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Zakharova: Latvia's ban on Soviet uniforms during Victory Day celebrations an insult to liberators

RT
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:23 UTC

The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed Latvia's new legislation banning Soviet Army uniforms from being worn during public events, calling it an insult to the soldiers who liberated Latvia from the Nazis.

"We are outraged by this offensive legislation which is nothing else but mockery of the memory of the Soviet soldiers who lost their lives while liberating Latvia," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

Last week, Latvia's parliament approved in the second reading amendments to the law on public gatherings, imposing a ban on wearing any military uniform of the USSR and Nazi Germany at public events. Moscow believes the bill actually equates the two.

Venezuela wants to sell gold reserves to shore up economy devastated by US sanctions

Mayela Armas
Reuters
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:48 UTC

Venezuela removed eight tonnes of gold from the central bank's vaults last week, and the cash-strapped socialist state is expected to sell the bullion abroad as it seeks to raise hard currency in the face of U.S. sanctions, a lawmaker and one government source said.

With sanctions imposed by Washington choking off revenues from exports by state oil company PDVSA, President Nicolas Maduro's increasingly isolated administration has turned to sales of Venezuela's substantial gold reserves as one of the only sources of foreign currency.

The government source said the central bank's reserves had fallen by 30 tonnes since the start of the year before U.S. President Donald Trump tightened sanctions, leaving the bank with around 100 tonnes in its vaults, worth more than $4 billion.

At that rate of decline, the central bank's reserves would nearly disappear by the end of the year, leaving Maduro's government struggling to pay for imports of basic goods.

Nunes alleges conspiracy by McClatchy News to derail Clinton, Russia probes, files $150M lawsuit

Greg Re
Fox News
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 22:41 UTC

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes filed a $150 million lawsuit in Virginia state court against The McClatchy Company and others on Monday, alleging that one of the news agency's reporters conspired with a political operative to derail Nunes' oversight work into the Hillary Clinton campaign and Russian election interference.

The filing, obtained by Fox News, came a day after Nunes, R-Calif., revealed he would send eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department this week concerning purported surveillance abuses by federal authorities during the Russia probe, false statements to Congress and other matters.

In March, Nunes filed a similar $250 million lawsuit alleging defamation against Twitter and one of its users, Republican consultant Liz Mair. In Monday's complaint, Nunes again named Mair as a co-defendant, charging this time that she conspired with McClatchy reporter MacKenzie Mays to spread a variety of untruthful and misleading smears -- including that Nunes "was involved with cocaine and underage prostitutes" -- online and in print.

Comment: "If you're getting flak, you must be over the target." Devin Nunes has been a stalwart for truth since the beginning of the Russiagate circus.

RT reports:

Nunes says the report claimed it was unclear whether he was affiliated with the fundraiser, even though the winery organizing the event told McClatchy that he was not. The lawsuit accuses McClatchy of "character assassination," claiming it knew before publication that Nunes had no involvement with the yacht event. McClatchy, meanwhile, says it stands by the reporting.

In the wake of the lawsuit, social media users are delighting in trolling Nunes, with the hashtag 'YachtCocaineProstitutes' trending on Twitter via tens of thousands of tweets. Even Pornhub is getting in on the action.
© Twitter
Nunes filed a similar suit in March against Twitter and users, including the parody accounts @devincow and Devin Nunes' Mom, and Mays, saying Twitter failed to prevent harassment against him and was censoring conservative voices. His efforts resulted in the 'cow' account becoming more popular than Nunes' own.

Western intelligence network threatens Austria with Christchurch massacre unless it 'unfriends Russia'

RT
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:53 UTC

Comment: Now and then a story is planted in the media which pretty much - between the lines, and lies - spells it all out...

Citing the "Russian ties" of Austrian politicians in charge of intelligence, several European countries kept Austrian spies out of the intel-sharing loop. This led Vienna to miss a visit by the NZ mosque shooter.

Comment: Everyone missed it until after the fact. Except, perhaps, Turkey, which had terror alerts while Tarrant was in that country. Turkey, you'll notice, is not in this prestigious 'club'...

Europe's informal intelligence-sharing forum, Club de Berne, has withheld information from Austria's BVT (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung) for the better part of a year now, BVT Director Peter Gridling revealed during a court appearance on Monday.

Comment: You don't hear about it much because the 'Club de Berne' is a para-legal deep state network that leans on European govts from the shadows and is thus not required to record its meetings. But it's emerging from the Swamp here and now to 'let the govt of Austria know' that it's too friendly with Russia...

While the BVT initially withdrew from the information-sharing club following a February 2018 police raid on its offices, other members of Club de Berne continued to withhold information from Vienna even after relations were restored.

Comment: Interesting. So this 'informal club' is powerful enough to reach into Austria and get the Austrian police to raid Austrian intelligence in order to pressure the Austrian PM to 'play ball' over prospective trade deals with Russia.

Comment: Neutral Switzerland!

As working men in London say, yore 'avin' a larf!

It's not called 'Club de BERNE' (which is a city in SWITZERLAND) for no reason.

Fmr cabinet minister says Trudeau 'broke federal law' with caucus expulsions

Steven Chase
The Globe and Mail
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:35 UTC

© JUSTIN TANG/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jane Philpott, left, and Jody Wilson-Raybould speak to reporters before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, a day after being removed from the Liberal caucus, on April 3, 2019.

Former Treasury Board president Jane Philpott says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expelled her and Jody Wilson-Raybould using a unilateral process that violated federal law.

On Tuesday, Ms. Philpott asked the Speaker of the House of Commons to rule on whether her rights and those of Ms. Wilson-Raybould were violated when Mr. Trudeau unilaterally ejected them last week.

She said she believes the Parliament of Canada Act has been breached. That is because the Liberal caucus neglected to conduct recorded votes in 2015 when Parliament resumed after the federal election on whether to adopt new rules that were intended to give rank-and-file MPs more power. The requirement to vote on whether to use those rules is laid out in law.

Comment: Also see:

AG Barr to review FBI conduct leading up to 'Russiagate' in a wide-ranging probe

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:35 UTC

After explaining that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has a pending investigation into FISA abuse, Barr said "I am reviewing the conduct of the Russia investigation, and all the aspects of the counterintelligence investigation that was conducted in the summer of 2016."

The comments come after House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said over the weekend he was preparing to send eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department this week regarding alleged misconduct by DOJ and FBI officials during the Trump-Russia investigation. It is unclear whom Nunes will refer for investigation, and what the process at the Justice Department might be. -Fox News

Barr says he hasn't seen Nunes' referrals yet, adding "Obviously, if there is a predicate for investigation, it will be conducted."

'Israel's the best $3bn investment we make': Old Biden quip sets Twitter on edge

RT
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:35 UTC

© Reuters / Debbie Hill
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) laughs with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jerusalem March 9, 2010

An unearthed clip of Joe Biden explaining that if there was no Israel, the "US would have to invent an Israel to protect our interests" has been met with angry reactions on social media.

The video, filmed in Congress in 1986 shows a then-senator Biden explaining how important Israel is to the US in fairly blunt and illuminating terms.

The former vice president to Barack Obama and possible presidential candidate in 2020 starts by saying people should stop apologizing for their support for Israel. "There is no apology to be made, none," he shouts. "It is the best $3 billion investment we make."

Judicial Watch uncovers FBI documents revealing 'cover-up' discussions concerning Hillary Clinton's private server

Christina Laila
The Gateway Pundit
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:35 UTC

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Monday it uncovered 422 pages of FBI documents showing evidence of "cover up" discussion related to Hillary Clinton's private email server with Platte River Networks.

The newly uncovered documents also show Charles McCullough, the Intel Community Inspector General forwarding "concerns" about classified information found on then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails.

Judicial Watch also obtained Hillary Clinton's 2009 classified information Non-Disclosure Agreement bearing her signature.

Erdogan and Putin pledge closer ties in Moscow, S-400 purchase a "done deal"

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 03:45 UTC

Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again affirmed "everything is done" regarding Turkey's moving forward with its purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system, despite persistent condemnations and threats from Washington.

Echoing similar statements of the past weeks in the face of US ultimatums related to blocking orders of Lockheed's F-35 stealth fighter, Erdogan said, "those who ask or suggest we backtrack don't know us," and told reporters further after meeting with Putin, "If we sign a deal on an issue, that's a done deal. This is our sovereign right, no one can ask us to back down.''

It appears the long running controversy will end in US defense planners' worst fears come true: in place of strained and worsening ties with Washington, Turkey is fast moving into Moscow's orbit. The two leaders have already met multiple times this year, which doesn't bode well for Vice President Mike Pence's ultimatum last week of "Turkey must choose."

Comment: TASS provides more detail on the increasing and diverse cooperation between Russia and Turkey - meanwhile the US continues to isolate itself after vowing to retract it's manufacturing deals with Turkey, who actually produce parts for the US F-35s:

Touching upon other industries, the president [Putin] noted the participation of Turkish companies in construction of facilities in Russia.

"Turkish companies implemented projects worth $70 bln in recent years - just think about these numbers! These are good numbers," he said.

"A large number of facilities have been built, both as part of preparation for the Sochi Olympics and for the World Cup," he added.

Putin also said that good opportunities for cooperation between the two countries are opening up in chemistry, the metallurgical industry, in production of fertilizers, road transport and the car making industry.

Candace Owens in EPIC clash with Ted Lieu at congressional 'white nationalism' hearing

RT
Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:27 UTC

Sparks flew in the House of Representatives as Rep. Ted Lieu (D-California) tried to accuse conservative activist Candace Owens of being an apologist for Adolf Hitler at a hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism.

Owens, an African-American activist with Turning Point USA and a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump, was one of the witnesses invited by the Republican minority on the House Judiciary Committee.

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Puppet Masters

Zakharova: Latvia's ban on Soviet uniforms during Victory Day celebrations an insult to liberators

Venezuela wants to sell gold reserves to shore up economy devastated by US sanctions

Nunes alleges conspiracy by McClatchy News to derail Clinton, Russia probes, files $150M lawsuit

Western intelligence network threatens Austria with Christchurch massacre unless it 'unfriends Russia'

Fmr cabinet minister says Trudeau 'broke federal law' with caucus expulsions

AG Barr to review FBI conduct leading up to 'Russiagate' in a wide-ranging probe

'Israel's the best $3bn investment we make': Old Biden quip sets Twitter on edge

Judicial Watch uncovers FBI documents revealing 'cover-up' discussions concerning Hillary Clinton's private server

Erdogan and Putin pledge closer ties in Moscow, S-400 purchase a "done deal"

Candace Owens in EPIC clash with Ted Lieu at congressional 'white nationalism' hearing

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