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Who really imperils the Republic?

Patrick J. Buchanan
Intellectual Takeout
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00 UTC
Christopher Wray
© FBI/FlickrFBI Director Christopher Wray
"That attack, that siege" of the Capitol, FBI Director Chris Wray told Congress, "was criminal behavior, plain and simple, and it was behavior we at the FBI view as domestic terrorism." "Domestic terrorism," said Wray, echoing his boss.

For what had been President-elect Joe Biden's reaction to the Capitol riot? "Don't dare call them protesters. They were a riotous mob. Insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists. It's that basic. It's that simple," said Biden.

Yet, the phrase domestic terrorism conjures up events from our past far graver than a four-hours occupation of the Capitol. Nat Turner's rebellion. John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry. Timothy McVeigh and Oklahoma City. The near assassination of Harry Truman at Blair House by Puerto Rican nationalists, Nov.1, 1950. The shooting and wounding of five congressmen from the House gallery on March 1, 1954. The 1974 bombing of New York's Fraunces Tavern — where Gen. George Washington said farewell to his officers — also the work of Puerto Ricans demanding independence. Four died there and 50 were injured.

Yet, in the "domestic terrorism" at the Capitol, no protester set off a bomb, toppled a statue, or fired a weapon.

Comment: See also: FBI director Wray says Jan. 6 Capitol attack was domestic terrorism

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Arrow Down

Biden reportedly called off second Syrian strike after woman, children seen nearby

Emily Jacobs
New York Post
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:49 UTC
Biden
© Alex Brandon/APUS President Joe Biden discusses airstrike in Syria.
President Biden originally ordered two airstrikes in Syria last week, but called one off after learning just 30 minutes before the bombs were scheduled to drop that a woman and children were nearby, according to a report.

The 46th commander-in-chief, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, had directed the Pentagon to scrap the second of two targets after an aide urgently warned him of the presence of a woman and children in the area.

Reached for comment by The Post, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a lengthy statement that the administration was reviewing, under orders from the president, the "extant authorizations and delegations of Presidential authority with respect to these matters," without addressing the specific story.

News of the second strike was not previously known prior to the Journal's reporting.
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© Maxar Technologies/APBuildings that were destroyed by a US airstrike in Syria on Feb. 25, 2021.
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Target

US announces sanctions on top Ukrainian oligarch & Zelensky ally Kolomoisky for 'undermining democratic processes' in country


RT
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:38 UTC
Kolomoisky/Zelenskiy
© Sputnik/Stringer/Mykhailo MarkivIgor Kolomoisky • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Washington has introduced a package of measures against a billionaire Ukrainian businessman and long-time supporter of the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The US claims he has used his political links for personal gain.

On Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken designated Igor Kolomoisky under rules that will allow the US to target him and his family with punitive measures, including a travel ban. He said that the move came in response to allegations the "oligarch and former Ukrainian public official" was involved "in significant corruption."

Blinken argued:
"In his official capacity as a Governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from 2014 to 2015, Kolomoisky was involved in corrupt acts that undermined rule of law and the Ukrainian public's faith in their government's democratic institutions and public processes, including using his political influence and official power for his personal benefit."
As a result, Kolomoisky, his wife and son will be barred from entry to the US.
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Star of David

Notorious Israel spyware under renewed US investigation


MEMO
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:51 UTC
NSO Group
© Greg Otto/Scoop News Group
The notorious Israeli NSO Group, whose invasive Pegasus spyware is alleged to have been used to target human rights defenders and journalists around the world, is under renewed investigation by the US.

American attention over the spyware's use was raised two months ago when the Israeli firm was labelled "powerful and dangerous" in a joint legal filing. Calls were made for the company to be held liable to US anti-hacking laws.

Concerns over the NSO Group were such that the FBI launched an investigation in early 2020 only for it to be stalled. But the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is said to be showing renewed interest in the case.

DoJ lawyers recently approached the messaging app WhatsApp with technical questions about the alleged targeting of 1,400 of its users by NSO Group's government clients in 2019, reported the Guardian citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

It is not clear, however, which suspected hacking targets DoJ investigators are examining or what phase the investigation is in. The Jerusalem Post suggested that the renewed efforts could be part of the Biden administration's agenda to increase its emphasis on human rights and crackdown on the Saudis.
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Bandaid

Omar disappointed that 'we're sending money to less people than the Trump administration'

Jordan Williams
The Hill
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 18:34 UTC
ilhan Omar
© Greg NashRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) called it "disappointing" that Democrats are "sending money to less people" than former President Trump's administration with its coronavirus relief bill.

While the current $1.9 trillion proposal includes $1,400 stimulus checks — higher than the $600 and $1,200 approved in previous stimulus bills last year — it also includes tighter caps on who would receive a partial check.

Individuals making up to $75,000 would be eligible for the full stimulus check, while those making between $80,000 and $100,000 — or couples making double that - will get no money, despite getting partial checks in previous bills.

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Alarm Clock

Thanks, Sleepy Joe: Texas rep says 'we are weeks, maybe even DAYS away from a crisis on the southern border'

Rick Moran
PJMedia
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 18:19 UTC
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© AP Photo/Sandra SebastianHonduran migrants, right, clash with Guatemalan soldiers and police who keep them from advancing toward the US border, on the side of the highway in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) has been sounding the alarm for weeks about the growing crisis at the southern border, telling anyone who would listen that the crisis is real and will spiral out of control unless something is done.

Cueller hasn't exactly hit the panic button, but the reality is that numbers don't lie. About 10,000 people trying to enter the United States last week were apprehended — 2,500 in the last two days alone. Border Patrol data shows that In October 2020, there were 71,922 apprehensions, while in November, data showed 72,091 apprehensions. In January, data showed a significant rise with 78,323 apprehensions.

"We are weeks, maybe even days, away from a crisis on the southern border. Inaction is simply not an option," said Congressman Cuellar. "Our country is currently unprepared to handle a surge in migrants in the middle of the pandemic."

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SOTT Focus: The Antibody Deception

Rosemary Frei
rosemaryfrei.ca
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:50 UTC
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The world has been fixated for months on novel-coronavirus PCR testing, contact tracing and vaccination.

Meanwhile, another major part of the Covid biomedical complex has received far less attention: the use of antibodies for detecting, diagnosing and treating infection with the novel coronavirus.

Hundreds of antibodies have been approved for these purposes since January 2020. And hundreds more are poised to start being marketed soon.

This is part of the biomedical gold rush: by last summer already, antibodies were on track to become the most lucrative medical product, with global revenue projected to reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2024. Profit margins in the range of 67% aren't uncommon.
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Eagle

German court suspends surveillance of far-right AfD, for now


DW
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:51 UTC
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© Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/picture allianceGerman court suspends surveillance of far-right AfD, for now
An ongoing legal challenge brought by the Alternative for Germany is holding up the domestic intelligence agency's plans to monitor the party.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency must not declare the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a case for surveillance until proceedings brought by the party to challenge such a move have concluded, a court order stated on Friday.

German media had reported a day earlier that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), had placed the entire AfD under surveillance.

The BfV was apparently unable to announce the decision officially due to the ongoing legal dispute.

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Eye 1

Best of the Web: Cambodia has ZERO Covid-19 deaths yet threatens 20 years' imprisonment for breaking lockdown - France calls up 4,400 police to enforce curfew in Paris


RT
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:04 UTC
cambodia covid
© AFP / Tang Chhin SothyA medic (2nd L) wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) talks to a woman waiting to take a Covid-19 coronavirus test at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on February 23, 2021.
New legislation adopted in Cambodia would make violating coronavirus measures a serious offense punishable by up to two decades behind bars. The harsh law has been criticized as a way to crack down on dissent.

Passed unanimously by the country's parliament on Friday, the law calls for a three-year prison sentence for those who break quarantine orders, and up to twenty years in jail for any group that intentionally spreads the virus.

Cambodia's Health Minister Mam Bunheng hailed the law as a way to "protect public health."

The southeast Asian nation has registered 932 Covid cases since the start of the pandemic, but has yet to record a single death linked to the virus.

Comment: If the coronavirus was the threat that governments claimed it to be, it's likely they wouldn't need to deploy increasing numbers of their security forces to remind citizens of the supposed threat.

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Bullseye

Best of the Web: WHO report finds coronavirus did NOT originate at Wuhan market or state lab - but it may have leaked from a lab elsewhere

Jon Lockett
The Sun
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:00 UTC
Embarek
© APPeter Ben Embarek admitted they didn't get 'hard facts or detailed data' from the lab
A TEAM of World Health Organisation experts probing the origins of Covid-19 is scrapping a top level report on its recent mission to China, say reports.

No reasons were apparently given for the decision to ditch the interim report but the move comes after a string of delays and a dramatic U-turn by the WHO.


Comment: It would appear that the report discredited the propaganda coming out of the West and so it's a smeared as a 'whitewash'.


And after it was accused of "a whitewash" by saying it found Covid probably did not originate at the Wuhan wet market or from a state science lab leak.

The much-heralded probe had been plagued by delays, concern over access and bickering between Beijing and Washington.

Comment: For more on the massive US biowarfare research programs: Ethnic-Specific Weapons: Leaked Documents Reveal US Diplomats in Georgia Trafficking Human Blood And Pathogens For Pentagon Biowarfare Laboratory

See also: Salisbury Nerve Agent Attack Uncovers $70 Million Pentagon Bioweapons Program at Porton Down

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