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Just like Russian collusion, the Ukraine hysteria is pure projection by Democrats and the media

Sean Davis
The Federalist
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00 UTC
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© Screenshot Fox NewsFormer VP Joe Biden • Hunter Biden.
A quick reminder of what Joe Biden did during the collective West's 2014 coup in Kiev...
The only 2016 campaign that colluded with Russia was Hillary Clinton's, and the only 2020 candidate who bragged about threatening Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating corruption is Joe Biden.

If the latest media-manufactured hysteria over President Donald Trump's interactions with the Ukrainian government looks familiar, it's because it is. The same tired playbook is being run by the same discredited people with the same goal: get rid of Trump, by any means necessary.

Just as the Clinton campaign, Obama administration holdovers, and complicit media allies peddled lies about Russian collusion while engaging in literal Russian collusion during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, so too did Joseph Biden literally threaten to withhold money from Ukraine if it failed to fire the prosecutor investigating his son's company.

To hear the media tell it, Trump committed treason. The walls are closing in. The end is nigh. Why? Well, the details there are a little fuzzy, as they always seem to be. Somebody heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another that Trump had threatened Ukraine that it must investigate Hunter Biden, the troubled son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden...or else.

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Target

Pelosi: Impeachment inquiry over Ukraine call; Trump: It will help him win the election


RT
Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:10 UTC
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© Unknown/Reuters/Carlo Allegri, Kevin LamarqueUS President Donald Trump • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
President Donald Trump has called a looming impeachment inquiry against him a "positive," saying it will help him "win the election." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the investigation shortly afterwards.

Speaking to reporters at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said that impeachment would be "a positive for me," adding "we will win the election."

Democrats in Congress have threatened to impeach Trump countless times already - sometimes for non-offenses like "being such good friends with Putin," or making up mean nicknames. However, this latest effort has garnered some more momentum than previous attempts.

Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate 2020 candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter and his business dealings in the country, in a July phone call. Trump has promised to release a transcript of the call clearing him of wrongdoing, but Democrats have demanded that the full content of the whistleblower complaint that drew attention to the call in the first place.

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More from RT, 24/9/2019: Trump authorizes release of 'complete' transcript of call with Zelensky but Dems still not happy
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump said that a Republican would be "getting the electric chair" if he did what Biden did. He also denied that his own decision to withhold $400 million in aid to Ukraine had anything to do with Biden.

US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, known for his elaborate Russiagate conspiracies, said his panel is in contact with a lawyer representing the whistleblower who may give testimony as early as this week.

ABC News White House reporter tweeted that while Trump is releasing the transcript of the call, Democrats still want to see the exact complaint the whistleblower made.

Some on Twitter even suggested that Trump might release an "edited" transcript of the call instead of the real one.

Republicans on the other hand, are expressing concerns that releasing the transcript of the call to appease Democrats and the media would set a "dangerous precedent."


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Snakes in Suits

Erdogan 'pulls a Bibi' in his UNGA presentation on Israeli expansion; condemns anti-Muslim 'hate speech'


RT
Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:28 UTC
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© Reuters/Lucas JacksonTurkish President Recep Erdogan presentation at the United Nations
Turkish President Recep Erdogan brought a cardboard map showing Israel taking over Palestinian lands to the UN General Assembly, and railed against populist politicians worldwide for using anti-Islamic sentiment to gain votes.

Speaking at the UNGA on Tuesday, Erdogan argued that "skyrocketing racist, xenophobic and anti-Islamic rhetoric," is "one of the biggest threats to global peace and stability." He blamed it on "populist politicians seeking to garner votes... as well as communities normalizing hate speech under the pretext of freedom of speech."

The Turkish president called upon the world leaders to "adopt inclusive and tolerant public rhetoric" in their countries to tackle the problem. He also asked the UN to declare March 15 "the International Day for Solidarity against Islamophobia," to commemorate the killing of 51 worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2018.

Erdogan also brought along a cardboard map of Palestine and Israel, borrowing the technique from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's presentation about the Iranian nuclear program in 2012. "Where does the land of Israel begin and end?" Erdogan asked, pulling up the map showing the shrinking expanse of Palestinian land, from the 1948 UN partition plan to the present day.

Comment: See also:
Greater Israel': The Zionist plan for the Middle East

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Arrow Down

Will 'Ukraine-gate' foil Biden's bid?

Patrick J. Buchanan
buchanan.org
Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00 UTC
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© unknownFormer US VP Joe Biden in Ukraine
"I have never spoken to my son about his various business dealings." Is this credible?

With the revelation by an intel community "whistleblower" that President Donald Trump, in a congratulatory call to the new president of Ukraine, pushed him repeatedly to investigate the Joe Biden family connection to Ukrainian corruption, the cry "Impeach!" is being heard anew in the land.

But revisiting how this latest scandal came about, and how it has begun to unfold, it is a good bet that the principal casualty could be the former vice president.

Consider: In May 2016, Joe Biden, as Barack Obama's designated point man on Ukraine, flew to Kiev to inform President Petro Poroshenko that a billion-dollar U.S. loan guarantee had been approved to enable Kiev to continue to service its mammoth debt. But, said Biden, the aid was conditional. There was a quid pro quo.

If Poroshenko's regime did not fire its chief prosecutor in six hours, Biden would fly home and Ukraine would get no loan guarantee. Ukraine capitulated instantly, said Joe, reveling in his pro-consul role.

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Dollar

US to provide $52M in support funding for Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido


MercoPress
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:45 UTC
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The United States said on Tuesday it will provide US$52 million in funding to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, an escalation of support even as his push to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro stalls.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said in a statement that the funding would go towards independent media, civil society, the health sector and the opposition-controlled National Assembly, which is led by Guaido.

Maduro, a socialist who has overseen an economic collapse and is accused of corruption and rights abuses, calls Guaido a coup-mongering US puppet, an accusation likely to be bolstered by USAID's announcement.

In a statement posted on Twitter, Guaido's office thanked USAID for the aid but said it would not administer any of the funds itself, given that it has not yet appointed a comptroller. "100 per cent of the resources will be administered through implementing parties authorized by US authorities," the statement read.
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Light Saber

A little reality please: The Democrats were the first to enlist Ukraine in US elections

John Solomon
The Hill
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:13 UTC
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The Obama White House engaged Ukraine to give Russia collusion narrative early boost
Earlier this month, during a bipartisan meeting in Kiev, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered a pointed message to Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

While choosing his words carefully, Murphy made clear — by his own account — that Ukraine currently enjoyed bipartisan support for its U.S. aid but that could be jeopardized if the new president acquiesced to requests by President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani to investigate past corruption allegations involving Americans, including former Vice President Joe Biden's family.

Murphy boasted after the meeting that he told the new Ukrainian leader that U.S. aid was his country's "most important asset" and it would be viewed as election meddling and "disastrous for long-term U.S.-Ukraine relations" to bend to the wishes of Trump and Giuliani.
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Rocket

The difference between Iran and US: Iran actually supports its allies

Elijah J. Magnier
ejmagnier.com
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:04 UTC
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© BloombergSept. 20 photo showing destroyed crude oil processing units at the giant Khurais oil field.
The alternately hot and cold tension between the US and Iran is evolving on the Middle Eastern stage where Tehran is hitting its enemies (on its own and with the help of its allies) without causing the death of a single US person so far. It is targeting strategic objectives in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf in response to the US unilateral sanctions that followed US withdrawal from the nuclear deal known as JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). Iran aims to send multiple messages across borders to Saudi Arabia above all, and to the United States of America. Tehran is selecting, from its bank of objectives, specific targets whereby it is gradually increasing the damage and maximising the impact on its enemies.

The latest Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia's oil facilities required months of preparation due to its multi-purpose objectives. According to a well-informed source, "Iran has been testing - via the Houthis in Yemen - the US and Saudi Arabia's weak defensive systems to find a hole since May this year when an Aramco facility was hit for the first time. The Houthis sent many drones to different parts of the country over the past five months. This was tactical reconnaissance to test radar capabilities and the safest route for hitting crude oil exports and forcing the end of the war in Yemen. Russia is now advertising the advantages of its S-400 missile over the US Patriot missile interception system, which showed itself useless in this attack; Putin's suggestion that the Saudis purchase the Russian system elicited chuckles from Rouhani and Zarif in Ankara."
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Netanyahu offer: 'Me first' as PM, but I'll let Gantz have a longer turn


Times of Israel
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:50 UTC
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© screen capture: GPOBenjamin Netanyahu, left, Reuven Rivlin, center, and Benny Gantz at the President's Residence on September 23, 2019.
Hebrew-language media was rife with speculation late Tuesday on potential deals being offered during negotiations held between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Benny Gantz's Blue and White in a bid to reach a unity government.

Teams from both parties held a 90 minute meeting earlier in a long-shot effort to solve the political deadlock in the wake of last week's national elections.

After midnight Tuesday, the Central Election Committee amended the results, giving Likud an extra seat at the expense of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism. The change gives Likud 32 seats, while UTJ drops from eight seats to seven.

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Better Earth

Russia, Iran, Turkey will facilitate first meeting of new Syria Constitutional Committee


Sputnik
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:00 UTC
Syrian flag
The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to help convene the first session of the Constitutional Committee on Syria in Geneva, a joint statement released on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

The statement stressed that Russia, Iran and Turkey reaffirmed their commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria.

The ministers "agreed to help convene the first session of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva" and "emphasized that this crucial step will pave the way for a viable and lasting Syrian-led, Syrian-owned and UN-facilitated political process in line with the decisions of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi and the UN Security Council resolution 2254".

According to the release, the foreign ministers held a trilateral meeting at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and "expressed their determination to support the work of the Constitutional Committee through continuous interaction with the Syrian parties and the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Syria".

On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that the Syrian Constitutional Committee had been created and said its first meeting would be convened in the coming weeks.

Comment: Look what Russia has accompished in Syria after 4 years of intervention. Compare that to what the U.S. has accomplished in Afghanistan in 18 years...

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Russian Flag

Leave.EU funding probe wraps up - no evidence of wrongdoing - Russia didn't cause Brexit


RT
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:55 UTC
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© AFP / Daniel SORABJI
An investigation into Arron Banks, a backer of a pro-Brexit campaign, found no evidence that the money for it came from a third party. The political establishement claimed he was illegally pouring Russian funds into the endeavor.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced it has shut down investigation into Banks after finding no evidence he broke the law in loaning £8 million ($10 million) to his own pro-Brexit campaign Leave. EU ahead of the 2016 referendum. The loan came from the company Rock Holdings Ltd, owned by Banks, and went to Better for the Country Ltd, which managed the campaign.

The Electoral Commission referred the case to the NCA last year, saying it suspected a third party was the original source of the money. In a public statement on Tuesday, the NCA said it found "no evidence that any criminal offences have been committed" by Banks. Likewise, no evidence was found that he "received funding from any third party to fund the loans, or that he acted as an agent on behalf of a third party."

The third party was presumed to be the government of Russia, which many Remainers accuse of boosting their Leaver opponents financially and with clandestine activities on social media. This notion may, for some, ease the pain caused by the cringeworthy way the UK is now parting ways with the EU, but it has a few problems in terms of actual evidence.

Comment: Pay special attention to the final sentence: "Hunting for the Kremlin's shadow behind domestic troubles is a popular activity these days, especially since the consequences are insignificant for those involved when they are eventually proven wrong." Never trust anyone without skin in the game.

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