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Iran hopes US 'psychopaths' won't sell weapons to Saudi Arabia under Biden

John Hayward
Breitbart
Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00 UTC

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the U.S. election carries a "great message" for the region - that message being to recognize the power of Iran and avoid doing business with the United States.

Iran's PressTV quoted Khatibzadeh and his superior, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, hoping the results of the American election would prove devastating to Iran's regional rivals in Saudi Arabia.

[Khatibzadeh] cited Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as warning regional countries against "taking the gamble to buy security from psychopaths, who only think of money and arms." Khatibzadeh then reminded how Zarif had also warned that taking such a risk was like "placing one's eggs in an unsafe basket."

In 2017, Trump signed a whopping $110-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his maiden foreign visit. Two years later, the US State Department approved weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh's dedicated regional allies, worth almost $6 billion.

Observers say Trump's loss in the polls has likely given rise to some questions about the future of these agreements and the quality of the regional countries' US ties under his successor Joe Biden.

Election hot take: 5 reasons pardoning Assange could drastically enhance Trump's legacy

Assange Defense
Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:00 UTC

Even though we are all still recovering from the election (and there are still some pending legal challenges to consider), we thought we'd take a few minutes to unpack an idea that many people have floated on social media and opinion columns.

Here's one example, from Thomas Knapp, the director of the the Garrison Center, writing at Counterpunch:

Headline: America in Transition: Two Things Donald Trump Can Do to Burnish His Legacy

Trump has the power to pardon. He should use that power in unprecedented fashion, emptying the federal prisons of non-violent drug offenders and other assorted victims of a "justice" system gone haywire.

In particular, he should pardon (in alphabetical order) Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Ross Ulbricht.

Assange and Snowden have been charged, but not yet tried, with telling the American people the truth about their government's crimes. Manning has been convicted for the same heroic acts. President Obama commuted her sentence, but it's time to restore her rights and recognize her service to her country.

Knapp isn't the only one floating the possibility of a pardon for Assange. So let's break down why this might be a great idea for Assange, for Trump, and for America:

Qantas airline to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for international flights

Noah Manskar
New York Post
Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:05 UTC

No shot, no service.

Australian airline Qantas will require travelers on international flights to be jabbed with a coronavirus vaccine once an inoculation is ready, CEO Alan Joyce said.

"Whether you need that domestically, we'll have to see what happens with COVID-19 in the market, but certainly for international visitors coming out and people leaving the country, we think that's a necessity," Joyce said in a Monday interview with the Australian news program "A Current Affair."

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"The chips will fall where they may": Sidney Powell responds to Trump distancing, will forge ahead with Dominion lawsuit

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:40 UTC

© Twitter
Attorneys: Sydney Powell • Rudy Giuliani • Jenna Ellis • Joseph diGenova
Republican National Committee Headquarters • November 19, 2020

Update: Sidney Powell has responded to the Trump Campaign's Sunday night announcement that she was not part of their legal team, telling CBS News:

"I understand today's press release. I will continue to represent #WeThePeople who had their votes for Trump and other Republicans stolen by massive fraud through Dominion and Smarmatic, and we will be filing suit soon.

"The chips will fall where they may, and we will defend the foundations of this great Republic."

and ends with the hashtag #KrakenOnSteroids.

The Trump Campaign issued a Sunday evening statement to clarify that attorney Sidney Powell, who has promised to unleash a 'biblical' election lawsuit in Georgia, is not part of the campaign's legal team.

Trump Campaign general counsel Jenna Ellis tweeted a joint statement with Rudy Giuliani which reads:

"Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own. She is not a member of the Trump Legal team. She is also not a lawyer for the President in his personal capacity."

Comment: There may be legal and optic advantages in Powell remaining a singularity. We shall see.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State allegedly allowed special interests to alter voter rolls resulting in false Biden lead

Steven Ahle
David Harris Jr.
Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:16 UTC

A national conservative organization, The Amistad Project, today filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed for President Trump in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar actually documented her interactions with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

The motion says:

"Defendant Kathy Boockvar, without statutory authorization or legal authority, provided select organizations that have close ties to the Democrat Party and common goals, to directly access the Commonwealth's SURE system."

Common Sense - How to save the world

James Corbett
Corbett Report
Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:06 UTC

Pop quiz: What's the most powerful weapon ever invented?

The MOAB? you ask, quizzically. No, I respond authoritatively.

The H-bomb? Of course not. The A-bomb, then. Wrong again. The neutron bomb? No.

I'll give you a hint: it's not a bomb at all.

Ahhh, the Rods from God! No.

The mysterious new Chinese microwave weapons? Directed energy weapons generally? Whatever world-destroying technology that DARPA is playing with in Area 51?

The DoD and their MIC brethren in China, Russia and elsewhere are doubtless in possession of weaponry that would boggle our minds if it were revealed to the public, but without even knowing what those weapons are I can unequivocally tell you that none of them qualify as the most powerful weapon ever invented.

OK, last guess: F — I. W.

What a fantastic guess. You get bonus points for a very apt FLNWO callback if nothing else. And, as it turns out, you're almost right. Or, at least, you're on the right track.

Certainly the most powerful weapon ever invented is not traditionally viewed as a weapon at all. In fact, it is almost completely overlooked by everyone — even by the savvy sort that have found their way to The Corbett Report. Nevertheless, we don't stand a chance of stopping the Great Reset, ending the COVID scam, halting the erection of the biosecurity state or de-throning the powers that shouldn't be without it.

Do you give up? Alright, I'll tell you. The most powerful weapon ever invented is . . .

Wait. Hold on. Rather than answering right away, let me tell you a story instead.

America's social credit system is worse than China's

Gregory Hood
American Renaissance
Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00 UTC

China is notorious for a "Social Credit System" that controls the lives of citizens, rewarding what the authorities want and punishing what they don't. The United States has a social credit system, too, even if we don't call it that. And ours is worse.

The Chinese system tries to build social trust. Ours destroys trust. The Chinese system defends the interests of the Han, the ethnic group that built and sustains Chinese civilization. Our system hurts whites. The Chinese system encourages charity, good citizenship, and patriotism. Ours incites hatred and spreads bitterness and division.

The Chinese government's goals are clear: According to a 2014 planning document, the state wants to build a "social credit environment of honesty, self-discipline, trustworthiness, and mutual trust." Despite the reputation of the Chinese Communist Party, there is no central system of control, but that is only because the government lacks the capacity. According to the 2014 plan, by this year, China should have "basically" completed "a credit investigation system covering the entire society with credit information and resource sharing."

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Chinese President Xi proposes ominous GLOBAL coronavirus QR code system for 'trade and travel'

RT
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:26 UTC

Speaking during the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping promoted the idea of introducing globally-recognized health QR codes, saying it would help to restore coronavirus-hit international trade and travel.

"While containing the virus, we need to restore the secure and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains," China's leader told the virtual G20 summit late on Saturday, while advocating the need to "reduce tariffs and barriers" and "liberalize" the trade of crucial medical supplies.

He also called for the creation of mechanisms that would simplify the "orderly flow" of people in the coronavirus-battered world. They could come in the form of QR codes containing people's health information, Xi said.

Comment: Those running Britain would be ready and willing partners in the sinister coordinated moves towards totalitarian control over citizens: 'Enslavement passes': Critics blast UK's Health Secretary for pushing 'covid passports' and MONTHLY tests

US withdraws from Open Skies Treaty, Russia condemns decision saying 'all options are open to us'

RFE/RL
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:14 UTC

A Russian Antonov airplane on the tarmac at a Brussels military airport, pictured in 2002. The Antonov was about to fly over NATO territory as part of the Open Skies Treaty.

The United States formally withdrew on November 22 from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating.

The withdrawal is the latest blow to the system of international arms control that U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly scorned, complaining that Washington was being either deceived or unfairly restrained in its military capabilities.

The U.S. State Department confirmed the move, noting six months had expired since notice of the pending exit had been issued and saying "the U.S. withdrawal took effect on November 22, 2020, and the United States is no longer a State Party to the Treaty on Open Skies."

The National Security Council confirmed the withdrawal and added that "Russia flagrantly violated [the treaty] for years."

Comment: The US accusations are rarely supported by any evidence.

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Waiting for Sidney

Roger Kimball
American Greatness
Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:00 UTC

So what is the state of play regarding the 2020 presidential election? There seem to be two main positions.

One is that Joe Biden won the election, narrowly but with sufficient latitude that any challenge is bootless. A corollary of that contention is that the adults in the room, be they Republicans or Democrats, should get with the program and accede to the Narrative.

Over the past week or so, I have had many Republican friends — including some sympathetic to President Trump — explain that the fight is essentially over. Some acknowledge the political wisdom of Trump pursuing every legal recourse. Yet the assumption is always the same: the game is lost but, like a transmission from a distant galaxy, the news has not yet reached us. "To preserve our democracy," both Left and Right say, we will soon need to draw a line under the election of 2020 and declare Joe Biden the winner.

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Puppet Masters

Iran hopes US 'psychopaths' won't sell weapons to Saudi Arabia under Biden

Election hot take: 5 reasons pardoning Assange could drastically enhance Trump's legacy

Qantas airline to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for international flights

"The chips will fall where they may": Sidney Powell responds to Trump distancing, will forge ahead with Dominion lawsuit

Pennsylvania Secretary of State allegedly allowed special interests to alter voter rolls resulting in false Biden lead

Common Sense - How to save the world

America's social credit system is worse than China's

Chinese President Xi proposes ominous GLOBAL coronavirus QR code system for 'trade and travel'

US withdraws from Open Skies Treaty, Russia condemns decision saying 'all options are open to us'

Waiting for Sidney

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