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Meet Dr. Kathleen Hicks - SecDef Austin's presumptive replacement woke deep-stater

Bob Bishop
Zero Hedge
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 03:00 UTC
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© CSIS/fileDr. Kathleen Hicks now the nominee for the No. 2 job at the Pentagon
Lloyd Austin underwent an invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy for his prostate cancer. He was readmitted to the ICU ward of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center seven days later, on January 1st, due to complications caused by a severe infection. It appears he was septic. He concealed his inability to carry out his duties from Biden, Congress, the Pentagon, and his Deputy Secretary, Dr. Kathleen Hicks. On January 4th, finally becoming aware of Austin's hospitalization, security adviser Jake Sullivan notified Hicks, who was on vacation in Puerto Rico.

Even though Biden continued to back Austin, Austin was already politically skating on cracked thin ice due to the colossal failure of the Afghanistan military withdrawal. Predictably, he will resign. His presumptive replacement is Hicks.

Few are aware of Hicks's woke, deep-state background. Hicks views her Defense Department role as the chief operating officer; in other words, she formulates strategic plans and policy.
About: Kathleen H. Hicks is the 35th deputy secretary of defense, sworn in on Feb. 9, 2021. Most recently she served as senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously, she served in varying leadership roles within DOD, including principal deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, leading the development of the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance.

Comment: Are we impressed? The 'woke' are the most mind-numbed folks on the planet.

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Putin wants to end Ukraine conflict - Tucker Carlson


RT
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:03 UTC
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© Gavrill Gregorov/SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to US journalist Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin
The Russian leader is receptive to finding a diplomatic solution, the journalist believes...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to engage in diplomacy to end the fighting in Ukraine, but the longer it continues the less likely he will be to compromise, US journalist Tucker Carlson warned on Monday.

Carlson spoke at the World Government Summit in Dubai, where he flew after interviewing Putin in Moscow last week. The video of the discussion has been viewed hundreds of millions of times.

"Putin wants to get out of this war. He's not going to become more open to negotiation the longer this goes on," Carlson said in response to a moderator's question.

The West needs to keep in mind that "Russia's industrial capacity is a lot more profound than we thought it was," and that Moscow is having a far easier time manufacturing weapons and ammunition than NATO countries that have been supplying Ukraine, the journalist continued.

There are competent people in US President Joe Biden's administration, Carlson noted, but they lack perspective and see international relations through a very narrow lens in which every foreign leader is Adolf Hitler and every day is Munich 1938. As a result, Western governments have no real sense of what is possible or achievable, he claimed.

Comment: US Gov wastes opportunities; sees no vision but its own.

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Dollars

Joe Biden's classified docs provide more evidence Hunter's pay-to-play was a family affair

Margot Cleveland
The Federalist
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00 UTC
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© Adam Schultz/The White House/FLICKRUS President Joe Biden
The nearly 400-page special counsel report confirms an overlap in the timing and topics of Joe Biden's vice presidency and Hunter Biden's 'business' enterprises.

The special counsel report on Joe Biden's unauthorized removal and disclosure of classified documents exposed much more than our president's mental deficits and the breadth of his irresponsible handling of top-secret and classified information. The report revealed a close nexus between Hunter Biden's influence peddling and his father's responsibilities and access to intel during the elder's term as vice president.

On Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Hur released the results of his investigation into the president stemming from the discovery of top-secret and classified documents at Biden's D.C.-based Penn Biden Center, his private Delaware home, and the University of Delaware. While the specific details in the recovered documents remain unknown, the nearly 400-page report provided an extensive enough summary of the materials to confirm an overlap in the timing and topics of Joe Biden's vice presidency and Hunter Biden's "business" enterprises.
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A cult whose demise should probably be regretted

Stephen Karganovic
Strategic Culture
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00 UTC
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© opcija.netStephen Karganovic
The famous description of the spirit of what we call today the Collective West, "le culte de la chose bien faite," sounds sadly hollow nowadays.

Swiss philosopher Henri-Frédéric Amiel's famous description of the spirit of what we call today the Collective West, "le culte de la chose bien faite," sounds sadly hollow nowadays.

Once upon a time, Amiel's words referred to a palpable, vibrant, reality. In countries associated with the civilisation of the West, and as noted by Weber in particular where the Protestant ethic prevailed, doing things right and efficiently used to be a fanatical cult, just as Amiel observed. The beneficial results, especially by comparison to the performance of civilisations and cultures rooted in different principles, were plainly visible and indisputable.

Amiel lived in the nineteenth century. There is a contemporary French philosopher, Emmanuel Todd, who has noted processes that are markedly different. He has the reputation of a prescient analyst and uncanny forecaster. His recently published book, The Defeat of the West, will unsettle many. Its tenor is in sharp contrast to Amiel's self-confident and optimistic view that the West has got the winning combination with its defining characteristic of "doing things right."

According to Emmanuel Todd, the West no longer retains its perfectionist edge. Its fundamental task now is merely to avert the impending downfall, if it still can. As Todd cogently argues, the West has not only passed its "active stage," which is reflected in Henri-Frédéric Amiel's cited remark, but also the ensuing civilisation-on-auto-pilot "zombie stage". It now finds itself in the terminal "stage zero," the religious mainsprings whence its civilisation drew its vitality being completely sapped.
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Trump says he'd let Russia do 'whatever the hell they want' to NATO countries that don't pay enough

Rudy Chinchilla
NBC News
Sun, 11 Feb 2024 06:06 UTC
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The former president's remarks at a rally in South Carolina drew criticism from the head of the trans-Atlantic alliance, who said they could put the lives of American and European soldiers at risk.

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would encourage Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" if it attacked a NATO country that didn't pay enough for defense.

His comments drew fierce backlash from some Republicans, the White House and leading Western officials, with the head of the trans-Atlantic alliance suggesting they could put the lives of American and European soldiers at greater risk.

Comment: He's not even in office and yet Trump still knows exactly how to get world leader's panties in a twist.

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Pirates

Piracy: US 'secretly' seizes Venezuelan jumbo jet with the help of Argentina


RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:00 UTC
Emtrasur Cargo plane
American officials claim the Boeing 747 aircraft previously belonged to a sanctioned Iranian airline.

US authorities have taken custody of a Venezuelan cargo plane, claiming that it previously belonged to an Iranian airline allegedly affiliated with the Quds Force of the the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Caracas has slammed the move, claiming the transfer of its aircraft to the US was done in secret.

According to a statement on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website on Monday, the American-manufactured jumbo jet was transferred to the US on February 11 by the government of Argentina, which had detained the aircraft back in 2022.

US officials claim that the aircraft was previously owned by Mahan Air - a sanctioned Iranian airline that the US accuses of ferrying weapons and fighters for the IRGC - the primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Washington.

Comment: The US is making up sanctions and laws on the go to justify their theft and piracy. It is not a policy which will bring any good long term results for the US.

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Propaganda

'For pedophile offenders, no mercy!': Hungary's Orbán proposes constitutional safeguard for minors


About Hungary
Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:47 UTC
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© Janos Kummer / Gettyimages.ruIn response to a national conversation on the limits of presidential pardons, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed a crucial amendment to the Fundamental Law, aimed squarely at protecting the rights and safety of minors.
This legislative initiative seeks to outright eliminate the possibility of presidential pardons for those convicted of intentional crimes against minors, emphasizing a core societal belief: The protection and welfare of Hungary's children are paramount, and the legal system must reflect this unequivocally.

Prime Minister Orbán's proposal to the Hungarian Parliament is grounded in a robust commitment to the safety of society's youngest. "For pedophile offenders, there is no mercy!" declared Prime Minister Orbán, advocating for a legal framework that leaves no room for leniency towards those who commit grave offenses against children. This stance isn't just a reflection of the prime minister's personal beliefs but a direct response to the public's demand for stronger protections for children's rights and welfare.

Comment: Whilst this is in response to a recent scandal in Hungary, it's proposals like this that further demonstrate to the Western public the sinister path that their own leaders are dragging them down:

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Putin

Reality sets in: "Vladimir Putin Will Not Lose This War": Sen. Ron Johnson And Elon Musk Discuss Facing Reality In Ukraine


Zero Hedge
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:32 UTC
Ron Johnson
"We all have to understand that Vladimir Putin will not lose this war... Losing to Vladimir Putin is existential to Vladimir Putin. Russia has four times the population and a much larger industrial base," said Johnson, adding "Russia can produce 4.5 million artillery shells per year. We're not even up to 1 million per year. The average age of a Ukrainian soldier right now is 43 years old."


Comment: Yes, an entire generation of young men have died or been maimed in Ukraine and the death toll is likely much higher than what Johnson says below.


"If you're worried about the people of Ukraine, you have to understand that probably 100,000 of their soldiers have been killed," Johnson continued, adding "The only way this war ends is in a settlement, and every day that the war goes on, more Ukrainians and more Russian conscripts die, more civilians die, and more of Ukraine gets destroyed. Again, sending $60 billion as added fuel to the flames of a bloody stalemate makes no sense."

Musk echoed Johnson's sentiment, saying "As you said, there's no way Putin is going to lose. If he backs off, he will be assassinated. And for those who want regime change in Russia, they should think about who is the person that could take out Putin?"


Comment: The truth is slowly but surely starting to sink in to the Western leadership: Ukraine will not win and Russia will not lose!


Comment: RT added a little more to what Elon Musk said:
There is "no way in hell" that Russia will suffer defeat in its conflict with Ukraine, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said.

Musk, one of the world's richest men, made the comment on Monday during a discussion about a Senate bill aimed at providing additional US aid to Kiev on X Spaces - part of his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).

He was joined by a number of other people opposed to further funding for Ukraine, including Republican lawmakers Ron Johnson, JD Vance and Mike Lee, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and entrepreneur David Sacks.

"This spending doesn't help Ukraine. Prolonging the war doesn't help Ukraine," the Tesla and SpaceX chief said, as quoted by Bloomberg.
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Too old for the court, but not for the White House: Biden's escape from justice is peak absurdity

Tony Cox
RT
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:45 UTC
Joe Biden
© Sputnik / Stringer
The US president has predictably been let off the hook for mishandling state secrets and jeopardizing national security

A US prosecutor's report rationalizing why President Joe Biden won't face justice for his mishandling of classified documents contained an excuse that ought to trigger some major soul-searching about the state of America's leadership and how it got there. It won't.

Instead, in a nation where gaslighting and thick-faced contempt take the place of serious political discussion, Americans are expected to accept that Biden shouldn't be prosecuted partly because he's a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." If that explanation - proffered in a report released on Thursday by US Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Robert Hur - isn't absurd enough, citizens are also told to accept that the same guy who's too addled for a jury to convict him is perfectly competent to serve as president and commander-in-chief.

The whole episode says a lot about how unjust, corrupted and broken Washington has become. For starters it comes at the same time Biden's DOJ is prosecuting his chief political rival, ex-President Donald Trump, for mishandling classified documents. For another, as in the case of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, a prominent Democrat is being let off the hook for exposing state secrets despite investigators admitting that they found evidence of criminal conduct.

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Attention

Neil Oliver: 'Truth is the kryptonite of the parasite class' - Assange, Ukraine, Putin, Israel, Hamas, and COVID

Neil Oliver
GB News
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 13:53 UTC
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver says 'truth is the kryptonite of the parasite class', as talks about how politicians 'cover up the truth' to further their own interests, and he uses Julian Assange as an example of 'holding truth to power'.

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