BO unlocks UK / F_intel [FVEY]

UK / F_intel unlocks REQ

REQ = [Think Highest Levels]

So if I'm reading this correctly, the REQ was between BHO/Blair/Turnbull to use FVEY to spy on POTUS and anyone associated with his campaign, ie Gen Flynn etc. but it was done unofficially. FISA on Page was the official cover. However Q Team has the "unofficial" request from BHO and that is what will eventually come out of BO committee meeting today? Hence why there's always a line of questioning as to when did the surveillance really begin

Rand Spikes As South Africa Withdraws Land Confiscation Bill

One week after Trump warned South Africa about its controversial land confiscation reform in which some white-owned land could be expropriated without compensation, moments ago Bloomberg reported that South Africa has withdrawn its land expropriation bill in what appears to be another victory for Trump's unorthodox foreign policy.

Last Wednesday, seemingly following a story by Fox News' Tucker Carlson, President Trump tweeted that he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations" raising concerns that the U.S. might target South Africa with possible sanctions next.

I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers.” @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2018

Trump wasn't the only one to voice concern, and recent the South African rand had tumbled amid fears how this policy could affect the economy.

Well, if the following Bloomberg headline is accurate, it will no longer be a concern:

*S. AFRICA EXPRORIATION BILL WITHDRAWN AMID CONSTITUTION REVIEW

While the market's kneejerk response has been positive, with the rand jumping on the news…

… there has been virtually no detail and this could be merely a trial balloon headfake. As some have noted, the withdrawal of the bill now would be not only surprising, but premature, as the parliamentary committee tasked with land reform on Section 25 of the constitution is not expected to decide until September 27.

Furthermore, recall that as we reported yesterday, South Africa's "Black Hitler", Julius Malema said that he is prepared to die if it means South Africa will achieve land expropriation without compensation.

Additionally, Malema has accused President Ramaphosa and the Democratic Alliance (DA) of colluding with AfriForum to sabotage plans to expropriate land without compensation. A decade ago few people had heard of Malema. Now he commands millions and grows more powerful each day.

Developing story.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-28/rand-spikes-south-africa-withdraws-land-confiscation-bill

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France postpones non-essential travel by diplomats, officials to Iran

France has told its diplomats and Foreign Ministry officials to postpone indefinitely all non-essential travel to Iran. An internal memo seen by Reuters cited a foiled plot to bomb a rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group near Paris, which was also attended by Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as the reason. The document also describes a hardening of Tehran’s attitude towards France. Paris has been one of the strongest advocates of salvaging a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which US President Donald Trump pulled out of in May. French oil and gas giant Total and its carmakers PSA and Renault have led an exodus of European companies from Iran, fearful of the extra-territorial reach of US sanctions.

https://www.rt.com/newsline/