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Epstein used wealth to survive in jail, DoJ guards not cooperating with 'suicide' investigation

Eileen AJ Connelly and Mara Siegler
New York Times
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 15:18 UTC
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Jeffrey Epstein
He couldn't buy his freedom — but he could buy vending machine snacks, the "friendship" of fellow inmates, and hours on end away from his cell meeting with lawyers.

Millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein spread his wealth around as much as he could in the month before he committed suicide on Aug. 10 at the federal Manhattan Correctional Center, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Epstein deposited money in at least three other inmates' commissary accounts in an attempt to ingratiate himself and possibly buy protection from the hardened criminals in the MCC's Special Housing Unit, where he awaited trial on a massive underage sex trafficking indictment, outlet reported.

Comment: Zero Hedge reports on the prison guards who are rousing suspicions by being uncooperative with the DOJ investigation:
Employees at the Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center where convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein reportedly took his own life last week are not cooperating with the Justice Department investigators according to Fox News.

Two senior DOJ officials sent by Attorney General William Barr have been on-site at MCC while the agency's Inspector General investigates the situation. According to a senior DOJ official, Barr said that "serious irregularities" had been uncovered at the jail.

The night of Epstein's death, correctional officers did not check on the extremely high-profile prisoner for "several hours" before he died, despite being required to look in on him every 30 minutes. Moreover, guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show that they were checking as required, according to the Associated Press.

In response, officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons have been on-site at MCC to assist with the investigation.
BOP officials from various regional offices have also been sent to the Manhattan facility to lend their expertise and insight. In addition, a separate BOP "After Action Team" went to MCC earlier this week in an effort to examine what happened the night Epstein died. The use of the "After Action Team" is part of BOP protocol whenever a "significant event takes place at a prison.

Epstein was found dead in his cell on Aug. 10. Earlier Friday, New York City's medical examiner officially ruled the 66-year-old's death a suicide by hanging.

Fox News has also learned that 20 of 21 prison staff posts were filled between the hours of 4 p.m. and 12 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, the day before Epstein was found. Of those prison workers, six of them were working voluntary overtime. Between 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, 18 of 19 staff posts were filled. Of those 18 staffers, 10 were working overtime and all but one of those were doing so voluntarily. -Fox News
Two staffers have been placed on administrative leave, while MCC's warden was reassigned pending the investigation.

"It is indisputable that the authorities violated their own protocols," said Epstein's attorneys, Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten and Michael Miller. "The defense team fully intends to conduct its own independent and complete investigation into the circumstances and cause of Mr. Epstein's death including if necessary legal action to view the pivotal videos - if they exist as they should - of the area proximate to Mr. Epstein's cell during the time period leading to his death."

Epstein's attorneys also addressed the deceased pedophile's controversial autopsy, which concluded that he hanged himself using bed-sheets, breaking his hyoid bone near the Adam's apple. This is typically only broken during strangulation victims, however they can also be broken via hanging - particularly if the person is older.

"We are not satisfied with the conclusions of the medical examiner," they said, adding "We will have a more complete response in the coming days" (and will bill Epstein's estate accordingly, we're sure).

Meanwhile, several women are suing Epstein's estate, claiming he sexually abused them.
The suit, filed Thursday in a federal court in New York, claims the women were working as hostesses at a popular Manhattan restaurant in 2004 when they were recruited to give Epstein massages. One was 18 at the time. The other was 20.

The lawsuit says an unidentified female recruiter offered the hostesses hundreds of dollars to provide massages to Epstein, saying he 'liked young, pretty girls to massage him,' and wouldn't engage in any unwanted touching. The women say Epstein groped them anyway.

One plaintiff now lives in Japan, the other in Baltimore. They seek $100 million in damages, citing depression, anxiety, anger and flashbacks.

Other lawsuits, filed over many years by other women, accused him of hiring girls as young as 14 or 15 to give him massages, then subjecting them to sex acts. -Daily Mail
Epstein had faced up to 45 years in prison if found guilty of exploiting dozens of underage girls at his residences in Manhattan and Florida between 2002 and 2005.
See also: NYT reporter: Epstein said criminalizing sex with teenage girls 'cultural aberration'; said he had dirt on powerful people

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Lord Mountbatten 'was a homosexual with a fetish for beautiful boys in school uniform' claims secret FBI dossier

Connor Boyd Author
The Daily Mail
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:31 UTC
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Prince Charles' uncle and valued mentor Lord Mountbatten (pictured together) was a 'homosexual with a perversion for young boys', according to a secret dossier compiled by the FBI
Prince Charles' uncle and valued mentor Lord Mountbatten was a 'homosexual with a perversion for young boys', according to a secret dossier compiled by the FBI.

The intelligence files describe the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife Edwina as 'persons of extremely low morals' who frequently had extramarital affairs.

One source said Mountbatten's penchant for young men made him 'an unfit man to direct any sort of military operations'.

The files paint a very different picture of the last viceroy of India - who was hailed as a war hero who led allied efforts in southeast Asia before he was assassinated in 1979 by an IRA bomb.

Comment: The more pressing issue here is whether Lord Mountbatten is yet another elite figure who was also an abuser of children. There are statements that support this fact but, as it is, while he may have had "low morals" and could have been an ideal target for blackmail - an undesirable quality for someone in his position - more data is needed. The timing of this release is also interesting considering the accusations against Prince Andrew and his connections with convicted, now dead, pedophile Epstein. It's also notable that similar rumours surround his nephew, Prince Charles, partly because of his friendship with known pedophiles:

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EU ready for no-deal Brexit while UK will suffer most - European Commission spokesperson


Sputnik
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:00 UTC
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated on numerous occasions that he is willing to pull the United Kingdom out from the European Union with or without a deal. Brussels, in turn, has repeatedly underlined its commitment to the already agreed deal with former UK PM Theresa May, which, however, was blocked by the British Parliament three times.

The United Kingdom would suffer the most from a no-deal Brexit scenario, European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud stated at a regular daily briefing on Monday. Bertaud added that the bloc, on the other hand, is fully prepared for this possibility.

Nevertheless, the spokeswoman underscored that a UK withdrawal from the EU without a deal would never be a preferable option for Brussels.

Comment: See also:

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US drone carries out surveillance flight near Russia's Crimea - again


Sputnik
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:35 UTC
US UAV drone
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Last month, a US strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135V Rivet Joint was spotted making a three-hour-long flight near Russia's western border in the Baltic region.

A US Air Force UAV has carried out a surveillance flight near the Russian side of the Black Sea shore, according to information provided by the website Plane Radar.

The UAV, Global Hawk, lifted off from an air base in Italy on Saturday morning, checked the demarcation line in Donbass, Ukraine and then headed to the Russian border.

Comment: As a 'sign of good will' Russia has allowed US spy planes to fly over Russian territory and so one wonders whether these other missions are really necessary or if they're just attempts are to antagonize the Russia, or is it just rampant paranoia? Both? Meanwhile, the West, increasingly lost to its hysteria, is seeing monsters where there are none:

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Trump predicts NYT will go out of business after he leaves office

Chuck Ross
Daily Caller
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:59 UTC
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President Donald Trump predicted Sunday that The New York Times will go out of business after he leaves office, and that the paper will probably endorse him for president next year to stave off bankruptcy.

"The New York Times will be out of business soon after I leave office, hopefully in 6 years," Trump tweeted.

"They have Zero credibility and are losing a fortune, even now, especially after their massive unfunded liability. I'm fairly certain they'll endorse me just to keep it all going!"

Comment: The New York Times has made a serious tactical error in shifting from journalism to Trump smearing. Trump is right - without him, the paper is nothing.

See also:

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MIB

The Epstein associate nobody's talking about: The IDF-Linked Bond girl infiltrating the UK NHS

Johnny Vedmore
The Swamp
Fri, 19 Jul 2019 06:58 UTC
nicole junkerman
I have a story to tell you. A story that causes my heart to pound and my blood pressure to rise as I type each and every word. A true story of a woman of great wealth and power, who rode on Jeffrey Epstein's "Lolita Express" private jet on several occasions. She appears to be a German-born Israeli state intelligence operative based in London. An ex-model whose name appeared in the Panama Papers from the Mossack Fonseca leaks and who became embroiled in a FIFA corruption scandal with Sepp Blatter and his family. She is perhaps the closest example that you could possibly find to a real-life "Bond Girl." Yet, she is almost completely unknown to the majority of us.

This lady has recently infiltrated the NHS through the UK Department of Health and Social Care with the help of Matt Hancock MP, and her presence signifies a major threat to the data security of every citizen of the United Kingdom. Every single piece of data about you, your health issues, your blood type, the model of the wireless pacemaker keeping you alive, every detail of every embarrassing medical problem in the hands of the Israeli state apparatus and potentially sold off to the highest bidder. You may think that this doesn't concern you. Why would you need to worry about a foreign far-right government which has been proven to meddle in the affairs of our country? Your data would be useless to them, surely? But that's not the world we live in anymore. Big data is the modern gold rush. The psychologists and marketing agents have mastered how to make you buy things; the next step is for them to successfully master making you do things, and for that kind of control over people, they need everybody's data.

When I was first researching the Jeffrey Epstein case, I trawled through every piece of official documentation that was available. I knew what I was looking for and how very dangerous it was. I had begun attempting to identify state assets through their movements, actions, associations, and by good old fashioned detective work. I was interested in identifying any MI5 or MI6 agents, Israeli Mossad, CIA, or any other part of a nation state's spying apparatus. It's possibly one of the most dangerous hobbies on earth, spy-hunting, and if I'm honest, I'm not even sure why I'm doing it. Regardless, Jeffrey Epstein's sweetheart deal was probably what they would give to a foreign intelligence operative. Epstein was a perfect place to begin fishing for potential spooks.
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Cult

Interview with Whitney Webb: Epstein is one node in a network of sexual blackmail by CIA, Mossad and Mafia


The Real News Network
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:25 UTC
epstein mafia
Journalist Whitney Webb's MintPress series looks at the sordid history tying together mobsters, oligarchs, and government intelligence agencies in a web of blackmail, exploitation, and profit


Comment: Webb's series on Epstein's links to crime syndicates:

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State Department cuts Pakistan's handouts by $440 million, but Islamic state still receives billion$ from US taxpayers

Shahbaz Rana
Tribune Express
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:34 UTC
Trump Khan white house

"Nice to meet you! So, er, can I have more cash please?..."
The United States has further cut Pakistan's aid by $440 million, bringing down its commitments under the Kerry Lugar Berman Act to just $4.1 billion, which is slightly over half of the total amount that Washington had promised to give nine years ago.


Comment: Why?

Why do US banksters (and, ultimately, US taxpayers) pay Pakistan so much money?


The decision to cut Pakistan's economic assistance, being disbursed under the Kerry Lugar legislation of 2009, was officially conveyed to Islamabad about three weeks before the planned visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the United States, sources in the Ministry of Economic Affairs told The Express Tribune.

The aid was being disbursed under the Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA) 2010. PEPA, which was going to lapse, was extended by Pakistan last week, aimed at facilitating the disbursements of the remaining $900 million grant, said sources in the ministry.

PEPA was signed in September 2010 to make operational the Kerry Lugar Berman (KLB) Act that was passed by the US Congress in October 2009 to disburse $7.5 billion to Pakistan over a period of 5 years.

Comment: And what are those political priorities?

Trump gets it, yet the cash still flows to that terror-haven...


We really need to talk about Pakistan.

The success of Modi's development initiatives in India are soon going to be applied in Indian-controlled parts of Kashmir. Pakistan cannot compete with that, so people in Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir - and in Pakistan itself - are going to be looking to New Dehli for funding, jobs and other opportunities.

On the one hand, Pakistan cannot function without being propped up by the Western alliance (much like zombie state Ukraine). On the other, it has major developmental potential. Its population is 250 million! But this potential can only be realized by acknowledging fundamental realities.

India is developing at break-neck speed. The Kashmir regions will likely soon join it on this trajectory. Millions in Pakistan will begin migrating to India. Pakistan will crumble fast, and not even Chinese investment can save it. War is out of the question because both countries have nukes.

The only way out is reintegration in some form or another with India, and a gradual undoing of the criminal partition of 1947.

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UK officials' contradictory messages over likelihood of 'chaos' following no-deal Brexit: Scaremongering or worst-case scenario?


RT
Sun, 18 Aug 2019 18:00 UTC
anti brexit badges
© Reuters/Hannah McKay
Anti-Brexit badges are seen on display in London, Britain June 26, 2019.
British officials are struggling to stay on message after the publication of a leaked report warning of food and fuel shortages in the event of a hard Brexit, contradicting one another in their attempts at damage control.

The Sunday Times revealed that a report prepared by the British government predicts serious supply problems with food, medicine and fuel if the UK leaves the European Union without securing an exit deal with Brussels.

Codenamed 'Operation Yellowhammer,' the UK's plan for a hard Brexit could result in a transportation standstill sparking mayhem, according to the leaked report.

Comment: The thing to keep in mind about anything reported in the media in the UK is that it's all coordinated. There are no 'contradictions' when it comes to British information.

It's all part of one grand effort: to keep Britain in the EU, while convincing sufficient numbers of English voters that they have actually left.

'Leaked' docs like the one above (which is actually being 're-leaked') are intended spread fear that leaving the EU means 'the end of the world'. But fear not, the British establishment is about to 'save' the British people from that calamity...

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Moscow signs warship treaty with Caracas

Drago Bosnic
FRN
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC
Shoigu • Lopez
© mia.mk
Defense Ministers Sergey Shoigu • Vladimir Padrino Lopez
Russia is the strongest supporter of Venezuela's independence. The Russian military personnel, although officially not deployed to the country, are there as advisors. Apart from humanitarian aid, loans, help with the reconstruction of Venezuela's aging oil industrial equipment, etc, Russia also sent military advisors to help Venezuelan troops in setting up an integrated air defense network, aimed at deterring Washington's aggressive actions, especially the use of airpower to force Venezuela into submission.

The post-Cold War experience has shown the importance of advanced air defense systems. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria learned this the hard way. However, Venezuela has another key issue. It has to do with its long stretches of coastline, as well as with the proximity of the US mainland, especially with America being a premier naval power. Unlike the upgrade of the Venezuelan Air Force and Air Defense Forces, this issue was not addressed properly. Until now.

Russia and Venezuela have signed an agreement on mutual warship visits. The document was signed by Defense Ministers Sergey Shoigu and Vladimir Padrino Lopez. At their meeting in Moscow, they discussed cooperation in the field of the defense industry. Outside interference in the situation in Venezuela was also mentioned at the meeting.

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