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Brennan's unhinged tweet-rant about McCabe's firing exposes how vulnerable the Deep State is

Amy Moreno
Truth Feed
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:01 UTC
John Brennan
John Brennan
Obama's former CIA Director John Brennan just had an epic meltdown over the firing of disgraced former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and inadvertently revealed how vulnerable the Deep State truly is.

Brennan lashed out at President Trump, who declared McCabe's firing was a great day for democracy.

McCabe stands accused of leaking information to the fake news media, lying to the FBI, and also lying under oath.

Comment: And of course Samantha Power just had to weigh in on the little tweet-spat.

More on Brennan's blatant hatred for Trump:

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Bad Guys

US backed moderate decapitators shell Russian Embassy in Syria while claiming they want peace


Russia Feed
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:00 UTC
US backed ‘moderate decapitators’ shelled Russian Embassy in Syria
The militants intentionally provoke conflict with the Syrian Army, possibly to illicit a US response.

In Damascus, militants formally classified as "moderates", by the US from the Eastern Ghouta region have shelled the Russian embassy, and trade mission. According to Vesti News:
272 mines and projectiles have been fired at Damascus over 10 days, leaving 13 people dead and more than 100 injured.
While the Militant groups officially claim they want peace in Syria, and the US and their allies demand the Syrian government talk with them, and make every effort to protect the terrorists, the extremists betray their true motive was never peace.

Comment: The West doesn't want peace in Syria and their jihadi proxy army are acting accordingly:

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Beaker

Stephen Lendman: OPCW likely to rubber-stamp UK claim about Skripal poisoning

Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman.org
Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:07 UTC
Novichok Skripal
© Chris J Ratcliffe Getty Images
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is supposed to implement provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

Its mandate includes conducting "credible and transparent" on-site inspections to verify whether claims about use of CWs is accurate - what it failed to do in Syria after CW attacks by terrorists falsely blamed on Damascus.

Instead it used fabricated information off-site - supplied by al-Qaeda-linked White Helmets and other disreputable anti-Syria sources.

On Monday, its experts will be in London to collect samples of the alleged "Novichok" nerve agent involved in the Skripal incident.

The Russian Federation never produced anything by this name. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after Soviet Russia dissolved, America, Britain, and other European countries studied Novichok, perhaps with intent to produce it.

Comment: Indeed, given the background of the OPCW, the organization is likely to side with the false flag conspirators:

WMD in Syria just like Iraq in 2003? Contradictions in the UN/OPCW Report on Khan Shaykhun

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Bulb

Former federal prosecutor and Mueller's witch-hunt critic Joe DiGenova joins Trump's legal team

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:52 UTC
Joe DiGenova
Former U.S. Attorney Joe DiGenova


President Trump has reportedly hired former federal prosecutor, Joe DiGenova to serve as one of his personal lawyers.

The New York Times reported:
President Trump hired the longtime Washington lawyer Joseph E. diGenova on Monday, adding an aggressive voice to his legal team who has pushed the theory on television that the F.B.I. and Justice Department framed Mr. Trump.

Mr. diGenova, a former United States attorney, is not expected to take a lead role. But he will serve as an outspoken player for the president as Mr. Trump has increased his attacks on the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. Mr. Trump broke over the weekend from the longstanding advice of some of his lawyers that he refrain from directly criticizing Mr. Mueller, a sign of his growing unease with the investigation.

"Former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Joe DiGenova will be joining our legal team later this week," said Jay Sekulow, one of the president's personal lawyers. "I have worked with Joe for many years and have full confidence that he will be a great asset in our representation of the President."
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MIB

Ray McGovern: Former CIA chief Brennan running scared

Ray McGovern
Consortium News
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:15 UTC
Former CIA director John Brennan
Former CIA director John Brennan


With former CIA Director John Brennan accusing President Donald Trump of "moral turpitude" for his "scapegoating" of Andy McCabe, it remains to be seen whether a constitutional crisis will be averted, writes Ray McGovern.

What prompted former CIA Director John Brennan on Saturday to accuse President Donald Trump of "moral turpitude" and to predict, with an alliterative flourish, that Trump will end up "as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history"? The answer shines through the next sentence in Brennan's threatening tweet: "You may scapegoat Andy McCabe [former FBI Deputy Director fired Friday night] but you will not destroy America...America will triumph over you."


It is easy to see why Brennan lost it. The Attorney General fired McCabe, denying him full retirement benefits, because McCabe "had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor - including under oath - on multiple occasions." There but for the grace of God go I, Brennan must have thought, whose stock in trade has been unauthorized disclosures.

Comment: On the recent dismissal of Andrew McCabe, see: And on John Brennan:

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Red Flag

China to respond to 'Taiwan Travel Act' with diplomatic and military pressure: experts

Deng Xiaoci
Global Times
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 10:00 UTC
Taiwan military
Taiwan military
China will and should take timely countermeasures against the US and all "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces through diplomatic and military means if US legislation that encourages high-level contact between the US and the island of Taiwan is implemented, Chinese observers said on Sunday.

"The passing of the act is a serious political provocation, as it has crossed the 'red line' and will thoroughly undermine relations," Xu Guangyu, a retired China's People's Liberation Army major general, told the Global Times.

The legislation, known as the Taiwan Travel Act, came into effect on Friday when US President Donald Trump signed the bill.

On Sunday the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that the island will suffer serious consequences if it attempts to act on the US bill.

China said on Saturday that the country "firmly opposes the US side signing the 'Taiwan Travel Act,'" while urging "the US side to correct its mistake, stop pursuing any official ties with Taiwan or improving its current relations with Taiwan in any substantive way, and handle Taiwan-related issues properly and cautiously so as to avoid causing severe damage to China-US relations and cross-Straits peace and stability," according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website.

Comment: Global TImes is considered as a venue for the Chinese government to state its position without having to do so officially.

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Beaker

Iran successfully synthesized novichoks in 2016 from commercially available ingredients

Craig Murray
craigmurray.org.uk
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:36 UTC
‘Novichok’
© CHROMORANGE / Global Look Press
The line that novichoks can only be produced by Russia is now proven to be a complete lie. As I previously proved by referencing their publications, in 2013 the OPCW scientific advisory committee note the evidence was sparse that novichoks had ever been successfully produced, and that was still the line being published by Porton Down in 2016. You can find the hard evidence of all that here.

I have now been sent the vital information that in late 2016, Iranian scientists set out to study whether novichoks really could be produced from commercially available ingredients. Iran succeeded in synthesising a number of novichoks. Iran did this in full cooperation with the OPCW and immediately reported the results to the OPCW so they could be added to the chemical weapons database.

This makes complete nonsense of the Theresa May's "of a type developed by Russia" line, used to parliament and the UN Security Council. This explains why Porton Down have refused to cave in to governmental pressure to say the nerve agent was Russian. If Iran can make a novichok, so can a significant number of states.

Comment: See also:

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Gear

Lavrov: Japan joining US global anti-missile shield directly affects Russia's security interests


RT
Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:16 UTC
Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier
© Issei KatoA Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier takes part in a drill to mobilise their Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile unit
The deployment of US missile shield components in Japan directly affects Russia's national security and regional interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo.

"Japan's plans for deploying a global missile defense system directly affect [the] security interests of Russia," Lavrov noted on his state visit, reiterating Moscow's concerns over Tokyo's intentions "to actively engage" in US plans to deploy missile defense components on its territory.

READ MORE: Japan approves missile shield expansion with US-made land-based Aegis launchers

"With full respect for Japan's right to choose the way it protects its territory, we proceed from the premise that any action of any country should be based on the rule of security indivisibility. No one must ensure their security by infringing on the security of others," the top Russian diplomat added.

Comment: The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be held this May in Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
"Certainly, the major event of the year will be a meeting between our leaders in May in Russia," Lavrov said at a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono. "We want to use our talks for the most effective preparation for this summit."

According to Lavrov, an intense dialogue between Moscow and Tokyo today is crucial.
Tokyo has a great number of tasks which demand cooperation with Russia, including North Korea, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
"We have a great deal of tasks which demand cooperation with Russia, including the North Korean issue," Kono said.

Lavrov arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday. His talks with Kono are expected to focus on the peace treaty and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.


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Light Sabers

Iranian FM blasts Bin Salman for war crimes in Yemen


RT
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00 UTC
Mohammed bin Salman
© Tolga Akmen / AFPSaudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives for talks at 10 Downing Street, in central London March 7, 2018.
Iran's Foreign Ministry has described Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as "delusional" and "naive" following remarks he made on a recent US TV show. Among his claims, the Saudi royal alleged Iran was harboring terrorists.

"Bin Salman's claims on Iran hosting Al-Qaeda's leaders is a big lie," Bahram Qasemi said as cited by Al Masdar News. "They were arrested and extradited to their respective governments, according to their documents and nationalities, including a number of Bin Laden's family members, that because of their Saudi nationalities, Riyadh was informed. Following the coordination, Bin Laden's daughter was extradited to Saudi embassy in Tehran."

Bin Salman is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Adviser HR McMaster. However, the Iranian Foreign Ministry sees the whole tour as a cynical exercise in self-promotion ahead of Bin Salman's assumed ascension to the Saudi throne.
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Mr. Potato

Shock horror! Trump congratulates Putin on election victory and media goes bananas


RT
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:37 UTC
President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin attend the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017.
© Jorge Silva / ReutersPresident Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin attend the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017.
All hell broke loose in Washington DC on Tuesday when President Donald Trump confirmed that he had congratulated Russian president Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory.

Journalists and Trump critics flooded Twitter with sarcastic remarks, registering their disgust at the news, using the benign remarks as more evidence of his alleged (by some) collusion with the Russian state.

CNN's national security reporter Zachary Cohen pointed out that both Kim Jong-un and Trump had now congratulated Putin, in an apparent effort to cast Kim and Trump in the same light for the crime of extending congratulations which, in reality, is fairly standard diplomatic protocol.

Daily Beast reporter Adam Rawnsley, also miffed by Trump's words of congratulations to the Russian leader, used the occasion to bring up the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in the UK, accusing Russia of using a "weapon of mass destruction" on British soil, even though there's no evidence to prove that.
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