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WADA stands by decision to reinstate Russian anti-doping org RUSADA

RFE/RL
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:10 UTC

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has defended its review committee's decision to recommend reinstatement of Russia's antidoping organization amid criticism about transparency and the resignation of a Canadian Olympic champion from the panel.

WADA in a statement on September 15 rejected criticism it had softened requirements that Russian officials acknowledge wrongdoing and also turn over data and other information as part of the country's efforts to be reinstated from a global sports ban.

WADA said its actions were "grounded in pragmatism," reflected "flexibility," and were "entirely in line with the RUSADA Roadmap to Compliance" established in 2017.

Bringing Russia back in compliance "was never going to be achieved without small degrees of movement on both sides," it insisted.

WADA, based in Montreal, suspended RUSADA, Russia's antidoping agency, in 2015 over alleged state-backed doping in sports. Moscow has repeatedly denied state involvement in doping.

Comment: It's interesting to see WADA taking such a sane approach. Maybe they realized how hard they were duped and actually felt some remorse? Or perhaps this has something to do with it: Swiss Lab Spy Games Support the Theory that Novichok WASN'T Used in Salisbury

What are French troops doing in Deir ez-Zor, Syria?

RT
Sun, 16 Sep 2018 08:59 UTC

Screenshot from a Twitter post of the US Special Ops Joint Task Task Force-OIR (Iraq / Syria).

A French army vehicle spotted in a photo taken in Deir ez-Zor province has led to questions about the extent of Paris's involvement in the Syrian conflict. The image was reportedly shared by the US military on social media.

The vehicle in question is a wheeled armored personnel carrier equipped with a turret, which resembles the French army's Aravis infantry mobility vehicle. It can be seen in the background of the photo, which purportedly shows US troops lending support to Syrian armed groups fighting Islamic State in the eastern province.

France 24 journalist Wassim Nasr was the first to draw attention to the picture. He said it was released by the US Special Ops Joint Task Force in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, before being promptly removed - possibly at the request of French authorities.

Comment: See also:

FBI/DOJ violated FISA rules to begin criminal investigation of Trump team without evidence of a crime

Andrew C. McCarthy
National Review
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 08:30 UTC

Will this be the week? With bated breath, we wait to find out whether we've reached the moment, after the Labor Day end of summer, just as the critical midterm races heat up, when President Trump will follow through on his threat to declassify and publicize key FISA-gate documents - in particular, the redacted portions of the Carter Page surveillance-warrant applications.

I hope the president follows through, at least to the extent he can do so without putting intelligence methods and sources at risk. Accountability is essential here.

The FBI and the Obama Justice Department launched an investigation of the Democrats' political adversaries, and they used Clinton-campaign-generated, foreign-provided innuendo to do it. They strained to make a case on Donald Trump even as they were burying a daunting criminal case on Mrs. Clinton. As I have previously explained, moreover, the president was misled about his status: not only was he a suspect in the investigation, he was the main suspect.

The main suspect in an investigation with no crime.

US-backed SDF attacks civilians in Syria's Deir ez-Zor

Muraselon
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:26 UTC

Heavy clashes were reported between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and civilians in Eastern Deir Ezzor.

Local sources in Eastern Deir Ezzor said on Thursday that the SDF forces fired at the residents of the town of al-Sajar, and wounded several people, adding that a number of them were also detained by the US-backed militants.

They noted that the incident happened after residents of the town attacked one of the SDF commanders, namely Damhat.

It was the second time in a week that residents of al-Sajar engaged in clashes with the SDF and were targeted by the SDF's fire.

In a relevant development on Tuesday, civilians in Southeastern Deir Ezzor raided the positions of the US-backed SDF, destroying their checkpoints.

The SDF opened fire at the people in the village of al-Sajar in Southeastern Deir Ezzor, injuring seven villagers.

The villagers, later, set fire at the SDF-run al-Sijan oilfield near al-Sajar, destroying the terrorists' checkpoints.

Now that 'Russiagate' narrative has fizzled, Adam Schiff intends to go after Trump for money laundering

Aleister
Gateway Pundit
Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC

This was never about Russia. It was always about bringing down Trump and reversing the results of the 2016 election. Now that the Russia collusion narrative has collapsed, Adam Schiff wants to go after Trump for money laundering and when that burns out, it'll be something else.

The Hill reports:

Dem says he'll investigate Trump money laundering allegations if House flips

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says he plans to not only reignite a full-blown Russia probe if the House flips in November, but he will also prioritize investigating the Trump Organization's ties to Russia.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told The Hill on Wednesday that he specifically intends to look into allegations of Russians laundering money through the Trump Organization.

"There was one issue we were not allowed to look at and the Senate hasn't been either that concerns me a great deal and that is the issue of whether Russians were laundering money through the Trump Organization and [if] that is the leverage they have over the president," Schiff said.

"Someone needs to determine whether those allegations are true or they are not. That certainly would be a priority for me."

Comment: Once again showing that the Russia collusion story has been a politically-motivated attack from the very start.

National Guardsman exposes liberal media trolls misrepresenting Trump's fist pump at military gathering

Virginia Kruta
The Daily Caller
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:15 UTC

“As he approached us soldiers, marines, and airmen, many were shouting and waving at him. That is when he did the ‘double fist pump’ — he was genuinely happy to say hello and shake hands, and you could tell he was proud to be greeted by ‘his’ military members.”

President Donald Trump delivered a double fist pump as he walked away from Air Force One on Tuesday, en route to a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania - and while a number of critics immediately attacked the move as "disrespectful," one National Guardsman told The Daily Caller that everything was not exactly as it seemed.

"The POTUS landed at our Johnstown flight facility, a military installation owned by the Reserves and the National Guard," he said, "and, well, prior to his arrival, we were allowed to gather in this designated area to greet him prior to his boarding a helicopter and flying to the Flight 93 memorial service."

The service member, who asked to remain anonymous, told TheDC that the double fist pump was a greeting to the gathered crowd, which included a number of members of the military and their families and supporters.

"As he approached us soldiers, marines, and airmen, many were shouting and waving at him. That is when he did the 'double fist pump' - he was genuinely happy to say hello and shake hands, and you could tell he was proud to be greeted by 'his' military members."

But after the president left and the crowd dispersed, photos of that double fist pump began circulating on social media.

Comment: There's almost nothing (short of declaring another foreign war) that Trump can do which won't inspire the liberal media to new heights of calumny.

Analysts examine the liberal media's relentless beating up on Trump

Belgium sets up special office monitoring internet 'threats' posed by Russia and China

Paul Antonopoulos
Fort Russ
Sat, 15 Sep 2018 12:00 UTC

Belgium's General Intelligence and Security Service has set up an office to monitor Russian and Chinese cyber threats, the country's parliamentary defense commission said in a report.

The Defense Committee session was held in June, but the report on the outcome of the session was released on Friday.

"As for the Russian cyber-threat, the Ministry of Defense General Information and Security Service hired an official in charge of a non-permanent working group ... China's activities are also being monitored," said the committee's service representative, the report.

In addition, Brussels has developed a plan to recruit civilian and military experts to strengthen the country's cyber security, which will be submitted to the Defense Minister's consideration shortly, according to the report.

Comment: The West is spending a lot of time and money on a 'Russian threat' they've yet to prove exists. And now they're after China?

Judicial Watch exposes more international classified material on Hillary's private server

Denise Simon
NoisyRoom.net
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:14 UTC

Ruh Roh... hope the statute of limitations does not apply here.

As a reminder:

When Clinton was running for president in 2008, she had a private server installed at her home in Chappaqua, New York. The domains clintonemail.com, wjcoffice.com, and presidentclinton.com, which were registered to a man named Eric Hoteham, all pointed to that server. In 2013, a Denver-based IT company called Platte River Networks was hired to manage the server, but wasn't cleared to work with classified information. The company executives received death threats for taking on the contract. It was later discovered that multiple private servers were used for Clinton's email.

Comment: Will Hillary ever finally be brought to justice for her life of crime?

Wall Street is, literally, the definition of a Ponzi scheme

Lee Camp
TruthDig
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC

The market economy in general is designed to exploit billions of us while a tiny number get ridiculously rich. It doesn't care about the health or sustainability of our society as it facilitates the extraction of all the wealth and resources by sociopaths.

Maybe it makes me unsophisticated, but I don't think about the stock market that much. I know that many say it's the central nervous system of our economy. I know its estimated worth is around $30 trillion. And I know that when it tanks, the lives of millions of Americans are wrecked, ruined and upended. I know that when that happens, the powerful millionaires (and billionaires) who caused said destruction generally grab their money and their well-coiffed dogs and run for it. (Sometimes our government has to step in to make sure the elites get all of their money and don't have to share in the devastation they've dispensed to the lower classes.)

But in my day-to-day life, I don't think much about the stock market. So maybe I shouldn't care that the entire thing is a gigantic fraud. But I do. I do care. And you should too.

In a few minutes' time you will see that our stock market is a Ponzi scheme. (And unfortunately, it doesn't matter whether you're happy or sad or ambivalent about that fact. It will be true nonetheless.)

Why all of the West's 'chemical attack' accusations against Assad are baseless

Rainer Shea
Medium
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC

As the U.S. escalates its illegal aggressions against the Syrian government, it's desperate to find a passable pro-war narrative. This has resulted in a recent series of unsubstantiated claims from the U.S. that Bashar al-Assad plans to commit a chemical attack, which have been helped by a U.N. report from this week which details chemical attacks that have recently happened in Syria.

What the U.N. leaves out in its attribution of these attacks to the Syrian government is the fact that Assad's involvement in these attacks is highly implausible. The real perpetrators of the attacks are very likely the multiple U.S.-supported terrorist factions in Syria.

This is because whereas these factions have been admitted by the U.S. State Department to possess and regularly use chemical weapons, there is no evidence that Assad has a chemical weapons supply. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons concluded in January of 2016 that chemical weapons were no longer held by the Syrian government as far as the evidence tells us. When we know all of this, why does it make sense to assume that Assad is behind the attacks? Shouldn't the prime suspects be the people who we're already sure have chemical weapons at their disposal?

Comment: With the simple manipulation of a phrase, fact or report even the media can help start a war. Should it share the responsibility?

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Puppet Masters

WADA stands by decision to reinstate Russian anti-doping org RUSADA

What are French troops doing in Deir ez-Zor, Syria?

FBI/DOJ violated FISA rules to begin criminal investigation of Trump team without evidence of a crime

US-backed SDF attacks civilians in Syria's Deir ez-Zor

Now that 'Russiagate' narrative has fizzled, Adam Schiff intends to go after Trump for money laundering

National Guardsman exposes liberal media trolls misrepresenting Trump's fist pump at military gathering

Belgium sets up special office monitoring internet 'threats' posed by Russia and China

Judicial Watch exposes more international classified material on Hillary's private server

Wall Street is, literally, the definition of a Ponzi scheme

Why all of the West's 'chemical attack' accusations against Assad are baseless

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