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Rep. Peter King: 'Severe, serious abuses' by FBI and CIA in Russia probe are 'going to come out'

Ron Blitzer
Fox News
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00 UTC
Rep. Peter King

Rep. Peter King
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said he is "confident" that when Attorney General Bill Barr concludes his investigation of the origins of the investigation of President Trump's 2016 campaign, the American people will learn that the FBI and CIA under the Obama administration engaged in foul play.

President Trump and his supporters have questioned how the investigation started in the first place, accusing the FBI of carrying it out under false pretenses. King is among those leveling such allegations.

"There was no legal basis at all for them to begin the investigation of his campaign," King said in a Friday interview with New York radio host John Catsimatidis, "and the way they carried it forward and the way information was leaked, the improper applications they filed in the FISA court to get surveillance, all of this is going to come out."

King was referring to the FBI's application for a warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Republicans, including California Rep. Devin Nunes, claimed that federal authorities did not fully disclose their reliance on an unverified dossier compiled by Christopher Steele, which was part of opposition research for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Comment: As the Democrats continue to try and make something of absolutely nothing they may find themselves, correctly, at the opposite end of the investigation - and may have some hell to pay for it:

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Bullseye

Britain is run by a self-serving clique, that's why it's in crisis

Gary Younge
The Guardian
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 06:01 UTC
britain food bank
© Illustration: Ben Jennings/The Guardian
Government and culture are dominated by the same narrow section of the population. It's no way to run a country
Last week Boris Johnson delivered a speech to a Royal Horticultural Society audience in Wisley, Surrey, before heading to the affluent village of Oxshott to buy some fennel and tarragon sausages and have a cup of tea in the Munch and Wiggles cafe. In a series of interviews later that day, he was unwilling to reveal the provenance of the staged photograph of him and his partner, Carrie Symonds. He was, however, able to insist that Britain would leave the European Union, "do or die", by the end of October.

On the same day, the Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Commission issued a report into elitism in Britain that "paints a picture of a country whose power structures are dominated by a narrow section of the population [where] social mobility is low and not improving". Those who went to private school comprise 7% of the country's population but 39% of the elite; those who went to Oxford or Cambridge university comprise less than 1% of the population but 24% of the elite. Senior judges, junior ministers, permanent secretaries and diplomats are among the least representative professions. But the media, and particularly newspaper columnists, are right up there, too.

Comment: It's not just a case of elitism, and it's not just Britain, the system throughout the Western world is becoming ponerized and is collapsing under the weight of its own corruption: Political Ponerology: A Science on The Nature of Evil adjusted for Political Purposes Also check out SOTT radio's:

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UK bars RT & Sputnik from conference on media freedom for 'disinformation'


Yahoo
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:57 UTC
Simonyan
© (AFP Photo/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA)
Britain has said it will bar Sputnik news and RT from a global conference on media freedom in London; in this image from May 23 2019, Russia's President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT Margarita Simonyan after awarding her with the "Order of Alexander Nevsky"
Britain said Monday it had barred Russia's RT and Sputnik news organisations from a global conference on media freedom in London because of their "active role in spreading disinformation".

Some 60 ministers and 1,000 journalists and members of civil society are expected to attend the meeting on Wednesday and Thursday co-hosted with Canada.

"We have not accredited RT or Sputnik because of their active role in spreading disinformation," a Foreign Office spokeswoman said.

Comment: When pressed for proof of Russian 'disinformation' the accusers in the West are forever unable to provide any. However the evidence incriminating the disinfo peddlers in the UK and it's propaganda outlets, like the BBC, is legion. While RT and Sputnik reveal the sordid truth about the systemic corruption that the plagues the country, the UK gov and it's outlets are busy trying to cover it up:

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Broom

US will 'no longer deal with' British ambassador following leaks scandal - Trump


RT
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:35 UTC
trump
© Global Look Press / White House
Washington will cut its ties with British ambassador Kim Darroch, President Donald Trump has announced. According to leaked cables, Darroch called the Trump administration "dysfunctional," "inept," and "incompetent."

In a rambling series of tweets critical of British Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of Brexit, Trump called out Darroch on Monday, saying the diplomat is "not liked or well thought of within the US."

In a series of diplomatic cables leaked to the Daily Mail and reported by the paper on Sunday, Darroch slammed the Trump administration's hardline Iran policies, saying they are unlikely "to become more coherent anytime soon." Darroch also panned "hawkish" hardliners within Trump's cabinet, likely National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.


Comment: Darroch can't be pleased with the UK's behavior towards Iran then: Iranian DM Hatami: UK's seisure of Iranian oil tanker is 'maritime robbery'


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Red Flag

Arch hypocrisy: Washington creates commission on 'inalienable rights'; Pompeo & Amnesty disagree on who gets to weaponize them

Nebojsa Malic
RT
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:59 UTC
human rights as lethal arrows
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To establish the need for such a body, Pompeo quoted former Czech dissident – and later president – Vaclav Havel, who warned that human rights “can be rays of light in a realm of darkness … [but] they can also be lethal arrows.”
In setting up a new commission on 'unalienable rights,' Washington has admitted to using human rights as a weapon. Its critics don't disagree, but want that weapon to work both ways. Of actual human rights, there is not a trace.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday the establishment of the commission, made up of "human rights experts, philosophers, and activists" with the purpose of conducting an "informed review of the role of human rights in American foreign policy."

To establish the need for such a body, Pompeo quoted former Czech dissident - and later president - Vaclav Havel, who warned that human rights "can be rays of light in a realm of darkness ... [but] they can also be lethal arrows."

This stunning admission, however, went entirely unnoticed by professional human rights activists, who were too busy shrieking about President Donald Trump's "hateful policies."

Comment: Pot calling the kettle black? A little background on the 'human rights' records of Washington and Amnesty International:

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Attention

'They are sanctioning us because of knowledge': IRGC chief says Iran's not pursuing nukes & the world knows it


Sputnik
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:13 UTC
Iran nuclear enrichment
© AP Photo / VAHID SALEMI
Earlier on Monday, Iran said it started to enrich uranium beyond the limit outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The move came as a response to JCPOA signatories' failure to protect Iran's economic interests amid reimposed US sanctions on the Islamic republic.

"Why do they globally sanction us about the nuclear issue when the world knows that we are not pursuing a weapon? In reality they are sanctioning us because of knowledge," Major General Hossein Salami said. "Nuclear weapons have no place in Islam. Islam never approves of weapons of mass destruction."

Earlier in the week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif confirmed that the country had surpassed its 300-kilogram (660-pound) low-enriched uranium stockpile limit, agreed on under the JCPOA. According to Araghchi, in 60 days, Tehran will announce the next nuclear obligations it is about to discontinue.

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Bullseye

Is there something larger afoot with the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein?

Tom Luongo
Gold, Goats 'N Guns
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00 UTC
Epstein Trump
"Bernie Birnbaum is a horse of a different color, ethics-wise that is....
... as in he ain't got none!"
— Johnny Caspar, "Miller's Crossing"
Serial pederast Jeffrey Epstein is going to be arrested again.


Comment: Epstein was just arrested.


The big questions are why? And why now?

I never doubted Donald Trump's sincerity in wanting Hillary in jail. But the reality is that Trump was not in any position to do so. Until a few months ago.

When Attorney General William Barr ended the Mueller investigation back in February that was a turning point. I talked about it back then in a piece called "The Old Political Order is Just Old."
Mueller, his staff of hatchetmen, the Obama administration and the rest of the corrupt old-guard in D.C. fully expected to be allowed free rein to convict Trump politically of Obstruction of Justice based on an interpretation of Federal Statutes that could only be justified in the world of Philip K. Dick's Minority Report.

When that didn't happen, they are now looking at potential blowback from a vain and vindictive man occupying the supposedly most powerful office in the world.

But is that really the case anymore? It seems John Bolton has been more president than Trump recently.
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Pumpkin 2

Georgian opposition TV host bad-mouths Putin and Russia on air, sends country into meltdown


RT
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:31 UTC
Georgiy Gabuniya

Georgiy Gabuniya
An expletive-ridden rant by a Georgian TV host, who switched to Russian to hurl vulgarities at President Vladimir Putin and his late parents, has drawn a massive backlash, forcing officials to go into damage control.

The host of an opinion show on Georgia's opposition Rustavi 2 TV broadcaster began his Sunday program by addressing Putin in Russian. For nearly a minute, Georgiy Gabuniya used expletives in Russian, including making foul references to Putin's late parents, before finally expressing his desire to "sh*t on [Putin's] grave." In the tirade, Gabuniya referred to Putin as an "invader," and to Russians as "slaves."

The expletive-drenched diatribe used nearly every curse word in Russian, in which even the F-word seemed moderate compared to the more vulgar phrases he employed.

Despite the two countries' enmity, the stunt wasn't taken well in either Russia or Georgia, where a crowd of agitated protesters flocked to the channel's Tbilisi headquarters, chanting slogans and demanding the host be fired. The station was soon forced to go off-air, citing security concerns. It resumed broadcasting on Monday morning.
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Bizarro Earth

US greenlights $2.2bn sale of tanks & missiles to Taiwan despite China's protests


RT
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 21:38 UTC
US Marine
© Reuters / Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez
FILE PHOTO: US Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tanks
Washington has given a green light to supply Taiwan with $2.2bn worth of US military tech, including tanks and surface-to-air missiles, in violation of the One China principle that views the island as part of the mainland.

"The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to TECRO for the M1A2T Abrams Tanks and related equipment and support Stinger missiles and related equipment and support for an estimated cost of $2 billion," the Pentagon announced on Monday.

The purchase, which still needs to be approved by Congress, includes 108 units of M1A2T Abrams Tanks, which Taipei plans to use against China if it tries to reclaim sovereignty over the island. The Pentagon maintains that the sale will not influence the "basic military balance" in the region and will merely "enhance" Taiwan's ability "to meet current and future regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense."

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Whistle

Contrary to fake news spin, President Trump is a whistle-blower against Jeffrey Epstein, not a co-conspirator


Big League Politics
Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:24 UTC
Epstein Trump
The fake news is attempting to tie President Donald Trump to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with the sex trafficking of minors on Saturday.
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