George Soros Speaks For the First Time on Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Him

The Hungarian-born billionaire and philanthropist has long been the target of politicians in several countries, who accuse him of sowing political chaos. Last week, a former US Republican Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, accused the 90-year-old of helping Democrats steal the Joe Biden ticket victory in the 2020 presidential election.

George Soros responded to long-standing conspiracies concerning him. In a new documentary, which tells the story of his life from when a boy who escaped a Nazi-occupied Hungary to the moment he created his hedge fund and grew it enough to became a billionaire.

The film features several interviews with Soros. In one he spoke about accusations made against him by conservatives and right-wing parties.

"The fact that I have become involved in so many different issues, and have taken controversial positions, is now actually working against me", Soros said.

One of his sons, Robert, weighed in on the issue:

"He’s become demonized by one community because he’s synonymous with liberal causes", said Robert Soros.

Documentary director Jesse Dylan said that the billionaire’s work and projects anger "authoritarian" politicians, who "unfairly control freedom".

"These are the forces attacking him", Dylan noted.

The Puppet-Master

From Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; former Malaysian president Najib Razak; Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and US President Donald Trump – many world leaders have accused Soros of attempting to destabilize political regimes in their countries by funding anti-government organizations.

Soros has been dubbed by some conservatives a powerful puppet-master who sows chaos. This allegation reportedly came following the 1992 withdrawal of the British pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. Soros was an investor who, like may others, bet against the British currency. The subsequent collapse of the pound, although no fault of his, is said to have earned him over $1 billion.

More recently, Soros has been accused by conservative voices of funding Black Lives Matter protests in the United States and across the world. Trump alleged this summer that Soros was funding the antifa movement, while Trump supporter Newt Gingrich accused the philanthropist of stealing a re-election victory from Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

Soros has repeatedly criticized Trump, this summer describing the Republican as a "dangerous man" who will do anything to remain in office.

According to a financial report from Soros’ charity network, Open Society Foundations, the organization spent more on federal lobbying during Trump’s tenure than it did when Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama were in office. According to a Fox News report, Soros donated at least $32 million of his personal fortune to the Democratic party and aligned causes.

https://sputniknews.com/world/202011181081205880-george-soros-speaks-for-the-first-time-on-conspiracy-theories-surrounding-him/

Australian special forces soldiers allegedly involved in up to 39 unlawful killings: Afghanistan war report

There is "credible information" that Australian special forces soldiers killed 39 civilians or prisoners in the Afghanistan War and a long-running inquiry into the possible war crimes recommends police launch criminal investigations into the actions of 19 current or former soldiers.

The "brutal truths" the Prime Minister warned were coming in the release of a four-year long military investigation into rumours of a toxic warrior culture in the Special Air Services Regiment have been realised.

Even the redacted report by NSW Supreme Court judge Major General Paul Brereton makes chilling reading as it delves into the heart of darkness in Afghanistan where patrol leaders ordered underlings to murder prisoners to 'blood" them.

It says there is credible information of 23 incidents where "one or more" non-combatants or prisoners were killed "by or at the direction of Special Operations Task group in circumstances which, if accepted by a jury, 'would be the war crime of murder'." In another two the inquiry finds if accepted "would be the war crime of cruel treatment".

Of the 36 matters that the inquiry recommends be referred to the AFP for criminal investigation they relate to "23 incidents that involve a total of 19 individuals".

'None of these are incidents of disputable decisions made under pressure of the heat of battle'

The inquiry found the soldiers sought to cover their crimes by using "throwdowns" – usually pistols, ammunition, grenades, or hand held radios - to be placed on the bodies to make claims the victim was "enemy killed in action". To conceal deliberate unlawful killings.

And they were in no doubt what they were doing was wrong.

"None of these are incidents of disputable decisions made under pressure of the heat of battle," the inquiry report says. "The inquiry did not encounter a single witness who claimed to be under the misunderstanding as to what was prohibited."

The inquiry finds it would be a "gross distortion" to blame poor command and leadership. The decisions lay with the "the criminal behaviour of a few was commenced, committed, continued and concealed at the patrol commander level, that is corporal or sergeant".

Their motivation was to 'clear" the battlefield of people believed to be insurgents, regardless of the Law of armed conflict; to blood new members of the patrol and troop; and to outscore other patrols in the number of enemy killed in action achieved.

Apart from recommending criminal prosecutions the inquiry goes further to say that the Special Operations Task Group should have its Meritorious Unit Citation revoked.

It also recommends the review of distinguished services awards given to commanders who are at the centre of "any substantial incident referred to in the report".

https://www.9news.com.au/national/19-november-australian-special-forces-afghanistan-war-crimes-inquiry-report/8fff3efc-5801-4f0e-8ac6-0cef95c4835e

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Apple to pay $113 million to settle state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, announced a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. regarding Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle consumers’ iPhone speeds in order to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones.

Based on the multistate investigation, the attorneys general allege that Apple discovered that battery issues were leading to unexpected shutdowns in iPhones. Rather than disclosing these issues or replacing batteries, however, Apple concealed the issues from consumers. Apple’s concealment ultimately led to a software update in December 2016 that reduced iPhone performance in an effort to keep the phones from unexpectedly shutting down.

The attorneys general allege that Apple’s concealment of the battery issues and decision to throttle the performance of consumers’ iPhones led to Apple profiting from selling additional iPhones to consumers whose phone performance Apple had slowed.

“This scheme hit iPhone customers with phones that worked slowly or shut down unexpectedly and caused a lot of people to shell out money for new phones when they should not have needed to,” Attorney General Wilson said. “Having your phone shut down in the middle of a call is like having no phone at all. Apple is a huge and respected company but its conduct in this case was unacceptable.”

Under the settlement, Apple will pay South Carolina $1,815,511.36. In addition to the monetary payment, Apple also must provide truthful information to consumers about iPhone battery health, performance, and power management. Apple must provide this important information in various forms on its website, in update installation notes, and in the iPhone user interface itself. Apple recently also entered into a proposed settlement of a consumer class action litigation related to the same conduct. If the settlement is approved by the court, consumers who are affected will be contacted about how to get compensation under that separate class action lawsuit. Approximately 1,378,000 iPhones in South Carolina were affected.

Read more: http://www.scag.gov/archives/41637#ixzz6eC9ASv4H

https://breaking911.com/apple-to-pay-113-million-to-settle-state-investigation-into-iphone-batterygate/

Utah Man and His Company Indicted for Wildlife Trafficking

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/utah-man-and-his-company-indicted-wildlife-trafficking

Texas Physician Sentenced for Multi-Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-physician-sentenced-multi-million-medicare-fraud-scheme