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UK Deputy PM Green's private life is not the police's business

Melanie McDonagh
The Spectator, UK
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:10 UTC
Damian Green
So, a former Met detective, Neil Lewis, professes himself 'shocked' - yes 'shocked' - by the amount of pornography allegedly found on the computer of the Deputy Prime Minister, Damian Green, in 2008. He had analysed the way the computer in question had been used and declared he had 'no doubt whatever' that it was Mr Green, then opposition Home Affairs spokesman, who had used it. 'The computer was in Mr Green's office...logged in, his account, his name', said Mr Lewis (at the time working as a computer forensics examiner for counter terrorism operations). 'It was ridiculous to suggest anybody else could have done it,' he added.

Well, I like to regard myself as the last prig standing - though I concede that Jacob Rees-Mogg may share my views - when it comes to pornography; on this one, my instinct is to draw my skirt warmly around me as I stick my nose in the air and make for the high moral ground. But my first, instinctive and only reaction to Mr Lewis's revelations is to wonder what the hell the police are up to. The original 2008 investigation into parliamentary leaks, when the police were allowed - extraordinarily - to search MPs' offices, was, to my mind a disgrace. And the original, objectionable nature of that investigation - pretty well regardless of its findings - is compounded by the police now using material discovered during the course of rooting around parliamentarians' offices in order to discredit some of those parliamentarians.
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Conspiracy afoot? Law firm representing Michael Flynn has also represented top Clintonistas

Scott Bennett
The Duran
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:11 UTC
Flynn
© Getty ImagesMichael Flynn
Here's an earth-shaking, time-stopping truth you won't read anywhere in the world, except The Duran:

Michael Flynn's attorney - which today persuaded Flynn to take a "plea deal" and admit to making a false statement (18 USC 1001) - is the same law firm that in 2009 not only worked with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Loretta Lynch, and Eric Holder at the State Department, Justice Department, Treasury Department, CIA, and the Military to conspire to confiscate and hide 19,000 Union Bank of Switzerland bank accounts used for laundering funds for terrorist financing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the same law firm protecting Saudi Arabian clients funneling millions of dollars into Wahhabi mercenaries invading and waging war in Libya, in Syria and killing Russians, Iranians, Syrians, and some Americans, and the same law firm that hired Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer and Roger Zakheim after their government service, but is also the same law firm that helped advise Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation on not only the Clinton Presidential campaign, but how to transform that potential Clinton Presidency into the most corrupt syndicate of international terrorism, human trafficking, financial fraud, racketeering, and extortion since the invention of death itself.

This law firm is Covington and Burling, and their website and client list and history tells the story - but not all of it.

Comment: See also:

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Yemen: Anti-Saudi alliance splitting as ex-President Saleh makes overtures to Riyadh


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:32 UTC
Saleh
© Khaled Abdullah / ReutersYemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh
The alliance between the Houthi rebels and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh seems to be on the verge of a split. Together these groups have been fighting against the Saudi-backed forces of ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi since 2015.

Saleh on Saturday said he was ready to turn a "new page" in relations with the Saudi-led coalition, which had intervened to place his successor back in power. He said his offer would require Riyadh to stop attacks on Yemen.
"I call upon the brothers in neighboring states and the alliance to stop their aggression, lift the siege, open the airports and allow food aid and the saving of the wounded and we will turn a new page by virtue of our neighborliness," Saleh said in a televised speech.
The address came as forces loyal to Saleh were engaged in battle with the troops of Ansar Allah, or the Houthi rebels, in the capital Sanaa. Hostilities between the two sides broke out on Wednesday.

Comment: This man should have come forward long before his country and people faced near total obliteration.

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Saudi FM: Lebanon can only survive if Hezbollah disarms


Sputnik
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:40 UTC
al-jubeir
© middleeassteye.netSaudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir
Previously, Hezbollah blamed Riyadh for the political crisis in Lebanon following the shock resignation of Prime Minister Hariri, who later postponed his decision.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has stated that Lebanon "will only survive or prosper if you disarm Hezbollah."

The statement echoes the remark by Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who said that he would not tolerate Iran-backed Hezbollah's positions that "affect our Arab brothers or targets the security and stability of their countries." He later reaffirmed his demand, pledging to remain prime minister in case Hezbollah "accepted to stick by the state policy of staying out of regional conflicts."

After Hariri announced his resignation and accused Iran and the Hezbollah movement of attempting to destabilize the situation in Lebanon and the Middle East on November 4, the Shiite movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah said that Riyadh "blatantly interfered" in the country's domestic issues, adding that Hariri's "forced" decision to step down was unconstitutional because it had been done "under duress."

Comment: Saudi agitation is stirring up anger and potential push back from friends loyal to Iran. Hoping to start a war, are they?

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Blackburn: We will release names of lawmakers who used 'hush fund'

Cortney O'Brien
Townhall
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:30 UTC
MarshaBlackburn
© cnsnews.comSenator Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.)
Americans were rightfully outraged when they learned that members of Congress had used taxpayer dollars to pay settlement claims to alleged victims of sexual harassment. They were even more outraged when they saw the numbers. The secret payouts for harassment claims, of which there have been more than 200, amounted to more than $17 million. There's no telling so far how much of that money went to silence sexual assault accusers.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is seeking to release the names of lawmakers who used this "hush fund." She's a co-sponsor of the Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act, which would require full disclosure of the settlements within 30 days.

"Like most of my colleagues, I was completely disgusted to find out about this," Blackburn said. When claims are presented, she explained, the names are anonymous. Let's bring the sunshine in," Blackburn offered. "Let's bring some transparency and accountability. These have been personal bailouts," she added. "Let's end this."

It's a bipartisan effort, with Rep. Tulsi Gubbard (D-HI) one of the Democrats on board. "Enough is enough," Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, one of the bill's sponsors, said. "For far too long sexual predators have roamed freely through the halls of Congress -- the people's house -- while survivors of sexual harassment and assault have essentially been isolated, bullied and shamed into silence."

In addition to unmasking the lawmakers who used the hush fund, the bipartisan bill will mandate that taxpayers get their money back - "with interest," says Blackburn.

Comment: Congress should not be exempt from the laws they enact, the consequences of breaking those laws, nor the penalties of its actions.

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Trump blew Fake News out of the water on the Tillerson firing rumors

Ricky Twisdale
The Duran
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:45 UTC
trump
© aol.com
Donald Trump has again exposed the lying US news media with a tweet blasting their stories of the imminent demise of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state.

The New York Times and Washington Post have been running stories for over 24 hours, speculating that Trump is about to install his current CIA director, aggressive globalist war hawk Mike Pompeo, at the State Department.

The nation's two premier newspapers started their propaganda campaign to have Tillerson sacked about a week ago, with stories of doom and gloom at Foggy Bottom, and impassioned laments from "experienced" diplomats (read: establishment) that Tillerson was destroying American diplomacy. In fact what Tillerson has been destroying is the globalist deep state's hold on the state department - at least insofar as possible.

As usual "anonymous" sources (that is, made up) figured prominently in this story. What we have here instead is the establishment fake news media again trying to manipulate not only public opinion, but policy makers to pre-arrange outcomes - i.e. to create the news instead of reporting it.

That is the very definition of "fake news." (Ironically a term they coined a year ago to tarnish Russia.) It's still more confirmation that the US mainstream media has degenerated into nothing more than a glorified rumor mill in the service of establishment elites and institutions.

Comment: Reports say Wall Street Journal promoted this story as well.

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Alleged plans to divide Iran, Iraq, Turkey and the ME


YeniSafak
Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC
Editor-In-Chief İbrahim Karagül
© TVNETEditor-In-Chief İbrahim Karagül
Yeni Şafak daily and TVNET Editor-In-Chief İbrahim Karagül assessed developments throughout the U.S., Middle East and Europe in an online discussion shared on social media platforms on Thursday.

"The U.S. wants to get its hands on the money in banks in the Gulf," said Karagül during a program with Yeni Şafak's Digital Publications Manager Ersin Çelik that was posted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. "The greatest bribery and corruption in the world is in the U.S.," he added.

Foreign threats to Turkey

Karagül also discussed ongoing regional projects that aim to split Turkey and the Middle East. "There is a project to dismantle this region. There are plans to divide Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and the Middle East. Those who oppose these plans are being targeted," he said.

"Daesh is made to look Islamic, but it operates entirely under the command of Israeli and American intelligence. Saudi Arabia is referring to Israel as an ally. This project is being conducted not on religion but on power balances. The PKK and PYD are external threats. So is FETÖ," Karagül added.

Comment: From an Editor-in-Chief of two news outlets, is this the unreferenced creation of an inflammatory news story, a case of paranoia-sharing to move his audience or an implausible scenario based on bits of truth?

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Trump's first major success: Senate passes bill to rewrite US tax code


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 06:51 UTC
Capitol Hill
© Jason Reed/Reuters
Late into the night, the Senate passed the Republican bill to rewrite the American tax code. This marks the last major hurdle before the bill becomes law. Democrats complained they weren't able to read the bill, as Republicans added handwritten amendments.

The tax reform bill was passed by a vote of 51-49, with Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) the only Republican voting against. It must now be reconciled with the version passed by the House. The bill is expected to become law before the end of the year, which would make it the first major piece of legislation the Trump administration has been able to get through Congress.

Republicans aim to cut taxes for businesses and the rich and to finance the overall changes by adding $1.4 trillion to the $20 trillion existing national debt over a period of 10 years. The GOP says the bill will boost the growing US economy and also help the middle-class.

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Israel betrayed its ally Russia and used team Trump against Palestine

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:15 UTC
Putin Bibi
While Israel has meddled in US policy making and the US tried to meddle in Russian policy making, Russia hasn't meddled in anyone's policy making.

There are many angles to the revelations surrounding Mike Flynn's guilty plea, in respect of lying to the FBI about his conversations with the former Russian Ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak.

One is that far from Russia trying to influence US policy, it was in fact Israel that tried to influence the policy of many nations and ultimately the UN itself.

Interestingly, rather than trying to lobby multiple-nations directly, Israel used members of the then incoming Trump administration to do its lobbying for them.

In this sense Mike Flynn and almost certainly Jared Kushner, were acting as Israel lobbyists not just in the US but among many nations of the world.

Comment: See also: Forget Russia's few hundred thousand for Twitter ads - Take a look at Israel's multi-millions spent interfering in US elections

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Trump's EPA will no longer require mining companies to prove they can clean up after themselves and would "impose an undue burden"


RT
Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:36 UTC
Gold King Mine waste water
© EPA / ReutersYellow mine waste water from the Gold King Mine is seen in San Juan County, Colorado, 2015.
The Trump administration will no longer require mining companies to prove they have the means to clean up the pollution left in their wake, despite a long history of contamination.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had a December 1 deadline to take action on an Obama-era proposal which would have required hardrock mining companies to prove they had the financial means to clean up mining sites. The proposal was met with opposition from mining groups and Republican lawmakers in western states.

EPA administrator and climate change skeptic Scott Pruitt claimed that safe-checking mining companies with a long history of pollution was unnecessary, and would "impose an undue burden." Pruitt, who sued the EPA 14 times when he was Oklahoma's attorney general, said modern mining techniques and existing rules are enough to keep the risk of pollution at bay.

"After careful analysis of public comments, the statutory authority, and the record for this rulemaking, EPA is confident that modern industry practices, along with existing state and federal requirements address risks from operating hardrock mining facilities," Pruitt said.
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