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US spies paid 'Russians' $100K for stolen NSA tools, instead got dud 'Trump secrets' they didn't want


RT
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:49 UTC
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© murder mystery eveningSpies, Lies and Shadow Brokers
US spies trying to recover their classified hacking tools have been conned by a man they believed was linked to Russian intelligence, who fed them $100,000-worth of 'gossip' about Trump, according to the NYT and the Intercept.

The CIA and NSA were engaged in secret negotiations with a "Russian intermediary" last year in a desperate effort to retrieve documents and hacking tools stolen by the mysterious Shadow Brokers collective, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen wrote in an article for the Intercept, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The man, who they thought was somehow connected to Russian intelligence services, promised to provide them with the full NSA cache, stolen back in 2016 - and on top of that reportedly offered some explosive revelations that he claimed could shed light on Trump's alleged collusion with Moscow.

The 'Russian' was acting as an middle-man and initially demanded $10 million for the trove, but later slashed the price down to $1 million, the New York Times said in a separate report on the "secret operation," citing unnamed American and European intelligence officials.

The spy saga, unravelling somewhere in Germany, dragged for months, during which the NSA even allegedly used its official Twitter account to send coded messages to arrange numerous secret meetings. The 'Russian' however handed over only those NSA documents that were already publicly leaked, and either hesitated to share or did not have any additional material. Instead he persistently tried to provide various documents which he said were somehow related to Trump officials and alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential campaign.

Comment: A $100K nothing-burger. This is called 'being taken for a ride'.

More on the mysterious Shadow Brokers (the real problem):

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Propaganda

How the media recently buried two major FBI stories

Mollie Hemingway
The Federalist
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
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For more than a year and a half, the media have gone all-in on reporting every possible angle of President Donald Trump's alleged collusion with Russia. No story update has been too small, no encounter with a Russian too inconsequential, and no anonymous source too sketchy to generate outsize coverage and histrionic claims from major media.

But as the Russian collusion story disintegrates, another interesting story ascends. Investigations by multiple congressional committees as well as an investigation by the inspector general of the Department of Justice have shown irregularities in the handling of the most politically sensitive probes in recent memory: the investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information while secretary of State and the investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged nefarious ties with Russia to meddle in a U.S. election.

These investigations have resulted in the firing, demotion, and reassignment of at least six top officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice. And all of those personnel changes were made before even the first official reports and memoranda from these investigations were made public.

In recent weeks, however, some official documents have come to light. These are statements made by elected members of the U.S. government on the record, not selective and political leaks from anonymous sources. So how have the media responded to these official statements regarding wrongdoing? Mostly by downplaying, mocking, and ignoring them.

Comment: How does the public value MSM and the product they produce? See the following:

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Attention

UK prosecutors confess to destroying key emails in Julian Assange case

Ewen MacAskill, Owen Bowcott
The Guardian
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC
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© UnknownJulian Assange
The Crown Prosecution Service is facing embarrassment after admitting it destroyed key emails relating to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in Ecuador's London embassy fighting extradition.

Email exchanges between the CPS and its Swedish counterparts over the high-profile case were deleted after the lawyer at the UK end retired in 2014. The destruction of potentially sensitive and revealing information comes ahead of a tribunal hearing in London next week.

Adding to the intrigue, it emerged the CPS lawyer involved had, unaccountably, advised the Swedes in 2010 or 2011 not to visit London to interview Assange. An interview at that time could have prevented the long-running embassy standoff.

The CPS, responding to questions from the Guardian, denied there were any legal implications of the data loss for an Assange case if it were to come to court in the future. Asked if the CPS had any idea what was destroyed, a spokesperson said: "We have no way of knowing the content of email accounts once they have been deleted."
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US attacks on pro-Syrian forces expose Washington's real goal: Control over Syria's resources, not defeating Daesh


Sputnik
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:45 UTC
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The pro-government Syrian militiamen have come under attack by the US-led coalition while they were conducting an operation against Daesh terrorists north of the city of Deir ez-Zor. The information about the incident contradicts US claims that the Syrian militias attacked Washington's allies.


Comment: Perhaps both are true: Is ISIS a creation of the US government? Do large hairy mammals relieve themselves in the woods?


Russia's UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said on Thursday he will raise the issue of the US attack against pro-government Syrian forces at the upcoming UN Security Council closed-door briefing on the humanitarian situation in the war-plagued nation.

"That's very regrettable, we will raise that issue, we will ask them what happened," Nebenzia told reporters.

Comment: Does it need to be made any more clear: the US is funding and supporting terrorists in Syria.

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Attention

The enduring danger of US-backed terrorism is responsible for the downed Russian warplane in Syria

Tony Cartalucci
New Eastern Outlook
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
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A Russian ground-attack aircraft - a Sukhoi-25 - was shot down using an anti-aircraft missile over the northern Syrian province of Idlib by Al Qaeda affiliates. The pilot was reportedly killed by militants according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The BBC in its article, "Russian jet shot down in Syria's Idlib province," would report:
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - formerly linked to al-Qaeda - said it had shot down the plane.
In a statement released on social media, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group claimed it had shot down the plane using a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile.
The BBC and other Western media organizations have worked ceaselessly to aid groups like "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" in their efforts to re-brand themselves and obfuscate public awareness over their status as terrorist organizations, thus making it easier for either the US and its European allies to aid and arm such groups, or for Western allies in the Middle East to aid and arm them.

That "Tahrir al-Sham" possesses anti-aircraft missiles indicates they are the recipients of state-sponsored arms deliveries. The fact that they murdered the downed pilot - a war crime - reaffirms their status as a terrorist organization.
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Bullseye

Lavrov: 'Unlike our international colleagues, we are a people of our word'

Inessa Sinchougova
Fort Russ
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:50 UTC
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© Reuters
To "recognise" the DPR and LPR would be a departure from the Minsk agreements", said Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Rossia 1 - "Russia always keeps its word."

On the question of whether Russia can recognize the Republics of Donbass, Lavrov replied that Moscow remains committed to the Minsk agreements.

According to the Minister, a deviation from the Minsk agreements would be "a colossal mistake."


Comment: Meanwhile, Ukraine has been routinely violating the Minsk agreements:

Comment: Everyone should be very wary of the rise of neo-Nazi's in Ukraine, courtesy of US funding and intervention:

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USA

US fails in Afghanistan - Russia makes an unexpected move


Fort Russ
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 16:48 UTC
US military in Afghanistan
The conflict in Syria is drawing to a close, but Afghanistan may be about to break out in conflict with renewed vigor.

It is, according to numerous sources, that the ISIL fighters are moving to continue their war. Will events in Afghanistan develop according to the Syrian scenario? Or is there a chance of avoiding a new big war?
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Brit Defence Secretary says ISIS 'Beatles' shouldn't be brought back to face trial: 'Let them rot'

Harry Cole
The Sun
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:06 UTC
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© Agence France-PresseDefence Secretary Gavin Williamson says that the pair shouldn't be brought back to face trial
Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh 'turned their back on Britain, our values and everything we stand for - they are the worst of the worst,' Gavin Williamson said

Britain should abandon the fate of two captured ISIS fanatics from the killer "Beatles" gang and not put them on trial in the UK, the Defence Secretary has declared. Despite pleas to bring the jihadi butchers home to face British justice, Gavin Williamson said: "I don't think they should ever set foot in this country again."

Speaking exclusively to The Sun he blasted: "They turned their back on Britain, our values and everything we stand for - they are the worst of the worst."

Mr Williamson said: "These people have killed innocents and tried to bring terror to the streets of our country."

"I am glad they have been hunted down and now is time for them to be held to account and pay the price for their barbaric crimes."

Brits Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were detained by US-led Kurdish militia fighters in January.
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SOTT Focus: The Truth Perspective: Radical Leftist Ideology and Totalitarianism


Sott.net
Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:00 UTC
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It's pernicious, it's dangerous, and it's spreading everywhere. No, not the flu. We're talking about the other virus - the Mind Virus of Radical Leftist Ideology. From university campuses, it has spread through media to infect whole education systems, corporate sectors, politics and beyond, creeping into every facet of culture from the US West Coast all the way around the world to the Australian Gold Coast.

Many people are beginning to notice some of the ugliest manifestations of this very dangerous ideology, but the pernicious and subtle ways that it takes hold of and twists people's minds are many and varied. So there is still time before this 'mind virus' really takes hold and the pure, destructive force it carries is unleashed on society. Ideally, sanity will prevail before we reach the point of no return.

Join us this Sunday 11 February from 12-1:30pm EST / 5-6:30pm UTC / 6-7:30pm CET on The Truth Perspective for the antidote!

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Star of David

Putin urges blowhard Netanyahu to avoid dangerous escalation following Syria raids


RT
Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:48 UTC
Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R), and Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot
© IDF / ReutersIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R), and Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gadi Eizenkot
Following Israel's air raids in Syria, Vladimir Putin has urged the Israeli PM to avoid any actions that could further fuel confrontation, while Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel's right to "defend against aggression."

The Israeli Prime Minister held phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday after an alleged Iranian drone infiltration into the country's airspace triggered the Israeli Air Force's biggest retaliatory strikes in Syria in more than 30 years. Amid the cross-border escalation, one of Israel's F-16 was downed by Syrian air-defense systems.

In a phone call with Netanyahu, Putin urged him to "avoid any steps that could lead to a new round of confrontation dangerous to everyone in the region," the Kremlin said.

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Syria Shoots Down Israeli Jet - It's About Time

FINALLY! Syrians shoot down another fighter jet - IDF forced to admit loss of craft as it crashes in Israel

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