Trump era: Fascist dawn, or road to liberation?

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I suppose there are many factors that contribute to Trump's ability to see reality and I think his sources of information and the way he gets that information seem to be possibly part of his problem.

Here is one story from Politico that hopefully is not that accurate. It it is accurate I doubt if Trump will ever have time to overcome the learning curve to become internet savvy and do his own verifications as best he can. Unless you get accurate information you are in deep do-do I think.

How Trump gets his fake news

 

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I really didn't realize it but which this article goes into some detail, Comey could have used his position and the FBI investigation into the hyped up Russian ties to Trump, to start the impeachment process against Trump. Something behind the scenes must have happened for Trump to fire Comely the way he did?

Why did Trump dismiss the FBI director?

Comey’s firing - postponement of the coup d'état in the USA
https://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/comeys-firing-postponement-coup-detat-usa

The news of the resignation was received by ex-FBI chief James Comey on a working trip to Los Angeles. As reported by the American media, initially Comey, hearing about his dismissal in the news, even considered it a foolish joke. However, the official paper from the White House delivered a little later did not give any cause for doubt. Trump really fired the man, thanks to which he became the president/ But the same man lately became a real danger for the President.

James Comey is the second director of the FBI in the history of this agency, which is dismissed in this way. The usual conversation in such cases with the president, followed by a statement of voluntary resignation was not. Instead, the decision to dismiss was brought to the director of the FBI during his absence in Washington and the headquarters of the special service. However, a number of American media sources say that the Trump said Comey to resign, but he did not accept the president's proposal. In any case, an unexpected resignation looks more like a special operation than an ordinary routine rotation process.

How Comey liquidated Clinton

James Comey was the only high-ranking official of the Obama administration of this rank, who retained his post after Donal Trump moved to the White House. All other "siloviki" - from the head of the CIA to the head of the Pentagon and the chief of the National Intelligence were replaced by new people. The exception was the FBI and the much smaller National Security Agency. It was believed that this was a kind of service fee, for the helping Trump shortly before the presidential elections. " "I was on the way to winning until a combination of Jim Comey's letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me and got scared off."," the main rival of Trump lately cried.

The name of James Comey became widely known outside the United States against the backdrop of a scandal investigation using Hillary Clinton as her US Secretary of State's personal mail server for confidential correspondence. As a result of hacking by anonymous hackers, some of Clinton's letters came to their disposal (and one should think at the disposal of foreign special services). The FBI initiated a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton in July 2016. And on July 5, 2017, Comey stated that the conduct of the US presidential candidate from the Democrats was "most careless", confirmed that as a result of this negligence, there was classified information in the risk zone, but stated that "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case" against Clinton.

It seemed that Comey had saved the former Secretary of State. At this point, the director of the FBI was attacked by a wave of criticism from the Republicans, especially the supporters of Donald Trump. But everything changed in October 2017, when Komi called for the investigation of new circumstances related to the Clinton case. In particular, it was about the letters found on the personal computer of Assistant Clinton Huma Abedin. Her husband Anthony Weiner, who led from this device indecent correspondence with a 15-year-old schoolgirl, had an access to the device. Actually, the FBI agents engaged in catching a pedophile and did not think that they would come across an unknown part of the correspondence of the former Secretary of State. Comey sent a letter to Congress, where he reported on the found letters and the resumption of the FBI investigation. The information was immediately leaked into the press.

These actiivities by James Comey significantly affected the election campaign. At least the Democrats began to consider so. After a week later, their candidate Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election to Donald Trump. Analysts were lost in conjecture, why Comey intervened at the last moment and "toppled" Clinton. One such explanation was the struggle within the American Deep State, a symbiotic system, that unifies unelected bureaucrats serving in the relevant departments under any administration and group of influences with unchanged interests, primarily the MIC and deeply integrated into the US system financial and industrial circles. Despite the fact that Clinton had a serious influence on his chief - the Attorney General Loretta Lynch the FBI Director allegedly faced pressure from within his own department. Employees of the FBI who, unlike their no less famous colleagues from the CIA, are less cosmopolitan and more interested because of the specifics of the work in the US internal affairs, not welcomed the figure of the globalist Clinton, who got away with the crime, where they would surely have been brought to trial. Indirectly, news headlines such as "FBI agents are ready to rebel over the cozy Clinton probe" testified to this.

Comey vs. Trump

Officially, Comey is accused of having exceeded his authority in July 2016, formally opposing the prosecution of Hillary Clinton in connection with the investigation into the use of a private mail server for sending classified information. According to the Deputy Attorney General of the United States Rod Rosenstein, such decisions are the prerogative of the Attorney General of the country alone. In addition, Comey was accused of disclosing the "derogatory information" against Hilary Clinton during this press conference. In addition, the former director of the FBI was also accused of misleading the Congressmen and senators who sent the letter on October 28, 2016. In general, the memo by Rosenstein, in which the official justification for the dismissal of Comey is stated, looks as if it was written by a supporter of Hillary Clinton. This makes the entire story even more confusing, at first glance, because Trump should have been grateful to the head of the FBI.

He was, but until a certain point, until the FBI director bite off more that he could chew. Yes, on the one hand he helped remove Clinton from the road. But on the other in the same July 2016, the FBI began investigating the possible connection of members of the Trump team and Russia. Comey responded with extreme ambiguity, at the relevant hearings on the "Russian intervention". In March 2017 it turned out, for example, that the FBI undertook surveillance over one of Trump's advisors, Carter Page, who had previously worked in Russia. At the same time, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper allegedly knew nothing about this. Later on May 2, 2017, at a new hearing in the US Senate, Comey stated that he was investigating links with Russian intelligence services of several individuals at Trump's headquarters. The investigation was conducted on behalf of the FBI director. Also, the director of the FBI initiated an investigation into the contacts of his employees and Trump's campaign headquarters, which may imply that the special services are cleansed of persons loyal to the president. Earlier in July 2016, the same Comey proposed to unwell the unverified information from the file of Christopher Steele, a former employee of British intelligence, who accused Trump of working for Russia. CIA Director Brennan still managed to do it before him, but the attitude of head of the American counterintelligence department is indicative.

In other words, the American silovik believed that he could make presidents, and played his own game. Controlling the investigation against Trump's team, he was rooting against the president. Even without getting any evidence, just manipulating public opinion, as was the case with Clinton, he could deal a serious blow to Trump. Well, the forged evidence by Comey himself or those who could use him would be enough to bring the process directly to impeachment. And attempts to assert that all this was not directed against the president, only strengthened his suspicions. “While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau," says Trump in an official letter to Comey.

To what extent are these suspicions true? To begin with, we note that Comey already had experience of using his position for political purposes, he was not a member of the Trump team and at any moment could go against the president, especially in a difficult situation with a sword of Damocles hanging over his head in the form of accusations of Ties with Russia. Naturally, it would be advantageous for Trump to get rid of him as soon as possible. As soon as the former director of National Intelligence Clapper himself said at a hearing in Congress that there is no evidence of the connections between Trump and Russia, the choice was made. In the face of unprecedented pressure on Trump, he needs a dedicated man at the head of the FBI. Comey if demonstrated loyalty, then to someone else.

Сomey is a man of the swamp

James Comey is a typical representative of the American establishment. He is closely associated with a number of serious lobbying groups. So 5 years from 2005 to 2010. Komi was the top manager at Lockheed Martin, the largest US defense company. He got a seat on the board of HSBC Holdings PLC, one of the five banks in the world that traditionally determines the world price of gold and is associated with the British Rothschilds (the history of this institution began with the trade of opium in China in the 19th century). Both of these structures are donors to the Clinton Foundation. The FBI after October 2016 followed the policy of the American Deep State. So, in December 2016, information appeared that the FBI did not support the CIA's conclusions regarding Russia's interference in the elections in the United States.

After the Democrats attack on the incompetence of the FBI, Comey stated that he supports the CIA's view that the intervention took place and the goal was to play up to Donald Trump. In this and similar cases, the FBI director took the point of view of the establishment and obviously did not intend to fight. So Comey did not confirm Trump's statement that Obama wiretapped his office in the Trump Tower. Most of this kind of information should be with the FBI. So far, what was collected by the subordinates of the US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not enough for the members of the intelligence board of the Congress. The FBI also failed to provide information confirming Trump's other statements that he was spyed by the British on behalf of Obama, thus abandoning the procedures necessary for US special services in order to obtain permission to watch for a US citizen. But Trump persistently insists on his rightness, which suggests that he has a trustworthy source of information. The behavior of Comey, who at least in Trumps mind was supposed to have some kind of data, but refuses to disclose them, leads to the worst suspicions.

Preemptive strike

The clearest explanation of the dismissal of James Comey is Trump's desire to prevent a coup attempt by the special services. In favor of this says the urgency decision was made on his resignation. Rosenstein's recommendation was prepared on the same day, in order to give at least some justification for the decision acceptable to the public. Trump dismissed Comey despite the fact that he had not even found a candidate for his successor. Dismissal was signed at a time when the director of the special service was on a business trip and special letter was given to him by former Trump’s bodyguard and Director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller. What was happening at the FBI headquarters at that time?

Comey could use his position and the FBI investigation to start the process of impeachment against the president. And although Trump's behavior is compared to the act of Nixon, who at the height of the Watergate scandal dismissed independent prosecutor Archibald Cox, which led to the resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson , at that time there were both FBI and CIA on the Nixon side, and Trump faced opposition from his special services. What can be concequnecies the example of another American president - John F. Kennedy shows.

Undoubtedly, the American "swamp" is ready to strike back. Comey, who was openly criticized by both the Republicans and the Democrats, received support from many of them, including Chuck Schumer, Democrat leader in the Senate and the odious John McCain. Trump's opponents are talking about the new Watergate and are calling for the creation of the post of a special prosecutor who would investigate Trump and his team and their possible ties with Russia. As Debka's resource close to the Israeli intelligence community notes, for Trump's opponents this investigation is the way to impeach the president. The truth is not yet clear how this initiative will move, given that the leader of the Republican majority, Mit McConnell, has opposed. But one of the neocon leaders Bill Kristoll hopes that not all Republicans will implement McConnell's recommendations.

 

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More than 10,000 Israeli police officers will be deployed to protect the security of US President Donald Trump during his two-day visit to Jerusalem later in May. Units including undercover officers, border police and counterterrorism squads will be present to secure “The Donald.”

More Than 10,000 Police, Heavy Equipment to Secure Trump’s Israel Visit
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705161053645157-police-secure-trump-israel-visit/

Israeli police are cooperating with the Shin Bet (Israel's domestic security service) and the US Secret Service to ensure Trump's safety, the Jerusalem Post reported. In addition to the Israeli officers, around 900 American personnel and 56 vehicles will accompany the president on his visit to the Holy Land.

Trump will meet with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Territories President Mahmoud Abbas. He will ostensibly discuss solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the issue of moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.

Trump will arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv before helicoptering to Jerusalem. Police have prepared a contingency in case of inhospitable weather forcing the president to drive instead, with a heavily secured route that would cause delays for commuters. Major traffic disruptions are expected throughout Jerusalem as a result of his visit.

His itinerary will include a visit to the controversial Old City, which is controlled by the Israeli government against the wishes of the United Nations, which declared the Israeli presence there a violation of international law. Some have called this move a symbolic recognition on the part of the US of Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem. No sitting American president has done this before.

Trump will also visit Yad Vashem, Jerusalem's Holocaust memorial and museum. He will then sleep at the presidential suite of the King David Hotel, making him the seventh president to do so.

Afterwards, Trump is anticipated to visit Masada, the ancient desert fortress which was the site of the final Jewish defeat in the First Jewish-Roman War in the 1st century AD. Trump's final destination will be Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the Palestinian Territories.

Yad Vashem and Masada are both highly popular tourist destinations, but they will be placed under lockdown for the president's visit.

Prior to Trump's visit, 30 C-17 transport planes will carry tons of safety equipment to the Land of Milk and Honey. This includes bulletproof glass that will be installed in the King David Hotel's presidential suite.

In the wake US President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, at least six sources have reportedly leaked information about a big White House staff shakeup coming in the near future.

White House Shakeup? Spicer, Bannon, Priebus Said to Be on the Chopping Block
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201705161053645107-trump-to-fire-close-advisors/

According to the New York Times, leaks from six separate White House sources claim that the unpopular US president, growing increasingly anxious at the inability of his staff to craft a message that will reverse the downward trend of his public image, is on the brink of firing much of his close staff, including Press Secretary Sean Spicer and right-wing White House advisor Steve Bannon.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been highly critical of Trump for firing the FBI director. The president is "frustrated, and angry at everyone," according to a source close to the president, cited by news and information company Axios. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose."

Among anticipated changes are suggestions that Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle could become the White House press secretary, or that current Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders could replace Spicer.

Current White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is also said to be on the chopping block, as well as former Breitbart head Steve Bannon, who was recently booted from the US National Security Council.

A former military communications official, current White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been responsible for more than a few significant gaffes since his appointment to the post of White House press secretary.

Earlier this year Spicer compared Syrian President Bashar Assad to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, claiming that even the notorious Hitler did not go so far as to use chemical weapons against his own people in World War II.

When it was pointed out that Hitler gassed to death millions of German Jews — and others — during the Holocaust, there was little evident repercussion.

Spicer also claimed that Trump "acted based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions" when the president fired FBI Director Comey.

Trump, however, pointedly refuted Spicer's statement, suggesting during a television interview that Comey's firing was not based upon recommendations from Rosenstein and Sessions.

"I was going to fire regardless of the recommendation," Trump asserted during the interview, reiterating, "Regardless of recommendation, I was going to fire Comey."

In another oft-cited — and oft-mocked — incident, Spicer attempted to avoid questions by spending a brief period of time "hidden in the darkness and among bushes" outside of the White House, according to the Washington Post.

Three days after US President Donald Trump claimed former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should “never” have been exonerated by the FBI, the most prominent -- and polarizing -- woman in American politics took to Twitter to announce a series of new Political Action Committees.

Out of the Woods and ‘Onward Together’: Hillary Clinton Launches Super-Pac
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201705161053644501-onward-together-hillary-clinton-superpac/

After suffering defeat at a 306 to 203 electoral vote count in favor of Trump, Clinton said she believes “more than ever” in her decades-long political career that “citizen engagement” is important for maintaining democracy. She reached her conclusion after several months of “reflecting” and “spending time with family.”

“We’re launching Onward Together to encourage people to get involved, organize, and run for office,” Clinton declared. During the campaign season Clinton frequently spoke at podiums with the moto “stronger together.”

The latest political vehicle Clinton will steer, in cooperation with 6-term Vermont governor Howard Dean, seems to borrow from French president-elect Emmanuel Macron’s campaign movement "En Marche!," usually translated as "Onward!"

Clinton says Onward Together’s goal is to advance “the progressive vision” supported by almost 66 million voters in the 2016 election, according to an email sent to Politico.

Onward Together will give “direct funding” to five groups: Swing Left, Emerge America, Color of Change, Indivisible and Run for Something.

Some Twitter users voiced suspicions that Clinton is starting the Clinton Foundation 2.0. When it isn’t engaged in financial operations, Onward Together will “help amplify” what these groups do and “help them continue to grow their audiences and expand their reach,” Clinton told Politico.

In early May, Clinton publicly identified herself with “the resistance” movement to oppose Trump’s policies.

Transferring the momentum from a political campaign to a non-profit isn’t novel, however, the Hill pointed out. President Obama’s campaign operations ran through Organizing for America, or simply OFA as staffers called it. OFA was rebranded as Organizing for Action, a move that produced no shortage of ambiguity among former campaign staffers, multiple OFA alumni told Sputnik.

 

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Comey’s firing - postponement of the coup d'état in the USA
https://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/comeys-firing-postponement-coup-detat-usa

US Congressman Al Green said Wednesday in a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump must be impeached.

US Congressman Green Calls for Trump's Impeachment During House Session
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705171053702264-al-green-trump-impeachment/

"I rise today Mr. Speaker to call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America for obstruction of justice," Green stated.

Green noted that Trump obstructed justice by firing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, who was conducting an investigation into alleged connections between the Trump campaign, Russia and the 2016 US election.

The US Congress should not hurry to impeach President Donald Trump before all the facts about his actions are known, House of Representatives Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff said at a press conference on Wednesday.

US Congress Should Not Rush to Impeach Trump - Schiff
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705171053710617-schiff-impeachment-trump/

Justin Amash, a Republican, also raised the idea on Wednesday in an interview with The Hill newspaper.

"No one should rush to embrace the most extraordinary remedy… removing the president from office," Schiff told reporters. "I think we’re a long way from knowing the facts here."

Schiff spoke after congressional Democrats announced they had signed a discharge petition calling on Congress to establish an independent investigation into ties between Trump and Russia.

During the press conference, Schiff and other House Democrats said the bipartisan investigation into alleged ties between Trump and Russia has been blocked by the White House as well as some Republicans.

Lawmakers were reacting to recent reports in the Washington Post and New York Times that Trump had shared sensitive information with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and had asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop a probe into former national security advisor Mike Flynn.

Trump and his National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster have stated the media reports were false.

National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster is holding a press briefing. McMaster will speak about media reports that Trump allegedly passed secret info to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Leaks on Trump Sharing Info With Russia Put US Security at Risk - McMaster
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705161053669072-mcmaster-press-briefing/

McMaster commented on media report claming that President Donald Trump had allegedly shared classified information with Russian diplomats.

On Monday, the Washington Post reported that Trump told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak information about a terror threat involving laptops on airplanes. The information reportedly came from a US partner through an intelligence-sharing agreement.

He said that the claim is "completely false," adding that Trump discussed "wholly appropriate information" he thinks would advance national security with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"In the context of that discussion, what the president [Trump] discussed with the foreign minister [Lavrov] was wholly appropriate to that conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing of information between the president and any leaders with whom he is engaged," McMaster stated.

He said that the real threat is that there have been leaks concerning the work of the White House not shared with the public and it puts the US national security at risk.

"I think national security is put at risk by this leak and by leaks like this and you know there are a number of instances where this has occurred and I think it’s important to investigate these sort of things and to make sure that we have trusted organizations across our government that allows for the free sharing of information and collaboration," McMaster stated.

McMaster said that Trump's conversation with Russian diplomats had been aimed at encouraging coordination over Daesh. "Trump was emphasizing we have an area of cooperation with transnational terrorist organizations, ISIS [Daesh] in particular, an organization that already taken down Russian airliner," McMaster stated. "So this was the context of the conversation."

He said that the topic of discussion between Trump and Lavrov has been previously discussed with US allies. The issue concerned a threat to aviation, according to McMaster.

He said that Trump "did not compromise any sources of methods of gathering [classified] information."

"The president wasn't even aware of where this information came from," McMaster stated. "He wasn't briefed on the source and method of the information either."

"I stand by my statement that I made yesterday. What I am saying is really the premise of that article is false, that in any way the president had a conversation that was inappropriate or that resulted in any kind of lapse in national security," McMaster stated.

Foreign countries that share intelligence with the United States might pause doing so after US President Donald Trump reportedly revealed highly classified intelligence to Russian officials during a meeting in the Oval Office last week, former acting CIA Director Mike Morell said in an interview on Tuesday.

Allies May Stop Sharing Intel With US After Claims Trump Shared Secret Info
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705161053668002-trump-secret-info/

Foreign countries share intelligence with the United States regularly, and now they're going to take pause and question whether they should do that if they're afraid the information they're providing could be shared with an adversary of ours and theirs," Morell told CBS.

The US Senate Intelligence Committee requested additional information from former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey and Acting Director Andrew McCabe regarding the ongoing Russia probe, the panel's chairman Richard Burr announced in a statement on Wednesday.

US Senate Intel Committee Requests More Information From Comey, McCabe
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705171053710960-senate-comey-mccabe/

Earlier in the day, House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff said that Former FBI Director James Comey will likely testify before the US Congress soon about the investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties with Russia and conversations the two had.

"The Committee sent two additional letters seeking information related to the Committee's ongoing investigation," the statement said. "The first was sent to former FBI Director James Comey seeking his appearance before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in both open and closed sessions."


The second letter was sent to McCabe requesting notes or a memorandum written by Comey with respect to his meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House, the statement added.

On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Comey had written notes about a conversation with Trump where the president urged him to drop the FBI investigation into former national security advisor Mike Flynn’s alleged links to Russia and Turkey.

Other US lawmakers, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, have urged Comey to testify as soon as possible before various congressional committees.

Flynn resigned in February after media reports revealed he lied to Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak.

The Department of Justice should investigate whether US Attorney General Jeff Sessions violated his pledge to recuse himself from the Russia investigation by directly intervening in the termination of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, eleven Democratic senators wrote in a letter on Wednesday.

Dems in US Senate Call for Probing Sessions Over FBI Director's Firing
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705171053708758-dems-sessions-probe-comey/

On March 2, Sessions publicly recused himself from any investigation related to the campaigns of both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

"His involvement seems to be a clear violation of his recusal, and can only be construed as an attempt to influence an ongoing investigation that threatens to examine his own role in the 2016 presidential campaign, as well other elements of President Trump’s campaign and administration," the letter said.

President Trump fired Comey last week based on recommendations from Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein. The termination has drawn speculation since it occurred amid FBI’s investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election.

Senators Martin Heinrich, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Ron Wyden, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jack Reed, Tammy Duckworth, Ed Markey, Patty Murray, Tom Udall and Maria Cantwell signed the letter, which was spearheaded by Heinrich and Warren.

Russia has repeatedly denied any interference in the US political system and called the allegations absurd.

President Donald Trump's recent actions, such as the reported revealing of classified information to Russian officials and the termination of FBI Director James Comey, have damaged White House competence and credibility, US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated on Wednesday.

Trump's Recent Actions Undermine White House Competence, Credibility
https://sputniknews.com/us/201705171053705275-trump-actions-wh-credibility/

Schumer reiterated urgent calls for appointing a special prosecutor to "protect the integrity of investigation" into Russia's alleged meddling in the US election.

"The events of the last 2 weeks have shaken my confidence in this administration's competence and credibility," Schumer said on the Senate floor.

The senator also repeatedly called on President Trump to overturn any tapes or transcripts of his conversations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak to the US Congress to determine whether classified information was disclosed during the meeting.

There is no audio recording of the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US President Donald Trump, but only a transcript, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Wednesday.

Lavrov-Trump Talks Not Audio Recorded, Only Transcripted - Putin's Aide
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201705171053699086-lavrov-trump-talks-record-transcript/

On Monday, the Washington Post newspaper reported, citing officials, that Trump had revealed some highly classified information during a meeting with Lavrov and Russian ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak.

Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to provide the US Senate and Congress with a recording of talks between Lavrov and Trump, if Washington has such a desire.

"An audio recording was not carried out. A [written] record was made by a special person present at the negotiations," Ushakov told journalists answering the question in which format the Russian side could provide a recording of the conversation between Lavrov and Trump in case it was required.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni following a meeting in Sochi on Wednesday and commented on Moscow's ties with Rome as well as allegations claiming that the US president provided Russia with secret information.

Putin: Claims Trump Gave Lavrov Secret Info Show 'Political Schizophrenia' in US
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201705171053690327-putin-gentiloni-press-conference/

Claims of Trump Giving Russia Secret Info - Putin said that Russia is ready to provide the US Congress with the transcript of the talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov if Washington considers it appropriate, when commenting on claims that the US president allegedly shared top secret information with Russia.

"If the US administration considers is appropriate, we are ready to provide the US Senate and Congress with the transcript of the talks between Lavrov and Trump."

He said that it seems that "political schizophrenia" is developing in the US amid such media claims.

Political schizophrenia is developing in the United States. I cannot explain differently the accusations against the current president claiming he revealed some secrets to Lavrov."

The situation in the US is being in turmoil under anti-Russian slogans, Putin said, adding that Trump is not being allowed to work properly. He added that Russia highly estimates the results of Lavrov's visit to the US which followed after his US counterpart Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow.

He called accusations against Trump related to the talks with Lavrov nonsense, noting that "those who spread them are either stupid or dangerous" as they harm the United States.

"At first, when we followed the developing process of the internal political struggle [in the US], it looked ridiculous. Today it is not just sad, it causes concern because people who generate such nonsense can generate even bigger nonsense [in future]," Putin said.

However, Russia does not interfere in internal affairs of the US and doesn't intend to do so, Putin emphasized.

The comment came after the Washington Post reported that Trump told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak information about a terror threat involving laptops on airplanes. The information reportedly came from a US partner through an intelligence-sharing agreement.

Following the media reports, National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond McMaster stressed earlier that Trump has not revealed any intelligence sources in the conversation at the White House last week. The officials spoke about threats from terrorist organizations, including threats to aviation.

Later, Trump himself took to Twitter and said that he had every right to share information on terrorism and the safety of flights with Russian officials.

Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov echoed the sentiment, calling the allegations that Trump shared secret information with Russian officials "absurd."

A personal laptop computer used to archive Hillary Clinton’s e-mails when she was secretary of state went missing after being put in the mail, according to the FBI’s report on its investigation into her use of a private e-mail system.

FBI Says a Laptop That Held Clinton’s E-Mails Has Gone Missing
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-02/fbi-says-a-laptop-that-held-clinton-s-e-mails-has-gone-missing

E-mails that Clinton sent and received through her private server during her tenure were archived on the laptop in 2013 by a person who was an assistant to former President Bill Clinton, the FBI said in its heavily redacted investigative report released Friday.

Someone whose name was redacted in the FBI report told the agency that he later deleted the e-mails from the laptop but didn’t wipe its hard drive. A computer technician can often recover such e-mails that have been deleted but not permanently erased from a laptop’s memory.

The FBI sought the laptop as part of its investigation, but it’s whereabouts remain unknown, the bureau said: The last time the laptop was seen was when it was put in the mail.

Sources suggest that having already sabotaged his policy agenda with a series of leaks, turncoats from within the administration could be instrumental in going rogue and pushing for the impeachment of President Trump.

Report: Turncoats From Within Trump Admin To Push For Impeachment
https://www.prisonplanet.com/report-turncoats-from-within-trump-admin-to-push-for-impeachment.html

The only way for impeachment to succeed would be if it was a bi-partisan effort. Bringing articles of impeachment against the president requires a majority vote in Congress, while a vote from at least two thirds of the Senate would be required to remove Trump from office.

The only way this could be accomplished was if former and current members of the administration acted as whistleblowers against Trump, which is precisely what could unfold in the coming months.

Some of Trump’s most prominent conservative media supporters have already been tipped off about the impeachment plan, including Matt Drudge, who has been desperately warning Trump in recent weeks that he needs to purge his administration of disloyal figures.

The initial call for impeachment is likely to come from within the Congressional Black Caucus, sources suggest. Its members have been the most vocal in calling for Trump to be removed from office.

Back in February, Rep. Yvette Clarke called for Trump’s impeachment, stating, “All of the ducks are beginning to line up, they are really beginning to line up around this presidency and I will just say to you, it won’t be long.”

With Trump set to take the gloves off and initiate a purge of administration insiders in the near future, the deep state and the Democratic Party establishment that has sought to sabotage Trump from day one will not relent on their hysterical mission to overthrow a democratically elected president.

This, combined with Trump’s frustration at members of his own team not being strong enough in retaliating to constant media smear campaigns, in addition to endless leaks, makes for a toxic combination.

In an effort to promote the idea that Trump’s impeachment is inevitable, prompting insiders to break rank, major news outlets have all published articles calling for the impeachment of Trump in recent days, including the Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, and the Chicago Tribune.

The Washington Post is so gung-ho for impeachment that members of its newsroom applauded themselves when traffic to the website broke records after the release of the Russia leak story yesterday.

Although impeachment is the ultimate end game, it doesn’t look to be on the immediate horizon.

During a town hall yesterday, Nancy Pelosi of all people emphasized that articles of impeachment can’t be brought on negative feelings alone

“What are the facts that you would make a case on? What are the rules that he may have violated? If you don’t have that case, you are just participating in more hearsay,” she said.

Update: Jason Chaffetz office just released the letter sent to the FBI's Andrew McCabe demanding all Comey-Trump related memos...

Chaffetz Demands FBI Hand Over All Comey's Notes, Memos, & Recordings Related To Trump
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-16/chaffetz-prepares-subpoena-i-will-get-comey-memo-if-it-exists

Today, the New York Times reported former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey memorialized the content of phone calls and meetings with the President in a series of internal memoranda. At least one such memorandum reportedly describes a conversation in which the President referenced the FBI investigation of former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and said to Comey, "I hope you can let this go."

According to the report, "Mr. Comey created similar memos — including some that are classified — about every phone call and meeting he had with the president." If true, these memoranda raise questions as to whether the President attempted to influence or impede the FBI's investigation as it relates to Lt. Gen. Flynn. So the Committee can consider that question, and others, provide, no later than May 24, 2017, all memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings referring or relating to any communications between Comey and the President.

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the principal oversight committee of the House of Representatives and may at "any time" investigate "any matter" as set forth in House Rule X. An attachment to this letter provides additional information about responding to the Committee's request. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Trump and/or Comey are getting increasingly boxed in here - one or other is going to be proved a liar soon enough.

* * *
As we detailed earlier, following the New York Times latest Trump bombshell (see "Comey's Revenge: Leaks Memo To NYT Saying Trump Asked Him To End Flynn Investigation"), the impeachment word seems to be getting tossed around a little more loosely this evening. And, given the serious accusations levied by former FBI Director James Comey, the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Jason Chaffetz, has just promised that he will "get the Comey memo, if it exists," which was backed up by the not so thinly veiled threat: "I have my subpoena pen ready."

Meanwhile, in the following Q&A with NBC, Chaffetz says his committee has already started "drafting the necessary paperwork" to get Comey's memo to the extent it is not handed over voluntarily.

"If the memo exists, I need to see it and I need to see it right away. We are drafting the necessary paperwork to get the mom so we will find out in a hurry if its out there."

"I want to read the memo first but on the surface that seems like an extraordinary use of influence to try to shutdown an investigation being done by the FBI. I don't know if it's true yet but I want to find out if that's actually out there."

 

[bjorb]

Trump might not be a match for the Deep State. Which is a colossal task in itself.

But give him this, thanks to his presidency, the MSM are absolutely going bonkers. 4 years with Trump, is 4 years of anti-Russia hysteria reaching new heights day by day. The MSM is commiting 'social suicide' while they keep exposing themselves more and more.

Look at this new time cover below, which is a blend in combination of the White House and the Kremlin put together. All because the Russian foreign minister Lavrov recently visited Trump in the White House.

 

[Divide by Zero]

I just read the sott article on how the US congress is not accepting Putin's offer of transcripts.


What boggles me is that Trump should be using his twitter mania to say how congress, etc are not open to finding the truth. Yet it seems like he is accepting this brouhaha- part of the show.


I don't think this time he is "stupidly" forgetting to bring this up. Also, whats the deal with Tillerson agreeing that the Russians messed with the election on Meet The Press? I thought he wanted to keep good relations with Russia especially for his business interests. Perhaps the PTB offered him a better deal. Argh, More disappointment from this administration.

 

[angelburst29]

I'm not sure what to make of this - if it's "fake news or propaganda or if it might be valid"? You need to go to the site to view the screen shots and messages/time-stamps.

Deep State Private Chat Intercepted, Exposes A Coup Attempt Against America By Intelligence Community Members
_http://allnewspipeline.com/Smoking_Gun_Deep_State_Private_Chat.php

On May 17, 2017, a person that calls himself "FreshCamel," posted messages on multiple forums across the Dark Web (part of the Internet not included in search engines and requires special encrypted programs to access it), asking for help to decipher a discussion he had witnessed between five people communicating using the secure messaging platform called Gliph. The same day, the user also uploaded four screen shot links to a pastebin account which allegedly showed the conversation "FreshCamel" witnessed on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, during a 45 minute period, from 2:31 pm to 3:15 pm.

That time range is incredibly important because the conversation detailed knowledge and planning of events that had not occurred nor been reported at the time the conversation took place, meaning those participating in the conversation had first hand knowledge of events that wouldn't occur until hours later.

The first was that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would be naming former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel and that the White House would be "blind-sided." The second would be a MSM news report on "MF" (Michael Flynn) to which they planned to "put MF back in the news" by drawing up "a memo on Turkey," stating that "with Erdogan thugs beating protesters on the streets, it fits the news cycle."

During the beginning of the conversation it was stated that "I'm hearing Mueller, maybe by the end of the week." By the end of the conversation, someone with a little more knowledge said "RM is happening tonight," to which the original person that mentioned Mueller by name, says "Tonight. F*ck. Quicker than I thought."

Screen shots below, but first a couple points as to the timeline. The news of Mueller did not hit the news until 6 pm ET on May 17, 2017 (CBS News) and 7:32 pm (ABC News), both of which time stamp their articles, which was 3 1/2 hours after the first mention in the chat log, and 3 hours after the second person said "RM is happening tonight."

The second point is that the New York Times article on Michael Flynn and Turkey, and follow ups by other organizations like McClatchy, weren't published until 7:27 pm on Wednesday. (Shows screen shots of messages)

Timelines aside, there are a number of other references that line up with the constant leaks by the Deep State to the MSM.

For example, the reference in the log above, to how their work on "MF" was paying off, saying he is "scared sh*tless," then the one that calls himself "Roger" stating "didn't AEWP mention it when we gave him that tape."

Coincidentally, the original report on Michael Flynn, in February 2017, detailing his conversation with the Russian ambassador to the United States, before Trump took office, was published by the Washington Post, with one of the writers listed as "Adam Entous." Is that the "AE" that is one of the Deep States "carrier pigeons?"

Another highly interesting reference is to the "Limey," where the person listed as "Huck, states "our carrier pigeon said in debrief that they said something along the lines of "No wonder no one in our business has called the Limey out, what's the point when you all keep bringing us great stuff? It actually helps our page views when she gets all of her minions first up with dumb sh*t first'."

According to The Third Estate New Group, who broke this story, the Limey reference could be to "Louise Mensch," who just happens to be the one of the two people that put out the bogus report that there had been a sealed indictment issued against President Trump, just last week, and who also has been given space at the New York Times for op-eds.

Another thing that caught my eye was the reference to a "Camp Eagle," to which the user Roger called an "asset." In the intelligence community an "asset" someone "within organizations or countries being spied upon who provide information for an outside spy. They are sometimes referred to as agents, and in law enforcement parlance, as confidential informants, or "CIs" for short." (Source)

Third Estate also claims they have contacted the person that released these screen shots, who said that while five people participated int he conversations, there were 13 present in the message group.

ANP has also reached out to the dark web .onion email address "FreshCamel" posted on the pastebin account, but have not heard back from him by the time of publishing, but we will update if we do receive a response.

BOTTOM LINE While anybody in the intelligence community could be leaking to the press, the specific knowledge of Rod Rosenstein tapping Robert Mueller as Special Counsel, would have been known to only a short list of people within the DOJ, and Mueller himself of course.

Since the information aligned so well with actual events that happened after the conversation took place, this lends considerable credence to the veracity of the Third Estate claim that they "independently reviewed and verified these screenshots and other information provided by "FreshCamel."

This is a well planned coup attempt against not just president Trump, but against every single voter and supporter that fought to get him elected.

Last, but not least, at the top of the first screen shot, it says "Palpatine's Revenge" as the name of the chat..... which appears to be a reference to a Star Wars character, which has "has become a widely recognized popular culture symbol of evil, sinister deception, dictatorship, tyranny, and the subversion of democracy," according to Wikipedia.

 

[goyacobol]

From the angelburst29 article I think the one video sums up the Coup d'état/regime change for the US by replacing Trump with Pence. They will find something that supports their lies about Russia and Trump even if they have manufacture it.

http://<iframe width="560" height="...LI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[aragorn]

This is off topic, but since Lada Ray has been quoted and referenced to here earlier...and I didn't want to start a whole new thread just on her.

I've always had my doubts about Lada Ray, seeing her as a garden variety psychic who overestimates her abilities. The constant reminders of her "calibrations", "earth shifts", "see my predictions" and/or "as I predicted" are quite annoying. Shed does have occasional "hits", so there is clearly some ability to "see" with her. But this latest bit quoted below just proved to me how she suffers from some sort of Dunning-Krueger syndrome:

I did explain on previous occasion that I had many doubts for years re FB and refrained from opening an account.
But with all its faults and problems, it still is the largest social media outlet, some readers still prefer Facebook and they have asked me to be on it.
So, please, let’s not get carried away. It’s done.

Same with Twitter, the second largest social network. I’ve been on Twitter for years, and I don’t know why it’s suddenly such a surprise for some.

If anyone doesn’t like Twitter or FB, you are more than welcome to follow, like and support me through FuturisTrendcast and LadaRay.com.

I’m very selective as to SM. However, the point of SM is, in fact, to be inclusive and to reach more people. It just has to be done intelligently.

If you are worried that I might get ‘tainted swimming in the same waters as the sharks,’ I can assure you there is no chance of that. I multi-dimensionally protect my FB and Twitter the same way I protect FuturisTrendcast, and I don’t mix with those who aren’t my people.

Maybe FB will even begin calibrating better as a result of me being there…

Peace to All

 

[angelburst29]

This is off topic, but since Lada Ray has been quoted and referenced to here earlier...and I didn't want to start a whole new thread just on her.

I've always had my doubts about Lada Ray, seeing her as a garden variety psychic who overestimates her abilities. The constant reminders of her "calibrations", "earth shifts", "see my predictions" and/or "as I predicted" are quite annoying. Shed does have occasional "hits", so there is clearly some ability to "see" with her. But this latest bit quoted below just proved to me how she suffers from some sort of Dunning-Krueger syndrome:

I haven't kept track of Lada Ray's predictions for awhile but the one thing I did admire about her articles (before she got into FuturisTrendcast) was her geographical knowledge of Russia and the surrounding Countries, the history of the region and personal details on events and traditions. I guess, she was born and raised in the area and has "a knack" of seeing trends develop before they happen? I don't necessarily look upon her as some kind of "psychic" but as someone "more aware of her surroundings" and a possible sensitivity to what's developing around her? I would think, intuition would come into play here ... verses ... advanced foreknowledge of an event? So, I look at her predictions, as a possible trend, that might develop or veer off in another direction.

***

Trump sends a strong message to all foreign leaders with this one powerful move.

Never bow: Trump sets a new tone with Saudi visit
https://www.intellihub.com/never-bow-trump-sets-a-new-tone-with-saudi-visit/

President Trump and the First Lady arrived in the capital city Friday setting a new tone for America — one that implies to all nations that Americans demand respect.

Like a boss, Trump stood his ground firmly in the broiling 100-degree heat while meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud face-to-face on a desert tarmac during the President’s scheduled visit Saturday. During the exchange, which was captured on video, King Salman bowed slightly to an ever-firm Trump, who authored the best-selling book: “The Art of the Deal.”

The President’s stern actions show a distinct contrast between Obama era policies and Trump era policies and offer some insight into where the country as a whole is headed in general.

RAW: Trump in Saudi Arabia for first foreign visit, meets King Salman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2j_OAHn8bo (RT - 1:47 min.)

Obama visits Saudi Arabia and Bows to Saudi King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlqW6UCeaY (0:12 min.)

Bilderberg 2017 bigger and more bad ass than ever
_https://www.intellihub.com/bilderberg-2017-bigger-and-more-bad-ass-than-ever/

CHANTILLY, Virginia — Bilderberg 2017 is going to be bigger and more bad ass than ever as 120 of the world’s most powerful elite meet in secrecy at their privately rented and heavily secured Westfield’s Marriott confab only to be confronted by thousands of protesters over the four-day span.

The meeting takes place June 1-4.

The Fairfax Police Department is expected to be on site along with at least one U.S. Secret Service detail and other foreign mercenaries.

George Soros has all but bought another district attorney’s seat.

George Soros Still Quietly Buying District Attorneys’ Seats
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/18/george-soros-still-quietly-buying-district-attorneys-seats/

The left-wing billionaire turned the Philadelphia district attorney’s race on its head by giving $1.45 million to fund a super PAC in support of his preferred candidate, Larry Krasner. Krasner, a progressive lawyer who has never worked as a prosecutor, sailed to an easy victory in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Because Philadelphia is a Democratic stronghold, Krasner’s primary victory all but guarantees him to win the general election in November.

The influx of money from Soros gave Krasner a significant leg up over his opposition. Despite splitting votes with six other candidates, Krasner, who was not a favorite to win before Soros’ investment, finished 18 points ahead of the second-place finisher. As one Philadelphia Inquirer writer put it after the billionaire’s investment: “Soros changed the game.”

The outcome of the Philadelphia district attorney’s race followed a now-familiar playbook. A candidate aligned with Soros’ left-wing politics emerged victorious thanks to the billionaire’s willingness to flood local races with the kind of capital typically reserved for important national political campaigns. Soros, a funder of Black Lives Matter, is a staunch advocate for reforming policing methods and softening drug laws. Installing like-minded district attorneys allows Soros the opportunity to influence law enforcement policies around the country.

In one such instance, Soros poured $600,000 into the Houston district attorney’s race last fall. Soros initially gave $100,000 to Morris Overstreet, a former judge who was the first African-American elected to a statewide office in Texas history. Overstreet’s Democratic primary opponent, Kim Ogg, called Soros’ influx of cash “a last-minute money dump to try to buy the nomination.” Ogg won the Democratic primary and later the general election, thanks in part to her own last-minute money dump from Soros, who spent $500,000 on ads supporting Ogg.

Soon after she was sworn in, Ogg moved to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, placing her at odds with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ call for stricter enforcement of the nation’s drug laws.

Soros spent more than $7 million influencing local prosecutorial races in 2015 and 2016, The Washington Times reported.

It appears that Soros will continue involving himself in local races. His intervention on behalf of Krasner was the first time in Philadelphia history that a super PAC had supported a candidate for district attorney, Philadelphia Magazine noted. Whitney Tymas, an officer for the Soros-funded super PAC, told the magazine that the money flowing to Krasner was “because of his commitment to public safety and criminal justice reform.” As he often does, Soros worked from the shadows — Krasner claimed Soros supported him despite the fact that he’s “never met” the billionaire or anyone from his organization.

Speaking of Texas and politics ....

A Texas judge was recently placed on unpaid leave after it was discovered she was not a US citizen.

Texas Judge Suspended After Officials Find Out She’s Not a US Citizen
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/texas-judge-suspended-officials-find-shes-not-us-citizen/

Judge Young Min Burkett has 90 days to become a citizen.

She may keep her job after lying about her citizenship for years.

How many times did she lie on an application to become a judge in the state of Texas?
And she gets to keep her job? Her rulings will stand. You can’t make this stuff up.

Waco Trib reported:

Officials in South Texas have placed a municipal court judge on unpaid leave after it was discovered she’s not a U.S. citizen.

Corpus Christi Mayor Pro-Tem Lucy Rubio told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that Judge Young Min Burkett was placed on leave for 90 days with the intention that will be enough time for her to obtain citizenship.

Rubio says the city never asked during the qualification process to become a municipal judge whether Burkett was a citizen, and says Burkett never tried to deceive or misrepresent her background.

In Comment section:

“She is a South Korean native who came to the United States to study law, according to a letter she wrote to the council in February 2015.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/18/municipal-judge-texas-unpaid-leave-pending-u-s-citizenship/329268001/

 

[angelburst29]

In first speech on foreign soil, Trump lashes out at Iran, says its own citizens are victims of its policies and that terror groups ISIS, Al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas are responsible for generations of vanished dreams.

Full Transcript of Trump's Speech to the Muslim World From Saudi Arabia
_http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.790748

May 21, 2017 - (Long) Full transcript of U.S. President Donald Trump's address to the Muslim world from Saudi Arabia

Trump’s address Sunday was the centerpiece of his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, his first stop overseas as president. During a meeting of more than 50 Arab and Muslim leaders, he sought to chart a new course for America’s role in the region, one aimed squarely on rooting out terrorism, with less focus on promoting human rights and democratic reforms. “

Trump: Fight against terror a ‘battle between good and evil’ (Video - Photos)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-fight-against-terror-a-%e2%80%98battle-between-good-and-evil%e2%80%99/ar-BBBlatm

“We are not here to lecture — we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship,” Trump said, speaking in an ornate, multi-chandeliered room. “Instead, we are here to offer partnership — based on shared interests and values — to pursue a better future for us all.”

Author Ann Coulter reacted Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice” to how Saudi Arabia welcomed President Donald Trump this weekend, saying they respect Trump because he is a “strong alpha male leader,” as opposed to “beta male” former President Barack Obama.

Coulter: Saudi Arabia Gave Trump Warmer Reception Than ‘Beta Male’ Obama Because He’s a ‘Strong Alpha Male’
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/05/20/coulter-saudi-arabia-gave-trump-warmer-reception-beta-male-obama-hes-strong-alpha-male/

“I like the fact because [Trump] is a strong alpha male leader, that the Arabs respect him,” Coulter said to host Judge Jeanine Pirro. “They don’t respect the beta male Obama. And you see that. He’s getting a warmer reception. In fact, they probably like that radical Islam stuff. I don’t think they mind. MSNBC was going crazy, ‘They will be so upset with the Muslim ban.’ No, Saudi Arabia bans Christians, what do they care? They understand the idea of sovereign nations.”

Ministers didn't want to go after they found out they won't even shake hands with Trump ■ Netanyahu dismisses cabinet meeting in a rage.

Fuming Netanyahu Orders Ministers to Attend Trump's Reception After Most Refuse to Show Up
_http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.790646

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has required all cabinet ministers to attend the reception ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. A senior Israeli official said that Netanyahu issued his instructions after finding out that most ministers were not planning on attending the event.

During a Sunday meeting of coalition heads, Netanyahu was notified that there would be a sparse attendance of ministers at the reception and that most party heads wouldn't participate in it. Netanyahu was furious and blew up the meeting, a senior official who attended the meeting said. Immediately afterwards, the Prime Minister's Bureau issued an instruction to all government ministers according to which they must participate in the airport reception.

Over the last two weeks the plans for Trump's reception at Ben-Gurion Airport have seen many changes. The first plans called for a long ceremony, which included speeches and handshakes with all cabinet ministers and other senior state officials who would welcome Trump on the tarmac. But the plans were cut per the White House's request, which noted that they wanted the reception to be as short as possible due to the warm weather and to include only the two countries' anthems, handshakes between Trump and Netanyahu, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, as well as a guard of honor.

In light of those changes, the ministers were at first disinvited from the reception. However, on Saturday evening the plans changed again, and the ministers were informed that they are in fact invited, but that they must arrive two and a half hours in advance and that they will have to undergo a security check. In addition, they will only view the ceremony from the sidelines and will not shake hands with Trump. The Foreign Ministry told the ministers that attendance was not mandatory.

As a result, most ministers said they will not attend.

Air Force One is expected to land Monday afternoon at Ben-Gurion airport after departing from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Trump will be received at the airport by an Israeli delegation at 12:15 P.M, and will then proceed to the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

At 6 P.M., Trump will meet with Netanyahu at Jerusalem's King David Hotel. The prime minister and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, will host the president and First Lady Melania Trump for dinner at the Prime Minister's Residence at 7:30 P.M.

On Tuesday, Trump is scheduled to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust museum and memorial. He will give a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem at 2 P.M.

The U.S. president's plane will take off at 4 P.M. to continue on to Europe.

Another engagement not listed on the Prime Minister's Office schedule is Trump's trip across the 1967 border to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, where he is expected to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

To ‘celebrate’ 50 years of Jerusalem’s illegal occupation, the following was prepared for Trump’s upcoming visit to the area tomorrow …..

Jerusalem Light and Sound Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qvIaG3XEOU (1:04 min.)

Barack and Michelle Obama flew into a Tuscany militray base on Friday, escorted by six fighter jets
They were escorted in a 13-car motorcade to Borgo Finocchieto, a refurbished 14th century village
The five-building, six-acre space is owned by Obama's former ambassador to Italy, John Philips
It features 22 bedrooms, multiple saunas and Jacuzzis, a swimming pool, a gym and a basketball court
It's also surrounded by beautiful rolling hills that can be explored by car, helicopter or even hot air balloon
The Obamas, who have been on multiple vacations since leaving the White House, will reportedly visit Florence and Siena during their vacation

Dolce vita! The Obamas arrive in Tuscany on a private plane escorted by six fighter jets and a 13-car motorcade for five days in a $15k-a-night private villa (Photos)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4524300/The-Obamas-arrive-Tuscany-five-days-villa.html

 

[goyacobol]

What if much of what we are seeing is not exactly how is appears to be on the surface? Well, maybe we know that in general way but I think I found a young man with an interesting ability to point out possibilities that granted are probably overly optimistic but none the less a pleasant change in contrast to MSM.

His name is Jordan Sather. This video is from around April 15th but it still may make some sense out of what seems to be nonsense lately.

Why I Think Trump & Putin Are Trolling The World Right Now

http://<iframe width="560" height="...3I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[syldan]

tHE bottom line as the C's have said many times is that there is but ONE world government for a long time already! They just forgot to tell us? Wether it is from 4D (more thN LIKELY) OR 3d REMAINS TO BE SEEN?

 

[bjorb]

I really enjoyed this. CNN host has a freak out because a former Navy Seal questions 'Anonymous Sources'

Being skeptical get's you this treatment nowadays. (Video: 2.44 min)

http://<iframe width="1280" height=...Pw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Than the guy next to him get's all 1984 when he says:

You are embarresing yourself, your party and your country you should not be doing this you’re a better person than this I’m ashamed for you this is not a disccusion we should be having.

 

[goyacobol]

I really enjoyed this. CNN host has a freak out because a former Navy Seal questions 'Anonymous Sources'

Being skeptical get's you this treatment nowadays. (Video: 2.44 min)

http://<iframe width="1280" height=...Pw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Than the guy next to him get's all 1984 when he says:

You are embarresing yourself, your party and your country you should not be doing this you’re a better person than this I’m ashamed for you this is not a disccusion we should be having.

You betcha. No critical thinking necessary. He said/she said. No supporting evidence is required unless it's from the other side.