Welcome to Sott.net
Mon, 08 Nov 2021
The World for People who Think

Puppet Masters
Map

Jet5

Russia ready to consider Trump's idea on new nuclear disarmament treaty

Tim Korso
Sputnik
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:37 UTC
Amarc B52s
© CC BY-SA 2.0 / Bill Abbott
Amarc B52s
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously shared that he had discussed the fate of the bilateral treaty New START, set to expire soon, with his American counterpart Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019, but added that what will happen with it remains unknown.

Russia is ready to consider proposals on a new nuclear disarmament treaty made by US President Donald Trump in his conversation with Vladimir Putin on 3 May, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The source also stated that Moscow proposed to make a joint statement with Washington in a bid to prevent a possible nuclear war from breaking out, but only heard excuses in response.

"In light of the threats generated by the US, we are, naturally, doing everything in our power to ensure our national security. But we are also urging to renew a bilateral dialogue on strategic stability, something that Washington recently showed interest in", the source said.

Comment: See also:

      Read More...
Video

Explosive documentary exposes 'Pedophiles in Parliament' and the British Royal Family


Collective Evolution
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC
pedophiles in parliament
"They use all forms of persuasion to prevent people from speaking out, to silence people. Threats, intimidation, blackmail, financial deprivation. And all types of harassment such as put under intensive surveillance, telephone tapping, all of this. They pull out the stops and they have unlimited funds because those funds are supplied by the tax payer" Andrea Davison, Former Intelligence Agent (source)

Whilst the global press is focusing on Prince Andrew's alleged involvement with Jefferey Epstein's child trafficking sex ring, this may, in fact, actually pale in comparison to other criminal activity involving children by the hands of the British Establishment.

Sonia Poulton, a British journalist, social commentator, and filmmaker, has been investigating the dark web of pedophilia for years that connects Margaret Thatcher, 'Sir' Edward Heath, David Cameron, Theresa May and Jeremey Corbyn to the cover-up (and for some, the actual facilitation) of sex crimes against children. It is thought that this cover-up, may have been going on for at least 30 years.

Her documentary 'Paedophiles in Parliament' is a shocking expose which links many MP's to child abuse. Sonia exposes how the British Royal Family is also tied into this.


Comment: The sordid, horrific truth about the high number of pedophilia cases among the elite should, by now, come as no surprise to anyone. What is surprising, however, is that the world of normal healthy individuals continues to let it flourish.

See also only a few of the numerous stories we've covered on this subject:

      Read More...
Attention

AG Barr issued a translation of the DOJ IG report, a red-hot rebuke of intrusive spying on Trump

Victoria Taft
PJ Media
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC
AG Bill Barr
© Twitter.com
US Attorney General William Barr
I do not think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya

The Department of Justice Inspector General's (IG) report into the FBI lying to the FISA Court to get warrants to spy on the Trump campaign is 433 pages. It took AG Bill Barr one paragraph to translate what all of it means in the real world. Oh, and don't pick it up because you might burn yourself.
The Inspector General's report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken. It is also clear that, from its inception, the evidence produced by the investigation was consistently exculpatory. Nevertheless, the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump's administration. In the rush to obtain and maintain FISA surveillance of Trump campaign associates, FBI officials misled the FISA court, omitted critical exculpatory facts from their filings, and suppressed or ignored information negating the reliability of their principal source. ...[T]he malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General's report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process.
Because the IG has no right to subpoena and can't lock anyone up, he can only refer people for prosecution. Currently, most of the people who conducted the abuse have been fired and were out of the purview of the IG.

The IG report, however, found that officials lied and omitted helpful information to Trump campaign officials who were being spied on, but couldn't determine if the malfeasance was politically motivated.

U.S. Attorney John Durham is looking into why the Trump spying case was hatched by people clearly pulling for Hillary Clinton to win the election.

Durham also issued an extraordinary statement today, saying:
Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report's conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened.

Comment: Epoch Times, 9/12/2019: Surveillance of Trump Campaign 'a Clear Abuse of the FISA Process'
Attorney General William Barr: "The Inspector General found the explanations given for these actions unsatisfactory. While most of the misconduct identified by the Inspector General was committed in 2016 and 2017 by a small group of now-former FBI officials, the malfeasance and misfeasance detailed in the Inspector General's report reflects a clear abuse of the FISA process."

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded in a report released on Dec. 9 that the four applications for warrants to spy on Page contained 17 significant errors. The errors and other failures amounted to "serious performance failures by the supervisory and non-supervisory agents."

Barr said FBI Director Wray is "dismayed" by the handling of the FISA applications. Wray is expected to announce a comprehensive set of reforms on Dec. 9, according to Barr.

In late October 2016, the FBI secured a FISA warrant to surveil Page. The bureau renewed the warrant three times, surveilling Page for a total of twelve months.

The FISA warrant application featured claims from an unverified dossier of opposition research on Trump. Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele compiled the dossier by using second- and third-hand sources with ties to the Kremlin.

"Steele himself was not the originating source of any of the factual information in his reporting. Steele instead relied on a Primary Sub-source for information, who used his/her network of sub-sources to gather information that was then passed to Steele," the inspector general's report said.

The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee ultimately paid for Steele's work, a fact the FBI did not disclose in the warrant application.

While the extent of the surveillance granted in Page's case remains classified, FISA warrants allow for some of the most intrusive spying under the law. Under the so-called "two-hop" rule, investigators could collect the communications of every person Page interacted with as well every person who communicated with Page's contacts. As a result, it is possible that the FBI obtained the communications of the entire Trump campaign, both retroactively and in real-time.

A number of FBI officials directly involved in preparing and signing the FISA warrants have all either left or been fired from the bureau, including Director James Comey, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, and Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok.

The scandal surrounding the surveillance warrants was amplified by the discovery of biased text messages between Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page, [who] mulled "impeachment" once around the time they joined special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Horowitz concluded that Strzok and Page's biased messages "cast a cloud" over the investigation, but was unable to find evidence to support the claim that the bias had an effect on any investigative decisions.

Horowitz formally announced the investigation into the Carter Page FISA in March 2018. He submitted a draft report to the DOJ in September. Horowitz said at the time that his team reviewed more than 1 million documents and interviewed more than 100 witnesses.
See also:

      Read More...
Bad Guys

NATO ups the military ante against China and Russia and aims to draw both countries into confrontation

Salman Rafi Sheikh
New Eastern Outlook
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC
Pompeo
In the recent foreign ministers level NATO summit held in Brussels, the NATO leaders not only re-affirmed their commitment to the same confrontational ideology that it has been following ever since its creation after the Second World War, but also added China in the list of enemy countries, vowing to start its military surveillance. This is a significant development in that it is not only meant to induce new 'life' into the force but also consolidate the organisation at a time when internal divisions have been making headlines for quite some time now. On the one hand, the US and Turkey, NATO's two biggest military powers have been challenging each other in Syria, and on the other, Germany and France have been pulling strings in the opposite direction. With France trying to 'normalise' relations with Russia, other NATO members, particularly the US and Germany, have been pushing for elevating the NATO to an all together new level of military preparedness and confrontation. The November summit has set the tone for the future.

Two particular developments stand out: first, the NATO will be increasing its defence spending by almost US$100 billion, and secondly, NATO will be paying special attention to China, taking it as a military threat to their interests. In terms of upping the overall military ante, NATO will be using outer space as a new operational domain, which practically means weaponization.

Comment: See also: Behind the drama at the NATO summit

      Read More...
Target

Trump: FBI surveillance was a 'disgrace', 'an embarrassment to our country' after IG report release


RT
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:58 UTC
Trump
© Reuters/Tom Brenner
US President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has slated the FBI's surveillance operation against him, calling it a "disgrace" and "an embarrassment to our country," after a Justice Department report found "mistakes" in the agency's conduct.

"This was an attempted overthrow and a lot of people were in on it, and they got caught," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday, hours after the Justice Department's Inspector General released a report on the origins of the FBI's 2016 counterintelligence probe against the Trump campaign.

"It's a disgrace...it's incredible, far worse than I would have ever thought possible. It's an embarrassment to our country," he continued, "it's dishonest. It's everything a lot of people thought it would be, except far worse."

Comment: For the full report (some redactions, 434 pages) go here.

      Read More...
Bullseye

Former CIA Director Brennan lied to Congress about Steele Dossier, IG report reveals


RT
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:50 UTC
John Brennan
© Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
John Brennan tesifies before the House Intelligence Committee, 2017
A dossier of salacious anti-Trump gossip was used to pad out the intelligence community report on supposed Russian election interference, and CIA Director John Brennan may have misled Congress about it, a new report reveals.

According to the Justice Department Inspector General's report into the FBI's surveillance of the Trump campaign, the information contained in the now-infamous 'Steele Dossier' was used to inform the Obama administration's Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russia's "Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections," published several weeks before President Donald Trump assumed office.

A summary of the dossier was included in the assessment, former FBI Director James Comey told the Inspector General's office, because Brennan and a cohort of intelligence personnel felt it "important enough and consistent enough" to warrant entry.

The ICA bolstered the arguments of 'Russiagate' proponents on Capitol Hill, and allowed lawmakers to accuse those critical of its findings of disagreeing with the combined intelligence apparatus of the United States.
      Read More...
Question

'Diplomacy behind closed doors': Ukrainian peace process can be revived by Paris summit, former Austrian FM tells RT


RT
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:24 UTC
paris ukraine russia
© Reuters / Christophe Petit Tesson
The Normandy Four talks in Paris can breathe new life into the stalled Ukrainian peace process but only if the leaders focus on trust and not on quick political gains, former Austrian foreign minister, Karin Kneissl, has said.

The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky kicked off in Paris on Monday. The four leaders sat down to discuss the longstanding conflict in Ukraine for the first time at that highest level in three years. As the world still awaits the summit's results, Kneissl said she believes that it could be a good opportunity for a new start that would eventually help to lead the peace process out of deadlock.

"You never solve conflicts in a few hours but it is definitely a start of a dialogue and what is definitely needed is the building of confidence," the former minister told RT in Moscow, ahead of the meeting. "This new dynamic can then be used for new decisions."

Comment: It's worth remembering that it is Ukraine - or at least certain actors in Ukraine - that has been consistently violating the Minsk peace agreement: Also check out Russia Insight's short video of the beginning of the meeting:



      Read More...
Quenelle - Golden

AOC busted for 'victory lap' on Amazon return to NYC after people read fine print

Sister Toldjah
Red State
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:42 UTC
AOCAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez
© AP Photo/Nati Harnik
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on the campus of Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019.
AOC really makes it too easy to mock her political stances and commentary.

Remember back in February when she b*tched so much about an Amazon deal that would have brought 25,000 jobs to New York City that the company ended up backing out of the project altogether?

As she frequently does, AOC patted herself on the back over her key role in getting Amazon to nix the plans, tweeting "Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon's corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world."

Here we are 10 months later, and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon has agreed to another deal to bring jobs to New York City.

Comment:

      Read More...
USA

Democrats hate Russia, Republicans hate China: A new divide for America's ruling class

Caleb Maupin
New Eastern Outlook
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00 UTC
Two sides tug
© Unknown
Since the 2016 elections, the Democratic Party has been calling out President Trump for his alleged ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Even after the investigation of Trump for "collusion" has been concluded, new hearings regarding Trump's dealing with Ukraine have been turned into a festival of anti-Russian phrase mongering.

Meanwhile, Trump is waging a trade war with China. The White House Trade Council includes Peter Navarro, an economic flimflam man whose entire career has consisted of blaming China for all of America's woes. While Republicans love "law and order" at home, they seem to line up behind the Hong Kong protesters without question as they light people on fire and attack police officers.

Meanwhile, Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and former New York City Mayor who recently announced a Presidential run as a centrist Democrat, speaks positively of Xi Jinping. Furthermore, despite it not showing up in his policies, Trump has made positive statements about the Russian President and expressed a desire to improve US-Russia relations.

So, what is going on here? It's actually quite easy to understand. All it takes is an understanding of the Russian and Chinese economies, the US Deep State apparatus, and the different interests among the circles of American power.
      Read More...
Document

Finally, the FISA report: Here's what you need to know

Chuck Ross
Daily Caller
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:56 UTC
Michael Horowitz
© Drew Angerer/Getty Image
DOJ IG Michael Horowitz
The Justice Department's watchdog will release a much-anticipated report Monday scrutinizing the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign in 2016.

Republicans have eagerly awaited the report, believing it will reveal that the FBI abused the foreign surveillance court process in order to spy on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Democrats hope the report will show that the FBI had a sound basis to investigate the Trump campaign.

Here's everything you need to know in anticipation of the release of the report.

What's under investigation?

At the heart of the probe is whether the FBI misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) regarding information from Christopher Steele, a former British spy who worked in 2016 for the DNC and Clinton campaign.

The FBI relied on information from Steele to assert there was probable cause to believe Carter Page was a working as an agent of Russia. Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's highly respected inspector general, opened an investigation March 28, 2018, that initially focused on how the FBI handled Steele's information, and whether investigators disclosed everything they knew about the dossier to the FISC.

Horowitz since expanded the investigation to look at whether the FBI had a sound basis to open investigations into four Trump campaign associates in late July 2016. The watchdog also investigated whether the FBI properly handled confidential sources used in the probe.

Comment: We shall soon see what the IG investigation brings to light and to what level turmoil shall ensue following the report. Guaranteed: Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans will be happy.

      Read More...
Amazon Smile
Revolt! T-shirts