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FBI Uranium One informant's identity revealed

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:03 UTC
Uraniumone
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More information about the Congressional probes into the Obama-era Uranium One deal leaked out Thursday when Reuters reported that Senate Republicans say their investigation into the Clinton's role in approving the deal largely hinges on the testimony of a secret informant who was until recently the subject of a federal gag order.

But a month after Trump asked the DOJ to lift the gag order - a command that the DOJ promptly obeyed - the man has decided to speak out publicly for the first time in an interview with Reuters.

His name is Christopher Campbell, and was formerly a lobbyist for Tenex, the US-based arm of Rosatom, the Russian government's nuclear agency.

At the time the Uranium One deal was approved, Campbell was a confidential source for the FBI in a Maryland bribery and kickback investigation that eventually led to the conviction of the head of the US unit of Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear power company that received permission to buy Uranium One from a US strategic-resources panel, on bribery and corruption charges. Campbell was identified as an FBI informant by prosecutors in open court and by himself in a publicly available lawsuit he filed last year, but his identity as the informant was somehow not widely known, Reuters noted.

Comment: Campbell is reportedly "in fear for his life" after being "outed" by the DOJ.



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Kaspersky CEO: U.S. attacks us because we found something U.S. doesn't like


RT
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:55 UTC
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© Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has fallen victim to a witch hunt in the US just because it did its job too well, the company's CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, said. He added that his firm might have stumbled upon some secret US business.

The whole situation around the US ban on the use of Kaspersky Lab antivirus products by federal agencies "looks very strange," Kaspersky told Germany's Die Zeit daily, adding that the whole issue in fact lacks substance. "It was much more hype and noise than real action," he said.

Kaspersky then explained that the US authorities ordered all governmental agencies to remove all the company's software from their computers, even though "we had almost zero installations there." With little real need for such measures, they were apparently aimed at damaging the company's reputation.

Comment: Kaspersky is a threat to national security. How so? Groups like the NSA must break the law and infect computers in order to do their job. Ergo, anyone providing adequate protection from criminals (like the NSA) must be stopped. Make sense? No? Well, that's because the whole thing is nonsense. In the meantime, probably best to use Kaspersky, unless you want some NSA basement-dweller snooping on your devices.

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The U.S. oligarchy: Democrats make up 7 of the 10 richest members of Congress, average more than a $100 million in personal wealth

Terence P. Jeffrey
CNS News
Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:16 UTC
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Estimated wealth of $100,643,521
Seven of the ten richest members of Congress are Democrats while only three are Republicans, according to a recently published analysis done by the Center for Responsive Politics.

The analysis was based on the financial disclosure forms that members of both the House and Senate filed in 2016 and cover their assets and liabilities through 2015.

Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California, was the richest member of Congress, according to the CRS analysis. His estimated wealth was $330,050,015.

The other two Republicans in the Top 10 were Rep. Dave Trott of Michigan, who ranked No. 5 with an estimated wealth of $177,149,145 and Rep. Vernon Buchanan who ranked No. 6 with an estimated wealth of $115,534,558.

Comment: Further proof that a large percentage of people involved in US politics - and who seek to lead - are simply motivated by greed and the potential to serve themselves.

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Elite Syrian army unit announces capturing of more than 250 ISIS terrorist in Deir Ezzor

Paul Antonopoulos
Fort Russ News
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:37 UTC
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An elite unit of the Syrian Army has just announced on its social media that it has captured over 250 ISIS terrorists in eastern Syria.

ISIS Hunters, an elite unit of the Syrian Army with the sole concentration of fighting ISIS, released a Facebook post on its official page stating that "ISIS surrendered to ISIS Hunters after several days siege of Hawijah Kate island".

"Hunters captured more than 250 ISIS militia capitulated with lots of 7.62 and 12.7 ammunition and enough food reserves after the last way to retreat was cut off," the statement explained.
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Judicial Watch discovers more pay-to-play in classified Hillary emails

Joshua Caplan
Gateway Pundit
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:31 UTC
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Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch discovered new classified emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showing more pay-to-play.

Judicial Watch reports:
On January 6, 2012, Clinton can be seen "expediting" a citizenship request so the requestor can get a government job in policy or law enforcement:

"I am told by Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) caseworkers that it may be at least another 8 months before they get to me, making the total time more than a year (they advertise 6 months total turnaround time).

"Would you consider helping me by reaching out to DHS Secretary Napolitano or CIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas who reports to her on my behalf? The ask is to simply consider moving up my applications for review ASAP. My application is complete, straight forward and I have nothing to hide."

Clinton responds: "I'm copying Huma [Abedin] and asking her to see if we can help expedite this for you because we want you to be a citizen as soon as possible! I've got my fingers crossed. Happy New Year-H"

On August 4, 2009, Terrence Duffy, a donor to the Clinton Foundation and executive chairman of the derivatives giant CME Group, asks Clinton for her assistance in setting up meetings with Asian leaders.

"I am planning a trip to Asia for October 3-10. While there, I will be traveling to Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore and I was wondering if there is any way you could help set up a meeting or 2 with some elected officials in any of those regions. Once again, you're doing an amazing job and all of America is very fortunate to have you as our Secretary of State."

Clinton responds: "Terry-I'm emailing from Capetown [sic], one of my favorite cities in the world. I'm copying your email to Huma so she can follow up w you regarding your Asia trip. Hope you're well. All the best, H"
"Judicial Watch previously reported that Duffy had also asked Clinton in September to arrange "government appointments" for his October trip. Duffy gave $4,600 to Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign; in November 2013 CME Group paid Hillary Clinton a $225,000 speaking fee and has donated between $5,001 and 10,000 to the Clinton Foundation," reports Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton.
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Trump delivers Twitter kill shot to Al Franken

Cristina Laila
Gateway Pundit
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:12 UTC
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President Trump came out swinging on Twitter Thursday evening and absolutely destroyed Al Franken.

Trump first tweeted, "The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? ....." OUCH!


Then Trump hits Franken with a kill shot.

".And to think that just last week he was lecturing anyone who would listen about sexual harassment and respect for women. Lesley Stahl tape?"

Comment: The Lesley Stahl bit probably refers to the time Franken "pitched" an idea for SNL in 1995:
"I give the pills to Lesley Stahl. Then when Lesley is passed out, I take her to the closet and rape her," Franken was quoted as saying. He then added, " When she passes out. I put her in various positions and take pictures of her, " Fox News reported.

This is not the first time Franken has been caught making sexually inappropriate statements. According to a report in Star Tribune, a Minnesota news organization, Franken wrote an article named "Porn-O-Rama" for Playboy magazine in 2000, in which he stated that he fantasizes about a robot giving him oral sex.
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Debunking news of Venezuela's "default"

La Iguana TV
teleSUR
Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:47 UTC
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© ReutersVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that "default" will never come to Venezuela.
Let us not forget that Standard & Poor, Moody and Fitch rating services are financed by the banks and therefore have no real independence.

The media fabricated "default" comes before the real one. The stage is slowly being set with economic sanctions; psychological pressure on Venezuelan bondholders and a media campaign that blows out of all proportion routine financial transactions.

Last Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that "default" will never come to Venezuela because the South American country "will always have a clear strategy" aimed at the renegotiation and restructuring of debt - as reported by the Spanish daily El Mundo.

However, just a day later, dawn broke in Venezuela with the news that the U.S. rating agency Standard & Poor's, S&P, downgraded the country's CC rating (very vulnerable) to "selective default" due to non-payment of US$200 million of the coupon on its bonds 2019 and 2024 within the 30-day grace period, according to a report in the Venezuelan daily El Universal.

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Best of the Web: Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan: 'Why is the US elite so afraid of RT?'

Margarita Simonyan
RT
Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:06 UTC
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© Vasily Maximov/Agence France-Presse via Getty ImagesPeople walk across Moscow’s Red Square, with the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower (right) and St. Basil's Cathedral (left)
It started as a whisper, now it's a scream. David Kramer's Op-Ed is just the latest jab thrown in a seemingly endless anti-RT barrage in certain sections of the US media and body politic.

This has manifested itself in various forms, from John Kerry dubbing RT a "propaganda bullhorn" to Andrew Lack, briefly CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), throwing the network in with ISIS as a "challenge" to the US because he was bothered by our particular "point of view," to a stream of less-than-rigorous publications simply inventing facts about the channel.

A few days ago in The Washington Post, Kramer, of John McCain's eponymous Institute for International Leadership, launched into a tirade of anti-Russia vitriol. He reserved particular contempt for RT, extolling the virtues of freezing its assets. Ostensibly, this would punish Moscow for two court rulings "involving the multibillion-dollar Yukos oil company." Two birds, one stone.

Comment: Bonus feature, courtesy of The Saker, where you can find a complete transcript: Margarita's one-hour interview on Russian TV about the US attacks against RT:

Margarita Simonyan. The Right to Know! Part I от rutube_account_973191 на Rutube.
Margarita Simonyan. The Right to Know! Part II от rutube_account_973191 на Rutube.

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Russian MoD announces Russian long-range bombers hit ISIS targets in Syrian city of Abu Kamal for 2nd day


RT
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:26 UTC
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© Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation / SputnikA Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber
Russian Air Force strategic bombers have conducted a new airstrike on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions in eastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

The strike was carried out by Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers, and successfully targeted IS locations near the city of Abu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria. Terrorist strongholds near the border with Iraq were destroyed, as were armored vehicles, the military said in a statement Friday.

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#MeToo: Spanish government blames Russia for Catalan vote

Alex Gorka
Strategic Culture Foundation
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:02 UTC
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Few people are able to recognize their own mistakes. Many prefer to deny the truth becoming willfully oblivious to obvious facts. Why assume responsibility if there is such a thing as blame shifting - a true-and-tried method to get away with it? Pointing a finger at someone else to divert attention serves the purpose. There is method to this madness and Western politicians have been resorting to blame-shifting tactic increasingly often. Each and everything going awry in the world is the fault of Russia. The drive of peoples for independence is a good example. Take Catalonia to illustrate the point.

The Spanish government said on Nov.10 that it had noted news manipulation about the Catalan crisis on social media originating from Russia's territory. Spain's government spokesman Inigo Mendez de Vigo said disinformation on social networks was a "serious issue." According to Spanish Defence Minister Maria Dolores de Cospedal, the government had established that "many messages and interventions via social networks come from Russian territory." She did not offer any specific examples to confirm the affirmation. Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis said there was evidence of activity by Russian networks and hackers. The trolls are said to be spreading misinformation across social media to further "destabilize" Spain and the EU.

The issue was even raised at the EU foreign and defense ministers meeting on Nov.13-14, where Spain briefed the EU on the alleged interference. The debate comes after eight member states urged EU foreign service chief Federica Mogherini to build up the counter-propaganda cell in her service.

Comment: What more can you say at this point? Western governments have gone full looney tunes.
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