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Monthly Archives: September 2019
John Brennan’s and Jim Clappers’ Last Gasp? by Larry C Johnson
A flood of news in the last 24 hours regarding Russiagate. I am referring specifically to reports that the CIA ex-filtrated Oleg Smolenkov, a mid-level Russian Foreign Ministry bureaucrat who reportedly hooked himself on the coat-tails of Yuri Ushakov, who … Continue reading
Posted in Larry Johnson, Russiagate
90 Comments
The Michael Flynn case heats up: security clearances and a hearing to be set on exculpatory material
By Robert Willmann The term "ex parte" appears in different contexts in the court system, and is heaviest when one side in a legal dispute meets with the judge behind closed doors without the other side being present. On 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Intelligence, Justice, Russiagate
8 Comments
“US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017” – TTG
Washington (CNN) In a previously undisclosed secret mission in 2017, the United States successfully extracted from Russia one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government, multiple Trump administration officials with direct knowledge told CNN. A person directly involved … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, TTG
44 Comments
Afghanistan – Graveyard of Dreams – Republished 28 Jan 2018, Re-republished 9 September 2019
(In light of yesterday's bombing in Kabul …) We have been in Afghanistan for how long? 16 years? It is our longest war. How much progress have we actually made? 1. The government that we have tried so long … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
172 Comments
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan – Frank Ching
"… pro-independence forces in Taiwan and pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong are linking up, with a growing sense that the destinies of the two territories are interwoven. This has ignited in China deep anxiety. But Beijing should realize that it … Continue reading
Posted in China
18 Comments
“Study claims Google reflected ‘very dramatic bias’ in 2016 election search results” Dr. Robert Epstein
"Google allegedly offered search results during the 2016 election season that manipulated voters in Hillary Clinton's favor, according to researcher Dr. Robert Epstein. The study looked into "politically oriented searches" from a "diverse group of American voters," Epstein said in an … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
2 Comments
Does Trump believe what he says about Syria? – Opinion
Why does Donald Trump say the things he does about Syria and its government? He insists that the SAG attacks its people with chemical weapons when such attacks have never been proven. They have only been asserted by opponents of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Policy, Syria
78 Comments
Tuna Steaks tonight
I've been cooking fish lately in my outside kitchen. A nice piece of halibut the other night and yellow fin tuna steaks tonight. I made a marinade of soy, teriyaki, olive oil, garlic and a little ginger. Five minutes a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
46 Comments
Shall we oblige ourselves to fight Israel’s enemies of choice?
"… Graham has been acting as a front man for both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and also for The Jewish Institute for the National Security of America (JINSA), which wrote the basic document that is being used to promote … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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