Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 5:44 p.m. No.13075124   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun   >>5266 >>5366 >>5395 >>5419 >>5454 >>5530 >>5619 >>5746 >>5804

Biden's Message to MBS: Your Impunity in Washington Is Over

 

The Biden administration will not be abandoning Saudi Arabia despite a damning U.S. intel report into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but it may not be so keen on Crown Prince Mohammed

 

There was perhaps no smoking gun, it may not have been an ironclad indictment leading to an assured conviction and U.S. policy may seem ambiguous and restrained to some tastes, but Saudi Arabia would be wise to treat extremely seriously the report published over the weekend by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

 

Ignoring or dismissing the report, and its harsh words about the complicity of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the assassination, would further imperil an already strained and precarious relationship between the United States and the oil-rich desert kingdom.

 

Khashoggi worked for The Washington Post. After he was murdered for writing against the crown prince, Mohammed allegedly also proceeded to threaten Jeff Bezos, the newspaperā€™s owner and founder of Amazon, an American company that employs over a million people in the United States. You canā€™t impose heavy sanctions on Iran for violating human rights and hurting American interests, and then look the other way when it comes to Saudi Arabia.

 

In light of these facts, there was immediate pushback in Washington after the release of the report regarding President Joe Bidenā€™s response. Critics said Biden let Crown Prince Mohammed off the hook, that MBS is literally getting away with murder, that any foreign policy calculations about balancing interests and avoiding an entire rupture of the relationship should be set aside given the gravity of the crime. These are salient and valid arguments. But they are not necessarily the main points of concern.

 

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-biden-s-message-to-mbs-your-impunity-in-washington-is-over-1.9576945

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 5:45 p.m. No.13075131   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

Canadian Backed Police Support Dictatorship in Haiti

 

Canada is supporting a dictatorship in Haiti. And our government is not just offering some vague assistance, but rather is paying for the central instrument of that dictatorshipā€™s repression. Ottawa is backing a violent police force that keeps Jovenel MoĆÆseā€™s regime in power.

 

Last week a public letter was released criticizing Canadaā€™s ā€œsupport for a repressive, corrupt Haitian president devoid of constitutional legitimacy.ā€ It was signed by three current MPs and three former MPs, as well as Noam Chomsky, David Suzuki, Naomi Klein, Roger Waters, El Jones and 500 others.

 

The letter notes that Canada ā€œcontinues to fund and train a police force that has violently repressed anti-MoĆÆse protests. The Canadian ambassador in Haiti has repeatedly attended police functions all the while refusing to criticize their repression of protesters. On January 18 ambassador Stuart Savage met the controversial new head of police Leon Charles to discuss ā€˜strengthening the capacity of the police.ā€™ā€

 

In November MoĆÆse appointed Charles head of the police. The former military man oversaw the police in the 17 months after the 2004 US, France and Canada-sponsored coup against elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and thousands of other elected officials. At that time the US Naval Academy-trained Charles publicly referred to a ā€œwarā€ the police waged against the pro-democracy sector. A 2004 University of Miami human rights report found that Charles ā€œroutinely [gave] orders to stop political demonstrationsā€ while an early 2006 Council on Hemispheric Affairs report noted that ā€œhe oversaw the gunning down of unarmed pro-Aristide Lavalas demonstrators by his own men, even ā€¦ planting weapons on the innocent victimsā€™ corpses.ā€ Thousands were killed in political violence after the overthrow of Aristide.

 

Even before the 2004 coup Charles was close to the countryā€™s oligarchs. He reportedly participated in a July 2003 meeting organized by leading sweatshop owner and opposition figure, AndrĆ© Apaid, where he tried to bribe ā€œseveral Lavalas street leaders in CitĆ© Soleilā€ to join the opposition. In ā€œLoyal to Washington, New Police Chief LĆ©on Charles Specializes in Counter-Insurgency Intelligence Gathering and Repressionā€ Haiti LibertĆ© editor Kim Ives writes, ā€œunder LĆ©on Charles in 2004 and 2005, the Haitian police became a virtual private army of Haitiā€™s bourgeoisie, which provided officers with weapons and money.ā€

 

Charles oversaw the reincorporation of hundreds of human rights abusing former soldiers into the police force. At the time US officials privately reported, according to cables released by WikiLeaks, ā€œCharles was unwilling or unable to discipline or arrest officers that everybody knows are corrupt and colluding with the kidnappers.ā€

 

Amidst significant criticism of his appointment, ambassador Savage met Charles. Even if one questions whether the meeting with Charles was designed to bolster a police force thatā€™s maintaining a dictatorship, why exactly is Canadaā€™s ambassador in Haiti meeting the head of the police? Does Guatemalaā€™s ambassador in Ottawa meet the head of the RCMP?

 

Unfortunately the answer to why a Canadian ambassador would meet with the head of Haitiā€™s police is obvious.

 

https://www.globalresearch.ca/canadian-backed-police-support-dictatorship-haiti/5738554

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 5:48 p.m. No.13075157   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

>>13075125

 

September 23, 2017 & The Great Tribulation

 

1260 6 March 2021

1290 5 April 2021

1335 20 May 2021

 

The reference to "time, times, and half a time" from Daniel 12:7 is given in parallel to the "1290 days" mentioned just four verses later in Daniel 12:11. By standard interpretation, the "1290" is simply the "1260" (of Revelation 12:6) except with the leap month of 30 days added to it. (See "Intercalary Month"). Consequently, again we have "a time" ("360," except + 30now makes it "390"), "times" ("720"), "and half a time" ("180 days"), for a total of 1290 days.

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 5:54 p.m. No.13075210   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun   >>5270 >>5290 >>5366 >>5419 >>5454 >>5530 >>5619 >>5746 >>5804

Israel said to hit Iranian targets in Syria after Tehran blamed for ship blast

 

Syrian state media claims air defenses shot down several missiles; Hebrew media outlets indicate raid a retaliation for explosion that hit Israeli-owned vessel in Gulf of Oman

 

Syrian state media reported Sunday that air defense systems were activated around Damascus due to an Israeli attack. A report carried on the official SANA news agency claimed the Syrian military intercepted several Israeli missiles.

 

There was no comment on the reported strikes from the Israel Defense Forces, which rarely acknowledges specific attacks.

 

Israelā€™s Kan News, Channel 13 News and Maā€™ariv newspaper all described the strikes as targeting Iranian sites, and characterized them as a response to a blast last week that hit an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman, which Israeli officials have said was likely carried out by Iran.

 

None of the outlets provided sourcing for their reports.

 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor which has had its credibility questioned in the past, said the strike hit the area of Sayyida Zeinab south of Damascus, where the Iranā€™s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah are present.

 

Kan had earlier reported that leaders of Israelā€™s security establishment met on Sunday evening to discuss the alleged Iranian attack on the MV Helios Ray.

 

Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday he believed Iran was behind the explosion Thursday. On Sunday IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi called the explosion that hit the Helios Ray a ā€œreminderā€ from Iran.

 

ā€œThis is the place to reiterate that the IDF acts and will act against the threats that endanger [Israel], near and far,ā€ he said during a ceremony.

 

Israel has launched hundreds to thousands of raids in the country since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, most of which were directed against Iran and its proxies. The last attack in Syria attributed to the Jewish state was on February 15.

 

The latest reported strike also came after the US military launched strikes Thursday on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria, in retaliation for a recent rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a US service member and other coalition troops.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-reports-israeli-airstrikes-in-damascus-area/

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 6:37 p.m. No.13075641   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun   >>5746 >>5804

They Have Betrayed the Constitution ā€“ Overwhelming Evidence of FBI Corruption

 

The American people, regardless of political affiliation, should be bellowing a primal scream of outrage in light of the new evidenceā€“overwhelming evidence at thatā€“of the FBIā€™s corruption. If you have not read John Solomonā€™s latest revelations about the contents of formerly classified FBI documents that were declassified one week before Donald Trump left Washington, DC, then you need to take the time. You can read it here.

 

Permit me to point out some background you need to appreciate the appalling gravity of these documents. In theory the FBI is not supposed to be a Secret Police (i.e., a GESTAPO). No FBI Agent or official is supposed to have the ability to wake up in the morning and decide to start investigating an American citizen just because the Agent does not like what someone has written or said. But we now know that world is our reality.

 

In theory, Special Prosecutor John Durham, could put the brakes on this lawlessness by indicting and convicting James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, James Baker, Bruce Ohr and others. Do not hold your breath. Durham appears to be a fraud and his failure to act will further embolden the FBI to engage in more illegal acts.

 

The FBI documents use code names for various members of the Trump campaign team. Hereā€™s your cheat sheet:

 

George Papadopoulos ā€” Crossfire Typhoon (aka CT)

Carter Page ā€” Crossfire Dragron (aka CD)

General Michael Flynn ā€” Crossfire Razor (aka CR)

Campaign chairman Paul Manafort, ā€” Crossfire Fury (aka CF)

 

But they were not the only ones targeted. These men also were put in the cross-hairs, without knowing the FBI was after them for the mere act of supporting Donald Trump:

 

Future Attorney General Jeff Sessions,

Foreign policy adviser Sam Clovis,

Economic adviser Peter Navarro

 

Inspector General Michael Horowitz lied with his claim that Crossfire Hurricane was ā€œproperly predicated.ā€ It was not. There was no justification for this massive counter intelligence investigation, which had only one purposeā€“help Hillary Clinton.

 

The key informant/spy in this operation is Stefan Halper, an obese bloodsucker whose father-in-law was a top level CIA officer in the 1970s:

 

Halper is an American foreign policy scholar and retired Senior Fellow at the University of Cambridge where he is a Life Fellow at Magdalene College.[1] He served as a White House official in the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan administrations, and was reportedly in charge of the spying operation by the 1980 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign that became known as ā€œDebategateā€œ. Through his decades of work for the CIA, Halper has had extensive ties to the Bush family.[2] Through his work with Sir Richard Billing Dearlove, he had ties to the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6.

 

Halper is referred to in the FBI documents as Confidential Human Source aka CHS.

 

Let us give the despicable Bill Barr credit for one thing. He told the truth about Obama. The Obama Administration was spying, illegally so, on Donald Trump and his campaign staff. We now know what a dishonored, disgraceful outfit the FBI has become. The FBI has betrayed the Constitution.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/betrayed-constitution-overwhelming-evidence-fbi-corruption/

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 6:38 p.m. No.13075659   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

Treasurer says Minister in anonymous letter is entitled to presumption of innocence

 

The Federal Treasurer says a Cabinet Minister named in an anonymous letter alleging the rape of a woman in the 1980s is entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Key points:

 

A Cabinet Minister was named in an anonymous letter alleging the rape of a woman in the 1980s

The person who made the allegation is now dead

Politicians have said the matter is now being handled by the AFP

 

The letter, sent to several members of Parliament, alleges the woman was raped in 1988 by a man who is now a minister in the federal government.

 

New South Wales Police suspended their investigation after the woman took her own life last year.

 

Mr Frydenberg said the allegations had been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

 

"Here in Australia we adhere to the rule of law," he said.

 

"And fundamental to the rule of law is the presumption of innocence. Every Australian deserves that right.

 

"So yes, there have been very serious matters raised across the Parliament in recent weeks, this has been the subject of much commentary and attention. But the focus has to be now on process."

 

Mr Frydenberg pointed to a letter from the AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw to Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week, warning that any allegation of sexual assault should be referred to police quickly.

 

"We've seen a letter from the head of the Australian Federal Police and that letter to the Prime Minister and subsequently made available to the Parliament again re-emphasises the need for these matters to be in the hands of authorities," Mr Frydenberg said.

 

"They're the best people to be dealing with such matters."

Calls for Minister to be stood aside while investigation takes place

 

Lawyer Michael Bradley, who was acting for the woman who made the allegation before she died, called for an independent inquiry into the matter.

 

"It's a very unusual and unfortunate situation where this matter can't and won't be resolved through the ordinary criminal justice process," Mr Bradley said.

 

"But from a political and ethical perspective, the allegation is there and can't be ignored so it has to be resolved in some form."

 

Mr Bradley said if the Minister did not step aside while an investigation was carried out, the Prime Minister should force him to.

 

"My view is that his position is pretty clearly untenable and that he should step aside or be stood aside until this matter can be addressed and resolved," he said.

 

"I don't personally see how he could continue to serve as a Cabinet Minister with this hanging over his head."

 

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who was one of several politicians who received the anonymous letter, agreed the Minister should step aside.

 

"I think the right thing to do here right now would be for the Minister to stand aside while an independent inquiry was conducted so that both the victim can have her voice heard and that the man accused can have an opportunity to clear his name if he is innocent," she said.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-01/letter-rape-allegation-politician-minister-response/13202482

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 6:41 p.m. No.13075683   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun   >>5826 >>5863

QAnon crowds plotting to storm the US Capitol again this week, police fear

 

Washington: Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington until mid-March amid fears a QAnon conspiracy theory that Donald Trump could still be inaugurated this week will lead to another attack on the US Capitol.

 

Followers of the QAnon cult have claimed Trump will reclaim the presidency on March 4, the date presidents were inaugurated up until 1933, when inauguration day was moved to January 20.

 

Online posts about March 4 from QAnon devotees, who believe Trump is working to take down a cabal of ā€œdeep stateā€ politicians, have caused alarm among US security officials who fear further violence could occur.

 

Almost 5000 National Guard troops will remain in the US capital until March 12, in part because of concerns of a repeat of the violent scenes on January 6, according to Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

 

ā€œSome of these people have figured out that apparently 75 years ago, the president used to be inaugurated on March 4. Now they are thinking maybe we should gather again and storm the Capitol on March 4ā€¦ that is circulating online,ā€ he told a hearing in Congress.

 

ā€œStuff like that circulates all the time, does it mean itā€™s going to happen? Probably not. But if you want to help, tell them not to do that, tell them that the election is over. Joe Biden won.ā€

 

The request for 4900 National Guard troops to continue their deployments in Washington until March 12 was made by US Capitol Police, said Robert Salesses, a Pentagon official.

 

He said the Pentagon was not tracking any specific threats. The most significant terror threat stems from ā€œlone offenders and small groups of individuals inspired by domestic extremist ideological beliefs, including those based on false narratives spread over social media and other online platformsā€.

 

Suggestions for more permanent security measures around the Capitol are still under discussion by Congress.

 

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/qanon-crowds-plotting-to-storm-the-us-capitol-again-this-week-police-fear-20210301-p576lq.html

 

Antifa BLM MSM DS making plans setting the stage

Anonymous ID: 6461c0 Feb. 28, 2021, 6:45 p.m. No.13075719   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

'Bad Optics': Pelosi's Office Reportedly Opposed National Guard On Capitol Grounds Leading Up To Riot

 

In the months leading up to the Capitol riot, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her office opposed having National Guard on Capitol Grounds due to "optics," according to Tuesday comments reportedly made to House Admin by former Sergeant at Arms, Paul Irving, while making what he described as a "blender of decision making" before the inauguration.

 

Three sources 'with direct knowledge of Irving's talk' told the Daily Caller that the discussions came at a time when Democrats were against the deployment of federal resources to quell civil unrest.

 

The discussion, if accurate, raises questions as to what role Pelosiā€™s office had in the security failures that resulted in the resignations of both Irving and former Chief of Capitol Police Steven Sund. Pelosiā€™s Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill did not deny the allegations in a statement to the Daily Caller. -Daily Caller

 

"The Speakerā€™s Office has made it clear publicly and repeatedly that our office was not consulted or contacted concerning any request for the National Guard ahead of January 6th. That has been confirmed by former Sergeant at Arms Irving in sworn testimony before Senate committees. The Speaker expects security professionals to make security decisions and to briefed about those decisions," said Hammill, adding "It is our understanding that Committee on House Administration Ranking Republican Member Davis was briefed in advance of January 6th about security preparedness, but took no action to address any security concerns that he might have had."

 

The Seargent at Arms is one of three officials with the power to vote on the Capitol Police Board, and is both chosen by, and takes direction from, the Speaker of the House.

 

Irving testified that he first received a formal request from Sund to activate the National Guard after 2 pm on Jan. 6th. Additionally, when Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley asked if he had to run the request ā€œup the chain of command,ā€ Irving replied ā€œno,ā€ in testimony before a joint Senate Homeland Security and Rules Committee.

 

The New York Times previously reported that the Speakerā€™s office confirmed that the National Guard was approved around 1:43 pm. Sund said he sent a request for help from the National Guard to Irving around 1:09 p.m, according to CNN. Irving said he was contacted about the matter after 2:00 pm, Axios reported. Sources questioned how Irving got the request after 2 pm but Pelosi approved the request at 1:43 pm. -Daily Caller

 

"If you believe Irvingā€™s timeline that he testified under oath to, how could he ask for permission from the Speaker 20 minutes before he got the request?" said one Caller source. "Also if you believe his sworn testimony that he never had to run the request up the chain, why did the Speakerā€™s office confirm he did just that?"

 

According to the Caller's third source, "Irving is covering for Pelosi. Thereā€™s no doubt."

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bad-optics-pelosis-office-reportedly-opposed-national-guard-capitol-grounds-leading-riot