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"Look to Washington, not Moscow': Former British ambassador claims leaked DNC emails came from a D.C. insider

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:57 UTC
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With the media gripped by accusatory speculation regarding the identity of the source behind the Wikileaks leak of hacked Podesta and DNC emails, much of it focused on Russia, a new theory has emerged from Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who tells Sputnik (a Russian media outlet) that the source of the leaks are not Russian hackers but a Washington insider.

"The source of these emails and leaks has nothing to do with Russia at all. I discovered what the source was when I attended the Sam Adam's whistleblower award in Washington. The source of these emails comes from within official circles in Washington DC. You should look to Washington not to Moscow."

Asked about whether or not WikiLeaks have ever published information at the behest of Moscow, Murray said that "WikiLeaks has never published any material received from the Russian government or from any proxy of the Russian government. It's simply a completely untrue claim designed to divert attention from the content of the material."

Comment: John Pilger interviews Assange: WikiLeaks did not receive Clinton emails from Russian govt

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Top British spook comes out of the shadows to further push Russophobia onto Western citizens

Finian Cunningham
RT
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:25 UTC
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© Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
This week, with appropriate Halloween timing, the British news media were howling a Russian scare-story. Britain's chief spymaster warned - through obliging media outlets - that Russia is posing an increasing threat to state security.

But the latest episode of Russia scaremongering had a couple of notable aspects. First, Britain's normally secretive spy chief made a rare public appearance to deliver the frightening "news" in person. And, secondly, the chosen media conduit suggests that a certain political constituency among the British public is highly prized by the spooks in order to leverage their Russophobia.

In an unprecedented break with custom for the British secret service known as MI5, its director-general Andrew Parker was reportedly the first-ever incumbent head of the organization to give a full-court media interview. Oxbridge-educated Parker, 54, is the 17th head of MI5 since the agency's formation. He has been in the job for the past nine years.

No British spymaster has ever given a public media interview until this week. Not even during the height of the Cold War.
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FBI sources tell Fox News Clinton Foundation indictment likely, investigation much larger than reported

Claire Bernish
Free Though Project
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:44 UTC
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A new report says the FBI investigation of the Clinton Foundation has taken a "very high priority" after dragging on for over a year in its White Collar Crime Division, and a preponderance of evidence means a forthcoming indictment is "likely."

Two unnamed, separate sources with "intimate knowledge" of the investigation told FOX News' Bret Baier the FBI is "actively and aggressively pursuing this case" — even re-interviewing key people for the third time.

Ironically, one of the anonymous sources told Baier the investigation has benefited from ongoing publications by Wikileaks of Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta's emails, in that "There is an avalanche of new information coming in every day."

Taken in conjunction with the rapidly approaching presidential election on November 8, it appears Julian Assange's 'October Surprise' could have lasting implications beyond lifting the veil from behind-the-scenes wrangling by Clinton campaign insiders, corporate media, and Democratic National Committee.

Comment: One extra claim from Baier's report: "FBI sources say with 99% accuracy that Hillary Clinton's server has been hacked by at least five foreign intelligence agencies, and that information had been taken from it."

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'Highly dangerous' terror suspect nabbed in Berlin raid


RT
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:31 UTC
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© European Press AgencyGerman police (file picture) have arrested a Syrian man in Berlin suspected of plotting a terror attack on a city airport, it has emerged
Berlin police say they have arrested a man suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization. The man, reportedly a 27-year-old Syrian, has been described by the German media as "highly dangerous."

The suspect, who has been allegedly living in Germany since 2015, was arrested Berlin's Schöneberg district, police wrote on Twitter.

"[The] man.... is suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization," police said.

According to Focus Online newspaper, the man is considered "highly dangerous."

"We have launched an investigation and we are now waiting to see what the search of [his] apartment gives," a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor told FOCUS Online.


Die Welt named the suspect as Ashraf Al-T, citing its sources.
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US finally confirms it has used depleted uranium in Syria


Mint Press News
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00 UTC
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Between the strikes on the two dates, 5,100 rounds of 30mm DU ammunition were used by A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. This equates to 1,524kg of DU. CENTCOM said that the ammunition was selected because of the "nature of the targets".

The US has finally confirmed that it has fired DU ammunition Syria, after it had earlier stated that the weapons would not be used. US Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged that DU was fired on two dates - the 18 and 23 November 2015. Between the strikes on the two dates, 5,100 rounds of 30mm DU ammunition were used by A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. This equates to 1,524kg of DU. CENTCOM said that the ammunition was selected because of the "nature of the targets".

The news comes as governments are debating a UN General Assembly resolution on DU weapons in New York. And, although DU use has only been admitted on two dates, ICBUW and PAX are concerned that this disclosure could be the sign that DU has, or will, be used more widely in the conflict.

In March 2015, and following the deployment of A-10s to the conflict, the US had confirmed to journalists that the aircraft would not be armed with DU, stating: "U.S. and Coalition aircraft have not been and will not be using depleted uranium munitions in Iraq or Syria during Operation Inherent Resolve." Justifying the decision, CENTCOM public affairs explained that: "The ammunition is developed to destroy tanks on a conventional battlefield; Daesh does not possess large numbers of tanks."

Comment: America's sick "love affair" with nuclear & radioactive weapons

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FBI launches investigation after automated Twitter account "accidentally" leaks docs


RT
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:34 UTC
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An internal investigation has reportedly been launched by the FBI into one of its automated Twitter accounts after a series of documents were released.

The Twitter bot 'FBI Records Vault' had not been in use for over a year, but suddenly released several documents on October 30.

The FBI is now investigating the account, according to Judd Legum, editor of Think Progress. TP is a project of the Center for American Progress, the Democratic think tank founded by John Podesta, campaign chairman for Hillary Clinton.

The account's puzzling activation was referred to the FBI's Inspection Division for an "investigation" by Candice Will, the assistant director for the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility. Following the investigation, it will then be referred back to Will's department for "adjudication," according to Legum.

Comment: Was this really accidental, or are there factions in the FBI who are using the platform to further the negative Hillary press? As the saying goes, nothing in politics happens by accident.

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ISIS leader Baghdadi threatens Turkey & Saudi Arabia in dubious audio message - allegedly recorded in Mosul


RT
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:06 UTC
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© East News/ Balkis PressThe Big Bad.
Islamic State's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is reportedly hiding out in the besieged city of Mosul, released his first message since 2015, urging followers to wage all-out war and take the fighting into Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

In the recorded message, the Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS/ISIL) chief also expressed confidence that the terrorist group would ultimately be victorious in fending off the Iraqi forces and allied militias trying to retake Mosul, where he declared the 'caliphate' two years ago.

The 31-minute-long recording, the authenticity of which could not be verified, was released by Islamic State supporters on Thursday, according to Reuters.

In the message, which does not specifically refer to Mosul, al-Baghdadi threatens unbelievers with suicide attacks and rivers of blood.

Comment: Speaking of dubious reports, Iraqi Kurdistan leader Barzani's chief of staff is sure Baghdadi is in Mosul:
In an interview on Wednesday, Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff of Iraqi Kurdistan's head, Massoud Barzani, said that, though he has been lying low for the past eight or nine months, Baghdadi is most likely still alive and in the city.

"Baghdadi is there and, if he is killed, it will mean the collapse of the whole [IS] system," Hussein argued, pointing to the vulnerability of Islamic State's (IS, ISIS/ISIL) command structure, which has no suitable replacement for Baghdadi. According to Hussein, IS' leader has had to completely rely on other terrorist commanders in Mosul and the nearby city of Tal Afar, a largely Turkmen-populated city in the Nineveh Province.


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Chief European economist: Russian economy is coming out of recession


Sputnik
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:29 UTC
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Russia's economy will grow some 1.5 percent after 2018, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) chief economist Sergei Guriev told Sputnik.

"We think that Russia is coming out of recession right now. It is a complicated concept, because when you look at quarter to quarter, you see one figure, but when you look year to year, you get different numbers. If we look at it year to year, then the recession would continue in the second half of 2016, but when you look at quarter to quarter, it would end [in 2016]. The situation is complicated, but the next year will begin with a growth of 1.2 percent annually," Guriev said.

Guriev also said that although EBRD has no official prognosis for Russia's economy after 2017, he expects country's economy to grow some 1.5 percent after 2018.
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As Iran celebrates the 444-day siege of the US embassy, commander says US in 'strong decline'

AFP
Daily Mail
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:33 UTC
Iranian women walk past the former US embassy in Tehran
© Atta Kenare (AFP)Iranian women walk past the former US embassy in Tehran on November 3, 2016, during a demonstration marking the start of its 1979 siege.
A senior Iranian military official welcomed Thursday what he said was the "strong decline" of the United States, during celebrations marking the start of the 1979 US embassy siege.

"America is no longer number one and the first power of the world," deputy Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami told thousands gathered outside the former US mission in Tehran.

"America's political will can no longer manage political and military development in... the world of Islam. America's political power has strongly declined."
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Pay to play: Ukraine oligarch, big Clinton Foundation donor, demanded meeting with Bill to discuss Maidan failure

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:22 UTC
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Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk and wife Elena Franchuk with Bill Clinton
Wikileaks latest dump shows Ukraine oligarch Victor Pinchuk involved in pay-to-play exchange with The Clinton Foundation.

Wikileaks has just released another 1,135 John Podesta emails, bringing the total to 43,104 with seven days left until the November 8th US elections.

The latest release shows more Clinton Foundation pay-to-play arrangements, but not with Morocco kings or Saudi princes, but with a Ukraine oligarch.

In an email from President Clinton's Director of Foreign Policy, Amitabh Desai, to Hillary Clinton's inner circle (including Huma Abedin and John Podesta), we see the Clinton Foundation's biggest donor, billionaire Victor Pinchuk, push Hillary Clinton staff to either set up a "private" meeting with Bill Clinton (aka WJC), or "bring together a few western leaders to show support for Ukraine"...with WJC present at the event to show his commitment to "the county [sic] and for him [Victor Pinchuk]."

We are betting that Pinchuk was planning on leveraging Bill Clinton's presence to display that the future President (via her husband) was fully behind the oligarch and his faltering plan to pivot west.

The email exchange paints a picture of a Ukraine oligarch "relentlessly following up" to expose his connection to the Clinton family, given that (as Desai wrote) Pinchuk "is under Putin's heel right now, feeling a great degree of pressure and pain for his many years of nurturing stronger ties with the West."

It's important to note that Pinchuk was a big supporter of the Maidan coup...a foreign policy debacle that Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland (another Hillary Clinton state department protégé) helped spearhead.

Comment: The Clintons will sell themselves to anyone.

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