Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 1:34 a.m. No.1357289   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>7293

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Barack Obama

8 may - 21:37 ·

 

There are few issues more important to the security of the United States than the potential spread of nuclear weapons, or the potential for even more destructive war in the Middle East. That’s why the United States negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the first place.

The reality is clear. The JCPOA is working – that is a view shared by our European allies, independent experts, and the current U.S. Secretary of Defense. The JCPOA is in America’s interest – it has significantly rolled back Iran’s nuclear program. And the JCPOA is a model for what diplomacy can accomplish – its inspections and verification regime is precisely what the United States should be working to put in place with North Korea. Indeed, at a time when we are all rooting for diplomacy with North Korea to succeed, walking away from the JCPOA risks losing a deal that accomplishes – with Iran – the very outcome that we are pursuing with the North Koreans.

That is why today’s announcement is so misguided. Walking away from the JCPOA turns our back on America’s closest allies, and an agreement that our country’s leading diplomats, scientists, and intelligence professionals negotiated. In a democracy, there will always be changes in policies and priorities from one Administration to the next. But the consistent flouting of agreements that our country is a party to risks eroding America’s credibility, and puts us at odds with the world’s major powers.

Debates in our country should be informed by facts, especially debates that have proven to be divisive. So it’s important to review several facts about the JCPOA.

First, the JCPOA was not just an agreement between my Administration and the Iranian government. After years of building an international coalition that could impose crippling sanctions on Iran, we reached the JCPOA together with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Union, Russia, China, and Iran. It is a multilateral arms control deal, unanimously endorsed by a United Nations Security Council Resolution.

Second, the JCPOA has worked in rolling back Iran’s nuclear program. For decades, Iran had steadily advanced its nuclear program, approaching the point where they could rapidly produce enough fissile material to build a bomb. The JCPOA put a lid on that breakout capacity. Since the JCPOA was implemented, Iran has destroyed the core of a reactor that could have produced weapons-grade plutonium; removed two-thirds of its centrifuges (over 13,000) and placed them under international monitoring; and eliminated 97 percent of its stockpile of enriched uranium – the raw materials necessary for a bomb. So by any measure, the JCPOA has imposed strict limitations on Iran's nuclear program and achieved real results.

Third, the JCPOA does not rely on trust – it is rooted in the most far-reaching inspections and verification regime ever negotiated in an arms control deal. Iran’s nuclear facilities are strictly monitored. International monitors also have access to Iran’s entire nuclear supply chain, so that we can catch them if they cheat. Without the JCPOA, this monitoring and inspections regime would go away.

Fourth, Iran is complying with the JCPOA. That was not simply the view of my Administration. The United States intelligence community has continued to find that Iran is meeting its responsibilities under the deal, and has reported as much to Congress. So have our closest allies, and the international agency responsible for verifying Iranian compliance – the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Fifth, the JCPOA does not expire. The prohibition on Iran ever obtaining a nuclear weapon is permanent. Some of the most important and intrusive inspections codified by the JCPOA are permanent. Even as some of the provisions in the JCPOA do become less strict with time, this won’t happen until ten, fifteen, twenty, or twenty-five years into the deal, so there is little reason to put those restrictions at risk today.

Finally, the JCPOA was never intended to solve all of our problems with Iran. We were clear-eyed that Iran engages in destabilizing behavior – including support for terrorism, and threats toward Israel and its neighbors. But that’s precisely why it was so important that we prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Every aspect of Iranian behavior that is troubling is far more dangerous if their nuclear program is unconstrained. Our ability to confront Iran’s destabilizing behavior – and to sustain a unity of purpose with our allies – is strengthened with the JCPOA, and weakened without it.

Because of these facts, I believe that the decision to put the JCPOA at risk without any Iranian violation of the deal is a serious mistake.

Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 1:35 a.m. No.1357293   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>1357289

part2

 

…Without the JCPOA, the United States could eventually be left with a losing choice between a nuclear-armed Iran or another war in the Middle East. We all know the dangers of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. It could embolden an already dangerous regime; threaten our friends with destruction; pose unacceptable dangers to America’s own security; and trigger an arms race in the world’s most dangerous region. If the constraints on Iran’s nuclear program under the JCPOA are lost, we could be hastening the day when we are faced with the choice between living with that threat, or going to war to prevent it.

In a dangerous world, America must be able to rely in part on strong, principled diplomacy to secure our country. We have been safer in the years since we achieved the JCPOA, thanks in part to the work of our diplomats, many members of Congress, and our allies. Going forward, I hope that Americans continue to speak out in support of the kind of strong, principled, fact-based, and unifying leadership that can best secure our country and uphold our responsibilities around the globe.

Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 2:14 a.m. No.1357382   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>7388 >>7416 >>7422

http:// therightscoop.com/breaking-doj-is-finally-giving-nunes-gowdy-access-to-secret-documents-in-russia-investigation/

 

Devin Nunes has threatened to hold Sessions in contempt over gaining access to secret documents in the Russia investigation. Well it looks like the DOJ has finally capitulated and have now invited Nunes and Gowdy for a classified briefing to view the documents

 

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Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 2:23 a.m. No.1357390   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>7400 >>7404 >>7406 >>7602 >>7650

http:// www.omaha.com/news/metro/arrests-made-in-vast-human-trafficking-operation-with-ties-to/article_f5f5e54c-1855-5747-93c9-efbc5a435932.html

 

Fifteen women have been arrested in connection with a vast human trafficking operation with ties to the Omaha area.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that cooperation among numerous federal and state law enforcement agencies around the country led to the arrests of the women, whose travels and communications were coordinated by call centers in Florida and California.

Multiple other female “contractors” have been identified, the Sheriff’s Office said. Additional criminal charges could be filed against at least three women or men, known as “owners.”

 

The lengthy investigation, “Operation Extended Stay,” was conducted over more than a year, wrapping up April 10, the Sheriff’s Office said.

INVESTIGATORS SAID THEY IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS ASSETS TIED TO THE PROSTITUTION RING, FROM BANK ACCOUNTS, SAFE-DEPOSIT BOXES, JEWELRY AND GOLD BULLION TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, RESIDENCES AND VEHICLES.

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES PUT ASSETS EARNED DURING THE OPERATION AT $2 MILLION TO $3 MILLION, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE said.

 

The investigation focused on the use of websites such as BACKPAGE AND CITY VIBE, which offered erotic massage and escort services. The ads served as covers for prostitution services offered in dozens of U.S. cities, the Sheriff’s Office said. The profits were funneled to several Asian-based stakeholders in the United States.

 

SEARCH WARRANTS were SERVED in Omaha; Bakersfield, California; Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; Orlando; Lafayette, Louisiana; St. Louis; and Kansas City, Missouri, the Sheriff’s Office said.

 

Officials said law enforcement agencies thanked Creighton University and members of a team participating in the Creighton Study on Human Trafficking for their assistance in the case.

Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 2:32 a.m. No.1357400   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>7602 >>7650

>>1357390

TRAFFICKING NEWS…

 

(1)

https:// news.thaivisa.com/article/20289/draft-guidelines-for-police-to-tackle-human-trafficking-ready

 

THAILAND is in the process of preparing the country’s first official guidelines for police to handle human-trafficking cases.

The draft guidelines, which are based on information gathered from experts during a workshop early this year, are now ready as the government is treating the anti-human trafficking mission as an urgent national agenda. 

 

(2)

 

http:// www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1742262/Davao/Local-News/Japanese-kids-rescued-in-Samal-trafficking-raps-filed

 

Japanese kids rescued in Samal; trafficking raps filed

 

NINE Japanese nationals including seven minors who are victims of child trafficking and exploitation were rescued by the member agencies of Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (Iacat)-Davao on May 2, at Purok 5 Camotes, Barangay Toril, Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal.

 

As a result, two Japanese nationals and a Filipina are facing charges before the court after they were arrested for allegedly trafficking the Japanese children.

 

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http://www .1011now.com/content/news/More-than-a-dozen-arrests-in-human-trafficking-investigation-482173731.html

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says more than a dozen arrests were made in a year-long investigation involving International Human Trafficking suspects operating in and throughout the Midwest.

Anonymous ID: 53140b May 10, 2018, 3:09 a.m. No.1357450   🗄️.is đź”—kun

https:// 100percentfedup.com/untold-story-of-how-obama-put-our-national-security-in-danger-by-lying-about-7-civilians-they-released-to-iran-as-part-of-flawed-nuclear-deal/

 

UNTOLD STORY of HOW OBAMA Put Our National Security In Danger By LYING About 7 “Civilians” They Released To Iran As Part Of Flawed Nuclear Deal

May 9, 2018