U.N. Security Council Fails to Reach Agreement on Iran Missile Test

The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors on Tuesday to discuss Iran’s latest missile tests, which the United States and other Western allies denounced as a violation of a U.N. resolution.

Tuesday’s meeting ended with no agreed statement, despite Washington leading condemnation of this weekend’s ballistic missile test as both “dangerous and concerning.”

The U.S. also argued the test was a violation of UN resolution 2231, passed in 2015, which bans Iran from “any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology.”

“The United States has repeatedly warned the world about Iran’s deliberate efforts to destabilize the Middle East and defy international norms,” U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said in a statement. “The international community cannot keep turning a blind eye every time Iran blatantly ignores Security Council resolutions.”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also released a statement warning of an “accumulating risk of escalation” in the region if appropriate measures are not taken.

“As we have been warning for some time, Iran’s missile testing and missile proliferation is growing. We are accumulating risk of escalation in the region if we fail to restore deterrence,” he said in a statement. “We condemn these activities, and call upon Iran to cease immediately all activities related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons.”

Iran’s Ambassador to the U.N. argued that such claims were formed part of “a deceptive and hostile policy of the U.S” designed to undermine the regime’s stability.

“Like the past 40 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not only survive against all United States animosities, unlawful measures as well as overt and covert plots and plans, but also advance its objectives without sacrificing its sovereignty,” the Ambassador’s office wrote in a letter to the security council.

On Tuesday, Reuters quoted a senior Iranian military official as saying that the regime planned to increase its current missiles’ range, making them capable of reaching U.S. bases in Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, and even Qatar.

“One of our most important programs is increasing the range of missiles and ammunition,” said the head of the Iranian air force, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh. “We don’t see any limitations for ourselves in this field.”

President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Iran’s ability to continue developing ballistic missiles before he pulled out of the Iran deal this year, although Tehran has maintained that this clause is not up for negotiation. Tensions between both countries have intensified since Trump’s decision to exit the deal and reimpose economic sanctions that have severely damaged the country’s stagnant economy.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/12/05/u-n-security-council-fails-reach-agreement-iran-missile-test/

Former FEC Commissioner Warns of ‘Ballot Harvesting’ in California

U.S. House candidate Young Kim enjoyed a 14-point lead on Election Day as she was poised to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress in the nation’s history. A week later, Kim lost by 3.2 percent, leaving many stunned at the stark turn of events.

In a neighboring district in Orange County, California, Mimi Walters was ahead 6,200 votes after polls closed on Election Day, but like Kim, she lost in the days that followed. Similarly, Jeff Denham and David Valadao lost their elections—particularly surprising outcomes for the traditionally conservative bastion of Orange County.

The candidates all had two things in common: They were Republicans vying for U.S. House seats in California, and their elections were decided by a wave of mail-in and provisional ballots that were counted after Nov. 6 and decisively favored Democrats across the board.

According to a leading election integrity expert, so-called “ballot harvesting” may have played a role in the curious election outcomes.

“Most states only allow family members or someone in a voter’s household to hand deliver the voter’s completed absentee ballot to election officials,” said Hans von Spakovsky in an email statement to The Epoch Times.

“This can help prevent vote harvesting, which is when campaign operatives obtain absentee ballots and change or fill in the ballots, altering the voter’s choice, or intimidate the voters into voting a particular way, and then deliver the altered or forged ballot to election officials,” said Spakovsky, a former member of the Federal Election Commission, and leader of the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Election Law Reform Initiative.

In 2016, California passed a state law that unleashed campaign operatives and activists by allowing the unlimited collection of ballots by third party individuals and organizations, who often selectively target would-be voters according to their party affiliation.

In a widely circulated video, one California activist was filmed on a home security camera offering to pick up the resident’s ballot, saying, “It’s a new service but for only people supporting the Democratic Party.” No wrongdoing was exhibited in the video, although the rebuffed operative said she was picking up ballots and would “show you how to do it if you don’t know.”

Such activities are deeply concerning for election watchdogs because they present widespread opportunities for fraud.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-fec-commissioner-warns-of-ballot-harvesting-in-california_2731093.html

US Navy sends ship to Russia’s Far East, reportedly prepares to enter Black Sea

An American destroyer sailed off the Russian coast, near the Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok, in a first such stunt since the Cold War. Another US ship is expected in the Black Sea soon, amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

The USS MCCampbell (DDG-85) went into the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to “challenge Russia's excessive maritime claims and uphold the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea” enjoyed by the US and others, Lieutenant Rachel McMarr, a spokesperson for the US Pacific Fleet, said in a statement.

The US Navy calls such stunts “Freedom of Navigation Operations” (FONOP). The last time a FONOP was conducted in this area was 1987, at the peak of Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union.

“These operations demonstrate the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows,” McMarr said. “That is true in the Sea of Japan, as in other places around the globe.”

Peter the Great Bay was named after the first emperor of Russia, and is dotted with bases of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The presence of a US destroyer in the area is comparable to a Russian sail-by of San Diego, California or Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

https://www.rt.com/usa/445689-us-destroyer-russia-fonop/

How Poppy Bush's Brother, "Uncle Bucky," Made A Killing Off The Iraq Wars

Back in 1991, shortly after the depleted uranium-flaked dust had settled some from the first Gulf War, there was a minor tempest in the press over influence peddling by members of President George H. W. Bush’s family, including his son Neil and his brother Prescott, Jr. Both Neil and Prescott, neither of whom had proven to be exceptionally talented businessmen, had made millions by flagrantly trading on their relationship to the president.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-05/how-poppy-bushs-brother-uncle-bucky-made-killing-iraq-wars

HERE COMES THE PAIN

Breaking out of the mental prison will cause deep personal pain.

Fear, doubt, insecurity, self esteem destroying info is bombarded at us on a daily basis through never ending horror on TV, social media, schools, movies, by government and so on………

This is all done by design to ensure you are PROJECTING negativity. WORRY/FEAR is a tool of the cabal.

Think mirror, always comparing yourself to unattainable ideals is soul destroying, forced helplessness.

Ego death is necessary so you can move past the forced control systems. Learn to shut down negative thought before it takes hold and PROJECT positivity.

We know we are going to WIN because without the doubt of failure there can be no other outcome.

LEARN

Peace over war

Right over wrong

Faith over fear

Others over self

Strength over violence

Truth over lies

Light over dark

PROJECT GREATNESS

WWG1WGA

Godspeed!

Proverbs 1:33

but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.