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'Treasonous' Trump in the center of the conspirators' crosshairs

James George Jatras
Strategic Culture Foundation
Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC
Trump microphone
© UnknownPresident Donald Trump
At least the White House can be happy that the resident Hitler-in-Chief's inhuman separation of innocent migrant children from adults caught illegally crossing the US border with Mexico matters to nobody anymore. Everyone's moved on. "Children in cages" is yesterday's news.

The issue now is treason, a crime carrying the death penalty.

On that score America and the entire world owe former CIA Director and onetime communist voter John Brennan a debt of gratitude for pointing out that President Donald Trump's expressing the slightest hint of doubt about conclusions reached by the US Intelligence Community is both impeachable and treasonous.

Brennan didn't just make that up, you know. It's in the Constitution of the United States, right there in black and white:
Article II, Section 1: "The executive Power shall be vested in an Intelligence Community of the United States of America."

Article III, Section 3: "Treason against the United States, shall consist in doubting the Intelligence Community in any way, shape, or form."

Comment: Excellent breakdown of the timbre and tone of the country and those who would sacrifice everything to destroy the president. May they think again.

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John Brennan, his melt down and cover up

Peter Van Buren
The American Conservative
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC
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© US Department of StateFormer CIA Director John Brennan
He accuses Trump of treason. But what's his bluster really about?

It isn't a pretty face, but one scarred from a dark past, repackaged now by the frenzy of "resistance." Accusing Donald Trump recklessly, implying he knows more than he lets on, promising redemption: John Brennan is the face of American politics in 2018.

But before all that, Brennan lived in a hole about as far down into the deep state as one can dwell while still having eyes that work in the sunlight. He was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was Obama's counterterrorism advisor, helping the president decide who to kill every week, including American citizens. He spent 25 years at the CIA, and helped shape the violent policies of the post-9/11 Bush era. He was a fan of torture and extrajudicial killing to the point that a 2012 profile of him was entitled, "The Seven Deadly Sins of John Brennan." Another writer called Brennan "the most lethal bureaucrat of all time, or at least since Henry Kissinger." Today, however, a New York Times puff piece sweeps all that away as a "troubling inheritance."

On Twitter this week, Brennan cartoonishly declaimed,
"Donald Trump's press conference performance in Helsinki rises to and exceeds the threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors. It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump's comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin."
Because it is 2018, Brennan was never asked to explain exactly how a press conference exceeds the threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors the Constitution sets for impeachment, nor was he asked to lay a few cards on the table showing what Putin has on Trump. No, Brennan is a man of his times, all bluster and noise, knowing that so long as he says what a significant part of the country apparently believes - that the president of the United States is under the control of the Kremlin - he will never be challenged.

Comment: Nuclear war has failed to materialize. Russia hasn't invaded the USA. There are still no WMDs in Iraq. But somehow, Trump Derangement Syndrome is alive and well in America, with no relief in sight. As for Brennan, when you're a dog - you need a bone with gristle.

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Question

Impeach Trump or will he resign? Odds soar from president's week of so-called 'Putin mishaps'

Jason Le Miere
Newsweek
Sat, 21 Jul 2018 08:10 UTC
Donald Trump
© CNNPresident Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has endured one of the most controversial weeks of a tumultuous presidency, experiencing bipartisan condemnation for his struggles to take a tough stance with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And it appears the public, at least in the United Kingdom and Ireland, have taken notice, daring to place bets on the Trump administration meeting an early end, either through impeachment or resigning.

In the 24 hours since Trump's widely panned press conference with Putin in Helsinki Monday, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power cut the odds on Trump becoming just the third president in history to be impeached to 2/1, the equivalent of a 33 percent chance. Prior to Trump appearing to side with Putin's denial of meddling in the 2016 United States presidential election, the odds stood at 4/1, a 20 percent chance.


Comment: In their dreams. The Dems and cadre are conflating scenarios to achieve the specific goal of regime change to save themselves from prosecution. Not going to happen. Trump's holding the cards and playing the long game for maximum result.

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Attention

Glenn Greenwald: Ecuador's president could hand over Assange to the UK during his upcoming London visit


RT
Sat, 21 Jul 2018 22:57 UTC
Ecuador Emb UK
© Pete Maclaine/Global Look PressEmbassy of Ecuador, UK
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno is either about to strike or has already struck an agreement with British authorities on withdrawing the asylum protection of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald reports.

Moreno is visiting the UK as part of his European trip between July 22 and 28. His visit is not said to be an official one, so he is not expected to meet with any high-ranking UK officials and would instead participate in the Global Disability Summit on July 24, which is co-hosted by the UK government.

However, the Ecuadorian leader is also expected to use his trip to the British Isles to "finalize an agreement under which Ecuador will withdraw its asylum protection of Julian Assange," according to the Intercept's co-editor, Glenn Greenwald, who is best known for a series of reports detailing the US surveillance programs based on the documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Greenwald also supported and defended Wikileaks, as well as the whistleblowers who provided materials for the website, for many years.

Moreno is "close to finalizing, if he has not already finalized," the agreement, Greenwald writes, citing an unnamed "source close to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the President's office." Under this agreement, the WikiLeaks founder could be ejected from the Ecuadorian Embassy and handed over to the UK authorities "as early as this week," Greenwald says.

Comment: See also:

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Bullseye

Is there a British assassination campaign targeting Russian exiles?

Finnian Cunningham
Strategic Culture Foundation
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC
UK hazmat team
© Unknown
Over the past decade or so, a disturbing number of Russian nationals living in Britain have met untimely deaths. The victims - at least 14 - have been high-profile individuals, such as oligarch businessman Boris Berezovsky or former Kremlin security agent Alexander Litvinenko. All were living in Britain as exiles, and all were viewed as opponents of President Vladimir Putin's government.

Invariably, British politicians and news media refer to the deaths of Russian émigrés as "proof" of Russian state "malign activity". Putin in particular is accused of ordering "the hits" as some kind of vendetta against critics and traitors.

The claims of Russian state skulduggery have been reported over and over without question in the British media as well as US media. It has become an article-of-faith espoused by British and American politicians alike. "Putin is a killer," they say with seeming certainty. There is simply no question about it in their assertions.

The claims have also been given a quasi-legal veracity, with a British government-appointed inquiry in the case of Alexander Litvinenko making a conclusion that his death in 2006 was "highly likely" the result of a Kremlin plot to assassinate. Putin was personally implicated in the death of Litvinenko by the official British inquiry. The victim was said to have been poisoned with radioactive polonium. Deathbed images of a bald-headed Litvinenko conjure up a haunting image of alleged Kremlin evil-doing.

Comment: See also:

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Propaganda

Natl. Intel. Chief Dan Coats: Media twisted his 'say again' response to Trump's invitation to Putin


RT
Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:15 UTC
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© Joshua Roberts/ReutersDirector of National Intelligence Dan Coats
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has blamed the media for spinning a story about his odd reaction to the news of US President Donald Trump inviting Vladimir Putin to a second summit, saying he meant no disrespect.

In a statement on Saturday, Coats sought to clarify his incredulous reaction to the breaking news that Trump invited the Russian leader to a follow-up meeting in the White House in the wake of their first meetup in Helsinki on Monday.

Coats was busy giving a live interview at the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday, when the news caught up with him thanks to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, who moderated the event. Coats seemed to be completely oblivious to the announcement, as he asked the anchor to "say that again" before adding "OK. That's going to be special" with a smirk.

The media immediately interpreted Coats' peculiar and vague reaction as a clear sign of defiance, with reports piling up that Trump is about to fire the intelligence chief for going "rogue."

Comment: Coats may be smart enough to separate himself from the runaway freight train that is racing towards obliterating this presidency. However, as the US Dir. of Natl. Intel, he has a responsibility: to oversee and validate agency narratives; for the consequences of applying what is false; for the outcomes of civil and military response and global repercussions should his judgement be wrong.

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Post-Putin interview, Fox's Chris Wallace sets out to vacation in St. Petersburg


RT
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 02:14 UTC
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© Fox News/YouTubeRussian President Vladimir Putin • Fox News anchor Chris Wallace
While Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and Vladimir Putin were at loggerheads during their sit-down in Helsinki, Wallace seems to have decided to see for himself where they make them like that, and he set off for a Russian holiday.

Wallace, a veteran Fox News host who interviewed Putin in the wake of the Monday summit with US President Donald Trump, then left for a vacation to Russia, he revealed to the New York Times. His first destination, none other than Putin's native St. Petersburg.

The anchor, whose grilling of Putin was nowhere near amicable, told NYT that he "had a few doubts" about his choice of a holiday destination, but eventually decided to go for it. "But I figured, Why not?" Wallace said.

Given the escalating anti-Russian sentiment in the US, that reached a pinnacle following the Helsinki summit with cries of "treason" and "disaster" by mainstream media, St. Petersburg might not seem like an obvious holiday destination.

At the end of their roughly half-hour interview, Wallace was apparently still not intimidated enough by one of the most demonized men around, so he revealed to Putin an itinerary of his trip. Putin, Wallace said, was glad that he chose to spend more time in St. Petersburg than in Moscow, including a visit to the famed Mariinsky Theater.

Comment: Maybe for Wallace's next Putin interview, he should do the vaca first.
In case you missed the interview:



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Stormtrooper

Mad Maxine Waters continues her descent into delusion, calls Trump 'Putin's apprentice'


RT
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:32 UTC
Maxine Waters
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) has lashed out at US President Donald Trump again, this time referring to him as "[Vladimir] Putin's apprentice" and claiming she knows about a secret deal between Trump and the Russian president.

Speaking on MSNBC's AM Joy show on Sunday, the California congresswoman said that she has been trying to warn the American public for months that Trump is "dangerous" and "in bed with Putin."

Waters said that Trump was looking to use Russia as his new "financial playground" because many American banks will no longer do business with him. Waters also claimed that Trump and his "Kremlin clan" of associates had a special arrangement with Putin to lift US sanctions on Russia in gratitude for alleged Russian efforts to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election.

Trump "has promised [Putin] that once he was elected, he would get those sanctions lifted," she said. "I think he is Putin's apprentice. He's been under his tutelage for a long time now."
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Bullseye

White Helmets must be tracked down & brought to justice for 'war crimes' - Syria's Grand Mufti


RT
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:06 UTC
White Helmets
© Arindam Shivaani / Global Look PressMessages seen on while helmets at a Q&A with The White Helmets group in Toronto, Canada on 3 April 2018.
Russia and Syria must hunt down and prosecute members of the White Helmets for "war crimes," Syria's Grand Mufti has said shortly after Israel "evacuated" a large number of the group's members at the request of the US and Canada.

"These people are not refugees. They are war criminals. I'd like to ask the governments of our two countries [Syria and Russia] to pursue the members of the White Helmets group. To find them anywhere they might be," Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun said on Monday. Hassoun was meeting families of five Russian servicemen, who were killed while fighting terrorists in Syria. The relatives of the fallen soldiers were invited to visit Syria by President Bashar Assad.

Hassoun branded the White Helmets group "terrorists" and squarely blamed them for the use of chemical weapons against civilians. While the White Helmets advertise themselves as a humanitarian group and Syria's "civil defense" they operate exclusively in militant controlled areas. The group, praised in the West as "rescuers" has been repeatedly accused of closely cooperating with terrorists and staging chemical attacks to frame Syria's government.

Comment: See also: Israel helps militant commanders flee with White Helmets during Syrian 'evacuation'

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Chess

Bibi announces meeting with Lavrov - Possible Iran withdrawal from Syria to be discussed


RT
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:40 UTC
israel and russia flag
© israel.mid.ru
Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he's meeting Russia's FM Sergey Lavrov and military chief Valery Gerasimov at President Putin's request on Monday. An analyst believes Israel expects Russia to mediate Iran's withdrawal from Syria.

Israel's PM announced the upcoming arrival of the Russian delegation on his official pages on Twitter and Facebook.

Netanyahu said that the meeting was requested by the Russian president "in a conversation a few days ago." Netanyahu held a telephone talk with Putin on July 20 about the Middle East and Syria in particular.

During the announcement of the meeting with Russian top officials, Netanyahu lashed out at 'good old' Israeli arch-nemesis Iran, saying that Israel will continue "to act against any attempt by Iran and its proxies to establish a military presence in Syria."
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