besides separating family
members.
How dozens of so-called sanctuary cities will be affected
remains to be seen. Their authorities refuse to help round
up undocumented immigrants.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals still protects them
from deportation - young people referred to as Dreamers.
Trump promised an enhanced get tough on immigrants
policy. Millions potentially are vulnerable.
 In TRUMP We Trust: Most Are Confident
The Economy Will Be Fixed By A Billionaire Businessman
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 21, 2017
Donald J. Trump was criticized early and often during his
presidential campaign for being a political neophyte with
no governing experience. His retort most often was that
career politicians are the ones who got us into many of our
current messes.
That included a net loss of millions of jobs that were
shipped out of the country since the signing of the North
American Free Trade Agreement more than 20 years ago,
along with subsequent “free trade” agreements since.
Trump often criticized American leaders present and past
for making “really bad deals” that hurt Americans of all
socioeconomic classes.
It was a message that resonated among a majority of the
electorate, handing Trump victories in historically blue or
blue-leaning states like Wisconsin, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. And now, just a few weeks into
his presidency, Americans trust him – not big government
careerists in the federal bureaucracy and in the political
class – to repair our country’s flagging economic growth.
According to The Hill, Americans have the most
confidence in our economy now than they have in years,
and they are crediting the president with their optimism.
(RELATED: Americans Elected Trump To “Drain The
Swamp” – Well, This Is What It Looks Like, And The
Establishment Doesn’t Like It)
In a survey commissioned by the Capitol publication and
conducted by Harvard-Harris, 61 percent of those surveyed
viewed the economy as strong versus 39 percent who
disagreed. Further, a plurality – 42 percent – say it is
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finally on the right track versus 39 percent who don’t think
so.
The Hill noted further:
Among Republicans surveyed in the
Harvard-Harris poll, 60 percent are
satisfied with the economic trajectory,
versus 23 percent who are dissatisfied.
Only 33 percent of Democrats said the
economy is on the right track, while 48
percent said it is headed in the wrong
direction.
At 65 percent, Trump voters are the
likeliest to say the economy is headed in
the right direction.
“It’s really a surprising turnaround given
how negative voters have been about the
economy since 2009,” said Mark Penn, co-
director of the Harvard-Harris poll, as
reported by The Hill. “But jobs remains the
number one issue and a lot of the change
in sentiment anticipates tax cuts and
infrastructure programs.”
There is more ancillary evidence that the country believes
in Trump: The stock market has been on a markedly
upward trend, reaching new records, since his Nov. 8
victory. Also, the economy added 227,000 jobs in January,
far better than the 175,000 most economists predicted.
Trump and the GOP Congress still have a long way to go
to match the job growth of the 1980s under Ronald
Reagan, when the economy was growing an average of 3.5
percent (it grew an average of 3.9 percent under Bill
Clinton – and a Republican-controlled House, where
spending and tax legislation begin).
But clearly, the country is more confident in Trump than it
ever was under Obama, who regularly blamed his poorly-
performing economy on his predecessor, George W. Bush.
And while Obama did, in fact, inherit a financial mess, his
policies of heavy regulation did little to spur growth over
his eight years in office. In fact, his was the first
presidency in the modern era that did not achieve 3 percent
growth even in a single quarter.
What is driving Americans’ confidence? Several things.
First, Trump has already managed to save at least some
U.S. jobs from being outsourced to Mexico and beyond.
Secondly, Trump’s entire domestic policy platform is
focused on jobs and economic growth. Third, Trump has
pledged to dramatically cut back regulations on both small
businesses and large industries, which will save companies
money and spur expansion. And fourth, Trump (and the
GOP Congress) wants to reduce tax burdens on
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corporations (taxed at 35 percent, the highest in the
industrialized world) as well as American families.
(RELATED: WINNING: IRS Won’t Enforce Obamacare
Penalty For Uninsured)
All of these policies in the past, when they have been put
in place, have led to virtually unrestrained economic
growth. They will again if Trump and Republicans can
enact them.
And obviously, most Americans believe they can.
 NSA And CIA
Is The Enemy Of The People
SARTRE
February 21, 2017
Activities provides intriguing bed time reading rivaling
any Frederick Forsyth or John le Carré spy novel. And
who can dismiss the Declassified CIA Memo Reveals CIA
Directly Involved In JFK Assassination Cover-Up!

“Fifty-three years after the assassination of

Astute students of history understand that government
agencies often further their own interests and not the
administration they are designated to serve. Seldom is the
genuine national security advanced when bureaucrats
pledge their loyalty to their respective fiefdoms of
projecting influence and power. Absent in this supremacy
struggle equation is the abstract notion that state
legitimacy is founded upon the will and consent of the
people. Such a quaint concept does not reflect a chapter in
the training manual that breeds the spooks who operate as
above the law and unaccountable super spies.
JFK, Mary's Mosaic author Peter Janney
has rediscovered a memo offering, prima
facie evidence that the CIA was directly
involved in the JFK assassination.
What's more, this 1967 CIA memorandum
was written by Janney's own father,
Frederick Wistar Morris Janney, a senior
career CIA officer who began work at the
Agency shortly after its creation in 1947.”
No matter what one thinks of the NSA and the CIA, the
indisputable fact is that both operate upon the premise that
protecting and advancing the imperial global empire is
their prime imperative. Lost under this shadow
government criminal syndicate is any effort to observe
their oath of office to the American nation.

Guarding signals traffic or capturing foreign
communication is a logical task to protect national secrets,
while gathering information on intentions and operations
from advocacies. Once upon a time the National Security
Agency directed the ECHELON project as a cold war
network. Over the decades the functions of electronic
surveillance broadened into collection on all forms of data,
no matter the source or the national origin of the subject.
Supposedly agency employees work in the executive
branch of government for the President. Yet, the deep state
operates as if they are preeminent in their Machiavellian
immoral system of perpetual lies and deceit. These fifth
column establishment gatekeepers are the enemy of the
republic. Citing the way the Intel eavesdrop presence
targets the populist president, is clear cut proof of the
nature of the intelligence community.

The mapping from their “Big Scoop” capacity has

achieved a technological level that all but obliterated any
expectation of privacy. The Fourth Amendment is
consistently ignored and the inadequate Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA review is a mere
rubber stamp from a kangaroo court. So when the Supreme
Court places National Security Agency above the law, no
one should be surprised.

Even less shocking is the sordid chronicle of the Central

Intelligence Agency, documented by the Church
Committee. The Senate Select Committee to Study
Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence
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Watch the video NSA spying on the Trump
administration?, and review the latest Larry Klayman
lawsuit that goes to the core of the 1984 police state that is
waging war against their commander and chief. Then read
Emergency hearing sought to stop NSA 'spying' on Trump.
“Attorney Larry Klayman, the founder of Freedom Watch,
is asking a federal court to hold an emergency hearing on
the National Security Agency, alleging “likely” CIA
“spying” on President Donald Trump.”
The open counterinsurgency originating out of Ft. Meade
and Langley is evident for all to see. Just assess How The
Nation’s Spooks Played The Game ‘Kill Mike Flynn’.
“National Security Advisor Gen. Michael T.
Flynn (ret.) — who resigned Monday —
was the victim of a “hit job” launched by
intelligence operatives, Obama government
holdovers and former Obama national
security officials, according to former
intelligence officials who spoke with The
Daily Caller News Foundation’s
Investigative Group.
The talk within the tight-knit community of
retired intelligence officers was that Flynn’s
sacking was a result of intelligence insiders
at the CIA, NSA and National Security
Council using a sophisticated
“disinformation campaign” to create a crisis
atmosphere. The former intel officers say
the tactics hurled against Flynn over the
last few months were the type of high
profile hard-ball accusations previously
reserved for top figures in enemy states,
not for White House officials.
“This was a hit job,” charged retired Col.
James Williamson, a 32-year Special
Forces veteran who coordinated his
operations with the intelligence
community.”
The NSA routinely monitors foreign dignities
conversations. The obvious source of original electronic
taps most assuredly comes from signal traffic. Obama
expands the NSA's ability to share data with other agencies
cites:
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“The National Security Agency is now able
to share raw surveillance data with all 16 of
the United States government's intelligence
groups, including the Central Intelligence
Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Department of Homeland Security and
Drug Enforcement Administration.”
The notion that only small number of select senior
officials would have had access to the Flynn and Russia
ambassador Sergey Kislyak conversations just does not
wash. When the outgoing CIA Director John Brennan went
public with his denunciation of President Trump, one
would immediately suspect that The Agency, not some
rogue operative, gave the official blessing to take down
Trump.
A shameful disclosure from former NSA intelligence
analyst John Schindler in "He Will Die In Jail" -
Intelligence Community Ready To "Go Nuclear" On
Trump, states that these very blunt thoughts came from of
a "senior intelligence community friend". With friends like
this, no wonder that the Trump administration is fighting
an internal civil war with the entrenched snoop and spook
class of the permanent war proponents.
Least one forgets, the CIA has perfected the exercise of
fixing elections, overthrowing governments and
controlling the news cycle internationally. Within their
culture, applying these skills back on home soil is a very
short leap.
So when Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump
on Leak Concerns, as reported in the WSJ, just ask who
has excelled in leaking damaging fake news more than the
CIA?
“U.S. intelligence officials have withheld
sensitive intelligence from President
Donald Trump because they are concerned
it could be leaked or compromised,
according to current and former officials
familiar with the matter.”
The covert undertaking of the NSA and
CIA is to remove Donald Trump from the
Presidency. One need not endorse or even
support the Trump agenda, but one must
concede that he is challenging the
establishment as no other president in our
lifetime. The coordinated push back from
the hegemonic imperialists refuses to allow
the populist elected President from
deflating the bellicose unanimity that
underwrites their world view.
Paul Craig Roberts has it correct in The Stakes for
Trump and All of Us.
 “We need to understand, and so does
President Trump, that the hoax “war on
terror” was used to transform intelligence
agencies, such as the NSA and CIA, and
criminal investigative agencies, such as the
FBI, into Gestapo secret police agencies.
Trump is now threatened by these
agencies, because he rejects the
neoconservative’s agenda of US world
hegemony that supports the gigantic
military/security annual budget.
Our secret police agencies are busy at
work planting “intelligence” among the
presstitute media that Trump is
compromised by “Russian connections”
and is a security threat to the United
States. The plan is to make a case in the
media, as was done against President
Nixon, and to force Trump from office. To
openly take on a newly elected president is
an act of extraordinary audacity that implies
enormous confidence, or else desperation,
on the part of the police state agencies.”
The religion of State worship has destroyed all semblances
of civil liberties and constitutional law, especially since the
programmed plot on September 11, 2001 that brought
America the Patriot Act despotic society. The NSA and
CIA are responsible for the continuous misinformation
faux newscast cycle as the former provide the raw
falsification data, while the later uses their media assets to
spread the fabrication of their pro interventionist narrative.
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The ordinary citizens who voted for Trump are being
betrayed by the espionage agents who want to consummate
the police state. The secret service of the puppet regime
poses a fundamental and true existential threat to the
legitimacy of our government. They are the enemy of the
sovereign authority that resides in the consent of the
population.
All ideological factions need to rally against the concerted
efforts to destroy our separations of power federalism.
Cleaning house and purging the NSA and CIA may be
virtually impossible without a clear outcry from the public.
Remember this warning - Did Chuck Schumer Just
Threaten Donald Trump?
“The new leader of Democrats in the
Senate says Donald Trump is being “really
dumb” for picking a fight with intelligence
officials, suggesting they have ways to
strike back, after the president-elect
speculated Tuesday that his “so-called”
briefing about Russian cyberattacks had
been delayed in order to build a case.”
Well, now you are seeing with the release of all these leaks
that present suspect intelligence. Support Trump in his
battle with the intelligence agencies, before they take their
retribution as they did on JFK.
 Trump Chooses Hawkish
National Security Advisor
By Stephen Lendman
2-21-2017
On Monday, Trump named hawkish Army Lt. General HR
McMaster to replace Michael Flynn as National Security
Advisor (NSA).
Political pressure lead to his unfortunate sacking for
harmlessly discussing sanctions with Russia’s US
ambassador.
Twice passed over for brigadier general, McMaster earned
two more stars in less than six years after getting his first
one, a remarkable advancement - given to warriors, not
peace advocates.
As a lieutenant general, he was US Army Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC) deputy commanding
general in charge of the Army Capabilities Integration
Center (ARCIC) - tasked with devising strategies for
America’s next war and how to win it.
Known as a tough, outspoken, detail-oriented intellectual
with a reputation for battlefield acumen, he remains on
active duty in his new position.
Acting National Security Advisor General Keith Kellogg
will work with him as chief of staff, Trump announced.
A 1984 West Point graduate, McMaster earned a doctorate
in American history at the University of North Carolina.
His dissertation criticized US Vietnam War strategy,
explained further in his book titled “Dereliction of Duty.”
The war’s illegality went unmentioned, US naked
aggression against Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, nations
threatening no others.
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As a captain, McMaster won a Silver Star for service
during the 1991 Gulf War, illegal by any standard, a
walkover from mid-January to February 28, massacring
tens of thousands of Iraqis. US aggression remains
ongoing, defenseless civilians suffering most.
During Bush/Cheney’s war on Iraq, McMaster served
under General David Petraeus, involved in his so-called
counterterrorism operations.
Known for challenging conventional wisdom, a White
House spokeswoman said Trump “gave full authority for
McMaster to hire whatever staff he sees fit.”
Passed over for NSA, Trump said former UN envoy
(neocon) John Bolton will serve in an unspecified
administration role, a disturbing development, given his
rage for endless wars.
McMaster will be chief advisor to the president on national
security issues, a major administration position, needing no
Senate confirmation.
He’s a warrior, in 2015 saying
“(w)hat we have to do is really develop the
ability to think clearly about future war.”
Last spring, he lied, accusing Russia of
invading Ukraine and annexing Crimea.
“What is needed is forward deterrence,” he
advised. Not good signs!
Washington has lots of hawks, doves in short supply -
especially with disturbing hostility toward Russia, China
and Iran, risking direct confrontation.
 Homeland Security Unveils
Blueprint For Mass Deportation Of Immigrants
Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:4PM
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a
suspect as they conduct an enforcement operation in Los Angeles on
February 7, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)
The administration of US President
Donald Trump has issued tough new
guidelines to begin a sweeping
crackdown on undocumented
immigrants.
The official guidelines released on Tuesday, following two
memos from Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
(pictured below), showed an expansion of immigration
raids and the definition of criminal aliens.
In a press call, however, officials from the Department of
Homeland Security insisted that the new measures were
not aimed at bringing about a mass deportation.
“We do not have the personnel, time or
resources to go into communities and
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round up people and do all kinds of mass
throwing folks on buses. That’s entirely a
figment of folks’ imagination,” an official
told the Washington Post. “This is not
intended to produce mass roundups, mass
deportations.”
Under the rules, almost all illegal immigrants are subject to
deportation except “dreamers,” who entered the country
illegally as children and are protected by the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that started
under former President Barack Obama.
US Customs and Border Patrol officers detain a man at the San
Ysidro Port of Entry on February 10, 2017 in San Ysidro, California.
(Photo by AFP)
The memos enable immigration agents to remove any
other aliens that fail to prove they have been in the US for
over two years.
According to Tom Jawetz, the vice president of
immigration at the liberal Center for American Progress,
"The memo contemplates a massive
expansion of people being removed from
the country without ever seeing the inside
of a courtroom."
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has defended the
crackdown, asserting that they offer “explicit guidance” on
how to enforce Trump’s executive orders.
 Former CIA Agent Explains
Why He Resigned Because Of Trump
By Tyler Durden
Feb 21, 2017 9:03 PM
Edward Price worked at the CIA from 2006 until this
month, most recently as the spokesman for the National
Security Council.
But, as he details below in a letter published by The
Washington Post,
he has officially resigned "to be clear,
my decision had nothing to do with
politics," seemingly because the Trump
Administration is "tuning out the
intelligence professionals."
Nearly 15 years ago, I informed my skeptical father that I
was pursuing a job with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Among his many concerns was that others would never
believe I had resigned from the agency when I sought my
next job.
“Once CIA, always CIA,” he said. But
that didn’t give me pause. This wouldn’t
be just my first real job, I thought then;
it would be my career.
That changed when I formally resigned
last week.
Despite working proudly for Republican and Democratic
presidents, I reluctantly concluded that I cannot in good
faith serve this administration as an intelligence
professional.
This was not a decision I made lightly.
I sought out the CIA as a college student, convinced that it
was the ideal place to serve my country and put an
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otherwise abstract international-relations degree to use. I
wasn’t disappointed.
The CIA taught me new skills and exposed me to new
cultures and countries. More important, it instilled in me a
sense of mission and purpose. As an analyst, I became an
expert in terrorist groups and traveled the world to help
deter and disrupt attacks. The administrations of George
W. Bush and Barack Obama took the CIA’s input
seriously.
There was no greater reward than
having my analysis presented to the
president and seeing it shape events.
Intelligence informing policy — this is how the system is
supposed to work. I saw that up close for the past three
years at the White House, where I worked on loan from the
CIA until last month.
As a candidate, Donald Trump’s rhetoric
suggested that he intended to take a
different approach.
I watched in disbelief when, during the third presidential
debate, Trump casually cast doubt on the high-confidence
conclusion of our 17 intelligence agencies, released that
month, that Russia was behind the hacking and release of
election-related emails. On the campaign trail and even as
president-elect, Trump routinely referred to the flawed
2002 assessment of Iraq’s weapons programs as proof that
the CIA couldn’t be trusted — even though the intelligence
community had long ago held itself to account for those
mistakes and Trump himself supported the invasion of
Iraq.
Trump’s actions in office have been
even more disturbing.
His visit to CIA headquarters on his first full day in office,
an overture designed to repair relations, was undone by his
ego and bluster. Standing in front of a memorial to the
CIA’s fallen officers, he seemed to be addressing the
cameras and reporters in the room, rather than the agency
personnel in front of them, bragging about his inauguration
crowd the previous day. Whether delusional or deceitful,
these were not the remarks many of my former colleagues
and I wanted to hear from our new commander in chief. I
couldn’t help but reflect on the stark contrast between the
bombast of the new president and the quiet dedication of a
mentor — a courageous, dedicated professional — who is
memorialized on that wall. I know others at CIA felt
similarly.
The final straw came late last month,
when the White House issued a
directive reorganizing the National
Security Council, on whose staff I
served from 2014 until earlier this year.
Missing from the NSC’s principals committee were the
CIA director and the director of national intelligence.
Added to the roster: the president’s chief strategist,
Stephen K. Bannon, who cut his teeth as a media
champion of white nationalism.
The public outcry led the administration to reverse course
and name the CIA director an NSC principal, but the
White House’s inclination was clear.
It has little need for intelligence
professionals who, in speaking truth to
power, might challenge the so-called
“America First” orthodoxy that sees
Russia as an ally and Australia as a
punching bag.
That’s why the president’s trusted White House advisers,
not career professionals, reportedly have final say over
what intelligence reaches his desk.
To be clear, my decision had nothing to
do with politics, and I would have been
proud to again work under a Republican
administration open to intelligence analysis.
I served with conviction under President George W. Bush,
some of whose policies I also found troubling, and I took
part in programs that the Obama administration criticized
and ended.
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As intelligence professionals, we’re
taught to tune out politics.
The river separating CIA headquarters in Langley, Va.,
from Washington might as well be a political moat. But
this administration has flipped that dynamic on its head:
The politicians are the ones tuning out the intelligence
professionals.
The CIA will continue to serve important
functions — including undertaking
covert action and sharing information
with close allies and partners around
the globe.
If this administration is serious about building trust with
the intelligence community, however, it will require more
than rallies at CIA headquarters or press statements. What
intelligence professionals want most is to know that the
fruits of their labor — sometimes at the risk of life or limb
— are accorded due deference in the policymaking
process.
Until that happens, President Trump and
his team are doing another disservice to
these dedicated men and women and
the nation they proudly, if quietly, serve.
But while Price vows that his resignation was not
politically motivated,
we find it curious that Federal Election
Commission records indicate that he
donated the legal maximum of $2,700 to
"Hillary for America" in August 2016 and
another $2,300 to the DNC's "Hillary
Victory Fund" on the very same day.
But we're sure that doesn't mean anything.
Nevertheless, perhaps President Trump has created an
environment that cleanses itself...A self-'draining' swamp?
 MSNBC Uproar Over 'Meaningless'
Museum Visit: 'Sick' Trump Out Of 'Chances'
By Kristine Marsh
February 21, 2017
While President Trump visited the National African
American Museum of History and Culture Tuesday
morning, MSNBC took the opportunity to bash the
president for his word choices as evidence that he was
mentally ill. On top of that, MSNBC analysts stated that
Trump had ran out of chances with the black community
and admitted this visit wouldn’t change any opinions about
him.
Louise Mensch, a former conservative member of the
British parliament-turned left-leaning political analyst, first
responded to Trump’s speech with dismay. Talking about
his speech patterns and emphasis on visitor numbers,
Mensch decried the president as clearly in need of “a
mental health checkup.” Mensch touted Nancy Pelosi’s
call for Trump to be “diagnosed” as “bang on the money”
and “a matter of security.”
LOUISE MENSCH: As a matter of fact, I
think it shows the president needs a
mental health check up, I genuinely
believe that sounded so bizarre and so
ridiculous and one thought just flowed into
another with no logical sense at all. It's a
matter of national security if the
president is not in his right mind. I think
Nancy Pelosi who said this, who said
that we need to know if the president
has been diagnosed with something is
bang on the money. Because that was a
joke and it wasn’t a particularly funny
one.
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Anchor Stephanie Ruhle joked back, that Trump’s doctor
called him “the most healthiest president” “of all time”
before Mensch demanded again that Trump be evaluated.
RUHLE: Are you forgetting that his doctor said he would
be the most healthiest president in the planet, universe of
all time?
MENSCH: When asked about his mental
health, his doctor would not vouch for
his mental health and made a reference
to Reagan. I would like to know if the
president has been diagnosed with
something and I am not kidding.
Later in the hour, Ruhle asked liberal radio host Zerlina
Maxwell if this visit meant anything, because of what
Trump said to American Urban Radio Networks reporter
April Ryan during last week’s press conference. Ruhle,
like many in the media, characterized Trump asking Ryan
if she was “friends” with members of the Congressional
Black Caucus as racist, even though Ryan admitted she
was friends with some members of the CBC. Lifezette
even reported that Wikileaks emails show Ryan actually
tried to connect the Clinton campaign with the CBC in
2015.
Regardless, Ruhle used the incident as evidence of an
unpardonable sin that tainted today’s visit to the museum.
RUHLE: Whether today is a beautiful
gesture or not, it was just five days ago
that he turned to April Ryan, and
basically intimated, “You, there, you
friends with the black people?” I mean,
that's a lot to swallow.
Maxwell responded that Trump had lost his chances with
her and “large swaths” of Americans over his comments so
this visit was “essentially meaningless.”
ZERLINA MAXWELL: It's those moment
that make today's photo-op essentially
meaningless. When he's off script and in
that instant moment, he's offending a black
person or a Jewish person who is asking a
 question as a journalist in the press
conference. In those unscripted
moments, we see the real Donald
Trump. I'm sorry but I'm not going to
give him a chance at this point. I think
that he's lost the respect of large swaths
of the American people because of what
he said and what he’s done.
He can't just say we are going to fix all inner cities. Not all
black people live in the inner cities. So you are already
offending us. In your effort to say how you’re going to
help us. If you don't fully understand the black experience
and the lived experience of black people and black women
specifically and how that intersects, then you are dead on
arrival. You are not going to make any change.
He's confused. I genuinely believe he's
sick.
I think all the negativity comes from Bannon from Milla
and from those people around him who did talk about the
Jews and the Holocaust on Twitter. In great contrast to this
President, Vice President Pence, he was in Europe and he
said we must never forget the terror of the Holocaust, the
Jews and other people, putting the Jewish people first. He
picks up NATO. He's very much pushing this anti-Bannon
agenda. If you want something short of impeachment,
getting rid of Steve Bannon’s influence around this
president would be job number one.

RUHLE: Louise, I even hate putting it out there. What if

he's making mistakes in the public, which is what we
knew. Many people who voted for him said I appreciate
the fact that I see his crazy right out there in the open. I
know what his ugly is. He's not a career politician that just
says the right thing.

What if this is an ugly ugly start? But

maybe could there be something
redeeming here?
Because the fact of the matter is, whether you voted for
him or not, this is the president we’re living with and we
want to thrive in the next four years.
Mensch responded that the “redeeming”
part would be Trump’s “impeachment.”
MENSCH: Something great could
happen it’s called impeachment. When
that happens, I think it will be fantastic.
Maxwell and Mensch both campaigned for Hillary Clinton
prior to Trump’s win. Maxwell worked as the Director of
Progressive Media for Clinton’s campaign. Mensch
tweeted support for Clinton (before deleting these tweets)
and sued Wikileaks after emails revealed she pitched an ad
for Clinton’s campaign before publically supporting Evan
McMullin for president.
Calling Trump crazy has been nothing new. Many in the
media have openly wondered if he needed a psychological
evaluation, from Joy Behar to Matthew Dowd.

Trump, I think would be surprised if he was sitting in the

studio now. He thinks of himself as a good guy.

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 Former President Obama And
His Paid Thugs Trying To Topple Trump
The U.S. Constitution Must Be Enforced And Stop The Political
Insurgency And Guerrilla Warfare Activities Bent On The Destruction Of
Duly Elected Public Office Holders. If Not, The U.S. Will Have Become
Just Another Third World Hell Hole
By Katy Grimes —— Bio And Archives
February 21, 2017
The violent thugs who disrupted Rep. Tom McClintock’s
recent town hall meeting in Roseville, CA were clearly
organized and had a plan. There was nothing organic about
that town hall riot, or any of the other town hall meetings
held by Congressional Republicans around the country,
ending in violent protests.
“From California to Florida, liberal activists
are bringing the fight to the doorsteps of
GOP lawmakers, marching on the streets
of their hometowns and making legislators’
lives miserable as they attend meetings
and town halls with constituents,” The Hill
recently wrote. “Hundreds of protesters
lined the streets of downtown Janesville,
Wis., on Saturday—just blocks from the
home of Speaker Paul Ryan (R)—to
protest President Trump’s executive order
on immigration.”
There is a playbook for this: It’s called Indivisible: A
Practical Guide For Resisting The Trump Agenda.
Written by former congressional staffers who watched the
rise of the Tea Party, they have launched an aggressive
assault promoting a radical progressive agenda intent on
crushing the Trump Administration and the United States
of America.
This active assault was recently launched by former
President Barack Obama and his anarchist minions to
collapse the Trump Administration, under the guise of
Obama’s Organizing for Action, the new name for
Obama’s Organizing for America, created after his 2008
election. And now, the new spin-off organization,
“Indivisible.”
A little navigating on Twitter found @RoguePOTUSStaff
“The unofficial resistance team inside the
White House. We pull back the curtain to
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expose the real workings inside this
disastrous, frightening Administration.”
There’s Kipchoge Spencer @KipchogeNotKip , Take2
founder and Yuba Indivisible co-organizer.
And, Indivisible Guide @IndivisibleTeam
tweeted, “Mitch McConnell and Donald
Trump are trying to steal a seat on the
Supreme Court. Don’t let them.”
Indivisible LA @indivisible_la posted this:
“Reminder: @RepKarenBass is hosting a
meeting at 10am on resisting Trump
agenda.”
Indivisible Guide @IndivisibleTeam sent
out this: ACTION ALERT: This doesn’t end
with Flynn. Use the script:
https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources
-2/2017/2/14/investigate-trump-
administrations-ties-with-russia ...
#notpaidjustapatriot #standindivisible
Unable to cope with losing the Presidential election,
Marxist tactics have been deployed to tear down our
constitutional form of government, as well as the
principles and values comprising our foundation.
Obama and his thugs are now operating and recruiting on
social media, attempting to asphyxiate the Trump
Administration, and Republicans in Congress.
A campaign of this magnitude takes a great deal of money
- at the levels seen during the presidential campaign, spent
to organize, protest and oppose Trump.
“Leaders of the organization have loose
ties to George Soros, the billionaire hedge
fund manager who bankrolls liberal causes,
according to the Capital Research Center,
 a conservative think tank that investigates
nonprofits,” The Daily Signal recently
wrote. While Indivisible has denied this,
Matthew Vadum, senior vice president at
the Capital Research Center, found
otherwise. “Indivisible is ultraslick leftist
astroturf activism at its finest,” Vadum told
The Daily Signal in an email. “At least three
of the group’s five principals—Ezra Levin,
Leah Greenberg, and Angel Padilla—have
ties to organizations funded by George
Soros. Indivisible is apparently not yet a
nonprofit, but plans are in the works to
register it as a nonprofit.”
‘I’M SHOCKED,” shocked!
Of course Soros is footing the bill to pay these rent-a-mobs
to show up with professionally printed “RESIST” signs, as
they did during the Presidential campaign. And the former
President of the United States is helping with 250 OFA
offices set-up across the country, staffed with 32,000
organizers, and 25,000 actively training anarchists,
preparing to bring civil disruption, destruction, and
economic chaos to a Republican district near you.
“‘Indivisible,’ advises protesters to go into
halls quietly so as not to raise alarms, and
‘grab seats at the front of the room but do
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not all sit together,’ the New York Post
reported. “Rather, spread out in pairs to
make it seem like the whole room opposes
the Republican host’s positions. ‘This will
help reinforce the impression of broad
consensus.’ It also urges them to ask
“hostile” questions—while keeping ‘a firm
hold on the mic’—and loudly boo the GOP
politician if he isn’t ‘giving you real
answers.’”
“Separately, OFA, which is run by ex-
Obama officials and staffers, plans to stage
400 rallies across 42 states this year to
attack Trump and Republicans over
ObamaCare’s repeal,” The Post reported.
“Added the ex-president: “I promise you
that next year Michelle and I are going to
be right there with you, and the clouds are
going to start parting, and we’re going to be
busy. I’ve got all kinds of thoughts and
ideas about it, but this isn’t the best time to
share them.”
The U.S. Constitution must be enforced and stop the
political insurgency and guerrilla warfare activities bent on
the destruction of duly elected public office holders. If
not, the U.S. will have become just another Third World
hell hole.
 Trump Denounces Anti-Semitic Incidents
As "Horrible And Painful"
By Tyler Durden
Feb 21, 2017 10:42 AM
Having come under pressure to address an uptick in
incidents targeting Jewish institutions across the US,
President Trump denounced anti-Semitism Tuesday when
during a tour of the National Museum of African-
American History and Culture he said that “Anti-Semitism
is horrible and it’s going to stop and it has to stop.".
Further, the president insisted he has spoken out against
anti-Semitism “whenever I get a chance.”
The comments come one day after a wave of bomb threats
caused 11 Jewish Community Centers to temporarily
close. Vandals destroyed about 100 headstones at a Jewish
cemetery in St. Louis, and Jewish Community Centers in
several U.S. cities received a number of bomb threats that
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were later determined to be hoaxes. The terrorizing phone
calls have targeted 54 community centers in 27 states this
year alone. Federal investigators are looking into the
source of the threats.
Jewish groups have been frustrated by what they say is
Trump’s lackluster response to the incidents. Last week,
Trump prompted an aggressive media to question his
determination to fight anti-semitism after he told a Jewish
reporter, who asked him a question about the incidents by
telling him to "sit down" and accusing the reporter of
misleading him. The president insisted he is “the least anti-
Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, the national director and CEO called
Trump’s response “mind-boggling” and “shocking.”
"The issue of anti-Semitism is not a political
one,” he wrote last week in The
Washington Post. “But it is potentially
lethal. With the president’s leadership, it
can get better. With his neglect or
instigation, it can get worse.” The White
House also stirred controversy in January
by releasing a statement on Holocaust
Remembrance Day that didn't mention the
Nazis' focus on exterminating Jews. Top
Trump officials later defended the
decision.
Following mounting criticism, Trump’s team has begun to
address the problem in recent days. Ivanka Trump on
Monday called for “religious tolerance” after Jewish
community centers received the phoned-in bomb threats.
“Hatred and hate-motivated violence of any
kind have no place in a country that was
founded on the promise of individual
freedom,” White House press secretary
Sean Spicer told NBC News on Monday.
While the White House released a statement on Monday
condemning the bomb threats, saying that "hatred and
hate-motivated violence of any kind have no place in a
country founded on the promise of individual freedom",
some, including Hillary Clinton, pressured Trump to
personally speak out against the attacks.
 The New Wave Of Violent Protests
Is Exactly What The Elite Want — Here’s Why
By Chase Rachels
February 21, 2017
Over the past 18 months, there has been a significant
increase in the frequency and severity of riots conducted
by the extreme left. Their ranks are comprised of self-
described anti-fascists, anarcho-communists, radical 3rd
wave feminists, Black Lives Matter (BLM), and other
social justice warriors (SJWs). They have attained great
notoriety through their willingness to employ
violence/intimidation, vandalize/loot private property, and
engage in the very same behavior they accuse their
ideological opponents of perpetrating. Tragically,
innocent and non-interested bystanders often get caught in
the cross hairs whilst they throw their violent temper
tantrums. To add further cause for concern, these
otherwise marginal groups are coalescing under the banner
of “intersectionality” thereby effecting a swelling of their
ranks, temerity, and menace.
However, as Professor Matthew Feinberg of the University
of Toronto recently published a study confirming
“extreme protest tactics reduce popular
support for social movements.”
Violent and destructive protests render
peaceful protestors inept and guilty by
association.
The following summarizes the results of the study in
greater detail:
“Social movements are critical agents of
change that vary greatly in both tactics and
popular support. Prior work shows that
extreme protest tactics – actions that are
highly counter-normative, disruptive, or
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harmful to others, including inflammatory
rhetoric, blocking traffic, and damaging
property – are effective for gaining
publicity. However, we find across three
experiments that extreme protest tactics
decreased popular support for a given
cause because they reduced feelings of
identification with the movement. Though
this effect obtained in tests of popular
responses to extreme tactics used by
animal rights, Black Lives Matter, and anti-
Trump protests (Studies 1-3), we found that
self-identified political activists were willing
to use extreme tactics because they
believed them to be effective for recruiting
popular support (Studies 4a & 4b). The
activist’s dilemma – wherein tactics that
raise awareness also tend to reduce
popular support – highlights a key
challenge faced by social movements
struggling to affect progressive
change.”
To further illustrate the nature of such protests/riots a brief
outline and analysis of the more notable examples will be
provided in the following sections.
Berkeley Students Racist Barricade
In late October of 2016, a number of angry Berkeley SJWs
barricaded a key bridge on campus to physically bar any
white people from crossing. The objective of the protest
was to secure more segregated spaces for people of color
a.k.a. “spaces of color”. Any white person who attempted
to breach the barricade was violently denied. The group
also saw fit to post faux eviction notices on a private
bookstore with the threat that “community action will
continue to escalate” lest they cede the location to the
student protesters for the purpose of transforming it into a
“space of color.” Though obvious, it is worth explicitly
recognizing the utter hypocrisy of this allegedly “anti-
racist” group employing violence and threats against others
based merely on the color of their skin for the sake of
securing racially segregated spaces.
Berkeley Anti-Milo Riot
Riots erupted on February 1st, 2017 at the University of
California at Berkeley over the arrival of the conservative
celebrity and self-described “dangerous faggot” Milo
Yiannopoulos. So-called anti-fascists and other SJWs were
inciting mass violence, vandalism, and hysteria in order to
prevent the gay interracial loving Jewish foreigner from
peacefully expressing a political opinion that differs from
their own. They firebombed the location where Milo’s
event was to take place, pepper sprayed a female while
being interviewed (and who was ironically offering words
of respect to the non-violent protestors who showed up),
burned Milo effigies, beat Milo supporters unconscious,
and even violated neutral yet curious bystanders. It has
repeatedly been made clear that as soon as a person of
color, queer, woman, or Muslim expresses non-leftist/non-
egalitarian views, the left will treat him/her with the same
or even greater level of disdain and prejudice they accuse
“right leaning” bogeymen of.
Yes, Yiannopoulos is a troll and says things to rile up the
masses, but meeting free speech with violence only serves
to empower your opposition.
Free speech was stomped on by the
radical left at the birthplace of the free
speech movement.
The poorly named “anti-fascists” (a.k.a antifas) were the
ones leading the violent charge to silence and censor the
gay Jew. If the irony weren’t thick enough, the topic of
Milo’s discussion was a critical examination of “cultural
appropriation,” yet it seems the antifas took no issue with
culturally appropriating the tactics of fascists and Nazis.
Presidential Inauguration Riots
On January 20, 2017, in Washington D.C. several hundred
antifas, anarcho-communists, and other radical leftists
came together to protest the presidential inauguration of
Donald Trump. To the dismay of peaceful protestors and
Trump supporters alike, the radical leftist rioters quickly
resorted to tactics of violence and vandalism. Many were
caught throwing bricks and blocks of concrete, breaking
the windows of private businesses, violently clashing with
and intimidating Trump supporters, setting cars on fire,
and harassing defenseless trash cans. Before the day was
done, over 200 rioters would be arrested. One may rest
assured that engaging in such public, juvenile, and violent
behavior is the surest way to secure a second term for
the controversial commander in chief.
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Black Lives Matter (BLM) Riots
While most Black Lives Matter protests across the country
remain entirely peaceful the majority of the time, some of
them, often with the help of outside instigators devolve
into utter chaos. Examples of this chaos happened in
August and September of 2016, when violent BLM
protests devolved and riots broke out in Milwaukee, WI
and Charlotte, NC respectively. In Milwaukee, BLM
rioters set fires to gas stations, auto parts stores, banks, and
several other businesses. There were also reports of rioters
firing off guns, hurling bricks, and looting local grocery
stores.
In Charlotte, BLM chaos erupted after a black police
officer shot a black man. Rioters responded by shutting
down an interstate and setting it ablaze, looting several
private businesses, throwing rocks at random motorists,
and even targeting white people for beat downs simply for
being white. It’s fairly safe to say that if your cause is to
diminish the ill effects that racism has on society and your
community, then it’s probably best not to burn down local
productive enterprises, hinder your community’s ability to
travel safely, and beat down any white person you can find
with extreme prejudice.
Women’s March
On January 21st, 2017 more than 2.5 million protestors
participated in the worldwide “Women’s March” whose
aim was to promote human, civil, and reproductive rights.
Unlike the other examples, this protest was largely absent
the more injurious elements of violence and intimidation.
However, many of the same themes were promoted and
other off-putting tactics used thus a brief examination is
warranted.
Perhaps the most paradoxical feature of the protest was the
ubiquitous presence of both vagina attire (ranging from
subtle vagina shaped/colored headwear to ostentatious full
bodied vagina costumes) and anti-“islamophobia” themes.
It’s amusing to consider how the average Muslim, in his
capacity as a Muslim, would be absolutely mortified upon
encountering a woman dressed as a giant pubic hair
infested vagina. Such a costume must be the antithesis of
the hijab.
Beyond this, of course, the majority of the march’s themes
were anti-libertarian as they included support for anti-
discrimination laws, tax-funded healthcare, and the
subsidization of both contraceptives and abortion. It
should go without saying that all such measures entail both
theft and private property violations. Thus, to say this was
a march for liberty would be a gross misnomer. It was
instead a march for entitlements funded at liberty’s
expense.
Conclusion
If one is sincerely opposed to racism, sexism, and fascism
then it may be best for him to refrain from engaging in
racist, sexist, and fascist means to support his cause. The
fact these radical leftist factions utilize such means
indicates a more sinister and subtle objective than the
purported one of “social justice.” And unfortunately, any
legitimate peaceful protests to stop injustice will be
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deemed illegitimate and the cause ignored as it will be
immediately associated with violence. Aside from the
societal damage created by such violence and intolerance,
this divisive and obstinate environment plays right into the
hands of those who want to keep you under control.
When objectively assessed, these violent protests are
revealed as being among the most bigoted, hateful, and
dangerous threats to the cause of liberty.
 NYT Big Lies About Trump’s Ties To Russia
Posted By Stephen Lendman
Date: February 21, 2017
(image: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The Times gives journalism a bad name. It’s a lying
machine, not a credible source of news, information and
analysis.
Paul Craig Roberts asked if it’s being “sustained by CIA
subsidies.” The agency has billions of dollars to spend on
nefarious activities, unrelated to keeping America safe.
The Times is viciously anti-Russia, anti-Trump. “Bring on
the special prosecutor,” it roared in a Friday editorial,
outrageously claiming Trump administration ties to Russia,
despite no evidence proving any wrongdoing or anything
out of the ordinary.
In an effort to undermine or oust him from office, it’s
trying to invent a Watergate-type scenario, the way Nixon
was wrongfully framed for pursuing anti-establishment
policies.
The Times wants an anti-Trump special prosecutor the way
Nixon was attacked. It rejects FBI director James Comey’s
involvement for daring to question Hillary’s integrity,
what she abandoned before and after becoming first lady.
Attorney General Sessions is out for The Times because of
his support for Trump.
The Times:
“Mr. Trump’s unexplained allegiance to that
country and its thug of a president, Vladimir
Putin, has been a major concern from the
start of his candidacy.”
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“But the scope of a potential investigation
expanded sharply in the last four days, with
the firing of Mr. Trump’s national security
adviser, Michael Flynn, for lying to the
White House about his contacts with the
Russian ambassador, and the news that
members of the Trump campaign’s inner
circle were in repeated contact with
Russian intelligence agents last year, at the
same time that Russia was actively
attempting to swing the election to Mr.
Trump.”
Fact: No responsible editor would publish
this rubbish. The Times features it.
Fact: Trump deserves universal support by
wanting improved relations with Russia – if
he means it by following through
responsibly, not so far. Rhetoric doesn’t
substitute for policy.
Fact: No credible evidence suggests any
improper contacts between Trump
campaign members and Russia – none
with its intelligence.
Fact: Accusations of Russian US election
hacking were fabricated – The Times one
of the leading proliferators of falsified
claims.
Trump has been in office less than one month. Calling for
a special prosecutor is a politicized Times effort to further
denigrate and undermine him toward achieving its aim of
ousting him.
All public officials should be held accountable for their
actions – not by inventing reasons to attack them.
The Times went at Trump throughout the campaign this
way. It’s continuing the same jihad post-inauguration.
An independent special prosecutor is needed to investigate
The Times and other media scoundrels for fake news
reporting, not journalism the way it’s supposed to be.
 Chuck Schumer: ‘Hope Of America’
Is Republicans Break With Trump
By Pam Key
21 Feb 2017

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Senate Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said “the hope of America” was if
Republicans break with President Donald Trump.
He added,
Schumer said,
“Let me put it like this when you talk to
Republicans quietly, you know, in the cloak
room in the gym, they are having real
problems with him. Now, very few, John
McCain to his credit, but very few have had
the courage to oppose him even though
.
they know he’s doing a lot of things that are
against what America is all about.”
“My prediction is, if he keeps on this path,
which is likely, I don’t think he will change,
within three, four months, you’ll see a
whole lot of Republicans breaking with him.
That’s the salvage of America. That’s the
hope of America.”

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EXCLUSIVE: White House Fingers John Mccain As Media
Leak; Believes U.S. Senator Eavesdropped On
Trump’s Classified Phone
By Investigative Bureau
Posted On February 21, 2017
This could be the beginning of the end for embattled Sen.
John McCain’s life in politics. According to White House
officials, McCain is believed to have somehow gained
access to the content of President Donald Trump’s private,
classified telephone calls with world leaders. And he isn’t
keeping quiet about what was talked about either.
An analysis of McCain’s recent public statements by
White House officials, coupled with information from
intelligence personnel working with the Trump
administration, paints a disturbing picture for McCain —
or any elected U.S. politician. Officials believe the senator
has inside knowledge of a number of President Trump’s
telephone conversations, including at least one
conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Even more alarming, officials believe McCain is secretly
sharing this sensitive information with colleagues and his
cabal of friendly mainstream media journalists in a
dangerous clandestine campaign to damage Trump’s
presidency even before it has a chance to succeed. Trump
has been searching for media rats in the Beltway in recent
weeks. White House aides are confident they have now
outed one of the major leaks plaguing the early days of the
.
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Trump presidency. To everyone’s surprise, it is a senior
senator supposedly belonging to the same side of the
political aisle as the president.
McCain has been lambasting Trump to anyone and
everyone who will listen since the newly minted
president’s inauguration. This includes a Russian
comedian who pranked McCain posing as Ukraine Prime
Minister Volodymyr Groysman. Even during that troubling
conversation, where McCain shared sensitive U.S.
intelligence with an imposter, White House aides said
McCain unknowingly exposed himself as having inside
knowledge of Trump’s telephone conversations.
“He has been given transcripts or actually
listened to the calls and is sharing what he
has heard,” an administration insider said.
“There is no doubt. He is one of the major
leaks.”
Just last week, True Pundit published a troubling account
of how a Russian comedian duped McCain, the Chairman
of the Senate Armed Services Committee. McCain
incredibly even coached the phone-prankster-posing Prime
Minister on joining NATO.
This audio recording of the phone call is absolutely
incredible.
It’s time for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to determine
the level McCain’s involvement and just how many laws
he has broken.
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 Trump Would Be Willing To Remove
Bannon From National Security Council
The Wall Street Journal
Published February 22, 2017
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that
if President Donald Trump’s newly appointed national
security adviser wanted to remove chief strategist Steve
Bannon from the National Security Council’s principals
committee, the president would “take that under serious
consideration.”
“The president has made clear to him he’s
got full authority to structure the national
security team the way he wants,” Spicer
said of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, whom
Trump appointed Monday as his new
national security adviser. Spicer made the
remarks in the daily White House press
briefing.
When asked if Gen. McMaster’s control over his team
would extend to control of the principals committee and
the potential removal of the chief strategist, Spicer said
that McMaster
“would come to the president and make
that recommendation, but the president
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would take that under high—you know,
serious consideration.”
Spicer added that in meetings with people for the position
of national security adviser over the weekend,
“The president made it very clear with
[Gen. McMaster] and the other candidates
that they had 100% control and authority
over the national security committee.”
McMaster hasn’t indicated any changes he would like to
make regarding the National Security Council.
Spicer said that McMaster, currently a three-star lieutenant
general, would remain on active duty while serving as
national security adviser. As such, if he retains his three-
star rank, his appointment would be subject to Senate
confirmation, according to a statement from a Senate
Armed Services Committee aide. If he moves down a
notch to a two-star major general, he wouldn’t be subject
to Senate confirmation, the aide said.
Trump last month took the unusual step of adding Bannon,
a former media and financial executive who was an
architect of the president’s campaign strategy, to the
National Security Council’s principals committee while
downgrading the status of the director of national
intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The move—which meant Bannon would be invited to all
council meetings—drew criticism from both Republicans
and Democrats, who questioned whether Bannon’s
addition would insert domestic politics into national-
security decision-making.
 More Than 200 Protesters Indicted
On Rioting Charges From Inauguration Day
By Madison Park, CNN
Updated 2:25 AM ET, Wed February 22, 2017
Anti-Trump demonstrators clash with DC police 01:09
(CNN)A total of 214 people have been indicted so far on
felony rioting charges in connection with the Inauguration
Day protests in downtown Washington.
On the morning of January 20, protests over Donald
Trump's inauguration turned violent when black-clad "anti-
fascist" protesters smashed storefronts and bus stops,
hammered out the windows of a limousine and eventually
launched rocks at a phalanx of police.
Officers responded by launching smoke and flash-bang
devices into the street to disperse the crowds. Six police
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officers were injured and 230 protesters were arrested that
day.
On Tuesday, a grand jury in DC charged five individuals.
This was in addition to the 209 other defendants who've
been indicted on rioting charges earlier this month.
Felony rioting carries a maximum of 10
years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000.
The indictment accuses the defendants of using a tactic
called "Black Bloc" in which people conceal their
identities with dark or black clothing and accessories such
as scarves, sunglasses, helmets and masks.
They assaulted a limousine driver, smashed windows of
local businesses, destroyed a government vehicle and
committed "violent and destructive acts," according to the
indictment.
The DC Police had said that the several hundred
demonstrators who actively confronted officers were
vastly outnumbered by the thousands of nonviolent
protesters who swarmed the nation's capital for
Inauguration Day and the Women's March, held the day
after.
 Michael Moore Launches Resistance
Website Promoting Daily Anti-Trump Actions
An Anti-Trump “Coalition” Actually Exists
By Shepard Ambellas -
02.22.2017 @1:03 PM EST

(INTELLIHUB) — In an effort to create more political meetings across the country” which he feels his new site is
friction for the White House than there already is, liberal, contributing to.
filmmaker and activist, Michael Moore launched The
Resistance Calender, a website aimed at empowering
liberals by pairing them with daily anti-Trump actions in
which they can attend.

To the untrained eye, Moore’s website,

ResistanceCalendar.org, looks decent. It boasts an early-
90’s color scheme and is rather simple to navigate. It’s
basically, an online bulletin board which caters to leftists
looking to take action by mobilizing against Trump.

Michael Moore, Organizing for Action, and Indivisible

— all Soros-backed?

What Moore didn’t point out is the fact that the left-
leaning Obama-tied group Organizing for Action (OFA) is
also promoting the Town Hall Project.

Both agendas, the one promoted on Moore’s new website

and OFA’s are nearly interchangeable and both Moore and
OFA are making a major push until Feb. 26 to thwart GOP
legislators.
Brave News Films/Flickr

Currently, OFA empowers over 30,000 activists and has

The website allows users to “submit” or “add” an event by over 400 rallies scheduled for 2017.
simply filling out an online form which asks users for their
name, their email, the link they wish to promote and a
description of the event. Under the “Monthly” tab I OFA works with Indivisible, which according to Breitbart
counted 55 different events taking place on Today alone “is a part of a coalition.” According to the Capitol
with Saturday the 25th looking busy also. Research Center, Indivisible has “loose ties” to the
billionaire Hillary Clinton and sanctuary city backer and
George Soros.
While searching for events on the site, under the
“Monthly” tab, I counted 55 different events taking place
on Today alone with Saturday the 25th looking busy also. OFA has literally issued a practical guide for resisting the
Trump agenda.
Early Wednesday morning, Moore took to Twitter to point
out the “incredible turnouts at Congressional Town Hall
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 Tucker Carlson Takes On Typical
Leftist Who Says Trump Is 'Worse Than Hitler'
By The_Real_Fly
Feb 22, 2017 11:24 AM

Quick question for you retards out there: who'd you rather
have with the nuclear football, a billionaire who loves
women, hotels and golf or this bitch?

This is the first interview that I've seen where Tucker had
to cut his guest off early. She was fucking deranged and
prattled on about Trump being a fascist leader, 'worse than
Hitler' and also a 'war criminal', which is interesting since
he's done nothing but continues to manage the Obama
wars.

Ever notice how these women always look the same, shrill,
When the right wing good squads hit the streets, people
dead eyes, without any warmth?
like her shall be exchanged for rabbit skins with our
trading partners in Siberia.
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 Democrat Maxine Waters Calls
Trump Cabinet Picks: “A Bunch Of Scumbags” (VIDEO)
Jim Hoft
Feb 22nd, 2017 8:20 Am

Far left Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has Idiot #California Rep. @MaxineWaters calls
taken on the role of spokesperson for @realDonaldTrump cabinet "#scumbags."
the Democrat Party since the November #LMAO #irony
election. pic.twitter.com/1YHG3bnuLc
— Lone Star Statement
During an appearance on MSNBC’s All in with Chris (@LoneStrStatment) February 22, 2017
Hayes, Democrat Maxine Waters read off a list of people
connected to the Trump team who also have connections to Two weeks ago Maxine Waters told reporters Russian
Russia and the oil and gas industry.
leader Vladimir Putin invaded Korea.

Waters then went on to call the Trump administration a

Here is the full unhinged interview with Chris Hayes.
“bunch of scumbags.”

Maxine Waters: I just think the American people need to

know what is going on. This is a bunch of scumbags.
That’s what they are. They’re all organized around making
money.
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 Oscars Poll: 66 Percent Of Trump Voters Turn Off Awards
Shows When Speeches Get Political
By THR Staff
6:15 AM PST 2/22/2017

In general, 68 percent of Trump voters say they “dislike”

political speeches at the Oscars while only 23 percent of
Clinton voters feel the same. About the only area of
agreement is that neither side finds Oscar acceptance
speeches particularly convincing: Only about a quarter of
respondents on both sides of the political fence said their
opinion about an issue has ever been changed by an
awards show.

A THR and National Research Group

survey reveals how Clinton voters and
Trump voters view the Oscars
differently.

And you thought Obamacare was a hot-button issue.

According to a new THR poll, Americans are nearly as
divided about the Oscars as they are about health care.

The survey — conducted by the National Research Group,

which in early February canvassed 800 people (half
Hillary Clinton voters, half Donald Trump voters) for their
opinions about movies, award shows and politics —
reveals that two-thirds of Trumpsters have turned off their
TV sets because of an actor giving a political speech at the
podium, compared to just 19 percent of Clinton voters.

Even if they don’t hit the off button, 44 percent of Trump

voters find awards speeches “too political” while Clinton
supporters want more politics at the Academy Awards; 43
percent say they want winners to reference Trump’s
temperament in their speeches (compared to 8 percent of
Trump voters), 39 percent would like more discussion of
women’s rights at the Oscars (8 percent for Trump voters)
and 34 percent would like more talk about Trump’s seven-
nation travel ban (7 percent for Trump voters).

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 Mixed Messages on Russia:
Trump Administration Divided and All Over the Place
Posted by Makia Freeman
Date: February 22, 2017

Mixed Messages on Russia #1: Trump Claims Russia

“Stole” Crimea

In his press interview with Theresa May, Trump

ludicrously claimed he was in general consistent with his
positions and didn’t flip flop or change his stance. Given
how inconsistent he has been, that is quite false, and now
we have another giant flip flop. The Deep State, the
Military Intelligence Complex (MIC), the Zionists, the
neocons or whoever else have evidently got to Trump who
has now tweeted (above) that “Crimea was TAKEN by
Russia” (Trump’s emphasis in capital letters).
What!? Why is Trump revisiting this point when
independent observers established that the Crimean people
The Trump administration (including Trump himself) have voted 96% to return to Russia in a legal referendum?
highly mixed messages on Russia. Will Trump deliver on
Mixed Messages on Russia #2: Trump Insists US Needs
his election promise to be friendly towards Russia?
a Good Relationship with Russia
Mixed messages on Russia are coming out of the Trump
administration, which seems to be hopelessly divided and
anything but cohesive on the Russian issue. Much to the
great disappointment of many who see that a peaceful US-
Russia relationship is the key to avoiding World War 3,
Trump has for the most part changed his tune on Russia …
sort of. At today’s press conference he again stressed the
need for a good relationship with Russia. Yet, only
yesterday on Feb. 15th 2017, Trump himself put out a
tweet that alleged that Russia took Crimea and asked if
Obama was too soft on Russia? So which is it? Has
Trump done a big U-Turn on Russia? Here is a list of the
mixed messages on Russia coming out of the current US
government.

Conflicting views and mixed messages on Russia inside

the Trump admin. Credit: UK Telegraph

At the above-linked press conference (Feb. 16th 2017),

Trump said:

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 “If Russia and the United States actually
got together and got along – and don’t
forget: we’re a very powerful nuclear
country and so are they … I’ve been
briefed. And I can tell you one thing about a
briefing that we’re allowed to say, because
anybody that ever read the most basic
book can say it, nuclear holocaust would
be like no other … If we have a good
relationship with Russia, believe me, that’s
a good thing. Not a bad thing.”
Mixed Messages on Russia #3: Trump Sacks
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn
In one of the first shocks of the fledgling Trump
Administration, Michael Flynn was fired by President
Trump himself after it was revealed that he had allegedly
broken the 1799 Logan Act by discussing sanctions and
other matters with Russian Ambassador to the US, Sergey
Kislyak, back in December 2016. However, when is
breaking the Logan Act such a big deal, especially when
you consider all the NWO insiders who gather at
Bilderberg every year to discuss all sorts of sensitive
national matters and policy behind closed doors?
The allegations may not be true.
The FBI cleared Flynn by stating that he
was “cooperative and provided truthful
answers”.
Strangely, Flynn was not allowed to review the call log
and clear himself … which indicates that this affair may
have been some kind of a coup. The Post and Courier
reports:
Mixed Messages on Russia #4: Tillerson’s Comments:
Russia is a Danger
Another manifestation and reflection of the inconsistency
of Donald Trump’s positions and policies is the degree to
which his entire administration is divided on the Russia
issue. This was evident quite early on. Trump himself
seems to be the only one remaining who is for Russia now
that Flynn has ignominiously departed.
For instance, when Rex Tillerson, nominated for Secretary
his of State, was at his Senate confirmation hearing, he
referred to Russia as a danger. However, Tillerson is
known for his closeness with Russia, having being
awarded the “Order of Friendship” by Putin in 2013, so he
knew he would have had to have said some strong words
about Russia to appease the overwhelmingly Russophobic
US Senate.
Mixed Messages on Russia #5: Mattis’ Comments:
Russia is Top Threat
Mad Dog Mattis, at his Senate confirmation hearing to
become Secretary of Defense, said he placed Russia first
among all threats:
“The most important thing is that we
recognize the reality of what we deal with
Mr. Putin, and that we recognize that he is
trying to break the North Atlantic Alliance,
and that we take the integrated steps –
diplomatic, economic, military – and the
alliance steps, working with our allies, to
defend ourselves where we must.”

“When Flynn was attacked in the media for

his ties to Russia, he was not allowed by
the White House to defend himself. Over
the weekend, he was instructed not to
speak to the press when he was in the fight
for his political life. His staff was not even
allowed to review the transcripts of his call
to the Russian ambassador.”

Flynn was known to be friendly towards Russia. Was the

framing and firing of Flynn (brought about by the MSM
which published the leaks and called for his head) part of a
grander NWO strategy to remove Russophilic or Russia-
friendly elements from the new Trump Administration?
Yes, Flynn was vehemently anti-Iran, so the NWO lost
someone pushing for war with Iran, but is it more
geopolitically significant for them to generate further fear
and hatred against Russia than Iran at this stage? Let’s face
it, there is already a lot of anti-Iran sentiment among
Trump’s cabinet and staff.
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Mixed Messages on Russia #6: Haley’s Comments: We
Condemn Russia
Nikki Haley lost no time in using her inaugural address to
the UN to condemn Russia, and posted her comments on
Twitter (above) to please her masters. She also said the
following at her Senate confirmation hearing:
“Russia is trying to show their muscle right
now. It’s what they do … I don’t think we
can trust them. We have to continue to be
 very strong back, and show them what this
new administration is going to be.”
Mixed Messages on Russia #7: Pompeo’s Comments:
Russia Hacked US
Meanwhile, new CIA head Mike Pompeo seems to have
his head in the clouds by buying the official line that
Russia hacked the US presidential elections. Does
everyone at the CIA, both current and incoming staff,
really believe this fairy tale? Pompeo said:
“With respect to this report in particular, it’s
pretty clear about what took place here,
about Russian involvement in efforts to
hack information and to have an impact on
American democracy … this was an
aggressive action taken by senior
leadership inside of Russia.”
The US has a choice: side with Russia and stop funding
strife in Ukraine, or keep supporting the illegitimate
government of Ukraine a la John McCain.
Mixed Messages on Russia #8: Trump’s Own Plans re:
Syria
Finally, another confusing aspect has been Trump’s plans
in Syria. Will he work with Russia (as he has suggested in
the past) or not? Russia responded to his idea a few weeks
ago of safe zones inside Syria, replying that he must have
the consent of the Syrian Government under Bashar Al-
Assad. However safe zones have been a trick used in the
past by NATO et al in their “humanitarian” attacks and
invasions of sovereign nations.
Is Trump trying to appease those around him, including the
massive apparatus of the MIC? Or is he strong enough in
his convictions about the importance of good relations
with Russia? Tell us what you think in the comments
below.

Sources:
*http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/16/trump-raises-spectre-nuclear-holocaust-amid-questioning-russia/
*http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-15/fbi-reportedly-will-not-pursue-charges-against-cooperative-and-truthful-
mike-flynn
*http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/flynn-s-departure-a-political-hit-job/article_30ab6f34-f2e6-11e6-
b55c-234006b399e0.html
*http://freedom-articles.toolsforfreedom.com/war-with-iran-agenda-11-signs/
*https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/13/what-is-the-russian-order-of-friendship-and-why-
does-trumps-pick-for-secretary-of-state-have-one/
*https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senate-set-to-question-trumps-pentagon-pick-veteran-
marine-gen-james-mattis/2017/01/11/b3c6946a-d816-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html
*http://freedom-articles.toolsforfreedom.com/no-fly-zone-buffer-safe-zone-scam/
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 Revised 'Extreme Vetting' Order Drops Language
Rejecting Syrian Refugees, Official Says
Foxnews.Com
Published February 22, 2017
What must revised travel ban do to clear legal hurdles?
President Donald Trump's revised immigration executive
order will drop language indefinitely suspending
acceptance of Syrian refugees by U.S. authorities, a senior
administration official told Fox News Wendesday.
The new order, which Trump is expected to sign next
week, will also add language exempting legal permanent
residents, or green-card holders, from a travel ban in a
move the administration hopes will remove any reasonable
grounds for a legal challenge.
Trump's prior "extreme vetting" order temporarily
suspended all travel to the U.S. for citizens of seven
Muslim-majority countries for 90 days. A federal judge in
Washington state halted enforcement of the order and the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reinstate it.
The official said that new language in the revised order
will make clear that the intent of the action is to
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"temporarily block the admission of people
with no prior status in the U.S. who are
currently overseas until a program of
extreme vetting can be put in place."
The White House believes that new order will satisy the
courts because it is
"grounded in existing security
determinations," the official said.
The official told Fox News that it is likely that certain
classes of visa holders currently in the U.S. or who have
been in the U.S. but are currently abroad will be exempted
as well. This could include certain student or other
education-related visas as well as work permits.
The new order would direct a temporary suspension of
admission of all refugees while revised screening
meansures are put into place, the official added.
The new order does implement a temporary visa ban for
travelers from the same seven countries as the previous
executive order: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
and Yemen.
The revised order will also mandate a 50 percent reduction
in refugee admissions for 2017 to just 50,000. According
to the White House, approximately 35,000 refugees have
already been allowed into the country this year, leaving
only about 15,000 slots left for the remainder of the year
once the refugee admission program resumes.
Fox News' John Roberts contributed to this report.
 Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, And The Petrodollar
Submitted By Nick Giambruno Via Internationalman.Com
Feb 22, 2017 8:30 PM
Obama pulled out his veto pen 12 times during his
presidency.
Congress only overrode him once…
In late 2016, Obama vetoed the Justice Against Sponsors
of Terrorism Act (JASTA). The bill would allow 9/11
victims to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts.
With only months left in office, Obama
wasn’t worried about the political price
of opposing the bill. It was worth
protecting Saudi Arabia and the
petrodollar system, which underpins the
US dollar’s role as the world’s premier
currency.
Congress didn’t see it that way though. Those up for
reelection couldn’t afford to side with Saudi Arabia over
US victims. So Congress voted to override Obama’s veto,
and JASTA became the law of the land.
The Saudis, quite correctly, see this as a huge threat. If
they can be sued in US courts, their vast holdings of US
assets are at risk of being frozen or seized.
The Saudi foreign minister promptly threatened to sell all
of the country’s US assets.
Basically, Saudi Arabia was threatening
to rip up the petrodollar arrangement,
which underpins the US dollar’s role as
the world’s premier currency.
Donald Trump and the Saudis
Unlike every president since the
petrodollar’s birth, Donald Trump is
openly hostile to Saudi Arabia.
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Recently he put this out on Twitter:
Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal wants to control
our U.S. politicians with daddy’s money. Can’t
do it when I get elected.
The dopey prince that Trump is referring
to is Al-Waleed bin Talal,
a prominent member of the Saudi royal family. He’s also
one of the largest foreign investors in the US economy,
particularly in media and financial companies.
The Saudis openly backed Hillary during the election. In
fact, they “donated” an estimated $10 million–$25 million
to the Clinton Foundation, making them the most generous
foreign donors.
Besides Hillary Clinton, the single biggest loser from the
US presidential election was Saudi Arabia.
The Saudis did not want Donald Trump
in the White House. And not because of
some bad blood on Twitter. There are
real geopolitical issues at stake.
At the moment, Trump seems
determined to walk back on US support
for the so-called “moderate” rebels in
Syria.
The Saudis are furious with the US for
not holding up its part of the petrodollar
deal. They think the US should have
already attacked Syria as part of its
commitment to keep the region safe for the
monarchy.
Toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a
longstanding Saudi goal. But a President Trump makes
that unlikely. That’s not good for Saudi Arabia’s position
in the Middle East, nor its relationship with the US.
This is just one of the ways President
Trump will hasten the death of the
petrodollar.
 Saudi Arabia, Islam, and Wahhabism Julian Assange says the email revealing this is the most
significant among the Clinton-related emails his group has
I loathe quoting a neoconservative historian like Bernard released.
Lewis, but even a broken clock is right twice a day:
Here’s an excerpt of the relevant interview with Assange:
Imagine if the Ku Klux Klan or Aryan Nation
obtained total control of Texas and had at Interviewer: Of course, the consequence
its disposal all the oil revenues, and used of that is that this notorious jihadist group,
this money to establish a network of well- called ISIL or ISIS, is created largely with
endowed schools and colleges all over money from people who are giving money
Christendom peddling their particular brand to the Clinton Foundation?
of Christianity. Julian Assange: Yes.
This is what the Saudis have done with Interviewer: That’s extraordinary…
Wahhabism. The oil money has enabled
them to spread this fanatical, destructive
With all this in mind, Vladimir Putin opened an unusual
form of Islam all over the Muslim world and
conference of Sunni Muslim clerics recently. It took place
among Muslims in the West. Without oil
in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, a Sunni Muslim region
and the creation of the Saudi kingdom,
within Russia’s southwestern border.
Wahhabism would have remained a lunatic
fringe in a marginal country.
The conference, which included 200 of the top non-
Wahhabi Sunni Muslim clerics, issued an extraordinary
This is actually an apt description of Wahhabism, a
statement labeling Wahhabism “a dangerous deformation”
particularly virulent and intolerant strain of Sunni Islam
of Sunni Islam.
most Saudis follow. ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and a
slew of other extremists also follow this puritanical brand
of Islam. That’s why Saudi Arabia and ISIS use the same These clerics carry serious weight in the Sunni world. The
brutal punishments, like beheadings. imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar mosque, one of the most
important Islamic theological centers, was among them.
(Egypt is the Arab world’s most populous Sunni country.)
Many Wahhabis consider Muslims of any other flavor—
like the Shia in Iran, the Alawites in Syria, or non-
Wahhabi Sunnis—apostates worthy of death. Basically, Putin gathered the world’s most important non-
Wahhabi clerics to “excommunicate” the Saudis from
Sunni Islam. In other words, Putin is going for the jugular
In many ways, Saudi Arabia is an
of the petrodollar system.
institutionalized version of ISIS. There’s
even a grim joke that Saudi Arabia is
simply “an ISIS that made it.” Russia and Saudi Arabia have been
enemies for decades. The Russians
have never forgiven Saudi Arabia (or the
After living in the Middle East for three years, it’s clear to
US) for supporting the Afghan
me that many people in the region despise everything
mujahedeen that drove the Soviet Army
about Wahhabism. Yet it flourishes in certain Sunni
out of Afghanistan. And they haven’t
communities, among people who feel they have nowhere
forgiven the Saudis for supporting
else to turn.
multiple Chechen rebellions.
It’s also widely believed in the Middle East that Western
As far as I know, the British writer Robert Fisk was the
powers deliberately fostered Wahhabism, to a degree, to
only Western journalist to cover this extraordinary
keep the region weak and divided—and as a weapon
conference.
against Shia Iran and its allies. That includes Syria and
post-Saddam Iraq, which has shifted its allegiance towards
Iran. Here’s Fisk:

Thanks to WikiLeaks we know the Saudi
and Qatari governments, which are also
the two largest foreign donors to the
Clinton Foundation, willfully financed
ISIS to help topple Bashar al-Assad of
Syria.
Who are the real representatives of Sunni
Muslims if the Saudis are to be shoved aside?
And what is the future of Saudi Arabia? Of such
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 If the Saudis are shoved aside, it could
strike a fatal blow to the petrodollar
system.
The truth is, the petrodollar system is in its death throes. It
doesn’t matter if the Saudis willfully abandon it, or if it
crumbles because the kingdom implodes. The end result
will be the same.
Right now, the stars are aligning against the Saudi
kingdom. This is its most vulnerable moment since its
1932 founding.
That’s why I think the death of the
petrodollar system is the No. 1 black
swan event for 2017.
I expect the dollar price of gold to soar when the
petrodollar system crumbles in the not-so-distant future.
You don’t want to find yourself on the wrong side of
history when that happens.
But that brings up another crucial
point. There’s also likely to be severe
inflation.
The petrodollar system has allowed the US government
and many Americans to live way beyond their means for
decades.
The US takes this unique position for granted. But it will
disappear once the dollar loses its premier status.
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This will likely be the tipping point…
Afterward, the US government will be desperate enough to
implement capital controls, people controls, nationalization
of retirement savings, and other forms of wealth
confiscation.
I urge you to prepare for the economic and sociopolitical
fallout while you still can. Expect bigger government, less
freedom, shrinking prosperity… and possibly worse.
It’s probably not going to happen tomorrow. But it’s clear
where the trend is headed.
It is very possible that one day soon, Americans will wake
up to a new reality.
Once the petrodollar system kicks the bucket and the dollar
loses its status as the world’s premier reserve currency,
you will have few, if any, options.
The sad truth is, most people have no
idea how bad things could get, let alone
how to prepare…
Yet there are straightforward steps you can
start taking today to protect your savings
and yourself from the financial and
sociopolitical effects of the collapse of the
petrodollar.
 Obama Lawyers Form
'Worst-Case Scenario' Group To Tackle Trump
Fearful The New Administration Will Abuse Its Power, The Former
President’s Lawyers Are Uniting To Fight Back.
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
02/23/17 05:14 AM EST
Former President Barack Obama's new group plans to drill into
issues that aren’t already hitting the headlines, like potential
intervention in and intimidation of regulatory agencies by West Wing
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Top lawyers who helped the Obama White House craft and
hold to rules of conduct believe President Donald Trump
and his staff will break ethics norms meant to guard
against politicization of the government — and they’ve
formed a new group to prepare, and fight.
United to Protect Democracy, which draws its name from
a line in President Barack Obama’s farewell address that
urged his supporters to pick up where he was leaving off,
has already raised a $1.5 million operating budget, hired
five staffers and has plans to double that in the coming
months. They’ve incorporated as both a 501(c)(3) and
501(c)(4), allowing them to operate as a nonprofit but
participate in some forms of political advocacy as well.
While other Trump opponents focus on taking the
president to court over the travel ban and deportations, the
new group plans to drill into issues that aren’t already
hitting the headlines, like potential intervention in and
intimidation of regulatory agencies by West Wing staff.
“When people hear concerns about
democracies declining into
authoritarianism, they expect that moment
to come in a singular thunderclap where
everyone can see that this is the time,” said
Ian Bassin, who’s leading the new group.
“In reality, often times, democracies decline
over a period of years that happen through
a series of much smaller steps.”
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They started by submitting 50 Freedom of Information Act
requests this week that they believe will confirm their
suspicions. The plan is to bring what they find to reporters,
build it into pressure for congressional oversight with the
help of a campaign director they’ll hire, and, as necessary,
to file lawsuits.
They’re also hoping to establish themselves as a base for
government employees worried about ethics violations —
up to and including becoming whistleblowers — and are
hoping that their website,
https://unitedtoprotectdemocracy.org/,
can become a resource.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer, responding to
the group's formation, said, "This administration has raised
the level of ethics training and oversight to a new level
compared to the practices of the previous administration."
Bassin was an associate White House counsel during the
first three years of the Obama administration, spending
much of his time working on ethics questions such as
what’s known as the agency contact rule, meant to prevent
politics and favoritism from influencing independent
agencies. He’s hiring other lawyers with similar White
House counsel and Justice Department experience who
have the insider knowledge of where problems tend to
arise, and the kind of questions that can pin down answers:
They were the ones who not so long ago were responding
to the FOIA requests and guiding government employees
away from conflicts.
“As people who had the privilege of serving
at the highest level of our government, we
understand those guardrails, where people
might come up against them and what the
tools are that we have as private citizens to
hold our government accountable,” Bassin
said.
“You need folks who have been in the
government to understand how they
 operate to make sure that those protections
continue to serve their function,” said Tom
Perrelli, an associate attorney general
during Obama’s first term now in private
practice who's spoken with Bassin about
the new group.
Jesse Lee, who was Obama’s White House director of
rapid response, is also on board as communications
director,and Caroline McKay, a former legal assistant in
the White House Counsel’s office, is managing operations.
But they’re also coming with a huge network of support
from other Obama lawyers, as well as partner
organizations like the Brennan Center.
"President Obama has said repeatedly that
his lawyers deserve a lot of credit for
helping his Administration go eight years
without a major scandal,” said Danielle
Gray, one of Obama’s former secretaries of
the Cabinet. “The leaders of this effort will
bring that experience to protecting and
preserving accountable and democratic
government.”
Bassin “has managed to gain the support
of a lot of very serious people,” said Karen
Dunn, another former associate White
House counsel best known for helping run
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debate prep for Obama and Hillary Clinton,
and called her former colleague the
“perfect person for this particular
organization at this particular moment.”
“It’s really important for a bunch of people
to shine the light on this question, to make
very clear when autocrats are starting in
any way to detract from democratic
institutions,” said Yascha Mounk, a Harvard
Law lecturer who specializes in the rise of
authoritarianism and has been having high
level strategic advisory conversations with
the group.
But it’s more than just the smaller encroachments that are
on Bassin’s mind. Trump’s attack on the judge who halted
his immigration ban already has him building a plan for
what might happen if the White House directly defies a
judicial ruling, and what they’d need to do in the potential
constitutional crisis that would follow. Existing nonprofits,
he said, have not been structured to deal with the kind of
unprecedented, norm-breaking threats that he believes are
coming from Trump and his aides.
“We need an organization that is
specifically and holistically focused on that
worst-case scenario,” Bassin said.
 Intelligence Community Leaking
By Matthew Vadum
February 23, 2017
—FrontPage Mag: Saboteurs in the U.S. intelligence
community posing as patriots have been working hard to
drive President Donald Trump from the White House.
Former National Security Agency intelligence analyst and
former War College professor John R. Schindler bragged
on Twitter last week about the spy-led plot his friends are
conducting against the president.
“Now we go nuclear,” he tweeted. “IC
[intelligence community] war [is] going to
new levels. Just got an [email from] senior
IC friend, it began: ‘He will die in jail.’”
“US intelligence is not the problem here,”
Schindler added. “The President’s collusion
with Russian intelligence is. Many details,
but the essence is simple.”
In a column Feb. 12, Schindler cited wild, unproven,
conspiratorial theories about Trump’s ties to Russia to
justify his comrades’ seditious push to remove Trump
from power.
[T]he still-forming Trump administration is already doing
serious harm to America’s longstanding global intelligence
partnerships. In particular, fears that the White House is
too friendly to Moscow are causing close allies to curtail
some of their espionage relationships with Washington—a
development with grave implications for international
security, particularly in the all-important realm of
counterterrorism.
People like Schindler think they know what’s best for
America in terms of national security and foreign policy.
Allowing an outsider like Donald Trump to do the job
Americans elected him to do is unthinkable to them. So
Trump must go.
People of Schindler’s ilk are using government resources
in an effort to overthrow the nation’s duly elected
government. While smiling on TV and assuring the public
his administration was fully cooperating with the Trump
transition team, President Obama gave members of the
intelligence community permission to wage war against
then-incoming President Trump.
Before leaving office President Obama cleared the way for
his confederates in the intel world to ramp up their use of
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dirty tricks to kick the legs out from under the incoming
Trump administration by changing intelligence-sharing
rules. The goal is to prevent Trump from rolling back
Obama’s poisonous legacy.
The most famous victim so far of what could be called
Obama’s shadow government is National Security Advisor
Mike Flynn, an anti-Islamofascist hardliner who was
forced out of his post Feb. 13 by what appears to be a deep
state cabal centered around the sleazy former Obama
advisor Ben Rhodes. As Flynn’s replacement, Trump has
appointed “warrior-scholar” U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H.R.
McMaster.
Rhodes and other former Obama administration officials
were part of an intrigue that led to the downfall of Flynn,
investigative journalist Adam Kredo reported at the
Washington Free Beacon.
Flynn’s resignation was
“the culmination of a secret, months-long
campaign by former Obama administration
confidantes to handicap President Donald
Trump’s national security apparatus and
preserve the nuclear deal with Iran,
according to multiple sources in and out of
the White House who described to the
Washington Free Beacon a behind-the-
scenes effort by these officials to plant a
series of damaging stories about Flynn in
the national media.”
Kredo isn’t the only one crying foul.
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William G. “Jerry” Boykin
said Flynn was targeted. It was
“because they were concerned about
where Flynn was going to go in terms of
what he was going to recommend to
President Trump.”
The intelligence community
“itself has been politicized,” he told Laura
Ingraham. “And I think this is one of the
results — this is one of the things that
 you’re seeing come out of that
politicization.”
“You’re seeing a guy that is key in the
Trump administration being targeted, and
they have used the tools that they have
available to them to bring this guy down,”
Boykin said.
Leaks of Trump’s telephone conversations with the leaders
of Mexico and Australia have found their way into the
media ecosystem. One gossipy news website published the
ridiculous, unverified “golden showers” dossier that claims
Trump is a urophiliac, of all things, who hired prostitutes
in Moscow to inundate his hotel bed. There is also the
wholly unsupported blanket claim that Russia somehow
“hacked” the election, interfering to help Trump, along
with the more specific but unproven assertion that Russia
hacked documents from Hillary Clinton’s campaign and
gave them to WikiLeaks.
In addition to leaking, U.S. intelligence operatives have
been engaging in a gross, seditious form of insubordination
that may be endangering national security. These people
have been withholding sensitive intelligence from the
president because they claim to be worried the data could
be leaked or compromised if it reaches the White House,
the Wall Street Journal reported last week.
Why they think they are allowed to withhold such
information from their ultimate overseer, the
democratically elected official whom Article II, Section 2,
of the U.S. Constitution empowers to protect the nation as
“Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United
States,” is unclear.
But these “spooks” who operate in the shadows don’t have
to bother with excuses because they are unaccountable.
They defy our new president’s directives and make public
whatever policy they disagree with in hopes of
undermining it. They are the “deep state,” which,
according to one website, is “a body of people, typically
influential members of government agencies or the
military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation
or control of government policy.” The deep state doesn’t
give up its power when a president leaves office. It stays
behind to clandestinely exert its dark influence regardless
of which party controls the White House.
These deep-state dwellers leapt into action in the final
weeks of Obama’s presidency.
As the clock ticked, Obama green-lighted a disturbing
relaxation of the rules regulating the National Security
Agency’s ability to circulate globally intercepted personal
communications among the other 16 intelligence agencies,
some of which are more politicized than the NSA, before
applying important longstanding privacy-protection
protocols. Before the policy was altered, the NSA screened
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out the identities of innocent people and irrelevant
personal information before passing intercepted
communications along to other agencies like the CIA or
the FBI’s intelligence units.
Put another way, 17 days before President Trump was
sworn in, NSA was unleashed against his embryonic
administration, newly empowered to share raw intelligence
gathered from telephone calls and emails that go through
network switches outside the country, as well as messages
between people outside the U.S. that go through domestic
network switches.
New rules were issued under section 2.3 of Executive
Order 12333 (Dec. 4, 1981) after Obama administration
officials Loretta Lynch, then the attorney general, and
James Clapper, then the national intelligence director,
signed off on them on Jan. 3 this year and Dec. 15 last
year, respectively. These rules came in the form of an
unclassified document titled “Procedures for the
Availability or Dissemination of Raw Signals
Intelligence Information by the National Security
Agency.”
“Now intelligence agencies can search
directly through raw repositories of
communications intercepted by the NSA
and then apply such rules as required for
minimizing privacy intrusions,” Harry G.
Hutchison writes at the American Center
for Law and Justice website.
This means
“the contents of the conversations engaged
in by members of the Trump Administration
and by President Trump himself are now
under an increasing risk that they will be
exposed to the public for purposes of
embarrassing the Trump Administration
and in order to impede the effectiveness of
his policies.”
The policy change allowed
“far more agents and officials to search
through raw intelligence data,” and
accordingly, “it appears that the prospect of
intel leaks grew exponentially.”
Whatever investigation of Flynn took place was tainted
from the start: U.S. intelligence operatives appear to have
spied on him without any reasonable justification. There
was no reason for the FBI to carry out the grilling Flynn
reportedly received because it already possessed the
intercepted alleged communication.
 “There appears to have been no foreign-
intelligence or criminal-investigative
purpose served by the FBI’s interrogation
of General Flynn,” former federal
prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy writes.
A retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, Flynn fell on
his sword for making contact with Kislyak and then lying
to Pence about it, according to the White House.
It’s not as if we know what actually happened with Flynn
and the Russian or Russians at this point, or if there really
was any contact at all. News reports have not quoted any
.
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on-the-record sources so it is entirely possible the
allegations against Flynn were conjured out of thin air by
Obama holdovers determined to undermine the Trump
administration.
This is the form that what Michael Walsh calls “a rolling
coup attempt” against the Trump administration has taken.
Faceless operatives whose highest loyalty is to their jobs
and their twisted realpolitik ideology don’t care what
American voters think.
This, too, is part of the Obama legacy.
 Trump Administration Instructs
CIA To Halt Support For Anti-Assad Rebels In Syria
By Ian Allen
February 23, 2017
The White House has instructed the Central Intelligence
Agency to halt military support to armed groups that are
associated with the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group
opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Some
believe that the move indicates a change in American
policy under United States President Donald Trump. But
Syrian rebel commanders say they believe the move is
temporary, and that military aid will be restored. For
several years, the CIA has provided training and other
forms of assistance to rebel groups in Syria, such as the
New Syrian Force, which operate under the umbrella of
the FSA. Aside from training, the assistance has included
light and heavy ammunition, including antitank missiles,
mines and grenades.
However, it appears that the CIA was instructed nearly a
month ago by the White House to freeze all assistance to
these rebel groups. Correspondents from the Reuters news
agency said they confirmed the change in policy by
speaking to senior rebel commanders from five armed
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groups operating under the FSA. These commanders told
Reuters that they had not been given any official reason for
the sudden termination of all CIA assistance. The change
coincided with the change of guard at the White House,
from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. Some in
Washington, as well as some members of rebel factions in
Syria, are concerned that the change in the CIA’s stance
might denote a broader policy shift in the White House.
During his election campaign, Mr. Trump said repeatedly
that he would end America’s overt and covert support for
the FSA and would focus instead on defeating the Islamic
State.
But the rebel commanders themselves told Reuters that the
freeze in CIA support was due to a wave of renewed
attacks against them by Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a Sunni
militant group that was previously affiliated with al-Qaeda.
The rebels said that the CIA was concerned that weaponry
provided to the FSA would end up in the hands of jihadist
militants, so it temporarily halted its support until Jabhat
Fateh al-Sham could be pushed back by FSA forces.
Reuters published comments by two anonymous officials
who were familiar with the CIA’s operations in Syria.
They told the newspaper that the freeze of the CIA’s
program had “nothing to do with US President Donald
Trump replacing Barack Obama in January”. Additionally,
said Reuters, Mr. Trump’s policy in Syria remains
unknown. Several newspapers and news agencies
contacted the CIA asking for comments, but the agency
declined all requests on Wednesday.
 Steven Mnuchin Speaks To CNBC,
Fails To Give Trump Tax Plan Details: Key Highlights
By Tyler Durden
Feb 23, 2017 7:24 AM
Following his first interview since being confirmed
yesterday with the WSJ, US Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin spoke to CNBC's Becky Quick and repeated
some of the key points he made yesterday, among which
his hope to get tax reform done by the August Congress
recess, however he again confirmed that there are too
many moving pieces at this point saying it is "too early to
give details" of the Trump tax plan.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: We're
committed to 'very significant' tax reform by
August recess https://t.co/W7XKPexFYo
pic.twitter.com/1lqCZwPbGY
— CNBC (@CNBC) February 23, 2017
He also reiterated that "we're primarily focused on a
middle-income tax cut and simplification for business"
As a reminder, on February 9th stocks surged after
President Trump promised a "phenomenal" tax plan to be
unveiled in "two or three weeks." It appears that this will
not happen, and instead in his State of the Union address,
where the market expects more clarity on Trump's
economic policies to be unveiled, Trump will be forced to
speak in broad generalities as he juggles not only passage
of his tax plan in Congress, but also the process of "repeal
and replace" (and rename and repair) of Obamacare which
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similarly has gotten bogged down in negotiations in
Congress. Overnight we laid out an extensive primer of
how Trump's tax policies will likely be impacted by the
stalled negotiations over Obamacare.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to CNBC:
"We're primarily focused on a middle-
income tax cut and simplification for
business" pic.twitter.com/f6E9dmQjd5
— CNBC (@CNBC) February 23, 2017
As a reminder, yesterday in his WSJ interview, Mnuchin
said the administration was working with House and
Senate Republicans to smooth over differences among
them on tax policy, with the aim of passing major
legislation before Congress leaves for its August recess.
He added, “that’s an ambitious timeline. It could slip to
later in the year.” He also said the administration is
“looking seriously” at the House plan that includes border
adjustment and was well aware of concerns raised by
specific industries. The Treasury Department had its own
concerns, he added, “about what the impact may be on the
dollar” from a border-adjusted tax.
On another hot button topic, despite Trump previous vows
to name China a currency manipulator, Mnuchin said
"we're not making any judgments" at this time.
 addition to the punchline, namely that it is "too early to
give details of tax plans" here are some other notable
mentions by Mnuchin in the interview:

 "Most important thing for growth is the tax plan; tax

reform is mostly focused on the middle class"
 "Tax reform will be significant"
 "High income tax cuts should be offset; the dollar
and stocks are reflecting confidence in the US
economy"
 "Isn't focused on day to day market moves"
 "Looking closely at border adjustment tax"
although he added that there are some issues with
it.
 "3% growth is very achievable, could be late 2018
before we see 3% growth"
 "Not making judgments on China currency policy;
Treasury has a process for reviewing foreign-
exchange policies"
 "Trump admin's growth forecast is likely to be higher
Despite Trump's campaign vow to name
that Congress"
China a currency manipulator, Treasury
 "Regulatory relief is also important to boost growth"
Sec. Mnuchin says "we're not making any
judgments" at this time.  "We're looking at significant economic changes, we're
pic.twitter.com/nxpJ5Enb3P reaching out to businesses"

— CNBC (@CNBC) February 23, 2017
Overall, Mnuchin avoided most "hot button" topics, and
reiterated the same vague WSJ talking points to CNBC. In
.
Finally, while he denied to provide details on plans for a
50 year bonds, he conceded that the "idea of issuing 50-
year or 100-year U.S. Treasuries worth a serious look."

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 Trump Meets With Top CEOs To Brainstorm "Jump-
Starting" US Economy, Creating Jobs
By Tyler Durden
Feb 23, 2017 8:20 AM
Today at 10:30am, president Trump will summon some of
America’s most prominent corporate executives to the
White House Thursday, in a roundtable brainstorming
session whose purpose is to come up with policy ideas
meant to facilitate trade and taxes, boost job creation and
generally jump-start the US economy.
According to press reports, Trump will split the group of
executives, among which Johnson & Johnson’s chief
executive officer, Alex Gorsky, and David Farr, chairman
of Emerson Electric, into four working groups to come up
with recommendations on deregulation, workforce
training, infrastructure, taxes, and trade. Vice President
Mike Pence and White House aides will meet with the
individual working groups and compile their
recommendations for the president ahead of his meeting
with the full group of executives.
According to Axios, which cites a planning document, the
participants - and groups - are as follows:
 Tax and trade team: Treasury Secretary Steve
Mnuchin; top economic advisor Gary Cohn and his
aides Jeremy Katz and Shahira Knight; top trade
advisor Peter Navarro; Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell
Technologies; Inge Thulin, CEO of 3M; Kenneth
Frazier, CEO of pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.;
Mark Fields, CEO of Ford; Alex Gorsky, CEO of
Johnson & Johnson.
 Regulatory reform team: Budget Director Mick
Mulvaney; senior policy advisors Stephen Miller and
Andrew Bremberg; Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn
Hewson; Whirlpool CEO Jeff Fettig; International Paper
CEO Mark Sutton; Emerson Electric CEO David Farr;
Harris Corp. CEO Bill Brown; and Campbell Soup CEO
Denise Morrison.
 Infrastructure team: Transportation Secretary Elaine
Chao; Gary Cohn will float into this session as well;
former Bush Administration official DJ Gribbin;
Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman; Corning CEO
Wendell Weeks; Nucor Corp. CEO John Ferriola; US
Steel CEO Mario Longhi; Veresen Inc. CEO Don
Althoff; Archer Daniels Midland CEO Juan Luciano.
 Workforce of the future: Ivanka Trump; nominee for
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross; Small Business
Administrator Linda McMahon; Dow Chemical CEO
Andrew Liveris; United Technologies CEO Greg Hayes;
LiveOps CEO Keith Leimbach; Altec CEO Lee
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Styslinger; General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic;
assistant to the President, Reed Cordish; Dana CEO
James Kamsickas.
The genesis of the idea comes from Jared Kushner, who
originated the concept of working sessions. A key part of
Kushner's job has been outreach to the private sector. He
thinks government needs to find innovative ways to work
closer with the private sector, Axios adds. Ivanka Trump
will also participate in today's session.
Trump has used previous meetings with companies to
encourage corporate leaders to build their products in the
U.S., offering tax breaks and lower regulation to bring
down costs -- and warning that he wants to raise tariffs on
products produced overseas. The heads of labor
organizations, automotive firms, national retail chains,
drug companies, and airlines are all among the groups who
have met with Trump in the West Wing in recent weeks.
"As a successful businessman himself, the
president knows that if we’re going to get
the country back to work, we need to hear
directly from job creators what is holding
them back and, where appropriate, take
steps to remove the barriers," White House
press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters
on Wednesday. "As you can tell by the
structure of the meeting, the president is
expecting these interactions to lead to real
action being taken by the administration,"
he added.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Trump would address
his plans to overhaul the tax code, which he has said he
will deliver within weeks, or a border-adjustment tax
proposal under consideration by House Republicans,
which would shift the tax burden from exporters to
importers. As Bloomberg adds, republican leaders in the
House, including Speaker Paul Ryan, argue a border-
adjustment tax would benefit American manufacturing
while providing revenue to make up for losses from
reducing corporate tax rates. Several manufacturers,
including Dow Chemical, are actively lobbying for the
plan, which Trump has called "too complicated."
Opponents, including net importers like Walmart, oppose
it and warn it will raise taxes on American consumers.
 How 'They' Sell Vote Fraud
As Legitimate Election Totals
By Devvy Kidd
2-23-2017
“There is in Italy a power which we seldom
mention in this House … I mean the secret
societies … It is useless to deny, because
it is impossible to conceal, that a great part
of Europe the whole of Italy and France
and a great portion of Germany, to say
nothing of other countries is covered with a
network of these secret societies, just as
the superficies of the earth is now being
covered with railroads.”
—Benjamin Disraeli, at British House of
Commons, July 14, 1856.
Regular readers of my columns for decades know I have
written about vote fraud since 1993. As a victim of it when
I ran for Congress in 1996, I know all to well how those
who run 'our' government from behind the scenes pull it
off every two years.
Do you remember the movie, Conspiracy Theory with
Mel Gibson? He kept trying to explain to Julia Roberts
who 'they' were without coming right out and saying secret
societies which are no longer so secret. Like the
Treasonous Council on Foreign Relations and the
Treasonous Tri-Lateral Commission to name two of the
most powerful. Both of those are my columns and a third
which lists most of them: The House That evil Built. Those
three columns are critical in understanding 'who' is behind
the curtain and 'they' now have their sights trained right at
President Trump.
Another must read is The Secret Team: The CIA and Its
Allies in Control of the United States and the World by
the late L. Fletcher Prouty, a truly great American.
"L. Fletcher Prouty (19172001), a retired
colonel of the U.S. Air Force, served as the
chief of special operations for the Joint
Chiefs of Staff during the Kennedy years.
He was directly in charge of the global
system designed to provide military support
for the clandestine activities of the CIA. " Lt.
Col. Prouty was the shadowy Mr. X in
Oliver Stone's movie JFK.
Finally, after all these decades newly sworn in President
Trump has unleashed a galactic poop storm against media
lackeys in this country who do the bidding of the 'shadow
government'. Naturally, anyone exposing the evil doers
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hell bent on destroying this constitutional republic are
slapped with all the worn out labels.
"1987: Then U.S. Attorney General William
French Smith blew the whistle on a fairly
low ranking Marine officer by the name of
Oliver North. According to Smith, Lt. Col.
Oliver North directly helped draft a plan in
1984 to impose martial law in the United
States in the event of an emergency. This
secret plan would suspend the U.S.
Constitution and turn over control of the
government to the little known agency at
that time: FEMA. This plan would appoint
military commanders to run state and local
governments. Implementation of this plan
would have been triggered by violent and
wise spread internal dissent, disagreement
with government policy or national
opposition to any U.S. military invasion
abroad. Essentially, it amounted to a
complete and total suspension of the U.S.
Constitution and Bill of Rights.
"Investigators who uncovered this plan
believe that between 1983 - 1986, North's
office was the 'central command center' for
this informal secret structure which
involved more than the illegal sale of arms
to Iran and illegal funding of the
underground war in Nicaragua under
President Ronald Reagan. "Lifers" in the
military were shocked, saying at the time
that no Lt. Colonel is ever given the kind of
power North was apparently given within
this secret structure. So great was his
authority, he could have the orbits of
sophisticated satellites altered to follow
Soviet ships around the world or launch
high-flying spy aircraft on secret missions.
Some even compared this whole operation
as eerily similar to the one portrayed in the
movie, Clear and Present Danger, starring
Harrison Ford (1994).
"North wasn't alone in this secret structure.
Others included Reagan's closest advisers:
U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, CIA
Director William Casey and National
Security Adviser William Clark.
Congressional investigators at the time
 were shocked by how far along this secret
structure and planning had progressed.
Arthur Liman, who was the chief counsel of
the Senate's Iran-Contra committee stated
in a memo that Oliver North was at the
center of what he called a "secret
government within a government." Prior
to those hearings, Liman wrote that a policy
decision made at the highest levels during
the Iran Contra scandal "...reveals the
whole secret government within a
government, operated from the Executive
Office Building by a lieutenant colonel with
its own army, air force, diplomatic agents,
intelligence operatives and appropriations
capacity."
Over the years many, many individuals have been
successfully prosecuted for vote fraud. We know all forms
of electronic voting machines and scanners are easily
hacked on site and preprogrammed from long distance. I
have covered this in minute details in my multitude of
columns.
Perception is everything and that's how 'they' get away
with selling the American people vote fraud as legitimates
totals. Vote fraud is meant to keep constitutionalists like
yours truly out of office. In the recent election Dr. Kelli
Ward went up against one of the most corrupt political
whores in all of Washington, DC - John 'Juan' McCain.
Despite the manure coming from the MSM, McCain is not
so loved in Arizona because of his staunch support of
illegal aliens. The alleged vote tally put Juan over the top
51.7% - 39.2%.
If only Dr. Ward had paid for a complete recount by hand
and an audit of the vote I absolutely believe the outcome
would have been different. I also believe it would show
how many illegal aliens in Arizona voted in that primary.
While McCain's final numbers allegedly slipped a bit, the
perception is the people of Arizona approve of his voting
record on the issues. Please.
Paul 'Rat' Ryan should not have won his primary last year,
either. His challenger, Paul Nehlin, ran tough against Ryan
who is much hated by a substantial number of Republican
conservatives in his district as well as across this country -
with good reason. Paul Ryan Running Scared in Final
Days Ahead of Primary Election, August 4, 2016:
"House Speaker Paul Ryan's policy record
is collapsing among voters here under
scrutiny from Republican challenger Paul
Nehlen, so badly that Ryan is refusing to
appear even on the Fox News Channel."
Yet, come primary night, miraculously the alleged final
vote count was 84-15. I almost choked when I saw that
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number. The perception is - even though Ryan was peeing
his pants a week before the primary - the voters of his
district overwhelmingly approve of his anti-American
worker, anti-Constitution voting record. Rat Ryan
supported the job & sovereignty killer, TPP. Nehlin
opposed it.
On primary night in my run for the U.S. House, March 26,
1996, despite being behind only 5-7% points (internal
polling) behind Rep. Waffle Wally Herger two weeks
before the primary and no scandals, my race was called at
8:01 pm - one minute after the polls closed and no votes
counted: 86-14 in favor of Herger. The Secty of state
stopped counting at around 6:00 am. The numbers never
really changed.
Additionally, in the largest county in the
district I went to vote and my name wasn't
even on the ballot! We had to write in my
name.
I was in shock; there was nothing I could do.
Check these winners/losers that night
(primary March 26, 1996): 85-15, 81-18,
85-15, 81-18, 85-15, 86-14, 87-13, 81-18
and 81-14 which was my race.
Those were the results for a few incumbents vs challengers
for the U.S. House throughout the state of California.
Every incumbent, including Herger all voted for NAFTA.
All challengers including me were opposed to that
unconstitutional, destructive 'agreement'. Wonder why we
all allegedly lost?
Those house seats were scattered all over
the state of California. Unless you're
specifically looking at a particular race, in a
state the size of California or Texas,
people don't put together the pattern,
but it sure as hell is there.
Herger was a low level flunky buddy of NAFTA
cheerleader, Newt Gingrich (NAFTA never would have
passed without Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh) the voters
wanted gone.
The perception in my run was that the voters in that district
overwhelmingly approved of Herger's voting record which
they did NOT. My support was firm and widespread. The
morning after the primary a woman called my office to tell
me she worked a precinct in a smaller county. When she
came in primary night she observed ballots spread all over
the table instead of in sealed boxes which is the law. She
was told to mind her own business and go back to work.
While my race was called at 8:01 pm, in the second largest
county in the district, the county clerk's office didn't even
get the ballots until hours later.
The Republican Secretary of State refused to look at my
case after I filed a formal complaint. My name wasn't on
the ballot in Butte County, in violation of state law ballots
were taken out of the secured boxes and he could care less.
I didn't have the money at the time to sue. That's when I
left the Republican Party and have remained no party
since.
BTW: I ran on abolishing the unconstitutional 'Federal'
Reserve, getting us out of the United Nothing (UN) to keep
us from being sucked into a one world government, no
'free' trade and abolishing unconstitutional cabinets like the
Federal Dept of Education. THAT's why I allegedly lost
by a landslide. The perception being the voters
overwhelmingly rejected my message. That simply was
not the case.
The only way we are going to get accurate vote counts is
to scrap ALL forms of electronic voting and counting
(scanning), period. NO voting over the Internet, overturn
the Motor Voter Law of 1993 and crack down on absentee
ballots - those are ripe for fraud. Paper ballots hand
counted in front of the public. If you watch the video
below, I explain this further. It's the only way to clean up
our elections.
President Trump is justified in opening an
investigation on vote fraud. He should
gather individuals who are experts in
Links:
1 - Flashback: Some of my vote fraud research
2 - Vote fraud: it's not just the machines
3 - A dozen or so of my vote fraud columns - needs to be updated with another dozen or two I've done
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technology who know how it's being done
and individuals who have become experts
on massive fraud perpetrated upon we
the people simply because we are either
victims or have done years and even
decades of research.
Pence has been tapped to head up a commission on this
vital issue but unless President Trump invites non-elected
officials, I don't believe (1) he will get to the truth and (2)
the steps that need to be taken to clean up our elections -
that means purging voter rolls, too, which I have written
about too many times to count won't happen. Nearly 2
million non-citizen Hispanics illegally registered to vote.
That would be illegal aliens so send ICE to pick them up
and get them deported.
I guess we shall see what happens but if the mess called
our elections isn't cleaned up by January 2018, we will see
the same fraud once again because next year (February)
begins primaries for Congress which is when the real
election starts. If you don't oust the incumbent in the
primary you end up with the same crook going back to
DC.
WATCH: A speech I gave on vote fraud in California
before I left the state in 2006. You will be shocked and
sickened. The precision with which vote fraud is pulled off
is even more advanced now.
 Bannon Rips "Corporatist" Media:
"They're Not Going To Give The Country
Back Without A Fight"
By Tyler Durden
Feb 23, 2017 2:51 PM

Shortly after taking center stage at CPAC, Steve Bannon corporatist, globalist media," Steve Bannon
once again unleashed on the media, quickly calling the says pic.twitter.com/mhIz32h1xn
press the "opposition party" as he did in his infamous NYT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 23,
interview, during his conversation with Reince Priebus.
2017

“If you look at the opposition party, how
they portrayed the campaign, how they
portrayed the transition, how they portray
the administration, it’s always wrong,"
Bannon said. “If you remember, the
campaign, by the media’s description, was
the most chaotic, the most disorganized,
most unprofessional, had no idea what they
were doing. And then you saw [the media]
all crying and weeping” on election night.
"It's not gonna get better, it's gonna get
worse," Bannon said.
Considering virtually all mainstream media outlets are
owned by just six corporations, Bannon may be on to
something.
Earlier:
The Trump administration has taken center stage at this
year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
which infamously kicked out Milo Yiannopoulos earlier
this week, leading to the rapid fall from grace for the
outspoken conservative.
Moments ago Trump's two right hand men, chief strategist
Steve Bannon, and chief of staff, Reince Priebus, started
speaking at CPAC. Later in the day, VP Mike Pence will
give a major address at 7:30 pm.

"They are corporatist globalist media who

are diametrically opposed to the economic
nationalist agenda that President Trump
presents. “[Trump] is going to continue Earlier in the day, far right-winger Richard Spencer was
to press his agenda as economic escorted out of the Conservative Political Action
conditions get better, as jobs get better, Conference.
they are going to continue to fight. If
they think they are going to give you
Spencer reportedly spoke with reporters in the lobby of the
your country back without a fight, you
conference for nearly 45 minutes before he was kicked out.
are mistaken. Every day, it is going to
be a fight.""
Some reporters tweeted that Spencer was escorted out by
"It's not only not going to get better, it's security while still speaking with journalists.
going to get worse everyday... they're

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A spokesman for CPAC told NBC that Spencer was
removed because the organization finds his views
“repugnant.”
According to The Hill, American Conservative Union
Chairman Matt Schlapp attempted to distance the
conference from Spencer, who reportedly said that he was
credentialed for the event. “The ‘alt-right’ does not have a
legitimate voice in the conservative movement,” said
Schlapp, according to the Los Angeles Times, noting that
“nobody from that movement is speaking at CPAC.”
“This is America, and we have to deal with
the laws and, you know, all I can tell you is
.
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that if he had comments we’d agree with,
he’d be on our stage, but he’s not on our
stage,” Schlapp said of Spencer.
Shortly after being removed from the conference, Spencer
held a gaggle with reporters.
"CPAC cannot host a speech where they
denounce the alt-right by name and then
expect me not to come,” he said, according
to reports. "They’re children, I mean look,
adults will engage in dialogue particularly
when you're going to denounce someone.
They're not even engaging in dialogue."
 RED ALERT: Fascist Google Begins PURGE Of Pro-
Trump Websites As Prelude To Massive
False Flag Or Coup Attempt
By: Mike Adams
Thursday, February 23, 2017

In a Communist China-style crackdown on free speech,

Google has launched a PURGE to take down sites
supportive of President Trump.

Yesterday, the entire NaturalNews.com website was

delisted by Google, removing 140,000+ pages of content
covering disease prevention, nutritional therapies,
scientific investigations into environmental contamination,
dangers of prescription medications and more. The internet
is in an uproar over the obvious assault on free speech,
with Natural News coverage of the Google censorship
going wildly viral on social media, radio interviews and
article coverage across the independent media.
No doubt many of those 470 sites deserved to be taken
down due to malicious code or malware infections, but as
the following screen shot from the Google Search Console
reveals, there are no security issues affecting the
Natural News website:

Natural News was targeted, we believe, because we not

only publicly predicted President Trump’s victory well
before it happened, we also openly support Trump’s
policies to protect America, drain the swamp and restore
the Republic. (We are also the publisher of Trump.news.)

Now, Natural News has learned that the take down of

NaturalNews.com is just the opening salvo of a massive
free speech purge from Google to silence pro-Trump
voices across the ‘net. After my announcement yesterday
that described Google’s outrageous censorship of Natural
Instead, Natural News has been banned via a “human
News, I have been contacted by several other site owners
decision” that has no justification whatsoever and was
who say they were also taken offline at about the same
issued without warning or recourse. In effect, somebody at
time.
Google flat out decided they didn’t like Natural News
content, and they flipped a switch to “memory hole” the
The following graphic from entire website in an instant, much like detonating high
IsMyWebsitePenalized.com shows that 470 explosives to take down building 7, come to think of it.
websites have been penalized or
banned by Google in the last month:

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This is on top of the economic sabotage committed will be pushed by the fake news media
against InfoWars on Tuesday, where the Google- (CNN, WashPo, NYT, etc.)
influenced advertising company AdRoll cut off InfoWars’
This is fascism on display as corporations
ads without warning, costing InfoWars a reported $3
are now carrying out the bidding of the
million in annual revenues.
deep state that’s planning to cause mass
mayhem or death in order to remove
Two days before that, Breitbart News was targeted with a Trump from power before he can go
malicious take down of Milo Yiannopoulos, thanks to public with the truth about the
video leaks coordinated by George Soros-linked front pedophilia links to prominent D.C.
groups. politicians.

A prelude to a massive false flag or My Health Ranger Report podcast that explains more, or
coup attempt against President Trump? watch below:

Why would Google go to such great lengths to engage in

outright censorship and economic sabotage against two of
the largest independent media publishers in the world, in
back-to-back censorship action that almost screams
“urgency!”?

The answer is obvious.

Something big is about to be initiated

against Trump, and the largest pro-Trump
voices are being systematically silenced,
one by one, to make sure no independent
media can counter the official narrative that
.

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 US Debt Slashed By 12 Billion In Trump’s First Month
While The Media Has Been Inventing Scandal After Scandal To
Undermine President Trump, He Has Been Quietly Turning
Around Obama's Unsustainable US Debt Levels
By Baxter Dmitry
Posted On February 23, 2017

Inheriting a national debt of $19,947 billion – an enormous

figure that was thought irreversible and had been blowing
out by billions every day Obama was in office – President
Trump immediately got to work and began turning the
situation around.

On February 21st, just month later, the US debt load stood

The US national debt has been reduced by a staggering
12 billion dollars during President Trump’s first month
in office.
at $19,935 billion – a reduction of $12 billion, and the first
time in decades a President has turned the debt clock
backwards.

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President Trump’s first month in office proves the benefit of having a successful businessman in charge of incomings and
outgoings instead of a community organizer from Chicago with no understanding of budgeting.

How did President Obama fare in his first month in office?
The contrast to President Trump could not be more telling.
Obama, who spent his first month jetting around the world
and flying in wookie chow for Sasquatch on C-130’s,
managed to increase the US debt burden by more than
$200 billion in his first month in office.
Not only managing to increase the national debt by 2% in
his first month alone, Obama also signed the trillion dollar
‘Stimulus’ bill, an expensive failure and unnecessary waste
of American tax payers’ money.
.
The supposed ‘Stimulus’ did not kick in till later in
Obama’s first year and lead to Obama’s first year deficit of
$1.4 trillion.
Overall, the Chicago community organizer has the dubious
distinction of managing to double the US debt during his
time in office and create a legacy for himself involving
record breaking deficits and the largest debt increase by
any President ever.
President Trump has years of bad financial governance to
undo, but as the results of his first month prove, he is
hellbent on cleaning up the mess.

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 ‘Oh, Good Grief’: Wapo Hires Entrenched
Dem John Podesta For Political Insight On D.C., Trump Admin
Tom Tillison
February 23, 2017

Former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta “His long experience in Congress, inside
has been hired by The Washington Post as a columnist. two Democratic White Houses and on the
front lines of numerous presidential
…a fitting hire, given the newspaper’s new campaigns, will offer readers vital insight
tagline” “Democracy dies in darkness.” into Washington and politics at the start of
a new era.”
In his new role, Podesta
The reaction on social media suggests it’s getting harder
and harder for the media to shock folks. At the same time,
“will provide commentary and analysis on
Podesta has yet to live down Pizza-gate, the conspiracy
the intersection of politics and policy, the
theory that emerged after his hacked emails allegedly
Trump administration and the future of the
contained coded messages tied to a child sex ring operated
Democratic Party,”
through pizzerias.
The Post said in a statement, according to Politico.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:

While somewhat perplexing to understand how a

Democrat can offer insight into how a Republican
administration might work, that’s the story line The Post is
sticking to.

“No one knows more about how

Washington works, how the White House
operates, and how policy ideas are
translated into reality than John Podesta,”
Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt said in a
statement.

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 The McMaster Pick: Score One For The Swamp?
NSA Pick McMaster Told The National Defense University That
“The Islamic State Is Not Islamic.”
Robert Spencer
February 23, 2017
President Trump has confirmed that retired Lt. General
H.R. McMaster is his new choice to be his National
Security Adviser. There have been indications that the
Republican establishment has been trying to co-opt Trump
and keep him from effecting the sweeping reform that he
has promised, and this appointment could indicate that at
least for the moment, these forces have gained the upper
hand.
A source that has asked to remain anonymous for fear of
reprisals has informed me that he was present in August
2014 when McMaster was the featured speaker for the
President’s Lecture Series at National Defense University
in Washington, D.C. McMaster addressed an assembly of
all the students in the colleges of the university, including
the National War College, the College of International
Security Affairs (CISA), the Dwight D. Eisenhower
School for National Security and Resource Strategy
(formerly the Industrial College of the Armed Forces), and
the others.
No transcript or video is publicly available, but there was a
large crowd, and multiple witnesses.
In his address, McMaster said flatly:
“The Islamic State is not Islamic.”
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You can see McMaster say this beginning at the four-
minute mark:
"We are engaged today, as General
George C. Marshall's generation was
engaged, against enemies who pose a
great threat to all civilized peoples. As our
World War II generation defeated Nazi
Fascism and Japanese imperialism, and as
later generations defeated Communist
totalitarianism, we will defeat today's
enemies, including terrorist organizations
like Daesh, who cynically use a perverted
interpretation of religion to incite hatred and
justify horrific cruelty against innocents." --
Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, speech to Virginia
Military Institute, Center for Leadership and
Excellence, November 21, 2016
Then in this video from May 2016, McMaster says this
same thing. At 14:43, McMaster refers to “groups like
ISIL, who use this irreligious ideology, this perverted
interpretation of religion to justify violence. They depend
on ignorance, and the ability to recruit vulnerable segments
of populations to foment hatred, and then use that hatred
to justify violence against innocents.”
This could be Barack Obama or John Kerry speaking.
Now, this was during the Obama regime, when that was
the official policy of the U.S. government, but President
Trump has repeatedly criticized his predecessor (and his
2016 election opponent) for not being willing to call the
problem of jihad terror by its right name. Since he has
become President, he has repeatedly reiterated his
determination to eradicate “radical Islamic terrorism.”
If McMaster genuinely holds the view that the Islamic
State is not Islamic, then he is a disastrous pick as National
Security Adviser, and will continue the willful ignorance
of the Obama administration, hamstringing efforts to
understand, and counter effectively, the motives and goals
of the enemy.
The Obama team didn’t just deny that the Islamic State
was Islamic. From 2011 on, it has been official Obama
administration policy to deny any connection between
Islam and terrorism. This came as a result of an October
19, 2011 letter from Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates
to John Brennan, who was then the Assistant to the
President on National Security for Homeland Security and
Counter Terrorism, and later, of course, served in the
Obama administration as head of the CIA.
The letter was signed not just by Khera, but by the leaders
of virtually all the significant Islamic groups in the United
States: 57 Muslim, Arab, and South Asian organizations,
many with ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood,
including the Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the
Muslim American Society (MAS), the Islamic Circle of
North America (ICNA), Islamic Relief USA; and the
Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).
The letter denounced what it characterized as U.S.
government agencies’ “use of biased, false and highly
offensive training materials about Muslims and Islam.”
Despite the factual accuracy of the material about which
they were complaining, the Muslim groups demanded that
the task force “purge all federal government training
materials of biased materials”; “implement a mandatory re-
training program for FBI agents, U.S. Army officers, and
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all federal, state and local law enforcement who have been
subjected to biased training”; and more—to ensure that all
that law enforcement officials would learn about Islam and
jihad would be what the signatories wanted them to learn.
Numerous books and presentations that gave a perfectly
accurate view of Islam and jihad were removed from
coounterterror training. Today, even with Trump as
President, this entrenched policy of the U.S. government
remains, and ensures that all too many jihadists simply
cannot be identified as risks, since the officials are bound
as a matter of policy to ignore what in saner times would
be taken as warning signs.
President Trump must reverse this. He has spoken often
about the threat from “radical Islamic terrorism”; he must
follow through and remove the prohibitions on allowing
agents to study and understand the motivating ideology
behind the jihad threat.
If McMaster was stating his conviction and not just the
party line, this would represent a step backward in this
effort, not the step forward that is so urgently needed. It
would also represent a victory for the compromised
McCain/Graham Republican establishment, which
subscribes no less than Obama did to the “Islam is a
religion of peace” line, and is trying to neutralize Trump
and keep the swamp from being drained.
 The Covert Op To Neuter The Rebel
By Jon Rappoport
February 23, 2017
If you want to track a civilization as it collapses, watch
what happens to the concept of the rebel.
From the 1960s onward—starting with Lee Oswald and
the assassination of JFK—the whole idea of “the rebel”
with power has been sequentially updated and repackaged.
This is intentional.
The objective is to equate “rebel” with a whole host of
qualities—e.g., runaway self-serving paranoia; random
destruction; out-of-control drug use; generalized hatred;
the commission of crimes…
On a lesser, “commercialized” level, the new rebel can
define himself by merely showing up at a concert to
scream and drink heavily and break something, having
already dressed to make a dissident fashion statement. He
can take an afternoon off from college classes and have his
arms tattooed. All the while, of course, he functions as an
avid consumer of mainstream corporate products.
You even have people who, considering themselves rebels
of the first order, support a government that spies on its
people 24/7, launches military attacks all over the world,
and now funds a Manhattan Project to map every move of
the 100 billion neurons of the brain, for the ultimate
purpose of controlling it.
Going back as far as the 1950s, the so-called decade of
conformity, psyops professionals sculpted notions of The
Rebel: He was the person who, because he had
psychological problems, didn’t want to take part in the
emerging bland corporate culture.
He was imagined and presented as troubled, morose; a
wobbly unfocused JD Salinger Holden Caulfield, or an
unkempt beatnik, a Madison Avenue caricature of
somebody who opposed Madison Avenue.
In other words, the people who were shaping the consumer
culture were creating the image of the rebel as a cartoon
figure who just didn’t want to buy into “the good life.”
Time Magazine ran a cover story on the beatniks, and
characterized them as a disaffected trend. Marlon Brando,
heading up a bunch of moronic motorcycle riders, invaded
a town of pleasant clueless citizens and took it over,
wreaking destruction. The 1953 movie was The Wild
One. James Dean, who had the same trouble Brando did in
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articulating a complete sentence, was “the rebel without a
cause” in the “iconic film” of the same name. He raced
cars toward cliffs because his father couldn’t understand
him.
These were all puff pieces designed to make rebels look
ridiculous, and they worked. They also functioned to
transmit the idea to young people that being a rebel should
be a showbiz affectation. That worked, too.
Then the late 1960s arrived. Flower children, in part
invented by the major media, would surely take over the
world and dethrone fascist authority with rainbows. San
Francisco was the epicenter. But Haight-Ashbury, where
the flowers and the weed were magically growing out of
the sidewalks, turned into a speed, acid, and heroin
nightmare, a playground for psychopaths to cash in and
steal and destroy lives. The CIA, of course, gave the LSD
culture a major push.
For all that the anti-war movement eventually
accomplished in ending the Vietnam war-crime, in the
aftermath many of those college students who had been in
the streets—once the fear of being drafted was gone—
scurried into counselors’ offices to see where they might
fit into the job market after graduation. The military
industrial complex took its profits and moved on,
undeterred.
The idea of the rebel was gone. It later resurfaced as The
Cocaine Dealer, the archangel of the 1980s.
And so forth and so on. All these incarnations of The
Rebel were artificially created and sustained as psyops. At
bottom, the idea was to discredit the Individual, in favor of
The Group.
Now, in our collectivist society of 2017, The Group, as a
rapidly expanding victim class, is the government’s
number one project. It’s a straight con.
“We’re here to make you worse off while
we ‘lift you up’.”
In the op to demean, distort, and squash the rebel, there is a
single obvious common denominator: the establishment
media are doing the defining; they are the ones who are
setting the parameters and making the descriptions; they
are the ones who build the cartoons; looking down their
noses, pretending to a degree of sympathy, they paint one
unflattering picture after another of what the rebel is and
does and says; they have co-opted the whole game.
These days, the ultimate rebels, the media
would have you believe, are “gun-toting
racist bitter clingers who have religion.”
Another attempt to shape a distorted
unflattering portrait
You can take a whole host of political films and television
series of the past 50 years, and look at them for signs of
the Rebel:
 Seven Days in May,
 Advise and Consent,
 The Candidate,
 The Seduction of Joe Tynan,
 Dave,
 Primary Colors,
 The Contender,
 Good Night and Good Luck,
 The American President,
 West Wing,
 Scandal,
 The Newsroom…
Good acting, bad acting, drama, message—at the end
you’re looking for the core. What do the rebel heroes
really stand for? What are their principles? It’s all bland.
It’s vague. It has the posturing of importance, but little
else.
As I was finishing this piece, a friend wrote with a quote
attributed to Robert Anton Wilson: “The universe is a war
between reality programmers.”
This is exactly where the real rebel enters the scene. He’s
not trying to program people. Freedom means cutting loose
from programming.
The Rebel doesn’t go to the market and choose which
reality program he wants. They’re all used up as soon as
they come out of the package.
“THIS or THAT” is the history of Earth: choose reality
program A or B. The choice was always a con.
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We’re well into a time period when the experts and
scientific authorities are settling on the human being as a
biological machine that can only respond to programming.
That’s their view and their default position.
It’s sheer madness, of course, but what else do you expect?
We’re in an intense technological age, and people are
obsessed with making things run smoother. They treat their
precious little algorithms for control like the Crown
Jewels. They’re terribly enthusiastic about the problem
they’re solving, and that problem is us.
We’re the wild cards, a fact which they take to be result of
our improper and incomplete conditioning. They aim to fix
that.
“Why not stop diddling around and just
make the whole thing over? Why not
reshape humans?”
Having decided that, the battle begins between competing
programmers of the mind. Which program for humans is
better?
The rebel is against all such programming, no matter how
“good and right” it sounds. “Good” and “right” are the
traps.
“Well, certainly we could make a list of
qualities we want all people to have. You
know, the best qualities, like bravery and
determination. Who could be against that?
So suppose we could actually program
such qualities into humans? Wouldn’t that
be a fine thing? Then people would just BE
that way…”
The ultimate rebellion is against programming, whatever it
looks like, wherever it occurs.
Programming is someone else’s idea of who and what you
should be.
It is never your idea.
Your idea is where the power is.
And that’s what makes you a genuine rebel.
 John McCain Again Meets
With Terrorists In Syria
By Stephen Lendman
2-23-2017
In May 2013, ISIS elements posted photos they took with
neocon John McCain, during his Syria visit to meet with
anti-government terrorists.
On return, he said
“it was a very moving experience to meet
these fighters who have been struggling
now for over two years.”
He called cutthroat killers moderate rebels.
“I know who they are. I was in Syria and I
met with them,”
he said - explaining nothing about America’s war of
aggression against a sovereign independent country
threatening no one, using imported terrorists as imperial
foot soldiers.
Last weekend, McCain returned to Syria, showing support
for US-backed death squads, committing gruesome
atrocities, wanting regime change. A statement by his
spokeswoman said:
He “traveled to northern Syria…to visit with
US forces…and to discuss the (so-called)
counter-ISIL campaign…(His) visit was a
valuable opportunity to assess dynamic
conditions on the ground in Syria and Iraq.”
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He “looks forward to working with the
administration and military leaders to
optimize our approach for accomplishing
ISIL’s lasting defeat.”
He met with Saudi King Salman, UAE
crown prince Al Nahyan, and Turkish
President Erdogan on the same trip, saying
discussions focused on Syria and defeating
ISIS.
Obama earlier pledged to defeat ISIS without putting US
boots on the ground. His actions were polar opposite -
supporting ISIS, not combating it, sending 1000s of US
troops to Iraq, at least hundreds of special forces to Syria.
Their duties include engaging in combat, against whom is
uncertain.
Trump promised to defeat international terrorism. He may
deploy more US troops to Syria, Afghanistan and perhaps
elsewhere.
So far, it’s unknown whether he’ll combat terrorist groups
or support them like his predecessors.
Given how much he backtracked on promises so far,
chances for cooperating with Russia in combating
terrorism looks like another pledge to be broken.
All politicians lie. Believe nothing they say. Follow only
what they do, the only way to judge them.
 John McCain Makes "Unusual" Secret Trip
To Syria As Trump Prepares Plans To Defeat ISIS
By Tyler Durden
Feb 23, 2017 9:15 AM
In an unusual move for a sitting senator, John McCain (R-
AZ) secretly traveled to northern Syria last weekend to
speak with American military officials and Kurdish
fighters at the forefront of the push to drive Islamic State
out of their de facto capital of Raqqa. The short visit came
in the middle of a regional trip that took McCain from
Saudi Arabia to Turkey, where he discussed evolving plans
to counter the Islamic State in the Middle East. Per the
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. officials familiar with Mr. McCain’s trip said that the
senator traveled to Kobani, the Syrian town on the Turkey
border controlled by Kurdish forces since 2012.
In a statement, Mr. McCain’s office
confirmed that a trip took place, saying the
senator “traveled to northern Syria last
week to visit U.S. forces deployed there
and to discuss the counter-ISIL
campaign and ongoing operations to
retake Raqqa.”
Mr. McCain is believed to be the first
U.S. lawmaker to travel to the Kurdish-
controlled area of northeastern Syria
since it became a hub for American
special-operations forces who are aiding
local forces in the fight against Islamic
State.
Of course, this trip came just a couple of weeks after
Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum giving his new
Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, 30 days to draw up a
military plan to "defeat ISIS" declaring definitely that
"it is the policy of the United States that
ISIS be defeated."
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS,
is not the only threat from radical
Islamic terrorism that the United States
faces, but it is among the most vicious
and aggressive.
It is also attempting to create its own state, which ISIS
claims as a "caliphate." But there can be no
accommodation or negotiation with it. For those reasons I
am directing my Administration to develop a
comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS.
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Sec. 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that
ISIS be defeated.
Sec. 2. Policy Coordination. Policy coordination,
guidance, dispute resolution, and periodic in-progress
reviews for the functions and programs described and
assigned in this memorandum shall be provided through
the interagency process established in National Security
Presidential Memorandum – 2 of January 28, 2017
(Organization of the National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council), or any successor.
(i) Development of a new plan to defeat
ISIS (the Plan) shall commence
immediately.
(ii) Within 30 days, a preliminary draft
of the Plan to defeat ISIS shall be
submitted to the President by the
Secretary of Defense.
(iii) The Plan shall include:
(A) a comprehensive strategy and
plans for the defeat of ISIS;
(B) recommended changes to any
United States rules of engagement and
other United States policy restrictions
that exceed the requirements of
international law regarding the use of
force against ISIS;
(C) public diplomacy, information
operations, and cyber strategies to
isolate and delegitimize ISIS and its
radical Islamist ideology;
(D) identification of new coalition
partners in the fight against ISIS and
policies to empower coalition partners
to fight ISIS and its affiliates;
(E) mechanisms to cut off or seize
ISIS's financial support, including
financial transfers, money laundering,
oil revenue, human trafficking, sales of
looted art and historical artifacts, and
other revenue sources; and
(F) a detailed strategy to robustly fund
the Plan.
After traveling to Syria, McCain also met with Turkish
President Erdogan who is pushing the Trump
administration to sideline the Kurdish fighters that U.S.
military leaders view as a vital ally in the fight against
Islamic State.
As we previously noted, Trump has also supported plans to
create safe zones in Syria for civilians fleeing the conflict
there. Such safe zones could provide an alternative to
admitting refugees to the U.S., according to Trump, but
would also force greater US military deployment to the
region.
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According to the WSJ, the safe-zone proposal represents a
significant policy reversal from the administration of
Barack Obama, who long resisted pressure for such an
approach from Congress and U.S. allies in the Middle East
because he believed it would draw the U.S. too deeply into
another war.
Establishing safe zones in Syria would mark an escalation
in America’s military involvement there. In addition to the
initial military buildup that likely would be needed to
create the zones, ground troops and additional air power
will be needed to protect them, military officials have said.
Such zones would also put U.S.-allied forces in dangerous
proximity to foreign troops, including forces from Russia
and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
As a reminder, gas-rich Qatar works alongside Saudi
Arabia, Turkey and Western nations to back Syrian rebels
in a military aid program overseen by the CIA that
provides moderate groups with arms and training. A natgas
pipeline project connecting Qatar to Europe has been often
cited as the main reason for the relentless attempts to
destabilize and overthrow the Assad regime, and to impose
a puppet regime that would be aggreable to the project, one
which would significantly reduce Europe's reliance on
Russian gas exports.
 Leading Contender In Democratic Chairman Race Says
Donald Trump 'Legitimately Raises The
Question Of Impeachment'
 Keith Ellison said the president had done 'a number of things' which may warrant
impeachment
 The only one he listed was 'monetizing from the presidency' by allowing 'foreign dignitaries'
to stay at Trump hotels while he was in office
 He claimed it breaches constitutional laws preventing the president accepting money from
foreign powers
 Ellison, the Muslim representative for Minnesota, is vying for the Democratic leadership
 He made the comments at a debate chaired by CNN in Atlanta on Wednesday
 Hours earlier Trump praised him on Twitter for predicting his election win in 2015
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 00:54 EST, 23 February 2017 | Updated: 08:37 EST, 23 February 2017

A leading contender in the race for Democratic chair has
claimed Donald Trump 'legitimately raises the question
of impeachment'.
Rep. Keith Ellison, the Muslim congressman from
Minnesota who the president gave a backhanded
compliment to on Wednesday, said he'd done 'a number of
things' which warrant investigation.
but to protect our Constitution and the
presidency of the United States to make
sure that nobody can monetize the
presidency and make profit off of it for their
own gain,' he continued.

'I think that Donald Trump has already

done a number of things which legitimately
raise the question of impeachment.
'On day 1, he was in violation of the
emoluments clause. This is a part of the
constitution which says as president, you
can't get payments from a foreign power.
'The day people checked in to his hotel and
started paying him, foreign dignitaries, he Ellison had been asked by CNN's Chief Political
was in violation of that law,' Ellison said at Correspondent Dana Bash, who was moderating the
a debate between candidates for the Atlanta debate, whether he stood with fellow Democrats
chairmanship on Wednesday. calling for Trump to face impeachment.
'Right now it's not only about Donald
Trump, it is about the integrity of the His bold comments came hours after the president
presidency. delivered him a backhanded compliment on Twitter.

Rep. Keith Ellison said on Wednesday he agreed with 'One thing I will say about Rep. Keith
Democrats who want to see Trump impeached, telling a Ellison, in his fight to lead the DNC, is that
debate for the leadership of his party that the president had he was the one who predicted early that I
done 'a number of things' to raise the question. would win!' he said.

'So yeah, I think that we need to begin

investigations to not go after Donald Trump

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 Ellison, a Bernie Sanders favorite, is a front-runner in the race for
the new chair of the Democratic National Committee
Ellison said the president should be investigated for possibly
'monetizing' the presidency

Ellison was laughed at in 2015 during an on-air interview

with ABC's George Stephanopoulos and New York Times
reporter Maggie Haberman for his prediction.

It came days after Trump announced his campaign and

Ellison said it ought to be taken seriously by voters.

'Anybody from the Democratic side of the

fence who thinks that – who is terrified of
the possibility of President Trump – better
vote, better get active, better get involved
because this man has got some
momentum, and we'd better be ready for
the fact that he may be leading the
Republican ticket,' he said on a Sunday
morning broadcast of ABC's 'This Week.'
'I know you don't believe that,' responded
Stephanopoulos while Haberman
apologized for laughing.
'You know, George, we had Jesse Ventura
win the governorship in Minnesota. Nobody
thought he was going to win. I'm telling
you, stranger things have happened,'
Ellison replied snappily.
Democrats in Washington are playing down talks the
president should face impeachment over his ties to Russia,
insisting that more investigations ought to be carried out
before any action is taken to remove Trump from office.
Ellison said Trump had violated the constitution if he'd accepted
money from foreign dignitaries by having them stay at Trump
International Hotel (above)
Minority leader Nancy Pelosi said earlier this month any
talk of the 'I word' - as it has become known - is premature.
'[There] are grounds for displeasure and
unease in the public about the performance
of this president who has acted in a way
that is strategically incoherent, that is
incompetent and that is reckless. And that
is not grounds for impeachment,' she said.
California Rep. Eric Swalwell echoed her comments,
telling Politico:
'We need to assemble all of the facts, and
right now there are a lot of questions about
the president’s personal, financial and
political ties with the Russian government
before the election, but also whether there
were any assurances made.'

Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle chimed in:

Trump earlier praised the congressman, telling Twitter
followers how he'd been one of the first to predict his 'The ‘I’ word we should be focused on is
election win "investigations."'

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Talk of impeachment had begun even before the
inauguration when far-left California Rep. Maxine Walters
said the then incoming president could face impeachment
if it could be proven he colluded with Russian meddling in
the election.
'If we discover that Donald Trump or his
advocates played a role in helping to
.
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devise strategy – if they're the ones who
came up with "Crooked Hillary," if they’re
the ones who came up with, "She's ill,
something’s wrong with her energy," and
the way that he basically described her
during the campaign – I think that is
something that would put the question
squarely on the table, whether or not he
should be impeached,' she told MSNBC.
 ‘Today’ Staffer Leaked Infamous
Trump Tape That Ruined Billy Bush: Sources
Article By Mara Siegler And Emily Smith
Date: February 24, 2017
The infamous “Access Hollywood” tape — in which
President Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women
by the hoo-ha — was an inside job, leaked by an NBC
News staffer on Billy Bush’s own “Today” show, multiple
sources tell Page Six.
“The tape was leaked by the NBC News
division, by somebody at the ‘Today’
show,” says one source. “NBC News knew
for a while about the existence of the tape.
Billy himself had told them about it. People
in the news division became frustrated that
‘Access Hollywood’ was taking too long to
air it and decided it had to come out.”
“Access” had been working on airing a sanitized version of
the tape, which revealed Trump’s comments but protected
Bush by editing out his. But the full tape, which was
leaked to the Washington Post, featured Bush goading the
president. The leak got Bush fired from “Today,” which
was, according to the source, part of the plan.
“The leaked tape served a dual purpose: It
helped get Bush out of the way — Matt
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Lauer didn’t like him and felt he was a
liability — and NBC thought it would derail
Trump,” says the source. “But all it did was
crush Billy, and, ironically, his own network
was behind it.”
When Bush first came to “Today,” sources told us he did
not get along with the cast, who considered him a “frat
boy.” Then, he wrong-footed with his Ryan Lochte story
about the supposed Rio robbery. And Lauer wasn’t happy
that Bush was being hailed as his heir apparent.
“The leak was not just a political move,”
another source tells us. “Lauer felt
threatened.”
The leaker is still at NBC and has not been disciplined,
says the source, who adds,
“There was no investigation, no internal
witch hunt by NBC into who leaked the
tape. It served their purposes.”
Another “Today” insider insists,
“The leak did not come from ‘Today.’ It was
leaked by somebody on the West Coast
who hated Billy Bush and wanted to take
him down.”
Others at NBC played down Lauer’s role. A source said,
“Billy and Matt had a great relationship.
Matt had nothing to do with the tape.”
Lauer himself added, “This story is a
complete fantasy, patently false.”
Bush’s rep didn’t comment.
 Combative Trump Promises
Americans Safety And Strength
Andrew Beatty, With Michael Mathes In Oxon Hill
AFP
February 24, 2017
US President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political
Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, on
February 24, 2017 (AFP Photo/NICHOLAS KAMM)
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump promised
Friday to keep America safe from foreign "terrorists" with
beefed up borders and a massive military buildup, in a
staunchly nationalistic address to conservative supporters.
"The era of empty talk is over. It's over.
Now is the time for action," Trump told
battalions of Republicans gathered for an
annual meeting outside the US capital.
"Nobody's going to mess with us, folks.
Nobody. It will be one of the greatest
military buildups in American history," the
president said.
"Offensive. Defensive. Everything. Bigger
and better and stronger than ever before.
And hopefully we'll never have to use it," he
added.
The hawkish message was lapped up by conservatives
gathered in Oxon Hill, where a combative Trump painted
immigrants as criminals, and renewed his assault on the
"fake" media.
"They are the enemy of the people,
because they have no sources. They just
make 'em up when there are none," he
said.
He was met by euphoric chants of "USA, USA."
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Twenty-one-year-old Austin Wellman hailed Trump's
drive to "bring back" patriotic fervor following his election
victory last November over Hillary Clinton.
It "makes us feel like we don't have to hide
the pride that comes with being an
American," Wellman said.
Trump's month-long tenure in the White House has been
marked by a political tug-of-war between Republican
orthodoxy and those advocating a more radical upheaval of
politics and the global order.
In his speech to the Conservative Political Action
Conference, Trump pulled the rope decisively to the
nationalistic far-right.
"There is no such thing as a global anthem,
a global currency, or a global flag," he said.
"This is the United States of America that
I'm representing."
Americans bleed the "same red blood of
great, great patriots," he added.
- 'Border security' -
With his administration mired in multiple missteps and
strong disapproval ratings, Trump went on the offensive.
He painted Sweden, Germany and France as blighted by
jihadist violence, as he sought to defend his own
controversial crackdown on immigrants.
"We fully understand that national security
begins with border security," he said.
"Let me state this as clearly as I can: We
are going to keep radical Islamic terrorists
the hell out of our country," he said,
promising to revisit a failed attempt to bar
entry to people from seven Muslim-majority
countries.
"We will not be deterred from this course,
and in a matter of days, we will be taking
 brand new action to protect our people and
keep America safe."
Trump also defended orders issued by his administration
for a sweeping crackdown on the estimated 11 million
illegal immigrants already living in the country.
Though it targets as a priority people convicted or accused
of crimes, the move sent shivers through US immigrant
communities, most of them from Mexico and Central
America, who are seriously threatened with deportation for
the first time in decades.
Several cases of immigration enforcement have drawn
national attention since Trump took office, including that
of an undocumented woman with a brain tumor who was
.
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reportedly dragged out of a Texas hospital to a detention
center.
Trump asked supporters to remember the rationale behind
his order.
"These are bad dudes. We're getting the
bad ones out, OK?"
"If you watch these people, it's like gee,
that's so sad. We're getting bad people out
of this country, people that shouldn't be,
whether it's drugs or murder or other
things."
"Basically all I've done is keep my
promise."
 Trump Is On The Verge Of His Own Bull Market
By Joseph Ciolli And Lu Wang
February 24, 2017, 4:00 AM CST
The Trump bump keeps getting huger.
Consecutive gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
have left it at the doorstep of history, including a 20
percent surge in futures from the early hours of Nov. 9 that
could be loosely framed as the president’s own bull
market. The 120-year-old measure has set a record on 10
straight days -- the longest streak since the Ronald Reagan
administration. Two more would tie it for the longest ever.
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How does the future look when stock prices jump this fast?
There’s good and bad news. The last time it happened, in
January 1987, the Dow dropped 11 percent over the next
year as the market endured one of its worst crashes. The
previous occurrence in March 1964 saw the index climb
9.3 percent over 12 months.
The Dow’s continuing streak of all-time highs is the
longest since it closed at a record 12 straight times in 1987.
If the run got to 13, that would be the longest ever,
according to Bloomberg data dating back to 1952. Records
aside, the Dow’s streak of daily gains is also the longest in
almost four years and would tie for the longest in 25 years
with a jump Friday.
To be sure, the contour of the rally has evolved since its
first weeks, and not in an altogether good way. Energy
stocks, one of the leading groups of the post-election
surge, have faltered, down 2.5 percent this month. Small-
cap shares thought to benefit most from Trump’s domestic
growth agenda have also slowed, adding just 2.4 percent in
February after surging 16 percent in the month following
the vote.
Investors are putting more money into equities. Traders
have poured $45 billion into American stock ETFs and
mutual funds in four months after yanking money in seven
of the past nine years, data compiled by Investment
Company Institute and Bloomberg show.
 Head-Scratching Investors
Call Time On Trump Stock Rally
Jürgen HECKER - AFP
February 24, 2017
How high is too high? Investors marvel at Wall Street's record run
(AFP Photo/SPENCER PLATT)
Paris (AFP) - World equity markets came under pressure
Friday as analysts ran out of ways to justify Donald
Trump-inspired stock valuations, but some said the party
may not be completely over.
The dollar stuttered, while Wall Street, Asian and
European markets fell after Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin lowered US growth expectations, providing the
trigger for a correction many said had been overdue.
"The signs were there for a stock market
plunge, which is exactly what has
happened today," said Fawad Razaqzada,
an analyst at Forex.com.
"Is this the start of the crash that many
people had been waiting for? Well, that
remains to be seen," he said.
- 'Awe and disbelief' -
Friday's downturn came after 10 gravity-defying straight
record-breaking sessions on the New York exchange
which had global investors looking on in "awe and
disbelief", said Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at
eToro.
This took Wall Street's gains since Trump's election to
around nine percent.
"Many analysts feel that this has been
overdone but most agree that it could very
well continue for a while," said Greenspan.
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In the meantime, Wall Street's recent surge
"was probably a cue in itself for global
markets to give a little back," said Jasper
Lawler, an analyst at London Capital
Group.
After all, he said, such a winning streak had not been seen
since 1987,
"the year that saw Black Monday, the
biggest one-day market crash in history".
But while all the world's major stock markets suffered in
Friday's correction, they were in no mood for a crash.
Europe even came off early lows late in the session,
relieved that Wall Street's morning fall turned out to be so
modest.
- 'Dangling' -
Mnuchin forecast three percent growth by the end of next
year, warning that the effect of certain measures would
take time. That compared with the four percent Trump
promised on the campaign trail.
In an interview with CNBC, Mnuchin also appeared to
wind back on his boss's earlier threats to call China a
currency manipulator, easing concerns about a possible
trade stand-off between the world's top two economic
powers.
Stephen Innes, senior trader at OANDA, said the
comments
"have left investors dangling about the US
administration's currency policy as there
appears to be a subtle shift in the Trump
administration's rhetoric".
The comments overshadowed his promise to push through
tax cuts by August, and pursue deregulation on companies
and banks.
- Gold sparkles again -
Gold, an attractive investment in risky times, rose 0.5
percent on Friday as investors fled the stock markets for
safety.
The dollar lost some of its recent shine against the euro
and the yen, another sign that cracks may be appearing in
investors' belief that US economic strength will make them
richer day after day.
In corporate Europe, some heavyweights saw heavy losses
in response to annual results.
Vivendi in Paris dropped nearly four percent after posting
a 35-percent decline in net profit.
Royal Bank of Scotland shares dropped 4.5 percent in
London after the bank's net loss widened to £7 billion in
2016.
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Frankfurt heavyweight BASF shed close to three percent
after the chemicals giant reported a "challenging" 2016,
leaving it just "cautiously optimistic" for the current year.
- Key figures around 1655 GMT –
 London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.4 percent at 7,243.70 (close)
 Frankfurt - DAX 30: DOWN 1.2 percent at 11,804.03 (close)
 Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.9 percent at 4,845.24 (close)
 New York - Dow: DOWN 0.3 percent at 20,749.51
 Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.5 percent at 19,283.54 (close)
 Hong Kong - Hang Seng: DOWN 0.6 percent at 23,965.7
(close)
 Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 3,253.43 (close)
 Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0581 from $1.0579
 Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2493 from $1.2556
 Dollar/yen: DOWN at 112.27 yen from 112.67 yen
 Oil - West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 42 cents at $54.03
per barrel
 Oil - Brent North Sea: DOWN 37 cents at $56.45
 Vulnerable Dems Lay Low As Town Hall Angst Rages
By STEVE PEOPLES
Associated Press
Feb 24, 9:09 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- From Montana to West Virginia, the
nation's most vulnerable Senate Democrats are avoiding
town hall meetings as their Republican counterparts get
pummeled by an energized electorate frustrated with
President Donald Trump's early agenda.
Some Democrats prefer to connect with constituents over
the telephone or using social media. Others are meeting
voters in controlled environments with limited
opportunities to ask questions. But few of the 10
Democratic senators facing re-election next year in states
carried by Trump have scheduled in-person town hall
meetings during this week's congressional recess.
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill declined an invitation to
attend a town hall organized by a group called Kansas City
Indivisible this weekend, deciding to send a staff member
in her place. The two-term senator, up for re-election next
year in a state Trump won by nearly 19 percentage points,
is scheduled to chat with voters next week on Facebook
Live.
"Seems to me that all these members of
Congress are afraid to face their
constituents," said Hillary Shields, a
volunteer organizer with the Kansas City
group.
The cautious approach comes as Senate Democrats work
to limit risks ahead of a challenging 2018 election season.
After claiming the Senate majority in 2014, Republicans
could win a filibuster-proof 60-vote Senate majority next
year in an election in which Democrats are defending 25
seats (23 held by Democrats, two by independents), 10 of
them in states carried by Trump.
The GOP has a 52-48 edge in the Senate.
There are no easy answers for Democrats like McCaskill,
pushed to stand up to the Republican president by their
liberal base and pulled to cooperate with the GOP by
independents and moderates.
McCaskill's office noted she spent part of this week
touring the U.S.-Mexico border and planned to host town
halls later in the year.
The political pressure is particularly intense for West
Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and North Dakota Sen. Heidi
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Heitkamp, Democrats whose states backed Trump by an
average of 39 percentage points in November.
Both have avoided formal town halls this week, but
Heitkamp's office said she participated in a discussion
about flood issues with constituents in northeastern North
Dakota and attended a subsequent ribbon-cutting on
Thursday. She planned to tour a local National Weather
Service office on Friday.
Manchin's office reported an equally busy schedule, but his
constituents said he's been hard to find this week. They've
scheduled a protest outside the Democratic senator's
Charleston office on Friday to demand more access,
according to Cathy Kunkel, an energy consultant who
helped plan the protest.
"Here we are, and we'd like a town hall
meeting," Kunkel said. "His constituents
have a lot of questions. This is the first
recess of the new Congress in the Trump
administration."
As skittish Democrats dodge, many Republicans face an
outpouring of anger in public meetings across the nation
from constituents fired up over Trump's first steps as
president. Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton have been
yelled at, heckled and booed in recent days.
Some Republicans have avoided such confrontations.
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert evoked the near-fatal shooting
of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to explain why he's only
holding telephone town halls. Giffords on Thursday urged
members of Congress to "have some courage" and face
their constituents.
Yet few vulnerable Senate Democrats are expected to do
so in settings that allow for unscripted questions.
In Montana, where Trump prevailed by 20 percentage
points, Sen. Jon Tester made several public appearances
this week, but he did not advertise any of them as town
halls. He answered questions about Scott Pruitt, Trump's
new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, at one
event about climate change, said spokeswoman Marnee
Banks.
In Pennsylvania, a spokeswoman for Sen. Bob Casey said
he would host a town hall in early March, but the details
hadn't yet been set. In Florida, Sen. Bill Nelson addressed
students at two Thursday appearances focused on
education. And in Ohio, Sen. Sherrod Brown "has
participated in several telephone conference calls recently"
and his office "emailed surveys out to constituents" to
gauge their priorities, said spokeswoman Jennifer
Donohue.
For now, protesters' angst is largely focused on
Republicans. But only a few weeks ago, Democrats
including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and
liberal heroine Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced
a sharp rebuke for backing one of Trump's Cabinet picks.
.
"Grassroots Democrats won't be shy about
challenging their own leaders if they sense
a whiff of cooperation with the Trump
agenda," said Ben Wikler, Washington
director for the liberal group MoveOn.org.
It's unclear if they'll get the chance with certain Senate
Democrats, however.
Shields noted that McCaskill made time to visit the
Mexican border:
"We'd like to have her back in Missouri."

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 Here’s How the Deep State
Is Trying to Lead Trump into a Nuclear War
Daniel Lang
February 24th, 2017
Before Donald trump took office, he promised to rebuild
the US military by diverting a lot more funding into the
armed forces. And when he made that promise, he wasn’t
just talking about our conventional forces. He also
proposed expanding America’s nuclear capability; a
position he recently reiterated in an interview with Reuters.
He stated that
“It would be wonderful, a dream would be
that no country would have nukes, but if
countries are going to have nukes, we’re
going to be at the top of the pack.”
If Trump is really going to reinvigorate our nuclear
program (a decision that many experts fear could spark
another arms race), then he needs to be very careful about
who he listens to. That’s because some of the high ranking
officials in our government have some certifiably insane
ideas on what a nuclear arsenal should look like. Recently
a Pentagon panel known as The Defense Science Board,
told the Trump administration that they need to remake our
nuclear arsenal into a force that is capable of engaging in a
“limited” nuclear war.
According to the report,
“The Defense Science Board … urges the
president to consider altering existing and
planned U.S. armaments to achieve a
greater number of lower-yield weapons that
could provide a ‘tailored nuclear option for
limited use.’”
The strategy behind limited nuclear use sounds deceptively
simple. You need to escalate a conflict just enough to end
it.
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As the theory goes, using low-yield nuclear weapons
against an adversary’s conventional forces will
demonstrate that you mean serious business and might be
crazy enough to launch an all out nuclear attack. This will
cause the enemy to “blink” and ultimately back down,
rather than risk global thermonuclear war or continue
conventional hostilities.
There’s only one problem with the idea of engaging in a
limited nuclear war. It simply can’t be done. Any limited
nuclear war would eventually lead to a full scale nuclear
war.
The lynchpin of a limited nuclear war is the tactical nuke.
These are nuclear weapons that have a much smaller yield
than a strategic nuke. Whereas a strategic nuke might have
a yield of half a megaton or more, a tactical nuke is usually
somewhere in the ballpark with the atomic weapons that
we used on Japan, but usually smaller than that. They’re
for use on the battlefield, possibly within close proximity
to friendly forces. And there’s a reason why our
government has been slowly phasing them out for decades.
Just because they make a smaller crater, doesn’t mean they
make a smaller impact.
When you use a tactical nuke, you’re still using a nuke. It
doesn’t matter that it’s not large enough to destroy an
entire city (though some of them can). By using them,
you’re telling the enemy that you’re willing to use nukes.
You’re saying that you’re willing to rain radioactive
fallout on their territory. You’re willing to engage in total
war.
The only appropriate response to that is escalation. The
enemy has to show you that they can do the same thing. In
war, both parties aren’t thinking “gee, how the heck do I
get out of this?” They’re thinking, “how do I win” and
“how do I get back at the other guy” and “how do I teach
my enemy a lesson he won’t forget.” Limited nuclear war
doctrine doesn’t burn the bridge between conventional war
and full on nuclear holocaust. It builds that bridge.
This should be common sense. All you have to do is
imagine what would happen if Russia dropped a relatively
small, 10 kiloton nuke on an American military base in
Europe. Would the US government respond with
capitulation? Nobody in their right mind believes that.
And let’s pretend for a moment that a limited nuclear war
is possible. What would that do? It would normalize
nuclear warfare. It would make nukes a viable option in
every single war. Every conflict would leave behind a trail
of radioactive fallout and mass civilian casualties.
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Hopefully brighter minds will prevail, because whoever is
proposing this notion of limited nuclear conflict, needs to
change out their dress uniform for a freaking straight
jacket.
 The White House Blocked CNN, BBC,
New York Times, & LA Times From Media Briefing
Joe Martino
February 24, 2017
In an unprecedented move, the White House has blocked
several major news outlets from covering its press briefing.
White House Press Secretary Spicer on Friday chose to
hand select what news outlets would be allowed to
participate in the off-camera briefing with reporters inside
his West Wing office as opposed to the James S Brady
Press Briefing Room.
Who got barred from attending? The outlets that Trump
has often criticized: CNN, BBC, The New York Times, LA
Times, New York Daily News, Daily Mail, and a few
others.
In an intriguing move, the press secretary allowed outlets
including Breitbart News, One America News Network,
and The Washington Times, who all tend to be right
leaning news organizations. That said, a few other media
outlets were allowed in including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox
News, Reuters and Bloomberg.
“Nothing like this has ever happened at the
White House in our long history of covering
multiple administrations of different
parties,” Dean Baquet, executive editor of
The New York Times said in a statement.
“We strongly protest the exclusion of The
New York Times and the other news
organizations. Free media access to a
transparent government is obviously of
crucial national interest.”
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Multiple outlets including the Associated Press and TIME
Magazine declined to attend the briefing to boycott the
President’s decision.
The White House Correspondents’ Association also
criticized the decision.
“The WHCA board is protesting strongly
against how today’s gaggle is being
handled by the White House,” Jeff Mason,
the association’s President, said in a
statement.
“We encourage the organizations that were
allowed in to share the material with others
in the press corps who were not. The board
will be discussing this further with White
House staff.”
Should Trump Be Allowed To “Control What People
Think?”
Does Trump’s decision to Ban these news outlets from
attending the gaggle take steps towards controlling what
people think? It’s possible, but it could be a move to allow
room for more independent, un-biased news sources a
chance to attend.
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski thinks this move
by Trump is to control what people think,
but isn’t that the media’s job? Take a look:
“That’s our job.”
There’s a good chance she regrets those words. Is it up to
the mainstream media to control what you think? Or is it
Trump? I think we can all agree that it should be up to non
one but ourselves.
What Can We Take From This?
This wasn’t a move to bar mainstream media entirely, but
one that certainly cut out outlets Trump doesn’t align well
with. Is this a move that should be allowed? Does it allow
for fair and free open press? I tend to believe it doesn’t.
But, at the same time, these outlets are manipulating news
to fit their own agenda, which Trump seems to be taking a
stand against, so perhaps that is his motive. If so, perhaps
Trump is trying to avoid tough questions or criticism.
Maybe he has learned that mainstream media contributes
greatly to further dividing and confusing the public so he’s
trying to control the situation.
Whatever the reasoning, this is a very fine line between
controlling free speech and trying to take action to better a
situation. Can we trust that the general public can look at
media with a critical thinking lens and see through lies and
manipulation? Or does someone need to step in and try to
control what goes out so people can get a clearer picture?
An incredibly difficult debate to have and one that teeters
on a very fine line of over stepping boundaries.
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All in all, the state of mainstream media is being called out
here and while there may be a number of reasons why
Trump took this action, one thing is clear, the MSM is no
longer being given the monopoly when it comes to
reporting news. Public distrust in mainstream media is
growing, and taking actions to humble them is a good step
forward. I believe this forces organizations to think about
their approach just as much as it forces the public to
question why this is happening.
I wish to leave with one final reflection point, I believe
media is meant to be there as a lens into what is going on,
from a non-political, non-judgemental and non-
manipulative point of view. Very few media outlets out
there, certainly none in the mainstream, are taking this
approach. I believe people are systematically being
manipulated by mainstream media in ways that lead to
destructive outcomes. I believe the world is waking up to
this and a new world of media is emerging, one not
dominated by mainstream banter. Do actions like these
only further anger people? Or does it get us reflecting on
what the ultimate goal of media truly is?
There is no doubting that people need to learn to think for
themselves, and I believe changing the face of media and
how it’s presented will ultimately help with that.
 President Trump Gets Standing Ovation
At Conservative Political Action Conference
Trump Fires Up Base At CPAC
By VNN
February 24, 2017
President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action
Conference Friday
Full transcript:
Great to be back at CPAC. It’s a place I have really — I love this
place. I love you people. So thank you very much. First of all, I
want to thank Matt Schlapp and his very, very incredible wife and
boss, Mercedes, who have been fantastic friends and supporters
and so great when I watch them on television defending me;
nobody has a chance. So I want to thank Matt and Mercedes.
When Matt called and asked, I said absolutely I’ll be there with
you.
The real reason I said it, I didn’t want him to go against me, so I
said absolutely. And it really is an honor to be here. I wouldn’t
miss a chance to talk to my friends. These are my friends. And
we’ll see you again next year and the year after that. And I’ll be
doing this with CPAC whenever I can, and I’ll make sure that
we’re here a lot.
If you remember, my first major speech — sit down, everybody,
come on.
You know, the dishonest media, they’ll say he didn’t get a
standing ovation. You know why? No, you know why? Because
everybody stood and nobody sat. So they’ll say he never got a
standing ovation, right?
They are the worst.
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So sit down. Donald Trump did not get a standing ovation. They
leave out the part they never sat down. They leave that out. So I
just want to thank you.
But you know, my first major speech was at CPAC, probably five
or six years ago. First major political speech, and you were there.
And it was — I loved it. I loved the people, I loved the commotion,
and then they did these polls where I went through the roof and I
wasn’t even running, right? But it gave me an idea. And I got a
little bit concerned when I saw what was happening in the
country, and I said let’s go to it. So it was very exciting.
I walked the stage on CPAC; I’ll never forget it, really. I had very
little notes and even less preparation. So when you have
practically no notes and no preparation and then you leave and
everybody was thrilled, I said I think I like this business.
I would have come last year, but I was worried that I’d be at that
time too controversial. We wanted border security, we wanted
very, very strong military. We wanted all of the things that we’re
going to get, and people consider that controversial, but you
didn’t consider it controversial. So I’ve been with CPAC for a long
time. All of these years we’ve been together, and now you finally
have a president, finally. Took you a long time. Took you a long
time. And it’s patriots like you that made it happen, believe me.
You did it because you love your country, because you want a
better future for your children, and because you want to make
America great again.
The media didn’t think we would win. The pundits — you’re right
— they had an idea. The pundits didn’t think we’d win. The
consultants that suck up all that money — oh, they suck it up —
they’re so good. They’re not good at politics, but they’re really
good at sucking up people’s money. Especially my opponents’,
because I kept them down to a minimum. But the consultants
didn’t think we would win. But they all underestimated the power
of the people, you, and the people proved them totally wrong.
This is so true, and this is what’s been happening. Never
underestimate the people. Never. I don’t think it will ever happen
again.
And I want you all to know we are fighting the fake news. It’s
fake. Phony. Fake. A few days ago I called the fake news the
enemy of the people, and they are. They are the enemy of the
people. Because they have no sources, they just make them up
when there are none. I saw one story recently where they said
nine people have confirmed. There are no nine people. I don’t
believe there was one or two people. Nine people. And I said
give me a brea,k because I know the people. I know who they
talked to. There were no nine people. But they say nine people.
And somebody reads it and they say, oh, nine people, they have
nine sources. They make up sources.
They’re very dishonest people. In fact, in covering my comments,
the dishonest media did not explain that I called the fake news
the enemy of the people — the fake news. They dropped off the
word “fake”. And all of a sudden the story became the media is
the enemy. They take the word “fake” out. And now I’m saying,
oh, no, this is no good. But that’s the way they are. So I’m not
against the media, I’m not against the press. I don’t mind bad
stories if I deserve them, and I tell you, I love good stories, but
we won’t talk — I don’t get too many of them. But I am only
against the fake news media or press. Fake. Fake. They have to
leave that word.
I’m against the people that make up stories and make up
sources. They shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they
use somebody’s name. Let their name be put out there. Let their
name be put out. A source says that Donald Trump is a horrible,
horrible human being — let them say it to my face. Let there be
no more sources. And remember this, and not in all cases. I
mean, I had a story yesterday written about me in Reuters by a
very honorable man that was a very fair story. There are some
great reporters around, they are talented and honest as the day
is long; that is great. But there are some terrible, dishonest
people that do a tremendous disservice to our country, and to our
people.
They are very dishonest people, and they shouldn’t use sources.
They should put the name of the person. You will see stories dry
up like you’ve never seen before. You have no idea how bad it is
because if you are not part of the story — and I put myself in your
position sometimes because many of you, you’re not part of the
story — and if you’re not part of the story, you know, then you
sort of know if you are part of the story, you know what they’re
saying is true or not.
So when they make it up and they make up something else, and
you saw that before the election — polls, polls. They come out
with some of these polls — and some of them got it right. I must
say, Los Angeles Times, shocking, they did a great job. We had
a couple of others that were right. Generally speaking, I can tell
you the network. Somebody said, “A poll came out.” I said what
network is it?
And they’ll say a certain — let’s not even mention names, right?
Shall we? Well, you have a lot of them. The Clinton News
Network is one. Totally. Take a look, honestly. Take a look at
their polls over the last two years. You’d think they’d fire the
pollster, right? After years and years of getting battered. I mean,
who knows, maybe they’re just bad at polling. Or maybe they’re
not legit. But it’s one or the other. Look at how inaccurate. Look
at CBS, look at ABC also. Look at NBC.
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Take a look at some of these polls. That were so bad, so
inaccurate. And what that does is it creates a false narrative. It
creates this narrative that it’s just like we’re not going to win.
People say I love Trump but I’m not feeling great today. He can’t
win, so I won’t go and vote. It creates a whole false deal, and we
have to fight it, folks. We have to fight it. They’re very smart,
they’re very cunning, and they’re very dishonest.
So just to conclude, it’s a very sensitive topic, and they get upset
when we expose their false stories. They say that we can’t
criticize their dishonest coverage because of the First
Amendment. They always bring the the First Amendment. I love
the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me. Nobody —
who uses it more than I do? But the First Amendment gives all of
us — it gives it to me it gives it to you, it gives it to all Americans
— the right to speak our minds freely. It gives you the right and
me the right to criticize fake news and criticize it strongly.
And many of these groups are part of large media corporations
that have their own agenda. And it’s not your agenda and it’s not
the country’s agenda, it’s their own agenda. They have a
professional obligation as members of the press to report
honestly, but as you saw throughout the entire campaign and
even now, the fake news doesn’t tell the truth. Doesn’t tell the
truth. So just in finishing, I say it doesn’t represent the people, it
never will represent the people, and we’re going to do something
about it because we have to go out and we have to speak our
minds and we have to be honest.
Our victory was a win like nobody has ever seen before. And I’m
here fighting for you, and I will continue to fight for you. The
victory and the win was something that really was dedicated to a
country and people that believe in freedom, security and the rule
of law. Our victory was a victory and a win for conservative
values. And our victory was a win for everyone who believes it’s
time to stand up for America, to stand up for the American
worker, and to stand up for the American flag. Yeah, there we
should stand up. There we should stand up. And, by the way, we
love our flag.
By the way, you folks are in here, the place is packed. There are
lines that go back six blocks, and I tell you that because you
won’t read about it, okay? But there are lines that go back six
blocks. There is such love in this country for everything we stand
for. You saw that on Election Day and you’re going to see it more
and more. So we’re all part of this historic movement, a
movement the likes of which the world has never seen before.
There’s never been anything like this.
There’s been some movements, but there’s never been anything
like this. There’s been some movements that petered out, like
Bernie. Petered out. But it was a little rigged against him.
Superdelegate, Superdelegate. She had so many delegates
before the thing even started. I actually said to my people, how
does that happen?
Not that Bernie — but a lot of Bernie people voted for Trump
because you know why? He was right about trade. Our country is
being absolutely devastated by trade deals, so we got a lot of
support. So actually I like Bernie.
I’m here to tell you what this means for the future of the
Republican Party and the future of America. First, we need to
define what this great, great, unprecedented movement is and
what it actually represents.
The core conviction of our movement is that we are a nation that
will put its own citizens first.
For too long we’ve traded away our jobs to other countries, so
terrible. We’ve defended other nations’ borders while leaving
ours wide open — anybody can come in. Oh, we’re going to build
a wall, don’t worry about it. We’re building the wall. We’re
building the wall. In fact, it’s going to start soon. Way ahead of
schedule. Way ahead of schedule. Way, way, way ahead of
schedule.
Gen. Kelly, by the way, has done a fantastic job. Fantastic, the
job he’s done. And remember, we are getting the bad ones out.
These are bad dudes. We’re getting the bad ones out. Okay?
We’re getting the bad — if you watch these people, it’s like oh,
gee, that’s so sad. We were getting bad people out of this
country. People who shouldn’t be, whether it’s drugs or murder.
We’re getting bad ones out. They’re the ones that go first. I said it
from day one.
Basically all I’ve done is keep my promise. We’ve spent trillions
overseas while allowing our own infrastructure to fall into total
disrepair and decay. In the Middle East we’ve spent, as of four
weeks ago, $6 trillion. Think of it.
And, by the way, the Middle East is in what — I mean, it’s not
even close —it’s in much worse shape than it was 15 years ago.
If our presidents would have gone to the beach for 15 years, we
would be in much better shape than we are right now. That I can
tell you. Could have been a hell of a lot better. We could have
rebuilt our country three times with that money.
This is the situation I inherited. I inherited a mess, believe me.
We also inherited a failed health care law that threatens our
medical system with absolute and total catastrophe. Now, I’ve
been watching and nobody says it, but Obamacare doesn’t work,
folks. I could say, I could talk. And now people are starting to
develop a little — but the people that you’re watching, they’re not
you. They’re largely, many of them are the side that lost. They
lost the election. It’s like, how many elections do we have to
have? They lost the election.
But I always say Obamacare doesn’t work, and these same
people two years ago and a year ago were complaining about
Obamacare. And the bottom line, we’re changing it. We’re going
to make it much better, we’re going to make it less expensive,
we’re going to make it much better.
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Obamacare covers very few people. And remember, deduct from
the number all of the people that had great health care that they
loved that was taken away from them. Was taken away from
them. Millions of people were very happy with the health care.
They had their doctor, they had their plan. Remember the lie? 28
times. You can keep your doctor. You can keep your plan. Over
and over and over again, you heard it. So we’re going to repeal
and replace Obamacare.
And I tell Paul Ryan and all of the folks that we’re working with
very hard, Dr. Tom Price — very talented guy — but I tell them
from a purely political standpoint, the single best thing we can do
is nothing. Let it implode completely. It’s already imploding. You
see the carriers are all leaving. It’s a disaster. But two years,
don’t do anything. The Democrats will come to us and beg for
help. They’ll beg. And it’s their problem. But it’s not the right thing
to do for the American people. It’s not the right thing to do.
We inherited a national debt that has doubled in eight years.
Think of it, $20 trillion. It’s doubled. And we inherited a foreign
policy marked by one disaster after another. We don’t win
anymore. When was the last time we won? Did we win a war?
Did we win anything? Do we win anything? Do we win anything?
We’re going to win. We’re going to win big, folks. We’re going to
start winning again. Believe me.
But we’re taking a firm, bold, and decisive measure. We have to,
to turn things around. The era of empty talk is over. It’s over. Now
is the time for action. So let me tell you about the actions that
we’re taking right now to deliver on our promise to the American
people and on my promise to make America great again.
We’ve taken swift and strong action to secure the southern
border of the United States and begin the construction of a great,
great border wall. By doing this and with the help of our great
border police, with the help of ICE, with the help of Gen. Kelly
and all of the people that are so passionate about this. Our
border patrol, what they do — they came and endorsed me, ICE
came and endorsed me — they never endorsed a presidential
candidate before. They might not be allowed to, but they were
disgusted what they saw.
We’ll stop it, we’ll stop the drugs from pouring into our nation and
poisoning our youth. Pouring in. Pouring in. We get the drugs,
they get the money. We get the problems. They get the cash. No
good. No good. Going to stop.
By stopping the flow of illegal immigration, we will save countless
tax dollars. That’s so important because the dollars that we’re
losing are beyond anything that you can imagine. And the tax
dollars that can be used to rebuild struggling American
communities, including our inner cities. We are also going to
save countless American lives. As we speak today, immigration
officers are finding the gang members, the drug dealers, and the
criminal aliens and throwing them the hell out of our country. And
we will not let them back in. They’re not coming back in, folks.
They do, they’re going to have bigger problems than they ever
dreamed of.
I’m also working with the Department of Justice to begin reducing
violent crime. I mean, can you believe what’s happening in
Chicago, as an example? Two days ago, seven people were
shot. And I believe killed. Seven people. Seven people. Chicago.
A great American city. Seven people shot and killed.
We will support the incredible men and women of law
enforcement. Thank you and thank them.
I’ve also followed through on my campaign promise and
withdrawn America from the Trans-Pacific Partnership so that we
can protect our economic freedom. And we’re going to make
trade deals, but we’re going to do one-on-one — one-on-one —
and if they misbehave, we terminate the deal, and then they
come back and we’ll make a better deal. None of these big
quagmire deals that are disaster.
Just take a look at NAFTA, one of the worst deals ever made by
any country having to do with economic development. It’s
economic undevelopment as far as our country is concerned.
We’re preparing to repeal and replace the disaster known as
Obamacare; we’re going to save Americans from this crisis and
give them the access to the quality health care they need and
deserve.
We have authorized the construction one day of the Keystone
and Dakota Access pipeline and issued a new rule — this took
place while I was getting ready to sign — I said who makes the
pipes from the pipeline? Well, sir, comes from all over the world,
isn’t that wonderful? I said, nope, comes from the United States
or we’re not building it. American steel. If they want a pipeline in
the United States, they’re going to use pipe that’s made in the
United States. Do we agree?
But can you imagine — I told this story the other day. Can you
imagine the gentleman, never met him, don’t even know the
name of his country — I sort of know it, but I want to get it exactly
correct.
Big, big company. They spend hundreds of millions on the
pipeline. They got their approvals, everything in the case of
Dakota, then all of a sudden they couldn’t connect it because
they had people protesting that never showed up before. Before
with the Keystone — so they spend hundreds of millions of
dollars with bloodsucker consultants, sucking the blood out of the
company: Don’t worry, I used them all my life, okay? Don’t worry,
I’m going to get it approved, I’m connected, I’m a lobbyist, don’t
worry.
Bottom line, Obama didn’t sign it. Could be 42,000 jobs,
somewhere around there. Didn’t sign it. But can you imagine? He
gave up. A year ago, it was dead. Now he’s doing nothing, calling
his wife, hello, darling, I’m a little bored, you know that pipeline
project, that has killed us, that has killed our company. Knock,
knock. Mr. So and so. The Keystone pipeline, sir, out of nowhere
has just been approved. Can you imagine the expression? You
know the sad part?
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The same bloodsucking consultants that hit him for all the money
and failed, they’re now going to go back to him and say didn’t we
do a great job? We want more money. That’s the way the system
works — a little bit off — but that’s the way the system works.
We’re preparing bold action to lift the restrictions on American
energy, including shale oil, natural gas, and beautiful, clean coal,
and we’re going to put our miners back to work. Miners are going
back to work. Miners are going back to work, folks. Sorry to tell
you that, but they’re going back to work. We have begun a
historic program to reduce the regulations that are crushing our
economy. Crushing.
And not only our economy, crushing our jobs because companies
can’t hire. We’re going to put the regulation industry out of work
and out of business. And, by the way, I want regulation. I want to
protect our environment, I want regulations for safety, I want all of
the regulations that we need, and I want them to be so strong
and so tough, but we don’t need 75 percent of the repetitive
regulations that hurt companies, hurt jobs, make us
noncompetitive overseas with other companies from other
countries, that we don’t need. But we’re going to have regulation.
It’s going to be really strong and really good, and we’re going to
protect our environment and we’re going to protect the safety of
our people and our workers, okay.
Another major promise is tax reform. We are going to massively
lower taxes on the middle class, reduce taxes on American
business, and make our tax code more simple and much more
fair for everyone, including the people and the business. In
anticipation of these and other changes, jobs are already starting
to pour back into our country. You see that.
In fact, I think I did more than any other president. They say
president-elect. President-elect is meeting with Ford, he’s
meeting with Chrysler, he’s meeting with General Motors. I just
wanted to save a little time because Ford and Fiat Chrysler,
General Motors, Sprint, Intel, and so many others are now
because of the election result making major investments in the
United States, expanding production and hiring more workers.
And they’re going back to Michigan and they’re going back to
Ohio and they’re going back to Pennsylvania and they’re going
back to North Carolina and to Florida.
It’s time for all Americans to get off of welfare and get back to
work. You’re going to love it. You’re going to love it. You are
going to love it.
We’re also putting in a massive budget request for our beloved
military. And we will be substantially upgrading all of our military,
all of our military, offensive, defensive, everything. Bigger and
better and stronger than ever before, and hopefully we’ll never
have to use it, but nobody’s going to mess with us, folks. Nobody.
It will be one of the greatest military buildups in American history.
No one will dare question, as they have been, because we’re
very depleted, very, very depleted sequester. Nobody will
question our military might again.
We believe in peace through strength, and that’s what we will
have. As part of my pledge to restore safety for the American
people, I have also directed the defense community to develop a
plan to totally obliterate ISIS. Working with our allies, we will
eradicate this evil from the face of the earth.
At the same time, we fully understand that national security
begins with border security. Foreign terrorists will not be able to
strike America if they cannot get into our country. And, by the
way, take a look at what’s happening in Europe, folks. Take a
look at what’s happening in Europe. I took a lot of heat on
Sweden. And then a day later I said, has anybody reported
what’s going on? And it turned out that they didn’t — not too
many of them did.
Take a look at what happened in Sweden. I love Sweden. Great
country, great people, I love Sweden. They understand I’m right.
The people there understand I’m right. Take a look at what’s
happening in Sweden. Take a look at what’s happened in
Germany. Take a look at what’s happened in France. Take a look
at Nice and Paris.
I have a friend, he’s a very, very substantial guy, he loves the city
of lights. He loves Paris. For years, every year during the
summer he would go to Paris. It was automatic. With his wife and
his family. Hadn’t seen him in a while. And I said, Jim, let me ask
you a question, how’s Paris doing? Paris? I don’t go there
anymore. Paris is no longer Paris. That was four years, four, five
years, hasn’t gone there. He wouldn’t miss it for anything. Now
he doesn’t even think in terms of going there.
Take a look at what’s happening to our world, folks. And we have
to be smart. We have to be smart. We can’t let it happen to us.
So let me state this as clearly as I can: We are going to keep
radical Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country.
We will not be deterred from this course, and in a matter of days
we will be taking brand new action to protect our people and
keep America safe. You will see the action. I will never, ever
apologize for protecting the safety and security of the American
people. I won’t do it. If it means I get bad press, if it means
people speak badly of me, it’s okay, it doesn’t bother me.
The security of our people is number one, is number one. Our
administration is running with great efficiency, even though I still
don’t have my Cabinet approved. Nobody mentions that. Do you
know I still have people out there waiting to be approved. And
everyone knows they’re going to be approved. It’s just a delay,
delay, delay. It’s really sad. It’s really sad. And these are great
people. These are some great people.
We still don’t have our Cabinet. I assume we’re setting records
for that. That’s the only thing good about it, we’re setting records.
I love setting records. But I hate having a Cabinet meeting and I
see all these empty seats.
I say Democrats, please, approve our Cabinet and get smart on
health care, too, if you know me. But we’re taking meetings every
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day with top leaders in business, in science and industry.
Yesterday I had 29 of the biggest business leaders in the world in
my office. Caterpillar Tractor, Campbell Soup, we had everybody.
We had everybody. I like Campbell Soup. We had everybody.
And we came to a lot of very good conclusions, and a lot of those
folks that are in that room are going to be building big, big,
massive new plants and lots of jobs. You know what? They’re
going to be building them in this country and not in some other
countries. We’re meeting with unions, meeting with law
enforcement and leaders from all around the world. They’re going
to be building them in this country and not in some other
countries.
We’re meeting with unions, meeting with law enforcement and
leaders from all around the world. Where the White House doors
— they were closed, folks, you don’t realize that, they were
closed — they’re now wide open, and they’re open for people
doing business for our country and putting people to work. And
when they come into the White House, we’re translating these
meetings into action.
One by one, we’re checking off the promises we made to the
people of the United States. One by one. A lot of promises. And
we will not stop until the job is done. We will reduce your taxes,
we will cut your regulations, we will support our police, we will
defend our flag.
We will rebuild our military. We will take care of our great, great
veterans. We’re taking care of our veterans. We will fix our
broken and embarrassing trade deals that are no good. None of
them. You wonder where did the people come from that
negotiated these deals? Where did they come from?
Well, they came also from campaign contributions, I must be
honest with you. They’re not as stupid as you think. We will cut
wasteful spending. We will promote our values. We will rebuild
our inner cities. We will bring back our jobs and our dreams. So
true. So true. And, by the way, we will protect our Second
Amendment.
You know, Wayne and Chris are here from the NRA, and they
didn’t have that on the list. It’s lucky I thought about it. But we will
indeed. And they’re great people. And, by the way, they love our
country. They love our country. The NRA has been a great
supporter. They love our country.
The forgotten men and women of America will be forgotten no
longer. That is the heart of this new movement and the future of
the Republican Party. People came to vote and these people, the
media, they said where are they coming from? What’s going on
here? These are hard-working, great, great Americans. These
are unbelievable people who have not been treated fairly. Hillary
called them deplorable. They’re not deplorable. Who would have
thought that a word was going to play so badly? That’s the
problem in politics. One wrong word and it’s over. She also said
irredeemable, but we won’t mention that.
The GOP will be from now on the party also of the American
worker. You know, we haven’t been as a group given credit for
this, but if you look at how much bigger our party has gotten
during this cycle, during the early days when we had 17 people
running, the primaries, millions and millions of people were
joining. I won’t say it was because of me, but it was, okay? And
we have an amazing, strong, powerful party that truly does want
to see America be great again, and it will see it, and it’s going to
see it a lot sooner than you think, believe me.
A lot sooner than you think. We will not answer to donors or
lobbyists or special interests, but we will serve the citizens of the
United States of America, believe me. Global cooperation,
dealing with other countries, getting along with other countries is
good. It’s very important, but there is no such thing as a global
anthem, a global currency, or a global flag. This is the United
States of America that I’m representing. I’m not representing the
globe. I’m representing your country.
There’s one allegiance that unites us all, and that is to America.
America. It’s the allegiance to America. No matter our
background or income or geography, we’re all citizens of this
blessed land, and no matter our color or the blood, color of the
blood we bleed, it’s the same red blood of great, great patriots.
Remember great patriots. We all salute with pride the same
American flag, and we all are equal, totally equal in the eyes of
almighty God. We’re equal.
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Thank you. And I want to thank, by the way, the evangelical
community, the Christian community, communities of faith.
Rabbis and priests and pastors, ministers because the support
for me was a record, as you know, not only in terms of numbers
of people but percentages of those numbers that voted for
Trump. So I want to thank you folks. It was amazing, an amazing
outpouring and I will not disappoint you. As long as we have faith
in each other and trust in God, then there is no goal at all beyond
our reach.
There is no dream too large, no task too great. We are
Americans, and the future belongs to us — the future belongs to
all of you. And America is coming about, it’s, and it’s coming back
and it’s roaring and you can hear it. It’s going to be bigger and
better. It is going to be, it is going to be. Remember. And it’s
roaring. It’s going to be bigger and better and stronger than ever
before.
I want to thank you, and Matt and Mercedes, I want to thank the
two of you, and all of the supporters I have all over the place, you
are really great people. I want to thank you. And I want to say to
you God bless you and God bless the United States of America.
Thank you, folks. Thank you. Thank you.
 Why Resistance Is Insufficient
By Elliot Sperber
February 24, 2017
Derived from the Latin prefix re (against) and sistere (to
stop, or take a stand/stand firm), to resist means to
withstand, to keep something at bay. That is, to resist does
not mean to act so much as to counteract. As such, it gives
one’s opponent a significant advantage (as Bernal Diaz
observed in his Conquest of New Spain, “the first attack is
half the battle”).
Even if a resistance can contain one’s opponent,
neutralizing them, this problematic aspect persists. And as
Trump launches attacks on multiple fronts (shutting down
the EPA, attacking women, workers, and Muslims,
rounding up immigrants, building new detention centers
and oil pipelines, pursuing his wall) even containing
Trump is proving difficult. Of course, in launching so
many attacks Trump risks spreading himself thin. But,
even if substantially weakened, resistance alone never
knocks anyone from power. That requires an offense.
As Trump weathers the attacks of the intelligence
community and others who aim to restore the popularly
reviled neoliberal situation, which gave rise to Trump in
the first place, the Left ought to focus at least as much on
pursuing an offense as on resistance. For the goal of the
Left should not be the restoration of earlier forms of
neoliberalism, nor the mere removal of Trump and other
demagogues from power, but the advancement of a
genuinely egalitarian society. And, contrary to the
ideology of progress, which imagines this advancement
occurring on its own, according to some Hegelian spirit of
history, deviating from inertia requires a considerable
degree of effort.
Because Trump and other functionaries of the state have
highly militarized police forces and national security
apparatuses protecting them, such an offense must proceed
with great care. However, for an offense to be successful it
needn’t necessarily physically engage its adversary at all.
As the legendary strategist Sun Tzu put it in The Art of
War: “The supreme art of war consists in subduing an
enemy without fighting.” And this is precisely how beating
Trump, and other despoilers of the world, should be
approached. They can be slowed down, obstructed,
weakened and ultimately removed from power by radical
non-participation – e.g., by a general strike. Additionally,
an opposition can prevail by attacking its opponents’
strategy, and by attacking alliances; the supreme strategy
of warfare, according to Sun Tzu, and the second most
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supreme strategy, respectively – two strategies that work
best in tandem.
Attacking Trump’s alliances, and those of the Right in
general, pose considerable difficulties, yet many openings
exist. While they may be less vocal than his more ardent
supporters, most of those who voted for Trump, for
instance, didn’t like him much during the campaign, and
they like him less now. Many preferred Bernie Sanders,
and only supported Trump out of disgust for the neoliberal
system that impoverished them, hollowed out much of the
country, and added classist insults to these injuries.
Moreover, much of Trump’s own party only haltingly
supports him. The effectiveness of an attack on Trump’s
alliances, however, and other such alliances, will be
limited to the degree that it is not integrated with what Sun
Tzu described as the supreme strategy of warfare:
attacking strategy itself – a strategy less concerned with
issuing critiques of reactionary plans so much as with
“winning hearts and minds” – winning people over to an
altogether new way of thinking about organizing social
life.
As few concepts are more central to this question than the
concept of security, an attack on “strategy itself” should
incorporate a critique of this. Although a universal
concern, security is ambiguous and contradictory. As such,
it provides ample material for criticism. Derived from the
Latin se (which means free from) and cura (care), security
literally means free from care – a freedom from care that
leads as easily to carelessness as to being carefree.
Reminiscent of the relation between liberty and license,
implicit in security is a similar contradiction – between
care (and a duty of care) and its neglect. Energy security,
for instance, is vital. People need energy to heat their
homes and cook their food. But when energy security is
conceived of in a narrow way (as energy derived not only
from fuels that pollute the planet but from fuels that are
extracted according to the dictates of a political-economy
that advances the economic security of one class at the
expense of another), energy security leads to general
human insecurity – the economic insecurity of an exploited
class as well as the insecurity associated with ecological
devastation and/or war, which accompanies the extraction
and production of these energy forms.
In other words, discussions of security need to distinguish
narrow types of security from broad notions of security –
notions of security that are broader, for instance, than the
national security of the national security state as well as
more universal than the social security of the welfare state.
Related more to care, and caring, than to carelessness and
carefree-ness, a critical conception of security does not fail
to recognize, for instance, that a crucial aspect of our
security is not only our well-being, and the health of our
communities, but the health and well-being of the general
environment – i.e., the planet – as well. And since the
nation-state is a construct designed not to produce human
security in general but only security for a small class of
people, and pits one nation-state against others, leading to
war and ecological devastation among other threats to a
critical conception of security, the nation-state and
capitalism – two sides of the same historically-minted coin
– turn out to both be structurally inimical to actual human
security.
Indeed, while capitalism certainly produces narrow forms
of security it only does so by producing broader types of
insecurity. Regulating the world according to the dictates
of profit, capitalism doesn’t just consistently fail to satisfy
social needs, it actively undermines them. Not only does
the prioritization of profit lead to the destruction of tons of
food every day – to keep up prices, even while people are
starving the world over – so long as exchange-value is
prioritized over use-value, human insecurity
preponderates. Rather than some marginal dimension,
creating scarcity, and thereby insecurity, is essential to
capitalism. As Karl Polanyi pointed out in The Great
Transformation, in Africa freely growing food was
destroyed by colonial administrators in order to compel
people to work – to earn money to pay for food that had
until then been available for free. And, in such practices as
planned obsolescence, this creation of insecurity continues
to characterize capitalistic production.
A similar dynamic amplifies housing insecurity. Since
capitalism is characterized by, in Immanuel Wallerstein’s
words, “the privatization of everything, in the interest of
generating profit,” like other public necessities housing is
treated as a private good, a commodity. Produced to create
profit, and only secondarily for its use (i.e.,
shelter/security) the commodification of housing creates
insecurity. Again and again, the world over, so-called
market forces deprive necessary housing from the poor,
and other vulnerable groups, creating insecurity, in order
to enrich land owners, bankers, and others who use
housing as a means to make money.
This upside-down, scarcity-producing, exchange-value-
prioritizing economy systemically degrades the natural
environment as well. The privatization of forests, for
example, leads to the conversion of so many trees into so
many paper cups, among other disposable commodities,
creating catastrophic environmental insecurity. And as the
incessant drive for profit has destroyed forests, clean air,
soil, and water throughout the world, it is not difficult to
foresee clean air (like clean water) becoming privatized in
the near future. If present trends continue, the commons of
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breathable air will be commodified, and people will be
forced to work for or exploit others in order to simply
breathe, raising human insecurity to unprecedented
heights. And yet, even if some clean, green energy form
were developed, and global warming and ecological
degradation could be somehow reversed, the demand for
profit would still create insecurity in some form or other in
order to compel people to work beyond what is necessary
for the production of use-values. Moreover, no matter how
clean and green warfare becomes it will still sow death. In
short, this society – ostensibly obsessed with security – not
only fails to supply actual concrete security to most
people, it is structurally pre-determined to undermine all
but the most superficial aspects of security.
As religious-thinking (emotion, superstition, and faith)
dominates political and economic discussions, and
information technology exponentially distances political
opponents into members of practically unbridgeable
alternative realities, little these days is not embroiled in the
religious war of contemporary politics. As such, many will
not be able to agree on what constitutes evidence, let alone
on the less concrete aspects of social reality. Consequently,
many will continue to deny the existence of discrimination,
global warming, and other phenomena, while steadfastly
insisting upon the reality of myriad imaginary entities,
even as the world floods and burns all around. As it stands,
however, plenty of people the world over need no
convincing that our very survival requires jettisoning
capitalism and the nation-state, along with the culture of
domination and exploitation that subtends these, and
replacing them with a non-coercive, non-exploitative, form
of social organization. If we are to develop a society that is
not only not contingent on destruction and abuse, but
allows us to realize an actually democratic, egalitarian, and
fair society, we must abandon these barbaric
organizational forms.
Although it is too soon to tell how the resistance to the
general and particular arrangement of the world will
develop, and whether Trump, among other demagogues,
will be removed from power, it is only growing more clear
that the racist, sexist, nationalistic governments assuming
power the world over enjoy considerable yet limited
popular support. And because, as history repeatedly
demonstrates, such deeply unpopular regimes inevitably
collapse, it is not difficult to imagine that, among others,
Trump’s may too. Should this occur, however, it is crucial
to recognize that an egalitarian movement will not only be
undermined to the extent that it facilitates or otherwise
contributes to a neoliberal restoration, such a restoration
would certainly produce a more virulent strain of
Trumpism. As such, both must be eliminated. Rather than
Trump’s brand of reaction, which seems bent on rolling
back neoliberalism to the 19th century, or even the
relatively enlightened New Deal reaction of Bernie
Sanders, we must not react to the current constitutional,
economic, and ecological crises so much as develop a
response that goes beyond the contradictions fundamental
to our exploitative class-based society.
Although it is unlikely that new elections will be held this
year, with the lack of popular support Trump and other
demagogues enjoy it is not difficult to imagine that a
radical political rupture could lead to such a thing in the
near future. Moreover, fidelity to democratic norms, and to
basic principles of justice and equality, demand that they
should be held. If we are to avoid reinstating an equally
reviled neoliberal government, however, new elections, as
well as a constitution that is responsive to social and
economic inequalities and ecological exigencies alike
should be two of the key considerations of a critical
opposition. Meanwhile, because our commercial press has
demonstrated its inability, along with its commercially-
generated conflict of interest, to report on substantive
issues, the potential political campaigns and debates that
new elections would entail – ignited, perhaps, by a radical
general strike – would need to be reported upon and
framed in a new, critical manner.
Among the security-related issues that these as of yet
imaginary debates would foreseeably consider would be
such issues as the security of women, people of color, the
poor, the aged, refugees, and other vulnerable
communities. Universal health care, environmental policy,
radical debt forgiveness, the abolition of our extensive
prison system and wage labor, the right to housing, the
legalization of marijuana and other drugs, and other
security-related issues would also foreseeably be
discussed. And in addressing the manner in which to
resolve our global insecurity, it is also very likely that a
communalist movement (the radically democratic,
egalitarian communalism discussed by Murray Bookchin,
among others, which extends back in history to well before
the Paris Commune) would be given voice.
Among other proposals, such a movement might argue that
the democratization of society could proceed via a new,
radical way of thinking about the community college.
Approached from both the federal and the local/municipal
level, a community college campus could be built in every
neighborhood in the country. Rather than degree-granting
institutions, however, these colleges would be publicly and
locally controlled and operated loci of democratization.
Among other resources, each of these public,
neighborhood campuses could have medical and/or
nursing schools, along with self-managed medical clinics –
enabling each community to train health care providers
and care for its own health care needs. Additionally,
dispute resolution departments and other departments
could be developed within these campuses, allowing each
community to more or less resolve its own disputes. And
since these would be part of and run by the community,
they would be free.
In addition to departments devoted to math, history,
biology, and other disciplines, engineering and design
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departments could flourish in each community college as
well, allowing each community, in collaboration with
others, to design, build and maintain their individual
and/or interconnected infrastructure systems. Responsive
to the needs of those who live in the community, and
prioritizing broader over narrow notions of security,
housing in the various colleges could be managed and
cared for by the colleges (i.e., by the community), as well.
Instead of receiving housing in exchange for rent, as
members of the community people would have a right to
this basic level of security.
Likewise, agricultural departments could enable each
community, in collaboration with others, to raise its own
food. And since these necessities would be produced for
use, and each community’s self-care, as opposed to
exchange, or profit, they would require far less work,
affording people considerable leisure to pursue other
activities.
Beyond providing nutritious food, health care, shelter,
leisure, and other necessities, there is no reason that these
community colleges would not also have sports, dance,
music departments, art departments, libraries, film
schools, and other resources necessary for well-being and
broader notions of human security. And, of course, these
campuses and departments would be associated in
regional, and ultimately global, confederations more
broadly, partnering, trading, caring for common resources,
and collaborating in collective projects, scientific research,
symposia, film festivals, sports competitions, and scholarly
conferences – sharing developments in various disciplines,
not out of the senseless, coerced competition and
production characteristic of our commodified academia,
but out of a genuine interest in and pursuit of knowledge,
for its own sake.
Ultimately one could imagine not only the buildings of the
neighborhoods but the public utilities and other resources
of the neighborhoods merging with the colleges – i.e., with
the community – and falling under public, democratic
control. In this way the community college communes
could develop into more or less autonomous, actually
democratic, self-governing communities. A broad
conception of human security, however, would require
cooperation between these community college communes.
And it is not difficult to imagine city-level and regional-
level congresses developing from the myriad community
colleges of the continents of the planet, eventually
replacing not only the institutions of the nation-state, but
the nation-state itself.
Some will no doubt dismiss this community college
communalism as utopian. And insofar as it doesn’t exist,
and is literally “no place,” it certainly is utopian in that
respect. However, it addresses the ecological and social
crises we are confronting in a far more practicable and
realistic way than do proposals, for instance, of settling
Mars – an inhospitable place with a problematic 25 hour
day, not to mention no air, and only the possibility of
water. As we spin on a planet that is being destroyed
before our very eyes by a fundamentally exploitative
political-economy – a system gerrymandered and
privatized to such a degree as to preclude meaningful
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reform – imagining radically new ways of organizing
social life, beyond the self-cannibalization of capitalism
and the state, is not only far more sensible than the inertial,
suicidal alternative; as we advance toward ecological
Holocaust, it’s the only sane response.
 It’s Official: Trump’s Pentagon Orders Military To Use
‘ISIS’ To Refer To Islamic State
By Vera Bergengruen - Vbergengruen@Mcclatchydc.Com
February 24, 2017 6:25 PM
Fighters from the Islamic State group paraded in a commandeered
Iraqi security forces in 2014 after they captured Mosul in Iraq.
Uncredited AP
WASHINGTON - ISIS is in, and ISIL is out.
The military will now officially refer to the Islamic State
as “ISIS,” short for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria,
according to a memo issued by the Pentagon earlier this
month. President Donald Trump uses the more commonly
recognized term for the terrorist group, while former
President Barack Obama preferred “ISIL,” short for the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
“We view ISIS, ISIL and Daesh as
interchangeable terms for the same thing,”
Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said in an
email clarifying the change on Friday. “ISIS is the
term most known and understood by the
American public, and it is what our leadership
uses. This memo simply aligns our terminology.”
The Feb. 13 memo from Defense Department Executive
Secretary Michael Bruhn cites guidance from Defense
Secretary Jim Mattis, who himself referred to the group as
ISIS during his confirmation hearing, as well as Trump’s
executive memorandum in January as reasons for the
change.
“The Defense Department will use the term
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, when
referring to this threat,” he wrote.
The Obama administration referred to the group as ISIL in
official statements and documents. The “Levant” in the
term refers to the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea,
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including areas of Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
Using the term is meant to encompass a larger geographic
area beyond Syria that is threatened by the terrorist group.
ISIL is also a more accurate translation of the group’s
Arabic name. Some critics of Obama’s Syria policy said
the president used the word ISIL to avoid having to get
involved in that country.
Trump signed an executive memorandum in January
ordering military leaders to conduct a 30-day review of
strategy to defeat the group, referring to the group as ISIS.
The White House also has used the acronym in official
documents and readouts of calls with foreign leaders.
Wish Obama would say ISIS, like almost everyone else,
rather than ISIL.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
December 7, 2015
The State and Defense Departments, however, continued
to use ISIL in some of their releases, including travel
advisories and readouts of calls.
Some other world leaders and governments, including
France, the United Kingdom and Turkey, use the word
“Daesh.” Daesh is an Arabic acronym for the group’s
name, and is considered derogatory since it sounds similar
to an Arabic verb that means to tread or trample underfoot.
During his campaign, Trump often criticized Obama for
not using the phrase “radical Islam,” which the former
president said bolstered the narrative of a war between the
West and Muslims pushed by the terrorist group.
“What exactly would using this label
accomplish?” Obama asked in a speech last
June. “What exactly would it change? Would it
make ISIL less committed to try to kill
Americans? Would it bring in more allies? Is
there a military strategy that is served by this?
The answer is none of the above.”
Last year, Trump implied that Obama similarly shied away
from using the word ISIS to be politically correct.
 “The president of the United States always says an interview in March 2016. “And I actually think
‘ISIL.’ Everyone else says ‘ISIS,’” Trump said in he does it to bother people.”
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 Britain’s Nigel Farage Exults
Over Trump And Brexit Wins At CPAC
FARAGE Insists The Tide That Caused Brexit And
Trump’s Victory Will Not Stop.
By VNN
February 24, 2017

“Blair is wrong because what happened in

2016 is not the end of this great global
revolution.
“What happened in 2016 is the beginning
of a great global revolution.”

Farage says he will be “forever grateful” to Barack Obama

for coming out against the Leave camp in the EU
referendum because “it put us up 2% in the polls”.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – FEBRUARY 24: British politician He promises

Nigel Farage speaks during the Conservative Political Action
Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
“Donald Trump will become more popular
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
by the day”.
Farage speaking at the Conservative Political Action
Conference (CPAC) in Maryland. He says:

His speech was entitled ‘Brexit and What it Means for
the World’.
The CPAC says it
“combines ideas with action to leverage the
strength of thousands of grass-roots
activists to break through the resistance of
Washington’s powerful elites”.
“Don’t listen to the media, don’t listen to the
commentators – they are trying to break
you.”
“What I do know is if the challengers don’t
get over the line this year, they will shift the
center of gravity of the entire debate,”
Farage said.
He closes his speech with:

Farage claims the people of Europe are tired of being ruled We are winning” to huge cheers.
by “boring grey men in Brussels”.

He insists the tide that caused Brexit and Trump’s victory

will not stop.

There were loud boos when Farage mentioned former

British PM Tony Blair.

He referred to Blair’s recent comments about EU

membership.

He said:

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 Hillary Clinton Calls For RESISTANCE To Trump:
“We Need To Stay Engaged… I’ll Be With You
Every Step Of The Way”
Mac Slavo
February 25, 2017

field and online, reaching out to new voters, young people

and everyone who wants a better, stronger and fairer
America.

We, as Democrats, must move forward with courage,

confidence and activism, and stay focused on the elections
we must win this year and next.

Let resistance plus persistence equal progress for our party

and our country.

…Keep fighting and keep the faith… and I’ll be

Last month we noted that Hillary Clinton is looking to start right there with you every step of the way.
her own “fabulous” TV show in an effort to remain
relevant following a disastrous Presidential election loss in
As we reported earlier this week, tens of millions of dollars
2016. The show, according to an insider, would be
are actively being funneled into so called non-profit
“completely controlled” and will likely focus on
organizations who are involved in a variety of activities
undermining the efforts of President Donald Trump, while
that include direct attacks on the alternative media which
whipping her supporters into a frenzy.
tanked Hillary’s Presidential run, infiltration of the Trump
White House, and instigation of purported “grass roots”
Now, in a three-minute video address to fellow Democrats, movements through the use of paid agitators like the
the former Secretary of State says she is going to keep the anonymous provocateurs we recently saw at protests in
fight going with the help of former President Barrack Berkeley, California.
Obama and his wife Michelle, who incidentally, recently
started their own organization aimed at marginalizing the
Make no mistake, Hillary Clinton is running for President
new Trump administration.
in 2020 and the video you just watched is the opening
salvo in a conflict that is designed to divide and conquer
The challenges we face as a party and a country are real. the American people.
So, now more than ever, we need to stay engaged in the
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 Obama, Democratic 'Super Group' Unite To End
Gerrymandering, Win State Races, Reclaim Majorities
By Joseph Weber
Published February 25, 2017
Former President Obama and other top Democrats are
focusing efforts on state-level races and ending the
reconfiguring of voting districts through the politically-
laden process known as gerrymandering -- a combined
effort to end “Trump-ism” and help their party regain
control of Congress and legislatures across the country.
Obama indicated before leaving the White House last fall
that his short-term, post-presidency focus will be on
General Assembly races and redistricting after the 2020
Census.
And 2016 presidential candidate former Maryland Gov.
Martin O’Malley has become the most recent high-profile
Democrat to take up the cause.
“America needs non-partisan redistricting
commissions,” O’Malley said at Boston College
Law School, where he’s now a visiting professor.
“This simple reform … must become the new
norm of American democracy. … How can we
expect people to vote if their voice has been
carved into irrelevance by a political map ahead
of time?”
An early test for Democrats trying to win state-level races
and stopping the Trump wave arrives this weekend.
Delaware is holding a special election for an open state
Senate seat that will decided whether Democrats keep their
roughly 40-year hold on the chamber.
"If we lose, a new Republican majority will take
power and rubber-stamp every single one of
Trump's hateful policies," the Democratic
Legislative Campaign Committee said in a recent
fundraising letter. "They'll grind all our progress
to a halt."
Voting districts are redrawn after a federal Census to
reflect the changes in population and other demographic.
Much of the redistricting across the country is done by the
political party that controls the state legislature.
However, critics argue the process, known as
gerrymandering, has run amok, with the majority party
drawing districts in crazy-quilt patterns to help protect
incumbents and their party win more races.
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“There’s one district in Virginia where you have
to take a boat on the James River to get to
another part,” Jared Leopold, spokesman for the
Democratic National Redistricting Committee,
told Fox News.
The tax-exempt group is leading Washington Democrats’
major effort to erase the majorities Republicans have in
Congress and statehouses across the country.
The Republicans wave election of 2010 handed them the
House majority and control of 20 additional state House
and Senate chambers, giving the party broad authority in
redrawing district maps after the Census that year.
Twenty-three legislatures are primarily responsible for that
task. And the situation has only helped Republicans retain
their seats and add to 2010 gains.
Leopold cited three main objectives: help Democrats win
more races in the next few election cycles to “put them in a
better situation before redistricting in 2020,” embark on
legal efforts to “undo some of the more egregious
redistricting” after the 2010 Census and push ballot
initiatives that will lead to “fair maps.”
He described the NDRC as a “super group” that brings
together the efforts of the Democratic Governors
Association, the Democratic Legislative Campaign
Committee and House Majority PAC.
The group’s chairman is former Attorney General Eric
Holder, whose support, along with Obama’s, will give the
group bonda fides and fundraising clout.
"We heard a lot in this past election about rigged
systems,” Holder said last month in announcing
the group’s start. “But I want to say the biggest
rigged system in America is gerrymandering.”
However, the group is not championing non-partisan
redistricting commissions, as O'Malley and others are.
O’Malley, who is continuing efforts to lead the party’s
progressive wing, has also made clear that his call to end
gerrymander speaks directly to what he fears is a rising,
anti-immigrant sentiment and other policies associated
with Republican President Trump.
 “I want to speak with you today about the
immediate challenges facing our nation,” said
O’Malley, who also equates Trump’s beliefs and
polices to fascism. “We must frame a principled
opposition to Trump-ism.”
Beyond the Delaware contest, the real bellwether races
will start next year in Virginia, North Carolina and New
Jersey.
Virginia, a battleground state that has voted Democrat the
past three presidential elections, next year is having state
House races and a gubernatorial contest to replace
outgoing Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The governor’s race already has heavyweights from both
parties including Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello. The
Republican slate includes Corey Stewart, an immigration
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hawk and former Trump campaigner, and Ed Gillespie, a
former Republican National Committee chairman who
nearly upset Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner in
2014.
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
spokeswoman Carolyn Fiddler told Fox News that the
Democrats’ recent efforts are a “smart refocus of efforts,”
more than a reckoning and that related fundraising has
been “astronomical.”
She also said Trump’s victory has indeed sparked a lot of
interest -- from potential canvassers to candidates.
“But it has also crystalized some social and
political priorities for people in ways they had not
before.”
 Some Of Trump's Picks Have
Troubling Links To Globalism, CFR
Written By Alex Newman
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Photos of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and Judge Neil Gorsuch: AP Images
After crushing the establishment and delivering a series of
blows to globalism, President Donald Trump's winning
spree against the powerful forces that opposed him appears
to be slowing down. In fact, with his recent selection of
Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster as National Security
Adviser and Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court —
both of whom have been listed as members of the
establishment globalist swamp known as the Council on
Foreign Relations (CFR) — concerns are growing even
among Trump supporters and grassroots conservative
activists. There were already several CFR-linked officials
before the latest additions — the very same forces that
viciously libeled and attacked him in their failed bid to
stop the swamp draining.
The controversial CFR group's agenda is rarely discussed
openly in the media, despite the fact that much of the
establishment media is actually listed as “corporate”
members of the CFR. The outfit's membership is often
quoted as supposedly dispassionate sources in the media,
too. But evidence of the organization's agenda — global
governance, open borders, Big Government, surrendering
sovereignty, attacking self-government, and more — is
hardly difficult to find.
Indeed, prominent patriotic Americans, including CFR
members, have been sounding the alarm for generations.
The late U.S. Admiral Chester Ward, for example, who
served as the Judge Advocate of the U.S. Navy, was a CFR
member for 16 years before resigning in disgust. “In the
entire CFR lexicon, there is no term of revulsion carrying a
meaning so deep as America First,” said Admiral Ward,
whose comments on the CFR shed light on why the group
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would be entirely hostile to Trump's central promise as a
pro-America, anti-establishment political candidate.
But it's even worse than that. “The main purpose of the
Council on Foreign Relations is promoting the
disarmament of U.S. sovereignty and national
independence, and submergence into an all-powerful one-
world government,” the admiral warned, adding that “this
lust to surrender the sovereignty and independence of the
United States is pervasive throughout most of the
membership.” In other words, not everyone in the CFR is a
fanatical globalist determined to sell out America's
sovereignty, but most are.
That sinister agenda becomes clear from reading the CFR's
own magazine, known as Foreign Affairs. In April 1974,
for example, Richard Gardner, former deputy assistant
Secretary of State, explained how the agenda for world
government would be pursued. “In short, the ‘house of
world order’ will have to be built from the bottom up
rather than from the top down,” he wrote. “An end run
around national sovereignty, eroding it piece by piece, will
accomplish much more than the old fashioned assault.”
The magazine also regularly promotes regional
government, war, and attacks on national sovereingty.
For some additional perspective, then-Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton admitted in a speech that the CFR gives
her instructions on “what we should be doing and how we
should think about the future.” Bush's Vice President Dick
Cheney once bragged: “I've been a member [of the CFR]
for a long time, and was actually a director for some period
of time. I never mentioned that when I was campaigning
for re-election back home in Wyoming.” Countless similar
statements exist acknowledging the CFR's deceptive
practices, its dangerous agenda, and its hijacking of U.S.
policy.
And yet, on the campaign trail, Trump blasted what he
described as a “cabal” seeking “global government” and
vowed to put an end to such machinations. “Americanism,
not globalism, will be our credo,” Trump said, adding that
“America First” would become U.S. policy across every
sphere of government activity including foreign policy,
economic policy, trade policy, national security,
immigration, and much more.
Of course, it is true that Trump's administration and
cabinet has less establishment globalists and CFR
members than any White House in recent memory, of
either party — Obama, Clinton, and both Bushes have
each installed hundreds of CFR members in top positions
within their administrations. But with some of Trump's
most recent appointments, the trend toward adding more
and more CFR members has raised questions and concerns
even among some of his most ardent supporters.
Did the so-called Deep State find a way to get to Trump?
Is Trump simply unaware of the CFR's well-documented
agenda to undermine U.S. sovereignty, liberty, and
prosperity? Are there globalist CFR operatives who have
burrowed their way into senior positions in the
administration, and are now working to bring in more
swamp creatures to mislead and sabotage Trump? The
months and years ahead should make that more clear.
First, Gorsuch. Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court,
assuming he is confirmed, will have immense influence on
the future of America — far more than America's founding
fathers ever intended. As soon as the announcement was
made, many well-known conservative and establishment
voices sprang into action to support the nomination. Some
prominent voices expressed hesitation — both on pro-life
issues and gun rights — but overall much of the
Republican Party was pleased, ranging from
constitutionalists and conservatives to the neocon and
establishment wing of the GOP.
A number of concerns ended up being raised about him,
though. And more than a few liberals, including some far-
left pseudo-journalists, have applauded the choice. The
headline at the anti-Trump hysteria factory known as the
Washington Post, for example, reads: “Simply stated,
Gorsuch is steadfast and surprising. The Supreme Court
nominee resides on the right, listens intently to the left and
often finds a homespun truth somewhere in between.” An
opinion piece at The Hill, meanwhile, suggested
approvingly that Gorsuch might even be a secret liberal.
However, one crucial point on his résumé has flown
largely under the radar, even among many usually well-
informed voices that would have promptly sounded the
alarm. That is the fact that Gorsuch was listed as a term
member of the CFR in the organization's 2008 Annual
Report Membership Roster. He was also listed as a
member in his 2006 nomination by President George W.
Bush. And aside from Internet commentators in comment
sections, the only major analyst who seems to have noticed
is Kelleigh Nelson.
CFR operatives must have noticed, too, though, recently
calling Gorsuch “well qualified” for the spot — while
perhaps inadvertently sending out a major warning sign for
conservatives and constitutionalists. “Trump arguably had
one good day in his first two weeks, on Jan. 31, when he
rolled out the nomination of the well-qualified Neil
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Gorsuch to the Supreme Court,” the CFR's warmongering
neoconservative Max Boot wrote in an oped published in
Foreign Policy viciously attacking Trump and his agenda.
Boot and other globalist neocons, often called RINOs
(Republicans In Name Only), viciously smeared Trump
during his campaign, too, abandoning the GOP for Hillary
Clinton.
Then there is Lieutenant General McMaster, Trump's new
national security adviser who took over after non-CFR
member Mike Flynn resigned amid what appeared to be a
well-orchestrated hit job by the so-called Deep State. By
all accounts, McMaster is a superb soldier, officer, and
military man. He has received a wide array of awards,
medals, and recognition for his service in the U.S. Army.
His insights into the failures of U.S. military leadership in
Vietnam have received widespread praise, too.
However, McMaster is listed as a member of the Council
on Foreign Relations, too — and his membership is current
as of February 24, according to the CFR's online roster.
And while there are undoubtedly some non-globalists who
have joined the CFR over the years for reasons other than
believing in its anti-American, anti-freedom agenda,
McMaster's record suggests he may not be among that
small group.
A decade ago, he joined the globalist-minded International
Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London as a
“Senior Research Associate.” According to the
organization itself, his mandate was described as
“conduct[ing] research to identify opportunities for
improved multi-national cooperation and political-military
integration in the areas of counterinsurgency, counter-
terrorism, and state building.”
There are a number of terms and phrases there that are
cause for alarm — including standard globalist rhetoric
such as “multi-national cooperation” and “political-
military integration,” which sounds a lot like sovereignty-
stealing schemes such as NATO and the European Union.
There was also the term “state building,” which critics
pointed out resembles the “nation building” that Trump
specifically vowed to stop under his administration
following costly and deadly failures by Obama and Bush.
The New American's Warren Mass reported on the
developments this week. “One would have expected an
interventionist, neoconservative CFR member such as John
McCain to have appointed a man such as McMaster to his
inner circle,” Mass wrote. And indeed, true to form,
globalist neocon McCain, who has expressed nothing but
contempt for Trump and his supporters, was very pleased
with McMaster, calling him “an outstanding choice for
national security advisor — man of genuine intellect,
character and ability.”
McMaster and Gorsuch are only the two most recent CFR
additions to the Trump Team. Others have already been
documented in the pages of The New American. And a
regular commentator in the comments section of this
magazine's online portal, who goes by the username
St_Robert_Bellarmine, has compiled a significant list of
Trump's senior CFR-linked and globalist-tied appointees,
some of whom have attended the globalist Bilderberg
summit or have ties to globalist billionaire David
Rockefeller's Trilateral Commission, a CFR-type body
focusing on America, Europe, and Japan.
Among them are Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade
representative, who is listed as a current member of CFR,
despite the globalist outfit's key role in imposing the very
multilateral “free-trade” regimes that Trump has opposed
for harming America and undermining U.S. sovereignty.
Another is Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, a CFR
member with troubling links to the Communist Chinese
dictatorship. She also happens to be married to Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and may have been a
bargaining chip in getting other nominees approved by
establishment Republicans in Congress.
Then there are a number of non-members who
nevertheless have troubling ties to the CFR and other
globalist organizations. Exxon-Mobil, of course, is a
“founder” corporate member of the CFR. And despite not
being an official member himself, Rex Tillerson boasted to
CFR members in a speech that he shared their views on
globalism. “Like the Council’s founders, I believe we must
choose the course of greater international engagements,”
Tillerson said in a 2007 event at the CFR.
Another controversial figure is Steven Mnuchin, Trump's
treasury secretary and a former executive with “vampire
squid” international bank Goldman Sachs. Like Exxon-
Mobil, the globalist bank is also listed as a “founder”
corporate member of the CFR. And Mnuchin, while not
listed publicly as a member of CFR, was a member of the
secret “Skull and Bones” society at Yale that has been
exposed for being involved in dark and deeply disturbing
rituals. George W. Bush and John Kerry were also
members, though both refused to talk about it while
running against each other for president.
Then there are at least two cabinet members in the Trump
administration who have attended the annual Bilderberg
summit, where top globalists, politicians, bankers,
communists, royalty, and crony capitalists meet once a
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year to plot policy behind closed doors and recruit useful
idiots to their globalist cause. The first is former Texas
Governor Rick Perry, a Republican who serves as Trump's
energy secretary. The other is Secretary of Defense James
Mattis, a military man who attended the 2015 Bilderberg
meeting in Austria as a “distinguished fellow” of the
Hoover Institution.
The name Rothschild — the unfathomably wealthy
banking dynasty — often pops up in connection with
Bilderberg, billionaire George Soros, and other organs and
individuals associated with the globalist establishment and
the central banking cartel. And it just so happens that
Trump's commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, was a senior
managing director at Rothschild, Inc., before joining
Trump's team. Soros, the extreme left-wing agitator, was
also a Rothschild protege.
Of course, hoping for a cabinet entirely devoid of people
with links to the establishment swamp — at least for now
— might be a bit unrealistic. After all, the nominees had to
get through Senate confirmation, and there are more than a
few CFR operatives and globalist shills still haunting the
halls of Congress. And to be fair, on the campaign trail,
Trump did say he had “respect” for CFR boss Richard
Haass, a leading globalist operative who has publicly
grumbled about Trump and his agenda. Trump's team has
also said publicly that all cabinet members agreed to go
along with the president's America First agenda.
However, at this point, it is starting to seem like there are
too many swamp creatures in the White House for
comfort. His supporters have expressed hope the president
will keep them on a short leash, and utter the famous
“you're fired” phrase from his TV days if any of the
appointees get out of line. And to be fair, again, Trump has
taken a number of actions that clearly upset the globalist
establishment and the CFR, ranging from dismantling
Obama regulations to withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific
Partnership. But being surrounded by globalists and
establishment operatives gives them the chance to mislead
Trump, sabotage his agenda, and more.
He does have many excellent people working for him,
many of whom have been highlighted in these pages. To
avoid becoming another victim of the establishment,
though, Trump should probably exercise extreme caution
when getting advice or information.
 Trump Administration Unveils
First Step In Building Border Wall
By Tyler Durden
Feb 25, 2017 11:02 AM
In the first tangible step toward delivering on Trump's
campaign promise to halt unauthorized immigration from
Mexico, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday
released plans for picking vendors for President Donald
Trump's proposed border wall, issuing a preliminary
request for proposals saying it plans to release a formal
solicitation around March 6 “for the design and build of
several prototype wall structures in the vicinity of the
United States border with Mexico.”
In a document on the federal government's website for
business opportunities, the CPB said it would release a
request on or about March 6 asking companies for
prototype ideas for a wall to be built near the U.S.-
Mexican border. Vendors were asked to submit prototype
concepts by March 10. After reviewing the ideas submitted
by vendors, the agency will evaluate and select the best
designs by March 20, then issue a request for proposals by
March 24 in which vendors would be asked to price out the
cost of building the proposed wall.
A spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection told
Reuters the solicitation published on Friday had
"everything to do" with the wall that Trump has proposed.
The spokesman said the initial request for information was
to give industry the opportunity to tell the Department of
Homeland Security, which oversees CBP, what is possible
in constructing a border wall. "Once we get feedback from
the vendors, we'll look at the ones that are most feasible,"
the spokesman said. That would be followed by the request
for proposals to firm up exactly how much constructing the
wall would cost.
The document says multiple awards for the barrier are
expected by mid-April as part of the process, an aggressive
schedule for a government construction project. "It's going
to start soon. Way ahead of schedule, way ahead of
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schedule," Trump told the Conservative Political Action
Conference on Friday.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report
seen by Reuters this month indicated the border wall
would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as
much as $21.6 billion to build and take more than three
years to complete. The report’s estimated price tag is much
higher than a $12 billion figure cited by Trump in his
campaign and estimates as high as $15 billion from
Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan
and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The plan
laid out what it would take to seal the border in three
phases of construction of fences and walls covering just
over 1,250 miles (2,000 km) by the end of 2020. With 654
miles (1,046 km) of the border already fortified, the new
construction would extend almost the length of the entire
border.
Last month, Trump signed an executive order to begin
preliminary steps toward building the wall. No cost
estimates were included, and Homeland Security Secretary
John Kelly has said his plan is to
“secure our southern border with effective
physical barriers, advanced technology, and
strategic deployment of law enforcement
personnel.”
According to Bloomberg, Konstantin Kakaes, an
international security fellow with the New America
Foundation, has estimated the cost of a 1,000-mile
concrete wall 50 feet high, with 10 feet below ground, at
$38 billion.
Bloomberg also notes that construction companies that
have done work for the federal government and may
respond to the preliminary request for proposals include:
Bechtel Group Inc., which builds airports and nuclear
power plants and has done almost $3 billion in work for
the U.S. since the beginning of fiscal 2013; BL Harbert
International Inc. ($2 billion); and Caddell Construction
Co. ($1.9 billion).
Ironically, one of the biggest beneficiaries of Trump’s wall
may be Mexico’s Cemex SAB, the largest cement maker
in the Americas, Bloomberg News reported Jan. 25. It
would be one of the best-positioned companies to profit
because it has operations on both sides of the border.
 Exclusive—Regnery: Anti-Trump
Democrats’ Best Allies Are Senate Republicans
by Alfred S. Regnery
25 Feb 2017
So far, the Senate has confirmed 14 of the
549 senior federal positions that President
Trump needs to run the government and who
need Senate confirmation—Cabinet
secretaries and people who run the
departments, bureaus, agencies and the rest
of the government. The rest of the
government is being run by career
bureaucrats and a few Obama holdovers.
There are another 120 vacant federal judgeships and, of
course, the Neil Gorsuch nomination to the Supreme
Court. Each requires Senate approval.
White House staff is busily choosing and vetting
candidates for the rest of the positions, and there
undoubtedly will be many nominations sent to the Senate
for confirmation in the next several weeks.
And where is the Senate now? On vacation.
We hear a lot of talk that Harry Reid gave away the store
when he exercised the nuclear option, and that Republicans
have the 51 votes needed to get the Trump team
confirmed. That may be, but with the way Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell runs the Senate, Democrats can—and
probably will—make it impossible to confirm more than a
handful of nominees.
The problem isn’t the votes. Republicans have those. The
problem is time—floor time.
As a senior Senate staffer told me this week:
“Regardless of how many votes it takes to
confirm or approve anything in the Senate, if
Democrats want to force the issue, they can
require a minimum of 30 hours to debate any
nomination or any bill. Let that sink in. 549
vacancies, at 30 hours each, equals 686 days. If
you subtract weekends, and add a nice vacation
every few months, you are looking at never
finishing this job throughout the entirety of
Donald Trump’s first term. And this assumes
they are in session around the clock and do no
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other legislative business, which is also
impossible.”
Under Senate rules, when debate is cut off, senators are
entitled to another 30 hours of debate. Since the Senate is
rarely in session for more than 25 to 30 hours a week,
Democrats can tie things up indefinitely.
So you would think the Senate would be working long
hours, forcing Democrats to talk until exhausted, so the
President’s team gets confirmed, right?
Wrong. After doing virtually no work during most of
January, and working at a leisurely pace in February, the
Senate just left town for a 10-day recess. That means they
went home to campaign—after being on the job for about
six weeks. As my friend said:
“The Democrats are shutting down the Senate’s
business, and Mitch McConnell’s answer is to
give everyone a big vacation. The message to
Democrats is: keep up the great work, we have
no intention of fighting back.”
The result? The government will be run by bureaucrats,
Obama holdovers and temporary “acting” trump
appointees. Neil Gorsuch won’t get confirmed for weeks
and weeks, and other judicial vacancies will remain
vacant. Not to mention letting President Trump’s program
simply die on the vine—the crucial business of repealing
Obamacare, tax reform, passing budgets and
appropriations, and the rest of the things Donald Trump
and taxpayers so badly need.
So what is to be done?
I spoke with a long-time staff member from the Senate
Judiciary Committee (who must remain anonymous if he
wants to keep his job), who told me that Republicans’ only
remedy is to force Democrats to debate until they wear
themselves out. Schedule Senate floor debates to go all day
and night, on weekends and holidays until Democrats cry
uncle.
“Is McConnell likely to do that?” I asked. Not a
chance, said my friend.
 “Are any Republican Senators demanding that
they fight back?” I asked.
Not a one, I was told.
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington told the New York Times
this week that [Democrats] “have to resist [Trump] every
way and everywhere, every time we can… By
undermining Mr. Trump across the board, Democrats hope
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to split Republicans away from a president of their own
party.”
Unless Mitch McConnell gets down to business and gets
the Senate back to work, he may help Democrats do
exactly that.
Alfred S. Regnery serves as the Chairman of the Law
Enforcement Legal Defense Fund.
 Ashley Judd Claims Trump’s
Victory Was Worse Than Child Rape
By Baxter Dmitry
Posted on February 25, 2017

evaporated.’ And it was incredibly painful.

Incredibly painful,” she said.

“Immediately I began to weep, because it’s not

Ashley Judd claims President Trump’s
election victory is the worst thing that has
ever happened to her, describing the
experience as even worse than being raped
as a child.
“It remains for me the worst thing that has ever
happened to me in my lifetime,” Judd said of
Trump’s election victory. “Raped as a child –
bad. Re-raped by a political system that ordains
a clown – really bad.”
ok. It’s not ok,” Judd added. “For me it’s not
about the wall, it not about any of that stuff. It’s
about, you voted for a pussy grabber. You voted
for someone who calls his wife a piece of ass,
whose daughter is his favorite sex symbol. It
really boils down to me to the sexual assault and
the misogyny piece.”
At the Women’s March in Washington, DC, Ashley Judd
used her celebrity platform to deliver a demented,
rambling speech, telling thousands of protestors that
President Trump has sexual fantasies about his daughter,
Ivanka.

The Hollyweird star made the claim in a Huffington Post

video titled, “Ashley Judd describes being triggered by
Trump.”

Wearing a so-called “Pussy Hat” popularized by feminist

activists, Ashley Judd said the same male family member
who failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted as
a child betrayed her again by voting for Trump.
“I am not as nasty as your own daughter being
your favorite sex symbol, like your wet dreams
infused with your own genes,” Judd said, doing
her best imitation of a high school mean girl,
creating accusations out of thin air to try and
smear an enemy.

#ResistHollywood

Hollyweird continues digging up fading celebrities to try

and rally the people against their Presdient.

Jodie Foster has told protesters Saturday that it is “time to

“And the fact that there were adult men in my resist” during a rally against Donald Trump’s hard-line
family – who failed to protect me as a child – immigration policies.
voted for him, was really re-traumatizing in
saying, ‘You’re gonna put me out there again.
And the idea that you would protect me has
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Speaking ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday night, cranking their machine into gear before the Oscars. The
the Oscar-winning actress warned of an “attack on next few days will be filled with all manner of guff and
democracy” and urged people to “engage“. propaganda, fearmongering and emotional blackmail.

The Silence Of The Lambs actress told the crowd “it’s Do yourself a favor and #ResistHollywood. Boycott the
time to show up” as the US President seeks to revive his celebrity nonsense until they learn their place and shut the
travel ban. hell up.

Foster was addressing a 1,200-strong crowd outside the

Beverly Hills headquarters of United Talent Agency
(UTA), which cancelled its annual Oscars party in favor of
protesting Trump and staging the demonstration.

“Anytime is a good time for illumination,’” Foster

said. “And this is the time for illumination. I
believe this time is filled with light.”

Hollyweird has dug up a high witch to rally the troops,

spouting code words for the Luciferians as they begin

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 The Spooks And The Hacks: Why Do They Hate Russia?
It’s A Mystery To Me. I Throw It Open To The Listenership. Why Am I
Supposed To Believe That Russia Is Our Enemy?
By John Derbyshire
February 25, 2017
Well, if you were wondering who really
runs things in Washington, D.C.—where
the real power lies—now you know: it’s
with the intelligence agencies, with a
little help from the Main Stream Media.
Next question: why do they hate Russia
so much?
December 29th, the day still-President Barack Obama
expelled a raft of Russian diplomats on suspicion of having
influenced our election, General Michael Flynn—at that
point merely a private citizen but about to become
President Trump’s national-security advisor —had a phone
conversation with the Russian ambassador.
Nothing wrong with that. Or perhaps not quite nothing.
There is a federal law called the Logan Act that prohibits
private citizens from talking to foreign governments.[18
U.S. Code § 953 ] The Act was passed in 1799 when one
George Logan, a Pennsylvania state legislator, had talks
with the government of France, ticking off the John Adams
administration, which had majorities in Congress. In the
subsequent 218 years, there has been just one indictment
under the Logan act, and zero actual prosecutions. The Act
is regarded as a bit of a joke, and the jurisprudential
consensus seems to be that it is in fact unconstitutional,
although with zero prosecutions in 200-plus years, nobody
thinks it’s worth the trouble to test the matter.
Well, our spooks listened in to that December 29th episode
of personal diplomacy. Then they passed on what they’d
heard to the FBI. Then someone—either a spook or a G-
man—leaked to the press.
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“According to a senior U.S. government
official, Flynn phoned Russian Ambassador
Sergey Kislyak several times on Dec. 29,
the day the Obama administration
announced the expulsion of 35 Russian
officials as well as other measures in
retaliation for the hacking. “[Why did
Obama dawdle on Russia’s hacking?, By
David Ignatius, January 12. 2017]
That is seriously illegal. It’s also highly irresponsible, as it
gives the other party meta-intelligence—that’s intelligence
about intelligence. Without knowing what we’re doing or
how we’re doing it, the Russians now know a thing we can
do: listen to their ambassador’s phone conversations in
defiance of whatever kind of subterfuge or encryption he’s
using.
But if there’s been a Main Stream Media
hue and cry over that illegality and that
irresponsibility on the part of our
intelligence and law-enforcement
agencies, I missed it. All the fuss has
been about what Flynn told or did not
tell Vice President Pence, and how the
President was then briefed.
It’s penny-ante stuff; so much so you have to wonder—as
some commentators have wondered—whether Trump used
the whole nothingburger as an excuse to dump Flynn this
week because he was dissatisfied with him.
It got blown up into a major story because of synergy
between the intelligence people and the MSM, the spooks
and the hacks. Dwight Eisenhower famously warned us
about the military-industrial complex. What we’ve seen
this week is the intelligence-media complex showing its
strength.
When the hackers met the spooks.
The spooks can of course do major
damage on their own. In alliance
with the MSM, though, they are
lethal.
 A leak is just a leak; the MSM decides what to make into
a major story and what to leave as a filler item on page 23.
And, working as they do in a pillar of the
CultMarx establishment, the media hacks
are happy to take what scraps and
fragments the vengeful spooks pass on
to them and work them into bricks to
throw through Trump’s windows.
So again I ask: Whence all this hostility
to Russia?
I am honestly baffled by it. In what way
is Russia a threat to U.S. interests?
They have no claims on our territory. They’re not a
commercial rival. They’re not flooding us with cheap
workers to depress our own people’s wages and burden our
welfare services. They haven’t sent any terrorists to fly
planes into our skyscrapers. Why are we even supposed to
be bothered by their espionage activities?
It’s true that the present Russian government is unlovely.
It’s true they might do mean things, like invading Estonia.
That would be deplorable, but no sane person really thinks
the U.S.A. would go to war over it, as the NATO charter
technically requires.
Indeed, the temptation to show up
NATO for the hollow sham it is, is the
only reason I can think of for why
Russia would invade Estonia.
The Estonians should make what arrangements for mutual
defense they can with neighboring countries, and avoid
provoking the bear. They face nothing worse than small
countries with big neighbors have faced since the
beginning of time.
Russia’s just another country, like Brazil or Indonesia. I
can’t see any reason we shouldn’t get along with them on
the same terms as with those countries.
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The Cold War’s been over for a quarter
of a century, for Heaven’s sake.
I can’t even figure out a conspiracy theory about our
Establishment’s hostility to Russia. Has the Homintern
been at work, stirring up anti-Russian feeling because they
won’t legalize same-sex marriage? Does someone think
they want to dominate the Middle East so they can control
the Arabs’ oil? Do influential American Jews still nurse
resentment for the Kishinev Pogrom? None of that strikes
me as even remotely plausible.
Is it just inertia? The Cold War created huge, entrenched
sub-establishments within the federal government—lots of
iron rice bowls. These sub-establishments don’t want their
rice bowls broken. They don’t want their corner of the
swamp to be drained. Swamp-draining-wise, they are
massively conservative, in the style of the Third Duke of
Norfolk: “I would all things were as hath been in times
past.”
That’s not much more plausible than the conspiracy stuff,
though. After twenty-six years, years that saw the War on
Terror and the rise of China, are significant power centers
in the U.S. government really still obsessing about
Kremlin plots and tank divisions rolling through the Fulda
Gap?
Hard to believe.
Is it just the perception that Vladimir Putin is a
nationalist—a nationalist that will help other nationalists
any way he can, funding Ms. Le Pen’s political campaigns
[ Marine Le Pen’s links to Russia under US scrutiny,
Telegraph, UK, December 21, 2016] and hacking the
emails of Donald Trump’s opponents?
Possibly, and I can see that would rile up the CultMarx
globalists.
But why are the rest of us supposed to
care?
It’s a mystery to me. I throw it open to the listenership.
Why am I supposed to believe that Russia is our enemy?
Winston Churchill, following the Hitler-Stalin deal of
1939, said that Russian policy was
“A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an
enigma.”
I’m feeling the same way about our own current Russia
policy.
Can anyone enlighten me?
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 Report: Trump's New National Security Adviser Not A Fan
Of The Term 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
By Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher)
2/25/17 11:49 AM
President Trump's new national security adviser broke with
his stated viewpoint on Islam almost immediately after
being sworn-in, telling aides on Thursday saying "radical
Islamic terrorism" isn't helpful.
The New York Times reported Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster told
the National Security Council that using the term "radical
Islamic terrorism" is not helpful because terrorists are "un-
Islamic."
Trump chided President Obama and Hillary Clinton's
refusal to use the term during the presidential campaign
and promised to use the label "radical Islamic terrorism" as
much as possible. The argument against using the term is
that calling terrorists Islamic justifies the belief that they
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are acting in accordance with their religion, instead of
portraying them as outside agitators to Islam.
The comments made by McMaster, who is known to be
independent, reflect a worldview more akin to Obama and
President George W. Bush when it comes to Islam than
Trump.
"McMaster, like Obama, is someone who was in
positions of leadership and thought the United
States should not play into the jihadist
propaganda that this is a religious war," said
William McCants, a senior fellow at the
Brookings Institution.
It's unclear how much McMaster's views will influence
Trump himself.
The Times reported McMaster is not close to Trump and
does not have the privilege of simply being able to walk
into the Oval Office to speak with Trump. Advisers like
Stephen Bannon and Stephen Miller, who hold more anti-
Islamic views, are both close to Trump and have walk-in
privileges.
 Trump Tweets He’ll Skip White House
Correspondents’ Dinner – After Some Media Also Cancel
Published Time: 25 Feb, 2017 22:14Edited Time: 26 Feb, 2017 13:38
US President Donald Trump © Carlos Barria / Reuters
US President Donald Trump has tweeted he is not going to
be present at the White House Correspondents' Association
dinner. The announcement comes after several high-profile
news organizations, including Bloomberg and The New
Yorker, withdrew from the event.
"I will not be attending the White House
Correspondents' Association Dinner this year.
Please wish everyone well and have a great
evening!" Trump wrote, without giving any
reason for his decision.
I will not be attending the White House
Correspondents' Association Dinner this year.
Please wish everyone well and have a great
evening!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
February 25, 2017
The tradition to hold annual dinners organized by the
White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) goes
back the 1920s. The high-profile event honors journalists
who report the White House and the US president.
For some years now, there has been a tradition for the
serving US leader to attend the dinner. In fact, Donald
Trump will be the first president in 36 years to miss the
high-roller event, following Ronald Reagan in 1981 who
was recovering from a gunshot wound, NBC reports.
This year’s dinner is set to take place on April 29 at the
Hinckley Hilton in Washington, DC.
During the WCHA dinner, a satirical take is delivered on
the US president with a comedian typically invited to
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“roast” the leader and his politics. The president is also
invited to give a satirical speech, in which the media is
typically mocked in return.
Trump is known for his strained relationship with the US
media, calling the New York Times “failing” as well
criticizing several major news organizations as sources of
“fake news.”
In the most recent incident, the CNN, The New York Times,
The Los Angeles Times, Politico and Buzzfeed were
banned from attending a White House press gaggle, a non-
televised briefing by White House press secretary Shaun
Spicer, sparking widespread outrage.
Yet, several major news organizations were let in to cover
the briefing, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters,
Bloomberg and McClatchy.
Spicer also noted that the Trump White House is
perhaps “more accessible" than under any other
administration. For the first time, there are “Skype seats”
for journalists who cannot physically attend briefings.
Before Trump’s decision to pull out of the WCHA dinner,
several US media outlets refused to host parties at the
dinner. The New Yorker announced early February it
would not hold a party it typically holds at the beginning
of the gathering. Vanity Fair magazine also withdrew from
sponsoring its usual afterparty. Bloomberg said it would
follow suit.
Trump's decision to skip the dinner comes after criticism
of the event in recent years, with some people saying that
it showed a too-cozy relationship between the media and
the White House.
The US leader has repeatedly come under fire for his
verbal attacks on some of the media outlets in America. In
a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC) in Maryland, the US President, however, stressed
that he is “not against the media” but “only the fake news
media or the press.”
“The media didn’t think we would win. The
pundits didn’t think we’d win," he said, adding
that "the people proved them all wrong.”
 Trump: I Won't Attend
White House Correspondents' Dinner
By Max Greenwood And Jordan Fabian –
02/25/17 05:05 PM EST
President Trump announced Saturday he will not be
attending this year's White House Correspondents'
Association dinner, a break with past presidents.
"I will not be attending the White House Correspondents'
Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well
and have a great evening!" Trump tweeted.
I will not be attending the White House
Correspondents' Association Dinner this year.
Please wish everyone well and have a great
evening!
— Donald J. Trump
(@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017
The president's announcement comes amid growing
tensions between his administration and the media, with
several news organizations including CNN saying they
may not participate in this year's event at the Washington
Hilton.
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The dinner honors journalists who cover the White House
and awards scholarships to aspiring reporters.
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA),
which organizes the annual dinner, said in a statement the
event will continue as planned on April 29 despite Trump's
absence.
WHCA president Jeff Mason said the dinner
"has been and will continue to be a celebration of
the First Amendment and the important role
played by an independent news media in a
healthy republic."
"We look forward to shining a spotlight at the
dinner on some of the best political journalism of
the past year and recognizing the promising
students who represent the next generation of
our profession," he added.
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The WHCA typically invites the president and members of
his staff. A comedian is brought in to roast the commander
in chief, who then delivers lighthearted remarks.
Trump attended the dinner in 2011, where he was
repeatedly mocked and teased by then-President Obama.
Trump chose to skip the dinner during the 2016
presidential campaign, despite receiving a number of
invites from the media.
Many have speculated that Trump's appearance at the 2011
dinner fueled his desire to enter the political arena.
Trump for months had cast doubt on the authenticity of
Obama's birth certificate in an effort to question whether
he was eligible to occupy the Oval Office. After Obama
released the certificate, he mocked Trump at length during
his speech at the dinner while the business mogul sat in the
audience.
“Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but
no one is prouder to put this birth certificate
matter to rest than The Donald,” Obama said.
“And that's because he can finally get back to
focusing on the issues that matter, like, did we
fake the moon landing? What really happened in
Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”
Trump brushed aside Obama's comments during an
interview days later on Fox News.
“I didn’t know that I’d be virtually the sole focus. I
guess when you’re leading in the polls that sort
of thing tends to happen," he said.
"But I was certainly in a certain way having a
good time listening."
Past dinners have attracted celebrities and athletes from
outside of Washington. The association hosted the first
dinner in 1921.
Ronald Reagan was the last president to miss the event
after he was shot in a 1981 assassination attempt. Calvin
Coolidge became the first sitting president to attend in
1924.
Trump's decision is his latest jab at news outlets, which he
has attempted to delegitimize by labeling "fake news" and
"dishonest."
“I love the First Amendment; nobody loves it
better than me. Nobody,” Trump said Friday at
the Conservative Political Action Conference.
“But as you saw throughout the entire campaign,
and even now, the fake news doesn't tell the
truth,” he continued. “I say it doesn't represent
the people, it never will represent the people, and
we're going to do something about it.”
Bloomberg L.P., which hosts a high-profile after-party for
the dinner, had pulled the plug on the event. Vanity Fair,
which usually partners with Bloomberg in throwing the
party, announced earlier this month that it would not
participate.
The New Yorker, the magazine that hosts a kickoff party
before the dinner, canceled its event earlier this month,
while CNN and MSNBC are also reportedly deliberating
whether they will pull out of the annual dinner.
.
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Trump's announcement comes a day after his
administration's latest clash with the media.
The White House faced backlash after press secretary Sean
Spicer barred several news outlets from attending a
briefing in his office on Friday.
Several news organizations including The New York
Times, The Hill, Politico and CNN were barred from the
question-and-answer session, among others. Several right-
leaning news organizations were allowed to attend, along
with some major networks like ABC.
The Associated Press and Time magazine, whose
correspondents were allowed into Spicer’s briefing,
refused to attend, because of the way it was handled.
Almost immediately, news outlets and journalist groups
blasted the decision, including the WHCA.
“The WHCA board is protesting strongly against
how today's gaggle is being handled by the
White House,” Mason said Friday.
 ‘US Held Hostage For Too Long, Trump Right To
Bar MSM From White House Gaggle’
Published Time: 25 Feb, 2017 13:18Edited Time: 25 Feb, 2017 14:56
White House spokesman Sean Spicer © Kevin
Lamarque / Reuters
Many Americans are secretly loving the Trump
administration's media offensive, because for the longest
time these organizations, they believe, have held a
monopoly with their haughty attitude that they know
better, says political commentator Lionel.
In the latest clash between the Trump administration and
the media, several Western news outlets were barred from
Friday’s off-camera Q&A session with White House press
secretary Sean Spicer.
Outlets denied entry to the “gaggle” included the New
York Times, Politico, CNN, the Guardian, BuzzFeed,
among others. However, Trump-friendly conservative
publications, such as Breitbart News, the One America
News Network, and the Washington Times, were granted
admission, as well as TV networks ABC, CBS, NBC, and
Fox News.
BREAKING: Trump addresses
#CPAC2017https://t.co/4xvMmNN33m - WATCH LIVE
https://t.co/AVSf3ML1Nlpic.twitter.com/hTVMvV11eM
— RT America (@RT_America) 24 февраля 2017 г.
RT: We’re hearing two different versions here. The media
say they were barred, but the White House says it didn’t
block anyone. And that it was a different type of briefing –
off camera, and held at the press secretary’s office. Who
do you think is telling the truth?
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Lionel: Nobody cares! Nobody cares! The mainstream
media – the “lamestream” media, the alt-left, anti-Trump,
fake news media, the media who has a lower respectability
rating, below lawyers and used cars salesmen – everybody
is secretly loving this, because for the longest time the
American public has been held hostage by these people,
who’ve had a monopoly with this haughty, hubristic
attitude that they know better. Let everyone around the
world know this. You have no idea: the 24/7 incessant
drumbeat of everything that is anti-Trump. Look, I am not
standing up for the man. I didn’t vote for the man, I am not
here to push his agenda, I am telling you the facts.
Everything about Trump: his family, his daughter, his
sons, his hands, his color of skin, his wife, her perfume
lines, her shoes, everything… “He is crazy, his hair, he
walks around in a bathrobe…” There is not one story, not
one story that any news editor said: “Oh, I am sorry, but
this is too cheap. This is too low a blow. No, we can’t print
this.” Nonsense! It has reached critical mass. There are
many people, myself included, who love this, because we,
the American people, have been held hostage…
CNN, for example, is 24/7. Not that they don’t like the
president’s policies, they hate him. They revile him; they
loathe him. And it’s not even tempered; it’s not hidden; it’s
not camouflaged. It is so personal… I mean this is across
the board. Do you know that it’s so bad that it’s even
seeped down into interpersonal relationships? There are
those who don’t talk to me because they think – God
forbid – I am a Trump supporter. There are people on
Facebook. This country is going crazy. There are families
that haven’t spoken; there are divorces.
RT: Last week Trump branded several media outlets as
“enemies of the American people.” Is that kind of
language dangerous?
L: No. Somebody may say: “Do you think amputation is a
bit extreme? Yes, but sometimes it is necessary.” Do you
know how they are still pushing the “Russia stole the
election” story? Do you know how long we have been
doing this now? Do you know I am still waiting for
somebody to tell me how Russia fixed the election, how
Russia can tamper with the election? Nobody has
explained it. It is like a myth, like Yeti, or the Sasquatch,
or Loch Ness Monster. It’s this myth, this meme, this
trope.
 Trump Administration
Dominated By Zionist Lobby: Analyst
Sat Feb 25, 2017 7:21PM

The political analyst also named some senior advisors in

Trump’s administration, who according to him, had been
behind the plan. He believes that it was desire of former
national security advisor Michael Flynn “to label the
Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.”

A proposal by the administration of US President

Donald Trump to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps a “terrorist organization” underscores
that the White House is dominated by the Jewish
Zionist lobby, says a political analyst.

The proposal against the IRGC has reportedly stalled over

warnings from US defense and intelligence officials that
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon (R), Donald
the move could "backfire," Reuters reported Friday, citing
Trump (L) and his son-in law Jared Kushner
US and European officials familiar with the matter.
Martin also said that “more is coming from Steve Bannon
The proposal was temporarily halted amid an internal
[Trump advisor] who is highly questionable in dubious
debate arguing that the measure could undermine the fight
character.”
against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group and complicate the
enforcement of Iran’s nuclear deal, the unnamed sources
said. "The other influential advisor in the administration, I
believe that is Jared Kushner; his terrible Jewish Zionist
son-in-law, also has his imprint on this extremist, extremist
“The internal discussion at the Trump administration to
anti-Iranian, pro-Jewish Zionist agenda,” he added.
declare the Revolutionary Guards in Iran as a terrorist
organization further shows that the Trump administration
is dominated by Jewish Zionist influences, neocons that The analyst also argued that “the world community is
are in the mold of that those dominated the George W. going to push back on this attempt” because they
Bush administration on matters of foreign policy and understand quite well “who has been supporting terrorism
equally dominated the administration of Barack Obama to and ISIL [Daesh] and who has been fighting it.”
a certain extent,” said Rodney Martin, a former
congressional staffer based in Los Angeles. According to him, “the United States, Saudi Arabia and
other horrific players in the Middle East had been
Martin told Press TV on Saturday that Trump has so far supporting and crated ISIL (Daesh].”
“shown to be a terrible neocon on all matters relating to
Iran; and during the campaign, he made his position quite
clear that he was going to adopt the position now.”

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 Trump Cuts US Debt By $12bn In His First Month In
Office, Accuses Media Of ‘Not Reporting’ It
Published Time: 25 Feb, 2017 18:25Edited Time: 26 Feb, 2017 18:51

Moreover, between February 22 and February 23, the US

debt fell by further $ 22 billion from $ 19,935 billion to $
19,913 billion.

US President Donald Trump © Yuri Gripas / Reuters

The US public debt really grew by more than US$ 200

The US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he
billion from US$ 10,626 billion to US$ 10,838 billion in
managed to decrease the US total public debt by US$ 12
Obama’s first month in office, according to the US
billion during his first month in office while the former
Treasury data.
President Barack Obama increased it by US$200 billion
over the same period.
According to the website USdebtclock.org, which tracks
how much the US debt grows in real time, the debt had
Trump has also accused the media of turning the blind eye
grown by $ 9 trillion or by 86 percent from $ 10.7 trillion
to this fact.
to $ 19.6 trillion during Obama’s two terms in office,
hitting a record high.
“The media has not reported that the
National Debt in my first month went down
Trump’s statements come just a day after the Council on
by $12 billion vs a $200 billion increase in
Foreign Relations predicted that
Obama first mo,” he said in his Twitter post.

“Trump’s policies would be likely to

significantly widen the budget deficit.”

In November 2016, after the US elections, the Tax Policy

Center (TPC) also said that the federal debt would rise by
$7.2 trillion n ten years and by $20.9 trillion by 2036.

Trump vowed to reduce the US debt and to eliminate

He then added that he has
“great optimism for future of the US
business and jobs” and promised “big tax
and regulation cuts.”
deficit spending during his presidential campaign. On
Wednesday, he once again addressed this issue and
pledged to make Washington stop wasting taxpayers’
money.

The figures presented by Trump coincide with the data

issued by the US Treasury Department, according to
which, on January 20th, the day of Trump’s inauguration,
the overall US debt stood at $19,947 billion. On February
21st, a month later, the total US debt load amounted to
$19,935 billion.

“The finances of our country are a mess,

but we’re going to clean them up,” the
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 president said, adding that “we won’t let “We must do a lot more with less,” he said.
your money be wasted anymore."
.

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 Crazy California Congresswoman Calls
Trump’s Cabinet Picks “A Bunch Of Scumbags”
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 26, 2017
In a perfect world, Left-wing Democrats would be seen for
who they really are: Divisive, authoritarian hypocrites who
are so angered by their rejection they can’t control their
own emotions.
That is especially true when the subject comes to
discussion of President Donald J. Trump and his Cabinet.
In a recent interview on “All In with Chris Hayes” on
MSBNC, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., this week’s poster
child for term limits, laid into the administration with
unusually vile comments that are so far out of line she
really should be censured by the entire House, The
Gateway Pundit noted.
During the interview, the unhinged Waters began reading
off a list of Trump Cabinet members who are connected to
the ‘oil and gas industry’ – code words purposely used in
order to gin up instant dislike and distrust of them by Left-
wing sheep supporters of Waters and her ilk. Anyone who
is “connected” to industries that power our cars so we can
get to work and our homes so we can live a modern life,
you see, are evil.
She then went on to call all of them “scumbags.”
“I just think the American people need to know
what is going on. This is a bunch of scumbags.
That’s what they are. They’re all organized
around making money,” she said.
If you haven’t read any news reports about Maxine Waters
refusing her salary or donating it to charitable causes, it’s
because she hasn’t and doesn’t. But the president himself
has done so. Also, his Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos,
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is taking just $1 in salary. (RELATED: Donald Trump lays
out historic plan for first 100 days in office: End
corruption, stop the crooks in Washington and unleash
economic abundance for America)
As for Waters, she’s not the wealthiest member of the
House by far, but she ain’t hurting, either. While she
somehow gets away with listing her net worth as -$14,991,
she and her husband own four properties – in Los Angeles,
Palm Springs, Kern County and Washington, D.C. Her LA
home is in Windsor Square and it’s valued at $1 million
(which, technically, makes Waters a millionaire, and, thus,
in the top echelon of Americans).
This is, of course, beside the point. Left-wing Marxist
types who are in power love to pretend like they hate
money and an elevated net worth, but how many of them
do you ever see actually giving up their lifestyles? Yet, the
sheep who worship them are convinced that because they
talk about the “evils” of wealth, they have credibility, even
if they, themselves, are wealthy.
And what’s wrong with that? What is it about liberals and
their disdain for the American dream? And why do their
supporters so hate the notion of being successful?
Of course, it’s all political. Democrats empower
themselves by dividing Americans into groups and even
subgroups, using identity politics to pit the poor against the
rich, blacks and Hispanics against whites, the educated
against the uneducated, and so on. They can’t win converts
and supporters with their ideas, which all center on more
and bigger authoritarian government, so they play on petty
jealousies, sow mistrust, and create tension among the
masses.
Waters, then, is operating straight from her party’s
playbook. But once again, she shows why Democrats have
become a regional party, and why the vast majority of ZIP
codes reject the party and the far-Left Marxism it
represents. (RELATED: New EPA Head Appointed By
Trump May Finally Begin Dismantling The EPA’s
Overbearing, Totalitarian ‘Authority’)
Most Americans believe in and support the country’s
founding economic principle of free market capitalism.
They don’t want big government liberals telling them how
much they can earn, what form of employment is
“acceptable,” and what industries should be allowed to
exist. They don’t accept that government should be picking
industry winners and losers. And they are given hope by a
president and Cabinet who are living the American dream
so many of us revere. We can’t all be millionaires and
billionaires, but Trump and the people he has surrounded
himself with would love it if every American could
become as successful as they have been. That’s why
Trump’s all for cutting taxes and getting rid of regulations,
.
rules and any other obstacles that are preventing more
Americans from doing better.
As Waters proves, Democrats would rather criticize
success than do anything to help more Americans achieve
it. Frankly, that’s pathetic.
But it’s what I’ve come to expect from them.

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 Google May Be Part Of A Deep State Conspiracy To
Silence Trump Defenders, New Interview Reveals
By: JD Heyes
Date: February 26, 2017
The Alt-Left has completely come out of the shadows
since the election of Donald J. Trump to become protector
and leader of the free world, fully revealing itself and not
the 45th president to be the real fascist threat to American
liberties and freedoms.
The latest incident is Google’s decision to censor all
Natural News content from its search engine results –
some 140,000 pages – a move that is already generating
incredible backlash against the world’s preeminent search
engine and media company.
But there is much more happening here than meets the eye:
Google is part of a “criminal conspiracy” to shut down any
and all media defenders of the president, as Natural News
founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, has
revealed in a recent interview with Dave Hodges on “The
Common Sense Show.”
Adams said that the decision to remove Natural News
content was not over something improper that the site had
done or over any technical issues like malware. He said the
company discovered it was a purposeful, human decision –
not a technical issue – that led directly to Natural News
content being censored. It was purposeful, in other words.
No warnings issued, and no reason why given.
(RELATED: Mike Adams and Alex Jones Taken Down by
Google / CIA Prior to Big Event: Trump Needs to Beware)
Just recently, Adams was threatened with complete
destruction of his hard-earned reputation as a liberty-
minded straight shooter when it comes to all aspects of
natural health. Then, he was offered $50,000 to help
destroy Infowars’ founder/creator Alex Jones, or else, and
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when Adams refused, the Google censorship began only
days afterward. Not a coincidence.
As for Jones, one of his primary sources of ad revenue,
through the company AdRoll, a San Francisco-based, well-
funded start-up with ties to Google, dropped Infowars as a
client, resulting in the loss of about $3 million annually in
revenue. Again, no coincidence.
“It seems they’ve made good on their threat,”
Adams told Hodges. “It might be just the
beginning. I’m not even sure, but they’re now
definitely trying to silence the independent media
with economic sabotage.”
Adams said the loss of traffic from Google searches
amounts to around 1.8 million visitors per month.
“This is electronic fascism,” Adams said, adding
it was akin to “modern-day electronic book-
burning.”
“Google is the Fourth Reich at this point, and
they are trying to silence voices,” he said,
adding that the search giant, in deep-sixing
NaturalNews.com content, is also denying tens of
thousands of people access to life-saving information
covered by Natural News correspondents and reporters.
Both Adams and Hodges believe that criminal actions have
been committed by various parties – extortion and
racketeering among two of the potential crimes, for
threatening Adams and then taking actions against his site
and his company.
Hodges said that sources he is in contact with have said
that the owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, has
inked a $600 million contract with the CIA and the 16
other U.S. intelligence agencies, ostensibly to shape the
political narrative and, perhaps, to undermine the Trump
administration.
He also said that the Trump White House was closing in
on the so-called “Pizzagate” scandal, which was briefly
associated with the failed campaign of Hillary Clinton
after hacked emails released by Wikileaks. According to
some reports, the real scandal is that it is tied to a high-
level child sex ring and that some of the released emails
contained code words for ordering pizza when they really
refer to wanting to engage in sex with children.
(RELATED: Fascist Google begins PURGE of pro-Trump
websites as prelude to massive false flag or coup attempt)
Readers of Natural News and others are coming to the
site’s defense. One such supporter wrote:
I have just learned that google has removed all of
the pages from NaturalNews.com from its search
results. I have verified this by
searching google.com for ‘NaturalNews.com’ and
found no hits from NaturalNews.com in the
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search results. I want you to know that I think
censoring NaturalNews.com is a big mistake.
The site contains an incredible wealth of
information on nutrition, healthy eating, body
cleansing and detoxification, and many many
other topics. Natural News has played a huge
role in my efforts to improve my health and
quality of life and I am sure there are many
thousands of other people who would make the
same claim. The people of the world need the
information on NaturalNews.com. Google will be
condemned by the millions of Natural News fans
around the world if the NaturalNews.com website
isn’t reinstated without delay. I know that Google
is capable of doing the right thing, but there is
nothing right about censoring NaturalNews.com.
Google’s image took a huge hit when Edward
Snowden came out with his revelations. I don’t
think Google understands how badly censoring
Natural News is going to impact Google’s public
perception. If you wish to avoid being dismissed
as lackeys for the new world order I recommend
you reinstate Natural News to your search
engine database without delay.
We appreciate your continued support.
 Trump’s War Against The Media Continues
By Jon Rappoport
February 26, 2017
Those who thought Trump would back off in his war
against media are, so far, wrong.
For example, the other day, the White House held an
informal press conference, a “gaggle,” and among those
not invited was the New York Times.
—How dare they, the Times said.
The truth is, we are long overdue for a massive exposure
of the mainstream press. As in: they are liars. As in: they
are shills for the so-called “progressive Left.” As in: they
have a history of supporting horrific US wars. As in: they
take CIA “leaks” as gospel. As in: they never expose the
Globalist agenda. As in: they defend conventional
medicine which destroys millions of lives. And so forth
and so on.
Think of what Trump, Bannon, and their team are doing
as a necessary “market correction,” after a century-long
bubble.
Any president or presidential candidate could have
executed the correction. But they didn’t. Trump did.
Who is reporting on Trump’s war against the media? For
the most part, independent news outlets. Of course, the
Times and other mainstream news operations are
slamming Trump for his attacks on them—but they are in
the middle of the fire. And they don’t have the will,
courage, and intelligence to assess their own performance
over the last century. They can’t be expected to expose
themselves.
The overall long-term effect of mainstream news is the
induction of a hypnotic trance. The audience expects the
truth because they believe. They uncritically accept. They
rely on “reputation.” They ingest Authoritative Tone. They
need a Voice that narrates reality. They refuse to do their
own research. They reject the idea that there are powerful
men behind the curtain who are controlling the direction of
government. They embrace vague “humanitarian” ideals
that are reflected with the same vagueness by mainstream
news.
This is a war on the subject of waking up vs. staying
asleep.
It is much bigger than Trump. He is a catalyst.
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Even if you assume every single one of his policy
objectives is wrongheaded and dangerous, he is still a
catalyst.
Most Progressives who have also been opposed to major
media fictions over the years now put that issue on the
back burner, because they hate Trump. They would never
admit he is a wedge into the shattering of mainstream
supremacy. They would rather spend all their time
attacking The Donald.
“We’ll revisit the continuing major media crimes
later, when hopefully a Democrat (who? Hillary
Clinton?) is leading the charge…” Good luck.
In my 30 years as a reporter, I’ve come to see the result of
mainstream news parading as the eyes, ears, mouth, and
brain of the populace. It has been an utter disaster. The
stench has risen high in the sky. I’ve watched reporters
who are actually CIA assets turn the truth upside down and
inside out. I’ve watched news editors ax vital stories that
could have redirected history along better roads. I’ve
watched “legendary journalists” betray the public trust
time and time again, as their reputations climbed to the
level of honored statesmen. I’ve watched newly minted
graduates emerge from journalism schools with the moral
sense of hustlers who sell pay-day loans to desperate
clients.
When you realize the persona of mainstream news is a
stage hypnotist performing daily in front of millions of
people, you know the clog in the brain of the public must
be taken away.
The naïve faith of the hypnotic subject must be dismantled.
We have a chance now. More than a chance. We are
winning. The shift to independent media is happening on a
grand scale.
Consensus reality is absorbing powerful body blows.
In many cases, people are realizing the consensus doesn’t
even exist. It was erected on a foundation of sand by The
News. It was propped up by chatter from fake experts.
If six mega-corporations now own roughly 90% of the
mainstream news in America, it stands to reason they are
going to service other mega-corporations, as well a federal
government which supports and illegally advances the
prospects and profits of those other companies.
The News is the business of business, via hypnosis.
“Here is the Word about America today. Close
your eyes and relax…”
My own personal and final declaration of independence as
a reporter came ten years ago, after I had researched and
exposed several monumental medical lies. In each case, I
discovered mainstream news outlets were blocking the
publication of the truth. In each case, they were defending
the lies.
There was no sadness or depression about this. Quite the
opposite. I felt energized and inspired. My long-held
suspicion about mainstream news was irrevocably
confirmed. The die was cast. There was no going back.
From that point on, I would be dedicated to unseating
major media cover stories with the facts.
There are many, many people who would take it as a
personal loss and tragedy if the New York Times
disappeared tomorrow. They would be beside themselves.
I would take it as a great victory. A tremendous amount of
“normalcy” would go out the window. Which is a good
thing.
Because we really do exist in a landscape strewn with ops,
cover stories, real conspiracies, lies, omissions of great
importance, and bribery. Seeing all this surface and
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penetrate the hypnotic blanket would certainly cause an
amount of chaos. But it would be fertile chaos.
From it, new individuals would arise with new discoveries
and new solutions. People would find out what hope (not
fake hope) is.
Loads and tons of un-remediated problems would begin to
dissolve in burning light.
Well, this is happening now. We are still in the early
stages. But is happening.
The old familiar semi-happy status quo is going away. It
was never genuine. It was nothing more than the Sunday
edition of the New York Times arriving on a doorstep, with
the promise of morning coffee. Comfortable habits.
Now we are climbing mountains and making deep
archeological digs. We are launched.
No possible future is safe as long as The News is the
perceptual apparatus of the people. The News in the
mainstream has forfeited its right to exist and flourish. We
can know that now or know it later.
I opt for now.
I highly recommend now. It’s bracing and fortunate and
absolving.
Joy comes in many forms.
 Trump to Skip White House
Correspondents Dinner
From Stephen Lendman
2-26-2017
Founded in 1914 during the Woodrow Wilson era, the
White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) is a
organization of reporters covering POTUS.
It holds annual dinners presidents usually attend. Until
1962, women were excluded. Jack Kennedy changed
things, refusing to come unless the ban was dropped.
In 1942, the dinner was cancelled at the onset of America’s
involvement in WW II, in 1951 during Truman’s war on
North Korea. Other dinners were cancelled for various
reasons. In 1981, Reagan couldn’t attend because he was
recuperating from an assassination attempt. He phoned in a
message instead.
Media scoundrels notoriously serve wealth, power and
privileged interests exclusively - their credibility long ago
lost.
Instead of holding POTUS and most other government
officials accountable for their actions, they support them -
including endless imperial wars and other US policies,
harming millions at home and abroad.
Schmoozing with US officials at any level, especially
presidents, shows up in press agent journalism, not the real
thing - Trump the exception proving the rule.
Some fourth estate members refuse to attend the annual
dinner for this reason. Most are unprincipled, producing
fake news, not what the public needs to know.
This year’s event is scheduled for April 29. On Friday,
Trump called reporters “the enemy of the people.”
Yesterday he tweeted he won’t be attending. Given how
unfairly media scoundrels treat him, why should he!
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On Saturday, a WHCA statement said it
“takes note of President Donald Trump’s
announcement on Twitter that he does not plan
to attend the dinner, which has been and will
continue to be a celebration of the First
Amendment and the important role played by an
independent news media in a healthy republic.”
Fact: Media scoundrels abuse First Amendment rights by
sanitizing news and information, suppressing what’s most
important to report.
Fact: Reliable alternative media are the only independent
kind - real journalism the way it’s supposed to be.
Fact: Corporate-controlled print and electronic media are
beholden to special interests, not ordinary people.
Bloomberg News, the New Yorker and Vanity Fair said
they won’t host after-event parties this year, commonplace
following WHCA dinners.
Leading Trump basher New York Times responded to his
opting out of this year’s event, saying
“(c)apping a week of extraordinary hostility
toward the news media,” he tweeted he won’t be
coming.
The Times failed to explain that deplorable media
reporting, especially its own, is why Trump is staying
away.
 Rogue Bureaucrats At Homeland Security Leak
‘Incomplete’ Report Critical Of Trump
Agenda To Associated Press
By Michael Patrick Leahy
26 Feb 2017
Rogue bureaucrats at the Department of
Homeland Security have leaked an
“incomplete” report critical of President
Trump’s executive order that
temporarily blocked the issuance of
visas to seven Middle Eastern countries
that previous administrations had
declared “sponsors of state terrorism”
or countries of concern.
Based on that leaked document, the Associated Press
published a story on Friday with the headline “AP
Exclusive: DHS Report Disputes Threat From Banned
Nations.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Analysts at the
Homeland Security Department’s
intelligence arm found insufficient evidence
that citizens of seven Muslim-majority
countries included in President Donald
Trump’s travel ban pose a terror threat to
the United States.
A draft document obtained by The
Associated Press concludes that
citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of
terrorism threats to the United States and
that few people from the countries Trump
listed in his travel ban have carried out
attacks or been involved in terrorism-
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related activities in the U.S. since Syria’s
civil war started in 2011.
[See the leaked document right after this article].
“Homeland Security spokeswoman Gillian
Christensen on Friday did not dispute the
report’s authenticity, but said it was not a
final comprehensive review of the
government’s intelligence, the AP reported:
“While DHS was asked to draft a
comprehensive report on this issue, the
document you’re referencing was
commentary from a single intelligence
source versus an official, robust document
with thorough interagency sourcing,”
Christensen said. “The … report does not
include data from other intelligence
community sources. It is incomplete.”
“The three-page report challenges Trump’s
core claims,” the AP reported:
It said that of 82 people the government
determined were inspired by a foreign
terrorist group to carry out or try to carry
out an attack in the United States, just over
half were U.S. citizens born in the United
States. The others were from 26 countries,
led by Pakistan, Somalia, Bangladesh,
Cuba, Ethiopia, Iraq and Uzbekistan. Of
these, only Somalia and Iraq were among
the seven nations included in the ban.
Of the other five nations, one person each from Iran,
Sudan and Yemen was also involved in those terrorism
cases, but none from Syria. It did not say if any were
Libyan.
Last week, Breitbart News reported that David Grannis,
Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Intelligence and
Analysis in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the
Department of Homeland Security, is a holdover Obama
bureaucrat who President Trump could remove from his
position immediately:
 A lifelong Democrat, “[p]rior to joining DHS, Mr.
Grannis served as the Staff Director of the U.S. Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) from 2009
through 2014 and as the Minority Staff Director for 2015.
During this time, he served as the principal intelligence
advisor to SSCI Chairman Dianne Feinstein and SSCI
Members and led the Committee’s efforts to produce and
enact annual Intelligence Authorization Act from 2010
through 2016 and the Cybersecurity Act of
2015, according to the DHS website.
He has spent his career working for partisan Democratic
members of Congress:
He previously served as a staff designee to
Senator Feinstein on the SSCI from 2005
until 2009 with a varied portfolio of
committee responsibilities. Mr. Grannis
worked on the House Select Committee on
Homeland Security with responsibilities for
intelligence, aviation security, and science
and technology from 2003 to 2005 and was
Senior Policy Advisor to Representative
Jane Harman on matters of national
security from 2001 to 2003.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security
would neither confirm nor deny that Grannis was the
author of, or had reviewed, the leaked draft document,
though it did appear to be authored by someone associated
with his area of responsibility within DHS.
“The report was incomplete and had not
been subject to the extensive interagency
review process required of finished
intelligence products,” spokesperson Gillian
Christensen tells Breitbart News, adding:
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Further, the report does not include data
from other intelligence community sources.
It is clear on its face that it is an incomplete
product.
Allegations by opponents of the president’s
policies that senior DHS intelligence
officials would politicize intelligence is
unfortunate and untrue. The dispute with
this product was over sources and quality,
not politics.
The leaked document appears to be a clearly partisan
attack on President Trump’s agenda by an analyst working
within the Department of Homeland Security.
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson
Christensen did not answer questions from Breitbart News
about whether Grannis had authored or reviewed the
leaked incomplete report.
Christensen also did not answer a question from Breitbart
News if the Department of Homeland Security had
discovered the identity of the bureaucrat who leaked the
incomplete report to the Associated Press.
The leaked report contains several significant flaws. It
says, for instance, that citizenship/nationality is not a good
indicator of terrorism, but does not admit that religion is a
primary indicator.
In addition, the data included in the report is dramatically
different than the data reported in another list of terrorists
compiled by former Senator, now Attorney General, Jeff
Sessions.
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 Crucial Group Of Americans
Like Trump's Stands, Not Him, Poll Finds
David Lauter
Feb. 26, 2017, 7:43 A.M.
With the public deeply split in its views of President
Trump, one potentially key group stands out -- those who
dislike the man, but approve of the direction in which he's
moving.
That's a central finding of a new nationwide survey by
NBC News and the Wall St. Journal.
The new poll confirms what other major surveys have
shown: Trump starts his administration with less support
than any president in the seven decades of presidential
polling. Asked if they approve or disapprove of the job
Trump is doing, 44% approve, 48% disapprove. No
previous president has begun his tenure with a net negative
job approval.
Trump has held onto the support of his ardent backers. At
the other end of the spectrum, he gets almost no approval
from Democrats. In the middle, the poll found, are many
Americans -- just over a third of those polled -- who either
voted for Trump with reservations, voted for a third party
candidate or did not vote at all in 2016.
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Just over half of that group gives Trump positive marks,
the poll found. Their support is enough, currently, to keep
Trump's standing from collapsing, and holding them is
likely key to his future.
Just under one third of Americans say they like Trump and
approve of his policies, the poll found. Another one in six
approve of most of his policies even though they dislike
him. Well over half, 59%, said they did not like him
personally.
On a separate question, only 43% of those surveyed have a
positive view of Trump -- up from the low points of the
campaign, but still far below the standing of most new
presidents.
By contrast, 86% agreed with one of the central lines of
Trump's inaugural speech, that government insiders
had "reaped the rewards of government, while the people
have borne the cost."
On other issues, the public is more closely divided. The
public splits evenly, for example, on Trump's proposed
temporary ban on travel from seven mostly Muslim
countries.
Just over half of those surveyed, 52%, said that the
problems Trump has encountered in his first month
were “unique to this administration and suggest real
problems"; 43% said they were "growing pains" similar to
those other administrations have had.
And by 51%-41%, the public thinks the press has been too
hard on the new administration.
The NBC/WSJ poll, run by a bipartisan team of two
polling firms, was taken by phone, using cell phones and
landlines, Feb. 18-22 among 1,000 American adults. It has
a margin of error for the full sample of 3.1 percentage
points in either direction.
 Dems Prepare To Disrupt
President Trump’s Address To Congress
by DCWhispers
Posted on February 26, 2017

The anti-president mood will be unprecedented.

Remarkable that the very same party and media who not so
long ago vilified a Republican congressman for shouting
out that then-President Obama was lying about Obamacare
(a truthful claim), who demanded that despite political
differences the Office of the President must always be
respected, is now the party of unhinged opposition – the
Office of the President be damned.

The list of guests will be people Democrats feel have been

unjustly harmed by an administrative that is barely a
month old. Those “harmed” include immigrants both legal
The invite list by Democrat members of
and otherwise. Children of illegal immigrants who had
Congress reads like yet another staged
criminal records and then were deported will be brought
protest like so many in recent years that
into Congress. So too will Muslims claiming to have been
resulted in costly mayhem and damage.
victims of hate crimes as well as a handful of people
This time, though, it won’t be a protest
Democrats will use to represent the “good” that
on city streets, but rather within the
Obamacare has done.
halls of Congress itself as President
Donald Trump takes center stage to lay
out his year one agenda for the nation It is rumored some of these guests will boo and hiss the
to the legislators responsible for turning president and that the media is already preparing to
that agenda into law. highlight those examples in its coverage of the prime-time
address.
Both Democrats and the Establishment
Media see it as yet another opportunity
President Trump will address Congress on Tuesday.
to try and challenge and embarrass the
president.
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 Majority Finds Media Coverage Of Trump
Is "Too Critical, Exaggerated": WSJ/NBC Poll
By Tyler Durden
Feb 26, 2017 12:26 PM

Three weeks after a poll found that the Trump
administration was seen as more "truthful" than the news
media, a new WSJ/NBC News poll has found that
according to a majority of Americans, the media’s
coverage of President Donald Trump has been too critical,
although the margin is narrow and the split is once again
largely down party lines.
That said, the survey respondents offered strong reactions,
both positive and negative, to the president’s outspoken
critiques of the media.
“I think his views about the press being
fake news is horrible and I think it is a
fascist viewpoint,” said one respondent.

While 51% rate the media as too critical
of Trump since the presidential election,
41% say the coverage has been fair and
objective, while 6% say the media hasn't
been critical enough.
Furthermore, a majority of those polled,
some 53%, also believes that the news
media have exaggerated problems in
the Trump administration. 45% say that
is not the case.
79% of those whose primary news source is Fox News
agreed with the statement that
“the news media and other elites are
exaggerating the problems of the Trump
administration, because they are
uncomfortable and threatened by the kind
of change that Trump represents.”
Even large numbers of more-liberal MSNBC audience,
40%, thought that the media had overstated the problems.
Others disagreed, and said Trump's assault of the media
has been warranted due its "one-sided" coverage. Another
person said Trump, in critiques such as calling some
mainstream news organizations ”fake,” is doing what he
said he would do during his campaign.
After covering President Barack Obama for
eight years, the media “don’t know what
to do with someone who has a different
opinion, which is half the country,” the
respondent said.
Separately, in the same poll, Trump's job approval rating
stood at just 44 percent, a record low for a newly
inaugurated commander-in-chief, and half of Americans
say that his early challenges suggest unique and systemic
problems with his administration. The new rating comes
two days before Trump is set to address a joint session of
Congress, a State of the Union-style speech in which new
presidents typically lay out their vision for the country.

The poll failed to provide insight into whether the

escalating feud between Trump and the press is working in
Trump's, or the media's favor: as the WSJ notes,

"it isn’t clear what role Mr. Trump’s barrage

of attacks on the fairness and credibility of
the press has played in shaping the
majority’s opinion that coverage of his
administration has been too negative."

Trump's most recent attack on the mainstream media took

place at the Conservative Political Action Conference on
Friday, when he bashed the media’s use of unnamed
government sources and called on reporters to stop the
common journalistic practice of reporting news gathered
from anonymous sources.

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To be expected, Trump's approval split was vast between
republicans and democrats. The president's personal
favorability rating sootd at 85% positive among
Republicans, compared to just 34% positive among
independents and nine% among Democrats.
While only 30 percent of those polled overall say that
Trump is off to a "great start," 63 percent of Republicans
agree. A similar share of Democrats - 58 percent - say that
Trump's lack of policy knowledge and his temperament
demonstrate that he is not up to the job of being president.
In the poll, conducted February 18-22, 48% of Americans
said they disapprove of Trump's performance as president
and 32% said that his first month in office demonstrates
that he is not up to the job. Asked about early challenges in
the first month of his presidency, 52% called the issues
"real problems" that are specific to his administration,
while 43 percent of Americans attributed them to typical
"growing pains" for any new president.
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Some details from the poll:
Trump retains net positive scores on his
decisiveness (net positive 29 percent), his
ability to "get things done," (net positive 12
percent) and his fitness to deal with the
economy (net positive 11 percent). Six-in-
ten Americans said they are hopeful and
optimistic about the future of the country,
including an overwhelming 87 percent of
Republicans (but just 37 percent of
Democrats). And a majority of respondents
to the poll - 57 percent - also said that
Trump is likely to "bring real change in the
direction of the country." Among those who
think Trump is likely to bring change, 63
percent believe those changes will be
positive, while 30 percent disagree. On the
other hand, Trump continues to register
particularly dismal ratings when it comes to
his temperament, with just 18 percent
giving his demeanor a thumbs up
compared to 55 percent who rank it as
poor.
In short: democrats hate Trump, republicans (still) think
Trump is great. Hardly surprising.
So how does Trump's approval rating compare to the
media? A survey from last September found that
Americans’ trust in the mass media dropped to its lowest
level in Gallup polling history. Just 32% said they had a
great deal or fair amount of trust in the media, compared
with 53% in 1997. In other words, even at his "record low"
44% approval rating, Americans still seem to have more
faith in the president than the media, even as both are
engaged in a brutal feud with each other.
 Trump Budget Plan Boosts Pentagon,
Trims State Dept, EPA: Officials
Reporting By Washington Newsroom; Additional Reporting By Roberta Rampton.;
Writing By Warren Strobel; Editing By Peter Cooney And Paul Tait
Sun Feb 26, 2017 | 10:11pm EST
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a toast during the Governor's
Dinner in the State Dinning Room at the White House in
Washington, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
The White House will send federal departments a budget
proposal on Monday containing the defense spending
increase President Donald Trump promised, financed
partly by cuts to the U.S. State Department, Environmental
Protection Agency and other non-defense programs, two
officials familiar with the proposal said.
One of the officials said Trump's request for the Pentagon
included more money for shipbuilding, military aircraft
and establishing "a more robust presence in key
international waterways and chokepoints" such as the
Strait of Hormuz and South China Sea.
A second official said the State Department's budget could
be cut by as much as 30 percent, which would force a
major restructuring of the department and elimination of
programs.
The officials requested anonymity because the draft budget
had not been made public yet.
Trump, in a speech to conservative activists on Friday,
promised "one of the greatest military buildups in
American history."
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Some defense experts have questioned the need for a large
increase in U.S. military spending, which already stands at
roughly $600 billion annually. By contrast, the United
States spends about $50 billion annually on the State
Department and foreign assistance.
The amounts that Trump is proposing to add to the
Pentagon budget and trim elsewhere are not yet publicly
known.
John Czwartacki, a spokesman for the White House's
Office of Management and Budget, said the budget
blueprint would be released in mid-March.
"It would be premature for us to comment -
or anyone to report - on the specifics of this
internal discussion before its publication,"
he said in a statement.
The budget plans that the White House is expected to send
to departments and agencies on Monday are just one stage
in a lengthy process.
The agencies can argue for more funding, and final
spending plans must be approved by the U.S. Congress.
Trump's budget assumes annual economic growth of 2.4
percent, the second official said. While campaigning for
the presidency last year, Trump called for a "national goal"
of 4 percent economic growth.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on Fox
News earlier on Sunday, said Trump's budget would not
seek cuts in federal social programs such as Social
Security and Medicare.
 Sean Spicer Targets Own Staff In Leak Crackdown
The Push Includes Random Phone Checks Overseen By
White House Lawyers.
By Annie Karni And Alex Isenstadt
02/26/17 11:55 AM EST
Updated 02/26/17 05:25 PM
Press secretary Sean Spicer is cracking down on leaks
coming out of the West Wing, with increased security
measures that include random phone checks of White
House staffers, overseen by White House attorneys.
The push to snuff out leaks to the press comes after a week
in which President Donald Trump strongly criticized the
media for using unnamed sources in stories and expressed
growing frustration with the unauthorized sharing of
information by individuals in his administration.
Last week, after Spicer became aware that information had
leaked out of a planning meeting with about a dozen of his
communications staffers, he reconvened the group in his
office to express his frustration over the number of private
conversations and meetings that were showing up in
unflattering news stories, according to sources in the room.
Upon entering Spicer’s office for what one person briefed
on the gathering described as “an emergency meeting,”
staffers were told to dump their phones on a table for a
“phone check," to prove they had nothing to hide.
Spicer, who consulted with White House counsel Don
McGahn before calling the meeting, was accompanied by
White House lawyers in the room, according to multiple
sources.
There, he explicitly warned staffers that using texting apps
like Confide — an encrypted and screenshot-protected
messaging app that automatically deletes texts after they
are sent — and Signal, another encrypted messaging
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system, was a violation of the Presidential Records Act,
according to multiple sources in the room.
The phone checks included whatever electronics staffers
were carrying when they were summoned to the
unexpected follow-up meeting, including government-
issued and personal cellphones.
Spicer also warned the group of more problems if news of
the phone checks and the meeting about leaks was leaked
to the media. It's not the first time that warnings about
leaks have promptly leaked. The State Department's legal
office issued a four-page memo warning of the dangers of
leaks, and that memo was immediately posted by The
Washington Post.
But with mounting tension inside the West Wing over
stories portraying an administration lurching between
crises and simmering in dysfunction, aides are increasingly
frustrated by the pressure-cooker environment and worried
about their futures there.
Within the communications office, the mood has grown
tense. During a recent staff meeting, Spicer harshly
criticized some of the work deputy communications
director Jessica Ditto had done, causing her to cry,
according to two people familiar with the incident.
"The only time Jessica recalls almost
getting emotional is when we had to relay
the information on the death of Chief Ryan
Owens," Spicer said, referring to the Navy
SEAL killed recently in action in Yemen.
Ditto also denied the accounts.
"This is 100 percent not true," she said
Sunday after the incident was reported.
"Sean and I have a great working
relationship."
Spicer declined to comment about the leak crackdown.
The campaign to sniff out a series of damaging leaks,
which Spicer is convinced originated from his
communications department, has led to a tense
environment in the West Wing. During meetings, the press
secretary has repeatedly berated his aides, launching
expletive-filled tirades in which he’s accused them of
disclosing sensitive information to reporters and saying
that they’ve disappointed him.
As word of the hunt has ripped through the office, talk has
turned to the question of whether firings are to come.
Spicer was particularly incensed by the leaks last week that
Michael Dubke had been tapped as the new White House
communications director — a hire that became public
before it was officially announced.
“In general,” said one senior administration
official, “there is a lot of insecurity.”
While other parts of the White House appear to be
stabilizing, the press shop is often a center of frustration
about how things are going — and not just from Spicer,
who fumes to aides about stories he doesn’t like.
For Trump, a cable TV addict who has long obsessively
tracked news coverage about himself, the ongoing turmoil
in the White House communications wing threatens to
derail the media narrative that will help to define the
opening days of his presidency. His decision to hold a free-
flowing news conference last week, two senior officials
said, stemmed from a recognition that he was no longer
breaking through in a news cycle that had turned against
him.
“He reached a breaking point where he
wanted to do it himself,” said one senior
White House aide.
It has not been lost on senior White House officials that
Spicer is overseeing an overwhelmed press office, where
work often begins just after 6 a.m. and ends close to
midnight.
To help streamline the office, the administration has
tapped Dubke, a veteran under-the-radar Republican
operative known for his organizational skills. Yet the move
has infuriated Trump campaign aides, who argue that
someone who’d been a vocal Trump supporter — which
the establishment-minded Dubke hadn’t been — should
have gotten the job.
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“People are on fire about it,” one campaign
veteran said of the Dubke hire.
Multiple former campaign aides said they were under the
impression that RNC veterans pushed through Dubke, who
is close with Republican strategist Karl Rove, with
relatively little consultation with others in Trump world.
(Several other people interviewed for the post, including
Jarrod Agen, a spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence,
and Scott Jennings, a former political aide in the George
W. Bush White House.)
To some degree, the challenge Spicer and other press aides
face is unique — they are working for a president who
takes an unusually intense interest in the work his
communications office does. Trump is known to watch
Spicer’s daily press briefings while eating lunch in the
White House dining room. While the president was critical
of his press secretary in the administration’s first month —
especially after he was parodied on “Saturday Night
Live” — he more recently has offered the press secretary
his private assurances that his job is safe.
The push to crack down on leaks follows a week in which
the president ratcheted up his criticism of the press and
condemned the free flow of information from parts of his
administration. On Friday, Trump called the media the
“enemy of the American people” during a speech at the
Conservative Political Action Conference in which he
railed against journalists for using anonymous sources.
“I want you all to know that we are fighting
the fake news. It’s fake, phony, fake,”
Trump said. “A few days ago, I called the
fake news ‘the enemy of the people,’ and
they are. They are the enemy of the
people. Because they have no sources.
They just make them up when there are
none.”
Later on Friday, Spicer blocked certain media, including
CNN, The New York Times, BuzzFeed and POLITICO,
from attending an off-camera press briefing in his office.
Time and The Associated Press boycotted the briefing out
of solidarity.
On Saturday, Trump said he would not attend the annual
White House Correspondents' Association dinner in
Washington.
 Lana Del Rey Using Witchcraft
To Rid The World Of Donald Trump
All You Need Are The Right Ingredients To Participate
Jack Shepherd @Jackjshepherd
February 27, 2017

Following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey is

attempting to use witchcraft to remove Donald Trump
from Presidency.

“At the stroke of midnight,” the famed

singer Tweeted. “Feb 24, March 26, April
24, May 23… Ingredients can be found
online.”

Observers noted these dates line-up with the 'waning

crescent moon ritual dates,' dates that recently made
headlines as members of the occult claimed they would
perform ceremonies to rid the world of Donald Trump
each time the event occurs.

A representative for Del Rey confirmed to Pitchfork that

the singer-songwriter’s tweet was in reference to the occult
rituals.

The necessary ‘ingredients’ have previously been revealed

to be "an unflattering photograph of Donald Trump,” a
bowl of water, a Tower tarot card, and a "tiny stub of an
orange candle.” According to those participating in the
ritual, they will not cease until Trump is finally out of
power.

Witches in Boston bind Trump as part of 'mass spell'

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 Trump’s War Against The Fake Media Continues
By Jon Rappoport
February 26, 2017
Those who thought Trump would back off in his war
against media are, so far, wrong.
For example, the other day, the White House held an
informal press conference, a “gaggle,” and among those
not invited was the New York Times.
—How dare they, the Times said.
The truth is, we are long overdue for a massive exposure
of the mainstream press. As in: they are liars. As in: they
are shills for the so-called “progressive Left.” As in: they
have a history of supporting horrific US wars. As in: they
take CIA “leaks” as gospel. As in: they never expose the
Globalist agenda. As in: they defend conventional
medicine which destroys millions of lives. And so forth
and so on.
Think of what Trump, Bannon, and their team are doing as
a necessary “market correction,” after a century-long
bubble.
Any president or presidential candidate could have
executed the correction. But they didn’t. Trump did.
Who is reporting on Trump’s war against the media? For
the most part, independent news outlets. Of course, the
Times and other mainstream news operations are
slamming Trump for his attacks on them—but they are in
the middle of the fire. And they don’t have the will,
courage, and intelligence to assess their own performance
over the last century. They can’t be expected to expose
themselves.
The overall long-term effect of mainstream news is the
induction of a hypnotic trance. The audience expects the
truth because they believe. They uncritically accept. They
rely on “reputation.” They ingest Authoritative Tone. They
need a Voice that narrates reality. They refuse to do their
own research. They reject the idea that there are powerful
men behind the curtain who are controlling the direction of
government. They embrace vague “humanitarian” ideals
that are reflected with the same vagueness by mainstream
news.
This is a war on the subject of waking up vs. staying
asleep.
It is much bigger than Trump. He is a catalyst.
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Even if you assume every single one of his policy
objectives is wrongheaded and dangerous, he is still a
catalyst.
Most Progressives who have also been opposed to major
media fictions over the years now put that issue on the
back burner, because they hate Trump. They would never
admit he is a wedge into the shattering of mainstream
supremacy. They would rather spend all their time
attacking The Donald.
“We’ll revisit the continuing major media
crimes later, when hopefully a Democrat
(who? Hillary Clinton?) is leading the
charge…”
Good luck.
In my 30 years as a reporter, I’ve come to see the result of
mainstream news parading as the eyes, ears, mouth, and
brain of the populace. It has been an utter disaster. The
stench has risen high in the sky. I’ve watched reporters
who are actually CIA assets turn the truth upside down and
inside out. I’ve watched news editors ax vital stories that
could have redirected history along better roads. I’ve
watched “legendary journalists” betray the public trust
time and time again, as their reputations climbed to the
level of honored statesmen. I’ve watched newly minted
graduates emerge from journalism schools with the moral
sense of hustlers who sell pay-day loans to desperate
clients.
When you realize the persona of mainstream news is a
stage hypnotist performing daily in front of millions of
people, you know the clog in the brain of the public must
be taken away.
The naïve faith of the hypnotic subject must be dismantled.
We have a chance now. More than a chance. We are
winning. The shift to independent media is happening on a
grand scale.
Consensus reality is absorbing powerful body blows.
In many cases, people are realizing the consensus doesn’t
even exist. It was erected on a foundation of sand by The
News. It was propped up by chatter from fake experts.
If six mega-corporations now own roughly 90% of the
mainstream news in America, it stands to reason they are
going to service other mega-corporations, as well a federal
government which supports and illegally advances the
prospects and profits of those other companies.
The News is the business of business, via hypnosis.
“Here is the Word about America today.
Close your eyes and relax…”
My own personal and final declaration of independence as
a reporter came ten years ago, after I had researched and
exposed several monumental medical lies. In each case, I
discovered mainstream news outlets were blocking the
publication of the truth. In each case, they were defending
the lies.
There was no sadness or depression about this. Quite the
opposite. I felt energized and inspired. My long-held
suspicion about mainstream news was irrevocably
confirmed. The die was cast. There was no going back.
From that point on, I would be dedicated to unseating
major media cover stories with the facts.
There are many, many people who would take it as a
personal loss and tragedy if the New York Times
disappeared tomorrow. They would be beside themselves.
I would take it as a great victory. A tremendous amount of
“normalcy” would go out the window. Which is a good
thing.
Because we really do exist in a landscape strewn with ops,
cover stories, real conspiracies, lies, omissions of great
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importance, and bribery. Seeing all this surface and
penetrate the hypnotic blanket would certainly cause an
amount of chaos. But it would be fertile chaos.
From it, new individuals would arise with new discoveries
and new solutions. People would find out what hope (not
fake hope) is.
Loads and tons of un-remediated problems would begin to
dissolve in burning light.
Well, this is happening now. We are still in the early
stages. But is happening.
The old familiar semi-happy status quo is going away. It
was never genuine. It was nothing more than the Sunday
edition of the New York Times arriving on a doorstep, with
the promise of morning coffee. Comfortable habits.
Now we are climbing mountains and making deep
archeological digs. We are launched.
No possible future is safe as long as The News is the
perceptual apparatus of the people. The News in the
mainstream has forfeited its right to exist and flourish. We
can know that now or know it later.
I opt for now.
I highly recommend now. It’s bracing and fortunate and
absolving.
Joy comes in many forms.
 Trump’s Policies Towards
Russia ‘Disappointing’: Analyst
Wayne Madsen
Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:10PM
The US government’s latest accusations
against Russia over the Ukraine conflict
is a “disappointing” move and indicates
that President Donald Trump has no
intention to improve ties with Moscow,
says an American analyst.
Wayne Madsen, an author and investigative journalist in
Washington, made the remarks after the US State
Department condemned a recent attack on a monitoring
group in Ukraine.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) said Friday that one of its patrols in Ukraine’s
restive eastern parts was attacked by Russian-speaking
people, who also seized a drone the group was using.
The US State Department blamed the attack on Moscow
and called on the Russian government to “immediately”
observe ceasefire in the restive region.
“We were told that Trump would have a
different policy than his predecessor
Obama,” Madsen said.
“It is rather disappointing that the rhetoric
by Trump is not matched by any actions,”
he added. “It is more of the same, not
much different than Obama.”
.
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Referring to statements by US Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson and Pentagon chief James Mattis about the
continuation of US sanctions against Russia, Madsen
argued that Trump is the opposite of the Russophile some
people claim he is.
“It really goes to show that those who think
that Trump is some sort of a puppet of
Russia are really trying to inflame US-
Russia relations for other purposes,” he
concluded.
The US and its allies had levied broad economic sanctions
against Russia over its alleged support for pro-Russia
separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.
Ties between Moscow and the West further deteriorated in
2014, after the strategic Black Sea peninsula of Crimea
rejoined Russia in a referendum.
Trump has been under attack for expressing his
willingness to cooperate with Russia in tackling global
issues such as terrorism.
He came under more pressure when his national security
adviser Michael Flynn resigned over holding secret talks
with Moscow with regards to the sanctions.
However, many were surprised earlier this month, when he
said that Russia should “return” Crimea to Ukraine.
In their phone conversation in late January, Trump and his
Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin both said they would
like to try to mend battered US-Russia relations.
 Trump Claims Clinton Rigged Race For Dnc Chairman,
Bernie's Guy Never Had Chance
© Reuters/ Lucas Jackson - US
15:52 26.02.2017(Updated 18:53 26.02.2017)
US President Donald Trump claimed
that his former rival Hillary Clinton
played dirty against Senator Bernie
Sanders again, this time during a race
for the Democratic National Committee's
chairman.
Trump said that the vote for post of the DNC chairman
post was "rigged."
"The race for DNC Chairman was,
of course, totally "rigged." Bernie's guy,
like Bernie himself, never had a chance.
Clinton demanded Perez!" Trump said
via Twitter.
On Saturday, Former Secretary of Labor Tom Perez
became the new US Democratic party leader. He is the
Democratic Party's first ever Latino chairman. Perez was
backed by a margin of 235 DNC member votes to 200
in favor of his closest rival, US Congressman
from Minnesota Keith Ellison.
Trump mocked Perez's election by saying that he "could
not be happier for him, or for the Republican Party!"
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The situation reminded revelations as a result of the
Wikileaks' publications of the DNC emails. The emails
unveiled that the DNC was concerned over Bernie Sanders'
popularity and worked against him to ensure Clinton will
be the presidential nominee.
The DNC chair's role was left vacant after the resignation
of Debbie Wasserman Schultz following last year's
embarrassing WikiLeaks revelations. The DNC email leaks
showed that its members sabotaged the party's left-wing
presidential nominee Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary
Clinton.
Clinton lost to Republican candidate Donald Trump in the
November 8 presidential election having achieved 227
electoral votes to Trump’s 304.
Wikileaks itself commented on the foul play by Clinton
and the DNC after Donald Trump won the presidential
election.
"By biasing its internal electoral market the
DNC selected the less competitive
candidate defeating the purpose of running
a primary," Wikileaks wrote.
Interestingly, by accusing Clinton of behind behind the
"rigged" vote for the DNC chairman, Trump indirectly
struck back at the former Democratic presidential
nominee's praise of protests against his policies. In a
message for the Democratic party's supporters, Clinton "keep fighting and keep the faith," adding
called on the Democratic party's supporters to that she "will be right with you every step
of the way."
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 Disgusting: CNN Attacks
Melania And Ivanka Trump For Being Thin And White
Pathetic CNN Piece By Leftist “Journalist” Goes Off The Deep End
By Alex Thomas -
02.26.2017 @10:19 PM EST
(INTELLIHUB) — Over the last year Donald Trump has
increasingly attacked the lies and disinformation coming
from corporate media giant CNN which has gone on a
public crusade to attack the new president over literally
every possible thing.
Now, a new hit piece by the liberal propaganda outlet has
targeted both First Lady Melania Trump and First
Daughter Ivanka Trump for being faux feminists, or, in
other words, not being depressed and ugly enough.
Jill Filipovic, a supposed journalist and extreme leftist
“feminist”, starts off her direct attack on both the minds
and bodies of the Trump women by attacking President
Trump for liking the fact that he was asked a question
about his wife.
In liberal feminist land this is apparently a bad thing.
Observers of this White House may be wondering when,
exactly, Mrs. Trump became a feminist advocate. Unless
you count her general abdication of some archaic and
deeply silly first lady duties — Mrs. Trump prefers her
New York penthouse over the White House, prompting
concerns she won’t adequately oversee flower
arrangements and the annual Easter Egg roll — she isn’t
exactly a feminist firebrand.
In framing her as an advocate for women’s rights when
there is close to zero evidence she has ever actually
advocated for women’s rights, Trump told us more about
himself than he did about her: Women are good for photo
ops, not for real positions of power.
The piece goes on to continually attack both Melania and
Ivanka for perceived slights against the liberal feminist
orthodoxy before ludicrously implying that if a women
attacks the mainstream media then she isn’t a feminist.
You can’t make this insanity up folks.
.
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Dig a little deeper, though, and both Melania and Ivanka
don’t look so feminist after all; they look prototypically
Trump.
At the rally President Trump held in Florida over the
weekend, Melania said that as first lady, she would be
supporting initiatives “dear to her heart” which would have
an “impact on women and children all around the world”.
But in the same rare public address, she borrowed some of
her husband’s favorite language, describing the media as
“the opposition.”
Whoops. You described the media as the opposition, you
are no longer allowed in the liberal feminist club!
Filipovic continues her disgusting hit piece by attacking
the women for making money, apparently signaling a new
belief in liberal feminism that a woman having a business
is an evil part of the patriarchy.
Eventually Filipovic gets to the heart of her
deeply hard-left argument. Melania and
Ivanka Trump can’t be feminists because
they love their husbands, aren’t fat, and
happen to be white.
Melania and Ivanka provide good cover for
Trump’s misogyny because they’re
palatable, conventionally feminine women:
They’re docile and poised, they don’t make
demands of men, and they are above all
conventionally beautiful — white and thin.
This is the type of literal garbage that CNN continues to
publish and the establishment wonders why Trump has
repeatedly attacked them?!
To recap, CNN is now publishing vile attack
pieces in which Ivanka and Melania Trump
are attacked over being thin and white.
This is what passes as journalism in the
corporate media.
 Plot Holes
By Robert Gore
Posted on February 26, 2017

did an about-face, determined Flynn was not a good fit,

and decided to get rid of him. A subplot hole: Flynn, an
intelligence veteran, undoubtedly knew his phone was
tapped. Either he knowingly said what he said to set a trap,
or when the Washington Post story surfaced, Trump saw
his chance and got rid of Flynn. He has demonstrated a
cold-blooded capacity to quickly cut his losses: “You’re
fired!” It’s telling that Flynn’s replacement, H.R.
McMaster, authored Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon
Johnson, Robert McNamara, The Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and the Lies that Led to Vietnam. This looks like a classic
Trump double down, replacing a maverick the Deep State
didn’t like with a bigger one they’ll like even less.

A DOWNPAYMENT ON DRAINING THE SWAMP

The Michael Flynn Affair is one of those

movies where you figure out a jumble of
things that don’t make sense as you
walk out of the theater.

There has been a deluge of articles about the Michael

Flynn affair from an array of political and ideological
vantage points, and SLL has reposted some of them.
What’s lacking are coherent and cohesive explanations for
what would be, if this were a novel or movie, gaping plot
holes. The upshot of many commentators is that Trump
has underestimated the Deep State, he’s floundering, and
so on. This article takes the opposite tack, out of innate
contrariness and because President Trump has been so
consistently underestimated by both friends and foes.
Whatever the real story, Trump has gained valuable
leverage on the intelligence agencies. Somebody leaked an
Why was Michael Flynn cashiered? The administration’s
intelligence agency transcript of Flynn’s call to the
story is that he talked with a Russian diplomat and
Washington Post, and that’s illegal. Just before he left
mentioned lifting sanctions, then lied about his
office, President Obama relaxed limits on the NSA’s
conversations to Vice President Pence. What’s become the
dissemination of its information to other intelligence
conventional subtext is that the intelligence agencies have
agencies, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement
launched a “soft coup” against Trump, he has been
Administration. Obama probably thought he’d be turning
significantly weakened, and the Deep State has scored a
those agencies into a collective sieve of untraceable leaks
major victory.
that would plague Trump, but this may backfire
spectacularly. With the new rules, the illegal leak could
Plot hole: if Trump had wanted to keep Flynn, he could conceivably come from any agency that has access to NSA
have kept him and rode out the media firestorm. Blogger data. The Trump Justice Department now has carte blanche
The_Real_Fly has suggested there was either a to investigate them all, unless the agency responsible
prearranged plan for Flynn to make an early exit, or Trump
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coughs up the leaker to protect itself and the other
agencies.
A gaping plot hole: the Deep State’s stratagems scream
weakness, not the strength so many are attributing to it.
The Deep State likes to stay in the shadows, zealously
protecting its power by shielding it from public view.
Trump has forced it into the open, and it doesn’t adjust
well to the light. It has resorted to tissue-thin stories
planted in the captive media that speak of assessments and
opinions, but don’t offer source material that’s supposedly
the basis of those subjective judgments.
The Flynn disclosure was in the same vein; the original
transcript on which the Post’s story was based has not been
made public. This tees it up for Trump to lambaste the
mainstream media and intelligence agencies, which he has
done repeatedly and to great effect. He was in rare form at
his recent press conference. You only plant stories in
media organs nobody trusts, sourced to anonymous
operatives within an intelligence community nobody trusts,
obviously breaking the law, and setting yourself up for
abuse from the president, because that’s all you’ve got.
The whole Russian story reeks of “Desperation.” It is
flimsy and flimsier still is the rationale offered for the
Deep State’s dogged loyalty to this concoction. Any
rapprochement with Russia supposedly threatens the
empire and must be quashed, even if that entails ham-
handed efforts to depose an elected president. However,
it’s child’s play for Trump to beat a tactical retreat, talk out
of the other side of his mouth, and take the wind out of his
enemies’ sails.
To counter the Putin puppet fairy tale, he could have his
ambassador to the UN condemn Russia’s annexation of
Crimea. He could continue Obama’s military build up on
Russia’s western border. Trump and team could tweet and
talk tough about Russia and its allies China and Iran, and
reject any joint military operations with Russia in Syria.
Oh wait, all this has already happened. So why has the
Deep State resorted to repeatedly discredited tactics to
propagate its concocted story, ultimately helping the
president in his battles with it and its captive press,
supposedly in service of a foreign policy criticism of the
president that he easily undercuts by adjusting his rhetoric
and moving toward their position? What’s going on?
The real story isn’t Russia. Do you mount a “soft coup”
over policy differences when, after all the Washington give
and take, those policies will, at worst, marginally affect
your influence, power, and payola? Doubtful. (Keep in
mind Trump wants to increase military budgets.) If, on the
other hand, you’re facing complete disgrace and ruin,
including a long stretch in a penal institution, there’s
nothing you won’t do to save yourself.
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It’s not what politicians and bureaucrats do sub rosa that
poses the biggest danger to the country and the world, but
what they do in broad daylight. However, there’s no
denying that Washington is the world capital of sub rosa—
the unethical, immoral, and illegal. To use a favorite
Trump adjective, it’s a crooked place. Trump knows or
suspects where some of the bodies are buried, and the
powers that be fear he’ll go after them for everything from
garden-variety graft, bribery, theft, and influence peddling
to crimes as sordid as child molestation and murder.
He can’t know exactly what he’ll find, but he can turn on
the light and watch the cockroaches scuttle. Fishing
expeditions for leaks of classified material; a crack team of
auditors rooting through accounts and contracts, especially
those of the military, the intelligence agencies, and their
legions of subcontractors; vigorous prosecution of child
pornography and molestation, making deals with small fry
in exchange for testimony against bigger fry; Jeffrey
Epstein and his Caribbean island; disclosures from
intelligence agency archives of deception and illegality
stretching back to the Kennedy assassination and Vietnam;
disclosure of those 650,000 emails on Anthony Weiner’s
laptop; pay to play at the Clinton foundation—the list is
endless and who knows what they’ll find. This, not the fear
that Trump will revise US policy towards Russia, is behind
the Deep State’s cold sweat, motivating its hysterical—
comical if wasn’t so serious—campaign to depose him.
This is the first time it has faced an unfriendly in the White
House, with presidential powers to investigate, expose,
prosecute, scandalize, and ruin.
Greene shook his head.
“The Corleone Family don’t have that much
muscle anymore. The Godfather is sick.
You’re getting chased out of New York by
the other Families and you think you can
find easier pickings here. I’ll give you some
advice, Mike, don’t try.”
The Godfather, Mario Puzo
Trump may be weak like Michael Corleone was weak, just
before he wiped out his enemies, including Moe Greene.
Like Corleone, Trump may be trying to further an
impression of feebleness and for the same reasons: to make
his enemies overconfident and to flush out traitors.
Until the swamp is drained, there is no prospect of making
America great again.
“Feared, Not Loved.” SLL
The Deep State is trying to kill Trump with a thousand
paper cuts. Trump has bazookas, howitzers, and tanks.
Don’t bet he won’t use them.
 Spicer Grills Staffers On Leaks,
Orders Phone Search & Bans Encryption Apps – Report
Published Time: 27 Feb, 2017 03:56
White House Communications Director Sean Spicer © Jonathan
Ernst / Reuters
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has reportedly
gone on a crusade against unauthorized sharing of
information on his own turf, ordering extensive phone
checks and urging staffers against using encrypted-
messaging apps.
The official sprung into decisive action last week, after it
emerged that information discussed at one of the planning
meetings with employees of the White House Office of
Communications had been leaked to the media,
Politico reported, citing sources present at the meeting.
According to the outlet, in an effort to find the source of
the leaks, which cast the Donald Trump administration in
an unfavorable light in the media, Spicer ordered about a
dozen of the staffers called to the gathering to hand over
their personal mobile phones as well as those provided by
the government for a “check.”
Spicer also instructed them against using apps, allowing
encryption of the messages, specifically mentioning
Confide and Signal, an official with the knowledge of the
matter is being quoted by Politico as saying. Confide
enables its users to send encrypted messages that instantly
“self-destruct” and Signal employs end-to-end encryption
of photos and text messages.
Justifying the restrictions, Spicer apparently said that the
use of these and similar mobile features will constitute a
violation of the Presidential Records Act.
Among the recent leaks that has drawn the particular ire of
the White House press secretary, according to Politico
sources, was a report of Michael Dubke’s appointment as
the White House communications director, which came
out before the official announcement. Dubke replaced
Spicer himself, who was reportedly finding it hard to
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reconcile his duties as presidential press secretary and
communications chief.
If the efforts undertaken do not lead to the source or
sources of the leaks being outed, the staffers should expect
a far more rigorous investigation, Spicer has warned, as
reported by Fox News, citing top administration officials.
Setting an example himself, the press secretary has already
deleted the Confide app from his cell phone, the channel
reported.
Wrapping up the meeting, the White House press secretary
strongly cautioned the staffers against disclosing any
details of the said meeting, however, apparently, to no
effect.
Apart from communications staffers, Spicer also invited
White House lawyers to oversee the improvised searches.
Before going ahead with the idea, Spicer sought the advice
of the White House counsel Don McGanh, the outlet
reports.
So far Spicer has not issued any comment on the report.
The official has previously spoken of Trump
administration’s “real concern” over the scale at which
the sensitive information has been leaked to media,
potentially compromising national security, referring to the
controversy over Gen. Michael Flynn as a National
Security Adviser. Flynn resigned from the post after the
details of his contacts with Russian officials were leaked to
the media.
Earlier in February, Spicer announced that officials at the
White House are looking for those responsible for leaked
telephone conversations between Donald Trump and
international leaders, including those of France and Russia.
At the time, Spicer called the situation “very concerning.”
Among the most awkward statements leaked was a
reported phrase by Trump who said that the phone call
with the Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull was
in fact the “worst call [of the day] by far.” The reaction
apparently followed the discussion of a US deal with
Canberra to accept over a thousand refugees from
Australia, which Trump labelled in the call as “the worst
deal ever.”
 Media Ban! Making Sense
Of The War Between Trump And The Press
By Anthony Dimaggio
February 27, 2017
On Friday, February 24th, the Trump administration issued
a “gaggle” against reporters from the New York Times, Los
Angeles Times, CNN, and Politico, prohibiting them from
gaining access to the White House press briefing. The ban
was quickly followed by a boycott of the press meeting by
Time magazine and the Associated Press. To their credit,
these two outlets did what White House reporters should
have already done – stop attending press conferences
dominated by obvious fabrications, distortions, and
propaganda. If MSNBC’s Morning Joe can divorce itself
from the lies of Kellyanne Conway, certainly the New York
Times can too, right? But losing access is the ultimate kiss
of death in corporate journalism. The core of this system is
based on maintaining access to high-level officials, so
being blacklisted from press briefings is a devastating
blow to establishment reporters.
The loss of access could be interpreted as the best thing to
ever happen to papers like the New York Times. Instead of
amplifying every absurd utterance out of the mouth of a
carnivalesque tabloid president, they could be focusing
instead on hard-hitting investigative journalism that would
benefit the public. But in a media system where official
sources are king, it’s unlikely the editors of major news
outfits will see things this way. Predictably, they have
expressed anger at being cut out of the loop of the
Washington political power structure.
The full-on meltdown of the relationship between the
Trump administration and the press had been steadily
building late in the campaign cycle and into the first month
of this presidency. The relationship between Trump and
the press has grown increasingly conflicted with the
issuance of the press ban. Trump himself rhetorically
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declared he was “at war” with the press upon taking office.
His press secretary, Sean Spicer, took advantage of his first
press conference to actively berate the press, refusing to
take questions, and lambasting reporters for supposedly
underestimating the size of the crowd attending Trump’s
inauguration on the National Mall. Non-partisan fact
checkers dismissed Spicer’s claims as false because of
photographic evidence that Trump’s attendance was
smaller than Obama’s 2009 inauguration crowd. The
manufactured inauguration controversy has come to
symbolize a Trump presidency that routinely provides
false information to the press and the public. The
administration quickly lost much of its credibility with the
press establishment after White House counselor
Kellyanne Conway asserted on NBC’s Meet the Press with
Chuck Todd that “alternative facts” were just as good as
real ones. Conway is far too obvious in expressing her
contempt for the truth. It’s one thing to engage in subtle
propaganda and manipulation; it’s quite another to rub
reporters’ faces in it.
Watching the relationship between the press and Trump
administration play out in real time has been interesting
and at times highly entertaining. Never in my life have I
seen reporters regularly accuse the president in story after
story, day in and day out, of distorting information and
lying. The New York Times has run many stories
suggesting the Trump administration is pushing lies, and
offering “inaccurate,” “wrong,” or “false” claims, and
outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post and others have
followed suit. The Washington Post concluded that, in his
first month in office,
Trump “averaged four falsehoods or
misleading statements a day…There hasn’t
been a single day of Trump’s presidency in
which he has said nothing false or
misleading.”
The dispute between journalists and Trump centers on
numerous issues. To name a few, reporters have criticized
Trump for making false claims about voter fraud in the
2016 election, for referring to numerous non-existent terror
attacks in Atlanta, Georgia, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and
Sweden, for erroneously claiming the media invented the
rift between his administration and intelligence agencies
over Russia’s alleged role in the 2016 election, for falsely
stating the media do not report on violent terror attacks,
and for inaccurately asserting that the violent crime rate in
2017 reached a record high for the last half-century.
Extraordinarily, these controversies all occurred within the
first month of Trump’s presidency.
Are we entering a new era of media-governmental
relations? Trump supporters don’t seem to think so.
They’ve long lambasted the press for a “liberal bias,” and
are surely celebrating the Trump administration’s media
ban. But the liberal media claims were always a red
herring. The clear majority of scholarly studies fail to find
any evidence of a consistent liberal bias in the news.
Reporters are not one-dimensionally liberal in their
attitudes. They hold liberal views on social issues, and
conservative ones on economic policies. Furthermore, the
segments of the media that are openly biased lean heavily
to the right.
Talk radio is more than 90 percent right-
wing, and the most heavily watched cable
outlet by a large margin is Fox News, not
MSNBC.
Furthermore, most of the empirical work in the social
sciences identifies an official source bias, rather than a
liberal bias, as characterizing the news. In my own
research, I’ve found that news reporting fluctuates
depending on the structure of government over time. When
Republicans control the White House and Congress,
reporters predictably direct most of their attention to
Republican officials. When Democrats control these two
branches, coverage shifts toward the Democrats. And in
periods of divided control of government, reporters devote
regular attention to “both sides.” In short, while the
“liberal media” line is red meat for Trump’s base, it has
little relevance to reality.
Reporters’ conflict with Trump is real, but it has nothing to
do with a fictitious liberal bias of journalists. So, what
gives? Reporters are clearly treating the Trump
administration much more skeptically than they did
Obama. Does the conflict between the press and the
president suggest a changing dynamic in the relationship
between the media and government? I would argue yes, to
some degree, but we should be careful not to oversell the
extent to which media are independent of government.
Journalists are not opposed to the neoliberal, bipartisan
consensus in Washington. Rather, they are opposed to a
specific individual who they believe represents a threat to
the political-economic status quo.
Trump is widely seen by journalists as far outside the
“mainstream” of American political culture. This
characterization is true in some ways. I can think of no
precedent to Trump’s media ban in my lifetime. He has
demonstrated a contempt for the press since he began
campaigning, when he promised to “open up libel laws” –
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aka the First Amendment – to allow the president to sue
journalists for writing “horrible” stories – aka stories that
are unflattering to Trump. Even during the years of media-
press relations following September 11, President Bush
was not as draconian as Trump in dealing with the press.
He blacklisted UPI reporter Helen Thomas, refusing to
answer her questions, in punishment for her many
challenges to the administration’s credibility regarding the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But Bush maintained a
“carrot and stick” approach to managing the press.
Journalists who fell in line behind administration
propaganda were rewarded, allowed to ask questions in
White House Press Briefings and invited to join U.S.
military forces as “embeds” on the ground in “reporting”
the 2003 Iraq invasion. Journalists like Thomas who
questioned the party line were told to go to hell.
But Trump didn’t even offer the carrot upon taking office;
rather, his administration offered only a metaphorical
hatchet to the skull. His press secretary’s first conference
was an all assault on reporters, and Trump’s own
declaration of war made it clear there would be no effort to
cultivate support from the press. Trump’s ban on multiple
news outfits, while shamelessly inviting the reactionary
Breitbart “news” into his inner circle, is a step beyond
anything the Bush administration attempted. This ham-
fisted news “management” technique will surely backfire,
further pushing journalists to challenge administration
misinformation.
Political spin, deception, and lies have always been
integral to U.S. politics and governmental communication.
But I can think of no other president who was ever so
crude or clumsy in pushing obviously false claims as
Trump. He’s painted reporters into a corner via his
administration’s absurdist, straight-faced lies and
“alternative facts.” Even Karl Rove knew to voice his
contempt for the “reality-based community” off the record.
To not challenge fictitious terror attacks, false statistics
about crime rates, and bogus claims about voter fraud
would be a serious risk to reporters’ credibility. To allow
blatant falsehood after falsehood to go unchallenged would
mean reporters have abandoned their already limited
commitment to accuracy in reporting. Before readers
attack me for suggesting that corporate reporters are
committed to reporting the truth, consider the following:
Trump’s lies operate on an entirely different level than
previous official misinformation, which was at least more
difficult to identify without serious investigation.
George W. Bush’s claims about Iraqi WMDs were harder
for reporters to authoritatively debunk than Trump’s
manufactured lies, the latter of which are haphazardly
pulled from thin air. Numerous intelligence sources existed
that raised questions about Bush’s pre-war claims, but
there was no smoking gun (like after the invasion) to
authoritatively demonstrate that the administration was
lying prior to the invasion. Other official untruths were
also hard to identify in real time. Obama’s promises that
the Affordable Care Act would not interfere with
preexisting insurance plans was difficult to challenge
without documenting the failings associated with the
implementation of the ACA. Republican denials that
support for charter schools results in the decimation of
community public schools are difficult to disprove without
an extensive analysis of facts on the ground across
American cities where charter schools are introduced. In
contrast, most of Trump’s falsehoods are bush league.
Citizens without any journalistic training can recognize
them with simple google searches or visits to a non-
partisan fact checking website. For reporters to uncritically
disseminate these falsehoods would threaten what little
trust is left between the media and public.
Sometimes, official misinformation becomes so extreme
that reporters can no longer hold their noses and pretend
not to notice the lies. The Pentagon Papers demonstrated
that U.S. presidents had lied for years about the war in
Vietnam. It was difficult to ignore the blatant
contradictions between what presidents said privately and
what they fed the public. The Bush administration’s claims
about Iraqi WMDs were a fiction of epic proportions that
could no longer be denied when search after search in Iraq
came up empty-handed. The deaths of American troops
and Iraqis in mass blatantly contradicted Bush’s ridiculous
assertion that, contrary to the naysayers, everything in Iraq
was going great. As the country disintegrated into civil
war, it became impossible to deny the reality that was
staring Americans in the face. Reporters could have
pretended that a civil war wasn’t occurring, and that
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thousands of Americans weren’t being killed in Iraq, but to
do so would risk losing any remaining credibility
journalists had with the public. As with Bush’s eccentric
lies, reporters are in a difficult position in covering Trump
administration grifters. The public will only put up with so
much bullshit for so long.
While the relationship between the president and much of
the media has grown increasingly combative, journalists
were not the only ones to attack Trump. Throughout the
election, he was widely derided, or at least kept at arm’s
length, by much of the Republican Party establishment, by
many right-wing corporate donors, by the Democratic
Party, and by much of the public. To single out journalists
for criticizing Trump is to ignore a broader, bi-partisan
political culture that has denigrated Trump for supposedly
lying outside the bounds of respectable politics. The efforts
to frame Trump as beyond the pale are silly in many ways.
He is the heir of decades of class warfare, racism, sexism,
and deception that have long defined American politics.
Trump’s mistake is openly embracing bigotry and
contempt for truth, whereas his compatriots in the
Democratic and Republican parties know not to be so crass
in their rhetoric. Still, it’s a serious exaggeration to claim
that the media are posing an independent challenge to the
political system by questioning Trump. Their attacks stem
not from a liberal desire to undermine government, but
rather from discomfort with parroting silly administration
claims that are widely recognized as fraudulent by much of
the public and the intellectual class.
 NBC/WSJ Poll: Majority
Say Media Too Critical Of Trump
By Kyle Drennen
February 27, 2017

bad news for President Trump, an approval

rating at an historic low.”

A newly released NBC News/Wall Street

Journal poll found that 51% of
Americans think the media have been
“too critical” in their coverage of
President Trump. Moments later, he explained:

That number was eight times larger than the 6% of the
public who thought the press hadn’t been critical enough
of the new administration. 41% said the news coverage has
been objective.
In Monday’s Wall Street Journal, reporter Jason Bellini
explained:
It isn’t clear what role Mr. Trump’s barrage
of attacks on the fairness and credibility of
the press has played in shaping the
majority’s opinion that coverage of his
administration has been too negative.
A majority of those polled, some 53%,
also believes that the news media have
exaggerated problems in the Trump
administration. Some 45% say that is not
the case.
While the Journal reported on the media
bias findings, NBC News did not find those
numbers noteworthy during its discussion
of the same poll. Debuting the survey on
Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator
Chuck Todd hyped: “And our brand new
NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, the
.
The President's approval rating stands at
44 percent with 48 percent disapproving.
That is the lowest rating ever recorded in
our poll at this early stage of a presidency.
For a little perspective, it took President
Obama 32 months to fall into negative
territory. It took President George W. Bush
41 months for his numbers to be
underwater.
In a report for Monday’s Today, correspondent Peter
Alexander similarly touted:
“A day before the President makes his first
address to a joint session of Congress, the
new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll
shows him with an historic disapproval
rating. He is the only president in modern
polling to begin his presidency underwater.”
However, no mention was made on either broadcast of the
American people being influenced by relentlessly negative
media coverage that was “too critical” of the President and
“exaggerated” bad news for the administration.

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 Trump Blasts Dems For
Peddling ‘Fake News’ Russian Narrative
Published Time: 27 Feb, 2017 04:58
Donald Trump has taken to Twitter yet again to blast reports that
Russian hackers interfered to help him win the presidency as “fake
news.”
“Russia talk is FAKE NEWS put out by the
Dems, and played up by the media, in
order to mask the big election defeat and
the illegal leaks!” the US leader wrote.
Trump’s latest tweet went out Sunday as the White House
sought to downplay alleged contact between Russian
intelligence and Trump aides during last year’s election.
Speaking on ABC’s This Week, deputy White House press
secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said:
“The FBI has already said this story is BS,
(bullshit) “Those were their words, so I
apologize to my mom. But literally those
are the words of the FBI, that the story is
BS.”
Who within the FBI actually asserted that remains up for
debate, with some sources claiming that Deputy Director
Andrew McCabe told White House Chief of Staff Reince
Priebus that reporting on the matter was inaccurate.
The fact that Priebus and high-ranking FBI officials have
apparently been engaged in conversation on the matter has
also come in for some criticism, as a separation between
the bureau and the administration is seen to be critical to
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the investigation of the allegations, especially as there are
potential FBI targets within Trump’s administration.
For its part, the FBI has made no official comment on the
investigation, but White House press secretary Sean Spicer
did confirm that the chief of staff asked top bureau
officials, including FBI Director James Comey, to deny
any contact between Russia and Trump; they have so far
declined.
Some within the Trump administration have claimed that
calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged ties
amount to nothing more than a “witch hunt,” resembling
the McCarthyism of the 1950s when then senator, Joe
McCarthy, conducted a number of overblown
investigations targeting alleged communists in the United
States.
Speaking to reporters at Saturday's California Republican
convention in San Francisco, Rep. Devin Nunes said:
“At this point, we can’t go on a witch hunt
against any American people…just
because they appeared in a news story,”
adding: “I have to have some evidence that
some American actually had contact with
Russians. And I don’t have that now. This
is almost like McCarthyism revisited.”
This is not the first time the POTUS has rebuffed claims of
Russian interference in either the US presidential elections
or the current administration.
There is the infamous “intelligence dossier” leaked by
Buzzfeed and partly published by CNN, in which claims of
sexual fetishes were made about President Trump with no
solid evidence provided. The claim was that Russian
Intelligence were blackmailing the US President and that
he was a puppet of the Kremlin. Needless to say, the
claims didn’t hold up to scrutiny and Trump was quick to
lambaste all involved.
“Intelligence insiders now claim the Trump
dossier is "A COMPLETE FRAUD!" Trump
wrote on Twitter in the aftermath.
This, in turn, led to the now infamous soundbite in which
President Trump dismissed CNN as “Fake News” at a
press briefing.
In an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, President
Trump was pressed on whether he respected Russian
President Vladimir Putin.
"I do respect him, but I respect a lot of
people," Trump said, adding: "That doesn't
mean I'm going to get along with him."
By playing down the supposed close, pre-existing
relationship with the Kremlin, Trump once again
dismissed any notion of an overly amicable relationship
between the two presidents.
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A joint report on “Russian malicious cyberactivity”
prepared by FBI and Department of Homeland Security in
December, accused Russian military intelligence of being
behind the leaks of Democratic Party emails to swing the
election in favor of Donald Trump. The claims of Russian
authorities’ affiliation with WikiLeaks, that published the
emails, were disputed by the whistleblowing site’s editor
Julian Assange, who claimed that the source of the leaks
was not a state actor.
Then-President-elect Trump himself also cast doubt on the
credibility of the report. In an interview to Fox News in
December, he argued that the report’s real goal was to
explain the defeat of Hillary Clinton by third-party
interference rather than by her own faults.
"I think it's ridiculous. I think it's just another
excuse. I don't believe it," the president-
elect said in an interview.
In January, the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (ODNI) released an in-depth report ordered by
Barack Obama which purported to prove the fact of
alleged Russia meddling in the US presidential elections.
However, the declassified version of the document
presented to the public did not contain any hard evidence
pointing to the Russian role in the hacks, instead relying on
assessments and analysis of CIA, FBI and NSI and
“human intelligence.”
 President Trump: Replace The Dollar With Gold As The
Global Currency To Make America Great Again
Source: Forbes
Published: February 27, 2017
Inside President Trump’s otherwise “standard Trump
stump speech” at CPAC was nestled what might be a most
intriguing observation:
Global cooperation, dealing with other
countries, getting along with other countries
is good, it’s very important. But there is no
such thing as a global anthem, a global
currency or a global flag. This is the United
States of America that I’m representing.
There’s a keen insight in there that could, just maybe,
transform our lives, America, and the world. No “global
currency?” Was this, with the poetic observation that
“there is no such thing as a global anthem…or a global
flag,” just a trope? Or could it contain a political portent
with potential high impact on world financial markets?
Let’s drill down.
As it happens, there is a global currency.
It’s called the “U.S. dollar.”
Most international trade is priced in dollars. The Bretton
Woods international monetary system invested the dollar,
which then was defined as and (internationally) was
legally convertible to gold at $35/oz, with global currency
status. France’s then-finance minister, later its
president, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, called the
“reserve currency” status of the dollar — its
status, along with gold, as global currency
— an “exorbitant privilege.”
By this d’Estaing was alluding to the fact, as summarized
at Wikipedia, that
“As American economist Barry
Eichengreen summarized: ‘It costs only a
few cents for the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to produce a $100 bill, but other
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countries had to pony up $100 of actual
goods in order to obtain one.'”
That privilege, which made great sense during the period
immediately after World War II, became a curse.
In 1971 President Nixon, under the influence of his
Svengali-like Treasury Secretary John Connally,
“suspend[ed] temporarily the convertibility
of the dollar into gold.”
That closure proved durable instead of temporary. The
dollar became, and remains, the world’s global currency.
What had been an “exorbitant privilege” devolved into an
exorbitant liability. As my former professional colleague
John D. Mueller, of the Ethics and Public Policy Center,
formerly Rep. Jack Kemp’s chief economist, writing in the
Wall Street Journal in Trump’s Real Trade Problem Is
Money recently and astutely observed:
a monetary system based on a reserve
currency is unsustainable, since foreign
official dollar reserves (for example) are
acquired and must be repaid in goods. In
other words, the increase in official dollar
reserves equals the net exports of the rest
of the world, which means it must also
equal U.S. international payments
deficits—an unsustainable situation.
In other words, if President Trump wishes to address
America’s merchandise trade deficit (balanced to
perfection, of course, by a capital accounts surplus) he will
find that allowing the dollar to be used as the global
currency is the real snake in the economic woodpile. The
dollar’s burden as the international reserve currency, not
currency manipulation by our trading partners or bad
treaties, is the true villain in the ongoing melodrama of
crummy job creation.
 "Welcome To The Next Awakening" - Author Of Steve
Bannon's Worldview Explains The Path Ahead
By Tyler Durden
Feb 27, 2017 3:55 AM
"Where did Steve Bannon get his
worldview? From my book..."
* * * by Neil Howe via WaPo,
Neil Howe is the author, along with William
Strauss, of “Generations,” “The Fourth
Turning” and “Millennials Rising.”
The headlines this month have been
alarming. “Steve Bannon’s obsession with
a dark theory of history should be
worrisome” (Business Insider). “Steve
Bannon Believes The Apocalypse Is
Coming And War Is Inevitable” (the
Huffington Post). “Steve Bannon Wants To
Start World War III” (the Nation). A
common thread in these media reports
is that President Trump’s chief
strategist is an avid reader and that the
book that most inspires his worldview is
“The Fourth Turning: An American
Prophecy.”
I wrote that book with William Strauss
back in 1997.
It is true that Bannon is enthralled by it. In 2010, he
released a documentary, “Generation Zero,” that is
structured around our theory that history in America (and
by extension, most other modern societies) unfolds in a
recurring cycle of four-generation-long eras. While this
cycle does include a time of civic and political crisis — a
Fourth Turning, in our parlance — the reporting on the
book has been absurdly apocalyptic.
I don’t know Bannon well.
I have worked with him on several film projects, including
“Generation Zero,” over the years. I’ve been impressed by
his cultural savvy.
His politics, while unusual, never struck
me as offensive.
I was surprised when he took over the leadership of
Breitbart and promoted the views espoused on that site.
Like many people, I first learned about the alt-right (a far-
right movement with links to Breitbart and a loosely
defined white-nationalist agenda) from the mainstream
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media. Strauss, who died in 2007, and I never told Bannon
what to say or think. But we did perhaps provide him with
an insight — that populism, nationalism and state-run
authoritarianism would soon be on the rise, not just in
America but around the world.
Because we never attempted to write a
political manifesto, we were surprised
by the book’s popularity among certain
crusaders on both the left and the right.
When “The Fourth Turning” came out, our biggest partisan
fans were Democrats, who saw in our description of an
emerging “Millennial generation” (a term we coined) the
sort of community-minded optimists who would pull
America toward progressive ideals. Yet we’ve also had
conservative fans, who were drawn to another lesson: that
the new era would probably see the successful joining of
left-wing economics with right-wing social values.
Beyond ideology, I think there’s another reason for the
rising interest in our book.
We reject the deep premise of modern
Western historians that social time is
either linear (continuous progress or
decline) or chaotic (too complex to
reveal any direction). Instead we adopt
the insight of nearly all traditional
societies: that social time is a recurring
cycle
in which events become meaningful only to the extent that
they are what philosopher Mircea Eliade calls
“reenactments.” In cyclical space, once you strip away the
extraneous accidents and technology, you are left with
only a limited number of social moods, which tend to recur
in a fixed order.
Along this cycle, we can identify four
“turnings” that each last about 20 years
— the length of a generation.
Think of these as recurring seasons, starting with spring
and ending with winter. In every turning, a new generation
is born and each older generation ages into its next phase
of life.
 The cycle begins with the First Turning,
a “High” which comes after a crisis era.
In a High, institutions are strong and individualism is
weak. Society is confident about where it wants to go
collectively, even if many feel stifled by the prevailing
conformity. Many Americans alive today can recall the
post-World War II American High (historian William
O’Neill’s term), coinciding with the Truman, Eisenhower
and Kennedy presidencies. Earlier examples are the post-
Civil War Victorian High of industrial growth and stable
families, and the post-Constitution High of Democratic
Republicanism and Era of Good Feelings.
The Second Turning is an “Awakening,”
when institutions are attacked in the name of higher
principles and deeper values. Just when society is hitting
its high tide of public progress, people suddenly tire of all
the social discipline and want to recapture a sense of
personal authenticity. Salvation by faith, not works, is the
youth rallying cry. One such era was the Consciousness
Revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s. Some historians
call this America’s Fourth or Fifth Great Awakening,
depending on whether they start the count in the 17th
century with John Winthrop or the 18th century with
Jonathan Edwards.
The Third Turning is an “Unraveling,”
in many ways the opposite of the High. Institutions are
weak and distrusted, while individualism is strong and
flourishing. Third Turning decades such as the 1990s, the
1920s and the 1850s are notorious for their cynicism, bad
manners and weak civic authority. Government typically
shrinks, and speculative manias, when they occur, are
delirious.
Finally, the Fourth Turning is a “Crisis”
period.
This is when our institutional life is reconstructed from the
ground up, always in response to a perceived threat to the
nation’s very survival. If history does not produce such an
urgent threat, Fourth Turning leaders will invariably find
one — and may even fabricate one — to mobilize
collective action. Civic authority revives, and people and
groups begin to pitch in as participants in a larger
community. As these Promethean bursts of civic effort
reach their resolution, Fourth Turnings refresh and
redefine our national identity. The years 1945, 1865 and
1794 all capped eras constituting new “founding moments”
in American history.
Just as a Second Turning reshapes our
inner world (of values, culture and
religion), a Fourth Turning reshapes our
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outer world (of politics, economy and
empire).
In our paradigm, one can look ahead and suggest that a
coming time period — say, a certain decade — will
resemble, in its essential human dynamic, a time period in
the past.
In “The Fourth Turning,” we predicted
that, starting around 2005, America
would probably experience a “Great
Devaluation” in financial markets, a
catalyst that would mark America’s
entry into an era whose first decade
would likely parallel the 1930s.
Reflecting on the decade we’ve just lived through, we can
probably agree that the 1930s parallel works well. In the
economy, both decades played out in the shadow of a
global financial crash, and were characterized by slow and
disappointing economic growth and chronic
underemployment of labor and capital. Both saw tepid
investment, deflation fears, growing inequality and the
inability of central bankers to rekindle consumption.
In geopolitics, we’ve witnessed the rise
of isolationism, nationalism and right-
wing populism across the globe.
Geostrategist Ian Bremmer says we now live in a “G-Zero”
world, where it’s every nation for itself. This story echoes
the 1930s, which witnessed the waning authority of great-
power alliances and a new willingness by authoritarian
regimes to act with terrifying impunity.
In social trends, the two decades also show parallels:
falling rates of fertility and homeownership, the rise of
multi-generational households, the spread of localism and
community identification, a dramatic decline in youth
violence (a fact that apparently has eluded the president),
and a blanding of pop youth culture. Above all, we sense a
growing desire among voters around the world for leaders
to assert greater authority and deliver deeds rather than
process, results rather than abstractions.
We live in an increasingly volatile and primal era, in which
history is speeding up and liberal democracy is weakening.
As Vladimir Lenin wrote, “In some decades, nothing
happens; in some weeks, decades happen.” Get ready for
the creative destruction of public institutions, something
every society periodically requires to clear out what is
obsolete, ossified and dysfunctional — and to tilt the
playing field of wealth and power away from the old and
back to the young. Forests need periodic fires; rivers need
periodic floods. Societies, too. That’s the price we must
pay for a new golden age.
If we look at the broader rhythms of history, we have
reason to be heartened, not discouraged, by these trends.
Anglo-American history over the past several centuries has
experienced civic crises in a fairly regular cycle, about
every 80 or 90 years, or roughly the length of a long
human life. This pattern reveals itself in the intervals
separating the colonial Glorious Revolution, the American
Revolution, the Civil War, and the Great Depression and
World War II. Fast-forward the length of a long human life
from the 1930s, and we end up where we are today.
America entered a new Fourth Turning
in 2008. It is likely to last until around
2030. Our paradigm suggests that
current trends will deepen as we move
toward the halfway point.
Further adverse events, possibly another financial crisis or
a major armed conflict, will galvanize public opinion and
mobilize leaders to take more decisive action. Rising
regionalism and nationalism around the world could lead
to the fragmentation of major political entities (perhaps the
European Union) and the outbreak of hostilities (perhaps
in the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula, the Baltic
states or the Persian Gulf).
Despite a new tilt toward isolationism,
the United States could find itself at war.
I certainly do not hope for war. I simply
make a sobering observation: Every total
war in U.S. history has occurred during
a Fourth Turning, and no Fourth Turning
has yet unfolded without one. America’s
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objectives in such a war are likely to be
defined very broadly.
At the end of the 2020s, the Fourth Turning crisis era will
climax and draw to a close. Settlements will be negotiated,
treaties will be signed, new borders will be drawn, and
perhaps (as in the late 1940s) a new durable world order
will be created. Perhaps as well, by the early 2030s, we
will enter a new First Turning: Young families will rejoice,
fertility will rebound, economic equality will rise, a new
middle class will emerge, public investment will grow into
a new 21st-century infrastructure, and ordered prosperity
will recommence.
During the next First Turning, potentially the next
“American High,” millennials will move into national
leadership and showcase their optimism, smarts,
credentials and confidence.
Sometime in the late 2030s, the first
millennial will be voted into the White
House, prompting talk of a new Camelot
moment.
Let a few more years pass, and those organization-minded
millennials may face a passionate and utterly unexpected
onslaught from a new crop of youth.
Welcome to the next Awakening. The
cycle of history keeps turning,
inexorably.
 New York Times Rediscovers Aggressive
Fact-Checking Just In Time To Attack Trump
By Clay Waters
February 27, 2017 | 3:00 PM EST

Mr. Trump said he got many votes from

supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders.
“Not that I’m a fan of Bernie, but a lot of
Bernie people voted for Trump because
he’s right on one issue: trade.”

No evidence. Mr. Trump and Mr. Sanders hold similar

positions on global trade, but there’s no evidence that huge
swaths of voters who supported Mr. Sanders voted for Mr.
Trump.

After the Democratic National Convention, polls indicated

Emphasizing its newly discovered commitment to
that a majority of “Bernie people” would vote for Mrs.
aggressive journalism now that Donald Trump is president,
Clinton. Mr. Trump’s support among those who preferred
the New York Times has hired a fact-checker from
Mr. Sanders ranged from 3 percent to 13 percent,
PolitiFact to bolster its case for lying Trump. Twice in two
depending on whether third-party candidates were also
days Linda Qiu has slammed President Trump’s alleged
included in the question.
falsehoods. On Saturday she went after Trump's speech to
the Conservative Political Action Conference: “After
Denouncing ‘Fake News,’ a Catalog of Falsehoods.” The above is some extreme nitpicking: The phrase “A lot”
in an imprecise phrase with plenty of wiggle room and
doesn’t lend itself to fact-checking. And Qiu offered a
President Trump’s speech on Friday at the Conservative
weak counterargument. Who gave her the final say on
Political Action Conference followed a familiar pattern:
what precise percentage or number of the vote would
Blast the news media as “dishonest,” repeat a string of
constitute “a lot”?
falsehoods and wrap up by promising to change the status
quo.
Mr. Trump described the country as having
open borders.
Qiu assessed Trump’s claims with aggressive and often
wrong-headed nitpickery. (Trump’s claims are in italics.) “We’ve defended other nations’ borders
while leaving ours wide open, anybody can
Mr. Trump mocked election polls for being come in.”
wrong.
False. The United States apprehended 415,816 people in
“Look at CBS, look at ABC, also, look at
the 2016 fiscal year, so hundreds of thousands of people
NBC, take a look at some of these polls.
did not just “come in.”
They’re so bad, so inaccurate and what
that does is it creates a false narrative.”
Again, “wide open” is obviously a metaphor for an overly
porous border and another overweening attempt to take
This is misleading. Mr. Trump, who trailed Hillary Clinton
everything Trump says literally, without the copious
in major national polls leading up to the election, ended up
benefit of the doubt the media gives to Democrats.
winning the Electoral College. But most of the polls Mr.
Trump referred to actually reflected the popular vote total
within the margin of error. Mr. Trump said the Affordable Care Act
took health care coverage away from
people.
Actually, with outlets like the New York Times running
graphics showing Hillary Clinton with an 85% chance of “Obamacare covers very few people.
winning the election late on Election Night, it’s perfectly And remember, deduct from the number all
defensible to claim that the media got the election wrong. of those people who had great health care
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 that they loved that was taken away from
them.”
False. About 20 million people have gained coverage
under the Affordable Care Act, and the uninsured rate has
dropped to a record low of 10.9 percent.
Huh? It’s a brute fact that Obamacare led to people losing
their coverage, no matter how the aggregate figures stack
up.
Mr. Trump again invoked Sweden as an
example of the detriments of immigration.
“The people over there understand that
I’m right. Take a look at what’s happening
in Sweden.”
False. Mr. Trump referred to a nonexistent terrorist attack
in Sweden during a Feb. 18 campaign rally in Florida,
baffling an entire nation.
If he was referring to crime in a country known for taking
in large numbers of refugees, the data does not support
him, either. The Swedish National Council for Crime
Prevention found no significant increase in overall crime
rates from 2015 to 2016.
Official figures on the complicated subject of Sweden,
refugees, and violent crime have been challenged, and
Trump’s vague statement nonetheless raises questions
about refugees and violent crime in Sweden that the
politically correct soveriegns of Sweden (and the NYT) are
clearly reluctant to address publicly.
Back on Friday, Qiu fact-checked Trump on the temporary
travel ban that applied to seven countries with mostly
.
Muslim population, characterized by Qiu as “some of the
more misleading claims Mr. Trump and his administration
have made about the first iteration of the travel ban.” This
was the lowlight:
Mr. Trump suggested that the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has an
unusually poor track record.
“In fact, we had to go quicker than we
thought because of the bad decision we
received from a circuit that has been
overturned at a record number. I have
heard 80 percent, I find that hard to
believe, that is just a number I heard, that
they are overturned 80 percent of the time.”
Not the highest reversal rate. Mr. Trump has repeatedly
knocked the court that blocked his executive order, and he
is right that the Supreme Court reversed eight out of 10, or
80 percent, of Ninth Circuit cases on which it had a
definitive ruling in 2015. But that’s neither a record nor
particularly meaningful, as PolitiFact has reported.
Two other circuits -- the state courts and the 11th Circuit --
had higher reversal rates that year, at 85 percent and 100
percent. And just under 12,000 cases were filed to the
Ninth Circuit from March 2014 to March 2015, meaning
the Supreme Court reversed less than a tenth of a percent
of all the cases the circuit has heard.
Mollie Hemingway at The Federalist took down a
similarly slanted Politifact “fact check” and in the process
showed that the Ninth Circuit had by far the most total
number of reversals.

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 Trump Supporters To Hold
'Spirit Of America' Rallies Across US
Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:16PM
US President Donald Trump invites a supporter onstage with him
during a "Make America Great Again" rally at Orlando Melbourne
International Airport in Melbourne, Florida, February 18, 2017.
(Photo by Reuters)
Supporters of Donald Trump will be
rallying in many cities across the United
States this week, mainly as a rebuttal to
a string of nationwide protests
denouncing the new president’s policy
agenda.
Organizers said rallies have been planned for nearly 60
cities, with some taking place on Monday and others later
in the week.
Trump is not expected to make appearance at any of the
events which are being held from coast to coast.
Some of the organizers came out of the Tea Party
movement, a network of anti-establishment conservatives
that emerged in 2009 with ambitions for political change
and an overhaul of Washington. The movement has
become a powerful force in shaping Republican politics
ever since.
Main Street Patriots, the primary group behind the so-
called Spirit of America rallies, said it helped organize
events in at least 33 states for Monday and Saturday.
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The group’s co-founder, Ralph King, was a Trump
presidential elector from Ohio.
People gather during a rally in support of US President Donald
Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, February 5, 2017.
(Photo by Reuters)
"Unlike those protesting against President
Trump's vision, we are a diverse coalition
that are the heart and soul of America that
wants our nation to fulfill our potential, as
the greatest nation on God's green earth!"
organizers wrote on the group's website,
according to Reuters.
"Blue-collar voters helped propel President
Trump to victory and these rallies will help
provide those forgotten voices a
mechanism so they can be heard," they
said.
Since his inauguration on January 20, Trump has faced
almost non-stop protests by people opposed to his policies,
especially his crackdown on immigrants from seven
Muslim countries.
Among the biggest demonstrations was the Women's
March on Washington, which drew hundreds of thousands
of people to the capital the day after Trump took the oath
of office.
 The Republicans May Impeach Trump
By Ted Rall
February 27, 2017
Campaign Ad: Paul Ryan for President 2020.
Speaker Ryan speaks into the camera.
“Impeaching a president from my own party
wasn’t an easy decision,” Ryan says,
looking sober as footage of disgraced
former president Donald Trump departing
the White House for the last time appears.
“Sometimes principle” — he pauses for a
half-beat — “comes before party.”
A full beat.
“Country always comes first.”
Narrator:
“He stood tall when America needs him
most. Ready to make the tough decisions
when they matter most. Paul Ryan for
President.”
Trump-haters want Democrats to push for impeachment.
Setting aside the Dems’ congenital cowardice and the
arithmetic — a minority party can’t impeach anyone — the
real danger to Trump is his nominal Republican allies.
On the surface, Congressional Republicans appear to have
been shocked and awed by the president’s surprise victory
and ideologically aligned with a Trump Administration
whose hard-right cabinet is prepared to grant every item on
the GOP’s wish list. But you don’t have to look hard to see
that the pre-November split between the party’s old guard
(Ryan, John McCain, Mitch McConnell) and the Trump
insurgency remains.
The Donald struts the marbled corridors of the capital, his
head held high like Caesar. Beneath their togas, the
senators’ sharp knives await.
This is speculation, but I bet Republicans with presidential
ambitions — Ryan, Rubio, Cruz, Paul — have already
grokked that Trump’s days are numbered. Odds makers
agree. Whoever takes credit for bringing down a feared
and reviled leader will rid themselves of a rival and reap
rewards up to and including the highest office in the land.
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Barely one month after taking office, Trump’s approval
ratings are tumbling into territory historically belonging to
presidents mired in scandals and unpopular wars. Voters
tell the latest Quinnipiac poll Trump is dishonest and
doesn’t care about people like them. Trump’s numbers are
within a rounding error of Richard Nixon’s during
Watergate.
Right now, Donald Trump is constitutionally impeachable
over his temperament and his brazen violations of the
emoluments clause. But nothing will happen until he’s
politically impeachable. Trump would have to commit a
crime or mistake so colossal and irredeemable that
mainstream voters of both parties would find him
repugnant.
If I’m Ryan or Cruz or some other crafty GOPer, I’m
thinking to myself: every president screws up eventually.
But this guy Trump will definitely screw up big. Given his
manic pace, his Waterloo will occur sooner rather than
later.
Whatever form it takes — provoking a war, crashing the
economy, corruption, one authoritarian move too far,
conspiracy and obstruction of justice — the inevitable
Trumpian disaster leaves House and Senate Republicans
with a stark choice. Defend him or stand back silently, and
Trump drags the Republican Party along with him as he
flames out. Or they can throw him under the bus.
Remember, they never liked him in the first place.
Plan B is far more appealing. Becoming the party of
impeachment at a time when impeachment is popular
transforms crisis into opportunity, allowing Republicans to
cleanse their Trump-era sins (trying to repeal the
increasingly well-received Obamacare, paying for the
Great Wall of Mexico with deficit spending, etc.) and seize
the moral high ground in one swoop. Vice President Mike
Pence takes the helm, steadies the ship, promotes their
right-wing agenda with more grace than his former boss,
and Ryan and his buddies prepare for 2020.
As for the Democrats, this scenario leaves the party even
more damaged than it is today. If they leave the task of
deposing a wounded Donald Trump to the Republicans,
they’ll likely never recover.
Still seething over the DNC’s shabby treatment of Bernie
Sanders, the progressive base would consider the party
completely discredited and hopelessly moderate for failing
to lead the charge against Trump. Swing voters, and not a
few Democrats, will give Team Ryan credit for their
integrity in taking down one of their own. I can imagine
the Warren wing forming a new Progressive Party, leaving
the Democrats at less than half its current level of support.
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Dems could dodge this looming catastrophe by declaring
all-out war against the president. For example, Democratic
lawmakers could shut down Congress, and thus deny
Trump his entire agenda, by denying a quorum — i.e.,
failing to show up until the president agrees to resign.
There are many ways to obstruct. But creating a
constitutional crisis would require balls — something in
short supply among Congressional Democrats.
 Trump To States
With Recreational Pot: Drop Dead
Ryan Mcmaken
02/24/2017
In the days following the 2016 election, there were already
worrying signs that the Trump administration didn't merely
view the War on Drugs as a useful source of rhetoric to
please some Conservatives. With the appointment of Jeff
Sessions — who appears to be a true believer in the War
on Drugs — the threat to federalism, states's rights, and
local control was all too real.
The fears continue to be stoked by the administration
itself, and yesterday White House spokesman Sean Spicer
announcing that "I do believe that you'll see greater
enforcement of [federal law against marijuana]."
So, in an administration where Trump's promised health
care reforms are anything but a done deal — and which is
plagued with leaks and conflict with the US intelligence
establishment — Spicer suggests the administration has
enough extra time to ramp up prosecutions of American
citizens for smoking a joint. The fact that 81 percent of all
drug arrests are for simple possession means that yes,
increasing federal enforcement is about arresting and
prosecuting small-time users.
Spicer justifies this with the well-worn claim often made
by Conservatives that
"There is still a federal law that we need to
abide by ... when it comes to recreational
marijuana and other drugs of that nature."
At the core of this statement is the same hypocrisy that
infects much of the right wing on the Drug War issue.
Conservatives like to talk a good game about states's rights
and local control when it comes to issues like gun laws and
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Obamacare, but federalism and the Constitution go right
out the window on the drug issue.
This has long been obvious, and was solidified in federal
court when Trump's nominee to head the EPA, Scott Pruitt,
sued Colorado in federal court when he was attorney
general of Oklahoma. Pruitt and the GOP attorney general
from Nebraska both attempted to get the federal court to
render Colorado's drug laws null and void — which would
have essentially destroyed what's left of federalism and
states's rights down to its foundations. Pruitt, however, was
making this same argument at the very same time he was
arguing that the states had the right to override Obamacare
mandates.
But the hypocrisy does not stop there. Conservatives love
to talk about following the "original intent" of the US
Constitution and demanding the federal government do
nothing that is not authorized by the Constitution. That, of
course, is then conveniently forgotten on the drug issue.
Although Sean Spicer certainly won't admit it, the "federal
law we need to abide by" is not some federal statute passed
by Congress about drugs. The law we need to abide by is
found in the US Constitution — specifically the Tenth
Amendment — where it clearly states that
"The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited
by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people."
So does the Constitution delegate to the United States
government the power to regulate what sort of plants
people eat, smoke, or grow?
Here's a hint: No, it doesn't.
This refrain of Drug Warriors that those who don't like the
Drug War need to "change the law" before they can
complain requires a willful ignorance of the law contained
in the US Constitution itself.
Indeed, in more honest times, everyone knew the
Constitution did not allow federal control of such matters
which is why most everyone accepted that a Constitutional
amendment was necessary to authorize federal prohibition
of alcohol. It was only later that politicians realized they
could just forget about all that Constitution stuff and pass
federal statutes banning various substances at will.
Of course even if the Constitution did authorize such
things, it would be worthy of being ignored, just as federal
laws and Constitutional provisions protecting slavery were
always worthless and should have been ignored by
everyone everywhere.
Spicer then went on to make other fact-free claims in his
attempt to connect marijuana use to recent surges in opioid
deaths. Lizzy Acker in The Oregonian reports:
"I think that when you see something like
the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so
many states around this country," Spicer
said, "the last thing that we should be doing
is encouraging people."
Though Spicer drew a connection between opioid use and
marijuana, there is no known connection between the
two. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2015
more than 33,000 people died from opioid overdoses,
which includes both heroin and prescription painkillers,
"more than any year on record."
The CDC reported that "nearly half of all opioid overdose
deaths involve a prescription opioid."
Marijuana overdoses account for no
deaths, according to the Drug Enforcement
Administration. In fact, a study reported
in "Time" in 2016, said that "when states
legalized medical marijuana, prescriptions
dropped significantly for painkillers."
As Mark Thornton shows, the problem of opioid deaths
can be traced back to the mainstream medical profession's
frequent use of prescription painkillers, and has nothing at
all to do with marijuana:
One class of prescription drugs is directly related to the
heroin epidemic, on which I have recently reported. To
recap, drug companies that make opiate pain killers have
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influenced the American Academy of Pain Medicine to
change their guidelines for prescribing pain killers. The
changes in the guidelines have made it much more likely
for doctors to prescribe pain killing opiate drugs such as
Oxycontin and Vicodin for things like ordinary injuries
and surgeries. The DEA, FDA, and the AMA monitor
prescribing behavior of doctors, so they are more likely to
follow such guidelines to avoid risk of sanction.
These drugs are highly effective for pain, but can be
addictive and deadly themselves (16,000 deaths in 2015
alone). When the injuries heal, addicted patients can no
longer get refills for the drugs. For those who have become
addicted their choices are going cold turkey, enter an
addiction treatment program, or obtain the drugs on the
black market. In other words, they have no good choices.
And, while Spicer suggests arresting some pot users might
somehow miraculously do something to cut down opioid
use, the FDA is approving opioid use for 11 to 16 year
olds, thus encouraging greater use on children. If the
Trump administration is in the mood to crack down on
somebody connected to the opioid addiction problem,
there's no need to go out to Colorado or Oregon to do it.
Trump can just drive over to the FDA headquarters in
Maryland.
And finally, this is just the latest indication that the Trump
administration's priorities are not where they need to be.
Earlier this month, David Stockman complained that
Trump is letting himself get sidetracked from the
important business of freeing up the economy. Stockman
was apparently more right than he knew.
When asked about drug issues in far-off states that have
legalized recreational marijuana, Spicer could have simply
said "we're concentrating on repealing Obamacare right
now" or "we're really focused on helping small business
people make a living" or "we're focused on finding
peaceful solutions to pressing international issues right
now, as in Syria." All of those issues require immense
focus, time and effort from Trump himself and his
advisors. But no, the administration decided to declare war
on seven US states instead.
There are only so many hours in the day. Trump might
want to take a closer look at how he uses them.
 US House Intelligence Chair Calls
Trump Russian Ties Investigation 'Witch Hunt'
© REUTERS/ Carlos Barria - US
02:32 27.02.2017(updated 05:16 27.02.2017)
US House of Representatives
Intelligence Committee Chair Devin
Nunes has slammed investigations into
President Donald Trump's alleged links
with Russia as a "witch hunt."
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier this month, the Center
for American Progress Action Fund, which is associated
with the liberal Center for American Progress think tank,
launched the "Moscow Project" aimed at investigating
Trump's alleged links with Russian intelligence.
"This is almost like McCarthyism
revisited… We’re going to go on a witch
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hunt against, against innocent Americans,"
Nunes said at the California Republican
Party spring convention, as quoted
by Politico on Sunday.
The lawmaker went on to stress that it was unacceptable
to target US citizens over allegations made in news stories,
adding that the intelligence committee would itself
consider any evidence on the matter if it existed.
"But at this point… We can't go on a witch
hunt against the American people, any
American people who have not had any
contact, just because they appeared in a
news story,” Nunes said.
US media has run a plethora of stories about Trump's ties
to Russia. The reports featured unbacked intelligence
memos and anonymous sources. The claims have been
dismissed by Trump as "fake news." The president also
slammed outlets for abusing the use of unnamed White
House sources. Russia has also dismissed the reports,
calling these an effort to distract US citizens from real
problems in the country.
 Stein Rips Into CNN, NYT,
'Looking For A Scandal' From Trump 'Every Day'
By Kristine Marsh
February 27, 2017
Economist and former speechwriter for Richard Nixon,
Ben Stein, appeared on CNN Newsroom last Saturday,
where he slammed the media for making Trump a
“punching bag” and “looking for a scandal” from the
president on a daily basis. Stein told CNN’s Brianna
Keilar,
“I don't blame him for being furious at
[the media].” Stein noted, “I think he's got
a lot of company."
Host Brianna Keilar began by asking Stein what his
reaction was to Trump skipping the annual White House
Correspondents’ Dinner. Stein responded that he didn’t
“blame” Trump for “not wanting to go and be a punching
bag” for the media, yet again:
STEIN: I'm not surprised at it, I'm not disappointed at it.
And I don’t blame Mr. Trump one bit for doing it.
I mean, he’s a punching bag day after
day after day after day in the media,
especially what’s called the mainstream
media. And I don't blame him for not
wanting to go and be a punching bag in
person.
Keilar then asked Stein if he agreed with Trump that the
media was the “enemy of the people.” Stein conceded that
not all of the media was that, before calling out The New
York Times and CNN in particular for “slamming” Trump
on a daily basis and always “looking for a scandal.”
STEIN:
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I wouldn't say that all of the media is the
enemy of the people. But look,
everyday, you pick up The New York
Times, every day they're slamming,
slamming, slamming him. I'm a great fan
of CNN. I watch it quite faithfully every
day. CNN is slamming him, slamming
him, slamming him, slamming him.
Every day they are looking for a scandal. They are turning
the woods upside down looking for a scandal. They are
hoping, I think, to do what they did to Nixon a long time
ago. And I still haven't found any real scandals.
Stein told Keilar that “all over the country” an “awful lot
of people” see the media as an “unelected aristocracy”
who are “dumping all over the mainstream of America,” so
Trump was in good company:
STEIN:
And with all due respect, I don't blame
him for being furious at them. And I
think he's got a lot of company. I'm out
there giving speeches all around the
country all the time, people, an awful lot
of people are not great fans of the media
and they see the media as an unelected
aristocracy and an 'effete corps of
impudent snobs' as Vice President
Agnew called them a long time ago, who
are dumping all over the mainstream of
America. And I think Mr. Trump has a lot
of company.
Keilar pushed back, asking if some of the drama reported
by the media was “self-inflicted.” Stein conceded that
Trump was not the “smoothest operator” but said,
regardless, the press was overwhelmingly negative towards
him in their reports.
STEIN: Mr. Trump is not the smoothest operator. I mean,
he's not Bob Hope. And he's thin skinned and he fires right
back. I agree, no doubt, there's no doubt some of it is self-
inflicted,
 but I think this general idea that the
press can just hack and hack and hack
away at the president, that he's
expected to sit there and take it, is not a
sound idea.
After Keilar pushed back that the media did cover some
positive stories on Trump, Stein pointed that these “one or
two” stories were outweighed by “hundreds” of negative
ones, such as the recent accusation by the media that
Trump was anti-Semitic.
STEIN: That's one or two of hundreds of stories, most of
which are extremely negative. And God bless you for
doing the positive stuff, but look at the way they slammed
him for not covering immediately the desecration of the
Jewish cemetery outside St. Louis. I mean, this is a guy,
and look at the way the media is endlessly playing him off
as an anti-Semite. This is a guy, who has a Jewish son-in-
law. His own daughter went and converted to Judaism.
Who’s never been quoted saying a single anti-Semitic
word, and they’re constantly slamming him as being a
racist or a white supremacist or something without any
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evidence of it at all. I think with the greatest respect, and I
appreciate you pointing things out where I was mistaken,
but with the greatest respect,
this is a guy they are just smearing,
smearing, smearing all the time. I don't
blame him for wanting to fire back at
them. If he were as smooth as Ronald
Reagan, he would handle it more
smoothly. But no one, again, will ever
be as smooth as Ronald Reagan.
“They are trying to undo him basically
before he even gets started,” Stein
slammed. “I think it's just extremely
unfortunate.”
He added:
"The country has real problems and for
them to be focusing on trying to bring
down this guy before he’s even gotten
started is a serious mistake,” he stated.
 Trump Gets Ready For His Biggest Sell Yet
The White House Hopes The President's First Prime-Time Address Will
Reframe His Turbulent First 40 Days In A Different Context.
By Shane Goldmacher
02/27/17 05:04 AM EST
“The era of empty talk is over. It’s over,” President Donald Trump
said at CPAC, testing out some potential themes of the congressional
speech. | Getty
There are six 8.5 by 11 pieces of paper lined up and
adhered to the wall of White House chief strategist
Stephen Bannon's West Wing office. Each, sorted by
category, contains a list of the various promises that then-
candidate Donald Trump made on the campaign trail.
It serves as both visual reminder and actual checklist for
the president’s agenda.
“One by one, we're checking off the
promises we made to the people of the
United States,” Trump said Friday in a
speech at the Conservative Political Action
Conference. “One by one. A lot of
promises. And we will not stop until the job
is done.”
After months of pundit hand-wringing about whether to
take Trump at his often outrageous and outspoken word —
whether to take him “literally” or “seriously” — the White
House is coming down firmly on the side of both. And
with Trump’s first prime-time address Tuesday to the
nation and Congress, they hope to reframe Trump’s
turbulent first 40 days neatly into the context of promises
made, promises kept.
“The era of empty talk is over. It’s over,”
Trump said at CPAC, testing out some
potential themes of the congressional
speech. “Now is the time for action.”
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But Trump will step onto the dais Tuesday night with
historically weak approval ratings for a new president,
battling leaks both from within and about the White House
and a heavy chip on his shoulder about media coverage of
his early presidency that he has decried repeatedly as “fake
news.”
Trump’s team is keenly aware that the president was lifted
into office by a wave of voters disillusioned by a political
system that they believe had failed them. They want to be
seen as delivering for those voters — and fast.
“How unacceptably jaded have we become
by our politicians that people are shocked
when one of them actually does what he
said he would do?” Trump’s son, Donald
Trump Jr., tweeted last week.
At CPAC, Trump ticked through his early
accomplishments from deporting “bad dudes” to
withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to moving
forward on the Keystone pipeline. But for all the White
House’s boasting of a frenzied first month, Trump has
signed few sweeping new laws, relying instead of
unilateral executive actions.
The risks of that strategy were clear as federal courts
blocked his signature executive order to halt immigration
from seven Muslim-majority nations, despite Trump’s
promise on Friday that, “We are going to keep radical
Islamic terrorists the hell out of our country.”
Democrats say the early Trump push has done little to
improve the nation.
“He’s done a lot,” said Democratic Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was in
Washington over the weekend for the
National Governors Association meeting.
“But he’s done a lot to hurt us.”
McAuliffe said Trump has been focused on the wrong
pieces of his agenda. “Give me an infrastructure bill, do
some tax reform, do something that helps me stimulate and
create jobs that’s what I want out of the White House.
Help me create jobs,” McAuliffe said.
An infrastructure package and tax reform require
congressional action, and are expected to be part of his
speech Tuesday.
So far, Trump has signed only five bills in law, and the
most notable ones unwound two President Obama-era
regulations, nothing compared to the sweeping $800
billion stimulus package Obama signed in his first month
eight years ago.
In some ways, Trump’s early blitz has been the reverse of
Obama’s tenure, which began with a heavy push on
Capitol Hill and ended after Democrats lost congressional
majorities with his pledge to govern almost unilaterally
with a “pen and a phone.”
Trump, despite Republican control of the House and
Senate, has begun with his pen and phone, signing
executive actions and calling up world leaders in a
dramatic reset of American foreign policy from Asia to the
Middle East to North America.
“He has shaken up the world of
international diplomacy,” said former United
Nations Ambassador John Bolton, who has
been considered, though not appointed to,
multiple Trump administration posts, “and I
think it needs to be shaken up.”
Now comes the harder part: pushing the rest of his agenda
through Capitol Hill. In addition to repealing Obamacare,
pushing an infrastructure package and tax reform, Trump
is expected to talk about a reinvestment in the armed
forces that he said at CPAC would amount to “one of the
greatest military buildups in American history.” He's also
expected to talk more about the border and immigration,
his signature issue on the campaign.
Trump being Trump, his staff is inevitably preparing for
the unexpected.
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“It could be ad-libs,” one senior White
House adviser said, “Welcome to my
world.”
As Trump’s approval ratings have plumbed new lows for a
new president, he has lashed out at the media for its
coverage.
“They are the enemy of the people,” Trump
said Friday. “Because they have no
sources, they just make them up when
there are none.”
Over the weekend, Trump announced he would not attend
the White House Correspondents Association dinner and
on Friday White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer barred
some outlets, including POLITICO, the New York Times
and CNN, from attending an off-camera briefing in a break
with tradition that spurred protests.
But Trump, a ravenous consumer of the daily clips printed
out for him and cable news, is also seeking to repair some
relationships. On Tuesday, the day of his speech, Trump
will lunch with network television anchors, a White House
tradition, while expanding the invitation list to include new
channels. And on Monday, the president will meet in the
evening with representatives of regional television stations,
in an effort to better penetrate local broadcasts.
Count Bannon among the pessimists on that outreach
making any difference.
“It's not only not going to get better. It's
going to get worse every day,” he said at
CPAC, his first public appearance since
entering the White House.
“We have a team that’s just grinding it
through on what President Trump promised
the American people,” Bannon said. “And
the mainstream media better understand
something: All of those promises are going
to be implemented.”
 Trump Claims Obama Is “Behind”
Protests Against Him And White House Leaks
“I Think President Obama’s Behind It, Because His People Are Certainly
Behind It. And Some Of The Leaks Possibly Come From That Group.”
Michelle Broder Van Dyke , Francis Whittaker , Jessica Simeone - Buzzfeed News Reporters
Originally Posted On Feb. 27, 2017, At 10:31 P.M. Updated On Feb. 28, 2017, At 6:47 A.M.

President Donald Trump has accused former President

Barack Obama of organizing recent protests against him Trump addressed a number of other areas during the
and other Republicans, as well as leaking information from interview, including his proposed $54 billion of additional
the White House to the press. defense spending.

In an interview that aired Tuesday morning on Fox and
Friends, Trump was asked if he believed Obama was
organizing recent protests across the country, including a
series of raucous GOP town halls.
“I think he is behind it,” Trump replied. “I
also think it’s politics.”
Trump said he believed Obama’s “people” are behind
“some of the leaks, which are really very serious, because
they’re very bad in terms of national security.”
He said that the money would come from a
“revved-up economy,” adding that it would
be a “whole new ball game” if he could
increase GDP growth to “three or four
percent.”
He also said he would “do things with other countries”
where the US would “ask for a form of reimbursement” for
military assistance.

Read the full transcript from that section of the interview

here:

Fox & Friends: Can we talk about

President Obama? You said you personally
get along with him. You guys were going at
each other for three, four, eight years. It
turns out a lot of his people are organizing,
do you think he is behind it?
Trump: No, I think he is behind it. I also
think it’s politics. That’s the way it is.
Fox & Friends: Bush wasn’t going after
Clinton, Clinton wasn’t going after Bush.
Trump: Well, you never know exactly
what’s happening behind the scenes.
You’re possibly right but you never know.
But I think President Obama’s behind it, Speaking of his decision to skip the White House
because his people are certainly behind it. Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump was asked if he could
And some of the leaks possibly come from name any instance where he thought negative press
that group. You know, some of the leaks, coverage against him had been deserved, having
which are really very serious leaks, previously said he could take “hits” when they’re “fair.”
because they’re very bad in terms of
national security, but I also understand He responded: “I probably couldn’t do that,”
that’s politics. And in terms of him being before joking, “I’m not going to give you
behind things, that’s politics, and it will any ideas!”
probably continue.
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He added that he would not be attending the dinner
because he thought it would be inappropriate “in light of
the fact of fake news,” and reiterated accusations that a
parts of the news media had made up sources and stories
when covering him.
The president also said his Twitter use isn’t “venting” and
that he uses the medium, in part, to go around the
“dishonest media” in an attempt to get his message out
without his meaning being altered.
“I have so many millions of people, it allows
me to give a message without necessarily
having to go through people where I’m
.
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giving them a message and they’re putting
it down differently from what I mean,”
Trump said.
When asked what sort of grade the president would give
himself for his work so far, he said that he’d give himself
an A for achievement but in terms of getting his message
out to the American people, he was probably at a C or a C-
plus.
Trump has been vociferous in attacking media outlets he
perceives to be hostile to him in recent weeks, and has
branded a number of outlets “fake news”. However, he has
been vocally supportive of Fox and Friends’ coverage,
tweeting that it was “great” earlier this month.
 Billionaires Disagree With Trump Voters Over
Immigration, Say America Is Great
By Timothy P. Carney (@Tpcarney)
2/27/17 12:53 PM
Billionaire Obama and Clinton fundraiser Warren Buffett
and his billionaire ally Bill Gates disagree with the
assessment that America is direly in need of Great-Making
Again, judging by this interview they gave to Jeffrey
Goldberg at the Atlantic.
The two billionaires do a good job of putting our economy
in context: The country is richer, even the middle-class
people live so much better than the wealthiest lived in the
late 19th Century. Yet the wealth isn't spreading terribly
equally and "a more and more specialized society will
create wider disparities and results," as Buffett puts it.
The interview is worth a read. The billionaires' approach to
immigration is interesting.
At one point Goldberg asks Buffett, "You're
not a big wall guy, I guess?"
Buffett laughed "No!" and sang the praises of immigrants
like Albert Einstein and former Intel CEO Andy Grove.
"The quality of immigrants," Buffett said,
"the motivation of immigrants, this is what
has contributed to the greatness of the
country."
Buffett is correct, of course, that America's openness — to
immigrants, to new ideas, to startups, to risk-takers — is
essential to our greatness. But Buffett's and Gates'
.
477
experiences with immigrants are probably pretty different
from most Americans' experiences with immigrants.
First, 99 percent of immigrants are not Albert Einsteins or
Intel CEOs because 99 percent of humans are not Albert
Einsteins or CEOs. A disproportionate number of the
immigrants Buffett and Gates deal with are brilliant world
changers. That could skew their image.
Second, if you look at their economic interactions with
immigrants, billionaires have a very different experience
than the working class does. If you look purely at the
economic angle, most wealthy Americans interact with
immigrants as labor: lawn mowers, restaurant staff,
household labor or corporate employees. The poorer you
are, the less likely you are to consume immigrant labor (in
a visible way, at least), and the more likely you are to
compete against immigrant labor. That is, low-skilled or
poor natives will compete against immigrants for low-
skilled jobs or jobs that don't require strong connections to
get.
The most common criticism of immigration, one recent
poll found, is that it deprives natives of good-paying jobs.
Harvard Professor George Borjas has put out a study
finding that immigration generally helps the economy
while hurting low-wage people, largely by driving down
wages.
Buffett and Gates are smart. I'm sure they get this. So I'm
sure they also understand why the Atlantic's headline,
"Buffett and Gates: America Is Already
Great, Thanks to Immigrants"
will elicit more guffaws than reflection from immigration
critics.
 Trump’s Travel Ban Receives Another
Blow From Court, Case Won’t Be Put On Hold
Published Time: 27 Feb, 2017 19:19Edited Time: 27 Feb, 2017 20:03

President Donald Trump is expected to issue a replacement

order on Wednesday.

During the daily White House press briefing, press

secretary Sean Spicer said he would not address the ruling
because he had not a chance to read it, and asked for a
chance to speak with the White House Counsel’s Office.

“The president has made a commitment

The court case over the travel ban on people from seven
majority-Muslim countries won’t be dropped, as the 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request from the
Justice Department to put it on hold until a new executive
order is issued.
The DOJ asked the federal appeals court to put the case on
hold after it had upheld a restraining order against
enforcing the ban in mid-February. On Monday, the 9th
Circuit declined to do so, Reuters reported.
right now to continue to defend what we
did,” Spicer said, “because this is the
strategy that he believes that we had the
authority vested in US Code.”
“I think that it’s not a question of proving a
point, it’s that the manner in which it was
done in the first place,” he continued.
“And while the second executive order
attempts to address the court's concerns
that they made, the goal is obviously to
maintain the way that we did it the first time
because we believe that the law is very
clear about giving the president the
authority that he needs to protect the
country.”

On January 27, Trump signed an executive order that

blocked people from seven majority-Muslim countries ‒
Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen ‒ from
entering the US for 90 days. It also halted the US refugee
program for 120 days.

Its rollout caused mass confusion, deportations and

protests. There are at least 40 active lawsuits against the
order in 17 states. On February 3, a federal judge issued a
nationwide, temporary restraining order against enforcing
the executive order. Days later, a three-judge panel for the
9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that TRO. Secretary
of Homeland Security John Kelly took the blame for the
poor rollout.

The ruling comes just hours after it was revealed that the
president of UEFA, football’s governing body in Europe,
said that Trump’s “America first” policies, including the
temporary travel ban, could harm the United States’ bid to
hold the 2026 World Cup.

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 “It will be part of the evaluation, and I am
sure it will not help the United States to get
the World Cup,” Aleksander Ceferin told
the New York Times. “If players cannot
come because of political decisions, or
.
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populist decisions, then the World Cup
cannot be played there. It is true for the
United States, but also for all the other
countries that would like to organize a
World Cup.”
 Second House Conservative Won't Back Trump's
Obamacare Replacement
by Tyler Durden
Feb 27, 2017 7:01 PM
Just hours after Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of
the conservative Freedom Caucus, said he would vote
against Trump's draft ObamaCare replacement bill (that
leaked last week), The Hill reports that another influential
Republican Committee member, Rep. Mark Walker
(R-N.C.) has said he will not back the bill.
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), head of the
172-member committee, said Monday
his opposition stems from the draft bill's
use of refundable tax credits.
"There are serious problems with what
appears to be our current path to repeal
and replace Obamacare. The draft
legislation, which was leaked last week,
risks continuing major Obamacare
entitlement expansions and delays any
reforms," Walker said in a statement
Monday.
"It kicks the can down the road in the
hope that a future Congress will have
the political will and fiscal discipline to
reduce spending that this Congress
apparently lacks. Worse still," Walker
continued, "the bill contains what
increasingly appears to be a new health
insurance entitlement with a Republican
stamp on it."
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Walker said he could not "in good conscience" recommend
Study Committee members vote for the draft.
Walker became the second top
Republican to come out against the
draft bill Monday.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of
the conservative Freedom Caucus, also
said he would vote against the measure as
drafted.
He voiced his opposition to the tax credits, which he called
an "entitlement program," in an interview with CNN.
Meadows indicated that other members
of the caucus may vote against the
repeal bill if it contains the refundable
tax credit.
Congressional disillusionment at Trumps' Obamacare
reform plan follows the "disturbing" reaction the President
got from State Governors over the weekend.
Given that President Trump made it clear that his
Obamacare reform plan has to be complete before he can
begin his tax reform plan, this is a problem for the anxious
market participants dolefully waiting for their tax handout
to make stocks great-er again.
 Leaked Audio Reveals Anti-Trump
Forces Manufacturing Hostile Town Hall
Peter Hasson - Reporter, Associate Editor
12:38 AM 02/27/2017
Constituents hold signs in disagreement with U.S. Congressman
Leonard Lance (R-NJ 7) during a town hall event at a community
college in Branchburg, New Jersey, February 22, 2017.
REUTERS/Dominick Reuter - RTSZWDU
Leaked audio from an anti-Trump protest group meeting
reveals activists with anti-Trump group Indivisible plotting
how to best manufacture a hostile environment at a town
hall with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy in Breaux Bridge,
Louisiana on Friday.
The audio, obtained by local radio station KPEL, reveals a
coordinated effort to create the public impression that
Cassidy’s support for Trump is unpopular with his
constituents. The activists, who describe themselves as
liberals in the audio, can be heard strategizing how to best
turn a local town hall into a political victory. (RELATED:
Democrats Behind Mexico City Demonstration Against
Tillerson)
The activists split up into an “inside team” — tasked with
occupying “as many seats as we can” and an “outside
team,” whose job was to “give [the media] the coverage
they want” before joining the others inside. Activists were
instructed to dress like conservatives and leave at home
“any signifier that you’re a liberal” in order to blend in
with constituents.
The leftist activists strategized how best to “dominate” the
question-and-answer section of the town hall and keep
anyone “sympathetic” to Cassidy from asking a question.
The audio also reveals the activists laughing about “the
poor people of Breaux Bridge” — local constituents —
who might get stuck behind them. Local news coverage of
the town hall said that “many attendees were turned away”
from the town hall due to “capacity restrictions.”
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Matthew Schoenberger, of New Orleans, shouts a question at
Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy during a town hall meeting in
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan
Bachman – RTSZW2O
“Game plan number one is to fill as many
seats as we can, right? If it’s all of us in
there and the poor people of Breaux Bridge
are sitting behind us, well then tough luck
for them,” said one organizer, identified by
KPEL as James Proctor. His “poor people”
comment drew laughs from the other
activists.
“If we can arrange it so he doesn’t hear one
sympathetic question–great. That only
magnifies our impact,” Proctor said.
KPEL identified Proctor as the leader of Indivisible
Acadiana, a local branch of the national Indivisible
organization, which has organized hostile Republican town
halls all around the country. (RELATED: Anti-Trump
Protesters To Begin Soliciting Tax-Deductible
Donations)
“The Indivisible Guide does say that when
you start to lose the meeting, that’s when
you boo and hiss,” one unidentified activist
can be heard saying. “Right, I was going to
say that,” another activist replied. Local
news outlet The Advertiser reported that
members of the crowd “frequently
interrupted, expressing disagreement with
some of Cassidy’s positions and shouting
out their own questions.”
 “The outside team will join the inside team
in the hall after media coverage,” Proctor
states at one point. “So what we’ll do is
we’ll try to dominate enough, because–
remember, the camera people especially
are looking for some ‘b-roll’ and some
quotes.”
“They’ve got three or four things to cover
that day, this is just one of them,” Proctor
said of media covering the town hall. “So
we make sure we give them the coverage
they want, and then everyone breaks and
goes inside.”
Video from outside the event posted on YouTube shows
protesters chanting,
“Love not hate, that’s what makes America
great.”
One woman appears to be reading the chant from a script.
The activists can be heard in the audio referencing a
partner group’s protest of Sen. Cassidy in Metairie,
Louisiana, as a possible source of inspiration. Protesters at
.
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that event booed the name “Jesus” during the opening
prayer.
One woman can be heard on the audio saying she was in
contact with the national Indivisible organization, a
statement that Indivisible Acadiana denied over email after
this article was published, claiming they:
“were not in direct contact with the national
group but “were in direct contact with some
Indivisible groups in the Louisiana area
who are also constituents of Senator
Cassidy.”
Congressional Republicans have faced a wave of hostile
town halls in recent weeks, due in part to the work of
Indivisible and other leftist groups. (RELATED: Leader
Of Portland Anti-Trump Protests Charged With
Sexually Abusing Minor)
Indivisible recently partnered up with Organizing for
Action, the activist group aligned with former President
Obama, NBC News reported earlier this month.
Additionally, Indivisible announced the formation of a
new non-profit, designed to help fund the group’s efforts
with tax-deductible donations.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the target of similar
protest efforts while on a diplomatic visit to Mexico.
Although on foreign soil, that protest was organized by
Democrats Abroad Mexico — an official arm of the
Democratic party.
This story has been updated with additional quotes from
the audio and additional background information.
 CIA Paid $600 Million To Wapo
To Publish Trump Disinformation
By Sean Adl-Tabatabai
Posted On February 27, 2017

Is this lack of reporting of the Bezos/CIA partnership by

the MSM the result of massive incompetency? Or a very
well organized cover up within the MSM inner circle of
four or five elitists who now own six companies
that control over 90 percent of MSM outlets?

The same outlets which through diverse company divisions

Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos, was awarded a $600
million federal contract by the Obama administration to
publish disinformation about Donald Trump.
The Amazon founder was tasked with undermining the
new President via ‘leaked’ CIA documents given to him
when he first took over at WaPo.
own every television station and newspaper in this country
with the exception of very small, weekly community
publications and certain Christian networks. Even many of
those community weeklies have been scooped up by larger
publication divisions.
Are we connecting the dots at each cross section of
intertwining strings holding together this corrupt spider
web? A vast interlocking network designed to lure and trap
average American citizens into its carefully woven web of
manipulation and deceit.

Conservativedailypost.com reports:

Much worse and even more suspicious is

the majority of the people have not been
informed that Bezos landed a $600 million
federal contract and by who? The CIA.
The “deal” is for a computing cloud
developed by Amazon Web Services
(AWS). It also just happens AWS services
all 17 agencies within the US intelligence
community.

The Washington Post is the most widely known and

An unholy alliance in which Bezos stands to gain many
respected news outlet in the world, reaching more people
more millions by pacifying and working with the CIA
than any other publication including the NY Times. It has
through his publication The Washington Post. “Leaks” and
always been the standard in which journalistic ethics are
“information” Bezos will publish without question,
established and adhered to by other publications. It sets the
without proper verification and journalistic sourcing.
example to be followed by the everyday journalists out
there on the beat trying to do their jobs.
The CIA will now have its own propaganda publication to
do whatever it likes in misinforming and manipulating the By utilizing the internet and social media, the Post has
American people and the voters. literally millions of subscribers and followers reading and
watching online video on a daily basis. It is the media
Vital information intentionally withheld from the center of the nation’s capital and the eye of the DC
American people, as Bezos uses the Post to forge pocket political belt.
lining government contracts while promoting his own
personal political agenda.

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 Control the Washington Post and you
control the message; the MSM and the
“agenda.”
“The Post is unquestionably the political
paper of record in the United States, and
how it covers governance sets the agenda
for the balance of the news media,”
journalism scholar Robert W. McChesney
revealed to Altenet.org in a December
investigative article.
“Citizens need to know about this conflict of
interest in the columns of the Post itself,”
he added.
In the same article, a statement released by the Public
Institute of Advocacy quoted McChesney as saying:
“If some official enemy of the United
States had a comparable situation —
say the owner of the dominant
newspaper in Caracas was getting $600
million in secretive contracts from the
Maduro government — the Post itself
would lead the howling chorus impaling
that newspaper and that government for
making a mockery of a free press. It is
time for the Post to take a dose of its
own medicine.”
If this alliance between the CIA and Bezos isn’t illegal,
then it is certainly unethical and displays a huge conflict of
interest while also exposing the corruption existing within
the MSM. The main sources of news and information
Americans sought and believed, until the rise of alternative
media outlets.
Alternative sources of information the MSM bash and
attempt daily to discredit as “fake news,” when “fake,”
misleading and sometimes right out lies being spread
across social media come out of the MSM and pseudo
extremist left-wing sites erected simply to misinform and
confuse the American voter.
Many Facebook pages and websites that have “popped” up
over the past several years whose resources and money are
being funded by George Soros’s well oiled “Media
Matters” machine. Just one of many “nonprofit”
organizations extending from his Open Society
Foundation.
Soros also has imbedded ties to many MSM outlets
including The New York Times, the Associated Press, NBC
and ABC and here it is again, the Washington Post.
Readers are urgently encouraged to research Soros, his
history and his worldwide organizations.
Altnet also writes,
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“Amazon’s offer wasn’t the low bid, but it
won the CIA contract anyway by offering
advanced high-tech ‘cloud’ infrastructure.”
So how is at a time government should be pinching
pennies due to the increasing national debt, the CIA passed
over lower bidders for the contracted services?
The answer tracks back to the infamous blocking of the
WikiLeaks website by Bezos’s company Amazon Web
Services (AWS), a service Bezos personally and publicly
brags is the most advanced and best high-tech “cloud”
infrastructure on the market.
“WikiLeaks was booted from Amazon’s
webhosting service AWS. So, at the height
of public interest in what WikiLeaks was
publishing, readers were unable to access
the WikiLeaks website,” reported watchdog
group Fair in 2013.
So why did AWS give WikiLeaks the boot? Most likely at
the bequest of the CIA, whom Bezos has been doing
business with since 2013 when the $600 million contract
was awarded to AWS. Bezos also has close ties to the
Clintons and backed Hillary in her failed run for the
presidency, both in the 2008 primary campaign and in
2016 as the Democrat nominee.
Bezos also publicly voices open contempt for President
Trump, and his policies. He recently was behind the
Washington challenge to Trump’s 90-day immigration ban
and threatened suit himself in an email to his employees,
as was reported on this site.
Bezos, without any reference to stock holders input or lack
of agreement, said he will put the full resources at Amazon
to defeat the policy and implied his mission of taking
down President Trump.
It was Bezos’s Washington Post that first leaked
documents and led the charge to discredit Trump’s
national security advisor cabinet pick. General Michael
Flynn was forced to resign due to the unverified
information touted in the “leaks.” Flynn was cleared by the
FBI of any wrongdoing in those leaks. But the damage was
already done.
In recent days, it has been revealed the CIA has full
intention of attempting a coup to remove Trump from
office, even though “The Donald” was democratically
elected by American voters in a free election.
And it appears in the CIA is in conspiracy with Bezos’s
plan to use the Washington Post to achieve a mutual goal:
 to disrupt and destroy President Trump and
his administration. A goal that has no
regard or concern for national security or
the safety and well-being of American
citizens.

Any impact on the average citizen, including possible loss

of life by terrorist attacks is considered “collateral
damage.”

In an exchange of tweets on Feb. 15, John Schindler,
former NSA analyst and national security columnist for the
Observer answered a question asking what he thought was
going on at the NSA right now. Schneider responded,
citing a friend in the intelligence community reference to
Trump:
Which begs a bigger question than the unethical alliance
between the CIA, Bezos and his Washington Post:
Could Trump be impeached? Of is he in
danger of befalling the same fate as
President Kennedy? Being a previous “anti-
establishment” president, Kennedy sought
to disengage from the Vietnam conflict and
dissolve the Federal Reserve, but was
assassinated.

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 Enforcing The Law Against
Human Trafficking - Trump: 1,500 Busts In 1 Month,
Obama: Less Than 400 In 1 Year
Tim Brown
February 27, 2017
Well, executive orders are not all that are taking place in
the Trump administration. There's actual enforcement of
the law too. According to new reports, President Donald
Trump's administration has overseen 1,500 busts of sex
trafficking in one short month compared to less than 400 in
one year under Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah.
Recently, Trump spoke about human trafficking and said it
was going to be a priority in his administration.
Townhall reports concerning pedophile arrests:
There have been a staggering 1,500-plus
arrests in one short month; compare that to
less than 400 sex trafficking-related arrests
in 2014 according to the FBI. It’s been clear
to me for awhile that Trump would make
human trafficking a top priority. On October
8, 2012, Trump tweeted:
"Got to do something about these missing
children grabbed by the perverts. Too
many incidents – fast trial, death penalty."
Got to do something about these
missing chidlren grabbed by the
perverts. Too many incidents--fast trial,
death penalty.
— Donald J. Trump
(@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2012
My suspicions were confirmed on Feb. 23 when Trump
gave a press conference from the White House addressing
how human trafficking is a “dire problem” domestically
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and internationally. He gave further confirmation when he
said:
“Dedicated men and women across the
federal government have focused on this
for some time as you know -- it’s been
much more focused over the last four
weeks.”
Trump’s press conference was barely a blip in the
mainstream media and the massive arrests have been
almost completely ignored by the MSM altogether. Here’s
a rundown of some of the massive sex trafficking rings
that have been broken up since Trump took office.
 On Jan. 27 authorities arrested 42 in a human
trafficking operation in Tennessee.
 On Jan. 29 authorities announced that 474 were
arrested in a statewide California human trafficking
operation and 28 sexually exploited children were
rescued.
 108 were arrested from Jan. 18 to Feb. 5 in Illinois as
part of a national sex trafficking sting operation.
 178 people were arrested in Texas for sex trafficking in
sting that operated in January till Super Bowl Sunday.
 16 people were arrested in January in Michigan for sex
trafficking during the Detroit Auto Show.
 In February, authorities arrested 11 in Virginia in a child
sex sting
 On Feb. 14 the Polk County sheriff announced that 42
were arrested in Florida in child pornography related
cases.
The writer at Townhall then attempted a cover for Milo
Yiannopoulos and his praise of being molested by a
Catholic priest at age 14, saying the media focused on
what he said and did rather than the Trump administration
accomplished. Personally, I believe they were right to do
what they did concerning Milo. I did it as well, but I took
on the issue of a practicing homosexual, who spoke so
easily glorified his own molestation, being referred to as a
conservative and being invited to speak at a conservative
event.
Dave Jolly at Constitution.com reminds us of why the conference was the stage for Y-PEER, a
Obama administration just wasn't that tough on human United Nations Population Fund initiative
traffickers. announced that youth need to have more
sexual and reproductive rights including the
"Were you aware that Barack Obama and right to choose (aka – abortion). While the
his administration supported legalized statement does not define or specify an
prostitution with prostitutes as young as 10- age limit for youth, the standard used by
years-old?" wrote Jolly. the United Nations in all of its dealings
defines them as ages 10-24."
"Obama and his administration fully
supported many of the United Nations
Now, I wonder if Donald Trump's administration will be
efforts to impose their will on our nation
looking into the Pizzagate scandal. Several sites have
and others around the world," he added.
claimed that many of these arrests are related to Pizzagate.
"One of those initiatives took place in 2011
As of yet, I've heard no official word, but it would not
at the United Nations Youth Conference
surprise me.
which was held in New York City. The
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 Trump Seeks "Historic" $54 Billion
Increase To Defense Spending
By Tyler Durden
Feb 27, 2017 12:17 PM
As observed earlier in the day, as part of the leaked
preliminary Trump budget, the president was set to unveil
major spending increases for US defense offset by cuts to
federal agencies, and other non-defense sectors. And on
Monday morning, the first details emerged, including that
the boost to defense spending is expected to be about 10%,
or some $54 billion, and will be revenue neutral, offset by
cuts in non-defense areas, and will not "add a dime to the
deficit." As Trump said, he is seeking a "historic increase"
in military spending.
"This budget will be a public safety and
national security budget," Trump told state
governors at the White House. "It will
include an historic increase in defense
spending to rebuild the depleted military of
the United States of America at a time we
most need it," he said.
One of the officials cited by Reuters said Trump's request
for the Pentagon included more money for shipbuilding,
military aircraft and establishing "a more robust presence
in key international waterways and chokepoints" such as
the Strait of Hormuz and South China Sea.
A second official said the State Department's budget could
be cut by as much as 30 percent, which would force a
major restructuring of the department and elimination of
programs. Some defense experts have questioned the need
for a large increase in U.S. military spending, which
already stands at roughly $600 billion annually. By
contrast, the United States spends about $50 billion
annually on the State Department and foreign assistance.
The White House will send federal agencies their proposed
2018 budget allocations at noon Monday, according to an
Office of Management and Budget official. The official
provided no specific details during a call with reporters
about the rest of the budget, including the baseline figure
being used for the cuts or over what period they would be
made. The initial blueprint of the president’s budget will
be released in mid-March, and the administration’s entire
fiscal proposal is expected later in the spring.
The outline due next month will include only targets for
discretionary spending programs, which represent around
one-third of total federal spending. The blueprint won’t
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include proposed changes on tax policy or mandatory
spending.
To offset the defense spending increase, the White House
is seeking corresponding cuts of $54 billion in non-defense
categories, including "large spending cuts" to foreign aid,
the EPA, the State Department and safety programs. The
official also added that most agencies would see funding
reductions.
“Most federal agencies will see a reduction
as a result," the official said, with cuts
falling most heavily on “lower priority”
programs as well as foreign aid. When
asked where the extra $54 billion will be
spent, the official said “predominantly it will
go to the Pentagon,” but declined to name
specific offices.
According to The Hill, the budget will fundamentally alter
the spending rules known as the sequester brokered in a
2013 deal between President Obama and Congress. That
agreement set a cap on discretionary spending across the
federal government, which affected defense and non-
defense spending equally.
The punchline: according to the White House, the budget,
at least as it stands right now, won't add a dime to the
deficit, suggesting that if only for the time being, the
dramatic debt-funded spending spree remains on hold.
According to the WSJ, the Trump administration said the
funding request will show that Mr. Trump is following
through on promises he made during his campaign to boost
military spending and put “America First,” a campaign
theme he sounded in his inaugural address last month. It
isn’t clear how the offsetting cuts will allow him to also
make good on promises to ramp up funds for border
security, infrastructure and veterans’ health care.
For now we await more details. As the NY Times reported
ovenright, Trump's plan which is a collaboration between
budget director, Mick Mulvaney; NEC director Gary
Cohn; and Steve Bannon, is meant to make a "big splash"
and has been carefully timed to come the day before the
president's address to Congress.
 Trump To Propose 10 Percent Spike In
Defense Spending, Major Cuts To Other Agencies
By Abby Phillip And Kelsey Snell
February 27, 2017 At 3:26 PM
The Post’s Robert Costa explains why President Trump’s campaign
pledge to “protect” entitlement programs may expose a rift between
the White House and congressional Republicans. (Bastien
Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)
President Trump will propose a federal budget that would
significantly increase defense-related spending by
$54 billion while cutting other federal agencies by the
same amount, an administration official said.
The proposal represents a major increase in federal
spending related to national security, while other priorities,
especially foreign aid, would face massive reductions.
According to the White House, the defense budget would
increase by 10 percent. Trump also will request $30 billion
in supplementary military spending for fiscal 2017, an
administration official said.
But without providing specifics, the administration said
that most other discretionary spending programs would be
cut to pay for it. Officials singled out foreign aid, one of
the smallest parts of the federal budget, saying it would
face “large reductions” in spending.
It is the first indication of spending priorities by the new
administration, with the president set to arrive on Capitol
Hill on Tuesday night for a speech to a joint session of
Congress. But the full budget negotiations between Trump
and Congress will not be complete for many months.
In a statement at the White House on Monday morning,
Trump said that his budget would put “America first” by
focusing on defense, law enforcement and veterans using
money previously spent abroad.
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Saying they need more information before they can offer specifics,
Feb. 27, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed President Trump's
plans to propose a federal budget that cuts funding to almost all
federal agencies, aside from the military. (Reuters)
“We are going to do more with less and
make the government lean and
accountable to the people,” he said. “We
can do so much more with the money we
spend.”
The White House did not specify how Trump’s budget
would address mandatory spending or taxes, promising
that those details would come later. The vast majority of
federal spending comes from programs Trump can’t touch
with his budget. Social Security costs totaled about
$910 billion last year, and Medicare outpaced defense
spending with a total cost of $588 billion. Medicaid,
interest payments on debt and miscellaneous costs made
up an additional $1.2 trillion.
White House officials declined to answer questions about
the president’s priorities on a host of other fiscal issues,
including infrastructure improvements and plans to pay for
a wall between the United States and Mexico. Mick
Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), emphasized that the priorities outlined
Monday do not reflect policy on broader fiscal issues,
which he said will be addressed later.
“We are taking his words and turning them
into policies and dollars,” Mulvaney told
reporters. “A full budget will contain the
entire spectrum of what the president has
proposed.”

Speaking to conservative activists, Feb. 24, President Trump outlined
his plans for tax reform, regulatory rollback and strengthening the
U.S. military. (Photo: Ricky Carioti/Reuters)
Defense spending accounts for almost the same proportion
of the federal budget as all non-discretionary domestic
spending, meaning that the Trump administration’s
proposal will result in a roughly 10 percent across-the-
board cut in all other federal spending programs.
Budgets for most federal agencies would be reduced
substantially, said an OMB official, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity on a call with reporters to discuss
the proposal.
The announcement marks the beginning of a process in
which the OMB will coordinate with agencies to flesh out
the plan.
Trump said his budget, which will be submitted to
Congress next month, will propose “historic” increases in
spending to bolster the country’s “depleted military,” and
he said it will support law enforcement in an effort to
reduce crime.
Trump noted that the country faces an urgent infrastructure
problem, which he promised during the campaign that he
would address with a $1 trillion infrastructure spending
plan. Although the administration has not yet outlined
whether infrastructure will be part of Trump’s budget
proposal, the president spoke about it at length before a
gathering of governors at the White House on Monday.
“We’re going to make it easier for states to
invest in infrastructure,” he said. “We spent
$6 trillion in the Middle East, and we have
potholes all over our highways and our
roads.”
He added:
“Infrastructure, we’re going to start
spending on infrastructure — big.”
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Republicans in Congress expect that the details released
this week will be the first elements of a broader budget that
will be rolled out next month. The Trump administration is
expected to release a pared-down “skinny budget” the
week of March 13 and a fuller list of requests by the end of
March or early April, said multiple Republican
congressional aides who spoke on the condition of
anonymity to discuss the process.
Democrats have warned that under the current
circumstances, Trump would be hard-pressed to make
significant cuts to domestic programs without significantly
reducing some government services. Senate Minority
Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday that the
scant details the Trump administration released probably
would lead to cuts to widely used programs.
“A cut this steep almost certainly means
cuts to agencies that protect consumers
from Wall Street excess and protect clean
air and water,” Schumer said.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) added that
deep reductions could have a major effect on programs that
keep the American workforce competitive.
“A $54 billion cut will do far-reaching and
long-lasting damage to our ability to meet
the needs of the American people and win
the jobs of the future,” she said in a
statement. “The President is surrendering
America’s leadership in innovation,
education, science and clean energy.”
Individual agencies were expected to begin the customary
process of sending budget requests for the upcoming fiscal
year to the White House beginning Monday, the aides said.
The OMB will then begin drafting an official request for
fiscal 2018 and submit it to Congress in the coming weeks.
Congress typically does not agree with the White House
budget in full, even when the president and congressional
leaders represent the same party. Republican leaders have
not yet said when they will release their budget blueprint
for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) told members at a
GOP retreat in Philadelphia in January that he expects to
act by July on a 2018 budget proposal that will lay out
major spending cuts and begin the process of rewriting the
tax code.
Philip Rucker and Ana Swanson contributed to this report.
 Obama Scheme To Sabotage
Trump Admin With High Profile Moles Exposed?
Kristinn Taylor
Feb 27th, 2017 5:06 Pm

Two Obama National Security staffers who worked side-

by-side in the White House office of Ben Rhodes, former
President Barack Obama’s national security adviser for
strategic communications, stayed behind at the White
House to work for Obama’s successor President Donald
Trump only to quit and then publish scathing op-eds just
three days apart in the Washington Post and Atlantic,
respectively.

Rhodes specialized in manipulating the media for

favorable reporting on the Obama administration, most Ahmed Rumana, promo image via the Atlantic, Twitter.
notably the Iran nuclear deal. Under the rule of ‘there are
no coincidences in politics’, that two Rhodes operatives
stayed behind and then staged high profile protest
resignations bespeaks of a scheme that would have to have
been blessed by Rhodes’ former boss Obama.

Ned Price, Obama administration Twitter avatar.

The Weekly Standard’s Lee Smith connected the dots

between the resignations of Edward ‘Ned’ Price who wrote
of his quitting in the Washington Post and Rumana Ahmed
who wrote about her decision to quit in the Atlantic.

President Barack Obama confers with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National

Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, in the Oval Office,
Sept. 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) via Flickr.
The scheme falls into a pattern of the Obama
administration abusing national security to destabilize the
Trump administration in its vulnerable infancy.
What a strange coincidence that Price and Ahmed worked
for the same person in the Obama White House, national
security adviser for strategic communications, Ben
Rhodes. In fact, they worked in the same room, outside of
Rhodes’ office, as the 2016 New York Times Magazine
profile of Rhodes showed:
“In the front office, [Rhodes’] assistant,
Rumana Ahmed, and his deputy, Ned
Price, are squeezed behind desks, which
face a large television screen, from which
CNN blares nonstop.”

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Among their other duties, Price and Ahmed helped manage
Rhodes’ “echo chamber” to market Obama’s policies.
Former CIA analyst Price explained to the Times
magazine how he manipulated American public opinion
from his desk in the White House. The Obama NSC relied
on “compadres” in the media to proliferate its message,
Price said.
“I will reach out to a couple people, and you
know I wouldn’t want to name them — “
Smith contacted Trump officials who contradicted the
Atlantic’s claim that Ahmed was “not a political
appointee.” The officials told Smith that Ahmed was
indeed a political appointee to the NSC and applied late in
the Obama administration’s tenure to ‘burrow’ in as a civil
service employee. Ahmed was approved just days before
she quit.
Smith also reports sources said Ahmed did not actually
work all her eight days at the Trump administration, that
she took off several days and only worked four days.
Price claimed in his Post op-ed politics had nothing to do
with his resignation,
“To be clear, my decision had nothing to do
with politics…”
Days after publication, the Post was forced to add a
correction to the top of Price’s op-ed noting he donated
$5000 in 2016 to the presidential campaign of Trump’s
Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton and the party.
“Clarification: This column should have
included a disclosure of donations made by
author Edward Price in support of 2016
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary
Clinton. In August, Price gave a total of
$5,000 to the Clinton campaign and the
Democratic Party.”
Rhodes promoted on Twitter both op-eds by his former
staffers. He retweeted without comment Price’s tweet of
his Post op-ed.
I resigned from @CIA last week. I wrote
about why in the @washingtonpost:
https://t.co/HXJhRCkw3O
— Ned Price (@nedprice) February 20,
2017
Rhodes praised Ahmed when he posted her Atlantic op-ed
to Twitter, saying, “The patriotism of Muslim Americans
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like Rumana Ahmed is a big part of what makes America
great.”
The patriotism of Muslim Americans like
Rumana Ahmed is a big part of what
makes America great.
https://t.co/civBazg09g
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 23,
2017
Rhodes also retweeted several postings of tweets
promoting Ahmed’s op-ed including former Obama
administration colleague Dan Pfieffer, NBC journalist
Andrea Mitchell who commented, “This is disturbing on
so many levels”, and radio host Questlove Gomez among
others.
Rhodes praised Bush administration holdovers in his
retweet of Pfeiffer, saying,
“Would also note some of Obama admin’s
best natsec staffers were Bush NSC vets:
@brett_mcgurk @kellymagsamen Elissa
Slotkin, Doug Lute…”
Would also note some of Obama admin's
best natsec staffers were Bush NSC vets:
@brett_mcgurk @kellymagsamen Elissa
Slotkin, Doug Lute…
https://t.co/F1eMNboAxL
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 23,
2017
Robert Spencer, writing at FrontPage, questioned how
someone tied to a Muslim supremacist organization was
cleared for a national security position at the White House.
… Before she went to work for the Obama
administration, she was an officer of
George Mason University’s Muslim
Students Association (MSA). According to
Discover the Networks, the “was
established mainly by members of the
Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in January 1963
at the University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign. Nyack College theologian
Larry A. Poston writes that ‘many of the
founding members of this agency [MSA]
were members of, or had connections to,’
the Muslim Brotherhood or Jamaat-i-
Islami.” The MSA is “a radical political force
and a key lobbying organization for the
Wahhabi sect of Islam, telling students that
America is an imperialist power and Israel
an oppressor nation. MSA speakers
 routinely spew anti-Semitic libels and justify
the genocide against the Jews which is
promoted by Islamic terrorist organizations
like Hamas and Hezbollah and by the
government of Iran.”
What’s more, “a 1991 Muslim Brotherhood internal
document — titled ‘An Explanatory Memorandum on the
General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America’ —
which named MSA as one of the Brotherhood’s 29
likeminded ‘organizations of our friends’ that shared the
common goal of destroying America and turning it into a
Muslim nation. These ‘friends’ were identified by the
Brotherhood as groups that could help teach Muslims ‘that
their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in
eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from
within and
“sabotaging” its miserable house by their
hands … so that … God’s religion [Islam] is
made victorious over all other religions.’”
It is hard to imagine how someone who had served as an
officer in an organization dedicated to “eliminating and
destroying the Western civilization from within” would so
quickly be appointed to the National Security Council, but
that was Barack Obama’s America. The Trump
administration is indeed setting a strikingly different tone,
one that Rumana Ahmed finds unacceptable. Her
dissatisfaction and departure from the NSC are good
reason for every patriotic American to applaud.”
Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney Andrew C. McCarthy
wrote a lengthy article at the National Review about the
Obama administration’s abuse of national security and the
FBI in its efforts to take out Trump’s (now resigned)
National Security Advisor Gen. Mike Flynn and hamstring
the nascent Trump administration.
…although Trump has made disturbingly flattering
remarks about Putin, there is no evidence his campaign has
given or promised Russia any actual accommodation in
exchange for Putin’s favor. Democrats hope to erase this
problem by finding something, anything, that could be
spun as a quid pro quo. Obviously, they hoped the Flynn–
Kislyak conversation would answer their prayers. No such
luck. As the Times puts it:
Obama officials asked the FBI if a quid pro
quo had been discussed on the call, and
the answer came back no, according to
one of the officials, who like others asked
not to be named discussing delicate
communications. The topic of sanctions
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came up, they were told, but there was no
deal.
Asked not to be named discussing delicate
communications. That’s a good one. Let me translate:
The officials don’t want you to know who they are because
they are corrupt —
(a) FISA intercepts are classified, so disclosing them to the
press is a crime;
(b) by revealing the Flynn–Kislyak conversation to the
press, the “officials” inform the Russians that whatever
countermeasures they are taking against U.S.
surveillance have failed, assuring that the Russians will
alter their tactics, making the job of our honorable
intelligence agents more difficult; and
(c) the FBI’s investigative powers are not supposed to be
put in in the service of a political party’s effort to
advance a partisan storyline, like “Putin hacked the
election.”…
The Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo wrote two
weeks ago about the Obama administration’s efforts to
sabotage the Trump administration, Former Obama
Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust
Flynn.
The abrupt resignation Monday evening of White House
national security adviser Michael Flynn is the culmination
of a secret, months-long campaign by former Obama
administration confidantes to handicap President Donald
Trump’s national security apparatus and preserve the
nuclear deal with Iran, according to multiple sources in
and out of the White House who described to the
Washington Free Beacon a behind-the-scenes effort by
these officials to plant a series of damaging stories about
Flynn in the national media.
The effort, said to include former Obama administration
adviser Ben Rhodes—the architect of a separate White
House effort to create what he described as a pro-Iran echo
chamber—included a small task force of Obama loyalists
who deluged media outlets with stories aimed at eroding
Flynn’s credibility, multiple sources revealed.
The operation primarily focused on discrediting Flynn, an
opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, in order to handicap the
Trump administration’s efforts to disclose secret details of
the nuclear deal with Iran that had been long hidden by the
Obama administration.
Insiders familiar with the anti-Flynn campaign told the
Free Beacon that these Obama loyalists plotted in the
months before Trump’s inauguration to establish a set of
roadblocks before Trump’s national security team, which
includes several prominent opponents of diplomacy with
Iran. The Free Beacon first reported on this effort in
January…”
Bloomberg’s Eli Lake wrote of the abuse of national
security by Obama officials, The Political Assassination
of Michael Flynn.
Lake identified the ultimate target of the operation as being
President Trump.
In the end, it was Trump’s decision to cut Flynn loose. In
doing this he caved in to his political and bureaucratic
opposition. (Representative Devin Nunes, the Republican
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(CA) chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence) told me Monday night that this will not
end well.
“First it’s Flynn, next it will be Kellyanne
Conway, then it will be Steve Bannon, then
it will be Reince Priebus,” he said. Put
another way, Flynn is only the appetizer.
Trump is the entree.”
Will Congress investigate Barack
Obama, Ben Rhodes and others in this
unprecedented abuse of power to
sabotage national security and the
Trump administration?
 Wikileaks Busts McCain In Russian Cash Treason Before
Russian Ambassador Died (VIDEO)
By: Barry Soetoro
Date: February 27, 2017

In this video, you’ll see the official Russian government

letter rejecting traitor McCain’s scheme — and you’ll
learn why John McCain keeps blaming everyone — and
everything — on “RUSSIA.”

Was this McCain’s “only” attempt to finance his 2008

Presidential Campaign with illegal money from foreign
donors? Probably not! Treason is McCain’s middle name.

Meanwhile, Russians “hacked the 2016

election?”
Wikileaks BUSTS Senator John McCain asking Russia for Not so fast, Deep State!
Campaign Cash! Two days before Wikileaks revealed this
shocking treasonous act, Russian UN Ambassador (Vitaly Not so fast, McTraitor!
Churkin) DROPS DEAD from a heart attack! Not so fast, Hillary!

Was Churkin killed to cover up McCain’s illegal campaign

money scheme — or was Churkin only ‘relocated’ to
protect McCain from treason charges?

US Senator John McCain keeps smearing Donald Trump

and other free thinkers as being somehow “involved with
Russia” or “agents of Putin.” But leaked Wikileaks
documents include an official 2008 Russian government
letter rejecting the illegal attempt by US Senator John
McCain to obtain campaign donations directly from the
government of Russia!

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 Risk Bounces After Trump Promises To Start "Spending
On Infrastructure Big", But Warns On Tax Plan
By Tyler Durden
Feb 27, 2017 10:09 AM

With the dollar sliding on rising fears Trump may For now algos heard "big" when it comes to Trump's plans
disappoint in his address to Congress tomorrow evening, and loved it, and the result was a spike in both the USD...
moments ago the dollar spiked, and risk assets rebounded
after headlines hit from Reuters and Bloomberg in which
Trump previewed what he would say, saying he would
have a "big statement" on infrastructure in his Tuesday
speech, adding that "we're going to start spending on
infrastructure big."

 TRUMP SAYS HE WILL HAVE BIG STATEMENT ON

INFRASTRUCTURE IN HIS TUESDAY SPEECH.
 TRUMP SAYS "WE'RE GOING TO START
SPENDING ON INFRASTRUCTURE BIG"
 TRUMP SAYS THERE IS `NO CHOICE' BUT TO
SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE ... and the S&P.
 TRUMP SAYS HE HAS `REALLY, REALLY GOOD'
SOLUTION TO OBAMACARE

Among the key soundbites from Trump's meeting with

governors at White House.

 “I wonder how many people are hurt” when driving

“through a tunnel and a tile falls off,”
 “We’re going to start spending on infrastructure big”
 He wants “free” and “fair” trade; U.S. should be “taxed
at the same amount the other countries”

However, fading the optimistic tone, Trump also warned Of note, the biggest rebound is in the infrastructure and
that his tax plan would be released only after Obamacare is construction sectors, rising on renewed hopes of an
tackled, and health plan costs are known: infrastructure stimulus.

 TRUMP SAYS HIS TAX PLAN WILL BE RELEASED

AFTER ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL ON
OBAMACARE
 TRUMP SAYS CAN'T DO TAX PLAN UNTIL KNOW
HEALTH PLAN COSTS

In other words, Trump's "phenomenal" tax plan, the

catalyst for much of the market's recent move, may not be
unveiled for a long time as a result of the previously noted
hurdles facing Obamacare's repeal and replace. That said,
he expressed optimism on the topic of repealing and
replacing Obamacare, saying “we have come up with a
solution that I think is really, really good.” It remains to be
seen what it is.

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 Antifa Domestic Terrorists
Announce Plans To Disrupt March 4 Pro-Trump Rallies
Jim Hoft
Feb 27th, 2017 8:55 Pm

From their website—

We are calling on antifascists, anarchists,

and anti-authoritarians everywhere to resist
what is sure to be an open display of
racism and misogyny. While some argue
that confronting fascists in the streets will
only draw attention to them, we know better
than to remain complicit. Fascists don’t
deserve a single outlet or forum to promote
their disgusting ideology. Events like these
empower and embolden these scum to
further organize.

Antifa terrorists rioted in Washington DC on Inauguration Day.
Over 200 leftists were indicted on felony rioting charges. (Andrew
Marcus photo)
Antifa domestic terrorists announced their plans to disrupt
the March 4th pro-Trump rallies.
In Berkeley, the events are specifically being organized by
members of the Alt-Right, connected to groups like the
‘Proud Boys.’
Repost everywhere Let Berkeley know they
are not alone pic.twitter.com/k8cTriktGu
— Rich Black (@boldandproper) February
17, 2017

Along with the March in DC, a number of local “March 4

Trump” events have been announced throughout the
country. A list of local US marches is available here. A list
of Canadian events are here.

These events are being organized in an attempt to make it

Antifa at work (It’s Going Down website)
It’s Going Down website announced their upcoming plans
this week.
They list several rallies they will target
on their announcement.
appear that Trump has widespread public support despite
massive anger building against him, and seeks to use his
supporters as an auxiliary army against rising social forces
that are physically confronting Trump and his policies.
Trump and his administration represents a disgusting pro-
corporate and pro-billionaire agenda that seeks to push
neoliberalism to its authoritarian conclusion while
destroying the environment, privatizing everything,
attacking immigrants, Muslims, the trans and queer
community, and the poor and working-class as a whole.
Let’s not let these marches go unopposed.

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 Trump Pushes For
Massive Budget, Staff Cuts At EPA
Michael Bastasch
9:07 PM 02/27/2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - FEBRUARY 16: (AFP-OUT) President
Donald Trump participates in a congressional listening session with
GOP members in the Roosevelt Room of the White House February
16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured is Rep. Chris Collins (R-
NY). (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump will ask Congress to cut the
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget 24
percent, or nearly $2 billion, according to sources familiar
with the budget plans.
The White House sent draft budget plans to agency heads
Monday, detailing billions of dollars in cuts to a wide
range of federal programs. Cuts to EPA and other agencies
will fund a $54 billion increase in defense spending.
A source informed of the budget plans told E&E News
Trump will push for a nearly $2 billion cut to EPA’s $8.1
billion budget. A source told Politico Trump also
“proposed reducing EPA’s 15,000-strong
workforce to 12,000, a level not seen since
the mid-1980s.”
“You’re going to have to make reductions,”
Myron Ebell, director of global warming and
energy policy at the libertarian Competitive
Enterprise Institute (CEI), told The Daily
Caller News Foundation.
“There’s going to have to be some serious
thought here,” said Ebell, who headed
Trump’s EPA transition team. “They’re
going to have to figure out to make these
cuts.”
Trump’s plan to cut EPA’ budget 24 percent mirrors
recommendations given to him by the agency transition
team. That plan advised cuts outside of state and tribal
grants, which make up about 43 percent of EPA’s budget.
In that case, EPA will have to cut 24 percent from its $4.6
billion budget for federal programs, payroll and contracts.
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That‘s effectively a 42 percent budget cut once state and
tribal grants are excluded.
Ebell said Trump will likely cut EPA climate programs,
like he promised on the campaign trail, but could also end
up laying off agency staffers in D.C. or reduce the size of
field offices. Top officials told Axios to expect “massive,
transformational cuts, particularly to climate-change
programs.”
“Businesses have to do this all the time,”
Ebell said. “The federal government never
has to undergo this market discipline.”
Trump promised to abolish President Barack Obama’s
“Climate Action Plan,” refocusing the EPA towards clean
air and water regulations.
EPA had more than 15,300 employees and a budget of
more than $8.1 billion in 2016. About half of EPA staff
work at regional offices across the country, even though
more than 90 percent of EPA programs are administered
by state agencies.
The Trump administration has said the budget figures sent
to agency heads is not the full budget. The White house
hopes to have a full budget put together by May
“This is not a full-blown budget,” Mick Mulvaney, the
director of the Office of Management and Budget, told
reporters Monday.
Mulvaney stressed current agency budgets plans were top-
line numbers and don’t include entitlements or other
programs that will be addressed later.
Mulvaney said the budget reflected Trump’s promises of
rebuilding the military, securing the border, taking care of
veterans and increasing school choice
“We are taking his words and turning them into policies
and dollars,” Mulvaney said.
The EPA did not respond to TheDCNF by the time of
publication.
 The Resurrection Of Armageddon
Paul Craig Roberts
February 27, 2017
“The U.S. intelligence community’s
extraordinary campaign of leaks claiming
improper ties between President Trump’s
team and Russia seeks to ensure a
lucrative New Cold War by blocking
detente.” — Gareth Porter
It only required 24 days for the Deep State to castrate
President Donald Trump and terminate the promise that
the high tensions with Russia created during the Clinton,
George W. Bush, and Obama regimes would be terminated
by Trump’s presidency.
As Gareth Porter shows conclusively
(http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46546.htm),
the case against General Flynn, Trump’s 24-day National
Security Adviser, and by implication against Trump
himself, is a fake news creation.
Obama’s CIA director, John Brennan, planted fake reports,
none of which contained any evidence whatsoever, on the
CIA-compliant media whores known as “presstitutes.” The
CIA’s media whores knew that the reports were a CIA
response to the threat to the $1,000 billion annual budget
of the military/security complex that desperately needs
“the Russian threat” for its justification. But the media
whores—-principally the New York Times, Washington
Post, CNN, MSNBC—-and all the rest as well are more
dedicated to serving their CIA master than they are to
serving peace between nuclear powers. Interesting, isn’t it,
that the US and Western media are more committed to
conflict with Russia than they are to peace, despite the
brutal fact that 10 percent of the nuclear arsenal of either
the US or Russia is sufficient to terminate all life on earth.
As Patrick Lawrence says:
“The lights upon us are dimming. We have
been more or less abandoned by a press
that proves incapable of informing us in
anything approaching a disinterested
fashion. As suggested, either the media are
Clintonian liberals before they are
newspapers and broadcasters, or they are
servants of power before they serve us.”
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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46532.htm
All we have left, says Lawrence, is the alternative media.
“To put this simply and briefly, they and we
must learn that they are not ‘alternative’ to
anything. In the end there is no such thing
as ‘alternative media,’ as I often argue.
There are only media, and most of ours
have turned irretrievably bad.”
The alternative media is the Internet media, websites such
as this one, RT, the Intercept, USAWatchdog, Alex Jones,
Information Clearing House, Global Research, Unz
Review, etc. These independent news sites are under
attack. Remember the list of 200 “Russian agents/dupes”?
Every source of information that does not subscribe to the
Deep States’ Matrix creation of “the Russian Threat,”
which is the Deep State’s replacement for the orchestrated
“Soviet Threat,” has been selected for shutdown.
Apparently, Alex Jones is already having problems with
Google. Several websites managed to get off the 200 List,
and those that have seem to have collapsed as members of
the opposition.
As the Nazis said, all it takes is fear, and the people
collapse.
Trump’s presidency is effectively over. Even if he is
permitted to remain in office, he will be a figurehead for
the Deep State’s presidency. President Trump has already
fallen into line with the military/security complex. He has
said Russia has to return Crimea to Ukraine, whereas in
fact Crimea returned itself to Russia. He has rejected a new
strategic arms limitations treaty (START) with Russia,
stating that he wants supremacy in nuclear armaments, not
equality.
http://www.strategic-
culture.org/news/2017/02/27/president-trump-decries-new-
start-treaty.html
Obama’s one trillion dollar upgrade of the US nuclear
arsenal is likely to get a boost from Trump.
After one month in office the goal has changed from
reduced tensions with Russia to greater tensions. Greater
tensions might soon be upon us. There are plans to occupy
part of Syria with US troops in order to prevent Syria with
Russia’s help from reuniting the country.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/rand-corporations-plan-for-
dicing-up-syria/5577009
Part of Syria is to go to Turkey, part to the Kurds, and
Washington will keep a chunk. This way Washington can
keep the turmoil going forever. The Russians brought this
problem on themselves. Ever hopeful for Washington’s
cooperation against ISIS, Russia dallied in cleaning out
ISIS. The prospect that Trump would work with Russia as
part of better relations assumed that Trump would actually
be in charge, which has turned out to be delusional.
It is difficult to know if the new Trump regime is more
Iranophobic than Russophobic. The Trump regime’s
inclination to jettison the Iran agreement and reopen the
conflict means more conflict with Russia. Washington’s
continued provocations of both Russia and China will
dispel any lingering Russian expectations of better
relations with Washington.
It is bizarre to see the liberal-progressive-left allied with
the warmongers against Trump. As the neoconservatives
pull nuclear Armageddon out of the grave that Reagan and
Gorbachev put it in, the American left demands the
impeachment of the president whose goal was better
relations with Russia. Once the champion of the working
class, the left now champions Identity Politics. Trump’s
goal of jobs for the working class leaves the leftwing cold.
The left wants to destroy the “Trump deplorables,” which
the left describes as “racist, misogynist, homophobic, gun
nuts.” In Identity Politics, every identity is a victim except
the oppressor identity—white heterosexual males.
Where then is the opposition to the neoconservative
ideology that is driving US foreign policy toward world
hegemony? There are a few of us, but we are being cast as
“Putin agents.” In other words, those who have sufficient
intelligence to understand that Washington is not going to
achieve hegemony over Russia and China or even Iran, but
is likely to provoke nuclear war by trying, are relegated to
the traitor class.
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The reason that there is still life on earth after more than a
half century of nuclear weapons is that American
presidents and Soviet leaders worked together to reduce
tensions. During these decades, there were numerous false
alarms of incoming ICBMs. However, because the
leadership of both countries were working together to
avoid nuclear conflict, the warnings were disbelieved both
by the Soviets and Americans.
Today the situation is vastly different. The last three US
presidents, and now apparently Trump also, worked
overtime to increase tensions between the two nuclear
powers. Moreover, it was done in ways that convinced the
Russian government that Washington is completely
untrustworthy. The ongoing vicious lies about the Russian
connections of Trump and his associates are so obviously
false as to be laughable, but the Russians are seeing that
the falsity of the charges notwithstanding, Trump’s
National Security Adviser has fallen and Trump himself
might be next.
In other words, the Russians are observing that in America
facts are not relevant to outcomes. The Russians have
already experienced this with regard to themselves with
the lies about Putin, the Ukraine, Georgia, and Russian
intentions toward Europe. Putin is routinely called a
“thug,” “murderer,” “the new Hitler” by US politicians,
presstitutes, and the Democratic Party’s candidate in the
recent presidential election. Ranking US generals describe
Russia as the “principal threat to the US.” NATO
commanders assert that the Russian Army could occupy
the Baltics and/or Poland at any moment. These
nonsensical accusations and predictions suggest to the
Russians that the West is preparing its populations for an
attack on Russia.
In such a tense state of affairs, how will false alarms be
interpreted? Will Americans convinced that Putin and
Russia are evil incarnate believe the false alarms this time?
Will Russians convinced that they have been set up for
attack believe them this time?
This is the extreme risk to which the insane
neoconservatives, the idiot liberal-progressive-left, the
greedy military/security complex, and the aggressive
generals have exposed life on earth.
And the few voices warning of the risk are dismissed as
“Russian agents.”
 ‘America First’ Is A
Mantra for Unilateral Aggression
Wayne MADSEN
27.02.2017
President Donald Trump’s oft-repeated slogan of
«America First» is not a substitute phrase for American
isolationism but a call to arms for aggressive unilateral
military action on a global scale. Unlike the pre-World
War II «America Firsters», among whose ranks could be
counted Trump’s father, Fred Trump, Donald Trump’s
administration and the ranks of his followers are rife with
those who believe in American exceptionalism and a
robust «forward projection» of military might.
It is true that Trump campaigned on a platform of
eschewing America’s traditional military alliances,
particularly the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), however, his administration’s pushing for
superiority in nuclear weaponry and a 350-ship naval fleet.
Recently, Trump said to a raucous crowd of right-wingers
attending the Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC) that his vision of a U.S. military means that
«nobody is going to mess with us. Nobody». Trump added
that he will preside over «one of the greatest military
buildups in American history».
Military buildups and advocacy of extreme nationalism has
not ended well for nations that have gone down that route.
Napoleonic France, Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and
imperial Japan are a few cases in point. The Trump
administration’s criticism of the United Nations and other
international bodies means that it will brook no criticism
for taking unilateral military action, even if it violates the
UN Charter.
Central Intelligence Agency director Mike Pompeo’s first
trip abroad was to Turkey and Saudi Arabia. In Turkey,
Pompeo, a fundamentalist Christian, appeared to get along
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well with officials of that nation’s conservative Islamist
government. On the same day that Pompeo arrived in
Turkey, Ankara announced that it had smashed a
«sensational» terrorist plot, seizing 24 suicide belts and
explosives and arresting four men. The «terrorists» were
said to be taking orders from a group operating in the
Syrian conflict zones. Such language from the Turkish
government usually indicates that the so-called «terrorists»
arrested were Kurdish members of the separatist Kurdistan
Workers’ Party (PKK), which has Kurdish allies inside
northern Syria. Anyone who disagrees with Turkish
president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a «terrorist» in the eyes
of Ankara. In fact, the Hizmet religious movement of
exiled Turkish businessman Fethullah Gulen is called the
«Gulenist Terrorist Organization» or «FETO» by the
Ankara government.
Trump always proclaims that the United States will
conduct its international policy based on bilateralism rather
than through «coalitions» or multilateral institutions like
NATO and the UN. That is potentially bad news for the
Kurds who stand to be sold out by Washington, just as
they were in the 1970s by the Richard Nixon/Henry
Kissinger administration. In the interest of good relations
with Turkey, the Kurds could easily join the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as a chief American enemy
in the war-torn region.
Pompeo’s next stop was Riyadh, where he gave the CIA’s
George Tenet medal to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Nayef in honor of Nayef’s support for «counter-
terrorism». The award stunned several CIA officers who
understand, from human and signals intelligence, that
Nayef has been one of the chief supporters of radical
jihadist terrorist groups in Syria. Nayef is also the chief
architect of Saudi military operations in support of its
puppet government in Yemen. To combat the pro-Iranian
Sh’ia Houthis of Yemen, Saudi Arabia has funneled
military assistance to Sunni Yemeni groups linked to Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The CIA medal
for someone like Nayef was a crude joke to Middle
Eastern leaders like Syrian President Bashar al Assad,
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, and former Yemeni
president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who all have been on the
receiving end of Saudi «counter-terrorism» activities.
The dangers of Trump unilateral actions were highlighted
in his first special operations mission a few weeks after his
inauguration. A U.S. Special Operations Command attack
on a suspected AQAP headquarters in central Yemen did
not kill AQAP leader Qasim al-Raymi but ended up killing
several children, including the 8-year old daughter of U.S.
citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, a onetime Pentagon adviser who
was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2011. The botched
U.S. attack appears to have been a unilateral action by
Trump because even the Saudi puppet Yemeni foreign
minister in Riyadh, Abdul Malik Al Mekhlafi, condemned
the attack. Mekhlafi and the Riyadh-based Yemeni
president-in-exile Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi withdrew
permission for the United States to carry out any such
future operations in Yemen.
It really does not matter what the Yemeni government-in-
exile says to Washington, because Trump and his senior
advisers reject the opinions of other nations. During a post-
inauguration phone call with Mexican President Enrique
Peña Nieto, Trump threatened to send U.S. troops into
Mexico to take care of "bad ‘hombres’ down there». It is
believed that Trump was referring to narco-kingpins.
Later, Trump referred to U.S. immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) mass roundups of illegal immigrants in
the United States as a «military operation,» even as
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security
Secretary John Kelly were in Mexico City trying to
assuage the Mexican government over Trump’s unilateral
pronouncements threatening military action against
Mexico. Kelly responded to Trump’s claim by stating that
there would be no military operations in dealing with
illegal immigrants. Permanent damage has been done to
the traditional Pan American system and the Washington-
based Organization of American States has seen Trump
drive a final nail into its coffin.
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson, the former chief of Exxon-Mobil,
threatened China about its control of islands in the South
China Sea. Tillerson warned, «We’re going to have to send
China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops
and, second, your access to those islands is also not going
to be allowed». Tillerson made no mention of coordinating
such action with the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN). That is primarily because China has
shored up its relations with three major ASEAN nations:
Philippines, which has major claims in maritime zones
contested by China; Indonesia, which has some minor
claims; and Cambodia, which does not have claims in the
South China Sea but is locked in some maritime territory
disputes with Vietnam, which is in contention with China
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over some South China Sea islands. Tillerson’s threat
against China was purely unilateral and it may have had
more than geo-political underpinnings. The South China
Sea is known to have massive oil and natural gas reserves,
which would, of course, whet the appetite of the former
chief of Exxon Mobil.
Trump can also forget about Australian cooperation in any
confrontation with China since he insulted Australian
prime minister Malcolm Turnbull in another bombastic
post-inaugural telephone call. Trump called an agreement
worked out between Turnbull and President Barack
Obama, in which the U.S. would accept the resettlement of
Middle East «boat people» refugees interned on Nauru and
Manus Island in the Pacific in return for Australia taking in
Central American refugees, as a «dumb deal». The
Australian government was incensed and the phone call
resulted in the worst breakdown in U.S.-Australian
relations since the CIA engineered a coup against
Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam in 1975.
Obama’s military «pivot to Asia», which saw the U.S.
increase its military profile in Australia in preparation for a
showdown with China, was all-but-dead with Trump’s
phone call with Turnbull. Rather than cooperate with
Washington in a confrontation with China over the South
China Sea issue, Australia responded to Trump’s
withdrawal from the anti-China Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) by signaling a willingness to participate with
Beijing in the Chinese-led «One Belt, One Road» initiative
and China’s proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP). The post-World War II ANZUS
(Australia-New Zealand-U.S.) alliance was dealt a mortal
blow with the Trump-Turnbull feud.
Trump’s administration is chock full of individuals who
brandish unilateral military action credentials. From chief
strategist Stephen Bannon, who sees an imminent war with
China and who has also been involved in efforts to unseat
Pope Francis I from the Holy See’s papacy, to trade
adviser Peter Navarro, who also foresees a conflict with
China, the stage for imminent wars is set.
Trump has threatened to take Iraq’s oil; suggested he could
tear up the international nuclear accord with Iran; and
implied backing for a one-state solution for Palestine,
where the Palestinian people would be subjugated as third-
class residents of Israel. Trump will do all these on his
own. As Winston Churchill once said, «There is at least
one thing worse than fighting with allies – and that is to
fight without them.
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