French Cleric Becomes First Cardinal Ever To Face Trial In Sex Abuse Case

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin will be the first Catholic cardinal to face trial for an alleged cover-up of sex abuse.

A French prosecutor dismissed an investigation into Barbarin’s suspected cover-up in 2016, but 10 alleged victims of a predator priest used a special provision in French law to directly accuse Barbarin and summon him for private prosecution.

Barbarin’s case involves Rev. Bernard Preynat, who prosecutors believe abused over 70 boy scouts between 1970 and 1980, in addition to boys he allegedly abused in later decades.

Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of France faces trial Monday for allegedly failing to report sexual abuse, becoming the first cardinal to stand trial for abuse cover-up.

Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon, is charged with failing to inform authorities of allegations of sexual abuse against Rev. Bernard Preynat, who prosecutors suspect abused over 70 boy scouts between 1970 and 1980. The prosecutor’s office in Lyon dismissed an inquiry against Lyon and other Catholic officials of suspected cover-up related to the charges against Preynat in 2016, but 10 of Preynat’s alleged victims used a special provision under French law to summon Barbarin and six other Catholic clerics for private prosecution, forcing them to stand trial, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Barbarin and Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, who heads the Vatican office that disciplines predatory clerics, along with five other Catholic clerics have been summoned to stand trial in Lyon from Jan. 7 to 9. The Vatican, however, invoked its immunity from trials as a foreign state to prevent Ladaria from standing trial. Barbarin will face charges of child endangerment, in addition to abuse cover-up, for allowing Preynat access to children despite reportedly knowing about allegations that he previously abused boys.

Private prosecution, under French law, allows for the complainants to directly appeal to a criminal court, as opposed to an examining magistrate for investigation, according to La Croix International. The complainant directly names the accused in their appeal and explicitly calls for their legal condemnation, without any investigation by a legal prosecutor or magistrate. The complainant must gather sufficient evidence and write up the summons of the accused.

The process is quicker than an appeal to a magistrate, as it does not involve an investigation, and also gives the complainant a public voice, as they openly name their accused. Complainants risk a call for a direct acquittal from the public prosecutor if they do not gather sufficient evidence. Complainants also open themselves up to prosecution from the accused on charges of defamation. That risk, however, is unlikely in this case.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/04/french-cardinal-trial-sex-abuse/

Shocking footage shows how police officers get attacked by ‘Arabs’ in Berlin

“Shoot them (the police), shoot! Go, boys (comrades)! shoot him there (at one policeman)!” Shocking footage made by the German police during New Year’s Eve shows how officers were attacked.

According to the source of the footage it was recorded in Berlin and Arab men with with Syrian, Palestinian and Lebanese dialects can be heard.

The video clearly shows the attackers had the intention to attack the police officers and some are instructed to do so:

“Sons of bitches! Shoot them those sons of bitches! Sons of bitches! Shoot them (the police), shoot! Sons of bitches! Okay Samieh, let him go, he’s had enough, he’s had enough, let him go.”

https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/01/watch-shocking-footage-shows-how-police-officers-get-attacked-by-arabs-in-berlin/

France: MSM Cries ‘Sabotage’ as Consultation Shows Voters Reject Globalism

A national consultation in France, launched in response to protesters’ calls for more direct democracy, was denounced as having been “sabotaged” after citizens backed conservative policies.

Mainstream media networks over the weekend claimed the consultation had been “hijacked” by “militant conservative networks” after the initial results revealed a distinct lack of enthusiasm in France for progressive, globalist politics.

Journalist Vincent Glad, from the liberal-left newspaper Libération, highlighted that a proposal to repeal same-sex marriage had garnered the most approval, blasting the consultation as “a joke”.

“The ‘success’ of conservative motions is problematic,” complained state-owned France 24, noting that the other popular proposals included calls to scrap wind power subsidies and restore family allowances to middle-income couples with multiple children.

“For some, [the results] illustrate the dangers of Swiss-style direct democracy and the possible launch of a Citizen Initiated Referendum (RIC) demanded by many Yellow Vests,” it added, referring to a proposed initiative supported by 80 percent of the French public.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/07/france-msm-sabotage-conservative-popular/

US Deployed Troops To Gabon Just A Few Days Ahead Of Military Coup Attempt

On January 5th, the US deployed 80 heavily armed troops to Libreville, Gabon to be in position to assist US citizens, personnel and diplomatic facilities just a few days ahead of the military coup in the country, which took place on the morning of January 7th.

The reason given for the deployment was the fear of violent protests in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Elections in the country took place on December 30th, two years after they were supposed to take place, to elect a successor to President Joseph Kabila, who has assumed the seat for 18 years.

In his letter to the Congress, notifying of the deployment, US President Donald Trump said the following:

“The first of these personnel arrived in Gabon on January 2, 2019, with appropriate combat equipment and supported by military aircraft. Additional forces may deploy to Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or the Republic of the Congo, if necessary for these purposes. These deployed personnel will remain in the region until the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes such that their presence is no longer needed.”

However, it may appear that the US troops were deployed to Gabon for a completely separate reason. On the morning of January 7th, military officers in the country staged a coup attempt, by seizing the state radio station and declaring their dissatisfaction with President Ali Bongo. The President is currently recovering from a stroke in Morocco.

In the video, Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, who described himself as an officer in the Republican Guard and leader of the self-declared Patriotic Movement of the Defense and Security Forces of Gabon said that President Bongo, during his New Year’s address “reinforced doubts about the president’s ability to continue to carry out of the responsibilities of his office.”

Ondo Obiang said the coup was being carried out against “those who, in a cowardly way, assassinated our young compatriots on the night of August 31, 2016,” referencing violence that erupted after Bongo was declared the winner of a disputed election.

Reuters cited an anonymous source close the government, who claimed that there were gunshots around the national television station, but that the plotters appeared to be a small group of soldiers.

The outlet further cited a spokesman for the presidency, who said the President would make a statement shortly.

The deployment of the 80 heavily armed US troops to Gabon 5 days before the military coup attempt more than likely is due to prior knowledge of the upcoming situation, rather than out of security concern regarding DRC.

https://southfront.org/us-deployed-troops-to-gabon-just-a-few-days-ahead-of-military-coup-attempt/

Nancy Pelosi And House Dems Introduce Bill That Would Immediately Restore Voting Rights For Convicted Felons Nationwide

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats unveiled a bill Friday that would immediately restore voting rights to convicted felons nationwide.

Convicted felons who have completed their prison sentences would have their voting rights restored, but those incarcerated at the time of an election would still be barred from voting.

The bill would also mandate automatic voter registration nationwide.

House Democrats unveiled details of a sweeping federal elections reform package Friday that, if enacted, would immediately restore voting rights to convicted felons who have completed their prison sentences nationwide.

The bill, titled the “For the People Act,” would also mandate automatic voter registration nationwide for eligible voters that provide information to state government agencies such as the DMV.

The act “makes automatic voter registration a mandate nationwide — not just in certain states or in certain counties — but nationwide,” Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia said at a press conference announcing the bill Friday. “We must get there, and we will get there, as Democrats.”

“It restores voting rights to felons who paid their debt to society,” Lewis added.

The bill, also known as House Resolution 1, or H.R. 1, includes dozens of measures from House Democrats including election security, campaign finance and anti-corruption reforms. The package was introduced Thursday by Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes of Maryland and co-sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

It also includes a measure that would require sitting presidents and vice presidents, in addition to presidential and vice presidential candidates, to release 10 years of personal tax returns.

The bill will “strengthen our democracy and return political power to the people by making it easier, not harder, to vote, ending the dominance of big money in our politics and ensuring that public officials actually serve the public,” Sarbanes said Thursday.

The bill holds that “the right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense.”

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/felon-voting-rights/?utm_campaign=TPI_Morning_Newsletter_1_7_2019&utm_source=criticalimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1d09840caddec138a6473c7b9fa19141&source=CI

Egyptian Air Force Uses Israeli Airspace During Strikes On ISIS In North Sinai: Preisdent

Egyptian warplanes”sometimes” use Israeli airspace to carry out airstrikes on terrorists in the framework of the ongoing anti-terrorist campaign in Egypt’s North Sinai region, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stressed in an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes. During the same interview, the President confirmed that the Egyptian military is in contact with Israel over its operation against terrorists in North Sinai.

Over the past few years, Israeli media outlets have disseminated multiple rumors speculating that Israelli jets carry out strikes on terrorist targets in Egypt. However, these rumors have never been denounced by the Egyptian military. Now, it appears that it’s in fact Egyptian jets use Israeli airspace.

https://southfront.org/egyptian-air-force-uses-israeli-airspace-during-strikes-on-isis-in-north-sinai-preisdent/

Texas Border County Bailiff Pleads Guilty to Working with Gulf Cartel-Connected Gang

MCALLEN, Texas – An ex-bailiff for a Texas county judge pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges for his role in helping a violent gang with ties to Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. The Texas lawman is facing a possible sentence of life in prison for his role in forging court documents and leaking sensitive law enforcement information to the criminal organization.

Last week, former Hidalgo County Court #6 bailiff Oscar De La Cruz pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Dorina Ramos. His sentencing hearing is set for March 20 and remains out on bond. As Breitbart News reported in May 2018, Oscar De La Cruz was initially arrested by FBI agents following an investigation into claims from an informant about paying a cop for fake police documents regarding drug seizures. De La Cruz will be sentenced by the same judge whose signature he forged for cartel-linked gang members. In South Texas, drug smugglers and corrupt cops previously staged fake seizures or used forged documents to fool cartels into believing that their drug loads were seized when in fact, they were stolen.

De La Cruz was one of the more than 20 men named in a multi-count indictment targeting a drug trafficking organization. According to information first published by Dave Hendricks from the Progress Times, De La Cruz worked for a gang called “Los Mickys,” a group with deep ties to the Gulf Cartel. Los Mickys was led by Jose Miguel “El Mickey” Montemayor and the two brothers, Macrin “El Filtro” Marin Cerda and Miguel “El Tigre” Marin Cerda. The various members of the gang were tied to the Gulf Cartel but also worked as a rip-crew by stealing drugs from other smugglers in order to sell them on the side.

Los Mickys are tied to numerous armed home invasions, searching for drugs and cash to steal. The group was linked to a June 2017 break-in in McAllen where they raided the wrong house and held an innocent family at gunpoint. The gang was also connected to a 2010 case in Edinburg that led to a high-speed chase when a gunman from Los Mickys crashed against another vehicle–killing three innocent victims.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/07/texas-border-county-bailiff-pleads-guilty-to-working-with-gulf-cartel-connected-gang/

New in 2019: Two new US air bases in Africa nearing completion

U.S. Africa Command is hoping to finish two new air bases in 2019, one in Niger and one in Somalia, to stage operations against militants in the region.

Niger Air Base 201, a future hub for armed drones and other aircraft, was supposed to be completed this year. The region’s difficult weather and harsh conditions are pushing completion back to the middle of 2019, officials told Air Force Times.

Air Base 201 will eventually house the U.S. armed drone mission in Niger that currently operates out of Niger’s capital, Niamey.

In the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, a former Soviet-built air base called Camp Baledogle is being refurbished and converted to better handle the evolving multinational mission in the country.

“The runway repairs were just contracted this fall, and are not scheduled to be completed until later in 2019,” Air Force Maj. Karl Wiest, an AFRICOM spokesman, said.

AFRICOM confirmed to Air Force Times that it operates the facilities at Camp Baledogle alongside African partners, but remained scant on details regarding what aircraft are planned to fly from there.

Camp Baledogle’s runway will be 10,092 feet long, 140 feet wide and made of asphalt, according to Mike Andrews, the public affairs director for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic, which executed the military construction contract. Those dimensions will be able to support virtually all aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/01/03/new-in-2019-two-new-us-airbases-in-africa-nearing-completion

Narco-Terror: Gunmen Kill Seven in Bar near Cancun

Two men carrying rifles stormed into a bar in the tourist resort area of Playa Del Carmen, not far from Cancun, and began firing indiscriminately. The attack killed seven.

The shooting took place Sunday night at the Las Virginias Bar in Playa Del Carmen when two gunmen began firing indiscriminately and killed six victims at the scene. A seventh died shortly after at a local hospital. Playa Del Carmen, a popular beach resort near Cozumel, is approximately 40 miles from the popular international tourist magnet of Cancun.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/07/narco-terror-gunmen-kill-seven-in-bar-near-cancun/

>>4646930

Fuck BOLTON Israel's bitch

Bolton Threatens Syria: US Troop Withdrawal “On Hold”. Permanent US Military Base on Syria-Iraqi border

The prospect of Washington turning a page for peace in Syria is highly unlikely. Syria remains in the eye of the storm.

On Friday, a State Department official said “(w)e have no timeline for our military forces to withdraw from” the country. Delay may turn out to be not at all.

On Sunday, a senior Iraqi parliamentarian said

“(t)he Americans have built a military base in Erbil (in) the Iraqi Kurdistan region to use…against Iraq’s neighboring countries, in particular Iran and Syria.”

Iraqi media said the Pentagon has 14 military bases in the country – along with a reported 18 in Syria. The US is highly unlikely to abandon them, especially ones considered most strategically important.

An earlier report indicated the Pentagon intends establishing a permanent base along the Iraqi border with Syria. Turkey reportedly established one or more military bases in northwestern Aleppo.

On Saturday, a senior Trump regime official said US forces may remain indefinitely at the (illegally established) al-Tanf base in southeastern Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders.

On February 7, officials from countries comprising the so-called US Middle East war “coalition” will attend a conference in Washington to discuss what follows Trump’s Syria pullout announcement.

Whatever the disposition of US forces in Syria and everywhere else, its permanent war agenda remains unchanged.

Last summer, John Bolton warned Damascus, saying

“(j)ust so there’s no confusion here, if the Syrian (forces) use chemical weapons, we will respond very strongly, and they really ought to think about this a long time.”

Not a shred of evidence suggests government forces used Chemical Weapons (CWs) at any time throughout years of US-led naked aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic.

Plenty of evidence indisputably proves that US-supported terrorists used CWs many times, mainly against civilians, Damascus falsely blamed for their high crimes.

https://www.globalresearch.ca/bolton-threatens-syria-us-troop-withdrawal-on-hold-permanent-us-military-base-on-syria-iraqi-border/5664843

Democrat Rashida Tlaib Blasted for Antisemitic Tweet: ‘They Forgot What Country They Represent’

Newly-installed Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is being criticized for an antisemitic tweet she posted on Sunday evening, accusing pro-Israel Americans of dual loyalty — a common theme used by antisemites to attack Jews.

Tlaib tweeted in response to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is opposing legislation targeting the “boycott, divestment, sanctions” (BDS) movement — itself widely considered antisemitic for singling out Israel.

Sanders and far-left Democrats oppose the anti-BDS legislation because, they claim, it stifles freedom of speech and association — though the same Democrats often support censorship of conservatives on campus and in media.

Many states — including far-left California — already have anti-BDS legislation, which typically does not prohibit boycotts of Israel but prevents state governments from doing business with those who participate in such boycotts.

Sanders tweeted in response to an article at The Intercept, which was co-founded by Glenn Greenwald, a harsh critic of Israel.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/democrat-rashida-tlaib-blasted-for-antisemitic-tweet-accusing-dual-loyalty-israel-bds/

BIBI

"I'm innocent and Iran has nukes and the US must nuke Syria for us"

>>4647081

The Marxist (Left) V Zionist (Right) Deception

Soros v Netanyahu separate arms of the same beast and it's control system.

Same goals:

Control the world.

Elevate one class over another. Serfs/Elite.

Create a new world order.

Rule with an iron fist.

Control resources.

Eliminate competitors aka white people, black people, arab's, asians.

Greater Israel project.

Bring forth the anti-christ.

Satanic rule.

Control both sides of all arguments.

Endless death and suffering on competitors.

Traits of each:

Psychopaths.

Warmongers

Liars

Manipulators

Know thy enemy

>>4647108

I'd like to think you are right but we'll have to wait and see

In ‘dramatic statement,’ PM says he was refused chance to confront his accusers

After three hours of speculation, Netanyahu says he wants a chance, on live TV, to defend himself to those making accusations against him in graft cases

Netanyahu demands televised confrontation with state’s witnesses

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands, during a televised announcement, that police allow him to face state’s witnesses who have testified against him in three corruption cases in which he is a suspect.

“Today I reveal to you that during my investigations, I demanded a face to face confrontation with states witnesses. I was refused. I asked again. I was refused again,” he says.

“Today I repeat that demand, and as far as I am concerned it should be on live television”

Netanyahu to demand to face state’s witnesses against him

Netanyahu will demand to hold a face-to-face meeting with the state’s witnesses in the three corruption cases against him, during his “dramatic announcement” this evening, the Likud party says.

According to a statement, he has requested such a meeting from police investigators twice, but has been refused.

Three of his senior aides have turned state’s witness to provide testimony against him.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-7-2019/

Where are the abducted Yemenite children?

In the first years of the State of Israel, young Jewish migrants from Yemen had their children taken away and were told they had died. Seventy years on, no one really knows what happened to them and the grieving families who still live with the burden are demanding to know the truth. What happened to their children?

The last time Shoshana Nahshon saw her son, he was sound asleep. The next day he disappeared, as did the next baby she gave birth to. Salma Ozeri was able to save one son out of two. Riki Avivi Hindi, Rami Hukayma and Havatzelet Asmi never got to meet their older siblings. They only knew the pain of their disappearance. Now, Yemenite families whose children disappeared are suing the State of Israel for reparations and fighting to get their tragedy acknowledged, with the hope it might shed some light on the mystery they have had to live with for their entire lives.

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https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5440450,00.html

Video Exposes the Absolute Hypocrisy of Chuck Schumer So Great, One Wonders if Chuck Has Been Reprogrammed or Bodysnatched

Wave of undocumented Africans arrive in Mexico

Migrants ask for political asylum in the United States of America.

06 January 2019, Piedras Negras, Coahuila.- A wave of undocumented immigrants coming from the other side of the world; Africa, surprised Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

This border town, accustomed to a steady stream of Mexican and Central American migrants, was surprised by the wave of migrants who ask for political asylum in the United States.

Hundreds of citizens of Congo, Cameroon, and Angola, among other countries, arrived in the last months of 2018 to this and other border cities of Coahuila and Tamaulipas.

Only in Piedras Negras there were about 200 of them, including several entire families.

They joined other hundreds of undocumented immigrants, saturating the available shelters, so there were those who had to live in squares or next to the international crossings waiting to be able to cross to ask for asylum.

According to the Africans, they chose that border because they were told by their acquaintances in the United States.

“My country has war,” said Serge Lukau Kimbuabua, who left the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his eight-year-old son.

“Thank God that, after three months (of travel), we are already here,” added the African, who took shelter in a shelter provided in the Fire Station.

https://themazatlanpost.com/2019/01/06/wave-of-undocumented-africans-arrive-in-mexico/

>>4647426

6 Gorillion always make me KEK