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Remember back in October when William McRaven publicly said this? This seems like it should've been a bigger deal. I'll explain.
Former top Navy SEAL who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid says the US is 'under attack from the president' businessinsider.com/william-mcrave…
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Remember back in October when William McRaven publicly said this? This seems like it should've been a bigger deal. I'll explain.
Former top Navy SEAL who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid says the US is 'under attack from the president' businessinsider.com/william-mcrave…
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We have to go back to 2011, a very important year.
January 2011 - Vice Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), picks a team to start planning a raid on a compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was believed to be hiding.
We have to go back to 2011, a very important year.
January 2011 - Vice Admiral William McRaven, the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), picks a team to start planning a raid on a compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was believed to be hiding.
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January 27, 2011 - FBI Director Robert Mueller delivers his "Iron Triangles" speech to the Citizens Crime Commission of New York. It focused on the growing threat of global organized crime, political corruption, and how they link to terrorism.
gregolear.substack.com/p/what-we-talk…
January 27, 2011 - FBI Director Robert Mueller delivers his "Iron Triangles" speech to the Citizens Crime Commission of New York. It focused on the growing threat of global organized crime, political corruption, and how they link to terrorism.
gregolear.substack.com/p/what-we-talk…
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March 2, 2011 - Trump and his mob lawyer Michael 'El Caribe' Cohen start to push a Trump 2012 presidential run in the National Enquirer. Looking back, this story is hilarious.
'Grass roots movement!'🤣
NEW POLL: DONALD TRUMP TROUNCES GOP TOP GUNS
nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/new-…
March 2, 2011 - Trump and his mob lawyer Michael 'El Caribe' Cohen start to push a Trump 2012 presidential run in the National Enquirer. Looking back, this story is hilarious.
'Grass roots movement!'🤣
NEW POLL: DONALD TRUMP TROUNCES GOP TOP GUNS
nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/new-…
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March/April 2011 - Donald Trump goes wild with the "Birther" conspiracy theory about President Obama not having a valid birth certificate, being born in Kenya, and/or being a secret Muslim.
Inside the Six Weeks Donald Trump Was a Nonstop ‘Birther’
nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/…
March/April 2011 - Donald Trump goes wild with the "Birther" conspiracy theory about President Obama not having a valid birth certificate, being born in Kenya, and/or being a secret Muslim.
Inside the Six Weeks Donald Trump Was a Nonstop ‘Birther’
nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/…
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Trump got plenty of help from folks like Michelle Bachmann (Tea Party), Mike Huckabee (Sarah's dad), Joseph Farah (WND), Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity (Fox News), and Jerome Corsi (conspiracy theory 'author' & Roger Stone pal), and many others.
Trump got plenty of help from folks like Michelle Bachmann (Tea Party), Mike Huckabee (Sarah's dad), Joseph Farah (WND), Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity (Fox News), and Jerome Corsi (conspiracy theory 'author' & Roger Stone pal), and many others.
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The MSM amplified Trump's false accusations and gave him tons of free airtime. They discussed whether it was racist or not. This strategy of doing things that will elicit accusations of racism/bigotry (to distract from worse deeds) has never stopped because it ALWAYS works.
The MSM amplified Trump's false accusations and gave him tons of free airtime. They discussed whether it was racist or not. This strategy of doing things that will elicit accusations of racism/bigotry (to distract from worse deeds) has never stopped because it ALWAYS works.
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April 1, 2011 - Trump appears on Bill O'Reilly, declaring that Obama could be a Muslim, or might not have a birth certificate at all. He claims that 'everyone' is telling him that the Taliban and Osama bin Laden are in Pakistan. Also, that he would always put America first.
April 1, 2011 - Trump appears on Bill O'Reilly, declaring that Obama could be a Muslim, or might not have a birth certificate at all. He claims that 'everyone' is telling him that the Taliban and Osama bin Laden are in Pakistan. Also, that he would always put America first.
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April 2011 - Seal Team Six trains for bin Laden raid in North Carolina on a full-scale replica of the compound.
April 2011 - Seal Team Six trains for bin Laden raid in North Carolina on a full-scale replica of the compound.
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April 27, 2011 - President Obama releases long form birth certificate.
"Since President Obama believed the distraction over his birth certificate wasn’t good for the country, he requested the long form version, which has been published here."
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/04/2…
April 27, 2011 - President Obama releases long form birth certificate.
"Since President Obama believed the distraction over his birth certificate wasn’t good for the country, he requested the long form version, which has been published here."
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/04/2…
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April 29, 2011 - President Obama gives the green light for the raid on the compound in Pakistan.
"It's a go."
April 29, 2011 - President Obama gives the green light for the raid on the compound in Pakistan.
"It's a go."
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April 30, 2011 (early in the day)
"Mr. Obama took a break from rehearsing for the White House Correspondents Dinner that night to call Admiral McRaven, to wish him luck."
Behind the Hunt for Bin Laden nytimes.com/2011/05/03/wor…
April 30, 2011 (early in the day)
"Mr. Obama took a break from rehearsing for the White House Correspondents Dinner that night to call Admiral McRaven, to wish him luck."
Behind the Hunt for Bin Laden nytimes.com/2011/05/03/wor…
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April 30, 2011 - President Obama gives speech at the WH Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton. He started in 'roast' mode and made fun of "Birthers" (birth video), himself, Fox News, NPR, Matt Damon, Bachmann/Pawlenty, Huntsman, & Romney.
April 30, 2011 - President Obama gives speech at the WH Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton. He started in 'roast' mode and made fun of "Birthers" (birth video), himself, Fox News, NPR, Matt Damon, Bachmann/Pawlenty, Huntsman, & Romney.
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Obama then ripped Trump about the "birther" stuff, The Apprentice, and him possibly being President. Trump didn't laugh.
"These are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night."🤔
“The President’s Speech” at the WH Correspondents’ Dinner
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/0…
Obama then ripped Trump about the "birther" stuff, The Apprentice, and him possibly being President. Trump didn't laugh.
"These are the kind of decisions that would keep me up at night."🤔
“The President’s Speech” at the WH Correspondents’ Dinner
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/0…
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May 1, 2011 (the next day) - President Obama and the National Security Team assembles in the Situation Room to monitor the critical mission.
The Weight of One Mission: Recounting the Death of Usama bin Laden, Five Years Later
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/05/0…
May 1, 2011 (the next day) - President Obama and the National Security Team assembles in the Situation Room to monitor the critical mission.
The Weight of One Mission: Recounting the Death of Usama bin Laden, Five Years Later
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/05/0…
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May 1, 2011 - Ops team is flown in two modified Black Hawk helicopters from Afghanistan to the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and successfully executed the covert mission. OBL was officially identified and buried at sea.
Operation Neptune Spear
arcgis.com/apps/MapJourna…
May 1, 2011 - Ops team is flown in two modified Black Hawk helicopters from Afghanistan to the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and successfully executed the covert mission. OBL was officially identified and buried at sea.
Operation Neptune Spear
arcgis.com/apps/MapJourna…
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This wasn't just about getting Osama bin Laden though. The team also collected a huge cache of intelligence information - phones, computers, documents, journals, CD's, thumb drives and other media.
Al-Qaida's Paper Trail: A 'Treasure Trove' For U.S. npr.org/2011/05/31/136…
This wasn't just about getting Osama bin Laden though. The team also collected a huge cache of intelligence information - phones, computers, documents, journals, CD's, thumb drives and other media.
Al-Qaida's Paper Trail: A 'Treasure Trove' For U.S. npr.org/2011/05/31/136…
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A "huge" stash of porn was found?🤔
"Officials are analyzing one million pages of data recovered and said they've learned more about al Qaeda in the past ten days than in the last ten years combined."
Porn Found in Osama Bin Laden Evidence Trove
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/porn-f…
A "huge" stash of porn was found?🤔
"Officials are analyzing one million pages of data recovered and said they've learned more about al Qaeda in the past ten days than in the last ten years combined."
Porn Found in Osama Bin Laden Evidence Trove
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/porn-f…
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May 1, 2011 (11:35 PM) - President Obama addresses the nation and announces the death of Osama bin Laden to the public.
Osama Bin Laden Dead obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/0…
May 1, 2011 (11:35 PM) - President Obama addresses the nation and announces the death of Osama bin Laden to the public.
Osama Bin Laden Dead obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/0…
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May 5, 2011 - President Obama visits Ground Zero to meet with first responders and lay wreaths in honor of 9/11 victims.
After bin Laden death, Obama visits Ground Zero reuters.com/article/us-bin…
May 5, 2011 - President Obama visits Ground Zero to meet with first responders and lay wreaths in honor of 9/11 victims.
After bin Laden death, Obama visits Ground Zero reuters.com/article/us-bin…
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May 6, 2011 - President Obama visits Ft. Campbell to meet with Admiral William McRaven and Special Ops team and thank them for job well done.
reuters.com/article/idINIn…
May 6, 2011 - President Obama visits Ft. Campbell to meet with Admiral William McRaven and Special Ops team and thank them for job well done.
reuters.com/article/idINIn…
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May 12, 2011 - Obama requests two more years for Robert Mueller.
"Mueller was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush and began just a week before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001."
Obama seeking to extend FBI chief Mueller's term cbsnews.com/news/obama-see…
May 12, 2011 - Obama requests two more years for Robert Mueller.
"Mueller was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush and began just a week before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks of 2001."
Obama seeking to extend FBI chief Mueller's term cbsnews.com/news/obama-see…
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May 25, 2011 - E-G8 Forum (eG8) in Paris just prior to Group of Eight (G8) Forum.
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) & Eric Schmidt (Google) "warned governments to tread lightly on Internet regulation."
Google, Facebook warn on Internet rules at e-G8
reuters.com/article/us-eg8…
May 25, 2011 - E-G8 Forum (eG8) in Paris just prior to Group of Eight (G8) Forum.
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) & Eric Schmidt (Google) "warned governments to tread lightly on Internet regulation."
Google, Facebook warn on Internet rules at e-G8
reuters.com/article/us-eg8…
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Yuri Milner also spoke at the eG8.
"Milner—now the singular link between the major players of social media...is not thinking about individual deals but is aligning himself financially and strategically with the founders and reaping the benefits."
wired.com/2011/10/mf_mil…
Yuri Milner also spoke at the eG8.
"Milner—now the singular link between the major players of social media...is not thinking about individual deals but is aligning himself financially and strategically with the founders and reaping the benefits."
wired.com/2011/10/mf_mil…
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Rupert Murdoch was also at the eG8. The media mogul was on stage pushing for the used of tech in education and advocating how the digital revolution "can transform young minds."
Rupert Murdoch Shocks With Announcement He's Advocating Education businessinsider.com/rupert-murdoch…
Rupert Murdoch was also at the eG8. The media mogul was on stage pushing for the used of tech in education and advocating how the digital revolution "can transform young minds."
Rupert Murdoch Shocks With Announcement He's Advocating Education businessinsider.com/rupert-murdoch…
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June 1, 2011 - Gawker runs a story profiling Silk Road, an online drug market on the dark web where drugs could be purchased 'anonymously' with cryptocurrency and shipped to buyer.
"It's Amazon - if Amazon sold mind-altering chemicals."
gawker.com/the-undergroun…
June 1, 2011 - Gawker runs a story profiling Silk Road, an online drug market on the dark web where drugs could be purchased 'anonymously' with cryptocurrency and shipped to buyer.
"It's Amazon - if Amazon sold mind-altering chemicals."
gawker.com/the-undergroun…
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June 8, 2011 - Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing regarding Mueller's extension.
"Something is always lost in a transition. ... but there are bad and even potentially dangerous times to change directors and this is one of them," Comey said.
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
June 8, 2011 - Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing regarding Mueller's extension.
"Something is always lost in a transition. ... but there are bad and even potentially dangerous times to change directors and this is one of them," Comey said.
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
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June 16, 2011 - Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) & Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), approve bill to extend FBI Director Mueller's term by two years.
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Extend FBI Director Mueller’s Term
leahy.senate.gov/press/judiciar…
June 16, 2011 - Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) & Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), approve bill to extend FBI Director Mueller's term by two years.
Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Extend FBI Director Mueller’s Term
leahy.senate.gov/press/judiciar…
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June 30, 2011 - News Corp sells Myspace after running it into the ground. Myspace's demise would leave Facebook without a significant rival ahead of it's IPO the following year.
"We screwed up in every way possible with MySpace." - Rupert Murdoch
theguardian.com/technology/201…
June 30, 2011 - News Corp sells Myspace after running it into the ground. Myspace's demise would leave Facebook without a significant rival ahead of it's IPO the following year.
"We screwed up in every way possible with MySpace." - Rupert Murdoch
theguardian.com/technology/201…
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July 15, 2011 - Rand Paul holds up Senate vote to extend FBI Director Mueller's term.
"Mr. Paul sent a four-page letter to Mr. Mueller saying he wanted to meet next week and asking a series of questions about F.B.I. cases and policies."
nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/…
July 15, 2011 - Rand Paul holds up Senate vote to extend FBI Director Mueller's term.
"Mr. Paul sent a four-page letter to Mr. Mueller saying he wanted to meet next week and asking a series of questions about F.B.I. cases and policies."
nytimes.com/2011/07/16/us/…
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July 19, 2011 - President Obama signs the introduction letter for the National Security Council's Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime. A public release and press conference is planned for the following week to announce this critical initiative.
July 19, 2011 - President Obama signs the introduction letter for the National Security Council's Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime. A public release and press conference is planned for the following week to announce this critical initiative.
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July 20, 2011 - Paul Manafort approves a clandestine media strategy to smear an opponent of his client in Ukraine - including anti-semitic claims, 'Black ops' & use of 'echo chambers.'
Former Trump aide approved 'black ops' to help Ukraine president
theguardian.com/us-news/2018/a…
July 20, 2011 - Paul Manafort approves a clandestine media strategy to smear an opponent of his client in Ukraine - including anti-semitic claims, 'Black ops' & use of 'echo chambers.'
Former Trump aide approved 'black ops' to help Ukraine president
theguardian.com/us-news/2018/a…
July 22, 2011 - Extremist psychopath & anti-Muslim crusader Anders Breivik commits heinous terror attack in Norway. He detonates a truck bomb in downtown Oslo, and then goes on a shooting rampage at a political summer camp on Utøya island, killing 77.
gq.com/story/anders-b…
gq.com/story/anders-b…
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He admired OBL's methods.
"But one thing his writings make clear is his overall aim: to use mass murder to draw attention to his extremist agenda and redraw the boundaries of political debate."
Like Al Qaeda, Norwegian killer aimed at publicity
reut.rs/p6p3eS
He admired OBL's methods.
"But one thing his writings make clear is his overall aim: to use mass murder to draw attention to his extremist agenda and redraw the boundaries of political debate."
Like Al Qaeda, Norwegian killer aimed at publicity
reut.rs/p6p3eS
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Weird!
"Norwegian killer Anders Breivik has caused potential embarrassment for Russian PM Vladimir Putin by describing him as worthy of respect and one of the two men he would most like to meet."
Norwegian killer causes Putin potential embarrassment reut.rs/oaTTT0
Weird!
"Norwegian killer Anders Breivik has caused potential embarrassment for Russian PM Vladimir Putin by describing him as worthy of respect and one of the two men he would most like to meet."
Norwegian killer causes Putin potential embarrassment reut.rs/oaTTT0
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The 'compendium' Breivik hoped to bring into the spotlight was 1500+ pages of:
-far-right/checkist propaganda attacking muslims, EU, NATO, liberalism, MSM, feminism, media, elites
-description of 'PCCTS' and a 'civil war' for Europe
-acquiring/making weapons
-journal
The 'compendium' Breivik hoped to bring into the spotlight was 1500+ pages of:
-far-right/checkist propaganda attacking muslims, EU, NATO, liberalism, MSM, feminism, media, elites
-description of 'PCCTS' and a 'civil war' for Europe
-acquiring/making weapons
-journal
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Breivik's manifesto finished with a claim that an "Operation Regime Ender" will set off world-changing events after January 1, 2020.
In a strange coincidence, the detailed journal of the 'final stage' of his 'mission' began on May 2, 2011 (the day of the bin Laden raid).🧐
Breivik's manifesto finished with a claim that an "Operation Regime Ender" will set off world-changing events after January 1, 2020.
In a strange coincidence, the detailed journal of the 'final stage' of his 'mission' began on May 2, 2011 (the day of the bin Laden raid).🧐
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The deadly fertilizer bomb that Breivik detonated tore through government buildings in downtown Oslo - including Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office and the finance ministry.
Perhaps that name rings a bell due to his current role - NATO Secretary General (until 2022).
The deadly fertilizer bomb that Breivik detonated tore through government buildings in downtown Oslo - including Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office and the finance ministry.
Perhaps that name rings a bell due to his current role - NATO Secretary General (until 2022).
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July 25, 2011 - John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, announces Obama administration's new Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime.
Remarks at White House Release of Strategy to Combat TOC
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/t…
July 25, 2011 - John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, announces Obama administration's new Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime.
Remarks at White House Release of Strategy to Combat TOC
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/t…
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This is an extraordinarily important document. In addition to the threats highlighted below, it also discusses drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, IP theft, and cybercrime. Read.
Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration…
This is an extraordinarily important document. In addition to the threats highlighted below, it also discusses drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, IP theft, and cybercrime. Read.
Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration…
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It was so important that President Obama declared a national emergency. Perhaps the most critical part of the strategy was this executive order.
Sanctions.
🇷🇺 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇲🇽
Executive Order 13581--Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-offi…
It was so important that President Obama declared a national emergency. Perhaps the most critical part of the strategy was this executive order.
Sanctions.
🇷🇺 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇲🇽
Executive Order 13581--Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-offi…
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The timing of the Breivik's terrorist attack (3 days prior) was quite unfortunate for the Obama administration. Their Strategy was reported, but hardly made a blip. The media and viewers were focused on the horror & grief in Norway, thus '22 July' stories dominated.
The timing of the Breivik's terrorist attack (3 days prior) was quite unfortunate for the Obama administration. Their Strategy was reported, but hardly made a blip. The media and viewers were focused on the horror & grief in Norway, thus '22 July' stories dominated.
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Then there was the REALLY ugly stuff.
Then there was the REALLY ugly stuff.
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July 25, 2011 - What timing!!😂
"Mr. Giuliani will host “Mob Week” on movie channel AMC. “Mob Week” will feature such classics as The Godfather (Part I and II), Goodfellas, Scarface and Pulp Fiction."🤔
Rudy Giuliani Goes to the Mattresses… for AMC observer.com/2011/07/rudy-g…
July 25, 2011 - What timing!!😂
"Mr. Giuliani will host “Mob Week” on movie channel AMC. “Mob Week” will feature such classics as The Godfather (Part I and II), Goodfellas, Scarface and Pulp Fiction."🤔
Rudy Giuliani Goes to the Mattresses… for AMC observer.com/2011/07/rudy-g…
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July 25, 2011 - House votes to extend Mueller 2 years.
"Given the ongoing threats facing the US, as well as the leadership transitions at other agencies like the DoD and CIA, I believe continuity and stability at the FBI is critical at this time."
foxnews.com/politics/house…
July 25, 2011 - House votes to extend Mueller 2 years.
"Given the ongoing threats facing the US, as well as the leadership transitions at other agencies like the DoD and CIA, I believe continuity and stability at the FBI is critical at this time."
foxnews.com/politics/house…
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July 26, 2011 - Obama signs off on extending Mueller.
"His 10-year term expires August 2, but Obama asked Mueller to stay on to provide continuity for the White House national security team."
Obama signs 2-year extension to Mueller's FBI tenure
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
July 26, 2011 - Obama signs off on extending Mueller.
"His 10-year term expires August 2, but Obama asked Mueller to stay on to provide continuity for the White House national security team."
Obama signs 2-year extension to Mueller's FBI tenure
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
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July 27, 2011 - Senate approves extra two years for Robert Mueller in 100-0 vote.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said, "I would hope that all senators would step forward and vote for this nomination, and I can think of no reason why they shouldn't."
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
July 27, 2011 - Senate approves extra two years for Robert Mueller in 100-0 vote.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said, "I would hope that all senators would step forward and vote for this nomination, and I can think of no reason why they shouldn't."
cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/…
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July 2011 - Donald Trump & his sons are joined by then-President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli for the ribbon cutting at Trump Ocean Club, Trump Org's first international branded property.
Narco-a-lago: Money Laundering at the Trump Ocean Club Panama globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/c…
July 2011 - Donald Trump & his sons are joined by then-President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli for the ribbon cutting at Trump Ocean Club, Trump Org's first international branded property.
Narco-a-lago: Money Laundering at the Trump Ocean Club Panama globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/c…
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July 29, 2011 - Aaron Zebley promoted to FBI Chief of Staff.
"From January 1998 to April 2005, he was a Special Agent with the FBI in the New York City Field Office..."
FBI Director Mueller Picks Aaron Zebley as New Chief of Staff
ticklethewire.com/2011/07/29/fbi…
July 29, 2011 - Aaron Zebley promoted to FBI Chief of Staff.
"From January 1998 to April 2005, he was a Special Agent with the FBI in the New York City Field Office..."
FBI Director Mueller Picks Aaron Zebley as New Chief of Staff
ticklethewire.com/2011/07/29/fbi…
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August 24, 2011 - Eric Holder meets with 9/11 family members to discuss phone hacking allegations against Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and its now-defunct newspaper, News of the World.
9/11 Families Meet with AG Eric Holder About Phone Hacking Scandal
abcnews.go.com/Politics/911-f…
August 24, 2011 - Eric Holder meets with 9/11 family members to discuss phone hacking allegations against Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and its now-defunct newspaper, News of the World.
9/11 Families Meet with AG Eric Holder About Phone Hacking Scandal
abcnews.go.com/Politics/911-f…
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2011 - Dmitry Firtash becomes 🇺🇦 fertilizer king.
Manafort worked for 👇 'pro-Russian president' and was business associate with 👇 'oligarch' in Ukraine.
Putin’s allies channelled billions to oligarch who backed pro-Russian president of Ukraine
reuters.com/investigates/s…
2011 - Dmitry Firtash becomes 🇺🇦 fertilizer king.
Manafort worked for 👇 'pro-Russian president' and was business associate with 👇 'oligarch' in Ukraine.
Putin’s allies channelled billions to oligarch who backed pro-Russian president of Ukraine
reuters.com/investigates/s…
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September 6, 2011
"Had it not been for the September 11 attacks, neither Rudy Giuliani nor Michael Bloomberg would have such high profiles on the American political stage."
Giuliani and Bloomberg: NY mayors linked by Sept 11 reuters.com/article/us-sep…
September 6, 2011
"Had it not been for the September 11 attacks, neither Rudy Giuliani nor Michael Bloomberg would have such high profiles on the American political stage."
Giuliani and Bloomberg: NY mayors linked by Sept 11 reuters.com/article/us-sep…
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September 8, 2011
Exclusive: National Archives sits on 9/11 Commission records
reuters.com/article/us-sep…
September 8, 2011
Exclusive: National Archives sits on 9/11 Commission records
reuters.com/article/us-sep…
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September 9, 2011
"But a much larger network of conspirators was involved in planning, funding and carrying out the attacks, and governments around the world have been after them ever since."
Factbox: September 11 conspirators: Where are they now? reuters.com/article/us-sep…
September 9, 2011
"But a much larger network of conspirators was involved in planning, funding and carrying out the attacks, and governments around the world have been after them ever since."
Factbox: September 11 conspirators: Where are they now? reuters.com/article/us-sep…
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9/11/11 - The 10th Anniversary
"The disasters of our time are glaring, loud, and savage. When airplanes explode into skyscrapers. When extremists detonate bombs in Tube stations. Or when a lunatic guns down teenagers in a summer camp."- NATO SG Fogh
nato.int/cps/en/natoliv…
9/11/11 - The 10th Anniversary
"The disasters of our time are glaring, loud, and savage. When airplanes explode into skyscrapers. When extremists detonate bombs in Tube stations. Or when a lunatic guns down teenagers in a summer camp."- NATO SG Fogh
nato.int/cps/en/natoliv…
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"The day after the attacks, NATO Allies expressed their solidarity with the people of the United States by invoking Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO’s collective defence clause states an attack on one Ally is an attack upon all Allies."
nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…
"The day after the attacks, NATO Allies expressed their solidarity with the people of the United States by invoking Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO’s collective defence clause states an attack on one Ally is an attack upon all Allies."
nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…
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"Extremism has no religious affiliation. What extremists share is a loathing of our liberty and our diversity. They look to a distant historical vision of ‘us’ against ‘them’. But as President Obama recently said, ultimately, there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There is just ‘us’."
"Extremism has no religious affiliation. What extremists share is a loathing of our liberty and our diversity. They look to a distant historical vision of ‘us’ against ‘them’. But as President Obama recently said, ultimately, there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. There is just ‘us’."
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September 2, 2011
"WikiLeaks has published its full archive of 251,000 secret US diplomatic cables, without redactions, potentially exposing thousands of individuals named in the documents to detention, harm or putting their lives in danger."
theguardian.com/media/2011/sep…
September 2, 2011
"WikiLeaks has published its full archive of 251,000 secret US diplomatic cables, without redactions, potentially exposing thousands of individuals named in the documents to detention, harm or putting their lives in danger."
theguardian.com/media/2011/sep…
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October 13, 2011 - A look at Rudy's money-making schemes after he was NYC mayor:
-Int'l Political Adviser (🇺🇦, 🇵🇪)
-Security Expert (🇲🇽, 🇧🇷)
-Law Partner (Houston, TX)
-Speaker
Rudy Giuliani for Hire: How ‘America’s Mayor’ Makes Money These Days nymag.com/intelligencer/…
October 13, 2011 - A look at Rudy's money-making schemes after he was NYC mayor:
-Int'l Political Adviser (🇺🇦, 🇵🇪)
-Security Expert (🇲🇽, 🇧🇷)
-Law Partner (Houston, TX)
-Speaker
Rudy Giuliani for Hire: How ‘America’s Mayor’ Makes Money These Days nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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October 28, 2011 - Joe Biden blasts GOP.
Biden said he and Obama tried for 2 1/2 years to sit down with Republicans and now he concludes, "This is not your father's Republican Party."
GOP getting in way of change, Biden tells Democrats, teachers
orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-20…
October 28, 2011 - Joe Biden blasts GOP.
Biden said he and Obama tried for 2 1/2 years to sit down with Republicans and now he concludes, "This is not your father's Republican Party."
GOP getting in way of change, Biden tells Democrats, teachers
orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-20…
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November 2, 2011 - Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout found guilty of weapons trafficking to FARC, a Colombian paramilitary group (👉🇻🇪).
"Bout's dealings have [also] included the US, the Taliban, the Northern Alliance and various groupings in Africa.."
theguardian.com/world/2011/nov…
November 2, 2011 - Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout found guilty of weapons trafficking to FARC, a Colombian paramilitary group (👉🇻🇪).
"Bout's dealings have [also] included the US, the Taliban, the Northern Alliance and various groupings in Africa.."
theguardian.com/world/2011/nov…
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November 2011 - Mysterious global cartel kingpin (turned DEA informant) Paul Le Roux heads to Brazil, setting up a shell company. Begins dealings with a Colombian cocaine cartel. Has a secret family in Rio.
The geek, the guns, the drugs & the bodies theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/paul-…
November 2011 - Mysterious global cartel kingpin (turned DEA informant) Paul Le Roux heads to Brazil, setting up a shell company. Begins dealings with a Colombian cocaine cartel. Has a secret family in Rio.
The geek, the guns, the drugs & the bodies theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/paul-…
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December 7, 2011 - GOP targets Obama AG.
"Tea party activists, gun-rights fanatics, & others on the right have recently stepped up their calls for Obama to fire Attorney General Eric Holder over his handling of the Operation Fast & Furious scandal."
motherjones.com/politics/2011/…
December 7, 2011 - GOP targets Obama AG.
"Tea party activists, gun-rights fanatics, & others on the right have recently stepped up their calls for Obama to fire Attorney General Eric Holder over his handling of the Operation Fast & Furious scandal."
motherjones.com/politics/2011/…
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December 7, 2011 - Adam Schiff pens article about GOP hypocrisy on cartels & gun control.
"...the same politicians beating their breasts about Fast & Furious just voted to keep the ATF from learning who is buying multiple AK-47s along the border."
politico.com/news/stories/1…
December 7, 2011 - Adam Schiff pens article about GOP hypocrisy on cartels & gun control.
"...the same politicians beating their breasts about Fast & Furious just voted to keep the ATF from learning who is buying multiple AK-47s along the border."
politico.com/news/stories/1…
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December 9, 2011 - Bob Levinson's family releases 1st hostage videos.
Before he retired, Levinson had become perhaps the most fearless, crusading FBI agent against Semion Mogilevich. “He’s dangerous because he’ll get anybody who gets in his way.”
newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
December 9, 2011 - Bob Levinson's family releases 1st hostage videos.
Before he retired, Levinson had become perhaps the most fearless, crusading FBI agent against Semion Mogilevich. “He’s dangerous because he’ll get anybody who gets in his way.”
newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
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Trump dropped out of the race in mid-May:
"...at least in part because he finally realized what a harsh light this ego explosion was shining on...his business empire, potentially exposing not only him...but also his children...to intense scrutiny."
thedailybeast.com/inside-donald-…
Trump dropped out of the race in mid-May:
"...at least in part because he finally realized what a harsh light this ego explosion was shining on...his business empire, potentially exposing not only him...but also his children...to intense scrutiny."
thedailybeast.com/inside-donald-…
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Back to Admiral McCraven from OP.
When he spoke out against Trump in October 2019, it wasn't the 1st time. He also did so in an August 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post after Former CIA Director John Brennan had his security clearance revoked.
cbsnews.com/news/osama-bin…
Back to Admiral McCraven from OP.
When he spoke out against Trump in October 2019, it wasn't the 1st time. He also did so in an August 2018 op-ed in the Washington Post after Former CIA Director John Brennan had his security clearance revoked.
cbsnews.com/news/osama-bin…
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McRaven called Brennan "one of the finest public servants I have ever known...Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency," he wrote.
McRaven called Brennan "one of the finest public servants I have ever known...Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency," he wrote.
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Trump scoffed at McRaven’s criticisms in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"He’s a Hillary Clinton backer and an Obama-backer and frankly, wouldn’t it have been nice if we got Osama bin Laden a lot sooner than that? Wouldn’t that have been nice?”
nypost.com/2018/11/18/tru…
Trump scoffed at McRaven’s criticisms in an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"He’s a Hillary Clinton backer and an Obama-backer and frankly, wouldn’t it have been nice if we got Osama bin Laden a lot sooner than that? Wouldn’t that have been nice?”
nypost.com/2018/11/18/tru…
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McCraven responded that he didn't back Hilary Clinton (or anyone else), and that he was serious about the constitutional threat.
"I stand by my comment that the President's attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime."
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
McCraven responded that he didn't back Hilary Clinton (or anyone else), and that he was serious about the constitutional threat.
"I stand by my comment that the President's attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime."
usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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A closer look at Brennan's bio:
-CIA since 1980, specializing in Middle East
-stints in Saudi Arabia, including CIA Station Chief
-Founding director of the CIA Terrorist Threat Integration Center
-Obama's Assistant for Homeland Security
-CIA Director
cnn.com/2013/01/08/us/…
A closer look at Brennan's bio:
-CIA since 1980, specializing in Middle East
-stints in Saudi Arabia, including CIA Station Chief
-Founding director of the CIA Terrorist Threat Integration Center
-Obama's Assistant for Homeland Security
-CIA Director
cnn.com/2013/01/08/us/…
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A closer look at McCraven's bio:
-Assigned to the WH to work on counter terrorism operations in 2001
-Commander of JSOC, & USSOCOM
-first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC)
-"smartest SEAL to have ever lived"
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
A closer look at McCraven's bio:
-Assigned to the WH to work on counter terrorism operations in 2001
-Commander of JSOC, & USSOCOM
-first director of the NATO Special Operations Forces Coordination Centre (NSCC)
-"smartest SEAL to have ever lived"
bbc.com/news/world-us-…
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This begs the question - why have THESE two, experts in counter terrorism who were directly involved in the bin Laden strike, chosen to loudly & publicly stand up to Trump?
Conversely, why did Trump and his supporters in the government/media choose them as adversaries?
🤔
This begs the question - why have THESE two, experts in counter terrorism who were directly involved in the bin Laden strike, chosen to loudly & publicly stand up to Trump?
Conversely, why did Trump and his supporters in the government/media choose them as adversaries?
🤔
Stuff like this👇🧐
https://twitter.com/Dry_Observer/status/1250567988857561088
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Let's take a look at a few other important events since 2011.
March 1, 2012
"We have special agents embedded with police departments in 🇷🇴, 🇪🇪, 🇺🇦, and 🇳🇱, working to identify emerging trends and key players."🧐
Robert Mueller - Cybersecurity
fbi.gov/news/speeches/…
Let's take a look at a few other important events since 2011.
March 1, 2012
"We have special agents embedded with police departments in 🇷🇴, 🇪🇪, 🇺🇦, and 🇳🇱, working to identify emerging trends and key players."🧐
Robert Mueller - Cybersecurity
fbi.gov/news/speeches/…
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June 2012
The Foreign Affairs Committee reports a bill targeting Russian officials for human rights abuses & corruption, Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, to the House.
Magnitsky a symbol of sanctions — and not just in Russia
p.dw.com/p/3T6w1
June 2012
The Foreign Affairs Committee reports a bill targeting Russian officials for human rights abuses & corruption, Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, to the House.
Magnitsky a symbol of sanctions — and not just in Russia
p.dw.com/p/3T6w1
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December 14, 2012
Obama signs Magnitsky Act into law.
"It also directs Obama to bar Russian human rights violators from entering the United States and freeze any assets they have in U.S. banks."
Obama signs trade & human rights bill, angers Moscow reut.rs/TZc9Cv
December 14, 2012
Obama signs Magnitsky Act into law.
"It also directs Obama to bar Russian human rights violators from entering the United States and freeze any assets they have in U.S. banks."
Obama signs trade & human rights bill, angers Moscow reut.rs/TZc9Cv
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December 14, 2012
Mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. Adam Lanza slaughters 20 school children as well as 6 school administrators before taking his own life.
Police: 20 children among 26 victims of Connecticut school shooting
cnn.com/2012/12/14/us/…
December 14, 2012
Mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. Adam Lanza slaughters 20 school children as well as 6 school administrators before taking his own life.
Police: 20 children among 26 victims of Connecticut school shooting
cnn.com/2012/12/14/us/…
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December 18, 2012
Sandy Hook conspiracy theories start.
"Was Lanza drugged & hypnotised by his handlers to make him into a killing machine as an excuse...to take all means of self defense from the populace before the economic collapse?"- OrIy Taitz
huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/orl…
December 18, 2012
Sandy Hook conspiracy theories start.
"Was Lanza drugged & hypnotised by his handlers to make him into a killing machine as an excuse...to take all means of self defense from the populace before the economic collapse?"- OrIy Taitz
huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/orl…
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May 20, 2013
Edward Snowden, an IT contractor for the NSA (via Booz Allen), flees to Hong Kong.
"Mr Snowden admitted to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper that he took the job at Booz Allen because he wanted access to classified information to gather evidence."
May 20, 2013
Edward Snowden, an IT contractor for the NSA (via Booz Allen), flees to Hong Kong.
"Mr Snowden admitted to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper that he took the job at Booz Allen because he wanted access to classified information to gather evidence."
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June 3, 2013
Military trial of CheIsea (then BradIey) Manning for leaking classified info begins.
"In short: bin Laden, during his Internet-free Abbottabad tenure, asked for and received documents from the Manning WikiIeaks dump on digital media."
theatlantic.com/national/archi…
June 3, 2013
Military trial of CheIsea (then BradIey) Manning for leaking classified info begins.
"In short: bin Laden, during his Internet-free Abbottabad tenure, asked for and received documents from the Manning WikiIeaks dump on digital media."
theatlantic.com/national/archi…
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June 6, 2013
The Guardian publishes article authored by GIenn GreenwaId regarding NSA collection of phone & communication records of US citizens as approved by a FISA court.
NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily theguardian.com/world/2013/jun…
June 6, 2013
The Guardian publishes article authored by GIenn GreenwaId regarding NSA collection of phone & communication records of US citizens as approved by a FISA court.
NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily theguardian.com/world/2013/jun…
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June 24, 2013
Snowden flees to 🇷🇺.
"Snowden made his getaway from China to Russia on Sunday morning with the help of WikiLeaks legal advisers who facilitated a dialogue with Ecuador's Foreign Ministry, the secrets-spilling organization announced."
nydailynews.com/news/national/…
June 24, 2013
Snowden flees to 🇷🇺.
"Snowden made his getaway from China to Russia on Sunday morning with the help of WikiLeaks legal advisers who facilitated a dialogue with Ecuador's Foreign Ministry, the secrets-spilling organization announced."
nydailynews.com/news/national/…
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June 2013
The Guardian publishes info on top-secret PRISM surveillance program.
"The NSA has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple & other US internet giants, according to a top secret document obtained by the Guardian."
theguardian.com/world/2013/jun…
June 2013
The Guardian publishes info on top-secret PRISM surveillance program.
"The NSA has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple & other US internet giants, according to a top secret document obtained by the Guardian."
theguardian.com/world/2013/jun…
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August 29, 2013
The DOJ announces a program for Swiss banks to avoid criminal prosecution if they provide full information on undeclared US accounts.
"Banks already under criminal investigation...and all individuals were excluded from the program."
justice.gov/tax/swiss-bank…
August 29, 2013
The DOJ announces a program for Swiss banks to avoid criminal prosecution if they provide full information on undeclared US accounts.
"Banks already under criminal investigation...and all individuals were excluded from the program."
justice.gov/tax/swiss-bank…
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September 4, 2013
James Comey sworn in as FBI Director, marking the end of Robert Mueller's extended 12-year term. Comey had previously served as AUSA for SDNY & EDVA, also serving as Deputy Attorney General starting in 2003 (📌).
fbi.gov/history/direct…
September 4, 2013
James Comey sworn in as FBI Director, marking the end of Robert Mueller's extended 12-year term. Comey had previously served as AUSA for SDNY & EDVA, also serving as Deputy Attorney General starting in 2003 (📌).
fbi.gov/history/direct…
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October 1, 2013
Ross Ulbricht, accused founder and mastermind behind dark web drug market Silk Road, arrested by FBI in San Francisco. Site seized and shut down.
The Silk Road Is Shut Down, and the Owner Is in Custody vice.com/en_us/article/…
October 1, 2013
Ross Ulbricht, accused founder and mastermind behind dark web drug market Silk Road, arrested by FBI in San Francisco. Site seized and shut down.
The Silk Road Is Shut Down, and the Owner Is in Custody vice.com/en_us/article/…
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November 15, 2013
Hammond sentencing.
"...stole 5 million private emails & 60,000 credit card numbers. The emails went to WikiLeaks, while the credit cards were used by Anonymous to rack up $700,000 in fraudulent donations to non-profit groups."🤔
wired.com/2013/11/hammon…
November 15, 2013
Hammond sentencing.
"...stole 5 million private emails & 60,000 credit card numbers. The emails went to WikiLeaks, while the credit cards were used by Anonymous to rack up $700,000 in fraudulent donations to non-profit groups."🤔
wired.com/2013/11/hammon…
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November 21, 2013
Peaceful protesters begin gathering in Kiev's central Maidan Nezalezhnosti (independence square) after 🇺🇦 postpones signing of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and tries to include 🇷🇺.
Ukrainians rally over government's snub to EU bbc.com/news/world-eur…
November 21, 2013
Peaceful protesters begin gathering in Kiev's central Maidan Nezalezhnosti (independence square) after 🇺🇦 postpones signing of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and tries to include 🇷🇺.
Ukrainians rally over government's snub to EU bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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November 2013 to February 2014
The movement in Ukraine, especially in Kiev, against corruption & gov't abuses grew and became known as 'Euromaidan.'
As the Yanukovich regime ramped up its crack-down against protesters, the situation turned increasingly violent.
November 2013 to February 2014
The movement in Ukraine, especially in Kiev, against corruption & gov't abuses grew and became known as 'Euromaidan.'
As the Yanukovich regime ramped up its crack-down against protesters, the situation turned increasingly violent.
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February 20, 2014
Massacre at Maiden square in Kiev, Ukraine. Dozens of protesters killed, as were several police officers, after live ammo was deployed.
"Corpses on Kiev's Independence Square as police deploy snipers and use live ammunition."
theguardian.com/world/2014/feb…
February 20, 2014
Massacre at Maiden square in Kiev, Ukraine. Dozens of protesters killed, as were several police officers, after live ammo was deployed.
"Corpses on Kiev's Independence Square as police deploy snipers and use live ammunition."
theguardian.com/world/2014/feb…
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February 21, 2014
Ukraine peace deal tentatively reached. However, dozens of ruling Party of Regions members quit, and police officers from other Ukrainian cities arrived in support of protesters.
President Yanukovich fled the capital that night.
npr.org/sections/thetw…
February 21, 2014
Ukraine peace deal tentatively reached. However, dozens of ruling Party of Regions members quit, and police officers from other Ukrainian cities arrived in support of protesters.
President Yanukovich fled the capital that night.
npr.org/sections/thetw…
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February 22, 2014
Yanukovych impeached and removed from office amid accusations of human rights violations and abandonment of his duties.
Parliament votes 328-0 to impeach Yanukovych on Feb. 22; sets May 25 for new election; Tymoshenko free (VIDEO) kyivpost.com/article/conten…
February 22, 2014
Yanukovych impeached and removed from office amid accusations of human rights violations and abandonment of his duties.
Parliament votes 328-0 to impeach Yanukovych on Feb. 22; sets May 25 for new election; Tymoshenko free (VIDEO) kyivpost.com/article/conten…
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February 24, 2014
This 👇 is the guy who Paul Manafort was working for in Ukraine.
Ukraine's president wanted for mass murder of civilians, acting interior minister says cbsnews.com/news/ukraines-…
February 24, 2014
This 👇 is the guy who Paul Manafort was working for in Ukraine.
Ukraine's president wanted for mass murder of civilians, acting interior minister says cbsnews.com/news/ukraines-…
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February 27, 2014
This 👇 is the guy who Paul Manafort was working for in Ukraine.
In Russian statement, Yanukovich says he is still president of Ukraine
reut.rs/1mEYOfX
February 27, 2014
This 👇 is the guy who Paul Manafort was working for in Ukraine.
In Russian statement, Yanukovich says he is still president of Ukraine
reut.rs/1mEYOfX
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Late February/Early March 2014
Russia covertly builds up forces & takes complete control of Crimea.
"The annexation of Crimea was the smoothest invasion of modern times. It was over before the outside world realised it had even started."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Late February/Early March 2014
Russia covertly builds up forces & takes complete control of Crimea.
"The annexation of Crimea was the smoothest invasion of modern times. It was over before the outside world realised it had even started."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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April 22, 2014
Joe Biden in 🇺🇦.
"There’s been a lot of talk about geopolitics, about East & West. But here in 🇺🇦, people know that it’s about something much more fundamental. It’s not about geopolitics; it’s about unity. It’s about independence."
go.wh.gov/K1tcPP
April 22, 2014
Joe Biden in 🇺🇦.
"There’s been a lot of talk about geopolitics, about East & West. But here in 🇺🇦, people know that it’s about something much more fundamental. It’s not about geopolitics; it’s about unity. It’s about independence."
go.wh.gov/K1tcPP
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March 2014
Haberman/Burns article about Manafort in Ukraine.
'Manafort’s former business partner Roger Stone sent out an email to a small group of friends asking wryly: “Where is Paul Manafort?”
A multiple-choice list of options followed...
politico.com/story/2014/03/…
March 2014
Haberman/Burns article about Manafort in Ukraine.
'Manafort’s former business partner Roger Stone sent out an email to a small group of friends asking wryly: “Where is Paul Manafort?”
A multiple-choice list of options followed...
politico.com/story/2014/03/…
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...including:
-"Was seen chauffeuring Yanukovych around Moscow.” -“Was seen loading gold bullion on an Army Transport plane from a remote airstrip outside Kiev and taking off seconds before a mob arrived at the site.”
The final choice:
-“Is playing Golf in Palm Beach.”🤔
...including:
-"Was seen chauffeuring Yanukovych around Moscow.” -“Was seen loading gold bullion on an Army Transport plane from a remote airstrip outside Kiev and taking off seconds before a mob arrived at the site.”
The final choice:
-“Is playing Golf in Palm Beach.”🤔
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March 2014
Russia🇷🇺 booted from Group of 8 (G8) for their actions in Crimea.
The new G7 going forward would be: Canada🇨🇦, France🇫🇷, Germany🇩🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Japan🇯🇵, the United Kingdom🇬🇧 and the United States🇺🇸.
U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8
cnn.com/2014/03/24/pol…
March 2014
Russia🇷🇺 booted from Group of 8 (G8) for their actions in Crimea.
The new G7 going forward would be: Canada🇨🇦, France🇫🇷, Germany🇩🇪, Italy🇮🇹, Japan🇯🇵, the United Kingdom🇬🇧 and the United States🇺🇸.
U.S., other powers kick Russia out of G8
cnn.com/2014/03/24/pol…
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March 2014
Robert Mueller joins WilmerHale law firm.
"Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business."
Former Director of the FBI Robert Mueller III Joins WilmerHale
wilmerhale.com/en/insights/ne…
March 2014
Robert Mueller joins WilmerHale law firm.
"Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business."
Former Director of the FBI Robert Mueller III Joins WilmerHale
wilmerhale.com/en/insights/ne…
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March 2014 (one week later)
Aaron Zebley joins WilmerHale law firm.
"Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business."
Former FBI Chief of Staff Aaron Zebley to Join WilmerHale
wilmerhale.com/en/insights/ne…
March 2014 (one week later)
Aaron Zebley joins WilmerHale law firm.
"Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business."
Former FBI Chief of Staff Aaron Zebley to Join WilmerHale
wilmerhale.com/en/insights/ne…
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I almost forgot - the climax of Euromaidan & Russian invasion of Crimea occurred during and just after the Sochi Winter Olympics.
“In preparing for the Olympics $25 to $30 billion was stolen,” Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov told reporters.
reut.rs/18BiD0w
I almost forgot - the climax of Euromaidan & Russian invasion of Crimea occurred during and just after the Sochi Winter Olympics.
“In preparing for the Olympics $25 to $30 billion was stolen,” Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov told reporters.
reut.rs/18BiD0w
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June/July 2014
⚽️FIFA World Cup takes place in cities across Brazil🇧🇷.
"Four years after the World Cup, Brazil’s massive corruption probes have cleared only two of the 12 stadiums."
apnews.com/fdbf477e6d504a…
June/July 2014
⚽️FIFA World Cup takes place in cities across Brazil🇧🇷.
"Four years after the World Cup, Brazil’s massive corruption probes have cleared only two of the 12 stadiums."
apnews.com/fdbf477e6d504a…
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February 2015
ICIJ announces Swiss Leaks Project.
Swiss Leaks is a collaborative investigation that exposes how the Swiss branch of one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC, profited from doing business with tax dodgers & criminals around the world.
icij.org/investigations…
February 2015
ICIJ announces Swiss Leaks Project.
Swiss Leaks is a collaborative investigation that exposes how the Swiss branch of one of the world’s biggest banks, HSBC, profited from doing business with tax dodgers & criminals around the world.
icij.org/investigations…
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February 2015
Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts.
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1: The Rise wired.com/2015/04/silk-r…
February 2015
Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts.
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1: The Rise wired.com/2015/04/silk-r…
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March 2015
UK high court hears Berezovsky testimony as part of inquiry into death of Alexander Litvinenko.
“He [Litvinenko] said the investigation was about the laundering of a huge amount of money belonging to Putin & Roman Abramovich”.
theguardian.com/world/2015/mar…
March 2015
UK high court hears Berezovsky testimony as part of inquiry into death of Alexander Litvinenko.
“He [Litvinenko] said the investigation was about the laundering of a huge amount of money belonging to Putin & Roman Abramovich”.
theguardian.com/world/2015/mar…
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall wired.com/2015/05/silk-r…
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April 2015
🇧🇷
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras reports its biggest-ever loss, the result of a $16.8 billion write-down in the wake of a massive corruption scandal. Many of Brazil’s largest construction & engineering firms also implicated.
reut.rs/1IKaSqH
April 2015
🇧🇷
Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras reports its biggest-ever loss, the result of a $16.8 billion write-down in the wake of a massive corruption scandal. Many of Brazil’s largest construction & engineering firms also implicated.
reut.rs/1IKaSqH
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May 2015
🇺🇦
Ukrainians, including President Petro Poroshenko, petition to Facebook about Russian🇷🇺 social media interference.
"Campaigners are urging Facebook to act against what they describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
May 2015
🇺🇦
Ukrainians, including President Petro Poroshenko, petition to Facebook about Russian🇷🇺 social media interference.
"Campaigners are urging Facebook to act against what they describe as Russian attempts to silence pro-Ukrainian voices."
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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June 2015
🇺🇸
Trump announces his intent to run for president in the 2016 election.
"If he prevails, Trump will be required to disclose information about his personal finances, including details about his sources of income, assets and net worth."
newsweek.com/donald-trump-a…
June 2015
🇺🇸
Trump announces his intent to run for president in the 2016 election.
"If he prevails, Trump will be required to disclose information about his personal finances, including details about his sources of income, assets and net worth."
newsweek.com/donald-trump-a…
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July 2015
Ukraine points finger at Russia as families mark downing of MH17.
🇺🇦
"Ukraine’s president accused Russia’s🇷🇺 military on Friday of ordering the missile strike that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago."
reut.rs/1J4sLTW
July 2015
Ukraine points finger at Russia as families mark downing of MH17.
🇺🇦
"Ukraine’s president accused Russia’s🇷🇺 military on Friday of ordering the missile strike that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago."
reut.rs/1J4sLTW
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