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Still expect the House Freedom Caucus Criminal Enterprise to do all they can to
- allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a speaker
- more members of Freedom Caucus to serve on powerful House Rules Committee
The criminal enterprise wants to be able to put on
Still expect the House Freedom Caucus Criminal Enterprise to do all they can to
- allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a speaker
- more members of Freedom Caucus to serve on powerful House Rules Committee
The criminal enterprise wants to be able to put on
a show in the future to attempt to install Trump as Speaker, at a later date.
It's not about getting Trump speaker but about the show and the chaos and the message it would send, at a later date, when Russia needs to call in a favor from the GOP House Freedom Caucus.
It's not about getting Trump speaker but about the show and the chaos and the message it would send, at a later date, when Russia needs to call in a favor from the GOP House Freedom Caucus.
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Also expect the criminal enterprise House Freedom Caucus to drag it on as long as they can to prevent debt ceiling from being addressed as their job is to attempt to create a debt default and to devalue the USD.
If you accept that 19+ House GOP Reps are the product of a
Also expect the criminal enterprise House Freedom Caucus to drag it on as long as they can to prevent debt ceiling from being addressed as their job is to attempt to create a debt default and to devalue the USD.
If you accept that 19+ House GOP Reps are the product of a
Russian Intel operation, it makes sense that's a goal; it's Putin's payback for when in 1998 Russia defaulted on its debt and the Russian Central Bank devalued the Ruble.
On 17 August 1998, the Russian government devalued the ruble, defaulted on domestic debt, and declared a
On 17 August 1998, the Russian government devalued the ruble, defaulted on domestic debt, and declared a
moratorium on repayment of foreign debt.
Russian inflation in 1998 reached 84 percent and welfare costs grew considerably.
Bankers Trust (American bank) suffered major losses in the summer of 1998 due to the bank having a large position in Russian
forbes.com/2007/10/30/mer…
Russian inflation in 1998 reached 84 percent and welfare costs grew considerably.
Bankers Trust (American bank) suffered major losses in the summer of 1998 due to the bank having a large position in Russian
forbes.com/2007/10/30/mer…
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government bonds.
However, Bankers Trust avoided financial collapse by being acquired by Deutsche Bank for $10 billion in November 1998.
In 1998, was this acquisition being run by guys connected to KGB or CIA?
Some context for heading into 1989:
government bonds.
However, Bankers Trust avoided financial collapse by being acquired by Deutsche Bank for $10 billion in November 1998.
In 1998, was this acquisition being run by guys connected to KGB or CIA?
Some context for heading into 1989:
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610140942769729542
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Bankers Trust merged with Alex. Brown & Sons in 1997 before being acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1999.
Side-Note: Alex Brown & Sons had been run by Buzzy Krongard, until Alex Brown was sold to Deutsche Bank and he left in 1998 to work
Bankers Trust merged with Alex. Brown & Sons in 1997 before being acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1999.
Side-Note: Alex Brown & Sons had been run by Buzzy Krongard, until Alex Brown was sold to Deutsche Bank and he left in 1998 to work
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1519147872977047553
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overtly for the CIA.
Deutsche Bank sold the Trust and Custody division of Bankers Trust to State Street Corporation in 2003.
overtly for the CIA.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1609968495881601026
Deutsche Bank sold the Trust and Custody division of Bankers Trust to State Street Corporation in 2003.
Anshu Jain was brought to Deutsche Bank from Merrill Lynch in 1995.
Then in 1999, Deutsche Bank bought out Banker’s Trust who, by then, had already acquired Alex Brown & Sons in 1997.
Then in 1999, Deutsche Bank bought out Banker’s Trust who, by then, had already acquired Alex Brown & Sons in 1997.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1520823146089271298
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So, asking again, was the 1998 acquisition of Bankers Trust by Deutsche Bank being run by guys connected to KGB or CIA?
The three men who are responsible for turning Deutsche Bank into a criminal money laundering powerhouse - Edson Mitchell, William Broeksmit, &
So, asking again, was the 1998 acquisition of Bankers Trust by Deutsche Bank being run by guys connected to KGB or CIA?
The three men who are responsible for turning Deutsche Bank into a criminal money laundering powerhouse - Edson Mitchell, William Broeksmit, &
Anshu Jain - all came from Merrill Lynch in the 1990s.
Today, two of these three men are dead.
Edson Mitchell died in a plane crash in 2000 at age 47.
William Broeksmit committed suicide in 2014 at 58.
Raising suspicions?
Today, two of these three men are dead.
Edson Mitchell died in a plane crash in 2000 at age 47.
William Broeksmit committed suicide in 2014 at 58.
Raising suspicions?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1408090845430091778
Justin Kennedy ran Deutsche Bank’s commercial real estate team who continued to lend money to Donald Trump, despite Trump’s long history of business failure, bankruptcy, and fraud.
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/t…
Kavanaugh clerked for Kennedy, was sworn onto the DC Circuit by Kennedy,
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/t…
Kavanaugh clerked for Kennedy, was sworn onto the DC Circuit by Kennedy,
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and replaced Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
Leonard Leo who had served on the board of the Opus Dei Catholic Information Center in DC reportedly engineered Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the Supreme Court.
and replaced Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
Leonard Leo who had served on the board of the Opus Dei Catholic Information Center in DC reportedly engineered Brett Kavanaugh’s seat on the Supreme Court.
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Enron in early 2000 decided to sell the start-up Internet service provider Rhythm NetConnections Inc. shares and had to unwind the deal with LJM Cayman.
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
Enron in early 2000 decided to sell the start-up Internet service provider Rhythm NetConnections Inc. shares and had to unwind the deal with LJM Cayman.
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
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Catch that? Early 2000? Recall Bush v Gore later in 2000?
Catch that? Early 2000? Recall Bush v Gore later in 2000?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610140967746551811
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On June 4, 1999, Deutsche Bank merged its Bankers Trust and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell to became Deutsche Asset Management (DAM) with Robert Smith as the CEO
On June 4, 1999, Deutsche Bank merged its Bankers Trust and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell to became Deutsche Asset Management (DAM) with Robert Smith as the CEO
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Coming back to prior topic. I know this latest section of this thread is a mess. Maybe I'll re write it sometime.
Coming back to prior topic. I know this latest section of this thread is a mess. Maybe I'll re write it sometime.
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Coming back to the Russian financial crisis of Aug 1998, Boris Yeltsin was facing a political crisis, with his domestic support evaporating.
By fall of 1998, Russia was also suffering from a poor harvest and had a food shortage crisis.
No surprise that another payback
Coming back to the Russian financial crisis of Aug 1998, Boris Yeltsin was facing a political crisis, with his domestic support evaporating.
By fall of 1998, Russia was also suffering from a poor harvest and had a food shortage crisis.
No surprise that another payback
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move would be to attempt to starve people with the 2022 special military operation.
Putin followed Yeltsin, coming off the 1998 Russian financial crisis and food shortage.
move would be to attempt to starve people with the 2022 special military operation.
Putin followed Yeltsin, coming off the 1998 Russian financial crisis and food shortage.
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GDP of Russia, 1998 to 2003
1998 financial crisis
2014 to 2016 wasn't so great for the Russian economy either
Then we have Manchurian Candidate Trump Campaign in 2016 where Paul Manafort goes to "work for free."
GDP of Russia, 1998 to 2003
1998 financial crisis
2014 to 2016 wasn't so great for the Russian economy either
Then we have Manchurian Candidate Trump Campaign in 2016 where Paul Manafort goes to "work for free."
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Former Bankers Trust chief Frank N. Newman resigned as expected from Deutsche Bank AG in June 1999.
Newman was chairman and chief executive of Bankers Trust before the New York bank's acquisition by Deutsche Bank for $9 billion in June 1999.
wsj.com/articles/SB930…
Former Bankers Trust chief Frank N. Newman resigned as expected from Deutsche Bank AG in June 1999.
Newman was chairman and chief executive of Bankers Trust before the New York bank's acquisition by Deutsche Bank for $9 billion in June 1999.
wsj.com/articles/SB930…
Mr. Newman in June 1999 was a director of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and the Interactive Journal.
Mr. Newman negotiated the sale of Bankers Trust to Deutsche Bank, per WSJ, after Bankers Trust posted a net loss of $488 million in the third quarter
Mr. Newman negotiated the sale of Bankers Trust to Deutsche Bank, per WSJ, after Bankers Trust posted a net loss of $488 million in the third quarter
of 1998, largely because of losses in emerging markets, including Russia.
Per the June 30, 1999 WSJ article: Since Deutsche Bank announced the takeover in December 1998, it has said Mr. Newman would become co-head of its investment-banking arm, known as
Per the June 30, 1999 WSJ article: Since Deutsche Bank announced the takeover in December 1998, it has said Mr. Newman would become co-head of its investment-banking arm, known as
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Global Corporates & Institutions, with Deutsche Bank's Josef Ackermann.
But Mr. Newman was never granted the authority to do the job effectively, according to Deutsche Bank officials.
Global Corporates & Institutions, with Deutsche Bank's Josef Ackermann.
But Mr. Newman was never granted the authority to do the job effectively, according to Deutsche Bank officials.
Senior business managers at Deutsche Bank didn't report to him.
Neither did Deutsche Bank's head of the Americas region.
And Deutsche Bank proved reluctant to nominate Mr. Newman for a seat on the bank's management committee.
Was Newman friendly with CIA and was Deutsche
Neither did Deutsche Bank's head of the Americas region.
And Deutsche Bank proved reluctant to nominate Mr. Newman for a seat on the bank's management committee.
Was Newman friendly with CIA and was Deutsche
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Bank in 1999 friendly with KGB?
On Sept. 1, 1998, Bankers Trust announced that it had incurred a trading loss of approximately $350 million, primarily because it marked many of its Russian securities down to 15% of their face value.
Bank in 1999 friendly with KGB?
On Sept. 1, 1998, Bankers Trust announced that it had incurred a trading loss of approximately $350 million, primarily because it marked many of its Russian securities down to 15% of their face value.
Some of the losses were incurred in dealings with a troubled hedge fund run by III Offshore Advisors.
The bank also let it be known that activity in its investment banking business had declined markedly.
money.cnn.com/magazines/fort…
The bank also let it be known that activity in its investment banking business had declined markedly.
money.cnn.com/magazines/fort…
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The last line of the press release was the punch line: "Bankers Trust expects to report a net loss for the third quarter."
Though BT's stock had been in a free fall since mid-August, when Russia began its slide--dropping from $105 to $74--over the next few days the
The last line of the press release was the punch line: "Bankers Trust expects to report a net loss for the third quarter."
Though BT's stock had been in a free fall since mid-August, when Russia began its slide--dropping from $105 to $74--over the next few days the
stock declined another 10% to under $67.
Analysts ratcheted down their numbers, and Standard & Poor's put the bank on CreditWatch.
If the US CIA had been planning between 1989 and 1998 the Russia financial crisis of 1998, was it a mistake that Banker's Trust took such losses?
Analysts ratcheted down their numbers, and Standard & Poor's put the bank on CreditWatch.
If the US CIA had been planning between 1989 and 1998 the Russia financial crisis of 1998, was it a mistake that Banker's Trust took such losses?
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Or was it intended and was there a reason (from CIA perspective) to have Deutsche Bank acquire Banker's Trust in 1999?
Bill Clinton was President in 1999 (1993 to 2001).
Probably the Banker's Trust loss was not planned by CIA and maybe the CIA guys from Reagan and Bush
Or was it intended and was there a reason (from CIA perspective) to have Deutsche Bank acquire Banker's Trust in 1999?
Bill Clinton was President in 1999 (1993 to 2001).
Probably the Banker's Trust loss was not planned by CIA and maybe the CIA guys from Reagan and Bush
era didn't have the same swagger under Bill Clinton?
Some had argued in 1998 that Newman merely swapped the dicey business of derivatives for a concentrated bet in U.S. equities (i.e, Alex. Brown), and in doing so, he didn't reduce the bank's risk profile--he just shifted it.
Some had argued in 1998 that Newman merely swapped the dicey business of derivatives for a concentrated bet in U.S. equities (i.e, Alex. Brown), and in doing so, he didn't reduce the bank's risk profile--he just shifted it.
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But that criticism is probably off the mark.
Even though the U.S. equities business isn't very healthy right now [by Oct 1998], it's surely not as risky as BT's old derivatives business. (For evidence, see Meriwether, John.)
Side-Note: in that market, Goldman Sachs had
But that criticism is probably off the mark.
Even though the U.S. equities business isn't very healthy right now [by Oct 1998], it's surely not as risky as BT's old derivatives business. (For evidence, see Meriwether, John.)
Side-Note: in that market, Goldman Sachs had
cancelled an IPO.
In late September 1998, Bankers Trust sponsored an opening-night gala at Carnegie Hall.
Newman and his wife flanked First Lady Hillary Clinton during the performance, and a society-page photo of the couple appeared in the Sunday New York Times.
In late September 1998, Bankers Trust sponsored an opening-night gala at Carnegie Hall.
Newman and his wife flanked First Lady Hillary Clinton during the performance, and a society-page photo of the couple appeared in the Sunday New York Times.
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Newman's wife, Liz, was a Florida divorcee whom Newman married while he was at the Treasury Department.
Banker Frank Newman (L) and wife Elizabeth Newman attend the New York Philharmonic 106 All-Stars: Opening Gala at David Geffen Hall on September 19, 2017 in NYC.
Newman's wife, Liz, was a Florida divorcee whom Newman married while he was at the Treasury Department.
Banker Frank Newman (L) and wife Elizabeth Newman attend the New York Philharmonic 106 All-Stars: Opening Gala at David Geffen Hall on September 19, 2017 in NYC.
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In 1993, President of the United States Bill Clinton nominated Newman to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. The next year, he became United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, holding that office until 1995.
In 1993, President of the United States Bill Clinton nominated Newman to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. The next year, he became United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, holding that office until 1995.
Newman then returned to the private sector. He became Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust. He then served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bankers Trust from 1996 to 1999.
In 2005, Newman became CEO of Shenzhen Development Bank, a national listed bank with operations in
In 2005, Newman became CEO of Shenzhen Development Bank, a national listed bank with operations in
20 cities in China.
Wait a minute. Holy shit.
Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. was a bank based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Newman was CEO in 2005.
Is this related to an LLC on Trump's tax returns?
Wait a minute. Holy shit.
Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. was a bank based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Newman was CEO in 2005.
Is this related to an LLC on Trump's tax returns?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610532293361156097
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Newbridge Capital Wins Control Of Shenzhen Development Bank by May 2004 and Newman is CEO by 2005.
wsj.com/articles/SB108…
What if the Chinese had a spy working for THC Shenzen Hotel Manager LLC (Trump) and is that related to Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd in
Newbridge Capital Wins Control Of Shenzhen Development Bank by May 2004 and Newman is CEO by 2005.
wsj.com/articles/SB108…
What if the Chinese had a spy working for THC Shenzen Hotel Manager LLC (Trump) and is that related to Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd in
some way?
Let's come back to that shortly.
In 1994, TPG, Blum Capital and ACON Investments created Newbridge Capital, a joint-venture to invest in emerging markets, particularly in Asia and, later, in Latin America.
Let's come back to that shortly.
In 1994, TPG, Blum Capital and ACON Investments created Newbridge Capital, a joint-venture to invest in emerging markets, particularly in Asia and, later, in Latin America.
TPG was founded in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter, and William S. Price III
Richard C Blum was chair and president of Blum Capital, and he's the husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Newbridge in May 2004 is an affiliate of Texas Pacific Group.
Richard C Blum was chair and president of Blum Capital, and he's the husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Newbridge in May 2004 is an affiliate of Texas Pacific Group.
Its deal with Shenzhen Development Bank, along with other potential purchases, including Carlyle Group's plans to take a significant stake in China Pacific Life Insurance Co., "show how quickly China is moving forward" said Fred Hu, a managing director at Goldman Sachs & Co.
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The Carlyle deal could be announced in a few weeks, analysts said.
Newbridge filed an arbitration suit against the Chinese bank last October [in 2003] at the International Court of Arbitration in Paris and it filed a suit in a Texas court against Chinatrust of Taiwan for
The Carlyle deal could be announced in a few weeks, analysts said.
Newbridge filed an arbitration suit against the Chinese bank last October [in 2003] at the International Court of Arbitration in Paris and it filed a suit in a Texas court against Chinatrust of Taiwan for
alleged "tortuous interference" with its agreement with SDB.
In March 2004, Newbridge had signed a pact to buy a 4.82% stake in Minsheng Banking Corp. Minsheng, another Chinese bank.
Shenzhen Development Bank was the third bank deal in the region for Newbridge by May 2004,
In March 2004, Newbridge had signed a pact to buy a 4.82% stake in Minsheng Banking Corp. Minsheng, another Chinese bank.
Shenzhen Development Bank was the third bank deal in the region for Newbridge by May 2004,
which acquired and transformed Korea First Bank shortly after the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
Newbridge, along with Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and Carlyle, had been among the most active foreign investors both in Asia generally and in China in particular.
Newbridge, along with Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and Carlyle, had been among the most active foreign investors both in Asia generally and in China in particular.
Carlyle expected in May 2004 to spend about $750 million in China alone by the end of the year, according to David Rubenstein, its founding partner, at the time.
Newbridge taking Shenzhen Development Bank was the first control purchase of a Chinese national bank by a foreign
Newbridge taking Shenzhen Development Bank was the first control purchase of a Chinese national bank by a foreign
entity since 1949.
Of course, the Chinese Intelligence and CCP would eventually be interested in this.
Ping An Insurance bought the controlling stake in Shenzhen Development Bank in 2011, from Newbridge Capital (16.76%) and from the general public, as well as subscribing
Of course, the Chinese Intelligence and CCP would eventually be interested in this.
Ping An Insurance bought the controlling stake in Shenzhen Development Bank in 2011, from Newbridge Capital (16.76%) and from the general public, as well as subscribing
new share by injecting Ping An Bank into Shenzhen Development Bank as its subsidiary.
In 2012, the bank was reserved merger with Ping An Bank.
Ping An Insurance, China's second-largest life-insurance company in 2004, listed, and the private-equity arms of both Goldman Sachs
In 2012, the bank was reserved merger with Ping An Bank.
Ping An Insurance, China's second-largest life-insurance company in 2004, listed, and the private-equity arms of both Goldman Sachs
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and Morgan Stanley collected profits.
In 2010, after the sale of the majority interest of Shenzhen Development Bank (SBD), Frank Newman retired and became an Independent Senior Advisor to SBD and also served as chairman in for china based promontory financial group,
and Morgan Stanley collected profits.
In 2010, after the sale of the majority interest of Shenzhen Development Bank (SBD), Frank Newman retired and became an Independent Senior Advisor to SBD and also served as chairman in for china based promontory financial group,
In late 2015, Robby Qui left Trump's THC. He was former Director of Trump's Greater China office.
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What’s the probability that Robby Qiu really works for the Intelligence Services of the CCP?
What’s the probability that Robby Qiu really works for the Intelligence Services of the CCP?
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Xi looks on at a Manchurian Candidate - what's going through Xi's head?
Xi looks on at a Manchurian Candidate - what's going through Xi's head?
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Mental note to come back to this article and ask, was the MAGA criminal enterprise using crypto to wash funds sourced from illicit sources to install GOP House Reps and Senators deemed either wittingly friendly to the cause or deemed unwitting
Mental note to come back to this article and ask, was the MAGA criminal enterprise using crypto to wash funds sourced from illicit sources to install GOP House Reps and Senators deemed either wittingly friendly to the cause or deemed unwitting
https://twitter.com/BeuteBrian/status/1610466637353820162
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Next time your are pulled over for speeding, tell the cop, I just got caught up in the wind and the fun of the engine roaring, and you too can be a MAGA "patriot."
Next time your are pulled over for speeding, tell the cop, I just got caught up in the wind and the fun of the engine roaring, and you too can be a MAGA "patriot."
https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1611027689824985088
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The launderer's would put $20M into a Biden PAC to fool people, but add up all the funds out of those FTX coffers and see where the money goes and ask, is $20M paltry compared to amounts pushed into MAGA candidates?
The launderer's would put $20M into a Biden PAC to fool people, but add up all the funds out of those FTX coffers and see where the money goes and ask, is $20M paltry compared to amounts pushed into MAGA candidates?
https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1611054113093214208
But would you be able to see all those amounts?
Add up all the small dollar donations, conveniently under the $200 reporting threshold, to MAGA candidates like MT Greene, and ask, where did that money come from, and how much of it might have come from FTX slush fund?
Add up all the small dollar donations, conveniently under the $200 reporting threshold, to MAGA candidates like MT Greene, and ask, where did that money come from, and how much of it might have come from FTX slush fund?
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Flynn Intel Op has programmed the Manchurian Candidate and he's out speaking in code for foreign dictators and Intel services.
Video in next Tweet, 17,235, from Jan 5, 2023, on the heels of Biden Admin having Mexican gov take out cartel leadership
Flynn Intel Op has programmed the Manchurian Candidate and he's out speaking in code for foreign dictators and Intel services.
Video in next Tweet, 17,235, from Jan 5, 2023, on the heels of Biden Admin having Mexican gov take out cartel leadership
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523879189908234241
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on Jan 5, 2023.
Recall, Donald favored Bolsonaro over Maduro while he was atop the American Executive Branch, but now, you Bolsonaro is a powerless regular, walking around in Florida, USA.
on Jan 5, 2023.
Recall, Donald favored Bolsonaro over Maduro while he was atop the American Executive Branch, but now, you Bolsonaro is a powerless regular, walking around in Florida, USA.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1611036800721588231
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Jan 5, 2023
Mexican military firing from helicopter on cartel while executing an arrest of El Chapo’s son Ovidio.
Jan 5, 2023
Mexican military firing from helicopter on cartel while executing an arrest of El Chapo’s son Ovidio.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1610988891817021440
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Ali Akbar, Jan 5, 2023 is either taunting Marjorie Taylor Greene regarding an alleged crime in Georgia to coax her into compliance with the Akbar / Flynn / Trump / Stone axis or they're already in collusion and putting on a show to confuse?
Ali Akbar, Jan 5, 2023 is either taunting Marjorie Taylor Greene regarding an alleged crime in Georgia to coax her into compliance with the Akbar / Flynn / Trump / Stone axis or they're already in collusion and putting on a show to confuse?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1611025349030318082
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Cuban is spot-on with regards to Rank Choice Voting for House Reps.
If the Biden Admin would get out of its own way and expose hostile foreign intel operations that have landed us at least 19 House Reps, the information could be used to justify
Cuban is spot-on with regards to Rank Choice Voting for House Reps.
If the Biden Admin would get out of its own way and expose hostile foreign intel operations that have landed us at least 19 House Reps, the information could be used to justify
https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1611095043930218496
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a push towards rank choice voting for House Reps under the pre-tense of national security, to remove from foreign military intel agencies their ability to so easily influence House races and take an extreme brand of a party hostage to demands.
With Nakamoto agreeing,
a push towards rank choice voting for House Reps under the pre-tense of national security, to remove from foreign military intel agencies their ability to so easily influence House races and take an extreme brand of a party hostage to demands.
With Nakamoto agreeing,
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maybe I need to rethink rank choice voting again and think like a hostile foreign intel service then game out possibilities.
maybe I need to rethink rank choice voting again and think like a hostile foreign intel service then game out possibilities.
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Steve Ballmer was hired by Bill Gates at Microsoft in 1980, and subsequently left the MBA program at Stanford University.
He eventually became president in 1998, and replaced Gates as CEO on January 13, 2000.
Steve Ballmer was hired by Bill Gates at Microsoft in 1980, and subsequently left the MBA program at Stanford University.
He eventually became president in 1998, and replaced Gates as CEO on January 13, 2000.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1610931593585037315
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Just placing that last tweet in-line as note to self with this one to explore this topic later.
Just placing that last tweet in-line as note to self with this one to explore this topic later.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610918623878516737
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Ali Akbar --> tiny chance he's now working for American Intel and putting out info to confuse the Flynn Intel Group, but I doubt that is the case as I don't think Biden Admin has a handle on the domestic operation.
Ali Akbar --> tiny chance he's now working for American Intel and putting out info to confuse the Flynn Intel Group, but I doubt that is the case as I don't think Biden Admin has a handle on the domestic operation.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1610364389206392832
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Mike Flynn deflecting.
Can't determine whether Flynn and Akbar are really against Trump at the moment or whether they're just putting out false vibes at the moment to deceive.
Mike Flynn deflecting.
Can't determine whether Flynn and Akbar are really against Trump at the moment or whether they're just putting out false vibes at the moment to deceive.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1604934902436208641
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Manchurian Candidate Trump taunts House Speaker spot while Matt Gaetz nominates him Jan 5, 2023 in one of the rounds.
Manchurian Candidate Trump taunts House Speaker spot while Matt Gaetz nominates him Jan 5, 2023 in one of the rounds.
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Elon on Dec 8, 2022: "Twitter isn't using Perkins Coie."
Perkins Coie reps Twitter in court, Jan 4, 2023.
Part of an intel op is for your marks to confuse, putting out conflicting information.
Elon on Dec 8, 2022: "Twitter isn't using Perkins Coie."
Perkins Coie reps Twitter in court, Jan 4, 2023.
Part of an intel op is for your marks to confuse, putting out conflicting information.
https://twitter.com/DaveThomas5150/status/1611130491847016449
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Part of the context for Manchurian Candidate Trump's video today, up at Tweet 17,235.
Part of the context for Manchurian Candidate Trump's video today, up at Tweet 17,235.
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1611135455231201283
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Coming back to this tweet: Edson Mitchell died in a plane crash in 2000 at age 47.
Edson Mitchell, an American who became one of the most powerful executives of Deutsche Bank of Germany, died Friday [Christmas week in 2000] in a plane crash.
Coming back to this tweet: Edson Mitchell died in a plane crash in 2000 at age 47.
Edson Mitchell, an American who became one of the most powerful executives of Deutsche Bank of Germany, died Friday [Christmas week in 2000] in a plane crash.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610892710273064961
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Mr. Mitchell, 47, who lived most of the year in London, was the sole passenger in a Beech 200 aircraft flying from Portland, Me., to his vacation home in Rangeley, Me. The pilot, Stephen A. Bean, 58, also died.
nytimes.com/2000/12/26/bus…
Mr. Mitchell, 47, who lived most of the year in London, was the sole passenger in a Beech 200 aircraft flying from Portland, Me., to his vacation home in Rangeley, Me. The pilot, Stephen A. Bean, 58, also died.
nytimes.com/2000/12/26/bus…
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Mr. Mitchell, who was 47 years old, was a key ally of chairman-designate Josef Ackermann, who succeeds current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rolf-Ernst Breuer in 2002.
wsj.com/articles/SB977…
Mr. Mitchell, who was 47 years old, was a key ally of chairman-designate Josef Ackermann, who succeeds current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rolf-Ernst Breuer in 2002.
wsj.com/articles/SB977…
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Mr. Ackermann was widely expected to name Mr. Mitchell to succeed him as head of the bank's investment-banking unit when he takes over as chairman. Mr. Mitchell's strong opposition to the planned merger of Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank AG was one of the reasons why the
Mr. Ackermann was widely expected to name Mr. Mitchell to succeed him as head of the bank's investment-banking unit when he takes over as chairman. Mr. Mitchell's strong opposition to the planned merger of Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank AG was one of the reasons why the
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plan was scrapped this year.
Mr. Mitchell and Michael Philipp, the two highest-ranking Americans at Europe's biggest bank, were appointed to the bank's executive board in June.
Mr. Mitchell, who before then had managed a London unit that included global debt markets,
plan was scrapped this year.
Mr. Mitchell and Michael Philipp, the two highest-ranking Americans at Europe's biggest bank, were appointed to the bank's executive board in June.
Mr. Mitchell, who before then had managed a London unit that included global debt markets,
foreign exchange, derivatives and commodities, in June added the global equities unit to his realm and oversaw all Deutsche Bank securities operations. He took the seat of Ronaldo Schmitz, who retired.
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A native of Maine, Mr. Mitchell joined Deutsche Bank in 1995 after working at Merrill Lynch & Co. He was based in Frankfurt and London.
Catch that? Mitchell had worked at Merrill Lynch & Co.
A native of Maine, Mr. Mitchell joined Deutsche Bank in 1995 after working at Merrill Lynch & Co. He was based in Frankfurt and London.
Catch that? Mitchell had worked at Merrill Lynch & Co.
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So Edson Mitchell was killed when his private turboprop plane crashed into the mountains of Maine, on America's east coast. His pilot, Stephen Bean, also died.
Remind one of these private plane crashes?
Like the one that paved the way
So Edson Mitchell was killed when his private turboprop plane crashed into the mountains of Maine, on America's east coast. His pilot, Stephen Bean, also died.
Remind one of these private plane crashes?
Like the one that paved the way
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523470518698975232
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for William P Barr's promotion to Attorney General?
for William P Barr's promotion to Attorney General?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523470514009694209
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Axl Rose of Guns N Roses vs Steven Mnuchin
Neal Schon of Journey vs Trump's Spiritual Advisor
Axl Rose of Guns N Roses vs Steven Mnuchin
Neal Schon of Journey vs Trump's Spiritual Advisor
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Framing: Greatest Prez of the Galaxy, Donald T, gets nominated for House Speaker by Matt Gaetz and all Republicans except Matt vote against Trump.
One could have a field day framing a headline over on Truth Social to screw with the MAGA base.
Framing: Greatest Prez of the Galaxy, Donald T, gets nominated for House Speaker by Matt Gaetz and all Republicans except Matt vote against Trump.
One could have a field day framing a headline over on Truth Social to screw with the MAGA base.
https://twitter.com/OmarRiverosays/status/1611070017440735248
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Next tweet adds context to this one.
Next tweet adds context to this one.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1611159478187048960
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GOP showed up to the 118th Congress in the House unprepared, sort-of like how Trump showed up to fuck a porn-star without a rubber then spent $130K for her silence and took a tax deduction, all while denying it and gaslighting.
GOP showed up to the 118th Congress in the House unprepared, sort-of like how Trump showed up to fuck a porn-star without a rubber then spent $130K for her silence and took a tax deduction, all while denying it and gaslighting.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1611176280510304257
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McCarthy opponents Gaetz, Boebert, Biggs, Donalds, Gosar, Miller are some of the GOP’s top recipients of "donations" under the $200 FEC Reporting threshold, by percentage of their campaign financing.
wsj.com/articles/why-b…
McCarthy opponents Gaetz, Boebert, Biggs, Donalds, Gosar, Miller are some of the GOP’s top recipients of "donations" under the $200 FEC Reporting threshold, by percentage of their campaign financing.
wsj.com/articles/why-b…
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This makes them immune to pressure from the traditional political structures that help candidates raise money.
What the public reporting misses is asking the question, how did these GOP House Freedom Caucus members raise such an outlier amount of money from "donations"
This makes them immune to pressure from the traditional political structures that help candidates raise money.
What the public reporting misses is asking the question, how did these GOP House Freedom Caucus members raise such an outlier amount of money from "donations"
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so conveniently under the $200 FEC reporting threshold that in the aggregate buys them immunity from pressure from traditional political structures?
The reporting always assumes the funds were raised via some wholesome grassroots support.
so conveniently under the $200 FEC reporting threshold that in the aggregate buys them immunity from pressure from traditional political structures?
The reporting always assumes the funds were raised via some wholesome grassroots support.
https://twitter.com/RickPildes/status/1611368179795742722
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How come the major media never touches on the scheme that John Durham was appointed by William P Barr to cover up?
How come the major media never touches on the scheme that John Durham was appointed by William P Barr to cover up?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1599473954174836737
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Putin understood that the US Gov would think twice before exposing the 2016 operation to install a Manchurian Candidate because it would mean exposing past CIA operations that had the US Gov partnering with Alfa Group.
It would also expose more information about 9/11.
Putin understood that the US Gov would think twice before exposing the 2016 operation to install a Manchurian Candidate because it would mean exposing past CIA operations that had the US Gov partnering with Alfa Group.
It would also expose more information about 9/11.
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Kirkland and Ellis tried hard to protect Alfa Bank from the 2016 gift card scandal.
Kirkland and Ellis tried hard to protect Alfa Bank from the 2016 gift card scandal.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1611027084197126151
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Foreign intel services studied how Barack Obama's campaign allowed donor's to use untraceable prepaid cards that can evade limits on how much an individual is legally allowed to "donate" or mask a contributor's identity, and recognized what a fantastic opportunity to
Foreign intel services studied how Barack Obama's campaign allowed donor's to use untraceable prepaid cards that can evade limits on how much an individual is legally allowed to "donate" or mask a contributor's identity, and recognized what a fantastic opportunity to
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install a Manchurian Candidate in Jan 2017 while also engineering a House Freedom Caucus and a few Senators to be "elected" to the US House or Senate who will be friendly to Russia's ambitions in Ukraine and elsewhere.
install a Manchurian Candidate in Jan 2017 while also engineering a House Freedom Caucus and a few Senators to be "elected" to the US House or Senate who will be friendly to Russia's ambitions in Ukraine and elsewhere.
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Howard Dean, in his 2004 campaign, was the first presidential candidate to exploit the internet’s fundraising potential, but it was Barack Obama who convincingly demonstrated this power, particularly for raising money from small
donors.
Howard Dean, in his 2004 campaign, was the first presidential candidate to exploit the internet’s fundraising potential, but it was Barack Obama who convincingly demonstrated this power, particularly for raising money from small
donors.
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In the 2008 general election, he raised about 24% of his funds from small donors; in the 2011-12 cycle, he raised about 28% of his funds from small donors.
In the 2008 general election, he raised about 24% of his funds from small donors; in the 2011-12 cycle, he raised about 28% of his funds from small donors.
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In 2016, Donald Trump became the most successful candidate ever in raising money from small donors, whether measured in total dollars raised or as a percentage of his overall fundraising.
In 2016, Donald Trump became the most successful candidate ever in raising money from small donors, whether measured in total dollars raised or as a percentage of his overall fundraising.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1611026482326917120
Small-donation dollars made up 69% of
the individual contributions to Trump’s campaign and 58% of the campaign’s total receipts.
Press Release, Campaign Fin. Inst., President Trump, with RNC Help, Raised More Small
Donor Money than President Obama; As Much as Clinton and Sanders
the individual contributions to Trump’s campaign and 58% of the campaign’s total receipts.
Press Release, Campaign Fin. Inst., President Trump, with RNC Help, Raised More Small
Donor Money than President Obama; As Much as Clinton and Sanders
Combined (Feb. 21, 2017), cfinst.org/Press/PRelease… [perma.cc/SC3F-DAM6]
Yet, Manchurian Candidate Trump received fewer popular votes than Clinton by the largest margin in US history in a Presidential election.
This means one must ask the question, were all those
Yet, Manchurian Candidate Trump received fewer popular votes than Clinton by the largest margin in US history in a Presidential election.
This means one must ask the question, were all those
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small dollar donations to the Trump Campaign in 2016 the result of a laundering operation and an attack on Democracy?
1. Going into the 2016 RNC convention, the Trump campaign’s fundraising efforts had been a dismal failure.
small dollar donations to the Trump Campaign in 2016 the result of a laundering operation and an attack on Democracy?
1. Going into the 2016 RNC convention, the Trump campaign’s fundraising efforts had been a dismal failure.
2. After the convention (July–VERY late in the election cycle), the Trump campaign switches to a new donation platform with no existing user base.
3. From the switch to Revv in July through the election in November, Trump’s fundraising efforts make a miraculous turnaround,
3. From the switch to Revv in July through the election in November, Trump’s fundraising efforts make a miraculous turnaround,
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bringing a large database of credit card numbers into the startup Revv donation platform, corresponding almost exactly with the logins to the Cendyn CRM by Alfa Bank, Spectrum Health, and Heartland Payment Systems.
bringing a large database of credit card numbers into the startup Revv donation platform, corresponding almost exactly with the logins to the Cendyn CRM by Alfa Bank, Spectrum Health, and Heartland Payment Systems.
And we know that prior to switching to Revv, Trump was significantly behind in terms of total fundraising relative to other candidates, regardless of party.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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2018 Democratic Candidates and Act Blue was a force the GOP criminal enterprise recognized would destroy their ambitions.
Republicans by 2018 are now trying to catch up by creating a parallel website to ActBlue called WinRed.
2018 Democratic Candidates and Act Blue was a force the GOP criminal enterprise recognized would destroy their ambitions.
Republicans by 2018 are now trying to catch up by creating a parallel website to ActBlue called WinRed.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1611024900860305410
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The internet’s facilitation of small-donor financing increases the overall amount of money in elections and the percentage that comes
from small donors.
This is great provided the American government and intel agencies prevent this new magic way of getting donations to
The internet’s facilitation of small-donor financing increases the overall amount of money in elections and the percentage that comes
from small donors.
This is great provided the American government and intel agencies prevent this new magic way of getting donations to
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candidates from being used by hostile foreign adversaries or by hostile domestic operations looking to hijack the system.
Beyond the money, there is a 130,000-donor requirement to get into Presidential primary debates.
Tulsi Gabbard met the 130,000-donor requirement
candidates from being used by hostile foreign adversaries or by hostile domestic operations looking to hijack the system.
Beyond the money, there is a 130,000-donor requirement to get into Presidential primary debates.
Tulsi Gabbard met the 130,000-donor requirement
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for the all-important September 2016 debate.
Might Gabbard's small dollar donations not all have been legit?
for the all-important September 2016 debate.
Might Gabbard's small dollar donations not all have been legit?
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In the extreme, H.R. 1 would enable an individual “small donor” contributor to effectively provide more than $500,000 to candidates—more than ten times the total amount of money that federal law permitted before McCutcheon.
Imagine the opportunity that presents for
In the extreme, H.R. 1 would enable an individual “small donor” contributor to effectively provide more than $500,000 to candidates—more than ten times the total amount of money that federal law permitted before McCutcheon.
Imagine the opportunity that presents for
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organized crime or foreign adversarial nations seeking to interfere in US elections in "sweeping and systematic" fashion.
This does not mean do NOT allow this in H.R. 1, but it does mean recognize the threats and put safeguards in place.
It does mean don't look the
organized crime or foreign adversarial nations seeking to interfere in US elections in "sweeping and systematic" fashion.
This does not mean do NOT allow this in H.R. 1, but it does mean recognize the threats and put safeguards in place.
It does mean don't look the
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other way at the real purpose of John Durham's appointment.
The identities of those who give $200 do not currently have to be disclosed.
Hence, the prepaid card scheme's ability to work.
It is true that under H.R. 1, a $200 contribution now becomes a $1,400
other way at the real purpose of John Durham's appointment.
The identities of those who give $200 do not currently have to be disclosed.
Hence, the prepaid card scheme's ability to work.
It is true that under H.R. 1, a $200 contribution now becomes a $1,400
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contribution.
As a result, should the identities of these “small” donors then have to be disclosed?
What people fail to recognize is the problem that already exists before H.R. 1 - the prepaid card scheme.
contribution.
As a result, should the identities of these “small” donors then have to be disclosed?
What people fail to recognize is the problem that already exists before H.R. 1 - the prepaid card scheme.
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Emerald Robinson of Explore Talent, like Lauren Boebert, having come from Explore Talent, offers her KGB Propaganda talking points in Jan 2023.
Emerald Robinson of Explore Talent, like Lauren Boebert, having come from Explore Talent, offers her KGB Propaganda talking points in Jan 2023.
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1483308789050793984
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Want to know why AG Garland has abandoned prosecution of Trump for his pre-2020 crimes?
jurist.org/commentary/202…
Want to know why AG Garland has abandoned prosecution of Trump for his pre-2020 crimes?
https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1504914785556701185
jurist.org/commentary/202…
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SEC no longer investigating Senator Burr.
Ha. Were they ever?
SEC no longer investigating Senator Burr.
Ha. Were they ever?
https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1611498344299532288
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There are six Republican holdouts against Kevin McCarthy.
If all 212 House Democrats are present and voting for Hakeem Jeffries, McCarthy would need 2 out of the 6 holdouts to win the Speaker’s gavel.
If 3 out of the 6 holdouts are Never Kevin to the end,
There are six Republican holdouts against Kevin McCarthy.
If all 212 House Democrats are present and voting for Hakeem Jeffries, McCarthy would need 2 out of the 6 holdouts to win the Speaker’s gavel.
If 3 out of the 6 holdouts are Never Kevin to the end,
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McCarthy CANNOT win without double agent George Santos.
2 flips (218 McC, 212 Jeffries, 4 Jordan) 218/434
Unless,
1 flip and 1 present voter (217 McC, 212 Jeffries, 4 Jordan) 217/433
3 present votes (216 McC, 212 Jeffries, 3 Jordan) 216/431
That is, any combination
McCarthy CANNOT win without double agent George Santos.
2 flips (218 McC, 212 Jeffries, 4 Jordan) 218/434
Unless,
1 flip and 1 present voter (217 McC, 212 Jeffries, 4 Jordan) 217/433
3 present votes (216 McC, 212 Jeffries, 3 Jordan) 216/431
That is, any combination
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of 1.5 ballots from the 6 holdouts, where a vote for McCarthy is 1 ballots, and a non-vote (or “present” vote) is 1/2 a ballot.
of 1.5 ballots from the 6 holdouts, where a vote for McCarthy is 1 ballots, and a non-vote (or “present” vote) is 1/2 a ballot.
https://twitter.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/1611518174759116800
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There were allegations at the time that the Murrah bombing was intended to wipe out an investigation by DEA into a “far-reaching narcotics conspiracy.”
There were allegations at the time that the Murrah bombing was intended to wipe out an investigation by DEA into a “far-reaching narcotics conspiracy.”
https://twitter.com/sethharpesq/status/1611473124855369741
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Always projecting.
House Freedom Caucus, installed using pre-paid card scheme, masked as donations from "grass-roots and organic" support, there to blow up debt ceiling, create financial turmoil, then ratchet up the PR to blame Democrats.
Always projecting.
House Freedom Caucus, installed using pre-paid card scheme, masked as donations from "grass-roots and organic" support, there to blow up debt ceiling, create financial turmoil, then ratchet up the PR to blame Democrats.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1462165511157030915
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Elon Musk restores Mike Flynn's Twitter on J6, perhaps so Flynn has a larger audience where he can sell the narrative, and so the two (Flynn and Elon) can collude to bring crypto main-stream in 2023?
Elon Musk restores Mike Flynn's Twitter on J6, perhaps so Flynn has a larger audience where he can sell the narrative, and so the two (Flynn and Elon) can collude to bring crypto main-stream in 2023?
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Foreign Intel agencies to use GOP House Freedom Caucus to gather Intel on US Intel
Foreign Intel agencies to use GOP House Freedom Caucus to gather Intel on US Intel
https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1611544424701464578
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Meanwhile, GOP House Freedom Caucus would be a fine place to start.
MT Greene
Jim Jordan
Devin Nunes from a prior congress
List goes on.
Meanwhile, GOP House Freedom Caucus would be a fine place to start.
MT Greene
Jim Jordan
Devin Nunes from a prior congress
List goes on.
https://twitter.com/fritzinmo/status/1611448104871403528
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Kevin McCarthy needed 3 present votes; he got two. Boebert and Gaetz voted present.
Insurrectionist Boebert who squeaked a 545 vote win in the general election in her district holds some power in the House for the moment.
Kevin McCarthy needed 3 present votes; he got two. Boebert and Gaetz voted present.
Insurrectionist Boebert who squeaked a 545 vote win in the general election in her district holds some power in the House for the moment.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1611544265867264001
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Loser Trump can't get a guy on the line with foot soldier MT Greene attempting to facilitate the transaction.
Loser Trump can't get a guy on the line with foot soldier MT Greene attempting to facilitate the transaction.
https://twitter.com/Al_Drago/status/1611580635969118209
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Allegedly squeaky Boebert was a yes and flipped to present.
Expect another vote with either Boebert or Gaetz voting yes and the other present to make Kevin Speaker, at least for now.
Unless they're just fucking with us and keep it going Monday.
Allegedly squeaky Boebert was a yes and flipped to present.
Expect another vote with either Boebert or Gaetz voting yes and the other present to make Kevin Speaker, at least for now.
Unless they're just fucking with us and keep it going Monday.
https://twitter.com/mychaelschnell/status/1611581224568381440
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If Kevin is made speaker, you know House Freedom Caucus extorted concessions to permit their plan for a government shutdown over appropriations by early summer and a Church-style committee "investigating" Elon Musk's politicized and largely empty "twitter files" by spring.
If Kevin is made speaker, you know House Freedom Caucus extorted concessions to permit their plan for a government shutdown over appropriations by early summer and a Church-style committee "investigating" Elon Musk's politicized and largely empty "twitter files" by spring.
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This is to say, the GOP House Freedom Caucus will be spying on American Intel agencies to feed intel to adversarial foreign intel agencies, and they will be manufacturing a narrative in collusion with Elon Musk and Mike Flynn to manipulate the MAGA base for 2024.
This is to say, the GOP House Freedom Caucus will be spying on American Intel agencies to feed intel to adversarial foreign intel agencies, and they will be manufacturing a narrative in collusion with Elon Musk and Mike Flynn to manipulate the MAGA base for 2024.
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Matt Gaetz most likely got Mike Rogers position as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Gaetz will collect Intel for Trump and Flynn and try to give Mark Milley a hard time.
Matt Gaetz most likely got Mike Rogers position as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Gaetz will collect Intel for Trump and Flynn and try to give Mark Milley a hard time.
https://twitter.com/andyharnik/status/1611582256660758528
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What start's as looking publicly embarrassing for Kevin McCarthy is possible to end in shame for Kevin within two years.
What start's as looking publicly embarrassing for Kevin McCarthy is possible to end in shame for Kevin within two years.
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From the "perfect call" to the "perfect letter" the MAGA GOP criminals love to taunt.
From the "perfect call" to the "perfect letter" the MAGA GOP criminals love to taunt.
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Double-agent Santos sitting next to his mark.
Double-agent Santos sitting next to his mark.
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The comic irony of the House GOP going full-on WWE, chanting USA, USA once Kevin McCarthy had the votes for Speaker of the House of Repugnants.
Putin's General Mike Flynn saw the irony, given what House Freedom Caucus represents, and that ain't you America.
The comic irony of the House GOP going full-on WWE, chanting USA, USA once Kevin McCarthy had the votes for Speaker of the House of Repugnants.
Putin's General Mike Flynn saw the irony, given what House Freedom Caucus represents, and that ain't you America.
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When you hear them announce "the Honorable Kevin McCarthy" of Ca, you know these people are all full of shit.
When you hear them announce "the Honorable Kevin McCarthy" of Ca, you know these people are all full of shit.
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"Unanimity of purpose on behalf of the American people," remarks Hakeem Jeffries.
Comical Kevin McCarthy stands next to him, clapping along, given the irony of the disarray in the GOP.
Jeffries bragging about D infrastructure bill, Chips and Science Act, etc.
"Unanimity of purpose on behalf of the American people," remarks Hakeem Jeffries.
Comical Kevin McCarthy stands next to him, clapping along, given the irony of the disarray in the GOP.
Jeffries bragging about D infrastructure bill, Chips and Science Act, etc.
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Jan 6, 2023 appointment of House Speaker
Jan 6, 2023 appointment of House Speaker
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1611789837136265216
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GOP House Freedom Caucus job is to obtain classified & national security information that would go to House Intel Committee and feed that to the Trump / Flynn operation, which is in collusion with Mr. Putin.
Putin's weapon against Biden is Biden.
GOP House Freedom Caucus job is to obtain classified & national security information that would go to House Intel Committee and feed that to the Trump / Flynn operation, which is in collusion with Mr. Putin.
Putin's weapon against Biden is Biden.
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1611710395399700481
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Jim Jordan to take House Judiciary Chair to serve as obstructionist as Devin Nunes had.
Biden's utter failure to treat the people in the Executive branch like O'Donnell the IG at the Pentagon and DHS and a few others as national security threats
Jim Jordan to take House Judiciary Chair to serve as obstructionist as Devin Nunes had.
Biden's utter failure to treat the people in the Executive branch like O'Donnell the IG at the Pentagon and DHS and a few others as national security threats
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1611741888570363905
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will come back to bite the Biden Admin by the end of his first term.
will come back to bite the Biden Admin by the end of his first term.
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GOP House Freedom Caucus and Manchurian Candidate Trump support our troops, right?
National Guard in U.S. Capitol halls following self-coup attempt in Jan 2021.
GOP House Freedom Caucus and Manchurian Candidate Trump support our troops, right?
National Guard in U.S. Capitol halls following self-coup attempt in Jan 2021.
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Another criminal wants to join GOP House Freedom Caucus.
His campaign will have small dollar donations pumped into it under the $200 reporting threshold and the WV and national media will call it "grassroots and organic" fundraising support.
Another criminal wants to join GOP House Freedom Caucus.
His campaign will have small dollar donations pumped into it under the $200 reporting threshold and the WV and national media will call it "grassroots and organic" fundraising support.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1611718878756851716
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GOP House Freedom Caucus will frame debt prioritization as usurpation of Congress' constitutionally mandated power of the purse, then Biden can point them to their unbreakable belief in the unitary executive theory.
GOP House Freedom Caucus will frame debt prioritization as usurpation of Congress' constitutionally mandated power of the purse, then Biden can point them to their unbreakable belief in the unitary executive theory.
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The debt ceiling limits the amount of debt that the U.S. Treasury can issue.
The debt ceiling limits the amount of debt that the U.S. Treasury can issue.
Before World War I, Congress approved borrowing for specific purposes, but over the next two decades,
The debt ceiling limits the amount of debt that the U.S. Treasury can issue.
The debt ceiling limits the amount of debt that the U.S. Treasury can issue.
Before World War I, Congress approved borrowing for specific purposes, but over the next two decades,
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it granted more flexibility to the Treasury to issue bonds without individual, definite authorizations.
By 1939, Congress effectively established an aggregate debt limit that delegated to Treasury the ability to borrow up to a certain ceiling.
it granted more flexibility to the Treasury to issue bonds without individual, definite authorizations.
By 1939, Congress effectively established an aggregate debt limit that delegated to Treasury the ability to borrow up to a certain ceiling.
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If the government can’t borrow to pay bills that come due, it would have to suspend certain pension payments, withhold or cut the pay of soldiers and federal workers, or delay payments of interest, which would constitute default.
Cut the pay of soldiers? GOP House Freedom
If the government can’t borrow to pay bills that come due, it would have to suspend certain pension payments, withhold or cut the pay of soldiers and federal workers, or delay payments of interest, which would constitute default.
Cut the pay of soldiers? GOP House Freedom
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Caucus will no doubt attempt that by summer 2023 to aide Russia's ambitions in Ukraine.
Raising the debt ceiling allows Congress to pay for things that it has already decided to spend money on.
Around one-third of federal spending is discretionary, for which Congress
Caucus will no doubt attempt that by summer 2023 to aide Russia's ambitions in Ukraine.
Raising the debt ceiling allows Congress to pay for things that it has already decided to spend money on.
Around one-third of federal spending is discretionary, for which Congress
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approves annual spending bills with specific instructions about how to spend the money.
The other two-thirds is mandatory, meaning money is spent on certain programs established by existing law, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
approves annual spending bills with specific instructions about how to spend the money.
The other two-thirds is mandatory, meaning money is spent on certain programs established by existing law, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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In 2016 as adversarial foreign intel services were installing a Manchurian Candidate in America with the help of Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Mike Flynn and pals, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) had said Republicans in Congress would NOT allow the
In 2016 as adversarial foreign intel services were installing a Manchurian Candidate in America with the help of Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Mike Flynn and pals, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) had said Republicans in Congress would NOT allow the
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government to default.
At the time, House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) announced his intention to resign Oct. 30, to work with Mr. McConnell on a debt-ceiling extension.
Boehner and McConnell were in talks with the Obama White House and congressional Democrats about
government to default.
At the time, House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) announced his intention to resign Oct. 30, to work with Mr. McConnell on a debt-ceiling extension.
Boehner and McConnell were in talks with the Obama White House and congressional Democrats about
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how to set government funding levels for 2016 and 2017 with an eye towards easing discretionary spending caps while cutting some mandatory spending.
With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker and on a leash with shock collar, expect the Trump / Flynn GOP House Freedom Caucus to
how to set government funding levels for 2016 and 2017 with an eye towards easing discretionary spending caps while cutting some mandatory spending.
With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker and on a leash with shock collar, expect the Trump / Flynn GOP House Freedom Caucus to
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not behave as did Boehner and McConnell.
In Aug 2017, people were saying that "investors' were underpricing the risk of default with the House GOP in disarray.
Debt prioritization would have forced Mnuchin at Treasury into the position of choosing to pay foreign
not behave as did Boehner and McConnell.
In Aug 2017, people were saying that "investors' were underpricing the risk of default with the House GOP in disarray.
Debt prioritization would have forced Mnuchin at Treasury into the position of choosing to pay foreign
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investors over pensioners or service members, an argument went.
Before GOP developed a debt prioritization argument in 2011, Tea Party candidates (pre-cursor to the criminal GOP House Freedom Caucus) wanted to cut spending to avoid ever hitting the ceiling, allegedly.
investors over pensioners or service members, an argument went.
Before GOP developed a debt prioritization argument in 2011, Tea Party candidates (pre-cursor to the criminal GOP House Freedom Caucus) wanted to cut spending to avoid ever hitting the ceiling, allegedly.
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Rather than raising the federal debt ceiling come summer 2023, expect GOP House Freedom Caucus to offer a bill to “prioritize” the payment of debt as cover for engineering chaos and threat of default to try to assist Putin's Special Military Operation.
Rather than raising the federal debt ceiling come summer 2023, expect GOP House Freedom Caucus to offer a bill to “prioritize” the payment of debt as cover for engineering chaos and threat of default to try to assist Putin's Special Military Operation.
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Congress played politics with the debt ceiling, in the summer of 2011, spring of 2013, and during Manchurian Candidate Trump's tenure.
Expect the circus to return summer 2023 where GOP will try to transfer a little more wealth from the bottom 90% to the top 10%.
Congress played politics with the debt ceiling, in the summer of 2011, spring of 2013, and during Manchurian Candidate Trump's tenure.
Expect the circus to return summer 2023 where GOP will try to transfer a little more wealth from the bottom 90% to the top 10%.
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Biden Treasury could pull a Trump and start deprioritizing social security payments in districts of lawmakers from GOP House Freedom Caucus who push us to the brink of default.
But Biden doesn't play that way.
Biden Treasury could pull a Trump and start deprioritizing social security payments in districts of lawmakers from GOP House Freedom Caucus who push us to the brink of default.
But Biden doesn't play that way.
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Were Biden Admin has some protection is that each bill that comes out of the House under Kevin McCarthy will be dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate.
Wouldn't it be funny if Manchurian Candidate Trump started calling for abolishing the filibuster?
Were Biden Admin has some protection is that each bill that comes out of the House under Kevin McCarthy will be dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate.
Wouldn't it be funny if Manchurian Candidate Trump started calling for abolishing the filibuster?
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A game plan for the House Freedom Caucus is to operate as a third party in a de facto parliamentary system, essentially co-governing the chamber with mainstream Republicans.
grid.news/story/politics…
A game plan for the House Freedom Caucus is to operate as a third party in a de facto parliamentary system, essentially co-governing the chamber with mainstream Republicans.
grid.news/story/politics…
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The House Freedom Caucus — an influential, invitation-only group of about three dozen of the most right-leaning members of the House, which does not make its member list public — has close ties to CPI.
The House Freedom Caucus — an influential, invitation-only group of about three dozen of the most right-leaning members of the House, which does not make its member list public — has close ties to CPI.
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RAMON PEREZ, 40, of Orlando, Florida
Coincidence that Jair Messias Bolsonaro is staying in Orlando, Fl?
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/u…
RAMON PEREZ, 40, of Orlando, Florida
Coincidence that Jair Messias Bolsonaro is staying in Orlando, Fl?
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/u…
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Last night, on the two-year anniversary of the coup attempt engineered by Putin’s General Mike Flynn and his fifth column, the House of Representatives, strong-armed by the GOP House Freedom Caucus, voted Kevin McCarthy in as Speaker after fifteen rounds of humiliating
Last night, on the two-year anniversary of the coup attempt engineered by Putin’s General Mike Flynn and his fifth column, the House of Representatives, strong-armed by the GOP House Freedom Caucus, voted Kevin McCarthy in as Speaker after fifteen rounds of humiliating
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chaos.
This historic dysfunction is an echo of the vote in 1856, when America was radicalized against itself in an existential conflict over slavery.
View Jan 6, 2023 as a slow-moving legislative coup attempt just as Jan 6, 2021 culminated in an executive coup attempt.
chaos.
This historic dysfunction is an echo of the vote in 1856, when America was radicalized against itself in an existential conflict over slavery.
View Jan 6, 2023 as a slow-moving legislative coup attempt just as Jan 6, 2021 culminated in an executive coup attempt.
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President Biden looked so foolish when he remarked on Jan 4, 2023, that the GOP speaker drama is 'embarrassing' and 'not my problem.'
GOP House Freedom Caucus is Biden's problem and he'll soon find out, as will the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
politico.com/news/2023/01/0…
President Biden looked so foolish when he remarked on Jan 4, 2023, that the GOP speaker drama is 'embarrassing' and 'not my problem.'
GOP House Freedom Caucus is Biden's problem and he'll soon find out, as will the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
politico.com/news/2023/01/0…
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The Musk and Flynn partnership couldn't be more obvious, with the reinstatement on Jan 6, 2023, the date of the legislative coup's genesis.
The Musk and Flynn partnership couldn't be more obvious, with the reinstatement on Jan 6, 2023, the date of the legislative coup's genesis.
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Oetje John Rogge conducted an investigation in Germany to gather evidence for a trial of pro-Nazis in the United States.
He uncovered what he said was evidence linking American fascists to the Nazi Government.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Oetje John Rogge conducted an investigation in Germany to gather evidence for a trial of pro-Nazis in the United States.
He uncovered what he said was evidence linking American fascists to the Nazi Government.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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In a report submitted to Tom Clark, the Attorney General, Mr. Rogge said that 24 Congressmen either collaborated with or were used by a Nazi agent.
Seems like Mike Flynn and V Putin studied this episode and the GOP House Freedom Caucus is
nytimes.com/1981/03/23/opi…
In a report submitted to Tom Clark, the Attorney General, Mr. Rogge said that 24 Congressmen either collaborated with or were used by a Nazi agent.
Seems like Mike Flynn and V Putin studied this episode and the GOP House Freedom Caucus is
nytimes.com/1981/03/23/opi…
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a re-incarnation.
The report was not released, and Mr. Rogge was dismissed from the Justice Department when he disclosed details of it in speeches.
Mr. Clark said the disclosures of the report violated department policy.
a re-incarnation.
The report was not released, and Mr. Rogge was dismissed from the Justice Department when he disclosed details of it in speeches.
Mr. Clark said the disclosures of the report violated department policy.
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In 1943, Mr. Rogge became a special assistant to the Attorney General whose responsibility it was to conduct the sedition case against 30 American pro-Nazis.
The case ended in a mistrial when the judge died. The charges were later dismissed.
In 1943, Mr. Rogge became a special assistant to the Attorney General whose responsibility it was to conduct the sedition case against 30 American pro-Nazis.
The case ended in a mistrial when the judge died. The charges were later dismissed.
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Oetje John Rogge denounced the House Un-American Activities Committee, which he called ''an unconstitutional agency.''
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-…
Oetje John Rogge denounced the House Un-American Activities Committee, which he called ''an unconstitutional agency.''
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-…
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Oetje John Rogge also attacked programs to require loyalty oaths and the listing of subversive organizations.
Loyalty oaths - isn't that how Donald Trump operates with GOP House Freedom Caucus?
Oetje John Rogge also attacked programs to require loyalty oaths and the listing of subversive organizations.
Loyalty oaths - isn't that how Donald Trump operates with GOP House Freedom Caucus?
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Mr. Rogge was one of the leaders of the Progressive Party headed by Henry A. Wallace, who ran for President in 1948.
The party accepted the support of avowed Communists, but Mr. Rogge was identified with the non-Communist wing.
He often praised actions by Moscow, but
Mr. Rogge was one of the leaders of the Progressive Party headed by Henry A. Wallace, who ran for President in 1948.
The party accepted the support of avowed Communists, but Mr. Rogge was identified with the non-Communist wing.
He often praised actions by Moscow, but
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he often criticized them.
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Los Angels Times Nov 8, 1947
"Witch Hunt" was part of Rogge's vocabulary.
he often criticized them.
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Los Angels Times Nov 8, 1947
"Witch Hunt" was part of Rogge's vocabulary.
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Seems that the KBG studied O. John Rogge and surmised the operation(s) then is using similar language, programmed into Manchurian Candidate Trump.
Seems that the KBG studied O. John Rogge and surmised the operation(s) then is using similar language, programmed into Manchurian Candidate Trump.
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The Chicago Star, May 27, 1948
The Chicago Star, May 27, 1948
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Some NY Paper, June 8, 1948
Some NY Paper, June 8, 1948
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The rise of Frank Costello (born Francesco Castiglia) in the ranks of the Luciano crime family to eventual Mafia boss is that of popular culture lore.
untappedcities.com/2012/10/31/the…
The rise of Frank Costello (born Francesco Castiglia) in the ranks of the Luciano crime family to eventual Mafia boss is that of popular culture lore.
untappedcities.com/2012/10/31/the…
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While working for the Morello gang, Costello met Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, the Sicilian leader of Manhattan's Lower East Side gang.
The two Italians immediately became friends and partners.
Several older members of Luciano's mob family disapproved of this growing
While working for the Morello gang, Costello met Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, the Sicilian leader of Manhattan's Lower East Side gang.
The two Italians immediately became friends and partners.
Several older members of Luciano's mob family disapproved of this growing
partnership.
They were mostly old-school mafiosi who were unwilling to work with anyone who was not Italian, and skeptical at best about working with non-Sicilians. To Luciano's shock, they warned him against working with Costello, whom they called "the dirty Calabrian."
They were mostly old-school mafiosi who were unwilling to work with anyone who was not Italian, and skeptical at best about working with non-Sicilians. To Luciano's shock, they warned him against working with Costello, whom they called "the dirty Calabrian."
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Along with Italian American associates Vito Genovese and Tommy "Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese, and Jewish associates Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, the gang became involved in robbery, theft, extortion, gambling and narcotics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cos…
Along with Italian American associates Vito Genovese and Tommy "Three-Finger Brown" Lucchese, and Jewish associates Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, the gang became involved in robbery, theft, extortion, gambling and narcotics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cos…
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The Luciano-Costello-Lansky-Siegel alliance prospered even further with the passage of Prohibition in 1920. The gang went into bootlegging, backed by criminal financier Arnold "the Brain" Rothstein.
The Luciano-Costello-Lansky-Siegel alliance prospered even further with the passage of Prohibition in 1920. The gang went into bootlegging, backed by criminal financier Arnold "the Brain" Rothstein.
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The interest in O. John Rogge in 2023 folows from Rachel Maddow’s podcast, “Ultra,” about the America First Committee and the involvement of high ranking Republican Party office holders in conspiracy with agents of Nazi Germany to spread chaos in American war preparedness,
The interest in O. John Rogge in 2023 folows from Rachel Maddow’s podcast, “Ultra,” about the America First Committee and the involvement of high ranking Republican Party office holders in conspiracy with agents of Nazi Germany to spread chaos in American war preparedness,
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and even a planned attempt by the Nazi government of Germany to intervene in the 1940 presidential election, in favor of President Roosevelt’s Republican opponent (sound familiar?).
and even a planned attempt by the Nazi government of Germany to intervene in the 1940 presidential election, in favor of President Roosevelt’s Republican opponent (sound familiar?).
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I did know of American collaboration with the Nazis, such as that of Prescott S. Bush - father of President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush - who began financing the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1928 when he was a Wall Street executive
I did know of American collaboration with the Nazis, such as that of Prescott S. Bush - father of President George H.W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush - who began financing the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1928 when he was a Wall Street executive
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at Brown Brothers, and in return once they took power, he was allowed to invest in and take control of German companies, control he maintained even after war broke out between the United States and Germany, control that led to his being investigated under the
at Brown Brothers, and in return once they took power, he was allowed to invest in and take control of German companies, control he maintained even after war broke out between the United States and Germany, control that led to his being investigated under the
Trading With The Enemy Act; he avoided indictment under that law by buying himself the Senate seat from Connecticut in 1952.
It turns out he was not the only one and perhaps wasn’t even the one most deeply involved in what was, after December 11, 1941, treason committed with a
It turns out he was not the only one and perhaps wasn’t even the one most deeply involved in what was, after December 11, 1941, treason committed with a
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country with which the United States was at war.
“Ultra” goes into a long presentation over several episodes about the attempt to charge 30 Americans with sedition out of this involvement with the Nazis,
tcinla757.substack.com/p/the-official…
country with which the United States was at war.
“Ultra” goes into a long presentation over several episodes about the attempt to charge 30 Americans with sedition out of this involvement with the Nazis,
tcinla757.substack.com/p/the-official…
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in a trial that was held in 1944, that was ultimately unsuccessful when the judge hearing the case died in the middle of it of a heart attack.
Note to self: investigate this for clues the Judge's heart attack was the result of mal-intent.
in a trial that was held in 1944, that was ultimately unsuccessful when the judge hearing the case died in the middle of it of a heart attack.
Note to self: investigate this for clues the Judge's heart attack was the result of mal-intent.
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O. John Rogge, the Federal Prosecutor, continued his investigation.
He learned of the discovery by American troops in Germany of Nazi documentation of these activities.
He went to Germany, where over 11 weeks he interviewed Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and Herman
O. John Rogge, the Federal Prosecutor, continued his investigation.
He learned of the discovery by American troops in Germany of Nazi documentation of these activities.
He went to Germany, where over 11 weeks he interviewed Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and Herman
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Göring, before Ribbentrop was executed and Göring committed suicide. Rogge also examined some 30,000 files from the German Foreign Office archive. He got everything about the Nazi penetration of the United States. It involved both Republicans and Democrats.
Göring, before Ribbentrop was executed and Göring committed suicide. Rogge also examined some 30,000 files from the German Foreign Office archive. He got everything about the Nazi penetration of the United States. It involved both Republicans and Democrats.
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In September 1946, Rogge submitted “The Official German Report” to Attorney General and future Supreme Court justice Tom Clark.
Clark showed it to President Truman, who ordered it declared Secret and withheld from the public on grounds it was too explosive for
In September 1946, Rogge submitted “The Official German Report” to Attorney General and future Supreme Court justice Tom Clark.
Clark showed it to President Truman, who ordered it declared Secret and withheld from the public on grounds it was too explosive for
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Americans to know about.
Imagine that. You think that Obama in 2016 or Biden in 2023 will do the same?
That fall in 1946, parts of the Rogge report were “leaked” to Drew Pearson, and over ten weeks, Pearson published everything he got.
Americans to know about.
Imagine that. You think that Obama in 2016 or Biden in 2023 will do the same?
That fall in 1946, parts of the Rogge report were “leaked” to Drew Pearson, and over ten weeks, Pearson published everything he got.
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Rogge was fired from the Department of Justice.
He took the report with him, and it was eventually published in 1961.
Rogge was fired from the Department of Justice.
He took the report with him, and it was eventually published in 1961.
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In June 1950, David Greenglass, a former employee at the Los Alamos nuclear center, was arrested on charges of passing information about the atomic bomb to Soviet agents.
Oetje John Rogge took over the defense of Greenglass and his wife Ruth, who was also accused,
In June 1950, David Greenglass, a former employee at the Los Alamos nuclear center, was arrested on charges of passing information about the atomic bomb to Soviet agents.
Oetje John Rogge took over the defense of Greenglass and his wife Ruth, who was also accused,
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though never indicted.
nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/…
Greenglass confessed his involvement and implicated his sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were convicted of espionage and sentenced to death in 1951.
though never indicted.
nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/…
Greenglass confessed his involvement and implicated his sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were convicted of espionage and sentenced to death in 1951.
At Greenglass's sentencing hearing, Rogge repeatedly told the court his client deserved "a pat on the back" for his testimony and argued that a light sentence, no more than five years, would encourage others to follow his example. Greenglass received a 15-year prison sentence.
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Of Rogge's role in arranging for Greenglass to testify against the Rosenbergs Roy Cohn later wrote: "Without John Rogge there might not have been a successful prosecution. Indeed, it is not too much to say that Mr. Rogge broke the Rosenberg case. Which is the very
Of Rogge's role in arranging for Greenglass to testify against the Rosenbergs Roy Cohn later wrote: "Without John Rogge there might not have been a successful prosecution. Indeed, it is not too much to say that Mr. Rogge broke the Rosenberg case. Which is the very
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definition of irony," from the autobiography of Roy Cohn.
Oetje John Rogge was warning about a mass infiltration of Congress by Nazi sympathizers in WWII and the Truman government wanted to cover it up because American's were deemed too incapable of handling the truth?
definition of irony," from the autobiography of Roy Cohn.
Oetje John Rogge was warning about a mass infiltration of Congress by Nazi sympathizers in WWII and the Truman government wanted to cover it up because American's were deemed too incapable of handling the truth?
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Suspect Biden Admin will take same course of action.
They'll think that if Americans are exposed to the truth about GOP House Freedom Caucus and the Mike Flynn operations, it will destabilize the United States and the people can't process it as the government can't cut
Suspect Biden Admin will take same course of action.
They'll think that if Americans are exposed to the truth about GOP House Freedom Caucus and the Mike Flynn operations, it will destabilize the United States and the people can't process it as the government can't cut
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off the public from Fox Propaganda and foreign intel operations that seek to manipulate Americans through US media and the perps would tell a story to counter the release of any information to gin up a two-sided D vs R war that explodes beyond what Americans witnessed
off the public from Fox Propaganda and foreign intel operations that seek to manipulate Americans through US media and the perps would tell a story to counter the release of any information to gin up a two-sided D vs R war that explodes beyond what Americans witnessed
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at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
At least, that's unfortunately how Biden Admin will likely view any information it has about any foreign military intel operation that has landed people inside the U.S. House of Reps in 2023.
at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
At least, that's unfortunately how Biden Admin will likely view any information it has about any foreign military intel operation that has landed people inside the U.S. House of Reps in 2023.
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Ultra-right wing groups that sided with Hitler's Germany, and plotted to overthrow the U. S. government before World War II were "America First," just like Manchurian Candidate Trump and GOP House Freedom Caucus.
Parallels are striking.
Ultra-right wing groups that sided with Hitler's Germany, and plotted to overthrow the U. S. government before World War II were "America First," just like Manchurian Candidate Trump and GOP House Freedom Caucus.
Parallels are striking.
Witting members of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives colluded with a German agent to spread Nazi propaganda to millions of Americans with the help of American taxpayers money.
Same thing happening in GOP House and Senate today.
Same thing happening in GOP House and Senate today.
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GOP House Freedom Caucus is going to try to de-fund the DoJ and FBI to protect Trump.
GOP House Freedom Caucus, with Matt Gaetz on Armed Service Committee, will be attacking DoD efforts to root out white supremacists, Nazis, &others who participate in anti-government
GOP House Freedom Caucus is going to try to de-fund the DoJ and FBI to protect Trump.
GOP House Freedom Caucus, with Matt Gaetz on Armed Service Committee, will be attacking DoD efforts to root out white supremacists, Nazis, &others who participate in anti-government
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acts.
After the omni-bus ends, Putin will be ready to move since GOP House Freedom Caucus will be expected to deliver for Putin.
After October 2023, GOP House Freedom Caucus will convince the MAGA base that Biden Admin is aloof and the cause of all the mayhem that will
acts.
After the omni-bus ends, Putin will be ready to move since GOP House Freedom Caucus will be expected to deliver for Putin.
After October 2023, GOP House Freedom Caucus will convince the MAGA base that Biden Admin is aloof and the cause of all the mayhem that will
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reign down.
Expect GOP House Freedom Caucus, aligned with hostile foreign adversaries, to defund Blue states in hostage negotiations over the debt ceiling come summer 2023.
Biden is a sitting duck.
reign down.
Expect GOP House Freedom Caucus, aligned with hostile foreign adversaries, to defund Blue states in hostage negotiations over the debt ceiling come summer 2023.
Biden is a sitting duck.
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Kevin McCarthy will be paid $223,500 as Speaker of the House.
Does that make you angry?
We're paying a quarter of a million for a GOP House Freedom Caucus whipping boy to attempt to take down democracy from within.
Kevin McCarthy will be paid $223,500 as Speaker of the House.
Does that make you angry?
We're paying a quarter of a million for a GOP House Freedom Caucus whipping boy to attempt to take down democracy from within.
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Manchurian Candidate has his propaganda talking points.
He's similar to U.S. Sen. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota who died in a plane crash on 8/31/1940.
Manchurian Candidate has his propaganda talking points.
He's similar to U.S. Sen. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota who died in a plane crash on 8/31/1940.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1611918479623442434
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There was an agent -- George Sylvester Viereck -- assigned to the German embassy at Washington.
Viereck's job was to promote good feelings between the United States and Germany, to influence U.S. congressmen, to make Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler "look good."
There was an agent -- George Sylvester Viereck -- assigned to the German embassy at Washington.
Viereck's job was to promote good feelings between the United States and Germany, to influence U.S. congressmen, to make Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler "look good."
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Viereck -- there is no question of this -- was a friend of Minnesota's Sen. Lundeen.
There were at least 20 senators and representatives, Democrats and Republicans, who had some manner of contact with German agents -- 20 who lent some manner of support to the effort to
Viereck -- there is no question of this -- was a friend of Minnesota's Sen. Lundeen.
There were at least 20 senators and representatives, Democrats and Republicans, who had some manner of contact with German agents -- 20 who lent some manner of support to the effort to
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defend Nazi Germany.
Most of these were prominent in Charles Lindbergh's America First campaign to keep the United States out of the war.
Trump has an America First Campaign and about the same number of GOP House Freedom Caucus members along with several US Senators who
defend Nazi Germany.
Most of these were prominent in Charles Lindbergh's America First campaign to keep the United States out of the war.
Trump has an America First Campaign and about the same number of GOP House Freedom Caucus members along with several US Senators who
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very sympathetic to Putin's Russia and it's special military operation in Ukraine.
dglobe.com/opinion/column…
very sympathetic to Putin's Russia and it's special military operation in Ukraine.
dglobe.com/opinion/column…
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Lundeen served as a Republican from Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives, from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, in the 65th congress.
Lundeen served as a Republican from Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives, from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, in the 65th congress.
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He was one of 50 representatives to vote against the declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917.
He served as a Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party member in the House from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1937, in the 73rd and 74th Congresses.
He was one of 50 representatives to vote against the declaration of war against Germany on April 6, 1917.
He served as a Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party member in the House from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1937, in the 73rd and 74th Congresses.
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The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party (FL) was a left-wing American political party in Minnesota between 1918 and 1944.
Largely dominating Minnesota politics during the Great Depression, it was one of the most successful statewide third party movements in United States
The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party (FL) was a left-wing American political party in Minnesota between 1918 and 1944.
Largely dominating Minnesota politics during the Great Depression, it was one of the most successful statewide third party movements in United States
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history and the longest-lasting affiliate of the national Farmer–Labor movement.
At its height in the 1920s and 1930s, party members included three Minnesota governors, four United States senators, eight United States representatives and a majority in the Minnesota
history and the longest-lasting affiliate of the national Farmer–Labor movement.
At its height in the 1920s and 1930s, party members included three Minnesota governors, four United States senators, eight United States representatives and a majority in the Minnesota
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legislature.
In 1944, Hubert H. Humphrey and Elmer Benson worked to merge the party with the state's Democratic Party, forming the contemporary Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.
legislature.
In 1944, Hubert H. Humphrey and Elmer Benson worked to merge the party with the state's Democratic Party, forming the contemporary Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.
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The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party emerged from the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota and the Union Labor Party in Duluth, Minnesota, on a platform of farmer and labor union protection, government ownership of certain industries, and social security laws.
The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party emerged from the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota and the Union Labor Party in Duluth, Minnesota, on a platform of farmer and labor union protection, government ownership of certain industries, and social security laws.
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In 1936 it was informally allied with the New Deal coalition and supported the reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was building a national coalition and wanted a solid base in Minnesota, where the Democrats were a weak third party.
Roosevelt had a deal
In 1936 it was informally allied with the New Deal coalition and supported the reelection of President Franklin Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was building a national coalition and wanted a solid base in Minnesota, where the Democrats were a weak third party.
Roosevelt had a deal
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with Governor Olson whereby the FLP would get federal patronage, and in turn the FLP would work to block a third-party ticket against Roosevelt in 1936.
One of the primary obstacles of the party, besides constant vilification on the pages of local and state newspapers,
with Governor Olson whereby the FLP would get federal patronage, and in turn the FLP would work to block a third-party ticket against Roosevelt in 1936.
One of the primary obstacles of the party, besides constant vilification on the pages of local and state newspapers,
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was the difficulty of uniting the party's divergent base and maintaining political union between rural farmers and urban laborers who often had little in common other than the populist perception that they were an oppressed class of hardworking producers exploited by a
was the difficulty of uniting the party's divergent base and maintaining political union between rural farmers and urban laborers who often had little in common other than the populist perception that they were an oppressed class of hardworking producers exploited by a
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small elite. A powerful pro-Communist element wanted fusion during World War II to ensure solidarity between the USSR and the USA, as partners against the Nazis.
small elite. A powerful pro-Communist element wanted fusion during World War II to ensure solidarity between the USSR and the USA, as partners against the Nazis.
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The New Deal farm programs made the American Farm Bureau Federation the main organization for farmers. It was hostile to the FLP, leaving the FLP without power regarding farm economics.
The New Deal farm programs made the American Farm Bureau Federation the main organization for farmers. It was hostile to the FLP, leaving the FLP without power regarding farm economics.
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The Minnesota Democratic Party, led by Hubert Humphrey, was able to absorb the Farmer–Labor Party on April 15, 1944, creating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Humphrey and his team expelled the Communist element from the new organization.
The Minnesota Democratic Party, led by Hubert Humphrey, was able to absorb the Farmer–Labor Party on April 15, 1944, creating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. Humphrey and his team expelled the Communist element from the new organization.
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In 1934, during the 73rd Congress, Ernest Lundeen sponsored the Workers' Unemployment Insurance Bill.
The bill embodied a far-reaching unemployment insurance and social insurance program formulated by the Communist Party in 1930 and openly and vigorously advocated by
In 1934, during the 73rd Congress, Ernest Lundeen sponsored the Workers' Unemployment Insurance Bill.
The bill embodied a far-reaching unemployment insurance and social insurance program formulated by the Communist Party in 1930 and openly and vigorously advocated by
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the party for the next several years.
Despite the bill's Communist origins, the party mustered considerable support for it, including from union locals, international unions, and state labor federations.
The bill attracted support from liberals dissatisfied with the
the party for the next several years.
Despite the bill's Communist origins, the party mustered considerable support for it, including from union locals, international unions, and state labor federations.
The bill attracted support from liberals dissatisfied with the
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less generous and much less radical Wagner-Lewis bill (which became the Social Security Act).
With Lundeen's help, a subcommittee of the Labor Committee heard testimony from 80 witnesses on the benefits of the bill and the suffering of the unemployed.
less generous and much less radical Wagner-Lewis bill (which became the Social Security Act).
With Lundeen's help, a subcommittee of the Labor Committee heard testimony from 80 witnesses on the benefits of the bill and the suffering of the unemployed.
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Many were Communists, including Party chairman Earl Browder.
The bill was narrowly voted out of the Labor Committee, but it was killed by House leadership, which wanted no competition for Wagner-Lewis.
Many were Communists, including Party chairman Earl Browder.
The bill was narrowly voted out of the Labor Committee, but it was killed by House leadership, which wanted no competition for Wagner-Lewis.
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Lundeen was elected to the United States Senate in 1936 as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party.
He served from January 3, 1937, in the 75th and 76th Congresses until his death.
Initially, his Communist sympathies remained strong: in 1936, then Senator-elect Lundeen
Lundeen was elected to the United States Senate in 1936 as a member of the Farmer-Labor Party.
He served from January 3, 1937, in the 75th and 76th Congresses until his death.
Initially, his Communist sympathies remained strong: in 1936, then Senator-elect Lundeen
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addressed a meeting of the "Friends of the Soviet Union" at Madison Square Garden as Tovarishchi ("Comrades").
But he remained isolationist and was later denounced by the party as a reactionary.
addressed a meeting of the "Friends of the Soviet Union" at Madison Square Garden as Tovarishchi ("Comrades").
But he remained isolationist and was later denounced by the party as a reactionary.
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His isolationist views led him to be sympathetic to Nazi Germany.
He had close ties to George Sylvester Viereck, a leading Nazi agent in the U.S.
Viereck often used Lundeen's office, and "sometimes dictated speeches for Lundeen, openly using the Senator's telephones
His isolationist views led him to be sympathetic to Nazi Germany.
He had close ties to George Sylvester Viereck, a leading Nazi agent in the U.S.
Viereck often used Lundeen's office, and "sometimes dictated speeches for Lundeen, openly using the Senator's telephones
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On the afternoon of August 31, 1940, Lundeen was a passenger on Flight 19 of Pennsylvania Central Airlines, flying from Washington, D.C. to Detroit. The plane crashed near Lovettsville, Virginia, and all 25 persons on board were killed.
On the afternoon of August 31, 1940, Lundeen was a passenger on Flight 19 of Pennsylvania Central Airlines, flying from Washington, D.C. to Detroit. The plane crashed near Lovettsville, Virginia, and all 25 persons on board were killed.
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Also on board were "a Special Agent of the FBI, a second FBI employee, and a prosecutor from Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 2022 Rachel Maddow released a podcast series titled Ultra, which explored Lundeen's complicity in Nazi Germany's
Also on board were "a Special Agent of the FBI, a second FBI employee, and a prosecutor from Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 2022 Rachel Maddow released a podcast series titled Ultra, which explored Lundeen's complicity in Nazi Germany's
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intelligence and propaganda operations in the U.S. during the 12 to 18 months immediately preceding America's entry into World War II.
At the time of his death, the FBI was investigating Lundeen's ties to George Sylvester Viereck, a top Nazi spy working in the US to
intelligence and propaganda operations in the U.S. during the 12 to 18 months immediately preceding America's entry into World War II.
At the time of his death, the FBI was investigating Lundeen's ties to George Sylvester Viereck, a top Nazi spy working in the US to
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After the plane crash, Lundeen's wife, Norma Lundeen tried to clear his name by covering up his involvement w/the Nazi regime.
To do that, within 2 days after the crash she travelled to his office in the Capitol to retrieve the "Viereck files".
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1…
After the plane crash, Lundeen's wife, Norma Lundeen tried to clear his name by covering up his involvement w/the Nazi regime.
To do that, within 2 days after the crash she travelled to his office in the Capitol to retrieve the "Viereck files".
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1…
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Within the year after the tragedy, the story that Lundeen's speeches have been written by Viereck has been reported by several journalists.
Norma tried to prevent that narrative by claiming that "no one wrote [her] husband's speeches" and threatening to sue one of the
Within the year after the tragedy, the story that Lundeen's speeches have been written by Viereck has been reported by several journalists.
Norma tried to prevent that narrative by claiming that "no one wrote [her] husband's speeches" and threatening to sue one of the
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journalists who was reporting on it.
Viereck's defense called her as a witness during his trial.
Norma then proceeded to falsely testify that she indeed took the Viereck files, but the files are gone due to a burglary that has taken place at their residence.
journalists who was reporting on it.
Viereck's defense called her as a witness during his trial.
Norma then proceeded to falsely testify that she indeed took the Viereck files, but the files are gone due to a burglary that has taken place at their residence.
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It was later discovered that the files were actually stored in the Lundeen family archives.
It was later discovered that the files were actually stored in the Lundeen family archives.
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The CCP understands what's happening with Russia, GOP House Freedom Caucus, and others.
The CCP understands what's happening with Russia, GOP House Freedom Caucus, and others.
https://twitter.com/judyshel/status/1611905323295555586
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A source familiar with the matter who wishes to remain anonymous said that John L. Thornton played a significant role in the selection of Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn as National Security Adviser in 2017.
washingtonspectator.org/conservatives-…
A source familiar with the matter who wishes to remain anonymous said that John L. Thornton played a significant role in the selection of Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn as National Security Adviser in 2017.
washingtonspectator.org/conservatives-…
17902
A fascinating annex buried deep inside the January 6 committee's report, entitled the "Big Rip-Off":
"President Trump and his Campaign ripped off supporters by raising more than $250 million by claiming they wanted to fight fraud they knew did not exist and to challenge
A fascinating annex buried deep inside the January 6 committee's report, entitled the "Big Rip-Off":
"President Trump and his Campaign ripped off supporters by raising more than $250 million by claiming they wanted to fight fraud they knew did not exist and to challenge
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an election they knew he lost."
The scam raised that quarter of a billion dollars, mostly from from small donations, between election day and the storming of the Capitol.
The small donations mean commitment from a large number of people.
an election they knew he lost."
The scam raised that quarter of a billion dollars, mostly from from small donations, between election day and the storming of the Capitol.
The small donations mean commitment from a large number of people.
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Or, it means a money laundering scheme whereby foreign sources were sending Trump and his Campaign small dollar "donations" but in high volumes.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-big-rip-…
Or, it means a money laundering scheme whereby foreign sources were sending Trump and his Campaign small dollar "donations" but in high volumes.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-big-rip-…
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Bolsonaro and Trump - could they make it any more obvious?
Bolsonaro and Trump - could they make it any more obvious?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1612152507727499265
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Marjorie Taylor Greene being reprogrammed to rebrand herself away from QAnon in this segment is similar to Mike Flynn trying to distance himself from QAnon in the last couple of weeks.
Marjorie Taylor Greene being reprogrammed to rebrand herself away from QAnon in this segment is similar to Mike Flynn trying to distance himself from QAnon in the last couple of weeks.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1612137317262655489
17909
Marjorie Taylor Greene on Brazil while supporters of Bolsonaro, the Trump of Brazil, storm the Congress and Presidential offices over false claims of a rigged election.
Marjorie Taylor Greene on Brazil while supporters of Bolsonaro, the Trump of Brazil, storm the Congress and Presidential offices over false claims of a rigged election.
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GOP House Freedom Caucus Rep Meadows (R-NC) submitted for referral to committee in 2015 a resolution seeking to oust Speaker John Boehner.
One might interpret that as a warning shot.
How long until a resolution to book Kevin McCarthy?
GOP House Freedom Caucus Rep Meadows (R-NC) submitted for referral to committee in 2015 a resolution seeking to oust Speaker John Boehner.
One might interpret that as a warning shot.
How long until a resolution to book Kevin McCarthy?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1611801324190052352
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The Trump & GOP House Freedom Caucus alignment:
Side-Note: Notice Tweet 11,428 from Oct 16, 2022 asks, do you see how Freedom Caucus was part of a PsyOps?
The Trump & GOP House Freedom Caucus alignment:
Side-Note: Notice Tweet 11,428 from Oct 16, 2022 asks, do you see how Freedom Caucus was part of a PsyOps?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1581739246066753536
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Did you notice during that phase of the alignment by April 2018, Ron DeSantis was a useful idiot to help Trump?
Will Roger Stone and Mike Flynn tinker with that alignment?
Will Stone threaten DeSantis with intel on Emerald Robinson and DeSantis come 2024?
Did you notice during that phase of the alignment by April 2018, Ron DeSantis was a useful idiot to help Trump?
Will Roger Stone and Mike Flynn tinker with that alignment?
Will Stone threaten DeSantis with intel on Emerald Robinson and DeSantis come 2024?
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From the three amigos of Stone, Flynn, Akbar, here was Akbar on Halloween, Oct 31, 2022, running a similar operation with Brazil as he had done with his co-conspirator's for America two years prior.
From the three amigos of Stone, Flynn, Akbar, here was Akbar on Halloween, Oct 31, 2022, running a similar operation with Brazil as he had done with his co-conspirator's for America two years prior.
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A usual suspect from the Trump / Flynn world, Greenwald wants the world to know about the jig in Brazil, but with the narrative of their handler's as the prevailing one.
A usual suspect from the Trump / Flynn world, Greenwald wants the world to know about the jig in Brazil, but with the narrative of their handler's as the prevailing one.
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In early Sept 2022, U.S. Manchurian Candidate Donald Trump, promoting Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil on Truth Social.
Bolsonaro was then trailing by double-digits.
At that time, Congress was seeking Pentagon visitor logs for December 1, 2020 to January 20, 2021, but those
In early Sept 2022, U.S. Manchurian Candidate Donald Trump, promoting Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil on Truth Social.
Bolsonaro was then trailing by double-digits.
At that time, Congress was seeking Pentagon visitor logs for December 1, 2020 to January 20, 2021, but those
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were destroyed with Secret Service texts from a couple of guys loyal to Donald, including Tony Ornato.
The movements of Kash Patel, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Michael Lindell, Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn during that time span are only partially known.
were destroyed with Secret Service texts from a couple of guys loyal to Donald, including Tony Ornato.
The movements of Kash Patel, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Michael Lindell, Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn during that time span are only partially known.
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Much more was happening at the Pentagon [pre-January 6] than people realize. There’s a reason Sideny Powell was ensconced at a hotel near the Pentagon writing a coup plot that required aid from Patel and Cohen-Watnick at the Pentagon.
Much more was happening at the Pentagon [pre-January 6] than people realize. There’s a reason Sideny Powell was ensconced at a hotel near the Pentagon writing a coup plot that required aid from Patel and Cohen-Watnick at the Pentagon.
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And there’s a reason Lindell met with [son of Brazilian neo-fascist dictator Jair Bolsonaro] Eduardo Bolsonaro in Pentagon City on Jan 5, 2021.
By January 5, 2021, Lindell and the rest of Team Kraken had prepared a 15-page document calling for martial law and a
And there’s a reason Lindell met with [son of Brazilian neo-fascist dictator Jair Bolsonaro] Eduardo Bolsonaro in Pentagon City on Jan 5, 2021.
By January 5, 2021, Lindell and the rest of Team Kraken had prepared a 15-page document calling for martial law and a
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Second U.S. Civil War, following meetings with, among others, Bolsonaro.
There’s a reason the Army (as represented by a Trump IG, Sean O'Donnell, who dipshit Biden fails to remove) lied about the role of [Mike Flynn’s brother] Charles Flynn on January 6.
Second U.S. Civil War, following meetings with, among others, Bolsonaro.
There’s a reason the Army (as represented by a Trump IG, Sean O'Donnell, who dipshit Biden fails to remove) lied about the role of [Mike Flynn’s brother] Charles Flynn on January 6.
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There’s a reason a whistleblower calls Charles Flynn an “absolute liar.”
Pentagon operations on January 6 seem to have been coordinated by Patel and Cohen-Watnick, not by then Secretary Miller, but as the J6 transcripts are reviewed, more is being learned to permit a
There’s a reason a whistleblower calls Charles Flynn an “absolute liar.”
Pentagon operations on January 6 seem to have been coordinated by Patel and Cohen-Watnick, not by then Secretary Miller, but as the J6 transcripts are reviewed, more is being learned to permit a
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more accurate reconstruction of the truth.
The pre-election “purge” of the Trump administration that put radical Trump loyalists in positions of authority at DOJ, DHS, the Pentagon, and the State Department was orchestrated by three people: Ginni Thomas, Barbara Ledeen,
more accurate reconstruction of the truth.
The pre-election “purge” of the Trump administration that put radical Trump loyalists in positions of authority at DOJ, DHS, the Pentagon, and the State Department was orchestrated by three people: Ginni Thomas, Barbara Ledeen,
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and John McEntee.
The “purge” in America made a coup attempt possible.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro, was a member of the Brazilian congress in Jan 2021, and he had a handle on Brazilian intelligence.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro government saw Venezuela as its
and John McEntee.
The “purge” in America made a coup attempt possible.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro, was a member of the Brazilian congress in Jan 2021, and he had a handle on Brazilian intelligence.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro government saw Venezuela as its
chief geopolitical enemy, orchestrated by the Russian Federation.
Another story for another time.
If any person was in a position on January 6 to provide manufactured evidence about Venezuela-led hacks to Team Kraken, and if any one in the world was motivated to permanently
Another story for another time.
If any person was in a position on January 6 to provide manufactured evidence about Venezuela-led hacks to Team Kraken, and if any one in the world was motivated to permanently
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poison any potential for a reconciliation between the United States and Venezuela at a historically fraught moment in the relationship between the two countries, it was Eduardo Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro was to produce new “evidence” of transnational hacking that perhaps would
poison any potential for a reconciliation between the United States and Venezuela at a historically fraught moment in the relationship between the two countries, it was Eduardo Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro was to produce new “evidence” of transnational hacking that perhaps would
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in Trump’s mind, but certainly in Flynn’s, justify the imposition of martial law and a seizure of voting machines by the Pentagon for the Jan 2021 coup in America.
in Trump’s mind, but certainly in Flynn’s, justify the imposition of martial law and a seizure of voting machines by the Pentagon for the Jan 2021 coup in America.
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The continuing coup attempt in America.
The continuing coup attempt in America.
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1612071879820382208
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The D.C. Circuit’s divided decision in Maloney v. Murphy granting standing to minority party members of the House Oversight Committee appears questionable in light of two prior district court decisions
leagle.com/decision/infco…
scholarship.law.uc.edu/fac_pubs/418/
The D.C. Circuit’s divided decision in Maloney v. Murphy granting standing to minority party members of the House Oversight Committee appears questionable in light of two prior district court decisions
leagle.com/decision/infco…
scholarship.law.uc.edu/fac_pubs/418/
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in Waxman and Cummings that had denied standing in similar circumstances.
Most importantly, Maloney is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent regarding standing for individual members of Congress.
in Waxman and Cummings that had denied standing in similar circumstances.
Most importantly, Maloney is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent regarding standing for individual members of Congress.
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In Raines v. Byrd, the Supreme Court held that individual members of Congress generally do not have standing to enforce institutional congressional interests such as whether a statute is constitutional, but that one or both Houses of Congress must sue as an institution.
In Raines v. Byrd, the Supreme Court held that individual members of Congress generally do not have standing to enforce institutional congressional interests such as whether a statute is constitutional, but that one or both Houses of Congress must sue as an institution.
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The Maloney decision inappropriately applied a cognizable personal standing injury theory to the case to incorrectly find standing when the case should have been governed by Raines’ institutional injury rule allowing only a House or Houses of Congress to sue the
The Maloney decision inappropriately applied a cognizable personal standing injury theory to the case to incorrectly find standing when the case should have been governed by Raines’ institutional injury rule allowing only a House or Houses of Congress to sue the
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Executive Branch, and the court should have denied standing.
There are fundamental separation-of-powers concerns about federal courts intervening in disputes brought by legislators against the Executive Branch, and, as a result, courts properly take a narrow view
Executive Branch, and the court should have denied standing.
There are fundamental separation-of-powers concerns about federal courts intervening in disputes brought by legislators against the Executive Branch, and, as a result, courts properly take a narrow view
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of Article III standing in such cases.
However, a House of Congress could sue to enforce a subpoena for such information, or an individual Member of Congress could bring a FOIA request.
The Maloney majority opinion is cleverly argued, but it lacks the nuance and
of Article III standing in such cases.
However, a House of Congress could sue to enforce a subpoena for such information, or an individual Member of Congress could bring a FOIA request.
The Maloney majority opinion is cleverly argued, but it lacks the nuance and
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attention to historical practice in separation-of-powers cases in District Judge Mehta’s Cummings decision, which Maloney unfortunately reversed.
attention to historical practice in separation-of-powers cases in District Judge Mehta’s Cummings decision, which Maloney unfortunately reversed.
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This article seeks to expose the weaknesses in the standing theory in the Maloney decision, and, to prevent a flood of suits by small numbers of congressional members that could lead to excessive judicial involvement in political disputes between the Executive Branch
This article seeks to expose the weaknesses in the standing theory in the Maloney decision, and, to prevent a flood of suits by small numbers of congressional members that could lead to excessive judicial involvement in political disputes between the Executive Branch
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and aggrieved individual members of Congress.
scholarship.law.uc.edu/cgi/viewconten…
Additionally, even if Maloney was correctly decided at the time, the Supreme Court’s subsequent TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez decision, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021), raises serious doubts by requiring
and aggrieved individual members of Congress.
scholarship.law.uc.edu/cgi/viewconten…
Additionally, even if Maloney was correctly decided at the time, the Supreme Court’s subsequent TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez decision, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021), raises serious doubts by requiring
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proof of adverse effects for informational injuries that the Maloney plaintiffs might not have been able to prove.
The legislative coup attempt will roll-on in 2023.
proof of adverse effects for informational injuries that the Maloney plaintiffs might not have been able to prove.
The legislative coup attempt will roll-on in 2023.
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Back to Brazil, it's almost like the same intel operation is trying to produce the same video footage to effect the same narrative on a bunch of potential voter's susceptible to manipulation.
Back to Brazil, it's almost like the same intel operation is trying to produce the same video footage to effect the same narrative on a bunch of potential voter's susceptible to manipulation.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1612178719816437762
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Bingo
Bingo
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This can't just be a coincidence in timing, given the overall happenings with Russia, Ukraine, America, NATO, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, right?
That's a whole other thread that one could write.
This can't just be a coincidence in timing, given the overall happenings with Russia, Ukraine, America, NATO, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, right?
That's a whole other thread that one could write.
https://twitter.com/TheCradleMedia/status/1611796607451676672
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When Manchurian Candidate Trump bragged in Aug 2022 that he had intel on Macron's sex life, it's not clear he actually did.
Then you see Macron hedging in headlines ...
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
When Manchurian Candidate Trump bragged in Aug 2022 that he had intel on Macron's sex life, it's not clear he actually did.
Then you see Macron hedging in headlines ...
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
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Federal intervention in Brasilia until the end of January.
Putin's no doubt looking for intel on US CIA operations.
Federal intervention in Brasilia until the end of January.
Putin's no doubt looking for intel on US CIA operations.
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Matthew Tyrmand taking the role of Mike Flynn for Brazil in the operation.
Matthew Tyrmand was in the audience at the NYYRC in Nov 22 when Marjorie Taylor Greene said that if she and Steve Bannon had been in charge of the Jan 6 attack,
Matthew Tyrmand taking the role of Mike Flynn for Brazil in the operation.
Matthew Tyrmand was in the audience at the NYYRC in Nov 22 when Marjorie Taylor Greene said that if she and Steve Bannon had been in charge of the Jan 6 attack,
https://twitter.com/capitolhunters/status/1612177946382417920
17951
they'd have won.
Greene got her start in a Project Veritas op too.
Project Veritas has state legislative persons in their pocket and is currently pushing dis-info regarding Covid-19 vaccines.
Veritas has been very active in Arizona where the Flynn op sought to.
they'd have won.
Greene got her start in a Project Veritas op too.
Project Veritas has state legislative persons in their pocket and is currently pushing dis-info regarding Covid-19 vaccines.
Veritas has been very active in Arizona where the Flynn op sought to.
17952
install an Az AG.
install an Az AG.
17953
Project Veritas influence in Michigan.
Project Veritas influence in Michigan.
https://twitter.com/gramma2ponds/status/1611877574543564800
17954
Recall Project Verita's sting op against H.R. McMaster?
“One of the participants in the operation against Mr. McMaster, Barbara Ledeen, said she was brought on by someone ‘with access to McMaster’s calendar.’”
Months later, recall that
nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/…
Recall Project Verita's sting op against H.R. McMaster?
“One of the participants in the operation against Mr. McMaster, Barbara Ledeen, said she was brought on by someone ‘with access to McMaster’s calendar.’”
Months later, recall that
nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/…
17955
Rudy Giuliani was part of an operation to remove the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yavonovich.
Rudy Giuliani was part of an operation to remove the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yavonovich.
https://twitter.com/SummerStacey3/status/1217257355555102721
17956
Project Veritas thread.
Take note that Twitter under Elon Musk was amplifying Veritas content early 2022.
Project Veritas thread.
Take note that Twitter under Elon Musk was amplifying Veritas content early 2022.
https://twitter.com/the_peetape/status/1480912911723814925
17958
Given Biden Admin has failed to fire Trump appointed IGs like O'Donnell and another, and given what is known about Charles Flynn, one is left concluding Biden Admin is truly incompetent with respect to domestic counter-intelligence.
Given Biden Admin has failed to fire Trump appointed IGs like O'Donnell and another, and given what is known about Charles Flynn, one is left concluding Biden Admin is truly incompetent with respect to domestic counter-intelligence.
https://twitter.com/jimstewartson/status/1613008966023532544
17960
First rule of politics: if you are explaining, you are losing.
The Biden Docs case is a case of Biden providing Trump the opportunity to spin a narrative on classified documents that demonstrates Biden does not operate with the care necessary of the moment.
First rule of politics: if you are explaining, you are losing.
The Biden Docs case is a case of Biden providing Trump the opportunity to spin a narrative on classified documents that demonstrates Biden does not operate with the care necessary of the moment.
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Combined with Biden’s failures to remove Trump appointed IGs and Charles Flynn, what does Biden know that the public does not, if anything, that would explain what appears to be utter incompetence from POTUS with respect to counter-intelligence?
Combined with Biden’s failures to remove Trump appointed IGs and Charles Flynn, what does Biden know that the public does not, if anything, that would explain what appears to be utter incompetence from POTUS with respect to counter-intelligence?
17962
Republicans in the House telling their MAGA base that bills they are passing are now law tells you exactly what they think about how educated their voters are.
Republicans in the House telling their MAGA base that bills they are passing are now law tells you exactly what they think about how educated their voters are.
17963
With what are reported as classified docs being found in unsecure locations, one asks, did Joe Biden leave them, or has someone loyal to Trump planted them?
It would be Biden's stupidity for not firing ppl from Secret Service & other areas, in an effort to "just move on."
With what are reported as classified docs being found in unsecure locations, one asks, did Joe Biden leave them, or has someone loyal to Trump planted them?
It would be Biden's stupidity for not firing ppl from Secret Service & other areas, in an effort to "just move on."
17964
When Biden said last week the House Speaker circus was not his problem, he was saying that the potential to interfere with the readiness of the armed forces was not his problem.
Foolish.
When Biden said last week the House Speaker circus was not his problem, he was saying that the potential to interfere with the readiness of the armed forces was not his problem.
Foolish.
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Robert Hur, who served as a senior Justice Department official during the Trump administration.
Biden is creating the illusion he's an incompetent moron and providing Trump's handler's an assist, or Biden's simply an incompetent moron.
Robert Hur, who served as a senior Justice Department official during the Trump administration.
Biden is creating the illusion he's an incompetent moron and providing Trump's handler's an assist, or Biden's simply an incompetent moron.
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Is it not obvious an Intel op is creating a situation where two potential rivals for the White House in 2024 will proceed toward that engineered race under the clouds of criminal investigations to re-normalize Manchurian Candidate Trump?
The backup is if Trump's handler's
Is it not obvious an Intel op is creating a situation where two potential rivals for the White House in 2024 will proceed toward that engineered race under the clouds of criminal investigations to re-normalize Manchurian Candidate Trump?
The backup is if Trump's handler's
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anticipate Trump being indicted for the MAL NDI case, having Biden under investigation by a SC for a classified docs mis-handling provides an intel op the ammunition to spread mis-info, both sidesing and clouding reality.
It's almost like the 2020 election had the two
anticipate Trump being indicted for the MAL NDI case, having Biden under investigation by a SC for a classified docs mis-handling provides an intel op the ammunition to spread mis-info, both sidesing and clouding reality.
It's almost like the 2020 election had the two
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candidates selected for the people, not by the people.
One, a Manchurian Candidate.
The other, a hedge.
Trump should be indicted for the MAL NDI case.
If he is, the House will demand a vote to impeach Biden over this new news of alleged mishandling of classified docs
candidates selected for the people, not by the people.
One, a Manchurian Candidate.
The other, a hedge.
Trump should be indicted for the MAL NDI case.
If he is, the House will demand a vote to impeach Biden over this new news of alleged mishandling of classified docs
17969
by Biden, which makes it possible the docs were planted by a Trump ally, but Biden will answer that when he speak of it.
Anyhow, it's a perfect genesis for MT Greene to have the House vote on impeachment once Manchurian Candidate Trump is indicted, if he is.
See how
by Biden, which makes it possible the docs were planted by a Trump ally, but Biden will answer that when he speak of it.
Anyhow, it's a perfect genesis for MT Greene to have the House vote on impeachment once Manchurian Candidate Trump is indicted, if he is.
See how
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this new scenario may influence DOJ Special Counsel's, although it should not?
A far fetched alternate scenario that I do not anticipate is Trump is never indicted for MAL NDI case, but Biden is, and Biden uses unitary executive theory in a defense.
this new scenario may influence DOJ Special Counsel's, although it should not?
A far fetched alternate scenario that I do not anticipate is Trump is never indicted for MAL NDI case, but Biden is, and Biden uses unitary executive theory in a defense.
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A plan to declare martial law and dismiss the election result to keep Bolsonaro in power.
Replace Bolsonaro with Trump in that sentence and vice-versa.
A plan to declare martial law and dismiss the election result to keep Bolsonaro in power.
Replace Bolsonaro with Trump in that sentence and vice-versa.
https://twitter.com/davidrkadler/status/1613618084207792134
17973
Tell me your primary concern at DOJ is about optics and taking into consideration the political environment without telling me ...
Which implies DOJ is corrupt under AG Garland.
Tell me your primary concern at DOJ is about optics and taking into consideration the political environment without telling me ...
Which implies DOJ is corrupt under AG Garland.
17975
If the docs were planted in Biden's corvette, it ties into the story from 2016 when Biden told Jay Leno that Hunter "decided as a Christmas gift to have the engine rebuilt for me."
A foreign intel op will use that 2016 admission in an operation against Biden, who
If the docs were planted in Biden's corvette, it ties into the story from 2016 when Biden told Jay Leno that Hunter "decided as a Christmas gift to have the engine rebuilt for me."
A foreign intel op will use that 2016 admission in an operation against Biden, who
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opened the doors and laid down the red carpet for an adversarial operation to plant docs to take the attention of Manchurian Candidate Trump's NDI case, which would tell us that Trump was feeding NDI to an adversary since an adversary would take the step to frame Biden
opened the doors and laid down the red carpet for an adversarial operation to plant docs to take the attention of Manchurian Candidate Trump's NDI case, which would tell us that Trump was feeding NDI to an adversary since an adversary would take the step to frame Biden
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to protect Trump.
If any docs were planted to frame Biden, he can't publicly say, these were planted, as the GOP would call him a liar, so he's forced to admit it was his fault, even if he did not leave the docs in those places.
On the time-line:
to protect Trump.
If any docs were planted to frame Biden, he can't publicly say, these were planted, as the GOP would call him a liar, so he's forced to admit it was his fault, even if he did not leave the docs in those places.
On the time-line:
https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1613586922428928035
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Recall, Manchurian Candidate Trump once claimed the MAL NDI was planted, including by the FBI?
Propaganda lawyer Turley on the planting of docs to frame Biden.
Biden would not admit it if any docs were planted. The public would never know. It would be the perfect crime
Recall, Manchurian Candidate Trump once claimed the MAL NDI was planted, including by the FBI?
Propaganda lawyer Turley on the planting of docs to frame Biden.
Biden would not admit it if any docs were planted. The public would never know. It would be the perfect crime
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for those close to Trump to pull off.
At least Biden will not take the bait and begin calling Robert Hur a Trump positive person or a Biden Hating THUG, to use the words of a former POTUS.
for those close to Trump to pull off.
At least Biden will not take the bait and begin calling Robert Hur a Trump positive person or a Biden Hating THUG, to use the words of a former POTUS.
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What if the gross negligence element of 793e is met in the Trump and Biden case, as established by Jack Smith and Hur, respectively, but only in the Hur instance, does he "interpret" the law to not require showing intent to violate the law?
Note, the docs in the corvette
What if the gross negligence element of 793e is met in the Trump and Biden case, as established by Jack Smith and Hur, respectively, but only in the Hur instance, does he "interpret" the law to not require showing intent to violate the law?
Note, the docs in the corvette
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are from 2016 when Biden was the outgoing VP, if I understand the reporting correctly.
Will Hur issue a declination to prosecute Biden?
Will Hur not follow the OLC memo that you can't indict a sitting President? Of course you can, it just take someone not named
are from 2016 when Biden was the outgoing VP, if I understand the reporting correctly.
Will Hur issue a declination to prosecute Biden?
Will Hur not follow the OLC memo that you can't indict a sitting President? Of course you can, it just take someone not named
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Robert Mueller.
Putin's is not fighting a multi year war with nukes.
He's fighting with intel operations, including by having 20 House Freedom Caucus GOP seditionists running the House.
Is Ron Johnson or Ted Cruz the parallel to Sen. Ernest Lundeen?
Is Mike Flynn's
Robert Mueller.
Putin's is not fighting a multi year war with nukes.
He's fighting with intel operations, including by having 20 House Freedom Caucus GOP seditionists running the House.
Is Ron Johnson or Ted Cruz the parallel to Sen. Ernest Lundeen?
Is Mike Flynn's
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and Roger Stone's and Ali Akbar's relationship with oath keeper's and proud boys the parallel to the Brooklyn Boys and Father Charles E. Coughlin, who had called for armed Americans to create a milita?
and Roger Stone's and Ali Akbar's relationship with oath keeper's and proud boys the parallel to the Brooklyn Boys and Father Charles E. Coughlin, who had called for armed Americans to create a milita?
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Members of United States Congress, the America First movement and a paid agent of Hitler's government worked to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
Is House Freedom Caucus and its brand of America First a copy of the America First movement that was aligned with
Members of United States Congress, the America First movement and a paid agent of Hitler's government worked to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
Is House Freedom Caucus and its brand of America First a copy of the America First movement that was aligned with
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Hitler's government, but this time, the seditionist in the House are aligned with Putin's regime?
Will Jack Smith be an O. John Rogge?
Will Merrick Garland be an AG Tom C. Clark?
Clark was a useful idiot and friend of Sen. Burton Wheeler of the Democratic Party in
Hitler's government, but this time, the seditionist in the House are aligned with Putin's regime?
Will Jack Smith be an O. John Rogge?
Will Merrick Garland be an AG Tom C. Clark?
Clark was a useful idiot and friend of Sen. Burton Wheeler of the Democratic Party in
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Montana, who served in the Senate from 1923 until 1947.
As a freshman Senator, Wheeler played a crucial role in exposing the Harding administration's unwillingness to prosecute people involved in the Teapot Dome scandal.
He ran for vice president in 1924 on the
Montana, who served in the Senate from 1923 until 1947.
As a freshman Senator, Wheeler played a crucial role in exposing the Harding administration's unwillingness to prosecute people involved in the Teapot Dome scandal.
He ran for vice president in 1924 on the
Progressive Party ticket headed by Wisconsin Senator Robert La Follette Sr.
An ardent New Deal liberal until 1937, Wheeler broke with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the issue of packing the Supreme Court.
In foreign policy, from 1938 to 1941, he became a leader of the
An ardent New Deal liberal until 1937, Wheeler broke with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the issue of packing the Supreme Court.
In foreign policy, from 1938 to 1941, he became a leader of the
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non-interventionist wing of the party, fighting against entry into World War II until the attack on Pearl Harbor.
During his tenure as a United States Attorney, Burton Wheeler refused to prosecute alleged sedition cases during World War 1, arguing free speech protected
non-interventionist wing of the party, fighting against entry into World War II until the attack on Pearl Harbor.
During his tenure as a United States Attorney, Burton Wheeler refused to prosecute alleged sedition cases during World War 1, arguing free speech protected
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those accused of sedition.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump's defense, regarding his J6 speech?
Wheeler ran as a Democrat for the Senate in 1922, and was elected over Congressman Carl W. Riddick, the Republican nominee, with 55% of the vote.
But, Wheeler broke
those accused of sedition.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump's defense, regarding his J6 speech?
Wheeler ran as a Democrat for the Senate in 1922, and was elected over Congressman Carl W. Riddick, the Republican nominee, with 55% of the vote.
But, Wheeler broke
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with the Democratic Party in 1924 to run for Vice President of the United States on the Progressive Party ticket led by La Follette.
They carried one state—La Follette's Wisconsin—and ran well in union areas and railroad towns.
Wheeler returned to the Democratic Party
with the Democratic Party in 1924 to run for Vice President of the United States on the Progressive Party ticket led by La Follette.
They carried one state—La Follette's Wisconsin—and ran well in union areas and railroad towns.
Wheeler returned to the Democratic Party
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after the election, which Republican Calvin Coolidge won in an Electoral College landslide. He served a total of four terms and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940.
after the election, which Republican Calvin Coolidge won in an Electoral College landslide. He served a total of four terms and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940.
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Burton K. Wheeler was an outspoken non-interventionist, opposing the U.S. entry into World War II, a useful idiot of his time.
He strongly supported the isolationist America First Committee but never joined.
He gave advice and many speeches to its chapters.
Burton K. Wheeler was an outspoken non-interventionist, opposing the U.S. entry into World War II, a useful idiot of his time.
He strongly supported the isolationist America First Committee but never joined.
He gave advice and many speeches to its chapters.
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His wife Lulu was on its national committee and she was the treasurer of the Washington, DC, chapter.
His wife Lulu was on its national committee and she was the treasurer of the Washington, DC, chapter.
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Thomas Campbell Clark was the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
Thomas Campbell Clark was the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
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After Harry S. Truman became President of the United States in 1945, he chose Clark as his Attorney General.
In 1949, Truman successfully nominated Clark to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Frank Murphy.
After Harry S. Truman became President of the United States in 1945, he chose Clark as his Attorney General.
In 1949, Truman successfully nominated Clark to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Frank Murphy.
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Clark remained on the Court until his retirement to allow his son, Ramsey Clark, to assume the position of Attorney General.
Clark was succeeded by the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, in October 1967.
Clark remained on the Court until his retirement to allow his son, Ramsey Clark, to assume the position of Attorney General.
Clark was succeeded by the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, in October 1967.
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During his years as attorney general, which coincided with the early years of the Cold War, Clark was responsible for developing and implementing a number of the Truman administration's aggressive anti-communist policies, including a central feature of Executive Order 9835
During his years as attorney general, which coincided with the early years of the Cold War, Clark was responsible for developing and implementing a number of the Truman administration's aggressive anti-communist policies, including a central feature of Executive Order 9835
concerning the loyalty of federal employees, the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations.
At least some of Clark's efforts were initiated to deflect congressional criticism of the Truman administration, particularly by the House Committee on Un-American Activities
At least some of Clark's efforts were initiated to deflect congressional criticism of the Truman administration, particularly by the House Committee on Un-American Activities
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(HUAC).
Important early anti-Communist cases during Tom Clark's tenure include the Smith Act, Coplon, and Hiss-Chambers cases.
(HUAC).
Important early anti-Communist cases during Tom Clark's tenure include the Smith Act, Coplon, and Hiss-Chambers cases.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on
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the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties.
It became a standing (permanent) committee in 1945, and from 1969 onwards it was known as the House Committee on Internal Security.
the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties.
It became a standing (permanent) committee in 1945, and from 1969 onwards it was known as the House Committee on Internal Security.
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When the House abolished the committee in 1975, its functions were transferred to the House Judiciary Committee, the very committee the 2023 GOP House Freedom Caucus seeks to control and radicalize, while punishing Adam Schiff.
When the House abolished the committee in 1975, its functions were transferred to the House Judiciary Committee, the very committee the 2023 GOP House Freedom Caucus seeks to control and radicalize, while punishing Adam Schiff.
The Overman Committee was a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by North Carolina Democratic Senator Lee Slater Overman that operated from September 1918 to June 1919. The subcommittee investigated German as well as "Bolshevik elements" in the United States.
This subcommittee was originally concerned with investigating pro-German sentiments in the American liquor industry.
After World War I ended in November 1918, and the German threat lessened, the subcommittee began investigating Bolshevism, which had appeared as a threat during
After World War I ended in November 1918, and the German threat lessened, the subcommittee began investigating Bolshevism, which had appeared as a threat during
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the First Red Scare after the Russian Revolution in 1917.
The subcommittee's hearing into Bolshevik propaganda, conducted February 11 to March 10, 1919, had a decisive role in constructing an image of a radical threat to the United States during the first Red Scare.
the First Red Scare after the Russian Revolution in 1917.
The subcommittee's hearing into Bolshevik propaganda, conducted February 11 to March 10, 1919, had a decisive role in constructing an image of a radical threat to the United States during the first Red Scare.
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U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish III (R-NY), from FDRs district, who was a fervent anti-communist, introduced, on May 5, 1930, House Resolution 180, which proposed to establish a committee to investigate communist activities in the United States.
U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish III (R-NY), from FDRs district, who was a fervent anti-communist, introduced, on May 5, 1930, House Resolution 180, which proposed to establish a committee to investigate communist activities in the United States.
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The resulting committee, Special Committee to Investigate Communist Activities in the United States commonly known as the Fish Committee, undertook extensive investigations of people and organizations suspected of being involved with or supporting communist activities in
The resulting committee, Special Committee to Investigate Communist Activities in the United States commonly known as the Fish Committee, undertook extensive investigations of people and organizations suspected of being involved with or supporting communist activities in
the United States.
Among the committee's targets were the American Civil Liberties Union and communist presidential candidate William Z. Foster.
The committee recommended granting the United States Department of Justice more authority to investigate communists, and
Among the committee's targets were the American Civil Liberties Union and communist presidential candidate William Z. Foster.
The committee recommended granting the United States Department of Justice more authority to investigate communists, and
strengthening of immigration and deportation laws to keep communists out of the United States.
Is Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, or any of the other's the parallel to Hamilton Fish?
Is Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, or any of the other's the parallel to Hamilton Fish?
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From 1934 to 1937, The committee, now named the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate Nazi Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities, chaired by John William McCormack (D-Mass.) and Samuel Dickstein (D-NY), held public and
From 1934 to 1937, The committee, now named the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate Nazi Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities, chaired by John William McCormack (D-Mass.) and Samuel Dickstein (D-NY), held public and
private hearings and collected testimony filling 4,300 pages.
The Special Committee was widely known as the McCormack–Dickstein committee.
Its mandate was to get "information on how foreign subversive propaganda entered the U.S. and the organizations that were spreading it."
The Special Committee was widely known as the McCormack–Dickstein committee.
Its mandate was to get "information on how foreign subversive propaganda entered the U.S. and the organizations that were spreading it."
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Its records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration as records related to HUAC.
In 1934, the Special Committee subpoenaed most of the leaders of the fascist movement in the United States.
Beginning in November 1934, the committee investigated
Its records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration as records related to HUAC.
In 1934, the Special Committee subpoenaed most of the leaders of the fascist movement in the United States.
Beginning in November 1934, the committee investigated
allegations of a fascist plot to seize the White House, known as the "Business Plot".
Contemporary newspapers widely reported the plot as a hoax.
However contemporary sources and some of those involved, such as Gen. Smedley Butler, confirmed the validity of such a plot.
Contemporary newspapers widely reported the plot as a hoax.
However contemporary sources and some of those involved, such as Gen. Smedley Butler, confirmed the validity of such a plot.
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It's Manchurian Candidate Trump's mission to call the Russia investigation and now the MAL NDI investigation a Democrat Hoax.
Oh the parallels.
It's Manchurian Candidate Trump's mission to call the Russia investigation and now the MAL NDI investigation a Democrat Hoax.
Oh the parallels.
It has been reported that while Dickstein served on this committee and the subsequent Special investigation Committee, he was paid $1,250 a month by the Soviet NKVD, which hoped to get secret congressional information on anti-communists and pro-fascists.
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A 1939 NKVD report stated Dickstein handed over "materials on the war budget for 1940, records of conferences of the budget subcommission, reports of the war minister, chief of staff and etc."
However the NKVD was dissatisfied with the amount of information provided by
A 1939 NKVD report stated Dickstein handed over "materials on the war budget for 1940, records of conferences of the budget subcommission, reports of the war minister, chief of staff and etc."
However the NKVD was dissatisfied with the amount of information provided by
Dickstein, after he was not appointed to HUAC to "carry out measures planned by us together with him."
Dickstein unsuccessfully attempted to expedite the deportation of Soviet defector Walter Krivitsky, while the Dies Committee kept him in the country.
Dickstein unsuccessfully attempted to expedite the deportation of Soviet defector Walter Krivitsky, while the Dies Committee kept him in the country.
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Dickstein stopped receiving NKVD payments in February 1940.
On May 26, 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities was established as a special investigating committee, reorganized from its previous incarnations as the Fish Committee and the McCormack–Dickstein
Dickstein stopped receiving NKVD payments in February 1940.
On May 26, 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities was established as a special investigating committee, reorganized from its previous incarnations as the Fish Committee and the McCormack–Dickstein
Committee, to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist or fascist ties; however, it concentrated its efforts on communists.
It was chaired by Martin Dies Jr. (D-Tex.), and therefore known as the Dies Committee.
Its records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration as records related to HUAC.
Its records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration as records related to HUAC.
In 1939, the committee investigated people involved with pro-Nazi organizations such as Oscar C. Pfaus and George Van Horn Moseley.
Moseley testified before the committee for five hours about a "Jewish Communist conspiracy" to take control of the US government. Moseley was
Moseley testified before the committee for five hours about a "Jewish Communist conspiracy" to take control of the US government. Moseley was
supported by Donald Shea of the American Gentile League, whose statement was deleted from the public record as the committee found it so objectionable.
The committee also put together an argument for the internment of Japanese Americans known as the "Yellow Report".
The committee also put together an argument for the internment of Japanese Americans known as the "Yellow Report".
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Organized in response to rumors of Japanese Americans being coddled by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) and news that some former inmates would be allowed to leave camp and Nisei soldiers to return to the West Coast, the committee investigated charges of fifth column
Organized in response to rumors of Japanese Americans being coddled by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) and news that some former inmates would be allowed to leave camp and Nisei soldiers to return to the West Coast, the committee investigated charges of fifth column
activity in the camps.
A fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group or nation from within, usually in favor of an enemy group or another nation.
A fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group or nation from within, usually in favor of an enemy group or another nation.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities became a standing (permanent) committee in 1945.
Democratic Representative Edward J. Hart of New Jersey became the committee's first chairman.
Under the mandate of Public Law 601, passed by the 79th Congress, the committee of nine
Democratic Representative Edward J. Hart of New Jersey became the committee's first chairman.
Under the mandate of Public Law 601, passed by the 79th Congress, the committee of nine
representatives investigated suspected threats of subversion or propaganda that attacked "the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution".
Under this mandate, the committee focused its investigations on real and suspected communists in positions of actual or supposed
Under this mandate, the committee focused its investigations on real and suspected communists in positions of actual or supposed
influence in the United States society.
A significant step for HUAC was its investigation of the charges of espionage brought against Alger Hiss in 1948.
This investigation ultimately resulted in Hiss's trial and conviction for perjury, and convinced many of the usefulness
A significant step for HUAC was its investigation of the charges of espionage brought against Alger Hiss in 1948.
This investigation ultimately resulted in Hiss's trial and conviction for perjury, and convinced many of the usefulness
of congressional committees for uncovering communist subversion.
On July 31, 1948, the committee heard testimony from Elizabeth Bentley, an American who had been working as a Soviet agent in New York. Among those whom she named as communists was Harry Dexter White, a senior
On July 31, 1948, the committee heard testimony from Elizabeth Bentley, an American who had been working as a Soviet agent in New York. Among those whom she named as communists was Harry Dexter White, a senior
U.S. Treasury department official. The committee subpoenaed Whittaker Chambers on August 3, 1948. Chambers, too, was a former Soviet spy, by then a senior editor of Time magazine.
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Chambers named more than a half-dozen government officials including White as well as Alger Hiss (and Hiss' brother Donald).
Most of these former officials refused to answer committee questions, citing the Fifth Amendment.
Sound like Trump admin officials to J6C?
Chambers named more than a half-dozen government officials including White as well as Alger Hiss (and Hiss' brother Donald).
Most of these former officials refused to answer committee questions, citing the Fifth Amendment.
Sound like Trump admin officials to J6C?
White denied the allegations, and died of a heart attack a few days later.
Hiss also denied all charges; doubts about his testimony though, especially those expressed by freshman Congressman Richard Nixon, led to further investigation that strongly suggested Hiss had made a
Hiss also denied all charges; doubts about his testimony though, especially those expressed by freshman Congressman Richard Nixon, led to further investigation that strongly suggested Hiss had made a
number of false statements.
Hiss challenged Chambers to repeat his charges outside a Congressional committee, which Chambers did.
Hiss then sued for libel, leading Chambers to produce copies of State Department documents which he claimed Hiss had given him in 1938.
Hiss challenged Chambers to repeat his charges outside a Congressional committee, which Chambers did.
Hiss then sued for libel, leading Chambers to produce copies of State Department documents which he claimed Hiss had given him in 1938.
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Hiss denied this before a grand jury, was indicted for perjury, and subsequently convicted and imprisoned.
The present-day House of Representatives website on HUAC states, "But in the 1990s, Soviet archives conclusively revealed that Hiss had been a spy on the
Hiss denied this before a grand jury, was indicted for perjury, and subsequently convicted and imprisoned.
The present-day House of Representatives website on HUAC states, "But in the 1990s, Soviet archives conclusively revealed that Hiss had been a spy on the
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Kremlin’s payroll."
In the wake of the downfall of McCarthy (who never served in the House, nor on HUAC), the prestige of HUAC began a gradual decline in the late 1950s. By 1959, the committee was being denounced by former President Harry S. Truman as the
Kremlin’s payroll."
In the wake of the downfall of McCarthy (who never served in the House, nor on HUAC), the prestige of HUAC began a gradual decline in the late 1950s. By 1959, the committee was being denounced by former President Harry S. Truman as the
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"most un-American thing in the country today".
The House Committee on Internal Security was formally terminated on January 14, 1975, the day of the opening of the 94th Congress.
The committee's files & staff were transferred on that day to the House Judiciary Committee.
"most un-American thing in the country today".
The House Committee on Internal Security was formally terminated on January 14, 1975, the day of the opening of the 94th Congress.
The committee's files & staff were transferred on that day to the House Judiciary Committee.
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Back to the O. John Rogge v Tom Clark story.
Rogge authored a report that identified 24 members of Congress who had been tied up in some form with the Nazis.
Rogge submitted that report to his boss, the Attorney General Tom Clark.
Back to the O. John Rogge v Tom Clark story.
Rogge authored a report that identified 24 members of Congress who had been tied up in some form with the Nazis.
Rogge submitted that report to his boss, the Attorney General Tom Clark.
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Rogge said he had been told before he left for Germany, [to investigate further, using documents uncovered by a US Army Captain] that upon his return, the Justice Department would make his report public as an official document.
Rogge said he had been told before he left for Germany, [to investigate further, using documents uncovered by a US Army Captain] that upon his return, the Justice Department would make his report public as an official document.
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When Rogge turned in his report, the Attorney General then brought it to the White House and shared it directly with President Harry Truman.
Truman decrees that this report should never see the light of day. It is simply too explosive.
He orders this report to be
When Rogge turned in his report, the Attorney General then brought it to the White House and shared it directly with President Harry Truman.
Truman decrees that this report should never see the light of day. It is simply too explosive.
He orders this report to be
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classified as secret and essentially forbids Rogge from ever publishing or ever even discussing the contents.
Will AG Garland and Joe Biden make a similar foolish mistake?
The Attorney General -- future Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark -- and President Harry Truman had
classified as secret and essentially forbids Rogge from ever publishing or ever even discussing the contents.
Will AG Garland and Joe Biden make a similar foolish mistake?
The Attorney General -- future Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark -- and President Harry Truman had
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the report sealed. They buried it.
If a parallel holds, will Garland eventually make it onto the SCOTUS? How?
There is a Latin term that’s used in the law, "ultra vires." It roughly translates to "beyond the powers."
the report sealed. They buried it.
If a parallel holds, will Garland eventually make it onto the SCOTUS? How?
There is a Latin term that’s used in the law, "ultra vires." It roughly translates to "beyond the powers."
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When John Rogge learned that his report from Germany was going to be stuffed in a drawer somewhere to never see the light of day he rejected that decision, that decision by the Attorney General, that decision by the President.
When John Rogge learned that his report from Germany was going to be stuffed in a drawer somewhere to never see the light of day he rejected that decision, that decision by the Attorney General, that decision by the President.
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He said he believed the fascist threat in America was real and ongoing, and for a democracy to defend itself, the people needed to know what they were up against.
He said he believed the fascist threat in America was real and ongoing, and for a democracy to defend itself, the people needed to know what they were up against.
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Rogge was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, in charge of prosecuting a group of alleged seditionists, men and women accused of working against the interests of America, spreading Nazi propaganda.
Rogge was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, in charge of prosecuting a group of alleged seditionists, men and women accused of working against the interests of America, spreading Nazi propaganda.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler was the America First Senator from Montana who had gotten Rogge’s predecessor William Maloney fired off a sedition case.
Senator Wheeler had been involved in the Viereck propaganda scheme on Capitol Hill.
Senator Wheeler had threatened reporters and
Senator Wheeler had been involved in the Viereck propaganda scheme on Capitol Hill.
Senator Wheeler had threatened reporters and
papers that dared to print the details of the scheme.
Is Ron Johnson Burton Wheeler of 2023?
Wheeler had inveighed in the senate about the sedition trial being a disgrace.
In Rogge's new report from Germany, Senator Wheeler was said to be involved in the German government's
Is Ron Johnson Burton Wheeler of 2023?
Wheeler had inveighed in the senate about the sedition trial being a disgrace.
In Rogge's new report from Germany, Senator Wheeler was said to be involved in the German government's
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plot to interfere in the 1940 election.
According to John Rogge, it was Senator Wheeler who had gotten him fired, just as he'd had William Maloney fired before him.
And in Rogge's case, Wheeler didn't just threaten and pressure the Justice Department into firing him.
plot to interfere in the 1940 election.
According to John Rogge, it was Senator Wheeler who had gotten him fired, just as he'd had William Maloney fired before him.
And in Rogge's case, Wheeler didn't just threaten and pressure the Justice Department into firing him.
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In Rogge's case, Wheeler went straight to the top.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had of course died during the war. He died in the spring of 1945. Harry Truman was FDR’s Vice President and so when FDR died in office, Truman ascended to the presidency.
In Rogge's case, Wheeler went straight to the top.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had of course died during the war. He died in the spring of 1945. Harry Truman was FDR’s Vice President and so when FDR died in office, Truman ascended to the presidency.
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But before that, Truman had been in the Senate. And he was still very friendly with some of his old Senate colleagues, like Gerald Nye and like his old Senate mentor Burton K. Wheeler.
Both Nye and Wheeler had of course been involved in the Viereck scheme, and both of
But before that, Truman had been in the Senate. And he was still very friendly with some of his old Senate colleagues, like Gerald Nye and like his old Senate mentor Burton K. Wheeler.
Both Nye and Wheeler had of course been involved in the Viereck scheme, and both of
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them were all over John Rogge’s new report from Germany.
Truman is a former Senator. And not a former Senator years and years before, but a former Senator months before he becomes President.
them were all over John Rogge’s new report from Germany.
Truman is a former Senator. And not a former Senator years and years before, but a former Senator months before he becomes President.
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Burton K. Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye, even people like Hamilton Fish in the House, these are people that Harry Truman has known for years and in fact worked closely with.
John Rogge uncovers this incredible story of corruption of people like Lundeen taking payoffs from
Burton K. Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye, even people like Hamilton Fish in the House, these are people that Harry Truman has known for years and in fact worked closely with.
John Rogge uncovers this incredible story of corruption of people like Lundeen taking payoffs from
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Viereck and being involved in a Nazi operation.
Included people like Burton Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye, venerated figures on Capitol Hill who had become, wittingly or unwittingly, Nazi propagandists.
And Rogge's put all this in his report.
Viereck and being involved in a Nazi operation.
Included people like Burton Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye, venerated figures on Capitol Hill who had become, wittingly or unwittingly, Nazi propagandists.
And Rogge's put all this in his report.
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But dipshit Harry Truman seemingly looked at the report and said, there's no way this can come out.
This is just far too explosive for the American people to handle.
But dipshit Harry Truman seemingly looked at the report and said, there's no way this can come out.
This is just far too explosive for the American people to handle.
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Joe Biden - do not be a Harry Truman.
Merrick Garland - do not be a Tom Clark.
Joe Biden - do not be a Harry Truman.
Merrick Garland - do not be a Tom Clark.
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Transcript of Episode 8 of Ultra podcast that does a nice job telling this story.
msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/…
Transcript of Episode 8 of Ultra podcast that does a nice job telling this story.
msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/…
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The guy M Garland appointed, Special Counsel Robert Hur, supervised Mueller's work, reporting back to then-DAG Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein - "here to land the plane."
The guy M Garland appointed, Special Counsel Robert Hur, supervised Mueller's work, reporting back to then-DAG Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein - "here to land the plane."
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Robert Hur, a partner at Gibson Dunn previously served as the U.S. attorney for Maryland during the Trump administration.
He is, on the surface, as publicly reported, tasked with investigating “the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or
Robert Hur, a partner at Gibson Dunn previously served as the U.S. attorney for Maryland during the Trump administration.
He is, on the surface, as publicly reported, tasked with investigating “the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or
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other records discovered” at the office of Mr. Biden’s think tank in Washington and his residence in Wilmington, Del., according to the order signed by Mr. Garland on Wednesday.
zerohedge.com/political/bide…
other records discovered” at the office of Mr. Biden’s think tank in Washington and his residence in Wilmington, Del., according to the order signed by Mr. Garland on Wednesday.
zerohedge.com/political/bide…
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Hur was the US Attorney who requested that the justification of an FBI raid on a reportedly recognized Clinton Foundation whistleblower’s home remain secret.
dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/doj…
Hur was the US Attorney who requested that the justification of an FBI raid on a reportedly recognized Clinton Foundation whistleblower’s home remain secret.
dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/doj…
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Hur did not address Cain’s reported status as a protected whistleblower in his letter to the court and instead appeared to employ boilerplate objections to keep the documents out of the public.
He also did not invoke national security concerns or claim that Cain
Hur did not address Cain’s reported status as a protected whistleblower in his letter to the court and instead appeared to employ boilerplate objections to keep the documents out of the public.
He also did not invoke national security concerns or claim that Cain
possessed classified information.
Releasing the raid’s justification would “seriously jeopardize the integrity of the ongoing investigation,” Hur wrote in his eight-page letter.
Releasing the raid’s justification would “seriously jeopardize the integrity of the ongoing investigation,” Hur wrote in his eight-page letter.
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“Making this type of information public while this investigation is ongoing could harm the government’s ability to find additional relevant evidence.”
“Making this type of information public while this investigation is ongoing could harm the government’s ability to find additional relevant evidence.”
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The discovery of the classified docs came a week before the midterm congressional elections, when the news would have been a high-profile, last-minute development.
Planted?
Either way, Biden is an utter fool.
The discovery of the classified docs came a week before the midterm congressional elections, when the news would have been a high-profile, last-minute development.
Planted?
Either way, Biden is an utter fool.
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Robert Hur is a partner at Gibson Dunn.
Robert Hur previously served as special assistant and counsel to Christopher A. Wray, then-Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Someone say Federalist Society club?
Robert Hur is a partner at Gibson Dunn.
Robert Hur previously served as special assistant and counsel to Christopher A. Wray, then-Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Someone say Federalist Society club?
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Hur was formerly a partner with King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on government investigations and complex litigation.
Gibson Dun represented George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore, the litigation contesting certification of Florida's results in the
Hur was formerly a partner with King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on government investigations and complex litigation.
Gibson Dun represented George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore, the litigation contesting certification of Florida's results in the
20063
2000 United States presidential election.
Theodore Olsen, the partner who argued the case for Bush in the Supreme Court, went on to serve as solicitor general in the Bush Admin.
Rod Rosenstein joined the law firm King & Spalding's D.C. office as a partner on the
2000 United States presidential election.
Theodore Olsen, the partner who argued the case for Bush in the Supreme Court, went on to serve as solicitor general in the Bush Admin.
Rod Rosenstein joined the law firm King & Spalding's D.C. office as a partner on the
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"Special Matters and Government Investigations" team in January 2020.
Gazprom & Rosneft are clients of King & Spaulding, where Robert Hur was formerly a partner.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
"Special Matters and Government Investigations" team in January 2020.
Gazprom & Rosneft are clients of King & Spaulding, where Robert Hur was formerly a partner.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
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King & Spaulding club includes Chris Wray and Rod Rosenstein. Gina Haspel, Sally Yates, and Dan Coats.
Rosneft was prominently mentioned in the now infamous 35-page dossier prepared by former British MI6 agent Christopher Steele.
King & Spaulding club includes Chris Wray and Rod Rosenstein. Gina Haspel, Sally Yates, and Dan Coats.
Rosneft was prominently mentioned in the now infamous 35-page dossier prepared by former British MI6 agent Christopher Steele.
20066
The dossier claims that the CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, offered candidate Donald Trump, through Trump’s campaign advisor Carter Page, a 19% stake in the company in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia.
The dossier claims that the CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, offered candidate Donald Trump, through Trump’s campaign advisor Carter Page, a 19% stake in the company in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia.
The dossier claims that the offer was made in July while Page was in Moscow.
Rosneft is also the company that had a $500 billion oil drilling joint-venture with Exxon in 2012, when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was Exxon’s CEO.
However, the deal was nixed by
Rosneft is also the company that had a $500 billion oil drilling joint-venture with Exxon in 2012, when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was Exxon’s CEO.
However, the deal was nixed by
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President Obama in 2014, when he imposed the sanctions that crippled Russia’s ability to do business with U.S. companies.
In 2017, Manchurian Candidate Trump's Year 1, Exxon had applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions
wsj.com/articles/exxon…
President Obama in 2014, when he imposed the sanctions that crippled Russia’s ability to do business with U.S. companies.
In 2017, Manchurian Candidate Trump's Year 1, Exxon had applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions
wsj.com/articles/exxon…
on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft.
Rex Tillerson became secretary of state on Feb. 1, 2017.
Rex Tillerson became secretary of state on Feb. 1, 2017.
20070
This Federalist Society Club of Garland, Wray, Hur is Leonard Leo = Opus Dei.
This Federalist Society Club of Garland, Wray, Hur is Leonard Leo = Opus Dei.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1390807963149930496
Father Arne replaced Father John McCloskey at the Catholic Information Center, after McCloskey was booted from a sexual misconduct scandal.
CIA using religious "fathers", given Father Charles E. Coughlin had called for armed Americans to create a milita
CIA using religious "fathers", given Father Charles E. Coughlin had called for armed Americans to create a milita
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1613669217009532928
20071
in prior decades, and given KGB use of "fathers" of religion.
Anywho, Steele dossier also alleged that Alfa Bank was conspiring to interfere in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump.
in prior decades, and given KGB use of "fathers" of religion.
Anywho, Steele dossier also alleged that Alfa Bank was conspiring to interfere in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump.
20072
King & Spaulding = longtime adviser to President Donald Trump’s real estate empire.
Implies King & Spaulding was CIA connected to oversee the money laundering.
King & Spaulding = longtime adviser to President Donald Trump’s real estate empire.
Implies King & Spaulding was CIA connected to oversee the money laundering.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1454922327293112323
20073
Back to Robert Hur at Gibson Dun.
Hur defended Facebook in the DC AG's lawsuit for FB's Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Gibson Dunn committed discovery abuse in NdCal and is settling for a record fine amid sanctions.
Back to Robert Hur at Gibson Dun.
Hur defended Facebook in the DC AG's lawsuit for FB's Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Gibson Dunn committed discovery abuse in NdCal and is settling for a record fine amid sanctions.
20074
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is among most conservative connected firms in the nation, like K&E and Jones Day.
Biden's appointment of M Garland as AG, a "middle of the political spectrum," federalist society bro who Biden viewed as safe to get a Senate confirmation was stupid.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is among most conservative connected firms in the nation, like K&E and Jones Day.
Biden's appointment of M Garland as AG, a "middle of the political spectrum," federalist society bro who Biden viewed as safe to get a Senate confirmation was stupid.
20075
Gibson Dunn was the former firm of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who really served as Trump's defense lawyer, in act.
nytimes.com/live/2023/01/1…
Gibson Dunn was the former firm of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, who really served as Trump's defense lawyer, in act.
nytimes.com/live/2023/01/1…
20078
GOP House Freedom Caucus, a criminal enterprise installed by foreign intelligence services, the same operation that installed Manchurian Candidate Donald Trump in Jan 2017, proposes a bill they call the Fair Tax Act.
GOP House Freedom Caucus, a criminal enterprise installed by foreign intelligence services, the same operation that installed Manchurian Candidate Donald Trump in Jan 2017, proposes a bill they call the Fair Tax Act.
20079
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) introduced the Fair Tax Act, a House bill that proposes to abolish the IRS and replace the progressive federal income tax with a national consumption tax.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) introduced the Fair Tax Act, a House bill that proposes to abolish the IRS and replace the progressive federal income tax with a national consumption tax.
20080
“Instead of adding 87,000 new agents to weaponize the IRS against small business owners and middle America,” Carter said in his press release, parroting a well-worn Republican lie, “this bill will eliminate the need for the department entirely by simplifying the tax code
“Instead of adding 87,000 new agents to weaponize the IRS against small business owners and middle America,” Carter said in his press release, parroting a well-worn Republican lie, “this bill will eliminate the need for the department entirely by simplifying the tax code
20081
with provisions that work for the American people and encourage growth and innovation.”
Is that spin all it takes for the MAGA base to jeer happily, against their own self-interests?
The bill repeals payroll taxes, gift and estate taxes, capital gains taxes, and
with provisions that work for the American people and encourage growth and innovation.”
Is that spin all it takes for the MAGA base to jeer happily, against their own self-interests?
The bill repeals payroll taxes, gift and estate taxes, capital gains taxes, and
20082
personal and corporate income taxes.
Sound too good to be true?
In their place, it institutes a 30 percent levy on all new, finished goods and services.
Sales taxes are regressive—harder on the poor than the rich.
To offset that, the proposal calls for monthly
personal and corporate income taxes.
Sound too good to be true?
In their place, it institutes a 30 percent levy on all new, finished goods and services.
Sales taxes are regressive—harder on the poor than the rich.
To offset that, the proposal calls for monthly
20083
government “prebate” checks for all US citizens, payments that would be proportionately more meaningful to lower-income families.
LOL
That part of the bill would die in the unlikely event the rest of it ever made it anywhere.
government “prebate” checks for all US citizens, payments that would be proportionately more meaningful to lower-income families.
LOL
That part of the bill would die in the unlikely event the rest of it ever made it anywhere.
20084
Now they just need Speaker of the House, Donald Trump, to sell it, or 2024 Presidential Candidate Trump to run on it.
The bill is a weapon of a foreign intel operation to destroy America from within.
Now they just need Speaker of the House, Donald Trump, to sell it, or 2024 Presidential Candidate Trump to run on it.
The bill is a weapon of a foreign intel operation to destroy America from within.
20085
The tax system would turbocharge inequality, which is already turbocharged by the existing shit tax system, so call it super-turbo-charging, an aim to destabilize from within.
Even useful idiot George W. Bush’s 2005 tax reform panel rejected the “fair tax” notion
The tax system would turbocharge inequality, which is already turbocharged by the existing shit tax system, so call it super-turbo-charging, an aim to destabilize from within.
Even useful idiot George W. Bush’s 2005 tax reform panel rejected the “fair tax” notion
20086
because it was regressive and because prebates were expensive, hard for taxpayers to manage, and difficult to administer.
because it was regressive and because prebates were expensive, hard for taxpayers to manage, and difficult to administer.
20088
Taunting Joe Biden.
Edward Snowden "stole" secrets from Mike Flynn’s DIA servers at the same time that Flynn was in Moscow visiting GRU headquarters for a four day “leadership seminar.”
Flynn met Igor Sergun Head of GRU and co- architect of hybrid aggression in Ukraine.
Taunting Joe Biden.
Edward Snowden "stole" secrets from Mike Flynn’s DIA servers at the same time that Flynn was in Moscow visiting GRU headquarters for a four day “leadership seminar.”
Flynn met Igor Sergun Head of GRU and co- architect of hybrid aggression in Ukraine.
20089
A statement posted on the Kremlin website on 4 January 2016 said that General Igor Sergun had suffered a “sudden death,” but gave no details as to the cause, timing, or circumstances.
opensourceinvestigations.com/conspiracy/igo…
A statement posted on the Kremlin website on 4 January 2016 said that General Igor Sergun had suffered a “sudden death,” but gave no details as to the cause, timing, or circumstances.
opensourceinvestigations.com/conspiracy/igo…
20090
Flynn told Robert Mueller, who was overseen by Rod Rosenstein and Robert Hur (new Special Counsel to "investigate Biden") that the head of the GRU, Sergun, died in Lebanon, meaning not in Moscow as reported by the Kremlin.
Flynn told Robert Mueller, who was overseen by Rod Rosenstein and Robert Hur (new Special Counsel to "investigate Biden") that the head of the GRU, Sergun, died in Lebanon, meaning not in Moscow as reported by the Kremlin.
20091
Mike Flynn was reportedly forced out of DIA, leaving in Aug 2014.
The Snowden leak of docs from DIA were selectively "leaked 'to Glenn Greenwald, Barton Gellman, and Laura Poitras.
Greenwald has a show on Rumble, Peter Thiel's propaganda network.
defenseone.com/ideas/2016/02/…
Mike Flynn was reportedly forced out of DIA, leaving in Aug 2014.
The Snowden leak of docs from DIA were selectively "leaked 'to Glenn Greenwald, Barton Gellman, and Laura Poitras.
Greenwald has a show on Rumble, Peter Thiel's propaganda network.
defenseone.com/ideas/2016/02/…
20092
Putin’s annexation of Crimea "coincidentally" happened while Flynn was head of DIA.
Russia had and has operations to compromise a wide swath of Americans, including GOP House Freedom Caucus and sitting US Senators.
It's parallel of the 1930s to 1960s when
Putin’s annexation of Crimea "coincidentally" happened while Flynn was head of DIA.
Russia had and has operations to compromise a wide swath of Americans, including GOP House Freedom Caucus and sitting US Senators.
It's parallel of the 1930s to 1960s when
members of United States Congress, the America First movement, were witting or unwitting useful idiots to a German Nazi intel operation.
America had paid agents of Hitler's government working, some witting and some unwittingly, to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
America had paid agents of Hitler's government working, some witting and some unwittingly, to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
20094
Americans who remember World War II reminisce about how it brought the country together.
The less-popular truth behind this warm nostalgia: Until the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was deeply, dangerously divided.
Americans who remember World War II reminisce about how it brought the country together.
The less-popular truth behind this warm nostalgia: Until the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was deeply, dangerously divided.
20095
Bradley W. Hart's book, Hitler's American Friends, exposes the homegrown antagonists who sought to protect and promote Hitler, leave Europeans (and especially European Jews) to fend for themselves, and elevate the Nazi regime.
Bradley W. Hart's book, Hitler's American Friends, exposes the homegrown antagonists who sought to protect and promote Hitler, leave Europeans (and especially European Jews) to fend for themselves, and elevate the Nazi regime.
20096
Some of these friends were Americans of German heritage who joined the Bund, whose leadership dreamed of installing a stateside Führer.
Some were as bizarre & hair-raising as the Silver Shirt Legion, run by an eccentric who claimed Hitler fulfilled a religious prophesy.
Some of these friends were Americans of German heritage who joined the Bund, whose leadership dreamed of installing a stateside Führer.
Some were as bizarre & hair-raising as the Silver Shirt Legion, run by an eccentric who claimed Hitler fulfilled a religious prophesy.
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Some were Midwestern Catholics like Father Charles Coughlin, an early right-wing radio star who broadcast anti-Semitic tirades.
Right-wing radio star - heard of Alex Jones in 2014 to 2023 time frame, or any of the right-wing radio starts who met their fate with Covid-19?
Some were Midwestern Catholics like Father Charles Coughlin, an early right-wing radio star who broadcast anti-Semitic tirades.
Right-wing radio star - heard of Alex Jones in 2014 to 2023 time frame, or any of the right-wing radio starts who met their fate with Covid-19?
20098
There were even members of Congress who used their franking privilege - sending mail at cost to American taxpayers - to distribute German propaganda.
And celebrity pilot Charles Lindbergh ended up speaking for them all at the America First Committee.
GOP House Freedom
There were even members of Congress who used their franking privilege - sending mail at cost to American taxpayers - to distribute German propaganda.
And celebrity pilot Charles Lindbergh ended up speaking for them all at the America First Committee.
GOP House Freedom
20099
Caucus would love to partner with Meta to use Sylvester Stallone to speak for them.
We try to tell ourselves it couldn't happen here, but Americans are not immune to the lure of fascism.
Hitler's American Friends is a powerful look at how the forces of evil manipulate
Caucus would love to partner with Meta to use Sylvester Stallone to speak for them.
We try to tell ourselves it couldn't happen here, but Americans are not immune to the lure of fascism.
Hitler's American Friends is a powerful look at how the forces of evil manipulate
20100
ordinary people, how we stepped back from the ledge, and the disturbing ease with which we could return to it.
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
ordinary people, how we stepped back from the ledge, and the disturbing ease with which we could return to it.
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/…
20101
Adam Schiff is replaced by George Santos on Committees.
Adam Schiff is replaced by George Santos on Committees.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1613938363060424718
20103
Jim Jordan on queue.
Jim Jordan on queue.
20106
Lauren Boebert of Explore Talent
Allegedly, a Koch family member hired Lauren in Aspen, CO, where escorts are cycled for the top 1%.
You didn't believe the old guys too fat to get onto a snowboard were all there for winter sports did you?
denverpost.com/2020/08/27/lau…
Lauren Boebert of Explore Talent
Allegedly, a Koch family member hired Lauren in Aspen, CO, where escorts are cycled for the top 1%.
You didn't believe the old guys too fat to get onto a snowboard were all there for winter sports did you?
denverpost.com/2020/08/27/lau…
20107
A Koch Brothers client allegedly introduced Lauren Boebert to Ted Cruz in Aspen in 2019 and Lyin' Ted encouraged her to run for Congress, 'donating' $126K to the Boebert Campaign for Congress in Dec 2019.
Ted was fundraising for Lauren, perhaps to pay her for services
A Koch Brothers client allegedly introduced Lauren Boebert to Ted Cruz in Aspen in 2019 and Lyin' Ted encouraged her to run for Congress, 'donating' $126K to the Boebert Campaign for Congress in Dec 2019.
Ted was fundraising for Lauren, perhaps to pay her for services
20108
rendered?
Boebert failed to disclose a $75K 'donation' until Cruz's FEC filings contradicted her filings.
Someone should check whether George Santos was funded by Rockbridge Network or was he funded by sources in Brazil?
rendered?
Boebert failed to disclose a $75K 'donation' until Cruz's FEC filings contradicted her filings.
Someone should check whether George Santos was funded by Rockbridge Network or was he funded by sources in Brazil?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1600535236634415104
20109
Scott Presler of Explore Talent
Scott Presler of Explore Talent
20110
Explore Talent
Explore Talent
20111
Candace Owens of Explore Talent
Candace Owens of Explore Talent
Emerald Robinson of Explore Talent
20113
Explore Talent was allegedly an Israeli spy (Mossad) honey pot site where the likes of Lauren Boebert, Candace Owens, Scott Pressler and two Project Veritas honey pot girls were recruited, the latter two used to try to entrap HR McMaster.
Explore Talent was allegedly an Israeli spy (Mossad) honey pot site where the likes of Lauren Boebert, Candace Owens, Scott Pressler and two Project Veritas honey pot girls were recruited, the latter two used to try to entrap HR McMaster.
20114
Crisis actors for hire (e.g., Scott Pressler).
It was a live database that stitched together numerous databases & different technologies, and it looked very similar to early Facebook.
Crisis actors for hire (e.g., Scott Pressler).
It was a live database that stitched together numerous databases & different technologies, and it looked very similar to early Facebook.
20115
Tomi Lahren of Explore Talent
Tomi Lahren of Explore Talent
20116
Roger Stone taunting Ron DeSantis with Emerald Robinson of Explore Talent
Roger Stone taunting Ron DeSantis with Emerald Robinson of Explore Talent
20117
Riley Williams of Explore Talent who was at Capitol on J6
Riley Williams of Explore Talent who was at Capitol on J6
20118
20119
Maybe I've been thinking about the Biden docs incorrectly by conjecturing the possibility that the docs may have been planted by those loyal to Trump. See tweets in thread for analysis and to whom that benefits.
What if Biden's own CIA is running an operation to alter
Maybe I've been thinking about the Biden docs incorrectly by conjecturing the possibility that the docs may have been planted by those loyal to Trump. See tweets in thread for analysis and to whom that benefits.
What if Biden's own CIA is running an operation to alter
20120
public perception of Trump's stolen NDI, his year of lying and stonewalling and obstructing justice?
In a crazy world following Manchurian Candidate Trump, one must consider the possibility, however far-fetched and nuts it sounds, that the 2023 intel agencies are
public perception of Trump's stolen NDI, his year of lying and stonewalling and obstructing justice?
In a crazy world following Manchurian Candidate Trump, one must consider the possibility, however far-fetched and nuts it sounds, that the 2023 intel agencies are
20121
protecting Trump and altering public perception on the NDI case and the Special Counsel's investigation (Jack Smith) by running an op to both sides the public discourse.
We observe all the MAGA GOP House Freedom Caucus Reps and the MAGA Senator's talking about Biden
protecting Trump and altering public perception on the NDI case and the Special Counsel's investigation (Jack Smith) by running an op to both sides the public discourse.
We observe all the MAGA GOP House Freedom Caucus Reps and the MAGA Senator's talking about Biden
20122
Docs keep appearing.
How far would American Intel agencies go to protect secrets of past activities involving unwitting use of Manchurian Candidate Trump by American CIA?
Docs keep appearing.
How far would American Intel agencies go to protect secrets of past activities involving unwitting use of Manchurian Candidate Trump by American CIA?
20123
The Jim Jordan brigade, however, still points to a higher probability that the prior scenario considered, that the docs were planted by a loyal Trumper, is more likely than American intel agency op.
A third possibility that main stream media wants you to believe is the
The Jim Jordan brigade, however, still points to a higher probability that the prior scenario considered, that the docs were planted by a loyal Trumper, is more likely than American intel agency op.
A third possibility that main stream media wants you to believe is the
20124
the docs had been there all along and it's a nothing burger.
GOP House Freedom Caucus wants you to believe the docs had been there all along but it's a huge deal.
In same breath, Jim Jordan wants you to believe there were no Russian bots on Twitter and that you can
the docs had been there all along and it's a nothing burger.
GOP House Freedom Caucus wants you to believe the docs had been there all along but it's a huge deal.
In same breath, Jim Jordan wants you to believe there were no Russian bots on Twitter and that you can
20125
trust Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi.
Taken together, still seems the Biden docs were more likely the result of the same intel operation that landed Donald Trump in the White House.
trust Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi.
Taken together, still seems the Biden docs were more likely the result of the same intel operation that landed Donald Trump in the White House.
20126
On the other hand, an American Intel Op could seek to remove the possibility that either Biden or Trump is a candidate for 2024 cycle in a defensive move to counter adversarial foreign intel ops that seek to present Biden and Trump as the two candidates.
On the other hand, an American Intel Op could seek to remove the possibility that either Biden or Trump is a candidate for 2024 cycle in a defensive move to counter adversarial foreign intel ops that seek to present Biden and Trump as the two candidates.
20127
The secret to the Medallion Fund?
Maybe it's not math, software, or genius, but rather, alignment with an intel operation with the green light to launder and finance off the books ops?
The secret to the Medallion Fund?
Maybe it's not math, software, or genius, but rather, alignment with an intel operation with the green light to launder and finance off the books ops?
https://twitter.com/ValKatayev/status/1613989027845406720
20130
Biden has, however, provided Trump and the GOP House Freedom Caucus the best gift of 2023 that will dominate the media cycles into campaign time.
To even suggest the docs were planted as part of an adversarial intel operation provides Trump
Biden has, however, provided Trump and the GOP House Freedom Caucus the best gift of 2023 that will dominate the media cycles into campaign time.
To even suggest the docs were planted as part of an adversarial intel operation provides Trump
https://twitter.com/mushysparrow/status/1614638943810748417
20131
fodder to claim that the docs at MAL were also planted, but by a weaponized FBI and DOJ.
Of course, it's all bullshitting, but Manchurian Candidate Trump is a sufficiently adequate bullshitter and sales guy, give an electoral college and filibuster.
fodder to claim that the docs at MAL were also planted, but by a weaponized FBI and DOJ.
Of course, it's all bullshitting, but Manchurian Candidate Trump is a sufficiently adequate bullshitter and sales guy, give an electoral college and filibuster.
20132
It does seem all too probable that the classified records dating from President Biden’s time as vice president being "discovered" at Biden's Wilmington, Del., residence and at an office he used at a Washington-based think tank bearing his name have been planted
It does seem all too probable that the classified records dating from President Biden’s time as vice president being "discovered" at Biden's Wilmington, Del., residence and at an office he used at a Washington-based think tank bearing his name have been planted
20133
as part of an intel operation that seeks to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
Biden’s team has said the material was inadvertently misplaced.
If the docs were planted, Biden's team and Biden are making a grave error in running with the story that the material was
as part of an intel operation that seeks to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
Biden’s team has said the material was inadvertently misplaced.
If the docs were planted, Biden's team and Biden are making a grave error in running with the story that the material was
20134
inadvertently misplaced.
The Biden administration has faced criticism for not disclosing the initial discovery when it happened in November—or when further documents were discovered in December.
The White House confirmed news reports about the initial discoveries
inadvertently misplaced.
The Biden administration has faced criticism for not disclosing the initial discovery when it happened in November—or when further documents were discovered in December.
The White House confirmed news reports about the initial discoveries
20135
earlier this week, per WSJ, and said it was being transparent, but repeatedly declined to offer specifics.
If the docs are planted as part of an adversarial intel operation that seeks to protect Manchurian Candidate Trump, the Biden Admin is handling it all wrong.
earlier this week, per WSJ, and said it was being transparent, but repeatedly declined to offer specifics.
If the docs are planted as part of an adversarial intel operation that seeks to protect Manchurian Candidate Trump, the Biden Admin is handling it all wrong.
20136
It's not surprise that the law in question regarding Trump's stolen NDI is the same law now in question regarding the docs "discovered" at Biden's Delaware residence.
18 U.S. Code § 793 - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
It's not surprise that the law in question regarding Trump's stolen NDI is the same law now in question regarding the docs "discovered" at Biden's Delaware residence.
18 U.S. Code § 793 - Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
20138
One goal of an intel op would be to force Biden to argue a similar defense that Trump can use in his own case.
To the extent that classification is constitutionally tied to Article II authority, it is governed by Executive Order.
One goal of an intel op would be to force Biden to argue a similar defense that Trump can use in his own case.
To the extent that classification is constitutionally tied to Article II authority, it is governed by Executive Order.
20139
The Executive Order that governed classification for the entirety of the Trump Administration, and still governs classification, treats the Vice President on par with the President.
The EO that governs classified information gives the Vice President the same original
The Executive Order that governed classification for the entirety of the Trump Administration, and still governs classification, treats the Vice President on par with the President.
The EO that governs classified information gives the Vice President the same original
20140
classification authority it gives the President, which is where the authority to declassify comes from.
If Hur charges Biden, he'll be forced to argue that his understanding is that his authority to classify and declassify as Vice President was the same as the President’s
classification authority it gives the President, which is where the authority to declassify comes from.
If Hur charges Biden, he'll be forced to argue that his understanding is that his authority to classify and declassify as Vice President was the same as the President’s
20141
which provides Manchurian Candidate Trump with some ammunition for his own potential exposure.
Biden could have legally declassified whatever docs have been "discovered", but instead he returned them to the Archives.
If you are Russia or a middle eastern nation,
which provides Manchurian Candidate Trump with some ammunition for his own potential exposure.
Biden could have legally declassified whatever docs have been "discovered", but instead he returned them to the Archives.
If you are Russia or a middle eastern nation,
20142
wouldn't you use the rushed and hurried nature of VP Biden's departure in 2017 to your advantage with Manchurian Candidate Trump's rushed and hurried departure in Jan 2021, but for the reason of trying to engineer a coup?
wouldn't you use the rushed and hurried nature of VP Biden's departure in 2017 to your advantage with Manchurian Candidate Trump's rushed and hurried departure in Jan 2021, but for the reason of trying to engineer a coup?
20143
Trump attorney Evan Corcoran argued that 18 USC 1924 cannot apply to Trump.
With Biden now facing a Special Counsel, the argument will go that 18 USC 1924 cannot apply to Biden either.
A difference, however, is that Biden immediately returned docs to Archives, while
Trump attorney Evan Corcoran argued that 18 USC 1924 cannot apply to Trump.
With Biden now facing a Special Counsel, the argument will go that 18 USC 1924 cannot apply to Biden either.
A difference, however, is that Biden immediately returned docs to Archives, while
20144
Trump did not.
To MAGA base, that's just pettiness as these people do not read laws. See how to use the Biden case to Trump's advantage?
Trump did not.
To MAGA base, that's just pettiness as these people do not read laws. See how to use the Biden case to Trump's advantage?
20145
A conspiracy theory is a belief that some covert but influential and evil group is responsible for an ordinary circumstance or event. Conspiracy theories play into existing biases and reduce complicated situations to a simple explanation: Enemies are attacking from within.
A conspiracy theory is a belief that some covert but influential and evil group is responsible for an ordinary circumstance or event. Conspiracy theories play into existing biases and reduce complicated situations to a simple explanation: Enemies are attacking from within.
20146
Even suggesting the Biden docs were planted will be labeled a nut-case conspiracy theory.
It's the perfect weapon for Manchurian Candidate Trump to utilize, however, given his attempts to assert that the FBI planted evidence failed, which makes it a perfect weapon for
Even suggesting the Biden docs were planted will be labeled a nut-case conspiracy theory.
It's the perfect weapon for Manchurian Candidate Trump to utilize, however, given his attempts to assert that the FBI planted evidence failed, which makes it a perfect weapon for
20147
whomever Trump may have been feeding NDI, as well.
And if Biden has any Secret Service folks aligned with Manchurian Candidate Trump, it's his own fault for keeping people around.
Didn't the German Shepherd try to inform him?
whomever Trump may have been feeding NDI, as well.
And if Biden has any Secret Service folks aligned with Manchurian Candidate Trump, it's his own fault for keeping people around.
Didn't the German Shepherd try to inform him?
20148
Is this how a foreign intelligence service projects a CIA laundering operation that utilized Donald Trump onto Biden via one of its half-witting accomplices, Boebert?
Is this how a foreign intelligence service projects a CIA laundering operation that utilized Donald Trump onto Biden via one of its half-witting accomplices, Boebert?
20149
HRC: "Don't brief the congress. Don't tell them about what the russians are doing this time."
HRC understood a sufficient number of GOP House Reps and Senator's were either witting or unwitting accomplices, ready to launder information from US Intel to adversaries.
HRC: "Don't brief the congress. Don't tell them about what the russians are doing this time."
HRC understood a sufficient number of GOP House Reps and Senator's were either witting or unwitting accomplices, ready to launder information from US Intel to adversaries.
20150
Taibbi - witting or unwitting useful idiot?
Do you trust Lying Ted, Ron Johnson, or Josh Hawley with info?
Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar, Mike Turner, GOP House Freedom Caucus?
Taibbi - witting or unwitting useful idiot?
Do you trust Lying Ted, Ron Johnson, or Josh Hawley with info?
Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar, Mike Turner, GOP House Freedom Caucus?
20151
The GOP is sufficiently aligned with a foreign intel operation in 2023 to convince people in America that the Mueller probe was a hoax & that Adam Schiff was a liar.
The GOP is sufficiently aligned with a foreign intel operation in 2023 to convince people in America that the Mueller probe was a hoax & that Adam Schiff was a liar.
20152
It could not be more clear the information warfare that Russia is using, in partnership with GOP House Freedom Caucus.
It could not be more clear the information warfare that Russia is using, in partnership with GOP House Freedom Caucus.
20155
Matt Taibii and GOP House Freedom Caucus tell a different story in the info wars because they're witting or unwitting foreign agents.
Situation is a parallel with 1940s House America First Committee where a paid agent of Hitler's government,
Matt Taibii and GOP House Freedom Caucus tell a different story in the info wars because they're witting or unwitting foreign agents.
Situation is a parallel with 1940s House America First Committee where a paid agent of Hitler's government,
https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1615336575121907713
20156
German Agent George Sylvester Viereck, worked to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
America First Committee started up in 1940 as a pressure group, to try to stop the United States from getting involved in the Second World War.
GOP House Freedom Caucus started
German Agent George Sylvester Viereck, worked to weaken democracy and spread Nazi propaganda.
America First Committee started up in 1940 as a pressure group, to try to stop the United States from getting involved in the Second World War.
GOP House Freedom Caucus started
20157
around 2014 (think orange revolutions in Ukraine) and a parallel in history is 1940s America First Committee.
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015…
around 2014 (think orange revolutions in Ukraine) and a parallel in history is 1940s America First Committee.
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015…
20158
“America First" in 1940s was a patriotic-sounding populist slogan and both a don't-get-involved-in-the-war rallying cry, and a good, profile-boosting vehicle for members of congress who — for whatever reason — were opposed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
GOP House Freedom
“America First" in 1940s was a patriotic-sounding populist slogan and both a don't-get-involved-in-the-war rallying cry, and a good, profile-boosting vehicle for members of congress who — for whatever reason — were opposed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
GOP House Freedom
20159
Caucus have a similar vibe, opposed to Joe Biden, there to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
A number of the most high-profile America First members of Congress were in cahoots with a paid agent of the Hitler government who was supplying them with propaganda
Caucus have a similar vibe, opposed to Joe Biden, there to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
A number of the most high-profile America First members of Congress were in cahoots with a paid agent of the Hitler government who was supplying them with propaganda
20160
intended not just to keep the U.S. out of World War II, but also to divide Americans along political lines, racial lines, religious lines, class lines, all in the interest of “national demoralization."
When will the Biden Admin identify the paid agents of Putin's Russia,
intended not just to keep the U.S. out of World War II, but also to divide Americans along political lines, racial lines, religious lines, class lines, all in the interest of “national demoralization."
When will the Biden Admin identify the paid agents of Putin's Russia,
20161
who are funding GOP House Freedom Caucus members to spread propaganda?
George Viereck and the Nazi government were using the America First movement and America First members of Congress for those ends.
Is Jim Jordan, MT Greene and the Putin government using
who are funding GOP House Freedom Caucus members to spread propaganda?
George Viereck and the Nazi government were using the America First movement and America First members of Congress for those ends.
Is Jim Jordan, MT Greene and the Putin government using
20162
House Freedom Caucus in a similar fashion?
House Freedom Caucus in a similar fashion?
20164
National demoralization - recall Alexander Malkevich there to divide along racial, political, wealth, income, class lines?
National demoralization - recall Alexander Malkevich there to divide along racial, political, wealth, income, class lines?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1615443905360846848
20165
It's the perfect adversarial intel operation to have classified docs scandal upon Biden following Manchurian Candidate Trump's outing of retaining NDI at Mar-a-Lago for over a year.
One of several goals of an adversarial intel op is to divide
It's the perfect adversarial intel operation to have classified docs scandal upon Biden following Manchurian Candidate Trump's outing of retaining NDI at Mar-a-Lago for over a year.
One of several goals of an adversarial intel op is to divide
https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/1615044567086030849
20166
unwitting American's from a two party duopoly over Biden v Trump regarding classified docs and visitor logs.
The adversary is winning when he has manipulated people in America arguing over well if Joe did it, then Trump's good, or if Joe then Donald ...
unwitting American's from a two party duopoly over Biden v Trump regarding classified docs and visitor logs.
The adversary is winning when he has manipulated people in America arguing over well if Joe did it, then Trump's good, or if Joe then Donald ...
20167
MT Greene + Mike Flynn = QAnon Subset
MT Greene + Mike Flynn = QAnon Subset
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1615449075804954647
20168
GOP House Criminal Enterprise List
GOP House Criminal Enterprise List
20169
Criminal Andy Biggs trying to sell the narrative that America's adversaries need sold to the MAGA base.
Criminal Andy Biggs trying to sell the narrative that America's adversaries need sold to the MAGA base.
20170
Still think Mark Pomerantz is possibly a CIA lawyer who was brought into Manhattan DA investigation to protect a past CIA asset.
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Still think Mark Pomerantz is possibly a CIA lawyer who was brought into Manhattan DA investigation to protect a past CIA asset.
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
20172
Manchurian Candidate Trump used Russian Intel as good faith basis for lawsuit against 2016 Presidential Candidate that Putin had incentive to prevent from becoming President: HRC.
Manchurian Candidate Trump used Russian Intel as good faith basis for lawsuit against 2016 Presidential Candidate that Putin had incentive to prevent from becoming President: HRC.
https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1616265457748611072
20173
Manchurian Candidate Trump is asking for CIA lawyer Mark Pomerantz to come back in to protect an unwitting CIA past asset?
Manchurian Candidate Trump is asking for CIA lawyer Mark Pomerantz to come back in to protect an unwitting CIA past asset?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583914343657525248
20174
GOP House Freedom Caucus criminal operator, Jim Jordan, facing resistance from DOJ legislative affairs chief Carlos Uriarte.
Mr. Uriarte must recognize Jordan is a witting agent of a hostile foreign power, functioning much the same as D Nunes.
GOP House Freedom Caucus criminal operator, Jim Jordan, facing resistance from DOJ legislative affairs chief Carlos Uriarte.
Mr. Uriarte must recognize Jordan is a witting agent of a hostile foreign power, functioning much the same as D Nunes.
https://twitter.com/nicholaswu12/status/1616522757629480961
20175
Was Trump’s frustration about Crossfire Hurricane docs not being made public after he ordered them declassified a criminal motive for him to retain some docs marked classified?
Yes - Manchurian Candidate Trump had incentive to feed Russia Intel
Was Trump’s frustration about Crossfire Hurricane docs not being made public after he ordered them declassified a criminal motive for him to retain some docs marked classified?
Yes - Manchurian Candidate Trump had incentive to feed Russia Intel
https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1615813464408133667
20176
about classified docs relating to Crossfire Hurricane.
Saudi Arabia would not be able to be trusted, although a NATO ally.
about classified docs relating to Crossfire Hurricane.
Saudi Arabia would not be able to be trusted, although a NATO ally.
https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1615813814800289805
20177
But of course, Jared Kushner has $2B known reasons to trust Saudi Arabia then UAE, while Kushner and Trump and Flynn perhaps have some as yet unknown reasons.
But of course, Jared Kushner has $2B known reasons to trust Saudi Arabia then UAE, while Kushner and Trump and Flynn perhaps have some as yet unknown reasons.
20178
The order by federal judge Donald Middlebrooks in Florida that came down Thursday evening holds Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba jointly and severally liable for nearly $1 million in court-imposed sanctions for their frivolous and baseless RICO lawsuit against
The order by federal judge Donald Middlebrooks in Florida that came down Thursday evening holds Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba jointly and severally liable for nearly $1 million in court-imposed sanctions for their frivolous and baseless RICO lawsuit against
20179
Hillary Clinton and more than two dozen co-defendants over the 2016 election.
Trump and Habba initiated the lawsuit on March 24, 2022 then Habba did a media tour.
Judge Middlebrooks: “This case should never have been brought."
Hillary Clinton and more than two dozen co-defendants over the 2016 election.
Trump and Habba initiated the lawsuit on March 24, 2022 then Habba did a media tour.
Judge Middlebrooks: “This case should never have been brought."
Judge Middlebrooks: "Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start.
No reasonable lawyer would have filed it.
Intended for a political purpose, none of the counts of the amended complaint stated a cognizable legal claim.”
No reasonable lawyer would have filed it.
Intended for a political purpose, none of the counts of the amended complaint stated a cognizable legal claim.”
20181
“The Plaintiff consistently misrepresented and cherry-picked portions of public reports and filings to support a false factual narrative. Often the report or filing actually contradicted his allegations. It happened too often to be accidental; its purpose was political,
“The Plaintiff consistently misrepresented and cherry-picked portions of public reports and filings to support a false factual narrative. Often the report or filing actually contradicted his allegations. It happened too often to be accidental; its purpose was political,
20182
not legal. Factual allegations were made without any evidentiary support in circumstances where falsity is evident.”
Well, it's purpose is both political and something else: one can mask a hostile foreign military intel operation behind the appearance of something that is
not legal. Factual allegations were made without any evidentiary support in circumstances where falsity is evident.”
Well, it's purpose is both political and something else: one can mask a hostile foreign military intel operation behind the appearance of something that is
20183
simply deemed by a federal judge as "political."
Judge Middlebrooks: “Thirty-one individuals and entities were needlessly harmed in order to dishonestly advance a political narrative. A continuing pattern of misuse of the courts by Mr. Trump and his lawyers undermines
simply deemed by a federal judge as "political."
Judge Middlebrooks: “Thirty-one individuals and entities were needlessly harmed in order to dishonestly advance a political narrative. A continuing pattern of misuse of the courts by Mr. Trump and his lawyers undermines
20184
the rule of law, portrays judges as partisans, and diverts resources from those who have suffered actual legal harm.”
“Mr. Trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries."
the rule of law, portrays judges as partisans, and diverts resources from those who have suffered actual legal harm.”
“Mr. Trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries."
20185
"He [Trump] is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following the advice of a lawyer."
"He [Trump] is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following the advice of a lawyer."
20186
"He [Trump] knew full well the impact of his actions. … As such, I find that sanctions should be imposed upon Mr. Trump and his lead counsel, Ms. Habba.”
"He [Trump] knew full well the impact of his actions. … As such, I find that sanctions should be imposed upon Mr. Trump and his lead counsel, Ms. Habba.”
20187
“Mr. Trump’s deliberate use of a frivolous lawsuit for an improper purpose constitutes bad faith. And the behavior is not unique, but part of a plan, or at least a playbook."
“Mr. Trump’s deliberate use of a frivolous lawsuit for an improper purpose constitutes bad faith. And the behavior is not unique, but part of a plan, or at least a playbook."
"The telltale signs: Provocative and boastful rhetoric; A political narrative carried over from rallies; Attacks on political opponents and the news media; Disregard for legal principles and precedent; and Fundraising and payments to lawyers from political action committees."
20189
"And when a ruling is adverse, accusations of bias on the part of judges—often while the litigation is ongoing.”
"And when a ruling is adverse, accusations of bias on the part of judges—often while the litigation is ongoing.”
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1616557851119587328
20190
This morning, Jan 20th, 2023, Trump withdrew his Florida lawsuit against NY Attorney General Tish James.
The question is why?
He filed suit in Florida federal court to stop the investigation, hoping to get Aileen Cannon, a witting or unwitting useful idiot who serves
This morning, Jan 20th, 2023, Trump withdrew his Florida lawsuit against NY Attorney General Tish James.
The question is why?
He filed suit in Florida federal court to stop the investigation, hoping to get Aileen Cannon, a witting or unwitting useful idiot who serves
20191
to protect a criminal enterprise and was installed using witting or unwitting agent, Marco Rubio, during the lame duck, in Fort Pierce District, as part of a larger operation.
The Trump lawsuit against NY AG Tish James shares a critical feature with another suit he has
to protect a criminal enterprise and was installed using witting or unwitting agent, Marco Rubio, during the lame duck, in Fort Pierce District, as part of a larger operation.
The Trump lawsuit against NY AG Tish James shares a critical feature with another suit he has
20192
filed in Florida federal district court: the same judge, Donald Middlebrooks.
Trump goes Judge shopping and demands he be able to purchase a so-called Trump Judge.
Cannon was just that.
filed in Florida federal district court: the same judge, Donald Middlebrooks.
Trump goes Judge shopping and demands he be able to purchase a so-called Trump Judge.
Cannon was just that.
20193
It's telling that Manchurian Candidate Trump is not calling for any investigations into the #SCOTUS Justices for the Dobbs leak.
Trump was all about finding leakers and investigating the investigator's when it came to Crossfire Hurricane.
But when it comes to the corrupt
It's telling that Manchurian Candidate Trump is not calling for any investigations into the #SCOTUS Justices for the Dobbs leak.
Trump was all about finding leakers and investigating the investigator's when it came to Crossfire Hurricane.
But when it comes to the corrupt
20194
#SCOTUS, not a peep from Manchurian Candidate Trump about John Roberts not even investigating the Justices.
That tells you SCOTUS is a corrupt body unable to sort it own affairs.
#SCOTUS, not a peep from Manchurian Candidate Trump about John Roberts not even investigating the Justices.
That tells you SCOTUS is a corrupt body unable to sort it own affairs.
20195
SCOTUS investigator says she did interview the justices, but she didn't require a sworn affidavit as she did with other interviewed employees.
IOW, the justices were not investigated. Any interviews were just theatre.
Equal justice under the law? LOL
Sworn affidavits
SCOTUS investigator says she did interview the justices, but she didn't require a sworn affidavit as she did with other interviewed employees.
IOW, the justices were not investigated. Any interviews were just theatre.
Equal justice under the law? LOL
Sworn affidavits
20196
for thee but none for me.
"I like beer, do you like beer?"
for thee but none for me.
"I like beer, do you like beer?"
20197
After the recovery of additional NDI docs from Biden's home, people will be pondering this:
After the recovery of additional NDI docs from Biden's home, people will be pondering this:
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1613669212526088196
20198
Notice Lying Ted does not consider a possibility of NDI being planted to frame POTUS in an effort to re-install a Manchurian Candidate by making 2024 another Biden v. Trump match-up?
Notice Lying Ted does not consider a possibility of NDI being planted to frame POTUS in an effort to re-install a Manchurian Candidate by making 2024 another Biden v. Trump match-up?
20199
By planting NDI at Biden's residence (or magically finding some during election cycle in 2022), it forces those in the media and in the DOJ in 2023 to distinguish and explain a narrative between the Trump and now Biden NDI matters.
By planting NDI at Biden's residence (or magically finding some during election cycle in 2022), it forces those in the media and in the DOJ in 2023 to distinguish and explain a narrative between the Trump and now Biden NDI matters.
20200
What it means is that Trump is now more protected, given the Biden NDI narrative, because DOJ is more likely to pursue either nothing against Trump or an obstruction-only charge, and Trump will get a pass on Espionage, which is precisely what those using a
What it means is that Trump is now more protected, given the Biden NDI narrative, because DOJ is more likely to pursue either nothing against Trump or an obstruction-only charge, and Trump will get a pass on Espionage, which is precisely what those using a
20201
Manchurian Candidate for NDI would want.
It's the perfect crime. No wonder they call him Sleepy Joe, and no wonder Trump calls Garland a good man.
With obstruction-only and no Espionage case, DOJ more likely to establish venue in DC.
Manchurian Candidate for NDI would want.
It's the perfect crime. No wonder they call him Sleepy Joe, and no wonder Trump calls Garland a good man.
With obstruction-only and no Espionage case, DOJ more likely to establish venue in DC.
20202
Why is that important?
An Espionage Act charge would likely have to be brought in S.D. Florida, where Trump can get his defense counsel, Cannon, who also happens to be a federal judge, to "try" his case.
This must be what white collar crime with an adversarial foreign
Why is that important?
An Espionage Act charge would likely have to be brought in S.D. Florida, where Trump can get his defense counsel, Cannon, who also happens to be a federal judge, to "try" his case.
This must be what white collar crime with an adversarial foreign
20203
military intelligence angle looks like when it smacks people in the face and most don't even feel it.
military intelligence angle looks like when it smacks people in the face and most don't even feel it.
20204
Putin and MBS look at Manchin and laugh all the way to the bank.
Putin and MBS look at Manchin and laugh all the way to the bank.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1617199270527963138
20205
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) tells CNN: "Almost 25% of the national debt accumulated over the history of the US, 230 years, was accumulated during the 4 yrs of [Manchurian Candidate] Donald Trump".. says GOP leaders "need to face the responsibility to pay for it"
#DebtCeiling
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) tells CNN: "Almost 25% of the national debt accumulated over the history of the US, 230 years, was accumulated during the 4 yrs of [Manchurian Candidate] Donald Trump".. says GOP leaders "need to face the responsibility to pay for it"
#DebtCeiling
20206
Trump fought returning documents to the National Archives, and Trump had significantly more materials.
Moreover, Trump refused to cooperate for over a year.
Despite Joe Biden’s immediate cooperation with the National Archives, DOJ was instantly brought in to turn the
Trump fought returning documents to the National Archives, and Trump had significantly more materials.
Moreover, Trump refused to cooperate for over a year.
Despite Joe Biden’s immediate cooperation with the National Archives, DOJ was instantly brought in to turn the
20207
Biden situation into a national spectacle.
National Archives assists Presidents and former Presidents to ensure one does not mishandle classified documents either while in office or as they are leaving office, yet, Trump managed to mishandle 100s or more, including NDI.
Biden situation into a national spectacle.
National Archives assists Presidents and former Presidents to ensure one does not mishandle classified documents either while in office or as they are leaving office, yet, Trump managed to mishandle 100s or more, including NDI.
20208
The greater context is Trump's case follows a failed coup attempt in the United States, with Manchurian Candidate Trump at the center of it, following a 2016 campaign whose foreign policy core was written by Russian Intelligence services.
The greater context is Trump's case follows a failed coup attempt in the United States, with Manchurian Candidate Trump at the center of it, following a 2016 campaign whose foreign policy core was written by Russian Intelligence services.
20209
The discovery of six documents at Biden's Delaware residence provides US media opportunity to falsely analogize Biden’s and Trump’s situations, which is precisely what would be the point of an operation to plant docs in Biden's residence.
If you're a hostile foreign
The discovery of six documents at Biden's Delaware residence provides US media opportunity to falsely analogize Biden’s and Trump’s situations, which is precisely what would be the point of an operation to plant docs in Biden's residence.
If you're a hostile foreign
20210
power and you have a Manchurian Candidate with NDI you want, wouldn't you create the conditions for American media to analogize Trump and Biden to attempt to keep your Manchurian Candidate a useful asset?
power and you have a Manchurian Candidate with NDI you want, wouldn't you create the conditions for American media to analogize Trump and Biden to attempt to keep your Manchurian Candidate a useful asset?
20211
After a year of resisting NARA’s ongoing attempts to recover presidential records, Trump finally produced an incomplete set of records which happened to contain - not noted by Trump or any of his staff - what appears to be highly classified material.
After a year of resisting NARA’s ongoing attempts to recover presidential records, Trump finally produced an incomplete set of records which happened to contain - not noted by Trump or any of his staff - what appears to be highly classified material.
20212
More than 700 pages.
Then, following nearly five more months of dragged out negotiations, and pursuant to a compulsory Grand Jury subpoena, Trump produces 37 more multi-paged documents bearing classified markings while declaring at the same time that no more remain.
More than 700 pages.
Then, following nearly five more months of dragged out negotiations, and pursuant to a compulsory Grand Jury subpoena, Trump produces 37 more multi-paged documents bearing classified markings while declaring at the same time that no more remain.
20213
Yet, two and a half months later - this time with a search warrant - the FBI recovers another 103 documents marked classified.
Finally, four months after that lawful search, a private search finds a few more documents amidst “swords and wrestling belts” in a
Yet, two and a half months later - this time with a search warrant - the FBI recovers another 103 documents marked classified.
Finally, four months after that lawful search, a private search finds a few more documents amidst “swords and wrestling belts” in a
20214
storage locker.
Trump claimed the documents were his, at times advancing the notion that he could declassify documents just “by thinking about it.”
It's clear Trump is a Manchurian Candidate that adversaries can't get enough of.
storage locker.
Trump claimed the documents were his, at times advancing the notion that he could declassify documents just “by thinking about it.”
It's clear Trump is a Manchurian Candidate that adversaries can't get enough of.
20215
Simple Sabotage Field Manual, by United States. Office of Strategic Services
gutenberg.org/cache/epub/261…
How to sabotage (enemy) organizations from the inside.
With these points, one asks, does Putin have Mike Flynn instructing MT Green, Jim Jordan, Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs
Simple Sabotage Field Manual, by United States. Office of Strategic Services
gutenberg.org/cache/epub/261…
How to sabotage (enemy) organizations from the inside.
With these points, one asks, does Putin have Mike Flynn instructing MT Green, Jim Jordan, Paul Gosar, Andy Biggs
20216
and GOP House Freedom Caucus following the OSS 1944 field manual?
The points from the manual:
(1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.”
Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
and GOP House Freedom Caucus following the OSS 1944 field manual?
The points from the manual:
(1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.”
Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
20217
(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great length.
(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further study and consideration.”
Attempt to make the committees as large as possible—never less than five.
Sound like GOP House Freedom
(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great length.
(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further study and consideration.”
Attempt to make the committees as large as possible—never less than five.
Sound like GOP House Freedom
20218
Caucus in 2023?
(4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
(5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.
Caucus in 2023?
(4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.
(5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.
20219
(6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.
(7) Demand written orders.
(6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.
(7) Demand written orders.
20220
(8) “Misunderstand” orders. Ask endless questions or engage in long correspondence about such orders. Quibble over them when you can.
(9) Do everything possible to delay the delivery of orders. Even though parts of an order may be ready beforehand, don’t deliver it until
(8) “Misunderstand” orders. Ask endless questions or engage in long correspondence about such orders. Quibble over them when you can.
(9) Do everything possible to delay the delivery of orders. Even though parts of an order may be ready beforehand, don’t deliver it until
20221
it is completely ready.
(10) In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first.
(13) To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.
Sound like how Manchurian Candidate Trump tried to
it is completely ready.
(10) In making work assignments, always sign out the unimportant jobs first.
(13) To lower morale and with it, production, be pleasant to inefficient workers; give them undeserved promotions.
Sound like how Manchurian Candidate Trump tried to
20222
operate the Navy and ODNI?
Discriminate against efficient workers; complain unjustly about their work.
(14) Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.
(15) Multiply paper work in plausible ways.
(16) Start duplicate files.
operate the Navy and ODNI?
Discriminate against efficient workers; complain unjustly about their work.
(14) Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.
(15) Multiply paper work in plausible ways.
(16) Start duplicate files.
20223
(17) Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do.
(18) Apply all regulations to the last letter.
(17) Multiply the procedures and clearances involved in issuing instructions, pay checks, and so on. See that three people have to approve everything where one would do.
(18) Apply all regulations to the last letter.
20224
(19) Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment. Complain that these things are preventing you from doing your job right.
(20) Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.
(19) Do your work poorly and blame it on bad tools, machinery, or equipment. Complain that these things are preventing you from doing your job right.
(20) Never pass on your skill and experience to a new or less skillful worker.
20225
(21) Snarl up administration in every possible way. Fill out forms illegibly so that they will have to be done over; make mistakes or omit requested information in forms.
(22) Give lengthy and incomprehensible explanations when questioned.
(23) Act stupid.
With Green or
(21) Snarl up administration in every possible way. Fill out forms illegibly so that they will have to be done over; make mistakes or omit requested information in forms.
(22) Give lengthy and incomprehensible explanations when questioned.
(23) Act stupid.
With Green or
20226
Jordan or Boebert, is it acting?
(24) Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible without getting yourself into trouble.
(25) Misunderstand all sorts of regulations concerning such matters as rationing, transportation, traffic regulations.
Jordan or Boebert, is it acting?
(24) Be as irritable and quarrelsome as possible without getting yourself into trouble.
(25) Misunderstand all sorts of regulations concerning such matters as rationing, transportation, traffic regulations.
20227
Last Tweet ends sub-topic on OSS field manual.
****
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/f…
Unsealing of a five-count Indictment charging Charles McGonigal, a former high-level FBI official, and Sergey Shestakov, a Court interpreter, with violating and conspiring to violate
Last Tweet ends sub-topic on OSS field manual.
****
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/f…
Unsealing of a five-count Indictment charging Charles McGonigal, a former high-level FBI official, and Sergey Shestakov, a Court interpreter, with violating and conspiring to violate
20228
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) and with conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering.
FBI & courts in the US have spies or foreign agents, and Manchurian Candidate Trump will probably pardon them if given the opportunity.
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) and with conspiring to commit money laundering and money laundering.
FBI & courts in the US have spies or foreign agents, and Manchurian Candidate Trump will probably pardon them if given the opportunity.
20229
In 2014, the President of America issued Executive Order 13660. Yes, that was Obama.
You know Trump's reaction to anything Obama, especially when Putin is whispering in his ears.
In 2014, the President of America issued Executive Order 13660. Yes, that was Obama.
You know Trump's reaction to anything Obama, especially when Putin is whispering in his ears.
20230
Charles McGonigal is a former Special Agent in Charge (“SAC”) of FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York, who retired in 2018.
Retired - wonder if some payment made retirement look more appealing?
While working at the FBI, McGonigal supervised and participated
Charles McGonigal is a former Special Agent in Charge (“SAC”) of FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York, who retired in 2018.
Retired - wonder if some payment made retirement look more appealing?
While working at the FBI, McGonigal supervised and participated
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in investigations of Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.
Sergey Shestakov is a former Soviet and Russian diplomat who later became a U.S. citizen and a Russian interpreter for courts and government offices.
in investigations of Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.
Sergey Shestakov is a former Soviet and Russian diplomat who later became a U.S. citizen and a Russian interpreter for courts and government offices.
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In 2021, MCGONIGAL and SHESTAKOV conspired to provide services to Deripaska, in violation of U.S. sanctions imposed on Deripaska in 2018.
Specifically, following their negotiations with an agent of Deripaska, MCGONIGAL and SHESTAKOV agreed to and did investigate a rival
In 2021, MCGONIGAL and SHESTAKOV conspired to provide services to Deripaska, in violation of U.S. sanctions imposed on Deripaska in 2018.
Specifically, following their negotiations with an agent of Deripaska, MCGONIGAL and SHESTAKOV agreed to and did investigate a rival
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Russian oligarch in return for concealed payments from Deripaska.
When general public sees money laundering charges, most Americans probably brush it off under the category of that sounds harmless and why do I care.
Hence, effectiveness of Manchurian Candidate Trump.
Russian oligarch in return for concealed payments from Deripaska.
When general public sees money laundering charges, most Americans probably brush it off under the category of that sounds harmless and why do I care.
Hence, effectiveness of Manchurian Candidate Trump.
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Jim Jordan following the 1944 OSS simple sabotage field manual, adapted for 2023 and social media.
Jim Jordan following the 1944 OSS simple sabotage field manual, adapted for 2023 and social media.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1617384495388454913
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A Jan. 6 defendant, Richard “Bigo” Barnett, who famously propped his feet on a desk in then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Capitol suite urged jurors Friday to consider his behavior the actions of a “fucking idiot” — not a criminal.
politico.com/news/2023/01/2…
A Jan. 6 defendant, Richard “Bigo” Barnett, who famously propped his feet on a desk in then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Capitol suite urged jurors Friday to consider his behavior the actions of a “fucking idiot” — not a criminal.
politico.com/news/2023/01/2…
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Don't you want to tell the Judge in your next traffic court case for speeding to consider you a fucking idiot and not a criminal?
LOL
Jury found him guilty on all eight counts related to the incident.
Don't you want to tell the Judge in your next traffic court case for speeding to consider you a fucking idiot and not a criminal?
LOL
Jury found him guilty on all eight counts related to the incident.
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But perhaps Bingo Barnett gets the last laugh?
Barnett to be released on home detention until May 2023 sentencing.
Imagine that - judge denies gov request that Bingo be detained before may sentencing.
In other words, Bingo says to jury and judge, I'm a fucking idiot,
But perhaps Bingo Barnett gets the last laugh?
Barnett to be released on home detention until May 2023 sentencing.
Imagine that - judge denies gov request that Bingo be detained before may sentencing.
In other words, Bingo says to jury and judge, I'm a fucking idiot,
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and the Judge says to the prosecutor's, no, let's not detain a fucking idiot.
LOL
American judges are a comic bunch.
and the Judge says to the prosecutor's, no, let's not detain a fucking idiot.
LOL
American judges are a comic bunch.
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Bingo wants a jury comprised of ppl with a Mar-a-Lago membership.
Next time you're in court, tell the Judge, that the jury isn't my peers.
Tell the Judge, I want my beer buddies, Judge, my peers. Tell the judge to call Brett Kavanaugh.
Bingo wants a jury comprised of ppl with a Mar-a-Lago membership.
Next time you're in court, tell the Judge, that the jury isn't my peers.
Tell the Judge, I want my beer buddies, Judge, my peers. Tell the judge to call Brett Kavanaugh.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1617568726802481170
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Charles McGonigal took ~$225,000 from "Person A" starting in 2017 while at NY FBI as Special Agent In Charge working on "counterintelligence and national security matters."
The most likely explanation for why Comey did not know is he did know.
Charles McGonigal took ~$225,000 from "Person A" starting in 2017 while at NY FBI as Special Agent In Charge working on "counterintelligence and national security matters."
The most likely explanation for why Comey did not know is he did know.
https://twitter.com/karolcummins/status/1617648473695981573
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Will Comey go on to represent any figures from the Russian mafia?
McGonigal went to Person A at the latest in Aug 2017, asking for money.
You're supposed to believe FBI is so incompetent, it does not know when the Special Agent In Charge working on
Will Comey go on to represent any figures from the Russian mafia?
McGonigal went to Person A at the latest in Aug 2017, asking for money.
You're supposed to believe FBI is so incompetent, it does not know when the Special Agent In Charge working on
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"counterintelligence and national security matters" is going to foreign nationals for money.
Is FBI that incompetent or is it simply run by corrupt GOP dudes?
"counterintelligence and national security matters" is going to foreign nationals for money.
Is FBI that incompetent or is it simply run by corrupt GOP dudes?
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27 days after Comey named McGonigal to head Counterintelligence for FBI's New York Field Office, on 10/31/2016, NYTimes reported "Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia."
Was Comey that brain dead a moron or working for
27 days after Comey named McGonigal to head Counterintelligence for FBI's New York Field Office, on 10/31/2016, NYTimes reported "Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia."
Was Comey that brain dead a moron or working for
https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/1617673023053778945
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foreign adversaries?
AG Garland could charge McGonigal with Espionage and try to coerce him to tell the real 2016 story, but Garland is a Federalist Society useful idiot.
foreign adversaries?
AG Garland could charge McGonigal with Espionage and try to coerce him to tell the real 2016 story, but Garland is a Federalist Society useful idiot.
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When Jim Comey was fired by Manchurian Candidate Trump, Charles McGonigal was speaking at a Foreign Policy Association event (confirm dates).
When Jim Comey was fired by Manchurian Candidate Trump, Charles McGonigal was speaking at a Foreign Policy Association event (confirm dates).
https://twitter.com/jwstuttered/status/862068297130442753
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Hostile foreign intelligence services installs more programming into Manchurian Candidate Trump to further the information war and intelligence battles fought behind the scenes.
For a Trump 2.0 Reboot, you bet Donald's handler's will remove more
Hostile foreign intelligence services installs more programming into Manchurian Candidate Trump to further the information war and intelligence battles fought behind the scenes.
For a Trump 2.0 Reboot, you bet Donald's handler's will remove more
https://twitter.com/i/status/1618339026095964161
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FBI counter-intel people and remove CIA assets to assist a hostile foreign military intelligence operation.
FBI counter-intel people and remove CIA assets to assist a hostile foreign military intelligence operation.
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By the time NSA hires 2,000 new people and gets them productive, America's adversaries will be working overtime to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump to counter the NSA activites.
nsa.gov/Press-Room/New…
By the time NSA hires 2,000 new people and gets them productive, America's adversaries will be working overtime to re-install Manchurian Candidate Trump to counter the NSA activites.
nsa.gov/Press-Room/New…
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From the link at 20,251, "Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham never disclosed that their inquiry expanded in the fall of 2019, based on a tip from Italian officials, to include a criminal investigation into suspicious financial dealings related to Mr. Trump."
From the link at 20,251, "Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham never disclosed that their inquiry expanded in the fall of 2019, based on a tip from Italian officials, to include a criminal investigation into suspicious financial dealings related to Mr. Trump."
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The specifics of the tip and how they handled the investigation remain unclear, but Mr. Durham brought no charges over it.
Did Barr and Durham bury an inquiry into Trump's finances to protect prior CIA activities with Trump as a useful idiot to CIA?
The specifics of the tip and how they handled the investigation remain unclear, but Mr. Durham brought no charges over it.
Did Barr and Durham bury an inquiry into Trump's finances to protect prior CIA activities with Trump as a useful idiot to CIA?
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And the historical parallel:
Hanssen’s CIA handlers were Michael Curtin and John McCloskey at the Opus Dei Catholic Information Center in DC.
Ever since 1992, management of the center has been entrusted to Opus Dei priests, beginning
And the historical parallel:
Hanssen’s CIA handlers were Michael Curtin and John McCloskey at the Opus Dei Catholic Information Center in DC.
Ever since 1992, management of the center has been entrusted to Opus Dei priests, beginning
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1583174365138784256
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with Father Michael Curtin, who was replaced due to health problems in 1998 by John McCloskey.
Opus Dei was part of the CIA’s Cold War money laundering network.
If we accept that Robert Hanssen was spying on behalf of the CIA and the Russian mob friends of those with
with Father Michael Curtin, who was replaced due to health problems in 1998 by John McCloskey.
Opus Dei was part of the CIA’s Cold War money laundering network.
If we accept that Robert Hanssen was spying on behalf of the CIA and the Russian mob friends of those with
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power in the CIA, then one can understand CIA needed to keep tabs on the FBI’s meddling.
There's another parallel when we look at the Oklahoma City Bombing.
power in the CIA, then one can understand CIA needed to keep tabs on the FBI’s meddling.
There's another parallel when we look at the Oklahoma City Bombing.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1553233426026741760
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Mike Pompeo was CIA Director January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018.
Is Pompeo another Woolsey?
CIA Director's Time Line:
William H. Webster (May 26, 1987–August 31, 1991)
Robert M. Gates (November 6, 1991–January 20, 1993)
Mike Pompeo was CIA Director January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018.
Is Pompeo another Woolsey?
CIA Director's Time Line:
William H. Webster (May 26, 1987–August 31, 1991)
Robert M. Gates (November 6, 1991–January 20, 1993)
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R. James Woolsey (February 5, 1993–January 10, 1995)
John M. Deutch (May 10, 1995–December 15, 1996)
George J. Tenet (July 11, 1997–July 11, 2004)
Porter J. Goss (September 24, 2004–May 26, 2006)
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force (May 30, 2006–February 13, 2009)
R. James Woolsey (February 5, 1993–January 10, 1995)
John M. Deutch (May 10, 1995–December 15, 1996)
George J. Tenet (July 11, 1997–July 11, 2004)
Porter J. Goss (September 24, 2004–May 26, 2006)
Gen. Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force (May 30, 2006–February 13, 2009)
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Leon E. Panetta (February 13, 2009–June 30, 2011)
Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Army (September 6, 2011–November 9, 2012)
What kind of gains might foreign military intel assets have made during the tenure of Petraeus?
Leon E. Panetta (February 13, 2009–June 30, 2011)
Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Army (September 6, 2011–November 9, 2012)
What kind of gains might foreign military intel assets have made during the tenure of Petraeus?
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John Brennan (March 8, 2013–January 20, 2017)
Mike Pompeo (January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018)
Gina Haspel (May 21, 2018–January 19, 2021)
William J. Burns (March 19, 2021– )
John Brennan (March 8, 2013–January 20, 2017)
Mike Pompeo (January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018)
Gina Haspel (May 21, 2018–January 19, 2021)
William J. Burns (March 19, 2021– )
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And going back into the late 1970s, George HW Bush served as director of the CIA (aka DCI, or Director of Central Intelligence) from 1976 to 1977, corresponding with Epstein’s move to Bear Stearns and Bill Barr’s time at CIA’s Office of Legislative Counsel.
And going back into the late 1970s, George HW Bush served as director of the CIA (aka DCI, or Director of Central Intelligence) from 1976 to 1977, corresponding with Epstein’s move to Bear Stearns and Bill Barr’s time at CIA’s Office of Legislative Counsel.
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If we accept that Epstein pulled a Sindona, one might ask, will Trump ever be forced to pull a Sindona?
That probably depends on the GA prosecutor as I don't expect anything out of DOJ / Garland / Jack Smith.
Seems Smith and Garland are there to
If we accept that Epstein pulled a Sindona, one might ask, will Trump ever be forced to pull a Sindona?
That probably depends on the GA prosecutor as I don't expect anything out of DOJ / Garland / Jack Smith.
Seems Smith and Garland are there to
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1517738317479096324
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protect past CIA asset, Trump.
If Trump ever faces any charges from state of Georgia, expect Trump to pull a Sindona which is what Epstein probably tried: to expose past CIA activities. By now, Trump must understand he was a CIA money laundering useful idiot in the past
protect past CIA asset, Trump.
If Trump ever faces any charges from state of Georgia, expect Trump to pull a Sindona which is what Epstein probably tried: to expose past CIA activities. By now, Trump must understand he was a CIA money laundering useful idiot in the past
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back when HW Bush ran the show and prior.
But how would CIA react with Manchurian Candidate Trump? Plane crash?
Sindona ended up “committing suicide” in prison, in 1986.
Epstein ended up "committing suicide" in prison, in 2019.
back when HW Bush ran the show and prior.
But how would CIA react with Manchurian Candidate Trump? Plane crash?
Sindona ended up “committing suicide” in prison, in 1986.
Epstein ended up "committing suicide" in prison, in 2019.
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When Epstein "committed suicide" in 2019, Haspel was CIA Director and Barr was Attorney General.
Mike Pompeo (January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018)
Gina Haspel (May 21, 2018–January 19, 2021)
When Epstein "committed suicide" in 2019, Haspel was CIA Director and Barr was Attorney General.
Mike Pompeo (January 23, 2017–April 26, 2018)
Gina Haspel (May 21, 2018–January 19, 2021)
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Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Barr on December 7, 2018, and he was confirmed as the 85th Attorney General of the United States by the U.S. Senate on February 14, 2019.
Six months later by Aug 10, 2019, Epstein "commits suicide" in a BOP prison.
Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Barr on December 7, 2018, and he was confirmed as the 85th Attorney General of the United States by the U.S. Senate on February 14, 2019.
Six months later by Aug 10, 2019, Epstein "commits suicide" in a BOP prison.
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Appointed by useful idiot Ronald Reagan, Edwin Meese became the 75th Attorney General on February 25th, 1985.
Meese was a member of the National Security Council and chaired the Domestic Policy Council and the National Drug Policy Board before becoming AG.
Appointed by useful idiot Ronald Reagan, Edwin Meese became the 75th Attorney General on February 25th, 1985.
Meese was a member of the National Security Council and chaired the Domestic Policy Council and the National Drug Policy Board before becoming AG.
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Sindona ended up “committing suicide” in prison, in 1986 when William J Casey was CIA Director and Edwin Meese was Attorney General.
Sindona ended up “committing suicide” in prison, in 1986 when William J Casey was CIA Director and Edwin Meese was Attorney General.
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If 2024 is not a Trump v Biden setup, and if the GOP ends up having DeSantis or Youngkin the nominee for President, who might be appointed AG and CIA Director under a DeSantis or Youngkin?
If 2024 is not a Trump v Biden setup, and if the GOP ends up having DeSantis or Youngkin the nominee for President, who might be appointed AG and CIA Director under a DeSantis or Youngkin?
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A month before the 1992 Presidential election, FBI Director William Sessions announced the FBI was opening an investigation of a potential CIA role in the scandal surrounding the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL).
This infuriated William P Barr and Bush Admin officials.
A month before the 1992 Presidential election, FBI Director William Sessions announced the FBI was opening an investigation of a potential CIA role in the scandal surrounding the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL).
This infuriated William P Barr and Bush Admin officials.
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Within two days of Sessions announcing the BNL probe, news leaked that the William P Barr DOJ had launched an internal review of "potential ethical violations" of Sessions, his wife, and a top aide.
Within two days of Sessions announcing the BNL probe, news leaked that the William P Barr DOJ had launched an internal review of "potential ethical violations" of Sessions, his wife, and a top aide.
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Recall John Heinz death by plane crash paved the way for William P Barr's rise to become Attorney General.
Barr was the 77th AG from Nov 26, 1991 to Jan 20, 1993, having been Acting AG Aug 16, 1991 to Nov 26, 1991.
Recall John Heinz death by plane crash paved the way for William P Barr's rise to become Attorney General.
Barr was the 77th AG from Nov 26, 1991 to Jan 20, 1993, having been Acting AG Aug 16, 1991 to Nov 26, 1991.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523470514009694209
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After Bill Clinton beat HW Bush, HW Bush decided Clinton should determine William Session's fate.
Barr, still angry at Sessions, released the results of the DOJ ethics inquiry a week before the Bush Admin left office.
The findings were damning.
After Bill Clinton beat HW Bush, HW Bush decided Clinton should determine William Session's fate.
Barr, still angry at Sessions, released the results of the DOJ ethics inquiry a week before the Bush Admin left office.
The findings were damning.
Within weeks of taking office, Clinton and aides decided to fire William Sessions.
Clinton fired Sessions on July 19, 1993 by telephone.
It was the first time in the FBI 70 years history that a President had fired an FBI Director.
Trump did it with Comey on May 9, 2017, and
Clinton fired Sessions on July 19, 1993 by telephone.
It was the first time in the FBI 70 years history that a President had fired an FBI Director.
Trump did it with Comey on May 9, 2017, and
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guess what - Bill Barr eventually became AG on Feb 14, 2019.
In the Bill Clinton case, two months after firing William Sessions, Clinton appointed Louis J. Freeh as FBI Director.
A new cable news network, Fox News, began broadcasting on Oct 7, 1996, as Bill Clinton
guess what - Bill Barr eventually became AG on Feb 14, 2019.
In the Bill Clinton case, two months after firing William Sessions, Clinton appointed Louis J. Freeh as FBI Director.
A new cable news network, Fox News, began broadcasting on Oct 7, 1996, as Bill Clinton
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was about to win a 2nd term.
During Clinton's 2nd term, Louis Freeh faced intensifying criticism after a series of mistakes by the FBI.
FBI had leaked the name of Richard Jewel in connection with the Atlanta Olympic Games bombing.
FBI falsely accused Wen Ho Lee of
was about to win a 2nd term.
During Clinton's 2nd term, Louis Freeh faced intensifying criticism after a series of mistakes by the FBI.
FBI had leaked the name of Richard Jewel in connection with the Atlanta Olympic Games bombing.
FBI falsely accused Wen Ho Lee of
espionage on behalf of Beijing.
Freeh had testified to Congress that he reorganized the FBI with counterterrorism efforts a top priority.
LOL
Counterterrorism officials called for hiring 1,900 new agents, linguists, and analysts to focus on terrorism.
In the end, FBI got
Freeh had testified to Congress that he reorganized the FBI with counterterrorism efforts a top priority.
LOL
Counterterrorism officials called for hiring 1,900 new agents, linguists, and analysts to focus on terrorism.
In the end, FBI got
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funding for about 76 people.
Clinton feared Louis Freeh's connections to GOP House Reps and Senators by his 2nd term when GOP controlled the House and Senate.
funding for about 76 people.
Clinton feared Louis Freeh's connections to GOP House Reps and Senators by his 2nd term when GOP controlled the House and Senate.
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Coming back to a couple of paragraphs of the NY Times article:
nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/…
Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham decided that the tip was too serious and credible to ignore.
Coming back to a couple of paragraphs of the NY Times article:
nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/…
Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham decided that the tip was too serious and credible to ignore.
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But rather than assign it to another prosecutor, Mr. Barr had Mr. Durham investigate the matter himself — giving him criminal prosecution powers for the first time — even though the possible wrongdoing by Mr. Trump did not fall squarely within Mr. Durham’s assignment to
But rather than assign it to another prosecutor, Mr. Barr had Mr. Durham investigate the matter himself — giving him criminal prosecution powers for the first time — even though the possible wrongdoing by Mr. Trump did not fall squarely within Mr. Durham’s assignment to
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scrutinize the origins of the Russia inquiry, the people said.
Mr. Durham never filed charges, and it remains unclear what level of an investigation it was, what steps he took, what he learned and whether anyone at the White House ever found out.
scrutinize the origins of the Russia inquiry, the people said.
Mr. Durham never filed charges, and it remains unclear what level of an investigation it was, what steps he took, what he learned and whether anyone at the White House ever found out.
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Gaslighting.
The extraordinary fact that Mr. Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Mr. Trump has remained secret.
Translation: Barr had Durham act as a sink / trap to cover up any investigations into Manchurian Candidate Trump's finances.
Gaslighting.
The extraordinary fact that Mr. Durham opened a criminal investigation that included scrutinizing Mr. Trump has remained secret.
Translation: Barr had Durham act as a sink / trap to cover up any investigations into Manchurian Candidate Trump's finances.
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Barr is protecting past CIA activities where useful idiot Trump was used to launder proceeds for CIA partners.
Barr is protecting past CIA activities where useful idiot Trump was used to launder proceeds for CIA partners.
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On Oct 29, 2017, Trump sent a series of Tweets pressuring AG Jeff Sessions to "investigate" Hilary Clinton over a false Uranium to Russia deal, the 33K emails, and "Comey fix."
Trump ended the tweet chain "DO SOMETHING!"
Trump was demanding the DOJ criminally prosecute
On Oct 29, 2017, Trump sent a series of Tweets pressuring AG Jeff Sessions to "investigate" Hilary Clinton over a false Uranium to Russia deal, the 33K emails, and "Comey fix."
Trump ended the tweet chain "DO SOMETHING!"
Trump was demanding the DOJ criminally prosecute
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HRC.
No American President had clearly and publicly demanded from DOJ, an overtly political action.
On Nov 22, 2017, Sessions sent a letter to John Huber, a former federal prosecutor in Utah, instructing him to determine whether a criminal investigation was warranted.
HRC.
No American President had clearly and publicly demanded from DOJ, an overtly political action.
On Nov 22, 2017, Sessions sent a letter to John Huber, a former federal prosecutor in Utah, instructing him to determine whether a criminal investigation was warranted.
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Clinton was tarred as corrupt and Trump's strategy was working.
Meanwhile, Garland DOJ is scared shitless at looking political and Garland must stay 1K miles from Biden.
Yet, Trump pressured the FBI to conduct a cursory review (aka, look the other way) of sexual abuse
Clinton was tarred as corrupt and Trump's strategy was working.
Meanwhile, Garland DOJ is scared shitless at looking political and Garland must stay 1K miles from Biden.
Yet, Trump pressured the FBI to conduct a cursory review (aka, look the other way) of sexual abuse
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allegations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
allegations against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Charles McGonigal + Russia and China = deep penetration into US Intel Community
Charles McGonigal + Russia and China = deep penetration into US Intel Community
https://twitter.com/i/status/1618628939949244417
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Of course Sherwin closed the case investigating whether money flowing thru an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions Trump donated to his own campaign in 2016.
It's part of the pre-paid gift card scheme that CIA must keep a lid on.
Of course Sherwin closed the case investigating whether money flowing thru an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions Trump donated to his own campaign in 2016.
It's part of the pre-paid gift card scheme that CIA must keep a lid on.
https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1618667724762419200
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When you read that Charles McGonigal was arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, keep in mind that Paul Manafort was paid by Deripaska to acquire polling info in order for Putin to help Manchurian Candidate Trump become President.
When you read that Charles McGonigal was arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, keep in mind that Paul Manafort was paid by Deripaska to acquire polling info in order for Putin to help Manchurian Candidate Trump become President.
https://twitter.com/SonnyinSeattle_/status/1618670347045449728
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When the FBI and NYPD was leaking to Rudy Giuliani, you bet, Charles McGonigal was probably involved.
vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/w…
When the FBI and NYPD was leaking to Rudy Giuliani, you bet, Charles McGonigal was probably involved.
vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/w…
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Russia backed Trump the way that it had backed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, in the hopes of soft control.
Trump & Yanukovych were similar figures: interested in money, & in power to make or shield money.
Russia backed Trump the way that it had backed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, in the hopes of soft control.
Trump & Yanukovych were similar figures: interested in money, & in power to make or shield money.
https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1618309367526457344
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Vulnerable partners / useful idiots for Putin.
They also shared a political advisor: Paul Manafort.
Manafort worked for Yanukovych from 2005-2015, taking over Trump's campaign in 2016 for FREE.
Vulnerable partners / useful idiots for Putin.
They also shared a political advisor: Paul Manafort.
Manafort worked for Yanukovych from 2005-2015, taking over Trump's campaign in 2016 for FREE.
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The FBI investigation, Crossfire Hurricane, focused on the narrow issue of personal connections between the Trump campaign and Russians.
The FBI investigation conveniently missed Russia's cyber attacks and the social media campaign, which, according to
The FBI investigation, Crossfire Hurricane, focused on the narrow issue of personal connections between the Trump campaign and Russians.
The FBI investigation conveniently missed Russia's cyber attacks and the social media campaign, which, according to
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Kathleen Hall Jamieson, won the election for Trump.
Putin had his useful idiots from House GOP Freedom Caucus like Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Devin Nunes, Andy Biggs, etc crying the FBI is too hard on Trump and too much political bias with a
amazon.com/Cyberwar-Russi…
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, won the election for Trump.
Putin had his useful idiots from House GOP Freedom Caucus like Jim Jordan, MT Greene, Devin Nunes, Andy Biggs, etc crying the FBI is too hard on Trump and too much political bias with a
amazon.com/Cyberwar-Russi…
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"deep state" cabal out to "hurt Trump."
Fox ran with that story over and over.
Russia turned the United States into unwitting useful idiots - all to protect Manchurian Candidate Trump and the way he was installed, using a prepaid gift card scheme and deal to transfer US
"deep state" cabal out to "hurt Trump."
Fox ran with that story over and over.
Russia turned the United States into unwitting useful idiots - all to protect Manchurian Candidate Trump and the way he was installed, using a prepaid gift card scheme and deal to transfer US
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Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia and Russia, among other goodies like dismantling NATO.
Tips to FBI counter-intelligence section in New York where McGonigal was in charge just died.
The tips went into a dust bin.
Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia and Russia, among other goodies like dismantling NATO.
Tips to FBI counter-intelligence section in New York where McGonigal was in charge just died.
The tips went into a dust bin.
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The cyber element is what McGonigal should have been making everyone aware of in 2016.
In 2016, McGonigal was chief of the FBI's Cyber-Counterintelligence Coordination Section. That October, he was put in charge of the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI's NY office.
The cyber element is what McGonigal should have been making everyone aware of in 2016.
In 2016, McGonigal was chief of the FBI's Cyber-Counterintelligence Coordination Section. That October, he was put in charge of the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI's NY office.
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Was Jim Comey working for Putin or just that incompetent?
Right after the McGonigal story broke, Kevin McCarthy has ejected Adam Schiff from the House intelligence committee.
Kevin is part of the House GOP Freedom Caucus, the cabal of useful idiots and criminals.
Was Jim Comey working for Putin or just that incompetent?
Right after the McGonigal story broke, Kevin McCarthy has ejected Adam Schiff from the House intelligence committee.
Kevin is part of the House GOP Freedom Caucus, the cabal of useful idiots and criminals.
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There was an October 4, 2016 announcement of McGonigal's promotion to SAC in NY Field Office.
He would have had a role in the Alfa Bank investigation and been on Russia's payroll, while Russia understood Bill Bar would eventually come to protect the Trump Tower / Alfa
There was an October 4, 2016 announcement of McGonigal's promotion to SAC in NY Field Office.
He would have had a role in the Alfa Bank investigation and been on Russia's payroll, while Russia understood Bill Bar would eventually come to protect the Trump Tower / Alfa
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Bank server comms as digging into that story for the truth would reveal how Manchurian Candidate Trump came to be funded in 2016.
McGonigal probably served simply to feed info back to Putin through Deripaska.
McGonigal was in a position to sabotage investigations into
Bank server comms as digging into that story for the truth would reveal how Manchurian Candidate Trump came to be funded in 2016.
McGonigal probably served simply to feed info back to Putin through Deripaska.
McGonigal was in a position to sabotage investigations into
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Oleg Deripaska and Paul Manafort.
Manafort probably had visibility into what the FBI knew about him in 2018, via McGonigal.
Imagine knowing what FBI knows about you and how that might influence how you cooperate or obstruct the Mueller investigation.
Oleg Deripaska and Paul Manafort.
Manafort probably had visibility into what the FBI knew about him in 2018, via McGonigal.
Imagine knowing what FBI knows about you and how that might influence how you cooperate or obstruct the Mueller investigation.
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An investment is a speculation gone bad.
An invasion is a coup gone bad.
Vietnam -> Iraq -> Afghanistan -> Ukraine
Putin’s “special military operation” is a coup (or, more accurately, multiple coups) gone bad.
Think Ukraine Orange Revolution and think America’s J6
An investment is a speculation gone bad.
An invasion is a coup gone bad.
Vietnam -> Iraq -> Afghanistan -> Ukraine
Putin’s “special military operation” is a coup (or, more accurately, multiple coups) gone bad.
Think Ukraine Orange Revolution and think America’s J6
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– coup’s gone bad (for Putin’s Russia).
What followed? Invasion.
Installation of a Manchurian Candidate follow the 2016 "election" did not result in an invasion of Ukraine by Russia because we did not observe a coup gone bad.
Putin, Deripaska, Manafort, Stone had
– coup’s gone bad (for Putin’s Russia).
What followed? Invasion.
Installation of a Manchurian Candidate follow the 2016 "election" did not result in an invasion of Ukraine by Russia because we did not observe a coup gone bad.
Putin, Deripaska, Manafort, Stone had
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success with Trump.
A key to Ukraine for Feb to May 2023 is the communications systems (i.e., StarLink).
The information war is more important than the war on the ground for long-term success for Ukraine.
success with Trump.
A key to Ukraine for Feb to May 2023 is the communications systems (i.e., StarLink).
The information war is more important than the war on the ground for long-term success for Ukraine.
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Did Comrade Trump's friends in Brazil get sloppy w/Santo's 2022 campaign "donations" and not pull off the same pre-paid card scheme that Russia, Saudi, UAE, Egypt were perhaps part of to install Manchurian Candidate Trump in 2016?
Failed copy cat?
Did Comrade Trump's friends in Brazil get sloppy w/Santo's 2022 campaign "donations" and not pull off the same pre-paid card scheme that Russia, Saudi, UAE, Egypt were perhaps part of to install Manchurian Candidate Trump in 2016?
Failed copy cat?
https://twitter.com/nlanard/status/1619130124909301760
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Elon Musk embraces GOP #CancelCulture hypocrisy.
Elon Musk embraces GOP #CancelCulture hypocrisy.
https://twitter.com/stevanzetti/status/1619155606132383746
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The Supreme Court #SCOTUS did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act, even as it touted him as an expert who
cnn.com/2023/01/27/pol…
The Supreme Court #SCOTUS did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act, even as it touted him as an expert who
cnn.com/2023/01/27/pol…
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independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
The court’s inquiry, (aka, cover up) released last week with Chertoff’s endorsement, failed to identify who was responsible for the unprecedented leak.
independently validated its investigation into who leaked the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
The court’s inquiry, (aka, cover up) released last week with Chertoff’s endorsement, failed to identify who was responsible for the unprecedented leak.
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John Roberts hires W Bush DHS tool, Chertoff, who SCOTUS pays millions for a good ol' boy sign off of what's presented to the public as an independently validated "investigation."
John Roberts hires W Bush DHS tool, Chertoff, who SCOTUS pays millions for a good ol' boy sign off of what's presented to the public as an independently validated "investigation."
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Convenient that Supreme Court contracts are not covered by Fed disclosure rules.
Convenient for criminals and hostile foreign adversaries.
KGB or GRU - if you're listening, American SCOTUS is open for "business."
Convenient that Supreme Court contracts are not covered by Fed disclosure rules.
Convenient for criminals and hostile foreign adversaries.
KGB or GRU - if you're listening, American SCOTUS is open for "business."
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Emmanuel Todd argues "I think the Kremlin’s calculation was that this decaying society would crumble at the first shock, or even say ‘welcome Mom’ to holy Russia."
Emmanuel Todd argues "I think the Kremlin’s calculation was that this decaying society would crumble at the first shock, or even say ‘welcome Mom’ to holy Russia."
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Todd: "But what we have discovered, on the contrary, is that a society in decomposition, if it is fed by external financial and military resources, can find in war a new type of balance, and even a horizon, a hope."
Todd: "But what we have discovered, on the contrary, is that a society in decomposition, if it is fed by external financial and military resources, can find in war a new type of balance, and even a horizon, a hope."
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Todd: "The Russians could not have foreseen it. No one could."
Todd is clearly wrong. The guy says society in decomposition, if fed by external financial resources, can find in war a new type of balance.
NO shit. Any society, person, company, entity will possibly
Todd: "The Russians could not have foreseen it. No one could."
Todd is clearly wrong. The guy says society in decomposition, if fed by external financial resources, can find in war a new type of balance.
NO shit. Any society, person, company, entity will possibly
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and likely flourish with financing.
The guy think's that's some new kind of thinking? And he's called a French Intellectual?
Why do those from the top 10% in America like Musk, Trump, Gates, Bezos, etc flourish?
It's not their brain power or grit.
and likely flourish with financing.
The guy think's that's some new kind of thinking? And he's called a French Intellectual?
Why do those from the top 10% in America like Musk, Trump, Gates, Bezos, etc flourish?
It's not their brain power or grit.
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It's their born into wealth circumstances.
The self help books are mostly all garbage, ignoring the realities of America's history.
Emmanuel Todd seems clearly influenced by such self help books.
Is Todd friends with US political scientist John Mearsheimer?
It's their born into wealth circumstances.
The self help books are mostly all garbage, ignoring the realities of America's history.
Emmanuel Todd seems clearly influenced by such self help books.
Is Todd friends with US political scientist John Mearsheimer?
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It's Marco Rubio (aka, Little Marco per President Trump) with Bolsonaro.
Marco is the guy who helped to install Aileen Cannon to serve as Manchurian Candidate Trump's defense counsel, while also serving as a federal judge.
It's Marco Rubio (aka, Little Marco per President Trump) with Bolsonaro.
Marco is the guy who helped to install Aileen Cannon to serve as Manchurian Candidate Trump's defense counsel, while also serving as a federal judge.
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MT Greene delivers (for Putin and Trump).
MT Greene delivers (for Putin and Trump).
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MT Greene very well may have been installed her first term, just like Donald Trump was in 2016 - via a fraudulent donor scheme that prevented real people from being notified about fake donations that were made using their data that conveniently came in under the $200 FEC
MT Greene very well may have been installed her first term, just like Donald Trump was in 2016 - via a fraudulent donor scheme that prevented real people from being notified about fake donations that were made using their data that conveniently came in under the $200 FEC
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threshold for reporting.
An invalid email addresses can be used to make fraudulent donations via WinRed to ensure that any confirmation email receipt cannot reach any real person who might expose the operation.
threshold for reporting.
An invalid email addresses can be used to make fraudulent donations via WinRed to ensure that any confirmation email receipt cannot reach any real person who might expose the operation.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1619777349658243072
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Did an email validation "loophole" in the Revv platform enable $100 million in fraudulent, anonymized, aggregated donations to the Trump campaign between July-September 2016, where each "donation" was under a $200 FEC reporting threshold?
Did an email validation "loophole" in the Revv platform enable $100 million in fraudulent, anonymized, aggregated donations to the Trump campaign between July-September 2016, where each "donation" was under a $200 FEC reporting threshold?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1602855858710487046
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Exposing a 2016 financing op to install Trump in 2017 (and House GOP Reps).
Use real voter data with perfectly legal pre-loaded gift cards (each loaded up to $200).
Then it's off to the races when Revv platform offers an email auth loophole.
Exposing a 2016 financing op to install Trump in 2017 (and House GOP Reps).
Use real voter data with perfectly legal pre-loaded gift cards (each loaded up to $200).
Then it's off to the races when Revv platform offers an email auth loophole.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1601989149338255361
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Jennifer Rearden of King & Spaulding is the judge who will preside over McGonigal and Shestakov's trial.
Biden is in the ditches, and he has shovels, but doesn't use them to dig out, but rather, to bury the truth deeper in obfuscations.
It was
Jennifer Rearden of King & Spaulding is the judge who will preside over McGonigal and Shestakov's trial.
Biden is in the ditches, and he has shovels, but doesn't use them to dig out, but rather, to bury the truth deeper in obfuscations.
It was
https://twitter.com/HeroVindman/status/1619261553475485698
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Biden who re-nominated Trump nominated Judge Rearden.
Still wonder whether George Santos is an agent for Brazil / Russia / MAGA GOP or is he a double agent serving CIA Director Burns?
Santos cast the deciding vote for Speaker McCarthy.
If DOJ can create the narrative
Biden who re-nominated Trump nominated Judge Rearden.
Still wonder whether George Santos is an agent for Brazil / Russia / MAGA GOP or is he a double agent serving CIA Director Burns?
Santos cast the deciding vote for Speaker McCarthy.
If DOJ can create the narrative
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Santo's did illegal campaign finance activities to be able to cast the deciding vote, does that even mean anything for Speaker McCarthy?
Don't hold your breathe.
Barr's former aide, Seth DuCharme represents
Charles McGonigal.
Russian Intel Services, perhaps in
Santo's did illegal campaign finance activities to be able to cast the deciding vote, does that even mean anything for Speaker McCarthy?
Don't hold your breathe.
Barr's former aide, Seth DuCharme represents
Charles McGonigal.
Russian Intel Services, perhaps in
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partnerships with Saudi Arabia, UAE not only has purchased and installed GOP House Reps, GOP Senators, GOP federal judges, but also attorney's representing corrupt FBI officials.
partnerships with Saudi Arabia, UAE not only has purchased and installed GOP House Reps, GOP Senators, GOP federal judges, but also attorney's representing corrupt FBI officials.
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Trump "buying" the yacht for $29M is like Trump "buying" 40 Wall Street in about 1995, the very property that was at the heart of a case against Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos who claimed CIA told Ferdinand to "invest" in 40 Wall St.
Trump "buying" the yacht for $29M is like Trump "buying" 40 Wall Street in about 1995, the very property that was at the heart of a case against Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos who claimed CIA told Ferdinand to "invest" in 40 Wall St.
https://twitter.com/anthony7andrews/status/1619530828647923715
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Donald Trump told TV host David Letterman in 1988 that he’d just purchased a 200M yacht from billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
Adnan is the uncle of Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in Istanbul.
anewdomain.net/jamal-khashogg…
Donald Trump told TV host David Letterman in 1988 that he’d just purchased a 200M yacht from billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
Adnan is the uncle of Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in Istanbul.
anewdomain.net/jamal-khashogg…
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Not long after the 1988 TV appearance with Letterman, Trump ran into financial trouble and sold the yacht to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed, according to reports, who then renamed it the Kingdom 5KR.
On 4 November 2017, Al Waleed and other prominent Saudis
Not long after the 1988 TV appearance with Letterman, Trump ran into financial trouble and sold the yacht to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed, according to reports, who then renamed it the Kingdom 5KR.
On 4 November 2017, Al Waleed and other prominent Saudis
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(including fellow billionaires Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Kamel) were arrested in Saudi Arabia, in a purge that the Saudi government characterized as an anti-corruption drive.
Mohammed bin Salman became top dog June 21, 2017.
nytimes.com/2017/11/04/wor…
(including fellow billionaires Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and Saleh Abdullah Kamel) were arrested in Saudi Arabia, in a purge that the Saudi government characterized as an anti-corruption drive.
Mohammed bin Salman became top dog June 21, 2017.
nytimes.com/2017/11/04/wor…
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Muhammad bin Nayef was deposed by royal decree on 21 June 2017, and the king's son Mohammed bin Salman was made heir presumptive to the throne.
The change of succession had been predicted in December 2015 by an unusually blunt and public memo published by the
Muhammad bin Nayef was deposed by royal decree on 21 June 2017, and the king's son Mohammed bin Salman was made heir presumptive to the throne.
The change of succession had been predicted in December 2015 by an unusually blunt and public memo published by the
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German Federal Intelligence Service, for which it was subsequently rebuked by the German government.
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
Do you suppose that Russia and UAE had a hand in removing Muhammad bin Nayef and installing Mohammed bin Salman, thereby
German Federal Intelligence Service, for which it was subsequently rebuked by the German government.
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…
Do you suppose that Russia and UAE had a hand in removing Muhammad bin Nayef and installing Mohammed bin Salman, thereby
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removing the Saudi Arabia / United States partnership, especially with CIA, that had existed for decades?
independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…
removing the Saudi Arabia / United States partnership, especially with CIA, that had existed for decades?
independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…
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Pompeo, Trump and Kushner all want MBS to know they're open for business.
Pompeo signals to MBS, wink, wink, "I know all about Kashoggi and the real story, and I'm cool with it because I want to be friends with benefits."
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…
Pompeo, Trump and Kushner all want MBS to know they're open for business.
Pompeo signals to MBS, wink, wink, "I know all about Kashoggi and the real story, and I'm cool with it because I want to be friends with benefits."
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…
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After Adnan Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold a yacht in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold her to Donald Trump for $29 million.
After a refit, Trump renamed her Trump Princess.
To dock Trump Princess at the Atlantic City harbor, Trump obtained
After Adnan Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold a yacht in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold her to Donald Trump for $29 million.
After a refit, Trump renamed her Trump Princess.
To dock Trump Princess at the Atlantic City harbor, Trump obtained
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special dredging permits which instead of taking three years were accomplished in only a couple of months with support from Roger Stone and the lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
special dredging permits which instead of taking three years were accomplished in only a couple of months with support from Roger Stone and the lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
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LA Times, July 1990
Saudi financier Adnan Khashoggi, who was acquitted of fraud charges last week along with Imelda Marcos, has agreed to waive all personal claims to millions of dollars in art and real estate acquired from Mrs. Marcos
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
LA Times, July 1990
Saudi financier Adnan Khashoggi, who was acquitted of fraud charges last week along with Imelda Marcos, has agreed to waive all personal claims to millions of dollars in art and real estate acquired from Mrs. Marcos
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
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and her late husband, former Philippine dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, it was learned Monday [July 9, 1990].
In exchange, federal racketeering charges still pending against him [Khashoggi] will be dropped.
Khashoggi agreed to terms of the deal before jetting off to
and her late husband, former Philippine dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, it was learned Monday [July 9, 1990].
In exchange, federal racketeering charges still pending against him [Khashoggi] will be dropped.
Khashoggi agreed to terms of the deal before jetting off to
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Houston, where he said he will be meeting friends attending the economic summit.
You think the Bush Family was in Houston at the time?
Marcos was cleared of all four fraud, racketeering and conspiracy counts.
Houston, where he said he will be meeting friends attending the economic summit.
You think the Bush Family was in Houston at the time?
Marcos was cleared of all four fraud, racketeering and conspiracy counts.
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In January 2003, Seymour Hersh reported in The New Yorker magazine that former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle had a meeting with Adnan Khashoggi in Marseille in order to use him as a conduit between Trireme Partners, a private venture capital company of
In January 2003, Seymour Hersh reported in The New Yorker magazine that former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle had a meeting with Adnan Khashoggi in Marseille in order to use him as a conduit between Trireme Partners, a private venture capital company of
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which he was one of three principals, and the Saudi government.
At the time, Perle was chair of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, a Defense Department advisory group, which provided him with access to classified information and a position to influence defense
which he was one of three principals, and the Saudi government.
At the time, Perle was chair of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, a Defense Department advisory group, which provided him with access to classified information and a position to influence defense
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policy.
Perle was an architect of the Iraq War.
The invasion of Iraq opened up a new trafficking route to move narcotics to market in Europe to capitalize on the increased volume of opium production coming out of Afghanistan.
Hussein was too
policy.
Perle was an architect of the Iraq War.
The invasion of Iraq opened up a new trafficking route to move narcotics to market in Europe to capitalize on the increased volume of opium production coming out of Afghanistan.
Hussein was too
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1498505866860978177
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difficult for the owner's of America to work with, and he probably demanded too much % of profits of the narcotics trade out of Afghanistan through Iraq into Europe.
difficult for the owner's of America to work with, and he probably demanded too much % of profits of the narcotics trade out of Afghanistan through Iraq into Europe.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1609988909534171136
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The interpretation of facts and events that lead one to conclude that the US Coalition invasion of Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and the UN1737 resolution against Iran were all part of the same op seems solid.
The interpretation of facts and events that lead one to conclude that the US Coalition invasion of Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and the UN1737 resolution against Iran were all part of the same op seems solid.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615557765442818051
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This thread ends with King and Spaulding the law firm where Gina Haspel was employed; the law firm that represented Halkbank, until the cash-for-gold indictment dropped. The law firm that represented Trump’s real estate business,
This thread ends with King and Spaulding the law firm where Gina Haspel was employed; the law firm that represented Halkbank, until the cash-for-gold indictment dropped. The law firm that represented Trump’s real estate business,
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615747176814022656
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presumably including Trump Tower Istanbul.
King & Spaulding - the firm that represented Gazprom and ROSNEFT.
And in Jan 2023, Jennifer Rearden of King & Spaulding is the judge who will preside over McGonigal and Shestakov's trial.
presumably including Trump Tower Istanbul.
King & Spaulding - the firm that represented Gazprom and ROSNEFT.
And in Jan 2023, Jennifer Rearden of King & Spaulding is the judge who will preside over McGonigal and Shestakov's trial.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1619930903471587328
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Joe Biden deliberately chose to keep FBI Director Wray.
Biden chose to keep Pentagon IG O'Donnell.
Biden chose to renominate Trump nominee Jennifer Rearden for NY Fed Judge.
Biden and Trump were selected for the American voter's as choices in
Joe Biden deliberately chose to keep FBI Director Wray.
Biden chose to keep Pentagon IG O'Donnell.
Biden chose to renominate Trump nominee Jennifer Rearden for NY Fed Judge.
Biden and Trump were selected for the American voter's as choices in
https://twitter.com/sprzyslp/status/1619108350066675712
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the 2020 election by a rigged two party duopoly.
****
Recall Rod Rosenstein of King and Spaulding?
the 2020 election by a rigged two party duopoly.
****
Recall Rod Rosenstein of King and Spaulding?
https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/1313627692378607616
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AS A PRIVATE attorney in 2016, FBI Director Chris Wray supervised a team of lawyers that informed the Justice Department that Blackwater founder Erik Prince had likely violated U.S. law while trying to sell secretly modified paramilitary attack aircraft to Azerbaijan’s
AS A PRIVATE attorney in 2016, FBI Director Chris Wray supervised a team of lawyers that informed the Justice Department that Blackwater founder Erik Prince had likely violated U.S. law while trying to sell secretly modified paramilitary attack aircraft to Azerbaijan’s
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military.
Wray and Robert Hur, then a senior Justice Department official, were both partners at King & Spalding in 2015 when officials at Prince’s Hong Kong-based logistics company, Frontier Services Group, discovered suspicious activity by
theintercept.com/2018/03/19/eri…
military.
Wray and Robert Hur, then a senior Justice Department official, were both partners at King & Spalding in 2015 when officials at Prince’s Hong Kong-based logistics company, Frontier Services Group, discovered suspicious activity by
theintercept.com/2018/03/19/eri…
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Prince over the proposed sale of the planes.
Hur was the top lieutenant to Rod Rosenstein at the time, the U.S. deputy attorney general.
At King & Spalding, Hur was one of the lead lawyers on the Prince investigation.
FSG retained King & Spalding to conduct a review
Prince over the proposed sale of the planes.
Hur was the top lieutenant to Rod Rosenstein at the time, the U.S. deputy attorney general.
At King & Spalding, Hur was one of the lead lawyers on the Prince investigation.
FSG retained King & Spalding to conduct a review
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of the company’s legal exposure to violations of U.S. law on weapons sales and the export of defense services to foreign governments and militaries.
of the company’s legal exposure to violations of U.S. law on weapons sales and the export of defense services to foreign governments and militaries.
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The FSG-hired lawyers briefed the Obama Justice Department’s National Security Division in February 2016 on Prince’s activities and, a month later, FSG’s CEO notified the State Department that FSG intended to voluntarily report its possible violations of U.S.
The FSG-hired lawyers briefed the Obama Justice Department’s National Security Division in February 2016 on Prince’s activities and, a month later, FSG’s CEO notified the State Department that FSG intended to voluntarily report its possible violations of U.S.
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defense export laws.
“The potential violations stem principally from conduct of Mr. Prince, a U.S. person,” CEO Gregg Smith wrote to the director of the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, which regulates the export of defense articles and services,
defense export laws.
“The potential violations stem principally from conduct of Mr. Prince, a U.S. person,” CEO Gregg Smith wrote to the director of the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, which regulates the export of defense articles and services,
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in a letter obtained by The Intercept.
More reasons the criminal enterprise wanted Donald Trump in 2016.
It's comical that Robert Hur is the Special Counsel "investigating" Biden in 2023.
What began as an investigation into Prince’s attempts to sell defense services in
in a letter obtained by The Intercept.
More reasons the criminal enterprise wanted Donald Trump in 2016.
It's comical that Robert Hur is the Special Counsel "investigating" Biden in 2023.
What began as an investigation into Prince’s attempts to sell defense services in
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Libya and other countries in Africa widened to include allegations that Prince received assistance from Chinese intelligence to set up an account for his Libya operations through the Bank of China.
FSG’s single largest shareholder is Citic Group, the Chinese
Libya and other countries in Africa widened to include allegations that Prince received assistance from Chinese intelligence to set up an account for his Libya operations through the Bank of China.
FSG’s single largest shareholder is Citic Group, the Chinese
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government’s largest state-owned investment firm.
Citic, which recently [2018] invested another $60 million in FSG, is the company’s largest single shareholder.
Mueller never got out of George Nader all there was to be heard about Prince.
theintercept.com/2018/03/19/eri…
government’s largest state-owned investment firm.
Citic, which recently [2018] invested another $60 million in FSG, is the company’s largest single shareholder.
Mueller never got out of George Nader all there was to be heard about Prince.
theintercept.com/2018/03/19/eri…
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Wonder whether Robby Qui and Federalist Society Robert Hur, who worked for Rod Rosenstein, both from King & Spaulding, are "associates?"
Wonder whether Robby Qui and Federalist Society Robert Hur, who worked for Rod Rosenstein, both from King & Spaulding, are "associates?"
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610912320691261443
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David Sacks and Donald Trump - David prefers Trump per his Tweets in the past 12 months, despite what David says.
David Sacks and Donald Trump - David prefers Trump per his Tweets in the past 12 months, despite what David says.
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I think what Dirk asserts is probable.
Comey did not want Trump to be investigated because Comey did not want his own activity to be investigated, and he recognized, he had to cover for Donald to save himself.
Under Comey, the FBI removed
I think what Dirk asserts is probable.
Comey did not want Trump to be investigated because Comey did not want his own activity to be investigated, and he recognized, he had to cover for Donald to save himself.
Under Comey, the FBI removed
https://twitter.com/DirkSchwenk/status/1619901090513965056
Mogilevich from the FBI's top ten most wanted list in December 2015, ahead of Trump's 2016 campaign where Paul Manafort went to "work for free."
Firing Comey to provide a cover story had its risk, however, but I suppose Trump and Comey did not anticipate Mueller being appointed
Firing Comey to provide a cover story had its risk, however, but I suppose Trump and Comey did not anticipate Mueller being appointed
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a Special Counsel.
It's not a stretch to believe Comey was Russian mafia friendly, given that during the Bush and Obama years, William Sessions and Louis Freeh, both former FBI Director's, worked as lawyer's for Russian mafia.
Freeh also worked with Alan Dershowitz to
a Special Counsel.
It's not a stretch to believe Comey was Russian mafia friendly, given that during the Bush and Obama years, William Sessions and Louis Freeh, both former FBI Director's, worked as lawyer's for Russian mafia.
Freeh also worked with Alan Dershowitz to
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defend Epstein and represented Dershowitz after he was accused of sexual assault by an Epstein victim.
Before Trump made Chris Wray FBI Director following Jim Comey, recall that Mitch McConnell wanted Merrick Garland as FBI Director in May 2017.
politico.com/story/2017/05/…
defend Epstein and represented Dershowitz after he was accused of sexual assault by an Epstein victim.
Before Trump made Chris Wray FBI Director following Jim Comey, recall that Mitch McConnell wanted Merrick Garland as FBI Director in May 2017.
politico.com/story/2017/05/…
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“I have spoken with the president about it. I recommended Merrick Garland,” McConnell told Bloomberg Politics’ Kevin Cirilli.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) first floated the idea of Garland leading the FBI.
That tells you the criminal enterprise is cozy with Federalist Society
“I have spoken with the president about it. I recommended Merrick Garland,” McConnell told Bloomberg Politics’ Kevin Cirilli.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) first floated the idea of Garland leading the FBI.
That tells you the criminal enterprise is cozy with Federalist Society
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attorney Merrick Garland when it comes to protecting CIA operations and FBI secrets.
The GOP hedge, meaning the Democrat candidate that ran against Trump, Joe Biden, appointed Garland AG and kept Wray as FBI Director.
Given that info, expect 2024 to be Trump v Biden.
attorney Merrick Garland when it comes to protecting CIA operations and FBI secrets.
The GOP hedge, meaning the Democrat candidate that ran against Trump, Joe Biden, appointed Garland AG and kept Wray as FBI Director.
Given that info, expect 2024 to be Trump v Biden.
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Mike Pompeo will seek a wedge between Donald Trump and Mohammad Bin Salman, however, and not sure whether Mike Flynn, under Putin's orders, would pivot to Pompeo.
Pompeo claimed that Mike Flynn disqualified himself by lying to Mike Pence and the FBI.
Flynn may not permit
Mike Pompeo will seek a wedge between Donald Trump and Mohammad Bin Salman, however, and not sure whether Mike Flynn, under Putin's orders, would pivot to Pompeo.
Pompeo claimed that Mike Flynn disqualified himself by lying to Mike Pence and the FBI.
Flynn may not permit
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a Pompeo ticket in 2024, if he has that much juice, under the aegis of Putin.
Recall, Pompeo was on board with Israel (and Russia) to have America at war with Iran.
The 2006 UN1737 security council resolution was aimed at starving Iran into
israel365news.com/343206/pompeo-…
a Pompeo ticket in 2024, if he has that much juice, under the aegis of Putin.
Recall, Pompeo was on board with Israel (and Russia) to have America at war with Iran.
The 2006 UN1737 security council resolution was aimed at starving Iran into
israel365news.com/343206/pompeo-…
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becoming a cooperative narcotics trafficking partner (with CIA elements) for the increased volume of narcotics flowing out of Afghanistan.
America invaded Afghanistan to regain control of the opium/heroin market.
Then America invaded Iraq under false pretenses
becoming a cooperative narcotics trafficking partner (with CIA elements) for the increased volume of narcotics flowing out of Afghanistan.
America invaded Afghanistan to regain control of the opium/heroin market.
Then America invaded Iraq under false pretenses
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to expand the trafficking network to Europe.
But that was Plan B.
Plan A for W Bush and Cheney was to invade Iran.
Instead, America got Plan B - invade Iraq and impose UN 1737.
to expand the trafficking network to Europe.
But that was Plan B.
Plan A for W Bush and Cheney was to invade Iran.
Instead, America got Plan B - invade Iraq and impose UN 1737.
20288
The alleged reason that the Emiratis wanted Trump to win is because they had already cut a deal with the Trump campaign to back out of the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran and to reimpose the strict sanctions against Iran that were originally part of the 2006 UN1737
The alleged reason that the Emiratis wanted Trump to win is because they had already cut a deal with the Trump campaign to back out of the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran and to reimpose the strict sanctions against Iran that were originally part of the 2006 UN1737
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resolution.
Andy Khawaja told Paul Wood that backing out of Obama’s Iran nuclear deal and reimposing strict sanctions on Iran was the reason behind the 2016 donor scheme, the scheme used to install Manchurian Candidate Trump with Revv platform and WinRed.
resolution.
Andy Khawaja told Paul Wood that backing out of Obama’s Iran nuclear deal and reimposing strict sanctions on Iran was the reason behind the 2016 donor scheme, the scheme used to install Manchurian Candidate Trump with Revv platform and WinRed.
20290
Iran’s proximity to Turkey & Afghanistan made it the perfect mark for Bush and Cheney, but they had to invade Iraq instead and hit Iran with UN1737 in 2006.
Iran’s proximity to Turkey & Afghanistan made it the perfect mark for Bush and Cheney, but they had to invade Iraq instead and hit Iran with UN1737 in 2006.
https://twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1427523389661622297
20291
It's not a coincidence both Trump and M.T. Greene got magically large volumes of donations conveniently under the $200 USD FEC reporting threshold using Revv platform and WinRed and its email receipt loophole that allows for "donations" using legal pre-paid cards paired
It's not a coincidence both Trump and M.T. Greene got magically large volumes of donations conveniently under the $200 USD FEC reporting threshold using Revv platform and WinRed and its email receipt loophole that allows for "donations" using legal pre-paid cards paired
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with U.S. citizen identity but not using a credit card; again, a pre-paid gift-card loaded with up to $200 each.
with U.S. citizen identity but not using a credit card; again, a pre-paid gift-card loaded with up to $200 each.
20293
The judge ordered Charles McGonigal released on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond plus restrictions on his travel and prohibitions on contacting anyone associated with the case.
Parking ticket to assist in installing Trump.
Jan 24, 2023
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/former-to…
The judge ordered Charles McGonigal released on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond plus restrictions on his travel and prohibitions on contacting anyone associated with the case.
Parking ticket to assist in installing Trump.
Jan 24, 2023
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/former-to…
20295
Mark F. Pomerantz has written a book that is scheduled to be published next week, “People vs. Donald Trump."
Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg’s office recently wrote to Mr. Pomerantz’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, expressing concern that the book might disclose grand jury
Mark F. Pomerantz has written a book that is scheduled to be published next week, “People vs. Donald Trump."
Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg’s office recently wrote to Mr. Pomerantz’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, expressing concern that the book might disclose grand jury
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information or interfere with the investigation.
Pomerantz was brought in to Manhattan DA investigation to protect past CIA asset, Trump.
nytimes.com/2023/01/30/nyr…
information or interfere with the investigation.
Pomerantz was brought in to Manhattan DA investigation to protect past CIA asset, Trump.
nytimes.com/2023/01/30/nyr…
20300
An insect to destroy poppies that is tiny for transport, or a virus, says Nixon.
Useful idiot Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs in 1971 and useful idiot Reagan declared the same over a decade alter.
An insect to destroy poppies that is tiny for transport, or a virus, says Nixon.
Useful idiot Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs in 1971 and useful idiot Reagan declared the same over a decade alter.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1620107509607596033
20301
Paul Manafort had worked with James Baker in 1976 on the Gerald Ford campaign (former VP to Nixon).
Paul Manafort had worked with James Baker in 1976 on the Gerald Ford campaign (former VP to Nixon).
https://twitter.com/marinamaral2/status/1161704999606468608
20304
Elvis died on a toilet with massive amounts of drugs in his system.
Elvis died on a toilet with massive amounts of drugs in his system.
https://twitter.com/marinamaral2/status/1161704999606468608
20305
Is Kardashian and Kanye West to Trump what Elvis was to Nixon?
Is Kardashian and Kanye West to Trump what Elvis was to Nixon?
20307
Notorious life of Sergei Mikhailov:
Solntsevskaya Bratva Boss
Notorious life of Sergei Mikhailov:
Solntsevskaya Bratva Boss
20308
Trump's favorite line to the MAGA base, besides make america great again, is the best is yet to come.
By that, he means geriatrics with guns.
"What have you got to lose," said Donald when advising ppl to inject bleach, or come locked & loaded.
Trump's favorite line to the MAGA base, besides make america great again, is the best is yet to come.
By that, he means geriatrics with guns.
"What have you got to lose," said Donald when advising ppl to inject bleach, or come locked & loaded.
https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1620792590835802113
20309
Laundering funds through Aspen CO real estate tied to cousin of Trump SCOTUS hack Neil Gorsuch?
Why else overpay by ~60M?
aspentimes.com/news/moscow-ti…
Laundering funds through Aspen CO real estate tied to cousin of Trump SCOTUS hack Neil Gorsuch?
Why else overpay by ~60M?
aspentimes.com/news/moscow-ti…
20310
55-story tower, developed in partnership by OKO Group and Cain International, will be 100% leased ahead of its delivery in early 2023.
Miami laundering machine with tenant Kirkland & Ellis.
profilemiamire.com/miamirealestat…
55-story tower, developed in partnership by OKO Group and Cain International, will be 100% leased ahead of its delivery in early 2023.
Miami laundering machine with tenant Kirkland & Ellis.
profilemiamire.com/miamirealestat…
20311
Global companies like Kirkland & Ellis, Microsoft and Citadel are changing the face of Miami’s business landscape and they’re looking to 830 Brickell as their home in one of the world’s most dynamic cities.
Global companies like Kirkland & Ellis, Microsoft and Citadel are changing the face of Miami’s business landscape and they’re looking to 830 Brickell as their home in one of the world’s most dynamic cities.
20312
Vladislav Doronin is Chairman & CEO
Amanresorts and of OKOGroup.
Doronin is the guy who paid Jeff Gorsuch, cousin of Neil Gorsuch, $76M for land in Aspen worth only $10M.
Then Kirkland & Ellis setting up shop in Miami at an OKOGroup property.
Vladislav Doronin is Chairman & CEO
Amanresorts and of OKOGroup.
Doronin is the guy who paid Jeff Gorsuch, cousin of Neil Gorsuch, $76M for land in Aspen worth only $10M.
Then Kirkland & Ellis setting up shop in Miami at an OKOGroup property.
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Under Doronin, in March 2022 OKO bought nearly one acre of land on Aspen Mountain’s underdeveloped west side for 76 million dollars from Norway Island LLC, a business entity comprising Jim DeFrancia, Bryan Peterson and Jeff Gorsuch, a former U.S. ski team downhill racer,
Under Doronin, in March 2022 OKO bought nearly one acre of land on Aspen Mountain’s underdeveloped west side for 76 million dollars from Norway Island LLC, a business entity comprising Jim DeFrancia, Bryan Peterson and Jeff Gorsuch, a former U.S. ski team downhill racer,
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a proprietor of a small chain of high-end retail ski shops, and cousin of Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch.
The deal generated much controversy in Aspen because eight months earlier, Gorsuch and his partners bought the plot from the Aspen Skiing Company for
a proprietor of a small chain of high-end retail ski shops, and cousin of Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch.
The deal generated much controversy in Aspen because eight months earlier, Gorsuch and his partners bought the plot from the Aspen Skiing Company for
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10 million dollars.
aspendailynews.com/news/vladislav…
In 2022 OKO Group and Cain International bought bought the Edgewater House and The Ambassador Palm Beach Hotel & Residences in Palm Beach for $147 million.
10 million dollars.
aspendailynews.com/news/vladislav…
In 2022 OKO Group and Cain International bought bought the Edgewater House and The Ambassador Palm Beach Hotel & Residences in Palm Beach for $147 million.
20318
Doronin's Aman is a significant tenant at Trump Tower since Feb 2022
Doronin's Aman is a significant tenant at Trump Tower since Feb 2022
https://twitter.com/WendySiegelman/status/1619103479162867714
20319
Republican, Robert Nutting, President and CEO of Ogden Newspapers Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia.
He is the great-grandson of company founder H. C. Ogden, and is the fourth generation of his family to run the company, and by,
Republican, Robert Nutting, President and CEO of Ogden Newspapers Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia.
He is the great-grandson of company founder H. C. Ogden, and is the fourth generation of his family to run the company, and by,
https://twitter.com/Loveon999/status/1619413793330827264
20320
run the company, the bio tries to convince you there's something to run.
It's just a born into wealth useful idiot like most the rest of them.
run the company, the bio tries to convince you there's something to run.
It's just a born into wealth useful idiot like most the rest of them.
20321
Munitions factory in Iran.
Remind you of the munitions factories in America in NJ, PA, CA that were blown up in the 1940s?
Munitions factory in Iran.
Remind you of the munitions factories in America in NJ, PA, CA that were blown up in the 1940s?
https://twitter.com/IuliiaMendel/status/1619462763507781632
20322
About an hour west of New York City is a town in New Jersey called Kenvil.
Small town. Small population.
But in 1940, Kenvil was home to one major employer: one huge industrial plant.
It was sited on a parcel of land that was bigger than 900 football fields.
About an hour west of New York City is a town in New Jersey called Kenvil.
Small town. Small population.
But in 1940, Kenvil was home to one major employer: one huge industrial plant.
It was sited on a parcel of land that was bigger than 900 football fields.
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Given its huge size, that industrial plant had a fitting name. It was called Hercules. The Hercules Powder Plant.
That plant started off making dynamite for the mining industry, but by 1940, it was making gunpowder for the U.S. Army.
In 1940, the U.S. of course had not
Given its huge size, that industrial plant had a fitting name. It was called Hercules. The Hercules Powder Plant.
That plant started off making dynamite for the mining industry, but by 1940, it was making gunpowder for the U.S. Army.
In 1940, the U.S. of course had not
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yet joined World War II.
The Pearl Harbor attack that would bring us into the war, that wouldn't happen until the end of the following year, 1941.
But in the summer of 1940, the U.S. was bracing – and the government was preparing – for what might be coming.
yet joined World War II.
The Pearl Harbor attack that would bring us into the war, that wouldn't happen until the end of the following year, 1941.
But in the summer of 1940, the U.S. was bracing – and the government was preparing – for what might be coming.
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By that summer in 1940, Germany was conquering all of Europe.
Just that summer, France had fallen to Germany.
Britain was facing very long odds of survival as the German Air Force just pounded them in the Battle of Britain.
By that summer in 1940, Germany was conquering all of Europe.
Just that summer, France had fallen to Germany.
Britain was facing very long odds of survival as the German Air Force just pounded them in the Battle of Britain.
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The U.S. government ordered American munitions factories into overdrive to start churning out the kind of material the U.S. would need if and when we joined the fight.
And that mobilization included the oldest continuously operating dynamite plant in the whole country,
The U.S. government ordered American munitions factories into overdrive to start churning out the kind of material the U.S. would need if and when we joined the fight.
And that mobilization included the oldest continuously operating dynamite plant in the whole country,
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that huge Hercules Powder Plant in Kenvil, New Jersey, now repurposed to supply the U.S. military, and running full tilt to do it.
Until one cool Thursday afternoon in September 1940, when it all blew up.
The American public is left with the chilling fact that the
that huge Hercules Powder Plant in Kenvil, New Jersey, now repurposed to supply the U.S. military, and running full tilt to do it.
Until one cool Thursday afternoon in September 1940, when it all blew up.
The American public is left with the chilling fact that the
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federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior.
The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do.
Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across
federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior.
The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do.
Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across
20330
Sure seems yes and yes.
Taliban interrupting cash flow when the Taliban defeated the Mujahideen in 1996 and pushed Solntsevskaya out of the supply chain in the late 1990s is plausible way to explain the later Enron collapse.
Sure seems yes and yes.
Taliban interrupting cash flow when the Taliban defeated the Mujahideen in 1996 and pushed Solntsevskaya out of the supply chain in the late 1990s is plausible way to explain the later Enron collapse.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1621214850331414528
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This implies CIA worked out a “non-proliferation” deal with Solntsevskaya that involved laundering their drug money through Enron (and elsewhere).
That would tell any authoritarian, say Kim Jon-Un or Putin, just threaten an American President with Nukes and maybe CIA
This implies CIA worked out a “non-proliferation” deal with Solntsevskaya that involved laundering their drug money through Enron (and elsewhere).
That would tell any authoritarian, say Kim Jon-Un or Putin, just threaten an American President with Nukes and maybe CIA
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will launder your illicit proceeds in a quid-pro-quo - you don' Nuke us, and we'll tolerate and even participate in any organized criminal activities to clean some funds for you.
will launder your illicit proceeds in a quid-pro-quo - you don' Nuke us, and we'll tolerate and even participate in any organized criminal activities to clean some funds for you.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1621242698991632384
20333
When new cars are used to transport cocaine stored in the cars - you pay to transport the cars but what you're really transporting is disguised cocaine?
When new cars are used to transport cocaine stored in the cars - you pay to transport the cars but what you're really transporting is disguised cocaine?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1621262465462943749
20334
When new cars are used to transport heroin stored in the cars - you pay to transport the cars but what you're really transporting is disguised heroin .... is a correction to the previous tweet.
When new cars are used to transport heroin stored in the cars - you pay to transport the cars but what you're really transporting is disguised heroin .... is a correction to the previous tweet.
20335
Because the payment was $199.99 and not two cents more, the campaign didn’t have to keep an itemized receipt for it.
#FEC200MagicThreshold
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
Because the payment was $199.99 and not two cents more, the campaign didn’t have to keep an itemized receipt for it.
#FEC200MagicThreshold
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
20336
Still maintain Pomerantz was brought into Manhattan DA investigation to protect past CIA asset Trump.
New from Daily Beast: “To rebut the claim that Trump believed his own ‘hype’... we would have to show, and stress, that Donald Trump was not legally insane,” Pomerantz
Still maintain Pomerantz was brought into Manhattan DA investigation to protect past CIA asset Trump.
New from Daily Beast: “To rebut the claim that Trump believed his own ‘hype’... we would have to show, and stress, that Donald Trump was not legally insane,” Pomerantz
wrote.
That is just an excuse.
Imagine if a prosecutor fails to convince a jury Trump is not legally insane how that reflects on Trump's cabinet and the US Senate that twice failed to remove him.
thedailybeast.com/manhattan-dist…
That is just an excuse.
Imagine if a prosecutor fails to convince a jury Trump is not legally insane how that reflects on Trump's cabinet and the US Senate that twice failed to remove him.
thedailybeast.com/manhattan-dist…
20338
Pomerantz was recruited in December 2020 by Bragg’s predecessor, Cy Vance Jr., to come out of semi-retirement and lead the investigation.
Pomerantz was recruited in December 2020 by Bragg’s predecessor, Cy Vance Jr., to come out of semi-retirement and lead the investigation.
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But he and another top lawyer quit in protest when Bragg, who inherited the case, wouldn’t pull the trigger in February 2021.
But the official story is likely meant to mislead.
But he and another top lawyer quit in protest when Bragg, who inherited the case, wouldn’t pull the trigger in February 2021.
But the official story is likely meant to mislead.
20342
Like the 1940's Nazi paid agents of the US Congress, no doubt, Russia has paid agents in the GOP House and Senate in 2023.
occrp.org/en/investigati…
Like the 1940's Nazi paid agents of the US Congress, no doubt, Russia has paid agents in the GOP House and Senate in 2023.
occrp.org/en/investigati…
20344
Ron DeSantis scooped up over $12M from 40 American billionaires for his 2022 re-election bid.
America keeps churning out tax, estate, and trust laws to permit a re-feudalizing of America.
Dynastically wealthy families can put their wealth out of reach of
Ron DeSantis scooped up over $12M from 40 American billionaires for his 2022 re-election bid.
America keeps churning out tax, estate, and trust laws to permit a re-feudalizing of America.
Dynastically wealthy families can put their wealth out of reach of
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accountability, taxation, and any kind of understanding.
America can unravel within 70 years with wealth inequality being a primary driver of the unravelling.
And a subset of voter's will be empowered to make it happen thanks to campaign finance, citizens united,
accountability, taxation, and any kind of understanding.
America can unravel within 70 years with wealth inequality being a primary driver of the unravelling.
And a subset of voter's will be empowered to make it happen thanks to campaign finance, citizens united,
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dark money buying judges and governors, tax law, estate and trust laws, the filibuster and the electoral college.
If you are a hostile foreign nation, just recognize wealth inequality in America is more powerful than nuclear weapons and use that attack vector for gain.
dark money buying judges and governors, tax law, estate and trust laws, the filibuster and the electoral college.
If you are a hostile foreign nation, just recognize wealth inequality in America is more powerful than nuclear weapons and use that attack vector for gain.
20347
In 2021, the nonprofit news organization ProPublica obtained more than a decades’ worth of tax returns for the wealthiest individuals in America.
Among other secrets, those filings revealed that more than half of the 100 richest people in the country use trusts to
In 2021, the nonprofit news organization ProPublica obtained more than a decades’ worth of tax returns for the wealthiest individuals in America.
Among other secrets, those filings revealed that more than half of the 100 richest people in the country use trusts to
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avoid estate tax.
ProPublica was even able to zero in on how three dynastic families in particular — the Mellon, Mars and Scripps families — shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations.
propublica.org/article/the-gr…
avoid estate tax.
ProPublica was even able to zero in on how three dynastic families in particular — the Mellon, Mars and Scripps families — shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations.
propublica.org/article/the-gr…
20349
Shielding fortunes from taxes for generations - sound like the Trump family?
The amount of wealth stashed in U.S. trusts has exploded in recent years — to an estimated $5.6 trillion — driven in large part by state Legislatures that have passed laws deregulating the
Shielding fortunes from taxes for generations - sound like the Trump family?
The amount of wealth stashed in U.S. trusts has exploded in recent years — to an estimated $5.6 trillion — driven in large part by state Legislatures that have passed laws deregulating the
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industry and allowing for longer-lasting, more complex and more opaque trusts.
ips-dc.org/wp-content/upl…
industry and allowing for longer-lasting, more complex and more opaque trusts.
ips-dc.org/wp-content/upl…
20351
Back in 2008 stocks had fallen.
The 50+ generation had made a financial mess.
To save their asses, the geriatrics in charge bought them back up.
Or to be precise, they collectively made future generation buy them, funding investments by leaving huge government
Back in 2008 stocks had fallen.
The 50+ generation had made a financial mess.
To save their asses, the geriatrics in charge bought them back up.
Or to be precise, they collectively made future generation buy them, funding investments by leaving huge government
deficits.
When the 50+ generation cashes out, they have to sell the stocks (or pass them on, untaxed, to their heirs who may sell).
The next generation will have to buy them.
Again.
That gen already bought them via higher taxes on the "middle class."
When the 50+ generation cashes out, they have to sell the stocks (or pass them on, untaxed, to their heirs who may sell).
The next generation will have to buy them.
Again.
That gen already bought them via higher taxes on the "middle class."
20353
When we invest passively via the 401k system, we do so without realizing what we are doing, or we realize it but don't have any power to do any different.
This is why past generations (e.g., Buffett or Munger) preach passive investing: to create obedient students.
When we invest passively via the 401k system, we do so without realizing what we are doing, or we realize it but don't have any power to do any different.
This is why past generations (e.g., Buffett or Munger) preach passive investing: to create obedient students.
20354
According to John Bolton trump begged Xi for help in 2020.
According to John Bolton trump begged Xi for help in 2020.
https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1622370807702855684
20355
Isn't it curious that Garland DOJ is offering a briefing to the House Intel Committee on the Trump Mar-a-Lago stolen NDI only after Adam Schiff is out and the GOP House Freedom Caucus criminal enterprise is in?
Isn't it curious that Garland DOJ is offering a briefing to the House Intel Committee on the Trump Mar-a-Lago stolen NDI only after Adam Schiff is out and the GOP House Freedom Caucus criminal enterprise is in?
20356
Donald "tough on China' Trump has a secret Chinese Bank Account.
The largest American office of China’s largest bank sits on the 20th floor of Trump Tower.
Donald "tough on China' Trump has a secret Chinese Bank Account.
The largest American office of China’s largest bank sits on the 20th floor of Trump Tower.
20357
Mark Pomerantz job may just be to protect Trump's finances to protect past CIA secrets while gaslighting on a media book tour to make you think otherwise.
Pomerantz correctly informs you Trump's empire is built on lies.
Is this appeasemet?
Mark Pomerantz job may just be to protect Trump's finances to protect past CIA secrets while gaslighting on a media book tour to make you think otherwise.
Pomerantz correctly informs you Trump's empire is built on lies.
Is this appeasemet?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1622597932514963457
20359
Author sees the inconsistencies w/Pomerantz but does not offer the hypothesis that Pomerantz might just be a CIA connected lawyer brought in to protect past asset, Trump's, finances, to protect past CIA activities, which indirectly, protects T.
justsecurity.org/85015/pomerant…
Author sees the inconsistencies w/Pomerantz but does not offer the hypothesis that Pomerantz might just be a CIA connected lawyer brought in to protect past asset, Trump's, finances, to protect past CIA activities, which indirectly, protects T.
justsecurity.org/85015/pomerant…
20362
Donald Trump purchased 200 televisions on credit from Sapir and Kislin's electronics store in the 1970s for his newly acquired Commodore Hotel.
Look forward to @craigunger reviewing the FBI files.
Donald Trump purchased 200 televisions on credit from Sapir and Kislin's electronics store in the 1970s for his newly acquired Commodore Hotel.
Look forward to @craigunger reviewing the FBI files.
https://twitter.com/seth_hettena/status/1623063563068928000
20364
"We are being goaded into war," a CIA Analyst remarks to the useful idiot CIA Director playing politics in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 3, Episode 6, Ghosts at 7 min 34 seconds, just how one might imagine any interactions between
amazon.com/gp/video/detai…
"We are being goaded into war," a CIA Analyst remarks to the useful idiot CIA Director playing politics in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Season 3, Episode 6, Ghosts at 7 min 34 seconds, just how one might imagine any interactions between
amazon.com/gp/video/detai…
CIA Analysts & Mike Pompeo, if they ever were to speak directly with the then-CIA Director.
Suppose Pompeo was a step above John Ratcliffe, however.
Suppose Pompeo was a step above John Ratcliffe, however.
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Pompeo trying to convince you Putin was deterred by Trump / Pompeo and is welcomed (to invade Ukraine) by Biden.
Pompeo believes his own incompetence?
Pompeo trying to convince you Putin was deterred by Trump / Pompeo and is welcomed (to invade Ukraine) by Biden.
Pompeo believes his own incompetence?
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Pompeo doesn't discuss the fact that Putin interfered in 2016 in "sweeping & systematic fashion" to install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
He does not discuss a host of topics that he wants to avoid.
Pompeo doesn't discuss the fact that Putin interfered in 2016 in "sweeping & systematic fashion" to install Manchurian Candidate Trump.
He does not discuss a host of topics that he wants to avoid.
20368
At 18 min 12 sec, Pompeo says "you can't steal American secrets," when gaslighting about Snowden, but if he were to be asked about Trump and stolen NDI, he'd say, the greatest Prez of the galaxy has every right to take any NDI he pleases.
Pompeo = useful idiot to owner's
At 18 min 12 sec, Pompeo says "you can't steal American secrets," when gaslighting about Snowden, but if he were to be asked about Trump and stolen NDI, he'd say, the greatest Prez of the galaxy has every right to take any NDI he pleases.
Pompeo = useful idiot to owner's
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of America.
Pompeo accurately asserts Snowden put American military lives at risk, especially as relates to US Navy, but Pompeo was lapdog to Trump who pardoned Flynn who was at DIA when Snowden conveniently stole the info to which Pompeo refers.
Pompeo is a fraud.
of America.
Pompeo accurately asserts Snowden put American military lives at risk, especially as relates to US Navy, but Pompeo was lapdog to Trump who pardoned Flynn who was at DIA when Snowden conveniently stole the info to which Pompeo refers.
Pompeo is a fraud.
20370
Pompeo says he cannot criticize Trump for the [China] tariffs although they were a “bad tool” but the Executive branch does not have the power while the Congress does, says Mike, but Mike “forgets” Trump had a GOP MAGA congress his first two years.
Pompeo says he cannot criticize Trump for the [China] tariffs although they were a “bad tool” but the Executive branch does not have the power while the Congress does, says Mike, but Mike “forgets” Trump had a GOP MAGA congress his first two years.
20372
Mike Flynn places his agents where he wants them ...
Mike Flynn places his agents where he wants them ...
https://twitter.com/ItsLilRobs/status/1623491974668976130
20374
Josh Hawley is a Christofascist who will keep young people starved of information and fed with misinformation all in the name of protecting children.
If you can feed teens all their info via Christian private schools, you can control the
Josh Hawley is a Christofascist who will keep young people starved of information and fed with misinformation all in the name of protecting children.
If you can feed teens all their info via Christian private schools, you can control the
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1623164478295793666
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programming fed into their minds.
Mike Pompeo probably takes money from the same people that send Hawley money.
programming fed into their minds.
Mike Pompeo probably takes money from the same people that send Hawley money.
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1623161242939699202
20376
"It is believed that Sapir is used as a front for Russian organized crime money, including activity for the President of Tartarstan."
"It is believed that Sapir is used as a front for Russian organized crime money, including activity for the President of Tartarstan."
https://twitter.com/craigunger/status/1623092869673238528
The president of Tartarstan at the time was Mintimer Shaimiev, who co-founded Putin's United Russia party in 2001.
The party was formed in December 2001 through a merger of Unity, Fatherland – All Russia and the Agrarian Party of Russia.
The party was formed in December 2001 through a merger of Unity, Fatherland – All Russia and the Agrarian Party of Russia.
https://twitter.com/seth_hettena/status/1623063539962503169
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United Russia's predecessor was the Unity bloc, which was created three months before the December 1999 Duma elections to counter the advance of the Fatherland – All Russia (OVR) party led by Yuri Luzhkov.
United Russia's predecessor was the Unity bloc, which was created three months before the December 1999 Duma elections to counter the advance of the Fatherland – All Russia (OVR) party led by Yuri Luzhkov.
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Fatherland – All Russia was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002.
It was formed from the movement Fatherland, chaired by the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, and the movement All Russia, chaired by regional Presidents of the Republics of Tatarstan,
Fatherland – All Russia was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002.
It was formed from the movement Fatherland, chaired by the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, and the movement All Russia, chaired by regional Presidents of the Republics of Tatarstan,
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Mintimer Shaimiev, of Bashkortostan, Murtaza Rakhimov, of Ingushetia, Ruslan Aushev, and the Governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Yakovlev.
In his founding Congress, that took place on 28 August 1999, their first chairman elected were Yevgeny Primakov and Yury Luzhkov.
Mintimer Shaimiev, of Bashkortostan, Murtaza Rakhimov, of Ingushetia, Ruslan Aushev, and the Governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Yakovlev.
In his founding Congress, that took place on 28 August 1999, their first chairman elected were Yevgeny Primakov and Yury Luzhkov.
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The party took part in the 1999 State Duma election, being led by Yevgeny Primakov, Yury Luzhkov and Vladimir Yakovlev.
During the pre-election debates, the block suffered from 'black public relations' campaign in Boris Berezovsky-controlled media and competition with
The party took part in the 1999 State Duma election, being led by Yevgeny Primakov, Yury Luzhkov and Vladimir Yakovlev.
During the pre-election debates, the block suffered from 'black public relations' campaign in Boris Berezovsky-controlled media and competition with
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the rival conservative Unity Party of Russia. 'Fatherland' supported the election of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2000.
On 1 December 2001, a joint congress of Fatherland-All Russia and its rival party Unity decided to merge the two parties into a single new
the rival conservative Unity Party of Russia. 'Fatherland' supported the election of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2000.
On 1 December 2001, a joint congress of Fatherland-All Russia and its rival party Unity decided to merge the two parties into a single new
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political party, United Russia.
In its IV Congress, on 9 April 2002, Fatherland – All Russia was disbanded.
political party, United Russia.
In its IV Congress, on 9 April 2002, Fatherland – All Russia was disbanded.
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United Russia, formed in Dec 2001, two months after 9/11 in the United States.
Instead of the "communism versus capitalism" dichotomy that had dominated the political discourse in the 1990s, in the 1999–2000 electoral cycle Putin started to
United Russia, formed in Dec 2001, two months after 9/11 in the United States.
Instead of the "communism versus capitalism" dichotomy that had dominated the political discourse in the 1990s, in the 1999–2000 electoral cycle Putin started to
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623563099495071745
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emphasize another reason to vote for his party: stability, which was yearned for by Russian citizens after a decade of chaotic change.
emphasize another reason to vote for his party: stability, which was yearned for by Russian citizens after a decade of chaotic change.
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Bill Casey gave Rudy Giuliani the green light to make room for Solntsevskaya in NYC in 1985.
Bill Casey gave Rudy Giuliani the green light to make room for Solntsevskaya in NYC in 1985.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1611038629870043145
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Andy Biggs - I'll have to come back to this to make sense of it.
Andy Biggs - I'll have to come back to this to make sense of it.
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Donald Trump purchased 200 televisions on credit from Tamir Sapir and Semion Kislin's electronics store in the 1970s for his newly acquired Commodore Hotel.
Semion Kislin: "spotter agent" for the KGB.
Tamir Sapir - a CIA asset at the time?
Donald Trump purchased 200 televisions on credit from Tamir Sapir and Semion Kislin's electronics store in the 1970s for his newly acquired Commodore Hotel.
Semion Kislin: "spotter agent" for the KGB.
Tamir Sapir - a CIA asset at the time?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623563099495071745
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Double agent?
Tamir Sapir is later billed as a Georgian developer who financed the construction of Trump Soho in 2008.
Did Solntsevskaya allies, in the "fight against Soviet communism" do business with Trump in New York, meaning, was it
therealdeal.com/2019/06/15/tam…
Double agent?
Tamir Sapir is later billed as a Georgian developer who financed the construction of Trump Soho in 2008.
Did Solntsevskaya allies, in the "fight against Soviet communism" do business with Trump in New York, meaning, was it
therealdeal.com/2019/06/15/tam…
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the CIA (HW Bush) that cultivated Trump (making a useful idiot out of him) while the KGB was trying the same at the same time?
CIA used Trump properties as a money laundering vehicle.
the CIA (HW Bush) that cultivated Trump (making a useful idiot out of him) while the KGB was trying the same at the same time?
CIA used Trump properties as a money laundering vehicle.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1575688959468138496
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George HW Bush was instructing the Marcos family to launder money through New York real estate in 1981.
One of those properties, 40 Wall Street, ended up in Trump's portfolio and has a mysterious acquisition story and cost amount.
George HW Bush was instructing the Marcos family to launder money through New York real estate in 1981.
One of those properties, 40 Wall Street, ended up in Trump's portfolio and has a mysterious acquisition story and cost amount.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1619935359462432769
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Similarly, why did Trump get the Crosby family’s controlling interest in Resorts International Casino in 1987, even though he wasn’t the highest bidder?
Was Resorts International Casino a CIA money laundering front, and was Trump their useful idiot?
Similarly, why did Trump get the Crosby family’s controlling interest in Resorts International Casino in 1987, even though he wasn’t the highest bidder?
Was Resorts International Casino a CIA money laundering front, and was Trump their useful idiot?
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Solntsevskaya helped the CIA traffic opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen, afterall.
Solntsevskaya helped the CIA traffic opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen, afterall.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1623329387541061633
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Let's think about this tweet in context with the next tweet at 20399 and ponder a Pieczenik/Behrends/Baker/Casey/Rohrabacher mix and how that mix relates to Mintimer Shaimiev and Tamir Sapir?
Let's think about this tweet in context with the next tweet at 20399 and ponder a Pieczenik/Behrends/Baker/Casey/Rohrabacher mix and how that mix relates to Mintimer Shaimiev and Tamir Sapir?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623563099495071745
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Steve Pieczenik telling the truth when he went on InfoWars and told Alex Jones that he and his pals from the HW Bush administration (James Baker) had personally picked Putin to be their guy?
Steve Pieczenik telling the truth when he went on InfoWars and told Alex Jones that he and his pals from the HW Bush administration (James Baker) had personally picked Putin to be their guy?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1504872402018308100
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Steve Pieczenik is a character, a Cuban-American psychiatrist and conspiracy theorist, and he'll throw in truths with lies but if we can filter out the signal from the noise ...
thedailybeast.com/ginni-thomas-e…
Steve Pieczenik is a character, a Cuban-American psychiatrist and conspiracy theorist, and he'll throw in truths with lies but if we can filter out the signal from the noise ...
thedailybeast.com/ginni-thomas-e…
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Was baby Bush read-in on something from his daddy, HW Bush, regarding Mr. Putin?
“…a new style of leader, a reformer…”
Was baby Bush read-in on something from his daddy, HW Bush, regarding Mr. Putin?
“…a new style of leader, a reformer…”
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1434699787652276234
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Remember when Putin arranged for the bin Ladin family to make hundreds of millions in a special Russian debt deal?
Remember when Putin arranged for the bin Ladin family to make hundreds of millions in a special Russian debt deal?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1417767357133565952
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Did sanctions against Iran set up the opportunity for secret deals to finance covert ops?
From Iran Contra to UN Security Council Resolution 1737 targeting Iran’s energy sector circa 2006.
Did sanctions against Iran set up the opportunity for secret deals to finance covert ops?
From Iran Contra to UN Security Council Resolution 1737 targeting Iran’s energy sector circa 2006.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1433841288877645861
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One month after then-President Boris Yeltsin plucked a security agency official named Vladimir Putin from obscurity and made him prime minister, an explosion leveled a nine-story apartment building on Moscow’s outskirts.
rferl.org/a/putin-russia…
One month after then-President Boris Yeltsin plucked a security agency official named Vladimir Putin from obscurity and made him prime minister, an explosion leveled a nine-story apartment building on Moscow’s outskirts.
rferl.org/a/putin-russia…
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The predawn blast on September 9, 1999, reduced the building to a smoking pile of rubble, killing more than 100. A second building, less than 6 kilometers away, was rocked by an explosion on September 13, killing 119.
The predawn blast on September 9, 1999, reduced the building to a smoking pile of rubble, killing more than 100. A second building, less than 6 kilometers away, was rocked by an explosion on September 13, killing 119.
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Days earlier, a car bomb exploded in a small town bordering the war-ravaged region of Chechnya, where reignited fighting was already spilling into neighboring regions. That blast, outside the apartment building in the town of Buynaksk, killed dozens.
Days earlier, a car bomb exploded in a small town bordering the war-ravaged region of Chechnya, where reignited fighting was already spilling into neighboring regions. That blast, outside the apartment building in the town of Buynaksk, killed dozens.
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It was followed seven days later by a truck bomb that destroyed a nine-story building in another southern city, Volgodonsk, killing 17.
On September 23, 199, Putin asserted terrorists in Chechnya were to blame and ordered a massive air campaign within the North Caucasus
It was followed seven days later by a truck bomb that destroyed a nine-story building in another southern city, Volgodonsk, killing 17.
On September 23, 199, Putin asserted terrorists in Chechnya were to blame and ordered a massive air campaign within the North Caucasus
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region.
When asked a day later about the campaign targeting what he called terrorists, Putin responded with the phrase that inaugurated his rise to preeminence.
region.
When asked a day later about the campaign targeting what he called terrorists, Putin responded with the phrase that inaugurated his rise to preeminence.
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“We will pursue them everywhere,” he said, using a crude slang expression. “Excuse me for saying so: We’ll catch them in the toilet. We’ll wipe them out in the outhouse.”
The statement became a Putin catchphrase, and set the tone for the 20 years of rule that followed.
“We will pursue them everywhere,” he said, using a crude slang expression. “Excuse me for saying so: We’ll catch them in the toilet. We’ll wipe them out in the outhouse.”
The statement became a Putin catchphrase, and set the tone for the 20 years of rule that followed.
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Does that not sound a bit like useful idiot George W Bush immediately following 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks in America?
W Bush from NYC: "they will hear from us all soon," using a bull-horn.
Does that not sound a bit like useful idiot George W Bush immediately following 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks in America?
W Bush from NYC: "they will hear from us all soon," using a bull-horn.
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“Yes, it’s one of Putin’s original sins,” said Sergei Kovalyov, a former lawmaker and rights activist who headed a commission that investigated the bombings in the early 2000s.
The bombings, and the fear they provoked, “were advantageous,” he told RFE/RL.
“Yes, it’s one of Putin’s original sins,” said Sergei Kovalyov, a former lawmaker and rights activist who headed a commission that investigated the bombings in the early 2000s.
The bombings, and the fear they provoked, “were advantageous,” he told RFE/RL.
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“At the time, it was advantageous for him to take control of the country, and to introduce force into the Caucasus, in Chechnya in particular.”
“At the time, it was advantageous for him to take control of the country, and to introduce force into the Caucasus, in Chechnya in particular.”
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Yeltsin and his officials had already endorsed Putin, who was tapped a year earlier to head the country’s main security and intelligence agency, the FSB, and also served as secretary of the Security Council.
Yeltsin and his officials had already endorsed Putin, who was tapped a year earlier to head the country’s main security and intelligence agency, the FSB, and also served as secretary of the Security Council.
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In announcing he was elevating a relatively obscure FSB officer to be his head of government, Yeltsin also endorsed him for the presidency, just months ahead of the election.
In announcing he was elevating a relatively obscure FSB officer to be his head of government, Yeltsin also endorsed him for the presidency, just months ahead of the election.
“I have decided to now name the person who is, in my opinion, able to consolidate society and, drawing support from the broadest political forces, to ensure the continuation of reforms in Russia,” Yeltsin said in a televised speech on August 9, 1999.
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"He will be able to unite around himself those who are to renew Great Russia in the new 21st century.”
On December 31, 1999, Yeltsin had resigned and named Putin acting president.
By then, the second war to ravage Chechnya in a decade was raging.
"He will be able to unite around himself those who are to renew Great Russia in the new 21st century.”
On December 31, 1999, Yeltsin had resigned and named Putin acting president.
By then, the second war to ravage Chechnya in a decade was raging.
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A year prior to Putin’s ascendance, the country had defaulted on its debts, sending the value of the ruble plummeting and wiping out bank balance sheets and international confidence in Yeltsin's fiscal policies, not to mention the savings of many Russians -- for the
A year prior to Putin’s ascendance, the country had defaulted on its debts, sending the value of the ruble plummeting and wiping out bank balance sheets and international confidence in Yeltsin's fiscal policies, not to mention the savings of many Russians -- for the
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second time in a decade.
Does that not sound like what Putin has his GOP House Freedom Caucus in America attempting in 2023 - a U.S. debt default and U.S. dollar devaluation?
second time in a decade.
Does that not sound like what Putin has his GOP House Freedom Caucus in America attempting in 2023 - a U.S. debt default and U.S. dollar devaluation?
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On August 7, 1999 a group of fighters, led by the notorious Chechen commander Shamil Basayev and a Jordanian radical named Ibn Khattab, crossed from Chechnya into neighboring Daghestan and declared holy war.
On August 7, 1999 a group of fighters, led by the notorious Chechen commander Shamil Basayev and a Jordanian radical named Ibn Khattab, crossed from Chechnya into neighboring Daghestan and declared holy war.
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Regional police units, and local villagers, led the response, with little help from better-equipped federal forces; refugees flooded neighboring regions.
Two days later, Yeltsin dismissed his government and named Putin prime minister -- the fourth prime minister of
Regional police units, and local villagers, led the response, with little help from better-equipped federal forces; refugees flooded neighboring regions.
Two days later, Yeltsin dismissed his government and named Putin prime minister -- the fourth prime minister of
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Yeltsin’s tenure.
Putin, who was a KGB officer stationed in East Germany at the time of the Soviet collapse, had served as a mid-level official in the St. Petersburg city government in the early 1990s. He had scant government or leadership experience,
Yeltsin’s tenure.
Putin, who was a KGB officer stationed in East Germany at the time of the Soviet collapse, had served as a mid-level official in the St. Petersburg city government in the early 1990s. He had scant government or leadership experience,
no national profile, and no real constituency or base of support among Russians.
In a phone call weeks later with then-U.S. President Bill Clinton, with whom he was on good terms, Yeltsin gave personal assurances.
In a phone call weeks later with then-U.S. President Bill Clinton, with whom he was on good terms, Yeltsin gave personal assurances.
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“I am sure you will find him to be a highly qualified partner," Yeltsin said, according to transcripts released by Clinton’s official presidential library.
“I am sure you will find him to be a highly qualified partner," Yeltsin said, according to transcripts released by Clinton’s official presidential library.
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Putin declared September 13, 1999 a day of national mourning.
At around 5 a.m. that same day, another explosion went off in the basement of a brick, eight-story apartment building on Moscow’s Kashirskoye Highway, about 6 kilometers south of the previous blast.
Putin declared September 13, 1999 a day of national mourning.
At around 5 a.m. that same day, another explosion went off in the basement of a brick, eight-story apartment building on Moscow’s Kashirskoye Highway, about 6 kilometers south of the previous blast.
A total of 119 people were killed.
Three days later, a fourth apartment building was flattened when a truck bomb exploded before dawn in the southern city of Volodonsk. Seventeen people died.
Three days later, a fourth apartment building was flattened when a truck bomb exploded before dawn in the southern city of Volodonsk. Seventeen people died.
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Together, the bombings panicked the country, and added to further doubts about Yeltsin’s leadership. A growing number of Russian security officials publicly accused Chechen terrorists.
On September 23, during a trip to the Kazakh capital of Astana, Putin vowed to take an
Together, the bombings panicked the country, and added to further doubts about Yeltsin’s leadership. A growing number of Russian security officials publicly accused Chechen terrorists.
On September 23, during a trip to the Kazakh capital of Astana, Putin vowed to take an
unflinching line against what he called “bandits” -- even when they were in the toilet.
The day before Putin’s “outhouse” comment, on September 22, another incident occurred at an apartment building in the western city of Ryazan.
Two men driving a car with Moscow license plates
The day before Putin’s “outhouse” comment, on September 22, another incident occurred at an apartment building in the western city of Ryazan.
Two men driving a car with Moscow license plates
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were spotted carrying sacks into the basement of the building.
Police and bomb-disposal experts swarmed the area, discovering they contained a military-grade explosive, and had a detonator and a timer set for 5:30 a.m.
Putin that evening praised the work of
were spotted carrying sacks into the basement of the building.
Police and bomb-disposal experts swarmed the area, discovering they contained a military-grade explosive, and had a detonator and a timer set for 5:30 a.m.
Putin that evening praised the work of
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investigators for thwarting what appeared to be another bombing attempt.
The next day, three FSB officers were arrested by police in Ryazan and held on suspicion of planting the sacks.
But Putin’s successor at the FSB, Nikolai Patrushev, declared that the
investigators for thwarting what appeared to be another bombing attempt.
The next day, three FSB officers were arrested by police in Ryazan and held on suspicion of planting the sacks.
But Putin’s successor at the FSB, Nikolai Patrushev, declared that the
Ryazan incident had, in fact, been a training exercise, and he apologized for scaring an already edgy populace.
"It was not an explosion somebody foiled; it was a security training exercise. The sacks contained only sugar. There were no explosives inside," Patrushev said.
"It was not an explosion somebody foiled; it was a security training exercise. The sacks contained only sugar. There were no explosives inside," Patrushev said.
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A week later, Putin announced plans for a land invasion of Chechnya using Russian Army units. Russia’s air force began using fuel-air bombs, highly destructive weaponry that rights activists say are often used indiscriminately, killing civilians and fighters alike.
A week later, Putin announced plans for a land invasion of Chechnya using Russian Army units. Russia’s air force began using fuel-air bombs, highly destructive weaponry that rights activists say are often used indiscriminately, killing civilians and fighters alike.
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By February 2, 2000, just over a month after Putin became acting president, and nearly five months after being named prime minister, the Russian Army entered the Chechen capital, Grozny.
The following month, in March 2000, Putin won 53 percent of the vote in the snap
By February 2, 2000, just over a month after Putin became acting president, and nearly five months after being named prime minister, the Russian Army entered the Chechen capital, Grozny.
The following month, in March 2000, Putin won 53 percent of the vote in the snap
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presidential election, his first electoral victory, a victory that came just months before Roger Stone engineered useful idiot W Bush into America's White House.
presidential election, his first electoral victory, a victory that came just months before Roger Stone engineered useful idiot W Bush into America's White House.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1524423263916548097
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The official Russian government investigation into the bombings, concluded in 2002, blamed Chechen militants for the attacks.
Independent journalists, researchers, even lawmakers conducted their own investigations and found holes in official statements, including what
The official Russian government investigation into the bombings, concluded in 2002, blamed Chechen militants for the attacks.
Independent journalists, researchers, even lawmakers conducted their own investigations and found holes in official statements, including what
Kovalyov said was the FSB’s shifting explanations for different evidence that emerged.
The fact that the Putin government never allowed a thorough and public investigation, which fully debunked the suspicions surrounding the bombings, was itself problematic, he said.
The fact that the Putin government never allowed a thorough and public investigation, which fully debunked the suspicions surrounding the bombings, was itself problematic, he said.
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“A competent, conscientious government should conduct a wide and public investigation in a case like this, with such serious suspicions,” Kovalyov said. “In this case, there’s been nothing of the sort.”
“A competent, conscientious government should conduct a wide and public investigation in a case like this, with such serious suspicions,” Kovalyov said. “In this case, there’s been nothing of the sort.”
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Another investigation was conducted by Aleksandr Litvinenko, a former FSB officer, who worked with historian Yury Felshtinsky and published their initial conclusions in 2001, in the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
Another investigation was conducted by Aleksandr Litvinenko, a former FSB officer, who worked with historian Yury Felshtinsky and published their initial conclusions in 2001, in the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
Funded by the exiled Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, the findings were compiled into a book called Blowing Up Russia, published in English in 2007, the year after Litvinenko died in London after being poisoned with a highly radioactive substance.
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Felshtinsky, who now lives much of the time in the United States [as of 2019], said he believed the bombings were engineered by Russian security agencies to justify a new war in Chechnya, and to help bolster Putin’s credibility as a law-and-order leader.
Catch that?
Felshtinsky, who now lives much of the time in the United States [as of 2019], said he believed the bombings were engineered by Russian security agencies to justify a new war in Chechnya, and to help bolster Putin’s credibility as a law-and-order leader.
Catch that?
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A law-and-order leader.
“In 2000, it was clear that the FSB blew up the buildings in order to declare war on the Chechen Republic, and this would result with Vladimir Putin being elected a tough leader,” he told RFE/RL.
Catch that year? 2000? Same yr as Bush v Gore
A law-and-order leader.
“In 2000, it was clear that the FSB blew up the buildings in order to declare war on the Chechen Republic, and this would result with Vladimir Putin being elected a tough leader,” he told RFE/RL.
Catch that year? 2000? Same yr as Bush v Gore
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Recall that Roger Stone preferred Trump or Giuliani for 2000 but had to pivot to next best useful idiot, W Bush, to influence his foreign policy.
Recall that Roger Stone preferred Trump or Giuliani for 2000 but had to pivot to next best useful idiot, W Bush, to influence his foreign policy.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1524423265443323906
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“After 20 years, nothing has come out that has gone against the narrative,” Felshtinsky said. “Nothing has come out that actually goes against this theory. And a lot has come out that, in fact, supports the theory.”
“After 20 years, nothing has come out that has gone against the narrative,” Felshtinsky said. “Nothing has come out that actually goes against this theory. And a lot has come out that, in fact, supports the theory.”
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John Dunlop, a scholar with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and author of a 2012 book about the bombings, agreed that Putin’s rise was cemented by the bombings, and set the tone for his leadership: steely, sober, decisive.
John Dunlop, a scholar with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and author of a 2012 book about the bombings, agreed that Putin’s rise was cemented by the bombings, and set the tone for his leadership: steely, sober, decisive.
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“That narrative, of course, serves to glorify Putin,” he said. "And he is, of course, still in power.”
By Sept 1999, was Mr. Putin angry that the Taliban had cut out his criminal network in favor of their ideologically aligned Chechen rebels?
Did Putin engineer/arrange
“That narrative, of course, serves to glorify Putin,” he said. "And he is, of course, still in power.”
By Sept 1999, was Mr. Putin angry that the Taliban had cut out his criminal network in favor of their ideologically aligned Chechen rebels?
Did Putin engineer/arrange
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a terrorist attack (or attacks) to justify a military campaign against Chechen rebels?
It's not a leap to then ask questions about 9/11/2001 in America, which was a terrorist attack that led useful idiot W Bush to justify a military campaign against the Taliban.
a terrorist attack (or attacks) to justify a military campaign against Chechen rebels?
It's not a leap to then ask questions about 9/11/2001 in America, which was a terrorist attack that led useful idiot W Bush to justify a military campaign against the Taliban.
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In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Vladimir Putin supported Washington’s imminent invasion of Afghanistan in ways that would have been inconceivable during the Cold War.
reuters.com/article/us-ukr…
In September 2001, as the U.S. reeled from the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Vladimir Putin supported Washington’s imminent invasion of Afghanistan in ways that would have been inconceivable during the Cold War.
reuters.com/article/us-ukr…
Putin agreed that U.S. planes carrying humanitarian aid could fly through Russian air space.
He said the U.S. military could use airbases in former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
And he ordered his generals to brief their U.S. counterparts on their own ill-fated 1980s
He said the U.S. military could use airbases in former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
And he ordered his generals to brief their U.S. counterparts on their own ill-fated 1980s
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occupation of Afghanistan.
During Putin’s visit to President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch two months later, the U.S. leader, speaking at a local high school, declared his Russian counterpart “a new style of leader, a reformer…, a man who’s going to make a huge
occupation of Afghanistan.
During Putin’s visit to President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch two months later, the U.S. leader, speaking at a local high school, declared his Russian counterpart “a new style of leader, a reformer…, a man who’s going to make a huge
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difference in making the world more peaceful, by working closely with the United States.”
For a moment, it seemed, the distrust and antipathy of the Cold War were fading.
difference in making the world more peaceful, by working closely with the United States.”
For a moment, it seemed, the distrust and antipathy of the Cold War were fading.
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Then, just weeks later, Bush announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, so that it could build a system in Eastern Europe to protect NATO allies and U.S. bases from Iranian missile attack.
Then, just weeks later, Bush announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, so that it could build a system in Eastern Europe to protect NATO allies and U.S. bases from Iranian missile attack.
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In a nationally televised address, Putin warned that the move would undermine arms control and nonproliferation efforts.
“This step has not come as a surprise to us,” Putin said. “But we believe this decision to be mistaken.”
In a nationally televised address, Putin warned that the move would undermine arms control and nonproliferation efforts.
“This step has not come as a surprise to us,” Putin said. “But we believe this decision to be mistaken.”
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Bush and Putin’s post-2001 camaraderie foundered on a core dispute: Russia’s relationship with its neighbors.
In November 2002, Bush backed NATO’s invitation to seven nations - including former Soviet republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - to begin talks to join the
Bush and Putin’s post-2001 camaraderie foundered on a core dispute: Russia’s relationship with its neighbors.
In November 2002, Bush backed NATO’s invitation to seven nations - including former Soviet republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - to begin talks to join the
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Western alliance. In 2004, with Bush as a driving force, the seven Eastern European nations joined NATO.
“This purely mechanical expansion does not let us face the current threats,” Putin said, “and cannot allow us to prevent such things as the terrorist attacks
Western alliance. In 2004, with Bush as a driving force, the seven Eastern European nations joined NATO.
“This purely mechanical expansion does not let us face the current threats,” Putin said, “and cannot allow us to prevent such things as the terrorist attacks
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in Madrid or restore stability in Afghanistan.”
Back to this point from the screenshot of the article.
Were W Bush and Putin giving us a dog-and-pony show designed to agitate Iran and justify additional sanctions?
Think criminal smuggling ops in Central Asia.
in Madrid or restore stability in Afghanistan.”
Back to this point from the screenshot of the article.
Were W Bush and Putin giving us a dog-and-pony show designed to agitate Iran and justify additional sanctions?
Think criminal smuggling ops in Central Asia.
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Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator John McCain and other conservatives, as well as hawkish Democrats, remained suspicious of Russia and eager to expand NATO.
They argued that Moscow should not be given veto power over which nations could join the alliance, and that no
Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator John McCain and other conservatives, as well as hawkish Democrats, remained suspicious of Russia and eager to expand NATO.
They argued that Moscow should not be given veto power over which nations could join the alliance, and that no
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American president should rebuff demands from Eastern European nations to escape Russian dominance.
Ahhh ... seeing why Putin is so aligned with a Trump GOP, where the Manchurian Candidate labels ppl like John McCain RINOS?
American president should rebuff demands from Eastern European nations to escape Russian dominance.
Ahhh ... seeing why Putin is so aligned with a Trump GOP, where the Manchurian Candidate labels ppl like John McCain RINOS?
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The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, without U.N. authorization and over the objections of France, Germany and Russia, was a turning point for Putin.
He said the war made a mockery of American claims of promoting democracy abroad and upholding international law.
The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, without U.N. authorization and over the objections of France, Germany and Russia, was a turning point for Putin.
He said the war made a mockery of American claims of promoting democracy abroad and upholding international law.
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Putin was also deeply skeptical of U.S. efforts to nurture democracy in the former Soviet bloc, where the State Department and American nonprofit groups provided training and funds to local civil-society groups. In public speeches, he accused the United States of meddling.
Putin was also deeply skeptical of U.S. efforts to nurture democracy in the former Soviet bloc, where the State Department and American nonprofit groups provided training and funds to local civil-society groups. In public speeches, he accused the United States of meddling.
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Hmmm ... State Dept and American non-profits ... cover for CIA operations?
By 2003, Putin's W Bush bromance was shaky, and he was accusing the U.S. of "meddling."
Hmmm ... State Dept and American non-profits ... cover for CIA operations?
By 2003, Putin's W Bush bromance was shaky, and he was accusing the U.S. of "meddling."
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In late 2003, street protests in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, known as the Rose Revolution, led to the election of a pro-Western leader.
Four months later, street protests in Ukraine that became known as the Orange Revolution resulted in a pro-Western
In late 2003, street protests in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, known as the Rose Revolution, led to the election of a pro-Western leader.
Four months later, street protests in Ukraine that became known as the Orange Revolution resulted in a pro-Western
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president taking office there.
Putin saw both developments as American-backed plots and slaps in the face, so soon after his assistance in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.
president taking office there.
Putin saw both developments as American-backed plots and slaps in the face, so soon after his assistance in Afghanistan, according to senior U.S. officials.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1496368716803674115
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Putin's assistance in Afghanistan is worth repeating: he partnered with HW Bush elements of the W Bush White House and intel agencies over control of narcotics trafficking.
Then felt betrayed and Manchurian Candidate Trump is payback?
Putin's assistance in Afghanistan is worth repeating: he partnered with HW Bush elements of the W Bush White House and intel agencies over control of narcotics trafficking.
Then felt betrayed and Manchurian Candidate Trump is payback?
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Enter Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
The firm won clients because it adeptly marketed its ties to the Reagan administration, and then the George H. W. Bush administration after that.
Enter Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly.
The firm won clients because it adeptly marketed its ties to the Reagan administration, and then the George H. W. Bush administration after that.
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No doubt it helped to have a friend in James Baker, especially after he became the secretary of state under Bush.
“Baker would send the firm clients,” Kelly remembered.
“He wanted us to help lead these guys in a better direction.”
No doubt it helped to have a friend in James Baker, especially after he became the secretary of state under Bush.
“Baker would send the firm clients,” Kelly remembered.
“He wanted us to help lead these guys in a better direction.”
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Paul Manafort's approach while at Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly: make democracy more friendly to dictators and criminals.
Manafort - the guy who went to work for the 2016 Trump Campaign "for free."
Paul Manafort's approach while at Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly: make democracy more friendly to dictators and criminals.
Manafort - the guy who went to work for the 2016 Trump Campaign "for free."
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Useful idiots Reagan and Bush were cozy with Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, selling "public policy" to hostile foreign adversaries and organized crime in an effort to stop Soviet Communism.
Useful idiots Reagan and Bush were cozy with Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, selling "public policy" to hostile foreign adversaries and organized crime in an effort to stop Soviet Communism.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610141186567675906
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And Nixon - who Roger Stone loved.
Don't forget, Stone ran Reagan on a Make America Great Again shtick.
And Nixon - who Roger Stone loved.
Don't forget, Stone ran Reagan on a Make America Great Again shtick.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1620187016548999180
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Now is a good time to review this thread that highlights how Russia has favored GOP candidates like Sarah Palin, W Bush, Reagan, etc and sought to influence their foreign policy.
Now is a good time to review this thread that highlights how Russia has favored GOP candidates like Sarah Palin, W Bush, Reagan, etc and sought to influence their foreign policy.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523460013821284354
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Speaking in what he called “the language of Goethe, Schiller and Kant,” picked up during his time as a KGB officer in Dresden, Germany, President Vladimir Putin of Russia addressed the German Parliament on Sept. 25, 2001.
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Speaking in what he called “the language of Goethe, Schiller and Kant,” picked up during his time as a KGB officer in Dresden, Germany, President Vladimir Putin of Russia addressed the German Parliament on Sept. 25, 2001.
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“Russia is a friendly European nation,” he declared.
“Stable peace on the continent is a paramount goal for our nation.”
This is 9/25/2001, following 9/11/2001 in America.
“Stable peace on the continent is a paramount goal for our nation.”
This is 9/25/2001, following 9/11/2001 in America.
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The Russian leader, elected the previous year at the age of 47 after a meteoric rise from obscurity, went on to describe “democratic rights and freedoms” as the “key goal of Russia’s domestic policy.”
Members of the Bundestag gave a standing ovation, moved by the
The Russian leader, elected the previous year at the age of 47 after a meteoric rise from obscurity, went on to describe “democratic rights and freedoms” as the “key goal of Russia’s domestic policy.”
Members of the Bundestag gave a standing ovation, moved by the
reconciliation Putin seemed to embody in a city, Berlin, that long symbolized division between the West and the totalitarian Soviet world.
Norbert Röttgen, a center-right representative who headed the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee for several years, was among those who
Norbert Röttgen, a center-right representative who headed the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee for several years, was among those who
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rose to their feet.
“Putin captured us,” he said. “The voice was quite soft, in German, a voice that tempts you to believe what is said to you.
We had some reason to think there was a viable perspective of togetherness.”
rose to their feet.
“Putin captured us,” he said. “The voice was quite soft, in German, a voice that tempts you to believe what is said to you.
We had some reason to think there was a viable perspective of togetherness.”
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Today [March 2022], all togetherness shredded, Ukraine burns, bludgeoned by the invading army Putin sent to prove his conviction that Ukrainian nationhood is a myth.
More than 3.7 million Ukrainians are refugees, the dead mount up in a month-old war, and that purring
Today [March 2022], all togetherness shredded, Ukraine burns, bludgeoned by the invading army Putin sent to prove his conviction that Ukrainian nationhood is a myth.
More than 3.7 million Ukrainians are refugees, the dead mount up in a month-old war, and that purring
voice of Putin has morphed into the angry rant of a hunched man dismissing as “scum and traitors” any Russian who resists the violence of his tightening dictatorship.
His opponents, a “fifth column” manipulated by the West, will
His opponents, a “fifth column” manipulated by the West, will
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meet an ugly fate, Putin vowed this month [March 2022], grimacing as his planned blitzkrieg in Ukraine stalled.
True Russians, he said, would “spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths” and so achieve “a necessary self-purification of society.”
meet an ugly fate, Putin vowed this month [March 2022], grimacing as his planned blitzkrieg in Ukraine stalled.
True Russians, he said, would “spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths” and so achieve “a necessary self-purification of society.”
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Between these voices of reason and incitation, between these two seemingly different men, lie 22 years of power and five U.S. presidents.
As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world,
Between these voices of reason and incitation, between these two seemingly different men, lie 22 years of power and five U.S. presidents.
As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world,
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a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.
In 1993, Yeltsin ordered the Parliament shelled to put down an insurgency; 147 people were killed.
The West had to provide Russia with humanitarian aid, so dire was its economic collapse, so pervasive its extreme poverty,
a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.
In 1993, Yeltsin ordered the Parliament shelled to put down an insurgency; 147 people were killed.
The West had to provide Russia with humanitarian aid, so dire was its economic collapse, so pervasive its extreme poverty,
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as large swaths of industry were sold off for a song to an emergent class of oligarchs. All this, to Putin, represented mayhem. It was humiliation.
as large swaths of industry were sold off for a song to an emergent class of oligarchs. All this, to Putin, represented mayhem. It was humiliation.
“He hated what happened to Russia, hated the idea the West had to help it,” said Christoph Heusgen, the chief diplomatic adviser to former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany between 2005 and 2017.
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Putin’s first political manifesto for the 2000 presidential campaign was all about reversing Western efforts to transfer power from the state to the marketplace.
“For Russians,” he wrote, “a strong state is not an anomaly to fight against.”
Putin’s first political manifesto for the 2000 presidential campaign was all about reversing Western efforts to transfer power from the state to the marketplace.
“For Russians,” he wrote, “a strong state is not an anomaly to fight against.”
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Quite the contrary, “it is the source and guarantor of order, the initiator and the main driving force of any change.”
But Putin was no Marxist, even if he reinstated the Josef Stalin-era national anthem. He had seen the disaster of a centralized planned economy, both in
Quite the contrary, “it is the source and guarantor of order, the initiator and the main driving force of any change.”
But Putin was no Marxist, even if he reinstated the Josef Stalin-era national anthem. He had seen the disaster of a centralized planned economy, both in
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Russia and East Germany, where he served as a KGB agent between 1985 and 1990.
The new president would work with the oligarchs created by chaotic, free-market, crony capitalism — so long as they showed absolute fealty.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump to Jim Comey?
Russia and East Germany, where he served as a KGB agent between 1985 and 1990.
The new president would work with the oligarchs created by chaotic, free-market, crony capitalism — so long as they showed absolute fealty.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump to Jim Comey?
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Trump: "I demand loyalty. Complete and total loyalty.
Trump: "I demand loyalty. Complete and total loyalty.
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Failing that, they would be expunged.
Talking about Putin, but would be forgiven thinking about Trump.
If this was democracy, it was “sovereign democracy,” a phrase embraced by Putin’s top political strategists, stress on the first word.
Failing that, they would be expunged.
Talking about Putin, but would be forgiven thinking about Trump.
If this was democracy, it was “sovereign democracy,” a phrase embraced by Putin’s top political strategists, stress on the first word.
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Marked, to some degree, by his home city of St. Petersburg, built by Peter the Great in the early 18th century as a “window to Europe,” and by his initial political experience there from 1991 working in the mayor’s office to attract foreign investment, Putin does appear
Marked, to some degree, by his home city of St. Petersburg, built by Peter the Great in the early 18th century as a “window to Europe,” and by his initial political experience there from 1991 working in the mayor’s office to attract foreign investment, Putin does appear
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to have been guardedly open to the West early in his rule.
Is that the correct interpretation, however?
Putin mentioned the possibility of Russian membership in NATO to former President Bill Clinton in 2000, an idea that never went anywhere.
to have been guardedly open to the West early in his rule.
Is that the correct interpretation, however?
Putin mentioned the possibility of Russian membership in NATO to former President Bill Clinton in 2000, an idea that never went anywhere.
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He maintained a Russian partnership agreement signed with the European Union in 1994.
A NATO-Russia Council was established in 2002. Petersburg man vied with Homo Sovieticus.
He maintained a Russian partnership agreement signed with the European Union in 1994.
A NATO-Russia Council was established in 2002. Petersburg man vied with Homo Sovieticus.
This was a delicate balancing act, for which the disciplined Putin was prepared. “You should never lose control,” he told American movie director Oliver Stone in “The Putin Interviews,” a 2017 documentary.
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He once described himself as “an expert in human relations.”
Sound like Trump?
German lawmakers were not alone in being seduced by this man of impassive features and implacable intent, honed as an intelligence operative [Putin].
He once described himself as “an expert in human relations.”
Sound like Trump?
German lawmakers were not alone in being seduced by this man of impassive features and implacable intent, honed as an intelligence operative [Putin].
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“You must understand, he is from the KGB; lying is his profession, it is not a sin,” said Sylvie Bermann, the French ambassador in Moscow from 2017 to 2020.
“He is like a mirror, adapting to what he sees, in the way he was trained.”
A few months before the Bundestag
“You must understand, he is from the KGB; lying is his profession, it is not a sin,” said Sylvie Bermann, the French ambassador in Moscow from 2017 to 2020.
“He is like a mirror, adapting to what he sees, in the way he was trained.”
A few months before the Bundestag
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speech, Putin famously won over former President George W. Bush, who, after their first meeting in June 2001, said he had looked into the Russian president’s eyes, gotten “a sense of his soul” and found him “very straightforward and trustworthy.”
speech, Putin famously won over former President George W. Bush, who, after their first meeting in June 2001, said he had looked into the Russian president’s eyes, gotten “a sense of his soul” and found him “very straightforward and trustworthy.”
Yeltsin, similarly swayed, anointed Putin as his successor just three years after he arrived in Moscow in 1996.
“Putin orients himself very precisely to a person,” Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s richest man before he served a decade in a Siberian penal colony and had his
“Putin orients himself very precisely to a person,” Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s richest man before he served a decade in a Siberian penal colony and had his
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company forcibly broken up, said in 2016 in Washington.
“If he wants you to like him, you will like him.”
company forcibly broken up, said in 2016 in Washington.
“If he wants you to like him, you will like him.”
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Putin brought his dog into a meeting with Merkel in 2007 when he knew she was scared of dogs.
“I understand why he has to do this,” Merkel said. “To prove he’s a man.”
Putin brought his dog into a meeting with Merkel in 2007 when he knew she was scared of dogs.
“I understand why he has to do this,” Merkel said. “To prove he’s a man.”
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Putin had clamped down on independent media;
Wouldn't Trump love to do that?
Putin had clamped down on independent media;
Wouldn't Trump love to do that?
https://twitter.com/i/status/883370772865134593
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In the early 2000s, when asked about his methods, the president [Putin] bristled, suggesting the U.S. could not claim any moral high ground.
“We have a proverb in Russia,” he said.
“One should not criticize a mirror if you have a crooked face.”
In the early 2000s, when asked about his methods, the president [Putin] bristled, suggesting the U.S. could not claim any moral high ground.
“We have a proverb in Russia,” he said.
“One should not criticize a mirror if you have a crooked face.”
The overriding impression was of a man divided behind his unflinching gaze. Michel Eltchaninoff, the French author of “Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin,” said there was “a varnish of liberalism to his discourse in the early 2000s,” but the pull of restoring Russian imperial
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might, and so avenging Russia’s perceived relegation to what former President Barack Obama would call “a regional power,” was always Putin’s deepest urge.
might, and so avenging Russia’s perceived relegation to what former President Barack Obama would call “a regional power,” was always Putin’s deepest urge.
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In 2006, Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist critical of rights abuses in Chechnya, was murdered in Moscow on Putin’s birthday.
Another Kremlin critic, Alexander Litvinenko, a former intelligence agent, who had dubbed Russia “a mafia state,” was killed in
In 2006, Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist critical of rights abuses in Chechnya, was murdered in Moscow on Putin’s birthday.
Another Kremlin critic, Alexander Litvinenko, a former intelligence agent, who had dubbed Russia “a mafia state,” was killed in
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London, poisoned with a radioactive substance by Russian spies.
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By 1999, Solntsevskaya got squeezed out of control of the heroin market in Central Asia by the Chechens, IMU, and Taliban, which was bad for the business model of Enron.
London, poisoned with a radioactive substance by Russian spies.
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By 1999, Solntsevskaya got squeezed out of control of the heroin market in Central Asia by the Chechens, IMU, and Taliban, which was bad for the business model of Enron.
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Circle back to Bush v Gore 2000 and understand how W Bush came to war with the Taliban.
Putin was Solntsevskaya’s political front man in the late 1990s.
Circle back to Bush v Gore 2000 and understand how W Bush came to war with the Taliban.
Putin was Solntsevskaya’s political front man in the late 1990s.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1621206682046021632
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Reagan and US Intel partnered with Solntsevskaya to traffic opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen in the late 1980s (to fund a war against a Soviet occupation) since SoIntsevskaya had controlled the heroin market in central Asia, until the Taliban, Chechens, IMU
Reagan and US Intel partnered with Solntsevskaya to traffic opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen in the late 1980s (to fund a war against a Soviet occupation) since SoIntsevskaya had controlled the heroin market in central Asia, until the Taliban, Chechens, IMU
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took more and more control over the narcotics trade throughout the 1990s into 2000.
IMU fighters were training and recruiting with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, where IMU leaders had established close connections.
took more and more control over the narcotics trade throughout the 1990s into 2000.
IMU fighters were training and recruiting with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, where IMU leaders had established close connections.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1434564899359842307
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By 2000, large groups of Chechen separatist rebels were training in Afghanistan under Taliban protection and building up military cooperation with the Taliban.
By 2000, large groups of Chechen separatist rebels were training in Afghanistan under Taliban protection and building up military cooperation with the Taliban.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577668749976653824
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W Bush was a lifeline, a phone a friend, and Roger Stone and James Baker were the friends being phoned?
W Bush was a lifeline, a phone a friend, and Roger Stone and James Baker were the friends being phoned?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610140935119069185
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By 2006, W Bush and Putin’s sparring over democracy intensified.
In a press conference at the first G-8 summit hosted by Russia, the two presidents had a testy exchange.
Bush said that the United States was promoting freedom in Iraq, which was engulfed in violence.
By 2006, W Bush and Putin’s sparring over democracy intensified.
In a press conference at the first G-8 summit hosted by Russia, the two presidents had a testy exchange.
Bush said that the United States was promoting freedom in Iraq, which was engulfed in violence.
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Putin openly mocked him.
“We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq,” Putin said, smiling as the audience erupted into laughter, “I will tell you quite honestly.”
Putin openly mocked him.
“We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq,” Putin said, smiling as the audience erupted into laughter, “I will tell you quite honestly.”
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Bush tried to laugh off the remark. “Just wait,” he replied, referring to Iraq.
Bush’s relationship with Putin unraveled in 2008, the year Obama wins by Nov 2008.
In February, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia with the support of the United States -
Bush tried to laugh off the remark. “Just wait,” he replied, referring to Iraq.
Bush’s relationship with Putin unraveled in 2008, the year Obama wins by Nov 2008.
In February, Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia with the support of the United States -
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a step that Russia, a longtime supporter of Serbia, had been trying to block diplomatically for more than a decade.
In April 2008, Bush won support at a NATO summit in Bucharest for the construction of a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
a step that Russia, a longtime supporter of Serbia, had been trying to block diplomatically for more than a decade.
In April 2008, Bush won support at a NATO summit in Bucharest for the construction of a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
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Bush called on NATO to give Ukraine and Georgia a so-called Membership Action Plan, a formal process that would put each on a path toward eventually joining the alliance.
France and Germany blocked him and warned that further NATO expansion would spur an aggressive
Bush called on NATO to give Ukraine and Georgia a so-called Membership Action Plan, a formal process that would put each on a path toward eventually joining the alliance.
France and Germany blocked him and warned that further NATO expansion would spur an aggressive
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Russian stance when Moscow regained power.
In the end, the alliance simply issued a statement saying the two countries “will become members of NATO.”
That compromise risked the worst of both worlds - antagonizing Moscow without giving Kiev and Tbilisi a roadmap to join
Russian stance when Moscow regained power.
In the end, the alliance simply issued a statement saying the two countries “will become members of NATO.”
That compromise risked the worst of both worlds - antagonizing Moscow without giving Kiev and Tbilisi a roadmap to join
NATO.
Is that the correct interpretation, still citing from this article?
reuters.com/article/us-ukr…
Is that the correct interpretation, still citing from this article?
reuters.com/article/us-ukr…
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In August 2008, Putin struck back. After Georgia launched an offensive to regain control of the breakaway, pro-Russian region of South Ossetia, Putin launched a military operation that expanded Russian control of South Ossetia and a second breakaway area, Abkhazia.
In August 2008, Putin struck back. After Georgia launched an offensive to regain control of the breakaway, pro-Russian region of South Ossetia, Putin launched a military operation that expanded Russian control of South Ossetia and a second breakaway area, Abkhazia.
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The Bush administration, tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, publicly protested but declined to intervene militarily in Georgia.
Putin emerged as the clear winner and achieved his goal of standing up to the West.
The Bush administration, tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan, publicly protested but declined to intervene militarily in Georgia.
Putin emerged as the clear winner and achieved his goal of standing up to the West.
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After his 2008 election victory, Barack Obama carried out a sweeping review of Russia policy.
Its primary architect was Michael McFaul, a Stanford University professor and vocal proponent of greater democracy in Russia who took the National Security Council position
After his 2008 election victory, Barack Obama carried out a sweeping review of Russia policy.
Its primary architect was Michael McFaul, a Stanford University professor and vocal proponent of greater democracy in Russia who took the National Security Council position
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previously held by Thomas Graham.
Recall Trump placed Mike Flynn on the NSC?
In an interview with the Associated Press a few days before leaving Washington, Obama chided Putin, who had become Russia’s prime minister in 2008 after reaching his two-term constitutional
previously held by Thomas Graham.
Recall Trump placed Mike Flynn on the NSC?
In an interview with the Associated Press a few days before leaving Washington, Obama chided Putin, who had become Russia’s prime minister in 2008 after reaching his two-term constitutional
limit as president.
Obama said the United States was developing a “very good relationship” with the man Putin had anointed as his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, and accused Putin of using “Cold War approaches” to relations with Washington.
Obama said the United States was developing a “very good relationship” with the man Putin had anointed as his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, and accused Putin of using “Cold War approaches” to relations with Washington.
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“I think Putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new,” Obama said.
Did Team Obama screw up, trying to create a wedge between Medvedev and Putin in 2008 onwards?
“I think Putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new,” Obama said.
Did Team Obama screw up, trying to create a wedge between Medvedev and Putin in 2008 onwards?
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During Obama’s visit, Moscow agreed to greatly expand Washington’s ability to ship military supplies to Afghanistan via Russia.
This was in 2008. That Afghanistan narcotics business must be something.
In April 2010, the United States and Russia signed a
During Obama’s visit, Moscow agreed to greatly expand Washington’s ability to ship military supplies to Afghanistan via Russia.
This was in 2008. That Afghanistan narcotics business must be something.
In April 2010, the United States and Russia signed a
new START treaty, further reducing the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.
Later that year, Russia supported sweeping new U.N. economic sanctions on Iran and blocked the sale of sophisticated, Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Tehran.
This was in 2010,
Later that year, Russia supported sweeping new U.N. economic sanctions on Iran and blocked the sale of sophisticated, Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Tehran.
This was in 2010,
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so more Iran sanctions in 2010 following the Bush/Cheney 2006 UN 1737 sanctions, which were probably Plan B since W Bush could not sell the military invasion of Iran at the time to the American public.
so more Iran sanctions in 2010 following the Bush/Cheney 2006 UN 1737 sanctions, which were probably Plan B since W Bush could not sell the military invasion of Iran at the time to the American public.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1623588040944885762
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In 2011, Putin accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of secretly organizing street demonstrations after disputed Russian parliamentary elections.
Putin said Clinton had encouraged “mercenary” Kremlin foes.
And he claimed that foreign governments had provided
In 2011, Putin accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of secretly organizing street demonstrations after disputed Russian parliamentary elections.
Putin said Clinton had encouraged “mercenary” Kremlin foes.
And he claimed that foreign governments had provided
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“hundreds of millions” of dollars to Russian opposition groups.
“She set the tone for some opposition activists, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work,” Putin said.
“hundreds of millions” of dollars to Russian opposition groups.
“She set the tone for some opposition activists, gave them a signal, they heard this signal and started active work,” Putin said.
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McFaul called that a gross exaggeration. He said the U.S. government and American non-profit groups in total have provided tens of millions of dollars in support to civil society groups in Russia and former Soviet bloc countries since 1989.
Really? While Medvedev was
McFaul called that a gross exaggeration. He said the U.S. government and American non-profit groups in total have provided tens of millions of dollars in support to civil society groups in Russia and former Soviet bloc countries since 1989.
Really? While Medvedev was
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President of Russia, did McFaul and Clinton plot to thwart Putin regaining power in 2012?
In 2012, Putin was elected to a third term as president and launched a sweeping crackdown on dissent and re-centralization of power.
McFaul, then the U.S. ambassador in Moscow,
President of Russia, did McFaul and Clinton plot to thwart Putin regaining power in 2012?
In 2012, Putin was elected to a third term as president and launched a sweeping crackdown on dissent and re-centralization of power.
McFaul, then the U.S. ambassador in Moscow,
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publicly criticized the moves in speeches and Twitter posts.
Echoing Bush-era officials, McFaul said it was politically impossible for an American president to trade Russian cooperation on Iran, for example, for U.S. silence on democracy in Russia and Moscow’s
publicly criticized the moves in speeches and Twitter posts.
Echoing Bush-era officials, McFaul said it was politically impossible for an American president to trade Russian cooperation on Iran, for example, for U.S. silence on democracy in Russia and Moscow’s
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pressuring of its neighbors.
In 2013, U.S.-Russian relations plummeted.
In June, Putin granted asylum to Edward Snowden who leaked Intel out of DIA while Mike Flynn was in charge.
Obama, in turn, canceled a planned summit meeting with Putin in Moscow that fall.
pressuring of its neighbors.
In 2013, U.S.-Russian relations plummeted.
In June, Putin granted asylum to Edward Snowden who leaked Intel out of DIA while Mike Flynn was in charge.
Obama, in turn, canceled a planned summit meeting with Putin in Moscow that fall.
It was the first time a U.S. summit with the Kremlin had been canceled in 50 years.
Deferring to European officials, the Obama administration backed a plan that would have moved Ukraine closer to the EU and away from a pro-Russian economic bloc created by Putin.
Deferring to European officials, the Obama administration backed a plan that would have moved Ukraine closer to the EU and away from a pro-Russian economic bloc created by Putin.
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The NATO bombing of Belgrade, Serbia, in 1999 (near end of Bill Clinton's 2nd term) during the Kosovo War, and the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 had given Putin a healthy distrust of the U.S.’ invocations of the United Nations Charter and international law.
The NATO bombing of Belgrade, Serbia, in 1999 (near end of Bill Clinton's 2nd term) during the Kosovo War, and the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 had given Putin a healthy distrust of the U.S.’ invocations of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Convinced of the exceptionalism of Russia, its inevitable fate to be a great power, he could not abide American exceptionalism, the perception of the U.S. throwing its power around in the name of some unique destiny, an inherent mission to spread freedom in a world where the
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U.S. was the sole hegemon.
These grudges came to a head in Putin’s ferocious speech in 2007 to the Munich Security Conference.
“One state, and, of course, first and foremost, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way,” he declared
U.S. was the sole hegemon.
These grudges came to a head in Putin’s ferocious speech in 2007 to the Munich Security Conference.
“One state, and, of course, first and foremost, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way,” he declared
to a shocked audience.
A “unipolar world” had been imposed after the Cold War with “one center of authority, one center of force, one center of decision-making.”
The result was a world “in which there is one master, one sovereign, and at the end of the day,
A “unipolar world” had been imposed after the Cold War with “one center of authority, one center of force, one center of decision-making.”
The result was a world “in which there is one master, one sovereign, and at the end of the day,
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this is pernicious.”
More than pernicious, it was “extremely dangerous,” resulting “in the fact that nobody feels safe.”
After the Munich speech, Germany still had hopes for Putin. Merkel, raised in East Germany, a Russian speaker, had formed a relationship with him.
this is pernicious.”
More than pernicious, it was “extremely dangerous,” resulting “in the fact that nobody feels safe.”
After the Munich speech, Germany still had hopes for Putin. Merkel, raised in East Germany, a Russian speaker, had formed a relationship with him.
Putin put his two children in Moscow’s German school after his return from Dresden. He liked to quote from German poems. “There was an affinity,” said Heusgen. “An understanding.”
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W Bush wanted a “membership action plan,” or MAP, for Ukraine and Georgia, by the last year of the Bush White House, a specific commitment to bringing the two countries into the alliance, to be announced at the April 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania.
W Bush wanted a “membership action plan,” or MAP, for Ukraine and Georgia, by the last year of the Bush White House, a specific commitment to bringing the two countries into the alliance, to be announced at the April 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania.
NATO expansion had ensured the security and freedom of 100 million Europeans liberated from the totalitarian Soviet imperium; it should not stop.
Burns, as ambassador, was opposed.
Burns is Biden's CIA Director in 2023.
In a then-classified message to Rice, he wrote,
Burns, as ambassador, was opposed.
Burns is Biden's CIA Director in 2023.
In a then-classified message to Rice, he wrote,
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“Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin).
In more than 2 1/2 years of conversations with key Russian players, from knuckle-draggers in the dark recesses of the Kremlin to Putin’s sharpest liberal critics, I have
“Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin).
In more than 2 1/2 years of conversations with key Russian players, from knuckle-draggers in the dark recesses of the Kremlin to Putin’s sharpest liberal critics, I have
to yet to find anyone who views Ukraine in NATO as anything other than a direct challenge to Russian interests.”
Already, in February 2008, the U.S. and many of its allies had recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, a unilateral declaration rejected as illegal by
Already, in February 2008, the U.S. and many of its allies had recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, a unilateral declaration rejected as illegal by
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Russia and seen as an affront to a fellow Slav nation. Bermann recalled Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, warning her at the time, “Be careful; it’s a precedent. It will be used against you.”
Russia and seen as an affront to a fellow Slav nation. Bermann recalled Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, warning her at the time, “Be careful; it’s a precedent. It will be used against you.”
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France joined Germany in Bucharest in opposing the MAP for Georgia and Ukraine. “Germany wanted nothing,” Condoleeza Rice recalled.
“It said you could not take in a country with a frozen conflict like Georgia” — an allusion to the tense standoff between Georgia and the
France joined Germany in Bucharest in opposing the MAP for Georgia and Ukraine. “Germany wanted nothing,” Condoleeza Rice recalled.
“It said you could not take in a country with a frozen conflict like Georgia” — an allusion to the tense standoff between Georgia and the
breakaway, Russian-backed, self-declared republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The NATO leaders’ declaration said that Ukraine and Georgia “will become members of NATO.” But it stopped short of endorsing an action plan that would make such membership possible.
The NATO leaders’ declaration said that Ukraine and Georgia “will become members of NATO.” But it stopped short of endorsing an action plan that would make such membership possible.
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Ukraine and Georgia were left with an empty promise, consigned to drift indefinitely in a strategic no man’s land, while Russia was at once angered and offered a glimpse of a division it could later exploit.
Ukraine and Georgia were left with an empty promise, consigned to drift indefinitely in a strategic no man’s land, while Russia was at once angered and offered a glimpse of a division it could later exploit.
Putin came to Bucharest and delivered what Rice described as an “emotional speech,” suggesting Ukraine was a made-up country, noting the presence of 17 million Russians there and calling Kyiv the mother of all Russian cities — a claim that would develop into an obsession.
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To Radek Sikorski, the former Polish foreign minister, Putin’s Bucharest speech was not surprising.
He had received a letter that year from Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a fierce Russian nationalist who was then the deputy speaker of the Duma, suggesting that Poland and Russia
To Radek Sikorski, the former Polish foreign minister, Putin’s Bucharest speech was not surprising.
He had received a letter that year from Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a fierce Russian nationalist who was then the deputy speaker of the Duma, suggesting that Poland and Russia
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simply partition Ukraine. “I did not respond,” Sikorski said. “We are not in the business of changing borders.”
Bush and Rice proceeded to Putin’s favored resort of Sochi, Russia, on the Black Sea Coast.
simply partition Ukraine. “I did not respond,” Sikorski said. “We are not in the business of changing borders.”
Bush and Rice proceeded to Putin’s favored resort of Sochi, Russia, on the Black Sea Coast.
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Putin showed off the sites planned for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
He introduced them to Dmitry Medvedev, his longtime associate who would become president in May, as part of a choreographed maneuver to respect Russian’s constitutional term limits but allow Putin to
Putin showed off the sites planned for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
He introduced them to Dmitry Medvedev, his longtime associate who would become president in May, as part of a choreographed maneuver to respect Russian’s constitutional term limits but allow Putin to
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return to the Kremlin in 2012 after a spell as prime minister.
Unless McFaul and H R Clinton, by 2010 under Obama, had other plans?
Three months later, following Putin's Bucharest speech, a five-day war erupted in Georgia.
return to the Kremlin in 2012 after a spell as prime minister.
Unless McFaul and H R Clinton, by 2010 under Obama, had other plans?
Three months later, following Putin's Bucharest speech, a five-day war erupted in Georgia.
Russia called it a “peace enforcement” operation.
Having provoked an impetuous Georgian attack on its proxy forces in South Ossetia, Russia invaded Georgia. Its strategic goal was to neutralize any ambitions for Georgian NATO membership; this was largely achieved.
Having provoked an impetuous Georgian attack on its proxy forces in South Ossetia, Russia invaded Georgia. Its strategic goal was to neutralize any ambitions for Georgian NATO membership; this was largely achieved.
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Moscow recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, integrating them into Russia.
On May 7, 2012, as a 30-gun salute echoed over Moscow and riot police officers in camouflage rounded up protesters, Putin returned to the Russian presidency.
Moscow recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, integrating them into Russia.
On May 7, 2012, as a 30-gun salute echoed over Moscow and riot police officers in camouflage rounded up protesters, Putin returned to the Russian presidency.
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The outbreak of large street protests five months earlier, in late 2011 or Jan 2012, with marchers bearing signs that said, “Putin is a thief,” had cemented his conviction that the U.S. was determined to bring a color revolution to Russia.
The outbreak of large street protests five months earlier, in late 2011 or Jan 2012, with marchers bearing signs that said, “Putin is a thief,” had cemented his conviction that the U.S. was determined to bring a color revolution to Russia.
The demonstrations erupted after parliamentary elections in December 2011 that were widely viewed as fraudulent by domestic and international observers.
The unrest was eventually crushed.
Putin accused then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of being the primary instigator.
The unrest was eventually crushed.
Putin accused then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of being the primary instigator.
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“She set the tone for some actors in our country and gave them a signal,” he said.
Clinton retorted that, in line with America’s values, “we expressed concerns that we thought were well founded about the conduct of the elections.”
“She set the tone for some actors in our country and gave them a signal,” he said.
Clinton retorted that, in line with America’s values, “we expressed concerns that we thought were well founded about the conduct of the elections.”
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So much for the Obama administration’s attempts at a “reset” in relations with Russia over the four years that the milder Medvedev, who was always beholden to Putin, spent in office.
So much for the Obama administration’s attempts at a “reset” in relations with Russia over the four years that the milder Medvedev, who was always beholden to Putin, spent in office.
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Still, the idea that Putin posed any serious threat to U.S. interests was largely dismissed in a Washington focused on defeating al-Qaida. After Gov. Mitt Romney said that the biggest geopolitical threat facing the U.S. was Russia, he was mocked by Obama.
Still, the idea that Putin posed any serious threat to U.S. interests was largely dismissed in a Washington focused on defeating al-Qaida. After Gov. Mitt Romney said that the biggest geopolitical threat facing the U.S. was Russia, he was mocked by Obama.
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Trump, like Putin, cast himself as a macho embodiment of conservative orthodox christian values.
Trump, like Putin, cast himself as a macho embodiment of conservative orthodox christian values.
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An important moment in this development appears to have come with Obama’s last-minute decision in 2013 not to bomb Syria after Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, crossed a U.S. “red line” against using chemical weapons.
An important moment in this development appears to have come with Obama’s last-minute decision in 2013 not to bomb Syria after Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, crossed a U.S. “red line” against using chemical weapons.
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Obama took the case for war to a reluctant Congress instead, and under the lingering U.S. threat and pressure from Moscow, Assad agreed to the destruction of the weapons.
Obama took the case for war to a reluctant Congress instead, and under the lingering U.S. threat and pressure from Moscow, Assad agreed to the destruction of the weapons.
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The hesitation appears to have left an impression on Putin. “It was decisive, I think,” said Hollande, who had readied warplanes to take part in the planned military strike.
“Decisive for American credibility, and that had consequences. After that, I believe, Mr. Putin
The hesitation appears to have left an impression on Putin. “It was decisive, I think,” said Hollande, who had readied warplanes to take part in the planned military strike.
“Decisive for American credibility, and that had consequences. After that, I believe, Mr. Putin
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considered Mr. Obama weak.”
Putin's little green men remind you of Trump's little green men, using DHS Sec Chad Wolf, pebble brain, in Portland or Wisconsin?
considered Mr. Obama weak.”
Putin's little green men remind you of Trump's little green men, using DHS Sec Chad Wolf, pebble brain, in Portland or Wisconsin?
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In July of 2007, President George W. Bush (Putin's useful idiot) hosted Putin at the Bush family's compound at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine.
At the time, United Nations Security Council members had been discussing a U.S. proposal
In July of 2007, President George W. Bush (Putin's useful idiot) hosted Putin at the Bush family's compound at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine.
At the time, United Nations Security Council members had been discussing a U.S. proposal
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for a new round of sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to stop enriching uranium (official story), but also, because W Bush and Cheney wanted to make Iran desperate enough to be a more cooperative narcotics trafficking partner.
for a new round of sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to stop enriching uranium (official story), but also, because W Bush and Cheney wanted to make Iran desperate enough to be a more cooperative narcotics trafficking partner.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1623588040944885762
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When you look at the perspective depicted, one asks, was the Hunter Biden Burisma deal simply Russian Intel setting up a boogeyman in preparation for installing Manchurian Candidate Trump?
When you look at the perspective depicted, one asks, was the Hunter Biden Burisma deal simply Russian Intel setting up a boogeyman in preparation for installing Manchurian Candidate Trump?
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All the MAGA bros might get upset when you point out that Biden’s “Buy American” sounds like Trump’s “America First” in some ways (e.g., baby formula), although, dipshit Trump put tariffs on China-made then had to helicopter drop over 60 billion on America’s asset owners
All the MAGA bros might get upset when you point out that Biden’s “Buy American” sounds like Trump’s “America First” in some ways (e.g., baby formula), although, dipshit Trump put tariffs on China-made then had to helicopter drop over 60 billion on America’s asset owners
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called “farmers” handing out tax dollars to already rich people, and Trump allowed Russia to goad America closer to conflict with China over Taiwan.
called “farmers” handing out tax dollars to already rich people, and Trump allowed Russia to goad America closer to conflict with China over Taiwan.
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Squire Patton Boggs was advising Cambridge Analytica on the U.K.’s investigation into its harvesting of data from Facebook and its potential role in manipulating voters in the Brexit vote that took the U.K. out of the EU.
Squire Patton Boggs was advising Cambridge Analytica on the U.K.’s investigation into its harvesting of data from Facebook and its potential role in manipulating voters in the Brexit vote that took the U.K. out of the EU.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583925678830780416
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Two days after Berman was named interim U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, Berman named Robert Khuzami to be his Deputy U.S. Attorney for that jurisdiction.
Khuzami was General Counsel to Deutsche Bank-Americas from January 2002 to February 2009.
Two days after Berman was named interim U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, Berman named Robert Khuzami to be his Deputy U.S. Attorney for that jurisdiction.
Khuzami was General Counsel to Deutsche Bank-Americas from January 2002 to February 2009.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583926202242244608
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“On the call, Mark Pomerantz told Khuzami that Citigroup would experience collateral damage if a key executive were charged with fraud."
Khuzami got an $11.1M payout from Kirkland & Ellis, presumably for his cooperation with Pomerantz requests?
“On the call, Mark Pomerantz told Khuzami that Citigroup would experience collateral damage if a key executive were charged with fraud."
Khuzami got an $11.1M payout from Kirkland & Ellis, presumably for his cooperation with Pomerantz requests?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583926980008808448
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What collateral damage was Pomerantz interested in minimizing and to protect whom?
Lebanese Robert Khuzami supervised various aspects of the initial investigations in New York following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
What collateral damage was Pomerantz interested in minimizing and to protect whom?
Lebanese Robert Khuzami supervised various aspects of the initial investigations in New York following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583936419416145921
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In 2002, Khuzami was hired by Richard H. Walker to work at Deutsche Bank in New York as Global Head of Litigation and Regulatory Investigations, where he oversaw litigation and regulatory investigations.
The curious case of Richard Walker and Rober Khuzami.
In 2002, Khuzami was hired by Richard H. Walker to work at Deutsche Bank in New York as Global Head of Litigation and Regulatory Investigations, where he oversaw litigation and regulatory investigations.
The curious case of Richard Walker and Rober Khuzami.
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Robert Khuzami, GOP appointed, among those tapped by William P Barr to review cases Trump had openly criticized.
Robert Khuzami, GOP appointed, among those tapped by William P Barr to review cases Trump had openly criticized.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1233417833805156353
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Recall in Dec 2018, even Fox TV lawyers thought Trump was in real peril, lol.
The four attorneys who signed the Cohen sentencing memo under Robert Khuzami’s name: Griswold, Maimin, McKay and Roos.
Four young attorneys who an experienced Khuzami
Recall in Dec 2018, even Fox TV lawyers thought Trump was in real peril, lol.
The four attorneys who signed the Cohen sentencing memo under Robert Khuzami’s name: Griswold, Maimin, McKay and Roos.
Four young attorneys who an experienced Khuzami
https://twitter.com/AndrewCMcCarthy/status/1071556788435251201
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could keep fooled?
Is that the correct interpretation?
Stooge Matthew Whitaker said the SDNY Trump investigation run by Robert Khuzami needed "adult supervision."
could keep fooled?
Is that the correct interpretation?
Stooge Matthew Whitaker said the SDNY Trump investigation run by Robert Khuzami needed "adult supervision."
https://twitter.com/i/status/1032140559694131201
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Most write-ups of Geoffrey Berman’s tenure at SDNY emphasize the Michael Cohen prosecution, but Berman recused from that case, which was handled by his then-deputy Robert Khuzami.
Interesting that Khuzami got the Cohen case, like Pomertantz got the Trump Manhattan DA
Most write-ups of Geoffrey Berman’s tenure at SDNY emphasize the Michael Cohen prosecution, but Berman recused from that case, which was handled by his then-deputy Robert Khuzami.
Interesting that Khuzami got the Cohen case, like Pomertantz got the Trump Manhattan DA
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case (to protect past agency secrets by protecting Trump's finances).
Was Geoffrey Berman protecting the Halkbank case from interference (from within by William Barr) - the case that had its roots in the money laundering case against gold trader Reza Zarrab filed by
case (to protect past agency secrets by protecting Trump's finances).
Was Geoffrey Berman protecting the Halkbank case from interference (from within by William Barr) - the case that had its roots in the money laundering case against gold trader Reza Zarrab filed by
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Preet Bharara and brought to a head by his deputy Joon Kim?
Preet Bharara and brought to a head by his deputy Joon Kim?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1583930946960896000
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On March 22, 2019, the 12th Friday of 2019, NY Times reported that Robert S. Khuzami was departing SDNY in April 2019, announced that Friday by Geoffrey S. Berman.
March 22, 2019 is when Robert Mueller closed his Special Counsel probe.
nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyr…
On March 22, 2019, the 12th Friday of 2019, NY Times reported that Robert S. Khuzami was departing SDNY in April 2019, announced that Friday by Geoffrey S. Berman.
March 22, 2019 is when Robert Mueller closed his Special Counsel probe.
nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyr…
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Could it be that Khuzami was at SDNY to protect Trump's finances from Mueller prosecutors?
"Mr. Khuzami, 62, has told colleagues that his departure is for personal reasons and unrelated to any political pressure."
The announcement comes as the special counsel,
Could it be that Khuzami was at SDNY to protect Trump's finances from Mueller prosecutors?
"Mr. Khuzami, 62, has told colleagues that his departure is for personal reasons and unrelated to any political pressure."
The announcement comes as the special counsel,
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Robert S. Mueller III, is said to be close to wrapping up his nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Robert S. Mueller III, is said to be close to wrapping up his nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Mr. Khuzami’s decision to leave the Southern District of New York caps a consequential 15-month tenure as Mr. Berman’s deputy; most notably, he oversaw the investigation into hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign to two women who had said they had affairs
Mr. Khuzami’s decision to leave the Southern District of New York caps a consequential 15-month tenure as Mr. Berman’s deputy; most notably, he oversaw the investigation into hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign to two women who had said they had affairs
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with Mr. Trump.
Mr. Berman, who was appointed in January 2018 by the Trump administration, made Mr. Khuzami his first hire.
Mr. Khuzami’s selection was announced by Geoffrey S. Berman, who was appointed this week [1st week Jan 2018] as the
nytimes.com/2018/01/05/bus…
with Mr. Trump.
Mr. Berman, who was appointed in January 2018 by the Trump administration, made Mr. Khuzami his first hire.
Mr. Khuzami’s selection was announced by Geoffrey S. Berman, who was appointed this week [1st week Jan 2018] as the
nytimes.com/2018/01/05/bus…
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interim United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and who is expected to be nominated to the post by President Trump.
"Mr. Khuzami’s background means he could become one of the country’s top financial watchdogs."
Or top protector of Trump's finances?
interim United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and who is expected to be nominated to the post by President Trump.
"Mr. Khuzami’s background means he could become one of the country’s top financial watchdogs."
Or top protector of Trump's finances?
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Mr. Khuzami, 61, a Brooklyn native, has been a partner in the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, based in its Washington office, since leaving the S.E.C. in 2013.
While a prosecutor in the Southern District from 1990 to 2002, Mr. Khuzami met and worked with Mr. Berman, who
Mr. Khuzami, 61, a Brooklyn native, has been a partner in the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, based in its Washington office, since leaving the S.E.C. in 2013.
While a prosecutor in the Southern District from 1990 to 2002, Mr. Khuzami met and worked with Mr. Berman, who
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also began in that office in 1990.
Let's remember CIA compartmentalization and how that might cross over into DOJ prosecutor's friendly to agency secrets.
also began in that office in 1990.
Let's remember CIA compartmentalization and how that might cross over into DOJ prosecutor's friendly to agency secrets.
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In 1995, when Mary Jo White was the United States attorney, Mr. Khuzami was a member of the team that won the convictions of an Egyptian sheikh, Omar Abdel Rahman, and a group of other men who had plotted to blow up the United Nations, the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels,
In 1995, when Mary Jo White was the United States attorney, Mr. Khuzami was a member of the team that won the convictions of an Egyptian sheikh, Omar Abdel Rahman, and a group of other men who had plotted to blow up the United Nations, the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels,
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and other city landmarks.
From Oct 2, 1995, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims were convicted yesterday of conspiring to carry out a terrorist campaign of bombings and assassinations intended to destroy the
nytimes.com/1995/10/02/nyr…
and other city landmarks.
From Oct 2, 1995, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims were convicted yesterday of conspiring to carry out a terrorist campaign of bombings and assassinations intended to destroy the
nytimes.com/1995/10/02/nyr…
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United Nations and New York landmarks, kill hundreds of people and force America to abandon its support for Israel and Egypt.
Abandon support for Israel and Egypt ... hmmm....
United Nations and New York landmarks, kill hundreds of people and force America to abandon its support for Israel and Egypt.
Abandon support for Israel and Egypt ... hmmm....
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Climaxing the biggest terrorism trial in the nation's history, a Federal jury that had deliberated over seven of the last nine days returned to a heavily guarded courtroom in Manhattan and pronounced the 10 defendants guilty on 48 of 50 charges.
It was a
Climaxing the biggest terrorism trial in the nation's history, a Federal jury that had deliberated over seven of the last nine days returned to a heavily guarded courtroom in Manhattan and pronounced the 10 defendants guilty on 48 of 50 charges.
It was a
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sweeping second victory for prosecutors in a trilogy of trials stemming from the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which left six dead and terrorism at the fore of American consciousness.
Oh, trials stemming from the 1993 WTC bombing.
sweeping second victory for prosecutors in a trilogy of trials stemming from the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which left six dead and terrorism at the fore of American consciousness.
Oh, trials stemming from the 1993 WTC bombing.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1431463037626687488
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The defendants were not accused of that bombing, but prosecutors said four men convicted last year, and two to be tried next year, were co-conspirators of those convicted yesterday.
The defendants were not accused of that bombing, but prosecutors said four men convicted last year, and two to be tried next year, were co-conspirators of those convicted yesterday.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623582983654367235
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The centerpiece of the conspiracy, according to prosecutors who had no actual explosion to support their case and who relied heavily on secretly made tapes and a shady informer, was to be a cataclysmic "day of terror": five bombs that were to blow up the United Nations
The centerpiece of the conspiracy, according to prosecutors who had no actual explosion to support their case and who relied heavily on secretly made tapes and a shady informer, was to be a cataclysmic "day of terror": five bombs that were to blow up the United Nations
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headquarters, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the George Washington Bridge and 26 Federal Plaza, the Government's main office building in New York.
"Guilty. Guilty. Guilty." The word rang out again and again as a jury of six women and six men, who had heard eight months
headquarters, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the George Washington Bridge and 26 Federal Plaza, the Government's main office building in New York.
"Guilty. Guilty. Guilty." The word rang out again and again as a jury of six women and six men, who had heard eight months
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of testimony, confronted the sober-faced defendants in Judge Michael B. Mukasey's courtroom at Foley Square.
Mr. Abdel Rahman, 57, a blind Egyptian cleric who came to this country in 1990 and attracted a devoted following of Islamic fundamentalists with his fiery
of testimony, confronted the sober-faced defendants in Judge Michael B. Mukasey's courtroom at Foley Square.
Mr. Abdel Rahman, 57, a blind Egyptian cleric who came to this country in 1990 and attracted a devoted following of Islamic fundamentalists with his fiery
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denunciations of United States policies in the Middle East, was found guilty of directing a conspiracy to wage "a war of urban terrorism" against America and of plotting to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
denunciations of United States policies in the Middle East, was found guilty of directing a conspiracy to wage "a war of urban terrorism" against America and of plotting to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Another defendant, El Sayyid A. Nosair, was convicted of murdering Rabbi Meir Kahane in 1990, an assassination once regarded as a crazed gunman's isolated attack but later portrayed by prosecutors as the first blow in a four-year terrorist agenda.
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Mr. Nosair was acquitted of the murder in a state trial in 1991, but was jailed on related weapons charges.
Legal experts, citing many precedents, said yesterday's conviction did not constitute double jeopardy, because the Federal Government charged him under a
Mr. Nosair was acquitted of the murder in a state trial in 1991, but was jailed on related weapons charges.
Legal experts, citing many precedents, said yesterday's conviction did not constitute double jeopardy, because the Federal Government charged him under a
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conspiracy law aimed at racketeers.
All 10 defendants were convicted under a rarely used Civil War-era seditious conspiracy charge -- in this case, of plotting assassinations and bombings as part of a Jihad, or Holy War, to undermine United States support for Egypt,
conspiracy law aimed at racketeers.
All 10 defendants were convicted under a rarely used Civil War-era seditious conspiracy charge -- in this case, of plotting assassinations and bombings as part of a Jihad, or Holy War, to undermine United States support for Egypt,
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whose secular government is anathema to Mr. Abdel Rahman and his followers, and for Israel, a sworn enemy of many Islamic radicals.
Oh - seditious conspiracy charge, rarely used Civil War era stuff, until Jan 6th events in America, the year Manchurian Candidate Trump was
whose secular government is anathema to Mr. Abdel Rahman and his followers, and for Israel, a sworn enemy of many Islamic radicals.
Oh - seditious conspiracy charge, rarely used Civil War era stuff, until Jan 6th events in America, the year Manchurian Candidate Trump was
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set to leave office after losing to Joe Biden.
In the only acquittals, Mr. Nosair and Ibrahim El-Gabrowny were found not guilty of any direct role in the plot to bomb city landmarks, although they were convicted of the broader conspiracy.
set to leave office after losing to Joe Biden.
In the only acquittals, Mr. Nosair and Ibrahim El-Gabrowny were found not guilty of any direct role in the plot to bomb city landmarks, although they were convicted of the broader conspiracy.
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In a case that began with Government surveillance of potential terrorists even before the World Trade Center explosion in February 1993, the prosecution charged that Mr. Abdel Rahman became the ideological leader -- and at times the strategic leader -- of a conspiracy to
In a case that began with Government surveillance of potential terrorists even before the World Trade Center explosion in February 1993, the prosecution charged that Mr. Abdel Rahman became the ideological leader -- and at times the strategic leader -- of a conspiracy to
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bomb targets and assassinate leaders that year.
Prosecutors said an F.B.I. informant, Emad Salem, infiltrated the plot and made hundreds of secret tapes to ensnare the conspirators, most of whom were arrested in June 1993.
Videotapes showed four defendants mixing
bomb targets and assassinate leaders that year.
Prosecutors said an F.B.I. informant, Emad Salem, infiltrated the plot and made hundreds of secret tapes to ensnare the conspirators, most of whom were arrested in June 1993.
Videotapes showed four defendants mixing
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diesel oil and fertilizer at a Queens garage for the intended bombs. The garage, which the suspects called a safe house, had actually been fitted out by the Government with hidden cameras and microphones for a sting operation.
diesel oil and fertilizer at a Queens garage for the intended bombs. The garage, which the suspects called a safe house, had actually been fitted out by the Government with hidden cameras and microphones for a sting operation.
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The defense contended that Mr. Abdel Rahman had only been exercising his free-speech rights to urge the overthrow of an oppressive regime in his native Egypt.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump's J6 Incitement to Insurrection speech defense?
The defense contended that Mr. Abdel Rahman had only been exercising his free-speech rights to urge the overthrow of an oppressive regime in his native Egypt.
Sound like Manchurian Candidate Trump's J6 Incitement to Insurrection speech defense?
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Lebanese Robert Khuzami served for three years as the head of the Southern District’s security and commodities fraud task force.
From 2002 to 2009, he worked at Deutsche Bank, eventually becoming general counsel for its American businesses.
Lebanese Robert Khuzami served for three years as the head of the Southern District’s security and commodities fraud task force.
From 2002 to 2009, he worked at Deutsche Bank, eventually becoming general counsel for its American businesses.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623745874831581184
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Mr. Khuzami spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention, in defense of the Patriot Act and in support of President George W. Bush’s re-election.
Oh ... support for useful idiot W Bush in 2004, four years ahead of Vladimir Putin's crucial turning point to take control
Mr. Khuzami spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention, in defense of the Patriot Act and in support of President George W. Bush’s re-election.
Oh ... support for useful idiot W Bush in 2004, four years ahead of Vladimir Putin's crucial turning point to take control
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of a criminal enterprise?
Mogilevich was released 18 months later in July 2009.
But his involvement with Arbat Prestige is important to note, because it is one of several examples of Mogilevich-owned front companies doing business with
of a criminal enterprise?
Mogilevich was released 18 months later in July 2009.
But his involvement with Arbat Prestige is important to note, because it is one of several examples of Mogilevich-owned front companies doing business with
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1623714784104390659
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companies connected to the Reagan/Bush administration.
And Itera.
companies connected to the Reagan/Bush administration.
And Itera.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1562123125071962115
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Mr. Khuzami took the S.E.C. post in 2009 in the aftermath of revelations about Bernard L. Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme, when the agency was under fire for failing to uncover the decades-long fraud and for missing warning signs of the financial meltdown.
Mr. Khuzami took the S.E.C. post in 2009 in the aftermath of revelations about Bernard L. Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme, when the agency was under fire for failing to uncover the decades-long fraud and for missing warning signs of the financial meltdown.
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Side-Note: In Madoff’s words in 2009, it seemed “it never entered the SEC’s mind that it was a Ponzi scheme.” Agency examiners “never asked” for basic records to corroborate his operations, he said in a prison interview with the
fortune.com/2021/04/15/how…
Side-Note: In Madoff’s words in 2009, it seemed “it never entered the SEC’s mind that it was a Ponzi scheme.” Agency examiners “never asked” for basic records to corroborate his operations, he said in a prison interview with the
fortune.com/2021/04/15/how…
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SEC inspector general.
That was the question posed in Washington after Madoff was arrested & confessed in December 2008, when the SEC already was dealing with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression that struck in the previous fall.
wsj.com/articles/SB122…
SEC inspector general.
That was the question posed in Washington after Madoff was arrested & confessed in December 2008, when the SEC already was dealing with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression that struck in the previous fall.
wsj.com/articles/SB122…
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Mr. Khuzami ultimately led a sweeping overhaul of the agency’s enforcement unit [SEC].
“We intend to learn every lesson we can,” he told the Senate Banking Committee in September 2009. “There are no sacred cows.”
nytimes.com/2009/09/11/bus…
Mr. Khuzami ultimately led a sweeping overhaul of the agency’s enforcement unit [SEC].
“We intend to learn every lesson we can,” he told the Senate Banking Committee in September 2009. “There are no sacred cows.”
nytimes.com/2009/09/11/bus…
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H. David Kotz, the S.E.C. inspector general, released a report in early Sept 2009 detailing how the agency had "bungled" five investigations of Mr. Madoff’s business from June 1992 to December 2008, 11 months after Putin
sec.gov/news/studies/2…
H. David Kotz, the S.E.C. inspector general, released a report in early Sept 2009 detailing how the agency had "bungled" five investigations of Mr. Madoff’s business from June 1992 to December 2008, 11 months after Putin
sec.gov/news/studies/2…
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arrested Solntsevskaya VIP (and CIA ally) Semion Mogilevich, in January 2008 before releasing Mogilevich from prison 18 months later in July 2009, 7 months after Dec 2008.
Harry Markopolos, the fraud investigator who brought his allegations to the S.E.C. about
arrested Solntsevskaya VIP (and CIA ally) Semion Mogilevich, in January 2008 before releasing Mogilevich from prison 18 months later in July 2009, 7 months after Dec 2008.
Harry Markopolos, the fraud investigator who brought his allegations to the S.E.C. about
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improprieties in Mr. Madoff’s business starting in 2000, (Bush v Gore was in 2000) testified that the agency’s staff “was not capable of finding ice cream in a Dairy Queen.”
improprieties in Mr. Madoff’s business starting in 2000, (Bush v Gore was in 2000) testified that the agency’s staff “was not capable of finding ice cream in a Dairy Queen.”
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Mr. Markopolos, who determined there was no way Mr. Madoff could have been making the consistent returns he had claimed, repeatedly and specifically raised warnings to S.E.C. staff members in Boston, New York and Washington about Mr. Madoff’s operations.
Mr. Markopolos, who determined there was no way Mr. Madoff could have been making the consistent returns he had claimed, repeatedly and specifically raised warnings to S.E.C. staff members in Boston, New York and Washington about Mr. Madoff’s operations.
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Mr. Khuzami disputed Mr. Markopolos’s assertion that large numbers of S.E.C. staff should be fired, saying the failures in the Madoff case were not emblematic of the entire enforcement division.
Mr. Khuzami disputed Mr. Markopolos’s assertion that large numbers of S.E.C. staff should be fired, saying the failures in the Madoff case were not emblematic of the entire enforcement division.
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Providing further embarrassment for the S.E.C., William Galvin, the Massachusetts secretary of state, on Wednesday [in Sept 2009] released a transcript of a telephone call in 2005 during which Mr. Madoff coached a potential witness about fooling federal regulators, saying
Providing further embarrassment for the S.E.C., William Galvin, the Massachusetts secretary of state, on Wednesday [in Sept 2009] released a transcript of a telephone call in 2005 during which Mr. Madoff coached a potential witness about fooling federal regulators, saying
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“you don’t have to be too brilliant” to get away with it.
What an understatement.
Combine this with the born rich tend to fail upwards, and you get the picture.
“you don’t have to be too brilliant” to get away with it.
What an understatement.
Combine this with the born rich tend to fail upwards, and you get the picture.
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With Mr. Khuzami’s departure [from SDNY by April 2019], Ms. Strauss would assume oversight of any remaining aspects of the Cohen investigation that were subject to Mr. Berman’s recusal; she would not come to the Cohen case cold, as she has been working with Mr. Khuzami
With Mr. Khuzami’s departure [from SDNY by April 2019], Ms. Strauss would assume oversight of any remaining aspects of the Cohen investigation that were subject to Mr. Berman’s recusal; she would not come to the Cohen case cold, as she has been working with Mr. Khuzami
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on the investigation.
Craig A. Stewart, a former Southern District prosecutor now at the law firm Arnold & Porter, will become Mr. Berman’s chief counsel.
nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyr…
on the investigation.
Craig A. Stewart, a former Southern District prosecutor now at the law firm Arnold & Porter, will become Mr. Berman’s chief counsel.
nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyr…
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In taking the job as the deputy United States attorney, Mr. Khuzami left behind a lucrative partnership at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, where he has lived even while commuting to New York.
In taking the job as the deputy United States attorney, Mr. Khuzami left behind a lucrative partnership at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, where he has lived even while commuting to New York.
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In 2002, Khuzami joined Deutsche Bank, where he ultimately became general counsel for the firm’s American arm.
He left in 2009, during the Obama administration, to run the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division, where he sued Goldman Sachs over
In 2002, Khuzami joined Deutsche Bank, where he ultimately became general counsel for the firm’s American arm.
He left in 2009, during the Obama administration, to run the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division, where he sued Goldman Sachs over
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financial crisis-era misconduct.
Geoffrey Berman was on the Trump transition team & donated $5,400 to his campaign.
Should we read little into that?
Trump replaced Preet Bharara with campaign donor Geoffrey Berman, who subsequently recused himself from Trump-related
financial crisis-era misconduct.
Geoffrey Berman was on the Trump transition team & donated $5,400 to his campaign.
Should we read little into that?
Trump replaced Preet Bharara with campaign donor Geoffrey Berman, who subsequently recused himself from Trump-related
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investigations.
Trump told Matthew Whittaker that he wanted Berman to handle the investigation into Cohen.
When Berman recused himself, Republican appointed Robert Khuzami took over.
Was Trump quietly celebrating, despite what you read?
Trump allegedly told Whitaker
investigations.
Trump told Matthew Whittaker that he wanted Berman to handle the investigation into Cohen.
When Berman recused himself, Republican appointed Robert Khuzami took over.
Was Trump quietly celebrating, despite what you read?
Trump allegedly told Whitaker
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that he wanted Berman to un-recuse himself.
Berman had also been a former law partner of Rudy Giuliani.
Robert Khuzami was married to a lobbyist whose Chicago-based clearing house was being investigated by Trump’s SEC Director in 2018, & recall
bigleaguepolitics.com/conflict-cohen…
that he wanted Berman to un-recuse himself.
Berman had also been a former law partner of Rudy Giuliani.
Robert Khuzami was married to a lobbyist whose Chicago-based clearing house was being investigated by Trump’s SEC Director in 2018, & recall
bigleaguepolitics.com/conflict-cohen…
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Trump and Barr tried to move Jay Clayton from SEC to SDYN.
Khuzami’s wife Julie Bauer was senior vice president of Options Clearing Corporation since September 2016, as of Aug 2018.
She previously handled government relations for FINRA.
Trump and Barr tried to move Jay Clayton from SEC to SDYN.
Khuzami’s wife Julie Bauer was senior vice president of Options Clearing Corporation since September 2016, as of Aug 2018.
She previously handled government relations for FINRA.
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Did William P Barr inform Jay Clayton or Craig Carpenito that Geoff Berman was being fired or did Barr tell them Berman was stepping down voluntarily?
Did William P Barr inform Jay Clayton or Craig Carpenito that Geoff Berman was being fired or did Barr tell them Berman was stepping down voluntarily?
https://twitter.com/JonFlan/status/1274559357187960832
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"Mr. Barr said the president intended to nominate as Mr. Berman’s successor Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who has never served as a prosecutor."
"Mr. Barr said the president intended to nominate as Mr. Berman’s successor Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who has never served as a prosecutor."
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1275125610248056834
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Fired US Attorney Geoffrey Berman told House Judiciary that AG Barr urged him to resign and warned him him getting fired would “not be good for my resume or future job prospects," per his opening statement obtained by CNN.
cnn.com/2020/07/09/pol…
Fired US Attorney Geoffrey Berman told House Judiciary that AG Barr urged him to resign and warned him him getting fired would “not be good for my resume or future job prospects," per his opening statement obtained by CNN.
cnn.com/2020/07/09/pol…
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Berman also told the panel Barr's initial announcement that a New Jersey US Attorney, Craig Carpenito, would be named acting US attorney for SDNY would have been “unprecedented, unnecessary and unexplained.”
Berman also told the panel Barr's initial announcement that a New Jersey US Attorney, Craig Carpenito, would be named acting US attorney for SDNY would have been “unprecedented, unnecessary and unexplained.”
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Berman declining comment on John Bolton's allegations that Trump meddled in the money laundering case against Turkey's state-run Halkbank as a favor to Erdogan.
Berman declining comment on John Bolton's allegations that Trump meddled in the money laundering case against Turkey's state-run Halkbank as a favor to Erdogan.
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1282794892545208320
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Chuck Schumer announced on Senate floor he would not return a blue slip on SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's nomination to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, effectively blocking his nomination to replace Geoffrey Berman.
Chuck Schumer announced on Senate floor he would not return a blue slip on SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's nomination to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, effectively blocking his nomination to replace Geoffrey Berman.
https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1274864518951247879
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GOP House Freedom Caucus bro Jim Jordan's Committee on Feb 9, 2023 is making Trump, Manafort, Stone, and Putin so proud.
GOP House Freedom Caucus bro Jim Jordan's Committee on Feb 9, 2023 is making Trump, Manafort, Stone, and Putin so proud.
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Raiklin is in the audience with his pals on the other side, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, etc.
GOP House has paid agents of foreign governments doing their business.
Raiklin is in the audience with his pals on the other side, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, etc.
GOP House has paid agents of foreign governments doing their business.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623762889508102148
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Putin arrested Solntsevskaya VIP (and CIA ally) Semion Mogilevich, in January 2008 when Putin made a power play to take charge of the criminal enterprise but then released Mogilevich 18 months later in July 2009 and then dropped tax evasion
Putin arrested Solntsevskaya VIP (and CIA ally) Semion Mogilevich, in January 2008 when Putin made a power play to take charge of the criminal enterprise but then released Mogilevich 18 months later in July 2009 and then dropped tax evasion
https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi/status/1623619143843946498
charges against the former owner of Arbat Prestige and his business partner, Semion Mogilevich.
The case was closed "due to absence of crime" in the action of Vladimir Nekrasov and his partner Semyon Mogilevich, who is also known as Sergei Shnaider and featured on the FBI's
The case was closed "due to absence of crime" in the action of Vladimir Nekrasov and his partner Semyon Mogilevich, who is also known as Sergei Shnaider and featured on the FBI's
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list of "10 Most Wanted" fugitives, Nekrasov's lawyer said.
The Federal Tax Service accused them in 2008 of tax evasion and sought to collect 155.1 million rubles ($5.5 million) in taxes and fines from Arbat & Co., the company that operated Arbat Prestige, which had
list of "10 Most Wanted" fugitives, Nekrasov's lawyer said.
The Federal Tax Service accused them in 2008 of tax evasion and sought to collect 155.1 million rubles ($5.5 million) in taxes and fines from Arbat & Co., the company that operated Arbat Prestige, which had
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some 100 outlets nationwide.
Was Semion Mogilevich a CIA ally in 2008 when the tax evasion charges were filed in Russia but then by July 2009, was Mogilevich a Putin and KGB ally?
themoscowtimes.com/2011/04/10/arb…
some 100 outlets nationwide.
Was Semion Mogilevich a CIA ally in 2008 when the tax evasion charges were filed in Russia but then by July 2009, was Mogilevich a Putin and KGB ally?
themoscowtimes.com/2011/04/10/arb…
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Viktor Beskibalov - financial director of Arbat Prestige after 2004, worked for Arthur Andersen until 1998, the same Arthur Anderson that signed off on Enron’s money laundering scheme with Gazprom.
Viktor Beskibalov - financial director of Arbat Prestige after 2004, worked for Arthur Andersen until 1998, the same Arthur Anderson that signed off on Enron’s money laundering scheme with Gazprom.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1620173892529852416
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When we think of Mike Flynn's penetration in Arizona from 2015 to 2023, should we review how investors lost $570 million in the Baptist Foundation of Arizona’s 1999 collapse?
baptistpress.com/resource-libra…
When we think of Mike Flynn's penetration in Arizona from 2015 to 2023, should we review how investors lost $570 million in the Baptist Foundation of Arizona’s 1999 collapse?
baptistpress.com/resource-libra…
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The BFA case involves the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by a nonprofit organization in U.S. history and the $217 million settlement is approximately twice the largest malpractice court settlement previously agreed to by Chicago-based Arthur Andersen.
The BFA case involves the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by a nonprofit organization in U.S. history and the $217 million settlement is approximately twice the largest malpractice court settlement previously agreed to by Chicago-based Arthur Andersen.
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The settlement also is the second largest ever paid by a “Big Five” accounting firm to settle litigation not associated with the savings & loan crisis.
The settlement also is the second largest ever paid by a “Big Five” accounting firm to settle litigation not associated with the savings & loan crisis.
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“It is important to underscore that investors were the victims of a massive fraud perpetrated by Baptist Foundation of Arizona leadership,” Andersen stated.
“In addition to the controller, Donald Deardoff & two associates of BFA who have already plead guilty to criminal
“It is important to underscore that investors were the victims of a massive fraud perpetrated by Baptist Foundation of Arizona leadership,” Andersen stated.
“In addition to the controller, Donald Deardoff & two associates of BFA who have already plead guilty to criminal
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offenses, five members of BFA’s senior management, including William Crotts, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and the General Counsel, Thomas Grabinski have been indicted on multiple counts of criminal fraud.
There is clear evidence that all members of BFA’s
offenses, five members of BFA’s senior management, including William Crotts, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and the General Counsel, Thomas Grabinski have been indicted on multiple counts of criminal fraud.
There is clear evidence that all members of BFA’s
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senior management and majority of the Board of Director’s engaged in a conspiracy of silence to deny essential information about BFA’s financial condition to the Arthur Andersen auditors.”
senior management and majority of the Board of Director’s engaged in a conspiracy of silence to deny essential information about BFA’s financial condition to the Arthur Andersen auditors.”
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At trial, according to Business Wire, BFA attorneys were alleging that Andersen had breached its fiduciary duties after various whistleblowers had alerted Andersen to grave BFA irregularities.
A weekly Phoenix newspaper, New Times, for example, published exposes about
At trial, according to Business Wire, BFA attorneys were alleging that Andersen had breached its fiduciary duties after various whistleblowers had alerted Andersen to grave BFA irregularities.
A weekly Phoenix newspaper, New Times, for example, published exposes about
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the BFA fraud in early 1998, yet Andersen subsequently signed off on another of its audits of the foundation.
Founded in 1948 to raise money for Southern Baptist causes, BFA and its subsidiaries and affiliates had marketed securities throughout the United States as
the BFA fraud in early 1998, yet Andersen subsequently signed off on another of its audits of the foundation.
Founded in 1948 to raise money for Southern Baptist causes, BFA and its subsidiaries and affiliates had marketed securities throughout the United States as
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retirement vehicles for investors and served as a custodian for tax-deferred Individual Retirement Accounts. At the time BFA filed for bankruptcy in November 1999, it had total liabilities of approximately $650 million and listed assets of approximately $290 million.
retirement vehicles for investors and served as a custodian for tax-deferred Individual Retirement Accounts. At the time BFA filed for bankruptcy in November 1999, it had total liabilities of approximately $650 million and listed assets of approximately $290 million.
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As recounted by The Wall Street Journal March 4, many of the foundation’s investors were elderly churchgoers “attracted by the foundation’s offer of above-market returns on promissory notes and other investment products, and by its mission of using earnings for
As recounted by The Wall Street Journal March 4, many of the foundation’s investors were elderly churchgoers “attracted by the foundation’s offer of above-market returns on promissory notes and other investment products, and by its mission of using earnings for
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good works, such as building churches and nursing homes for the poor.
The suits against Andersen alleged that the foundation had become a Ponzi scheme, needing to raise tens of millions of dollars to pay the high returns it had promised to earlier investors.”
good works, such as building churches and nursing homes for the poor.
The suits against Andersen alleged that the foundation had become a Ponzi scheme, needing to raise tens of millions of dollars to pay the high returns it had promised to earlier investors.”
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The Journal noted that, according to the lawsuits, a key reason why the scheme lasted “as long as it did … was that Andersen continued to certify the foundation’s financial statements and dismissed multiple warnings by individuals that the foundation was defrauding
The Journal noted that, according to the lawsuits, a key reason why the scheme lasted “as long as it did … was that Andersen continued to certify the foundation’s financial statements and dismissed multiple warnings by individuals that the foundation was defrauding
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investors.”
Mike Flynn and his hijacking of American Christian and Baptist lost souls having parallels to Billy Graham's 1984 trip to the Soviet Union?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_U…
investors.”
Mike Flynn and his hijacking of American Christian and Baptist lost souls having parallels to Billy Graham's 1984 trip to the Soviet Union?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_U…
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Alexander Malkevich ran the St. Petersburg troll farm after 2016.
Malkevich took it over after that, launching a site called USA Really.
News Front and South Front were also run by Malkevich.
One attack vector: target race wars into
Alexander Malkevich ran the St. Petersburg troll farm after 2016.
Malkevich took it over after that, launching a site called USA Really.
News Front and South Front were also run by Malkevich.
One attack vector: target race wars into
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1530968768008138753
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2016 US elections.
Both USA Really and the 2016 troll farm were funded by Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
Bill Barr withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
2016 US elections.
Both USA Really and the 2016 troll farm were funded by Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
Bill Barr withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
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Arbat Prestige had to close all its stores by 2010 after suppliers cut deliveries to the company.
Was Semion Mogilevich a CIA ally in 2008 when tax evasion charges were filed in Russia but then by July 2009, was Mogilevich a Putin and KGB ally?
Arbat Prestige had to close all its stores by 2010 after suppliers cut deliveries to the company.
Was Semion Mogilevich a CIA ally in 2008 when tax evasion charges were filed in Russia but then by July 2009, was Mogilevich a Putin and KGB ally?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623779033182834689
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Who mentioned Semion Mogilevich by name in a speech in January 2011?
Then Director of the FBI, Robert Mueller.
Who mentioned Semion Mogilevich by name in a speech in January 2011?
Then Director of the FBI, Robert Mueller.
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Robert Maxwell, late father of Ghislaine & partner of Semion Mogilevicg allegedly worked for Israeli intelligence.
Codename: Little Czech.
But Maxwell also worked for Soviet Intelligence.
Robert Maxwell, late father of Ghislaine & partner of Semion Mogilevicg allegedly worked for Israeli intelligence.
Codename: Little Czech.
But Maxwell also worked for Soviet Intelligence.
https://twitter.com/ZevShalev/status/1163938035425300480
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Robert Maxwell had companies with Semion Mogilevich and Andrei Lukanov.
Robert Maxwell had companies with Semion Mogilevich and Andrei Lukanov.
https://twitter.com/seth_hettena/status/1418223878183129095
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Should we think of Robert Maxwell as a mistress for two rivals (CIA and KGB) sleeping with the same whore?
Should we think of Robert Maxwell as a mistress for two rivals (CIA and KGB) sleeping with the same whore?
https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1278691515829796864
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CIA teamed up with Solntsevskaya to help Mujahideen traffic opium to pay for their war against the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, KGB teamed up with Solntsevskaya to wage hybrid war against the West.
Semion Mogilevich playing both
CIA teamed up with Solntsevskaya to help Mujahideen traffic opium to pay for their war against the Soviet occupation in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, KGB teamed up with Solntsevskaya to wage hybrid war against the West.
Semion Mogilevich playing both
https://twitter.com/nimkef/status/1611484674442006528
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pimps /masters, CIA and KGB, or just serving whichever master had the most power over him at any given time?
pimps /masters, CIA and KGB, or just serving whichever master had the most power over him at any given time?
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1305297509745647616
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Read that and think about Trump with promoter Don King in Atlantic City casinos with boxer Mike Tyson.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPR…
Read that and think about Trump with promoter Don King in Atlantic City casinos with boxer Mike Tyson.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPR…
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intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/…
intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/…
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523479723850235905
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In April 2018, the Atlanta Black Star characterized the FBI as still engaging in COINTELPRO behavior by surveilling the Black Lives Matter movement. Internal documents dated as late as 2017 showed that the FBI had surveilled the movement.
atlantablackstar.com/2018/03/27/coi…
In April 2018, the Atlanta Black Star characterized the FBI as still engaging in COINTELPRO behavior by surveilling the Black Lives Matter movement. Internal documents dated as late as 2017 showed that the FBI had surveilled the movement.
atlantablackstar.com/2018/03/27/coi…
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When you read about Zelensky and Victor Orbán in Hungary today, Feb 9, 2023, recall George Herbert Walker III was Ambassador to Hungary from 2003 to 2006 while his cousin was the American President.
georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/national-anthe…
When you read about Zelensky and Victor Orbán in Hungary today, Feb 9, 2023, recall George Herbert Walker III was Ambassador to Hungary from 2003 to 2006 while his cousin was the American President.
georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/national-anthe…
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St. Louisan Bert Walker and Hungarian businessman Krisztián Orbán have created the Danube Fund, a $20 million private equity fund to buy Eastern European businesses.
bizjournals.com/stlouis/storie…
St. Louisan Bert Walker and Hungarian businessman Krisztián Orbán have created the Danube Fund, a $20 million private equity fund to buy Eastern European businesses.
bizjournals.com/stlouis/storie…
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In 2007, George Herbert Walker III became the general partner at the Danube Fund.
Walker graduated from Yale University in 1953, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.
Danube Fund was sponsored by the Alpha Credit Bank group, the largest private banking group in
In 2007, George Herbert Walker III became the general partner at the Danube Fund.
Walker graduated from Yale University in 1953, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.
Danube Fund was sponsored by the Alpha Credit Bank group, the largest private banking group in
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Greece.
Alpha Credit Bank and its affiliates have committed to provide 15% of the Fund’s total capital.
Other investors included BNP, EBRD, various Greek industrial concerns and several international institutional investors.
Danube Fund was tom make equity and
Greece.
Alpha Credit Bank and its affiliates have committed to provide 15% of the Fund’s total capital.
Other investors included BNP, EBRD, various Greek industrial concerns and several international institutional investors.
Danube Fund was tom make equity and
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quasi-equity investments in small and medium-scale private enterprises in Romania.
In particular, the Fund was to seek opportunities to invest alongside Greek industrial companies which are establishing joint ventures in Romania.
As a result, the Fund Manager to spend
quasi-equity investments in small and medium-scale private enterprises in Romania.
In particular, the Fund was to seek opportunities to invest alongside Greek industrial companies which are establishing joint ventures in Romania.
As a result, the Fund Manager to spend
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significant amount of time in Athens, Greece, to solicit capital from Greek companies interested in investing in Romania.
The Fund is expected to contribute to the development of Romania’s private sector and to the country’s transition to a market economy.
significant amount of time in Athens, Greece, to solicit capital from Greek companies interested in investing in Romania.
The Fund is expected to contribute to the development of Romania’s private sector and to the country’s transition to a market economy.
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You know what happened to the Greek financial system shortly after Bush and Danube fund?
Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
You know what happened to the Greek financial system shortly after Bush and Danube fund?
Greece faced a sovereign debt crisis in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
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Nikola Tesla's Assistant - George H. Scherff, Sr.
Since Tesla was often buried deep in research at remote labs, many of his financial and legal affairs were supervised by his closest associate, George H. Scherff.
bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/…
Nikola Tesla's Assistant - George H. Scherff, Sr.
Since Tesla was often buried deep in research at remote labs, many of his financial and legal affairs were supervised by his closest associate, George H. Scherff.
bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/…
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Otto Skorzeny claimed that the true identity of George H.W. Bush was, "George H. Scherff, Jr., the son of Nikola Tesla's illegal-immigrant, German-born accountant, George H. Scherff, Sr."
Wait, what?
Otto Skorzeny produced a photo of a young Skorzeny, Mengele, Bormann
Otto Skorzeny claimed that the true identity of George H.W. Bush was, "George H. Scherff, Jr., the son of Nikola Tesla's illegal-immigrant, German-born accountant, George H. Scherff, Sr."
Wait, what?
Otto Skorzeny produced a photo of a young Skorzeny, Mengele, Bormann
20695
, and the family of George H. Scherff, Sr..
Seated in the midst of those in the photo was a young George H. Scherff, Jr., who, Skorzeny explained, was trained as a spy and sent to America to work for Adolph Hitler.
, and the family of George H. Scherff, Sr..
Seated in the midst of those in the photo was a young George H. Scherff, Jr., who, Skorzeny explained, was trained as a spy and sent to America to work for Adolph Hitler.
20696
"He was given false identification and adopted by Prescott Sheldon Bush as his "son," George Herbert Walker Bush," Skorzeny went on.
"He forged a birth certificate in order to enter the military before he turned 18. He was 16 at the time."
"He was given false identification and adopted by Prescott Sheldon Bush as his "son," George Herbert Walker Bush," Skorzeny went on.
"He forged a birth certificate in order to enter the military before he turned 18. He was 16 at the time."
Samuel P Bush - records related to money laundering at National Archives destroyed "in order to save space."
Sounding like Manchurian Candidate Trump's battles with National Archives having any parallels maybe?
Sounding like Manchurian Candidate Trump's battles with National Archives having any parallels maybe?
https://twitter.com/Loveon999/status/1545247430001643520?t=9NtzWnYRkeHhXIrmEuu-XA&s=19
20698
I'll have to review this stuff later and digest it.
Is this disinfo circulating on Truth Social?
dtss.us/blog/meet-the-…
bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/…
I'll have to review this stuff later and digest it.
Is this disinfo circulating on Truth Social?
dtss.us/blog/meet-the-…
bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/…
20699
George HW Bush’s true identity was uncovered through the perseverance of one investigative journalist Don Nicoloff and the deathbed confession of Hitler’s close-in bodyguard, Otto Skorzeny.
geopolitics.co/2018/12/02/in-…
George HW Bush’s true identity was uncovered through the perseverance of one investigative journalist Don Nicoloff and the deathbed confession of Hitler’s close-in bodyguard, Otto Skorzeny.
geopolitics.co/2018/12/02/in-…
20700
Will need to correlate this information with the WWII-era plot against America covered in 'Ultra' by Maddow.
When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, Ultrai is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover
Will need to correlate this information with the WWII-era plot against America covered in 'Ultra' by Maddow.
When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, Ultrai is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover
20701
their tracks.
Podcast covers an ultra-right pro-Nazi movement that plotted to overthrow the U.S. government by force in the lead up to World War II.
their tracks.
Podcast covers an ultra-right pro-Nazi movement that plotted to overthrow the U.S. government by force in the lead up to World War II.
These groups worked with an agent from Hitler's government named George Viereck.
He also colluded with over 20 sitting members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to launder and spread Nazi propaganda, often at taxpayers' expense.
He also colluded with over 20 sitting members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to launder and spread Nazi propaganda, often at taxpayers' expense.
20703
Those congressmen were associated with the America First Committee, a group with many antisemitic leaders.
The group opposed America entering World War II. In 1944, the plots led to the largest sedition trial in U.S. history.
Those congressmen were associated with the America First Committee, a group with many antisemitic leaders.
The group opposed America entering World War II. In 1944, the plots led to the largest sedition trial in U.S. history.
20704
Nikola Tesla
Though much has been written about Tesla’s successes and failures, few have detailed the behind-the-scenes financial activities which disclose a Nazi plot to acquire his technology,
Nikola Tesla
Though much has been written about Tesla’s successes and failures, few have detailed the behind-the-scenes financial activities which disclose a Nazi plot to acquire his technology,
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while research and development costs had largely been paid (unknowingly) by U.S. taxpayers. Many of Tesla’s patents fell into Nazi hands prior to and during World Wars I and II.
As a result, Tesla continuously found himself in litigation over patent rights and other
while research and development costs had largely been paid (unknowingly) by U.S. taxpayers. Many of Tesla’s patents fell into Nazi hands prior to and during World Wars I and II.
As a result, Tesla continuously found himself in litigation over patent rights and other
20706
issues.
Keep that story of Nikola Tesla and his accountant, George H. Scherff, in mind when thinking about the modern day Tesla controlled by Elon Musk, who also controls SpaceX.
issues.
Keep that story of Nikola Tesla and his accountant, George H. Scherff, in mind when thinking about the modern day Tesla controlled by Elon Musk, who also controls SpaceX.
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1623670010349486081
20707
Starlink services to Ukraine are now paid for by US and Allies, notably France.
Starlink services to Ukraine are now paid for by US and Allies, notably France.
https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1623691246433628161
20708
Reason SpaceX exists is Congressman Dana “Putin pays” Rohrabacher pushed through privatization of space exploration.
Reason SpaceX exists is Congressman Dana “Putin pays” Rohrabacher pushed through privatization of space exploration.
https://twitter.com/jimstewartson/status/1623725162200973314
20709
Although Nikola Tesla (coming back to that story) had succeeded in winning the majority of his patent lawsuits, his technology had been repeatedly stolen and sold to the German Nazis and other foreign governments, so he never achieved the financial success he deserved.
Although Nikola Tesla (coming back to that story) had succeeded in winning the majority of his patent lawsuits, his technology had been repeatedly stolen and sold to the German Nazis and other foreign governments, so he never achieved the financial success he deserved.
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The embezzlement of his capitalization went unchecked throughout Tesla’s career.
At the time of his death (by murder, according to Skorzeny) on January 6, 1943, Tesla died virtually penniless.
The embezzlement of his capitalization went unchecked throughout Tesla’s career.
At the time of his death (by murder, according to Skorzeny) on January 6, 1943, Tesla died virtually penniless.
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@ColdWarScience - have you read this material?
Would be interesting to have you review and separate fact from fiction.
geopolitics.co/2018/12/02/in-…
@ColdWarScience - have you read this material?
Would be interesting to have you review and separate fact from fiction.
geopolitics.co/2018/12/02/in-…
20714
CIA in Ukraine - Doug Valentine
Capitalism / Nationalism competition for Ukrainian resources, especially eastern Ukraine, where it's resource rich.
bitchute.com/video/LRZ3Oflo…
CIA in Ukraine - Doug Valentine
Capitalism / Nationalism competition for Ukrainian resources, especially eastern Ukraine, where it's resource rich.
bitchute.com/video/LRZ3Oflo…
20715
When Doug Valentine talks about the CIA recruiting former Nazis after WW2, the George H. Scherff, Sr and son, George H. Scherff, Jr. story that Scherff Jr was actually George HW Bush Sr. may deserve some thought, although the sources for the info might be questionable.
When Doug Valentine talks about the CIA recruiting former Nazis after WW2, the George H. Scherff, Sr and son, George H. Scherff, Jr. story that Scherff Jr was actually George HW Bush Sr. may deserve some thought, although the sources for the info might be questionable.
20717
GOP getting jiggy & friendly with Solntsevskaya.
Time to remind, all FBI Directors have been GOP, and Chris Wray works for King and Spaulding, and King and Spaulding works for Gazprom.
GOP getting jiggy & friendly with Solntsevskaya.
Time to remind, all FBI Directors have been GOP, and Chris Wray works for King and Spaulding, and King and Spaulding works for Gazprom.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1506818722975076355
20718
In the 1980s, trafficking opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen’s war against the Soviet occupation was CIA policy.
In the 1980s, trafficking opium through Afghanistan to fund the Mujahideen’s war against the Soviet occupation was CIA policy.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1434573875900305416
20179
Mitch McConnell wanted Merrick Garland to head the FBI, but Trump hired Chris Wray.
Joe Biden decided to keep Wray as FBI head and to add Merrick Garland as AG.
Mitch McConnell wanted Merrick Garland to head the FBI, but Trump hired Chris Wray.
Joe Biden decided to keep Wray as FBI head and to add Merrick Garland as AG.
https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1617862474510012424
20180
Will US institutions decide it's better to burn an asset than to risk global operations by protecting that asset?
Thus far, with Manchurian Candidate Trump, the guys running the show have protected Trump, presumably to protect his finances to protect past CIA activities.
Will US institutions decide it's better to burn an asset than to risk global operations by protecting that asset?
Thus far, with Manchurian Candidate Trump, the guys running the show have protected Trump, presumably to protect his finances to protect past CIA activities.
20181
Trump would have learned of past CIA activities that involved his acquisition of 40 Wall St or his acquisition of Resorts International or the Atlantic City Taj Mahal when President with access to information.
But would Trump try to use NDI to persuade DOJ to either not
Trump would have learned of past CIA activities that involved his acquisition of 40 Wall St or his acquisition of Resorts International or the Atlantic City Taj Mahal when President with access to information.
But would Trump try to use NDI to persuade DOJ to either not
20182
charge him or modify charges against him?
Will the health of Trump Force One be the answer to that question in due time?
charge him or modify charges against him?
Will the health of Trump Force One be the answer to that question in due time?
20183
As we asked, should we think of Robert Maxwell as a mistress for two rivals (CIA and KGB) sleeping with the same whore, maybe it's appropriate to ask, should we think of Donald Trump as a mistress for rivals CIA and DIA vs. KGB and GRU?
As we asked, should we think of Robert Maxwell as a mistress for two rivals (CIA and KGB) sleeping with the same whore, maybe it's appropriate to ask, should we think of Donald Trump as a mistress for rivals CIA and DIA vs. KGB and GRU?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623784540421382145
20184
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country has intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, and Moldovan intelligence confirmed the claim.
apnews.com/article/zelens…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country has intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, and Moldovan intelligence confirmed the claim.
apnews.com/article/zelens…
20185
Speaking to European Union leaders in Brussels, Zelenskyy said he recently told Moldovan President Maia Sandu about the alleged scheme.
“I have informed her that we have intercepted the plan of the destruction of Moldova by the Russian intelligence,”
Speaking to European Union leaders in Brussels, Zelenskyy said he recently told Moldovan President Maia Sandu about the alleged scheme.
“I have informed her that we have intercepted the plan of the destruction of Moldova by the Russian intelligence,”
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Zelenskyy said through a translator. He said the documents showed “who, when and how” the plan would “break the democracy of Moldova and establish control over Moldova.”
Zelenskyy said through a translator. He said the documents showed “who, when and how” the plan would “break the democracy of Moldova and establish control over Moldova.”
Zelenskyy said the plan was very similar to the one devised by Russia to take over Ukraine. He added that he did not know whether Moscow ultimately ordered the plan to be carried out.
After Zelenskyy’s comments, Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Service released a statement
After Zelenskyy’s comments, Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Service released a statement
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confirming it has received “respective information from our Ukrainian partners” and said it has also identified “subversive activities, aimed to undermine the Republic of Moldova, destabilize and violate public order.”
confirming it has received “respective information from our Ukrainian partners” and said it has also identified “subversive activities, aimed to undermine the Republic of Moldova, destabilize and violate public order.”
20189
“At the moment, we cannot provide more details as there is a risk of jeopardizing various ongoing operational activities,” the statement read, adding that all of Moldova’s state institutions “are working at full capacity and will not allow these challenges to happen.”
“At the moment, we cannot provide more details as there is a risk of jeopardizing various ongoing operational activities,” the statement read, adding that all of Moldova’s state institutions “are working at full capacity and will not allow these challenges to happen.”
20190
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov charged last week that the West was considering turning Moldova into “another Ukraine.”
Lavrov alleged that the West backed the 2020 election of the pro-Western Sandu, claiming that she is eager to take the country into NATO,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov charged last week that the West was considering turning Moldova into “another Ukraine.”
Lavrov alleged that the West backed the 2020 election of the pro-Western Sandu, claiming that she is eager to take the country into NATO,
merge Moldova with Romania and “practically is ready for anything.”
In December, Moldova’s national intelligence agency warned that Russia could launch a new offensive this year with the aim of creating a land corridor through southern Ukraine to Moldova’s Moscow-backed
In December, Moldova’s national intelligence agency warned that Russia could launch a new offensive this year with the aim of creating a land corridor through southern Ukraine to Moldova’s Moscow-backed
20192
breakaway region of Transnistria.
Transnistria broke away after a 1992 civil war but is not recognized by most countries. It extends roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the eastern bank of the Dniester River to the country’s border with Ukraine.
breakaway region of Transnistria.
Transnistria broke away after a 1992 civil war but is not recognized by most countries. It extends roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the eastern bank of the Dniester River to the country’s border with Ukraine.
20193
Russia has about 1,500 troops nominally as “peacekeepers” in the breakaway region.
Was just thinking about Romania:
Russia has about 1,500 troops nominally as “peacekeepers” in the breakaway region.
Was just thinking about Romania:
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623795312396496898
20196
Rise of Tom Cotton - a review in light of former trump National Security adviser Robert C O'Brien finding an ally in Tom Cotton.
Rise of Tom Cotton - a review in light of former trump National Security adviser Robert C O'Brien finding an ally in Tom Cotton.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1525531934247591942
20197
Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed Robert O'Brien, seeking information in both the documents case and the 1/6 investigation.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed Robert O'Brien, seeking information in both the documents case and the 1/6 investigation.
https://twitter.com/Loveon999/status/1623812891966337026
20199
Russia cooperating with China using Manchurian Candidate Trump:
Russia cooperating with China using Manchurian Candidate Trump:
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1497252862312734722
20200
Let's connect the China "spy balloon" to the Seymour Hersch Nord Stream pipeline piece where it's asserted US took out the pipeline and not Russia.
Like the balloon is to goad America and China into conflict and Russia and China into cooperation,
Let's connect the China "spy balloon" to the Seymour Hersch Nord Stream pipeline piece where it's asserted US took out the pipeline and not Russia.
Like the balloon is to goad America and China into conflict and Russia and China into cooperation,
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1621354198682959873
20201
the Seymour Hersch Nord Stream piece is aimed at Germany for the new Chancellor to decide whether to become more friendly with China and to goad conflict between China and America.
What if it's not Russian Intel but Chinese Intel working this angle?
the Seymour Hersch Nord Stream piece is aimed at Germany for the new Chancellor to decide whether to become more friendly with China and to goad conflict between China and America.
What if it's not Russian Intel but Chinese Intel working this angle?
20202
Putin got his hands on US Intel from Wikileaks and then info from Snowden from US DIA when Snowden conveniently stole documents on Mike Flynn's watch and Mr. Putin's peeps have been studying and reading.
Putin got his hands on US Intel from Wikileaks and then info from Snowden from US DIA when Snowden conveniently stole documents on Mike Flynn's watch and Mr. Putin's peeps have been studying and reading.
20204
Ds and Rs agreed publicly on Nord Stream 2
But when you observe Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz calling for America to destroy Nord Stream 2, you recognize, Putin had his useful idiots and agents in the Senate working for him, so you have to consider that
Ds and Rs agreed publicly on Nord Stream 2
But when you observe Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz calling for America to destroy Nord Stream 2, you recognize, Putin had his useful idiots and agents in the Senate working for him, so you have to consider that
https://twitter.com/i/status/1623359947261071360
20205
Russia blew up the pipeline to blame America to start conflict between US and Germany and to bring Germany and China closer, while at same time, Russia is trying to get closer to China and goad conflict between US and China.
Russia blew up the pipeline to blame America to start conflict between US and Germany and to bring Germany and China closer, while at same time, Russia is trying to get closer to China and goad conflict between US and China.
20206
U.S. military had dispatched Cold War-era U-2 spy planes to track and study the balloon before a fighter jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
Are those the planes Trump tried to have decommissioned by exiting Open Skies Treaty?
nytimes.com/2023/02/09/us/…
U.S. military had dispatched Cold War-era U-2 spy planes to track and study the balloon before a fighter jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
Are those the planes Trump tried to have decommissioned by exiting Open Skies Treaty?
nytimes.com/2023/02/09/us/…
20207
The balloon episode has led to a surge in U.S.-China tensions at a time when the relationship is already at one of its lowest points in decades.
The balloon episode has led to a surge in U.S.-China tensions at a time when the relationship is already at one of its lowest points in decades.
20208
Intelligence agencies have concluded that the antennas were capable of locating communications devices, including mobile phones and radios, and collecting data from them, U.S. officials say. But they do not know exactly what kinds of devices were being targeted, two
Intelligence agencies have concluded that the antennas were capable of locating communications devices, including mobile phones and radios, and collecting data from them, U.S. officials say. But they do not know exactly what kinds of devices were being targeted, two
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officials said.
Radio frequencies can be detected by orbital satellites. Mobile phone signals are harder to detect from space but reach as high as where the balloon was drifting, at 60,000 feet.
No need to collect cell comms over Mar-a-Lago - there are already Chinese
officials said.
Radio frequencies can be detected by orbital satellites. Mobile phone signals are harder to detect from space but reach as high as where the balloon was drifting, at 60,000 feet.
No need to collect cell comms over Mar-a-Lago - there are already Chinese
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spies at Mar-a-Lago.
The U.S. government says it has discovered instances of at least five Chinese spy balloons in American territory — three during the Trump administration and two during the Biden administration.
spies at Mar-a-Lago.
The U.S. government says it has discovered instances of at least five Chinese spy balloons in American territory — three during the Trump administration and two during the Biden administration.
20211
George Herbert Walker Bush was born on 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924, per this article:
web.archive.org/web/2007100814…
George Herbert Walker Bush was born on 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12, 1924, per this article:
web.archive.org/web/2007100814…
His parents were Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush.
His father was an executive at U.S. Rubber and later a Wall Street investment banker and U.S. senator from Connecticut.
Four other children, three sons and a daughter, were born to the Bushes.
His father was an executive at U.S. Rubber and later a Wall Street investment banker and U.S. senator from Connecticut.
Four other children, three sons and a daughter, were born to the Bushes.
George was named after his maternal grandfather, George Herbert Walker, who established the Walker Cup trophy for American and British amateur golfers.
He was the second son of Prescott Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush per Meacham.
He was the second son of Prescott Bush and Dorothy (Walker) Bush per Meacham.
20214
He was the younger brother of Prescott Bush Jr.
His paternal grandfather, Samuel P. Bush, worked as an executive for a railroad parts company in Columbus, Ohio.
He was the younger brother of Prescott Bush Jr.
His paternal grandfather, Samuel P. Bush, worked as an executive for a railroad parts company in Columbus, Ohio.
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His maternal grandfather and namesake, George Herbert Walker, led Wall Street investment bank W. A. Harriman & Co per Meacham.
His maternal grandfather and namesake, George Herbert Walker, led Wall Street investment bank W. A. Harriman & Co per Meacham.
20216
Otto Skorzeny (Hitler's bodyguard) claimed that the true identity of George H.W. Bush was “George H. Scherff, Jr., the son of Nikola Tesla’s illegal-immigrant, German-born accountant, George H. Scherff, Sr.”
Otto Skorzeny (Hitler's bodyguard) claimed that the true identity of George H.W. Bush was “George H. Scherff, Jr., the son of Nikola Tesla’s illegal-immigrant, German-born accountant, George H. Scherff, Sr.”
20217
Skorzeny claimed that George H. Scherff, Jr. was trained as a spy and sent to America to work for Adolph Hitler.
Skorzeny is asserting the HW Bush "was given false identification and adopted by Prescott Sheldon Bush.“
He forged a birth certificate in order to enter the
Skorzeny claimed that George H. Scherff, Jr. was trained as a spy and sent to America to work for Adolph Hitler.
Skorzeny is asserting the HW Bush "was given false identification and adopted by Prescott Sheldon Bush.“
He forged a birth certificate in order to enter the
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military before he turned 18.
He was 16 at the time, per Skorzeny.
This may all be propaganda. HW Bush was born June 12, 1924 per Wikipedia, so in 1940 he would be 16.
Prescott Sheldon Bush, HW Bush's (adoptive?) father was a banker with wealth, born in Columbus Ohio
military before he turned 18.
He was 16 at the time, per Skorzeny.
This may all be propaganda. HW Bush was born June 12, 1924 per Wikipedia, so in 1940 he would be 16.
Prescott Sheldon Bush, HW Bush's (adoptive?) father was a banker with wealth, born in Columbus Ohio
20219
and graduating from Yale.
In 1924, Prescott Sheldon Bush became vice-president of the investment bank A. Harriman & Co. where his father-in-law, George Herbert Walker was president.
and graduating from Yale.
In 1924, Prescott Sheldon Bush became vice-president of the investment bank A. Harriman & Co. where his father-in-law, George Herbert Walker was president.
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In 1931, Prescott Sheldon Bush became a partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., which was created through the 1931 amalgamation of A. Harriman & Co with Brown Bros. & Co., (a merchant bank founded in Philadelphia in 1818) and with Harriman Brothers & Co.
In 1931, Prescott Sheldon Bush became a partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., which was created through the 1931 amalgamation of A. Harriman & Co with Brown Bros. & Co., (a merchant bank founded in Philadelphia in 1818) and with Harriman Brothers & Co.
(established in New York City in 1927).
This was a bank CIA later had a relationship with.
In July 2007, Harper's Magazine published an article by Scott Horton, an American attorney known for his work in human rights law and the law of armed conflict, claiming that
This was a bank CIA later had a relationship with.
In July 2007, Harper's Magazine published an article by Scott Horton, an American attorney known for his work in human rights law and the law of armed conflict, claiming that
20222
Prescott Bush was involved in the 1934 Business Plot, a failed plan by some of America's wealthy to trick Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler into helping them overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
So Prescott Bush was involved in the plot to overthrow
Prescott Bush was involved in the 1934 Business Plot, a failed plan by some of America's wealthy to trick Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler into helping them overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
So Prescott Bush was involved in the plot to overthrow
20223
FDR and Prescott Bush allegedly adopted German born George H. Scherff, Jr. who was renamed to George HW Bush, who later became an American President, and who was son of Nazi George H. Scherff Sr., Nikola Tesla's accountant.
FDR and Prescott Bush allegedly adopted German born George H. Scherff, Jr. who was renamed to George HW Bush, who later became an American President, and who was son of Nazi George H. Scherff Sr., Nikola Tesla's accountant.
20224
Prescott Sheldon Bush was a founder and one of seven directors (including W. Averell Harriman) of the Union Banking Corporation (holding a single share out of 4,000 as a director), an investment bank that operated as a clearing house for many assets and enterprises held
Prescott Sheldon Bush was a founder and one of seven directors (including W. Averell Harriman) of the Union Banking Corporation (holding a single share out of 4,000 as a director), an investment bank that operated as a clearing house for many assets and enterprises held
20225
by German steel magnate Fritz Thyssen, an early supporter and financier of the Nazi Party.
theguardian.com/world/2004/sep…
by German steel magnate Fritz Thyssen, an early supporter and financier of the Nazi Party.
theguardian.com/world/2004/sep…
20226
In July 1942, Union Banking Corporation was suspected of holding gold on behalf of Nazi leaders.
jasonweixelbaum.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/fac…
In July 1942, Union Banking Corporation was suspected of holding gold on behalf of Nazi leaders.
jasonweixelbaum.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/fac…
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A subsequent government investigation disproved those allegations [need to find the report, if any, of said investigation] but confirmed the Thyssens' control, and in October 1942 the United States seized the bank under the Trading with the Enemy Act and held the assets
A subsequent government investigation disproved those allegations [need to find the report, if any, of said investigation] but confirmed the Thyssens' control, and in October 1942 the United States seized the bank under the Trading with the Enemy Act and held the assets
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for the duration of World War II.
Journalist Duncan Campbell pointed out documents showing that Prescott Bush was a director and shareholder of a number of companies involved with Thyssen.
Prescott Bush was the director of the Union Banking Corporation that
for the duration of World War II.
Journalist Duncan Campbell pointed out documents showing that Prescott Bush was a director and shareholder of a number of companies involved with Thyssen.
Prescott Bush was the director of the Union Banking Corporation that
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"represented Thyssen's US interests", continuing to work for the bank after America's entry into World War II.
Prescott Bush (who allegedly adopted the son of a German and changed his name to George HW Bush) was involved with the American Birth Control League as early as
"represented Thyssen's US interests", continuing to work for the bank after America's entry into World War II.
Prescott Bush (who allegedly adopted the son of a German and changed his name to George HW Bush) was involved with the American Birth Control League as early as
1942, and served as the treasurer of the first nationwide campaign of Planned Parenthood in 1947.
Sounds like the kind of wealthy guy who might have an adopted child.
Sounds like the kind of wealthy guy who might have an adopted child.
20231
Prescott Bush favored a Nixon-Rockefeller ticket for 1960, and was presumed to support Rockefeller's 1964 presidential candidacy until the latter's remarriage in 1963.
He then publicly denounced Rockefeller for divorcing his first wife and marrying a woman with whom
Prescott Bush favored a Nixon-Rockefeller ticket for 1960, and was presumed to support Rockefeller's 1964 presidential candidacy until the latter's remarriage in 1963.
He then publicly denounced Rockefeller for divorcing his first wife and marrying a woman with whom
20232
Rockefeller had been having an affair while married to his first wife.
Is that the real reason for Prescott denouncing Rockefeller?
Prescott Bush then very publicly endorsed his former Senate colleague Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who was also the older brother of one
Rockefeller had been having an affair while married to his first wife.
Is that the real reason for Prescott denouncing Rockefeller?
Prescott Bush then very publicly endorsed his former Senate colleague Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who was also the older brother of one
20234
Prescott Bush married Dorothy Wear Walker (1901–1992) on August 6, 1921, in Kennebunkport, Maine.
They had five children: Prescott Jr. (1922–2010), George (1924–2018), Nancy (1926–2021), Jonathan (1931–2021), and William "Bucky" (1938–2018).
Why would one child, George
Prescott Bush married Dorothy Wear Walker (1901–1992) on August 6, 1921, in Kennebunkport, Maine.
They had five children: Prescott Jr. (1922–2010), George (1924–2018), Nancy (1926–2021), Jonathan (1931–2021), and William "Bucky" (1938–2018).
Why would one child, George
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HW Bush, be adopted, as Hitler's bodyguard, Otto Skorzeny claimed from his death bed in Miami Florida?
Why would Prescott Bush adopt a son of a German born Nazi who managed the finances for Nikola Tesla?
HW Bush, be adopted, as Hitler's bodyguard, Otto Skorzeny claimed from his death bed in Miami Florida?
Why would Prescott Bush adopt a son of a German born Nazi who managed the finances for Nikola Tesla?
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This HW Bush adoption story is all according to Otto Skorzeny, (Adolph Hitler’s former bodyguard) in a deathbed confession to Eric “Orion” (Eric Berman) in S. Miami, Florida, and Eric Berman seems a shady figure.
This HW Bush adoption story is all according to Otto Skorzeny, (Adolph Hitler’s former bodyguard) in a deathbed confession to Eric “Orion” (Eric Berman) in S. Miami, Florida, and Eric Berman seems a shady figure.
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Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, .
Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, .
between 1945 and 1959.
Conducted by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA), it was largely carried out by special agents of the U.S. Army's Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) but also by OSS, Office of Strategic Services.
Conducted by the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA), it was largely carried out by special agents of the U.S. Army's Counterintelligence Corps (CIC) but also by OSS, Office of Strategic Services.
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Many of these personnel recruited for Operation Paperclip were former members and some were former leaders of the Nazi Party.
archives.gov/iwg/declassifi…
Many of these personnel recruited for Operation Paperclip were former members and some were former leaders of the Nazi Party.
archives.gov/iwg/declassifi…
In the fall of 1944, the United States and its allies launched a secret mission code-named Operation Paperclip. The aim was to find and preserve German weapons, including biological and chemical agents, but American scientific intelligence officers quickly realized the weapons
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themselves were not enough.
They decided the United States needed to bring the Nazi scientists themselves to the U.S. Thus began a mission to recruit top Nazi doctors, physicists and chemists — including Wernher von Braun, who went on to design the rockets that took man
themselves were not enough.
They decided the United States needed to bring the Nazi scientists themselves to the U.S. Thus began a mission to recruit top Nazi doctors, physicists and chemists — including Wernher von Braun, who went on to design the rockets that took man
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to the moon.
The U.S. government went to great lengths to hide the pasts of scientists they brought to America. Based on newly discovered documents, writer Annie Jacobsen tells the story of the mission and the scientists in
to the moon.
The U.S. government went to great lengths to hide the pasts of scientists they brought to America. Based on newly discovered documents, writer Annie Jacobsen tells the story of the mission and the scientists in
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her book, Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists To America.
her book, Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists To America.
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The primary purpose for Operation Paperclip was U.S. military advantage in the Soviet–American Cold War and the Space Race. The Soviet Union responded by relocating more than 2,200 German specialists—a total of more than 6,000 people including family members—with
The primary purpose for Operation Paperclip was U.S. military advantage in the Soviet–American Cold War and the Space Race. The Soviet Union responded by relocating more than 2,200 German specialists—a total of more than 6,000 people including family members—with
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In a secret directive circulated on September 3, 1946, President Truman officially approved Operation Paperclip and expanded it to include 1,000 German scientists under "temporary, limited military custody".
In a secret directive circulated on September 3, 1946, President Truman officially approved Operation Paperclip and expanded it to include 1,000 German scientists under "temporary, limited military custody".
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If Prescott Bush adopted HW Bush from a German Nazi who was the accountant for Nikola Tesla, he was 21 years ahead of Operation Paperclip, but Prescott Bush was involved in the 1934 Business Plot, a failed plan by some of America's wealthy to trick Retired Marine Corps
If Prescott Bush adopted HW Bush from a German Nazi who was the accountant for Nikola Tesla, he was 21 years ahead of Operation Paperclip, but Prescott Bush was involved in the 1934 Business Plot, a failed plan by some of America's wealthy to trick Retired Marine Corps
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Major General Smedley Butler into helping them overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
So Prescott adopts HW in or after 1924 from a German and by 1934, Prescott is part of the Wall Street Putsch to overthrow FDR.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_…
Major General Smedley Butler into helping them overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
So Prescott adopts HW in or after 1924 from a German and by 1934, Prescott is part of the Wall Street Putsch to overthrow FDR.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_…
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Skorzeny described (to Berman) in detail his involvement with George H. W. Bush (George H. Scherff, Jr.) in organizing the CIA by absorbing Nazi S.S. agents,” he intimated that it was Reinhard Gehlen and himself who murdered Nikola Tesla on January 6, 1943 by
Skorzeny described (to Berman) in detail his involvement with George H. W. Bush (George H. Scherff, Jr.) in organizing the CIA by absorbing Nazi S.S. agents,” he intimated that it was Reinhard Gehlen and himself who murdered Nikola Tesla on January 6, 1943 by
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strangulation/suffocation.
By 1943, HW Bush was 19 years old (if his birth year of 1924 is accurate).
And 1943 precedes Operation Paperclip by only about two years.
Prior to the murder, Otto Skorzeny and Reinhard Gehlen (Hank Janowicz, Wayne, N.J.), “spoke in great
strangulation/suffocation.
By 1943, HW Bush was 19 years old (if his birth year of 1924 is accurate).
And 1943 precedes Operation Paperclip by only about two years.
Prior to the murder, Otto Skorzeny and Reinhard Gehlen (Hank Janowicz, Wayne, N.J.), “spoke in great
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detail to Tesla about his most-advanced technologies and then stole the blueprints of his best, most-secret inventions.”
detail to Tesla about his most-advanced technologies and then stole the blueprints of his best, most-secret inventions.”
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If this is true (screenshot) it sounds like a similar story Maddow described in Ultra where the FBI was contacted about a plot to blow up munitions plants pre WW2 & the FBI ignored tips.
In the screenshot, is a letter from Berman to the DOJ where CIA ignores Berman.
If this is true (screenshot) it sounds like a similar story Maddow described in Ultra where the FBI was contacted about a plot to blow up munitions plants pre WW2 & the FBI ignored tips.
In the screenshot, is a letter from Berman to the DOJ where CIA ignores Berman.
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Further research about the life of Otto Skorzeny, “master spy,” reveals his little-known affair with Eva (Evita) Marie Duarte de Peron, wife of Argentina’s President, Juan Domingo Peron.
Further research about the life of Otto Skorzeny, “master spy,” reveals his little-known affair with Eva (Evita) Marie Duarte de Peron, wife of Argentina’s President, Juan Domingo Peron.
Gold which was stolen by the Nazis (laundered by Swiss banks and the Vatican, then smuggled to Argentina by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris) had accrued enormous interest after World War II, and upon her death, Eva Peron bequeathed Skorzeny $100 million, which ultimately fell into the
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hands of the CIA. [Would it be the OSS?]
The Nazi-CIA connection to the money was obvious, citing the article.
Based upon Skorzeny’s claims, this money probably fell into the hands of George H.W. Bush and his “handlers.”
hands of the CIA. [Would it be the OSS?]
The Nazi-CIA connection to the money was obvious, citing the article.
Based upon Skorzeny’s claims, this money probably fell into the hands of George H.W. Bush and his “handlers.”
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This portion of the article implies that HW Bush at the age of 19 was with his birth father, George H Scherff Jr when Nikola Tesla was allegedly murdered in Jan 1943.
What? That would imply Prescott adopted HW Bush years after his birth or that
This portion of the article implies that HW Bush at the age of 19 was with his birth father, George H Scherff Jr when Nikola Tesla was allegedly murdered in Jan 1943.
What? That would imply Prescott adopted HW Bush years after his birth or that
HW Bush hung out with his biological dad when he was 19, even if he was adopted by Prescott Bush 19 years prior?
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If Nikola Tesla was murdered by strangulation / suffocation, how does that fit with the official story of Tesla's death in Jan 1937?
If Nikola Tesla was murdered by strangulation / suffocation, how does that fit with the official story of Tesla's death in Jan 1937?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623915390777827328
In the fall of 1937 at the age of 81, after midnight one night, Tesla left the Hotel New Yorker to make his regular commute to the cathedral and library to feed the pigeons.
While crossing a street a couple of blocks from the hotel, Tesla was unable to dodge a moving taxicab
While crossing a street a couple of blocks from the hotel, Tesla was unable to dodge a moving taxicab
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and was thrown to the ground.
His back was severely wrenched and three of his ribs were broken in the accident.
The full extent of his injuries was never known; Tesla refused to consult a doctor, an almost lifelong custom, and never fully recovered.
and was thrown to the ground.
His back was severely wrenched and three of his ribs were broken in the accident.
The full extent of his injuries was never known; Tesla refused to consult a doctor, an almost lifelong custom, and never fully recovered.
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On 7 January 1943, at the age of 86, Tesla died alone in Room 3327 of the Hotel New Yorker.
His body was found by maid Alice Monaghan when she entered Tesla's room, ignoring the "do not disturb" sign that Tesla had placed on his door two days earlier.
On 7 January 1943, at the age of 86, Tesla died alone in Room 3327 of the Hotel New Yorker.
His body was found by maid Alice Monaghan when she entered Tesla's room, ignoring the "do not disturb" sign that Tesla had placed on his door two days earlier.
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Assistant medical examiner H.W. Wembley examined the body and ruled that the cause of death had been coronary thrombosis (a type of heart attack).
Two days later the Federal Bureau of Investigation ordered the Alien Property Custodian to seize Tesla's belongings.
Assistant medical examiner H.W. Wembley examined the body and ruled that the cause of death had been coronary thrombosis (a type of heart attack).
Two days later the Federal Bureau of Investigation ordered the Alien Property Custodian to seize Tesla's belongings.
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John G. Trump, a professor at M.I.T. and a well-known electrical engineer serving as a technical aide to the National Defense Research Committee, was called in to analyze the Tesla items.
Wait. What?
This is the John Trump that Donald Trump brags about
John G. Trump, a professor at M.I.T. and a well-known electrical engineer serving as a technical aide to the National Defense Research Committee, was called in to analyze the Tesla items.
Wait. What?
This is the John Trump that Donald Trump brags about
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"my uncle went to MIT. He was smart."
John's brother, Fred, joined their mother in real estate development and management while still in his teens (Elizabeth Trump & Son).
Initially, John and his brother tried working together building houses, but ultimately
"my uncle went to MIT. He was smart."
John's brother, Fred, joined their mother in real estate development and management while still in his teens (Elizabeth Trump & Son).
Initially, John and his brother tried working together building houses, but ultimately
they dissolved their partnership, and John pursued a career in electrical engineering.
John was the youngest of three children, and the second son of German immigrants Frederick Trump and Elizabeth Christ Trump. He was born in New York City on August 21, 1907.
John was the youngest of three children, and the second son of German immigrants Frederick Trump and Elizabeth Christ Trump. He was born in New York City on August 21, 1907.
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So John Trump analyzes Tesla's items after Tesla's death, that Hitler's former bodyguard asserts was a murder by suffocation / strangulation by HW Bush and one other guy.
pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_mi…
So John Trump analyzes Tesla's items after Tesla's death, that Hitler's former bodyguard asserts was a murder by suffocation / strangulation by HW Bush and one other guy.
pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_mi…
In a box purported to contain a part of Tesla's "death ray", John G. Trump found a 45-year-old multidecade resistance box.
On 10 January 1943, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia read a eulogy written by Slovene-American author Louis Adamic live over the WNYC radio while
On 10 January 1943, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia read a eulogy written by Slovene-American author Louis Adamic live over the WNYC radio while
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violin pieces "Ave Maria" and "Tamo daleko" were played in the background.
violin pieces "Ave Maria" and "Tamo daleko" were played in the background.
John G. Trump and his brother Fred Trump (Donald's father) parted ways and Fred joined their mother in real estate development and management while still in his teens (Elizabeth Trump & Son).
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1575886230390087686
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So Trump's family had been involved with the Genovese syndicate and when the OSS partnered up with the Genovese syndicate as part of Operation Underworld in 1942, the Trumps just got pulled along.
So Trump's family had been involved with the Genovese syndicate and when the OSS partnered up with the Genovese syndicate as part of Operation Underworld in 1942, the Trumps just got pulled along.
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Operation Underworld was the United States government's code name for the cooperation of Italian and Jewish organized crime figures from 1942 to 1945 to counter Axis spies and saboteurs along the U.S. northeastern seaboard ports, avoid wartime labor union strikes, and
Operation Underworld was the United States government's code name for the cooperation of Italian and Jewish organized crime figures from 1942 to 1945 to counter Axis spies and saboteurs along the U.S. northeastern seaboard ports, avoid wartime labor union strikes, and
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limit theft by black-marketeers of vital war supplies and equipment.
limit theft by black-marketeers of vital war supplies and equipment.
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Known as one of New York’s most ferocious and cold-hearted lawyers, Roy Cohn worked for U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a slew of New York city mobsters, such as members of the Genovese crime family – and Trump. Cohn became Trump’s attorney in the
cityandstateny.com/politics/2019/…
Known as one of New York’s most ferocious and cold-hearted lawyers, Roy Cohn worked for U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy, a slew of New York city mobsters, such as members of the Genovese crime family – and Trump. Cohn became Trump’s attorney in the
cityandstateny.com/politics/2019/…
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1970s, and it has been reported that the pair spoke on the phone as frequently as five times per day, while working together.
1970s, and it has been reported that the pair spoke on the phone as frequently as five times per day, while working together.
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Trump denied knowing racehorse trader and high-rolling gambler, Robert LiButti, who is said to have had ties to John Gotti, when probed by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1991.
motherjones.com/politics/2016/…
Trump denied knowing racehorse trader and high-rolling gambler, Robert LiButti, who is said to have had ties to John Gotti, when probed by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1991.
motherjones.com/politics/2016/…
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But LiButti’s daughter, Edith Creamer, told Yahoo News in 2016 that is simply not true, and that Trump knew very well who her father was, and that she and her father had both flown with Trump in his helicopter.
yahoo.com/news/trump-cha…
But LiButti’s daughter, Edith Creamer, told Yahoo News in 2016 that is simply not true, and that Trump knew very well who her father was, and that she and her father had both flown with Trump in his helicopter.
yahoo.com/news/trump-cha…
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It was also reported that Trump took an interest in LiButti’s daughter, prompting the high-roller to threaten Donald to stay away, or suffer the loss of his, uh, crown jewels, so to speak.
Even more damning, there’s a video of LiButti and Trump attending the
It was also reported that Trump took an interest in LiButti’s daughter, prompting the high-roller to threaten Donald to stay away, or suffer the loss of his, uh, crown jewels, so to speak.
Even more damning, there’s a video of LiButti and Trump attending the
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Trump almost bought a $500,000 racehorse from LiButti, but backed out at the last minute, according to Yahoo, and once personally handed the alleged mob affiliate a $350,000 check while he was gambling at a craps table in Trump’s casino.
Trump almost bought a $500,000 racehorse from LiButti, but backed out at the last minute, according to Yahoo, and once personally handed the alleged mob affiliate a $350,000 check while he was gambling at a craps table in Trump’s casino.
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What people miss is that Pomerantz may have had a relationship with an American Intel Agency in 1999 and worked for that agency in the McLain and John Gotti phone-card scam case to get charges dropped to protect intel secrets related to an
What people miss is that Pomerantz may have had a relationship with an American Intel Agency in 1999 and worked for that agency in the McLain and John Gotti phone-card scam case to get charges dropped to protect intel secrets related to an
https://twitter.com/RWPUSA/status/1622222230666022912
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MCI phone card money laundering scheme that was related to why Kirkland and Ellis sued to stop the MCI / Worldcom merger – to protect the books of MCI to protect an agency secret.
MCI phone card money laundering scheme that was related to why Kirkland and Ellis sued to stop the MCI / Worldcom merger – to protect the books of MCI to protect an agency secret.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623543630291165185
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Weaving back to the Nikola Tesla stranger than fiction story where we're trying to separate fact from fiction:
Weaving back to the Nikola Tesla stranger than fiction story where we're trying to separate fact from fiction:
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@maddow - A follow up to the wonderful Ultra podcast -> separate fact from fiction in this wild story of Nikola Tesla, his accountant, and the German born son of that accountant, who Hitler's bodyguard claimed was George HW Bush, who Prescott adopted.
@maddow - A follow up to the wonderful Ultra podcast -> separate fact from fiction in this wild story of Nikola Tesla, his accountant, and the German born son of that accountant, who Hitler's bodyguard claimed was George HW Bush, who Prescott adopted.
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Article asserts that If SPB was not PSB’s real father, that would explain everything.
PSB - Prescott Sheldon Bush
Suspect there is as much fiction as fact in the article, but it's worth trying to pull out any truths, especially any not widely known.
Article asserts that If SPB was not PSB’s real father, that would explain everything.
PSB - Prescott Sheldon Bush
Suspect there is as much fiction as fact in the article, but it's worth trying to pull out any truths, especially any not widely known.
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Allegedly
Allegedly
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Erik Berman aka ORION is the author of much of that article on Nikola Tesla and the explosive allegations about HW Bush being the son of German George H Scherff Sr, accountant to Nikola Tesla.
Is Berman spreading adversarial foreign intel dis-info mixed with legit info?
Erik Berman aka ORION is the author of much of that article on Nikola Tesla and the explosive allegations about HW Bush being the son of German George H Scherff Sr, accountant to Nikola Tesla.
Is Berman spreading adversarial foreign intel dis-info mixed with legit info?
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Is this why the JFK files, that last 5%, are still secret?
Bush Sr in Dallas, Tx, Nov 22, 1963.
George HW Bush was in Dallas during the assassination of President John F Kennedy and when asked under oath in a Congressional hearing what he was doing in that city when
Is this why the JFK files, that last 5%, are still secret?
Bush Sr in Dallas, Tx, Nov 22, 1963.
George HW Bush was in Dallas during the assassination of President John F Kennedy and when asked under oath in a Congressional hearing what he was doing in that city when
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Kennedy was shot, he claimed he could not recall.
Kennedy was shot, he claimed he could not recall.
https://twitter.com/crnrdfox/status/1542753162989162496
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Richard Nixon believed that Watergate was a conspiracy organized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to remove him from power.
Nixon, before he became president, received information from a
spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blog…
Richard Nixon believed that Watergate was a conspiracy organized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to remove him from power.
Nixon, before he became president, received information from a
spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blog…
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source within the intelligence services that both the CIA and the FBI were involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and later in its cover-up.
Nixon told his key aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman about this as early as 1969.
Nixon told them he would use
source within the intelligence services that both the CIA and the FBI were involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and later in its cover-up.
Nixon told his key aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman about this as early as 1969.
Nixon told them he would use
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this information to exert pressure on these organizations over the next few years.
Nixon also decided to create his own intelligence agency.
this information to exert pressure on these organizations over the next few years.
Nixon also decided to create his own intelligence agency.
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Nixon had been told the Bay of Pigs operation held the key to understanding the assassination of Kennedy.
Haldeman claims in his book The Ends of Power (1978): "Ehrlichman had found himself in the middle of this feud as far back as 1969, immediately after Nixon assumed
Nixon had been told the Bay of Pigs operation held the key to understanding the assassination of Kennedy.
Haldeman claims in his book The Ends of Power (1978): "Ehrlichman had found himself in the middle of this feud as far back as 1969, immediately after Nixon assumed
office.
Nixon had called Ehrlichman into his office and said he wanted all the facts and documents the CIA had on the Bay of Pigs, a complete report on the whole project.
About six months after that 1969 conversations, Ehrlichman had stopped in my office.
Nixon had called Ehrlichman into his office and said he wanted all the facts and documents the CIA had on the Bay of Pigs, a complete report on the whole project.
About six months after that 1969 conversations, Ehrlichman had stopped in my office.
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'Those bastards in Langley are holding back something.
They just dig in their heels and say the President can't have it. Period.
Imagine that! The Commander-in-Chief wants to see a document relating to a military operation, and the spooks say he can't have it.' "
'Those bastards in Langley are holding back something.
They just dig in their heels and say the President can't have it. Period.
Imagine that! The Commander-in-Chief wants to see a document relating to a military operation, and the spooks say he can't have it.' "
This was confirmed by John Ehrlichman in his book Witness to Power: The Nixon Years that was published in 1982.
n his memoirs Richard Nixon has very little to say about the assassination. He admits he was in Dallas on 20th November 1963 at a meeting of the Pepsi-Cola board).
n his memoirs Richard Nixon has very little to say about the assassination. He admits he was in Dallas on 20th November 1963 at a meeting of the Pepsi-Cola board).
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Side-Note
Nixon helped establish a pepsi factory in Laos using USAID funding, which quickly became one of the largest heroin factories in southeast asia, and never produced a single bottle of pepsi.
You see, producing Pepsi or Coke requires chemicals that are also needed
Side-Note
Nixon helped establish a pepsi factory in Laos using USAID funding, which quickly became one of the largest heroin factories in southeast asia, and never produced a single bottle of pepsi.
You see, producing Pepsi or Coke requires chemicals that are also needed
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to make drugs.
So a Pepsi factory is cover for buying large volumes of chemicals to make drugs.
to make drugs.
So a Pepsi factory is cover for buying large volumes of chemicals to make drugs.
https://twitter.com/swishwals/status/1622879678154276865
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Cuba = sugar = Pepsi ingredient
Brown Brothers Harriman had extensive sugar holdings in Cuba so a US embargo on Cuban goods was bad for business for wealthy owners.
Tricky Dick Nixon was a coordinator of covert ops under Eisenhower (Ike).
CIA used bottling plants for
Cuba = sugar = Pepsi ingredient
Brown Brothers Harriman had extensive sugar holdings in Cuba so a US embargo on Cuban goods was bad for business for wealthy owners.
Tricky Dick Nixon was a coordinator of covert ops under Eisenhower (Ike).
CIA used bottling plants for
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cover, intelligence, etc.
Bottling franchises were curiously given to crucial figures in each country - ppl with ties to military and ruling "elites."
Nixon in 1964 in Pakistan as corp lawyer for Pepsi.
cover, intelligence, etc.
Bottling franchises were curiously given to crucial figures in each country - ppl with ties to military and ruling "elites."
Nixon in 1964 in Pakistan as corp lawyer for Pepsi.
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Richard Nixon introduces Nikita Khrushchev to Pepsi in July 1959 in Moscow.
Donald Kendall of Pepsi Cola on the left.
Richard Nixon introduces Nikita Khrushchev to Pepsi in July 1959 in Moscow.
Donald Kendall of Pepsi Cola on the left.
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As counsel for Pepsi-Cola at a Dallas bottlers convention, Richard Nixon took off from Love Field the infamous morning of 1963 on American Airlines flight and saw the crowds gathering for JFK's arrival.
In Dallas, Nixon told AP that JFK might dump LBJ in 1964 as
As counsel for Pepsi-Cola at a Dallas bottlers convention, Richard Nixon took off from Love Field the infamous morning of 1963 on American Airlines flight and saw the crowds gathering for JFK's arrival.
In Dallas, Nixon told AP that JFK might dump LBJ in 1964 as
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a "political liability."
LBJ not in on the execution but part of the cover up?
Side Note ends here ... back to the main topic ...
churchofmabusradio.com/2018/08/13/whe…
a "political liability."
LBJ not in on the execution but part of the cover up?
Side Note ends here ... back to the main topic ...
churchofmabusradio.com/2018/08/13/whe…
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Pepsi was 'the first capitalist product' available in the Soviet Union, having secured a deal in 1972 locking Coca-Cola out of the Soviet market until 1985.
USSR paid for their Pepsi in 'Stolichnaya' vodka, reportedly.
Pepsi was 'the first capitalist product' available in the Soviet Union, having secured a deal in 1972 locking Coca-Cola out of the Soviet market until 1985.
USSR paid for their Pepsi in 'Stolichnaya' vodka, reportedly.
https://twitter.com/TrojanAid/status/1413107094648066049
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JFK - that's not a Pepsi, is it?
JFK - that's not a Pepsi, is it?
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Nixon said he contacted J. Edgar Hoover as soon as he heard the news [about JFK being shot in Dallas just after Nixon departed Love field]: "He came right on the line and without wasting words I asked, 'What happened? Was it one of those right-wing nuts?'
Nixon said he contacted J. Edgar Hoover as soon as he heard the news [about JFK being shot in Dallas just after Nixon departed Love field]: "He came right on the line and without wasting words I asked, 'What happened? Was it one of those right-wing nuts?'
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Hoover replied: 'No', he replied, 'it was a Communist.' it was a Communist.'
Months later Hoover told me that Oswald's wife had disclosed that Oswald had been planning to kill me when I visited Dallas and that only with great difficulty had
Hoover replied: 'No', he replied, 'it was a Communist.' it was a Communist.'
Months later Hoover told me that Oswald's wife had disclosed that Oswald had been planning to kill me when I visited Dallas and that only with great difficulty had
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she managed to keep him in the house to prevent him from doing so."
Richard Nixon, Memoirs (1978) page 252
Believable?
she managed to keep him in the house to prevent him from doing so."
Richard Nixon, Memoirs (1978) page 252
Believable?
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Haldeman says that he had always been interested in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and asked Nixon to reopen the case soon after he entered the White House "but Nixon turned me down".
Haldeman says that he had always been interested in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and asked Nixon to reopen the case soon after he entered the White House "but Nixon turned me down".
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Haldeman says that "after Kennedy was killed, the CIA, launched a fantastic cover-up.
Many of the facts about Oswald unavoidably pointed to a Cuban connection."
Haldeman says that "after Kennedy was killed, the CIA, launched a fantastic cover-up.
Many of the facts about Oswald unavoidably pointed to a Cuban connection."
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Haldeman suggested that this included: "(i) Oswald had been arrested in New Orleans in August, 1963, while distributing pro-Castro pamphlets. (ii) On a New Orleans radio programme he extolled Cuba and defended Castro. (iii) Less than two months before the assassination
Haldeman suggested that this included: "(i) Oswald had been arrested in New Orleans in August, 1963, while distributing pro-Castro pamphlets. (ii) On a New Orleans radio programme he extolled Cuba and defended Castro. (iii) Less than two months before the assassination
Oswald visited the Cuban consulate in Mexico City and tried to obtain a visa."
Haldeman says that when Nixon mentions the "Bay of Pigs" he might have "been reminding Helms" of the "CIA operation that may have triggered the Kennedy tragedy and which Helms desperately wanted
Haldeman says that when Nixon mentions the "Bay of Pigs" he might have "been reminding Helms" of the "CIA operation that may have triggered the Kennedy tragedy and which Helms desperately wanted
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to hide."
Haldeman suggested that Nixon was given information about the CIA involvement in the Kennedy assassination by William C. Sullivan, "Nixon's highest-ranking loyal friend at the FBI".
Not sure that is to be believed.
to hide."
Haldeman suggested that Nixon was given information about the CIA involvement in the Kennedy assassination by William C. Sullivan, "Nixon's highest-ranking loyal friend at the FBI".
Not sure that is to be believed.
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Sullivan was put in charge of the bureau's in-house investigation of the assassination.
Sullivan was expected to work closely with John M. Whitten, who was running the CIA investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Whitten and his staff of 30 officers, were sent a large
Sullivan was put in charge of the bureau's in-house investigation of the assassination.
Sullivan was expected to work closely with John M. Whitten, who was running the CIA investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Whitten and his staff of 30 officers, were sent a large
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amount of information from the FBI.
According to Gerald D. McKnight "the FBI deluged his branch with thousands of reports containing bits and fragments of witness testimony that required laborious and time-consuming name checks."
Whitten later described most of this
amount of information from the FBI.
According to Gerald D. McKnight "the FBI deluged his branch with thousands of reports containing bits and fragments of witness testimony that required laborious and time-consuming name checks."
Whitten later described most of this
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FBI material as "weirdo stuff".
As a result of this initial investigation, Whitten told Richard Helms that he believed that Oswald had acted alone in the assassination of Kennedy.
However, on 6th December, Nicholas Katzenbach invited John M. Whitten and Birch O'Neal,
FBI material as "weirdo stuff".
As a result of this initial investigation, Whitten told Richard Helms that he believed that Oswald had acted alone in the assassination of Kennedy.
However, on 6th December, Nicholas Katzenbach invited John M. Whitten and Birch O'Neal,
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Angleton's trusted deputy and senior Special Investigative Group (SIG) officer to read Commission Document 1 (CD1), the report that the FBI had written on Oswald.
Whitten now realized that the FBI had been withholding important information on Oswald from him.
Angleton's trusted deputy and senior Special Investigative Group (SIG) officer to read Commission Document 1 (CD1), the report that the FBI had written on Oswald.
Whitten now realized that the FBI had been withholding important information on Oswald from him.
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He also discovered that Richard Helms had not been providing him all of the agency's available files on Oswald.
This included Oswald's political activities in the months preceding the assassination.
He also discovered that Richard Helms had not been providing him all of the agency's available files on Oswald.
This included Oswald's political activities in the months preceding the assassination.
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Richard Helms responded by taking Whitten off the case.
Raise suspicion? Angleton shady?
James Jesus Angleton, chief of the CIA's Counterintelligence Branch, was now put in charge of the investigation.
The reports written by Sullivan and Angleton became the basis for
Richard Helms responded by taking Whitten off the case.
Raise suspicion? Angleton shady?
James Jesus Angleton, chief of the CIA's Counterintelligence Branch, was now put in charge of the investigation.
The reports written by Sullivan and Angleton became the basis for
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the Warren Commission.
However, it only emerged in his posthumous published autobiography that Sullivan had doubts about the guilt of Lee Harvey Oswald: "Oswald didn't have a record of being an outstanding marksman and yet he hit the president with two shots while his
the Warren Commission.
However, it only emerged in his posthumous published autobiography that Sullivan had doubts about the guilt of Lee Harvey Oswald: "Oswald didn't have a record of being an outstanding marksman and yet he hit the president with two shots while his
car was moving slowly down the road.
His third shot hit Governor Connally.
I went to the book depository from which Oswald fired at the president and I looked out the window where he was positioned.
I've been around guns all my life and I'm a reasonably good shot, but I
His third shot hit Governor Connally.
I went to the book depository from which Oswald fired at the president and I looked out the window where he was positioned.
I've been around guns all my life and I'm a reasonably good shot, but I
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must say that that would be quite a task for me. It was, tragically, damn good shooting."
William Sullivan was shot dead near his home in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, on 9th November, 1977.
An inquest decided that he had been shot accidentally by fellow hunter,
must say that that would be quite a task for me. It was, tragically, damn good shooting."
William Sullivan was shot dead near his home in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, on 9th November, 1977.
An inquest decided that he had been shot accidentally by fellow hunter,
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Robert Daniels, who was fined $500 and lost his hunting license for 10 years.
Robert Daniels Jr., 22, had mistaken Mr. Sullivan for a deer. WTF?
nytimes.com/1977/11/10/arc…
Sullivan had been scheduled to testify before the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
Robert Daniels, who was fined $500 and lost his hunting license for 10 years.
Robert Daniels Jr., 22, had mistaken Mr. Sullivan for a deer. WTF?
nytimes.com/1977/11/10/arc…
Sullivan had been scheduled to testify before the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
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Sullivan was one of six top FBI officials who died in a six month period in 1977.
Raise suspicion?
Others who were due to appear before the committee who died included Louis Nicholas, special assistant to J. Edgar Hoover and Hoover's liaison with the Warren Commission;
Sullivan was one of six top FBI officials who died in a six month period in 1977.
Raise suspicion?
Others who were due to appear before the committee who died included Louis Nicholas, special assistant to J. Edgar Hoover and Hoover's liaison with the Warren Commission;
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Alan H. Belmont, special assistant to Hoover; James Cadigan, document expert with access to documents that related to death of John F. Kennedy; J. M. English, former head of FBI Forensic Sciences Laboratory where Oswald's rifle and pistol were tested;
Alan H. Belmont, special assistant to Hoover; James Cadigan, document expert with access to documents that related to death of John F. Kennedy; J. M. English, former head of FBI Forensic Sciences Laboratory where Oswald's rifle and pistol were tested;
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Donald Kaylor, FBI fingerprint chemist who examined prints found at the assassination scene.
This far into the story, J Edgar Hoover is looking like a prime suspect, but there may be more than one suspect.
Let's keep going.
Donald Kaylor, FBI fingerprint chemist who examined prints found at the assassination scene.
This far into the story, J Edgar Hoover is looking like a prime suspect, but there may be more than one suspect.
Let's keep going.
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Although he had his own secret intelligence operation (Operation Sandwedge) Nixon still wanted to get more control over the intelligence services.
In 1970 Nixon commissioned one of his aide's Tom Charles Huston, one of the former leaders of the conservative
Although he had his own secret intelligence operation (Operation Sandwedge) Nixon still wanted to get more control over the intelligence services.
In 1970 Nixon commissioned one of his aide's Tom Charles Huston, one of the former leaders of the conservative
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Young Americans for Freedom, to write a report on how the different agencies could work together against the threat from the "New Left".
Nixon sounds like Trump - both campaigns managed in part by Roger Stone, same with W Bush and Reagan.
Young Americans for Freedom, to write a report on how the different agencies could work together against the threat from the "New Left".
Nixon sounds like Trump - both campaigns managed in part by Roger Stone, same with W Bush and Reagan.
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Huston's 43-page document called for six activities, some of which were clearly illegal.
They included electronic surveillance of persons and groups "who pose a major threat to internal security"; monitoring of American citizens by international communications facilities;
Huston's 43-page document called for six activities, some of which were clearly illegal.
They included electronic surveillance of persons and groups "who pose a major threat to internal security"; monitoring of American citizens by international communications facilities;
the relaxation of restrictions on the covert opening of mail by federal agents; surreptitious entries and burglaries to gain information on the groups and the recruitment of more campus informants.
The most controversial aspect of the recommendations was the creation of a
The most controversial aspect of the recommendations was the creation of a
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new interagency intelligence command responsible for internal security.
The Huston Plan was presented at a meeting with J. Edgar Hoover (FBI), Richard Helms (CIA), Lieutenant General Donald V. Bennett (Defense Intelligence Agency) and
new interagency intelligence command responsible for internal security.
The Huston Plan was presented at a meeting with J. Edgar Hoover (FBI), Richard Helms (CIA), Lieutenant General Donald V. Bennett (Defense Intelligence Agency) and
Noel Gayler (National Security Agency) in early 1970.
Hoover and Helms saw this as an attempt by Nixon to gain more control over their agencies [FBI and CIA].
In his memoirs Nixon argued that "Hoover's dissent... was primarily a case of his inability to overcome his natural
Hoover and Helms saw this as an attempt by Nixon to gain more control over their agencies [FBI and CIA].
In his memoirs Nixon argued that "Hoover's dissent... was primarily a case of his inability to overcome his natural
resistance to cooperating with the CIA or the other intelligence agencies... I knew that if Hoover had decided not to cooperate, it would matter little what I decided or approved... On July 28 (1970), five days later, before the plan could be implemented, I withdrew my approval."
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On 17th June, 1972, Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard L. Barker and James W. McCord were arrested at 2.30 am during a break-in at the Watergate Office Building.
Later, E. Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy were also arrested.
On 17th June, 1972, Frank Sturgis, Virgilio Gonzalez, Eugenio Martinez, Bernard L. Barker and James W. McCord were arrested at 2.30 am during a break-in at the Watergate Office Building.
Later, E. Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy were also arrested.
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John Dean, counsel to the president, reported to H. R. Haldeman that the FBI believed that the Watergate break-in was a CIA operation: "The FBI is convinced its the CIA. McCord and the Cubans are all ex-CIA people. Practically everyone who went in there was connected to
John Dean, counsel to the president, reported to H. R. Haldeman that the FBI believed that the Watergate break-in was a CIA operation: "The FBI is convinced its the CIA. McCord and the Cubans are all ex-CIA people. Practically everyone who went in there was connected to
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the agency. And now the FBI finds a Mexican bank involved which also sounds like the CIA."
Dean added that L. Patrick Gray (acting FBI director) was "looking for a way out of this mess" and suggested that he should ask Vernon Walters (Deputy Director of CIA) to
the agency. And now the FBI finds a Mexican bank involved which also sounds like the CIA."
Dean added that L. Patrick Gray (acting FBI director) was "looking for a way out of this mess" and suggested that he should ask Vernon Walters (Deputy Director of CIA) to
"turn off" the investigation in Mexico.
H. R. Haldeman, The Ends of Power (1978) page 54
H. R. Haldeman, The Ends of Power (1978) page 54
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John Dean contacted Jack Caulfield to discover what had happened. He confirmed that G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt had been involved in the operation.
Jeb Magruder, special assistant to the president, then rang Dean on behalf of John N. Mitchell, the
John Dean contacted Jack Caulfield to discover what had happened. He confirmed that G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt had been involved in the operation.
Jeb Magruder, special assistant to the president, then rang Dean on behalf of John N. Mitchell, the
Attorney General.
"Listen, John, this is all that dumb... Liddy's fault. He blew it. The stupid bastard. He should have never used McCord. He never told us he was using McCord. It was stupid. The mess is all his fault."
"Listen, John, this is all that dumb... Liddy's fault. He blew it. The stupid bastard. He should have never used McCord. He never told us he was using McCord. It was stupid. The mess is all his fault."
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When Dean contacted Liddy he admitted organizing the break-in but claimed that E. Howard Hunt "was the guy who got me the Cubans."
When Dean contacted Liddy he admitted organizing the break-in but claimed that E. Howard Hunt "was the guy who got me the Cubans."
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Dean managed to persuade Gray, the acting FBI director, to take part in the cover up by destroying documents in Hunt's White House safe.
This included notebooks that Hunt had used as an operational diary during his CIA years.
Dean managed to persuade Gray, the acting FBI director, to take part in the cover up by destroying documents in Hunt's White House safe.
This included notebooks that Hunt had used as an operational diary during his CIA years.
"These reportedly contained the names of CIA agents and officers, their telephone numbers, code words and operational details that collectively amounted to a diary of E. Howard Hunt's clandestine career" and details of CIA's illegal activities during the
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presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Nixon told H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, before their meeting with Richard Helms, the director of CIA, on 23rd June 1972, that they should insist on talking about the involvement of Hunt and the Bay of Pigs operation as a lever to get
presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Nixon told H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, before their meeting with Richard Helms, the director of CIA, on 23rd June 1972, that they should insist on talking about the involvement of Hunt and the Bay of Pigs operation as a lever to get
the CIA to help in the cover-up.
"Hunt... will uncover a lot of things. You open that scab there's a hell of a lot of things... tell them we just feel that it would be very detrimental to have this thing go any further... Tell them it's going to make Hunt look bad, and it's
"Hunt... will uncover a lot of things. You open that scab there's a hell of a lot of things... tell them we just feel that it would be very detrimental to have this thing go any further... Tell them it's going to make Hunt look bad, and it's
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likely to blow the whole Bay of Pigs which we think would be very unfortunate for the CIA."
Richard Nixon, Memoirs (1978) page 474
Do you think Roger Stone would advise Donald Trump to pull a Dick Nixon with the CIA?
likely to blow the whole Bay of Pigs which we think would be very unfortunate for the CIA."
Richard Nixon, Memoirs (1978) page 474
Do you think Roger Stone would advise Donald Trump to pull a Dick Nixon with the CIA?
In his account of the meeting, The Ends of Power (1978) Haldeman claimed that after Helms refused to help with the cover-up he "played Nixon's trump card".
Haldeman said: "The President asked me to tell you this entire affair may be connected to the Bay of Pigs, and if it
Haldeman said: "The President asked me to tell you this entire affair may be connected to the Bay of Pigs, and if it
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opens up, the Bay of Pigs may be blown."
In response to this: "Helms gripping the arms of his chair leaning forward and shouting, 'The Bay of Pigs had nothing to do with this. I have no concern about the Bay of Pigs.'
opens up, the Bay of Pigs may be blown."
In response to this: "Helms gripping the arms of his chair leaning forward and shouting, 'The Bay of Pigs had nothing to do with this. I have no concern about the Bay of Pigs.'
Silence. I just sat there, I was absolutely shocked by Helm's violent reaction. Again I wondered, what was such dynamite in the Bay of Pigs story?"
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This account, published in 1978, proved to be very embarrassing for Helms.
When he wrote his own interpretation of the meeting in 2003, he admitted that Haldeman raised the issue of the Bay of Pigs, but denied that he got angry with him and said
This account, published in 1978, proved to be very embarrassing for Helms.
When he wrote his own interpretation of the meeting in 2003, he admitted that Haldeman raised the issue of the Bay of Pigs, but denied that he got angry with him and said
"I did not shout in the White House, and cannot even remember ever having shouted in my own office."
Helms claims all he said was "The Bay of Pigs hasn't got a damned thing to do with this.
And, what's more, there's nothing about the Bay of Pigs that's not already in the
Helms claims all he said was "The Bay of Pigs hasn't got a damned thing to do with this.
And, what's more, there's nothing about the Bay of Pigs that's not already in the
public domain."
The best person to know the connection between the Bay of Pigs and Watergate Scandal was E. Howard Hunt as he was involved in both events.
Hunt also took control of the negotiations of "hush money".
The best person to know the connection between the Bay of Pigs and Watergate Scandal was E. Howard Hunt as he was involved in both events.
Hunt also took control of the negotiations of "hush money".
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Dean told Nixon that Hunt wanted "by the close of business yesterday" a payment of $122,000 in cash.
Otherwise he would tell all about the Ellsberg break-in and other "seamy things" that he had done for the White House.
Dean told Nixon that Hunt wanted "by the close of business yesterday" a payment of $122,000 in cash.
Otherwise he would tell all about the Ellsberg break-in and other "seamy things" that he had done for the White House.
Dean admitted that it would be a continual blackmail operation by Hunt and Liddy and the Cubans".
He added: "These people are going to cost a million dollars over the next two years."
He added: "These people are going to cost a million dollars over the next two years."
Hunt remained silent although his wife Dorothy Hunt threatened to reveal details of who paid him to organize the Watergate break-in.
On 8th December, 1972, Dorothy Hunt had a meeting with Michelle Clark, a journalist working for CBS.
According to Sherman Skolnick, Clark was
On 8th December, 1972, Dorothy Hunt had a meeting with Michelle Clark, a journalist working for CBS.
According to Sherman Skolnick, Clark was
working on a story on the Watergate case: "Ms Clark had lots of insight into the bugging and cover-up through her boyfriend, a CIA operative."
As Peter Dale Scott pointed out: "Of the more than a dozen suspicious deaths in the case of Watergate... perhaps the most significant
As Peter Dale Scott pointed out: "Of the more than a dozen suspicious deaths in the case of Watergate... perhaps the most significant
death was that of Dorothy Hunt in the crash of United Air Lines in December 1972.
The crash was investigated for possible sabotage by both the FBI and a congressional committee, but sabotage was never proven.
Nevertheless, some people assumed that Dorothy Hunt was murdered
The crash was investigated for possible sabotage by both the FBI and a congressional committee, but sabotage was never proven.
Nevertheless, some people assumed that Dorothy Hunt was murdered
(along with the dozens of others in the plane)...
Howard Hunt, who dropped all further demands on the White House and agreed to plead guilty (to the Watergate burglary in January 1973)."
Howard Hunt, who dropped all further demands on the White House and agreed to plead guilty (to the Watergate burglary in January 1973)."
Also on the plane was Michelle Clark.
Peter Dale Scott, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK (1993) page 306
Peter Dale Scott, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK (1993) page 306
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523470518698975232
Clark died on December 8, 1972, at the age of 29, in the crash of United Air Lines Flight 553 at Midway Airport. At the time of her death, Clark was working on reporting related to the Watergate scandal, which was still being covered up.
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Hunt died of pneumonia on 23rd January, 2007.
His memoir American Spy: My Secret History in the CIA, Watergate, and Beyond was published a few months later.
In the book he admitted being paid "hush money" to keep quiet about what he knew about the background details
Hunt died of pneumonia on 23rd January, 2007.
His memoir American Spy: My Secret History in the CIA, Watergate, and Beyond was published a few months later.
In the book he admitted being paid "hush money" to keep quiet about what he knew about the background details
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of Watergate.
He also felt guilty that he received $250,000 as a result of his wife's death: "She waved, I waved back, and she entered the doors of the airline ticket office.
Once inside, she did her shopping, and, apparently as an afterthought, she bought $250,000 in
of Watergate.
He also felt guilty that he received $250,000 as a result of his wife's death: "She waved, I waved back, and she entered the doors of the airline ticket office.
Once inside, she did her shopping, and, apparently as an afterthought, she bought $250,000 in
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accident insurance from an airport vending machine."
What? Who sells accident insurance from a vending machine in the 1970s?
However, he did not believe his wife had been murdered.
accident insurance from an airport vending machine."
What? Who sells accident insurance from a vending machine in the 1970s?
However, he did not believe his wife had been murdered.
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Despite attempts to hide the connections between the Nixon administration and Watergate break-in, most of the details reached the public domain and Nixon was forced to resign and several of his close associates were sent to prison.
Despite attempts to hide the connections between the Nixon administration and Watergate break-in, most of the details reached the public domain and Nixon was forced to resign and several of his close associates were sent to prison.
This was mainly due to articles written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
Woodward later revealed that on 19th June, 1972 he telephoned a man who he called "an old friend" for information about the burglars.
This man, who Woodward claims was a high-ranking
Woodward later revealed that on 19th June, 1972 he telephoned a man who he called "an old friend" for information about the burglars.
This man, who Woodward claims was a high-ranking
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federal employee, was willing to help him as long as he was never named as a source.
Instead he became known as Deep Throat.
Most of the information that brought down Nixon came from Deep Throat.
Woodward and Bernstein refused to identify their source but in
federal employee, was willing to help him as long as he was never named as a source.
Instead he became known as Deep Throat.
Most of the information that brought down Nixon came from Deep Throat.
Woodward and Bernstein refused to identify their source but in
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May, 2005 a lawyer working for Mark Felt, the former Associate Director of the FBI, told Vanity Fair magazine that his client was Deep Throat.
On 3rd June, 2005, Bob Woodward wrote an article in The Guardian confirming that Felt was Deep Throat and that he had provided
May, 2005 a lawyer working for Mark Felt, the former Associate Director of the FBI, told Vanity Fair magazine that his client was Deep Throat.
On 3rd June, 2005, Bob Woodward wrote an article in The Guardian confirming that Felt was Deep Throat and that he had provided
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him with important information during the Watergate investigation.
That's perhaps true, but what if it was not Felt and the lawyer working for Felt wanted to protect someone else?
him with important information during the Watergate investigation.
That's perhaps true, but what if it was not Felt and the lawyer working for Felt wanted to protect someone else?
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I'll assume that was true that Deep Throat was Mark Felt, Associate Director of the FBI.
nytimes.com/2006/05/07/boo…
wsj.com/articles/the-l…
I'll assume that was true that Deep Throat was Mark Felt, Associate Director of the FBI.
nytimes.com/2006/05/07/boo…
wsj.com/articles/the-l…
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Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post at the time, also said that Felt was Deep Throat.
However, Carl Bernstein was quick to add that Felt was only one of several important sources.
David Obst, the former literary agent for Woodward and Bernstein, has long
Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post at the time, also said that Felt was Deep Throat.
However, Carl Bernstein was quick to add that Felt was only one of several important sources.
David Obst, the former literary agent for Woodward and Bernstein, has long
contended that Deep Throat was actually a composite of several anonymous sources.
Aha ... that makes more sense!
"Mark Felt was an invaluable source to The Washington Post and to Woodward and Bernstein, but he was not Deep Throat -- there was no Deep Throat."
Aha ... that makes more sense!
"Mark Felt was an invaluable source to The Washington Post and to Woodward and Bernstein, but he was not Deep Throat -- there was no Deep Throat."
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Obst said it defied credibility to suggest that such a high-ranking FB official would take the time and energy required to discuss information to Woodward in the ways the book described, like marking up a newspaper on Mr. Woodward's doorstep to signal his desire for a
Obst said it defied credibility to suggest that such a high-ranking FB official would take the time and energy required to discuss information to Woodward in the ways the book described, like marking up a newspaper on Mr. Woodward's doorstep to signal his desire for a
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meeting.
Bernstein is clearly right about this.
Some of the information leaked to the journalists could only have come from someone in the higher echelons of the CIA.
Deborah Davis, the author of Katharine the Great (1979) also believes that Deep Throat was a former
meeting.
Bernstein is clearly right about this.
Some of the information leaked to the journalists could only have come from someone in the higher echelons of the CIA.
Deborah Davis, the author of Katharine the Great (1979) also believes that Deep Throat was a former
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senior official of the CIA.
Her candidate is Richard Ober, who worked under James Jesus Angleton at the CIA.
Plausible - Did Ober have a distrust for Angleton?
senior official of the CIA.
Her candidate is Richard Ober, who worked under James Jesus Angleton at the CIA.
Plausible - Did Ober have a distrust for Angleton?
Ober as head of Operation CHAOS (domestic espionage project targeting the American people from 1967 to 1974 whose mission was to uncover possible foreign influence on domestic race, anti-war and other protest movements) was given an office in the White House and worked closely
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with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman during this period.
The claims that Davis became even more convincing when the book was originally published in 1979, Katharine Graham (probably under instructions from the CIA) persuaded the publishers
with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman during this period.
The claims that Davis became even more convincing when the book was originally published in 1979, Katharine Graham (probably under instructions from the CIA) persuaded the publishers
William Jovanovich, to pulp the 20,000 printed copies of the book.
It was not only revealing Ober as one of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein sources that got her into trouble.
It was also the fact that she exposed Ben Bradlee as a CIA asset as far back as 1952 when he was
It was not only revealing Ober as one of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein sources that got her into trouble.
It was also the fact that she exposed Ben Bradlee as a CIA asset as far back as 1952 when he was
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serving as a press attaché in the American embassy in Paris.
Bradlee was also a childhood friend of Richard Helms and was at Harvard with Ober.
Both men left in 1944 to serve in the war: Ober (Office of Strategic Services) and Bradlee (Office of Naval Intelligence).
serving as a press attaché in the American embassy in Paris.
Bradlee was also a childhood friend of Richard Helms and was at Harvard with Ober.
Both men left in 1944 to serve in the war: Ober (Office of Strategic Services) and Bradlee (Office of Naval Intelligence).
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In their autobiographies both Richard Helms and E. Howard Hunt say they are puzzled by Nixon's belief that the CIA, the Bay of Pigs Operation and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy were in some way connected.
It has to be remembered that Nixon first made this claim in
In their autobiographies both Richard Helms and E. Howard Hunt say they are puzzled by Nixon's belief that the CIA, the Bay of Pigs Operation and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy were in some way connected.
It has to be remembered that Nixon first made this claim in
1969, three years before Watergate.
It was a time when few JFK researchers were making this link.
This only became mainstream conspiracy thinking after the publication of The Last Investigation in 1993.
The book's author, Gaeton Fonzi, the staff investigator with the
It was a time when few JFK researchers were making this link.
This only became mainstream conspiracy thinking after the publication of The Last Investigation in 1993.
The book's author, Gaeton Fonzi, the staff investigator with the
House Select Committee on Assassinations, pointed out, this was not just about recruiting angry Cubans from the failed operation, but the way Kennedy reacted to the disaster by threatening to "splinter" the CIA into "a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds".
This is making
This is making
Helms of CIA look like a suspect to the JFK murder. Earlier, we added J Edgar Hoover to the suspect list.
Several authors have suggested that Watergate was a "setup" with the intention to remove Richard Nixon from office.
If this was the case it was an elaborate operation.
Several authors have suggested that Watergate was a "setup" with the intention to remove Richard Nixon from office.
If this was the case it was an elaborate operation.
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Russ Baker has argued: "If, as it appears, Watergate was indeed a setup, it was a fairly elaborate covert operation, with three parts: 1) creating the crime, 2) implicating Nixon by making him appear to be knowledgeable and complicit in a cover-up, and 3) ensuring that an
Russ Baker has argued: "If, as it appears, Watergate was indeed a setup, it was a fairly elaborate covert operation, with three parts: 1) creating the crime, 2) implicating Nixon by making him appear to be knowledgeable and complicit in a cover-up, and 3) ensuring that an
aggressive effort would be mounted to use the 'facts' of the case to prosecute Nixon and force him from office."
Baker claims that all those who played an important role in the downfall of Nixon had CIA connections - John Dean, E. Howard Hunt, James W. McCord,
Baker claims that all those who played an important role in the downfall of Nixon had CIA connections - John Dean, E. Howard Hunt, James W. McCord,
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Bernard L. Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jeb Magruder and Leon Jaworski.
There are two important questions that need to be asked about the Watergate break-in.
The first is what were the motives behind the break-in.
Bernard L. Barker, Eugenio Martinez, Frank Sturgis, Alexander P. Butterfield, Jeb Magruder and Leon Jaworski.
There are two important questions that need to be asked about the Watergate break-in.
The first is what were the motives behind the break-in.
As Richard Helms later pointed out in his autobiography: "Press reports soon indicated that Hunt and McCord and their confederates were attempting to photograph files, bug the telephones, and arrange electronic monitoring of the Democratic Committee.
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I could not understand why anyone would think there was anything to be gained from such a half-baked and technically difficult operation that would possibly warrant the risks involved."
If Nixon was innocent in the JFK plot, it makes Ronald Reagan look more like an
I could not understand why anyone would think there was anything to be gained from such a half-baked and technically difficult operation that would possibly warrant the risks involved."
If Nixon was innocent in the JFK plot, it makes Ronald Reagan look more like an
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even larger useful idiot for Russia.
Richard Nixon had similar thoughts when he first read about the Watergate burglary in the Miami Herald while vacationing in Florida, from the morning newspaper: "It sounded preposterous. Cubans in surgical gloves bugging the DNC!
even larger useful idiot for Russia.
Richard Nixon had similar thoughts when he first read about the Watergate burglary in the Miami Herald while vacationing in Florida, from the morning newspaper: "It sounded preposterous. Cubans in surgical gloves bugging the DNC!
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I dismissed it as some sort of prank... The whole thing made so little sense. Why, I wondered. Why then? Why in such a blundering way... Anyone who knew anything about politics would know that a national committee headquarters was a useless place to go for
I dismissed it as some sort of prank... The whole thing made so little sense. Why, I wondered. Why then? Why in such a blundering way... Anyone who knew anything about politics would know that a national committee headquarters was a useless place to go for
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inside information on a presidential campaign.
The whole thing was so senseless and bungled that it almost looked like some kind of a set-up."
Are Helms and Nixon are correct that the operation does not make any sense? Or are they deflecting?
inside information on a presidential campaign.
The whole thing was so senseless and bungled that it almost looked like some kind of a set-up."
Are Helms and Nixon are correct that the operation does not make any sense? Or are they deflecting?
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Why was it done so badly?
The operation involved several people who had successfully carried out other intelligence operations.
It was also in direct contrast to other Nixon dirty tricks campaigns.
Why did the burglars leave so many clues behind that made it
Why was it done so badly?
The operation involved several people who had successfully carried out other intelligence operations.
It was also in direct contrast to other Nixon dirty tricks campaigns.
Why did the burglars leave so many clues behind that made it
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inevitable that they would be caught and at the same time provide links to the Nixon administration?
Why did James W. McCord at the preliminary hearing confess to being a former member of the CIA?
Bob Woodward admits that this is the reason why he decided this was an
inevitable that they would be caught and at the same time provide links to the Nixon administration?
Why did James W. McCord at the preliminary hearing confess to being a former member of the CIA?
Bob Woodward admits that this is the reason why he decided this was an
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important story.
Here is a list of some of the mistakes they made in the Watergate operation that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon:
important story.
Here is a list of some of the mistakes they made in the Watergate operation that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon:
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Jeff Morley: What I believe is that the CIA was running a COINTELPRO-style operation against the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, a leftist group that was opposed to U.S. policy in Cuba — and pretty popular and pretty effective.
theintercept.com/2022/12/22/dec…
Jeff Morley: What I believe is that the CIA was running a COINTELPRO-style operation against the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, a leftist group that was opposed to U.S. policy in Cuba — and pretty popular and pretty effective.
theintercept.com/2022/12/22/dec…
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They could put people on the street for a protest demonstration, they could get people to write letters to the editor, they could get people to go to Cuba in the summer and say what they saw.
And that was a real obstacle to U.S. policymakers.
They could put people on the street for a protest demonstration, they could get people to write letters to the editor, they could get people to go to Cuba in the summer and say what they saw.
And that was a real obstacle to U.S. policymakers.
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And the CIA and the FBI had targeted the Fair Play for Cuba Committee for destruction.
And if you look at the pattern of withholding, I believe that what they’re withholding was that there was an operation against the Fair Play for Cuba Committee that involved Oswald,
And the CIA and the FBI had targeted the Fair Play for Cuba Committee for destruction.
And if you look at the pattern of withholding, I believe that what they’re withholding was that there was an operation against the Fair Play for Cuba Committee that involved Oswald,
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and that some CIA officials knowingly used Oswald for intelligence purposes before the assassination.
Now, was that part of an assassination plot? Or were they all over this guy, and they didn’t know the threat that he posed to the president, and they had to hide it for
and that some CIA officials knowingly used Oswald for intelligence purposes before the assassination.
Now, was that part of an assassination plot? Or were they all over this guy, and they didn’t know the threat that he posed to the president, and they had to hide it for
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that reason: complicity or incompetence?
We can’t really tell, says Morley.
CIA, under each Director since JFK, is determined to control that narrative by controlling the basic facts.
that reason: complicity or incompetence?
We can’t really tell, says Morley.
CIA, under each Director since JFK, is determined to control that narrative by controlling the basic facts.
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George de Mohrenschildt was a geologist who traveled all over the world looking for oil, basically, and tipping off oil companies about that.
He was a bit of a bon vivant, a white Russian born in Minsk, and he was living in Dallas in 1962 when Lee Oswald returned.
George de Mohrenschildt was a geologist who traveled all over the world looking for oil, basically, and tipping off oil companies about that.
He was a bit of a bon vivant, a white Russian born in Minsk, and he was living in Dallas in 1962 when Lee Oswald returned.
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And de Mohrenschildt said that he asked a friend, Jim Moore, who was the head of the CIA office in Dallas, about Oswald and de Mohrenschildt said that Moore told him: He’s harmless.
And de Mohrenschildt said that he asked a friend, Jim Moore, who was the head of the CIA office in Dallas, about Oswald and de Mohrenschildt said that Moore told him: He’s harmless.
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And so de Mohrenschildt befriended him because de Mohrenschildt had grown up in Minsk, and that’s where Oswald had lived — de Mohrenschildt lived there, I think, until he was five, but he had a kind of emotional connection.
And so he became friends with Oswald and he
And so de Mohrenschildt befriended him because de Mohrenschildt had grown up in Minsk, and that’s where Oswald had lived — de Mohrenschildt lived there, I think, until he was five, but he had a kind of emotional connection.
And so he became friends with Oswald and he
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liked Oswald, and they met often in late 1962 and early 1963.
And de Mohrenschildt is interesting because he was probably the person closest to Oswald who testified to the Warren Commission.
And his testimony was very damning to Oswald.
liked Oswald, and they met often in late 1962 and early 1963.
And de Mohrenschildt is interesting because he was probably the person closest to Oswald who testified to the Warren Commission.
And his testimony was very damning to Oswald.
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de Mohrenschildt came to regret that and, 10 years later, he concluded that his friend Oswald had not killed the president.
And he wrote a memoir explaining why.
And he said that he believed Oswald was what he said he was, which was a patsy.
de Mohrenschildt came to regret that and, 10 years later, he concluded that his friend Oswald had not killed the president.
And he wrote a memoir explaining why.
And he said that he believed Oswald was what he said he was, which was a patsy.
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So de Mohrenschildt was an interesting character in Oswald’s life, & de Mohrenschildt also, as part of his job, cooperated with the CIA.
He wasn’t a paid agent.
But he knew when he was talking to CIA people, and he gave them information, and they gave him information.
So de Mohrenschildt was an interesting character in Oswald’s life, & de Mohrenschildt also, as part of his job, cooperated with the CIA.
He wasn’t a paid agent.
But he knew when he was talking to CIA people, and he gave them information, and they gave him information.
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So he does turn up in CIA files quite apart from his involvement in the Kennedy assassination story.
Author of linked piece is CIA analyst Jerry G. Brown from the Security Analysis Group.
archives.gov/files/research…
So he does turn up in CIA files quite apart from his involvement in the Kennedy assassination story.
Author of linked piece is CIA analyst Jerry G. Brown from the Security Analysis Group.
archives.gov/files/research…
“It may or may not be of interest that on 29 April 1963, the Office of Security provided Bill Beane DOD” — which, in this context, I understand stands for Domestic Operations Division not Department of Defense, “a copy of a 1958 summary of the case of George de Mohrenschildt.
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Gale Allen, then a DOD case officer, had requested an expedite check of de Mohrenschildt, ‘exact reason unknown.’
Apparently, Allen’s initial request was initiated through Anna Panor,” and it goes on.
But then toward the end, it gets to why this is interesting.
Gale Allen, then a DOD case officer, had requested an expedite check of de Mohrenschildt, ‘exact reason unknown.’
Apparently, Allen’s initial request was initiated through Anna Panor,” and it goes on.
But then toward the end, it gets to why this is interesting.
It says: “There is no information in the [Warren Commission] testimonies as to what de Mohrenschildts were doing, or with whom they had contact” — this is when they’re making this trip through Washington, New York, and Philadelphia — “during the period 19 April to late May 1963.
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It is interesting that Gale Allen’s interest in de Mohrenschildt coincided with the earlier portion of this trip and the information would suggest that possibly Allen and de Mohrenschildt were possibly in the same environment in Washington, D.C. circa 26 April 1963.”
It is interesting that Gale Allen’s interest in de Mohrenschildt coincided with the earlier portion of this trip and the information would suggest that possibly Allen and de Mohrenschildt were possibly in the same environment in Washington, D.C. circa 26 April 1963.”
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And then he says, “For your information, de Mohrenschildt was also an associate of Jacqueline Kennedy and her mother, long before the assassination.”
And then he says, “For your information, de Mohrenschildt was also an associate of Jacqueline Kennedy and her mother, long before the assassination.”
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So why is it so interesting that de Mohrenschildt may have intersected with CIA personnel in Washington in April 1963?
And why that would have then led to a name search on de Mohrenschildt by the Domestic Operations Division, at the time run by Howard Hunt — why would
So why is it so interesting that de Mohrenschildt may have intersected with CIA personnel in Washington in April 1963?
And why that would have then led to a name search on de Mohrenschildt by the Domestic Operations Division, at the time run by Howard Hunt — why would
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this be a useful clue in this mystery?
Because the timing is remarkable. It was on April 22, or April 23, that de Mohrenschildt meets with Oswald for the last time and Oswald tells him that he’s moving to New Orleans.
And he also — de Mohrenschildt — makes a joke at
this be a useful clue in this mystery?
Because the timing is remarkable. It was on April 22, or April 23, that de Mohrenschildt meets with Oswald for the last time and Oswald tells him that he’s moving to New Orleans.
And he also — de Mohrenschildt — makes a joke at
that meeting about the attempted assassination of Gen. Walker, and at the mention of that Oswald blanches, and de Mohrenschildt realizes that Oswald actually might have been involved in that.
So given de Mohrenschildt’s friendly relationship with the CIA, the fact that he is
So given de Mohrenschildt’s friendly relationship with the CIA, the fact that he is
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in touch with Domestic Operations Officers the next day, and also the Office of Security, this is interesting, because it was the Office of Security that was the most interested in Oswald, right from the start of his defection.
in touch with Domestic Operations Officers the next day, and also the Office of Security, this is interesting, because it was the Office of Security that was the most interested in Oswald, right from the start of his defection.
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That memo, Jeff Morley believes lends credence to the notion that Gale Allen, Bill Beane and Anna Panor — all operations officers are running an operation around Oswald certainly by late April 1963.
Jeff's thinking on this is influenced by Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former
That memo, Jeff Morley believes lends credence to the notion that Gale Allen, Bill Beane and Anna Panor — all operations officers are running an operation around Oswald certainly by late April 1963.
Jeff's thinking on this is influenced by Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former
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CIA officer.
New Orleans is important because when Oswald goes to New Orleans, he had gone to the Soviet Union as a true believer in socialism and communism.
He lived there for a couple years and became very disillusioned.
CIA officer.
New Orleans is important because when Oswald goes to New Orleans, he had gone to the Soviet Union as a true believer in socialism and communism.
He lived there for a couple years and became very disillusioned.
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It was very rigid, conformist, tightly controlled.
It had none of the openness of American life.
He was being watched by the KGB constantly.
And so he got tired of it, and he came back.
It was very rigid, conformist, tightly controlled.
It had none of the openness of American life.
He was being watched by the KGB constantly.
And so he got tired of it, and he came back.
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And until April 1963, Oswald had no visible connection or interest in the Cuba issue. And when he goes to New Orleans, he starts writing to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in New York and asking for materials, says he wants to start a chapter.
And until April 1963, Oswald had no visible connection or interest in the Cuba issue. And when he goes to New Orleans, he starts writing to the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in New York and asking for materials, says he wants to start a chapter.
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But not until August 1963 does he really come out publicly, and when he does come out publicly as a Castro supporter, it is entirely because of his encounters with a CIA-sponsored propaganda group called the
But not until August 1963 does he really come out publicly, and when he does come out publicly as a Castro supporter, it is entirely because of his encounters with a CIA-sponsored propaganda group called the
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Cuban Student Directorate — Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil — a leading militant, anti-Castro group at the time, which was funded by the CIA, we now know, under a program called AM/SPELL.
Cuban Student Directorate — Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil — a leading militant, anti-Castro group at the time, which was funded by the CIA, we now know, under a program called AM/SPELL.
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So after 30 days of his contacts with AM/SPELL, Oswald now has a full-blown reputation as a Castro supporter, including TV footage, radio footage, and newspaper headlines.
All of that material that was developed as a result of Oswald’s encounters with the AM/SPELL
So after 30 days of his contacts with AM/SPELL, Oswald now has a full-blown reputation as a Castro supporter, including TV footage, radio footage, and newspaper headlines.
All of that material that was developed as a result of Oswald’s encounters with the AM/SPELL
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program, all of that is fed to the press within hours of Kennedy’s assassination, as if to say: Look, Kennedy was killed by a communist, a supporter of Castro — a shocking revelation.
This makes Oswald look like a scape-goat, doesn't it?
program, all of that is fed to the press within hours of Kennedy’s assassination, as if to say: Look, Kennedy was killed by a communist, a supporter of Castro — a shocking revelation.
This makes Oswald look like a scape-goat, doesn't it?
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That drove the first-day coverage.
If you look at all the headlines the next day: “the pro-Castro marksman,” “the pro-Cuban assassin” —
That drove the first-day coverage.
If you look at all the headlines the next day: “the pro-Castro marksman,” “the pro-Cuban assassin” —
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Jerry Brown was a CIA officer in this Security Analysis Group, who kind of comes along afterwards and looks at CIA interactions with the public and tries to discern: Is CIA information secure? Are our operations secure? Was any information betrayed?
Jerry Brown was a CIA officer in this Security Analysis Group, who kind of comes along afterwards and looks at CIA interactions with the public and tries to discern: Is CIA information secure? Are our operations secure? Was any information betrayed?
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Jeff Morley: Now, is that a CIA plot to kill the president? I’ve also come to the conclusion that I don’t assume that.
Remember, the CIA is a junior agency in 1963. It’s only 16 years old, OK?
The center of power in the American defense and intelligence
Jeff Morley: Now, is that a CIA plot to kill the president? I’ve also come to the conclusion that I don’t assume that.
Remember, the CIA is a junior agency in 1963. It’s only 16 years old, OK?
The center of power in the American defense and intelligence
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establishment is the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
They have the prestige; they have the money.
And so I think when we get into the depths of these records, we may see an operation against Oswald that was controlled by the Pentagon, not by the CIA.
establishment is the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
They have the prestige; they have the money.
And so I think when we get into the depths of these records, we may see an operation against Oswald that was controlled by the Pentagon, not by the CIA.
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The CIA operations around Oswald are crucial.
But that doesn’t mean that the CIA was calling the shots.
RG: Would it still involve the same figures that everybody has come to know and love?
Cord Meyer, Angleton, Allen Dulles, Howard Hunt, and on and on — even if it
The CIA operations around Oswald are crucial.
But that doesn’t mean that the CIA was calling the shots.
RG: Would it still involve the same figures that everybody has come to know and love?
Cord Meyer, Angleton, Allen Dulles, Howard Hunt, and on and on — even if it
involved the Department of Defense?
JM: Yes. I think that it’s clear that the operation in New Orleans, which was run on the ground by a guy named George Joannides out of the Miami station, Joannides was no rogue.
He was doing exactly what somebody above him wanted and
JM: Yes. I think that it’s clear that the operation in New Orleans, which was run on the ground by a guy named George Joannides out of the Miami station, Joannides was no rogue.
He was doing exactly what somebody above him wanted and
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I think that’s a key question, is: Who was running this operation?
I think Bill Harvey, who was the head of the CIA assassination program, is a possibility.
James Angleton, chief of counterintelligence, who also ran operations and black operations as a candidate, and
I think that’s a key question, is: Who was running this operation?
I think Bill Harvey, who was the head of the CIA assassination program, is a possibility.
James Angleton, chief of counterintelligence, who also ran operations and black operations as a candidate, and
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could be somebody in the military.
So it does go to a high level, I think that’s very clear.
Who it was exactly, that’s what we’re still looking for.
Earlier, I pinned James Angleton, chief of counterintelligence as a suspect along with the FBI and CIA chiefs.
could be somebody in the military.
So it does go to a high level, I think that’s very clear.
Who it was exactly, that’s what we’re still looking for.
Earlier, I pinned James Angleton, chief of counterintelligence as a suspect along with the FBI and CIA chiefs.
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Trump’s a transactional guy.
When he had a chance to get the JFK files release, he realized it wasn’t in his interest to piss off the CIA, and Biden makes the same calculation.
Trump’s a transactional guy.
When he had a chance to get the JFK files release, he realized it wasn’t in his interest to piss off the CIA, and Biden makes the same calculation.
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In December 2022, the CIA released several thousand JFK files for the first time.
Nonetheless, at least 4,400 files related to JFK’s assassination still retain government ordered redactions—including 44 records, which have been denied in full, about the CIA’s
In December 2022, the CIA released several thousand JFK files for the first time.
Nonetheless, at least 4,400 files related to JFK’s assassination still retain government ordered redactions—including 44 records, which have been denied in full, about the CIA’s
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pre-assassination interest in Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin who denied killing Kennedy.
maryferrell.org/pages/Main_Pag…
pre-assassination interest in Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin who denied killing Kennedy.
maryferrell.org/pages/Main_Pag…
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The Lansky/Genovese crew had been in the whiskey business with Joseph Kennedy during prohibition, and they took credit for getting JFK in office.
They expected JFK to be their guy who would protect their arrangement with CIA.
But Bay of Pigs made JFK want to shut it
The Lansky/Genovese crew had been in the whiskey business with Joseph Kennedy during prohibition, and they took credit for getting JFK in office.
They expected JFK to be their guy who would protect their arrangement with CIA.
But Bay of Pigs made JFK want to shut it
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down.
Resorts International Casino and its precursor Mary Carter Paint Co were CIA money laundering fronts used to fund anti-Castro proxies in Cuba (likely elsewhere too).
down.
Resorts International Casino and its precursor Mary Carter Paint Co were CIA money laundering fronts used to fund anti-Castro proxies in Cuba (likely elsewhere too).
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1559220740104364041
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It was formed by Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, former assistant attorney general John Crosby, and former governor of New York Thomas Dewey who had pardoned Lucky Luciano in exchange for Luciano’s cooperation with OSS (precursor to the CIA) in WWII.
It was formed by Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, former assistant attorney general John Crosby, and former governor of New York Thomas Dewey who had pardoned Lucky Luciano in exchange for Luciano’s cooperation with OSS (precursor to the CIA) in WWII.
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Bear Stearns helped finance Resorts International’s expansion into Atlantic City.
More specifically, Bear Stearns sold $600 million in junk bonds to finance Resorts International’s third casino in Atlantic City, the one that eventually became known as Taj Mahal.
Bear Stearns helped finance Resorts International’s expansion into Atlantic City.
More specifically, Bear Stearns sold $600 million in junk bonds to finance Resorts International’s third casino in Atlantic City, the one that eventually became known as Taj Mahal.
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JFK fired Allen Dulles who was perhaps friendly with Lansky/Genovese --> look there for a JFK murder plot.
JFK had forced out Dulles by Nov 1961 following the CIA’s bungled operation to oust Fidel Castro by invading Cuba’s Bay of Pigs.
politico.com/magazine/story…
JFK fired Allen Dulles who was perhaps friendly with Lansky/Genovese --> look there for a JFK murder plot.
JFK had forced out Dulles by Nov 1961 following the CIA’s bungled operation to oust Fidel Castro by invading Cuba’s Bay of Pigs.
politico.com/magazine/story…
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Lyndon Johnson appointed Dulles to the Warren commission at the recommendation of then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
Was that a Robert Kennedy mistake while Robert was focused on Castro as being behind JFK's murder?
Lyndon Johnson appointed Dulles to the Warren commission at the recommendation of then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
Was that a Robert Kennedy mistake while Robert was focused on Castro as being behind JFK's murder?
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Was Allen Dulles or guys from within the Joint Chiefs where Robert Kennedy should have been looking?
Should he have been looking at Prescott or HW Bush?
If JFK wanted to shut down any off the books CIA ops involving narcotics trafficking in SE Asia, how many guys would
Was Allen Dulles or guys from within the Joint Chiefs where Robert Kennedy should have been looking?
Should he have been looking at Prescott or HW Bush?
If JFK wanted to shut down any off the books CIA ops involving narcotics trafficking in SE Asia, how many guys would
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not take too kindly to that?
Was Prescott Bush Hitler's banker?
1961: The CIA code name for the Bay of Pigs was Operation Zapata.
1969: Zapata attempted to buyout United Fruit... CIA and involved in the overthrow of reformed-minded Central American countries.
not take too kindly to that?
Was Prescott Bush Hitler's banker?
1961: The CIA code name for the Bay of Pigs was Operation Zapata.
1969: Zapata attempted to buyout United Fruit... CIA and involved in the overthrow of reformed-minded Central American countries.
20458
On January 4, 1933, Hitler was invited to the Schroeder Bank by a group of industrialists.
The industrialists gave Hitler the money to overcome his financial problems in turn for a pledge to break the trade unions.
Present at this meeting were two Americans
On January 4, 1933, Hitler was invited to the Schroeder Bank by a group of industrialists.
The industrialists gave Hitler the money to overcome his financial problems in turn for a pledge to break the trade unions.
Present at this meeting were two Americans
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John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles.
Hitler assumes power.
Max Warburg selected by Prescott Bush to be the American Ship & Commerce Line official representative on the board of the Hamburg- Amerika Line.
Warburg was a long time advisor of Hjalmar Schacht, the Nazi’s
John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles.
Hitler assumes power.
Max Warburg selected by Prescott Bush to be the American Ship & Commerce Line official representative on the board of the Hamburg- Amerika Line.
Warburg was a long time advisor of Hjalmar Schacht, the Nazi’s
Economic Minister and an executive in the Reichsbank.
Warburg was also a close friend with Montagu Collet Norman.
An agreement to coordinate all trade between Germany & America was reached in Berlin after negotiations between Hitler’s Economics Minister, Hjalmar Schacht &
Warburg was also a close friend with Montagu Collet Norman.
An agreement to coordinate all trade between Germany & America was reached in Berlin after negotiations between Hitler’s Economics Minister, Hjalmar Schacht &
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John Foster Dulles.
As a result Oliver Harriman, Averell’s cousin formed a syndicate of 150 firms to conduct all business between Germany and the United States.
John Foster Dulles.
As a result Oliver Harriman, Averell’s cousin formed a syndicate of 150 firms to conduct all business between Germany and the United States.
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At the request of Prescott Bush Dulles had cloaked the Bush-Harriman dealings with the Nazis.
1939: Hitler invades Poland the war starts in Europe.
According to a Dutch intelligence agent, Prescott Bush managed a portion of the slave labor force in Poland.
At the request of Prescott Bush Dulles had cloaked the Bush-Harriman dealings with the Nazis.
1939: Hitler invades Poland the war starts in Europe.
According to a Dutch intelligence agent, Prescott Bush managed a portion of the slave labor force in Poland.
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1940: Allen Dulles served on the board of the Schroeder bank. Johns Foster Dulles served as the legal counsel for Schroeder Bank. Schroeder Bank acted as a financial arm of the Nazis.
1940: Allen Dulles served on the board of the Schroeder bank. Johns Foster Dulles served as the legal counsel for Schroeder Bank. Schroeder Bank acted as a financial arm of the Nazis.
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Karl Lindemann connections extended into the international banking area as director of several banks, including the Dresdner Bank, the Deutsche Reichsbank, and the private Nazi-oriented bank of C. Melchior & Company
1945: The Treasury Department revealed to congress
Karl Lindemann connections extended into the international banking area as director of several banks, including the Dresdner Bank, the Deutsche Reichsbank, and the private Nazi-oriented bank of C. Melchior & Company
1945: The Treasury Department revealed to congress
that United Steel produced the following percentages of war munitions for the Nazis: Pig iron 50.8%; Pipe & tubes 45.5%; Universal plate 41.4%; Galvanised sheet 38.5%; Heavy plate 36%; Explosives 35%; Wire 22.1%.
This is the same firm Prescott Bush acted, as banker for.
This is the same firm Prescott Bush acted, as banker for.
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In effect, Prescott was Hitler’s American banker.
Allen Dulles sought out a young Naval Officer that had been put in charge of some captured Nazi documents.
If the documents surfaced it would have revealed Dulles as a traitor.
In a deal to bury the documents,
In effect, Prescott was Hitler’s American banker.
Allen Dulles sought out a young Naval Officer that had been put in charge of some captured Nazi documents.
If the documents surfaced it would have revealed Dulles as a traitor.
In a deal to bury the documents,
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Dulles agreed to finance the young man’s first political race.
This was the beginning of the political career of Richard Nixon.
Seeking more excitement, Nixon had requested sea duty and on July 2, 1943, was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 25 and the South Pacific
Dulles agreed to finance the young man’s first political race.
This was the beginning of the political career of Richard Nixon.
Seeking more excitement, Nixon had requested sea duty and on July 2, 1943, was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 25 and the South Pacific
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Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT), supporting the logistics of operations in the South Pacific Theater.
On October 1, 1943, Nixon was promoted to lieutenant.
Richard Milhous Nixon joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 29.
Project Paperclip begins to import Nazis into
Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT), supporting the logistics of operations in the South Pacific Theater.
On October 1, 1943, Nixon was promoted to lieutenant.
Richard Milhous Nixon joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 29.
Project Paperclip begins to import Nazis into
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the United States.
1946: Nixon defeated Jerry Voohris for congress with the help of an influx of money from New York centered banks.
the United States.
1946: Nixon defeated Jerry Voohris for congress with the help of an influx of money from New York centered banks.
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1952: Prescott Bush elected to senate.
Prescott Bush was instrumental in the selection of Richard Nixon as vice presidential candidate to Eisenhower.
I'll be damned.
Now we have established motive for Prescott Bush and Nixon to take out JFK, with the cooperation of
1952: Prescott Bush elected to senate.
Prescott Bush was instrumental in the selection of Richard Nixon as vice presidential candidate to Eisenhower.
I'll be damned.
Now we have established motive for Prescott Bush and Nixon to take out JFK, with the cooperation of
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Allen Dulles, given JFK fired Dulles from CIA Director.
Did Prescott Bush really adopt HW Bush, son of George the German who was Nikola Tesla's accountant?
Does HW Bush look like his siblings and like Prescott?
Allen Dulles, given JFK fired Dulles from CIA Director.
Did Prescott Bush really adopt HW Bush, son of George the German who was Nikola Tesla's accountant?
Does HW Bush look like his siblings and like Prescott?
20472
1953: John Foster Dulles appointed Secretary of State. Allen Dulles appointed Director of the CIA.
With money from Brown Brothers and Harriman, George Bush forms Zapata, a front for the CIA.
1953: John Foster Dulles appointed Secretary of State. Allen Dulles appointed Director of the CIA.
With money from Brown Brothers and Harriman, George Bush forms Zapata, a front for the CIA.
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1954: CIA under the direction of Allen Dulles help span a coup against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala to aid United Fruit.
Schroeder Bank was partnered with United Fruit in the banana business.
Allen Dulles was a sitting board member of Schroeder Bank.
1954: CIA under the direction of Allen Dulles help span a coup against Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala to aid United Fruit.
Schroeder Bank was partnered with United Fruit in the banana business.
Allen Dulles was a sitting board member of Schroeder Bank.
Both John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles had investments in firms with heavy investments in United Fruit.
In addition, the American ambassador at the UN was a stockholder of United Fruit and President Eisenhower's personal secretary was the wife of United Fruit's public
In addition, the American ambassador at the UN was a stockholder of United Fruit and President Eisenhower's personal secretary was the wife of United Fruit's public
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relations director.
The Dulles brothers convinced Eisenhower that Arbenz was a threat to American national security and got his appoval to develop a plan to get rid of the Guatemalan President.
relations director.
The Dulles brothers convinced Eisenhower that Arbenz was a threat to American national security and got his appoval to develop a plan to get rid of the Guatemalan President.
20476
In 1961, despite his Republican background, C. Douglas Dillon was appointed to the cabinet of President John Kennedy as the secretary of the treasury.
He served both Kennedy and Johnson in that capacity until 1965.
In 1961, despite his Republican background, C. Douglas Dillon was appointed to the cabinet of President John Kennedy as the secretary of the treasury.
He served both Kennedy and Johnson in that capacity until 1965.
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The Bay of Pigs fiasco.
Two of ships were named Houston and Barbara.
The CIA code name for the Bay of Pigs was Operation Zapata, tying George HW Bush to the operation.
Additionally in 1981 the year before George HW Bush was elected vice president, all of the SEC
The Bay of Pigs fiasco.
Two of ships were named Houston and Barbara.
The CIA code name for the Bay of Pigs was Operation Zapata, tying George HW Bush to the operation.
Additionally in 1981 the year before George HW Bush was elected vice president, all of the SEC
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records of Zapata between 1960 and 1966 disappeared.
And way up in the thread earlier, we had established other records from the National Archives were destroyed to protect HW Bush.
records of Zapata between 1960 and 1966 disappeared.
And way up in the thread earlier, we had established other records from the National Archives were destroyed to protect HW Bush.
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John Kennedy fires Allen Dulles after the Bay of Pigs.
1963: John Kennedy assassinated.
1964: George Bush campaigns against the Civil Rights Act in his bid for election.
He lost the election.
It takes HW Bush until 1989 to become President.
John Kennedy fires Allen Dulles after the Bay of Pigs.
1963: John Kennedy assassinated.
1964: George Bush campaigns against the Civil Rights Act in his bid for election.
He lost the election.
It takes HW Bush until 1989 to become President.
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But Richard Nixon, who was Eisenhower's VP and pals with Dulles brothers becomes President following JFK's murder, after waiting for LBJ to serve from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1965 to 1969.
But Richard Nixon, who was Eisenhower's VP and pals with Dulles brothers becomes President following JFK's murder, after waiting for LBJ to serve from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1965 to 1969.
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A Democrat from Texas, LBJ ran for and won a full four-year term in the 1964 election, winning in a landslide over Republican opponent Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
A Democrat from Texas, LBJ ran for and won a full four-year term in the 1964 election, winning in a landslide over Republican opponent Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
The Republican Party (GOP) was badly divided in 1964 between its conservative and moderate-liberal factions. Former vice president Richard Nixon, who had been beaten by Kennedy in the extremely close 1960 presidential election, decided not to run.
Nixon, a moderate with ties to both wings of the GOP, had been able to unite the factions in 1960; in his absence, the way was clear for the two factions to engage in a hard-fought campaign for the nomination. Barry Goldwater, a Senator from Arizona, was the champion of the
conservatives.
Goldwater's chief opponent for the Republican nomination was Nelson Rockefeller, the Governor of New York and the long-time leader of the GOP's liberal faction, and friends with the Dulles brothers.
Goldwater's chief opponent for the Republican nomination was Nelson Rockefeller, the Governor of New York and the long-time leader of the GOP's liberal faction, and friends with the Dulles brothers.
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Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut, the father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush, was among Rockefeller's critics into 1964, and bet it was not really about Rockefeller's infidelity.
Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut, the father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush, was among Rockefeller's critics into 1964, and bet it was not really about Rockefeller's infidelity.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623909363936280577
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In the first primary, in New Hampshire, both Rockefeller and Goldwater were considered to be the favorites, but the voters instead gave a surprising victory to the U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Nixon's running mate in 1960 and a former
In the first primary, in New Hampshire, both Rockefeller and Goldwater were considered to be the favorites, but the voters instead gave a surprising victory to the U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Nixon's running mate in 1960 and a former
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Massachusetts senator.
Lodge was a write-in candidate.
He went on to win the Massachusetts and New Jersey primaries, before withdrawing his candidacy because he had finally decided he did not want the Republican nomination.
Massachusetts senator.
Lodge was a write-in candidate.
He went on to win the Massachusetts and New Jersey primaries, before withdrawing his candidacy because he had finally decided he did not want the Republican nomination.
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Despite his defeat in New Hampshire, Goldwater pressed on, winning the Illinois, Texas, and Indiana primaries, with little opposition, and Nebraska's primary, after a stiff challenge from a draft-Nixon movement.
Side-Note: this reminds me of a draft Giuliani movement ...
Despite his defeat in New Hampshire, Goldwater pressed on, winning the Illinois, Texas, and Indiana primaries, with little opposition, and Nebraska's primary, after a stiff challenge from a draft-Nixon movement.
Side-Note: this reminds me of a draft Giuliani movement ...
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The final showdown between Goldwater and Rockefeller was in the California primary.
In spite of the previous accusations regarding his marriage, Rockefeller led Goldwater in most opinion polls in California, and he appeared headed for victory when his new wife gave
The final showdown between Goldwater and Rockefeller was in the California primary.
In spite of the previous accusations regarding his marriage, Rockefeller led Goldwater in most opinion polls in California, and he appeared headed for victory when his new wife gave
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birth to a son, Nelson Rockefeller Jr., three days before the primary.
His son's birth brought the issue of adultery front and center, and Rockefeller suddenly lost ground in the polls.
birth to a son, Nelson Rockefeller Jr., three days before the primary.
His son's birth brought the issue of adultery front and center, and Rockefeller suddenly lost ground in the polls.
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Goldwater won the primary by a narrow 51–48% margin, thus eliminating Rockefeller as a serious contender and all but clinching the nomination.
Goldwater won the primary by a narrow 51–48% margin, thus eliminating Rockefeller as a serious contender and all but clinching the nomination.
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We know Prescott Bush in 1933 tried to overthrow FDR in the failed business plot (Wall Street Putsch).
It's not a stretch to consider Prescott may have been a driving force behind JFKs murder.
We know Prescott Bush in 1933 tried to overthrow FDR in the failed business plot (Wall Street Putsch).
It's not a stretch to consider Prescott may have been a driving force behind JFKs murder.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623913590498664450
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The Guardian had obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives around 2004 that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.
theguardian.com/world/2004/sep…
The Guardian had obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives around 2004 that a firm of which Prescott Bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of Nazism.
theguardian.com/world/2004/sep…
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HW Bush got files removed from the Archives, but perhaps not all?
His business dealings, which continued until his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act, has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in
HW Bush got files removed from the Archives, but perhaps not all?
His business dealings, which continued until his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act, has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in
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Germany against the Bush family by two former slave labourers at Auschwitz and to a hum of pre-election controversy.
Prescott Bush + Allen Dulles = motive to take out JFK
But who, if any, from Joint Chiefs?
Germany against the Bush family by two former slave labourers at Auschwitz and to a hum of pre-election controversy.
Prescott Bush + Allen Dulles = motive to take out JFK
But who, if any, from Joint Chiefs?
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Prescott Bush worked for and profited from companies closely involved with the very German businesses that financed Hitler's rise to power.
Remarkably, little of Bush's dealings with Germany has received public scrutiny, partly because of the secret status of the
Prescott Bush worked for and profited from companies closely involved with the very German businesses that financed Hitler's rise to power.
Remarkably, little of Bush's dealings with Germany has received public scrutiny, partly because of the secret status of the
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documentation involving him.
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), for whom Prescott worked, acted as a US base for the German industrialist, Fritz Thyssen, who helped finance Hitler in the 1930s before falling out with him at the end of the decade.
documentation involving him.
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), for whom Prescott worked, acted as a US base for the German industrialist, Fritz Thyssen, who helped finance Hitler in the 1930s before falling out with him at the end of the decade.
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The Guardian has seen evidence that shows Bush was the director of the New York-based Union Banking Corporation (UBC) that represented Thyssen's US interests and he continued to work for the bank after America entered the war.
The Guardian has seen evidence that shows Bush was the director of the New York-based Union Banking Corporation (UBC) that represented Thyssen's US interests and he continued to work for the bank after America entered the war.
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Bush was also on the board of at least one of the companies that formed part of a multinational network of front companies to allow Thyssen to move assets around the world.
Bush was also on the board of at least one of the companies that formed part of a multinational network of front companies to allow Thyssen to move assets around the world.
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Thyssen owned the largest steel and coal company in Germany and grew rich from Hitler's efforts to re-arm between the two world wars.
One of the pillars in Thyssen's international corporate web, UBC, worked exclusively for, and was owned by, a Thyssen-controlled bank in
Thyssen owned the largest steel and coal company in Germany and grew rich from Hitler's efforts to re-arm between the two world wars.
One of the pillars in Thyssen's international corporate web, UBC, worked exclusively for, and was owned by, a Thyssen-controlled bank in
the Netherlands.
More tantalising are Bush's links to the Consolidated Silesian Steel Company (CSSC), based in mineral rich Silesia on the German-Polish border.
During the war, the company made use of Nazi slave labour from the concentration camps, including Auschwitz.
More tantalising are Bush's links to the Consolidated Silesian Steel Company (CSSC), based in mineral rich Silesia on the German-Polish border.
During the war, the company made use of Nazi slave labour from the concentration camps, including Auschwitz.
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The ownership of CSSC changed hands several times in the 1930s, but documents from the US National Archive declassified last year link Bush to CSSC, although it is not clear if he & UBC were still involved in the company when Thyssen's American assets were seized in 1942.
The ownership of CSSC changed hands several times in the 1930s, but documents from the US National Archive declassified last year link Bush to CSSC, although it is not clear if he & UBC were still involved in the company when Thyssen's American assets were seized in 1942.
Three sets of archives spell out Prescott Bush's involvement. All three are readily available, thanks to the efficient US archive system and a helpful and dedicated staff at both the Library of Congress in Washington and the National Archives at the University of Maryland.
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The first set of files, the Harriman papers in the Library of Congress, show that Prescott Bush was a director and shareholder of a number of companies involved with Thyssen.
The first set of files, the Harriman papers in the Library of Congress, show that Prescott Bush was a director and shareholder of a number of companies involved with Thyssen.
The second set of papers, which are in the National Archives, are contained in vesting order number 248 which records the seizure of the company assets.
What these files show is that on October 20 1942 the alien property custodian seized the assets of the UBC, of which
What these files show is that on October 20 1942 the alien property custodian seized the assets of the UBC, of which
Prescott Bush was a director.
Having gone through the books of the bank, further seizures were made against two affiliates, the Holland-American Trading Corporation and the Seamless Steel Equipment Corporation.
By November, the Silesian-American Company, another of
Having gone through the books of the bank, further seizures were made against two affiliates, the Holland-American Trading Corporation and the Seamless Steel Equipment Corporation.
By November, the Silesian-American Company, another of
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Prescott Bush's ventures, had also been seized.
The third set of documents, also at the National Archives, are contained in the files on IG Farben, who was prosecuted for war crimes.
A report issued by the Office of Alien Property Custodian in 1942 stated of the
Prescott Bush's ventures, had also been seized.
The third set of documents, also at the National Archives, are contained in the files on IG Farben, who was prosecuted for war crimes.
A report issued by the Office of Alien Property Custodian in 1942 stated of the
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companies that "since 1939, these (steel and mining) properties have been in possession of and have been operated by the German government and have undoubtedly been of considerable assistance to that country's war effort".
companies that "since 1939, these (steel and mining) properties have been in possession of and have been operated by the German government and have undoubtedly been of considerable assistance to that country's war effort".
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Dulles brothers were working for Prescott Bush and friends to profit in partnership with Nazi Germany.
Dulles brothers were working for Prescott Bush and friends to profit in partnership with Nazi Germany.
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1966: George HW Bush elected to congress.
1968: Nixon elected President.
1969: Zapata attempted to buyout United Fruit another company with strong ties to the CIA and involved in the overthrow of reformed-minded Central American countries.
1966: George HW Bush elected to congress.
1968: Nixon elected President.
1969: Zapata attempted to buyout United Fruit another company with strong ties to the CIA and involved in the overthrow of reformed-minded Central American countries.
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1971: George HW Bush appointed as ambassador to the United Nations.
1972: Watergate scandal erupts during Nixon’s reelection campaign George Bush appointed chairman of the Republican Party.
1971: George HW Bush appointed as ambassador to the United Nations.
1972: Watergate scandal erupts during Nixon’s reelection campaign George Bush appointed chairman of the Republican Party.
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Bush proceeds to set up the ethnic heritage groups in the party.
In short, these groups are nothing more than a haven for Nazi émigrés from Eastern Europe.
Members of the Republican Heritage Groups Council included Lazlo Paszor, Hungary Arrow Cross member,
Bush proceeds to set up the ethnic heritage groups in the party.
In short, these groups are nothing more than a haven for Nazi émigrés from Eastern Europe.
Members of the Republican Heritage Groups Council included Lazlo Paszor, Hungary Arrow Cross member,
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Radi Slavoff, Bulgarian fascist, Nicolas Nazarenko former SS officer in the Cossack Division, Florian Gaddu, Romanian Iron Guard member, Method Balco Slovakian fascist.
Both Allen Dulles and Nixon believed these émigrés were useful in getting out the vote.
Radi Slavoff, Bulgarian fascist, Nicolas Nazarenko former SS officer in the Cossack Division, Florian Gaddu, Romanian Iron Guard member, Method Balco Slovakian fascist.
Both Allen Dulles and Nixon believed these émigrés were useful in getting out the vote.
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HW Bush, allegedly the adopted son of Prescott Bush, does seem a Nazi sympathizer.
1975: William Colby reveals information about secret domestic operations by the CIA: Mokingbird, Mk-Ultra.
Cheney seeks Colby's removal.
HW Bush, allegedly the adopted son of Prescott Bush, does seem a Nazi sympathizer.
1975: William Colby reveals information about secret domestic operations by the CIA: Mokingbird, Mk-Ultra.
Cheney seeks Colby's removal.
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1976: George HW Bush appointed CIA director by President Gerald Ford, a former member of the pro-Nazi group, American First.
1976: George HW Bush appointed CIA director by President Gerald Ford, a former member of the pro-Nazi group, American First.
George Bush allowed the execution of Chilean dissident Orlando Letelier by the fascist regime of Pinochet. Bush was fully informed of the operation of the Chilean Operation Condor program to execute dissidents.
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Operation Condor was an extensive operation by several South American countries led by Chile to conduct assassinations world wide of dissdents to the fascist military regimes in South America.
Operation Condor was an extensive operation by several South American countries led by Chile to conduct assassinations world wide of dissdents to the fascist military regimes in South America.
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1984: Arbusto Energy Inc founded by George W Bush is sold after proving to be a failure.
1988: Silverado Banking Savings & Loan shut down by regulators.
Neil Bush son of the Vice President and candidate for President was a director.
1984: Arbusto Energy Inc founded by George W Bush is sold after proving to be a failure.
1988: Silverado Banking Savings & Loan shut down by regulators.
Neil Bush son of the Vice President and candidate for President was a director.
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The seizure and investigation had been delayed to after the election.
Fred Malek, a well-known Nazi collaborator was part of Bush’s campaign for President.
Malek would again serve Bush in his 1992 race for reelection.
The seizure and investigation had been delayed to after the election.
Fred Malek, a well-known Nazi collaborator was part of Bush’s campaign for President.
Malek would again serve Bush in his 1992 race for reelection.
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Several Bush campaign staffers forced to resign after it was disclosed they were ex-Nazi war criminals including Laszlo Pastor and Yaroslav Stetsko.
Are you catching this shit?
Bush family = massive US Intel failure
Trump = massive US Intel breach
Several Bush campaign staffers forced to resign after it was disclosed they were ex-Nazi war criminals including Laszlo Pastor and Yaroslav Stetsko.
Are you catching this shit?
Bush family = massive US Intel failure
Trump = massive US Intel breach
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William Draper served as head of Bush’s campaign funding.
Draper’s grandfather had founded the Pioneer Fund to promote eugenics.
1989: George HW Bush takes oath of office as President.
William Draper served as head of Bush’s campaign funding.
Draper’s grandfather had founded the Pioneer Fund to promote eugenics.
1989: George HW Bush takes oath of office as President.
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Places his assets in blind trust managed by William Farish, grandson of the Wiliam Farish that supplied Hitler with gas.
Recall Trump's "blind trust?"
1990: Following the Gulf War, Bahrain awarded an offshore drilling contract to Harken Oil; a firm affiliated with
Places his assets in blind trust managed by William Farish, grandson of the Wiliam Farish that supplied Hitler with gas.
Recall Trump's "blind trust?"
1990: Following the Gulf War, Bahrain awarded an offshore drilling contract to Harken Oil; a firm affiliated with
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George W. Bush the son of the President.
George W. sells his stake in Harken and one week later the share price collapses.
1992: George HW Bush pardons all of the principal players in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Oh, you don't say? That's imporant.
George W. Bush the son of the President.
George W. sells his stake in Harken and one week later the share price collapses.
1992: George HW Bush pardons all of the principal players in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Oh, you don't say? That's imporant.
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1996: Goerge Bush, the poppy praises Sun Myung Moon in Buenos Aires.
The Moon organization is full of ex-Nazis and closely affiliated with the World Anti-Communist League which is also full of ex-Nazis.
1996: Goerge Bush, the poppy praises Sun Myung Moon in Buenos Aires.
The Moon organization is full of ex-Nazis and closely affiliated with the World Anti-Communist League which is also full of ex-Nazis.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1436890444894375937
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2000: George W. Bush appointed President by 5-4 vote of the Supreme Court, following Roger Stone's Florida interference and more crap elsewhere covered years ago in thread.
2001: Patriotic Act passes restricting our constitutional freedoms at the urging of George W. Bush.
2000: George W. Bush appointed President by 5-4 vote of the Supreme Court, following Roger Stone's Florida interference and more crap elsewhere covered years ago in thread.
2001: Patriotic Act passes restricting our constitutional freedoms at the urging of George W. Bush.
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There you have it - we've drawn inferences and among them, HW Bush, Nixon, Allen Dulles all had motive to take out JFK.
HW Bush didn't get into the WH until 1989 but Dick Nixon got it in 1969.
They had to wait out LBJ, but would LBJ have gone along with a cover up or was
There you have it - we've drawn inferences and among them, HW Bush, Nixon, Allen Dulles all had motive to take out JFK.
HW Bush didn't get into the WH until 1989 but Dick Nixon got it in 1969.
They had to wait out LBJ, but would LBJ have gone along with a cover up or was
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LBJ simply not too bright, although maybe not a criminal, just easy to pull one over on him?
Speculation ....
The criminal enterprise took out Jimmy Carter with the Iran Hostage and Oct Surprise to install useful idiot Reagan ahead of finally getting HW Bush in 1989.
LBJ simply not too bright, although maybe not a criminal, just easy to pull one over on him?
Speculation ....
The criminal enterprise took out Jimmy Carter with the Iran Hostage and Oct Surprise to install useful idiot Reagan ahead of finally getting HW Bush in 1989.
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Speaking of useful idiot Reagan, did you know this about 1983?
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/…
Speaking of useful idiot Reagan, did you know this about 1983?
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/…
A massive military training exercise known as Able Archer, in which NATO simulated the transition from conventional to nuclear conflict in the event of a war in Europe, was carried out under Reagan.
It turned out, top Soviet leaders thought that the war game was real—that the
It turned out, top Soviet leaders thought that the war game was real—that the
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U.S. and NATO really were about to launch a nuclear first strike against the USSR—and top Soviet military commanders took steps to retaliate.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
U.S. and NATO really were about to launch a nuclear first strike against the USSR—and top Soviet military commanders took steps to retaliate.
slate.com/news-and-polit…
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When you read Reagan was pushing hard against the Kremlin, it's not what it seems.
Goad the idiot to create pretense.
When you read Reagan was pushing hard against the Kremlin, it's not what it seems.
Goad the idiot to create pretense.
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Moving on from the theme of the last several hundred tweets for a moment.
Alliance Defending Freedom founded by Christofascist homeschooling proponent Michael Farris - coming to the Super Bowl - Mike Flynn's info wars going prime time.
levernews.com/heres-who-will…
Moving on from the theme of the last several hundred tweets for a moment.
Alliance Defending Freedom founded by Christofascist homeschooling proponent Michael Farris - coming to the Super Bowl - Mike Flynn's info wars going prime time.
levernews.com/heres-who-will…
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How much Koch Network $$ made it to Hawley and to buy Amy Barrett a seat?
Josh Hawley’s wife, Erin Hawley is a key senior attorney in the Alliance Defending Freedom group. They are also the group responsible for the demise of Roe.
How much Koch Network $$ made it to Hawley and to buy Amy Barrett a seat?
Josh Hawley’s wife, Erin Hawley is a key senior attorney in the Alliance Defending Freedom group. They are also the group responsible for the demise of Roe.
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1623164478295793666
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Former U.S. Attorney General William P Barr received the Alliance Defending Freedom's annual Edwin Meese III Award, allegedly for Originalism and Religious Liberty.
Edwin Meese - a once Presidential counsel to useful idiot Ronald Reagan.
Former U.S. Attorney General William P Barr received the Alliance Defending Freedom's annual Edwin Meese III Award, allegedly for Originalism and Religious Liberty.
Edwin Meese - a once Presidential counsel to useful idiot Ronald Reagan.
https://twitter.com/DavidCranmerUn1/status/1623535637398712321
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How many of the late 1970s and early 1980s figures close to Reagan, HW Bush, Meese, Carlson were eventually more than correlated to the S&L crisis?
federalreservehistory.org/essays/savings…
How many of the late 1970s and early 1980s figures close to Reagan, HW Bush, Meese, Carlson were eventually more than correlated to the S&L crisis?
federalreservehistory.org/essays/savings…
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Inventing Anna - Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) apparently manufactured her political identity.
Below few tweets from June 2021 remind us how one could spot Anna Luna as a fraud in summer 2021 and preferred by Russia.
Inventing Anna - Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) apparently manufactured her political identity.
Below few tweets from June 2021 remind us how one could spot Anna Luna as a fraud in summer 2021 and preferred by Russia.
https://twitter.com/lizcgoodwin/status/1624047807324626944
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Alleged threat against Anna Luna seems fake - Jun 17, 2021.
June 2021: Would postulate Luna is the preferred candidate of a foreign military intel svc
Speculating a strategy is to paint Luna as a potential target of "Russian mafia."
Alleged threat against Anna Luna seems fake - Jun 17, 2021.
June 2021: Would postulate Luna is the preferred candidate of a foreign military intel svc
Speculating a strategy is to paint Luna as a potential target of "Russian mafia."
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1405539208006029338
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But this is to cause a reaction among GOP voter's to prefer Luna and to obfuscate that Luna is a preferred candidate of a foreign military intel service.
But this is to cause a reaction among GOP voter's to prefer Luna and to obfuscate that Luna is a preferred candidate of a foreign military intel service.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1610365775360974849
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Notice Jim Jordan is targeting FBI and DOJ, but not CIA.
Jordan wants an FBI like that of J Edgar Hoover and a DOJ with s Bill Barr or Edwin Meese or John Mitchell.
Interesting Jordan is not railing against CIA.
Notice Jim Jordan is targeting FBI and DOJ, but not CIA.
Jordan wants an FBI like that of J Edgar Hoover and a DOJ with s Bill Barr or Edwin Meese or John Mitchell.
Interesting Jordan is not railing against CIA.
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A few tweets up, we covered Alliance Defending Freedom is getting a prime time Super Bowl spot.
Fox Propaganda cannot permit a Biden interview during the non-filler time of the broadcast meant for mental programming of subordinates.
A few tweets up, we covered Alliance Defending Freedom is getting a prime time Super Bowl spot.
Fox Propaganda cannot permit a Biden interview during the non-filler time of the broadcast meant for mental programming of subordinates.
https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1624089585549467648
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IBM must have had ties to Nazi sympathizer HW Bush and Allen Dulles and Sullivan & Cromwell?
Be sure to dig into this thread linked in below.
IBM must have had ties to Nazi sympathizer HW Bush and Allen Dulles and Sullivan & Cromwell?
Be sure to dig into this thread linked in below.
https://twitter.com/equalityAlec/status/1623734793291829248
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John Foster Dulles (aka JFD) and Allen Dulles - one the Secretary of State and the other head of the CIA during the Cold War from the early 1950s - were both personally deeply involved in the resuscitation of the German economy in the 1920s.
John Foster Dulles (aka JFD) and Allen Dulles - one the Secretary of State and the other head of the CIA during the Cold War from the early 1950s - were both personally deeply involved in the resuscitation of the German economy in the 1920s.
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In the case of Foster Dulles, this was throughout the 1930s. Both were senior directors in Sullivan and Cromwell, the largest law firm in the USA at the time.
Both men worked in Germany, alongside the major US banks, Brown Brothers, Lazard and Freres, Goldman and Sachs
In the case of Foster Dulles, this was throughout the 1930s. Both were senior directors in Sullivan and Cromwell, the largest law firm in the USA at the time.
Both men worked in Germany, alongside the major US banks, Brown Brothers, Lazard and Freres, Goldman and Sachs
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and other banks, helping them provide the conditions for lending on a mega scale in Germany.
JFD met Hitler in 1933 and was impressed by the dynamic qualities of Hitler’s and Germany's growth in the 1930s.
JFD approved of Hitler’s anti-Bolshevism.
and other banks, helping them provide the conditions for lending on a mega scale in Germany.
JFD met Hitler in 1933 and was impressed by the dynamic qualities of Hitler’s and Germany's growth in the 1930s.
JFD approved of Hitler’s anti-Bolshevism.
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Sullivan and Cromwell in particular was a strategic nexus for operating internationally, through a core of relationships led by the Dulles brothers.
There is little doubt that extensive US banking, financial, and Wall Street companies supported the rise of the Nazi
Sullivan and Cromwell in particular was a strategic nexus for operating internationally, through a core of relationships led by the Dulles brothers.
There is little doubt that extensive US banking, financial, and Wall Street companies supported the rise of the Nazi
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economy in the 1930s. British and American capital was an essential part of the rise of Hitler and the German economy in the 1930s.
wealthandpower.org/part-4/58-the-…
economy in the 1930s. British and American capital was an essential part of the rise of Hitler and the German economy in the 1930s.
wealthandpower.org/part-4/58-the-…
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Allen Welsh Dulles was the first civilian director of central intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date.
eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/…
Allen Welsh Dulles was the first civilian director of central intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date.
eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/…
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George HW Bush + IBM
IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and H.W. Bush, perhaps the son of a German, adopted by Prescott Bush (low probability but needs investigated) were friends.
From HW Bush to useful idiot W Bush.
George HW Bush + IBM
IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and H.W. Bush, perhaps the son of a German, adopted by Prescott Bush (low probability but needs investigated) were friends.
From HW Bush to useful idiot W Bush.
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IBM and MCI - rise of the internet
Does this relate to the MCI World Com Money Laundering that Mark Pomerantz had to cover up by getting John Gotti off the hook?
ibm.com/ibm/history/ib…
IBM and MCI - rise of the internet
Does this relate to the MCI World Com Money Laundering that Mark Pomerantz had to cover up by getting John Gotti off the hook?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583909544199352320
ibm.com/ibm/history/ib…
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On June 26, 1940, Hitler’s agent, German lawyer Dr. Gerhard Alois Westrick, reportedly bragged about monopolies and profits “beyond your wildest dreams” for the assembled conglomerates in Hitler’s empire.
Hitler was pitching American "businessmen".
On June 26, 1940, Hitler’s agent, German lawyer Dr. Gerhard Alois Westrick, reportedly bragged about monopolies and profits “beyond your wildest dreams” for the assembled conglomerates in Hitler’s empire.
Hitler was pitching American "businessmen".
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By 1940, a who’s who of U.S. corporations like IBM and DuPont had invested deeply in Germany.
Allen Dulles and Sullivan & Cromwell, Richard Nixon, HW Bush - all saw profits.
1939 - Pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, NY, NY.
By 1940, a who’s who of U.S. corporations like IBM and DuPont had invested deeply in Germany.
Allen Dulles and Sullivan & Cromwell, Richard Nixon, HW Bush - all saw profits.
1939 - Pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, NY, NY.
https://twitter.com/Limerick1914/status/823704445561212928
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One of the speakers at the 1934 rally was George Sylvester Viereck, a pro-Nazi propagandist who interviewed Hitler in 1923, and he's the agent @maddow covers in Ultra by Rachel Maddow.
One of the speakers at the 1934 rally was George Sylvester Viereck, a pro-Nazi propagandist who interviewed Hitler in 1923, and he's the agent @maddow covers in Ultra by Rachel Maddow.
Viereck founded two publications, The International (of which the notorious poet and occultist Aleister Crowley was a contributing editor for a time) and The Fatherland, which argued the German cause during World War I.
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Viereck became a well-known supporter of Nazism. In 1933, Viereck again met with Hitler, now Germany's leader, in Berlin, and in 1934, he gave a speech to twenty thousand "Friends of the New Germany" at New York's Madison Square Garden, in which he compared Hitler to
Viereck became a well-known supporter of Nazism. In 1933, Viereck again met with Hitler, now Germany's leader, in Berlin, and in 1934, he gave a speech to twenty thousand "Friends of the New Germany" at New York's Madison Square Garden, in which he compared Hitler to
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Franklin D. Roosevelt [propaganda - think plot to overthrow FDR of which George HW Bush was a part] and told his audience to sympathize with Nazism without being antisemites.
His Jewish friends denounced him as "George Swastika Viereck", but he continued to promote
Franklin D. Roosevelt [propaganda - think plot to overthrow FDR of which George HW Bush was a part] and told his audience to sympathize with Nazism without being antisemites.
His Jewish friends denounced him as "George Swastika Viereck", but he continued to promote
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Nazism.
In 1940, Viereck launched a scheme in which he "paid members of Congress to take propaganda from the Hitler government — he’d literally get it from the German embassy — and deliver it in Congress in floor speeches.
Sounding like Jim Jordan's Committee in 2023?
Nazism.
In 1940, Viereck launched a scheme in which he "paid members of Congress to take propaganda from the Hitler government — he’d literally get it from the German embassy — and deliver it in Congress in floor speeches.
Sounding like Jim Jordan's Committee in 2023?
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Then he’d use their offices’ franking privileges to get thousands, in some cases millions, of reprints of this Nazi propaganda.
He would mail it out, at taxpayer expense, all over the United States."
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Then he’d use their offices’ franking privileges to get thousands, in some cases millions, of reprints of this Nazi propaganda.
He would mail it out, at taxpayer expense, all over the United States."
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The key members of Congress working with Viereck in this scheme were Sen. Ernest Lundeen, Rep. Hamilton Fish, and Rep. Jacob Thorkelson.
In 1941, Viereck was indicted in the U.S. for a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act when he set up his publishing house,
In 1941, Viereck was indicted in the U.S. for a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act when he set up his publishing house,
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Flanders Hall, in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
In 1942, he was convicted of failing to register with the United States Department of State as a Nazi agent and sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison.
After unsuccessful appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court, he was
Flanders Hall, in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
In 1942, he was convicted of failing to register with the United States Department of State as a Nazi agent and sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison.
After unsuccessful appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court, he was
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imprisoned for 5 years on July 31st, 1943.
Viereck spent 3 years and 10 months in prison, until May 17th, 1947, when he was discharged on the grounds that he was not compelled to report his activities “except as an agent of a foreign government.”
imprisoned for 5 years on July 31st, 1943.
Viereck spent 3 years and 10 months in prison, until May 17th, 1947, when he was discharged on the grounds that he was not compelled to report his activities “except as an agent of a foreign government.”
Intermission - realize I screwed up the numbering again.
Moving on.
Moving on.
“Wild Bill” Donovan and the Dulles brothers, Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles, three politicians all played key roles as America created what we now know as the United States Intelligence Community, especially the Central Intelligence Agency.
But for decades before, they
But for decades before, they
were lawyers for J.P. Morgan and America's wealthiest and focused on "business development" in Germany, partnering with German lawyer Dr. Gerhard Alois Westrick.
One of Wild Bill’s professors at Columbia law school was Harlan Fiske Stone. Stone became the dean of the law school in 1910, until he resigned in 1923 to go into private practice at Sullivan & Cromwell, whose key client at the time was J.P. Morgan.
Sullivan & Cromwell represented United Fruit in Guatemala, during a time when United Fruit was so powerful, thanks to Dulles & Dulles, that it inspired the U.S. government to intervene on its behalf, determining the leadership of the Latin American nations where it operated.
William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan, best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II.
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JP Morgan hired William "Bill" Donovan who lived in German in 1916 on behalf of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Not surprising that Sullivan & Cromwell was able to place two of its young attorneys, the Dulles brothers, in the room when the powers-that-be met outside Paris to settle
Not surprising that Sullivan & Cromwell was able to place two of its young attorneys, the Dulles brothers, in the room when the powers-that-be met outside Paris to settle
affairs with the 1919 Versailles treaty at the end of World War I.
Germany would pay reparations to the other European powers. In negotiating the 1919 Versailles treaty, the Dulles brothers argued against being too harsh on German industry.
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Germany would pay reparations to the other European powers. In negotiating the 1919 Versailles treaty, the Dulles brothers argued against being too harsh on German industry.
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The Dulles brothers made the case for "loans" [sounding like PPP "loans"] of American taxpayer dollars to German industry, and Dulles & Dulles were successful to the tune of more than a billion dollars, transferring wealth from the bottom up - right up into the pockets of
America's wealthiest.
No wonder this cabal, including HW Bush wanted to take out FDR, but Smedley Butler wasn't having it.
For a period after World War I, Allen Dulles lived in Germany, where Sullivan & Cromwell had an office.
No wonder this cabal, including HW Bush wanted to take out FDR, but Smedley Butler wasn't having it.
For a period after World War I, Allen Dulles lived in Germany, where Sullivan & Cromwell had an office.
IG Farben became a Sullivan & Cromwell client, even as the chemical manufacturer purged all the Jews from his upper ranks, and became the single biggest contributor to the Nazi party in the 1933 election.
Allen Dulles event met Hitler.
Allen Dulles event met Hitler.
Are the Dulles bros sounding like the Koch bros, Charles and David, of 2023?
John Foster Dulles said, “there are two kinds of people in the world. There are those who are Christians and support free enterprise, and there are the others.”
John Foster Dulles said, “there are two kinds of people in the world. There are those who are Christians and support free enterprise, and there are the others.”
Oh - ha - Christians - Koch Network, Alliance for Defense of Freedom (Hawley), Mike Flynn - circle of wealthy life for scoundrels.
John Dulles friendship with Hjalmar Schacht, the Reichsbank president and Hitler’s minister of economics, was crucial to the rebuilding of the
John Dulles friendship with Hjalmar Schacht, the Reichsbank president and Hitler’s minister of economics, was crucial to the rebuilding of the
German economy.
Sullivan & Cromwell floated bonds for Krupp A. G., the arms manufacturer, and also worked for I. G. Farben, the chemicals conglomerate that later manufactured Zyklon B, the gas used to murder millions of Jews.
Sullivan & Cromwell floated bonds for Krupp A. G., the arms manufacturer, and also worked for I. G. Farben, the chemicals conglomerate that later manufactured Zyklon B, the gas used to murder millions of Jews.
IBM opened a factory in Berlin, investigative reporter Edwin Black has unearthed evidence that Hitler’s regime used IBM punch cards to sort census data to track, among other things, the Jewish population.
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Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, and a congressional committee affirmed for all the non-believers that there was a genuine attempt to establish a fascist organization in the U.S. to overthrow FDR.
Does this not sound like Putin studied Hitler and this is a parallel to 2016
Does this not sound like Putin studied Hitler and this is a parallel to 2016
when Paul Manafort goes to work for Trump Campaign "for free" and then by Jan 2021, we have J6 and another hostile attempt to re-install the Manchurian Candidate?
FDR was a hurdle to America's so-called "elite", the born into wealth, fail upwards lucky spawn.
FDR was a hurdle to America's so-called "elite", the born into wealth, fail upwards lucky spawn.
A regulatory environment that put profits above all else is what the cabal to overthrow FDR desire, among other things, and that desire aligns with Koch Network desires and that of Ryan Zinke or Rick Perry of Trump Admin.
If the wealthy class in America could just have the slave labor that Hitler's Germany had, all would be right in 1930s America for the Dulles Bros clients.
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Sullivan & Cromwell veteran Harlan Fiske Stone ascended through the justice department, before a Supreme Court appointment, and along the way appointed J. Edgar Hoover to run the FBI.
America had a swamp of guys born into wealth and privilege running the show for decades - bulldozing entire countries.
OSS, precursor to CIA, described as a “secret brotherhood” of America's born into wealth.
vanityfair.com/culture/2011/0…
OSS, precursor to CIA, described as a “secret brotherhood” of America's born into wealth.
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Rich boy Donovan was running war efforts from the finest hotels in London - racketeering, as described by even his admirers.
There were so many high-society appointees, DuPont, Mellon, Vanderbilt, that some joked the letters stood for “Oh So Social” (OSS).
There were so many high-society appointees, DuPont, Mellon, Vanderbilt, that some joked the letters stood for “Oh So Social” (OSS).
There were allegations of everything from nepotism to orgies.
Sound like Trump / Kushner - nepotism?
Sound like Madison Cawthorne's orgy tales?
Sound like Trump / Kushner - nepotism?
Sound like Madison Cawthorne's orgy tales?
The OSS was even headquartered in NYC at Rockefeller Center.
Rockefeller made his fortune as an oil refiner, is the nice way of describing him.
Old John Rockefeller had so much wealth, it's still powering his ancestor's in 2023, including in poor WV.
capitalresearch.org/article/rockef…
Rockefeller made his fortune as an oil refiner, is the nice way of describing him.
Old John Rockefeller had so much wealth, it's still powering his ancestor's in 2023, including in poor WV.
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One of Dulles’s best friends from Wall Street, Thomas McKittrick, worked for the Bank for International Settlement (BIS).
As detailed in several books, especially Tower of Basel by Adam LeBor, the secretive BIS was created in 1930.
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As detailed in several books, especially Tower of Basel by Adam LeBor, the secretive BIS was created in 1930.
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The idea was that this bank would serve to help Germany pay reparations for World War I, while also helping the other nations stabilize Germany’s currency enough that Germany could continue to pay.
The central banks of England, Germany, France, Belgium, and Italy—as well as a consortium of Japanese banks—were the original members.
The U.S. Federal Reserve declined a role on the board of the BIS.
J.P. Morgan joined instead, with the support of the First National Banks of New York and Chicago.
J.P. Morgan joined instead, with the support of the First National Banks of New York and Chicago.
Dulles’ buddy McKittrick worked at BIS as “Hitler’s American banker,” according to LeBor.
The German central banker, Hjalmar Schacht, called the BIS “my bank.”
He and JP Morgan were pals, ready to take, take, take.
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The German central banker, Hjalmar Schacht, called the BIS “my bank.”
He and JP Morgan were pals, ready to take, take, take.
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David Talbot’s Devil’s Chessboard says the Dulles brothers were much more ideologically aligned with titans of German business than the U.S. president at the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
While Allen Dulles was using his OSS post in Switzerland to protect the interests of Sullivan and Cromwell’s German clients, his brother Foster was doing the same in New York.
By playing an intricate corporate shell game, Foster was able to hide the U.S. assets of major
By playing an intricate corporate shell game, Foster was able to hide the U.S. assets of major
German cartels like IG Farben and Merck KGaA, the chemical and pharmaceutical giant, and protect these subsidiaries from being confiscated by the federal government as alien property.
Did Wilbur Ross and friends study this episode?
Did Wilbur Ross and friends study this episode?
Some of Foster’s legal origami allowed the Nazi regime to create bottlenecks in the production of essential war materials—such as diesel-fuel injection motors that the U.S. military needed for trucks, submarines, and airplanes.
By the end of the war, many of Foster’s clients were under investigation by the Justice Department’s antitrust division. And Foster himself was under scrutiny for collaboration with the enemy.
But John Foster’s brother, Allen, was guarding his back.
From his frontline position in Europe, Allen was well placed to destroy incriminating evidence and to block any investigations that threatened the two brothers and their law firm.
From his frontline position in Europe, Allen was well placed to destroy incriminating evidence and to block any investigations that threatened the two brothers and their law firm.
“Shredding of captured Nazi records was the favorite tactic of Dulles and his [associates] who stayed behind to help run the occupation of postwar Germany,” observed Nazi hunter John Loftus, who pored through numerous war documents related to the Dulles brothers when he served
as a U.S. prosecutor in the Justice Department under President Jimmy Carter.
Between the Presidency of JFK and HW Bush, perhaps the only legit one was Carter?
Between the Presidency of JFK and HW Bush, perhaps the only legit one was Carter?
Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, who as a young lawyer served with Allen in the OSS, later declared that both Dulleses were guilty of treason.
But few ever got into trouble for colluding with Hitler.
But few ever got into trouble for colluding with Hitler.
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Allen Dulles’ friend Thomas McKittrick - Hitler's American Banker - rises to VP of Chase National Bank in NY.
Dulles had his back.
Allen Dulles’ friend Thomas McKittrick - Hitler's American Banker - rises to VP of Chase National Bank in NY.
Dulles had his back.
By the time of the Battle of the Bulge it seemed clear the U.S. would push into Germany. There would be a need to deliver justice to the Nazis and their sympathizers.
A Justice Department official named O. John Rogge, see Ultra by Maddow, proposed sending 200 FBI agents to Europe to collect and examine the paperwork and conduct interviews with members of the falling Nazi regime, to document the web of criminality and bring people to justice.
Instead, Rogge was granted a few helpers and a typewriter. He did his best. He interrogated key figures, pored through documents, and returned to the U.S. and produced a 296-page report that Rogge said “should be made public in the interest of the future security of the nation.”
Although Rogge's report did not get released initially as Truman thought it too explosive for Americans, parts leaked.
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Rogge found Westrick in Germany and interviewed him personally. Westrick was most certainly a secret agent. Westrick explained how meetings with Hitler’s minister of foreign affairs—Joachim von Ribbentrop—led to a plan to coordinate with his American clients including
International Telegraph & Telegram, Texaco, Underwood, Eastman Kodak, and International Milk. Westrick discussed meeting Henry Ford personally.
The report mentioned that at the time of Pearl Harbor, the German embassy in Washington D.C. had $3.65 million in cash earmarked to bribe the U.S. media to take positions friendly to the German war effort.
How many millions or billions does Putin or MBS have in Washington to bribe members of GOP House Freedom Caucus in 2023?
Japan and Italy had similarly interfered in Washington using a JP Morgan Executive, Thomas W. Lamont.
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Japan and Italy had similarly interfered in Washington using a JP Morgan Executive, Thomas W. Lamont.
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Thomas Lamont pioneered a form of a “positive press” (propaganda) where he would arrange for Japan and Italy to pay US newspapers to publish complimentary material preceding the J. P. Morgan’s floatation of their government bonds in international (especially American
and British) markets.
The role of finance, in particular, the unwillingness of especially US financial institutions to consider the possibility of debt forgiveness (even though default was imminent), was probably the single largest factor contributing to the necessity of
The role of finance, in particular, the unwillingness of especially US financial institutions to consider the possibility of debt forgiveness (even though default was imminent), was probably the single largest factor contributing to the necessity of
World War II.
Japan and Italy were engaged in questionable practices during this period. In 1931, Japan invaded China (Manchuria). In 1934, Italy invaded Africa (Ethiopia).
Lamont drew the comparison to Westward Expansion in the United States; the “barbarians of Africa”
Japan and Italy were engaged in questionable practices during this period. In 1931, Japan invaded China (Manchuria). In 1934, Italy invaded Africa (Ethiopia).
Lamont drew the comparison to Westward Expansion in the United States; the “barbarians of Africa”
were like the “savage Native Americans,” and their conquest served the myth of progress.
Regardless of the moral standing of such a claim, his comparison is still accurate.
Lamont continued his relationship with Mussolini’s fascist Italy right up to Germany’s invasion of
Regardless of the moral standing of such a claim, his comparison is still accurate.
Lamont continued his relationship with Mussolini’s fascist Italy right up to Germany’s invasion of
Poland in 1939, when Mussolini’s alliance with the US became politically untenable.
Hjalmar Schacht came to power in the world of German finance when he helped bring an end to the German hyperinflation in 1924. In the ’30s, he was Hitler’s top financial adviser,
Hjalmar Schacht came to power in the world of German finance when he helped bring an end to the German hyperinflation in 1924. In the ’30s, he was Hitler’s top financial adviser,
running Nazi Germany’s Ministry of Economics.
He was one of Hitler’s few advisors that would get in yelling arguments with the Führer, and was not afraid to stand up to power, which eventually resulted in his dismissal in early ‘39.
He was one of Hitler’s few advisors that would get in yelling arguments with the Führer, and was not afraid to stand up to power, which eventually resulted in his dismissal in early ‘39.
For a time Schacht could get behind Hitler’s nationalism, but the myth fell apart for Schacht during Kristallnacht in late ’38, the Nazi looting of Jewish-owned businesses.
Having flirted with the German resistance since ’34, from that point forward, Schacht committed to bringing down the Nazi regime from the inside.
This endeavor was met with limited success.
Schacht ended up imprisoned in a concentration camp for a year at the end of the war.
This endeavor was met with limited success.
Schacht ended up imprisoned in a concentration camp for a year at the end of the war.
Was Mark Alexander Milley the Hjalmar Schacht of the Trump Administration, in the sense, he was moral and stopped madness and criminality?
Schacht was one of the few German officials to be acquitted during the Nuremberg trials.
Schacht was one of the few German officials to be acquitted during the Nuremberg trials.
Back to the report of O. John Rogge that Truman tried to burry.
The official German report : Nazi penetration, 1924-1942 ; Pan-Arabism, 1939-today
Everyone from William Randolph Hearst to Reader’s Digest was implicated.
FBI summaries, in the same batch of documents,
The official German report : Nazi penetration, 1924-1942 ; Pan-Arabism, 1939-today
Everyone from William Randolph Hearst to Reader’s Digest was implicated.
FBI summaries, in the same batch of documents,
suggest several U.S. publishers took the money that the German embassy in Washington D.C. had stashed to finance propaganda using America's "elites", the born rich useful idiots and witting assistants.
Sadly, none of this lead to massive investigations and arrests.
Sadly, none of this lead to massive investigations and arrests.
Rogge pushed the issue. He took a leave of absence from the Department of Justice and went on a speaking tour to raise alarm about American fascists.
Important Nazi collaborators walked free.
The tangled web of companies that worked for Hitler with finance traceable
Important Nazi collaborators walked free.
The tangled web of companies that worked for Hitler with finance traceable
to the U.S. continued to thrive with names like Merck, Bayer, BASF, Texaco, IBM, Deutsche Bank.
Imagine a bank financing Hitler’s advance on Poland and accepting payment in looted gold.
Did this inspire the cash-for-gold -> Reza Zarrab scheme enabled by UN1737 security
Imagine a bank financing Hitler’s advance on Poland and accepting payment in looted gold.
Did this inspire the cash-for-gold -> Reza Zarrab scheme enabled by UN1737 security
council resolution strict sanctions against Iran.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1454922105259180032
Years later, the FBI released a collection of Rogge-related documents, but not, alas, his entire report. Included is a note from 1947, about Rogge, to FBI head J. Edgar Hoover.
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I hope you will be able to stop this agitator some day for he seems to be only another one of the damnable atheistic and godless Communists, stirring up trouble in China, in Europe, and wherever they go with no regard for principles, but only arousing up hate against
Christianity with a pack of lies, lies, and more lies.
The author’s name is blacked out. It’s someone important enough that Hoover replied with a cryptic line about “appreciating” the author’s “interest” in the matter.
The author’s name is blacked out. It’s someone important enough that Hoover replied with a cryptic line about “appreciating” the author’s “interest” in the matter.
A few years later, Allen Dulles would take over the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency.
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Perhaps the report’s most damning disclosures come in assessing the Central Intelligence Agency’s involvement with Nazi émigrés.
Perhaps the report’s most damning disclosures come in assessing the Central Intelligence Agency’s involvement with Nazi émigrés.
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A man, Tscherim Soobzokov, 61 years old, once accused by the Justice Department of concealing his wartime membership in the Waffen SS was critically injured early yesterday when a pipe bomb exploded at his home in Paterson, N.J.
A man, Tscherim Soobzokov, 61 years old, once accused by the Justice Department of concealing his wartime membership in the Waffen SS was critically injured early yesterday when a pipe bomb exploded at his home in Paterson, N.J.
The Nazi-hunting report was the brainchild of Mark Richard, a senior Justice Department lawyer.
In 1999, he persuaded Attorney General Janet Reno to begin a detailed look at what he saw as a critical piece of history, and he assigned a career prosecutor, Judith Feigin,
In 1999, he persuaded Attorney General Janet Reno to begin a detailed look at what he saw as a critical piece of history, and he assigned a career prosecutor, Judith Feigin,
to the job.
After Mr. Richard edited the final version in 2006, he urged senior officials to make it public but was rebuffed, colleagues said.
After Mr. Richard edited the final version in 2006, he urged senior officials to make it public but was rebuffed, colleagues said.
After Mr. Richard’s death, David Sobel, a Washington lawyer, and the National Security Archive sued for the report’s release under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Justice Department initially fought the lawsuit, but finally gave Mr. Sobel a partial copy — with more than 1,000 passages and references deleted based on exemptions for privacy and internal deliberations.
The full report disclosed that the Justice Department found “a smoking gun” in 1997 establishing with “definitive proof” that Switzerland had bought gold from the Nazis that had been taken from Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
But these references are deleted, as are disputes between the Justice and State Departments over Switzerland’s culpability in the months leading up to a major report on the issue.
Did you know of American collaboration with the Nazis, such as that of Prescott S. Bush - father of George H.W. Bush (who may have been the biologic son of a German, the accountant of Nikola Tesla) and grandfather of George W. Bush - who began financing the rise of the
Nazi Party in Germany in 1928 when he was a Wall Street executive at Brown Brothers, and in return once they took power, he was allowed to invest in and take control of German companies, control that he maintained even after war broke out between the United States and Germany?
This control that led to his being at least somewhat investigated under the Trading With The Enemy Act; he avoided indictment under that law by buying himself the Senate seat from Connecticut in 1952 - HW Bush.
What the US Gov does NOT want you to see?
When John Rogge learned that his report from Germany was going to be stuffed in a drawer somewhere to never see the light of day he rejected that decision, that decision by the Attorney General, that decision by the President.
When John Rogge learned that his report from Germany was going to be stuffed in a drawer somewhere to never see the light of day he rejected that decision, that decision by the Attorney General, that decision by the President.
He said he believed the fascist threat in America was real and ongoing, and for a democracy to defend itself, the people needed to know what they were up against.
Over the course of ten days, Drew Pearson's columns spelled out what Rogge had found: the Nazis' plan to interfere in the 1940 presidential election, their funding of influential right-wing media in the United States, Father Charles Coughlin writing to the Hitler government and
sending an emissary to Berlin to ask the Nazis to help him here in his war at home against Roosevelt and against the Jews.
Thomas Campbell Clark (September 23, 1899 – June 13, 1977) was an American lawyer who served as the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
One of President Truman's first changes in the cabinet that he inherited from Franklin Roosevelt was his appointment of Tom Clark as attorney general in 1945, a switch made in part because of the close personal and professional relationship shared by the two men.
Side Note: William Ramsey Clark, the son of Tom C. Clark, became an AG of America too from 1967 to 1969.
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Attorney General Tom C Clark wanted the report of Rogge kept secret.
But in spite of that, Mr. Rogge made public some of the information in a speech at Swarthmore.
Three days later, Mr. Clark fired him.
But in spite of that, Mr. Rogge made public some of the information in a speech at Swarthmore.
Three days later, Mr. Clark fired him.
Senator Wheeler was the America First Senator from Montana who had gotten Rogge’s predecessor William Maloney fired off the sedition case.
Senator Wheeler had been involved in the Viereck propaganda scheme on Capitol Hill.
Senator Wheeler had threatened reporters and papers
Senator Wheeler had been involved in the Viereck propaganda scheme on Capitol Hill.
Senator Wheeler had threatened reporters and papers
that dared to print the details of the scheme.
Is Ron Johnson the Wheeler of 2023?
Or is it Lying Ted (Ted Cruz)?
Josh Hawley?
Tom Cotton?
Wheeler had inveighed in the senate about the sedition trial being a disgrace.
Is Ron Johnson the Wheeler of 2023?
Or is it Lying Ted (Ted Cruz)?
Josh Hawley?
Tom Cotton?
Wheeler had inveighed in the senate about the sedition trial being a disgrace.
In Rogge's new report from Germany, Senator Wheeler was said to be involved in the German government's plot to interfere in the 1940 election.
According to John Rogge, it was Senator Wheeler who had just gotten him fired, just as he'd had William Maloney fired before him.
According to John Rogge, it was Senator Wheeler who had just gotten him fired, just as he'd had William Maloney fired before him.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had died during the World War 2.
He died in the spring of 1945.
Harry Truman was FDR’s Vice President and so when FDR died in office, Truman ascended to the presidency.
He died in the spring of 1945.
Harry Truman was FDR’s Vice President and so when FDR died in office, Truman ascended to the presidency.
But before that, Truman had been in the Senate.
And he was still very friendly with some of his old Senate colleagues, like Gerald Nye and like his old Senate mentor Burton K. Wheeler.
Both Nye and Wheeler had of course been involved in the Viereck scheme, and both of them
And he was still very friendly with some of his old Senate colleagues, like Gerald Nye and like his old Senate mentor Burton K. Wheeler.
Both Nye and Wheeler had of course been involved in the Viereck scheme, and both of them
were all over John Rogge’s new report from Germany.
Truman is a former Senator. And not a former Senator years and years before, but a former Senator months before he becomes President.
Truman is a former Senator. And not a former Senator years and years before, but a former Senator months before he becomes President.
Burton K. Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye - even people like Hamilton Fish in the House - all people that Harry Truman had known for years and in fact worked closely with.
Were the owner's of America that tried to overthrow FDR, including HW Bush, responsible for getting Truman into the
Were the owner's of America that tried to overthrow FDR, including HW Bush, responsible for getting Truman into the
VP spot of FDRs presidency?
Truman, in particular, had little contact with Roosevelt since becoming FDR’s third Vice President in January 1945.
Nine months earlier, the former Senator from Missouri had been a compromise choice among Democratic leaders to replace Roosevelt’s
Truman, in particular, had little contact with Roosevelt since becoming FDR’s third Vice President in January 1945.
Nine months earlier, the former Senator from Missouri had been a compromise choice among Democratic leaders to replace Roosevelt’s
second Vice President, Henry Wallace.
In the run-up to the July 1944 convention in Chicago, James Byrnes, William O. Douglas, and Truman were considered for a Vice Presidential slot that Wallace wouldn’t surrender without a floor vote.
In the run-up to the July 1944 convention in Chicago, James Byrnes, William O. Douglas, and Truman were considered for a Vice Presidential slot that Wallace wouldn’t surrender without a floor vote.
Party leaders knew the pick was crucial because of Roosevelt’s apparent declining health. Truman was acceptable as a choice for pro-union and conservative Democrats.
However, Truman was reluctant to accept until Roosevelt insisted. Truman was approved on the second ballot, but only after considerable efforts were made convincing Wallace supporters to switch candidates.
Is there more to the story of how Truman came to be FDRs VP?
Was there influence by paid Nazis in the US House of Reps seeking to install Truman as VP with the expectation Truman would become President?
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Was there influence by paid Nazis in the US House of Reps seeking to install Truman as VP with the expectation Truman would become President?
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John Rogge uncovered this incredible story of corruption of people like Senator Lundeen taking payoffs from George Viereck and being involved in a Nazi operation.
Burton Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye - venerated figures on Capitol Hill who have become, wittingly or unwittingly,
Burton Wheeler, Gerald P. Nye - venerated figures on Capitol Hill who have become, wittingly or unwittingly,
Nazi propagandists were in the House of Reps.
And Rogge's put all this in his report.
But Harry Truman seemingly looked at the report and says, there's no way this can come out.
This is just far too explosive for the American people to handle.
And Rogge's put all this in his report.
But Harry Truman seemingly looked at the report and says, there's no way this can come out.
This is just far too explosive for the American people to handle.
The implication here is that President Truman kept secret the findings of a Justice Department investigation because it showed that his friends in Congress had been facilitating a fascist attempt to subvert democracy.
The President orders the report kept secret to protect people like Senator Wheeler, and then when the investigator doesn’t keep it secret, Wheeler tells the President to fire the guy. And President Truman does so.
Rogge gave his first speech about his findings in Germany in that classroom at Swarthmore on a Tuesday.
The next day, Wednesday, was when it was in the papers.
The next day, Wednesday, was when it was in the papers.
The day after that, Thursday, is when Senator Wheeler went to the White House and took a two-hour meeting one-on-one with his old friend President Truman.
Thursday night after that meeting, President Truman called his Attorney General, Tom Clark. Attorney General Clark went up
Thursday night after that meeting, President Truman called his Attorney General, Tom Clark. Attorney General Clark went up
to the White House that night and apparently got an earful from the President.
Then later that same night, the Attorney General called a very unusual press conference -- unusual in the sense that it was called after midnight. And at that press conference, he announced the
Then later that same night, the Attorney General called a very unusual press conference -- unusual in the sense that it was called after midnight. And at that press conference, he announced the
firing of John Rogge.
And that's what led to that FBI agent tracking down Rogge in a little airport in Spokane, Washington, to take Rogge's parking pass and tell him his career was over.
And that's what led to that FBI agent tracking down Rogge in a little airport in Spokane, Washington, to take Rogge's parking pass and tell him his career was over.
John Rogge died in relative obscurity, in 1981. His obituary was headlined: O. John Rogge, Age 77, Anti-Nazi Activist.
Rogge: "Laws will go but a small part of the way toward meeting the fascist threat to American institutions."
Rogge: "Laws will go but a small part of the way toward meeting the fascist threat to American institutions."
Rogge: "The case against American fascism will not be decided by courts, by judges and juries.
The case against American fascism will have to be decided by the American people.
That is where I now propose to take it."
The case against American fascism will have to be decided by the American people.
That is where I now propose to take it."
This threat of American fascism in the World War II era, it’s something that couldn't have been left to the Justice Department alone.
And so, yes, this is the story of William Power Maloney and John Rogge, and what they tried to do, and what they sacrificed and what they lost.
And so, yes, this is the story of William Power Maloney and John Rogge, and what they tried to do, and what they sacrificed and what they lost.
But it is also the story of individual American citizens who didn’t work for the government, who didn’t work for the Justice Department, but who worked to expose this threat.
To confront it however they could. To alert the country to the danger.
To confront it however they could. To alert the country to the danger.
Even sometimes at great personal risk to themselves.
It's the story of journalists, reporters like Dillard Stokes of "The Washington Post," who dug and dug and faced down threats, and harassment, and lawsuits in order to chase down the details of this story and tell the public
It's the story of journalists, reporters like Dillard Stokes of "The Washington Post," who dug and dug and faced down threats, and harassment, and lawsuits in order to chase down the details of this story and tell the public
what was going on.
George Sylvester Viereck -- the Nazi agent -- he got out of jail after the war in 1947, by which time his wife had not only left him, she had sold all his earthly possessions and donated the proceeds to groups helping Jewish refugees.
George Sylvester Viereck -- the Nazi agent -- he got out of jail after the war in 1947, by which time his wife had not only left him, she had sold all his earthly possessions and donated the proceeds to groups helping Jewish refugees.
Viereck’s eldest son -- his namesake, George Sylvester Viereck, Jr. -- had by then been killed in battle, fighting heroically against the Nazis as a U.S. Army corporal. His father was still in jail as a Nazi agent when he received the news.
After he was released, Viereck, Sr. went on to advise the National Renaissance Party, which was the first neo-Nazi party in the United States.
William Dudley Pelley -- the Silver Shirts Leader -- he eventually faced additional charges of securities fraud because, amid everything else he was up to, he was running a fake stock scheme involving his weird Silver Legion empire.
Pelley’s virulently antisemitic writings are still in vogue; they’re still circulating on the far-right today.
Norma Lundeen, widow of Senator Ernest Lundeen, went on to marry a Senator who had served alongside her husband, an Oregon Republican Senator who had been a senior member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Norma would also go on to give speeches at racist rallies organized by Gerald L.K. Smith.
After John Rogge broke up the Huey Long machine in Louisiana, Smith was the protege of Huey Long, who was considered to be his most successful political descendant.
After John Rogge broke up the Huey Long machine in Louisiana, Smith was the protege of Huey Long, who was considered to be his most successful political descendant.
The film narrates the rise to power and demise of the Governor Willie Stark (played by Sean Penn), taking his office in the American South.
The fictional character is loosely based on the life of Louisiana governor Huey Long, in office between
1928 through 1932. Elected as a U.S. senator, he was assassinated in 1935.
In the 1950s, Gerald L.K. Smith became a pioneer of American Holocaust denial.
He preached something called Christian Nationalism.
Sound like Mike Flynn in 2015 to 2023?
He preached something called Christian Nationalism.
Sound like Mike Flynn in 2015 to 2023?
Gerald L.K. Smith: Fight mongrelization and all the attempts being made to force the intermixture of the Black and White races.
Gerald L.K. Smith: Preserve America as a Christian nation, being conscious of the fact that there is a highly organized campaign to substitute Jewish tradition for Christian tradition.
Gerald L.K. Smith had raised money for the sedition defendants during their trial.
He's the guy for whom that one sedition defendant was given leave from the trial, so she could lead antisemitic songs at his rallies while he ran for President on the ticket of the
He's the guy for whom that one sedition defendant was given leave from the trial, so she could lead antisemitic songs at his rallies while he ran for President on the ticket of the
America First Party.
After the trial, Elizabeth Dilling resumed her antisemitic organizing.
She became a Holocaust denier.
She claimed that President Eisenhower was a secret Jew.
Seeing the Nazi propaganda come out?
After the trial, Elizabeth Dilling resumed her antisemitic organizing.
She became a Holocaust denier.
She claimed that President Eisenhower was a secret Jew.
Seeing the Nazi propaganda come out?
She said just as FDR has pushed the "Jew Deal," President Kennedy was pushing the "Jew Frontier."
See the opposition to JFK by Nazi smypathizers?
She opposed Barry Goldwater's run for president because his running mate had been a prosecutor at Nuremberg.
See the opposition to JFK by Nazi smypathizers?
She opposed Barry Goldwater's run for president because his running mate had been a prosecutor at Nuremberg.
Bizarrely, in 2010, then-Fox News Host Glenn Beck tried to revive interest in Elizabeth Dilling, enthusiastically promoting one of her books to his audience.
Senator "Wild Bill" Langer of North Dakota, he was not personally implicated in the Viereck plot in Congress, but he had thrown himself into the work of defending the sedition defendants.
William "Wild Bill" Langer was elected to the United States Senate in 1940, remaining until he died in office in 1959.
Langer was born on September 30, 1886 near Casselton, Dakota Territory, to German-Americans Frank and Mary (Weber) Langer.
William, who spoke German fluently.
Langer was born on September 30, 1886 near Casselton, Dakota Territory, to German-Americans Frank and Mary (Weber) Langer.
William, who spoke German fluently.
His proposed legislation to deport Black Americans to Africa was later taken up as a rallying cry by the National States' Rights Party -- another early neo-Nazi group, whose members were put on trial for allegedly bombing an Atlanta synagogue in the '50s.
Senator Langer went on to advocate -- successfully -- for the U.S. to grant clemency for at least one convicted Nazi war criminal.
Langer eventually mended his rift with the Nonpartisan League (NPL) and was elected governor of North Dakota in 1932 before becoming a US Senator.
Langer was requiring state employees to fund his propaganda.
Langer was requiring state employees to fund his propaganda.
In 1951, Langer lobbied John J. McCloy, the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, to grant a reprieve to Martin Sandberger, a high-ranking SS official who had been convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the mass murder of Jews and others in Estonia
during the Holocaust.
Although sentenced to die by the tribunal of the Einsatzgruppen trial, in no small part due to Langer's lobbying, Sandberger's sentence was commuted and he served only 13 years in custody.
Although sentenced to die by the tribunal of the Einsatzgruppen trial, in no small part due to Langer's lobbying, Sandberger's sentence was commuted and he served only 13 years in custody.
After the Nonpartisan League merged with the state Democratic party, Langer remained on the Republican ticket in the 1958 Senate elections and won without making a single campaign appearance in the state.
America First Committee folded in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor.
But the committee’s rich and well-connected founders experienced not much of a hiccup in their establishment credentials.
The name American First, though, has lived on in various iterations since, from
But the committee’s rich and well-connected founders experienced not much of a hiccup in their establishment credentials.
The name American First, though, has lived on in various iterations since, from
Gerald L.K. Smith's America First Party, which called for the sterilization and deportation of all American Jews, to something called America First Inc. which was set up by sedition trial defendant James True.
When the sedition trial collapsed at the end of 1944, when the United States won the war and defeated fascism in Europe, in certain ways the power brokers just declared victory and moved on.
Little to no accountability.
Little official transparency out of DOJ, CIA, FBI.
Little to no accountability.
Little official transparency out of DOJ, CIA, FBI.
Whenever somebody says it's time to move on, let's heal and move on, that's always a mistake.
Joe Biden fails to understand this.
The idea was that these right-wingers ultimately aren't really a danger to America.
After the mistrial in 1945-1946, it would've done
Joe Biden fails to understand this.
The idea was that these right-wingers ultimately aren't really a danger to America.
After the mistrial in 1945-1946, it would've done
America some good by saying, you know what, we have known about a left-wing danger in America.
But we have never really openly as a country discussed right-wing danger.
We need to hold people responsible.
People who call on fellow Americans to pick up arms need to be held
But we have never really openly as a country discussed right-wing danger.
We need to hold people responsible.
People who call on fellow Americans to pick up arms need to be held
accountable.
In 2023, we'll see with the OathKeepers and Proud Boys.
But, we have never done that in our history for the right-wing.
One of the uncomfortable truths that you find in the dark corners of our history is that fascism happens, recurrently.
In 2023, we'll see with the OathKeepers and Proud Boys.
But, we have never done that in our history for the right-wing.
One of the uncomfortable truths that you find in the dark corners of our history is that fascism happens, recurrently.
Movements, and demagogues, and media figures and elected officials promote elements of fascism, antisemitism, hatred of minority groups and immigrants, worship of strongman leaders, wishing for the end to elections, the end to rule by law -- it comes up, repeatedly.
Understanding the House Judiciary GOP or GOP House Freedom Caucus are the same criminals of the past, re-birthed for a new generation?
Example of how a witting corrupt or unwitting useful idiot Virginia AG frames an issue to appeal to a MAGA base in VA, manipulating dummies into believing the AG is their Captain America, protector against a Deep State.
This thread today, Feb 10th, 2023 covered Nazi German infiltration into the US House and Senate in the 1930s to 1980s and the partnership of US business (Dulles Bros, JP Morgan, and friends like HW Bush).
It's not just coincidence that Vladimir Putin’s pretext for war against
It's not just coincidence that Vladimir Putin’s pretext for war against
Ukraine was to “de-Nazify” a democratic country led by a Jewish president.
Comrade Putin has seen the intelligence.
Soviet disinformation and ideological warfare is what the special military operation pre-text was.
Comrade Putin has seen the intelligence.
Soviet disinformation and ideological warfare is what the special military operation pre-text was.
As fascism joined Nazism, Marxists consigned both to the last stage of capitalism and history.
Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler notwithstanding, once Germany invaded Russia in 1941, Soviet antifascism re-emerged in full after the Soviet Union joined the Allies.
Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler notwithstanding, once Germany invaded Russia in 1941, Soviet antifascism re-emerged in full after the Soviet Union joined the Allies.
Lulled by their illusions about Stalin’s regime, many Western leaders looked the other way as Soviet forces began rolling over Eastern Europe, playing down the Holocaust as they went.
Throughout the territory “liberated” by the Soviets in Eastern and Central Europe, Jewish victims were all but ignored as Stalin sought to keep the focus on Russian losses.
In 1949 Soviet support for admitting Israel to the United Nations was similarly self-interested and
In 1949 Soviet support for admitting Israel to the United Nations was similarly self-interested and
ephemeral. Once it became clear that Israel wouldn’t become a Soviet client state, Moscow’s backing evaporated.
Increasingly paranoid, Stalin began weaving accusations of “Jewish nationalism” and “cosmopolitanism”—a euphemism for the unpatriotic Jew—into a Zionist conspiracy.
Increasingly paranoid, Stalin began weaving accusations of “Jewish nationalism” and “cosmopolitanism”—a euphemism for the unpatriotic Jew—into a Zionist conspiracy.
He linked Israeli and Western imperialism to what became known as “The Doctors’ Plot,” an alleged plan to assassinate Stalin and other Soviet leaders.
Roger Stone on Anna Paulina Luna.
Do you think Anna Luna and George Santos are double agents?
In summer 2021, I had suspected Luna was a Russian plant. Was Stone in Sept 2021 writing to throw off the blood hounds?
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Do you think Anna Luna and George Santos are double agents?
In summer 2021, I had suspected Luna was a Russian plant. Was Stone in Sept 2021 writing to throw off the blood hounds?
centralfloridapost.com/2021/09/23/rog…
Mini sub-thread of the political comedy genre in case you want a break from this larger thread.
Should I add back the numbering to this larger thread that's over 20K Tweets?
Should I add back the numbering to this larger thread that's over 20K Tweets?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624188327673880576
Have a pretty girl attack the "leftist media" and your operation is back in business.
KGB can't rely on Trump alone to sell the "lying fake news" narrative (which is partly true) but being used against you, considering their alternatives.
KGB can't rely on Trump alone to sell the "lying fake news" narrative (which is partly true) but being used against you, considering their alternatives.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1624175871698296836
Install a GOP Rep from Florida to join MT Greene, Lauren Boebert, and keep trying.
The inventing Anna story is too rich.
We have Anna Paulina Luna but we also have Anna de Rothschild (photo below in link).
Someone has invented two Annas.
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The inventing Anna story is too rich.
We have Anna Paulina Luna but we also have Anna de Rothschild (photo below in link).
Someone has invented two Annas.
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Both Anna's are from Florida.
Chick with guns - Anna Paulina Luna - a GOP House Rep from Florida.
The other ID photos - Anna de Rothschild
The curious case of Inventing Anna
Chick with guns - Anna Paulina Luna - a GOP House Rep from Florida.
The other ID photos - Anna de Rothschild
The curious case of Inventing Anna
Was Trump providing classified intel to operatives from the Save America PAC, the criminal laundering slushie that didn't come from one of those 7-11 machines.
Not that slushie.
Not that slushie.
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1624194200328699904
Alvin Bernard A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard was the investment banker who took Microsoft public.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1522782853129555968
In fact, the investment bank that underwrote Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Qualcomm, Broadcom, and other Big Tech behemoths was a CIA front company.
As an Alex, Brown & Sons investment banker between 1980 and 1998, Krongard underwrote several of the major Big-Tech US corporations of today, spearheaded the early development of the Israeli Tech industry and helped to fund another CIA offshoot, the major Private Equity Group in
the World, the Carlyle Group.
As an advisor to the CIA director and CIA executive officer from 1998 to 2004, he implemented, just 3 months before 9/11, one of the major restructurings of the Agency organization since its creation in 1947, created In-Q-Tel, initiated the CIA
As an advisor to the CIA director and CIA executive officer from 1998 to 2004, he implemented, just 3 months before 9/11, one of the major restructurings of the Agency organization since its creation in 1947, created In-Q-Tel, initiated the CIA
Rendition and Torture Program and championed the use of privatized armies in the battlefield.
A.B. Krongard was recruited by the CIA in the late 1950s at the Princeton University campus and was covertly an active member of the CIA during the 3 decades he worked for
A.B. Krongard was recruited by the CIA in the late 1950s at the Princeton University campus and was covertly an active member of the CIA during the 3 decades he worked for
Alex, Brown & Sons.
Krongard was in constant personal contact with the CIA directorship for decades prior to “officially” joining the Agency in 1998 when George J Tenet was Director.
Krongard was in constant personal contact with the CIA directorship for decades prior to “officially” joining the Agency in 1998 when George J Tenet was Director.
An unusually large number of the corporations, which had become public prior to the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000 and that have survived until today becoming giants in the market, had as a leading underwriters one of two relatively small investment banks and
brokerage houses, both defunct nowadays: Hambrecht & Quist (HQ) and Alex, Brown & Sons (ABS).
Have you guessed this yet: Those two, HQ and ABS, relatively small investment banks and brokerage houses, had many companies underwritten that survived the market and thrived, making
Have you guessed this yet: Those two, HQ and ABS, relatively small investment banks and brokerage houses, had many companies underwritten that survived the market and thrived, making
their CEOs and founders wealthy.
What was the secret sauce?
Connections between those investment banks and the National Security State?
What was the secret sauce?
Connections between those investment banks and the National Security State?
The Vice-President of Hambrecht & Quist between 1981 and 1986 was William Perry who joined Hambrecht & Quist after serving as Director of the Department of Defense D.A.R.P.A. agency.
He was appointed by President Reagan in 1983 to serve on the President’s Commission on Strategic Forces.
He served as US Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Defense during the Clinton administration between 1993 and 1997.
He served as US Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Defense during the Clinton administration between 1993 and 1997.
After leaving public office Perry would join Hambrecht & Quist (HQ) again as a member of the Board of Directors.
The CEO of Alex, Brown & Sons between 1985 and 1998 was Alvin B. Krongard, who would leave investment banking to join the CIA as an advisor to the Director in 1998
The CEO of Alex, Brown & Sons between 1985 and 1998 was Alvin B. Krongard, who would leave investment banking to join the CIA as an advisor to the Director in 1998
and then as Executive Director in April 2001, just 6 months before 9/11.
Hambrecht & Quist was also the main underwriter of the first biotechnology company to go public, Genentech, a few weeks apart from Apple in 1980.
Hambrecht & Quist was also the main underwriter of the first biotechnology company to go public, Genentech, a few weeks apart from Apple in 1980.
Hambrecht & Quist also underwrote Netscape in August 1995, MP3.com in July 1999 (the largest technology IPO at the time with $370 mln).
Alvin Krongard was recruited by the CIA in the late 1950s at Princeton where he graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor in Philosophy of Religion.
Really? That's what CIA was recruiting? Philosophy of Religion!
Really? That's what CIA was recruiting? Philosophy of Religion!
Krongard served in the Marines for 3 years, where he retired with the rank of captain. He worked at his wife’s family business, Lion Brothers, from 1961-1969.
After a two-year stint at Bache/Stern Brothers Boyce, he joined Alex, Brown & Sons in 1969.
After a two-year stint at Bache/Stern Brothers Boyce, he joined Alex, Brown & Sons in 1969.
While he worked for ABS he was an important, active, high-rank member of the CIA until his retirement.
This includes the years when as CEO of Alex, Brown & Sons he underwrote several of the major Big-Tech US corporations: Microsoft (1986), Oracle (1986), Qualcomm (1991),
This includes the years when as CEO of Alex, Brown & Sons he underwrote several of the major Big-Tech US corporations: Microsoft (1986), Oracle (1986), Qualcomm (1991),
AOL (1992), Amazon (1994), others that were at some point were bought by the largest ones: Foundry Networks (1999), Sun Microsystems (1986) and also other non-tech corporations: Starbucks (1992) or The Carlyle Group (1987).
There are two institutions today that claim to be the oldest investment bank in the US and both of them trace their origins to the same original Alex, Brown & Sons co-founded by the four sons of Alexander Brown in 1818.
During part of the 19th century when there was no Federal Reserve in the USA the Brown Brothers Banknotes were the equivalent of the current Federal Reserve US bonds, as good as gold.
ABS had a very important role in the development of the American economy and its rise to global power during the 19th century.
At some point, there were several Brown firms in the US.
One of them eventually acquired all the other branches.
At some point, there were several Brown firms in the US.
One of them eventually acquired all the other branches.
In 1931, Brown Brothers & Co. merged with another business entity, Harriman Brothers & Company, a private bank started by W. Averell Harriman, heir to the fortune of rail magnate E.H. Harriman, to form Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH).
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is the best known and probably the most influential private investment bank that has ever existed.
Some of its founders played central roles, openly and covertly, in world affairs during most of the 20th century.
Some of its founders played central roles, openly and covertly, in world affairs during most of the 20th century.
Among the 16 founding partners there were 11 Yale graduates, many of them members of Yale’s Skull & Bones.
Among some of them, we find a US Senator who had a central role in the creation of the CIA and in the OSS covert economic operations before and during the WWII
Among some of them, we find a US Senator who had a central role in the creation of the CIA and in the OSS covert economic operations before and during the WWII
(Prescott Bush, father of George H.W. Bush), a US Secretary of Defense (Robert Lovett), a US Ambassador and Secretary of Commerce (W. Averell Harriman) just to name a few.
When BBH was consolidated there was one branch, the Baltimore office, that continued as a high-end regional bank.
ABS used to hire as partners products of the East Coast Elite as Mayo Shattuck III, whose father, Mayo A. Shattuck II, was VP of the largest custodian bank in the
ABS used to hire as partners products of the East Coast Elite as Mayo Shattuck III, whose father, Mayo A. Shattuck II, was VP of the largest custodian bank in the
world, The State Street Bank.
The Shattucks lived in Hingham (MA) and were next-door neighbors to George Bennett, CEO of the State Street Corp. Mr. Bennett was descended from Elder Brewster, a passenger on the Mayflower and leader of the Mayflower community.
The Shattucks lived in Hingham (MA) and were next-door neighbors to George Bennett, CEO of the State Street Corp. Mr. Bennett was descended from Elder Brewster, a passenger on the Mayflower and leader of the Mayflower community.
Another ABS hire was Jr. Carter Beese, a friend of the Bush family that would be appointed as SEC commissioner by George H.W. Bush and who later would join the infamous Riggs Bank then under the direction of Jonathan James Bush.
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Jonathan Bush was appointed in 2000 to run Riggs Investment Management Co.
2000 - Bush v Gore
The headline posted May 14, 2004 on the Web site, davidsirota.com, reads, "Bush's Uncle Is Executive At Bank Fined for Laundering Saudi Money."
Jonathan Bush was appointed in 2000 to run Riggs Investment Management Co.
2000 - Bush v Gore
The headline posted May 14, 2004 on the Web site, davidsirota.com, reads, "Bush's Uncle Is Executive At Bank Fined for Laundering Saudi Money."
The Riggs Bank, also known as “The Presidents Bank”, was another banking institution with longstanding ties to the CIA reported in the mainstream press.
Baltimore Maryland has a large, longstanding, and prosperous Jewish community.
Many East Coast wealthy Jewish families had been doing business with Alex Brown for generations.
It made perfect sense then to select an American-born Jewish boy like Krongard to be a partner in
Many East Coast wealthy Jewish families had been doing business with Alex Brown for generations.
It made perfect sense then to select an American-born Jewish boy like Krongard to be a partner in
the Baltimore office.
Krongard was nevertheless an anomaly in the ultra-WASPy world of the East Coast blue-blood banking elite.
When Krongard joined the firm in 1969 Brown’s descendants were still running the firm, still flying the red and white flag that used to mark the
Krongard was nevertheless an anomaly in the ultra-WASPy world of the East Coast blue-blood banking elite.
When Krongard joined the firm in 1969 Brown’s descendants were still running the firm, still flying the red and white flag that used to mark the
company’s trans-Atlantic ships in the 19th century.
The Chairman at the time and until 1990 was Benjamin H. Griswold, three previous generations of Griswolds had led the firm and also owned a seat at the NYSE.
The Chairman at the time and until 1990 was Benjamin H. Griswold, three previous generations of Griswolds had led the firm and also owned a seat at the NYSE.
Once dependent on a retail stock and bond business ABS did not become a major force in investment banking until the 1980s.
Much of that early success was credited to Donald B. Hebb, who joined the firm in 1970 and would become president in 1984.
Much of that early success was credited to Donald B. Hebb, who joined the firm in 1970 and would become president in 1984.
Alex, Brown & Sons used to be a traditional private partnership until 1986 when it sold shares to the public because of demands for more capital. Several lawsuits in the late 1980s relating to poorly handled stock offerings would bring Hebb’s early departure at 48 years old and
the rise of Krongard to the Presidency of the Bank and the position of CEO of ABS in 1991.
Mayo Shattuck III joined ABS in 1985 just 30 years old after 5 years with Bain and Co and Morgan Guaranty Trust Co in San Francisco.
Mayo Shattuck III joined ABS in 1985 just 30 years old after 5 years with Bain and Co and Morgan Guaranty Trust Co in San Francisco.
Right after joining ABS Mayo Shattuck and A.B. Krongard would lead one of the most famous IPOs of all time, the deal that made Bill Gates at age 30 a millionaire.
Krongard and Shattuck would make a team that in the next 15 years carved out a secure, hugely profitable niche raising money through stock offerings for America’s fastest-growing businesses of the time: Microsoft (1986), Oracle (1986), Sun Microsystems (1986), Qualcomm (1991),
AOL (1992), Starbucks (1992), Amazon (1994), Foundry Networks (1999).
ABS also provided seed money for another CIA offshoot, The Carlyle Group (1987).
The Carlyle Group would go on to become the largest Private Equity firm in the World and the main vehicle to channel Oil & Gas
ABS also provided seed money for another CIA offshoot, The Carlyle Group (1987).
The Carlyle Group would go on to become the largest Private Equity firm in the World and the main vehicle to channel Oil & Gas
surpluses from the Middle East into the US economy in the post-2001 oil boom.
In 1987, Ronald Reagan had two more years left in the White House.
Mayo Shattuck III would bring to ABS the friendships and high-flying contacts attached to his privileged upbringing.
In 1987, Ronald Reagan had two more years left in the White House.
Mayo Shattuck III would bring to ABS the friendships and high-flying contacts attached to his privileged upbringing.
For instance, Scott McNealy, Chairman of Sun Microsystems in 1986, was Shattuck’s friend.
McNealy needed more funds after taking Sun Microsystems public.
Shattuck persuaded McNealy to drop his investment banker and let ABS manage the $100 mln deal.
McNealy needed more funds after taking Sun Microsystems public.
Shattuck persuaded McNealy to drop his investment banker and let ABS manage the $100 mln deal.
By 1995 Shattuck and Krongard had become a legendary team.
1995 was a “huge year,” said Mr. Shattuck, who expected the company to be involved in a total of 140 IPO and follow-on offerings that same year, two years into Bill Clinton's first term.
1995 was a “huge year,” said Mr. Shattuck, who expected the company to be involved in a total of 140 IPO and follow-on offerings that same year, two years into Bill Clinton's first term.
ABS was bought by Bankers Trust in 1997, becoming BT Alex, Brown & Sons.
Amazingly, negotiations between the two didn’t really take off until 10 days before the transaction was announced.
Even some Alex, Brown & Sons Directors didn’t know how close the firm was to selling
Amazingly, negotiations between the two didn’t really take off until 10 days before the transaction was announced.
Even some Alex, Brown & Sons Directors didn’t know how close the firm was to selling
until a special board meeting was scheduled on short notice.
One year later after ABS was sold to Bankers Trust, the resulting merger BT-ABS was acquired by Deutsche Bank and finally, in September 2016 Alex, Brown, & Sons was officially sold to Raymond James.
One year later after ABS was sold to Bankers Trust, the resulting merger BT-ABS was acquired by Deutsche Bank and finally, in September 2016 Alex, Brown, & Sons was officially sold to Raymond James.
Interestingly, the most famous “alumni” of Bankers Trust is Jeff Bezos, who got his first job with Bankers Trust between 1988 and 1990 before founding Amazon.
Bezos would select Alex, Brown & Sons as Amazon’s underwriter in 1994, 3 years before Bankers Trust purchased ABS.
Bezos would select Alex, Brown & Sons as Amazon’s underwriter in 1994, 3 years before Bankers Trust purchased ABS.
The Bankers Trust representative in Europe from 1960 until his retirement in 1969 was John H.F. Haskell, who had been vice-president of the NYSE as well as Minister and Defense Advisor to the Chief of the US mission to the NATO organization in the late 1950s and prior to that
one of the finest members of the OSS (predecessor of the CIA) under John Donovan during WWII.
John H.F. Haskell’s father had been Donovan’s commander during WWI.
The resident scholar at the CIA Counter-Terrorism Center from 2001 to 2009 was Paul Jabber, who had worked for
John H.F. Haskell’s father had been Donovan’s commander during WWI.
The resident scholar at the CIA Counter-Terrorism Center from 2001 to 2009 was Paul Jabber, who had worked for
the Bankers Trust from 1982 until 1994 as Manager for Middle East Merchant Banking.
There are more connections between Alex, Brown & Sons investments, and National Security.
For instance, Sun Microsystems’ first software manager was Eric E. Schmidt.
There are more connections between Alex, Brown & Sons investments, and National Security.
For instance, Sun Microsystems’ first software manager was Eric E. Schmidt.
He rose to become President of Sun Technology Enterprises, then Google’s CEO from 2001 until 2011, and executive Chairman of Google-Alphabet from 2011-to 2017, and finally came out of the closet publicly as an advisor to the Pentagon since 2016.
The important role that Alex, Brown & Sons played in high tech underwriting, as well as its connections with National Security, mostly ceased with the departure of A.B. Krongard for the CIA and the sale to Deutsche Bank in 1998 and ceased completely with the departure of
Mayo Shattuck III on September 12th, 2001.
Seems that 1998 sale to Deutsche Bank may have been pivotal.
Interesting Deutsche Bank eventually became Donald Trump's lender.
Seems that 1998 sale to Deutsche Bank may have been pivotal.
Interesting Deutsche Bank eventually became Donald Trump's lender.
By the time of the 1997 sale of Alex, Brown & Sons to Bankers Trust (BT), BT was a high-flying bank engaged in massive fraud.
BT had been sued by several clients and lost a case regarding large losses suffered in complex derivatives transactions engineered by the bank arguing
BT had been sued by several clients and lost a case regarding large losses suffered in complex derivatives transactions engineered by the bank arguing
that BT had failed to inform them of the risks and the partners at ABS were aware of this fact before the sale to BT.
By the summer of 1998, however, BT was teetering on the brink of insolvency in the face of ever-mounting losses and it threatened to take Alex Brown down
By the summer of 1998, however, BT was teetering on the brink of insolvency in the face of ever-mounting losses and it threatened to take Alex Brown down
with it.
A bankruptcy would have left Krongard and other Alex, Brown & Sons partners, and shareholders with worthless paper.
Then in late summer 1998, the regulators announced that Deutsche Bank would acquire BT and its subsidiary, now known as BT Alex. Brown.
A bankruptcy would have left Krongard and other Alex, Brown & Sons partners, and shareholders with worthless paper.
Then in late summer 1998, the regulators announced that Deutsche Bank would acquire BT and its subsidiary, now known as BT Alex. Brown.
When many Jewish-American clients, who had been banking with ABS for long, found out it was Germany’s Deutsche Bank that was buying ABS they started closing their accounts and pulling out their savings in mass.
Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on
Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives on
December 19, 1998.
Look at the figures gunning to get Clinton out in late 1998.
By 2000, we have Bush v Gore & Bush gets installed following Germany’s Deutsche Bank taking over past CIA I Banks, & note that HW Bush may have been the son of a German, adopted by Prescott Bush.
Look at the figures gunning to get Clinton out in late 1998.
By 2000, we have Bush v Gore & Bush gets installed following Germany’s Deutsche Bank taking over past CIA I Banks, & note that HW Bush may have been the son of a German, adopted by Prescott Bush.
Luckily, Krongard had jumped off the sinking ship a few months earlier to join the CIA and as a partner cashed out big time with the sale to BT and later with the sale of BT ABS to Deutsche Bank.
Krongard had cultivated a circle of friends in the upper reaches of the military and intelligence communities including Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and CIA Director George Tenet.
In 1998 when interviewed by The Baltimore Sun about his recent appointment as “consigliere”
In 1998 when interviewed by The Baltimore Sun about his recent appointment as “consigliere”
to CIA’s director, George Tenet, he said that: “He has known Tenet for centuries. It is not unusual for them to have lunch together, either at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., or in Washington” and that “Joining the agency was something he had fantasized about, but never
seriously thought he should bring up”.
He drew an analogy: “It’s like high school, you want to ask the girl to the prom but you’re afraid to ask.”.
On March 17th, 2001 George J. Tenet, director of Central Intelligence, announced that A.B. Krongard, a “former businessman
He drew an analogy: “It’s like high school, you want to ask the girl to the prom but you’re afraid to ask.”.
On March 17th, 2001 George J. Tenet, director of Central Intelligence, announced that A.B. Krongard, a “former businessman
and longtime consultant to the agency”, would become its executive director, essentially its chief operating officer.
In what constitutes a textbook example of the definition of a corporate-government revolving door the outgoing executive director, David W. Carey, left the
In what constitutes a textbook example of the definition of a corporate-government revolving door the outgoing executive director, David W. Carey, left the
agency to join Oracle, not surprisingly one of the companies that A.B. Krongard underwrote as CEO of Alex, Brown & Sons.
Databases might be important to Intelligence Services, right?
What on Earth was the CEO of the investment bank underwriting some of the largest
Databases might be important to Intelligence Services, right?
What on Earth was the CEO of the investment bank underwriting some of the largest
US Big Tech corporations talking about with CIA directors on a regular basis for many years prior to 1998?
Edward Hale is a Baltimore-based businessman who started his career as a trucker, then shipper, and who by 1991 had become the Chairman of the Bank of Baltimore,
Edward Hale is a Baltimore-based businessman who started his career as a trucker, then shipper, and who by 1991 had become the Chairman of the Bank of Baltimore,
started the 1 st Mariner Bank, was involved in international shipping, real estate, and owned a pro-soccer team with several international players in his roster. Unfortunately for Mr. Hale, his businesses were the perfect front for CIA shenanigans.
In 2015 Edward Hale self-published an autobiography with the help of journalist Kevin Cowherd that gives us a small glimpse of the CIA operations Mr. Krongard was involved in during the decade of the 1990s other than making Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz millionaires.
After three newspaper articles briefly reported the book’s publication at the time there has been a complete national mass-media blackout on Ed Hale’s revelations.
Krongard and Ed Hale had become acquainted with each other when Hale became Chairman of the Bank of Baltimore.
Krongard and Ed Hale had become acquainted with each other when Hale became Chairman of the Bank of Baltimore.
On a warm spring day in 1992, Krongard showed up in Hale’s office unexpectedly and asked Hale to go for a walk. Hale protested “I can’t leave. I’ve got people coming to see me”. Krongard insisted “This won’t take long. Come with me.”
They walked to the Legg Mason building in downtown Baltimore and took an elevator to one of the middle floors and entered a “non-descript, dimly-lit conference room,… where 10 men in dark suits stood waiting for them”
The David Miller who Hale is referring to and who would become Ed Hale’s CIA handler for 9 years was the former US Ambassador to Tanzania and Zimbabwe under President Reagan.
At the time Ambassador Miller was a special assistant to President George H.W. Bush for national security affairs on the National Security Council.
David Miller would leave office in 1990 and was one of the founding partners of Torch Hill Investments together with
David Miller would leave office in 1990 and was one of the founding partners of Torch Hill Investments together with
Stephen R. Kappes (another controversial CIA figure who directed the CIA extraordinary rendition program).
Torch Hill is a private equity firm that invests in companies with roles in law enforcement, defense, intelligence, and security-threat assessments.
Torch Hill is a private equity firm that invests in companies with roles in law enforcement, defense, intelligence, and security-threat assessments.
Not long after Hale learned that the unremarkable office at the Legg Mason building was known as a SCIFF facility, an acronym for a sensitive compartmented information facility, where classified information was handled. Within weeks Hale was “setting up fake credentials and
dummy bank accounts for the spies who would be sent out under the auspices of his various businesses”.
Hale was told around 1992 that the CIA was tracking an international terrorist named Osama Bin Laden, from a wealthy Saudi family, high on the USA watchlist.
Hale was told around 1992 that the CIA was tracking an international terrorist named Osama Bin Laden, from a wealthy Saudi family, high on the USA watchlist.
The hope was that operatives posing as Hale employees might be able to “chronicle his whereabouts and gather information on his money laundering schemes”.
For the next 9 years, Agency operatives “purportedly working for Hale were dispatched to Uzbekistan, Cypress, Egypt,
For the next 9 years, Agency operatives “purportedly working for Hale were dispatched to Uzbekistan, Cypress, Egypt,
Lebanon, Jordan.
Hale was never given any specific details about their missions“.
After 9/11 Hale’s services as a fake employment agency for spies were no longer needed.
Hale was never given any specific details about their missions“.
After 9/11 Hale’s services as a fake employment agency for spies were no longer needed.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577701064178032641
The 2008 housing market crisis also seriously affected Ed Hale’s fortunes.
First Mariner Bank’s troubles started when Bear Stearns sent defaulted loans back to First Mariner under a buyer’s remorse clause.
Those mortgages cost the bank about $60 million.
First Mariner Bank’s troubles started when Bear Stearns sent defaulted loans back to First Mariner under a buyer’s remorse clause.
Those mortgages cost the bank about $60 million.
Then he was also forced to sell the 1st Mariner Tower at a loss when a bank began foreclosure proceedings in Sept 2009 even though he was current on the loan.
The 1st Mariner Bank failed to qualify for Timothy Geithner’s TARP help.
If that wasn’t enough in September 2009
The 1st Mariner Bank failed to qualify for Timothy Geithner’s TARP help.
If that wasn’t enough in September 2009
federal regulators stepped in, demanding that the bank raise more capital, and slapped a cease and desist order on the bank, “you are swimming to shore and they throw you an anchor” Hale said.
He was forced to step down as Chairman in December 2011 in order to facilitate the
He was forced to step down as Chairman in December 2011 in order to facilitate the
sale of part of the bank and as part of a New York investment company’s plan to take a stake in the bank.
In February 2014 Hale, who was the largest shareholder, was not even informed that the Bank was filing for Chapter 11 protection .
Ironically the bank was sold at a
In February 2014 Hale, who was the largest shareholder, was not even informed that the Bank was filing for Chapter 11 protection .
Ironically the bank was sold at a
discount to Timothy Geithner’s Warburg Pincus PE group for $88.4 million becoming for a short time a leader in predatory lending.
Hale would end up losing the 1 st Mariner Bank and the 1 st Mariner Tower, that he had helped to build.
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Hale would end up losing the 1 st Mariner Bank and the 1 st Mariner Tower, that he had helped to build.
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Hale would end up losing the 1 st Mariner Bank and the 1 st Mariner Tower, that he had helped to build.
Was Ed Hale the target of a coordinated attack to render him irrelevant and take over his bank?
He was not one of them after all.
He was just another CIA clueless agent,
Was Ed Hale the target of a coordinated attack to render him irrelevant and take over his bank?
He was not one of them after all.
He was just another CIA clueless agent,
another disposable instrument taken advantage of.
Compartmentalization.
While he saw some CIA officers becoming extremely wealthy thanks to working for the Agency, Hale had lost most of the fortune he had spent a lifetime building, the federal regulators’ actions had damaged
Compartmentalization.
While he saw some CIA officers becoming extremely wealthy thanks to working for the Agency, Hale had lost most of the fortune he had spent a lifetime building, the federal regulators’ actions had damaged
his reputation, and adding insult to injury nobody knew what he had done for his country.
baltimoresun.com/opinion/bs-bz-…
Ed Hale went rogue and wrote a book to tell his story.
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Ed Hale went rogue and wrote a book to tell his story.
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“I am disappointed and upset that Ed would violate his agreement and understanding with the agency,” Krongard told the WSJ.
“I am disappointed and upset that Ed would violate his agreement and understanding with the agency,” Krongard told the WSJ.
In 2015 and as a consequence of Ed Hale’s revelations Krongard was asked by the press if he had been a member of the CIA before officially joining the agency in 1998.
He refused to answer.
But, Krongard gave an interview to his grand-daughter.
He refused to answer.
But, Krongard gave an interview to his grand-daughter.
The interview took place at Krongard’s 15,000-square-foot Georgian mansion, Torch Hill, that sat on an 80-acre wooded estate off 1400 W Seminary Avenue in Lutherville, just north of Baltimore, Maryland.
According to Alvin B. Krongard’s own revelations, presented in the previous interview, he was a CIA case officer for 3 decades prior to publicly joining the agency in January 1998.
So, why officially join in Jan 1998?
The purchase of Alex, Brown & Sons by Bankers Trust in
So, why officially join in Jan 1998?
The purchase of Alex, Brown & Sons by Bankers Trust in
April 1997 at a high premium was reported in the financial news as a triumph.
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
The acquisition toppled the walls that had separated banks from the brokerage industry since the Great Depression.
That division had crumbled the previous year when in December 1996 the Federal Reserve Board allowed banks to increase the revenue they could get from securities
That division had crumbled the previous year when in December 1996 the Federal Reserve Board allowed banks to increase the revenue they could get from securities
underwriting and other non-lending businesses.
The BT-ABS announcement sent shares of other securities firms soaring, as investors bet banks will pay a premium for the ability to underwrite and sell stocks and other securities.
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The BT-ABS announcement sent shares of other securities firms soaring, as investors bet banks will pay a premium for the ability to underwrite and sell stocks and other securities.
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“There are a lot of big banks with a lot of capital who want to get into the higher-margin brokerage business,” said James Schmidt, who managed $6 billion for John Hancock Funds in Boston.
Let's come back to why Krongard officially joined CIA in Jan 1998.
What all these financial news pundits failed to report, and that was well known by ABS and BT management, is that Bankers Trust had an enormous amount of exposure to Russian Federation securities and that the
What all these financial news pundits failed to report, and that was well known by ABS and BT management, is that Bankers Trust had an enormous amount of exposure to Russian Federation securities and that the
Russian equity market had doubled in value the previous year and doubled in value again in the few months prior to the ABS takeover announcement on April 1997.
Some claim that the December 1997 Russian crisis was triggered by the July 1997 Asian crisis.
This is an oversimplification that only serves to hide the true origins of the global 1997 economic crisis.
This is an oversimplification that only serves to hide the true origins of the global 1997 economic crisis.
The credit of several South Asian economies (Thailand, Malaysia, and South Korea) had been increasing at a 20% per year (in percent of GDP) since 1986.
The spark that ignited the expected fire was the decision of the US Federal Reserve in 1995 to double interest rates for
The spark that ignited the expected fire was the decision of the US Federal Reserve in 1995 to double interest rates for
nearly 3 years.
The 1997 crisis of the South Asian economies and the bankruptcy of the Russian economy in 1998 were predicted events.
The exact timing was triggered by the Federal Reserve.
The 1997 crisis of the South Asian economies and the bankruptcy of the Russian economy in 1998 were predicted events.
The exact timing was triggered by the Federal Reserve.
This crisis allowed the IMF to step in with $120 billion in loans to solve the crisis forcing as necessary conditions unpopular structural changes to the economies of these countries.
The 1997 Asian crisis is referred to in Asian countries by the more proper name of
The 1997 Asian crisis is referred to in Asian countries by the more proper name of
The 1997 IMF crisis.
In August of 1998 the Russian government defaulted, and the Bankers Trust, which was loaded with Russian securities has to contribute $300 mln to the September 98 LTCM bailout.
Long-Term Capital Management L.P. (LTCM) was a highly-leveraged hedge fund.
In August of 1998 the Russian government defaulted, and the Bankers Trust, which was loaded with Russian securities has to contribute $300 mln to the September 98 LTCM bailout.
Long-Term Capital Management L.P. (LTCM) was a highly-leveraged hedge fund.
In 1998, it received a $3.6 billion bailout from a group of 14 banks, in a deal brokered and put together by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
LTCM was founded in 1994 by John Meriwether, the former vice-chairman and head of bond trading at Salomon Brothers.
LTCM was founded in 1994 by John Meriwether, the former vice-chairman and head of bond trading at Salomon Brothers.
The fund's operation was designed to have extremely low overhead; trades were conducted through a partnership with Bear Stearns and client relations were handled by Merrill Lynch.
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Next month BT-ABS announces a half a billion loss in just a single quarter.
Then miraculously Deutsche Bank steps in and buys the Bankers Trust for an astounding $10 billion.
The sale of BT-ABS to Deutsche Bank is presented up to today as a victory for both sides.
Then miraculously Deutsche Bank steps in and buys the Bankers Trust for an astounding $10 billion.
The sale of BT-ABS to Deutsche Bank is presented up to today as a victory for both sides.
The purchase would “give DB a foothold in the US” – they claimed – and would “dramatically expand its investment banking business”.
The German Bank even earmarked a total of between $400 million and $500 million to retain “prized talent” the bank deemed “indispensable if it
The German Bank even earmarked a total of between $400 million and $500 million to retain “prized talent” the bank deemed “indispensable if it
hopes to bring American banking know-how to its European operations”.
Mayo Shattuck III, who was second in command at ABS under A.B. Krongard and who would become the head of BT-ABS after Krongard‘s departure for the CIA stayed as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Deutsche ABS
Mayo Shattuck III, who was second in command at ABS under A.B. Krongard and who would become the head of BT-ABS after Krongard‘s departure for the CIA stayed as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Deutsche ABS
unit until September 12th 2001, one day after 9/11.
So much to unpack here. I'll have to re-read and re-write this piece.
Deutsche Bank executives overpaid.
This multi-billion dollar negative “premium” would remain sitting on the books of Deutsche Bank investment banking
So much to unpack here. I'll have to re-read and re-write this piece.
Deutsche Bank executives overpaid.
This multi-billion dollar negative “premium” would remain sitting on the books of Deutsche Bank investment banking
business unit for 16 years, hopelessly waiting to be realized as profits by the unit.
Finally, in October 2015 the bank admitted that it was worthless, wrote it off, and reported it as a $7 billion 3Q net loss.
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Finally, in October 2015 the bank admitted that it was worthless, wrote it off, and reported it as a $7 billion 3Q net loss.
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There is a more appropriate word to describe DS purchase of BT-ABS: a bailout.
In November 2002 State Street Corp had announced a deal to acquire substantial parts of Deutsche Bank’s Global Securities Services business for $1.5 billion.
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In November 2002 State Street Corp had announced a deal to acquire substantial parts of Deutsche Bank’s Global Securities Services business for $1.5 billion.
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Taking this into account and that in 2002 DS had reported quarterly net incomes in Euros of : +0.61 billion (Q1), +0.90 billion (Q2), (-) 6.6 billion (Q3) and (-)2,3 billion (Q4) we estimate the bailout paid by Deutsche Bank $5 to $6 billion in 1998 dollars.
Germany had just de facto bailed out Bankers Trust and with it helped to stop the free fall of the Russian economy from propagating to the US banking system and to the rest of the World.
Note: The Vice President of the State Street Investment Corp until his death in 1974 was Mayo A. Shattuck III’s father, Mayo A. Shattuck II.
nytimes.com/1974/10/07/arc…
nytimes.com/1974/10/07/arc…
Roman Herzog was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from 1994 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the first president to be elected after the reunification of Germany.
Immediately following the end of World War II and the foreign occupation of Germany, simultaneous yet unrelated meetings began occurring throughout the country, each with the intention of planning a Christian-democratic party.
Consequently, the CDU was established in Berlin on 26 June 1945 and in Rheinland and Westfalen in September of the same year.
The founding members of the CDU consisted primarily of former members of the Centre Party, the German Democratic Party, the German National People's
The founding members of the CDU consisted primarily of former members of the Centre Party, the German Democratic Party, the German National People's
Party, and the German People's Party. Many of these individuals, including CDU-Berlin founder Andreas Hermes, were imprisoned for the involvement in the German Resistance during the Nazi dictatorship.
In the Cold War, years after World War II up to the 1960s
In the Cold War, years after World War II up to the 1960s
(see vergangenheitsbewältigung), the CDU also attracted conservative, anti-communist, former Nazis as well as Nazi collaborators into its higher ranks (like Hans Globke and Theodor Oberländer but also future CDU president and West German chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger).
A prominent anti-Nazi member was theologian Eugen Gerstenmaier, who became Acting Chairman of the Foreign Board (1949–1969).
Fast forward to 200 in Germany and Wolfgang Schäuble resigned in early 2000 as a result of a party financing scandal and was replaced by Angela Merkel, the first woman and the first person from East Germany to lead the federal party.
Keeping in mind, 2000 Bush v Gore.
Keeping in mind, 2000 Bush v Gore.
TimeLine and Chart
January 1998 is when Alvin B. Krongard leaves BT-ABS to join the CIA.
He could have joined earlier or later but now we know why Jan 1998.
Shit hit the fan and his IBank had Russian debt exposure.
In 1998 the CIA created an
January 1998 is when Alvin B. Krongard leaves BT-ABS to join the CIA.
He could have joined earlier or later but now we know why Jan 1998.
Shit hit the fan and his IBank had Russian debt exposure.
In 1998 the CIA created an
“experimental venture capital unit” called Peleus, later In-Q-It and then In-Q-Tel.
Aha.
According to the CIA’s own account of the genesis of In-Q-Tel sometime in 1998 then CIA director George Tenet called a meeting with Norm Agustine (ex-acting Secretary of the Army,
Aha.
According to the CIA’s own account of the genesis of In-Q-Tel sometime in 1998 then CIA director George Tenet called a meeting with Norm Agustine (ex-acting Secretary of the Army,
ex-CEO of Marietta Corporation and Lockheed Martin) and ex-CEO of BT Alex, Brown & Sons A.B. Krongard.
washingtonpost.com/archive/politi…
washingtonpost.com/archive/politi…
“Tenet told the group that the Internet boom poured so much money into tech startups, the startups leaped ahead of the CIA’s technology. Tech companies didn’t know what the CIA might need, and the CIA had no idea what the tech companies were inventing”
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Gilman Louie: In-Q-Tel and Funding Startups for the Government
In 1998, CIA goes into Tech with the internet boom.
PayPal was started by Max Levchin.
Levchin, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and many of the other PayPal alums who went to influence the tech world are known as the “PayPal Mafia”.
PayPal was started by Max Levchin.
Levchin, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and many of the other PayPal alums who went to influence the tech world are known as the “PayPal Mafia”.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1589701302019579904
In 1996, Thiel used the money he made selling sketchy derivatives to found Thiel Capital Management and to invest in PayPal.
Established in 1998 as Confinity, PayPal went public through an IPO in 2002.
In 1998, CIA goes into Tech.
Established in 1998 as Confinity, PayPal went public through an IPO in 2002.
In 1998, CIA goes into Tech.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1591303746658897925
By Dec 1997 and Jan 1998 was America and Russia entering into a race for conquering tech startups and controlling how new tech might be used for intelligence purposes?
thestreet.com/technology/his…
thestreet.com/technology/his…
Peter Thiel's next investment after his big payday from eBay buying PayPal was $500,000 into Facebook, even though Facebook had no revenue generating model at that point.
money.cnn.com/2012/08/20/tec…
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Late 1998: “Tenet told the group that the Internet boom poured so much money into tech startups, the startups leaped ahead of the CIA’s technology. Tech companies didn’t know what the CIA might need, and the CIA had no idea what the tech companies were inventing”
Was CIA
Was CIA
Director Tenet gaslighting Russia?
The CIA not only knew what tech companies were inventing prior to 1998 but the CIA through A.B. Krongard (who was an important CIA case officer for decades before joining officially the CIA) and through investment banks
The CIA not only knew what tech companies were inventing prior to 1998 but the CIA through A.B. Krongard (who was an important CIA case officer for decades before joining officially the CIA) and through investment banks
(such as Alex, Brown & Sons, and Hambrecht & Quist) had been deeply involved since 1980 in the crucial process of underwriting certain specific businesses for which the Agency had Big Plans at the long term.
The CIA took the concept of government-backed, strategic venture capital investing to a new level. Some found the 1990’s ATP (Advanced Technology Program) unsuccessful but unlike the ATP, which was a “public-private partnership that functions more as a pool of government
grant money” In-Q-Tel would be a true independent Venture Capital Firm.
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A debate ensued regarding how the potential profits from the investments would be distributed and re-invested as well as the non-profit semi-public nature of the enterprise.
“Critics of hybrid organizations such as In-Q-Tel “tend to consider the governmental and
“Critics of hybrid organizations such as In-Q-Tel “tend to consider the governmental and
private sectors as being legally distinct, with relatively little overlap in behavioral norms”.
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In the past, when the CIA had a need for private-sector assistance, a bidding process would be initiated and the winning bidder would earn the contract and
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In the past, when the CIA had a need for private-sector assistance, a bidding process would be initiated and the winning bidder would earn the contract and
deliver the product.
“Since In-Q-Tel had to be a not-for-profit organization, any returns In-Q-Tel generated from its portfolio companies would have to flow back to In-Q-Tel.
When In-Q-Tel realized a profit from the exit of a portfolio company, the board of directors would
“Since In-Q-Tel had to be a not-for-profit organization, any returns In-Q-Tel generated from its portfolio companies would have to flow back to In-Q-Tel.
When In-Q-Tel realized a profit from the exit of a portfolio company, the board of directors would
then re-allocate the funds to new projects.
As for compensation, between 20 to 40% of an In-Q-Tel employee’s salary is put into a mandatory fund; for every three dollars, In-Q-Tel invests, one dollar from the employee fund is also invested.
Overall, In-Q-Tel managers are
As for compensation, between 20 to 40% of an In-Q-Tel employee’s salary is put into a mandatory fund; for every three dollars, In-Q-Tel invests, one dollar from the employee fund is also invested.
Overall, In-Q-Tel managers are
compensated differently than managers of traditional venture capital funds but they still have a direct stake in the companies in which In-Q-Tel invests”
The reason In-Q-Tel was created is that by late 1998 after Krongard jumped the burning ship of BT-ABS and the bank was saved from a certain collapse by Deutsche Bank it was obvious that the High Tech IPO business was a bubble about to burst.
It's arguably also a potentially better model to reign in all the pillaging by intel guys.
They were expecting that there would be a run of capital out of the Tech sector after the DotCom crash and this would make it indispensable in their point of view to find other sources of
They were expecting that there would be a run of capital out of the Tech sector after the DotCom crash and this would make it indispensable in their point of view to find other sources of
funding.
The State could not wait a few years for a full economic recovery, they needed to take a lead and stay ahead in the development of industries that they deemed were crucial for National Security.
Another reason is that there were certain technologies and ideas in
The State could not wait a few years for a full economic recovery, they needed to take a lead and stay ahead in the development of industries that they deemed were crucial for National Security.
Another reason is that there were certain technologies and ideas in
which private VC firms were reluctant to invest in because they presented serious privacy concerns at the time.
The legal framework immediately after 9/11 and the passing of the 2003 Patriot Act would change all that.
In the following years, the liquidity crisis in
The legal framework immediately after 9/11 and the passing of the 2003 Patriot Act would change all that.
In the following years, the liquidity crisis in
venture capital post-DOTCOM bubble crash also made venture firms eager to draw In-Q-Tel in as a partner.
“Funds are increasingly looking to other, less traditional investors to fund portfolio firms, including In-Q-Tel, even if their ultimate objectives may be quite different
“Funds are increasingly looking to other, less traditional investors to fund portfolio firms, including In-Q-Tel, even if their ultimate objectives may be quite different
from the venture capitalist’s goal of maximizing the rate of return.” – said Josh Lerner, an investment banking professor at Harvard Business School.
In the years following the DOTCOM crash the number of companies added to the In-Q-Tel portfolio increased considerably in
In the years following the DOTCOM crash the number of companies added to the In-Q-Tel portfolio increased considerably in
relative terms when compared to the total number of Tech IPOS; for instance in 2006 there were a total of 48 Tech IPOs, and in-Q-Tel added 6 new companies to its portfolio.
In the aftermath of the Housing crisis in 2008, the total number of Tech IPOs for the year was 14 while
In the aftermath of the Housing crisis in 2008, the total number of Tech IPOs for the year was 14 while
In-Q-Tel was able to add 11 new companies to its portfolio.
This gives us an idea of how important has been the impact of public funding in the development of new Tech industry for more than a decade especially since 2008.
This gives us an idea of how important has been the impact of public funding in the development of new Tech industry for more than a decade especially since 2008.
A.B. Krongard and associates and those lucky enough to have been first in line during the underwriting of Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, must have benefited enormously.
Neither Congress nor any financial regulatory agency like the SEC has ever investigated them.
Neither Congress nor any financial regulatory agency like the SEC has ever investigated them.
From narcotics trade to cola wars (which was about sugar and narcotics) to big tech ...
Krongard through ABS in the 1990s and later through In-Q-Tel in the 2000s took also a leading role in the early development of Israel’s Tech industry.
Krongard through ABS in the 1990s and later through In-Q-Tel in the 2000s took also a leading role in the early development of Israel’s Tech industry.
In 1996 Alex, Brown & Sons was the underwriter of the first Israeli company to go public in the US NASDAQ, Orckit Communications.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623759365751570435
Orckit-Corrigent was an Israel-based supplier of telecommunications networking equipment and products that facilitated the delivery of Carrier Ethernet and TDM migration applications for telecommunication providers.
Orckit-Corrigent was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. It went public in 1996, making history as the first Israeli company to face excess public demand at its initial public offering (IPO) in NASDAQ.
Following the "dot com boom", Orckit amassed increasing debt throughout the 2000-2010 decade, ultimately reaching a debt restructuring agreement with its creditors in 2012.
Compare with MCI:
Compare with MCI:
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1583909544199352320
Orckit was established in 1990 by Israel’s Military Intelligence electronic unit 8200 graduates Eric Paneth and Yitzhak Tamir.
Paneth was a commander of the 8200 unit, that has provided Israeli high-tech a significant proportion of its engineers and managers.
Paneth was a commander of the 8200 unit, that has provided Israeli high-tech a significant proportion of its engineers and managers.
In May 1996 the Giza Group (one of Israel’s leading private investment banking firms) facilitated a meeting of Krongard and Shattuck with Israel’s business leaders and politicians, including then-Prime Minister Shimon Peres, to “broaden business ties with Israel’s
high-technology and health care executives”. “We want to be perceived as the premier underwriter and adviser for high-tech and health care companies in Israel. The time has come to build stronger affiliations at the senior management level.” – said Krongard for the Baltimore Sun.
It is reasonable to assume that the Israeli government, by the time Shimon Peres met Krongard and Shattuck in May 1996, was perfectly aware of the fact that Krongard was an important CIA case officer and that he had been involved for years, through front companies like Ed Hale’s
and others, in “anti-terrorism” operations worldwide.
Therefore, when the talk about Alex, Brown & Sons supporting the early development of Israel’s Tech Industry we are in fact really talking about the CIA covertly supporting the early development of Israel’s Tech Industry.
Therefore, when the talk about Alex, Brown & Sons supporting the early development of Israel’s Tech Industry we are in fact really talking about the CIA covertly supporting the early development of Israel’s Tech Industry.
One of the first In-Q-Tel investments and the most well known by far is Palantir, which was founded with $30 mln from Peter Thiel and $2 mln from In-Q-Tel.
The connections of Palantir with another one of Thiel’s Surveillance Data Integration companies, Israeli Carbyne,
The connections of Palantir with another one of Thiel’s Surveillance Data Integration companies, Israeli Carbyne,
with Israel’s 8200 group, and with worldwide illegal operations of surveillance of dissident groups and minorities have been explored elsewhere.
trtworld.com/magazine/israe…
trtworld.com/magazine/israe…
However, was Planatir infiltrated by KGB or GRU and was it serving another master by 2016 to 2023?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1591297607455764480
American law specifically prohibits the use of private soldiers or mercenaries in combat. Nevertheless, the CIA had planned to expand the role of private contractors on the battlefield since the 1990s and found in a young and wealthy heir, Erik Prince, the vehicle to do so.
Erik Prince had a privileged upbringing. In 1990 at 21 years old he secured an internship in the White House under George H.W. Bush.
After college, then 23 years old Prince was commissioned as an officer in the USA Navy via Officer Candidate School.
He went on to become a
After college, then 23 years old Prince was commissioned as an officer in the USA Navy via Officer Candidate School.
He went on to become a
Navy SEAL and was deployed with SEAL Team 8 to Haiti, the Middle East, and the Balkans.
Erik Prince’s father’s engineering company, Prince Corporation, was sold to Johnson Controls in 1996 for $1.35 billion.
That same year (daddy's $$$) Erik Prince founded Blackwater.
Erik Prince’s father’s engineering company, Prince Corporation, was sold to Johnson Controls in 1996 for $1.35 billion.
That same year (daddy's $$$) Erik Prince founded Blackwater.
Prince purchased approximately 7,000 acres to create the largest private training facility in the country.
In his autobiography, he states that it was during the Yugoslav Wars, that he realized that there was a need for private training facilities for special operations.
In his autobiography, he states that it was during the Yugoslav Wars, that he realized that there was a need for private training facilities for special operations.
After taking the position of CIA Executive Officer in 2001 A.B. Krongard helped Blackwater to get its first big security contract, to provide security guards in Afghanistan in 2002.
Krongard described helping Blackwater to get its first CIA contract as a routine intermediary
Krongard described helping Blackwater to get its first CIA contract as a routine intermediary
role.
Apparently, Mr. Krongard and Erik D. Prince knew each other.
They had hunted together near Blackwater’s North Carolina training ground and at Mr. Krongard’s hunting club in Maryland.
nytimes.com/2007/11/17/us/…
A.B. Krongard’s son, Admiral Alexander L. Krongard, was
Apparently, Mr. Krongard and Erik D. Prince knew each other.
They had hunted together near Blackwater’s North Carolina training ground and at Mr. Krongard’s hunting club in Maryland.
nytimes.com/2007/11/17/us/…
A.B. Krongard’s son, Admiral Alexander L. Krongard, was
also a Navy Seal who had also been commissioned as an officer in the USA Navy via Officer Candidate School in 1985, seven years prior to Erik Prince.
We can assume that A.B. Krongard used his high-flying contacts to get spots for both his son Alexander and Erik Prince in the
We can assume that A.B. Krongard used his high-flying contacts to get spots for both his son Alexander and Erik Prince in the
Officer Candidate School of the US Navy after college graduation.
Blackwater’s first assignment was to provide 20 men with top-secret clearance to protect Afghanistan’s CIA headquarters and a base that was responsible for hunting Osama bin Laden.
Blackwater’s first assignment was to provide 20 men with top-secret clearance to protect Afghanistan’s CIA headquarters and a base that was responsible for hunting Osama bin Laden.
How do you think enlistee's from America's poor places felt about rich boy Prince strolling into Afghanistan, Iraq, etc?
Think that inspires loyalty and motivation?
Think that inspires loyalty and motivation?
In the following years, Blackwater contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan would extend considerably.
In 2003, Blackwater received its first Iraq contract to provide security for Paul Bremer, head of the U.S. occupation in Iraq.
In 2004, Blackwater was hired by the
In 2003, Blackwater received its first Iraq contract to provide security for Paul Bremer, head of the U.S. occupation in Iraq.
In 2004, Blackwater was hired by the
Department of State to provide protective services in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Israel.
The Iraqi Government revoked Blackwater’s license to operate in Iraq on September 17, 2007, after a massacre in Baghdad in which 17 Iraqi civilians were killed.
The Iraqi Government revoked Blackwater’s license to operate in Iraq on September 17, 2007, after a massacre in Baghdad in which 17 Iraqi civilians were killed.
In 2007 Democrats, headed by Henry A Waxman, initiated Congressional Hearings on Blackwater’s actions.
A string of Blackwater revelations was used by Democrats to torment the Bush administration.
Blackwater’s actions included “active participation in raids overseen by CIA or
A string of Blackwater revelations was used by Democrats to torment the Bush administration.
Blackwater’s actions included “active participation in raids overseen by CIA or
special forces personnel”, significantly expanded beyond their previously known assignments in security and logistics”.
If contractors have been sent on true combat missions, missions where they are supposed to kill and engage the enemy, then they are by every definition of
If contractors have been sent on true combat missions, missions where they are supposed to kill and engage the enemy, then they are by every definition of
the term mercenaries.
To have such a force without allowing Congress to approve was a very serious offense to the US Constitution.
Rich boy with daddy's $$$ gone wild.
Chaos to the US military.
Blackwater’s license to operate was reinstated by the American government in
To have such a force without allowing Congress to approve was a very serious offense to the US Constitution.
Rich boy with daddy's $$$ gone wild.
Chaos to the US military.
Blackwater’s license to operate was reinstated by the American government in
April 2008, but in early 2009 the Iraqis announced that they had refused to extend that license.
In 2009, FBI investigators were unable to match the bullets from the 2007 shooting to those guns carried by Blackwater contractors, leaving open the possibility that insurgents
In 2009, FBI investigators were unable to match the bullets from the 2007 shooting to those guns carried by Blackwater contractors, leaving open the possibility that insurgents
also fired at the victims.
In August 2010, the company agreed to pay a $42 million fine to settle allegations that it unlawfully provided armaments and military equipment overseas concluding a U.S. State Department investigation that began in 2007.
In August 2010, the company agreed to pay a $42 million fine to settle allegations that it unlawfully provided armaments and military equipment overseas concluding a U.S. State Department investigation that began in 2007.
After A.B. Krongard retired from his position as Executive Director of the Agency in 2004 he went on to join several Advisory Boards including In-Q-Tel and Blackwater.
In 2007 Alvin B. Krongard was forced to resign from the Blackwater advisory board he had just joined after
In 2007 Alvin B. Krongard was forced to resign from the Blackwater advisory board he had just joined after
his brother, Howard Joel Krongard, then the State Department inspector general recused himself from the Congressional Hearings on Blackwater Activities.
Howard Krongard had been accused by members of Congress of going easy on Blackwater because of his brother’s connections
Howard Krongard had been accused by members of Congress of going easy on Blackwater because of his brother’s connections
with the company.
Howard Krongard, as Inspector General at the State Department, had blocked investigations of massive fraud by military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.
At Congressional hearings, Howard feigned ignorance that his brother was a director of Blackwater,
Howard Krongard, as Inspector General at the State Department, had blocked investigations of massive fraud by military contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.
At Congressional hearings, Howard feigned ignorance that his brother was a director of Blackwater,
one of the key contracts being examined.
Due to the bad press Blackwater was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and then Academi since 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors.
Due to the bad press Blackwater was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and then Academi since 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors.
In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Canopy a subsidiary of the Constellis Group.
Academi’s Board of Directors included former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former White House Counsel, and retired Admiral and former NSA Director Bobby Ray Inman.
Academi’s Board of Directors included former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former White House Counsel, and retired Admiral and former NSA Director Bobby Ray Inman.
In 2016 Apollo Global Management bought Constellis for about $1 billion.
Interestingly, A.B. Krongard had been a member of the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management and its audit committee since 2011.
On December 22, 2020, President Trump pardoned four former
Interestingly, A.B. Krongard had been a member of the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management and its audit committee since 2011.
On December 22, 2020, President Trump pardoned four former
Blackwater contractors serving long prison terms for the 2007 killing of 17 innocent civilians.
A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard is married to a former Apollo executive, sits on Apollo’s three-person conflicts committee which commissioned a Dechert report, a report by a law firm that
A.B. “Buzzy” Krongard is married to a former Apollo executive, sits on Apollo’s three-person conflicts committee which commissioned a Dechert report, a report by a law firm that
“cleared Mr. Leon Black of any wrongdoing.”
Apollo’s founder, longtime CEO, and chairman, Leon Black, paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million.
Why?
Was Black Epstein's sugar daddy and was Krongard in the know?
nytimes.com/2021/02/11/bus…
Apollo’s founder, longtime CEO, and chairman, Leon Black, paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million.
Why?
Was Black Epstein's sugar daddy and was Krongard in the know?
nytimes.com/2021/02/11/bus…
The Dechert attorney who led the investigation has reportedly known Epstein since the 1980s.
Leon Black was exonerated, as far as the report goes, but nevertheless stepped down as Apollo’s CEO. Why?
We'll have to return to that question.
Leon Black was exonerated, as far as the report goes, but nevertheless stepped down as Apollo’s CEO. Why?
We'll have to return to that question.
When Tenet promoted Krongard to CIA executive director in the spring of 2001, he asked him, “to look into overhauling everything from the Agency’s structure and technology to its compensation systems.
Less than a month later Krongard delivered his report, and in June,
Less than a month later Krongard delivered his report, and in June,
three months before Sept. 11, the Agency undertook what may have been the most sweeping reorganization in its history."
money.cnn.com/magazines/fort…
money.cnn.com/magazines/fort…
Tenet and Krongard, told CIA employees that “they plan to abolish the agency’s Directorate of Administration so that support personnel would work much more closely with CIA operatives, analysts and scientists”.
washingtonpost.com/archive/politi…
washingtonpost.com/archive/politi…
One might surmise that the post-9/11 Patriot Act made A.B. Krongard wealthy, given all his investments in tech companies.
He was the man who underwrote Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle.
Plenty of guys perhaps stood to profit.
He was the man who underwrote Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle.
Plenty of guys perhaps stood to profit.
When you read A B Krongard's remarks on torture and PsyOps, you think, John McCain would be throwing up, and then you ask, would Krongard stand to benefit from a Manchurian Candidate Trump?
With Seymour M Hersch in the news this week from a publication suggesting America took out the Nord Stream pipeline, now may be a good time to point out that Hesch published a 2016 book on the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Is this Pentagon Propaganda?
Is this Pentagon Propaganda?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623844542523883520
On March 17, 2001, the day after he was named Executive Director of the C.I.A. A.B. Krongard told the Washington Post that “If you go back to the CIA’s origins during World War II in the Office of Strategic Services”, he explained, “the whole OSS was really nothing but
Wall Street bankers and lawyers.”.
A polite way of saying, born into wealth and privilege dudes. Think Allen Dulles, Sullivan and Cromwell, Richard Nixon, etc.
A polite way of saying, born into wealth and privilege dudes. Think Allen Dulles, Sullivan and Cromwell, Richard Nixon, etc.
The names of the investment banks are different from those that were so active before WWII financing the development of the German industry after WWI but the methods used are similar.
Alex, Brown & Sons was a CIA front company headed by an important CIA case officer during the decades of the 1980s and 1990s when the investment bank was a leader in Big Tech underwriting.
Therefore the CIA had a central role in picking the “winners” or in selecting the
Therefore the CIA had a central role in picking the “winners” or in selecting the
individuals who would be heading those companies, in deciding who would be the first in line in their IPOs, and more importantly in supporting the development of those companies through government contracts in many cases through direct contracts with the CIA.
We can claim without any exaggeration that the US Department of Defense along with CIA and DOD front investment banks like Alex, Brown & Sons and Hambrecht & Quist.
Furthermore, the CIA’s own venture capital firm In-Q-Tel, helped in the creation, financing, and development of
Furthermore, the CIA’s own venture capital firm In-Q-Tel, helped in the creation, financing, and development of
all the American Big-Tech giants of today, including Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Oracle, Broadcom, Qualcomm, NVidia, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Palantir, etc.
A number of individuals involved in the underwriting of the major Big Tech corporations were also deeply involved with
A number of individuals involved in the underwriting of the major Big Tech corporations were also deeply involved with
National Security “anti-terrorism” operations before and after 9/11.
Mass surveillance would not exist without Big Tech and Big Tech would not be profitable without a Patriot Act.
Mass surveillance would not exist without Big Tech and Big Tech would not be profitable without a Patriot Act.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577701064178032641
US/Coalition invasion of Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and the UN1737 resolution against Iran were all part of the same operation?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577767367970635781
Did senior leadership at CIA and the GWB administration intentionally ignore warnings about 9/11 so that they could justify an indefinite military operation in Afghanistan that was intended to retake control of the Central Asian opium market?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615202926108065793
In his January 2002 state of the union address to Congress, President George W. Bush spoke of an "axis of evil" consisting of Iran, North Korea, and Iraq.
Moreover, Bush announced that he would possibly take action to topple the Iraqi government, because of the threat of its
Moreover, Bush announced that he would possibly take action to topple the Iraqi government, because of the threat of its
weapons of mass destruction. Bush stated that "The Iraqi regime has plotted to develop anthrax, and nerve gas, and nuclear weapons for over a decade ... Iraq continues to flaunt its hostility toward America and to support terror."
With war still looming on 24 February 2003,
With war still looming on 24 February 2003,
Saddam Hussein took part in an interview with CBS News reporter @DanRather.
Talking for more than three hours, he denied possessing any weapons of mass destruction, or any other weapons prohibited by UN guidelines.
He also expressed a wish to have a live televised debate
Talking for more than three hours, he denied possessing any weapons of mass destruction, or any other weapons prohibited by UN guidelines.
He also expressed a wish to have a live televised debate
with George W. Bush, which was declined. It was his first interview with a US reporter in over a decade.
CBS aired the taped interview later that week. Saddam Hussein later told an FBI interviewer that he once left open the possibility that Iraq possessed weapons
CBS aired the taped interview later that week. Saddam Hussein later told an FBI interviewer that he once left open the possibility that Iraq possessed weapons
of mass destruction in order to appear strong against Iran.
Did America invade Iraq under false pretenses so that they could get Saddam Hussein out of the way and open up Iraq as a larger, less regulated, more profitable trafficking route for opium flowing from Afghanistan
Did America invade Iraq under false pretenses so that they could get Saddam Hussein out of the way and open up Iraq as a larger, less regulated, more profitable trafficking route for opium flowing from Afghanistan
toward Europe?
And did W Bush and Cheney and presumably Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard and George J Tenet then Peter J Goss want to invade Iran next?
But Bush and Cheney could not convince the American public for America to invade Iran, so they turned to the strict sanctions
And did W Bush and Cheney and presumably Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard and George J Tenet then Peter J Goss want to invade Iran next?
But Bush and Cheney could not convince the American public for America to invade Iran, so they turned to the strict sanctions
of the UN1737 resolution to essentially starve Iran into becoming a more cooperative trafficking partner.
Was the Reza Zarrab/Turkey/UAE cash-for-gold Iranian sanctions evasion scheme that was the result of a loophole in the UN1737 resolution happening due to an intentional
Was the Reza Zarrab/Turkey/UAE cash-for-gold Iranian sanctions evasion scheme that was the result of a loophole in the UN1737 resolution happening due to an intentional
Is the CIA faction that's out of control the A.B. Krongard faction?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615622289713954816
Some of the “suspected terrorists” on 9/11 stayed in a Motel called Motel Valencia, which is halfway between Baltimore and Langley.
Is that just a coincidence?
amazon.com/Kill-Bin-Laden…
Is that just a coincidence?
amazon.com/Kill-Bin-Laden…
A.B. Krongard must have seen that hotel many times in his frequent trips from Alex, Brown & Sons offices in Baltimore to the CIA Headquarters in Langley.
And Krongard lives in a mansion not far from that hotel.
Executive Director of the CIA was A.B. Krongard and the
And Krongard lives in a mansion not far from that hotel.
Executive Director of the CIA was A.B. Krongard and the
CIA Director was George Tenet on 9/11/2001.
After 9/11 the United States quickly declared war on Afghanistan.
After 9/11 the United States quickly declared war on Afghanistan.
Maybe an A.B. Krongard CIA faction blessed the <$200 gift card campaign finance scheme to install Manchurian Candidate Trump, and made it look like Russia, while two things can be true at the same time, meaning Russia did want Trump too?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615753648117514265
It's certainly true the KGB was into Trump since the 1970s but soo too was CIA.
And it's true Russia interfered in 2016 American elections in "sweeping and systematic fashion."
But would the Krongard CIA old guard stand to benefit from a "deep state" Manchurian Candidate?
And it's true Russia interfered in 2016 American elections in "sweeping and systematic fashion."
But would the Krongard CIA old guard stand to benefit from a "deep state" Manchurian Candidate?
And would a recent CIA under Pompeo then Haspel stand to bless all of it?
Have to think about it some more.
Compartmentalization at CIA affords the guy (or gal) on top super powers to fool people and pull off high stakes activities.
kslaw.com/news-and-insig…
Have to think about it some more.
Compartmentalization at CIA affords the guy (or gal) on top super powers to fool people and pull off high stakes activities.
kslaw.com/news-and-insig…
9/11 was America's excuse to invade Afghanistan and retake control of the narcotics trafficking operation through Central Asia.
apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA43…
apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA43…
In 2000, Kirkland and Ellis lawyer Brett Kavanaugh joined the George W Bush campaign’s legal team to desperately stop the recount in Florida and Roger Stone played his part too.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1612639690535878658
In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Canopy a subsidiary of the Constellis Group. Academi’s Board of Directors included former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former White House Counsel, and retired Admiral and former NSA Director Bobby Ray Inman.
After W Bush was declared POTUS by SCOTUS, he appointed John Ashcroft as AG.
Ashcroft told the FBI that he didn’t want to even talk about the threat of Al Qaeda terrorism.
It's like installing W Bush was orchestrated to create the conditions for an invasion of Afghanistan.
Ashcroft told the FBI that he didn’t want to even talk about the threat of Al Qaeda terrorism.
It's like installing W Bush was orchestrated to create the conditions for an invasion of Afghanistan.
A Baltimore publisher knew to short airline stocks ... A.B. Krongard ....
On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, James Baker and GHWB were meeting with Osama bin Ladin’s brother, Shafiq bin Ladin as part of the Carlyle Group investors meeting at
On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, James Baker and GHWB were meeting with Osama bin Ladin’s brother, Shafiq bin Ladin as part of the Carlyle Group investors meeting at
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1612877993650671616
the Ritz Carlton hotel in DC.
Following the 9/11 attacks, Putin overtly supported the US/coalition invasion of Afghanistan.
This included providing US/coalition forces with Russian-collected intelligence information.
Following the 9/11 attacks, Putin overtly supported the US/coalition invasion of Afghanistan.
This included providing US/coalition forces with Russian-collected intelligence information.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1612917007363481621
And allowing US/coalition forces to use former Soviet military bases.
And allowing US/coalition forces to fly through Russian air space.
1993: Solntsevskaya money laundering deal with Gazprom and Itera
Clinton impeachment five years later.
And allowing US/coalition forces to fly through Russian air space.
1993: Solntsevskaya money laundering deal with Gazprom and Itera
Clinton impeachment five years later.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1613040765248184321
Then Bush v Gore 2000.
After the US invasion of Afghanistan, US special forces did what Putin couldn’t: They fought the Chechen rebels who had disrupted Solntsevskaya’s heroin trade and had escaped to Afghanistan.
After the US invasion of Afghanistan, US special forces did what Putin couldn’t: They fought the Chechen rebels who had disrupted Solntsevskaya’s heroin trade and had escaped to Afghanistan.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1613629920650973184
Holy Batman
Now the theory proposed several tweets up that both Russia and CIA elements wanted Trump installed Jan 2017 is sounding more plausible, given Putin's cooperation with W Bush White House and CIA and military following 9/11 over Afghanistan, and given US
Now the theory proposed several tweets up that both Russia and CIA elements wanted Trump installed Jan 2017 is sounding more plausible, given Putin's cooperation with W Bush White House and CIA and military following 9/11 over Afghanistan, and given US
special forces did what Putin couldn’t: They fought the Chechen rebels who had disrupted Solntsevskaya’s heroin trade and had escaped to Afghanistan.
Those in the know in CIA like A.B. Krongard and pals would stand to benefit, to the extent these folks were getting paid from
Those in the know in CIA like A.B. Krongard and pals would stand to benefit, to the extent these folks were getting paid from
controlling the flow of narcotics.
Krongard does have a mansion in Maryland and in Palm Beach. He's loaded.
Krongard does have a mansion in Maryland and in Palm Beach. He's loaded.
web.archive.org/web/2011031002…
Krongard would have financial incentive to short airline stocks and take advantage of competitor I Banks Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, both WTC tenants.
Krongard would have financial incentive to short airline stocks and take advantage of competitor I Banks Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, both WTC tenants.
Buzzy Krongard went to college with Carl Icahn.
Icahn worked closely with Leon Black at Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Buzzy and his brother Howard (“Cookie”) went to Princeton. Buzzy graduated in 1958.
Icahn graduated in 1957.
Did CIA recruit Ican and Buzzy and Cookie?
Icahn worked closely with Leon Black at Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Buzzy and his brother Howard (“Cookie”) went to Princeton. Buzzy graduated in 1958.
Icahn graduated in 1957.
Did CIA recruit Ican and Buzzy and Cookie?
Over the last couple of years, Krongard and Icahn both moved to Florida, a few miles from each other, and not far from Donald Trump.
By the time Icahn and Krongard were at Princeton (Dulles’ alma mater), Dulles was busy trying to make sure the U.S. led the world in
By the time Icahn and Krongard were at Princeton (Dulles’ alma mater), Dulles was busy trying to make sure the U.S. led the world in
understanding mind control.
In 1953, Dulles visited Princeton to discuss “brain warfare,” a new frontier of the military.
There’s no evidence to suggest Icahn or Krongard had involvement.
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/blow…
In 1953, Dulles visited Princeton to discuss “brain warfare,” a new frontier of the military.
There’s no evidence to suggest Icahn or Krongard had involvement.
paw.princeton.edu/new-books/blow…
Kirby Sommers, a former sex slave to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s friends, writes that mind control in general, and MKUltra in particular, are underrated components of the sex trafficking story.
We'll get to Epstein at some point.
kirbysommers.com
We'll get to Epstein at some point.
kirbysommers.com
Mind Control and a Search for the Manchurian Candidate - did the Princeton boys find one in Donald Trump?
druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/m…
druglibrary.org/schaffer/lsd/m…
This gives credence to the scenario of at least two factions within intel agencies, as relates to installing Manchurian Candidate Trump, but it's been curious that Jim Jordan has yet to target CIA.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1624462291394613253
In 1953, about the time Allen Dulles was visiting Princeton as part of his mind-control program, the heirs to the Sears fortune hired Leon Black’s dad Eli.
Sears’ early leader Julius Rosenwald might not have made as much money as contemporaries like Henry Ford, but he made
Sears’ early leader Julius Rosenwald might not have made as much money as contemporaries like Henry Ford, but he made
enough that by 1947 his son founded the American Securities Corporation to manage the family fortune.
By founded, we mean, spent daddies $ for other's to file paperwork.
In 1953, American Securities hired a former rabbi, Eli Black, from Lehman Brothers.
By 1954, Black
By founded, we mean, spent daddies $ for other's to file paperwork.
In 1953, American Securities hired a former rabbi, Eli Black, from Lehman Brothers.
By 1954, Black
had become the chairman and CEO of one of their portfolio companies, American Seal-Kap, which made bottle caps, and had been floundering.
Black turned it around, changed the name to AMK, and used it as a vehicle to gobble up several more companies.
Could this be related to
Black turned it around, changed the name to AMK, and used it as a vehicle to gobble up several more companies.
Could this be related to
Nixon working as an attorney for Pepsi later?
And the Pepsi v Coke wars during JFK? Think sugar in Cuba and drug manufacturing using chemicals also used in making soda.
And the Pepsi v Coke wars during JFK? Think sugar in Cuba and drug manufacturing using chemicals also used in making soda.
Eli Black made news in January 1969 for working with upstart investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette, on the biggest single stock transaction of all time, when he purchased almost 10 percent of United Fruit.
It gave AMK the leverage to control the whole company—in a hastily called meeting at the Waldorf Astoria, Black got AMK’s shareholders to approve the transaction.
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It didn’t take long for Eli Black to become chairman, CEO, and president of the very same United Fruit that had worked hand-in-glove with intelligence agencies.
United Fruit was short of cash, and bedeviled by storms in the Caribbean, and fuel costs had to be paid.
United Fruit was short of cash, and bedeviled by storms in the Caribbean, and fuel costs had to be paid.
Eli’s son, Leon Black, a student at Harvard Business School, visited home for a weekend in 1975, and went with his dad Eli for dinner on Saturday but by Monday, Eli Black tumbled from the 44th floor window of his office building.
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The day after Eli M. Black died, a suicide at the age of 53, a notice appeared in the papers.
It announced that a West German chemical concern had bought a major subsidiary from the United Brands Company, the $2‐billion conglomerate of Chiquita bananas and John Morrell
It announced that a West German chemical concern had bought a major subsidiary from the United Brands Company, the $2‐billion conglomerate of Chiquita bananas and John Morrell
meat products that Mr. Black had created in the late nineteensixties.
Mr. Black's aides called the sale of the Foster Grant subsidiary, at a handsome price of $70‐million, a stunning achievement. But other people who knew Mr. Black suspect that the effort in selling .
Mr. Black's aides called the sale of the Foster Grant subsidiary, at a handsome price of $70‐million, a stunning achievement. But other people who knew Mr. Black suspect that the effort in selling .
Foster Grant, or the decision to sell it, contributed to Mr. Black's decision to leap from his Pan Am Building office last week.
To date, the agencies that are investigating — the police and the Securities and Exchange Commission — have come up dry.
To date, the agencies that are investigating — the police and the Securities and Exchange Commission — have come up dry.
The police have also ruled out homocide. Just before he died, his doctor gave him a physical examination and told him he was fine.
Morever, suicide violates all Judaic tradition. Although Mr. Black had left the rabbinate to enter business, probably the only rabbi to run a
Morever, suicide violates all Judaic tradition. Although Mr. Black had left the rabbinate to enter business, probably the only rabbi to run a
large company, he remained a dedicated Judaic scholar.
Suicide is also extremely rare among top executives.
Ironically, Mr. Black was living in an apartment adjacent to that of a prominent Wall Street executive, Vernon C. Walston, when Mr. Walston shot himself to death in
Suicide is also extremely rare among top executives.
Ironically, Mr. Black was living in an apartment adjacent to that of a prominent Wall Street executive, Vernon C. Walston, when Mr. Walston shot himself to death in
his office 11 years ago.
They sometimes rode to work together, their families were friendly, and about two years ago, Mr. Black considered hiring the man's two sons.
*****
Vernon C. Walston, the president of Walston & Co., Inc., one of
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They sometimes rode to work together, their families were friendly, and about two years ago, Mr. Black considered hiring the man's two sons.
*****
Vernon C. Walston, the president of Walston & Co., Inc., one of
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the country's largest stock brokerage concerns, committed suicide last night, on May 14, 1964.
The police said that the 58‐year‐old broker died of an “apparently self‐inflicted gunshot wound of themoutlh.” He was found dead at 8:50 P.M. in his office at 72 Wall Street.
The police said that the 58‐year‐old broker died of an “apparently self‐inflicted gunshot wound of themoutlh.” He was found dead at 8:50 P.M. in his office at 72 Wall Street.
1964 suicide by gun for Vernon Walston and 1975 suicide by jumping out of office window for Eli Black.
Suspicious?
Walston & Co. is one of the front‐ranking firms in its field and has expanded considerably in recent years. At its last audit, made Aug. 30, 1963, the house had
Suspicious?
Walston & Co. is one of the front‐ranking firms in its field and has expanded considerably in recent years. At its last audit, made Aug. 30, 1963, the house had
assets of $151 million.
Was Walston suicide legit but was Black's to be questioned?
Or was the Walston Chauffeur paid to provide the story he gave?
Was Walston suicide legit but was Black's to be questioned?
Or was the Walston Chauffeur paid to provide the story he gave?
Late in 1962, the large Chicago brokerage house of Cruttenden, Podesta & Miller was merged into Walston.
Walston conducts a large business in securities underwriting as well as its stock and commodities brokerage operation.
Walston conducts a large business in securities underwriting as well as its stock and commodities brokerage operation.
The firm announced Wednesday that it had dropped out as a prospective underwriter for the Communications Satellite Corporation, the nation's first commercial venture into space. It said it felt its stock allocations were too small.
Mr. Walston was born in Perry, Okla., on Jan. 8, 1906. He grew up in California, where he attended public schools.
From 1924 through 1926, he was a clerk with the Bank of America in Yisalia, Calif. It was there that he was said to have caught the eye of one of the founders of
From 1924 through 1926, he was a clerk with the Bank of America in Yisalia, Calif. It was there that he was said to have caught the eye of one of the founders of
the bank, who helped him become a trader in securities for the Transamerica Corporation.
He married his wife, former Nella Bernardelli in 1931. They resided here at 799 Park Avenue. Their two sons, Carl Rex and Jack Hanley, are vice presidents in the firm.
He married his wife, former Nella Bernardelli in 1931. They resided here at 799 Park Avenue. Their two sons, Carl Rex and Jack Hanley, are vice presidents in the firm.
Coming back to Eli Black and his 1975 "suicide."
Last October [1974], Mr. Black and two United Brands directors drove to Somerville, N.J., to see whether J. G. Brookhuis, president of the American Hoechst Corporation, a subsidiary of Hoechst, A.G., a large German chemical
Last October [1974], Mr. Black and two United Brands directors drove to Somerville, N.J., to see whether J. G. Brookhuis, president of the American Hoechst Corporation, a subsidiary of Hoechst, A.G., a large German chemical
company, would be interested in United Brands' Foster Grant Company, a profitable plastics, chemicals, and sunglasses manufacturer.
“He made it clear,” Mr. Brookhuis said, “that, if he parted with Foster Grant, he would do it reluctantly.”
“He made it clear,” Mr. Brookhuis said, “that, if he parted with Foster Grant, he would do it reluctantly.”
United Brands was under pressure from its banks to sell something. It was running low on the cash it needed to keep up payments on loans from the banks.
Mr. Brookhuis said he had asked Mr. Black, “Why don't you keep Foster Grant and sell your other activities.”
Mr. Brookhuis said he had asked Mr. Black, “Why don't you keep Foster Grant and sell your other activities.”
“That,” Mr. Black said with a grin, “might he a good idea.” It might have been, but there was no market then for United Brands' two biggest operations, the former United Fruit banana concern and the John Morrell meat‐packing company, which were losing money.
The Foster Grant deal was completed just before Christmas and formally announced last week.
Mr. Black's family and friends attributed the beginning of what some perceived to be a mild depression to the start of the Foster Grant negotiations.
Mr. Black's family and friends attributed the beginning of what some perceived to be a mild depression to the start of the Foster Grant negotiations.
Sometime around then, he started seeing a psychiatrist.
The Black family spent the weekend before he died at the Blacks' Tudor‐style home in Westport, Conn. Judy Nadler, the Blacks' daughter, was there with her husband, Allen, and Leon, the 23‐year‐old son, had driven down from
The Black family spent the weekend before he died at the Blacks' Tudor‐style home in Westport, Conn. Judy Nadler, the Blacks' daughter, was there with her husband, Allen, and Leon, the 23‐year‐old son, had driven down from
the Harvard Business School.
“On Saturday, I took him so get a haircut, and he took me to a store and bought me a sweater,” Leon said.
“We all went out to dinner that night. Dad ate a big steak. Then we went to see the ‘Orient Express.’
“On Saturday, I took him so get a haircut, and he took me to a store and bought me a sweater,” Leon said.
“We all went out to dinner that night. Dad ate a big steak. Then we went to see the ‘Orient Express.’
On Sunday, I cooked him an omelet for breakfast.
Leon Black says he and his father went to see the Orient Express, which is about a murder.
Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin,
Leon Black says he and his father went to see the Orient Express, which is about a murder.
Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin,
and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie.
The film features the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
The film features the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
“He was low. At dinner Saturday he wasn't as ebullient as he usually was at family meals.” And during a walk he took with his son, “he kept complaining about the economy, the Government, Israel and energy,” Leon said.
The energy problem had become a special interest of Mr. Black's, one of many he immersed himself in during his lifetime.
But some who know him thought this concern had become obsessive.
But some who know him thought this concern had become obsessive.
Mr. Black had determined that, if the automobile companies would produce cars that would burn 20 per cent less fuel, there would be enough oil for all other purposes.
The cost of oil had become a critical problem for Mr. Black's big banana‐growing subsidiary and the 37
The cost of oil had become a critical problem for Mr. Black's big banana‐growing subsidiary and the 37
refrigerated ships it used to transport bananas.
Did anyone else have any interest in transporting something other than bananas?
Last fall, while coping with intensive financial pressures at United Brands, Mr. Black took his message to
Did anyone else have any interest in transporting something other than bananas?
Last fall, while coping with intensive financial pressures at United Brands, Mr. Black took his message to
Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff, Democrat of Connecticut; Senator Henry M. Jackson, Democrat of Washington; several Representatives, and Richard C. Gerstenberg, then chairman of the General Motors Corporation.
On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Black's daughter and son‐inlaw, the Nadlers, who also live in Westport, drove Mr. and Mrs. Black to the Blacks' onebedroom apartment at 900 Park Avenue at East 79th Street.
After parking the car, Mr. Thomas took the elevator to the 44th floor.
“I couldn't get in,” Mr. Thomas said. “I took my keys to get in, and they didn't work.” A sliding bolt had been closed across the double wooden doors to the reception area, and a dead bolt, which the key
“I couldn't get in,” Mr. Thomas said. “I took my keys to get in, and they didn't work.” A sliding bolt had been closed across the double wooden doors to the reception area, and a dead bolt, which the key
could open, had been closed, too. A rarely metal door beside the wooden doors had been locked similarly.
Mr. Black closed the door to his own office. He raised a Venetian blind. Then, the police believe, the man who never raised his voice swung his attache case against a
Mr. Black closed the door to his own office. He raised a Venetian blind. Then, the police believe, the man who never raised his voice swung his attache case against a
quarterinch‐thick plate glass window with enough force to shatter it. The police said he then removed some of the glass and jumped out. It was 8 A.M., Monday, Feb. 3. There was no note.
His phone might have been ringing then. Mr. Thomas feared Mr. Black had been mugged, had fainted or had suffered a heart attack. He went to another company's office and asked a secretary to telephone Mr. Black.
When there was no answer, Mr. Thomas hurled himself against the wooden doors and broke in. By then, the police had found the body.
There was another curious coincidence in Mr. Black's life.
His executive vice president at AMK was David W. Wallace, now a director of United Brands.
Before joining Mr. Black, Mr. Wallace had been an executive vice president and general counsel under Robert Young,
His executive vice president at AMK was David W. Wallace, now a director of United Brands.
Before joining Mr. Black, Mr. Wallace had been an executive vice president and general counsel under Robert Young,
the New York Central Railroad chief who shot himself 17 years ago in the billiard room of his Palm Beach mansion.
We'll have to examine Leon Black's CIA connections following the apparent "suicide" of his father, Eli Black on February 3, 1975.
A few weeks after the suicide, the Securities and Exchange Commission uncovered a 1.25-million-dollar bribe that United Brands paid to Honduran
A few weeks after the suicide, the Securities and Exchange Commission uncovered a 1.25-million-dollar bribe that United Brands paid to Honduran
president Oswaldo López Arellano under authorization by Black in order to obtain a reduction of taxes on banana exports.
After Black's death, Seymour Milstein and Paul Milstein bought into United Fruit.
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After Black's death, Seymour Milstein and Paul Milstein bought into United Fruit.
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Seymour Milstei's father was Morris Milstein, an immigrant from Russia, who made wealth in NY.
After graduating, Seymour Milstei began working for his father's company, the Mastic Tile Company, of which he became president in 1955.
Milstein's brother, Paul Milstein, became
After graduating, Seymour Milstei began working for his father's company, the Mastic Tile Company, of which he became president in 1955.
Milstein's brother, Paul Milstein, became
president of the Circle Floor Company in 1961.
In 1959, Mastic Tile was sold to Ruberoid for $24 million.
Circle Floor expanded into floor tiles, acoustical ceilings, and drywall construction and won contracts to install flooring in several New York landmarks including
In 1959, Mastic Tile was sold to Ruberoid for $24 million.
Circle Floor expanded into floor tiles, acoustical ceilings, and drywall construction and won contracts to install flooring in several New York landmarks including
Rockefeller Center, the United Nations Building, and both John F Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport.
Someone care to investigate the story of how those contracts were won?
In the late 1950s, Milstein and his brother Paul founded Milstein Properties and
Someone care to investigate the story of how those contracts were won?
In the late 1950s, Milstein and his brother Paul founded Milstein Properties and
branched out into real estate.
Paul was the aggressive frontman and deal-maker while Seymour was the contemplative financier who preferred to work behind the scenes.
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Paul was the aggressive frontman and deal-maker while Seymour was the contemplative financier who preferred to work behind the scenes.
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In 1974, the Milsteins entered the mining and energy sectors, acquiring United Brands, the parent company of Chiquita Bananas, after the suicide of its owner Eli M. Black.
In 1981, the Milsteins stripped the New York Biltmore Hotel down to its steel structure and reclad the frame in granite, despite the building's landmark status and concerted protests by preservationists, in order to fashion a new headquarters for Bank of America.
In 1986, the Milsteins acquired the Emigrant Savings Bank, which they built into the largest privately owned bank in the country.
In 1986, they founded Liberty Cable Co.
In 1986, they founded Liberty Cable Co.
In 1989, the Milstein family acquired Douglas Elliman-Gibbons & Ives residential real estate brokerage from Edwin J. Gould and Lawrence O. McGauley.
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They hired new brokers and expanded its geography from the Upper East Side to the entire city.
At the time of purchase Douglas Elliman had 10% of the New York City brokerage market and managed 15,000 apartments.
At the time of purchase Douglas Elliman had 10% of the New York City brokerage market and managed 15,000 apartments.
His nephew, Howard Milstein served as Chairman for ten years and built the brand to a 40% share of the brokerage market and over 50,000 apartments managed. Douglas Elliman was sold to Insignia Financial Group in two transactions for a total sum of $85 million:
the management division was sold in 1995 and the brokerage division was sold in 1999.
Howard and his father Paul did not inform Seymour about the transaction indicating that they were not required to do so as their side of the family had an aggregate 60% ownership of the
Howard and his father Paul did not inform Seymour about the transaction indicating that they were not required to do so as their side of the family had an aggregate 60% ownership of the
partnership (20% by Paul Milstein and 10% with each of Paul's children).
This led to a deterioration of the relationship between the two elder brothers, eventually leading to litigation and the unwinding of their long business partnership.
This led to a deterioration of the relationship between the two elder brothers, eventually leading to litigation and the unwinding of their long business partnership.
Through various family controlled entities, the Milsteins built or bought residential properties with more than 50,000 apartments, 8,000 hotel rooms and 20,000,000 square feet (1,900,000 m2) of office space.
Review: In 1989, the Milstein family acquired Douglas Elliman-Gibbons & Ives residential real estate brokerage from Edwin J. Gould and Lawrence O. McGauley.
When did Donald Trump take daddy's Queens real estate operation into Manhattan?
Donald and Ivana divorced in 1991.
When did Donald Trump take daddy's Queens real estate operation into Manhattan?
Donald and Ivana divorced in 1991.
By 1976, Trump bought the bankrupt Commodore Hotel next to Grand Central and with inherited wealth, his people turned it into the Grand Hyatt that it is today.
Donald Trump stands by his first wife, Ivana (c.), and Happy Rockefeller (l.) while in Central Park on May 11, 1987. (New York Daily News)
Leon Black moved to Beverly Hills in 1977 to work at Drexel Burhnam Lambert.
It was an unconventional place for someone with deep connections on Wall Street. “Eli Black had had many friends in the business community,” writes Connie Bruck in The Predator’s Ball.
It was an unconventional place for someone with deep connections on Wall Street. “Eli Black had had many friends in the business community,” writes Connie Bruck in The Predator’s Ball.
“His son could have capitalized on his father’s contacts to go to one of the prestigious investment banking firms. But he wanted to make his own way.”
LOL, right.
Eli’s network became very useful for Leon in his new job, however.
LOL, right.
Eli’s network became very useful for Leon in his new job, however.
After Eli’s death, Ohio-based billionaire Carl Lindner Jr. took over United Fruit, the CIA-connected company Leon’s dad had owned before his untimely death.
He also became one of Drexel’s most important investors.
He also became one of Drexel’s most important investors.
Black arrived at Drexel determined to help create—his words—“robber barons.”
Drexel Burnham Lambert was disgraced for breaking the rules and went out of business in 1990 when its leader, Michael Milken, went to prison.
Trump pardoned Milken.
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Drexel Burnham Lambert was disgraced for breaking the rules and went out of business in 1990 when its leader, Michael Milken, went to prison.
Trump pardoned Milken.
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Among those calling for Milken’s pardon: Rudy Giuliani, who was once the US Attorney who investigated him.
Five Drexel employees banded together in the aftermath of Drexel Burnham Lambert falling in 1990 to form Apollo.
Five Drexel employees banded together in the aftermath of Drexel Burnham Lambert falling in 1990 to form Apollo.
The Drexel alumni list also includes Gary Winnick who led the now-collapsed telecommunications company Global Crossing, UK Independence Party head Nigel Farage, and the banker Richard Handler who lined up the funding for Tilman Fertitta to buy the Rockets.
Seven years after Leon Black declared in 1979 the goal of creating robber barons, and a few years before the company went out of business and Milken went to prison, Black was satisfied with the progress (of unscrupulous business practices).
Connie Bruck (Predatot's Ball) quotes Black: “What I like about Drexel is that our clients are the growth companies of this country … they are the modern version of robber barons. … They’re very very bright. They keep you awake. They’ve got lots of guts.”
Leon Black mentioned Carl Icahn, Henry Kravis, Samuel Heyman, Rupert Murdoch, and Ronald Perelman.
Donald Engel was a Drexel investment banker.
According to many of his colleagues,” Bruck writes, “Engel knew little about corporate finance, particularly in the sophisticated
Donald Engel was a Drexel investment banker.
According to many of his colleagues,” Bruck writes, “Engel knew little about corporate finance, particularly in the sophisticated
way that Drexel practiced it by the eighties, but he did have a way with clients.”
Engel's one truly notable skill was supplying prostitutes to Bungalow 8 of the Beverly Hills Hotel during Drexel’s annual investor conference.
Engel's one truly notable skill was supplying prostitutes to Bungalow 8 of the Beverly Hills Hotel during Drexel’s annual investor conference.
Kompromat on a future Manchurian Candidate, Donald Trump?
The parties came to be known as the Predator’s Ball.
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The parties came to be known as the Predator’s Ball.
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An associate told Bruck that Engel once bragged “I understand CEOs; CEOs don’t care about money, power or fame. They have all that. What they want is pussy. And I’m going to make sure they get it.”
Bruck writes that one of the Drexel clients that Engel handled personally was
Bruck writes that one of the Drexel clients that Engel handled personally was
Miami-based Victor Posner, pioneer of the leveraged buyout and became notorious for asset stripping.
Of Russian-Jewish descent, he was born in Baltimore, Maryland, one of nine children of grocers Morris and Mary Posner.
Though he left school at age 13,
Of Russian-Jewish descent, he was born in Baltimore, Maryland, one of nine children of grocers Morris and Mary Posner.
Though he left school at age 13,
Posner claimed to have earned his first million dollars by the age of 21 by investing in real estate, although financial records do not confirm this.
Intel agency cash injection?
Taking advantage of the post-World War II demand for housing in America, in 1948, he developed
Intel agency cash injection?
Taking advantage of the post-World War II demand for housing in America, in 1948, he developed
land and built houses in the Baltimore area, [Buzzy Krongard later sets up in Baltimore area with Alex Brown & Sons] and by 1952, was building more than 1,100 dwellings per year.
In 1954, Posner moved to Miami Beach, Florida, where he continued to invest in real estate and
In 1954, Posner moved to Miami Beach, Florida, where he continued to invest in real estate and
publicly traded companies.
Posner became the head of numerous companies over his career, including Security Management Corporation (owner of rental property in Maryland and Florida), DWG Corporation (Arby's and Royal Crown), NVF Company, Sharon Steel,
Posner became the head of numerous companies over his career, including Security Management Corporation (owner of rental property in Maryland and Florida), DWG Corporation (Arby's and Royal Crown), NVF Company, Sharon Steel,
Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation, Salem Corporation, APL Corporation, Evans Products, Graniteville, and Southeastern Public Service Company.
Recall Donald Trump on Apprentice: "I like Arby's."
In 1971 the SEC sued Sharon Steel or Posner after which Posner then agreed not
Recall Donald Trump on Apprentice: "I like Arby's."
In 1971 the SEC sued Sharon Steel or Posner after which Posner then agreed not
to sit on any pension board for any of his companies.
Posner basically let those companies that could get by with minimum maintenance and nothing more do just that.
With a run of acquisitions from 1982 and 1985, DWG (now Wendys fast food) faced heavy debt.
Posner basically let those companies that could get by with minimum maintenance and nothing more do just that.
With a run of acquisitions from 1982 and 1985, DWG (now Wendys fast food) faced heavy debt.
Posner approached one of his backers, Carl Lindner, Jr., for assistance.
Instead in 1986, Lindner's American Financial Corporation had acquired warrants for more than 30 percent of DWG's shares.
Linder backed down from exercising the warrants but forced Posner to reduce his
Instead in 1986, Lindner's American Financial Corporation had acquired warrants for more than 30 percent of DWG's shares.
Linder backed down from exercising the warrants but forced Posner to reduce his
pay from DWG.
Posner also started selling off DWG assets: Foxcroft and Enro shirt groups and the citrus operation.
A deal for Royal Crown fell through.
Posner has been an associate of Michael Milken.
Posner also started selling off DWG assets: Foxcroft and Enro shirt groups and the citrus operation.
A deal for Royal Crown fell through.
Posner has been an associate of Michael Milken.
Posner was a party in a landmark Florida case involving the validity and permissible scope of prenuptial agreements.
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Before Posner, we were talking about Donald Engel, the Drexel investment banker, or rather, the pimp that supplied the pussy to be blunt.
Who else controls rivals by secretly videotaping them with prostitutes sent to entrap them? Charles Kushner, daddy of Jared Kushner.
Who else controls rivals by secretly videotaping them with prostitutes sent to entrap them? Charles Kushner, daddy of Jared Kushner.
One of Charles Kushner's sons is Adam Silver’s friend and Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Another is Josh Kushner.
When the family business, the Kushner Companies, had a cash crunch, Leon Black’s company was among those that came to the rescue.
When the family business, the Kushner Companies, had a cash crunch, Leon Black’s company was among those that came to the rescue.
In 2017, Apollo loaned the Kushner family $180 million after Josh Harris, who’s on the NBA’s board of governors, visited Jared in the White House.
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After arrests and lawsuits, Drexel declared bankruptcy in 1990, unheard of for a Wall Street
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After arrests and lawsuits, Drexel declared bankruptcy in 1990, unheard of for a Wall Street
investment bank.
Leon Black instantly launched Apollo after, and he says in a video on Apollo’s website, a cold call from the French bank Credit Lyonnais prompted it.
apollo.com/about-apollo
In the Apollo video, we learn the bank offered $400 million with strings attached.
Leon Black instantly launched Apollo after, and he says in a video on Apollo’s website, a cold call from the French bank Credit Lyonnais prompted it.
apollo.com/about-apollo
In the Apollo video, we learn the bank offered $400 million with strings attached.
Black thought they could get a better deal. After some negotiating, Apollo walked away with $800 million and no strings.
Founded in 1863, Credit Lyonnais was long a venerable, government-backed international bank, such an integral part of French life that it’s the reason the
Founded in 1863, Credit Lyonnais was long a venerable, government-backed international bank, such an integral part of French life that it’s the reason the
leader of the Tour de France traditionally wears yellow—the color of the bank’s logo.
In the 1980s, Credit Lyonnais noticed a rival bank from Germany, Deutsche Bank, growing quickly to become a global player—and had similar ambitions.
In the 1980s, Credit Lyonnais noticed a rival bank from Germany, Deutsche Bank, growing quickly to become a global player—and had similar ambitions.
Holy Batman - Deutsche Bank comes to rival Credit Lyonnais, the latter, that provided cash to Leon Black for Apollo.
Intel Agencies battling?
Let's see how Credit Lyonnais was taken out.
Credit Lyonnais’s made an outlandish set of loans to Giancarlo Parretti, a man with a
Intel Agencies battling?
Let's see how Credit Lyonnais was taken out.
Credit Lyonnais’s made an outlandish set of loans to Giancarlo Parretti, a man with a
dubious business history who wanted to purchase the movie studio MGM.
At the Oscars, Billy Crystal said: "MGM is being bought by an Italian who has promised only one small change: From now on the lion is not going to roar—it will be taking the Fifth."
At the Oscars, Billy Crystal said: "MGM is being bought by an Italian who has promised only one small change: From now on the lion is not going to roar—it will be taking the Fifth."
Paretti was living in a Beverly Hills mansion—not far from the Drexel headquarters—and had many beautiful young women on his payroll.
California Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer, sifting through the wreckage, would observe in court that the French bankers who lent Parretti
California Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer, sifting through the wreckage, would observe in court that the French bankers who lent Parretti
and other film executives billions weren't "interested in making movies.
They were interested in getting girls on the yacht...That's why bankers come to Hollywood—lots and lots of pretty girls."
Are you following how mind control and girls were just used in an intel operation?
They were interested in getting girls on the yacht...That's why bankers come to Hollywood—lots and lots of pretty girls."
Are you following how mind control and girls were just used in an intel operation?
The loans to Paretti essentially put Credit Lyonnais out of business.
French taxpayers reportedly paid almost 15 billion Euros to clean up the mess.
Credit Lyonnais, during these same few years, also loaned a fortune to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert.
French taxpayers reportedly paid almost 15 billion Euros to clean up the mess.
Credit Lyonnais, during these same few years, also loaned a fortune to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert.
In other words, Ghislaine Maxwell and Leon Black both have connections to Credit Lyonnais in 1990, and Deutsche Bank is becoming a rival to Credit Lyonnais.
As the French government sifted through the paperwork in an attempt to identify the culprits, the headquarters of the
As the French government sifted through the paperwork in an attempt to identify the culprits, the headquarters of the
bank, Lyonnais, burned to the ground in 1996, taking all the records and computer servers with it.
Jean Yves Haberer led the bank at the time, and would later go to prison.
It was on Haberer’s watch that Leon Black got a cold call offering the money to start
Jean Yves Haberer led the bank at the time, and would later go to prison.
It was on Haberer’s watch that Leon Black got a cold call offering the money to start
Apollo Global Management with a small group of former Drexel colleagues.
Was CIA facing some competition?
According to the Bloomberg Businessweek profile of Black, by 2000 Apollo was doing business with Epstein.
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Was CIA facing some competition?
According to the Bloomberg Businessweek profile of Black, by 2000 Apollo was doing business with Epstein.
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
After Leon Black's fathers' suicide, Cincinnati-based American Financial Group, one of billionaire Carl Lindner, Jr.'s companies, bought into United Brands.
In August 1984, Lindner took control of the company and renamed it Chiquita Brands International.
In August 1984, Lindner took control of the company and renamed it Chiquita Brands International.
The headquarters was moved to Cincinnati in 1985.
By 2019, the company's main offices left the United States and relocated to Switzerland.
Not sure where that piece of info belongs in this story, but it's probably important to making sense of all this.
By 2019, the company's main offices left the United States and relocated to Switzerland.
Not sure where that piece of info belongs in this story, but it's probably important to making sense of all this.
Volume Five of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian active measures in the 2016 election has a telling photo on page 653.
That’s a 1996 photo taken at a party in Moscow, featuring four people:
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That’s a 1996 photo taken at a party in Moscow, featuring four people:
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A woman with a redacted name, who was married at the time to the man on the far right.
Donald Trump, the Manchurian Candidate.
Leon Black.
David Geovanis.
David grew up in Massachusetts, went to the Wharton School, worked at Drexel with Black, and by 1996, according to the
Donald Trump, the Manchurian Candidate.
Leon Black.
David Geovanis.
David grew up in Massachusetts, went to the Wharton School, worked at Drexel with Black, and by 1996, according to the
Senate report, was “a Moscow-based U.S. businessman who holds a Russian passport and may be a dual U.S.-Russian citizen.”
Black told the committee that Geovanis wasn’t especially a business heavyweight, but he had a hell of a talent for connecting people.
Black told the committee that Geovanis wasn’t especially a business heavyweight, but he had a hell of a talent for connecting people.
Leon Black told the committee he may have been to a strip club with Trump on that trip, he can’t recall.
That night, Geovanis invited a Russian beauty queen to the party.
"What exactly happened,” a friend asked Geovanis years later, “did they hook up, or whatever?"
That night, Geovanis invited a Russian beauty queen to the party.
"What exactly happened,” a friend asked Geovanis years later, “did they hook up, or whatever?"
According to the Senate report, Geovanis responded: "yeah, well, I saw them again the next day and they were together, so."
The Senate report goes to some trouble to explore whether or not, on the very night of the photo above or others on the trip, Trump might have ended up
The Senate report goes to some trouble to explore whether or not, on the very night of the photo above or others on the trip, Trump might have ended up
doing something with a beauty queen, or in a hotel elevator, or in the room of a hotel known to have intelligence officers and prostitutes on site for collecting kompromat on powerful men (i.e., born into wealth useful idiots).
The Senate committee is asking, essentially, did Russia gain undue influence over the President?
And in answering it, they come across that photo from 1996.
Drexel had been out of business for six years at the time.
However, Leon Black had worked at Drexel.
And in answering it, they come across that photo from 1996.
Drexel had been out of business for six years at the time.
However, Leon Black had worked at Drexel.
David Geovanis had worked at Drexel.
The party was thrown by the business of Bennett LeBow, a Drexel investor.
David Geovanis has worked directly for a who’s who of oligarchs most closely tied to Putin, is tied to kompromat by the Senate committee, and played a role setting
The party was thrown by the business of Bennett LeBow, a Drexel investor.
David Geovanis has worked directly for a who’s who of oligarchs most closely tied to Putin, is tied to kompromat by the Senate committee, and played a role setting
up Trump with a beauty queen.
David Geovanis a Russian agent?
Geovanis encouraged his current employer, an American firm, Somerset, to open an office on the campus of the Skolkovo Foundation outside Moscow.
The U.S. government says the campus was likely designed
David Geovanis a Russian agent?
Geovanis encouraged his current employer, an American firm, Somerset, to open an office on the campus of the Skolkovo Foundation outside Moscow.
The U.S. government says the campus was likely designed
to help the Russian government steal secrets:
A footnote of the Senate report also notes an email from Geovanis to his boss—at that time, he worked for the former Drexel investor LeBow—that he has in mind for Apollo.
“Using vague descriptors rather than names, Geovanis suggested that the investment would be a good way for Apollo to ‘ingratiate’ itself likely with Putin.”
One of the pioneers of private equity, Meshulam Riklis, said, of Drexel’s investors: “They have to create—I call these guys the monsters.”
When Buzzy Krongard’s conflicts committee hired an independent law firm to look into the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein
When Buzzy Krongard’s conflicts committee hired an independent law firm to look into the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein
and Leon Black, they hired Dechert.
Old Buzzy hired a guy to exonerate Leon Black who, Andrew Levander, who had worked with Epstein on another case for years - a case where a Spanish heiress, Ana Obregon, hired Jeffrey Epstein
nytimes.com/2020/10/26/bus…
Old Buzzy hired a guy to exonerate Leon Black who, Andrew Levander, who had worked with Epstein on another case for years - a case where a Spanish heiress, Ana Obregon, hired Jeffrey Epstein
nytimes.com/2020/10/26/bus…
to recover her father’s fortune.
One of the lawyers looking into the case for the government at the time was Andrew Levander, who was then an assistant US Attorney in the Southern District.
Why was a prosecutors teaming up with a private citizen, Epstein, for investigations?
One of the lawyers looking into the case for the government at the time was Andrew Levander, who was then an assistant US Attorney in the Southern District.
Why was a prosecutors teaming up with a private citizen, Epstein, for investigations?
A lawyer named Robert Gold, who was a former federal prosecutor himself, was assisting.
Levander would go on to become one of the most successful white-collar defense attorneys in the country, and eventually chairman of the respected international firm Dechert.
Levander would go on to become one of the most successful white-collar defense attorneys in the country, and eventually chairman of the respected international firm Dechert.
In the 1980s, after getting fired from Bear Stearns, Jeffrey Epstein worked at Towers Financial for Steven Hoffenberg.
Now that he’s out of prison, Hoffenberg freely admits in James Patterson’s “Filthy Rich” that the whole enterprise was a Ponzi scheme.
Now that he’s out of prison, Hoffenberg freely admits in James Patterson’s “Filthy Rich” that the whole enterprise was a Ponzi scheme.
Steven Hoffenberg of Towers Financial has openly discussed the idea that Epstein might have intelligence ties, telling journalist Dylan Howard he understands exactly why Epstein didn’t get into trouble for the Towers Financial Ponzi scheme:
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He was needed by the CIA or the FBI for intelligence, because he was manipulating the American intelligence for the overseas organizations: MI6, the Israeli’s, and the Saudi’s. That’s what he was doing.
They were afraid of the exposure that he brought to the table for what he
They were afraid of the exposure that he brought to the table for what he
did with Prince Andrew, MI6, the Israeli’s, and the Saudi’s.
That’s why (Alex) Acosta said to the media, “This is an intelligence criminal case, this is not a standalone criminal case.”
Acosta said that.
Did Bernie Madoff replace Steven Hoffenberg for intel purposes?
That’s why (Alex) Acosta said to the media, “This is an intelligence criminal case, this is not a standalone criminal case.”
Acosta said that.
Did Bernie Madoff replace Steven Hoffenberg for intel purposes?
Steven Hoffenberg on Epstein: Don’t forget, he and I interacted from ’87 through ’96 or around that timeframe. So we were inseparable, as being together and talking every day.
Geno Parretti was, at the end of the eighties and early nineties, a major figure in Hollywood, who led a group that purchased MGM, mentioned above, despite persistent evidence he was affiliated with the mob.
Why did bankers keep lending him money?
Why did bankers keep lending him money?
French bankers who lent Parretti and others billions weren't “interested in making movies. They were interested in getting girls on the yacht ... That's why bankers come to Hollywood—lots and lots of pretty girls.”
The key banker from the French bank Credit Lyonnais who lent money to Parretti ended up in prison.
But not before he reportedly also lent money to an interesting list:
Robert Maxwell, father of Ghislaine Maxwell
Leon Black (Apollo Global founding)
Adidas
Side Note: Need to
But not before he reportedly also lent money to an interesting list:
Robert Maxwell, father of Ghislaine Maxwell
Leon Black (Apollo Global founding)
Adidas
Side Note: Need to
investigate Adidas and Nike and think about what Michael Avenatti might have uncovered and why Trump wanted him taken out.
*****
Meshulam Riklis was an Israeli financier and businessman.
Born in Istanbul to a Russian-Jewish family, Riklis grew up in Tel Aviv, and attended
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Meshulam Riklis was an Israeli financier and businessman.
Born in Istanbul to a Russian-Jewish family, Riklis grew up in Tel Aviv, and attended
the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium high school; before coming to the United States in 1947 with his first wife, Judith Stern, with whom he had three children.
Riklis studied mathematics at Ohio State University, graduating in 1950.
Was CIA recruiting at Ohio State? KGB?
Riklis studied mathematics at Ohio State University, graduating in 1950.
Was CIA recruiting at Ohio State? KGB?
CIA started in 1947.
Riklis is credited with having originated complicated paper transactions like high-yield bonds and leveraged buyouts to take over control of major companies, then doing paper switches of the assets into companies he owned.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshulam_…
Riklis is credited with having originated complicated paper transactions like high-yield bonds and leveraged buyouts to take over control of major companies, then doing paper switches of the assets into companies he owned.
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Riklis first significant job was as a junior stock analyst for the Minneapolis investment firm Piper Jaffray.
Riklis invested with Buzzy Krongard’s longtime business associate, and Drexel mainstay, Carl Icahn.
Riklis invested with Buzzy Krongard’s longtime business associate, and Drexel mainstay, Carl Icahn.
Mr. Riklis, who was born in Turkey and raised in Israel, financed the start-up of Carnival Cruise Line with his friend Ted Arison, then sold Carnival Cruise lines to Micky Arison’s dad for a dollar.
nytimes.com/2019/01/27/obi…
nytimes.com/2019/01/27/obi…
Riklis told the Los Angeles Times, owning a hotel and casino gave him a little perspective about entertainment.
LOL
Money laundering perspective?
Mr. Riklis’s experience at the Riviera Hotel, which he bought in 1973, was far from perfect.
LOL
Money laundering perspective?
Mr. Riklis’s experience at the Riviera Hotel, which he bought in 1973, was far from perfect.
He felt disrespected by the licensing hearings and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which showed him photographs of him getting off elevators with the mobster Meyer Lansky and asked if they were in business together.
They were not and they had no other proof, he said.
They were not and they had no other proof, he said.
In 1983, the Riviera ‘s poor finances led to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Riklis owned a Trump Tower condominium and lived a stone’s throw from Jeffrey Epstein in Manhattan.
nytimes.com/1992/01/10/sty…
Riklis owned a Trump Tower condominium and lived a stone’s throw from Jeffrey Epstein in Manhattan.
nytimes.com/1992/01/10/sty…
nytimes.com/1991/10/05/nyr…
Donald Trump (Oct 1991) is now locked in an odd battle in State Supreme Court in Manhattan that pits him against Pia Zadora, the entertainer, and her husband, the businessman Meshulam Riklis.
Donald Trump (Oct 1991) is now locked in an odd battle in State Supreme Court in Manhattan that pits him against Pia Zadora, the entertainer, and her husband, the businessman Meshulam Riklis.
Riklis could walk 7 minutes to Jeffrey Epstein's.
Riklis in 1974 said:
“If you are a Rockefeller or a hotel owner, you build an empire based on the company’s worth. If you are Meshulam Riklis, you build an empire using every possible trick.”
Riklis in 1974 said:
“If you are a Rockefeller or a hotel owner, you build an empire based on the company’s worth. If you are Meshulam Riklis, you build an empire using every possible trick.”
The weight of having been spied on relentlessly by Ira Riklis, a billionaire who manipulated me into becoming his sex slave 30 years ago, was lifted, wrote Kirby Sommers, a former sex slave.
Ira Riklis is the son of Meshulam Riklis.
Pickfair sex slaves
medium.com/@kirbysommers/…
Ira Riklis is the son of Meshulam Riklis.
Pickfair sex slaves
medium.com/@kirbysommers/…
In the late 80s and early 1990s, Alex Brown became the underwriter of choice for startups, thanks in large part to the work of Mayo A. Shattuck III, who went to Stanford alongside other characters at the time.
Mayo A. Shattuck III left Stanford with an MBA in 1980, armed with his father's wealth.
Shattuck's father passed away in 1974.
After completing his MBA at Stanford in 1980, Shattuck joined Bain and Co. in San Francisco where he worked with former Massachusetts governor and
Shattuck's father passed away in 1974.
After completing his MBA at Stanford in 1980, Shattuck joined Bain and Co. in San Francisco where he worked with former Massachusetts governor and
presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Placement next to a Presidential Candidate ...
Shattuck also held a position at Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
In 1985, Shattuck joined the investment firm Alex. Brown & Sons and was soon after promoted to president and
Placement next to a Presidential Candidate ...
Shattuck also held a position at Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
In 1985, Shattuck joined the investment firm Alex. Brown & Sons and was soon after promoted to president and
chief operating officer in 1991.
There he helped the company move through several challenging mergers and the eventual acquisition of the company by Deutsche Bank.
baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-20…
There he helped the company move through several challenging mergers and the eventual acquisition of the company by Deutsche Bank.
baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-20…
In 1997, Shattuck helped engineer the $1.7 billion merger of Alex. Brown and Sons and Bankers Trust resulting in him becoming a vice chairman of Bankers Trust Corp. and the co-chief executive officer of BT Alex. Brown.
The new company was acquired by Deutsche Bank two years later, and Shattuck served as chairman of the board of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown.
The Alex Brown name initially survived as Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, the brokerage services division of Deutsche Bank Securities.
The Alex Brown name initially survived as Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, the brokerage services division of Deutsche Bank Securities.
Shattuck also served as the head of Investment Banking and Private Banking. Shattuck resigned on September 12, 2001 as head of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown.
This date should raise alarm bells - 9/11/2011 had just happened.
This date should raise alarm bells - 9/11/2011 had just happened.
On October 26, 2001, Shattuck was appointed president and CEO of Constellation Energy Group, and he was elected chairman of the board in July 2002.
bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…
bizjournals.com/baltimore/news…
Side Note: Mayo Shattuck married Jennifer W. Budge in 1976.
In 1997, Mayo Shattuck married Molly Shattuck (née George), a hot young Ravens cheerleader.
On September 29, 2014, Mayo Shattuck filed for divorce.
In 1997, Mayo Shattuck married Molly Shattuck (née George), a hot young Ravens cheerleader.
On September 29, 2014, Mayo Shattuck filed for divorce.
On November 3, 2014, the Shattucks were officially divorced in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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Prior to the divorce, Molly Shattuck was charged and convicted of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy.
Setup? Revenge for Mayo
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Prior to the divorce, Molly Shattuck was charged and convicted of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy.
Setup? Revenge for Mayo
perhaps having sexual relations with teen girls?
Anyhow, with Mayo Shattuck running West Coast operations, Buzzy’s Maryland-based Alex. Brown underwrote Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Starbucks.
And Microsoft, 1986 IPO.
Anyhow, with Mayo Shattuck running West Coast operations, Buzzy’s Maryland-based Alex. Brown underwrote Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Starbucks.
And Microsoft, 1986 IPO.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624297784315719680
In 1993, the Wall Street Journal reported about a man named Andrew Evans, a convicted felon, who had been suspended by the SEC and came to manage much of Bill Gates’ fortune.
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forbes.com/sites/advisor/…
Gilman Louie: Fear of a digital Pearl Harbor, meaning insufficient info sharing.
In 1998, information was siloed across Intel agencies and not stitched together.
How to stitch together data to build an analysis? In-Q-Telis born, per Gilman Louie.
In 1998, information was siloed across Intel agencies and not stitched together.
How to stitch together data to build an analysis? In-Q-Telis born, per Gilman Louie.
Gilman Louie - In-Q-Telis --> Q Character at 25 minutes and at 22 min 20 seconds - named after character from James Bond.
Q is a character in the James Bond films and novelisations. Q is the head of Q Branch (later Q Division), the fictional research and development division
Q is a character in the James Bond films and novelisations. Q is the head of Q Branch (later Q Division), the fictional research and development division
of the British Secret Service.
Q (standing for quartermaster), like M, is a job title rather than a name.
Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service.
The term appears to derive from the title of a German royal official, the
Q (standing for quartermaster), like M, is a job title rather than a name.
Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service.
The term appears to derive from the title of a German royal official, the
Quartiermeister.
This term meant "master of quarters" (where "quarters" refers to lodging or accommodation).
Trump is usually described as a real estate mogul, a master of quarters?
Alternatively, it could have been derived
This term meant "master of quarters" (where "quarters" refers to lodging or accommodation).
Trump is usually described as a real estate mogul, a master of quarters?
Alternatively, it could have been derived
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1566455564477108226
from "master of the quarterdeck" where the helmsman and captain controlled the ship.
The quartermaster was responsible for intelligence operations in the Imperial Russian Army.
In the United States Army, the term is used to describe
The quartermaster was responsible for intelligence operations in the Imperial Russian Army.
In the United States Army, the term is used to describe
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1615628824460333057
all supply personnel and units that are part of the United States Army Quartermaster Corps (USQMC) which was formerly the Quartermaster Department.
It is a Sustainment, formerly combat service support (CSS), branch of the United States Army.
It is a Sustainment, formerly combat service support (CSS), branch of the United States Army.
It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Transportation Corps and the Ordnance Corps.
Mike Flynn = Q.
If Flynn=UN1737/cash-for-gold
And Flynn=Q
And UN1737/cash-for-gold=CIA
Then Q=CIA
Flynn is Q, but if CIA loses control of DIA Flynn?
Mike Flynn = Q.
If Flynn=UN1737/cash-for-gold
And Flynn=Q
And UN1737/cash-for-gold=CIA
Then Q=CIA
Flynn is Q, but if CIA loses control of DIA Flynn?
Las Vegas Nevada, is possibly the most interesting real-world setting for a high-stakes game of data surveillance.
jeffjonas.typepad.com/IEEE.Identity.…
jeffjonas.typepad.com/IEEE.Identity.…
Nonobvious relationship awareness (NORA) is a system that Systems Research and Development of Nevada developed specifically to solve Las Vegas casinos’ identity matching problems.
Builds model of identities and relationships in real time.
Builds model of identities and relationships in real time.
Following IBM’s acquisition of the company,
NORA’s underlying code base was improved and the technology renamed IBM Identity Resolution and Relationship Resolution.
NORA’s underlying code base was improved and the technology renamed IBM Identity Resolution and Relationship Resolution.
About 21 of the 9/11 hijackers would have been identified by running Jeff Jona's software, per Gilman Louie.
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In late 1986, a group of Drexel Burnham Lambert traders met to discuss their dream of a new kind of financial business.
What happened next is detailed in a three-part L.A. Times series, because ultimately it led to the collapse of the giant insurer,
In late 1986, a group of Drexel Burnham Lambert traders met to discuss their dream of a new kind of financial business.
What happened next is detailed in a three-part L.A. Times series, because ultimately it led to the collapse of the giant insurer,
AIG, and the biggest taxpayer bailout of a private business in U.S. history.
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Ronald Reagan’s unwavering belief in free markets had spread through the government.
“The United States believes the greatest contribution we can make to world prosperity is the continued
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Ronald Reagan’s unwavering belief in free markets had spread through the government.
“The United States believes the greatest contribution we can make to world prosperity is the continued
advocacy of the magic of the marketplace,” Reagan told a United Nations audience that fall.
Drexel Burnham Lambert traders convinced AIG to hire Drexel employees en masse to start a new business called AIG Financial Products.
Was that an Intel operation?
Drexel Burnham Lambert traders convinced AIG to hire Drexel employees en masse to start a new business called AIG Financial Products.
Was that an Intel operation?
The L.A. Times notes that Microsoft, which Buzzy’s bank had just helped take public, was an early client doing something complex: “The firm also began applying its complex formulas to the movement of single stocks, allowing clients, such as Microsoft Corp., to better manage
their stock prices.”
Microsoft was not alone, the L.A. Times reports:
AIG Financial Products, evolved into an indispensable aid to investment banks such as Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., as well as governments, municipalities and corporations worldwide.
Microsoft was not alone, the L.A. Times reports:
AIG Financial Products, evolved into an indispensable aid to investment banks such as Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., as well as governments, municipalities and corporations worldwide.
Is this why Andrew Evans was running Bills Gates private wealth stock trades until he wasn't?
AIG collapsed under the weight of giant obligations many at AIG couldn’t well explain.
It began with Drexel traders, it’s not totally clear where the money all went.
AIG collapsed under the weight of giant obligations many at AIG couldn’t well explain.
It began with Drexel traders, it’s not totally clear where the money all went.
Buzzy’s wife, Cheryl Gordon Krongard, who once worked at Apollo Global, is a major executive and shareholder at Air Lease.
airleasecorp.com/team/cheryl_go…
airleasecorp.com/team/cheryl_go…
A major investor behind Air Lease’s 2011 IPO was Ares Management—the firm run by the billionaire Antony Ressler.
Ressler worked at Drexel with Leon Black, and they co-founded Apollo together. Since Leon Black married Antony’s sister Debra, the two have been brothers-in-law.
Ressler worked at Drexel with Leon Black, and they co-founded Apollo together. Since Leon Black married Antony’s sister Debra, the two have been brothers-in-law.
Steven Udvar-Hazy and his co-founders sold Air Lease to AIG for $1.3 billion in 1990.
Would Buzzy Krongard and wife Cheryl stand to benefit again from airlines come 9/11?
nytimes.com/2007/05/10/bus…
Would Buzzy Krongard and wife Cheryl stand to benefit again from airlines come 9/11?
nytimes.com/2007/05/10/bus…
In 1997, Buzzy sold the firm he ran, Alex. Brown, to Bankers Trust.
One of Bill Clinton’s top treasury officials, Frank Newman, left his senior treasury position to take over Bankers Trust.
A year later, it became clear Bankers Trust had fumbled a huge bet in Moscow.
One of Bill Clinton’s top treasury officials, Frank Newman, left his senior treasury position to take over Bankers Trust.
A year later, it became clear Bankers Trust had fumbled a huge bet in Moscow.
Bill Clinton came into office by 1996.
Bankers Trust was so invested in Russia, and riddled with problems, that Russia’s downturn reportedly almost put it out of business.
Bankers Trust was so invested in Russia, and riddled with problems, that Russia’s downturn reportedly almost put it out of business.
Deutsche Bank, though, was eager to become the biggest bank in the world, and purchased Bankers Trust for more than $10 billion.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624315347317710854
Sixteen years after the fact, Deutsche Bank stunned investors by declaring it had overpaid, by many billions, for Bankers Trust.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624320771379134465
Did Deutsche Bank move billions out of Russia.
Were laundering partners like Donald Trump needed?
Deutsche Bank became the bank of choice for Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, or was it the other way around?
newyorker.com/business/curre…
Were laundering partners like Donald Trump needed?
Deutsche Bank became the bank of choice for Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, or was it the other way around?
newyorker.com/business/curre…
washingtonpost.com/archive/busine…
Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard and George Tenet founded In-Q-Tel by recruiting Norman Augustine to be its first leader, in 1998.
Why would Norman Augustine take such a job?
Norman R. Augustine went to Princeton with Krongard and Carl Icahn when CIA
Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard and George Tenet founded In-Q-Tel by recruiting Norman Augustine to be its first leader, in 1998.
Why would Norman Augustine take such a job?
Norman R. Augustine went to Princeton with Krongard and Carl Icahn when CIA
was recruiting at Princeton and about a dozen other colleges in America.
Let's skip the Blackwater, Erik Prince, Devos fortune story for now, but note the instant Krongard's friend George Tenet was replaced at CIA, Krongard left CIA.
pr.princeton.edu/news/97/q2/041…
Let's skip the Blackwater, Erik Prince, Devos fortune story for now, but note the instant Krongard's friend George Tenet was replaced at CIA, Krongard left CIA.
pr.princeton.edu/news/97/q2/041…
Do you think this cabal of CIA guys from Princeton with George Tenet, including Carl Icahn and Leon Black are as much responsible for installing Manchurian Candidate Trump as was Putin's Intel services?
Some names from Epstein's black book include Sam Waksal.
ImClone and Scientia --> Epstein was a Scientia investor in partnership with senior executives from Apollo.
In 2008, Eli Lilly acquired ImClone for $6.5 billion, or $70 a share.
epsteinsblackbook.com/names/sam-waks…
ImClone and Scientia --> Epstein was a Scientia investor in partnership with senior executives from Apollo.
In 2008, Eli Lilly acquired ImClone for $6.5 billion, or $70 a share.
epsteinsblackbook.com/names/sam-waks…
nytimes.com/2002/07/02/bus…
The executive, James W. Neal Jr., said that during his work at Scientia, which lasted from June through November last year, he became aware of ''illegal and unethical conduct'' by Dr. Waksal in connection with Scientia and other business activities.
The executive, James W. Neal Jr., said that during his work at Scientia, which lasted from June through November last year, he became aware of ''illegal and unethical conduct'' by Dr. Waksal in connection with Scientia and other business activities.
Scientia is a company that invests in and nurtures health care and biotechnology companies.
The biggest investor, putting in $10 million, was Softbank, a Japanese company.
The biggest investor, putting in $10 million, was Softbank, a Japanese company.
Steven F. Udvar-Házy
The Udvar-Házy family moved to the US in 1958, fleeing the Soviet occupation of Hungary.
Udvar-Házy was in his 20s during the later part of transition from propeller aircraft to jets during the mid to late 1960s, and realized that the
The Udvar-Házy family moved to the US in 1958, fleeing the Soviet occupation of Hungary.
Udvar-Házy was in his 20s during the later part of transition from propeller aircraft to jets during the mid to late 1960s, and realized that the
higher capital investment required to purchase jet aircraft created an opportunity for a leasing business.
He founded ILFC with fellow Hungarian Leslie Gonda and his son Louis Gonda in 1973, leasing a single used Douglas DC-8 to Aeroméxico.
Where did they get the money?
He founded ILFC with fellow Hungarian Leslie Gonda and his son Louis Gonda in 1973, leasing a single used Douglas DC-8 to Aeroméxico.
Where did they get the money?
In 2016, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, a Trump favorite, presented Udvar-Házy the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary for his achievements in airline industry.
Buzzy Krongard's wife Cheryl works for Steven F. Udvar-Házy's Air Lease Corporation to this day.
Buzzy Krongard's wife Cheryl works for Steven F. Udvar-Házy's Air Lease Corporation to this day.
Carl Icahn (Buzzy Krongard’s college buddy and world-conquering billionaire) took over the Lear corporation and TWA.
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Private air companies like North Carolina based Aero Contractors got a ton of government work while Buzzy was in the CIA, while Blackwater provided security.
Private air companies like North Carolina based Aero Contractors got a ton of government work while Buzzy was in the CIA, while Blackwater provided security.
Apollo Global recently lent United Airlines $2 billion, secured by airplanes. Apollo owns two companies—CEVA Logistics and Constellis (the former Blackwater)—with global-reach fleets.
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When Epstein collaborated with Ponzi-schemer Steven Hoffenberg, they traveled extensively on Hoffenberg’s jet, and one of their big (failed) plays was to purchase Emery Freight.
Air America was a secret CIA-run airline doing the dirty deeds of war, flying planes like T-28s and C130s loaded with guns or other contraband on the periphery of the Vietnam War.
Stephen Grey has a book, Ghost Plane on Air America.
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Stephen Grey has a book, Ghost Plane on Air America.
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According to an authorized account of the war by Professor William Leary of the University of Georgia, published on the CIA’s Web site: “The largest paramilitary operations ever undertaken by the CIA took place in the small Southeast Asian Kingdom of Laos."
For more than 13 years, the Agency directed native forces that fought major North Vietnamese units to a standstill.” In remote Laos, this airline was used for the secret supply of an anti-Communist rebel army of Meo tribesmen. ...
Air America crews transported tens of thousands of troops and refugees, flew emergency medevac missions and rescued downed airmen throughout Laos, inserted and extracted road-watch teams, flew nighttime airdrop missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, monitored sensors along
infiltration routes, conducted a highly successful photo-reconnaissance program, and engaged in numerous clandestine missions using night-vision glasses and state-of-the-art electronic equipment. Without Air America’s presence, the CIA’s effort in Laos could not have been
sustained.
But the Meo, it emerged, were not only fighting the Communists. They were also, from their bases within Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle, helping to corner the world supply of opium.
But the Meo, it emerged, were not only fighting the Communists. They were also, from their bases within Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle, helping to corner the world supply of opium.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1502378384319516682
The war in Laos was unacknowledged and underfunded. There were hearings into whether or not the drugs helped to pay for the guns. Senator Frank Church’s 1975 committee asked if the CIA would do something like Air America again.
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“I would assume,” said the unnamed official, “that the Agency would consider setting up a large-scale air proprietary with one proviso—that we have a chance of keeping it secret that it is CIA.”
The CIA had run Air America through front companies with
“I would assume,” said the unnamed official, “that the Agency would consider setting up a large-scale air proprietary with one proviso—that we have a chance of keeping it secret that it is CIA.”
The CIA had run Air America through front companies with
names like Southern Air Transport. Once it caused a stir, they sold Southern Air.
A few years later, Nicaragua was the new Laos for CIA.
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A few years later, Nicaragua was the new Laos for CIA.
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General Paul Gorman later told investigators: “If you want to move arms or munitions in Latin America, the established networks are owned by the cartels. It has lent itself to the purposes of terrorists, of saboteurs, of spies, of insurgents, and of subversives.”
The CIA Central American task force chief at the time said “with respect to (drug trafficking by) the Resistance Forces … it is not a couple of people. It is a lot of people.”
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On page 9 of the 1988 report of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations there is an attempt to summarize how much cocaine flowed into the United States from Central and South America in the 1980s:
On page 9 of the 1988 report of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations there is an attempt to summarize how much cocaine flowed into the United States from Central and South America in the 1980s:
Senator John Kerry’s subcommittee heard from CIA, DEA, FBI, pilots, money launderers, arms dealers.
As revealed during the Iran/Contra hearings, an extensive network of private support for the Contras was established and coordinated by a handful of government officials
As revealed during the Iran/Contra hearings, an extensive network of private support for the Contras was established and coordinated by a handful of government officials
working with private organizations.
Iran/Contra came to light because of a plane that was shot down by the Sandinistas.
The lone survivor, a former Marine from Wisconsin named Eugene Hasenfus, kicked off the whole Iran/Contra scandal by sharing information.
Iran/Contra came to light because of a plane that was shot down by the Sandinistas.
The lone survivor, a former Marine from Wisconsin named Eugene Hasenfus, kicked off the whole Iran/Contra scandal by sharing information.
During the years of the U.S. government’s covert operations in support of the Contras, the infrastructure of narcotrafficking blossomed.
“Weapons for the Contras came from Panama on small planes carrying mixed loads which included drugs,” explains the report. “The pilots unloaded the weapons, refueled, and headed north toward the U.S. with drugs. The pilots included Americans, Panamanians, and Colombians, and
occasionally, uniformed members of the Panamanian Defense Forces.”
But the report continues: “Drug pilots soon began to use the Contra airstrips to refuel even when there were no weapons to unload.”
But the report continues: “Drug pilots soon began to use the Contra airstrips to refuel even when there were no weapons to unload.”
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The Medellín Cartel was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar.
The Medellín Cartel was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar.
The Medellín cartel paid Panama’s president, General Manuel Noriega, an average of $10 million a month; Milian Rodriguez says he tended to those payments personally.
On November 1, 1985, Noriega met with the head of the CIA, William Casey. This we know not from some salacious report, but from the memo Casey wrote about it.
There’s no disputing they were in some kind of relationship—Noriega played a major role in supporting the Contras.
There’s no disputing they were in some kind of relationship—Noriega played a major role in supporting the Contras.
“Other US officials,” the Kerry committee reports, “concluded that Casey had ‘let Noriega off the hook.’”
https://twitter.com/i/status/869439215519531009
By 1988, Milian Rodriguez says, the cartel had “a very diversified portfolio” of real estate, CDs, stocks and bonds in the United States. He would routinely purchase certificates of deposit in $100 million increments.
Milian Rodriguez joined boards, for instance of the Ponce de Leon Savings and Loan.
Milian Rodriguez says that by 1983 he had delivered the cartel a fortune in clean U.S. assets worth $11 billion.
Milian Rodriguez says that by 1983 he had delivered the cartel a fortune in clean U.S. assets worth $11 billion.
Milian Rodriguez was climbing into his Lear Jet in Fort Lauderdale when he was arrested, with $5.4 million in cash, in 1983.
The cartel quickly replaced him with someone, Rodriguez says, from Harvard Law School.
The cartel quickly replaced him with someone, Rodriguez says, from Harvard Law School.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1434393668652314630
Early 1980s: Manafort works for Reagan campaign.
Mid 1980s: Reagan administration embarks upon illegal Iran Contra scandal laundering money through BCCI. Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi is used as a middleman.
William P Barr for clean up.
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BCCI was successful for almost two decades.
TIME magazine’s Jonathan Beaty and S.C. Gwynne broke much of the news when it all fell apart in 1991:
BCCI was successful for almost two decades.
TIME magazine’s Jonathan Beaty and S.C. Gwynne broke much of the news when it all fell apart in 1991:
Superlatives are quickly exhausted: it is the largest corporate criminal enterprise ever, the biggest Ponzi scheme, the most pervasive money-laundering operation and financial supermarket ever created for the likes of Manuel Noriega, Ferdinand Marcos, Saddam Hussein and
the Colombian drug barons. B.C.C.I. even accomplished a Stealth-like invasion of the U.S. banking industry by secretly buying First American Bankshares, a Washington-based holding company with offices stretching from Florida to New York,
whose chairman is former U.S. Defense Secretary Clark Clifford.
Milian Rodriguez, a convicted money launderer disclosed $11 billion in 1983 cocaine money was reportedly all cleaned and deposited in major New York banks.
Money laundering partners were needed.
Milian Rodriguez, a convicted money launderer disclosed $11 billion in 1983 cocaine money was reportedly all cleaned and deposited in major New York banks.
Money laundering partners were needed.
Beaty and Gwynne’s reporting in TIME and in their book “The Outlaw Bank” says BCCI was set up largely to accept drug money, with key early participation by figures with very close ties to the illegal heroin trade from Afghanistan.
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Thomas Bertram "Bert" Lance served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter in 1977.
Lance was an adviser to Carter during his successful 1976 presidential campaign.
After Carter's victory over
Thomas Bertram "Bert" Lance served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter in 1977.
Lance was an adviser to Carter during his successful 1976 presidential campaign.
After Carter's victory over
President Gerald Ford, Lance was named Director of the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB).
Within six months, questions were raised by the press and Congress about mismanagement and corruption when Lance was chairman of the board of
Within six months, questions were raised by the press and Congress about mismanagement and corruption when Lance was chairman of the board of
Calhoun First National Bank of Georgia.
William Safire's article written during this time, Carter's Broken Lance, earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1978.
Lance resigned his position.
William Safire's article written during this time, Carter's Broken Lance, earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1978.
Lance resigned his position.
A year later, Thomas Lance sold his interest in the First National Bank of Georgia to Arab businessman Gaith Pharaon.
Unknown to bank regulators at the time, according to bank records, BCCI actually held a controlling interest in the Georgia bank.
Unknown to bank regulators at the time, according to bank records, BCCI actually held a controlling interest in the Georgia bank.
Agha Hasan Abedi was introduced to Jimmy Carter in 1981 by Thomas Lance.
In the spring of 1987 Pharaon personally responded to one of Carter’s fund-raising appeals.
He was invited to have lunch with the former President at the Carter Center and brought with him David Paul,
In the spring of 1987 Pharaon personally responded to one of Carter’s fund-raising appeals.
He was invited to have lunch with the former President at the Carter Center and brought with him David Paul,
owner of CenTrust Savings & Loan in Miami.
Pharaon acquired 20% of CenTrust that same year.
Arab Gaith Pharaon was a Harvard-educated man whose father was an adviser to Saudi royalty,
Pharaon acquired 20% of CenTrust that same year.
Arab Gaith Pharaon was a Harvard-educated man whose father was an adviser to Saudi royalty,
Ghaith Rashad Pharaon (September 7, 1940 – January 6, 2017), was a Saudi fugitive financier and businessman who was founder of Attock Group, Attock Cement, and at one time an investor in the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), an international bank
(CIA banked at BCCI) established by Pakistani financier Agha Hasan Abedi.
Secretly acting on behalf of BCCI, Pharaon acquired control of two American banks in violation of federal banking laws.
Secretly acting on behalf of BCCI, Pharaon acquired control of two American banks in violation of federal banking laws.
When the fraud was discovered, BCCI was forced to sell the banks, and soon after shut down by regulators when it was determined to be insolvent.
Pharaon was charged with wire fraud and racketeering conspiracy; although he eventually paid out substantial fines and
Pharaon was charged with wire fraud and racketeering conspiracy; although he eventually paid out substantial fines and
a major settlement to the bank's liquidators, the criminal charges were never resolved and American authorities were seeking his extradition until he died in 2017.
Ghaith Pharaon is the son of Rashad Pharaon who served as Saudi Ambassador to all Europe from 1948 until 1954.
Ghaith Pharaon is the son of Rashad Pharaon who served as Saudi Ambassador to all Europe from 1948 until 1954.
Ghaith Pharaon's university education was in the United States at the Colorado School of Mines from 1959 to 1961 followed by Stanford University from 1962 to 1963; and Harvard Business School from 1963 to 1965 (until his graduation).
Pharaon was a key player in the global oil and banking industries in the 1970s and 1980s and at one time, the No. 2 Saudi investor in the United States.
Is the the Harvard guy that El Chapo's money mule referred to?
Is the the Harvard guy that El Chapo's money mule referred to?
In 2016 it was reported that Ghaith Pharaon bought a house in Budapest, right next to the personal residence of the Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán.
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By the mid-1980s, the CIA’s involvement had expanded into tax havens, as David Fischer, the U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles, discovered.
Later, as Ambassador Fischer and his staff dug deeper into the criminal activities flowing through the Seychelles, including Mafia and
Later, as Ambassador Fischer and his staff dug deeper into the criminal activities flowing through the Seychelles, including Mafia and
Middle Eastern use of the island’s banks for money laundering, the local CIA station chief showed him a strange message Langley sent.
It was for the station chief’s eyes only, from CIA Director William Casey, and read: “You are hereby instructed never to report, never to use any assets or any resources to pursue anything regarding international fraudulent banking operations in the Seychelles.”
National Security Council used B.C.C.I. to funnel money for the Iran-contra deals, and the CIA maintained accounts in B.C.C.I. for covert operations.
Moreover, investigators have told TIME that the Defense Intelligence Agency has maintained a slush-fund account with B.C.C.I., apparently to pay for clandestine activities.
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One of the authors of “The Outlaw Bank” said that with “Senator John Tower, BCCI knew his weaknesses.
They sent him women, young beauties from Lahore, Pakistan, and then they got videos and films.”
They sent him women, young beauties from Lahore, Pakistan, and then they got videos and films.”
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1594080922030477313
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1594080920147038210
Charlie Wilson wanted to run against John Tower for the U.S. Senate in 1978.
By 1991, John Tower met his fate presumably for having pissed off HW Bush.
His fate allowed William P Barr to rise.
Tower gov report mentioned BCCI was a Ponzi Scheme (like that of Bernard Madoff or Jeffrey Epstein).
Epstein is known to have worked at Towers Financial, which was confirmed as a Ponzi scheme when its founder went to prison.
Epstein is known to have worked at Towers Financial, which was confirmed as a Ponzi scheme when its founder went to prison.
Towers Financial Corporation was a debt collection agency based in Manhattan.
Between 1988 and 1993, Towers Financial ran a Ponzi scheme that was the largest financial fraud in American history prior to Bernie Madoff's being uncovered.
Between 1988 and 1993, Towers Financial ran a Ponzi scheme that was the largest financial fraud in American history prior to Bernie Madoff's being uncovered.
Steven Hoffenberg was its founder, CEO, President, and Chairman.
Hoffenberg hired Jeffrey Epstein in 1987 to help with the Towers Financial Corporation.
Hoffenberg set Epstein up in offices in the Villard Houses in Manhattan, and paid him
Hoffenberg hired Jeffrey Epstein in 1987 to help with the Towers Financial Corporation.
Hoffenberg set Epstein up in offices in the Villard Houses in Manhattan, and paid him
$25,000 ($60,000 in current dollar terms) per month for his consulting work.
What? That is a shit ton of money per month, right?
They unsuccessfully tried to take over Pan Am in a corporate raid with Towers Financial as their raiding vessel.
Were they trying to wrestle it
What? That is a shit ton of money per month, right?
They unsuccessfully tried to take over Pan Am in a corporate raid with Towers Financial as their raiding vessel.
Were they trying to wrestle it
away from CIA?
Their bid failed, in part because of the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, which ultimately contributed to the airline's bankruptcy.
A similar unsuccessful bid in 1988 was made to take over Emery Air Freight Corp.
Their bid failed, in part because of the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, which ultimately contributed to the airline's bankruptcy.
A similar unsuccessful bid in 1988 was made to take over Emery Air Freight Corp.
Steven Hoffenberg stated that Epstein "had a detailed plan" to turn Towers Financial "into a financial powerhouse of funding money products around the world", and to do so "illegally".
Hoffenberg stated that he didn't turn in evidence against Epstein, mentioning Epstein "had traction with" The United States Department of Justice, and outlined further, "You cannot grasp the magnitude of [Epstein's] controlling effect."
Mr. Epstein, from Brooklyn, was just 21 when he joined the faculty at Dalton, arriving without a college degree, where Bill Barr's dad was head-master.
The school’s student newspaper reported in September 1974 that he was starting that year as a math and physics teacher.
The school’s student newspaper reported in September 1974 that he was starting that year as a math and physics teacher.
So 1974 at Dalton.
1987 Steven Hoffenberg hires Epstein at Towers Financial Corp, a Ponzi scheme.
In 1987, he met Jeffrey Epstein through a British defense contractor named Douglas Leese (died 2011), who Hoffenberg claimed was an arms dealer.
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1987 Steven Hoffenberg hires Epstein at Towers Financial Corp, a Ponzi scheme.
In 1987, he met Jeffrey Epstein through a British defense contractor named Douglas Leese (died 2011), who Hoffenberg claimed was an arms dealer.
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Leese was, with Saudi Adnan Khashoggi and Prince Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, architect in the billion dollar Al-Yamamah arms deal, Britain's biggest arms deal ever concluded – earning the prime contractor, BAE Systems, at least GBP 43 billion in revenue between 1985 and 2007.
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Hoffenberg gave Jeffrey Epstein a $2 million loan in 1988 that Epstein would never have to pay back. That's not a loan. That's payment for something.
Hoffenberg gave Jeffrey Epstein a $2 million loan in 1988 that Epstein would never have to pay back. That's not a loan. That's payment for something.
In BCCI’s scheme, as explained in “The Outlaw Bank,” the story was that OPEC oil dollars filled the coffers. Much was made of the role of Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, head of Abu Dhabi’s royal family—who gave the outfit the appearance of deep pockets from the booming oil business.
“The Outlaw Bank” suggests the seed money mostly came from a different booming business: smuggling opium out of Afghanistan through Pakistan’s remote tribal areas (where years later Seal Team Six would find Osama bin Laden).
Like all good Ponzi schemes, BCCI needed real deposits. Some came from a branch in Panama where massive cash deposits were welcome. This was about the time Panama, under Noriega, was a money-laundering haven.
One insider, identified in Beaty and Gwynne’s book “The Outlaw Bank” as “Condor,” explains that BCCI was amazing at making “things happen when the principals in a transaction can’t be seen doing business together and that includes governments.”
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Bank of America’s role in setting up BCCI in 1972 -->
Bank of America provided crucial seed money and was a major BCCI shareholder, owning over 30 percent of the bank’s stock until 1982.
Bank of America’s role in setting up BCCI in 1972 -->
Bank of America provided crucial seed money and was a major BCCI shareholder, owning over 30 percent of the bank’s stock until 1982.
Roy P. M. Carlson was a Bank of America official who supervised Mideast operations and was the one who had Bank of America "invest" 30% of BCCI stock.
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
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One of the bank’s BCCI secretly controlled was one of Miami’s best-known businesses, CenTrust, the region’s biggest savings and loan.
It was run by David Paul, who was eventually seen as a con man, lying about a Harvard education and Coast Guard service.
It was run by David Paul, who was eventually seen as a con man, lying about a Harvard education and Coast Guard service.
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Pre 1990, David Paul gave money to Joe Biden's and Richard Gephardt's presidential quests.
Paul and his CenTrust PAC contributed to and raised thousands for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Pre 1990, David Paul gave money to Joe Biden's and Richard Gephardt's presidential quests.
Paul and his CenTrust PAC contributed to and raised thousands for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
He was rewarded with a reception at the 1988 Democratic National Convention and a fancy title, Chairman of the Democratic Trust.
In an effort to broaden his base, Paul also gave to Republicans.
In an effort to broaden his base, Paul also gave to Republicans.
Paul bought hundreds of millions of dollars of Milken's junk bonds and participated in several securities trades with Milken and Keating. Paul dealt often with Milken but has stated he had only two transactions with Keating, brokered by the now collapsed Drexel Burnham Lambert.
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Wonder whether Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard was running interference with Florida Division of Banking in investigating CenTrust, Lincoln Savings and Loan, and Drexel?
The attorney general at the time, William Barr, formerly of the CIA, issued
Wonder whether Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard was running interference with Florida Division of Banking in investigating CenTrust, Lincoln Savings and Loan, and Drexel?
The attorney general at the time, William Barr, formerly of the CIA, issued
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Pamela Chaudry Singh (born 1961), known for some years as Pamella Bordes, is an Indian photographer and former Miss India.
Pamela Chaudry Singh (born 1961), known for some years as Pamella Bordes, is an Indian photographer and former Miss India.
In the late 1980s Singh worked in a brothel which had provided one of British publicist Max Clifford's clients with various services.
Clifford asked the madam to reveal details of her girls and clients, and found that one prostitute, Pamella Bordes, was simultaneously dating
Clifford asked the madam to reveal details of her girls and clients, and found that one prostitute, Pamella Bordes, was simultaneously dating
Andrew Neil (then editor of The Sunday Times), Donald Trelford (then editor of The Observer), Conservative minister for sport Colin Moynihan, and billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi.
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web.archive.org/web/2011060602…
“says she opened Swiss bank accounts for some executives of California Aerospace companies, that Khashoggi procured prostitutes for these same California executives, and that he gave gifts of up to $25,0000 to their mistresses.”
Was Adnan Khashoggi a Jeffrey Epstein of his time?
Was Adnan Khashoggi a Jeffrey Epstein of his time?
Donald Trump purchased Khashoggi’s boat, and opened Trump Tower a few blocks north of Khashoggi’s home, in 1983.
Epstein and Khashoggi were both detained in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein died.
Epstein and Khashoggi were both detained in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein died.
adnankhashoggi.com/obituary/
From Kashoggi's bio:
Khashoggi had been approached by a contact in Paris with access to the moderate faction within the Iranian regime who wanted to resolve a hostage crisis in Lebanon in which the Shia militia group Hezbollah was holding seven US
From Kashoggi's bio:
Khashoggi had been approached by a contact in Paris with access to the moderate faction within the Iranian regime who wanted to resolve a hostage crisis in Lebanon in which the Shia militia group Hezbollah was holding seven US
nationals.
Khashoggi, seeing an opportunity to de-escalate tension in the region, took this information to his contacts in the CIA. After the CIA consulted with President Reagan, the arms-for-hostages proposal was given the go-ahead.
Khashoggi, seeing an opportunity to de-escalate tension in the region, took this information to his contacts in the CIA. After the CIA consulted with President Reagan, the arms-for-hostages proposal was given the go-ahead.
Under the terms of the proposal, Khashoggi financed a shipment of weapons to be sent from Israel to Iran, which was halfway through a bloody ten-year war with Iraq, in return for the release of the hostages.
Unbeknownst to Khashoggi, the CIA later decided to divert a portion of the proceeds from the arms deal to the Contras, who were fighting the left-wing government in Nicaragua.
This modification, which contravened US legislation prohibiting the provision of assistance to the
This modification, which contravened US legislation prohibiting the provision of assistance to the
right-wing rebel group to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, was eventually exposed.
The Reagan administration’s clandestine deals with both Iran and, separately, the Contras, scandalised America.
The Reagan administration’s clandestine deals with both Iran and, separately, the Contras, scandalised America.
Following the Iran-Contra debacle, Khashoggi attracted considerable international attention.
He was arrested in Switzerland in 1989 and subsequently extradited to the US in order to stand trial for his alleged involvement in hiding the assets embezzled by the recently deposed
He was arrested in Switzerland in 1989 and subsequently extradited to the US in order to stand trial for his alleged involvement in hiding the assets embezzled by the recently deposed
President of the Philippines, Ferdinand E. Marcos and his wife, Imelda.
Side Note: HW Bush told Marcos to "invest" in NYC real estate, including 40 Wall St, which presumably CIA offloaded on Donald Trump eventually.
Having maintained his innocence from the start,
Side Note: HW Bush told Marcos to "invest" in NYC real estate, including 40 Wall St, which presumably CIA offloaded on Donald Trump eventually.
Having maintained his innocence from the start,
Khashoggi was cleared of any wrongdoing in 1990.
The case, which was described by jurors as a farce, was led by Rudy Giuliani.
Always amiable and with a wicked sense of humour, seeing Giuliani at a restaurant in New York several years later, Khashoggi embraced the prosecutor
The case, which was described by jurors as a farce, was led by Rudy Giuliani.
Always amiable and with a wicked sense of humour, seeing Giuliani at a restaurant in New York several years later, Khashoggi embraced the prosecutor
in a bear hug, to the enormous embarrassment of the future Mayor of New York.
Shortly after being cleared of any links to the Marcos’ millions, Khashoggi’s business empire, Triad America Corporation, began to experience severe financial difficulties.
Shortly after being cleared of any links to the Marcos’ millions, Khashoggi’s business empire, Triad America Corporation, began to experience severe financial difficulties.
Despite a number of hugely successful investments during the 1970s and 1980s, which including banking, hospitality, and mining interests around the globe, a USD 400 million real estate project in Salt Lake City filed for bankruptcy after creditors demanded payment.
Khashoggi’s subsequent difficulties were largely the result of the judge allowing the opposition to “pierce the corporate veil”, thereby enabling creditors to pursue him personally, rather than the liabilities being held by his companies – something Trump has avoided 4 times.
In “The Richest Man in the World,” Ronald Kessler reports that Nixon and Khashoggi had dinner together in Paris in 1967, before Nixon was ever president.
They met again that year in Nixon’s New York apartment. Soon, Khashoggi met Nixon’s friend Charles “Bebe” Rebozo.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1542740814773846018
Khashoggi had his staffer Eugene Warner open an account at Rebozo’s Florida-based Key Biscayne Bank.
After Nixon’s election, he met again with Khashoggi, at Rebozo’s Florida home.
Key Biscayne Bank was owned by Nixon's best friend per Kashoggi.
After Nixon’s election, he met again with Khashoggi, at Rebozo’s Florida home.
Key Biscayne Bank was owned by Nixon's best friend per Kashoggi.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1594398038134382592
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624648096029282304
Earlier, we asked, was Khashoggi the Epstein of his time?
Epstein was represented by Kirkland & Ellis: Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz, Roy Black, and Jay Lefkowitz.
Khashoggi had a similar legal representation and Robert W. Ogren, chief of the fraud
section in the department's criminal division of DOJ would get overpowered by the legal team of Khashoggi.
When he testified to John Kerry’s subcommittee, Milian Rodriguez explained that he had been trained in the covert handling of money by a Florida-based mentor, and the “very first project” he ever worked on was “delivering money to the families of some agents that had been
captured breaking the law in the United States. It’s commonly referred to as Watergate.”
Milian Rodriguez says his mentor was Manuel Artime, who, according to declassified CIA documents, was very close to Nixon’s close friend Charles “Bebe” Rebozo.
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Milian Rodriguez says his mentor was Manuel Artime, who, according to declassified CIA documents, was very close to Nixon’s close friend Charles “Bebe” Rebozo.
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Manuel Francisco Artime Buesa, M.D. (29 January 1932 – 18 November 1977) was a Cuban-American who at one time was a member of the rebel army of Fidel Castro but later was the political leader of Brigade 2506 land forces in the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in April 1961.
At the initiative of US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Manuel Artime became involved in the Cuban project AMWORLD, a White House-sponsored and CIA-organized counter-revolutionary unit with bases in Costa Rica and Nicaragua that staged commando raids on Cuban shore
installations.
However, in 1964 the Cuban Project was cancelled by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Artime participated in a failed assassination attempt against Fidel Castro in 1965.
Note, JFK was killed Nov 1963, prior to this.
However, in 1964 the Cuban Project was cancelled by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Artime participated in a failed assassination attempt against Fidel Castro in 1965.
Note, JFK was killed Nov 1963, prior to this.
In the 1970s Artime organized the Miami Watergate Defense Relief Fund, collecting $21,000 for the convicted Watergate burglars, a number of whom were American or Cuban veterans of the Bay of Pigs operation.
Church Committee investigated Khashoggi.
Most substantive outcome was the 1977 passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In 2017, Manchurian Candidate Trump reportedly tried to kill the act.
Trump later pardoned Michael Milken.
nytimes.com/2020/01/15/bus…
Most substantive outcome was the 1977 passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
In 2017, Manchurian Candidate Trump reportedly tried to kill the act.
Trump later pardoned Michael Milken.
nytimes.com/2020/01/15/bus…
Jeffrey Epstein was in London, where he was personally tutored by Adnan Khashoggi and Robert Maxwell, when Khashoggi brokered the arms deal that saw Saudi Arabia purchase a giant quantity of planes & other military gear from an array of British companies led by British Aerospace.
Al Yamamah is the name of a series of record arms sales by the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia, paid for by the delivery of up to 600,000 barrels (95,000 m3) of crude oil per day to the British government.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Yamama…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Yamama…
The first sales occurred in September 1985 and the most recent contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters was signed in August 2006.
There have been numerous allegations that the Al Yamamah contracts were a result of bribes (French: douceurs) to members of the
There have been numerous allegations that the Al Yamamah contracts were a result of bribes (French: douceurs) to members of the
Saudi royal family and government officials.
Some allegations suggested that the former prime minister's son Mark Thatcher may have been involved; however, he has strongly denied receiving payments or exploiting his mother's connections in his business dealings.
Some allegations suggested that the former prime minister's son Mark Thatcher may have been involved; however, he has strongly denied receiving payments or exploiting his mother's connections in his business dealings.
On 26 June 2007 BAE announced that the United States Department of Justice had launched its own investigation into Al Yamamah.
It was looking into allegations that a US bank had been used to funnel payments to Prince Bandar.
The Riggs Bank has been mentioned in some accounts.
It was looking into allegations that a US bank had been used to funnel payments to Prince Bandar.
The Riggs Bank has been mentioned in some accounts.
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On 19 May 2008, BAE confirmed that its CEO Mike Turner and non-executive director Nigel Rudd had been detained "for about 20 minutes" at George Bush Intercontinental and Newark airports respectively the previous week and that the DOJ had issued "a number
On 19 May 2008, BAE confirmed that its CEO Mike Turner and non-executive director Nigel Rudd had been detained "for about 20 minutes" at George Bush Intercontinental and Newark airports respectively the previous week and that the DOJ had issued "a number
of additional subpoenas in the US to employees of BAE Systems plc and BAE Systems Inc as part of its ongoing investigation".
With Khashoggi’s help, U.S. companies like Lockheed and Northrop came to dominate the global arms trade, pre 1985.
The UK was perhaps missing out, and dispatched Prince Andrew to the cause.
independent.co.uk/voices/prince-…
The UK was perhaps missing out, and dispatched Prince Andrew to the cause.
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Virginia Roberts, now Virginia Giuffre, long said Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her as part of a pattern of abuse instigated and abetted by Epstein and Maxwell, but that would have been about 17 years after the 1985 arms deal.
Ronald Kessler in The Richest Man in the World writes Thomas V. Jones of Northrop admitted to giving $50,000 in cash to Nixon’s personal attorney.
Thomas V. Jones testified in October 1974 and Eli Black commits suicide (official story) by Feb 1975.
Is that connected?
Is that connected?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624507891234312192
Nixon’s vice president used aggressive language to rile up the Republican base, thinly veiled racism, no-holds barred insults of lefties, anti-communism that rivaled McCarthy.
It made him far more popular than Nixon with Republican voters.
Did the CIA guys from this time
It made him far more popular than Nixon with Republican voters.
Did the CIA guys from this time
frame use Spiro Agnew as the model for Manchurian Candidate Trump?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624348283127603203
When Agnew left Maryland for the White House, he left to join Khashoggi, and worked long hours trying to drum up investment in a Kentucky property, at which he ultimately failed.
nytimes.com/1974/08/31/arc…
nytimes.com/1974/08/31/arc…
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Oct. 7, 1973 - At the request of Vice President Agnew, Howard R. Hughes made a secret cash contribution of $10,000 to the 1970 Maryland governorship campaign of C. Stanley Blair, according to testimony in a California lawsuit confirmed today.
Oct. 7, 1973 - At the request of Vice President Agnew, Howard R. Hughes made a secret cash contribution of $10,000 to the 1970 Maryland governorship campaign of C. Stanley Blair, according to testimony in a California lawsuit confirmed today.
Alvin B. Krongard (CIA then Apollo Global) was Campaign Treasurer to Judge C. Stanley Blair for Maryland governor while Spiro Agnew nominated Blair, who was Agnew's Chief of Staff while Agnew was MD Governor.
So this CIA faction of Krongard was friendly with Agnew.
So this CIA faction of Krongard was friendly with Agnew.
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The Evening Sun reported in 1970 that “Mr. Krongard, 33, a former marine captain and All-American lacrosse player, has been active in Republican party politics since March 1968, when then Governor Spiro. T. Agnew tapped him to lead Maryland’s
The Evening Sun reported in 1970 that “Mr. Krongard, 33, a former marine captain and All-American lacrosse player, has been active in Republican party politics since March 1968, when then Governor Spiro. T. Agnew tapped him to lead Maryland’s
Draft Rockefeller Drive.
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Mr. Krongard was director of special organizations for the Nixon-Agnew ticket in Maryland.”
Krongard left Princeton in 1958 where CIA recruited him.
Krongard resigned from the CIA shortly after the arrival of
During the 1968 presidential campaign, Mr. Krongard was director of special organizations for the Nixon-Agnew ticket in Maryland.”
Krongard left Princeton in 1958 where CIA recruited him.
Krongard resigned from the CIA shortly after the arrival of
DCI Porter Goss in September 2004.
On 31 July 2004 Krongard married Cheryl Gordon (née Cheryl Gruetzmacher), at that time a senior executive for Apollo Management.
She has since become a director of Legg Mason and US Airways.
On 31 July 2004 Krongard married Cheryl Gordon (née Cheryl Gruetzmacher), at that time a senior executive for Apollo Management.
She has since become a director of Legg Mason and US Airways.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624583634928771072
When I hear Draft Rockefeller Drive and Krongard, I can't help but think about a draft Giuliani movement
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A casino owned by Howard Hughes gave $10K cash to the 1970 Maryland
campaign of a protege of Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew.
It was an Agnew request of Mr.
Hughes, and Mr. Hughes wanted to do it,
and it had to be done,
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campaign of a protege of Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew.
It was an Agnew request of Mr.
Hughes, and Mr. Hughes wanted to do it,
and it had to be done,
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Thomas G. Bell, Hughes former assistant for political affairs, said in a deposition.
The funds — $10,000 in $100 bills — were
obtained from the cashier’s cage of Hughes' Silver Slipper Casino for the Maryland gubernatorial campaign of
The funds — $10,000 in $100 bills — were
obtained from the cashier’s cage of Hughes' Silver Slipper Casino for the Maryland gubernatorial campaign of
Agnew’s friend and former administrative assistant, C. Stanley Blair.
One of the advantages of owning a casino is that when you send people cash, it’s impossible for anyone to say who it’s really from.
Buzzy Krongard would know, and perhaps Buzzy orchestrated the
One of the advantages of owning a casino is that when you send people cash, it’s impossible for anyone to say who it’s really from.
Buzzy Krongard would know, and perhaps Buzzy orchestrated the
purchase of Resorts International Casino from Crosby family in 1987 for Trump or any of the Atlantic City Casinos, given the advantages of having a partner or Manchurian Candidate own a casino?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1608562865992265729
The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988.
On April 30, 1968, the Silver Slipper was purchased by Howard Hughes for $5.4 million in his famous spending spree of buying Vegas properties, which included the
On April 30, 1968, the Silver Slipper was purchased by Howard Hughes for $5.4 million in his famous spending spree of buying Vegas properties, which included the
Frontier next door.
He purchased the casino because he was afraid that the toe of the slipper, that faced the window of his Desert Inn penthouse, could contain a photographer taking pictures of him.
He purchased the casino because he was afraid that the toe of the slipper, that faced the window of his Desert Inn penthouse, could contain a photographer taking pictures of him.
After several attempts at requesting that the slipper be turned off, Hughes purchased the casino, turned off the lights and had the rotating mechanism dismantled.
The Silver Slipper was sealed, so no one could enter.
The Silver Slipper was sealed, so no one could enter.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in early 1985 was looking into allegations that Hughes Aircraft Co. paid a bribe to the firm of Saudi Arabian arms merchant Adnan Khashoggi during a competition for a $1.8-billion Saudi air-defense contract.
latimes.com/archives/la-xp…
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One of Khashoggi’s closest friends from his college days, Eugene Warner, lived in the penthouse of Hughes’ Sands Hotel.
Herman Milton "Hank" Greenspun (August 27, 1909 – July 23, 1989) was the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
Herman Milton "Hank" Greenspun (August 27, 1909 – July 23, 1989) was the publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
He purchased the Sun in 1949, and served as its editor and publisher until his death. Greenspun was also a prominent real estate developer in the Las Vegas Valley.
Greenspun was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the son of immigrants from Russian Congress Poland.
Greenspun was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the son of immigrants from Russian Congress Poland.
As a young man, Greenspun became closely involved with Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and the work he was doing to reopen his Flamingo casino.
Greenspun worked as the Flamingos's publicity agent. Following the murder of Siegel in Los Angeles in 1947, Greenspun renewed his interest in
Greenspun worked as the Flamingos's publicity agent. Following the murder of Siegel in Los Angeles in 1947, Greenspun renewed his interest in
his Jewish heritage and became a prominent figure in supporting the struggle to establish the State of Israel.
In 1947, when the Haganah was already in armed conflict with Arab forces, Greenspun shipped machine guns and airplane parts to that organization
In 1947, when the Haganah was already in armed conflict with Arab forces, Greenspun shipped machine guns and airplane parts to that organization
(which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces).
This was a violation of the U.S. Neutrality Acts, a crime for which Greenspun was arrested and ultimately convicted on July 10, 1950. He was fined $10,000 but received no prison time.
This was a violation of the U.S. Neutrality Acts, a crime for which Greenspun was arrested and ultimately convicted on July 10, 1950. He was fined $10,000 but received no prison time.
On October 18, 1961, President John F. Kennedy granted Greenspun a pardon.
Upon Greenspun's death in 1989, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres called Greenspun "a hero of our country and a fighter for freedom".
Upon Greenspun's death in 1989, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres called Greenspun "a hero of our country and a fighter for freedom".
One of Khashoggi’s closest friends from his college days, Eugene Warner was in contact with Hank Greenspun in Las Vegas.
Greenspun began a feud with Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1952, publishing several articles attacking him as a demagogue.
Greenspun began a feud with Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1952, publishing several articles attacking him as a demagogue.
On June 17, 1972, Virgilio González, Bernard Barker, James W. McCord, Jr., Eugenio Martínez and Frank Sturgis were arrested while placing electronic devices in the Democratic Party campaign offices in an apartment block called Watergate, in Washington, D.C.
It later emerged that people working for President Richard Nixon wanted to wiretap the conversations of Larry O'Brien, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
The Watergate scandal developed from this incident, leading to wide-ranging investigations, Congressional hearings, and steady media coverage for the next two years.
On May 23, 1973, McCord admitted that this group (known as the "Plumbers") had been involved in several covert
On May 23, 1973, McCord admitted that this group (known as the "Plumbers") had been involved in several covert
activities.
This included a plot to steal documents from Hank Greenspun's safe.
Aha ... stealing from Hank Greenspun's safe, the, the man JFK pardoned in Oct 1961.
This included a plot to steal documents from Hank Greenspun's safe.
Aha ... stealing from Hank Greenspun's safe, the, the man JFK pardoned in Oct 1961.
McCord testified that Attorney General John N. Mitchell had told him that Greenspun had in his possession blackmail type information involving a Democratic candidate for president.
E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy believed Greenspun possessed incriminating information on Edmund Muskie, and wanted to capture the documents in a joint operation with billionaire Howard Hughes's security team.
The operation fell through because Hughes's team refused to go further.
As Greenspun was an avowed Republican, it was assumed that Greenspun would use his political influence and connections to sway the election.
As Greenspun was an avowed Republican, it was assumed that Greenspun would use his political influence and connections to sway the election.
Edmund Sixtus Muskie was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States secretary of state under president Jimmy Carter, a United States senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 64th governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, and a member of the Maine
House of Representatives from 1946 to 1951. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1968 presidential election.
Muskie campaigned during the 1972 US Presidential elections.
E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy believed Greenspun
Muskie campaigned during the 1972 US Presidential elections.
E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy believed Greenspun
possessed incriminating information on Edmund Muskie.
Interesting Nixon's Watergate pals or Cuban operatives wanted that info on Muskie.
Interesting Nixon's Watergate pals or Cuban operatives wanted that info on Muskie.
Greenspun was also heavily involved in real estate, acquiring most of the western portion of Henderson, Nevada for a development that eventually became Green Valley.
Much of the original seed money for the real estate investment was acquired through a loan from the
Much of the original seed money for the real estate investment was acquired through a loan from the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
His family controls the majority of this land and associated real estate developments, including golf courses and the Green Valley Ranch, Resort and Spa with interest being held through The Greenspun Corporation.
His family controls the majority of this land and associated real estate developments, including golf courses and the Green Valley Ranch, Resort and Spa with interest being held through The Greenspun Corporation.
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Steven Sinofsky was former president of the Windows Division at Microsoft from July 2009 until his resignation on November 13, 2012.
Microsoft staff had expected Sinofsky to be CEO but it went to Steve Ballmer.
Melanie Walker is married to Sinofsky.
Steven Sinofsky was former president of the Windows Division at Microsoft from July 2009 until his resignation on November 13, 2012.
Microsoft staff had expected Sinofsky to be CEO but it went to Steve Ballmer.
Melanie Walker is married to Sinofsky.
Walker has served the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Melanie Walker reportedly met Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s, when he offered to get her a Victoria’s Secret audition.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
Melanie Walker reportedly met Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s, when he offered to get her a Victoria’s Secret audition.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
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Andrew first met Texas-born Melanie in New York in 1999 — the same year he met Epstein.
Andrew first met Texas-born Melanie in New York in 1999 — the same year he met Epstein.
Stephen Andrew Feinberg is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cerberus Capital Management.
In 2017 Cerberus also owned DynCorp, which is a major national security contractor with the US government, charging billions for overseas military and police training.
In 2017 Cerberus also owned DynCorp, which is a major national security contractor with the US government, charging billions for overseas military and police training.
On May 11, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump named Feinberg to head the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
After graduating from college, Feinberg worked as a trader at Drexel Burnham in 1982 and later at Gruntal & Co.
Drexel Burnhan - another CIA recruit connected the the Buzzy Krongard group that may have helped install Manchurian Candidate Trump?
Drexel Burnhan - another CIA recruit connected the the Buzzy Krongard group that may have helped install Manchurian Candidate Trump?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624348283127603203
Feinberg graduated with an A.B. in politics from Princeton University in 1982 after completing a 94-page long senior thesis
titled "The Politics of Prostitution and Drug Legalization."
titled "The Politics of Prostitution and Drug Legalization."
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In 2016, Feinberg served on the Trump Economic Advisory Council during Donald Trump's presidential campaign, donated nearly $1.5 million to pro-Trump PACs, and co-hosted a $50,000 per person Republican National Committee and Trump fundraising dinner alongside other financiers.
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Louis Bremer, a former Navy SEAL who serves as a managing director at the investment firm Cerberus Capital Management,
Louis Bremer, a former Navy SEAL who serves as a managing director at the investment firm Cerberus Capital Management,
is the Trump administration’s nominee to become assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict (SOLIC), a key role overseeing elite operations across the globe.
Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside several other civilian nominees, Bremer faced questions from Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine.), about his role at Tier 1 Group, a Cerberus subsidiary on whose board he sits.
Tim Kaine referred to a March 2019 column by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, who wrote that the CIA had warned other government agencies that Tier 1 may have trained some members of the Saudi team that traveled to Turkey in October 2018, where the squad killed and
dismembered Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to get paperwork needed for his upcoming marriage.
The CIA later concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Khashoggi, a Virginia resident who was a prominent critic of
The CIA later concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Khashoggi, a Virginia resident who was a prominent critic of
the kingdom’s leadership.
Saudi officials have characterized the assassins as rogue operatives.
Summary: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine suggested the Jamal Khashoggi killers may have been trained by a U.S. private military contractor called Tier One, whose main investor is
Saudi officials have characterized the assassins as rogue operatives.
Summary: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine suggested the Jamal Khashoggi killers may have been trained by a U.S. private military contractor called Tier One, whose main investor is
Trump intelligence appointee and donor Stephen Feinberg, who is likely close with Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard.
Donald Trump bragged MBS was going to get in trouble for the episode but Trump “saved his ass.”
vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/d…
Donald Trump bragged MBS was going to get in trouble for the episode but Trump “saved his ass.”
vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/d…
All this review of information makes it plausible that a group of guys who were CIA case officers, recruited from Princeton at the time Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard was, may have helped install Trump, while also, Russian Intel was working to install Trump, and the Saudi's too.
CIA was studying mind control around the time Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard and a cohort was recruited from Princeton.
Allen Dulles and Richard Helms were into studying mind control.
These guys would know a bit about a Manchurian Candidate.
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Allen Dulles and Richard Helms were into studying mind control.
These guys would know a bit about a Manchurian Candidate.
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Wonder whether Dr. Lisa Palmer has any connection to the Alvin Bernard "Buzzy" Krongard CIA cohort?
Previously, I wondered whether Mike Flynn or Phil Waldron had contact with Lisa Palmer.
Previously, I wondered whether Mike Flynn or Phil Waldron had contact with Lisa Palmer.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1566131279388712969
https://twitter.com/i/status/970763442813591558
Former Trump campaign adviser Sam Nunberg, who spoke with Mueller's team: "Mueller thinks Trump is the Manchurian Candidate."
While Nunberg may have been attempting a reframing, trying to make the Mueller investigation look ridiculous, someone should ask Nunberg who he came to believe Mueller thought Trump was the Manchurian Candidate.
Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) says he's even more convinced after the Mueller testimony that Trump is a "Manchurian Candidate"
This makes sense.
Trump used to “rescue” the operation, after James Crosby’s sudden death on the operating table.
Trump used to “rescue” the operation, after James Crosby’s sudden death on the operating table.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1624799223412584449
As a private company, Trump Org didn’t have to share financials.
Deutsche Bank took false financials, knowingly.
When we go back in time to Dec 1998 and consider that Deutsche Bank A.G. formally announced that day its plan for a $10.1 billion
Deutsche Bank took false financials, knowingly.
When we go back in time to Dec 1998 and consider that Deutsche Bank A.G. formally announced that day its plan for a $10.1 billion
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624315347317710854
takeover (aka bailout) of the Bankers Trust Corporation, overpaying, a de facto bail out of Bankers Trust, and with it helping to stop the free fall of the Russian economy from propagating to the US banking system and to the rest of the World.
January 1998 is when Alvin B. Krongard leaves BT-ABS to join the CIA.
He could have joined earlier or later but now we know why Jan 1998.
In 1998 the CIA under George Tenet, with Alvin Krongard taking lead, created an “experimental venture capital unit” called Peleus, later
He could have joined earlier or later but now we know why Jan 1998.
In 1998 the CIA under George Tenet, with Alvin Krongard taking lead, created an “experimental venture capital unit” called Peleus, later
And considering that Mayo Shattuck III, who was second in command at ABS under A.B. Krongard and who would become the head of BT-ABS after Krongard‘s departure for the CIA stayed as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Deutsche ABS unit until September 12th 2001, one day after 9/11
This suggests that eventually both Trump Org and Deutsche Bank were CIA money laundering assets, starting with connections to the Genovese crime syndicate.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624315342846586881
In the 1980s, Credit Lyonnais noticed a rival bank from Germany, Deutsche Bank, growing quickly to become a global player—and had similar ambitions.
Deutsche Bank comes to rival Credit Lyonnais, the latter, that provided cash to Leon Black for Apollo.
Deutsche Bank comes to rival Credit Lyonnais, the latter, that provided cash to Leon Black for Apollo.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624519414656774144
One can infer that both Russia and CIA elements wanted Trump installed Jan 2017.
Perhaps appropriate to view our Manchurian Candidate as a whore for which two boys were competing:
On the one side, A.B. Krongard CIA faction,
Perhaps appropriate to view our Manchurian Candidate as a whore for which two boys were competing:
On the one side, A.B. Krongard CIA faction,
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624348283127603203
a faction that purchased Mike Pompeo and that had been pals with HW Bush and Reagan, and included Stephen Andrew Feinberg and Leon Black.
On the other side, KGB and GRU.
Who led the Trump Tower | Alfa Bank server communications and facilitated the <$200 pre-paid gift card
On the other side, KGB and GRU.
Who led the Trump Tower | Alfa Bank server communications and facilitated the <$200 pre-paid gift card
scheme to install our Manchurian Candidate, rescuing the 2016 Trump Campaign for which Paul Manafort had gone to "work for free," when the Campaign was having a cash crunch, and received a miraculous influx of what was
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1611437043317411911
covertly (or overtly) called a miracle of support from small dollar donors?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1601989149338255361
Is this same CIA faction partnered with Elon Musk and attempting to control Twitter, partnering with the Saudis, but wanting more power than the Saudis when it comes to controlling Twitter?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1589438460179677184
Correction: The former, not the latter, meaning Deutsche Bank funded Leon Black / Apollo.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624852598292418566
To be clear, when we say Alvin B. Krongard could have joined CIA before or after Jan 1998, we mean officially joined, publicly known.
Of course, Krongard was a CIA case officer for decades prior.
Highlighting the Jan 1998 overt act to officially join.
Of course, Krongard was a CIA case officer for decades prior.
Highlighting the Jan 1998 overt act to officially join.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624852591573073920
Jan 1998: we have the crucial point in time that I'm highlighting above, following Russian Debt Crisis and A.B. Krongard's bank requiring a bailout from Deutsche Bank.
March 1987: we have a crucial point in time for CIA using Trump.
March 1987: we have a crucial point in time for CIA using Trump.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1493061255128567816
Jan 2008: Putin arrested Solntsevskaya VIP (and CIA ally) Semion Mogilevich
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623779028292276228
Sept 2021: 9/11/2001 another crucial point in time, including our useful idiot W Bush and John Ashcroft, Dick Cheney, etc.
Buzzy’s wife, Cheryl Gordon Krongard was Senior Partner at Apollo Mgmt LP Jan 2002 to Dec 2004.
From 1994 to 2000,
Buzzy’s wife, Cheryl Gordon Krongard was Senior Partner at Apollo Mgmt LP Jan 2002 to Dec 2004.
From 1994 to 2000,
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she was CEO of Rothschild Asset Mgmt.
Notice the break during 9/11/2001 for Cheryl Krongard's resume?
Chery was on Board of Directors of US Airways Group Inc from 2003 until a merger with American Airlines Group.
Notice the break during 9/11/2001 for Cheryl Krongard's resume?
Chery was on Board of Directors of US Airways Group Inc from 2003 until a merger with American Airlines Group.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577767367970635781
What made Bill Clinton not accept information that may have prevented 9/11?
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Sorry for the typo where Sept 2021 should read Sept 2001 in a tweet above referring to 9/11/2001.
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In 1997, Buzzy sold the firm he ran, Alex. Brown, to Bankers Trust.
One of Bill Clinton’s top treasury officials, Frank Newman, left his senior treasury position to take over Bankers Trust.
A year later, it became clear Bankers Trust had fumbled a
One of Bill Clinton’s top treasury officials, Frank Newman, left his senior treasury position to take over Bankers Trust.
A year later, it became clear Bankers Trust had fumbled a
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624583639446028289
huge bet in Moscow.
Bill Clinton came into office by 1996.
Had U.S. agencies examined the Mukhabarat files when they first had the chance in 1996, the prospects of preventing al-Qaeda’s subsequent attacks would have been much greater, per Vanity Fair.
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Bill Clinton came into office by 1996.
Had U.S. agencies examined the Mukhabarat files when they first had the chance in 1996, the prospects of preventing al-Qaeda’s subsequent attacks would have been much greater, per Vanity Fair.
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When we ask, what made Bill Clinton not accept information, the Mukhabarat files, that may have prevented 9/11, we need to consider this was 1996 when Bill Clinton came into office and consider what Buzzy Krongard was up to.
In an interview on "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," Susan Rice said Clinton administration officials up to the Cabinet level met on "countless occasions" with officials of the Sudanese government to discuss terrorism.
cnn.com/2001/US/12/02/…
cnn.com/2001/US/12/02/…
"Never, during those many, many meetings, was there ever an offer of such documents, were those documents ever provided," Rice said.
"And in fact, out of those meetings didn't even come any detailed, significant information that our law enforcement or CIA operatives found to be of any operational significance."
Rice said she was "puzzled" by Carney's comments because he was in some of those same meetings.
Rice said she was "puzzled" by Carney's comments because he was in some of those same meetings.
Susan Rice noted the allegations in the [Vanity Fair] article, written by David Rose, were based on information from Sudanese government officials and people with business ties to Sudan.
According to the article, the Mukhabarat, Sudan's intelligence service, compiled
According to the article, the Mukhabarat, Sudan's intelligence service, compiled
information on bin Laden from his arrival in the country in 1991 until he was expelled in 1996.
The Vanity Fair article said U.S. officials may have been skeptical of the information because the CIA had received other intelligence reports from Sudan about purported terrorist
The Vanity Fair article said U.S. officials may have been skeptical of the information because the CIA had received other intelligence reports from Sudan about purported terrorist
attacks that turned out to be untrue, according to the article, and because they may not have appreciated the danger presented by al Qaeda before the 1998 embassy attacks, according to the article.
Let's examine Tim Carney, the US Ambassador to Sudan under W Bush.
Let's examine Tim Carney, the US Ambassador to Sudan under W Bush.
Timothy Michael Carney (born July 12, 1944) is a retired American diplomat and consultant.
Carney served as a career Foreign Service Officer for 32 years, with assignments that included Vietnam and Cambodia as well as Lesotho and South Africa before being appointed as
Carney served as a career Foreign Service Officer for 32 years, with assignments that included Vietnam and Cambodia as well as Lesotho and South Africa before being appointed as
ambassador to Sudan and later in Haiti.
Aha ... Carney aligned with A.B. Buzzy Krongard CIA faction, given his assignments in Vietnam and Cambodia?
Later in 2003, Carney was appointed to oversee America's reconstruction efforts in Iraq after the war that deposed
Aha ... Carney aligned with A.B. Buzzy Krongard CIA faction, given his assignments in Vietnam and Cambodia?
Later in 2003, Carney was appointed to oversee America's reconstruction efforts in Iraq after the war that deposed
Saddam Hussein.
Tim Carney advocated engagement with Sudan at a time when White House officials and the C.I.A. wanted the U.S. Embassy closed in Khartoum.
Tim Carney advocated engagement with Sudan at a time when White House officials and the C.I.A. wanted the U.S. Embassy closed in Khartoum.
Carney began his Foreign Service Officer career in Vietnam in 1967 as a rotation officer based in Saigon for biographic and youth affairs and for commercial matters.
He was then stationed in Lesotho as second of two officers in charge of consular, political and economic affairs until 1971.
In 1972, he was appointed Second Secretary at the U.S. Mission in Phnom Penh, before returning to the United States to study at Cornell University
In 1972, he was appointed Second Secretary at the U.S. Mission in Phnom Penh, before returning to the United States to study at Cornell University
in 1975.
After spending a few years at the State Department's Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia desk, Carney was appointed as U.S. consul in Udorn, Thailand and later as political officer in Bangkok during the Third Indochina War from 1979 until 1983.
After spending a few years at the State Department's Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia desk, Carney was appointed as U.S. consul in Udorn, Thailand and later as political officer in Bangkok during the Third Indochina War from 1979 until 1983.
After serving three year stints as the political counselor to U.S. Missions in Jakarta, Indonesia and Pretoria, South Africa (before Apartheid ended), Carney joined the U.S. Mission to the UN as political adviser for the 1989 UN General Assembly.
On return to Washington he joined the White House National Security Council staff under President George H. W. Bush.
He focused on Southeast Asian and Pacific Island affairs.
Carney as US Ambassador to Sudan (screenshot)
He focused on Southeast Asian and Pacific Island affairs.
Carney as US Ambassador to Sudan (screenshot)
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Clinton administration officials maintain emphatically that they had no such option in 1996. In the legal, political and intelligence environment of the time, they said, there was no choice but to allow bin Laden to depart Sudan unmolested.
Clinton administration officials maintain emphatically that they had no such option in 1996. In the legal, political and intelligence environment of the time, they said, there was no choice but to allow bin Laden to depart Sudan unmolested.
"The FBI did not believe we had enough evidence to indict bin Laden at that time, and therefore opposed bringing him to the United States," said Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, who was deputy national security adviser then.
1993 threats, product of disinfo, gets US Embassy of Sudan emptied.
HW Bush left the White House in Jan 1993 and Bill Clinton takes over in Jan 1993.
Louis J. Freeh is FBI Director September 1, 1993 - June 25, 2001.
HW Bush left the White House in Jan 1993 and Bill Clinton takes over in Jan 1993.
Louis J. Freeh is FBI Director September 1, 1993 - June 25, 2001.
There is more to understanding the alleged intel failure in the Vanity Fair Article than I am able to investigate today.
I'd be obsessed with Louis Freeh's directions to subordinates of the FBI and any interactions those folks had with CIA case officers.
I'd be obsessed with Louis Freeh's directions to subordinates of the FBI and any interactions those folks had with CIA case officers.
Louis Freeh, Natalia Veselnitskaya, and Prevezon are directly related to Enron.
Freeh resigned as FBI Director in June 2001, shortly after Robert P Hanssen was arrested in 2001, before his term was up, and then he went on to represent
Freeh resigned as FBI Director in June 2001, shortly after Robert P Hanssen was arrested in 2001, before his term was up, and then he went on to represent
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1399068136763232260
Russian money laundering front, Prevezon.
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh is also one of 13 lobbyists working to free a Russian businesswoman jailed in Kuwait.
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh is also one of 13 lobbyists working to free a Russian businesswoman jailed in Kuwait.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1553214809113563136
Hanssen’s indictment excluded his spying activity between 1992-1999.
William Sessions is FBI Director Nov 2, 1987 to July 19, 1993
Sessions start in Nov 1987 is about 10 months after CIA Director William J Casey leaves on Jan 29, 1987.
William Casey is CIA Director Jan 28, 1981 to Jan 29, 1987.
Sessions start in Nov 1987 is about 10 months after CIA Director William J Casey leaves on Jan 29, 1987.
William Casey is CIA Director Jan 28, 1981 to Jan 29, 1987.
William H Webster is CIA Director May 26, 1987 to Aug 31, 1991.
Who was running CIA from Jan 29, 1987 to May 26, 1987?
Who was running CIA from Jan 29, 1987 to May 26, 1987?
It was the Clinton administration that pressured Sudan to evict Bin Ladin in 1996 so that our friends the Mujahideen could fly bin Ladin back to Afghanistan in May 1996 to help them fight the Taliban.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1624875776930709506
Robert Philip Hanssen is an American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) double agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001.
In 1979, three years after joining the FBI, Hanssen approached the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) to offer his services, beginning his first espionage cycle, lasting until 1981.
Hanssen restarted his espionage activities in 1985 and continued until 1991, when he ended communications during the collapse of the Soviet Union, fearing he would be exposed.
Hanssen restarted communications the next year, in 1992, and continued until his arrest.
Throughout his spying, Hanssen remained anonymous to the Russians.
But, Hanssen’s indictment excluded his spying activity between 1992-1999.
Throughout his spying, Hanssen remained anonymous to the Russians.
But, Hanssen’s indictment excluded his spying activity between 1992-1999.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1553214809113563136
Hanssen was arrested on February 18, 2001.
Hanssen was spying on behalf of the CIA, because the CIA and their Russian mob friends needed to keep tabs on the FBI’s meddling.
But how to explain Louis J. Freeh, Sept 1, 1993 to June 25, 2001 FBI Director activities?
Hanssen was spying on behalf of the CIA, because the CIA and their Russian mob friends needed to keep tabs on the FBI’s meddling.
But how to explain Louis J. Freeh, Sept 1, 1993 to June 25, 2001 FBI Director activities?
Enron was a continuation of the CIA’s Continental Illinois Bank money laundering operation.
And, Prevezon was laundering money from the Itera/Purgaz scheme.
Why am I having trouble reconciling this with FBI under Freeh?
FBI Agent Mark Wauck reported
And, Prevezon was laundering money from the Itera/Purgaz scheme.
Why am I having trouble reconciling this with FBI under Freeh?
FBI Agent Mark Wauck reported
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1553232600042463232
his suspicions about Hanssen’s spying in 1990, in the middle of FBI Director William J Sessions term at FBI in charge of it.
This is ignored until 2001 and Hanssen is arrested Feb 18, 2001, so Freeh must have been forced to not ignore by 2001, then following Hanssen's
This is ignored until 2001 and Hanssen is arrested Feb 18, 2001, so Freeh must have been forced to not ignore by 2001, then following Hanssen's
arrest in Feb 2001, Louis Freeh leaves as FBI Director in June 2001, ahead of his term even ending.
I like this interpretation:
I like this interpretation:
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1390919478544904192
Louis Freeh, as incoming FBI Director in Sept 1993, instructed, perhaps by CIA Director R. James Woolsey or a subordinate of Woolsey seems very plausible.
There was no Director of National Intelligence at this time, as the position succeeded
There was no Director of National Intelligence at this time, as the position succeeded
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1624891278621122562
the Director of the CIA.
Let’s look at some other figures on the National Security Council.
Warren Minor Christopher was nominated Secretary of State by President William Jefferson Clinton in December 1992, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 1993, and sworn in
Let’s look at some other figures on the National Security Council.
Warren Minor Christopher was nominated Secretary of State by President William Jefferson Clinton in December 1992, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 20, 1993, and sworn in
the next day.
He served in the position for four years and ended his service on January 17, 1997.
In 1967, President Lyndon Baines Johnson appointed Warren Christopher Deputy Attorney General of the United States, a position he held for two years.
He served in the position for four years and ended his service on January 17, 1997.
In 1967, President Lyndon Baines Johnson appointed Warren Christopher Deputy Attorney General of the United States, a position he held for two years.
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter appointed him Deputy Secretary of State, a position he held for four years.
Warren Christopher served as the Department of State’s Chief Negotiator during the Iran Hostage Crisis from 1979 to 1980.
Warren Christopher served as the Department of State’s Chief Negotiator during the Iran Hostage Crisis from 1979 to 1980.
In 1992, after serving as head of the Commission investigating the Los Angeles Police Department, Warren Christopher served as the Head of President-elect Clinton’s Transition Team.
Colin Powell left Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sept 30, 1993, and David E. Jeremiah took over Oct 1, 1993, as Acting until Oct 24, 1993 before John Shalikashvili assumed the role Oct 25, 1993 until Sept 30, 1997.
Then we had Hugh Shelton from Oct 1, 1997 to Sept 30, 2001.
Focusing in on John Shalikashvili, who assumed the role of Chairman of Joint Chiefs Oct 25, 1993 until Sept 30, 1997.
John Shalikashvili was born in Poland, the family of émigré Georgian officer Dimitri Shalikashvili
Focusing in on John Shalikashvili, who assumed the role of Chairman of Joint Chiefs Oct 25, 1993 until Sept 30, 1997.
John Shalikashvili was born in Poland, the family of émigré Georgian officer Dimitri Shalikashvili
and his Polish wife Maria Rüdiger-Belyaeva.
After the Bolshevik Revolution, Dimitri became a lieutenant colonel in the army of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. When the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Georgia in 1921, Dimitri was on diplomatic service in Turkey.
After the Bolshevik Revolution, Dimitri became a lieutenant colonel in the army of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. When the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Georgia in 1921, Dimitri was on diplomatic service in Turkey.
Dimitri then joined other Georgian exiles in Poland, where he met and married John's mother, Maria; she was Polish and of part German ancestry, and the daughter of Count Rudiger-Bielajew, a former Tsarist general.
Shalikashvili was an advisor to John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaign.
Moving on, William James Crowe Jr was a United States Navy admiral and diplomat who served as the 11th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush,
Moving on, William James Crowe Jr was a United States Navy admiral and diplomat who served as the 11th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush,
serving in that role Oct 1, 1985 to Sept 30, 1989.
William James Crowe Jr served as the ambassador to the United Kingdom and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board under President Bill Clinton.
William James Crowe Jr served as the ambassador to the United Kingdom and Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board under President Bill Clinton.
From 1954 to 1955, Crowe served as assistant to the naval aide of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Crowe earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University in 1965 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The policy roots of the modern Royal Navy 1946-1963."
Crowe earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University in 1965 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The policy roots of the modern Royal Navy 1946-1963."
When I see Princeton 1965, I think, a CIA recruit?
On July 10, 1985, Crowe was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS).
He continued to serve as CJCS through the Bush administration until 1989, when he retired from
On July 10, 1985, Crowe was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS).
He continued to serve as CJCS through the Bush administration until 1989, when he retired from
active duty.
This mean that William Crow was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in April 1988 to August 1988 when Arkansas Rep Bill Alexander had to shut down an inquiry into Barry Seal and the Mena, Arkansas probe.
This mean that William Crow was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in April 1988 to August 1988 when Arkansas Rep Bill Alexander had to shut down an inquiry into Barry Seal and the Mena, Arkansas probe.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1468661572193202178
Given Bill Clinton’s amenability to CIA operations in Mena, Arkansas, where money was perhaps laundered using Epstein and Maxwell, one can reason, Clinton would later be amenable to pressuring Sudan to evict Bin Laden, so that
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1471573047635288071
our friends the Mujahideen could fly bin Ladin back to Afghanistan to help them fight the Taliban.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577722892250275840
Suppose a crutch of a President getting a "job review" every four years, a trade-off, is potential lack of continuity, while CIA case officers have continuity and can pull one over on a President, or especially, any Manchurian Candidates.
Same of anyone serving across
Same of anyone serving across
administrations, all ripe targets for hostile foreign governments to attempt to utilize.
Well, can we call it a job review, although the owner's of America select the candidates for the people in a two-party duopoly.
Well, can we call it a job review, although the owner's of America select the candidates for the people in a two-party duopoly.
Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard was recruited from Princeton in 1958 along with his brother Cookie and others.
There was no way to join CIA at that time; Langley didn't exist. CIA did not have job fairs, or any place to write.
There was no way to join CIA at that time; Langley didn't exist. CIA did not have job fairs, or any place to write.
CIA had talent scouts across 10 to 12 campuses, using people that had been in the OSS / WW2 and had gone into academia.
I'll have to come back to this and place it into context.
https://twitter.com/PlainSite/status/1516582255233093633
What would William P Barr say about Alvin B Krongard & vice-versa?
What do each think about Gerald Ford appointing William E Colby in Sept 1973 then H.W. Bush in Jan 1976 to CIA Director?
And Clinton appointing R. James Woolsey in Feb 1993 to CIA Dir?
What do each think about Gerald Ford appointing William E Colby in Sept 1973 then H.W. Bush in Jan 1976 to CIA Director?
And Clinton appointing R. James Woolsey in Feb 1993 to CIA Dir?
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1471595233616044038
Alvin B Krongard, recruited from Princeton in 1958, when Allen Dulles was CIA Director, 3 years before Allen Dulles is fired by JFK and replaced by John A. McCone on Nov 29, 1961.
Alvin B Krongard purchased 250K shares of Apollo at the IPO.
He's got over $10M in Apollo shares.
If clearing Leon Black of Epstein was / is positive for Apollo shares, Krongard would stand to benefit, perhaps to buy another property, say in Palm Beach.
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He's got over $10M in Apollo shares.
If clearing Leon Black of Epstein was / is positive for Apollo shares, Krongard would stand to benefit, perhaps to buy another property, say in Palm Beach.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Financial Trust Company invested about $5 million in Apollo’s IPO.
Antony P. Ressler worked at Drexel with Leon Black, and they co-founded Apollo together in 1990.
His sister, Broadway producer Debra Ressler, is married to Apollo co-founder Leon Black.
Antony P. Ressler worked at Drexel with Leon Black, and they co-founded Apollo together in 1990.
His sister, Broadway producer Debra Ressler, is married to Apollo co-founder Leon Black.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624583636652552192
Apollo, originally referred to as Apollo Advisors, was founded in 1990, after the collapse of Drexel Burnham Lambert in February 1990, by Leon Black, the former head of Drexel's mergers and acquisitions department, along with other Drexel alumni.
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Credit Lyonnais had loaned to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert by 1990.
Credit Lyonnais had loaned to Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert by 1990.
One way to think about who gets to become U.S. President is to go back to Allen Dulles running CIA and his brother John Foster running State Dept – Wall Street and clients of Sullivan and Cromwell were running the show, the owner’s of America.
And when these guys do not like
And when these guys do not like
who is President or the policies, they try to overthrow that government (e.g. the Wall St. Putsch to overthrow FDR using Smedley Butler).
After the Dulles brother’s, America has suffered the inherited fortunes of the Koch Brothers having outsized influence on U.S. policy.
After the Dulles brother’s, America has suffered the inherited fortunes of the Koch Brothers having outsized influence on U.S. policy.
The Koch Network wants to privatize schools and program minds with a code base controlled by the Koch Network.
If the owner’ of America, who control the levers of power, think you, as a Presidential Candidate, will bend to their mold, then you can get through the nomination
If the owner’ of America, who control the levers of power, think you, as a Presidential Candidate, will bend to their mold, then you can get through the nomination
for one of two parties, unless there’s a cycle where the owner’s still cannot buy a preferred or at least tolerable candidate.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1551285002717085696
https://twitter.com/avischarf/status/1625738917465972736
Cambridge Analytica (CA) + Team of Israeli ex-spies
Were ex CIA (e.g., Alvin Bernard “Buzzy” Krongard) from the 1960s, 1970s involved in using CA to help install our Manchurian Candidate in America, combined with a pre-paid gift card scheme to provide
the illusion of "grass roots" support from "small dollar" donors, conveniently under the $200 FEC reporting threshold, but in sufficiently high volume to launder hundreds of millions through the 2016 Trump Campaign?
https://twitter.com/Turloughc/status/1625541470500405276
Was Krongard acting as an agent for Israeli military intelligence at Alex Brown and the C.I.A.?
The evidence indicates that he served as an agent for Israel in both positions, per Christopher Bollyn.
One would need to independently analyze the information.
The evidence indicates that he served as an agent for Israel in both positions, per Christopher Bollyn.
One would need to independently analyze the information.
2016: Michael Chertoff recommends Merrick Garland for U.S Supreme Court.
Chertoff prosecuted the Enron case.
Firtash had Paul Manafort recruit Michael Chertoff to serve as Firtash’s defense attorney.
Chertoff prosecuted the Enron case.
Firtash had Paul Manafort recruit Michael Chertoff to serve as Firtash’s defense attorney.
https://twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1410095859707097093
https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/1032638900089569281
US Attorney who oversaw the government's case against Tony Salerno was Rudy Giuliani, while his lead prosecutor was Michael Chertoff.
Trump had worked with Salerno in NY real estate to procure building materials.
Christopher Bollyn asserts that Israeli military intelligence with the assistance and support of Zionist agents in high positions in the U.S. government were responsible for 9/11.
Bollyn considered Michael Chertoff one such Zionist agent.
Bollyn considered Michael Chertoff one such Zionist agent.
Michael Chertoff, then Assistant Attorney General, was responsible for the federal investigation and prosecution of the crimes of 9-11.
In this position Chertoff managed the federal “non-investigation” of 9-11 in which evidence was confiscated and destroyed without being
In this position Chertoff managed the federal “non-investigation” of 9-11 in which evidence was confiscated and destroyed without being
properly examined.
Bollyn had the hypothesis, not that 9-11 was an “inside” job, but that it was an Israeli-planned false-flag operation.
Was Krongard acting as an agent for Israeli military intelligence at Alex Brown and the C.I.A.?
Bollyn had the hypothesis, not that 9-11 was an “inside” job, but that it was an Israeli-planned false-flag operation.
Was Krongard acting as an agent for Israeli military intelligence at Alex Brown and the C.I.A.?
As C.E.O. of America’s oldest investment bank, Krongard was well placed to assist companies spawned by Israeli military intelligence.
Under Krongard, Alex Brown became a leading U.S. partner for these Israeli companies.
Under Krongard, Alex Brown became a leading U.S. partner for these Israeli companies.
In May 1996 Krongard and Mayo A. Shattuck went to Israel on a three-day trip during which they met with then prime minister Shimon Peres. As theBaltimore Sun reported shortly before their trip to Israel:
In 1996, Alex Brown was serving as the financial advisor for Scitex, an Israeli company connected to military intelligence.
Yair Shamir, the son of Yitzhak Shamir, the Zionist terrorist who killed Folke Bernadotte before becoming prime minister, was general manager of Scitex.
Yair Shamir, the son of Yitzhak Shamir, the Zionist terrorist who killed Folke Bernadotte before becoming prime minister, was general manager of Scitex.
Krongard’s three-day visit to Israel and meeting with the prime minister was arranged by the Giza Group, a Tel Aviv-based investment banking firm.
At the time of Krongard’s visit, Aviv Boim was a vice president of Giza Ltd.
Boim remained at Giza for two more months,
At the time of Krongard’s visit, Aviv Boim was a vice president of Giza Ltd.
Boim remained at Giza for two more months,
until August 1996, and then joined Krongard’s company as an associate of Alex Brown from August 1996 to February 1998.
Aviv Boim worked with Alex Brown’s technology group in London, where he managed initial public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions concerning Israeli
Aviv Boim worked with Alex Brown’s technology group in London, where he managed initial public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions concerning Israeli
companies.
On October 2, 1996, the Baltimore Sun reported that Krongard was “still bullish on Israel.”
Krongard had addressed the Maryland/Israel Development Center the previous day.
“There is great market demand for Israel’s products,” Krongard said.
On October 2, 1996, the Baltimore Sun reported that Krongard was “still bullish on Israel.”
Krongard had addressed the Maryland/Israel Development Center the previous day.
“There is great market demand for Israel’s products,” Krongard said.
“Israel has the brain power. Its human capital is exceptional.”
The Maryland/Israel Development Center was started in 1992 as a nonprofit group to form business partnerships between Maryland and Israeli companies.
The article noted that just the week prior to his speech at
The Maryland/Israel Development Center was started in 1992 as a nonprofit group to form business partnerships between Maryland and Israeli companies.
The article noted that just the week prior to his speech at
the Maryland/Israel Development Center, Krongard and Alex Brown had taken the Israeli company Orckit Communications Ltd. public.
“Tel Aviv-based Orckit makes systems that enable telephone companies to provide high-speed voice and digital transmission,” the Sun reported.
“Tel Aviv-based Orckit makes systems that enable telephone companies to provide high-speed voice and digital transmission,” the Sun reported.
Yair Shamir was a director of Orckit.
Orckit is a company that was created by the former commander of Unit 8200, the signal intelligence branch of the Israeli military, as Efi Landau reported in Globes (Israel).
Orckit is a company that was created by the former commander of Unit 8200, the signal intelligence branch of the Israeli military, as Efi Landau reported in Globes (Israel).
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624325339005566977
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624325343052963842
Even Orckit’s win in the large tender of the US telephone company GTE, one of the eight largest telephone companies in the world, did not persuade company president Yitzhak Tamir to grant an open, on the record, press interview.
Orckit was established in 1990 by Military Intelligence electronic unit 8200 graduates Eric Paneth and Yitzhak Tamir.
The unit has provided Israeli high-tech a significant proportion of its engineers and managers. Paneth was commander of the unit, replacing Zohar Zisappel,
The unit has provided Israeli high-tech a significant proportion of its engineers and managers. Paneth was commander of the unit, replacing Zohar Zisappel,
chairman of the RAD-Bynet group.
Orckit (and Tikcro) are not your usual companies.
These are typical Israeli military “dual-use” companies.
They have hidden military and intelligence functions but are presented as normal commercial enterprises.
Orckit (and Tikcro) are not your usual companies.
These are typical Israeli military “dual-use” companies.
They have hidden military and intelligence functions but are presented as normal commercial enterprises.
With companies like Orckit, Buzzy Krongard and his team at Alex Brown certainly must have been aware that they were investing in companies closely tied to the Israeli military.
In February 1998 Buzzy Krongard joined the C.I.A. as a consultant to director George Tenet.
Krongard left his $4 million a year job as head of Bankers Trust (BT).
He had just completed the BT merger with Alex Brown in the fall of 1997 and suddenly he was leaving.
Krongard left his $4 million a year job as head of Bankers Trust (BT).
He had just completed the BT merger with Alex Brown in the fall of 1997 and suddenly he was leaving.
Aviv Boim also left BT Alex Brown in February and joined Orckit as Chief Financial Officer.
The merger between Bankers Trust and Alex Brown, the first between a bank and a securities brokerage since the Depression, however, went sour shortly after
The merger between Bankers Trust and Alex Brown, the first between a bank and a securities brokerage since the Depression, however, went sour shortly after
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624320771379134465
Krongard left the company.
The newly merged company reported a record loss in 1998 and was soon taken over by Deutsche Bank.
Mayo Shattuck stayed on at Deutsche Bank Alex Brown but resigned suddenly the day after 9-11.
The newly merged company reported a record loss in 1998 and was soon taken over by Deutsche Bank.
Mayo Shattuck stayed on at Deutsche Bank Alex Brown but resigned suddenly the day after 9-11.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624554685007900673
Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard soon became engaged in setting up the C.I.A. venture capital firm called In-Q-It (In-Q-Tel) that was supposed to keep the agency abreast of computer technology.
How much Israeli software do you think found its way onto the C.I.A. computer network under
How much Israeli software do you think found its way onto the C.I.A. computer network under
Buzzy Krongard’s aegis?
Don't forget PROMIS and Robert Maxwell.
Don't forget PROMIS and Robert Maxwell.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523467890577780736
SolarWinds hack - US Intel said Russia, but what if US Intel position was represented by Buzzy Krongard and those close to Buzzy?
https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb/status/1352368924273369088
Krongard became the Executive Director of the C.I.A. in March 2001 and remained at that position for more than three years, until November 2004.
He was responsible for getting C.I.A. security contracts for Blackwater in Afghanistan and Iraq.
He was responsible for getting C.I.A. security contracts for Blackwater in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Later, his brother Howard (a.k.a. “Cookie”), as Inspector General of the State Department, denied knowing that Buzzy sat on the board of Blackwater during Congressional hearings into his obstruction of the investigation of contract fraud and crimes carried out by Blackwater.
The Congressional investigation did not result in any criminal charges being laid against either of the Krongard brothers.
Krongard was the chief operating officer, the day-to-day administrative leader of the C.I.A. from March 2001 (six months prior to 9/11) until November 2004.
In this position he was certainly aware of the plane-into-building drill planned for September 11, 2001 at the
In this position he was certainly aware of the plane-into-building drill planned for September 11, 2001 at the
National Reconnaissance Office, a sub-agency of the C.I.A.
What if we think of George Tenet and Leon Panetta as mannequin's to provide a name and face to "CIA" while the day-to-day operations are managed by an executive director, like Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard?
What if we think of George Tenet and Leon Panetta as mannequin's to provide a name and face to "CIA" while the day-to-day operations are managed by an executive director, like Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard?
nytimes.com/1992/05/10/sty…
Cheryl K. Gruetzmacher and Edward S. Gordon, executives in New York, were married in May 1992.
In Sept 2020, Edward Gordon died of colon cancer per then wife, Cheryl.
Cheryl K. Gruetzmacher and Edward S. Gordon, executives in New York, were married in May 1992.
In Sept 2020, Edward Gordon died of colon cancer per then wife, Cheryl.
Edward S. Gordon was a commercial real estate broker and Donald Trump was one of his clients.
nytimes.com/2000/09/22/nyr…
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When he was called to active duty in the Army Reserve in 1961, Mr. Edward S Gordon took the departure from the family importing business as an opportunity to learn how to fly an airplane.
He continually upgraded his skills, including learning how to fly jet aircraft.
He continually upgraded his skills, including learning how to fly jet aircraft.
In the mid-1980's he made a solo flight over the Atlantic Ocean, according to Stephen B. Siegel, president of Insignia/ESG.
''He hired a band to meet him at the airport outside London where he landed,'' Mr. Siegel said.
''He hired a band to meet him at the airport outside London where he landed,'' Mr. Siegel said.
Cheryl K. Gruetzmacher who was married to Edward Gordon went on to marry Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard in Aug 2004 while Krongard was Executive Director of the CIA, having taken that role in March 2001.
Cheryl was a senior executive for strategic planning
nytimes.com/2004/08/01/sty…
Cheryl was a senior executive for strategic planning
nytimes.com/2004/08/01/sty…
at Apollo Management.
Alvin Krongard was 67 at the time.
Side-Note: Edward S Gordon was previously married to the former Joan Grossberg (his 2nd wife) and to the former Ellen Galowitz (his 1st wife). Ellen died in 1993.
Alvin Krongard was 67 at the time.
Side-Note: Edward S Gordon was previously married to the former Joan Grossberg (his 2nd wife) and to the former Ellen Galowitz (his 1st wife). Ellen died in 1993.
Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard in a photo with Cheryl from 2006, about two years after their marriage.
Alvin purchased a $9.6M Palm Beach estate in May 2018, a year into Manchurian Candidate Trump's installation period, where Trump would often "work" from what
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Alvin purchased a $9.6M Palm Beach estate in May 2018, a year into Manchurian Candidate Trump's installation period, where Trump would often "work" from what
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Trump dubbed "the Winter White House," a Palm Beach club called Mar-a-Lago.
Buzzy staying close to his Manchurian Candidate?
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Buzzy staying close to his Manchurian Candidate?
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Why was George HW Bush and James Baker meeting at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. with Shafiq bin Laden (Osama’s brother) on 9/11?
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Why did the W Bush White House apparently sabotage operations to capture or kill Osama bin Laden in the early days of the Afghanistan campaign?
Was W Bush a useful idiot for HW Bush and his CIA cohort, including Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard?
Was Osama bin Laden a US intelligence asset right up until the morning of 9/11?
Were the French trying to send a wake-up signal to the American people when they leaked the following shocker about 9/11 to the world press?
Were the French trying to send a wake-up signal to the American people when they leaked the following shocker about 9/11 to the world press?
In October 2001 the prestigious French paper Le Figaro reported that in July 2001, just two months before 9/11, Osama bin Laden received dialysis treatments and other medical care for a serious kidney ailment at the American Hospital in Dubai, one of the Arab emirates in the
Persian Gulf.
Alexandra Richard, “The CIA met bin Laden while undergoing treatment at an American Hospital last July in Dubai, Le Figaro, October 11, 2001.
At the time, bin Laden was a wanted man, and had been indicted by the US Department of Justice for the 1998 bombing of
Alexandra Richard, “The CIA met bin Laden while undergoing treatment at an American Hospital last July in Dubai, Le Figaro, October 11, 2001.
At the time, bin Laden was a wanted man, and had been indicted by the US Department of Justice for the 1998 bombing of
US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
Yet, according to the detailed report in Le Figaro, the Americans treated bin Laden as a VIP guest.
The Al Qaeda leader arrived with a retinue that included his personal physician, a nurse, four bodyguards, and at least one of
Yet, according to the detailed report in Le Figaro, the Americans treated bin Laden as a VIP guest.
The Al Qaeda leader arrived with a retinue that included his personal physician, a nurse, four bodyguards, and at least one of
his lieutenants.
Bin Laden reportedly held court in his hospital suite, welcoming members of his large family, Saudi officials, and even the local CIA station chief, who evidently was a well-known figure in the tiny country.
The CIA official was evidently seen entering
Bin Laden reportedly held court in his hospital suite, welcoming members of his large family, Saudi officials, and even the local CIA station chief, who evidently was a well-known figure in the tiny country.
The CIA official was evidently seen entering
bin Laden’s room.
Immediately after leaving, he caught a flight back to the US.
The article in Le Figaro was closely followed by a story in The Guardian (UK), which added more details.
It noted that bin Laden’s Saudi guests had included Prince Turki al Faisal, then head of
Immediately after leaving, he caught a flight back to the US.
The article in Le Figaro was closely followed by a story in The Guardian (UK), which added more details.
It noted that bin Laden’s Saudi guests had included Prince Turki al Faisal, then head of
Saudi intelligence.
The story also named French intelligence as the source of the story in Le Figaro, and added that the information was leaked because the French were
The story also named French intelligence as the source of the story in Le Figaro, and added that the information was leaked because the French were
“keen to reveal the ambiguous role of the CIA and to restrain Washington from extending the war to Iraq and elsewhere.”
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In 2006 a Kroll Associates affiliate made the news for “unacceptable billing practices” while representing the failed energy giant Enron in court.
Mark Sherman, “Justice Department finds billing irregularities by former interim Enron CEO,” Associated Press, March 27, 2006
Mark Sherman, “Justice Department finds billing irregularities by former interim Enron CEO,” Associated Press, March 27, 2006
The Enron Corporation had collapsed in late 2001 amidst allegations of fraudulent accounting; then, in January 2002, hired Kroll Zolfo Cooper to handle its chapter 11 proceedings.
The US Trustee Program, which administers bankruptcy cases, uncovered the billing irregularities after Kroll sought an additional fee of $25 million for its services.
The firm had already received a cool $100 million for scavenging the Enron corpse but wanted more, even as
The firm had already received a cool $100 million for scavenging the Enron corpse but wanted more, even as
stockholders received nothing.
Evidently, the folks at Kroll thought no one would notice a mere $25 million, which is chump change compared with the $30 billion in inflated energy costs that Enron gouged from the state of California in 2000-2001.
Evidently, the folks at Kroll thought no one would notice a mere $25 million, which is chump change compared with the $30 billion in inflated energy costs that Enron gouged from the state of California in 2000-2001.
All of which must be good: because Enron got away with it.
According to economist Paul Krugman, emails confirmed that Enron had rigged the markets.
Paul Krugman, The Great Unraveling, Norton & Co, 2005, pp. 318-320.
According to economist Paul Krugman, emails confirmed that Enron had rigged the markets.
Paul Krugman, The Great Unraveling, Norton & Co, 2005, pp. 318-320.
The heavily Democratic golden state has yet to recover from what must be viewed as a partisan attack.
Kroll Associates was an American corporate investigation and risk consulting firm established in 1972.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroll_Inc.
Kroll Associates was an American corporate investigation and risk consulting firm established in 1972.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroll_Inc.
Kroll was referred to as a private intelligence firm.
In 1997, Kroll merged with vehicle armoring company O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt to form Kroll-O'Gara.
The company became public and was listed on the NASDAQ as "KROG".
Bernie Madoff was the former NASDAQ chairman of
In 1997, Kroll merged with vehicle armoring company O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt to form Kroll-O'Gara.
The company became public and was listed on the NASDAQ as "KROG".
Bernie Madoff was the former NASDAQ chairman of
its board of directors, and was a member of its board of governors.
At one point, Madoff Securities was the largest market maker at the NASDAQ.
At one point, Madoff Securities was the largest market maker at the NASDAQ.
In 2002, Kroll acquired restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper for $153 million. At the time, Zolfo Cooper was working on the Enron case.
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On October 21, 2016, Carlyle Group-owned LDiscovery purchased Kroll Ontrack for around $410 million and operated it as a separate company.
Oct 2016 - ahead of Manchurian Candidate Trump's Nov 2016 installation.
Ontrack, a business of KLDiscovery, delivers world-class
Oct 2016 - ahead of Manchurian Candidate Trump's Nov 2016 installation.
Ontrack, a business of KLDiscovery, delivers world-class
data recovery, email extraction and restoration, data destruction and tape management.
Kroll's business and investigations practice provides background checks on Instagram influencers, using publicly-accessible online information to prevent them being 'cancelled'
Kroll's business and investigations practice provides background checks on Instagram influencers, using publicly-accessible online information to prevent them being 'cancelled'
for problematic or potentially disreputable behaviour (e.g. tweets which includes offensive language or content).
Sound like the firm Jim Jordan might use to tackle the concept of cancel culture?
Sound like the firm Jim Jordan might use to tackle the concept of cancel culture?
Kroll were responsible for revamping security at the World Trade Center after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
They also took on responsibility for security at Chicago's Sears Tower following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
They also took on responsibility for security at Chicago's Sears Tower following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Just prior to the September 11 attacks, Kroll Inc., under the guidance of Jerome Hauer, the managing director of their Crisis and Consulting Management Group, hired former FBI special investigator John P. O'Neill,
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who specialized in the Al-Qaeda network held responsible for the 1993 bombing, to head the security at the WTC complex. O'Neill died in the attacks.
who specialized in the Al-Qaeda network held responsible for the 1993 bombing, to head the security at the WTC complex. O'Neill died in the attacks.
The crash of AA 11 into the North Tower at 8:46 am on 9/11 should have raised red flags, because the point of impact at the 95th and 96th floors was too remarkable to be happenstance.
Both floors were occupied by Marsh & McLennan, one of the world’s
Both floors were occupied by Marsh & McLennan, one of the world’s
largest insurance brokerages, with family ties to the private intelligence firm, Kroll Associates, which held the security contract at the World Trade Center.
The CEO of Marsh & McLennan on 9/11 was Jeffry Greenberg, son of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, owner of AIG,
The CEO of Marsh & McLennan on 9/11 was Jeffry Greenberg, son of Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, owner of AIG,
the world’s largest insurance conglomerate (or second largest, depending on the source).
Greenberg’s other son, Evan, was CEO of Ace Limited, another large insurance company.
Maurice Greenberg had been a director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank for many years, and in
Greenberg’s other son, Evan, was CEO of Ace Limited, another large insurance company.
Maurice Greenberg had been a director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank for many years, and in
1994-95 served as its chairman.
Greenberg was also vice-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which in 1996 published his report, “Making Intelligence Smarter: The future of U.S. Intelligence”; as a result of which, Senator Arlen Specter floated Greenberg’s name
Greenberg was also vice-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which in 1996 published his report, “Making Intelligence Smarter: The future of U.S. Intelligence”; as a result of which, Senator Arlen Specter floated Greenberg’s name
as a candidate for the directorship of the CIA.
irp.fas.org/cfr.html
Although George Tenet eventually got the job, the mere fact that Greenberg was in the running shows the extent of his influence.
Note: review again how George Tenet came to be appointed and note
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Although George Tenet eventually got the job, the mere fact that Greenberg was in the running shows the extent of his influence.
Note: review again how George Tenet came to be appointed and note
Alvin Krongard's role as CIA's #3 guy who may have ran the show with Tenet as a mannequin on some things?
In 1993, Greenberg’s huge insurance conglomerate AIG reportedly bankrolled the Wall Street spy firm, Kroll Associates, saving it from bankruptcy.
Thereafter, Kroll became
In 1993, Greenberg’s huge insurance conglomerate AIG reportedly bankrolled the Wall Street spy firm, Kroll Associates, saving it from bankruptcy.
Thereafter, Kroll became
an AIG subsidiary.
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Kroll acquired the contract from the Port Authority of New York to upgrade security at the World Trade Center, in the process beating out two other firms.
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After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Kroll acquired the contract from the Port Authority of New York to upgrade security at the World Trade Center, in the process beating out two other firms.
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Kroll continued with the WTC security contract through the period leading up to the September 11 attacks.
One of Kroll’s directors, Jerome Hauer, also managed New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s Office of Emergency Management, which was located on the 23rd floor of WTC 7.
One of Kroll’s directors, Jerome Hauer, also managed New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s Office of Emergency Management, which was located on the 23rd floor of WTC 7.
Notice this means Kroll had unfettered access to all three of the buildings destroyed on 9/11.
This startling coincidence should have been reason enough for the 9/11 Commission to investigate Kroll’s shady background as well as its relations with AIG, Ace, + Marsh & McClennan.
This startling coincidence should have been reason enough for the 9/11 Commission to investigate Kroll’s shady background as well as its relations with AIG, Ace, + Marsh & McClennan.
In 1995 the French government expelled several Americans from the country, including a Kroll employee named William Lee, for allegedly spying on French industry.
Lee’s involvement with Kroll made French authorities suspicious that his Paris operation might be a CIA front.
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The French were surely aware of Kroll’s longstanding practice of hiring former CIA, FBI, and British Intelligence agents.
Kroll/AIG made no effort to conceal the fact that between 1997-2003 the AIG board of directors included Frank G. Wisner, Jr., son of one of the founders
Kroll/AIG made no effort to conceal the fact that between 1997-2003 the AIG board of directors included Frank G. Wisner, Jr., son of one of the founders
of the CIA.
Wisner Jr. is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Wisner Jr. also served as US ambassador to several nations, including Egypt, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Wisner Jr. is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Wisner Jr. also served as US ambassador to several nations, including Egypt, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Recall President Obama dispatched Wisner as his personal envoy to confer with the embattled Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Vijay Prashad, “The Empire’s Bagman,” Counterpunch, February 2, 2011.
Even as popular pressure continued to build for Mubarak to step down, Wisner
Vijay Prashad, “The Empire’s Bagman,” Counterpunch, February 2, 2011.
Even as popular pressure continued to build for Mubarak to step down, Wisner
embarrassed Obama by publicly encouraging Mubarak to ride out the crisis and hang onto power.
The CIA faction much preferred to see Mubarak remain in power, and Obama was not going to tell this CIA guard what to do.
The CIA faction much preferred to see Mubarak remain in power, and Obama was not going to tell this CIA guard what to do.
In 2005, the government of Brazil formally indicted Kroll’s chief Brazilian executive Eduardo Sampaio and five other Kroll employees on criminal charges, including bribery and various breaches of Brazil’s data privacy laws. Sampaio reportedly escaped arrest by fleeing the
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Parmalat
What has the American public learned from MCI, WorldCom, Parmalat, Enron, CFS?
In 2006 another Kroll affiliate made the news for “unacceptable billing practices” while representing the failed energy giant Enron in court.
The Enron Corporation had collapsed in late 2001 amidst allegations of fraudulent accounting; then, in January 2002,
The Enron Corporation had collapsed in late 2001 amidst allegations of fraudulent accounting; then, in January 2002,
hired Kroll Zolfo Cooper to handle its chapter 11 proceedings, covered earlier in thread, but repeating.
The US Trustee Program, which administers bankruptcy cases, uncovered the billing irregularities after Kroll sought an additional fee of $25 million for its services.
The US Trustee Program, which administers bankruptcy cases, uncovered the billing irregularities after Kroll sought an additional fee of $25 million for its services.
The firm had already received a cool $100 million for scavenging the Enron corpse but wanted more, even as stockholders received nothing.
Evidently, the folks at Kroll thought no one would notice a mere $25 million, which is chump change compared with the $30 billion in
Evidently, the folks at Kroll thought no one would notice a mere $25 million, which is chump change compared with the $30 billion in
inflated energy costs that Enron gouged from the state of California in 2000-2001.
All of which must be good: because Enron got away with it.
All of which must be good: because Enron got away with it.
In 20016, a whistleblower named Richard A. Grove went public with stunning testimony about his involvement with the Greenberg empire, an up-close-and-personal experience, Grove says, that nearly cost him his life.
During the period leading up to 9/11, Grove worked as a salesman
During the period leading up to 9/11, Grove worked as a salesman
for Silverstream Software, an enterprise company which marketed designer solutions to a number of Wall Street firms, including Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Banker’s Trust, Alex Brown, and Morgan Stanley.
Silverstream Software was founded in 1996 and traded on NASDAQ.
Silverstream Software was founded in 1996 and traded on NASDAQ.
Novell to acquire SilverStream Software by June 2002.
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According to whistleblower Richard Grove, Silverstream “built internet transactional and trading platforms,” designed “to web-enable the critical business functions of Fortune 500 companies,
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According to whistleblower Richard Grove, Silverstream “built internet transactional and trading platforms,” designed “to web-enable the critical business functions of Fortune 500 companies,
basically integrating and making available on the web the disparate legacy applications and mainframes while simultaneously streamlining workflow and traditional paper processes.”
The “end result [was] a lower cost of operation and more efficient transactions because
The “end result [was] a lower cost of operation and more efficient transactions because
inefficiencies such as people were being taken out of the loop.”
SideNote: also no paper trail means forensic auditing tools were elminated.
SideNote: also no paper trail means forensic auditing tools were elminated.
Richard Grove was so successful as a salesman that (he claims) he became a millionaire before the age of thirty.
He only realized, later, that the software he sold might have enabled fraudulent trading in the hours before and possibly during the 9/11 attacks.
He only realized, later, that the software he sold might have enabled fraudulent trading in the hours before and possibly during the 9/11 attacks.
The most advanced software of all went to Marsh & McClennan, which, he says, placed an order in 2000 for a technological solution “beyond what we had done for any of the above-named companies; insofar as it would be used to electronically connect Marsh to its major
business partners via internet portals, for the purpose of creating ‘paperless transactions’ and expediting revenue and renewal cycles.”
Grove inked the software deal with Marsh & McClennan in October 2000.
After which, his employer Silverstream stationed a team of
Grove inked the software deal with Marsh & McClennan in October 2000.
After which, his employer Silverstream stationed a team of
30-40 technicians in the client’s offices in WTC 1, led by several software developers who proceeded to design and build the software package “from the ground up.”
During this period, Grove served as liaison between Silverstream & Marsh to insure that the software would
During this period, Grove served as liaison between Silverstream & Marsh to insure that the software would
perform as specified.
The team worked around-the-clock, seven days a week, to meet Marsh’s pre-September 11, 2001 deadline.
The end result was “a specific type of connectivity that was used to link AIG and Marsh & McLennan, the first two commercial companies on the planet to
The team worked around-the-clock, seven days a week, to meet Marsh’s pre-September 11, 2001 deadline.
The end result was “a specific type of connectivity that was used to link AIG and Marsh & McLennan, the first two commercial companies on the planet to
employ this type of transaction.”
Grove says he first noticed fiscal irregularities in October 2000 when he and a colleague helped “identify about $10,000,000 in suspicious purchase orders.”
Marsh’s chief information officer, Gary Lasko, later confirmed that
Grove says he first noticed fiscal irregularities in October 2000 when he and a colleague helped “identify about $10,000,000 in suspicious purchase orders.”
Marsh’s chief information officer, Gary Lasko, later confirmed that
“certain vendors were deceiving Marsh … selling … large quantities of hardware that were [sic] not necessary” for the project.
But Grove did not worry too much about this at the time; nor did he run into personal trouble until the spring of 2001, when he learned,
But Grove did not worry too much about this at the time; nor did he run into personal trouble until the spring of 2001, when he learned,
while negotiating a license renewal contract with Lasko, that his own employer, Silverstream, was over-billing Marsh “to the tune of $7 million, or more.”
Grove brought the matter to the attention of Silverstream executives, but was told to keep quiet and mind his own business.
Grove brought the matter to the attention of Silverstream executives, but was told to keep quiet and mind his own business.
A Marsh executive advised him to do the same.
By this point, a number of Marsh employees had earned Grove’s trust and when he shared his concerns with them, they agreed that “something untoward was going on.”
Grove names these honest employees in his testimonial:
By this point, a number of Marsh employees had earned Grove’s trust and when he shared his concerns with them, they agreed that “something untoward was going on.”
Grove names these honest employees in his testimonial:
Kathryn Lee, Ken Rice, Richard Breuhardt, John Ueltzhoeffer, in addition to Gary Lasko, all of whom perished on 9/11.
Incidentally, a simple check confirmed that these names do indeed appear on the fatality list of World Trade Center victims.
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Incidentally, a simple check confirmed that these names do indeed appear on the fatality list of World Trade Center victims.
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The proverbial schtick hit the fan on June 5th, 2001, the day after Grove sent an email to his sales team informing them that “Silverstream was billing Marsh millions above and beyond the numbers we were being paid commissions on….” There were only two possibilities: either
the members of his team were being cheated out of their rightful commissions, or Silverstream was defrauding Marsh & McClennan. Later that day, Grove received word from Gary Lasko that Marsh had decided to retain Silverstream for the next phase of the project.
The extension was good news and he immediately informed his boss.
Grove was personally delighted because his rightful commission “would have been a payday worth well over a million dollars.”
He never collected it, however; because the next morning, Grove was summoned to his
Grove was personally delighted because his rightful commission “would have been a payday worth well over a million dollars.”
He never collected it, however; because the next morning, Grove was summoned to his
boss’s office and abruptly terminated.
Several weeks later, Grove suffered a medical emergency that required surgery and weeks of hospitalization.
Raising red flags?
In August 2001, while still bedridden, a Silverstream company official visited him at the hospital and
Several weeks later, Grove suffered a medical emergency that required surgery and weeks of hospitalization.
Raising red flags?
In August 2001, while still bedridden, a Silverstream company official visited him at the hospital and
offered him $9,999 in cash, plus an extension of his medical benefits, if he would agree never to talk about the work he did for Silverstream.
Grove needed the continuing medical coverage and agreed to the terms.
However, after his convalescence he became suspicious about
Grove needed the continuing medical coverage and agreed to the terms.
However, after his convalescence he became suspicious about
the secrecy agreement and decided that, at very least, he should maintain contact with the honest employees at Marsh, several of whom were now close friends.
Shortly thereafter, one of them arranged for Grove to attend a meeting at the offices of Marsh & McClennan, at which
Shortly thereafter, one of them arranged for Grove to attend a meeting at the offices of Marsh & McClennan, at which
the honest employees planned to “openly question the suspiciously unconcerned executive who seemed to be at the center of the controversial secrecy.”
The executive had agreed to participate via a video conference link from his apartment in uptown Manhattan.
The executive had agreed to participate via a video conference link from his apartment in uptown Manhattan.
This was the same individual who, months before, had warned Grove to look the other way. Grove was in possession of documents proving illicit activity, and he planned to produce them at the meeting.
However, on the day of the showdown, he ran late, having been delayed by heavy
However, on the day of the showdown, he ran late, having been delayed by heavy
Manhattan traffic.
Grove says he was within 2-3 blocks of the World Trade Center when UAL 175 hit the South Tower.
By then, all or most of his friends in the North Tower were already dead, or trapped on the upper floors.
All told, some 300 or more Marsh employees perished
Grove says he was within 2-3 blocks of the World Trade Center when UAL 175 hit the South Tower.
By then, all or most of his friends in the North Tower were already dead, or trapped on the upper floors.
All told, some 300 or more Marsh employees perished
that morning.
None of whom had any idea what was in store for them.
Keep in mind that in July 2004, Kroll was acquired by professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Companies in a $1.9-billion transaction, the Marsh & McLennan we've been talking about above.
None of whom had any idea what was in store for them.
Keep in mind that in July 2004, Kroll was acquired by professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Companies in a $1.9-billion transaction, the Marsh & McLennan we've been talking about above.
Later, we'll pick back up on evidence for informed, or insider, trading in the days and hours before the 9/11 attacks.
Jonathan Winer, told ABC: “it’s absolutely unprecedented to see cases of insider trading covering the entire world from Japan to the US to North America
Jonathan Winer, told ABC: “it’s absolutely unprecedented to see cases of insider trading covering the entire world from Japan to the US to North America
to Europe.”
World News Tonight, 20 September 2001.
The list of affected nations was long, and included the US, Germany, Japan, France Luxembourg, Hong Kong, the UK, Switzerland & Spain.
Dave Eberhart, “Still Silence From 9-11 Stock Speculation Probe”, NewsMax, June 3, 2002
World News Tonight, 20 September 2001.
The list of affected nations was long, and included the US, Germany, Japan, France Luxembourg, Hong Kong, the UK, Switzerland & Spain.
Dave Eberhart, “Still Silence From 9-11 Stock Speculation Probe”, NewsMax, June 3, 2002
Soon, independent investigations were underway on three continents in the belief that the paper trail would lead to the terrorists.
A Feb 14 special - "will you be our Valentine"
Knauss with Trump and Epstein.
Knauss with Trump and Epstein.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1431497294755647488
Back to the 9/11 part of the thread where we left off a few tweets up.
Immediately following 9/11, "In a two-page statement issued to ‘all securities-related entities’ nationwide, the SEC asked companies to designate senior personnel who appreciate ‘the sensitive nature’ of the
Immediately following 9/11, "In a two-page statement issued to ‘all securities-related entities’ nationwide, the SEC asked companies to designate senior personnel who appreciate ‘the sensitive nature’ of the
case and can be relied upon to ‘exercise appropriate discretion’ as ‘point’ people linking government investigators and the industry.”
Translation: controlling the narrative and presentation of evidence to a public audience.
Translation: controlling the narrative and presentation of evidence to a public audience.
In his book “Crossing the Rubicon”, former LAPD detective Mike Ruppert explains the SEC’s unprecedented move to deputize:
What happens when you deputize someone in a national security or criminal investigation is that you make it illegal for them to disclose publicly what they know….
In effect, they become government agents and are controlled by government regulations rather than their own conscience.
In fact, they can be thrown in jail without a hearing if they talk publicly.
In fact, they can be thrown in jail without a hearing if they talk publicly.
I have seen this implied threat time and again with federal investigations, intelligence agents, and even members of the United States Congress who are bound so tightly by secrecy oaths and agreements that they are not even able to disclose criminal activities inside the
government for fear of incarceration.
Michael Ruppert, Crossing the Rubicon,(New Society Publishers, 2004), p. 243.
Despite the best efforts of the SEC, a few details did leak to the world press.
Michael Ruppert, Crossing the Rubicon,(New Society Publishers, 2004), p. 243.
Despite the best efforts of the SEC, a few details did leak to the world press.
In mid-October 2001, The Independent (UK) reported that, “To the embarrassment of investigators, it has….emerged that the firm used to buy many of the ‘put’ options on United Airlines stock was headed until 1998 by Alvin ‘Buzzy’ Krongard, now executive director of the CIA.”
Chris Blackhurst, “Mystery of terror ‘insider dealers’,” The Independent, October 14, 2001
The evidence was all the more incriminating, because in at least one case the purchaser failed to collect a reported $2.5 million in profits made from the collapsing share price of UAL
The evidence was all the more incriminating, because in at least one case the purchaser failed to collect a reported $2.5 million in profits made from the collapsing share price of UAL
stock.
The only plausible explanation was that someone at the purchasing bank feared exposure and subsequent arrest.
The only plausible explanation was that someone at the purchasing bank feared exposure and subsequent arrest.
For the most part, the U.S. press failed to pick up the story, which clearly linked Wall Street and the U.S. intelligence community to the 9/11 attacks.
Indeed, the New York Times cooperated with the cover-up.
“Whether advance knowledge of U.S. attacks was used for profit,”
Indeed, the New York Times cooperated with the cover-up.
“Whether advance knowledge of U.S. attacks was used for profit,”
NY Times, October 1, 2001.
George Tenet writes in his memoirs that he recruited Buzzy Krongard in 1998 to become his deputy at CIA, probably to serve as Tenet’s personal liaison to Wall Street?
George Tenet, At the Center of the Storm, Harper Collins, New York, 2007, p. 19.
George Tenet writes in his memoirs that he recruited Buzzy Krongard in 1998 to become his deputy at CIA, probably to serve as Tenet’s personal liaison to Wall Street?
George Tenet, At the Center of the Storm, Harper Collins, New York, 2007, p. 19.
Until 1997, Krongard was chairman of Alex Brown Inc., America’s oldest investment banking firm. Alex Brown was acquired by Bankers Trust in 1997, which, in turn, was purchased by Deutsche Bank in 1999.
LAPD detective Mike Ruppert said Krongard’s last job at Alex Brown was to oversee “private client relations.”
This means that Krongard personally arranged confidential transactions and transfers for the bank’s unnamed wealthy clientele.
This means that Krongard personally arranged confidential transactions and transfers for the bank’s unnamed wealthy clientele.
One should note that although it is illegal for U.S. banks to launder ill-gotten money that originates within the United States, it is not illegal for them to accept dirty money from elsewhere.
And we know Krongard was busy soliciting money from narcotics trafficking partners
And we know Krongard was busy soliciting money from narcotics trafficking partners
in the Golden Triangle in the 1960s - see Nugan & Hand story.
U.S. banks also solicit from Central American drug lords.
Krongard personally arranged confidential transactions and transfers for Alex Brown unnamed wealthy clientele.
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U.S. banks also solicit from Central American drug lords.
Krongard personally arranged confidential transactions and transfers for Alex Brown unnamed wealthy clientele.
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After “Buzzy” Krongard’s departure to the CIA, his successor at Alex Brown was his former deputy Mayo Shattuck III, who had worked at the bank for many years. In 1997, Shattuck helped Krongard engineer the merger with Banker’s Trust, and he stayed on after Deutsche Bank
acquired Bankers Trust – Alex Brown in 1999.
According to the New York Times, Bankers Trust was “one of the most loosely managed [banks] on Wall Street,” and during the 1990s was repeatedly rocked by scandal. In 1994, clients and regulators accused the bank “of misleading
According to the New York Times, Bankers Trust was “one of the most loosely managed [banks] on Wall Street,” and during the 1990s was repeatedly rocked by scandal. In 1994, clients and regulators accused the bank “of misleading
customers about its risky derivative products.”
The case went viral when tape recordings were made public that showed bank salesmen snickering about ripping off naive customers.
The case went viral when tape recordings were made public that showed bank salesmen snickering about ripping off naive customers.
In 1999, Banker’s Trust pled guilty to criminal conspiracy charges, after it was revealed that top-level executives had created a slush fund out of at least $20 million in unclaimed funds.
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nytimes.com/1999/05/30/bus…
Bankers Trust had to pay a $63 million fine and would have been forced to close it doors but for the fact it was acquired, just at this time, by Deutsche Bank, Europe’s largest bank.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1624583639446028289
One of Bill Clinton’s top treasury officials, Frank Newman, left his senior treasury position to take over Bankers Trust.
Bankers Trust's admission could have put the bank out of business had it not already agreed in November 1998 to be acquired by the German banking giant Deutsche Bank A.G.
According to the New York Times, Mayo Shattuck III “was made co-head of investment banking in January [2001], overseeing Deutsche Bank’s 400 brokers who cater to wealthy clients.”
It is curious that Shattuck resigned immediately after the 9/11 attacks.
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It is curious that Shattuck resigned immediately after the 9/11 attacks.
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In a footnote buried on page 499, the 9/11 Commission Report alludes to Mayo Shattuck III’s likely role in purchasing the United Airlines put options just prior to 9/11.
The note fails to mention Shattuck and Deutsche Bank by name, but attempts to explain away the charges of
The note fails to mention Shattuck and Deutsche Bank by name, but attempts to explain away the charges of
insider trading, as follows:
A single US-based institutional investor with no conceivable ties to al Qaeda purchased 95% of the UAL puts on September 6 [2001] as part of a strategy that also included buying 115,000 shares of American on September 10.
A single US-based institutional investor with no conceivable ties to al Qaeda purchased 95% of the UAL puts on September 6 [2001] as part of a strategy that also included buying 115,000 shares of American on September 10.
Similarly, much of the seemingly suspicious trading on September 10 was traced to a specific US-based options trading newsletter….which recommended these trades.
9/11 Commission Report, W.W. Norton, 2004, p. 499.
9/11 Commission Report, W.W. Norton, 2004, p. 499.
The 9/11 commission makes no mention in its footnote of the 36 other companies identified by the SEC in its insider trading probe.
What about the pre-9/11 surge in call options for Raytheon, for instance, or the spike in put options for the behemoth Morgan Stanley,
What about the pre-9/11 surge in call options for Raytheon, for instance, or the spike in put options for the behemoth Morgan Stanley,
which had offices in WTC 2?
If the trading was truly “innocuous,” as the 9/11 Commission report states, then why did the SEC muzzle potential whistleblowers by deputizing everyone involved with its investigation?
If the trading was truly “innocuous,” as the 9/11 Commission report states, then why did the SEC muzzle potential whistleblowers by deputizing everyone involved with its investigation?
On August 3, 2001, President Bush appointed Harvey L. Pitt as the 26th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
William H. Donaldson became the 27th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003.
William H. Donaldson became the 27th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2003.
Donaldson served as Chairman and CEO of the investment banking firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, which he co-founded; Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange; Chairman, President and CEO of Aetna; and Chairman and CEO of Donaldson Enterprises, Inc.
Christopher Cox was the 28th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was appointed by President Bush on June 2, 2005, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 2005. He was sworn in on August 3, 2005.
At an early stage of its investigation, perhaps before SEC officials were fully aware of the implications, the SEC did recommend that the FBI investigate two suspicious transactions. We know about this thanks to a 9/11 Commission memorandum declassified in May 2009 which
summarizes an August 2003 meeting at which FBI agents briefed the commission on the insider trading issue.
The document indicates that the SEC passed the information about the suspicious trading to the FBI on September 21, 2001, just ten days after the 9/11 attacks.
The document indicates that the SEC passed the information about the suspicious trading to the FBI on September 21, 2001, just ten days after the 9/11 attacks.
9/11 Commission memorandum entitled “FBI Briefing on Trading”, prepared by Doug Greenburg, 18 August 2003, p. 4-5.
Several days before 9/11, Wirt Walker III, a distant cousin to then-President G.W. Bush and his wife Sally purchased 56,000 shares of stock in Stratesec,
Several days before 9/11, Wirt Walker III, a distant cousin to then-President G.W. Bush and his wife Sally purchased 56,000 shares of stock in Stratesec,
one of the companies that provided security at the World Trade Center up until the day of the attacks.
Notably, Stratesec also provided security at Dulles International Airport, where AA 77 took off on 9/11, and also security for United Airlines, which owned two of the
Notably, Stratesec also provided security at Dulles International Airport, where AA 77 took off on 9/11, and also security for United Airlines, which owned two of the
other three allegedly hijacked aircraft.
At the time, Walker was a director of Stratesec.
Amazingly, Bush’s brother Marvin was also on the board.
Walker’s investment paid off handsomely, gaining $50,000 in value in a matter of a few days.
At the time, Walker was a director of Stratesec.
Amazingly, Bush’s brother Marvin was also on the board.
Walker’s investment paid off handsomely, gaining $50,000 in value in a matter of a few days.
Given the links to the World Trade Center and the Bush family, the SEC lead should have sparked an intensive FBI investigation.
Yet, incredibly, in a mind-boggling example of criminal malfeasance, the FBI concluded that because Walker and his wife had
Yet, incredibly, in a mind-boggling example of criminal malfeasance, the FBI concluded that because Walker and his wife had
“no ties to terrorism … there was no reason to pursue the investigation.” The FBI did not conduct a single interview.
Detour in thread due to Nikki Haley beginning her Presidential Campaign Tour.
Back in 2008 Bruce Wilson brought to light Hagee's extremism that forced McCain to cut ties.
Back in 2008 Bruce Wilson brought to light Hagee's extremism that forced McCain to cut ties.
https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1625914272382611456
Sarah Palin was selected to be McCain's VP, however, to ensure a willing warm body a heart beat away from the Presidency.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1523570254399508480
https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1549942326587375616
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Trump’s J6 take on Pence (he didn’t have the courage to do what needed to be done) was more accurate than the narrative that emerged (Pence just wanted to do what was right).
I believe that if the easier course was to not certify, or if he believed that he could avoid legal jeopardy for it, Pence would have gone along with the plan in a heartbeat.
He was covering his own ass.
Pence is finished in Trump-world.
He was covering his own ass.
Pence is finished in Trump-world.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1625903085246640128
Nikki Haley: “What they need to be doing is looking at entitlements. Look at Social Security, look at Medicaid, look at Medicare.”
Nikki Haley is from the "Trump is the greatest President of the galaxy camp," and the MAGA base will not have her if it
can have Trump.
Thus, what we are seeing with Nikki Haley is a setup for Haley to get into the GOP Primary then bailout and then have Trump nominate her as his running mate for VP.
M.T. Greene's dreams are shattered.
Thus, what we are seeing with Nikki Haley is a setup for Haley to get into the GOP Primary then bailout and then have Trump nominate her as his running mate for VP.
M.T. Greene's dreams are shattered.
Mike Pence explains why he’ll defy Special counsel Jan 6 subpoena
“My fight against the DOJ subpoena, very simply, is on defending the prerogatives I had as president of the Senate”
LOL - Pence is finished in Trump World. The sooner he realizes,
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“My fight against the DOJ subpoena, very simply, is on defending the prerogatives I had as president of the Senate”
LOL - Pence is finished in Trump World. The sooner he realizes,
cbsnews.com/minnesota/news…
the better for Pence.
Fool thinks he's still Trump's bestie.
Fool thinks he's still Trump's bestie.
Propagandists need to build an audience to do their work.
One way they build their audience is by going viral with something that is true.
Build some trust then you've got a time bomb to use when you need to detonate him.
One way they build their audience is by going viral with something that is true.
Build some trust then you've got a time bomb to use when you need to detonate him.
https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1625192435801538560
Jim Jordan working to get to know which tech co's are partnered with portion of CIA not in bed with the portion that sought to install Manchurian Candidate Trump?
Trump has cut ties with his longtime TV ad maker, Jamestown Associates, who has worked for him since ‘16
The move comes after one of the firm’s partners took a job w/ Haley.
Don't be fooled. His handler's are setting up a Trump - Haley ticket.
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The move comes after one of the firm’s partners took a job w/ Haley.
Don't be fooled. His handler's are setting up a Trump - Haley ticket.
politico.com/news/2023/02/1…
Trump Haley ticket is shaping up.
Haley may not even realize her purpose - Trump's handler's have found their VP pick for a
Trump | Haley ticket
vs
Biden | Harris ticket
Trump's handler's will put on a show with Haley to fool you, but she will drop
Haley may not even realize her purpose - Trump's handler's have found their VP pick for a
Trump | Haley ticket
vs
Biden | Harris ticket
Trump's handler's will put on a show with Haley to fool you, but she will drop
https://twitter.com/i/status/1626047278359142400
out and Trump will select her as his running mate.
Haley: "We're in this to win it."
LOL
Pompeo and Pence are observing and scheming.
Haley: "We're in this to win it."
LOL
Pompeo and Pence are observing and scheming.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1626047770028134402
Will be hilarious when Haley recognizes by the end of the GOP Primary cycle her purpose is to bow out and be Trump's VP selection.
Haley campaign is already a collection of meaningless platitudes.
Haley campaign is already a collection of meaningless platitudes.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1625933229160005641
In late 2021, months after J6, Haley said of Trump that “we need him in the Republican Party” and “I don’t want us to go back to the days before Trump.”
MAGA base wants Trump, unless he can’t win.
In that case, they’d like a Trump who can win, a candidate who reeks of Trump’s cheap political cologne but who will wisely wear somewhat less of it while campaigning in the crowded spaces of a general election - Ron DeSenatis.
In that case, they’d like a Trump who can win, a candidate who reeks of Trump’s cheap political cologne but who will wisely wear somewhat less of it while campaigning in the crowded spaces of a general election - Ron DeSenatis.
The Alvin Krongard CIA cohort will come to realize that Glenn Yougnkin doesn't fit the bill on the national stage.
Pastor Hagee is a Christian nationalist conspiracy lunatic - can't we see that Mike Flynn's QAnon is behind the Haley campaign to engineer Trump's VP slot?
Pastor Hagee is a Christian nationalist conspiracy lunatic - can't we see that Mike Flynn's QAnon is behind the Haley campaign to engineer Trump's VP slot?
The Super Bowl ad about "god" was just a cheap down payment to continue the programming of the "poorly educated" white voter's that are from the bottom 90% - they'll fall in line behind a Trump | Haley ticket, hook, line, and sinker.
Haley: “We will stand with our allies from Israel to Ukraine and stand up to our enemies in Iran and Russia.”
Those who brought us Manchurian Candidate Trump from CIA old guard recognize Russia also tried to install Trump - Haley is the balancing act to manipulate the
Those who brought us Manchurian Candidate Trump from CIA old guard recognize Russia also tried to install Trump - Haley is the balancing act to manipulate the
MAGA white base come the time for it on a Trump | Haley ticket.
Like I said, M.T. Greene's dreams are shattered.
When will Greene learn she's just a pawn?
Like I said, M.T. Greene's dreams are shattered.
When will Greene learn she's just a pawn?
Just like Haley campaigned that Trump is terrible then magically was in the Trump is the greatest camp, Haley will be his 24 VP nominee, despite the show she will be putting on first.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1625973206938009600
Returning back to the 9/11 segment of the thread from earlier today, a 1996 intelligence report, already noted, prepared by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and for which Greenberg was nominated to replace John Deutch as director of the CIA is
worth pointing out.
In the paper Greenberg affirms that “the capability to undertake [covert operations]….constitutes an important national security tool.” Later, in the section titled “Intelligence and Law Enforcement” he insists that foreign policy ought to take precedence
In the paper Greenberg affirms that “the capability to undertake [covert operations]….constitutes an important national security tool.” Later, in the section titled “Intelligence and Law Enforcement” he insists that foreign policy ought to take precedence
over law enforcement when it comes to overseas operations.
The bulk of U.S. intelligence efforts overseas is devoted to traditional national security concerns; as a result, law enforcement must ordinarily be a secondary concern.
The bulk of U.S. intelligence efforts overseas is devoted to traditional national security concerns; as a result, law enforcement must ordinarily be a secondary concern.
FBI and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents operating abroad should not be allowed to act independently of either the ambassador or the CIA lest pursuit of evidence or individuals for prosecution cause major foreign policy problems or complicate ongoing intelligence and
diplomatic activities.
This is Hank Greenberg's policy paper from 1996.
This means, over and above diplomacy, that when criminals are judged to be intelligence assets, they are granted protection from prosecution for narco-trafficking, money laundering, extortion, rape,
This is Hank Greenberg's policy paper from 1996.
This means, over and above diplomacy, that when criminals are judged to be intelligence assets, they are granted protection from prosecution for narco-trafficking, money laundering, extortion, rape,
even terrorism and murder.
The CIA old guard happily partners with Trump, Epstein, Gaetz.
In 1982, the CIA and the US Department of Justice actually worked out a secret agreement to this effect.
Gary Webb, Dark Alliance, Seven Stories Press, New York, 1998, p. 482.
The CIA old guard happily partners with Trump, Epstein, Gaetz.
In 1982, the CIA and the US Department of Justice actually worked out a secret agreement to this effect.
Gary Webb, Dark Alliance, Seven Stories Press, New York, 1998, p. 482.
The deal exempted the CIA from having to report drug trafficking by CIA assets, which, notice, made a mockery of then presidential wife Nancy Reagan’s much ballyhooed “just say no” anti-drug campaign.
At the time, most Americans trusted Ronald Reagan and believed that his
At the time, most Americans trusted Ronald Reagan and believed that his
administration was serious about the so-called war on drugs.
But hindsight shows that the Reagan White House badly abused the public’s good faith.
The foreign policy advocated by Maurice Greenberg, above, is in large part responsible for the drug-related violence on the
But hindsight shows that the Reagan White House badly abused the public’s good faith.
The foreign policy advocated by Maurice Greenberg, above, is in large part responsible for the drug-related violence on the
streets of our cities, and for the epidemic of narcotic addiction among our children, who have been sacrificed to the false god of national security.
Drug addiction in Muslim Iraq was almost unknown prior to the US invasion in 2003.
A similar explosion of heroin use occurred
Drug addiction in Muslim Iraq was almost unknown prior to the US invasion in 2003.
A similar explosion of heroin use occurred
in Iran, which, notice, is right next door to Afghanistan, where the poppies are grown with the blessing of the CIA.
The CIA’s secret collusion with the Department of Justice [sic] gave the CIA veto over law enforcement, effectively blunting the capacity of US drug enforcement
The CIA’s secret collusion with the Department of Justice [sic] gave the CIA veto over law enforcement, effectively blunting the capacity of US drug enforcement
agencies to interdict the flow of illegal drugs into the US.
The timing was no accident. The deal coincided with the start of the CIA’s Contra war in Central America.
This explains why, the next year, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), under pressure from the Pentagon, closed
The timing was no accident. The deal coincided with the start of the CIA’s Contra war in Central America.
This explains why, the next year, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), under pressure from the Pentagon, closed
its office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Peter Dale Scott and Jonathan Marshall, Cocaine Politics, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1991, p 57.
Peter Dale Scott and Jonathan Marshall, Cocaine Politics, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1991, p 57.
The flow of drugs through Honduras had not diminished; in fact, just the opposite.
For years, the country had been a transfer point for illegal drug smuggling into the US, a reality that Contra leaders readily exploited to finance their war against the Nicaraguan Sandinistas;
For years, the country had been a transfer point for illegal drug smuggling into the US, a reality that Contra leaders readily exploited to finance their war against the Nicaraguan Sandinistas;
and they did so with the full knowledge and approval of the CIA. For many years after, Langley’s veto blocked legitimate efforts by US law enforcement to curb the drug trade.
Gary Webb published a groundbreaking series of articles in 1996 in the San Jose Mercury News, appropriately titled “Dark Alliance”, exposing Contra links and CIA complicity in the crack cocaine epidemic that ravaged the black communities of Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Gary Webb's reporting compelled CIA director John Deutch to announce an internal investigation.
Meanwhile, the agency simultaneously launched a disinformation campaign to discredit Webb, whom it viewed as a serious threat.
The campaign against Gary Webb has been called
Meanwhile, the agency simultaneously launched a disinformation campaign to discredit Webb, whom it viewed as a serious threat.
The campaign against Gary Webb has been called
“one of the most venomous and factually inane assaults on a professional journalist’s competence in living memory.”
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout, Verso, New York, 1998, p 29.
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, Whiteout, Verso, New York, 1998, p 29.
The fawning mainstream press, always eager to do the CIA’s bidding, appeared to take pleasure in savaging the messenger, even while tacitly conceding that his facts were basically correct.
One of the low points occurred on live TV, on November 15, 1996, when
One of the low points occurred on live TV, on November 15, 1996, when
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, wife of Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, referred to Webb’s exhaustively documented expose as “a conspiracy theory,” the kiss of death for any serious journalist.
At this same time, as we know, Greenspan was busily engineering the deregulation of
At this same time, as we know, Greenspan was busily engineering the deregulation of
Wall Street, setting the stage for the 2008 financial meltdown of the global economy.
We covered Hank Greenberg above ...
CIA Inspector General Frederick Hitz led the internal probe, and even though his conclusions later confirmed Webb’s main thesis,
We covered Hank Greenberg above ...
CIA Inspector General Frederick Hitz led the internal probe, and even though his conclusions later confirmed Webb’s main thesis,
the CIA suppressed Hitz’s report, even while leaking a denial of the allegations.
The CIA’s minions in the press corps did the rest. On December 19, 1998, an article by Tim Weiner in the New York Times and another by Walter Pincus in the Washington Post cited “unnamed sources”
The CIA’s minions in the press corps did the rest. On December 19, 1998, an article by Tim Weiner in the New York Times and another by Walter Pincus in the Washington Post cited “unnamed sources”
who insisted that Hitz had found no “direct or indirect” links between the CIA and cocaine traffickers.
This was a blatant lie; indeed, a breathtaking example of deception.
But it had its intended effect.
This was a blatant lie; indeed, a breathtaking example of deception.
But it had its intended effect.
Neither reporter bothered to ask why Hitz’s report was still under wraps.
By 2011, the CIA’s support for Afghan drug lords was out of the closet. Even the major US papers reported it.
nytimes.com/2009/10/28/wor…
By 2011, the CIA’s support for Afghan drug lords was out of the closet. Even the major US papers reported it.
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However, in the 1990s, the political climate simply would not allow an honest airing of the issue.
When CIA Inspector General Fred Hitz finally testified before the House Intelligence Committee, in March, 1998, he admitted it was all true.
When CIA Inspector General Fred Hitz finally testified before the House Intelligence Committee, in March, 1998, he admitted it was all true.
Said Hitz: “Let me be frank about what we are finding. There are instances where CIA did not, in an expeditious or consistent fashion, cut off relationships with individuals supporting the Contra program who were alleged to have engaged in drug trafficking activity…”
Statement of Frederick P. Hitz, Inspector General CIA before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, US House of Representatives, regarding investigation of allegations of connections between CIA and the Contras in drug trafficking to the US, March 16, 1998.
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On hearing this, Congressman Norman Dicks of Washington button-holed Hitz with the obvious next question: “Did any of these allegations involve trafficking in the United States?”
On hearing this, Congressman Norman Dicks of Washington button-holed Hitz with the obvious next question: “Did any of these allegations involve trafficking in the United States?”
“Yes,” Hitz replied, and went on to explain about the CIA’s secret arrangement with the Department of Justice.
You think elements of the CIA has any arrangements with the AG Garland DOJ regarding Manchurian Candidate Trump's past finances?
You think elements of the CIA has any arrangements with the AG Garland DOJ regarding Manchurian Candidate Trump's past finances?
AIG has always been an American-owned company, though it had its origins in China. Cornelius V. Starr founded AIG in Shanghai, in 1919, the first western insurance firm in the Far East.
From the start, AIG’s international focus was made-to-order for intelligence operations.
From the start, AIG’s international focus was made-to-order for intelligence operations.
In 1939, the Japanese invasion of China compelled Starr to relocate to New York, where, in 1943, he joined with OSS chief William “Wild Bill” Donovan to form a special insurance unit to gather war-time intelligence about Nazi Germany and Japan.
During the war, the OSS actually shared Starr’s offices in New York City.
The special unit used Starr’s connections in China, including his Shanghai newspaper, as a spy network.
Meanwhile, the special agents at the New York office sifted through mountains of insurance
The special unit used Starr’s connections in China, including his Shanghai newspaper, as a spy network.
Meanwhile, the special agents at the New York office sifted through mountains of insurance
documents for blueprints of enemy bomb plants, the design of the Tokyo water supply, timetables for tide changes, and other details about shipping and manufacturing which aided the allied war effort.
As World War II drew to a close, the special unit investigated how the Nazis
As World War II drew to a close, the special unit investigated how the Nazis
In 1962, Cornelius Starr picked Maurice Greenberg to manage AIG’s holdings in the US, which were floundering at the time.
Greenberg administered a quick turnaround and, in 1968, succeeded Starr as head of AIG.
Greenberg administered a quick turnaround and, in 1968, succeeded Starr as head of AIG.
The next year, Greenberg issued a public stock offering and began to expand the company.
According to various reports, Greenberg was a long-time confidant of Ronald Reagan’s CIA Director William Casey, who had headed the Securities and Exchange Commission under Nixon.
According to various reports, Greenberg was a long-time confidant of Ronald Reagan’s CIA Director William Casey, who had headed the Securities and Exchange Commission under Nixon.
William Casey attempted to recruit Greenberg to be his deputy at CIA, but Greenberg declined, preferring to remain at AIG.
Once, during a New York Times interview, Casey mentioned Greenberg as one of the few individuals outside of government whom he relied on for advice.
Ronald Shelp, Fallen Giant, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2006, p.10.
Ronald Shelp, Fallen Giant, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2006, p.10.
Henry Kissinger was another close friend and client.
In 1987, Greenberg appointed Kissinger as chairman of AIG’s advisory board.
Walter Isaacson, Kissinger: A Biography, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2005, pp. 739-40.
For years, both men lobbied China’s leaders to open the
In 1987, Greenberg appointed Kissinger as chairman of AIG’s advisory board.
Walter Isaacson, Kissinger: A Biography, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2005, pp. 739-40.
For years, both men lobbied China’s leaders to open the
country to western investment, though Kissinger’s role is more widely known.
In 1980, the Chinese finally granted Greenberg a license to sell insurance in Beijing, and in 1996 AIG reoccupied the same Shanghai offices originally used by C.V. Starr.
In 1980, the Chinese finally granted Greenberg a license to sell insurance in Beijing, and in 1996 AIG reoccupied the same Shanghai offices originally used by C.V. Starr.
Side-Note: Resorts International Bahamas (formerly Mary Carter Paint) was a favorite hangout for Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, along with Nixon friend, Florida banker Bebe Rebozo.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1500668467606958080
Is Rupert Murdoch and Fox Propaganda an agency outlet to cover up secrets and brainwash the American white poorly educated?
Trump in Vegas in 2016: "I love the poorly educated."
Trump in Vegas in 2016: "I love the poorly educated."
https://twitter.com/sisu_sanity/status/1422672617706766336
For years, AIG generated profits at a rate that blew away the competition.
Over a ten-year period, from 1988-1998, AIG’s earnings compounded at an average rate of 14%, an impressive figure in a business that tends to be cyclical.
Money Laundering AIG!
Over a ten-year period, from 1988-1998, AIG’s earnings compounded at an average rate of 14%, an impressive figure in a business that tends to be cyclical.
Money Laundering AIG!
David Schiff, “A Darkness on the Edge of Town,” Schiff’s Insurance Observer, October 1998.
While the rest of the insurance industry suffered periodic ups and downs, AIG behaved more like a “growth” company.
While the rest of the insurance industry suffered periodic ups and downs, AIG behaved more like a “growth” company.
Its consistently high earnings wowed investors. Some compared AIG to a perpetual money-making machine.
In a column, David Schiff, publisher of an insurance industry newsletter, wrote that “AIG is to the insurance business what the Yankees are to baseball.”
In a column, David Schiff, publisher of an insurance industry newsletter, wrote that “AIG is to the insurance business what the Yankees are to baseball.”
Side-Note: Rumor had it that Maurice “Hank” Greenberg drew his nickname from the first Jewish superstar of baseball, Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg, whom the Yankees recruited in 1929 (but who played first base, most of his career, for the Detroit Tigers).
How did AIG beat the trends? Writing in 1998, Schiff acknowledged that “No one quite knows the answer. Some who follow AIG have told us they can’t really analyze it.”
The view expressed in 2002 by Morgan Stanley analyst Alice Shroeder was typical: “What investors really want is for Hank to become immortal.”
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AIG had hundreds of affiliates in 130 countries and did most of its business offshore, in other words, beyond the scrutiny of US regulators.
The Wall Street Journal once referred to AIG as a “black box.” (The same op-ed also mentioned Enron.)
The Wall Street Journal once referred to AIG as a “black box.” (The same op-ed also mentioned Enron.)
AIG was not solely an insurance firm. By the 1990s, Greenberg had diversified into other areas, such as derivatives trading, private banking, financial services, and asset management.
Another division boasted the world’s largest airline rental company.
Did Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard provide the directive to Greenberg?
Did Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard provide the directive to Greenberg?
Most traditional insurance companies lose money underwriting policies.
AIG turned a profit by shrewdly investing the premiums - or via, laundering for CIA drug trade?
AIG turned a profit by shrewdly investing the premiums - or via, laundering for CIA drug trade?
In the spring of 2005 when the dust finally settled, it was clear that AIG also lost money in the insurance business but obscured the fact through a myriad of creative accounting schemes that transformed AIG’s underwriting (business) losses to investment (capital) losses,
a slick way to enhance AIG’s corporate balance sheets.
One of Greenberg’s favorite expressions was: “All I want in life is an unfair advantage…”
In 2002, an internal audit committee reported that AIG’s financial accounting was suspect.
One of Greenberg’s favorite expressions was: “All I want in life is an unfair advantage…”
In 2002, an internal audit committee reported that AIG’s financial accounting was suspect.
David Schiff, “AIG, Audit Committees, Legends, and P/E Ratios,” Schiff’s Insurance Observer, July 25, 2002
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Carrie Johnson and Dean Starkman, “Accountants Missed AIG Group’s Red Flags,” Washington Post, May 26, 2005.
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Carrie Johnson and Dean Starkman, “Accountants Missed AIG Group’s Red Flags,” Washington Post, May 26, 2005.
Later that same year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) uncovered evidence of securities fraud.
In 2000, AIG marketed an insurance product that enabled a company named Brightpoint Inc to conceal $11.9 million in losses.
nytimes.com/2005/04/04/bus…
In 2000, AIG marketed an insurance product that enabled a company named Brightpoint Inc to conceal $11.9 million in losses.
nytimes.com/2005/04/04/bus…
BrightPoint, Inc. was a provider of "wireless device lifecycle services", specializing in the distribution of wireless devices and in providing customized logistics services to the wireless industry.
BrightPoint, Inc. operated in 13 Latin American countries.
BrightPoint, Inc. operated in 13 Latin American countries.
When the case was settled, the SEC doubled the fine to $10 million because AIG’s CEO Maurice Greenberg refused to cooperate.
CIA old guard didn't have a guy placed at SEC to assist.
CIA old guard didn't have a guy placed at SEC to assist.
One of Hank’s tactics was to stall the investigation by delaying to hand over subpoenaed documents, including one internal white paper that “completely contradicted everything they’d been saying about how this was just the fault of one guy who wasn’t getting supervised.”
Did you catch that? Trump's handler's employ the same strategy that Hank Greenberg used.
In subsequent weeks, even as AIG sought to portray the Brightpoint case as an isolated incident, federal investigators uncovered another phony transaction that enabled a subsidiary of
In subsequent weeks, even as AIG sought to portray the Brightpoint case as an isolated incident, federal investigators uncovered another phony transaction that enabled a subsidiary of
PNC Financial Services to remove problem loans and assets from its balance sheet, thus enhancing its financial position. AIG paid a $115 million fine.
Soon, AIG and Marsh & McLennan were in the cross-hairs of a state probe launched by New York attorney general Elliot Spitzer.
Soon, AIG and Marsh & McLennan were in the cross-hairs of a state probe launched by New York attorney general Elliot Spitzer.
Uh oh.
Now, are we understanding how Spitzer was taken out?
In October 2004 Spitzer sued Marsh for bid-rigging and numerous other fraudulent accounting practices. As the investigation widened, Ace (run by Greenberg’s other son Evan), AIG, Hartford, and several other
Now, are we understanding how Spitzer was taken out?
In October 2004 Spitzer sued Marsh for bid-rigging and numerous other fraudulent accounting practices. As the investigation widened, Ace (run by Greenberg’s other son Evan), AIG, Hartford, and several other
insurance companies were also named.
Spitzer refused to negotiate with Jeffry Greenberg, Marsh’s CEO, whom the attorney general accused of stonewalling.
In the end, the younger Greenberg was forced to step down and Marsh paid $850 million in
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Spitzer refused to negotiate with Jeffry Greenberg, Marsh’s CEO, whom the attorney general accused of stonewalling.
In the end, the younger Greenberg was forced to step down and Marsh paid $850 million in
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restitution.
Two AIG executives pled guilty to criminal charges.
It is notable that Marsh & McLennan purchased Kroll from AIG for $1.9 billion in July 2004, several months before Spitzer’s lawsuit.
Two AIG executives pled guilty to criminal charges.
It is notable that Marsh & McLennan purchased Kroll from AIG for $1.9 billion in July 2004, several months before Spitzer’s lawsuit.
On March 10, 2008, The New York Times reported that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution ring run by an escort agency known as Emperors Club VIP.
Do you think the CIA old guard was pulling a project Veritas like they tried with H.R. McMaster?
Do you think the CIA old guard was pulling a project Veritas like they tried with H.R. McMaster?
The investigation of Spitzer was initiated after North Fork Bank reported suspicious transactions to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as required by the Bank Secrecy Act, which was enhanced by Patriot Act provisions, enacted to combat terrorist
activity such as money laundering.
This is where CIA old guard feeds FBI info and puts DOJ to work for an intel op to take out Spitzer for payback.
In 2011, The Guardian summarized Spitzer's history as follows:
Long before there was Barack Obama there was Spitzer.
This is where CIA old guard feeds FBI info and puts DOJ to work for an intel op to take out Spitzer for payback.
In 2011, The Guardian summarized Spitzer's history as follows:
Long before there was Barack Obama there was Spitzer.
While Obama toiled unknown in Illinois, the Bronx-born Spitzer won himself a national reputation as the "Sheriff of Wall Street".
He was New York's tough-talking attorney-general, who fought banking corruption, enforced environment law and won rights for low-paid workers.
He was New York's tough-talking attorney-general, who fought banking corruption, enforced environment law and won rights for low-paid workers.
He used that fame to enter politics and in 2006 became governor of New York: a perfect springboard for the White House.
Before America fell in love with its first black president, people wondered if it was willing to embrace its first Jewish one.
Before America fell in love with its first black president, people wondered if it was willing to embrace its first Jewish one.
Spitzer could have made history.
Instead he left office in disgrace three years ago amid a flood of tabloid headlines that recounted salacious details from his repeated use of a high-end escort service.
CIA old-guard took out Spitzer's chances of becoming America's President.
Instead he left office in disgrace three years ago amid a flood of tabloid headlines that recounted salacious details from his repeated use of a high-end escort service.
CIA old-guard took out Spitzer's chances of becoming America's President.
In 2004, when Marsh & McLennan purchased Kroll from AIG, Kroll’s CEO was Michael Cherkasky who, years earlier, had been Spitzer’s boss at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
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Originally called U.S. Investigations Services, Altegrity's business started in 1996 when the government privatized the business of security clearance background investigations.
In 2007, Providence acquired the company from a pair of private-equity firms for about $1.5 billion and renamed it Altegrity.
Mr. Cherkasky, a former prosecutor in the New York County district attorney's office, took over as Kroll's CEO in 2001.
Mr. Cherkasky, a former prosecutor in the New York County district attorney's office, took over as Kroll's CEO in 2001.
Around the time of Marsh's acquisition of Kroll, a bid-rigging probe of Marsh led by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer set in motion a series of events leading to Mr. Cherkasky being named Marsh's CEO. In 2008 he left that post and joined Altegrity.
Last year [2009] Mr. Cherkasky hired William Bratton, who was once the police commissioner of both the New York and Los Angeles police departments. Mr. Bratton, who also worked with Mr. Cherkasky at Kroll, runs Altegrity's security-consulting business.
Cherkasky joined Kroll in 1994, became CEO in 2001, and replaced Jeffrey Greenberg as CEO when the younger Greenberg was forced out in late 2004 (by Elliot Spitzer).
Thus, it was Cherkasky who negotiated the final settlement with Spitzer.
Thus, it was Cherkasky who negotiated the final settlement with Spitzer.
Did AIG pass Kroll on to Marsh to better shield the spy firm from Spitzer’s investigation, as Richard Grove has suggested?
It had appeared that Cherkasky was named to lead Marsh because of his previous relationship with Spitzer.
Appearances can be deceiving.
It had appeared that Cherkasky was named to lead Marsh because of his previous relationship with Spitzer.
Appearances can be deceiving.
Side-Note: In 1996 when the state of Delaware launched an investigation of AIG’s bizarre relationship with a Barbados-based reinsurance company named Coral Re, instead of cooperating Greenberg rang up the Delaware insurance commissioner and gave her a tongue-lashing over the
telephone.
Greenberg also sent Kroll detectives to harass the state regulators.
The get-tough strategy produced the intended result.
No sooner had Coral Re been dissolved, as per the settlement, than AIG shifted its business to several new shell companies modeled in its
Greenberg also sent Kroll detectives to harass the state regulators.
The get-tough strategy produced the intended result.
No sooner had Coral Re been dissolved, as per the settlement, than AIG shifted its business to several new shell companies modeled in its
image and likeness.
The case of Coral Re is important because of possible links to the drug trade and to Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
The case of Coral Re is important because of possible links to the drug trade and to Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
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Greenberg also resorted to Kroll after AIG’s general counsel Michael Joye resigned in 1992 to protest fraudulent accounting practices.
In the early 1990s, Joye was shocked to learn that AIG was cheating several states, including New York, out of tens of millions
In the early 1990s, Joye was shocked to learn that AIG was cheating several states, including New York, out of tens of millions
in workers’ compensation funds; and it was happening with the full knowledge and consent of CEO Greenberg.
After conducting his own internal investigation, Joye sent Greenberg a bluntly worded memo informing him that AIG’s “intentional violations” could lead to s.
After conducting his own internal investigation, Joye sent Greenberg a bluntly worded memo informing him that AIG’s “intentional violations” could lead to s.
“criminal fraud and racketeering charges,” in addition to exposing the company to astronomical civil penalties.
Joye determined that for AIG to become legal the company “would have to hire about 40 new people to do filings properly.
LOL - that would invalidate the CIA front.
Joye determined that for AIG to become legal the company “would have to hire about 40 new people to do filings properly.
LOL - that would invalidate the CIA front.
It would also have to charge clients more and pay ‘much higher’ assessment frees.”
According to the New York Times, Greenberg was not interested.
When the issue came up in a meeting, Greenberg famously asked “Are we legal?”
According to the New York Times, Greenberg was not interested.
When the issue came up in a meeting, Greenberg famously asked “Are we legal?”
An employee responded: “If we were legal we wouldn’t be in business.”
Hearing this, “M.R.G. [Greenberg] began laughing and that was the end of it.”
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Hearing this, “M.R.G. [Greenberg] began laughing and that was the end of it.”
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After Joye tended his resignation, Greenberg sent Kroll a copy of Joye’s personnel file.
It is not known what Kroll detectives did with it, but the case illustrates Greenberg’s temperament and autocratic style.
It is not known what Kroll detectives did with it, but the case illustrates Greenberg’s temperament and autocratic style.
By early 2005, ahead of taking out Spitzer's Presidential ambitions for 2008, Hank Greenberg had been replaced by Martin Sulivan as CEO while Greenberg remained Chairman, and was trying to keep control of the CIA front.
On March 23, 2005 when a team of AIG lawyers arrived in Bermuda to examine SICO records and conduct interviews, shit hit the fan.
A rift was developing between Greenberg’s supporters and the rest of the board, all of whom wanted a public relations disaster simply to end.
A rift was developing between Greenberg’s supporters and the rest of the board, all of whom wanted a public relations disaster simply to end.
The plot thickened when the directors issued a company-wide order to cooperate with regulators.
The next day, AIG employees in the company’s Dublin office seized a SICO computer and placed it under lock and key.
The next day, AIG employees in the company’s Dublin office seized a SICO computer and placed it under lock and key.
(Both firms also shared the Dublin office.)
Things quickly escalated.
Mike Murphy, a Greenberg loyalist, led a group of SICO employees into the Bermuda office, under cover of night, using a passkey, and hustled 82 boxes of SICO documents out of the building to a separate
Things quickly escalated.
Mike Murphy, a Greenberg loyalist, led a group of SICO employees into the Bermuda office, under cover of night, using a passkey, and hustled 82 boxes of SICO documents out of the building to a separate
location.
Did any of the CIA old-guard from Watergate help in the planning or execution?
SICO was incorporated in Panama, a major center of money laundering, and there was concern that Murphy might attempt to move evidence beyond the reach of US law enforcement.
Did any of the CIA old-guard from Watergate help in the planning or execution?
SICO was incorporated in Panama, a major center of money laundering, and there was concern that Murphy might attempt to move evidence beyond the reach of US law enforcement.
The next day, an SEC official in New York received a message: “Looks like they’re destroying documents in Bermuda.”
It was the last straw.
When word reached Elliot Spitzer he issued a stern warning to Sullivan, and also subpoenaed the SICO and AIG records.
It was the last straw.
When word reached Elliot Spitzer he issued a stern warning to Sullivan, and also subpoenaed the SICO and AIG records.
Sullivan personally flew to Bermuda, summarily fired Mike Murphy, and took possession of the documents.
The AIG board, now under threat of criminal prosecution, had no choice but to demand Greenberg’s immediate resignation.
Seeing how CIA old guard was at war with
The AIG board, now under threat of criminal prosecution, had no choice but to demand Greenberg’s immediate resignation.
Seeing how CIA old guard was at war with
Elliot Spitzer?
But what CIA old-guard understands with men - you can take them out with pretty girls.
But what CIA old-guard understands with men - you can take them out with pretty girls.
In subsequent months, the court proceedings played out in the press. The details gradually emerged about Greenberg’s largest deception: a $500 million deal “in which various AIG insiders staged an elaborate artificial transaction with the Gen Re Corporation,” a major reinsurer
owned by Warren Buffet.
AIG ostensibly bought $600 million in reinsurance from Gen Re for a $500 premium, indicating a risk of $100 million.
AIG ostensibly bought $600 million in reinsurance from Gen Re for a $500 premium, indicating a risk of $100 million.
However, because Greenberg wanted zero risk exposure, the deal’s “purported terms were all undone” by his staff “in undisclosed side agreements” that rendered the transaction “a sham,” according to the SEC.
Papers were altered to distort the nature of the transaction.
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Buffet’s subsidiary provided records to Spitzer documenting everything.
The records showed that AIG’s purpose had been to generate a large tax write-off, in order to make the company look
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Buffet’s subsidiary provided records to Spitzer documenting everything.
The records showed that AIG’s purpose had been to generate a large tax write-off, in order to make the company look
more prosperous than it was.
The documents also proved Greenberg’s personal involvement.
Those CIA ties gave old Greenberg some testicular fortitude.
One of the investigators told the New York Times that the intent may have been “to mask the the activities of
The documents also proved Greenberg’s personal involvement.
Those CIA ties gave old Greenberg some testicular fortitude.
One of the investigators told the New York Times that the intent may have been “to mask the the activities of
murky offshore entities that AIG used extensively during Mr. Greenberg’s tenure at the company.”
In 2006, AIG reached a $1.6 billion settlement with state and federal authorities: the largest ever paid by any financial services company, in US history.
Ron Shelp, Fallen Giant, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2006, p.173.
Ron Shelp, Fallen Giant, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2006, p.173.
In February 2008, four former executives of Gen Re and one from AIG were convicted of conspiracy, securities fraud, mail fraud, and making false statements to the SEC.
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It is important to remember that Maurice Greenberg is not some run-of-the-mill hoodlum.
As noted, he served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is a director of the New York Stock Exchange, is the vice-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a
As noted, he served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is a director of the New York Stock Exchange, is the vice-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a
member of the Trilateral Commission.
He also served as vice-chairman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is the Director of the Institute for International Economics, is the Director of the US-China Business Council, the vice-chairman of the
He also served as vice-chairman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is the Director of the Institute for International Economics, is the Director of the US-China Business Council, the vice-chairman of the
US-ASEAN Business Council, the Director of Project Hope, founding chairman of the US-Philippine Business Committee, and, until his forced retirement, was a Trustee of the Asia Society.
CIA Old-Guard pissed at Elliot Spitzer?
After Hank’s departure from AIG,
CIA Old-Guard pissed at Elliot Spitzer?
After Hank’s departure from AIG,
the new CEO Martin Sullivan told the press that the insurance giant would now prosper “with the right controls and checks and balances in place, and the right level of compliance.”
LOL
LOL
Will skip the 2008 demise of AIG details.
Suffice it to say that by March 2009, AIG’s federal bailout had expanded to $150 billion, making it the largest single bailout by far in US history.
Even Obama had to roll over for CIA old-guard.
Suffice it to say that by March 2009, AIG’s federal bailout had expanded to $150 billion, making it the largest single bailout by far in US history.
Even Obama had to roll over for CIA old-guard.
How did Maurice Greenberg manage for so long to cook the books? CIA connections.
AIG’s offshore dealings were key to the company’s profitability, even during the downturns that affected the rest of the industry but to which AIG seemed largely immune.
AIG’s offshore dealings were key to the company’s profitability, even during the downturns that affected the rest of the industry but to which AIG seemed largely immune.
David Schiff, a Greenberg admirer, put it this way: “AIG’s unique global franchise obscured the reality of the company’s financial condition.”
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Former LAPD narcotics detective Michael Ruppert arrived at a different conclusion. In August 2001, just weeks before 9/11, Ruppert posted an article exploring possible AIG involvement in the drug trade.
Ruppert was astounded to learn that Coral Talavera Baca, the wife
Ruppert was astounded to learn that Coral Talavera Baca, the wife
(or girlfriend, it is not clear which) of Medellin drug lord Carlos Lehder was, at the time, employed at AIG’s San Francisco office, ostensibly as AIG’s office manager, a position for which Talavera had neither the requisite training nor the credentials.
Coral Talavera Baca was the very same woman who in 1995 supplied investigative reporter Gary Webb with the initial lead that resulted in his groundbreaking series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News about CIA links to Latin American drug traffickers.
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Gary Webb, Dark Alliance, Seven Stories Press, New York, 1998.
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Gary Webb, Dark Alliance, Seven Stories Press, New York, 1998.
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Talavera’s husband, Carlos Lehder, was one of the central figures in the notorious Medellin drug cartel, led by Pablo Escobar, which in the mid-1980s grew into the world’s largest cocaine smuggling ring.
At the time of Lehder’s 1987 arrest in a Columbian jungle, he reportedly cut a deal with US officials and was allowed to keep much of his estimated $2.5 billion fortune amassed from the drug trade.
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Lehder was extradited to the US, where he entered a witness protection program.
But why would the US government negotiate with a man who had been public enemy number one?
Lehder and his cohorts in Medellin are believed to have ordered the assassination of numerous Columbian
But why would the US government negotiate with a man who had been public enemy number one?
Lehder and his cohorts in Medellin are believed to have ordered the assassination of numerous Columbian
officials, newspaper editors, journalists, informants, as well as 600 policemen; but are probably best known for their involvement in the grisly attack on the country’s Palace of Justice in November 1985 that left nearly 100 people dead, including eleven of Columbia’s
supreme court justices.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it was none other than Vice President George H.W. Bush who negotiated the deal with Lehder.
CIA old-guard - HW Bush.
Recall that useful idiot Ronald Reagan named Bush in 1982 to head up his so called war on
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it was none other than Vice President George H.W. Bush who negotiated the deal with Lehder.
CIA old-guard - HW Bush.
Recall that useful idiot Ronald Reagan named Bush in 1982 to head up his so called war on
drugs?
Perhaps I've been fooled to think it was only Russia that preferred these past GOP presidential candidates like Reagan, HW Bush, W Bush, Trump.
It was also CIA old-guard engineering American primaries?
Perhaps I've been fooled to think it was only Russia that preferred these past GOP presidential candidates like Reagan, HW Bush, W Bush, Trump.
It was also CIA old-guard engineering American primaries?
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1623589272769929219
Although Lehder testified for US prosecutors at the 1992 trial of Manuel Noriega, his testimony proved of little value to the prosecution. According to knowledgeable observers, Noriega’s conviction was a foregone conclusion, with or without Lehder’s testimony.
Some wondered why the US was so interested in Noriega, in the first place, since Lehder was a much bigger fish in the drug world.
Narcotics expert Alfred McCoy may have provided the answer when he speculated that the US prosecution of Noriega probably had nothing to do with
Narcotics expert Alfred McCoy may have provided the answer when he speculated that the US prosecution of Noriega probably had nothing to do with
curbing the drug trade and everything to do with projecting US power in Central America.
Noriega’s crime was that he turned nationalist, developed his own power base, and sought to chart an independent path, much like his predecessor, General Omar Torrijos, who died in a
Noriega’s crime was that he turned nationalist, developed his own power base, and sought to chart an independent path, much like his predecessor, General Omar Torrijos, who died in a
mysterious plane crash, probably orchestrated by the CIA.
On CIA old-guard and plane crashes:
On CIA old-guard and plane crashes:
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McCoy also pointed out in the same interview that Panama, once part of Columbia, is home to a miniature version of Wall Street.
Panama City has a number of large banks, whose primary purpose is to launder money for Columbia drug lords.
Panama City has a number of large banks, whose primary purpose is to launder money for Columbia drug lords.
https://twitter.com/JWalters314/status/1410810290556571649
In short, the replacement of Noriega was an administrative move.
The flow of drugs and drug money through Panama hardly paused, and may even have increased.
The flow of drugs and drug money through Panama hardly paused, and may even have increased.
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Three years after the Noriega trial, Lehder complained in a letter to U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler of Miami that he had been double-crossed by the US government.
Weeks later, according to eyewitnesses, Lehder was whisked into the night from the witness protection center at Mesa, Arizona.
He was not seen again for ten years, until 2005, when Lehder appeared in a Florida courtroom to appeal his life-in-prison-sentence-plus-135-years.
The judge dismissed the appeal out of hand.
What came of the $2.5 billion in assets that Lehder reportedly retained? Coral Talavera Baca would know.
In 2011, the questions raised a decade ago by Mike Ruppert about Baca’s connections with AIG, and AIG’s possible involvement in
What came of the $2.5 billion in assets that Lehder reportedly retained? Coral Talavera Baca would know.
In 2011, the questions raised a decade ago by Mike Ruppert about Baca’s connections with AIG, and AIG’s possible involvement in
the drug trade, remain unresolved.
Maurice Greenberg chose to expand into the financial services sector in 1987, the year of Lehder’s arrest in Columbia.
Not only does the timing correspond with the sharp upsurge in the volume of revenues from the international drug trade,
Maurice Greenberg chose to expand into the financial services sector in 1987, the year of Lehder’s arrest in Columbia.
Not only does the timing correspond with the sharp upsurge in the volume of revenues from the international drug trade,
which by the late 1980s exceeded an estimated trillion dollars a year, that same year, AIG also entered into a bizarre relationship with a Barbados-based reinsurance company named Coral Re.
William Engdahl, Gods of Money, Engdahl Press, Wiesbaden, 2009, p. 272.
William Engdahl, Gods of Money, Engdahl Press, Wiesbaden, 2009, p. 272.
Missed posting this link earlier to an interview with Alfred McCoy by David Barsamian, conducted at University of Wisconsin-Madison, February 17,1990.
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The details of the bizarre relationship between AIG and a Barbados-based reinsurance company named Coral Recame to light in the mid-1990s when Delaware state regulators discovered that AIG secretly controlled Coral Re.
The genesis of taking out Elliot Spitzer's hope for
The genesis of taking out Elliot Spitzer's hope for
President for 2008, and getting Kompromat on Bill Clinton in Mena Arkansas before Clinton becomes President in 1993?
Criminal enterprise of CIA old-guard that profits from drug trade and airlines partners with GOP Presidential useful idiots and associates, but has to compromise
Criminal enterprise of CIA old-guard that profits from drug trade and airlines partners with GOP Presidential useful idiots and associates, but has to compromise
Democrat Presidential hopefuls or take them out?
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In the insurance world, companies often reduce their exposure to underwriting losses by passing on a percentage of the risk to insurance wholesalers, also known as reinsurance companies.
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In the insurance world, companies often reduce their exposure to underwriting losses by passing on a percentage of the risk to insurance wholesalers, also known as reinsurance companies.
As payment, the reinsurance companies receive a percentage of the premiums.
Wholesalers are generally based offshore in places like Bermuda, Barbados, the Caymans, and Luxembourg, where taxes are minimal or nonexistent and accounting records can legally be kept secret.
Wholesalers are generally based offshore in places like Bermuda, Barbados, the Caymans, and Luxembourg, where taxes are minimal or nonexistent and accounting records can legally be kept secret.
Although US state laws require insurance companies to keep a certain amount of capital in reserve to cover losses, the amount is less if a company has reinsurance.
AIG was a major user of reinsurance because it specialized in high-risk policies.
AIG was a major user of reinsurance because it specialized in high-risk policies.
For regulatory reasons, however, both parties to such a transaction, i.e., the insurer and reinsurer, must be independent of one another, for obvious reasons.
If the two are affiliated, then there is no true risk reduction.
If the two are affiliated, then there is no true risk reduction.
This was the issue with Coral Re, and what attracted state regulators in the first place, because, despite persistent denials by AIG, Coral Re turned out to be a shell company created by AIG for reasons that have never been made clear.
At the time Coral Re was established, the broker Goldman Sachs sent around a confidential memo which cautioned that the whole business must be kept secret. Indeed, the memo stipulated that all copies of the memo were to be returned to Goldman Sachs.
When Delaware state regulators nevertheless managed to obtain a copy, they were incredulous.
The dozen or so investors who lent their names put up no money of their own, yet were guaranteed a profit, a sweet deal if there ever was one.
Within days of its creation, Coral Re recorded $475 million in losses, which soon topped $1 billion.
Within days of its creation, Coral Re recorded $475 million in losses, which soon topped $1 billion.
Between 1987 and 1993, AIG ceded $1.6 billion of insurance premiums to the new reinsurer.
Yet, Coral Re’s total equity capital never exceeded $52 million.
David Schiff, “Coral Re: AIG’s $1-Billion Secret,” Emerson, Reid’s, July 1996, pp. 10-13.
Yet, Coral Re’s total equity capital never exceeded $52 million.
David Schiff, “Coral Re: AIG’s $1-Billion Secret,” Emerson, Reid’s, July 1996, pp. 10-13.
In addition to being severely under-capitalized, the new company had no actual offices of its own.
In fact, it was managed by a subsidiary of AIG. Coral Re’s board of directors made no decisions and conducted no business.
In fact, it was managed by a subsidiary of AIG. Coral Re’s board of directors made no decisions and conducted no business.
At the time, the chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs was Robert Rubin, who later served as President Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary.
CIA old-guard making a placement in Clinton's cabinet?
Rubin was an attorney at the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in
CIA old-guard making a placement in Clinton's cabinet?
Rubin was an attorney at the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in
New York City from 1964 to 1966 before joining Goldman Sachs in 1966 as an associate in the risk arbitrage department. He later served as co-chief operating officer, and became co-senior partner and co-chairman in 1990.
Rubin served as New York finance chairman for the Walter Mondale presidential campaign in 1984 and headed the host committee for the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York.
Rubine served on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Market Oversight and Financial Services Advisory Committee, and advisory panels for New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and Mayor David Dinkins.
Rubin was succeeded in early July 1999 as Treasury secretary by his deputy, Lawrence Summers, ahead of 2000 Bush v Gore.
Upon being sworn into office as Treasury secretary in January 1995, Rubin was confronted with the Mexican peso crisis, which threatened to result in Mexico
Upon being sworn into office as Treasury secretary in January 1995, Rubin was confronted with the Mexican peso crisis, which threatened to result in Mexico
defaulting on its foreign obligations.
President Bill Clinton, with the advice of Rubin and Greenspan, provided $20 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to the Mexican government through the Exchange Stabilization Fund.
President Bill Clinton, with the advice of Rubin and Greenspan, provided $20 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to the Mexican government through the Exchange Stabilization Fund.
Mexico recovered and the U.S. Treasury made a $580 million profit as a result of the loan agreement.
In 1997 and 1998, Rubin, Greenspan, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Summers worked with the International Monetary Fund and others to promote U.S. policy in response to
In 1997 and 1998, Rubin, Greenspan, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Summers worked with the International Monetary Fund and others to promote U.S. policy in response to
financial crises in Russian, Asian, and Latin American financial markets. On the cover of its February 15, 1999, edition, Time Magazine dubbed the three policymakers "The Committee to Save the World".
In 1998, Rubin and Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan opposed giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversight of over-the-counter credit derivatives when this was proposed by Brooksley Born, then head of the CFTC.
Can't take away a laundering tool!
Can't take away a laundering tool!
Rubin and other senior officials recommended Congress relieve the CFTC of regulatory authority over derivatives in November 1999.
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Over-the-counter credit derivatives were eventually excluded from regulation by the CFTC by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by President Bill Clinton.
It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by President Bill Clinton.
According to a PBS Frontline report, derivatives played a key role in the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
Arthur Levitt Jr., a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has said in explaining Rubin's strong opposition to the regulations proposed by Born that Greenspan and Rubin were "joined at the hip on this.
In an interview on ABC's This Week program in April 2010, former President Clinton said Rubin was wrong in the advice he gave him not to regulate derivatives, which was by then seen as one of the underlying causes of the 2007–08 financial crisis.
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Clinton adviser Doug Band later said Clinton "inadvertently conflated an analysis he received on a specific derivatives proposal with then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's arguments against any regulation of derivatives".
As Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin was on the record for stating that the Glass-Steagall Act was obsolete and outdated, and indeed its provisions had become less effective over time.
However, it was not until the late 1990s that the Congress and the Clinton administration finally came round to repealling the act.
This resulted in part from lobbying pressure exercized by Sanford I. Weill on Congress and the White House to repeal the Act, and so allow the
This resulted in part from lobbying pressure exercized by Sanford I. Weill on Congress and the White House to repeal the Act, and so allow the
mega-merger he had organized between Travelers Group and Citicorp in 1998 to stand.
Rubin resigned from the Clinton administration in July 1999.
In October 1999, Rubin joined the leadership at Citigroup.
Glass–Steagall was eventually repealed by the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
Rubin resigned from the Clinton administration in July 1999.
In October 1999, Rubin joined the leadership at Citigroup.
Glass–Steagall was eventually repealed by the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
under Rubin's successor, Lawrence Summers, and was signed by Clinton in November 1999.
Rubin joined Citigroup in 1999 as chairman of the executive committee of the board.
In 2001, Enron, a major client of Citigroup, faced a credit ratings downgrade as a result of the
Rubin joined Citigroup in 1999 as chairman of the executive committee of the board.
In 2001, Enron, a major client of Citigroup, faced a credit ratings downgrade as a result of the
Enron scandal.
Rubin called a ranking Treasury Department official, unsuccessfully seeking the Bush Administration's help in forestalling the downgrade.
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Rubin called a ranking Treasury Department official, unsuccessfully seeking the Bush Administration's help in forestalling the downgrade.
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A subsequent staff investigation by the Senate Governmental Affairs committee cleared Rubin of having done anything illegal.
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Between 1999 and 2009, Rubin received total compensation, including employee stock options, of $126 million from Citigroup.
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Between 1999 and 2009, Rubin received total compensation, including employee stock options, of $126 million from Citigroup.
To review, Rubin’s main “achievement” during his tenure at Treasury was persuading Clinton to support repeal of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, a key part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal program.
Yes, the same FDR who in 1933, America's wealthiest tried to overthrow.
Yes, the same FDR who in 1933, America's wealthiest tried to overthrow.
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The Business Plot (also called the Wall Street Putsch and The White House Putsch).
The Business Plot (also called the Wall Street Putsch and The White House Putsch).
Glass-Steagall had created a regulatory firewall between commercial and investment banking, for the soundest of reasons: to prevent conflicts of interest and other abuses within the banking system.
But Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, and others on Wall Street viewed the New Deal as an aberration, and by 1999, they brought Clinton around.
In 1998, Rubin also joined with Greenspan in blocking attempts by Brooksley Born, chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission,
In 1998, Rubin also joined with Greenspan in blocking attempts by Brooksley Born, chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission,
to regulate derivatives, which Born and others correctly saw as a threat to the stability of financial markets.
The defeat of every attempt to regulate derivatives, together with the repeal of Glass-Steagall, opened the floodgates to the wild speculation that characterized the
The defeat of every attempt to regulate derivatives, together with the repeal of Glass-Steagall, opened the floodgates to the wild speculation that characterized the
G.W. Bush years, (our installed useful idiot) and is responsible for the derivative schemes, real estate bubble, collateral debt obligations, sub-primes, credit default swaps, legalized skimming rackets and,
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ultimately, the global financial meltdown in 2008.
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After Rubin’s departure from Treasury he joined the board of Citigroup, the largest US bank, which had recently been rocked by several huge money laundering scandals, one involving Mexican President Salinas.
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After Rubin’s departure from Treasury he joined the board of Citigroup, the largest US bank, which had recently been rocked by several huge money laundering scandals, one involving Mexican President Salinas.
In 2001, (ahead of 9/11) the pattern repeated itself when Citigroup paid $12 billion to acquire the second largest bank in Mexico, Banamex, whose owner Roberto Hernandez Ramirez was known to be deeply involved in the international drug trade.
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In December 1998, the daily Por Esto!, Mexico’s third largest newspaper, reported that Ramirez’s estate on the coast of Yucatan was a regular transshipment point for tons of South American cocaine.
According to local fishermen, the coke arrived by boat during the night and,
According to local fishermen, the coke arrived by boat during the night and,
after being offloaded, was sent to the US via small planes operating out of a private airstrip on Ramirez’s sizable estate.
The property is located on the tip of Punta Pajaros, which in English means Bird Point.
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The property is located on the tip of Punta Pajaros, which in English means Bird Point.
narconews.com/newboss1.html
So flagrant was the trafficking that local people dubbed it “la peninsula de la coca,” i.e., the cocaine peninsula.
When Ramirez sued Por Esto! for libel, a Mexican court threw out the case after finding that the evidence for narco-trafficking was genuine.
Mike Ruppert, Crossing the Rubicon, New Society Publishers, 2004, p.79.
Mike Ruppert, Crossing the Rubicon, New Society Publishers, 2004, p.79.
A succession of Mexican presidents, including Ernesto Zedillo and Vicente Fox, reportedly vacationed with the drug lord banker at his lavish estate, as did President Bill Clinton in February 1999.
Citigroup acquired Banamex to gain easy access to drug money, which many US
Citigroup acquired Banamex to gain easy access to drug money, which many US
banks now depend on for liquidity.
In 2009, Antonia Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the press that billions of dollars of laundered drug money had saved the financial system during the 2008 meltdown on Wall Street.
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In 2009, Antonia Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the press that billions of dollars of laundered drug money had saved the financial system during the 2008 meltdown on Wall Street.
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But not even laundered drug money could save Citigroup.
The bank suffered enormous losses due to its sub-prime exposure, and at the height of the crisis received a $45 billion transfusion from the Federal Reserve, the second largest bailout after AIG’s.
The bank suffered enormous losses due to its sub-prime exposure, and at the height of the crisis received a $45 billion transfusion from the Federal Reserve, the second largest bailout after AIG’s.
By December 2008 Citigroup’s stock had plummeted to $8/share from a high of $55 in 2006.
Angry shareholders filed a lawsuit charging that Robert Rubin and other insiders not only lied to them about the bank’s losses, but had also cashed in their own inflated stock options
Angry shareholders filed a lawsuit charging that Robert Rubin and other insiders not only lied to them about the bank’s losses, but had also cashed in their own inflated stock options
before the collapse.
Later, the SEC agreed with shareholders that Rubin and other bank officials knew about the losses.
This means that they are guilty of both defrauding investors and insider trading.
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Later, the SEC agreed with shareholders that Rubin and other bank officials knew about the losses.
This means that they are guilty of both defrauding investors and insider trading.
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The hand-slap was laughable given Rubin’s reported earnings of $120 million while at Citigroup.
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Citigroup may be the largest, but it is not the only big US bank involved in narco-trafficking.
Others include Bank of America, American Express Bank, Wells Fargo and Wachovia, none of which has ever been criminally prosecuted in a US court for their participation in the
Others include Bank of America, American Express Bank, Wells Fargo and Wachovia, none of which has ever been criminally prosecuted in a US court for their participation in the
drug trade.
Bloomberg reporter Michael Smith learned the answer to the question why when he interviewed Jack Blum, a long-time US Senate investigator and banking industry consultant. Said Blum: “There’s no capacity to regulate or punish them [the big banks] because they are
Bloomberg reporter Michael Smith learned the answer to the question why when he interviewed Jack Blum, a long-time US Senate investigator and banking industry consultant. Said Blum: “There’s no capacity to regulate or punish them [the big banks] because they are
too big to be threatened with failure.”
This explains why “they seem….willing to do anything that improves their bottom line, until they’re caught.” Blum called their too-big-to-fail status “a get-out-of-jail-free-card for big banks.”
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This explains why “they seem….willing to do anything that improves their bottom line, until they’re caught.” Blum called their too-big-to-fail status “a get-out-of-jail-free-card for big banks.”
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That is certainly how it played out when Wachovia was caught red-handed in “the biggest money-laundering scandal of our time.”
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The plot began to thicken in 2006 when Mexican authorities discovered 5.7 tons of cocaine packed in 128 black suitcases (estimated street value: $100 million) in a DC-9 at the international airport of Ciudad del Carmen, located 500 miles east of Mexico City.
Authorities later learned that narco-traffickers had purchased the plane with funds laundered through Wachovia Corp. and Bank of America.
It was no isolated incident.
A 22-month federal investigation disclosed that during a three-year period alone, from May 2003 to May 2007,
It was no isolated incident.
A 22-month federal investigation disclosed that during a three-year period alone, from May 2003 to May 2007,
Wachovia had processed $378 billion in questionable transfers from Mexican currency exchange houses, in the form of wire transfers, traveler’s checks and cash shipments.
The whopping figure is the equivalent of roughly one-third of Mexico’s gross domestic product.
The whopping figure is the equivalent of roughly one-third of Mexico’s gross domestic product.
The noose began to tighten on May 16, 2007, when DEA agents raided Wachovia’s international offices in Miami, seizing bank records.
A “back look” at the transactions confirmed that drug cartels had used Wachovia’s correspondent banking services to launder a minimum of
A “back look” at the transactions confirmed that drug cartels had used Wachovia’s correspondent banking services to launder a minimum of
$110 million in drug profits.
Doubtless, this was only the tip of the iceberg, but was still the largest violation of US money-laundering laws in history.
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal.”
The cartels had used the laundered cash to purchase weapons,
Doubtless, this was only the tip of the iceberg, but was still the largest violation of US money-laundering laws in history.
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal.”
The cartels had used the laundered cash to purchase weapons,
safe-houses, and aircraft for the narcotics trade.
During the investigation, authorities also seized 22 tons of cocaine.
According to Jeffrey Sloman, a federal prosecutor involved in the case, “Wachovia’s blatant disregard for our banking laws gave international
During the investigation, authorities also seized 22 tons of cocaine.
According to Jeffrey Sloman, a federal prosecutor involved in the case, “Wachovia’s blatant disregard for our banking laws gave international
cocaine cartels a virtual carte blanche to finance their operations.”
When Wachovia’s own anti money-laundering officer, Martin Woods, attempted to bring the problem to the attention of bank officials, the same officials told him to keep quiet.
When Wachovia’s own anti money-laundering officer, Martin Woods, attempted to bring the problem to the attention of bank officials, the same officials told him to keep quiet.
Woods persisted, to his credit, and became the target of internal harassment and bullying by bank officials.
He lost his job and, even though later vindicated by the federal probe, ultimately, had to bring suit against the bank to get restitution.
He lost his job and, even though later vindicated by the federal probe, ultimately, had to bring suit against the bank to get restitution.
In the end, Wachovia refused to curb its lucrative dealings with the dubious Mexican currency houses, that is, until the financial media began to report the ongoing federal investigation.
But then, Wachovia has a long history of caring more about the almighty dollar than
But then, Wachovia has a long history of caring more about the almighty dollar than
the people it serves.
Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1879, Wachovia foreclosed on so many farms and businesses during the Great Depression that the bank became known in the Southeast as Walk-over-ya.
Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1879, Wachovia foreclosed on so many farms and businesses during the Great Depression that the bank became known in the Southeast as Walk-over-ya.
Although federal authorities threatened Wachovia with criminal prosecution, the case never went to court.
Despite its profits from money laundering, Wachovia suffered huge losses in 2008 as a result of the sub-prime fiasco, and was rescued by Wells Fargo for a reported
Despite its profits from money laundering, Wachovia suffered huge losses in 2008 as a result of the sub-prime fiasco, and was rescued by Wells Fargo for a reported
$12.7 billion.
The merger happened within days of Wells Fargo’s $25 billion federal bailout—which, notice, means that the US taxpayer footed the bill for the acquisition (and then some).
CIA old guard financial engineering!
The merger happened within days of Wells Fargo’s $25 billion federal bailout—which, notice, means that the US taxpayer footed the bill for the acquisition (and then some).
CIA old guard financial engineering!
In 2010, Wells Fargo settled with the US government on behalf of Wachovia by paying $160 million in fines and penalties.
Wells Fargo agreed to upgrade its money laundering detection efforts; and, after a year’s probation, the federal government dropped all charges in
Wells Fargo agreed to upgrade its money laundering detection efforts; and, after a year’s probation, the federal government dropped all charges in
March 2011.
Although the $160 million fine was a hefty sum, it was still less than 2% of Wells Fargo’s reported earnings in 2009.
Indeed, bank officials probably viewed the fine as just another cost of doing business.
Although the $160 million fine was a hefty sum, it was still less than 2% of Wells Fargo’s reported earnings in 2009.
Indeed, bank officials probably viewed the fine as just another cost of doing business.
In Feb 2017, recall Donald Trump's executive orders to launch a new war on drugs?
Ronald Reagan's 1980s-era war on drugs was nothing but a charade.
Trump's too was a charade but it did perhaps aim to realign CIA partnerships with organized crime.
Recall the classified leak
Ronald Reagan's 1980s-era war on drugs was nothing but a charade.
Trump's too was a charade but it did perhaps aim to realign CIA partnerships with organized crime.
Recall the classified leak
on February 9th about Gen. Flynn, following the Feb 2017 "war on drugs" executive orders?
CIA was created to the 1920s, when the US supported Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, who maintained his army with profits from the opium trade.
CIA was created to the 1920s, when the US supported Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, who maintained his army with profits from the opium trade.
16 years after the 9/11 attacks, the US military was still deployed in Afghanistan.
Manchurian Candidate Trump didn't get the US military out of Afghanistan.
The troops were there because that is where the poppies are grown, the feedstock for the global heroin trade.
Manchurian Candidate Trump didn't get the US military out of Afghanistan.
The troops were there because that is where the poppies are grown, the feedstock for the global heroin trade.
"We have created an entire enterprise that focuses economically on creating crisis to justify outrageously high defense spending"
Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.
But don't be fooled. Miller saying the right things to build trust for a propaganda operation.
Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller.
But don't be fooled. Miller saying the right things to build trust for a propaganda operation.
Ted Cruz has been obstructing the confirmation of President Biden’s pick to head the FAA since July of 2022.
This have any thing to do with Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard's fascination with airline stocks or his wife's connections?
This have any thing to do with Alvin "Buzzy" Krongard's fascination with airline stocks or his wife's connections?
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Pence Feb 2023: DOJ can’t make me testify. I was in the legislative branch re January 6!
Pence in November 2022: Congress can’t make me testify. I was in the executive branch re January 6!
Pence Feb 2023: DOJ can’t make me testify. I was in the legislative branch re January 6!
Pence in November 2022: Congress can’t make me testify. I was in the executive branch re January 6!
"I believe it would establish a terrible precedent for the Congress to summon a vice president of the United States to speak about deliberations that took place at the White House."
– Mike Pence, circa Nov 17, 2022
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– Mike Pence, circa Nov 17, 2022
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From Dec 2022 Mikhail Fridman was arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).
As the founder and one of the main shareholders of the conglomerate Alfa Group, which includes Alfa Bank, the largest private bank in Russia,
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As the founder and one of the main shareholders of the conglomerate Alfa Group, which includes Alfa Bank, the largest private bank in Russia,
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Fridman has been referred to as “a top Russian financier and enabler of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s inner circle,” according to a report by the Council of the European Union.
https://twitter.com/DavidCranmerUn1/status/1625571311261999105
Side-Note: Former FBI Director Louis Freeh has worked for Alfa Bank owner Mikhail Fridman.
The involvement of Kirkland and Ellis becomes a secret decoder ring that tells us that the service they are providing may be connected to CIA criminal activity being conducted under the guise of national security and foreign policy.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1506818722975076355
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1498384360751386624
Gotta keep the trafficking route into Europe open to keep that $$ flowing.
Ukraine’s attempt to integrate more closely with the EU threatens the flow of narcotics into Europe.
Why Rothschild and Deripaska sent Paul Manafort into Ukraine to get Yanukovych elected in 2004?
Control over narcotics trafficking gateway into Europe.
Control over narcotics trafficking gateway into Europe.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1577660571985616896
Paul Manafort’s political career started by working with James Baker (the guy who later arranged the deal between Enron and Mogilevich) on the 1976 Gerald Ford campaign.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1417696382064922627
As of 2000, Putin, his Solntsevskaya allies, and their global money laundering network (including James Baker, Enron, and the CIA) had significant incentive to invade Afghanistan and regain control of the narcotics flow that had fueled the
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US economy throughout the 90s.
All this is to say that Putin and Russia + CIA old guard were competing for Manchurian Candidate Trump come 2016.
All this is to say that Putin and Russia + CIA old guard were competing for Manchurian Candidate Trump come 2016.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1502370028355833862
HW Bush + William P Barr =
Circa 2000, Dick Cheney and his pals at Halliburton/KBR were doing business with Alfa Group (against the advice of the State Dept) via Alfa’s Tyumen Oil Company.
Circa 2003, the Carlyle Group private equity firm (for whom both George HW Bush and James Baker worked) was in talks with Alfa Group about starting a Russian buyout fund together.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1455967858274471938
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1502346315962982400
Jan 2008 - Putin made a power play to take charge of the criminal enterprise?
After receiving and deciphering Epstein’s financial records that were handed over to Russian intelligence by John Mark Dougan.
https://twitter.com/mopeng/status/1548152142518976512
Murdoch and Scaife recruited by the CIA to reshape public opinion in favor of the Iran-Contra operation.
Newsmax also CIA friendly.
Before Putin's Jan 2008 powerplay, a 2003 power play.
In late 2003, George HW Bush went to Moscow to woo Russian “investors” to launder their money through Carlyle Group.
One of the clients of Kirkland and Ellis is Carlyle Group.
In late 2003, George HW Bush went to Moscow to woo Russian “investors” to launder their money through Carlyle Group.
One of the clients of Kirkland and Ellis is Carlyle Group.
https://twitter.com/StringwallApp/status/1455966234441404431
But the CIA old-guard may not be able to install Glenn Youngkin come Jan 2025, and Trump / Haley is their pick?
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