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Despite subpoena, Bannon will not testify before House committee


Reuters
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:45 UTC
Steve Bannon
© REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File PhotoFormer White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon speaks during a campaign event for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Judge Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, U.S., December 5, 2017.
Former White House senior strategist Steve Bannon will not testify before the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, two sources said on Monday, despite a subpoena requiring him to appear.

The panel wants Bannon to testify as part of its investigation of allegations that Russia sought to influence the 2016 presidential election in the United States, following up on his Jan. 16 appearance that failed to satisfy some members of the committee.

Representative Mike Conaway, a senior Republican committee member, told reporters on Monday he expected Bannon to comply with a subpoena and answer questions on Tuesday.

But two sources familiar with the situation said he would not appear, which could leave Bannon facing a charge of contempt of Congress.

Comment: Whenever the source of the information is "sources," you never know what you're going to get. We'll have to wait and see if Sloppy Steve actually shows up. See also:

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Newspaper

Flashback Mainstream media collusion in the Clinton campaign

Michael Sainato
Observer
Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:00 UTC
Hillary Clinton
© Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesDemocratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to the press onboard her plane September 5 above Iowa.
In April 2015, the Clinton campaign held a private dinner party with at least 65 journalists and pundits in attendance. Individuals from CNN, CBS, The New York Times, NBC, MSNBC and more came together under the campaign's stated goal of "framing the race" to help Clinton win. Many of the above media outlets were indeed the Clinton campaign's biggest surrogates throughout the 2016 presidential election.

This past election cycle was unprecedented in terms of the bias and lack of objectivity exercised by the mainstream media. The emphasis on mainstream media blaming "fake news" for Donald Trump's election is an attempt to distract and divert the feedback loop developed between the Clinton campaign and much of the press. Throughout the 2016 election, the media obsessed over Trump to elevate his candidacy. He was their preferred opponent for Hillary Clinton-after they had thoroughly subverted Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign for the Democratic nomination.

Several journalists from The New York Times, which formally endorsed Clinton twice, created propaganda for the Clinton campaign rather than independent journalism. The Times' Mark Leibovich allowed Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri to "veto what you didn't want" from his interview with Clinton. Maggie Haberman was listed by the Clinton campaign as a friendly reporter with whom they could plant stories. Haberman also allowed Clinton campaign staff to proofread her pro-Clinton stories.

The Times' Patrick Healy published a "heroine" piece planted by the Clinton campaign about New Hampshire Clinton campaign volunteer Laura Donahoe. Jonathan Martin was revealed to have been coached through a story on the Clinton campaign by manager Robby Mook. Jason Horowitz solicited a quote from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta on a hit piece about the relationship between President Obama and Sanders.

Comment: It's not just during the elections that most of these mainstream outlets were perpetuating false narratives. Even now, they are still downplaying the reality that the Clintons are a bunch of corrupt swamp monsters while continuing their attacks on Russia and Trump.

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Propaganda

Hysterical Dems attack YouTube for 'threatening democracy' with recommended videos


RT
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:57 UTC
Youtube
© Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
YouTube has started labeling videos by government-funded media after their recommendation program was the subject of a Guardian investigation and a letter from the Senate Intelligence Committee's ranking Democrat.

Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) slammed the video service for "optimizing for outrageous, salacious and often fraudulent content" and encouraging "manipulation by bad actors, including foreign intelligence entities," after the UK-based Guardian published a story about YouTube's recommendation algorithm.

The February 2 article argued that YouTube's algorithms 'distort truth' by providing users with personalized video recommendations based on their viewing history. That code determines which videos are promoted in the 'Up next' box.
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USA

Trump: Dems refusing to clap for US achievements 'very selfish' & 'bordering on treasonous'


RT
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:56 UTC
Trump 2018 SOTU
© Jonathan Ernst / ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018
President Donald Trump has said the failure of Democrats to applaud his achievements during his State of the Union address could amount to treason. Democrats reacted by accusing Trump of not knowing what treason means.

The US president lashed out against the Democratic Party during a speech in Ohio Monday, questioning why they failed to acknowledge the many notable accomplishments he outlined in his first State of the Union speech last week.

Trump explicitly pointed out that Democrats sat stony-faced through his pronouncements that the unemployment rate for Hispanic-Americans and African-Americans was at the lowest point ever. "That means that they would rather see Trump do badly, OK, than our country do well. That is what it means. It is very selfish," Trump said at a manufacturing plant in Blue Ash, Ohio, where he was promoting the recently passed tax cuts.

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Stop

Report: Trump lawyers warn him against Mueller interview

Jacqueline Thomsen
The Hill
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:20 UTC
Trump and Mueller
© Getty
President Trump's lawyers are urging him to not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, The New York Times reported Monday.

Trump's attorneys have advised him against the interview over concerns that he could be charged with lying to investigators in the probe into Russian election meddling, according to The Times.

Trump publicly said last month that he would be willing to sit down with Mueller, but hedged it by saying it would be up to his lawyers to decide whether or not he would take part in an interview.

"I'm looking forward to it, actually," Trump told reporters last month.

Comment: Trump assuming he could clear his name by having a sit-down with the Mueller team seems to be assuming the probe is after the truth rather than it being an attempt at bringing false accusations against the President. Trump is swimming with sharks.

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Mr. Potato

Social Justin Warrior Trudeau corrects woman saying "mankind" - makes her say "peoplekind" instead (VIDEO)

Carlisle du Rozel
Squaker
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 12:04 UTC
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
On February 2, 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at a public town hall in Nanaimo, British Columbia. In a session dense with Trudeau's approval of the the Kinder Morgan pipeline during the final town hall meeting of his cross-country tour. Although three protesters were physically removed by the police after refusing to proceed in an orderly manner, the meeting proceeded as planned.

In addition to the disruption of Trudeau's session by protesters, yet another catastrophe occurred on February 2nd. One questioner from the World Mission Society Church of God, a restorationist sect of Christianity established in South Korea in the late 20th century, urged Trudeau to examine the presently rigorous legislation involving the ability of charitable religious organizations to freely volunteer.

Currently, eligibility for qualifying a religious charitable organization as a non-profit organization in Canada includes having one's organization or denomination "teach the religious tenants, doctrines, practices, or culture associated with a specific faith or religion. The religious beliefs or practices must not be subversive or immoral." Of course, such a requirement places the Canadian government in the awkward situation of having to federally define specific religious and cultural beliefs as immoral.

Comment: It looks like Trudeau used his favourite strategy: If in doubt, just pretend you are a full liberal leftist identity politics SJW and do some virtue-signaling to please your audience.

And while people admire how cool and handsome you are, you can get down to business...

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Biohazard

It's the WMD story all over again: Chemical weapons claims in Syria raise concerns over US escalation

Rick Sterling
Consortiumnews
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 11:21 UTC
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
© DoDDefense Secretary Jim Mattis at U.S. Northern Command headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado


Following a well-established script, anonymous U.S. officials are making unsubstantiated claims about weapons of mass destruction - this time in Syria - while the media fails to ask tough questions, reports Rick Sterling.

It's the WMD story all over again.

Not unlike the spurious claims that paved the way to war with Iraq 15 years ago, anonymous "U.S. officials" are once again accusing a targeted "regime" of using "weapons of mass destruction" and issuing threats that the U.S. military may have to "hold it accountable." Once again, Western media is broadcasting these accusations and threats without skepticism or investigation.

The Washington Post story is titled "Trump administration: Syria probably continuing to make, use chemical weapons." The Reuters story, which was carried by the New York Times, says, "U.S. officials have said the Syrian government may be developing new types of chemical weapons, and President Donald Trump is prepared to consider further military action. President Bashar al Assad is believed to have secretly kept part of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile."

Jerusalem Online says, "A U.S. official says Syrian President Assad's forces may be developing new types of chemical weapons, which could reach as far as the U.S." Jane's Defence Weekly quotes a U.S. official saying, "They clearly think they can get away with this."

The accusations follow a long-established pattern of officials making anonymous claims and then ratcheting up tensions and issuing calls for retaliatory action - while the media repeats the claims without the slightest amount of skepticism. The Washington Post article, for example, includes the following statement by an anonymous official: "If the international community does not take action now ... we will see more chemical weapons use, not just by Syria but by non-state actors such as ISIS and beyond. And that use will spread to U.S. shores."

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MIB

Poison toothpaste and exploding phones: Israel attempted over 2,700 assassinations since its foundation

Darius Shahtahmasebi
Middle East Rising
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 10:51 UTC
Israel assassinations
A new book has detailed how Israel has taken part in over 2,700 assassination operations in its 70 years of existence as a state, the National Post reports. Based on 1,000 interviews and thousands of documents, Rise and Kill First alleges that Israel has used assassinations in place of war in situations another nation may have resorted to launching a military attack against an adversary. While the book notes that many of these operations have failed, the number of attempts allegedly adds up to far more than those of any other western nation. Author Ronan Bergman, the intelligence correspondent for Yediot Aharanot newspaper, reportedly persuaded many Mossad and Shin Bet agents, as well as military personnel, to tell him their stories. According to the National Post's assessment, Israel's assassination techniques involve the use of the following:
"Poisoned toothpaste that takes a month to end its target's life. Armed drones. Exploding cell phones. Spare tires with remote-control bombs. Assassinating enemy scientists and discovering the secret lovers of Islamic holy men."

Comment: Interesting how the book attempts to minimize Israel's ciminal practices by alleging that it "has used assassinations in place of war in situations another nation may have resorted to launching a military attack against an adversary." See? Israel it's not so bad! Instead of launching wars they just assassinate people around the world as they please!

Except, of course, that Israel does launch wars - but almost exclusively against the defenseless people of Palestine. For everyone else, the US will do the dirty job for it. Meanwhile, Israel assassinates, sets up false-flag attacks and trains and supports terrorist proxy groups to destroy its enemies. Israel is the Rogue Nation par excellence!

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Bad Guys

International watchdog: ISIS weaponry bought by United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to terrorists in Syria and Iraq

Rory Wood
Amity Underground
Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:00 UTC
International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.
International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.
A damning report by the EU-funded Conflict Armament Research has found that the majority of weapons that ended-up in the hands of Daesh/ISIS were purchased from Eastern European stockpiles by the United States or Saudi Arabia and transferred to opposition militias in Syria. In many cases there is clear evidence to suggest that the arms were transferred into ISIS possession in less than a month, as US-backed groups amalgamated into ISIS or the weapons were sold on a thriving black market.

A significant proportion of the weapons examined were unauthorised for retransfer, meaning that they had End User Clauses for US and Saudi military or police use that were quickly violated, not even being shipped to their country of authorised usage in many cases.

Comment: For more damning information on the weapons smuggling going on behind the scenes, check out: The Truth Perspective: Interview with Dilyana Gaytandzhieva: Pentagon Biological Warfare And Arms Trafficking to Terrorists

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Better Earth

Japan to recognise Palestine state and increase aid


Middle East Monitor
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:50 UTC
Nabil Shaath, senior aide to the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas [File photo]
Nabil Shaath, senior aide to the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas [File photo]
Japan is to recognise the State of Palestinian and increase aid to UNRWA, Quds Press reported a senior Palestinian official saying yesterday.

Speaking to media, senior aide to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Shaath, said Japan had pledged to support the Palestinian right to create an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital during the latest talks between the two countries.

Japan, according to Shaath, rejected US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Comment: See: Also See: Behind the Headlines: Has Trump Gone Full Shlemiel in Planned U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem?

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