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Another Waste of Time
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Gary Bauer
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Trump to remove China from currency 
manipulator list as trade deal finalized
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by Sean Higgins
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ The Trump administration will stop labeling China as a currency manipulator as a goodwill gesture to Beijing. The announcement comes two days before Beijing officials are due in Washington... to sign "phase one" of a trade deal with the United States. "China has made enforceable commitments to refrain from competitive devaluation, while promoting transparency and accountability," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The administration officially designated  China as a currency manipulator in August. The Treasury Department stated that China had a long history of manipulating its currency "through protracted, large-scale intervention" in exchange markets and had lately taken "concrete steps" to devalue it. Trump has long accused China artificially adjusting the yuan's value, making that an issue in his 2016 White House bid. "China is intent on continuing to receive the hundreds of Billions of Dollars they have been taking from the U.S. with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation. So one-sided, it should have been stopped many years ago!" he said in an August tweet. Nevertheless, the administration resisted applying the label to China until last year, saying its actions didn't fit the technical definition. That changed following a breakdown in trade talks between Beijing and the White House over the summer. China was labeled a currency manipulator the same day in August that Beijing's commerce ministry announced that it had stopped buying U.S. agricultural goods. The White House claimed in mid-December that it had reached a deal with Beijing on currency as part of the "phase one" agreement, but did not divulge the specific details. Senate Minority Leader Chuck scumbag-Schumer slammed the White House for the move. "China is a currency manipulator — that is a fact. Unfortunately, President Trump would rather cave to President Xi than stay tough on China," he said.  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/trump-to-remove-china-from-currency-manipulator-list-as-trade-deal-finalized?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_Breaking%20News%20Alert_01/13/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Breaking%20News&rid=5261   

McConnell denounces Democratic 
war powers resolution
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by Susan Ferrechio
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would oppose a war powers resolution Democrats plan to bring up for debate as soon as Tuesday... as part of their effort to curb President Trump’s military action against Iran. “We appear to have restored some measure of deterrence in the Middle East, so let’s not screw it up,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said on Monday. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, is expected to bring up a war powers resolution as soon as Tuesday. It would require the president to withdraw military operations against Iran within 30 days unless Congress authorizes further action. The House passed a nonbinding version last week. McConnell said he “will strongly oppose” the Kaine measure and said the chamber should hold hearings and write “more tailored legislation” if lawmakers want to have a say in U.S. military action in the Middle East. “I would urge all of our colleagues to consider what message the Senate should send to Iran and the world at the very moment that America’s actions are challenging the calculus in Iran for the better.” McConnell accused Democrats of a “head-spinning” double standard. They did not challenge President Barack scumbag/liar-nObama’s airstrikes in Libya, he said, or the efforts to fight terrorism in Syria and Iraq. “For years now, I have wanted the Senate to go on the record about our military presence in Syria and Iraq,” McConnell said. “I’m glad my Democratic colleagues will finally be interested in having that discussion rather than ducking it.”
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Trump Calls Out FBI Director Chris Wray After Responding To FISA Abuse Claims, 
“Are These Dirty Cops Going To Pay?”
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By Jim Hayek
{ americantruthtoday.com } ~ While Americans are waiting and waiting for Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham to finish their criminal probe into the origins of the FBI’s coup attempt against President Donald Trump... the bureau’s director issued a limp-wristed, wholly inappropriate response to a huge part of that bogus probe earlier this week. FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that, in the wake of “Spygate,” where senior agents up to and including the former director and deputy director, launched a bogus “investigation” into a presidential campaign based on fabricated ‘evidence’ and ‘intelligence,’ there were “errors” committed and as such, agents will have to undergo additional…training. And he’s having a video made that agents will have to sit through. As if the entire coup attempt was nothing more than just a series of goofs, accidents…people not really knowing or understanding what they were doing…when they were literally attempting to overthrow a duly elected president. For the first time in our history. It’s a disgrace of the first order and it’s nowhere near good enough. The president himself called out Wray on Saturday. He wants to know why Wray is allowing “dirty cops” who still work for him to get away with what they’ve done.“‘FBI Director apologizes for FISA Errors of which there were far to many to be a coincidence!.’ @FoxNews Chris, what about all of the lives that were ruined because of the so-called ‘errors?’ Are these ‘dirty cops’ going to pay a big price for the fraud they committed?”...
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Devin Nunes Reacts to Appointment 
of Sketchy FISA Court Advisor David Kris
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ DOJ-NSD lawyer David Kris has been a defender of the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation and Lawfare critic of Devin Nunes’s 2018 memo on alleged FISA abuses... Sketchy Mr. Kris was recently picked by FISC presiding judge James Boasberg, to serve as the court’s amicus curiae — a position that is supposed to provide impartial advice to the court. Mr. Kris will oversee the implementation of “FISA reforms” following the IG report on serious abuses found in the DOJ and FBI’s political efforts to conduct surveillance on U.S. person Carter Page. However, representative Devin Nunes shares his doubts & concerns.
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NAS Pensacola shooting was an 'act of 
terrorism', Barr says; US to expel 21 
Saudi nationals in training program
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By Greg Norman
{ foxnews.com } ~ The shooting carried out by a Saudi aviation student at Naval Air Station Pensacola in December was an "act of terrorism,"... Attorney General William Barr said Monday as officials released their findings from their investigation into the attack. Barr said the gunman, identified as Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, was "motivated by jihadist ideology." His comments came as the U.S. was expelling 21 Saudi nationals living in America who, like Alshamrani, trained with the U.S. military at facilities including NAS Pensacola. Senior Justice Department officials told Fox News the 21-year-old shooter left a "trail of extremism" in the days and weeks leading up to the attack "During the course of the investigation, we learned that the shooter posted a message on September 11, 2019 stating, ‘the countdown has begun,’" Barr said. "During the Thanksgiving weekend, he then visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. "He also posted other anti-American, anti-Israeli and jihadi messages on social media, including two hours before his attack," Barr added. Alshamrani ultimately killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounding eight other Americans in the Dec. 6 attack, according to Barr. Most of the 21 cadets being expelled "had some kind of contact with child pornography" and social media containing "some jihadi or anti-American content," the attorney general said. "However, there was no evidence of any affiliation or involvement with any terrorist activity or group," he added...
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Iran Disobeys Trump’s Stern Warning
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by wethepeopledaily.com ~ President Trump issued a powerful warning on Sunday to Iran as leaders in Tehran were gearing up to deal with protesters who took to the streets after the government admitted... to accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet which contained Iranian civilians. “To the leaders of Iran – DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS,” Trump tweeted. “Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching. More importantly, the USA is watching.” He added: “Turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free! Stop the killing of your great Iranian people!” Despite the clear warning, disturbing videos have emerged online Monday that show Iranian police and security forces raining live fire rounds upon demonstrators protesting the Islamic Republic in response to the country shooting down a passenger airline. There was no immediate report in Iranian state-run media on the incident near Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, but, if true, could be seen as an act of defiance against President Trump’s warning to the regime against the use of deadly force. Security forces were deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday in hopes of quelling demonstrations. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square and at Tehran University and other landmarks as calls circulated for protests to be held later in the day...  https://wethepeopledaily.com/2020/01/13/just-in-iran-disobeys-trumps-stern-warning/  
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Another Waste of Time
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Gary Bauer
 

On Thursday the House of Representatives passed a worthless resolution telling President Trump that he could not take out terrorists like Iranian General Qassem Soleimani without permission from Congress.

Why do I say the resolution is worthless? Because it was a purely symbolic, non-binding resolution with no legal impact. In fact, at least one House Democrat, Rep. Max Rose of New York, opposed the measure precisely because it was meaningless. Rose said:

Unfortunately, today’s War Powers resolution is a non-binding resolution that simply restates existing law… I refuse to play politics with questions of war and peace and therefore will not support this resolution.

Just like the impeachment fiasco, this is another example of progressives wasting time trying to score cheap political points rather than doing the people’s business. But liar-Pelosi’s resolution will be applauded in Tehran, where the mullahs are betting on Trump being restrained because of opposition like this.

Nevertheless, there was heated debate over the resolution. One statement that stood out to me was delivered by Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL). I recall first meeting Brian at a rally against the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal. He was then a candidate for Congress, and I pledged to support his campaign.

Mast told his colleagues that Soleimani was a terrorist just like Osama bin Laden or al-Baghdadi. He noted that Soleimani’s super IEDs were responsible for burning our soldiers alive in their Humvees, for blowing their arms and legs off, and sending our young men home totally unrecognizable to their loved ones.

Mast said that we would have been justified in killing 100 Soleimanis for just one of our heroes he killed.

Of course, many conservatives made similar arguments Thursday. But they had much more power coming from Congressman Mast because as he stood to give those remarks, he wasn’t standing on his own legs, but on two artificial legs.

Prior to his election to Congress, Brian Mast served in the U.S. Army and lost both his legs to an IED blast in Afghanistan. As someone who literally sacrificed parts of his body for our country, Mast brings a much-needed perspective to debates about foreign policy and national security.

I have no doubt that our country is economically and militarily strong enough to deal with Iran. What I do worry about is whether we can overcome the moral rot that is so prevalent on the left today, with so many commentators and politicians sounding like apologists for the Iranian regime.

Soleimani Was No Elvis

If you need an example of the moral rot I described above, look no further than MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who waxed poetic about the dead terrorist, Qassem Soleimani. Here’s what he said on his show Wednesday night:

When some people die, you don’t know what the impact is going to be. When Princess Diana died there was a huge emotional outpouring. Elvis Presley in our culture. It turns out that this general [Trump] killed was a beloved hero of the Iranian people.

Here’s a reality check for Mr. Matthews and anyone else who needs it:

  • President Trump said Thursday that we killed Soleimani because “they were looking to blow up our embassy.”

  • The German newspaper Bild wrote this about Soleimani: “President Trump has freed the world of a monster whose aim in life was an atomic cloud over Tel Aviv.” (By the way, I took the opportunity during this week’s hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to note how the Iranian regime is built on anti-Semitism and constantly threatening a second Holocaust against the state of Israel. Watch the exchange here.)

  • Journalist Oz Katerji, who has written extensively on the Middle East, described Soleimani this way: “The only way to understand Qasem Soleimani’s legacy is to trace the trail of bloodshed in his wake across the Middle East… Soleimani made his mark through his unrestrained barbarity towards civilians in Syria and Iraq… Soleimani was brutal, merciless … slaughtering his way across the Middle East.”

That’s not the legacy of Princess Diana or Elvis Presley. Anyone who sees Soleimani as a “hero” is an enemy of the civilized world and should be prepared to meet a similar fate. Assuming, of course, that progressives like Chris Matthews aren’t responsible for protecting the civilized world.

liar-Pelosi Blinks

Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that she is planning to transmit the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate next week. The speaker is facing growing pressure from within her own caucus to stop her stalling, and polling shows that the public is overwhelmingly against it.

Her announcement comes on the heels of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signing on to a resolution to dismiss the articles of impeachment if they are delayed longer than 25 days.

Netflix’s Latest

Here’s Netflix’s latest contribution to our culture: “AJ And The Queen.” And no, I don’t mean the queen of England.

According to The Washington Post, the movie is about “a drag queen who takes on a 10 year-old runaway as a traveling companion while embarking on a cross-country trip in an attempt to open his own drag club.”

I think I can safely say that this movie is in a category all by itself. I was not aware that Americans were clamoring for a movie about a drag queen traveling the country with a young boy.

End of an ERA

Liberals all over America celebrated Wednesday as Democrats assumed full control of the Virginia government for the first time in a generation. But why would liberals in California care about what is happening in Richmond, Virginia?

Among other things, progressives are hoping to resuscitate the Equal Rights Amendment by getting Virginia to approve the ERA. That’s right — the same pro-abortion constitutional amendment that the late great Phyllis Schlafly battled back in the early 1970s is still kicking. Sort of.

If the Virginia General Assembly approves the ERA, it would become the 38th state to do so, precisely the number needed to ratify constitutional amendments. But there’s a catch.

When Congress passed the ERA in 1972, it included a time limit for the states to approve it. That time limit expired in 1982, but that’s not stopping the left from pursuing its radical pro-abortion agenda. Friday, a Virginia State Senate committee approved the Equal Rights Amendments.

Anticipating the left’s push to have Virginia ratify the ERA, the Justice Department issued an opinion this week officially declaring the ERA dead and prohibiting its recognition.

Now, just imagine for a minute that scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton had prevailed in November of 2016. Imagine that “Attorney General lowlife-Kamala Harris” or “Attorney General Elizabeth dinky/liar-Warren” is running the Justice Department.

I guarantee that this week’s opinion on the ERA would have been very different, and the country would have been on the verge of abortion on demand being enshrined in our Constitution.

This is just one more example of the Trump/Pence team defending the values of men and women of faith. Just one more example of why it is so important for them to win four more years this November! 

~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/opinion/67849?mailing_id=4798&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4798&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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Monday ~ TheFrontPageCover

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Shifting Political Nomenclature
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by Tom McLaughlin
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Monday Top News Executive Summary

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Media Editors:  Above the Fold


“THE SUPREME LEADER IS A MURDERER”: Iran opens fire on demonstrators. Protesters chant: “Our enemy is right here; they lie to us that it’s America.” (The Daily Wire)

DESPICABLE: No Senate Democrats support measure praising military for killing Soleimani. All GOP senators supported same resolution about Bin Laden during scumbag/liar-nObama years. (The Daily Wire)

World


NO HIDING IT: Iran admits it “unintentionally” shot down Ukrainian jetliner (The Washington Times)

NO CAPITULATING: Taiwan’s president reelected as voters back tough China stance (CNBC)

Government & Politics


BOOKER OUT: scumbag-Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race (NBC News)

POLITICAL THEATER: House Democrats block hazardous-substance measure to protect unborn children (The Washington Free Beacon)

TAKING ON UNIONS: Trump administration rolls back scumbag/liar-nObama-era “joint employer” rule (Washington Examiner)

SORRY NOT SORRY: FBI director apologizes to FISA court — not Carter Page — for warrant application abuses (The Daily Wire)

Culture & Heartland


“TEXAS HAS CARRIED MORE THAN ITS SHARE”: Gov. Greg Abbott says state will not accept new refugees (The Hill)

RECIPROCITY UNDER FIRE: Virginia gun proposal puts concealed-carry agreements with other states in jeopardy (Washington Examiner)

BRAINWASHED: Shocking number of young Americans say other countries are better than the U.S. (The Daily Wire)

Closing Arguments


POLICY: The FISA court is complicit in the FBI abuses it’s raising Cain over (The Federalist)

POLICY: Climate change: No one left to defend the camels (American Enterprise Institute)

SATIRE: “The View” audience applauds Hitler after revelation he never voted for Trump (The Babylon Bee)  

~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/67858?mailing_id=4798&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4798&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body    

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Shifting Political Nomenclature
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“Left and Right” is the name of a small community TV show on which I argue from the right, but what does that mean in 2020 AD? Taking a long view, the best I can say is our left/right political spectrum is in flux. What political positions define the two sides? Boston-Irish-Catholic-Democrats in a generation that worshiped John F. Kennedy (and into which I was born) didn’t see all Democrats as leftists or all Republicans as conservatives, but that has changed. There are still liberals in the Republican Party but are there any conservatives among today’s Democrats? I can’t name any. Can you?  
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JFK was a staunch anti-communist. His fellow Democrats in 1960 saw socialism as communism-lite and disdained both. That cannot be said of 2020 Democrats after a 2018 Gallup poll indicated that: “For the first time in Gallup's measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism… 57% today having a positive view… with their attitude toward capitalism, dropping to 47%.” The same poll indicated Republicans with only a 16% positive view of socialism and a 71% positive view of capitalism.
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When newly-elected Congresswoman commie-Alexandria Occasion Cortez (AOC) proposed the Green New Deal last February there was consensus among Democrats that it was a radical-left proposal.  Provisions like banning air travel, banning cheeseburgers, banning fossil fuels, rehabbing every building in America, eliminating 99% of cars, free education for life, guaranteed income without work, etc. seemed crazy to them. By spring and summer, however, nearly all Democrat presidential candidates endorsed the Green New Deal and sought commie-AOC’s endorsement.  
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That most Democrats now favor socialism — and the massive expansion of government into nearly every aspect of life required to implement the Green New Deal — is more than enough to label them the party of the radical left. Now, however, political language has shifted. For example, the headline of a December 21 article in the Washington Post by Chelsea James declares: “Buttigieg shifts to center, embodying the Democratic primary’s rightward drift.” Janes cited shifting positions by Buttigieg on Medicare for all, abolishing the Electoral College, packing the Supreme Court, and decriminalizing illegal border crossings. He also claimed that:“Environmentalists complain Buttigieg’s climate plan is less sweeping than his early rhetoric suggested it might be.”  
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Conservative pundit and attorney Paul Miringoff of  powerlineblog.com asked last week: “Is Medicare for all the liberal position? Is decriminalizing illegal border crossings? Is packing the Supreme Court? I would have called Medicare for all socialist, decriminalization leftist, and court packing radical. I would have expected the Post, at a minimum, to call them progressive. If, instead, these positions are liberal, the political ground has moved from under our feet.”  
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So then, what positions would be considered radical left today? Must someone be a bomb-tosser like Bill Ayers and advocate violent overthrow of the government? The Green New Deal would put government in control of how people eat, travel, reproduce, work, and what kind of house they live in. What else is there? That looks like total control to me — somewhere between socialism and communism lite.  
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The Washington Post is a big voice in mainstream media, all of whom are on board with the new labels. What was radical left only months ago is now liberal. What was liberal is now centrist. So, where do mainstream media want to put yesterday’s conservatives? Are they fascists now? If so, it was a short trip from scubag/liar-Hillary Clinton’s racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic basket of deplorable to today’s fascists.  
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At the end of Barack scumbag/liar-nObama’s two-year tenure as a US senator, the National Journal labeled him our most liberal senator. As president, mainstream media referred to him and his VP loose lips liar-Joe Biden as “centrist” and “moderate.” Until lately, it would have been very hard to call loose lips liar-Joe Biden anything but liberal over his 30+ year career in the senate, but liberal media outlets like the Washington Post think themselves moderate too and give plenty of coverage to leftists who charge that President Trump is fascist and compare him to Hitler.  
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John F. Kennedy would be called conservative today and wouldn’t likely feel comfortable in today’s Democrat Party He opposed Affirmative Action, was pro-2nd Amendment, and favored major tax cuts. He couldn’t possibly get the 2020 nomination for president. He was a US Senator in 1954 when President Eisenhower implemented “Operation Wetback” and deported over a million Mexicans from the United States. Maybe it’s there somewhere, but I could find no evidence that JFK or any other Democrat opposed it. His predecessor, Democrat President Truman, deported plenty of Mexicans as well at the end of World War II.  
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How far left will Democrats and their mainstream media go?  
 
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The Ugliness That Is Political Correctness

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By Craig Andresen and Diane Sori – Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio

pcu-1.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710xOver the years, both together and separately, we have written in our respective blogs and spoken about on our RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS radio show the insanity of “political correctness.” In fact, the very term “political correctness” is itself quite telling

To examine the abject insanity of it, the term must be separated into its two parts, and perhaps the best way to go about that is to examine it back to front starting with the word “correctness,” which basically has three definitions. First, “correctness” is “the quality or state of being free from error; accuracy,” and there’s nothing wrong in that definition. Second, “the quality of being right in an opinion or judgment” is the second definition of “correctness,” and again, that’s perfectly acceptable as a definition. But the third definition, “conformity to accepted social standards,” shows just where the definition of “correctness” goes to “hell in a handbag.”

Then there’s the word “political,” the front part of the phrase with said word having two distinct definitions. The first definition states, “in a way that relates to the government or public affairs of a country,”  which seems pretty straight forward and right to the point. The second definition is also straight forward and quite accurate, as in “interested in or active in politics.” But once again it’s in the third definition where we see the real issue, and that is “motivated or caused by a person’s beliefs or actions concerning politics.”

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Woe, I say Woe unto a nation who abandons the God of creation... whose eyes no longer shine with the spirit of the Lord. Woe and again

Woe, too a people whose thoughts are fixed upon the corruption of the flesh, who honor false gods with their works; whose children are abandoned and go hungry for the Words of Life...

Woe, I say Woe unto this Nation whose house is empty... it has become a broken cistern whose water has long emptied into the belly of the Earth. Woe unto a people whose God is their belly, who refuse to hear and obey... who have become stiff-necked and altogether reprobate.

Repent saith the Lord of Host... or I will come with a sword and the Spirit of Judgment shall fall upon thy Land... Thy house shall be devoured in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye... its smoke shall rise unto the heavens, a sign to others of thy iniquity, of thy failure to repent and embrace the Spirit of Life in Jesus Christ.

Thus saith the Lord of Host... Amen.

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Friday ~ TheFrontPageCover

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liar-Pelosi's Democrats Threaten Democracy i
n the Name of Protecting It
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Media Editors:  Above the Fold
 

POLITICAL UPBRAIDING: House passes War Powers Resolution in rebuke of Trump’s actions against Iran (Fox News)

FOR THE RECORD: In 2011, liar-Pelosi said swxcumbqag/liar-nObama did not need authorization to attack Libya (Townhall)

CLEARLY TRUMP’S FAULT, LEFTISTS SAY: Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake (Newsweek)

Government & Politics

 
CALLING liar-PELOSI’S BLUFF: McConnell backs measure to change Senate rules, dismiss impeachment without articles (The Hill)

“OUTRAGEOUSLY SLOW AND BURDENSOME”: Trump administration proposes major changes to bedrock environmental law (NPR)

National Security

 
FAKE PERSECUTION: Judges denied 70% of migrant asylum claims in 2019 (Washington Examiner)

HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States along the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in December (Associated Press)

DESIGNATION DENIED: Army won’t reinstate elite status of soldier given clemency by Trump (NBC News)

Heartland

 
ANOTHER PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY: New Jersey gave Texas church shooter plea deal that wiped out gun felony (NJ1015.com)

KALIFORNIA: Golden State considers statewide ban on gas-powered garden tools (CBS Sacramento)

Closing Arguments

 
POLICY: A needed update to the nation’s environmental rules (Washington Examiner)

POLICY: Climate-change alarmists are getting more delusional in their predictions (The Heartland Institute)

HUMOR: As part of settlement with Nick Sandmann, CNN hosts must wear MAGA hats during all broadcasts (The Babylon Bee)  

~The Patriot Post
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liar-Pelosi's Democrats Threaten Democracy i
n the Name of Protecting It
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Did you notice how presidential President Donald Trump appeared at his press conference on Iran? It was a fitting symbol for House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi’s colossal failure in withholding the impeachment articles from the Senate.

Whatever liar-Pelosi’s loony strategy — her unorthodox decision to withhold is only about strategy and not principle — she has ensured that the hyperpartisan impeachment will be viewed for exactly what it was. For all the Democrats’ manufactured impeachment drama, people seem to care less and less about the their shameless effort to affix a scarlet letter to Trump’s presidential record.

Have you also noticed that no one can quite figure out liar-Pelosi’s angle in refusing to deliver the articles? You would think that with something as momentous as impeachment, people would have some idea about liar-Pelosi’s mindset, but instead we get an anarchy of disparate theories, none of which resonate because you can’t make sense out of anything so nonsensical — and wrongheaded.

It is inexcusable for her and her colleagues to have put the nation through that ordeal, representing to us that the matter of Trump’s impeachment and removal was of unparalleled urgency, only to discontinue the proceedings when she gets the House to vote for impeachment.

She would have us believe that she is bargaining for Sen. Mitch McConnell to accede to her demands on the conduct of the Senate trial. For argument’s sake, let’s assume she’s shooting us straight. Who in her right mind, including liar-Pelosi, thinks that McConnell will or should bargain with Pelosi on this, when the impeachment trials are the sole prerogative of the Senate, not the House?

liar-Pelosi knew McConnell wouldn’t be that foolish or weak, so she obviously isn’t bargaining with him. Maybe she’s posturing for political purposes, betting that her cute trick will ultimately put the Democratic House witch hunters in a more favorable light and Trump in a less favorable one. Too bad for her — that’s not happening, either.

Consider: Pelosi crammed through an impeachment following an unfair, partisan proceeding that denied the president basic fairness and due process. The impeachment was for alleged misconduct that, if true, doesn’t constitute a crime, much less a high crime or misdemeanor. The Democrats’ whole case was based on secondhand and speculative evidence, and partisan presumptions without any proof of Trump’s criminal intent. Now, having unilaterally denied Trump due process, she demands that McConnell give her assurances he won’t behave as badly as she has. That might work on Sen. rino-Mitt Romney but not on McConnell. McConnell owes her nothing, and he’s not going to give her anything. He has already said he wants the Senate to apply the same rules that governed former President scumbnag/liar-Bill Clinton’s trial, which was good enough for Democrats then — and remember that scumbag/liar-Clinton’s impeachment, unlike Trump’s, was bipartisan.

Another possible Pelosi motive is that she wants the impeachment stain to stand and is thus trying to deny Trump the chance to defend himself in the Senate — which is equivalent to denying him yet another right: a fair and speedy trial in the Senate. It’s also rich that liar-Pelosi is holding out for guarantees of fairness from Senate Republicans on procedure considering that some Senate Democrats such as Sen. Elizabeth dinky/liar-Warren have essentially admitted that they’ve already made up their mind on the substance of the charges — and that Trump is guilty.

liar-Pelosi contends that Trump is unfit for office because he abused his power, obstructed Congress and is a threat to “our democracy.” Yet by playing cynical games with a matter that is of grave importance to our system — the removal of the nation’s chief executive and commander in chief — she is abusing her power, obstructing the Senate from conducting its constitutional role in these proceedings and, thereby, interfering with “our democracy.” She ought to be impeached herself for putting the country through this charade.

Unfortunately for Pelosi and her ethics-challenged hatchet man Rep. scumbag/liar-Adam Schiff, an increasing number of Democratic and independent congressmen and senators are tiring of her games and urging her to submit the articles. As McConnell noted, “Now, even fellow Democrats are expressing public concern over the Speaker’s endless appetite for these cynical games.”

By wrongfully withholding the articles of impeachment from the Senate, liar-Pelosi has conclusively demonstrated that she and her Democrats are not crusading to protect “our democracy” from the dastardly Donald Trump. They are trying to destroy Trump and are damaging “our democracy” in the process.  ~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/opinion/67809?mailing_id=4794&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4794&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

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Hodge is holding a gun when he gets out of the car. It is not clear from the footage whether Hodge fired his weapon. Engleman falls down and shoots up at Hodge. Litvin fires his weapon at Hodge, too. A few more shots are fired as Hodge is down.

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Thursday Top News Executive Summary

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Media Editors:  Above the Fold


“SEND THEM OVER”: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Joe Manchin join Democrats pressuring Plosi to send impeachment articles to Senate (Fox News)

“THE LAWSUIT SEEKS ALL SUBPOENAS”: Watchdog group suing Adam Schiff over release of private phone records (The Daily Wire)

National Security


$3.6 BILLION IN MILITARY FUNDS: Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifts injunction against border-wall funds (National Review)

PROPAGANDA: Iranian TV reports a different version of missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq (USA Today)

WAR BY OTHER MEANS: Texas facing 10,000 potential cybersecurity attacks from Iran per minute, Gov. Greg Abbott says (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

EPIC FAIL: Those who can’t find Iran on a map (and there are plenty of them) are less likely to support the strike on Soleimani (Washington Examiner)

JUSTICE: Mexican national who killed Brian Terry has been sentenced to life in prison (Townhall)

Health & Culture


NEARLY 3,000 DEATHS AND COUNTING: 2020 on track to be worst flu season in decades (The Hill)

WELCOME NEWS: Cancer death rates drop by largest amount on record (Axios)

SEEKING ANSWERS: Judge orders Google to turn over Jussie Smollett’s emails (Associated Press)

Closing Arguments


POLICY: Why repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations is sound policy (The Heritage Foundation)

POLICY: Banning dollar stores to prevent food deserts is unjust (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

HUMOR: “He was a great man”: Deceased Iranian General Soleimani surges into fourth place in Democratic primary race (Genesius Times)

  ~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/articles/67796?mailing_id=4792&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4792&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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Tuesday Noon ~ TheFrontPageCover

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Faithless America?
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Robin Smith  
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Ask an Iranian
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By Dan Truitt
{ americanthinker.com } ~ I saw my Iranian refugee friend Kaveh in church this morning and asked him what he thought of the killing of Qasem Soleimani. “I’m a little unhappy with it,” he said. “My wife’s unhappy, too. So are our parents in Teheran.” “Why””  “Because he didn’t suffer.”... “You’re a Christian, right?” “Right.” “Trust me, brother, he’s suffering,” I said. I’m an ex-pat living next door to the Middle East, and I don’t think most Americans understand what a significant historic event this is. Most Iranians are completely fed up with the oppressive reign of the mullahs, and most Middle East countries are completely fed up with the organized terrorism being exported by Iran, which has been destabilizing the region for the last four decades. It all began when a rather gullible peanut rancher from Plains, Georgia, who occupied the White House for a mostly unfortunate four years, allowed the foxy old cleric to convince him that a Khomeini-led Iran would be friendly to the United States. Not long after that the U.S. embassy fell to an organized Iranian mob. To be fair, Khomeini wasn’t behind the embassy seizure, but he quickly understood that he held a huge bargaining chip in the face of the Carter-led USA’s lack of resolve. Mark Steyn, substituting for Rush Limbaugh last Friday, said that Soleimani arrived at Bagdhad Airport, collected his luggage, and then about five minutes later collected his seventy-two virgins. “The reason he got seventy two virgins,” Steyn quipped, “was because he was blown into seventy-two pieces.” Victor David Hanson accurately observes in the National Review that “Iran deeply erred in thinking that Trump’s restraint was permanent, that his impeachment meant he had lost political viability, that he would go dormant in an election year, that the stature of his left-wing opponents would surge in such tensions, and that his base would abandon him if he dared to use military force.” Why, pray tell, did Iran miscalculate so badly? Could it be that the mullahs were reading the same leftist propaganda the mainstream media has been spewing about Trump for years now, and, observing the recent vote for impeachment in the U.S. House of Representatives, grossly underestimating both Trump’s strength, and his huge popularity among the vast swathe of the United states sandwiched between the left and right coasts who pound nails, install tile, ride both farm and long-haul tractors, style hair, clean bedpans in hospitals, and wait tables?...
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Jim Jordan Contrasts President Trump Foreign
Policy Accomplishments Against 
Impeachment Fraud
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{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Representative Jim Jordan discusses the ongoing impeachment fiasco and liar-Pelosi still withholding the articles from the Senate; and contrasts the DC nonsense against the foreign policy accomplishments of President Trump.
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scumbag/liar-nObama launches 2,800 strikes 
on Iraq, Syria without congressional approval
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{ washingtontimes.com } ~ U.S. forces have now surpassed 2,800 strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria under President scumbag/liar-nObama’s war against the Islamic State... all as part of a conflict Congress has yet to specifically authorize — and amid worries lawmakers won’t ever act. Under intense pressure from Capitol Hill, Mr. scumbag/liar-nObama finally submitted a draft authorization for the use of military force against the Islamic State in February, but it’s since languished, caught in the stalemate between those who want tighter restrictions and those who want the president to have as free a hand as possible. Now analysts worry that inaction will set a dangerous precedent and leave Congress shorn of its warmaking powers. “I understand it’s unlikely that they’ll act, but it’s important for them to act,” Shoon Murray, an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University, said last week. “It does take away the war powers of Congress by Congress‘ own deference.” The U.S. military has been conducting strikes in Iraq for 10 months, and began striking directly at targets in Syria last September as part of Mr. scumbag/liar-nObama’s announced campaign to degrade the capabilities of the Islamic State.This past weekend’s attacks brought the total to 1,458 strikes in Iraq and 1,343 in Syria by U.S. forces. Coalition forces allied with the U.S. have conducted another 655 attacks on Iraqi targets and 95 in Syria. Mr. scumbag/liar-nObama has justified the attacks under his commander in chief powers and under the 2001 resolution authorizing force against al Qaeda, and the 2002 resolution authorizing the ouster of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill have said Mr. scumbag/liar-nObama is stretching those laws and that the strikes could be illegal — though they say they want to put them on firm footing by passing a new authorization... My-goodness, he didn't get impeach did he.
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Redeeming the FBI
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By Frank Watt
{ americanthinker.com } ~ Give us a break…. and by “us” I mean the current and former members of the FBI and DoJ that are facing the justified skepticism of the citizens we swore to protect... Due to the actions of a few, the overall trust of the American public, previously enjoyed by both agencies is arguably at an all-time low. Tinfoil hat folks excepted, the general public has always extended the benefit of the doubt to FBI agents in the performance of their duties. This deference was hard-earned by investigators and prosecutors who made the thousands of prominent cases that forged the Bureau’s reputation. The misuse of their positions has already cost the malefactors their jobs. Whingeing over treatment at the hands of those that hurt their feelings only brings further discredit to the organization that once employed them. To the recently fired/resigned employees most well known for their inappropriate personal relationship and ill-advised communication over government devices: As FBI employees receiving assigned government phones, we were all asked to sign an acknowledgment that we had certain responsibilities with respect to usage of those devices. Along with the restrictions that one would expect; primarily for official business, minimal personal use allowed, don’t discuss or transmit classified material, etc. was the reminder that we had no expectation of privacy in using the device. We were further reminded that any digital communication over said devices, be it an email, text, instant message, dialed and/or received telephone numbers would be archived at FBIHQ. For an experienced investigator, the last tidbit is what’s known as a clue. The thinking agent understands, and is reminded annually, that any communication over the “Bu phone” is going to be captured, archived, and preserved for whatever use the owner of the device the government, and by extension, the taxpayer deems appropriate. The part about “no expectation of privacy” is a powerful hint that the government does not need a warrant to look at anything on your government issued device at any time for any reason.  Every agent who has worked a case of any significance understands the rules of the road in bringing that case for prosecution. The idea that “investigators” in the most senior positions were unaware that it was wildly inappropriate to have prejudicial and highly inflammatory text conversations about the subject of an investigation….over government devices, defies reason. The fact that these individuals were immediately dismissed from their roles in the Mueller investigation when this activity came to light, validates the assertion that their actions were unacceptable. Had these investigators been working a criminal case, all of their communications over these devices would have been discoverable by the defense. Any prosecuting attorney would have “had their heads” for effectively wrecking his or her case...  https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/redeeming_the_fbi.html  
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Europe Under Siege from
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by Soeren Kern
{ gatestoneinstitute.org } ~ Hungarian police recently discovered two tunnels used to smuggle migrants into Hungary from Serbia. The tunnels were found at the same time that Hungarian police reported a five-fold increase... in the number of migrants attempting to enter Hungary. Hungary is not alone: Border authorities in countries across the European Union are struggling to stanch renewed flows of illegal migration. More than 126,500 migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East illegally entered the EU during 2019, according to the International Organization for Migration. On November 29, Hungarian police detained 44 migrants who were found walking along a highway near Ásotthalom, a village in southern Hungary. Police later learned that the migrants had crossed into Hungary from Serbia by crawling through a 34-meter (112-foot) hand-dug tunnel. The oval tunnel, only 50 cm (20 inches) wide and 60 cm (24 inches) high, had been dug as deep as six meters (20 feet) underground. It had gone undetected because of thick foliage in the area and because the soil that was dug out of the tunnel was dumped into a nearby canal. A second tunnel was found in the village of Csikéria, around 40 km from Ásotthalom. That tunnel was 21.7 meters (70 feet) long. No migrants were found there. Police said they were deploying drones to search for other possible tunnels. At the height of the migration crisis in 2015, Hungary built two razor-wire fences on its southern borders to stop or divert the flow of migrants making their way to Western Europe. The newly-discovered tunnels were built underneath those fences...  https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15270/europe-people-smuggling-gangs  
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Soleimani funeral stampede in Iran leaves 
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By Greg Norman, Danielle Wallace 
{ foxnews.com } ~ At least 40 Iranians were crushed to death Tuesday in a stampede that erupted during the funeral for Qassem Soleimani... the general killed last week in a U.S. airstrike, the country’s state media is reporting. The gory episode in Soleimani's hometown of Kerman, which also reportedly left more than 200 injured, came as the U.S. Maritime Administration is warning ships across the Middle East to be on alert for possible retaliatory attacks from Iran. “Unfortunately as a result of the stampede, some of our compatriots have been injured and some have been killed during the funeral processions," Pirhossein Koulivand, the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, told state media. The cause of the stampede was not immediately clear. Videos posted online showed people lying lifeless on a road and others shouting and trying to help them — and the incident has now delayed Soleimani’s funeral services. It’s not the first time that chaos has erupted at a funeral for an influential Iranian figure. In 1989, a funeral procession in Tehran for Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was interrupted when his half-naked remains toppled out of an open coffin live on state television. Mourners had blocked the path of a truck carrying the deceased leader of the Iranian revolution and tore at his burial shroud, knocking his body to the ground. That led the broadcast to be cut short and his body airlifted by military helicopter away from the crowd until his remains could be rewrapped...
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Faithless America?
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Robin Smith:  When the younger generation is looking for hope, where do they turn? Why are some younger adults rejecting hope and community that comes from the assembling of hearts seeking strength in faith?

According to a December 2019 analysis by the American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Cox, four in 10 Millennials (individuals 23 to 38 years of age) cite that they are religiously unaffiliated. Writing around Pew Research data that point to the fact that this age group is a product of parents who raised their children without the influence or connection to religion or faith, Cox declares, “Millennials are leaving religion and not coming back.”

AEI’s own data show that 17% of Millennials surveyed acknowledged the absence of a faith-based belief system in their upbringing. Contrast that to only 5% of Baby Boomers — aged 55 to 75 years old — who reported a lack of a religious influence in their nurtured years. Further, just one in three Millennials noted attendance in a weekly religious service during their childhood compared to half of Baby Boomers.

Over the last 10 years, according to Pew, there has been a 12% decline in adults who identify as Christians with individuals who label themselves as having no particular beliefs at 26% and the aggregate of Christians down to 65%.

That Law of the Harvest is more than theory — seeds sown do bring forth a crop. Parents erroneously believing their hands-off manner permitted their offspring to find their own way and even pursue some “enlightened” value system honoring the Secular Trinity of Me, Myself, and I were instead sewing seeds that today demand an intellectual approach to faith rather than, well, simple faith to a simple Gospel of grace and the forgiveness of sin.

Inarguably, every single person has a belief system based on exposure to information or through experience. We all believe in something and adhere to some set of mores. It’s just a matter of the object of that belief system whether it’s the monotheistic God of the Judeo-Christian faith, or some other framework that drives a personal definition of morality.

And, that personal definition of morality is growing more relevant in not only the generational divide of faith but is literally dividing the flocks of the faithful and churches.

Look no further than the separation just announced in the Methodist denomination. The split is based on whether Holy Scripture is to be honored in sanctioning marriage as holy matrimony between one man and one woman — treated as a covenant modeled after Christ and His Bride the Church — or whether same-sex marriage is permitted. It’s a manifestation of cultural approvals transcending Biblical Truth. Some personally view same-sex marriage as without consequence and others say what God says, which is that sexual sin — of all sorts — is still sin, but still covered by grace when confessed.

The current split in the religion that was originally founded to reform the Church of England from within by John Wesley is, ironically, taking the similar path faced during the original days of Reformers in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Wesley’s teachings based on the “methodical” devotion and study applied to one’s life that all should have access to God’s salvation through love fell within the Protestant Reformation that declared that the Bible be the standard of teaching and worship.

Today, many Methodists have sacrificed the standard of Truth on the altar of personal whim.

So, in addition to parents without a commitment to faith raising children of the same philosophy, the cultural influences on the definition of right versus wrong have eclipsed the Gospel. But churches themselves have some responsibility in the loss of membership.

If teachings in the church say, “You’re ok, I’m ok, we’re all ok” and “We’ve got grace, so let’s just live as we so desire,” it is no different than the opinions shared at the neighborhood bar, nonprofit, or secular organization. Why would young adults need a community of faith when they’ll hear the same advice and opinions and get the same acceptance at their favorite watering hole among friends who will commiserate and honor the time-tested truth that misery loves company?

In a series on the decline of religion in America, The Washington Times wrote of doctoral candidate Rev. Stephen Koeth at Columbia University teaching one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s sermons, which included references to the road to Jericho and the Good Samaritan. Not only did the class have no knowledge of the dangerous setting of the famous parable of ministry, but they didn’t have any understanding of the basis of the parable itself — the Good Samaritan — whose actions transcended cultural and economic constructs.

Do you think this same group could articulate details about climate change or the need for “safe spaces” from harmful speech?

Again, those churches reflecting and echoing cultural norms and teaching a social-justice agenda rather than Truth from the Bible are not remarkable, inspirational, or courageous. But churches that do boldly teach the hope of Christ in each of us through the forgiveness of sin are indeed the beacons of light daring to say the same thing that God Himself says about our past, our present, and our future.

So where will Americans of all ages find their hope? The brilliant and fearless Paul sums it all up in Galatians 6:8, “For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.”   ~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/articles/67713?mailing_id=4783&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4783&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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Tues/Med-AM ~ TheFrontPageCover

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Conservative Christians Rally for Trump
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Thomas Gallatin  
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Tuesday Top News Executive Summary
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Media Editors:  Above the Fold


LACK OF PROSECUTION: GOP senators move to dismiss articles of impeachment amid battle with liar-Pelosi (Fox News)

DRAFT-LETTER FRENZY: Pentagon scrambles: “There’s been no decision to leave Iraq” (Axios)

Media, Government, & Politics


ISLAMIST SYMPATHIZERS: Leftmedia impressed and sobered by tears at Qasem Soleimani’s funeral (Washington Examiner)

STAMPEDE: A stampede at the funeral of slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani has left at least 50 people dead and over 200 injured. (National Review)

3% INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS HIGH: FBI gun background checks, linked closely to weapons sales, recorded the second-highest month ever in December, propelling 2019’s count to the most since the National Instant Criminal Background Check System began in 1998 (Washington Examiner)

PRIVILEGES: Chelsea scumbag/liar-Clinton made $9 million since 2011 from corporate board position (New York Post)

National Security


ENFORCEMENT: U.S. implements plan to send Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala (Reuters)

FOR THE RECORD: Iran has terrorists embedded inside the U.S. and across our border (The Federalist)

“ENDLESS ARRAY” OF TARGETS: The terrifying possibilities for an Iranian cyberattack (Washington Examiner)

Culture


“USED HIS POWER AND INFLUENCE TO … COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES”: Harvey Weinstein charged with rape, sexual battery in Los Angeles over 2013 allegations (USA Today)

“NO EVIDENCE THAT THE SHOOTING WAS … CONNECTED TO THE THEFT”: Lawsuit from Kate Steinle’s parents over stolen gun tossed by San Francisco judge (Fox News)

Closing Arguments


POLICY: How Trump can sort out the Middle East (National Review)

POLICY: California’s privacy law shows that congressional action is needed (American Enterprise Institute)

HUMOR: Iran declines to sign Colin Kaepernick after reviewing workout video (The Babylon Bee)  

~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/67740?mailing_id=4787&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4787&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body     
Devin Nunes Tells Sara Carter: “ICIG Michael Atkinson is Under Active Investigation”
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Sara Carter held a pod-cast interview with HPSCI ranking member Devin Nunes. At approximately 36:25 of the interview congressman Nunes discusses the testimony of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson... The transcript from Atkinson’s House testimony has never been released. Rep. Nunes states the reason HPSCI Chairman scumbag/liar-Schiff has kept the transcript hidden and classified is because the content is extremely damaging to the origin of the impeachment fraud. Additionally, the testimony from Atkinson conflicted with evidence which surfaced later: “Atkinson is under active investigation. I’m not gonna go any farther than that because you know obviously he has a chance to come in and prove his innocence, but my guess is scumbag/liar-Schiff, Atkinson they don’t want that transcript out because it’s very damaging”… CTH has previously outlined ICIG Michael Atkinson as a dirty player amid a network of very corrupt officials who hold self-interests from participating in unlawful abuses of government surveillance including the DOJ and FBI activity during the 2016 election. On Sunday, October 6th, 2019, even before the revelations of scumbag/liar-Schiff working with the whistle-blower surfaced, ranking member Devin Nunes originally discussed his concerns with the testimony of Michael Atkinson.  Nunes noted the testimony “was a joke”...
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scumbag/liar-Schiff calls for open 
hearings on Trump's Iran actions
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By REBECCA KLAR
{ thehill.com } ~ House Intelligence Committee Chairman scumbag/liar-Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he supports open House hearings regarding President Trump’s order last week... for a strike that killed top Iranian commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani. scumbag/liar-Schiff, who is among lawmakers who were briefed a day after last week’s attack, told The Washington Post there should be open hearings on the administration's decision to strike. “The president has put us on a path where we may be at war with Iran. That requires the Congress to fully engage,” scumbag/liar-Schiff told the Post in an interview published Monday. scumbag/liar-Schiff said there’s “absolutely no way” Trump’s threat to retaliate with “disproportionate” attacks, should Iran strike the U.S., reflects Pentagon planning. “None of that could come out of the Pentagon,” scumbag/liar-Schiff said. A Pentagon spokesperson was not immediately available for comment when contacted by The Hill. Trump said there are 52 Iranian sites, including cultural sites, that “will be hit very fast and very hard” if Iran strikes an American or an American base. He later said that his “Media Posts,” seemingly referring to his tweets, will serve to notify members of Congress on potential strikes. scumbag/liar-Schiff has also questioned whether there is intelligence that supports the claim that killing Soleimani would prevent future attacks against the U.S. ...   https://thehill.com/homenews/house/476924-schiff-calls-for-open-hearings-on-trumps-iran-actions   
Rush Limbaugh Interviews 
President Donald Trump 
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Earlier today President Trump called in to the Rush Limbaugh show for an interview about current political events... RUSH: Welcome back the EIB Network, and Rush Limbaugh back at it after a couple of weeks off for Christmas. Not much happening. We are happy to have here with us the president of the United States, Donald Trump. It’s so great to have you back here, sir. Thank you for joining us... Transcripts at the site.
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Terror Attack Kills US Serviceman and 
Others in Africa, Days After Iran Fiasco
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by ANDREW WEST 
{ freedomoutpost.com } ~ On New Year’s Day, a group of protesters backed by an Iranian militia attacked the US embassy in Baghdad, setting fires around the building and attempting to infiltrate the US consulate... Only after  several dozen Marines were deployed to the area did the malfeasants scatter. In retaliation, US President Donald Trump authorized an airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s most influential military men – a general whose use of terrorism was concerning to the world at large. Tehran turned livid at the news, issuing a series of scathing threats against the United States in retaliation. Now, US service members are being attacked well south of Iran, in Kenya, by jihadist terrorists. Three Americans were killed in Sunday’s terror attack in Kenya. The Americans — a US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department — were killed in the attack carried out by Al-Shabaab, US Africa Command, which is responsible for military relations with nations on the continent, confirmed to CNN. Two DOD members wounded in the attack are now in stable condition and are being evacuated, Africa Command said. The attack occurred at a Kenya Defense Force in Manda Bay, Kenya. Sources have previously told CNN that the base was used by US Special Operations forces working with the Kenyans. Africa Command said the US uses the airfield for missions such as providing training to African allies, responding to crises and protecting US interests in the region.   https://freedomoutpost.com/terror-attack-kills-us-serviceman-and-others-in-africa-days-after-iran-fiasco/    
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liar-Pelosi to Introduce War Powers Resolution 
to Limit Trump’s Military Actions with Iran
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by Team Bongino
{ bongino.com } ~ Democrats just can’t stand the fact that President Trump took decisive action against “revered” Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani and are now acting to limit his ability... to use military force against the Islamic nation. In a letter to Democrats released late last night, liar-Pelosi called the killing of Soleimani a “provocative and disproportionate military airstrike.” liar-Pelosi wrote, “As Members of Congress, our first responsibility is to keep the American people safe. For this reason, we are concerned that the Administration took this action without the consultation of Congress and without respect for Congress’s war powers granted to it by the Constitution.” The letter continues, “This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran. It reasserts Congress’s long-established oversight responsibilities by mandating that if no further Congressional action is taken, the Administration’s military hostilities with regard to Iran cease within 30 days.” Fox News points out that the War Powers Act was passed in 1973 as a means to prevent presidents from using military force without congressional approval. The legislation requires the president to notify Congress of “circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces” within 48 hours. On Saturday, the White House complied with its responsibilities under the War Powers Act and sent a document to Congress, informing lawmakers of the airstrike against Soleimani. liar-Pelosi, of course, was not happy with the information Congress received, saying it “raises more questions than it answers.” In a statement, the Speaker said, “This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran.  This initiation of hostilities was taken without an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iran, without the consultation of the Congress and without the articulation of a clear and legitimate strategy to either the Congress or the public.” Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Soleimani, was killed due to “imminent threats to American lives,” and claims President Trump’s decision to take out the leader “saved American lives. During an appearance on CNN, Pompeo said he could not discuss the “nature” of the treats, however, “The American people should know that President Trump’s decision to remove Qasem Soleimani from the battlefield saved American lives. There’s no doubt about that. He was actively plotting in the region to take actions … that would have put dozens if not hundreds of American lives at risk.” He continued, “We know it was imminent. This was an intelligence-based assessment that drove our decision making process.”  Soleimani led the Quds Force for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which supported terrorist proxies in the Middle East and was responsible for the deaths of at least 608 U.S. troops in Iraq. You forgot the issue with scumbag/liar-Clinton when he ordered strikes in Iraq. And scumbag/liar-nObama's 28,000 strikes against Iraq.  https://bongino.com/pelosi-to-introduce-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-with-iran/   
Did Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Just 
Admit Iran Was Behind the PanAm 103 Bombing
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by redstate.com ~ Over the weekend, President Trump responded to Iranian threats of dire consequences for the splattering of the elegant and urbane Iranian thug Qasem Soleimani over about 500 square feet of Baghdad highway... The threat, naturally delivered by Twitter, cause the left to pounce and declare Trump had proclaimed in advance his intent to commit war crimes but the central feature of it was the promise to obliterate one Iranian target for each of the Americans held hostage for 444 days in Tehran in 1979-1981.  Just a short while ago, Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani tweeted a response that may must be an attempt to troll the United States using amazingly bad taste or it might just be a Twitter FOAD admission to one of the major political crimes of the last half of the 20th Century. On July 3, 1988 the Aegis-class cruiser USS Vincennes was on patrol in the Persian Gulf. The whole area was extraordinarily dangerous to anyone who let their drop down for a moment. In May 1987, shortly before EARNEST WILL kicked off, the USS Stark, a Perry-class frigate, was hit by an Exocet missile fired from an Iraqi Mirage and 37 US sailors were killed. This was during a furious period of the Iran-Iraq war when Iran was targeting neutral shipping in the Persian Gulf and the military undertook Operation EARNEST WILL to protect that shipping. The operation led to direct conflict with Iranian forces that climaxed in Operation PRAYING MANTIS in April 1988 that essentially destroyed Iran’s navy. All of this is to highlight the fact that the Ticonderoga was in a crowded area, both sea and air lanes, and one in which attackers routinely blended into regular traffic until time to attack. An Iran Air Airbus 300, flight 655, took off from Bandar Abbas airport enroute to Dubai. At some point the Vincennes Combat Information Center identified the Airbus as an Iranian F-14. Attempts to contact it on emergency frequencies were unsuccessful. The Vincennes interpreted this as a hostile aircraft and shot it down. 290 persons died in the shootdown...   https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2020/01/06/hassan-rouhani-panam-103-guilty/?utm_source=rsafternoonbriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=7220442bc3498cb5e2d68f3cb4d11680
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Conservative Christians Rally for Trump
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Thomas Gallatin:  Following the anti-Trump article penned by Mark Galli, Christianity Today’s now-retired chief editor, in which he essentially declared that Christians who support President Donald Trump are violating their biblical beliefs and compromising their religious witness, hundreds of conservative Christian (and a few “Christian”) leaders responded to that false dichotomy. In an effort to set the record straight, last Friday a group of conservative Christians calling themselves “Evangelicals for Trump” held a rally in Miami to express their political support for the president. Their aim was to challenge the political straw-man narrative that many on the Left (as well as many anti-Trump conservatives) have sought to cultivate — the false claim that a biblically consistent Christian cannot in good conscience support Trump.

An example of this underhanded and dubious political tactic to chip away Christian support for Trump is Vote Common Good. The organization’s executive director, Doug Pagitt, a liberal who has long pushed against historical Christian orthodox beliefs, states, “There are many reasons why people have lost their faith in Donald Trump. We are not telling people to stop being Republicans; we are asking Republicans to not vote for this one. We are not trying to turn everyone into a Democrat. We are asking people to consider voting for one this time.”

Notice the lack of any concern for the views expressed by any of the current Democrat candidates. The argument begs the question of a false binary in which Trump is assumed to be the greatest evil and therefore the only “righteous” choice remaining is anyone other than Trump. Based on this lazy and downright idiotic logic, Pagitt would rather Christians toss their vote to a hypothetical Adolf Hitler if he were the one running against Trump.

Fortunately, conservative Christians — like many conservative Americans in general — aren’t so simplistic or easily duped into voting for candidates who aim to destroy Liberty. Conservative Christians know that all leaders are sinful and flawed, and that the choice of who to vote for more often than not comes down to a question of a lesser of two evils. It’s a question of determining which political party and candidate’s policy platform fits more consistently with a Christian worldview.

The “Evangelicals for Trump” rally in Miami loudly confronts the efforts of Democrats and the Leftmedia to stoke the false narrative that support for the president is morally indefensible. In fact, as Trump 2020 senior campaign adviser Jenna Ellis notes, “Evangelicals for Trump are quite soundly embracing our moral witness because this November, one candidate will advocate infanticide, abortion on demand, socialism, penalizing churches, the redefinition of marriage and family, destruction of individual freedom, greater reliance on welfare, censorship, and the entire bucket list of the anti-American, anti-Constitution, anti-freedom-loving liberal agenda.” That candidate won’t be Donald Trump.   

~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/articles/67715?mailing_id=4783&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4783&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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Tuesday AM ~ TheFrontPageCover

TheFrontPageCover
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Bullet Points: U.S. Counters Iranian Threats
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Nate Jackson  
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Bolton says he'd testify in Senate 
impeachment trial if subpoenaed
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by Mike Brest
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ Former national security adviser John Bolton issued a statement saying he would testify in the Senate impeachment hearing should he be subpoenaed... "I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify," the former Trump adviser said in the statement Monday. The announcement from Bolton, who left his position in September before knowledge of a phone call between President Trump and the Ukrainian president became public, is a divergence from his previous decision not to comply with impeachment proceedings. He had previously been blocked from testifying by the White House. Bolton, 71, is considered to have inside information, as the president's national security adviser for more than a year, regarding Trump pressuring Ukrainian government officials to investigate his political opponent loosev lips liar-Joe Biden. One of Bolton's former aides, Fiona Hill, said that Bolton referred to Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as "a hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up." Hill made the claim during her testimony in the House impeachment hearings. Bolton also allegedly said, "I am not part of whatever drug deal Gordon Sondland and Mick Mulvaney are cooking up."Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell now faces difficult questions, because he and the Senate Republicans have refused to allow additional witness testimony in the Senate impeachment trial. House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi refuses to hand the articles of impeachment over to the Senate until she hears terms of a trial that she deems fair. With the knowledge that Bolton would testify if subpoenaed, McConnell will have to decide if he should be heard from, even if it comes at the detriment of the president.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bolton-says-hed-testify-in-senate-impeachment-trial-if-subpoenaed?utm_source=breaking_push&utm_medium=app&utm_campaign=push_notifications&utm_source=WEX_Breaking%20News%20Alert_01/06/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Breaking%20News&rid=5261   
Iran’s Latest Move Proves
Something Big Is Coming
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by Bradford Betz
{ wethepeopledaily.com } ~ Iran officials announced Sunday they will abandon the rogue nation’s commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after the United States killed one of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike in Baghdad Friday... Sunday’s announcement, which represented the clearest nuclear proliferation threat yet made by Iran since President Trump unilaterally withdrew from the accord, came after another Iranian official said it would consider taking even-harsher steps over the killing of Soleimani. It also threatened to inflame regional tensions further, as Iran’s longtime foe Israel has promised never to allow Iran to be able to produce an atomic bomb. Hundreds of thousands of people  flooded the streets in Iran Sunday to walk alongside a casket carrying the remains of Soleimani, the former leader of its expeditionary Quds Force that has organized Tehran’s proxy forces in the wider Mideast. Iran’s state TV cited a statement by President Hassan Rouhani’s administration saying the country will not observe limitations on its enrichment, the amount of stockpiled enriched uranium as well as research and development in its nuclear activities. Meanwhile, Iraq’s parliament voted in favor of a resolution aimed at expelling the 5,000 U.S. troops stationed there over the war against the Islamic State terror network.  Soleimani’s killing has escalated the crisis between Tehran and Washington after months of trading attacks and threats that have put the Middle East on edge. The conflict was rooted in Trump  pulling out of Iran’s atomic accord in May 2018 and imposing sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy. Iran has promised “harsh revenge” for the U.S. attack...  https://wethepeopledaily.com/2020/01/06/irans-latest-move-proves-something-big-is-coming/  
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Josh Hawley to Introduce Legislation 
Dismissing ‘Bogus Impeachment’ Trial
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by SEAN MORAN
{ breitbart.com } ~ Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Thursday he will introduce legislation to dismiss the Democrats’ impeachment trial, calling House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) withholding of the articles of impeachment an “abuse of the Constitution.”... Sen. Hawley, a former Missouri attorney general, said he will introduce a bill on Monday to dismiss the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump because Democrats have yet to send the articles of impeachment to Congress’s upper chamber. “Dems said impeachment was URGENT. Now they don’t want to have a trial, because they have no evidence,” Sen. Hawley tweeted. “In real world, if prosecution doesn’t proceed with case, it gets dismissed. So on MonThe Missouri conservative claimed his legislation would expose the Democrats’ cynical move to oust the president, claiming that impeachment amounts to an “abuse of the Constitution.” “This will expose Dems’ circus for what it is: a fake impeachment, abuse of the Constitution, based on no evidence. If Dems won’t proceed with trial, bogus articles should be dismissed and @realDonaldTrump fully cleared,” Sen. Hawley added. Since House Democrats moved to impeach the president in December, House Speaker liar-Pelosi has yet to send the two articles of impeachment to the Senate, worrying that Senate Republicans will quickly move to dismiss the impeachment trial. The articles of impeachment charge that President Trump abused the office of the presidency and obstructed Congress. “So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” she said in December...
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scumbag/liar-nObama's DHS Secretary 
Obliterates Dems' Talking Points 
Over Soleimani's Death
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by Beth Baumann
{ townhall.com } ~ Since the United States carried out an airstrike last week that killed Iranian terrorist Qasem Soleimani, Democrats have repeatedly taken issue with the fact that the Trump administration didn't ask for Congressional approval... President Barack scumbag/liar-nObama's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson completely debunked that notion during a Sunday morning interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press." "If you believe everything our government is saying about General Soleimani, he was a lawful military objective and the president, under his Constitutional authority as commander-in-chief, had ample domestic legal authority to take him out without additional Congressional authorization," Johnson explained. "Whether he was a terrorist or a general in a military force that was engaged in armed attacks against our people, he was a lawful military objective." According to a document prepared by the Peterson Air Force Base's Legal Office, "Military objectives are defined as any object which by its nature, location, purpose, or use makes an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage." In this case, "destroying" Soleimani provided the United States a strong military advantage. After all, Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of United States military personnel. And that's not even taking into account the fact that he also killed civilians.
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'Iranian hackers' breach US government website operated by the Federal Depository Library 
Program in retaliation for airstrike
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By KEITH GRIFFITH 
{ dailymail.co.uk } ~ A website operated by the U.S. government has been hacked by a group claiming to represent the government of Iran... The website operated by the little-known Federal Depository Library Program, fdlp.gov, was hacked and defaced on Saturday, and has been taken offline. A message from the hackers left on the website read: 'in the name of god. >>>>> Hacked By Iran Cyber Security Group HackerS ... ;)<<<<<. This is only small part of Iran's cyber ability ! We're always ready.' The FDLP is a program created to make federal government publications available to the public at no cost.  It followed the similar hacking of websites for a number of obscure, non-governmental entities, including the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, the Taiwan Lung Meng Technology Company, and the Human Rights Protection Association of India. The website for a British company called Bigways was also struck in the cyber attacks. Security experts have already warned that cyber attacks could be part of Iran's retaliation for the U.S. airstrike on Friday that killed Revolutionary Guard General Qassem Soleimani, a top official in Iran and beloved there. Iran's state-backed hackers are already among the world's most aggressive and could inject malware that triggers major disruptions to the U.S. public and private sector. Potential targets include manufacturing facilities, oil and gas plants and transit systems. A top U.S. cybersecurity official is warning businesses and government agencies to be extra vigilant...   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7852819/Iranian-hackers-breach-government-website-retaliation-airstrike.html   
How US Strike Against Iranian General 
Changes Rules of Game in Iraq, Region
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by James Phillips
{ dailysignal.com } ~ The U.S. airstrike Thursday night that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Suleimani was a bold and decisive effort to remove a key Iranian military and terrorist leader at a time when Iran appeared to be poised to escalate the crisis in Iraq... by plotting an “imminent attack,” according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Suleimani was the mastermind behind Iran’s low-intensity warfare and terrorist campaign against the U.S. and its allies for many years. As the leader of the Quds Force, the elite special-operations wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Suleimani essentially served as Iran’s viceroy for Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. He rose to prominence inside Iran and in the region by supervising Iran’s expanding network of surrogate militias, terrorist groups, and radical Islamist allies. His Quds Force orchestrated the formation, arming, training, and operations of a foreign legion of Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese, Afghan, Yemeni, and other militant groups that Tehran has deployed to advance its imperial agenda and to export Iran’s Islamist revolution. Iran long has used surrogate militias to do its dirty work in Iraq. One of the terrorists killed along with Suleimani was Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the leader of Kataib Hezbollah “Brigades of the Party of God”. Like Suleimani, al-Muhandis was designated as a terrorist by the United States. He was convicted and condemned to death in absentia in Kuwait for his involvement in the 1983 bombings of the U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait City...   https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/04/how-us-strike-against-iranian-general-changes-the-rules-of-the-game-in-iraq-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-us-strike-against-iranian-general-changes-the-rules-of-the-game-in-iraq-region?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1FM05qYzRNamN6TUdZeCIsInQiOiJIZFJ4K3FodWRCNGMrMFhnbEhidndqbWFhWHJOOGRXODg4cmZuK2x3ZXFsb2o2M1hpWFJ4cmdEY1NOVWhoTlp2d1paZXVPZzdIXC9pd3hKMkdJclUybjNoa0tBZDcwcHd6SzVmVmhyU2hydGYrTVlZazFaUDdmYklBK011K0Q1SUgifQ%3D%3D   
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Bullet Points: U.S. Counters Iranian Threats
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Nate Jackson:  House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi is apparently trying to retain the Democrats’ control of the impeachment news cycle. She announced Sunday that the House will vote to limit President Donald Trump’s options for retaliation if Iran attacks after Thursday’s  killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. liar-Pelosi’s move came only a day after Trump gave Congress a formal defense of his decision, arguing that the strike was justified because Soleimani was responsible for hundreds of American deaths and was plotting even further. For those reasons, it was not an assassination as is the characterization in much of the media. And while more congressional involvement in military action would be welcome, liar-Pelosi managed to find just the wrong time to assert herself.

Meanwhile, what is Iran doing?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened, “The great nation of Iran will take revenge for this heinous crime.” That apparently includes placing an $80 million bounty on Trump’s head. We suppose the mullahs are using the cash Barack scumbsg/liar-nObama gave them to back that up.

Speaking of scumbag/liar-nObama, Tehran announced it’s officially abandoning his 2015 Iran nuclear deal — as if the mullahs were ever truly abiding by it. Besides, President Trump kept his promise to ditch the deal in 2018.

What is the U.S. doing?

Trump issued a counter threat to Iran: “If Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets …. we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!” This sent leftists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar caterwauling about Trump’s “war crimes” instead of presenting a united front against Iran, which should be a common enemy. Trump Derangement Syndrome is incredible.

What is Iraq doing?

Iraq’s parliament, over objections by the Trump administration, passed a nonbinding resolution demanding the remaining 5,300 U.S. troops in Iraq leave the nation. President Trump doesn’t want to do so until “they pay us back” for our “very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s there.” If the Iraqis don’t pay up, Trump threatened “sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever.” We suspect that’s Trumpian bluster. Parliament’s move is a political facade giving some politicians cover with Iraqi factions; material changes in actual Iraqi policy are unlikely.

Trump did the right thing by taking out a murderous terrorist ringleader who had more power and influence than Osama bin Laden or Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at the time they were terminated. That doesn’t mean there won’t be reprisals, but it does mean an American president just stood up for America in an important way.   

~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/articles/67716?mailing_id=4783&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4783&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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Monday PM ~ TheFrontPageCover

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scumbag/liar-nObama's Benghazi in Baghdad
by Daniel Greenfield 
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Rep. John Ratcliffe Discusses
Fraudulent Impeachment and Spygate
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Congressman John Ratcliffe appears on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss several issues in DC. On the impeachment front Ratcliffe may... if called-upon, represent the interests of President Trump during a Senate trial on the fraudulent impeachment articles. On the ‘Spygate’ issues, Ratcliffe again draws attention to the conflicting testimony between former CIA Director scumbag/commie-John Brennand and former FBI Director scumbag-James Comey. One of them lied. They both lied.  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/05/sunday-talks-rep-john-ratcliffe-discusses-fraudulent-impeachment-and-spygate/  
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Peter Navarro Outlines Process for Senate Ratification of USMCA – Grassley 
Mark-up Next Week
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ White House economic and manufacturing advisor Peter Navarro appeared on Fox News today to discuss the procedural process anticipated for the USMCA passage as early as the end of next week... Additionally, Navarro highlights the upcoming signing for the U.S-China ‘phase-one’ agreement on January 15th. A Chinese trade delegation is planning to travel to Washington on Jan. 13 for the signing of the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday citing a source briefed on the matter. The trade delegation, led by Vice Premier Liu He, had originally planned to set off earlier in the month but had to change plans after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a tweet here claiming that he would sign the Phase 1 trade deal with China on Jan. 15.   https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/05/peter-navarro-outlines-process-for-senate-ratification-of-usmca-grassley-mark-up-next-week/
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Contrary To Iran Deal Talking Points, There’s Something Between Appeasement and War  
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By Erielle Davidson 
{ thefederalist.com } ~ Erupting first with concerns over an imminent “World War III” and a fast-impending military draft, social media reactions to the killing of Quds Force Commander Qassam Soleimani last Friday have looked like a funhouse of hysteria... The media appears to be leading the charge, frantically egging the Iranian regime to retaliate through utterly fantastical predictions of what comes next. Much of this hyperbolic reporting stems from the fact that the very thesis of the Iran Deal — and years of Ben Rhodes-generated talking points — are being thoroughly tested. As journalist Seth Frantzman noted, much of the Iran Deal was sold on the premise that, if we did not strike a deal with the mullahs, we were risking all-out war with the Iranian regime. Trump’s partial withdrawal from the deal, combined with the recent killing of Soleimani, reveals that in order for the logic of the Iran Deal to still hold water, war must now be all but inevitable. The scumbag/liar-nObama administration frequently parroted this false binary, purporting that appeasement and war were the only two options for dealing with the hegemonic aims of the Iranian regime. The talking point was repeated with stunning frequency until it became the unimpeachable consensus of the national security talking heads and Democratic politicians alike. Those who suggested otherwise — like Sen. Tom Cotton, in a particularly hysterical and ugly episode — were routinely mocked or belittled by those within the Iran Deal’s heavily propagandized echo chamber. This consensus also helped shield the administration from criticism, even as $150 billion in Iranian assets were unfrozen and nearly $1.4 billion in U.S. dollars were sent to the regime. After years of peddling this binary, our media shows scant interest in the massive area that lies between all-out-war and appeasement and surrender. Indeed, as we’re learning under the Trump administration, there are a multitude of options available at the disposal of the United States, including crippling sanctions, legal targeted killings, and highly public threats, such as the one issued by President Trump on Twitter this past weekend, all of which severely decrease Iran’s appetite for full-on war. Just as we have other options aside from war, it’s worth considering how limited Iran’s appetite for war with the United States actually is, particularly given the current state of its military and the regime’s genuine objectives...   https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/06/contrary-to-iran-deal-talking-points-theres-something-between-appeasement-and-war/?utm_source=The+Federalist+List&utm_campaign=90bb981f42-RSS_The_Federalist_Daily_Updates_w_Transom&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfcb868ceb-90bb981f42-83771801   
Palestinians in Syria: 
Another Year of Death and Misery
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by Khaled Abu Toameh
{ gatestoneinstitute.org } ~ It appears it is going to be another bad year for the Palestinians in Syria as they continue to face death and fall victim to various repressive measures... including displacement, torture, and extra-judicial killings. It is unlikely, however, that 2020 will witness any change in the international community's attitude towards the plight of the Palestinians there. The world, including the United Nations, Europe and other international human rights and "pro-Palestinian" organizations, have not moved to help the Palestinians of Syria in the past nine years -- so, why should this year be any different? How has this terrible dismissal come to pass? Simple: Because these Palestinians' problems cannot be blamed on Israel. They are being killed and tortured in an Arab country, by their own brothers, and as far as the world is concerned, as long as there is no way to hold Israel responsible, it is fine for Arabs to commit atrocities against their Palestinian brothers. The Palestinians of Syria have only one way to draw the international community's attention to their plight: if they move to the West Bank or Gaza Strip. Then, hundreds of foreign journalists and human rights organizations from all around the world would converge and point the finger of blame at Israel. About 58% of the Palestinians in Syria have been forced to flee their homes since the beginning of the civil war in that country in 2011. Translated into numbers, that means more than 370,000 Palestinians have been displaced in just one of the Arab countries...  https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15379/palestinians-syria-death-misery 
Prepare for potential broad war 
between Iran and US – INSS annual report
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By YONAH JEREMY BOB
{ jpost.com } ~ As tensions heat up between Iran, the US and Israel following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani last week, the absence of a stable government will harm Jerusalem’s ability... to achieve its broader national security and foreign affairs goals, the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) said in its annual report on Monday. This lack of stability could be highly problematic, according to the report, if Iran and the US slip into a broader war that could engulf the region. The report was delivered by INSS executive director Amos Yadlin to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday. Researchers worked to add an additional, special section ahead of the presentation that covers the implications of the assassination of Soleimani, Iran’s IRGC Quds Force leader. According to the report, a vast array of challenges, leading with Iran, are confronting the country “against the backdrop of a continuing political crisis in Israel that will make it difficult to developed updated strategies. The report explained some of what the institute believes will be Israel's major challenges in the near future, including that "Iran’s increased daring and determination in the nuclear arena," as well as its attempts to establish a presence in Syria and other areas, could provide it with "new abilities to act against Israel." The report also noted that “Hezbollah’s attempts to obtain a large number of precision weapons and the efforts of Hamas to reduce the pressure on Gaza and to impact the terms of an understanding with Israel,” are major challenges. Seeking to negotiate a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority is mentioned in the report, but has less prominence than other issues. For example, INSS advocates for the Trump administration to publish its peace plan, but no top Israeli politicians running for prime minister are pushing for this – and there are no signs that it will be made public before mid-spring, if at all...
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This Is Who the Pro-Iran Protesters 
Were at the White House Sunday
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By M. Dowling
{ independentsentinel.com } ~ The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition started as an anti-war front group for the Marxist-Leninist Workers World Party. Eventually, they split up. Many of the members joined the Communist Party for Socialism and Liberation... They have ties to Palestine. These people are radical communists who are anti-Israel and support cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. They were very active during the Occupy movement and most anti-government movements. You probably noticed them in Ferguson. They’re literally insane. I speak from personal knowledge of going to the protests they attended. They’re irrational and some are dangerous. The communist front group Code Pink was also at the protest.  https://www.independentsentinel.com/this-is-who-the-pro-iran-protesters-were-at-the-white-house-sunday/  
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scumbag/liar-nObama's Benghazi in Baghdad
by Daniel Greenfield 
 
{ sultanknish.blogspot.com } ~ When Shiite members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) attacked the American embassy in Baghdad, in a deliberate recreation of the attack on our embassy in Tehran that had ushered in a new age of Shiite terror, the media was quick to label it 'Trump's Benghazi'.

The parallels are certainly there.

In both Benghazi and Baghdad, Islamist terror militias who we thought were our allies turned on the United States. In both cases, there was nothing surprising or unexpected about this inevitable development to anyone except foreign policy experts and the media.

And, in both Benghazi and Baghdad, the scumbag/liar-nObama administration's policy of cultivating Islamic terrorists had come home to roost.

The Islamists who attacked the embassy were not Trump's allies, but scumbag/liar-nObama's allies.

When Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Badr Brigade, the former military wing of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, came to the White House, it was in 2011, not 2017.

The close IRGC ally was welcomed by Barack scumbag/liar-nObama, and played a role in the embassy attack. The IRGC, Iran's global terror hub, had been listed as a terror group by President Trump, a move resisted by Barack scumbag/liar-nObama dating back to his time in the Senate.

Once in the White House, scumbag/liar-nObama's policies so empowered and enabled the IRGC that in one of the most infamous incidents in American history, members of the Islamic terror group captured and humiliated American sailors. There is little doubt that the IRGC was the hidden hand behind the embassy attack in Baghdad through its PMF proxies.

The rise of ISIS and the attack on our embassy in Baghdad had their roots in scumbag/liar-nObama's backing for Iraq's Shiite dominated government in Baghdad. The Bush administration had tried to unite Sunni and Shiite Muslims into a political system that would sideline Al Qaeda on the Sunni side and Iran on the Shiite side. Iraqi civil society was probably always doomed, but scumbag/liar-nObama's Iraq policy was to turn the country over to the terrorists.

scumbag/liar-nObama wanted to pull out of Iraq as soon as possible. His plan for a quick pullout was to allow Iran a free hand in Baghdad. Iraq's central government dominated by Shiite Islamists loyal to Iran allowed Islamic militias backed and trained by Iran to execute gays and impose Islamic law in the streets. The Sunni tribal leaders who had made the 'awakening' against Al Qaeda possible were ignored when they came to D.C. seeking support against Iran.

While the media went on touting scumbag/liar-nObama's incredible successes in Iraq, the country split into two terror camps. While the Popular Mobilization Forces rolled up Shiite areas, Al Qaeda in Iraq reinvented itself as ISIS.

Unlike President Trump, scumbag/liar-nObama chose not to hit ISIS hard. Instead, after Iraq's military collapsed, his administration's anti-ISIS strategy relied heavily on supporting the Shiite PMF militias which included embedded Iranian forces.

scumbag/liar-nObama had helped birth the Islamic State by backing Iran's takeover of Iraq. Forced to fight ISIS, he doubled down on the same strategy. And that completed the takeover.

The marginalization of the Kurds, whose attempts at creating an independent state were crushed by the Shiite regime in Baghdad, and the Sunnis, who had been caught between Iran and ISIS, ended military opposition to the Iranian takeover of Iraq.

But political protests against the Iranian puppet regime broke out, leading to violent clashes between protesters and PMF thugs, PMF attacks on Americans, American retaliation against PMFs, and the attack on the United States embassy by the PMFs.

Iran's takeover of Iraq, like its involvement in Yemen's civil war, in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, had been funded by the wages of scumbag/liar-nObama's nuclear sellout. The billions that the scumbag/liar-nObama administration had directly and indirectly handed to the terrorists of Tehran were used to fund soft and hard influence across the region.

The Iran deal didn't just mean that the terror regime was able to continue building up its nuclear program, but that it could increase its financial commitments to Hamas, help build up Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the PMFs in Iraq.

Iran had four things to offer its Shiite (and occasional Sunni fellow travelers ranging from Hamas to Al Qaeda) Islamist allies. These were weapons, training, a global network, and money. Of these money was the most generic, but also the most important.

Islamic terrorism is only partly built on the suicidal fanatics willing to die for Allah. It's mostly built on amateur and professional killers who want to get paid.

Choke off the money and recruitment drops

Under scumbag/liar-nObama, billions in foreign currency were illegally flown into Iran on unmarked cargo planes, but Trump cut off the cash.

The cash crunch not only weakened Iran's regime, where fresh protests arose, but its terror networks, including in Iraq, began facing their own cash shortages. And so Iran's rulers, their IRGC hidden hand, and their Islamist PMF proxies decided to send America and the protesters a message.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration had sanctioned the South Wealth Resources Company (SWRC), allegedly a key conduit for the IRGC's ability to smuggle weapons and money in and through Iraq.

The sanctioning of the IRGC itself had met with anger from the Badr Brigade and Hadi al-Amiri. The conflict escalated with Kataeb Hezbollah, a PMF, attacking Americans. The death of an American contractor in a Kataeb Hezbollah rocket attack raised the stakes. President Trump struck back with airstrikes against Kataeb Hezbollah. And Kataeb Hezbollah attacked the embassy.

Kataeb Hezbollah is another project of the IRGC and is led by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who was part of the attack on the embassy. Muhandis is the Deputy Commander of PMF who is linked to the 1983 truck bombing of the US embassy in Kuwait which, had it been better planned, could have destroyed the facility.

After the airstrikes, Al-Muhandis warned, that “the response to the Americans will be harsh."

But who helped build up this terrorist infrastructure? The scumbag/liar-nObama administration did. Beyond its illegal foreign cash shipments to Iran and the sanctions relief, the PMFs benefited from US foreign aid directed through Iraq's Interior Ministry.

Even as Iraq's Interior Ministry was headed by a Badr leader trained by Iranian forces who had been arrested for smuggling explosives used to attack American soldiers, our foreign aid kept flowing through an Iraqi ministry run by terrorists.

The scumbag/liar-nObama administration was funding terrorists to fight terrorism. It was the same disastrous scenario that had led to the massacre in Benghazi.

The only difference was that the blowback took longer to arrive in Baghdad than it did in Benghazi.

scumbag/liar-nObama's foreign policy operatives and the media have blamed the embassy attack on Trump's pressure on Iran, rather than on scumbag/liar-nObama's appeasement of Iran.

This is a variation of the same cynical scumbag/liar-nObama administration strategy which manufactured a fake intelligence community consensus blaming Benghazi on a protest over a Mohammed YouTube video, instead of a coordinated transnational wave of Islamist attacks coordinated well ahead of time to coincide with September 11.

The scumbag/liar-nObama administration may be history, but the damage it did still revebrates through the region as the Islamist forces it unleashed continue to tear apart nations and to threaten American lives.
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Monday Noon ~ TheFrontPageCover

TheFrontPageCover
~ Featuring ~
USS Bataan, Marines 26th MEU Heading to 
Middle East Amid Tensions with Iran
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By Ben Werner
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Senator Lindsey Graham -vs- Maria Bartiromo
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Something is ‘off‘ with Senator Graham’s demeanor in this interview segment; there’s a visible lack of confidence. Perhaps, and this is only a guess... Graham is wondering if President Trump has out-maneuvered the neocon position toward ultimate mid-east failure by applying the: “be careful what you wish for” approach. Ultimately if the Iraqi government asks the U.S. to leave, I doubt President Trump would be adverse to that request. In the first half of the video Senator Graham discusses his perspective on the current issues in/around Iraq and Iran vis-a-vis the U.S. killing Iranian terrorist Soleimani.  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/05/sunday-talks-senator-lindsey-graham-vs-maria-bartiromo-3/  
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Secretary Mike Pompeo -vs- The Media
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{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Fox News, CBS, NBC and ABC to discuss the killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani and the current status with Iran... Here’s the roundup: CBS Margaret Brennan clutches her pearls and sits aghast at the audacity of the United States to kill a terrorist on foreign soil: “what right do you have” she condescendingly snarls, positioning herself as more experienced in the world than Secretary Pompeo. With dramatic flair and purposeful constitution, Brennan rises to protect the Iranian regime. ABC George Stephanopoulos is shocked, s.h.o.c.k.e.d, that U.S. policy would mean Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani could be killed. Fox News Chris Wallace worries “what if Iran responds”? What happens if we end up fighting with Iran? D’oh. Iran has been at war against us for decades.
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Rep. Doug Collins Discusses Speaker 
liar-Pelosi’s “Stalled” Impeachment Strategy
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Representative Doug Collins appears on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the status of the ‘stalled’ impeachment articles and the lack of congressional curiosity toward the DOJ and FBI outcome in the Horowitz investigation.  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/05/sunday-talks-rep-doug-collins-discusses-speaker-pelosis-stalled-impeachment-strategy/
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Iranian Militias in Iraq: Retaliation Ag. 
US Will Begin Sunday Night
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By Ran Meir
{ clarionproject.org } ~ The Iranian-backed militas in Iraq say the retaliation against the U.S. for assassinating the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force commander General Qasem Soleimani will begin Sunday night Iraqi time... according to Al Arabiya. The militias said all American forces are now targets as of Sunday. They also called upon the Iraqi security forces to stay more than a half a mile away from any place where American forces are present. Early Friday morning, American forces killed Soleimani along with his close ally Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, second in command of the Iranian-backed Iraqi militias — known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMO), al-Hashid a-Shabi — and head of the Iraqi Hezbollah, along with as other top leaders of the PMO. Soleimani was an arch terrorist, responsible for the death of hundreds of Americans soldiers. As commander of the Quds Force, Iran’s powerful proxy army which conducted unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations, Soleimani was the regime’s key architect and strategist of those nefarious operations. Meanwhile, in response to Iran threatening to strike 35 American targets in the Middle East, including Tel Aviv, President Trump tweeted that the U.S. has 52 sites in Iran in its crosshairs the number of U.S. hostages taken by Iran in 1979-80.
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US-led forces halt operations against ISIS 
amid threat of retaliation from Iran
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by Tim Pearce
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ American-led coalition forces have paused operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria as officials brace for a strike by Iran... President Trump authorized a drone strike on Thursday that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, one of Iran’s highest-ranking and most powerful officials. Iran has vowed retaliation for the strike. Forces led by the United States in the region are now focused on preparing for a potential attack and have temporarily stopped pursuing ISIS targets. In a statement, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said, "Repeated rocket attacks over the last two months by elements of Kata'ib Hezbollah have caused the death of Iraqi Security Forces personnel and a U.S. civilian." It continued, "As a result we are now fully committed to protecting the Iraqi bases that host Coalition troops. This has limited our capacity to conduct training with partners and to support their operations against Daesh and we have therefore paused these activities, subject to continuous review." The coalition said it remains "ready" to resume operations against ISIS but did not provide a timeline for when the effort would restart.   https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-led-forces-halt-operations-against-isis-and-brace-for-retaliation-from-iran?utm_source=WEX_Breaking%20News%20Alert_01/05/2020&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Breaking%20News&rid=5261   
Anti-War Protests Flood U.S. Streets As 
American Airbase and Other Locations Attacked 
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by Aaron Kesel
{ activistpost.com } ~ Thousands of people took to the streets across the U.S. today to protest against what has become known as “Trump’s War” on social media more commonly referred to as potentially the start of World War Three... This is amid claims that Northern Baghdad, Balad Airbase, has been struck by missile fire after explosions were also heard in Iraq’s Green Zone and that an Iranian base was also hit by shelling, suggesting the two events are potentially connected. Following the attacks, video posted by RT Spanish affiliate — ActualidadRT — show several helicopters flying across Baghdad’s skies. This follows a droning of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias near camp Taji north of Baghdad, less than 24 hours after another U.S. drone attack assassinated Iranian military leader, Qasem Soleimani. Zerohedge reported the incident, calling it “round two.” The attack is said to have killed six pro-Iran militia commanders and critically wounded three others according to an Iraqi army source. This recent attack on a U.S. airbase in Northern Iraq is likely retaliation by the Iraqi pro-Iran militia or Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), possibly even Iran themselves for the assassination of Soleimani. Al-Arabiya and other local news sources report rockets landed in the Green Zone in Baghdad, where the U.S. Embassy is stationed. Several witnesses told Reuters that explosions were heard in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad. Shortly after the rockets landed in the Green Zone of Baghdad, less than 1 mile from the U.S. embassy, another attack took place at Balad Airbase which stations U.S. troops. Reports suggested that multiple rockets have struck Balad Airbase, located just North of Baghdad, which hosts U.S. troops...   https://www.activistpost.com/2020/01/anti-war-protests-flood-u-s-streets-as-american-iraq-airbase-attacked-and-numerous-other-locations.html?utm_source=Activist+Post+Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ddca7f00df-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_b0c7fb76bd-ddca7f00df-387888649   
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USS Bataan, Marines 26th MEU Heading to 
Middle East Amid Tensions with Iran
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By Ben Werner

{ news.usni.org } ~ Amid rising tensions with Iran, the Navy is scrapping an exercise with Morocco as it redirects amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, a defense official confirmed to USNI News on Friday.

Members of the 26th MEU and Bataan crew were slated to train with members of the Moroccan military as part of the joint Exercise African Sea Lion. Now, Bataan and the 26th MEU are moving closer to the Middle East.

“USS Bataan and embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting routine operations, demonstrating the inherent flexibility of our naval forces,” Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Comer, a U.S. 6th Fleet spokesman told USNI News. “For operational security reasons, we do not discuss future operations. ARGMEUs operate continuously across the globe to provide commanders with a forward-deployed, flexible and responsive sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force.”

The Marines will join soldiers from the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Airborne who have been sent to Iraq as a security measure following the U.S. operation that killed a top Iranian military leader on Thursday.

Qasem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone attack, according to the Department of Defense. Soleimani was the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

“Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region,” according to a Pentagon statement.

On Friday, several news organizations reported the Pentagon was sending up to 3,500 more 82nd soliders to the region, in case Iran or Iranian-backed forces attempted retaliation attacks following Soleimani’s death. ABC News first reported to 3,500 additional troops.

The new deployments and the death Soleimani are part of a recent string of escalating interactions between Iran, Iranian-backed forces and the U.S. in Iraq and Syria.

On Tuesday, a mob including members of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia stormed the front gate of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad. The mob was protesting recent U.S. military airstrikes on five Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq and Syria.

The Pentagon quickly sent about 100 Marines from the Kuwait-based Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)-Crisis Response-Central Command to enhance security at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad.

On New Year’s Day, the Pentagon sent about 750 members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to Kuwait.

The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group had just arrived off the coast of Morocco this week before its new tasking, according to the USNI Fleet tracker. The ARG deployed quietly from the East Coast in December.
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Barry Donadio, a former member of the U.S. Secret Service and Anti-Terrorist Consultant says that Iran's next move may be to kidnap or kill an American General in the Middle East among other possibilities 

Barry Donadio is warning American Generals that are serving in the middle eastern theater  to take extraordinary security measures for their own personal safety. The United States military recently targeted and killed the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. What many people don't understand is that this attack would be the same as another country taking out one of our Generals on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words, It's huge and a step away from the status quo regarding American military responses to Iran's strategy in the middle eastern region.

 

"Iran will retaliate, there is no doubt in my mind." said Donadio. "Iran will need to boldly reply or risk losing all credibility in the region." "Even if they know they can't win a war against the United States, they will counter attack U.S. interests within a month" he said.

 

Donadio said a sophisticated drone attack will most likely target a high-ranking American General or Diplomatic Official to show a measured response to the targeting of General Soleimani. Iran will need to articulate that the response is rational and not reckless in the world court of opinion. Many countries are watching to see what will happen, including Russia and China.

Barry Donadio, Anti-Terrorist Security Consultant
Barry Donadio, Anti-Terrorist Security Consultant

 

Donadio suggests that all U.S. Military Generals take the appropriate counter-drone security measures, counter-surveillance measures, and executive protection measures. They should never underestimate the possibility of being targeted by Iranian agents or their proxies.

Barry Donadio, President of Public Security LLC
Barry Donadio, President of Public Security LLC

Iran may also seek to achieve a 2nd Bengazi that they can use to sensationalize in the media.   U.S embassies in the region should remain of full alert for potential attacks.  Iran may also act through their proxy Hezbollah by attacking U.S. interests in the region in order to score a quick media victory displaying their reply to the killing of General Soleimani. 

Barry Donadio is a native of New York who led an honorable career in the Volunteer Ambulance Service, Volunteer Fire Department, the Military, Law Enforcement, and the United States Secret Service. He was assigned to the White House to protect Presidents Bush and Obama. He also served in multiple Middle Eastern war zones during his career. In 2013, he authored the book " TWA Flight 800 First Responder Witness Account". This is his account describing his actions during the rescue of TWA Flight 800 on July 17th, 1996. In 2014 he was elected to the Queen Anne's County Republican Central Committee in Maryland. He successfully completed his 4year term. January 2017, he was appointed the Sergeant at Arms of the Maryland Republican Party by the Honorable Dirk Haire. Donadio successfully completed a 2-year term as Sergeant at Arms of the MDGOP. Donadio continues to serve as the President of Public Security LLC. It is a high-profile private security and investigation firm that provides protection to high-risk clients in Maryland, New York, and dangerous overseas locations. Donadio published his the second book "That Day When Hell Froze Over" on August 17th, 2019. 

www.publicsecurityllc.com

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Monday Top News Executive Summary
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Media Editors:  Above the Fold


SOLEIMANI FALLOUT: President Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions, says U.S. won’t leave unless “they pay us back” for air base (USA Today)

SERIAL CHEATER WITHDRAWS: Iran “abandons” limits of 2015 nuclear deal after top general killed in U.S. airstrike (Fox News)

ON ALERT: Three Americans killed in terror attack on African military base; rockets fired at U.S. embassy in Iraq (The Daily Wire)

Government & Politics


ABOUT THOSE FOREIGN-POLICY CREDENTIALS…  loose lips liar-Joe Biden sided with terror leader Qasem Soleimani in handing control of Iraq to Iran (The Washington Free Beacon)

D'OH! Democrat Rep. scumbag/mad-Maxine Waters appeared to have been tricked by Russian pranksters into thinking she was speaking on the phone with Greta Thunberg and that the teenage climate activist had dirt on President Trump (Fox News)

Business & Economy


OIL FUTURES: Why the oil market rally on elevated U.S.-Iran tensions may be short lived (MarketWatch)

SITTING ON A KNIFE’S EDGE: The $250 trillion burden weighing on the global economy in 2020 (Forbes)

Culture


“YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE REAL WORLD”:  Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais tears into Hollywood elite (Fox News)

INEVITABLE RECKONING: United Methodist Church is expected to split over gay marriage, fracturing the nation’s third-largest denomination (The Washington Post)

Closing Arguments


POLICY: With a small step and a big one, Iran just escalated against America (Washington Examiner)

POLICY: Trump is quietly winning bigly at the border (Issues & Insights)

HUMOR: Democrats furious that Trump used the powers they expressly gave him (Genesius Times)  

~The Patriot Post
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Iranian MP threatens to 'attack the White House'
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By Ronn Blitzer 
{ foxnews.com } ~ Iranian MP Abolfazl Abutorabi has reportedly threatened to attack the White House in response to a message from President Trump that promised severe consequences... if the Islamic nation escalates hostilities with the U.S. Abutorabi was responding to a question about how Iran should react to the death of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani during an American airstrike, The Independent reported. "We can attack the White House itself, we can respond to them on the American soil. We have the power, and God willing we will respond in an appropriate time," Abutorabi said according to the UK publication, which cited Iranian news agency ILNA. This comes as President Trump vowed to hit Iran hard should the country retaliate against the U.S. for Soleimani's death. "Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters," Trump tweeted over the weekend. The president continued: "He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years." Abutorabi called Soleimani's death "a declaration of war," and that a swift, strong response was necessary...   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/iranian-mp-threatens-to-attack-the-white-house-report  
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Senate Won’t Act Until liar-Pelosi Musters 
Courage to Send Articles of Impeachment
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by HANNAH BLEAU
{ breitbart.com } ~ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Friday said that the Senate will continue to conduct “ordinary business” until House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) musters the courage to send the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber... McConnell spoke on the Senate floor on Friday, berating Democrats for rushing through a “slapdash investigation” and warning that a trial cannot be held until House Democrats turn over the articles. The majority leader said the Senate will “continue the ordinary business of the Senate while House Democrats continue to flounder.”“Their turn is over. They have done enough damage,” McConnell said of House Democrats. “It’s the Senate’s turn now — to render sober judgment as the framers envisioned.” “But we can’t hold a trial without the articles. The Senate’s own rules don’t provide for that. So, for now, we are content to continue the ordinary business of the Senate while House Democrats continue to flounder,” he warned. “For now.” McConnell warned, however, that — in the event that they “muster the courage to stand behind their slapdash work product and transmit their articles to the Senate” — the Senate will “fulfill our founding purpose.” The majority leader also mocked liar-Pelosi, using her own words against her. “Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path,” McConnell said, quoting liar-Pelosi, who made the remarks last spring...
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Trump warns Iran: US has targeted '52 Iranian 
sites' and will 'hit very fast and
very hard' if needed
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By Victor Garcia 
{ foxnews.com } ~ President Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Saturday through a series of Twitter messages intended to deter the country from retaliating... after the U.S.-ordered airstrike that killed Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week. "Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently hundreds of Iranian protesters," Trump tweeted. The president continued: "He was already attacking our Embassy, and preparing for additional hits in other locations. Iran has been nothing but problems for many years." Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike Friday in Baghdad that was ordered by President Trump. "Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago, some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD," Trump wrote Saturday, explicitly laying out that the U.S. will act if Iran retaliates...  https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-trump-warns-iran-we-have-targeted-52-iranian-sites  
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Iraq’s Parliament calls for expulsion of US 
troops from the country following drone attack
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By Stephen Sorace 
{ foxnews.com } ~ Iraqi lawmakers approved a resolution Sunday calling to expel U.S. troops from the country... following an American drone attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Lawmakers approved a resolution asking the Iraqi government to end the agreement under which Washington sent forces to Iraq more than four years ago to help in the fight against the Islamic State terror group. The majority of about 180 legislators present in Parliament voted in favor of the resolution. It was backed by most Shiite members of parliament, who hold a majority of seats. Many Sunni and Kurdish legislators did not show up for the session, apparently because they oppose abolishing the deal.
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Dan Bongino Interviews Rudy Giuliani – Topics
New York Crime, Iran, IG FISA Report and 
loose lips liar-Biden Family Corruption
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{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Fox News host Dan Bongino interviews Rudy Giuliani for his podcast. The topics include increased crime in New York City; Iran, the ‘Spygate” surveillance scandal; the IG report on FISA abuses against the Trump campaign, and loose lips liar-Joe Biden’s history of corruption.  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/04/dan-bongino-interviews-rudy-giuliani-topics-new-york-crime-iran-ig-fisa-report-and-biden-family-corruption/
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scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton’s new job could 
mean she leaves the United States forever
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by patriotpulse.net ~ Since losing to President Trump in 2016, scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton’s life has been in ruin. She has been desperately looking for influence, only to be ignored... And she just took a new job that could mean she leaves the United States forever. That’s why she is now leaving the United States altogether for work, with the Queen’s University Belfast in the United Kingdom hiring her as their new chancellor. Former US secretary of state and presidential candidate scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton was appointed Thursday as the new chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast. scumbag/liar-Clinton will serve for five years in the largely ceremonial role, the Northern Irish institution announced. “It is a great privilege to become the chancellor of Queen’s University, a place I have great fondness for and have grown a strong relationship with over the years,” scumbag/liar-Clinton said in a statement.  “The university is making waves internationally for its research and impact and I am proud to be an ambassador and help grow its reputation for excellence.”  The Democratic presidential nominee lost the 2016 US election to Republican candidate Donald Trump. scumbag/liar-Clinton received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s in October 2018. “Secretary scumbag/liar-Clinton has made a considerable contribution to Northern Ireland and as an internationally-recognised leader will be an incredible advocate for Queen’s and an inspirational role model for the Queen’s community,” said Stephen Prenter, who chairs the university’s governing body. The chancellor’s duties involve presiding at degree awarding ceremonies, representing Queen’s in an ambassadorial role and advising the university’s executive. Queen’s is one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom. Her job is largely ceremonial, with her not having regular job duties. But it could be her opportunity to finally leave the country that made it clear doesn’t want her. Good ridden!  https://patriotpulse.net/hillary-clintons-new-job-could-mean-she-leaves-the-united-states-forever/#gf_1330   
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  PETRAEUS ON SOLEIMANI  
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{ powerlineblog.com } ~ General David Petraeus gave an interview yesterday on the significance of the killing of Qasem Soleimani. It is well worth reading:

Marco Werman: How did you know Qasem Soleimani?

Gen. David Petraeus: Well, he was our most significant Iranian adversary during my four years in Iraq, [and] certainly when I was the Central Command commander, and very much so when I was the director of the CIA. He is unquestionably the most significant and important — or was the most significant and important — Iranian figure in the region, the most important architect of the effort by Iran to solidify control of the Shia crescent, and the operational commander of the various initiatives that were part of that effort.
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So why do you suppose this happened now, though?

Well, I suspect that the leaders in Washington were seeking to reestablish deterrence, which clearly had eroded to some degree, perhaps by the relatively insignificant actions in response to these strikes on the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, shipping in the Gulf and our $130 million dollar drone that was shot down. And we had seen increased numbers of attacks against US forces in Iraq. So I’m sure that there was a lot of discussion about what could show the Iranians most significantly that we are really serious, that they should not continue to escalate. …

Would you have recommended this course of action right now?

I’d hesitate to answer that just because I am not privy to the intelligence that was the foundation for the decision, which clearly was, as was announced, this was a defensive action, that Soleimani was going into the country to presumably approve further attacks. Without really being in the inner circle on that, I think it’s very difficult to either second-guess or to even think through what the recommendation might have been.

Again, it is impossible to overstate the significance of this action. This is much more substantial than the killing of Osama bin Laden. It’s even more substantial than the killing of Baghdadi.

Two short questions for what’s next, Gen. Petraeus — US remaining in Iraq, and war with Iran. What’s your best guess?

Well, I think one of the questions is, “What will the diplomatic ramifications of this be?” And again, there have been celebrations in some places in Iraq at the loss of Qasem Soleimani. So, again, there’s no tears being shed in certain parts of the country. And one has to ask what happens in the wake of the killing of the individual who had a veto, virtually, over the leadership of Iraq. What transpires now depends on the calculations of all these different elements. And certainly the US, I would assume, is considering diplomatic initiatives as well, reaching out and saying, “Okay. Does that send a sufficient message of our seriousness? Now, would you like to return to the table?” Or does Iran accelerate the nuclear program, which would, of course, precipitate something further from the United States? Very likely. So lots of calculations here. And I think we’re still very early in the deliberations on all the different ramifications of this very significant action.

The interviewer tries to get General Petraeus to criticize the Trump administration, but Petraeus declines to do so:

Do you have confidence in this administration to kind of navigate all those calculations?

Well, I think that this particular episode has been fairly impressively handled.
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Monday AM ~ TheFrontPageCover

TheFrontPageCover
~ Featuring ~
Trump-Hating Leftists Usher 
in New Year of Trump Hatred
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by David Limbaugh
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New Drug Tunnel Found in Arizona
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by conservativeandfree.com ~ It is an unthinkable horror that is becoming a reality for an Arizona town. Tunnels are being made into the town so that drugs and people can be smuggled across the border... Nogales, Arizona is the place that people are turning their attention to this week. ICE agents protecting the country have found several tunnels that have been dug under the walls of homes with the intent of smuggling things and people. This is the third tunnel found in less than a week. The Mexican drug lords and runners know how to evade and hide from ICE. But that is all coming to an end at least for these three tunnels. ICE found these tunnels that are eight feet deep and over 82-feet long. The home the connection was found in was searched by warrant and a bunch of drugs were found including the entrance to the tunnel. Two men were arrested and charged with possession and conspiracy to distribute the drugs. These and another kind of stories need to be told to make a case for the wall to be built. President Trump is not backing down when it comes to the wall. This report is just one of many accounts of people trying to bypass security and pass into the country without being detected. So they can carry out their criminal behavior. The clueless Democrats would deny that these things happen and that illegals are here to commit crimes, but the evidence is overwhelmingly in the president’s favor. These drugs that these two people had in their possession came through the tunnel and were about to be released into the public. But they were caught by ICE. This is the organization that the Democrats want to shut down. They claim that the agents are brutal towards immigrants and forcefully detain innocent people. But this story and others like it tell a very different and very real story. The story that there are drugs and possibly people being taken under the border for illegal purposes...  https://conservativeandfree.com/2019/12/20/busted-new-drug-tunnel-found-in-arizona/   
Explosions Near Baghdad Embassy, 
Rockets Pummel Nearby Air Base
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By Jared Harris 
{ westernjournal.com } ~ Reports of rocket attacks in Baghdad and at a nearby air base seem to indicate that things are heating up in the Middle East... At least one rocket landed in the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital, near the U.S. Embassy, Reuters  reported. There do not appear to have been any American casualties. Another projectile landed near the Green Zone, The Times of Israel  reported, citing the Iraqi military. “An Iraqi security source: Two Katyusha rockets landed in the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad,” Al-Arabiya reported on Twitter in Arabic. Photographs from the scene show the destruction caused by the rocket artillery.  “First pictures show the aftermath after rockets fell near Iraq’s heavily-fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad,” Al-Arabiya English wrote on Twitter. “Sirens immediately rang out at the American compound in the area hosting both diplomats and troops, according to sources.”  Reuters reported that two Katyusha rockets also hit Balad air base, an Iraqi Air Force station that hosts U.S. forces and is located about 50 miles north of Baghdad. The rocket artillery appears to have missed any personnel at the base. Although it’s unclear at this point who launched the attacks, it’s not hard to imagine that pro-Iranian forces were behind the rockets. The rockets may have been early response to the American killing of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, whose convoy was the target of a Friday morning drone strike...
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'Devastating blow': Schumer says newly revealed emails show why Senate GOP needs toallow impeachment witnesses
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By Rebecca Shabad
{ nbcnews.com } ~ Senate Minority Leader Chuck scumbag-Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday that documents exposed in a newly released report justify the argument by Democrats to hold a full-fledged trial in the Senate... to weigh whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. In a statement Thursday, scumbag-Schumer pointed to the new report from the website Just Security that details documents relating to the president’s campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate the loose lips liar-Bidens as his administration froze nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine. "The newly-revealed unredacted emails are a devastating blow to Sen. McConnell’s push to have a trial without the documents and witnesses we’ve requested. These emails further expose the serious concerns raised by Trump administration officials about the propriety and legality of the president’s decision to cut off aid to Ukraine to benefit himself," scumbag-Schumer said. The new report stems from unredacted versions of documents seen by Just Security, a national security website affiliated with the New York University School of Law. The documents were originally released in heavily redacted form last month by the government, under court order, to the Center for Public Integrity. Just Security said that it had since viewed unredacted copies of those emails. NBC News has not confirmed the emails independently and Just Security declined to provide them. The documents, according to the report, reveal that on Aug. 30, after meeting with Trump, Michael Duffey, associate director of national security programs at the Office of Management and Budget, told Elaine McCusker, the acting Pentagon comptroller, in an email that there was "Clear direction from Trump to hold" the aid and he let her know that he’d soon be sending new paperwork extending the hold... Where was scumbag-Schumer when scumbag/liar-nObama held aid to Ukraine.   https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/devastating-blow-schumer-says-newly-unredacted-emails-show-why-senate-n1109641  
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Democrats Hate Trump More Than 
They Hate Terrorists Who Kill Americans 
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By Madeline Osburn
{ thefederalist.com } ~ A U.S. airstrike killed the world’s most violent and deadliest terrorist of the last 20 years on Thursday night, but in the eyes of 2020 Democratic candidates and lefty celebrities... the only important takeaway from this American victory is that President Trump is bad. Trump’s authorization of the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani is a vindication for the thousands of wounded veterans, many with missing limbs from Soleimani’s IED attacks, and the families of U.S. servicemembers Soleimani killed. Soleimani approved the Tuesday attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and was plotting to kill more Americans. He was a central connection between Iran and terrorist organizations, including Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas. Yet some Democrats find it difficult to celebrate his death. Despite the fact that Soleimani’s death will save American lives, Sen. scumbag-Cory Booker said on MSNBC it is Trump who is “making the world less of a safe place.” Within an hour of the news of Soleimani’s death on Thursday, scumbag-Booker appeared on CNN asserting that Trump, “has had really a failure in his Iranian policy.” Although it was President scumbag/liar-nObama who shipped $150 billion in cash to Iran, emboldening terrorists like Soleimani, scumbag-Booker is convinced that under the Trump administration, “Iran has become more influential and more dangerous.” Democratic presdiential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, released a statement bemoaning the “serious questions about how this decision was made.”. (like he knows all the answers)...   https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/03/democrats-hate-trump-more-than-they-hate-terrorists-who-kill-americans/?utm_source=The+Federalist+List&utm_campaign=f2977f5ae7-RSS_The_Federalist_Daily_Updates_w_Transom&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfcb868ceb-f2977f5ae7-83771801   
Report scumbag/liar-nObama warned 
Tehran in 2015 of an Israeli plan to kill Soleimani
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By M. Dowling
{ independentsentinel.com } ~ The scumbag/liar-nObama/looswe lips liar-Biden administration is accused of helping Soleimani achieve untold power in Iraq... loose lips liar-Joe Biden allegedly forced out Soleimani’s competition and Barack scumbag/liar-nObama reportedly warned Iran of a plan to kill Soleimani.  Free Beacon reports that former vice president loose lips liar-Joe Biden enabled recently assassinated Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani to push the United States out of Iraq and deliver the country into the hands of Iran. In 2010, as Iraq faced pivotal elections that decided the country’s direction, Soleimani went to great lengths to ensure Iranian-backed politicians won control of the government. During that time, then-vice president loose lips liar-Biden called pro-America Iraqi politician Ayad Allawi to demand that he stop trying to form a government. That paved the way for Soleimani to orchestrate an Iranian takeover of the Iraqi political system, according to Free Beacon. The deal was a heavy blow to Ayad Allawi, a pro-American secular politician whose party had won the most parliamentary seats in the elections, but who failed to put together a majority coalition. In an interview in Jordan, he said that with U.S. backing he could have built a majority. Instead, the Americans pushed him aside in favor of Maliki. He told me that Vice-President loose lips liar-Joe Biden called to tell him to abandon his bid for Prime Minister, saying, “You can’t form a government.”  Allawi said he suspected that the Americans weren’t willing to deal with the trouble the Iranians would have made if he had become Prime Minister. They wanted to stay in Iraq, he said, but only if the effort involved was minimal. “I needed American support,” he said. “But they wanted to leave, and they handed the country to the Iranians. Iraq is a failed state now, an Iranian colony.” loose lips liar-Joe Biden is always wrong when it comes to foreign affairs. This all became known thanks to a New Yorker exposé...   https://www.independentsentinel.com/report-obama-warned-tehran-in-2015-of-an-israeli-plan-to-kill-soleimani/   
Germany's Middle Eastern Criminal Clans
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by Judith Bergman
{ gatestoneinstitute.org } ~ In a recently aired documentary by German broadcaster ARD, about Germany's Middle Eastern criminal family gangs -- or clans, as they are called in Germany... the head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Agency (BKA) Holger Münch, said "In about one-third of proceedings, suspects also included immigrants — and that means that we need to keep a very close eye on this phenomenon". Münch seems to have been referring to the fact that migrants who arrived in Germany from Syria, Iraq and other countries during the migrant crisis in 2015-16 are now starting to compete with Germany's long-established criminal family gangs whose original founders arrived in Germany from Lebanon in the late 1970s during Lebanon's civil war. German authorities fear that this competition might lead to even more violence: Some of the newcomers have "combat experience" from living in war zones, as police chief of the city of Essen, Frank Richter, told ARD. "Of course," he added, "this would be a very, very different situation from what we have at the moment". Criminal Middle Eastern family clans are already a large problem in Germany. The most well-known are mainly based in Berlin, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Lower Saxony, and are named Abou-Chaker, Al-Zein, Remmo, and Miri. Several of the families are also known as Lebanese mafia clans. Their criminal activities include  robberies, protection money, drug dealing and prostitution. In May, a study presented by Interior Minister Herbert Reul of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) revealed that 104 criminal clans were active there. Some 6,500 clan-linked suspects were believed to have been responsible for 14,225 offenses between 2016 and 2018. This included two murders and 24 attempted murders, in addition to bodily harm, robbery, and blackmail, police said. Ten clans alone were said to have committed one third of the crimes...  https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15300/germany-middle-eastern-criminal-clans   
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Trump-Hating Leftists Usher 
in New Year of Trump Hatred
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by David Limbaugh

{ townhall.com } ~ Have you ever wondered why the political left is so inconsolably angry these days? Why does it consider President Donald Trump to be such a threat and his supporters so contemptible?

This isn't my imagination. While most people expressed their New Year's greetings in positive terms, the celebrity left defaulted to its Trump-hating form. Every day is a new day to rage against Trump, so why should their New Year's Day pronouncements be any different?

Breitbart assembled a list of celebrity tweets illustrating the point. Rob Reiner tweeted, "Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a 2020 that doesn't include an ignorant corrupt soulless liar occupying the People's House." Stephen King tweeted, "Of his lies we've had plenty ... Kick his a-- in 2020." Rose O'Donnell couldn't quite make it through a New Year's tweet without denigrating Trump. "HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL," she tweeted, adding the hashtag #2020removeHIM. Rosanna Arquette said: "Putin is not my president. happy new year." In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Linda Rondstadt likened Trump to Hitler and the Mexicans to "the New Jews." And the examples go on and on.

What is wrong with these narcissistic malcontents? It's not like things are terrible in America. Economically speaking, we couldn't be doing much better. We're certainly better off than we were during the scumbag/liar-nObama years -- by leaps and bounds.

Trump is also sticking up for America again, rebuilding our defenses; taking decisive action when our people or soldiers are in harm's way, as with his immediate response to the attack on our embassy in Iraq; pressuring other countries to contribute to our mutual defense pacts; and expressing his pride in this country -- as opposed to trotting around the globe and apologizing for it.

So what's not to like? His tweets? Fine, but do you really think that's what is driving them mad?

How about his alleged abuses of power? Please. They've been pressing for impeachment since before "Russia collusion" became their favorite mantra and long before they could identify Ukraine on a map.

They don't hate Trump for having acted outside his constitutional authority -- because he hasn't. That was scumbag/liar-nObama. They don't hate him because they believe he is extremely partisan. And if they were to believe it, they would have no credibility, for few presidents have been more partisan than Barack scumbag/liar-nObama, despite the progressive mythical narrative to the contrary.

You might recall how scumbag/liar-nObama used lawless executive orders to implement policy that Congress declined to legislate, forced scumbag/liar-nObamacare down our throats and smugly told his Republican opponents, "I won the election," and that he didn't "want them to do a lot of talking." And surely you won't forget how he bulldozed his stimulus package through Congress with less than a handful of Senate Republican votes after meeting with congressional Republicans just one day before the Democrats had drafted the 1,073-page bill.

They revile Trump because they can tolerate only one viewpoint -- their own. They resent that they can't cram down their ideas in all sectors of our society, our culture and our government. It's not enough that they have virtual monolithic control of the messages disseminating from Hollywood, academia and the mainstream media. They want total power everywhere, without any dissent. They are furious that red-state America won't roll over and surrender its sovereignty to them so they can complete the fundamental transformation of America into a socialistic, authoritarian state, and finish converting its culture into a post-Christian utopia. They are like agitated babies who've had their toys taken away and who militantly refuse to take a nap.

Trump is not just an annoying speed bump on their way to total societal and political domination but a force of nature to be reckoned with, wildly beyond their expectations. Having no respect for Trump or his ability, they wrongly assumed they could steamroll, marginalize or oust him and restore themselves to power.

 They had no idea Trump would be so formidable an opponent. More importantly, they had no inkling that he represented something far greater than himself: a seemingly silent majority of everyday Americans who had had their fill of the left's political and cultural tyranny.

Even though they've also directed their ire at Trump supporters -- kicking them out of restaurants and other public places, and trying to suppress their liberties -- they still seem to be operating under the illusion that if they can just remove Trump, they'll easily recapture power.

Little do they realize that the more they mistreat Trump, the more they alienate his supporters -- freedom-loving patriots from shore to shore. Or maybe their animus against him and us is so intense that they just can't help themselves, and they don't realistically consider the potential political fallout.

Or could it be that they are so cloistered in their elitist bubble that they still don't realize the magnitude of support Trump has from tens of millions of people who will never give up on this nation as the world's model for freedom and prosperity? The more they hate him, they more they abuse him, the greater our resolve to defend him -- and America!
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Saturday PM ~ TheFrontPageCover

TheFrontPageCover
~ Featuring ~
Even Leftist Historians Rebuke 1619 Project
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Brian Mark Weber  
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2020 Democrats on defensive 
as Trump capitalizes on Soleimani killing
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by Emily Larsen & Naomi Lim
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ Democratic presidential candidates, largely running on domestic issues such as immigration and healthcare, are seeing their best-laid campaign plans upended by the killing... of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The 14-person Democratic field is now grappling with how President Trump’s decision to order the strike on the top general for Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will change the landscape of their campaigns. Depending on how Iran responds and how Trump handles the crisis, Soleimani’s assassination could either reframe the primary and general election around foreign policy or leave Democrats on the defensive as Trump claims the attack as one of his major victories. Initial reactions to the strike from White House hopefuls have ranged from cautious rebuttals from centrists condemning Soleimani, while lamenting the lack of congressional notification and questioning the Trump administration's overall strategy, to comparing the order to a declaration of war. “Trump promised to end endless wars, but this action puts us on the path to another one,” Vermont Sen. commie-Bernie Sanders said. “I hope the administration has thought through the second- and third-order consequences of the path they have chosen,” said former Vice President loose lips liar-Joe Biden. Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the dynamics for the 2020 contenders amount to a wait-and-see proposition. “If this goes south, if the Iranians respond by blowing up a U.S. Embassy” or other severe retaliation, “this is going to be judged to be a reckless and irresponsible act,” said Miller, a former State Department analyst and negotiator in both Republican and Democratic administrations. “If you don't have that kind of severe retaliation, it may actually redound to Trump's benefit.”...  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2020-democrats-on-defensive-as-trump-capitalizes-on-soleimani-killing? 
Nikki Haley, all-American
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by Clifford D. May
{ fdd.org } ~ From 2017 to 2019, Nikki Haley served as United States ambassador to the United Nations, an institution that for decades has reeked of corruption, waste, and the decayed dreams of post-World War II idealists... She was a breath of fresh air ­­­– proud of American achievements, unashamed of American power. She spoke forcefully in defense of human rights, and for Israel, the U.N.’s whipping boy. She didn’t apologize. She didn’t get confused. She didn’t curry favor with despots and their high-living mouthpieces on the East Side of Manhattan Island. The daughter of immigrants, a woman of color whose father wears a turban, she experienced prejudice, and overcame it, in large measure because she understood that’s possible to do in America. In most other lands around the world — not so much. She was twice elected governor of South Carolina where she brought people together by focusing on values that unite rather than interests that divide. In 2016, Donald Trump was not the presidential candidate she favored, and at first he didn’t care for her either. After his election, however, it occurred to him that she might make a good secretary of state. With humility, she demurred. But when he proposed she take the ambassadorship at Turtle Bay, she accepted the challenge. An astonishingly quick learner, she was soon explaining Mr. Trump’s policies in public, and advising him in private, which she had the right to do because he had appointed her to his cabinet, a perquisite not granted most U.S. envoys to the U.N. She didn’t always agree with him. In July 2018, when he appeared to be cozying up to Russia’s authoritarian president, she said: “We don’t trust Russia. We don’t trust Putin. They’re never going to be our friend.”...  https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/01/01/nikki-haley-all-american/   
US military strike in Iraq revives talk of war vote
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by Susan Ferrechio
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ The House and the Senate return to work next week with revived interest in holding a vote on whether to authorize the use of U.S. military force in the Middle East... The Defense Department announced Friday it would deploy an additional 3,500 troops to the region after a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force and a terrorist who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American service personnel. The Trump administration deployed the troops in preparation for a potential escalation of aggression in the region. But a growing number of lawmakers want to vote on any new U.S. military action in the Middle East. “It is my view that the president does not have the authority for a war with Iran,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck scumbag-Schumer, a New York Democrat, said Friday. “If he plans a large increase in troops and potential hostility over a longer time, the administration will require congressional approval and the approval of the American people.” The United States is sending the extra troops to the Middle East to respond to increased tensions resulting from the drone strike, the Pentagon announced Friday. Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned "severe revenge awaits the criminals" who killed Soleimani. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has warned U.S. strikes against Iran inside Iraq will cause “a dangerous escalation that will light the fuse of a destructive war in Iraq, the region and the world.” Lawmakers warned Friday the escalation of conflict in the region would require even more U.S. involvement and more troops but that Trump is not authorized to get the U.S. military involved in a full-scale conflict...
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Iran threatens Tel Aviv, US bases 
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by timesofisrael.com ~ A senior Iranian commander on Saturday threatened that some 35 US targets in the Middle East, as well as Tel Aviv, were within the reach of Tehran to avenge the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani... “The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there… vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since a long time ago,” said General Gholamali Abuhamzeh, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in the southern province of Kerman, according to the Reuters news agency. “Some 35 US targets in the region, as well as Tel Aviv, are within our reach,” he added. Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional security strategy, was killed in an airstrike early Friday near the Iraqi capital’s international airport. The attack has caused regional tensions to soar. The strike also killed the deputy head of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi, a network of mostly Shiite factions close to Iran and incorporated into the Baghdad government’s security forces. Iran has vowed harsh retaliation, raising fears of an all-out war. US President Donald Trump says he ordered the strike to prevent a conflict. His administration says Soleimani was plotting a series of attacks that endangered American troops and officials, without providing evidence...  https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-threatens-tel-aviv-us-bases-in-middle-east-after-killing-of-soleimani/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2020-01-04&utm_medium=email   
Lindsey Graham: If Iran retaliates, our response 
will be greater than the market will bear
by saraacarter.com ~ “The intelligence was that Soleimani was orchestrating chaos in Iraq at our expense and throughout the region,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), on “Fox & Friends” on Friday... “The president was informed of these potential attacks and he acted. This was a defensive strike to neutralize future attacks that were planned and executed by Soleimani and the popular mobilization front: the Shiite militias in Iraq.” “He’s not dead today because of what he did in the past, he’s dead today because he miscalculated what President Trump would do regarding future attacks,” explained Graham. Graham said President Trump must make it clear to Iran that any retaliation will put their oil refineries at risk. “Their oil refineries are the last thing they have in terms of an economy,” he said. Graham said that “the president has to convince the ayatollah that if he retaliates, our response will be greater than the market will bear.”
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Speaker liar-Pelosi Threatens Possibility 
of Armed Conflict Against U.S.
Department of Justice
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Think about all of the media panel discussions on gun ownership you have watched; segments where second amendment advocates were ridiculed by media pundits... for daring to bring up the possibility of the U.S. government using arms against U.S. citizens who hold opposing political views… There are hundreds of recent reference points. Now consider, earlier today U.S. House of Representatives Legal Counsel, Douglas Letter, argued in court it would be a possible remedy -for a conflict between branches of government- for Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi to order an armed “gun battle” between the House and the United States Department of Justice. Yes, this actually happened. At the same time as national Democrat political candidates are arguing to remove the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners, the highest ranking Democrat in the United States; a person only two succession-steps away from the presidency; is arguing in DC federal court the House could begin an armed conflict against the Dept. of Justice.Federal appeals court judges aggressively grilled lawyers for the Justice Department and the House of Representatives Friday in a pair of intertwined cases that could have major implications for Donald Trump’s presidency and the Democrats’ ongoing efforts to remove him from office. During back-to-back hearings spanning about three hours, the judges drilled in on the House Judiciary Committee’s dual quests to learn special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury secrets and to secure testimony from Don McGahn, Trump’s former top White House lawyer. The two hearings were overseen by two partially overlapping, three-judge panels.  https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/03/speaker-pelosi-threatens-possibility-of-armed-conflict-against-u-s-department-of-justice/  
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Even Leftist Historians Rebuke 1619 Project
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Brian Mark Weber:  Just last summer, The New York Times launched its 1619 Project on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first African slaves to North America. If you’ve forgotten what this project is all about, here’s a good overview of its radical and transformative agenda.

The authors of the Times’ project don’t care much if American adults refuse to buy into the hogwash that our country’s entire independence movement was nothing more than a ruse for holding onto slavery. What’s more important is making sure tomorrow’s leaders are programmed and ready to take down Western history, culture, and values in one fell swoop, hence the focus on spreading the 1619 Project through America’s school curriculum.

When the project was first released, the criticism came from constitutional scholars and conservatives who actually learned real American history during a time when teaching students to love their country wasn’t controversial. These critics were quick to denounce what the 1619 Project attempted to present as truth. But now even some communist academics and historians have had enough with the project.

The Times revisionists know they’re in trouble when even the most extreme leftists think they’re making stuff up.

The Washington Post’s Katie Mettler writes, “Five historians recently wrote to the New York Times Magazine, asking the architects of its comprehensive 1619 Project, which tells the founding narrative of America through the lens of slavery, to issue several corrections. They argued that assertions in the 1619 package about the motivations that sparked the Revolutionary War and President Abraham Lincoln’s views on black equality were misleading.”

One of the issues with the 1619 Project is the claim that the Revolutionary War was fought by the colonists in order to protect slavery, not to establish a society founded on God-given rights and individual liberty. This is easily dismissed with some middle-school-level research into primary historical documents and events.

The Founding Fathers took swift steps to prevent the spread of slavery in the new nation, including the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. And several states soon began to eradicate slavery within their borders. Frederick Douglass, who endured the horrors of slavery during his early years before escaping to freedom, referred to the new American Constitution as a “glorious liberty document.”

All the abolitionists inspired by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution must have had it wrong all along.

In a letter to the editor of the Times Magazine, five historians asked  that the Times, “according to its own high standards of accuracy and truth, issue prominent corrections of all the errors and distortions presented in The 1619 Project.” Furthermore, the five demanded, “We also ask for the removal of these mistakes from any materials destined for use in schools, as well as in all further publications, including books bearing the name of The New York Times. We ask finally that The Times reveal fully the process through which the historical materials were and continue to be assembled, checked and authenticated.”

They added, “Those connected with the project have assured the public that its materials were shaped by a panel of historians and have been scrupulously fact-checked. Yet the process remains opaque. The names of only some of the historians involved have been released, and the extent of their involvement as ‘consultants’ and fact checkers remains vague. The selective transparency deepens our concern.”

Who could argue with this? After all, shouldn’t transparency be central to a ground-breaking piece of work like the 1619 Project, something that has the power to change the way millions of Americans think about their country’s history?

Times Editor-in-Chief Jake Silverstein was quick to react to the historians’ request for accuracy and evidence. But his response  merely summed up why the 1619 Project should be rejected by historians, teachers, and students alike. Silverstein wrote, “We are not ourselves historians, it is true. We are journalists, trained to look at current events and situations and ask the question: Why is this the way it is?”

In other words, The New York Times wants to alter the American people’s understanding of history and of our nation’s founding documents based on the political viewpoints of journalists.

“We did not assemble a formal panel for this project,” Silverstein added. Of course they didn’t. Doing so would have undermined their agenda and made it even more challenging to concoct and promote this pseudo-history.

Now that criticism of the 1619 Project is coming from all sides, maybe it’s time to leave history up to the historians.   

~The Patriot Post

 https://patriotpost.us/articles/67654?mailing_id=4779&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4779&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body

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Trump's 'Deal' With Iran ... Soleimani Dead
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Mark Alexander  
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Secretary Pompeo Discusses 
Killing of Qassem Soleimani
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ After a U.S. airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells ‘Fox & Friends’ that President Trump’s decision was necessary to deter further aggression and disrupt an ongoing terror plot.
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Political Tensions Rise as 
US Strike Kills Iranian Terrorist Hero
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by Fred Lucas
{ dailysignal.com } ~ Iran is threatening retaliation and Iraq is considering forcing U.S. officials out of the country after an American drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the notorious Iranian general blamed for the deaths of hundreds of Americans... Soleimani, leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and considered a terrorist by American officials for years, also headed Iranian-affiliated terrorist operations known for training Iran proxies they say are responsible for more than 600 American deaths. The U.S. strike near Baghdad International Airport that killed Soleimani followed the siege of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq led by Iranian-backed militias Tuesday. Protesters breached embassy walls in Baghdad and set fires and damaged property in response to a U.S. airstrike on Iranian-backed militias Sunday that killed 25. The killing of Soleimani already has widened the partisan divide in the United States. Trump noted on Twitter: “Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!” “General Qassem Soleimani has killed or badly wounded thousands of Americans over an extended period of time, and was plotting to kill many more…but got caught!” Trump tweeted. “He was directly and indirectly responsible for the death of millions of people, including the recent large number….of PROTESTERS killed in Iran itself. While Iran will never be able to properly admit it, Soleimani was both hated and feared within the country. They are not nearly as saddened as the leaders will let the outside world believe. He should have been taken out many years ago!” House Speaker liar4-Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized the president’s action for leaving Congress out of the decision and for potentially provoking more terror...
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scumbag/liar-nObama knew what 'coup 
leaders' scumbag-Comey and 
scumbag/commie-Brennan were doing
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by wnd.com ~ Former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova says Barack scumbag/liar-nObama was well aware of an effort by the "corrupt" scumbag-James Comey and scumbag/commie-John Brennan to undermine Donald Trump... DiGenova noted in an interview with OAN's John Hines that liar-Susan Rice, scumbag/liar-nObama's national security adviser, sent an email on inauguration day to memorialize a Jan. 5 meeting in which scumbag/liar-nObama told his senior law enforcement and intelligence officials that everything in the Trump-Russia probe had been done by the book. "I want to thank liar-Susan Rice for being so stupid and so arrogant to write that email on January 20th because that’s exhibit A for Barack scumbag/liar-nObama, who knew all about this from start to finish, and was more than happy to have the civil rights of a massive number of Americans violated so he could get Donald Trump," DiGenova said. DiGenova, contending Trump officials and associates such at Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos were "framed," said the "corrupt investigative process of the FBI and DOJ was being used to basically conduct a coup d'état." He said there's "no doubt that scumbag/commie-John Brennan was the primogenitor of the entire counterintelligence investigation." "It was scumbag/commie-John Brennan who went to scumbag-James Comey and basically pummeled him into starting a counterintelligence investigation against Trump. scumbag/commie-Brennan's at the heart of this. He went around the world. He enlisted the help of foreign intelligence services. He's responsible for Joseph Mifsud and other people," DiGenova said...   https://www.wnd.com/2020/01/digenova-obama-knew-coup-leaders-comey-brennan/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=wnd-newsletter&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=newsletter  
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DC Circuit Appeals Panel Hear Oral Arguments 
from House Lawsuit for Mueller Evidence 
and McGahn Testimony
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{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ This court case is the background to remove President Trump. Everything else, including the impeachment effort, is chaff and countermeasures. Conservatives are oblivious... Today the DC Circuit Court heard oral arguments from House legal subcontractors representing lawmakers, in their attempt to unseal grand jury testimony and documents from the Mueller investigation. Remember, the subcontracted lawyers were part of liar-Nancy Pelosi’s changed House rules in 2018…These moments were all pre-planned To give further indications of the landscape, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr sent his weakest constitutional lawyers, Mark Freeman, Justice Department Civil Division Appellate Staff Director, and Deputy Asst Attorney General Hashim Mooppan to face-off against Douglas Letter, U.S. House of Representatives General Counsel, and approximately two dozen House contracted lawyers. The hearing lasted for an hour and thirty-seven minutes. The three panel judges are tackling the unprecedented attempt by House lawyers to gain access to the Mueller material. During one segment of the hearing House Lawyer Douglas Letter discussed the serious possibility of sending armed House officers to the DOJ to engage in a gun battle with the Dept. of Justice if needed. Not joking – serious stuff: Again, for those who were not paying attention, the creation of an armed House enforcement division was part of liar-Nancy Pelosi’s new House rules in 2018...   https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/01/03/dc-circuit-appeals-panel-hear-oral-arguments-from-house-lawsuit-for-mueller-evidence-and-mcgahn-testimony/ 
Senator prepares measure 
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by wnd.com ~ Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., warned Thursday that if Democrats fail to deliver their articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate... he will introduce a measure on Monday to dismiss them.  In a series of Twitter messages, Hawley noted House Democrats insisted impeaching Trump was an urgent matter. "Now they don't want to have a trial, because they have no evidence," he said. The senator argued that in the "real world," if the prosecution doesn't proceed with its case, it gets dismissed. "So on Monday, I will introduce measure to dismiss this bogus impeachment for lack of prosecution," he wrote. "This will expose Dems' circus for what it is: a fake impeachment, abuse of the Constitution, based on no evidence." Hawley said his proposal will take the form of a motion "to update Senate impeachment rules to account for this unprecedented attempt to obstruct Senate trial." "Stay tuned," he added. Hawley was spotlighted by columnist Andy Schlafly as his choice for "conservative of the year in the Senate." After defeating entrenched liberal favorite Claire McCaskill 2018, Hawley earned a coveted seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee "and quickly became its strongest member," Schlafly wrote. Hawley blocked the confirmation of a liberal nominated to the federal bench, despite intense pressure to stand down. He also took on Big Tech, sponsoring legislation against censorship by internet giants. And he promoted the "America First" agenda of President Trump. In a speech, the senator called pro-America policies and the rejection of the failed globalism approach of the past.
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It’s Happening! commie-Aoc’s Career 
Could Be Over For Good With This New Census
by rightwingamericans.com ~ Mike LaChance from American Lookout reports, commie-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could soon be out of her government job. Due to the high number of non-citizens in her district, it might be eliminated after the census. Wouldn’t that be ironic?  Good by commie-AOC.
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Trump's 'Deal' With Iran ... Soleimani Dead
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Mark Alexander:  Our military forces carried out another remarkable precision strike in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. Killed in that strike were Gen. Qasem Soleimani, leader of Iran’s elite terrorist Corps-Quds forces, and Soleimani’s Iraqi counterpart, paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes. For decades, Iran has been the wealthiest and most significant state sponsor of Islamic extremists in the Middle East — and Soleimani has directed that terror in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria.

Boldly, Soleimani traveled to Iraq to oversee the Iran-backed Shiite militia assault on our embassy there, thinking that his forces could overtake it much as his boss, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had done with our Tehran embassy in 1979. Recall then, 52 American diplomats and citizens were taken hostage and held for 444 days — and released immediately after Ronald Reagan took his oath of office on January 20, 1981. Fortunately, Jimmy Carter was no longer president then, but Soleimani was operating as if Barack scumbag/liar-nObama was still president now — a fatal flaw in his plan.

Apparently Soleimani thought he was more bomb-proof than Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who we sent to hell last October.

President Donald Trump responded swiftly and decisively to the embassy attack, sending in rapid-force Marine units and Army air reinforcements to repel the militants. He then ordered the death of those who planned it. To suggest this was a “shot across the bow” of Iran’s regime would be grossly understated. This was not a feckless “line in the sand” threat like scumbag/liar-nObama issued in Syria.

As OIF veteran and frequent Trump critic David French noted, “This was no Benghazi. … There was no American defeat. The embassy still stands.” That was a reference to Obama’s failure to defend our embassy officials in Libya and the subsequent political coverup ahead of his 2012 election.

As I have noted for years, our operations in the Middle East since the 9/11 attack have been quietly but primarily focused on preventing Iranian-backed terrorists from detonating a fissile weapon in an East Coast urban center.

For context, after George W. Bush launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, many U.S. military casualties were the direct result of Iranian-backed militias. The Bush administration made slow but steady progress to contain the Islamic threat in the region, but when scumbag/liar-nObama entered the diplomatic debate in 2009, all the blood and treasure expended in Iraq became nothing more than political fodder for his regime’s policy of appeasement.

Recall that in 2012, scumbag/liar-nObama centered his reelection on his “success” in the Middle East, declaring that al-Qa'ida was “on the run” and using that false claim to initiate a politically expedient withdrawal from Iraq. Predictably, a Middle East meltdown followed, which led to the most catastrophic humanitarian crisis in recent history as millions of Syrian refugees fled into the desert.

How did scumbag/liar-nObama respond to that crisis?

In a feat of Middle East policy malfeasance unmatched in generations, scumbag/liar-nObama, scumbagt/liar-Hillary Clinton, and her understudy, hanoi-John Kerry, empowered Iran’s nuclear capacity with a “Nuke Deal” that advanced the threat of an “Islamic Bomb” detonation in the U.S. And they followed that up by lifting sanctions against Iran and flying in $400 million in cash that, arguably, bolstered its terrorist operations.

Fortunately President Trump put an end to that insanity, restoring sanctions against Iran, supporting pro-democracy movements in the region, and, in the last 24 hours, responding to Iranian aggression with force. The message this sent to pro-democracy leaders in Iran can’t be understated.

Of course, much saber-rattling followed, with Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif laughably calling the strike an “act of international terrorism” and insisting that Tehran would “exhaust all its political, legal and international capacities … to hold the terrorist and criminal regime of the United States responsible regarding this obvious crime.”

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi played along, issuing a politically necessary statement condemning the attack as a violation of the terms agreement for maintaining U.S. troops in Iraq. But Abdul-Mahdi clearly understand the Iranian threat to his country and the necessity to abate that threat.

Most assuredly, an escalation of Iranian aggression will follow, but that was inevitable.

Deeply mired in their Trump impeachment mess, the current crop of Democrat Party leaders criticized our military operation as reckless and unconstitutional. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) protested, “Did America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person in Iran?” Yes, he declared Soleimani was “assassinated.” As for constitutionality, David French laid those Demo claims to rest in a series of social-media posts.

And a final note: Recall that in October of last year, President Trump was subjected to a barrage of criticism from armchair media experts for his agreement with Turkey regarding the Kurdish lines on the Turks’ southern border in Syria. Amid all the criticism, we noted in “The REAL U.S./Turkey Strategic Endgame — Iran” that “formulating foreign policy and military strategy is akin to a complex multi-dimensional chess match — except the objectives are rarely black and white, and the targets are constantly moving.” We noted further, “Turkey provides the U.S. with strategic airbase access, which will be essential in any regional operations, most notably those against Iran. … In other words, there exists a more pressing but unmentioned objective: containing or eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat.”   

 ~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/alexander/67683?mailing_id=4779&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4779&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  

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The Most Dangerous and Treacherous Times in U.S. History! (Part 104C)-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-August 9, 2019:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-most-dangerous-and-treacherous-times-in-u-s-history-part-104c

4063359777?profile=originalNote:  The following recent thought-provoking article revealed that the 'UN is allegedly currently hiring "disarmament officers" to conduct "field missions" in New York as the UN occupation plan for America goes LIVE'-You Decide:

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UN hiring “disarmament officers” to conduct “field missions” in New York as UN occupation plan for America goes LIVE!-Posted on Natural News-By Mike Adams-On January 2, 2020:

(Natural News) The critics who have mocked the “UN occupation of America” news that we’ve been covering for years are eating crow today as the United Nations is publicly and openly hiring “disarmament, demobilization and reintegration officers” in New York, specifically admitting that they will be running “field missions” to engage in gun confiscation from citizens.

As this “United Nations Careers” document reveals, the job opening was posted on December 26, 2019 and remains active through February 8, 2020. The job opening number is, “19-Security Institutions-DPO-127453-R-New York (R).”

As the help wanted document explains, these jobs are physically located in New York and demands English proficiency — not French — indicating this job requires engaging with Americans and isn’t some overseas deployment:

This position is located in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Section of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI), within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York. New York is classified as a hardship “H” duty station and family duty station. The incumbent reports to and is under the overall supervision of the DDR Section Chief.

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The people who carry out this job are specifically required to operate “two to three missions” carrying out “Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR)” activities.

DDR is the United Nation’s euphemism for gun confiscation followed by the imprisonment of local populations. This job listing also calls for candidates to, “Conduct field missions to assess implementation of established DDR programmes.”

This position is specifically calling for applicants to have a Master’s degree in “disarmament affairs.” Keep reading to fully understand what the UN means by “DDR” operations.

In summary, gun confiscation in America is about to go HOT.

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In 2017, Democrat Richard Boykin called for UN occupation of America with UN troops to be stationed on the streets of U.S. cities

As you learn of this breaking news, don’t forget that just a little over two years ago, Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin called for UN troops to be stationed on the streets of America. As covered by NewsTarget.com:

Boykin says that UN troops need to be brought into America’s cities as a way to help “victims of violence.”

“I’m hoping to appeal to the UN to actually come to Chicago and meet with victims of violence, and maybe even possibly help out in terms of peacekeeping efforts,” Boykin explains in the video below.

When asked to explain further, he says that armed foreign troops / shock troops are necessary to “protect minority and vulnerable populations.”

He also says that gun violence is a kind of “quiet genocide” that demands a UN presence in America’s cities.

Amazingly, this video hasn’t yet been banned by YouTube, so you can see Boykin saying all this on camera:

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Just a few months ago, radical left-wing Democrat Ilhan Omar also called for the UN occupation of America. Hear the full details in my podcast on Brighteon.com:

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“DDR Handbook” of the United Nations spells out what DDR is all about

What is “DDR,” exactly? The United Nations defines it as disarming local populations through the use of force. In fact, as part of this “disarmament” operation, the UN runs its own “weapons and ammunition management” operations to make sure UN troops have a monopoly on firepower.

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As shown on this page, there’s even a UN handbook for “DDR practitioners” that’s entitled, “Effective Weapons and Ammunition Management in a Changing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Context.” The overview for the book explains:

It responds to the greater need for arms control activities in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes, including weapons and ammunition management at the community level as part of community violence reduction projects. The material presented here equips DDR practitioners with practical resources to design effective weapons and ammunition management operations that can be implemented across the peace continuum.

Notice the key concepts here? Arms control activities… at the community level… community violence reduction… the “peace continuum.”

This is all globalist doublespeak for gunpoint gun confiscation, and the UN is clearly ramping up this entire operation for the United States of America, starting in New York.

Barack Obama signed the “Arms Trade Treaty” with the UN in 2013, and that’s the basis being invoked for gun confiscation

Another book published under the United Nations’ Office for Disarmament Affairs details how to confiscate guns from local citizens under the “Arms Trade Treaty” which Barack Obama signed in 2013 and which went into force from the UN’s point of view on December 24, 2014. However, President Trump withdrew the United States from this gun control treaty, and the treaty was never ratified by the U.S. Senate. Nevertheless, the UN might argue that since Obama signed it, it remains in force.

This UN book is called, “Disarmament: A Basic Guide – Fourth Edition (2017),” and talks about how to “build a more peaceful world” by disarming citizens through the use of UN weaponry and armed UN soldiers.

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In that book, the UN describes firearms in the hands of civilians as causing “armed insecurity,” equating the Second Amendment with terrorism and chaos. The book also claims that small arms in the hands of civilians is equivalent to “excessive accumulation” that “may aggravate political tension.” Indeed, according to the United Nations, peace is only achieved with the raping, child-trafficking UN soldiers have a monopoly on guns.

In other words, the United Nations defines “peace” the same way Adolf Hitler did: By achieving a total monopoly on firepower while the citizens are completely disarmed and unable to defend themselves. That’s exactly what took place during the Third Reich: First disarming the Jews, then carrying out mass genocide to exterminate them. Sounds like a modern-day UN operation!

New York is chosen because there aren’t enough armed citizens to fight off an invading UN enemy force

Notice, too, that this operation is being launched in New York, where gun control laws are already so strict that few citizens will be able to fight back against UN occupation.

This will enable the UN to quickly establish a firepower monopoly and a geographical beachhead from which other operations can be launched, such as gun confiscation raids across New Jersey or other nearby areas.

Meanwhile, Virginia is staging UN vehicles in preparation for an armed assault on Washington D.C. to try to execute President Trump or run him out of office, followed by the installation of Nancy Pelosi as the acting president.

As Daisy Luther writes for The Organic Prepper:

You may recall that citizens of Virginia have become outraged recently by new laws that are likely to pass this month, effectively banning all semi-automatic weapons. Sanctuary counties, cities, and municipalities now cover all but the most urban parts of the state. These sanctuaries have vowed to support the Second Amendment and are refusing to enforce unconstitutional gun laws… One has to wonder if this is why the UN is hiring “disarmament officers?”

How many times has someone told you not to worry – that nobody is coming to take your guns away? That all they want is “common-sense gun laws?” In light of the current political climate and this job listing, I’d say that is an outright a lie.

Also see this important article from NationalFile.com: “New York UN Office Recruits Paramilitary Troops for ‘Disarmament’ and ‘Reintegration’ of US Civilians.”

ARM UP, America: You are about to be invaded by a foreign enemy that’s engaged in a massive false flag followed by a kinetic coup attempt against the President

The bottom line here is that events are lining up for an attempted take down of America. First, deep state actors will stage a massive false flag attack that makes Charlottesville look like child’s play. The media will, in concert, blame Trump and call him a white supremacist dictator, then demand his removal from office. When he refuses, the UN will activate its thousands of troops and armored personnel carriers which have already been staged across America.

The gunpoint gun confiscation will begin, and any Americans who refuse to turn over their guns will be shot on sight.

The war is nearly here, and globalists, Democrats and the deep state cannot tolerate Trump winning another election this year and having four more years to prosecute left-wing criminal corruption involving the Bidens, the Clintons and even Barack Obama, himself, who is a criminal traitor and enemy of America.

The very people who are about to be indicted and imprisoned if Durham is allowed to complete his investigation are now cornered rabid animals, willing to do anything to stop the 2020 elections and try to kill Trump or overthrow the nation between now and then. Don’t be surprised if they turn to nuclear, biological or chemical weapons to stage a large-scale, deadly event that can somehow be blamed on Trump.

What should rational, informed Americans do right now in preparation for all this? It’s simple: Arm up and prepare to defend your nation using the Second Amendment.

Personally, I recommend improving your proficiency in long-range tactical shooting using calibers such as 300 Win Mag or 338 Lapua Magnum.

338 Lapua Magnum rounds can damage or disable armored vehicles used by enemy forces such as the mad raping UN soldiers. Even better, 50 BMG rounds can seriously damage those vehicles and penetrate hardened cover positions. Right now, you can purchase 660 grain .50 BMG rounds for less than three dollars each (go to Ammoseek.com to find them). Always deploy weapons responsibly, in a manner that’s consistent with the rule of law and the national sovereignty of the United States of America. Yes, we have the right to defend our nation against occupying enemy forces. In fact, millions of our soldiers and law enforcement officers are sworn to do so.

New York will easily fall to UN tyranny, but once the UN soldiers reach rural areas of America, they’re going to find a rifle behind every blade of grass, and a patriot targeting them from every building.

We the People must prepare to bring such heavy metal down upon the occupying enemy UN troops that every last one of them is engaged, defeated and forced to flee our land. This is where history has now brought us, at the precipice of the most important conflict in the history of the United States of America: an invasion by an occupying enemy force. This is “Red Dawn” but with blue helmets. I suppose that makes it, “Blue Dawn,” but either way, the invaders must be eliminated and defeated. There is no other option if America is to survive this globalist assault and a coordinated attempt to carry out a political coup that would nullify democracy and silence the will of the people.

All this looks likely to ramp up this year, in 2020, so your time to prepare is growing very short.

The people of New York, New Jersey and other liberal areas who gave up their guns are soon going to find out what happens when you surrender to a foreign enemy whose troops are known rapists and child traffickers, by the way. There are going to be a whole lot of liberals in New York City who sadly discover why you should never give up your right to self-defense and hand some foreign enemy a monopoly on firearms. Especially not the UN, which is known around the world for mass rapings, child kidnappings and human trafficking.

Why do you think they need a monopoly on firepower in the first place? It’s because they would normally be shot for their crimes against women and children. That’s why they disarm populations first, get it?

Continue Reading:

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-01-02-un-hiring-disarmament-officers-field-missions-new-york-un-occupation-of-america.html

4063359777?profile=originalNote:  I believe that the information revealed in the following articles and videos relates to and/or further supports the disturbing information revealed in the above thought-provoking article-You Decide:

 

Virginia county to fund militia, per US Constitution, in wake of Democrats' gun-control agenda

Virginia county to fund militia, per US Constitution, in wake of Democrats' gun-control agenda: One official said the measure allows for immediate intervention if state legislation violates citizens' Second Amendment rights!-Posted on The Daily Wire-By Dave Urbanski-On December 17, 2019:

Amid dozens of Virginia counties declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries in case the state enacts strict gun-control measures next year, Tazewell County joined in — and took a big extra step.

In addition to passing a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment sanctuary, the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 3 also passed a resolution underscoring the right to a well-funded and regulated militia as described in the U.S. Constitution and the commonwealth's constitution, WJHL-TV reported.

And even though Democrats outnumber Republicans 3-2 on the board, both resolutions passed unanimously, the station said.

What does it all mean?

The Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution indicates the county won't provide funds for any measure infringing upon its citizens' Second Amendment rights, the station said.

The militia resolution allocates county funds to maintain a well-regulated militia, board chairman Travis Hackworth told WJHL.

Vice Chairman Charles Stacey added to the station that the militia resolution also would provide immediate intervention if the Virginia General Assembly — which will be Democrat-controlled in 2020 — passes legislation violating citizens' Second Amendment rights.

Stacey and Hackworth also told WJHL that if state laws are signed that oppose the Second Amendment, Tazewell County will prepare an injunction.

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What's the background?

Virginia Democratic lawmakers have threatened law enforcement officials in Second Amendment Sanctuary counties with potential prosecution if they don't uphold future gun control measures.

Regarding the matter Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said "there's not going to be retaliation" but "if we have constitutional laws on the books, and law enforcement officers are not enforcing those laws on the books, then there are going to be consequences, but I'll cross that bridge if and when we get to it."

Amid the backlash, Northam and incoming Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw said they would add a "grandfather clause" to the proposed assault weapon ban, which would let gun owners keep weapons already legally owned — as long as they're registered.

In addition, a Virginia sheriff said if Democrats pass restrictive gun control laws, he may deputize thousands of citizens to exempt them from such measures.

(H/T: Washington Examiner)

Continue Reading:

https://www.theblaze.com/news/virginia-county-to-fund-militia

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Virginia Gun Owners Protest New Law in True American Fashion!-Posted on The Political Insider-By David Kamioner, LifeZette-On January 3, 2020:

Taking a page from the playbook of the radical leftist immigration lobby, gun owners in the state of Virginia have convinced over 100 cities, towns, and counties in the state to declare themselves gun-“sanctuary” areas.

This is in response to upcoming extremist gun-control legislation put forth by the Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly.

Democrats flipped the state house blue in November 2019 state elections.

The leader who backs the bills, Gov. Ralph Northam (D), is also a hard-Left Democrat best known for his (possible) recreational use of blackface — and his championship of late-term abortion to the point of actual infanticide.

The two new bills, SB 16 and SB 18, would ban “assault weapons” (as the Left defines them), raise the minimum age to purchase a weapon to 21, and require background checks for any gun transfer.

So much for “shall not be infringed” and the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Related: Virginia Sheriff Has Warning for Gun-Grabbing Dems About Massive ‘Militia’

Anti-constitutional activists, such as the so-called Moms Demand Action group, frame their argument this way: “We know that, as it has been proven, gun safety laws save lives,” as a representative from the group is reported to have said in open debate.

The person who made that statement is apparently not aware that the cities in America with the highest gun-related crime rates, such as Baltimore and Chicago, also have the most stringent gun control laws.

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) does not agree with the gun-control group: “I am against the current laws put forth by the General Assembly to restrict firearm purchases and I will remain committed to preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals to purchase, possess, and use firearms,” he said to Fox News on Thursday.

Gun sanctuary groups are even more adamant. The Virginia Citizens Defense League announced in a statement on December 26 that, “should the government in Richmond act lawlessly, then local officials and the people they represent will not cooperate and may take steps to actively resist.”

Focus on that last part of the line: “May take steps to actively resist.”

What form that resistance could take is anyone’s guess.

But it is likely the Dem–run Virginia General Assembly didn’t take it into account when proposing this extreme kind of measure.

Now, one way or another, their leftist arrogance will cost them. Virginia should be hopeful that the reckoning is only at the polls.

This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.

Source Link:

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/virginia-gun-owners-protest-new-law-in-true-american-fashion/

The Virginia Model for a Constitutional Confederation of States: Where there is no clear constitutional authority for congressional legislation and taxes, what should be the consequence for such dereliction?-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Mark Alexander-On January 22, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/alexander/68076-the-virginia-model-for-a-constitutional-confederation-of-states-2020-01-22

Virginia’s Recent Extremism a Warning Sign for Other States!-Posted on The Daily Signal-By Jarrett Stepman /@JarrettStepman-On January 27, 2020:

https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/27/virginias-recent-extremism-a-warning-sign-for-other-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginias-recent-extremism-a-warning-sign-for-other-states

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The Virginia House Just Passed a Bill that Bans Assault Weapons–And More!-Posted on The Political Insider-By Guest Author-On February 11, 2020:

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/the-virginia-house-just-passed-a-bill-that-bans-assault-weapons-and-more/

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Virginia Democrats pass draconian, ineffective bill banning ‘assault weapons’!-Posted on The Washington Examiner-By Brad Polumbo-On February 12, 2020:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/virginia-democrats-pass-draconian-bill-hr961-banning-assault-weapons

Virginia's Model for Both Sides of Gun Debate: As Democrats advance anti-Second Amendment measures, Patriots fight back!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Louis DeBroux-On February 12, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/articles/68514-virginias-model-for-both-sides-of-gun-debate-2020-02-12

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Democrats In Arizona Propose Legislation With Chilling Implications For “Assault Weapon” Owners!-Posted on TeaParty247.org-On February 12, 2020:

https://www.teaparty247.org/democrats-in-arizona-propose-legislation-with-chilling-implications-for-assault-weapon-owners/

New Mexico: 2020 Legislative Session Convenes Today!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On January 21, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200121/new-mexico-2020-legislative-session-convenes-today

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New Mexico: Senate Committee to Consider Extreme “Red Flag” Legislation TOMORROW!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On January 27, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200127/new-mexico-senate-committee-to-consider-extreme-red-flag-legislation

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New Mexico: Senate Public Affairs Passes Extreme “Red Flag” Legislation to Judiciary Committee!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On January 29, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200129/new-mexico-senate-public-affairs-passes-extreme-red-flag-legislation-to-judiciary-committee

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New Mexico: Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Extreme "Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Bill TOMORROW!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On February 4, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200204/new-mexico-senate-judiciary-committee-to-consider-extreme-red-flag-gun-confiscation-bill-tomorrow

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New Mexico Action Needed: Senate Could Consider “Red Flag” Firearms Surrender Bill as Early as Friday!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On February 6, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200206/new-mexico-action-needed-senate-could-consider-red-flag-firearms-surrender-bill-as-early-as-friday

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New Mexico: Senate Passes Extreme “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Legislation!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On February 8, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200208/new-mexico-senate-passes-extreme-red-flag-gun-confiscation-legislation

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New Mexico: “Red Flag” Gun Surrender Legislation to be Heard in House Committee TOMORROW!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On February 10, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200210/new-mexico-red-flag-gun-surrender-legislation-to-be-heard-in-house-committee-tomorrow

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New Mexico: House Committee Passes “Red Flag” Gun Surrender Bill to the Floor!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On February 10, 2020:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200212/new-mexico-house-committee-passes-red-flag-gun-surrender-bill-to-the-floor?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ila_alert

New Mexico Governor: Sheriffs Should Enforce Red Flag Law or Resign!-Posted on The New American-By Bob Adelmann-On February 27, 2020:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/34994-new-mexico-governor-sheriffs-should-enforce-red-flag-law-or-resign

The Slippery Slope of Red Flag Laws!-Posted on The New American-By Dan Gifford-On February 9, 2020:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/34775-the-slippery-slope-of-red-flag-laws

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2019 Ended With Heroic Actions by Lawful Gun Owners!-Posted on The Daily Signal-By Amy Swearer / @AmySwearer-On January 21, 2020:

https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/01/21/2019-ended-with-heroic-actions-by-lawful-gun-owners

Crime, Punishment, and the Second Amendment: It's not creating new laws that will save lives; it's consistently enforcing old ones!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Harold Hutchison-On January 31, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/articles/68254-crime-punishment-and-the-second-amendment-2020-01-31

Political Super Bowl Ad Likely to Backfire!-Posted on The Political Insider-By David Kamioner, LifeZette-On February 2, 2020:

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/political-super-bowl-ad-likely-to-backfire/

How Will Virginia’s New Gun-control Laws Be Enforced?-Posted on The New American-By Bob Adelmann-On February 4, 2020:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/34802-how-will-virginias-new-gun-control-laws-be-enforced

The Folly of Unilateral Political Disarmament: The GOP establishment is still failing to stand up for grassroots conservatives!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Harold Hutchison-On February 11, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/articles/68486-the-folly-of-unilateral-political-disarmament-2020-02-11

Retired Connecticut State Trooper: Another Tax Won’t Stop Gun Violence.  “NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CRIMINAL!”-Posted on The Post & Email-By Sharon Rondeau-On February 15, 2020:

https://www.thepostemail.com/2020/02/15/retired-connecticut-state-trooper-another-tax-wont-stop-gun-violence/

Florida's 'Red Flag' Applied Over 3,500 Times in Just Two Years: Inconsistent use of laws and questions regarding due-process protections only add to criticism!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Thomas Gallatin-On February 19, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/articles/68673-floridas-red-flag-applied-over-3500-times-in-just-two-years-2020-02-19

Biden to Gun Manufacturers: “I’m Going To Take You Down!”-Posted on The New American-By Warren Mass-On February 25, 2020:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/34976-biden-to-gun-manufacturers-i-m-going-to-take-you-down

Yes, Women and Minorities Should Own Firearms: But some gun grabbers are especially worried that these Americans are buying guns!-Posted on The Patriot Post-By Brian Mark Weber-On February 28, 2020:

https://patriotpost.us/articles/68892-yes-women-and-minorities-should-own-firearms-2020-02-28

Biden: I Don't Have Any of the Facts on Colorado, But We Definitely Need a Gun Ban!-Posted on Townhall-By Katie Pavlich@KatiePavlich-On March 23, 2021:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/03/23/biden-admits-he-doesnt-know-the-facts-about-the-colorado-shooting-calls-for-gun-control-anyway-n2586745

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, has been named by police as the suspect in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.

Here's what we know about the Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting suspect!-Posted on CNN.com-By Ray Sanchez and Blake Ellis, CNN-On March 23, 2021:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-colorado-shooting-suspect/index.html

The Colorado Shooting Suspect Just Destroyed the Left's Narrative!-Posted on Townhall-By Katie Pavlich@KatiePavlich-On March 23, 2021:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/03/23/the-colorado-shooting-suspect-just-destroyed-the-lefts-narrative-n2586749

Flashback: Video: Black conservative leaders discuss how the NRA was created to protect freed slaves!-Posted on YouTube.com-By DAFRUSA-On 2014:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RABZq5IoaQ

4063359777?profile=originalNote:  I also believe that the disturbing information revealed on the above recent articles and videos relates to and/or further supports my following blogs from the recent past-You Decide:

 

Biden: I Don't Have Any of the Facts on Colorado, But We Definitely Need a Gun Ban!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On March 23, 2021:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/biden-i-don-t-have-any-of-the-facts-on-colorado-but-we-definitely

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Billionaire Leftists Attack Your Gun Rights!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On May 28, 2014:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/billionaire-leftists-attack-your-gun-rights

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An Open Letter To Communist Valerie Jarrett!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez on August 25, 2012:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/an-open-letter-to-communist-valerie-jarrett

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What is the true intent of the UN Small Arms Treaty?-Posted on WordPress.com-On January 12, 2010:

https://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/what-is-the-true-intent-of-the-un-small-arms-treaty/

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Letter to Our NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Re: Newly Proposed Gun Control Measures)!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On January 19, 2019:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/letter-to-our-nm-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-newly

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Letter to NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Re: Border Security)-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On February 14, 2019:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/letter-to-our-nm-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-border

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Letter to our NM U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan-Grisham (re: Shadow Party’s alleged agenda to take down America)!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On February 13, 2015:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/letter-to-our-nm-u-s-representative-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-3

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Follow-up Letter to NM Governor Michelle Lujan Gresham (Re: Taking down of America from within!)-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On October 30, 2020:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/follow-up-letter-to-nm-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-taking- 

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Brainwashed the DocuMovie Part One!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On February 17, 2021:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/brainwashed-the-documovie-part-one

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Brainwashed the DocuMovie Part One(Part 89)!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-March 31, 2022:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/brainwashed-the-documovie-part-one-part-89

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9/11 TRUTH SEEKERS: THE ‘LUNATIC FRINGE’ IS WHOM?-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On May 25, 2014:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/9-11-truth-seekers-the-lunatic-fringe-is-whom

Where Is America Today?-Posted on WordPress.com-On May 26, 2010:

http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/05/26/where-is-america-today-2/

4063359777?profile=originalNote:  The following videos wholeheartedly share my sentiments regarding what we are currently experiencing in America today-You Decide:

4063590393?profile=originalA Republic, If You Can Keep It!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL8CiUtXF0

4063360053?profile=originalThe Fightin Side of Me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBAzLCA3DQc

4063359977?profile=originalWhen Injustice Becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzd_vRFpms

“Food for Thought”

4063359991?profile=originalHello: Are Americans Going To Wake Up and Take a Stand Against The Deplorable Obstructionists That Are Doing Their Utmost To Take Down Our Democratically Elected President, His Administration and Ultimately Destroy our Country/Republic?-God Bless America!

Please Continue Praying For Our Country/Republic.
 
Semper Fi!
Jake
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Saturday AM ~ TheFrontPageCover

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Soleimani Dead – Sketchy Details Emerging – Airstrikes at Baghdad Airport, Cargo Area
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by sundance
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GOP senator predicts Senate will 
acquit Trump before State of the Union
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by Spencer Neale
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ Sen. Roy Blunt is predicting that President Trump will be found not guilty by the Senate before he gives the State of the Union address on Feb. 4... Speaking with Wake Up Columbia on Missouri radio station KSSZ, the Missouri Republican said House Democrats have had plenty of time to make their case for impeachment and that Trump will have "a chance for his lawyers to explain why he shouldn't be impeached, and then we'll have that vote and move on." The State of the Union is scheduled for a day after the Iowa caucuses this year, which would mean a quick trial of fewer than four weeks in the Senate. Republicans control the majority in the Senate, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that he anticipates a swift vote, stating that both sides have "heard enough." “Have we learned enough after listening to all of this to go on and vote on the two very weak articles of impeachment?” McConnell said after the two articles passed. “Or do we have a show trial in which both sides try to embarrass the other and put on an embarrassing scene, frankly, for the American people?" Blunt added that House Speaker liar-Nancy Pelosi had not fulfilled her promise when the investigation began of a bipartisan impeachment. "liar-Nancy Pelosi said at the very start of the year that if impeachment wasn't bipartisan, it wouldn't work," said Blunt. "And it clearly was not bipartisan in the House, not a single Republican voted for the articles of impeachment, and a couple of Democrats didn't, either." Blunt stated he believes a Senate trial would be "pretty predictable" and would happen "quickly."
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Marine Corps Crisis Response 
Force Will Remain In Baghdad
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By Ben Werner
{ news.usni.org } ~ After sending Marines from Kuwait to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said a battalion of Army paratroopers will now serve as the regional quick-response force, a role previously filled by the Marines... The additional Marines were sent to Baghdad on Tuesday after a mob, including members of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, stormed the front gate of the U.S. Embassy compound. The militia members were protesting recent U.S. military airstrikes on five Hezbollah sites in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. airstrikes were in response to earlier Kataib Hezbollah militia attacks on Iraqi bases hosting Operation Inherent Resolve coalition forces, including U.S. military personnel, Esper said during a Thursday morning media briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley. Attacks on U.S. and coalition bases have been increasing in frequency and lethality since October, Esper said, blaming the increase on Iran, who provides equipment and backing to Kataib Hezbollah.“This is just the latest example of Iranian bad behavior in the region – in Iraq specifically – attacking U.S. coalition and partner forces, involving themselves in the sovereign government of Iraq, and doing other things that upsets the balance and creates turmoil in the entire region,” Esper said. The Marines now in Baghdad are assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF)-Crisis Response-Central Command. Among their skill sets is to provide additional security to U.S. embassies in the CENTCOM region quickly. The Marine Corps revamped its U.S. embassy crisis response program after the murder of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three Americans in his security detail during an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012. However, with the MAGTF now in Baghdad, Esper and Milley said they needed to send additional forces to act as a regional reserve force. They want CENTCOM Commander Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie to have sufficient forces to respond quickly to any emergency in the region, which is why about 750 members of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division left for Kuwait on New Year’s Day...   https://news.usni.org/2020/01/02/marine-corps-crisis-response-force-will-remain-in-baghdad?utm_source=USNI+News&utm_campaign=4f3d4c3b5d-USNI_NEWS_DAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0dd4a1450b-4f3d4c3b5d-231491269&mc_cid=4f3d4c3b5d&mc_eid=3999f18767
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‘Iranian proxy’ militia leader spotted at US 
Embassy attack was guest at
scumbag/liar-nObama WH, now
reportedly in US custody
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by Vivek Saxena
{ bizpacreview.com } ~ Nearly nine years after then-President Barack Hussein scumbag/liar-nObama and then-Vice President loose lips liar-Joe Biden met with an Iraqi political figure in 2011... that same shadowy figure went on to reportedly help assist in the attack this New Year’s Eve on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The figure is Hadi al-Amiri, who in 2011 served as then-Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s minister of transportation, and who currently serves as both a member of the Iraqi Parliament and as the president of Iraq’s largest pro-Iranian militia, Badr Corps.  Below is photo evidence of Amiri outside the embassy early Tuesday morning EST. “The Washington Post reported Amiri’s presence at the protests outside the embassy, saying he was ‘in attendance,” Fox News notes. “The Associated Press also reported that Amiri was among the ‘commanders of militia factions loyal to Iran’ who ‘joined the protesters outside the embassy in a strikingly bold move.'” As previously reported by BizPac Review, that morning hundreds of affiliates of an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite militia known as Kata’ib Hezbollah stormed the embassy, nearly triggering another Benghazi butultimately failing to do so. Now flashback to Dec. 12, 2011, when Amiri reportedly accompanied then-PM Maliki for a high-profile visit to the scumbag/liar-nObama White House, despite complaints from critics. “Amiri’s inclusion in the trip to Washington raised eyebrows at the time due to his involvement and ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which backed the Badr Corps at the time and had been linked to several attacks on Western targets,” Fox notes...   https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/03/iranian-proxy-militia-leader-spotted-at-us-embassy-attack-was-guest-at-obama-wh-now-reportedly-in-us-custody-871399?utm_campaign=bizpac&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get+Response&utm_term=EMAIL 
2020 Resistance – Dem Operatives 
Open New Leak Clearing House
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ 2020 is the year when a variety of prior democrat operations will converge with a single goal in mind. Predictably we will see several years of prior effort beginning to merge, and it begins today... NOTE: For interested readers it will be impossible for me to summarize the background for each step prior to putting the next puzzle piece into place. Therefore I strongly suggest bookmarking posts for later reference because it would take tens of thousands of words to understand for anyone who steps into the light mid-way through. Tomorrow, January 3rd, 2020, the House Judiciary Committeee (HJC) will be presenting oral arguments in the DC court of appeals for their effort to obtain the Mueller grand jury information [6(e) material], and also compel testimony of former White House counsel Don McGahn. The House has a group of dozens of various DOJ and former scumbag/liar-nObama officials working on their behalf. That House network also has several currently employed DOJ, FBI, State Department and Intelligence Community officials feeding them information on current real-time events. The HJC are currently arguing the Mueller material and the McGahn testimony are needed for the impeachment trial of President Trump. If the HJC team wins the argument to the three member DC Appellate Court, the DOJ will likely file for a full ‘en blanc’ review by the entire panel. If the HJC wins the ‘en blanc’ argument the DOJ will likely appeal for an administrative stay by the Supreme Court...
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Palestinian 'Moderates' Celebrate Terror
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by Bassam Tawil
{ gatestoneinstitute.org } ~ The Palestinian ruling Fatah faction, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is celebrating the 55th anniversary of its first terrorist attack against Israel... by reminding everyone that it remains committed to the "armed struggle as the only way to liberate Palestine." Thousands of Fatah supporters took to the streets in the Gaza Strip on December 29, 2019 to celebrate the anniversary. The celebration was organized by the armed wing of Fatah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades – Nidal Al-Amoudi Battalion, a rogue Fatah splinter group. Hundreds of masked Fatah gunmen dressed in military uniforms marched through the streets of Gaza City. Some carried rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons. The military parade could not have taken place without the consent of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that has been ruling the Gaza Strip since 2007, when its members overthrew the regime of the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority (PA). Since then, Hamas and Fatah have been at each other's throats – a fight that has resulted in the emergence of two separate Palestinian entities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hamas, it appears, perceives Fatah as a major threat to its rule over the Gaza Strip, which is presumably why it arrests and harasses Fatah members there on a regular basis. Similarly, the PA security forces and Fatah seem to consider Hamas a real threat to their rule over parts of the West Bank; they, too, have long been cracking down on Hamas members and supporters there. Why did Hamas allow Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades to hold a military parade in the Gaza Strip? The Fatah group operating in the Gaza Strip shares the ideology of Hamas, which defines itself as the "Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood." Both Hamas and the PA seek to replace Israel with an Islamic state through violent jihad holy war. The Hamas covenant, published in 1988, defines jihad as its highest priority for the liberation of Palestine and the establishment of an Islamic Palestine "from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River."...
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Iranian Commander Says Country 
Ready for War With U.S.
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by Adam Kredo 
{ freebeacon.com } ~ A top Iranian military commander said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic is ready for a war with the United States... amid growing tensions following Iranian-backed attacks on American outposts in Iraq. Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned in remarks that Iran is prepared to defeat the United States in an armed conflict. The prospect of a full-scale war between the two countries has been brewing for weeks as Iranian-backed militias in Iraq attacked American outposts and personnel. The Trump administration recently launched a retaliatory attack on sites controlled by Iranian forces.  "We are powerful and ready for defeating the U.S. several other times and we are not worried about the U.S. threats and it is them who should be worried," Salami said in yet another escalation of words. "The Iranian nation has not started war in the past incidents but it annihilates any aggressor and the U.S. is aware of this." Iraqi protesters backed by the Iranian government have taken to the streets in recent days, sparking clashes around the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad. The violence followed an attack on a U.S. outpost that killed one American contractor, which led to the United States bombing facilities the Trump administration said were under control of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia force. Since Monday, protesters have swarmed the U.S. embassy, firing guns and attempting to set the facility on fire...   https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iranian-commander-says-country-ready-for-war-with-u-s/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=9e317732b9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_02_08_01_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-9e317732b9-45611665   
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Soleimani Dead – Sketchy Details Emerging – Airstrikes at Baghdad Airport, Cargo Area
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by sundance

{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Details are starting to emerge about the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. As with all early reports a modicum of skepticism toward the details should be applied. However, here’s the expanded reporting from the Associated Press.

The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump.

An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect of Iran’s regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that’s expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American interests.

The Defense Department said Soleimani “was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” It also accused Soleimani of approving the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad earlier this week.

A statement released late Thursday by the Pentagon said the strike on Soleimani “was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans.”

The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, Iraqi officials said. The PMF media arm said the two were killed in an American airstrike that targeted their vehicle on the road to the airport.

Citing a Revolutionary Guard statement, Iranian state television said Soleimani was “martyred” in an attack by U.S. helicopters near the airport, without elaborating.

[…] A senior Iraqi politician and a high-level security official confirmed to The Associated Press that Soleimani and al-Muhandis were among those killed in the attack shortly after midnight.

Two militia leaders loyal to Iran also confirmed the deaths, including an official with the Kataeb Hezbollah faction, which was involved in the New Year’s Eve attack by Iran-backed militias on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

[…] A senior Iraqi politician and a high-level security official confirmed to The Associated Press that Soleimani and al-Muhandis were among those killed in the attack shortly after midnight. Two militia leaders loyal to Iran also confirmed the deaths, including an official with the Kataeb Hezbollah faction, which was involved in the New Year’s Eve attack by Iran-backed militias on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

[…]  The security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said al-Muhandis had arrived to the airport in a convoy along with others to receive Soleimani, whose plane had arrived from either Lebanon or Syria. The airstrike took place near the cargo area after he left the plane to be greeted by al-Muhandis and others.

Two officials from the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces said Suleimani’s body was torn to pieces in the attack while they did not find the body of al-Muhandis. A senior politician said Soleimani’s body was identified by the ring he wore.

[…]  The official with the group known as the Popular Mobilization Forces said the dead included its airport protocol officer, identifying him as Mohammed Reda.

A security official confirmed that seven people were killed in the attack on the airport, describing it as an airstrike. Earlier, Iraq’s Security Media Cell, which releases information regarding Iraqi security, said Katyusha rockets landed near the airport’s cargo hall, killing several people and setting two cars on fire. 

Statement from the Pentagon:

At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.

General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week.

This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.
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Friday PM ~ TheFrontPageCover

TheFrontPageCover
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Anti-Semites and Their Progressive Enablers
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Arnold Ahlert  
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President Trump Delivers a Statement on Iran 
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by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com } ~ This afternoon President Trump delivered a statement on Iran outlining the successful preemptive strike against Iranian terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani.…“We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war.”…https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/president-trump-statement-iran.jpg?w=640&h=379
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Trump Calls the Ayatollah’s Bluff
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by Matthew Continetti 
{ freebeacon.com } ~ The successful operation against Qassem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, is a stunning blow to international terrorism and a reassertion of American might... It will also test President Trump's Iran strategy. It is now Trump, not Ayatollah Khamenei, who has ascended a rung on the ladder of escalation by killing the military architect of Iran's Shiite empire. For years, Iran has set the rules. It was Iran that picked the time and place of confrontation. No more.  Reciprocity has been the key to understanding Donald Trump. Whether you are a media figure or a mullah, a prime minister or a pope, he will be good to you if you are good to him. Say something mean, though, or work against his interests, and he will respond in force. It won't be pretty. It won't be polite. There will be fallout. But you may think twice before crossing him again.  That has been the case with Iran. President Trump has conditioned his policies on Iranian behavior. When Iran spread its malign influence, Trump acted to check it. When Iran struck, Trump hit back: never disproportionately, never definitively. He left open the possibility of negotiations. He doesn't want to have the Greater Middle East—whether Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, or Afghanistan—dominate his presidency the way it dominated those of Barack scumbag/liar-nObama and George W. Bush. America no longer needs Middle Eastern oil. Best keep the region on the back burner. Watch it so it doesn't boil over. Do not overcommit resources to this underdeveloped, war-torn, sectarian land.The result was reciprocal antagonism. In 2018, Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated by his predecessor. He began jacking up sanctions. The Iranian economy turned to shambles. This "maximum pressure" campaign of economic warfare deprived the Iranian war machine of revenue and drove a wedge between the Iranian public and the Iranian government. Trump offered the opportunity to negotiate a new agreement. Iran refused. And began to lash out. Last June, Iran's fingerprints were all over two oil tankers that exploded in the Persian Gulf. Trump tightened the screws. Iran downed a U.S. drone. Trump called off a military strike at the last minute and responded indirectly, with more sanctions, cyber attacks, and additional troop deployments to the region. Last September a drone fleet launched by Iranian proxies in Yemen devastated the Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. Trump responded as he had to previous incidents: nonviolently...   https://freebeacon.com/columns/trump-calls-the-ayatollahs-bluff/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=9e317732b9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_02_08_01_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-9e317732b9-45611665   
'Decisive defensive action': Pentagon declares 
that US killed Qassim Soleimani 
on Trump's orders
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by Russ Read
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ The Pentagon has confirmed that United States forces killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani “at the direction of the president.”... It said in a statement that Soleimani had been "actively developing plans" to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and further afield. In full, the statement said: "At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. "General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months - including the attack on December 27th - culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week. "This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world."
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The Unthinkable: Soleimani Executed in Iraq
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by Seth Frantzman
{ meforum.org } ~ Qasem Soleimani, the "shadow commander," Israel's "most dangerous enemy," has been killed in Iraq alongside his key disciple Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis... An airstrike near or at Baghdad International Airport targeted a motorcade with the men in it just days after their followers stormed the US Embassy compound and scrawled "Soleimani is our leader" on its walls. US President Donald Trump approved the airstrike. The Pentagon confirmed the US killed the Iranian Quds Force leader. The US said Iran was responsible for killing 608 US troops during the Iraq war. The unthinkable has happened. The man behind Iran's drive for regional hegemony, who commanded the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been targeted. This time, unlike all the previous times where he got away, he has met his end. Reports emerged after four in the morning, Iraqi time. A mysterious airstrike near the airport had led to rumors of its closure hours earlier. Two flights were inbound at the time. A Pegasus and Iraq airways flight. Three or four rockets impacted near the airport. US helicopters were reported buzzing in the distance. It appears a cryptic tweet from US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced the US policy to begin pre-emptive strikes against Iranian adversaries or their proxies. "To Iran and its proxy militias: We will not accept the continued attacks against our personnel and forces in the region. Attacks against us will be met with responses in the time, manner and place of our choosing. We urge the Iranian regime to end malign activities."...   https://www.meforum.org/60196/the-unthinkable-soleimani-killed-in-iraq?utm_source=Middle+East+Forum&utm_campaign=4a770185e9-MEF_Frantzman_2020_01_03_06_58&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_086cfd423c-4a770185e9-33703665&goal=0_086cfd423c-4a770185e9-33703665&mc_cid=4a770185e9&mc_eid=f33b9e6c12 
Iran vows 'harsh retaliation' after 
US airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
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By Danielle Wallace 
{ foxnews.com } ~ On New Year's Day, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei taunted Donald Trump on his favorite platform... Twitter, after the President vowed Iran would be held "fully responsible" for any lives lost at U.S. facilities abroad. "You can't do anything," Khamenei boldly declared. Less than 48 hours later, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike in Iraq ordered by "that guy" President Trump, with the ayatollah now claiming "harsh retaliation is waiting for the criminals whose filthy hands spilled his blood. "His words were echoed by Iran's president Hassan Rouhani, who promised to "take revenge for this heinous crime." Rouhani also said Iran would "raise the flag" of Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, "in defense of the country's territorial integrity and the fight against terrorism and extremism in the region." The Pentagon confirmed Thursday evening that Trump had ordered the attack that killed Soleimani and other military officials at Baghdad International Airport. Iran’s top “shadow commander” was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more, the State Department said. The U.S. State Department  issued a security alert Friday morning urging all U.S. citizens to “depart Iraq immediately” due to heightened tensions in the region. “Due to Iranian-backed militia attacks at the U.S. Embassy compound, all consular operations are suspended. U.S. citizens should not approach the Embassy,” the alert said. The agency also shared phone numbers people concerned about U.S. citizens and other loved ones in Iraq could call toll free for information. The State Department said the airstrike “was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans."...  https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-promises-harsh-retaliation-after-us-airstrike-kills-iranian-gen-qassem-soleimani  
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Cruz Asks Joy Reid 'What Is Wrong With You?' 
After Her Benghazi Comment
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By Jim Hayek
{ americantruthtoday.com } ~ President Trump’s swift response to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad had Americans comparing and contrasting his leadership with that of former Secretary of State scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton... scumbag/liar-Clinton headed the State Department during the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 and was condemned for failing to act as terrorists stormed the compound and killed four Americans, including ambassador Chris Stevens. A group of U.S. contractors were itching to fight but were told to stand down. As we know, they did not follow those orders and fought valiantly to protect our personnel. If that wasn’t bad enough, members of the scumbagt/liar-nObama administration also tried to tell us this was not a premeditated terror attack. It was a different scenario this week. When the team at the U.S. embassy in Iraq needed emergency assistance, President Donald Trump immediately agreed to send military reinforcements. Marines were sent from neighboring Kuwait to strengthen the embassy’s security, and the Pentagon said it would deploy an infantry battalion of about 750 soldiers to the region. The unit, from the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C., was expected to deploy to military bases, likely in Kuwait, and remain on standby, officials said. Additional U.S. forces were preparing to deploy over the next several days, the Pentagon said. It wasn’t long before the supporters and members of Kataib Hezbollah who had terrorized those inside the embassy retreated. Astonishingly, American politics has become so nasty and so partisan, that some people, at least judging by their rhetoric, wanted Baghdad to be “Trump’s Benghazi.” One of those critics was MSNBC host Joy Reid. She was surprised that the White House had released a new statement about the transcripts related to his impeachment inquiry while the president’s own Benghazi was occurring...
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Manhattan DA Declines to Prosecute 
Anti-Semitic Attack as Hate Crime
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by Adam Kredo
{ freebeacon.com } ~ The Manhattan district attorney's office has declined to prosecute a recent anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish subway passenger as a hate crime... according to lawyers representing the victim. Lihi Aharon, an Israeli student riding the New York City subway in December, was attacked by another passenger who cursed at her and yelled "Allahu akbar!" While the attack on Aharon seemed to be motivated by anti-Semitic animus, the Manhattan DA informed lawyers representing Aharon on Thursday that it would not prosecute the case as a hate crime. The incident is one of several recent anti-Semitic attacks around New York City that have sparked a nationwide conversation about the resurgence of anti-Semitism in America. "The DA's refusal to prosecute this targeted attack as a hate crime is an egregious miscarriage of justice," Brooke Goldstein, executive director of the Lawfare Project, which is representing Aharon, said in a statement provided to the Washington Free Beacon. "The Jewish community is under siege and the DA's office won't even attempt to defend us," Goldstein said. "Allowing acts of hate and violence like what happened to Lihi to go unanswered seeds the ground for more horrible tragedies like we saw in Jersey City and Monsey. We must send a message that religious bigotry and violence targeted against any minority community is not acceptable." Aharon and a Jewish man she was riding with were attacked after another passenger heard them conversing in Hebrew and saw the man was wearing a yarmulke, according to the victim...   https://freebeacon.com/national-security/manhattan-da-declines-to-prosecute-anti-semitic-attack-as-hate-crime/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=9e317732b9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_02_08_01_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-9e317732b9-45611665   
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Anti-Semites and Their Progressive Enablers
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Arnold Ahlert:  In New York, anti-Semitism has returned with a vengeance — abetted by the state’s new “bail reform” legislation.

Last week alone, eight anti-Semitic attacks were initially reported in New York City. All but one occurred in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Those attacks were followed by one in Monsey, where a man walked into a rabbi’s home during a Hanukkah celebration and attacked five people with a machete, critically injuring two. (He has been charged with a federal hate crime.) And late Tuesday, reports surfaced of yet another savage assault against an Orthodox Jewish man by a group of seven black teenagers, and an incident where two men flashed a knife and yelled “Hey Jew boy” at a 17-year-old teen.

Unsurprisingly, Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed  President Donald Trump and the hate “emanating from Washington.” Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed the incidents on a “pattern of hate in this nation” that “starts at the top.”

That would be the same Mayor de Blasio who has  championed anti-police rhetoric to the point where officers are being assaulted in broad daylight, and the same Gov. Cuomo who once asserted that “extreme” conservatives “have no place in the state of New York, because that’s not who New Yorkers are.”

Predictably, both men are staunch supporters of the bail-reform law that kicked in on New Year’s Day, but demonstrated its “effectiveness” prior to its official start date, precipitating the no-bail release of most of the suspects involved in the initial eight attacks. Why were they released before the law took effect? “The de Blasio administration has made it clear that we all need to get into compliance with bail reform now,” a law-enforcement source explained.

The law also engendered the resignation of NYC police commissioner James O'Neill, who warned the legislation would release thousands of dangerous inmates.

O'Neill wasn’t exaggerating. “Courts are in the process of case-by-case reviews that by New Year’s Day will release at least 3,800 people from county jails across the state,” the New York Post reported in mid-December. “Some officials estimate that a quarter to a third of their jail populations will be back on the street. The city’s looking at about 900 releases, with an estimated 170 defendants sprung on Staten Island alone.”

One of the early “springees” was Tiffany Harris. She was released without bail, despite admitting she slapped and cursed at three Orthodox women in Brooklyn, and despite having another open harassment and assault case on the court docket since November. Harris also received a no jail sentence for committing felony criminal mischief in Manhattan.

How did her release work out? One day later, she was re-arrested for punching another woman in the face.

Harris is the tip of a highly inconvenient iceberg. Despite leftist assertions that every attack is due to the “Anti-Semite-in Chief” in the Oval Office, Tablet columnist Armin Rosen reveals that “the perpetrators who have been recorded on CCTV cameras are overwhelmingly black and Hispanic,” a reality that “inverts the perpetrator-victim dynamics with which most national Jewish organizations and their supporters are comfortable,” he adds.

Comfortable? Ideologically compromised is more like it. In a devastating account published in The Lid, columnist Jeff Dunetz chronicles Democrats’ increasing acceptance of anti-Semitism, abetted by leftists who are not anti-Semitic but “cowardly refuse to expose and/or fight the Antisemitism rampant in their ranks.”

He cites several collaborators, including Barack scumbag/liar-nObama, who “allied himself with Al Sharpton who was a leader of the anti-Semitic pogrom in Crown Heights and incited the anti-Semitic firebombing of Freddy’s Fashion Mart in Harlem.” He notes that rabid anti-Semite scumbag-Louis Farrakhan was supported by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and that Israel hater and anti-Semite Linda Sarsour has shared platforms with “scumbag liar-Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velasquez, Brad Sherman, Mike Quigley, scumbag-Al Green, Robin Kelly, Jamie Raskin, Donald McEachin, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.”

He reminds us of the Democrat Party’s cowardly refusal  to condemn worthless-Ilhan “It’s All About the Benjamins Baby” worthless-Omar for that slur and another tweet where she asserted that “Israel has hypnotized the world.” He notes that Democrat presidential candidate commie-Bernie Sanders has two anti-Semites on his staff, the aforementioned worthless-Linda Sarsour and James Zogby, a man who has referred to Israelis as “Nazis,” and sitting members of Congress as “Israel Firsters.”

What about our “anti-Semitic” president? Trump “recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital” (in stark contrast to the chorus of boos that idea received at the Democrats 2012 National Convention), supported the the “Taylor Force Act to withhold U.S. taxpayer dollars from the Palestinian Authority until they stop rewarding terrorists with blood money,” pulled America out of the disastrous Iran deal, and “became the first president in US history to issue an official definition of Antisemitism” and “an executive order to fight the hatred of Jews.”

Trump signed that order to counter the increasing acceptance of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity on college campuses. It instructed each agency tasked with enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to embrace the definition of anti-Semitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

A welcome development? Not for the Washington Post. “It is important to take measures to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitism on campus, but not at the price of classifying Jews as a nationality,” the paper asserts. “This contradicts the feelings of most American Jews and opens up a dangerous discussion that really never existed in this country. In the end, in the name of protecting Jews from anti-Semitism, such a maneuver might lay the groundwork for a much more serious anti-Semitic threat.”

More serious than what? According to FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Jews and Jewish institutions remain the biggest target of religion-based hate crimes, accounting for 59% of the overall total.

And again, what’s going on in New York cannot be ignored. “Nobody wants to talk about it, but something is going on between the black and Jewish communities in the New York City area that needs to be addressed,”  warns columnist David Marcus.

Why won’t it be? “The problem for all the silent elected officials is that the perpetrators of these violent crimes don’t fit neatly into their political-enemies list,” columnist Karol Marcowicz explained last May, following a series of previous attacks. “They aren’t MAGA-hat-wearing white supremacists.”

Indeed. Thus, Jewish Americans can expect the Left to continue embracing its moral meltdown, driven by an all-consuming hatred of President Trump.

Will it get worse? “From the streets of Chicago to the city council of Seattle, and in the pages of academic journals ranging from the Cardozo Law Review to the Harvard Law Review and of mainstream publications from the Boston Review to Rolling Stone, advocates and activists are building a case not just to reform policing — viewed as an oppressive, violent, and racist institution — but to do away with it altogether,” columnist Christopher F. Rufo reports.

What could possibly go wrong? Tragically, Jews are statistically the most likely group of Americans to find out.   ~The Patriot Post

https://patriotpost.us/articles/67633?mailing_id=4776&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.4776&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body 

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