shoebat--2020-11-21--Is There A Russian Interest Hiding In The Current Ethiopian Conflict With Tigray?

Right now as the world turns and people ponder over Biden and Trump , or while conflicts rage in other nations , there is a major one going on right now that , like the Nagorno-Karabakh situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan , few are discussing .
This is a horrible conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that is threatening instability in both Eritrea and Sudan as well as a possible civil war in Ethiopia herself and a possibility of almost a quarter-of-a-million refugees .
Government forces captured two towns from rebel forces in Ethiopia ’ s northern Tigray region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Tigrayan fighters fired rockets at an airport in a neighbouring region .
The rocket attack on Bahir Dar , capital of Asmara region , raised concerns that the two-week-old conflict between the Tigrayan rebels and the central government could spiral into a wider war .
The United Nations meanwhile said it was making plans for as many as 200,000 refugees fleeing into neighbouring Sudan .
Hundreds , perhaps thousands , of people have been killed and tens of thousands of refugees have already fled from fighting in Tigray as Prime Minister Abiy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation together .
Ethiopian government forces are fighting their way towards Mekelle , the Tigrayan capital , from several directions .
Aid agencies fear a humanitarian emergency in Tigray , where hundreds of thousands of people depended on relief aid even before the conflict .
Refugees have crowded into boats to cross a river to Sudan , overwhelming aid groups on the other side .
Axel Bisschop of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR told a briefing in Geneva that 31,000 refugees had already reached Sudan , surpassing a contingency plan for 20,000 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200,000.
” ( source ) Now , a question to ask here might surprise some people , but it is , are the Russians involved with the conflict on the Ethiopian side ?
I note this because not only has Russia opened up flights with Ethiopia recently in the midst of this conflict and is going into Sudan , but also , Russia has a centuries-long interest in Ethiopia , going back to the days of the Tsar .
Let ’ s take a brief journey back in history over this .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Ethiopia is centuries old .
One only needs to look at Pushkin , the most famous of all Russia authors , who was not actually a “ full blooded Russian ” , but the mixed-race grandson of an Ethiopian servant , Abram Petrovich Gannibal , given as a gift to the Tsar who in turn was well-liked and married to the daughter of a lower nobleman , who then married another Russian woman , and it was from her that the world was given Pushkin .
Job ( Hiob ) Ludolf , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of work on Ethiopia , had his works translated into Russian early on in the late 17th and early 18th centuries , Amharic ( Ethiopian ) was being taught at Russian universities in the 18th and 19th centuries , and Russia tried to establish a colony in Ethiopia on the land that is today Djibouti , which was later a French protectorate and success at what the Russians failed to achieve .
In terms of modern times , Russia established a “ formal ” diplomatic mission to Ethiopia in 1902 , but this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centuries of cultural , economic , military , political , and even religious ( as both have large Orthodox populations ) interchange .
Geopolitically speaking , the 19th century for the then Russian Empire was dominated by conflict with the Anglos , who went about aggressively colonizing the world and with great success along with the French .
While the Russians and French shared a nominal alliance ( although with often times a lot of mistrust ) , the English successes in India that threatened Central Asia compelled Russia to try and establish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hold on the Nile region over which the British held a dominating influence .
Ethiopia was chosen because of the above long-existing contact and that fact that given her position in the Nile River flow , she might jeopardize English influence as well as take a strategic location , given her position near the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa .
Obviously , history shows that Russia never managed to take over Ethiopia .
In fact , the Italians had far more overall control because even Italy , disorganized and divided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to colonize Somalia and about half of what is today Ethiopia .
However , Russian advice was freely given , and large consignments of arms , rifles , and rounds of ammunition and cannons were sent clandestinely to Ethiopia as well as Russian logistical and medical aid such as during the first Italo-Ethiopian war in 1895 .
Russian history changed forever with the destruction of the Tsar and the rise of the Bolsheviks .
However , the change in government did not mean a change in policy , for just as Byzantium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became the Holy Roman Empire and then Prussia and then modern Germany ( in other forms as well ) but the alliance between the Germanic and Anatolian peoples did not change , so did the rise of the Politburo and in Ethiopia ’ s case , the kingship of Haile Selasse ( who is worshipped by the Rastafarian religious adherents as divine ) change nothing in the fundamental relationship between Russia and Ethiopia , for even in 1959 , when Haile Selasse visited Moscow for the first time , he hailed the centuries-long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have noted before that in the case of Russia , as with unfortunately too much of “ Orthodoxy ” , religion is inseparable from political aspirations but without the theological error of rejecting apostolicity .
This has been a constant of “ Orthodox ” history and is why in spite of all the talk of “ Orthodox Unity ” , there is no real unity because ultimately it inherently devolves into a political competition between various factions for power .
This was the center of the Georgian-Russian conflict , for while Georgia was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russians came in and “ saved ” them , they immediately began suppressing the Georgian Orthodox Church to the favor of the Russian Orthodox , and this animosity was so intense that it contributed to the pro-Georgian Orthodox sentiments used by the anti-communist programs of NATO under the umbrella of Gladio in helping to take down the USSR such as with the assistance of Georgian nationalist revolutionaries like Zviad Gamsakhurdia .
Russia attempted to do similar in Ethiopia , even after the revolution .
The logic was simple- that by promoting education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the Soviet atheist philosophy ) , the Russian government could use the Church as she has too often done and what the Bolsheviks , as I have noted , have been masters at doing , which is to promote the Russian Orthodox Church in order to promote Russian political interests .
This went so far as to encourage the establishment of Russian spiritual leadership in the affairs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church , and this lasted even into recent times , and of course , this comes in spite of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USSR .
To show the callous nature of which the USSR regarded religion as but a tool of expediency for selfish interests , consider that while Russia was backing Ethiopia- a fellow “ Orthodox nation ” in the Second Italo-Ethiopian war ( just as with the First Italo-Ethiopian War ) , she was also selling as many raw materials as she could to Mussolini such as coal , oil , and wheat- all things needed to run or maintain a nation and army at war .
She did not care about either the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making money for herself at all costs and expanding her own interests , and using Ethiopia to do this .
This is where Haile Selassie comes in , as well has his visit to Moscow in 1959 .
Beginning as early as 1956 , the USSR attempted to fully “ pull ” Ethiopia into her sphere of influence .
This came at a time when Selassie was a strong supporter of NATO , going so far as to even have Ethiopian detachments sent to Korea to fight on behalf of the Americans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Selassie was recognized as being a major force in Africa for peace , such as his involvement in the Pan-African movement as well as neutrality in major political affairs , the USSR wanted to use these aspects to make him a “ dog ” for their cause by using the talk of ‘ peace ’ from the USSR that is often a pretext , even up until this day , to attempt to hide militaristic ambitions .
* However , there were other factors that influenced Selassie to seek out a balance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him new technologies and development , while at the same time there was the continuous deterioration of Ethiopian-British relations , an economic recession in Ethiopia , and also a fear of “ encirclement ” from Muslim nations that , in the name of pan-Arabism , would threaten an Islamic retaliation against his nation that would create a “ greater Somalia.
” Likewise , as the great empires were at least nominally returning territories to sovereign rule beginning about this time , given Selassie ’ s fame and role of Ethiopia in Africa , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help lead a new , revitalized African continent and to become a spokesman for a new and independent Africa .
These factors seem to to culminate in 1956 with the Suez Canal crisis , which then , not surprisingly , contacts with Ethiopia and the USSR become more pronounced .
In July 1959 , Ethiopia and the USSR signed a major trade pact for three years , where the USSR would export machinery , tractors , factory products , and other industrial and medical goods to Ethiopia , largely in return for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , meats , animal skins , and produce .
Now , the reality of what happened after this was not as it might seem , for while the particular details are seldom known , Selassie continued to support NATO leaders as well as advocate for peace around the world and in Africa , and was less willing to be a willing pawn for Soviet attempts to influence Egypt and the Middle East through Ethiopia .
This decision , while noble , ultimately seems to have angered the Soviets , for in 1974 after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and popular discontent , Haile Selassie was deposed and found mysteriously dead by suffocation from the Derg , meaning “ Committee ” in Ethiopia that was pro-communist and was immediately hailed as the forebears of a new Leninist revolutionary movement in Africa .
Far from what he was hailed as before , the USSR immediately returned to vilifying Selassie , his legacy , and praised the Derg , which began a series of violent Cheka-style persecutions as what happened in the USSR .
During Selassie ’ s reign , there was an ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Ethiopia along the Red Sea coast that has an ancient history back to the days of the Aksumite kingdoms .
While Selassie was known for his own brutality against the militants , when the Derg took power , they in typical Soviet fashion committed as series of massacres against the population known as the Qey Shabr Massacre in 1976 as a part of the Ethiopian Red Terror .
Not surprisingly , the conflict attracted the attention of NATO , which watched but largely did not get involved , which also extended significantly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now this is not to say that atrocities did not happen on both sides , and conflict in that region still takes place frequently .
However , from the point of view for a Cold War strategy of tension , the situation was a classic repeat of situations found in other nations , and while the Soviets did not extend into Ethiopia with a serious military occupation , their support of the Derg was an extension , like with the 19th century and specifically the Italo-Ethiopian conflict , of their “ maximum-minimum ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using minimum effort ( weapons exporting , etc . )
to attempt maximum results by either expanding Soviet influence or interrupting American and NATO-based projects .
Fast forward to 1987 , and the Derg collapsed , forming the brief People ’ s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia until 1991 , when as with the fall of the USSR and he breakup into new nations , Ethiopia became the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia .
Overall since the fall in 1991 , Ethiopia has been relatively stable for an African nation , tending to avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so often to political transitions of power in her nations .
This conflicts with Eritrea , which has seen numerous border conflicts and far less stability .
So far , Ethiopia ’ s most serious conflict is the one taking place in Tigray with Sudan .
Likewise , for many years , people in Eritrea have been forcibly conscripted to fight in her military amid an increasingly brutal regime .
This is one of the reasons why during the migration crisis of 2016 , many of the refugees that went to Europe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the violence in their lands , so much that Human Rights Watch estimates that 12 % of the total population , or about one-in-eight people , has fled .
Now Tigray is NOT a part of either Sudan or Eritrea , but the northermost region of Ethiopia proper .
However , given her border with both regions , a conflict in Tigray has the potential to spread political instability into both nations , possibly furthering the already existing refugee crisis there and driving more people into Europe .
But what is perhaps the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Liberation front has long-standing ties to communism .
There has always been resistance in Tigray beginning in the 19th century when the rural people of the area felt marginalized by government policies , and while nationalistic and “ patriotic ” in their positions as well as opposing the Communist Derg , the Tigrays were also inclined to communism and openly presented themselves such as early as 1974 , the same year that Haile Selassie was overthrown and the Derg took power , at which time the two parties fought with each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Tigray may be inclined to communism ?
A public search reveals popular sentiment expressing this , but no real academic sources assisting .
However , a quick visit to the CIA archives reveals that even though the Derg was being hailed by the Soviets , just like with the USSR supporting Ethiopia proper but backing the Italian fascists , the Soviets were directly and actively assisting the TPLF ( Tigray People ’ s Liberation Front ) with their conflict against the Derg in 1982 while at the same time supporting the Ethiopian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , We know that looking at conflicts in the Caucasus mountains , or throughout the world during the duration of Soviet history , Russia is known for starting a conflict , backing both sides , and trying to take advantage of the chaos ( NATO acts in a similar way , but often times with more organization ) .
It bears , in an East African context , a striking similarity to the Donetsk and Lugansk conflict , where not only NATO , but Russia herself has provided assistance to the neo-Nazi Azov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very loudly proclaiming her support for the Donetsk and Lugansk as well as all pro-Russian movements in Ukraine .
At the current time , it is yet to be seen what role Russia is playing , if any in the ancient Aksumite lands .
However , we can say that as the song of history does not repeat but bears a similar rhythm , the fact that suddenly a nation where Russia has had a centuries long interest is having problems with an area filled with Communist supporters who have received direct support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Soviets is threatening a major regional conflict , while at the same time Russia is promoting people tied to socialism and is showing a desire to revive the USSR , one can not help but pay attention lest one choose to ignore the patterns of history and become forced to relive the same brutality as in the past , for as NATO has been doing similar in other nations and while Russia tends to be “ late to the party ” , she still gets involved and with no less destructive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on us all as the mistakes that lead to the horrors of the twentieth century are repeating as we speak .
*With respect to Ethiopia , Selassie was known for brutal internal repressions that eventually culminated in the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict .
However , as with most economics and politics , what matters more is the perception of a state of affairs rather than the actual state itself until critical events are reached from at which point the ugly truth can no longer be hidden .
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Right now as the world turns and people ponder over Biden and Trump, or while conflicts rage in other nations, there is a major one going on right now that, like the Nagorno-Karabakh situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan, few are discussing. This is a horrible conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that is threatening instability in both Eritrea and Sudan as well as a possible civil war in Ethiopia herself and a possibility of almost a quarter-of-a-million refugees.
Government forces captured two towns from rebel forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the government said on Friday, and Tigrayan fighters fired rockets at an airport in a neighbouring region. The rocket attack on Bahir Dar, capital of Asmara region, raised concerns that the two-week-old conflict between the Tigrayan rebels and the central government could spiral into a wider war. The United Nations meanwhile said it was making plans for as many as 200,000 refugees fleeing into neighbouring Sudan. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people have been killed and tens of thousands of refugees have already fled from fighting in Tigray as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tries to hold his ethnically diverse nation together. Ethiopian government forces are fighting their way towards Mekelle, the Tigrayan capital, from several directions. … Aid agencies fear a humanitarian emergency in Tigray, where hundreds of thousands of people depended on relief aid even before the conflict. Refugees have crowded into boats to cross a river to Sudan, overwhelming aid groups on the other side. Axel Bisschop of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR told a briefing in Geneva that 31,000 refugees had already reached Sudan, surpassing a contingency plan for 20,000. “The new planning figure is around 200,000.” (source)
Now, a question to ask here might surprise some people, but it is, are the Russians involved with the conflict on the Ethiopian side? I note this because not only has Russia opened up flights with Ethiopia recently in the midst of this conflict and is going into Sudan, but also, Russia has a centuries-long interest in Ethiopia, going back to the days of the Tsar.
Let’s take a brief journey back in history over this.
As I noted, Russia’s interest in Ethiopia is centuries old. One only needs to look at Pushkin, the most famous of all Russia authors, who was not actually a “full blooded Russian”, but the mixed-race grandson of an Ethiopian servant, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, given as a gift to the Tsar who in turn was well-liked and married to the daughter of a lower nobleman, who then married another Russian woman, and it was from her that the world was given Pushkin. Job (Hiob) Ludolf, a German Orientalist who did a lot of work on Ethiopia, had his works translated into Russian early on in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Amharic (Ethiopian) was being taught at Russian universities in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Russia tried to establish a colony in Ethiopia on the land that is today Djibouti, which was later a French protectorate and success at what the Russians failed to achieve. In terms of modern times, Russia established a “formal” diplomatic mission to Ethiopia in 1902, but this does not discount what clearly has been centuries of cultural, economic, military, political, and even religious (as both have large Orthodox populations) interchange.
Geopolitically speaking, the 19th century for the then Russian Empire was dominated by conflict with the Anglos, who went about aggressively colonizing the world and with great success along with the French. While the Russians and French shared a nominal alliance (although with often times a lot of mistrust), the English successes in India that threatened Central Asia compelled Russia to try and establish their own interests in Africa to get a hold on the Nile region over which the British held a dominating influence. Ethiopia was chosen because of the above long-existing contact and that fact that given her position in the Nile River flow, she might jeopardize English influence as well as take a strategic location, given her position near the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.
Obviously, history shows that Russia never managed to take over Ethiopia. In fact, the Italians had far more overall control because even Italy, disorganized and divided as she historically has been, was able to colonize Somalia and about half of what is today Ethiopia. However, Russian advice was freely given, and large consignments of arms, rifles, and rounds of ammunition and cannons were sent clandestinely to Ethiopia as well as Russian logistical and medical aid such as during the first Italo-Ethiopian war in 1895.
Russian history changed forever with the destruction of the Tsar and the rise of the Bolsheviks. However, the change in government did not mean a change in policy, for just as Byzantium became Constantinople and then Istanbul and Germania became the Holy Roman Empire and then Prussia and then modern Germany (in other forms as well) but the alliance between the Germanic and Anatolian peoples did not change, so did the rise of the Politburo and in Ethiopia’s case, the kingship of Haile Selasse (who is worshipped by the Rastafarian religious adherents as divine) change nothing in the fundamental relationship between Russia and Ethiopia, for even in 1959, when Haile Selasse visited Moscow for the first time, he hailed the centuries-long relationship between Ethiopia and Russia.
I have noted before that in the case of Russia, as with unfortunately too much of “Orthodoxy”, religion is inseparable from political aspirations but without the theological error of rejecting apostolicity. This has been a constant of “Orthodox” history and is why in spite of all the talk of “Orthodox Unity”, there is no real unity because ultimately it inherently devolves into a political competition between various factions for power. This was the center of the Georgian-Russian conflict, for while Georgia was dominated by Persians and Turks, when the Russians came in and “saved” them, they immediately began suppressing the Georgian Orthodox Church to the favor of the Russian Orthodox, and this animosity was so intense that it contributed to the pro-Georgian Orthodox sentiments used by the anti-communist programs of NATO under the umbrella of Gladio in helping to take down the USSR such as with the assistance of Georgian nationalist revolutionaries like Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
Russia attempted to do similar in Ethiopia, even after the revolution. The logic was simple- that by promoting education and Orthodoxy (although initially not so because of the Soviet atheist philosophy), the Russian government could use the Church as she has too often done and what the Bolsheviks, as I have noted, have been masters at doing, which is to promote the Russian Orthodox Church in order to promote Russian political interests. This went so far as to encourage the establishment of Russian spiritual leadership in the affairs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and this lasted even into recent times, and of course, this comes in spite of the intense persecution of all Christianity within the USSR.
To show the callous nature of which the USSR regarded religion as but a tool of expediency for selfish interests, consider that while Russia was backing Ethiopia- a fellow “Orthodox nation” in the Second Italo-Ethiopian war (just as with the First Italo-Ethiopian War), she was also selling as many raw materials as she could to Mussolini such as coal, oil, and wheat- all things needed to run or maintain a nation and army at war. She did not care about either the Italians or the Ethiopians, but about making money for herself at all costs and expanding her own interests, and using Ethiopia to do this.
This is where Haile Selassie comes in, as well has his visit to Moscow in 1959. Beginning as early as 1956, the USSR attempted to fully “pull” Ethiopia into her sphere of influence. This came at a time when Selassie was a strong supporter of NATO, going so far as to even have Ethiopian detachments sent to Korea to fight on behalf of the Americans. What seems to have happened is that as Selassie was recognized as being a major force in Africa for peace, such as his involvement in the Pan-African movement as well as neutrality in major political affairs, the USSR wanted to use these aspects to make him a “dog” for their cause by using the talk of ‘peace’ from the USSR that is often a pretext, even up until this day, to attempt to hide militaristic ambitions.*
However, there were other factors that influenced Selassie to seek out a balance with the USSR. The Soviets promised him new technologies and development, while at the same time there was the continuous deterioration of Ethiopian-British relations, an economic recession in Ethiopia, and also a fear of “encirclement” from Muslim nations that, in the name of pan-Arabism, would threaten an Islamic retaliation against his nation that would create a “greater Somalia.” Likewise, as the great empires were at least nominally returning territories to sovereign rule beginning about this time, given Selassie’s fame and role of Ethiopia in Africa, it was an opportunity for him to help lead a new, revitalized African continent and to become a spokesman for a new and independent Africa. These factors seem to to culminate in 1956 with the Suez Canal crisis, which then, not surprisingly, contacts with Ethiopia and the USSR become more pronounced.
In July 1959, Ethiopia and the USSR signed a major trade pact for three years, where the USSR would export machinery, tractors, factory products, and other industrial and medical goods to Ethiopia, largely in return for an assortment of agricultural goods such as coffee, meats, animal skins, and produce. Now, the reality of what happened after this was not as it might seem, for while the particular details are seldom known, Selassie continued to support NATO leaders as well as advocate for peace around the world and in Africa, and was less willing to be a willing pawn for Soviet attempts to influence Egypt and the Middle East through Ethiopia.
This decision, while noble, ultimately seems to have angered the Soviets, for in 1974 after a famine, ongoing economic crisis, and popular discontent, Haile Selassie was deposed and found mysteriously dead by suffocation from the Derg, meaning “Committee” in Ethiopia that was pro-communist and was immediately hailed as the forebears of a new Leninist revolutionary movement in Africa. Far from what he was hailed as before, the USSR immediately returned to vilifying Selassie, his legacy, and praised the Derg, which began a series of violent Cheka-style persecutions as what happened in the USSR.
During Selassie’s reign, there was an ongoing war with Eritrea, the northern region of Ethiopia along the Red Sea coast that has an ancient history back to the days of the Aksumite kingdoms. While Selassie was known for his own brutality against the militants, when the Derg took power, they in typical Soviet fashion committed as series of massacres against the population known as the Qey Shabr Massacre in 1976 as a part of the Ethiopian Red Terror. Not surprisingly, the conflict attracted the attention of NATO, which watched but largely did not get involved, which also extended significantly into Tigray as well as Eritrea.
Now this is not to say that atrocities did not happen on both sides, and conflict in that region still takes place frequently. However, from the point of view for a Cold War strategy of tension, the situation was a classic repeat of situations found in other nations, and while the Soviets did not extend into Ethiopia with a serious military occupation, their support of the Derg was an extension, like with the 19th century and specifically the Italo-Ethiopian conflict, of their “maximum-minimum” policy, where they supported the nation using minimum effort (weapons exporting, etc.) to attempt maximum results by either expanding Soviet influence or interrupting American and NATO-based projects.
Fast forward to 1987, and the Derg collapsed, forming the brief People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia until 1991, when as with the fall of the USSR and he breakup into new nations, Ethiopia became the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Overall since the fall in 1991, Ethiopia has been relatively stable for an African nation, tending to avoid the extreme coups and heinous violence common so often to political transitions of power in her nations. This conflicts with Eritrea, which has seen numerous border conflicts and far less stability.
So far, Ethiopia’s most serious conflict is the one taking place in Tigray with Sudan. Likewise, for many years, people in Eritrea have been forcibly conscripted to fight in her military amid an increasingly brutal regime. This is one of the reasons why during the migration crisis of 2016, many of the refugees that went to Europe and specifically Germany were from Eritrea, fleeing the violence in their lands, so much that Human Rights Watch estimates that 12% of the total population, or about one-in-eight people, has fled.
Now Tigray is NOT a part of either Sudan or Eritrea, but the northermost region of Ethiopia proper. However, given her border with both regions, a conflict in Tigray has the potential to spread political instability into both nations, possibly furthering the already existing refugee crisis there and driving more people into Europe.
But what is perhaps the most interesting is that the Tigray People’s Liberation front has long-standing ties to communism. There has always been resistance in Tigray beginning in the 19th century when the rural people of the area felt marginalized by government policies, and while nationalistic and “patriotic” in their positions as well as opposing the Communist Derg, the Tigrays were also inclined to communism and openly presented themselves such as early as 1974, the same year that Haile Selassie was overthrown and the Derg took power, at which time the two parties fought with each other.
But is there more evidence the Tigray may be inclined to communism? A public search reveals popular sentiment expressing this, but no real academic sources assisting. However, a quick visit to the CIA archives reveals that even though the Derg was being hailed by the Soviets, just like with the USSR supporting Ethiopia proper but backing the Italian fascists, the Soviets were directly and actively assisting the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) with their conflict against the Derg in 1982 while at the same time supporting the Ethiopian government.
The government, nevertheless, in increasingly concerned about the TPLF’s aggressiveness. The guerillas not only are challenging Addis Ababa’s control of Tigray Province and threatening the supply routes to Eritrea Province, but also expanding their operations to lightly defended areas of adjoining provinces. These attacks, at times in cooperation with other dissident groups, highlight Addis Ababa’s vulnerability. To counter this, the government has been forced to divert troops to defensive roles or convoy escort duty and to rely on air transport to move supplies to the north. There are now some 20,000 government soldiers with Soviet military campaigns, the government has failed to subdue the guerillas, largely because it has been unable to engage them in fixed battles or effectively apply its superior numbers, firepower, and mobility in the inaccessible terrain of the interior. (source)
And in a second report,
Ethiopia’s military position in the northern provinces of Eritrea and Tigray has eroded since its 1982 offensive but Addis Ababa appears firmly committed to either crushing the insurgencies militarily or forcing a political settlement on its terms. At the same time, the insurgents are likely to achieve a decisive military victory due to weapons shortages. Soviet and Cuban support for the Mengitsu (note: Ethiopian government) regime was also discussed. (source)
We know that looking at conflicts in the Caucasus mountains, or throughout the world during the duration of Soviet history, Russia is known for starting a conflict, backing both sides, and trying to take advantage of the chaos (NATO acts in a similar way, but often times with more organization). It bears, in an East African context, a striking similarity to the Donetsk and Lugansk conflict, where not only NATO, but Russia herself has provided assistance to the neo-Nazi Azov brigades while at the same time is very loudly proclaiming her support for the Donetsk and Lugansk as well as all pro-Russian movements in Ukraine.
At the current time, it is yet to be seen what role Russia is playing, if any in the ancient Aksumite lands. However, we can say that as the song of history does not repeat but bears a similar rhythm, the fact that suddenly a nation where Russia has had a centuries long interest is having problems with an area filled with Communist supporters who have received direct support from Communists in the past by way of the Soviets is threatening a major regional conflict, while at the same time Russia is promoting people tied to socialism and is showing a desire to revive the USSR, one cannot help but pay attention lest one choose to ignore the patterns of history and become forced to relive the same brutality as in the past, for as NATO has been doing similar in other nations and while Russia tends to be “late to the party”, she still gets involved and with no less destructive a capacity.
May God have mercy on us all as the mistakes that lead to the horrors of the twentieth century are repeating as we speak.
*With respect to Ethiopia, Selassie was known for brutal internal repressions that eventually culminated in the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict. However, as with most economics and politics, what matters more is the perception of a state of affairs rather than the actual state itself until critical events are reached from at which point the ugly truth can no longer be hidden.
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shoebat--2020-11-23--Former Michigan Governor Expects Michigan Will Certify Election Results For Biden Against “Bully” Tr

Former Michigan Governor Expects Michigan Will Certify Election Results For Biden Against “Bully” Trump

President Trump has presented a particular image of himself , as one who does not let other people mistreat him and speaks his opinions in a very direct and sometimes rude way .
However , some people do not like this , and it is possibly this in combination with other factors- not to mention the concerns about the election result process -that tipped the state in favor of Biden over Trump According to Michigan ’ s former Republican governor , Rick Snyder , he has declared that he expect Michigan to certify election results in favor of Biden over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bully ” .
Calling President Trump a “ bully ” who is “ undermining democracy , ” Michigan ’ s Republican former Gov .
Rick Snyder says he fully expects a state board to certify on Monday that Joe Biden won the election in his state , guaranteeing that its 16 electoral votes will be in the former vice president ’ s column .
But even after that happens , Snyder said in an interview for the Yahoo News “ Skullduggery ” podcast , he worries about the long-term impact of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Michigan ’ s GOP-controlled Legislature to set aside the election results and select an alternative set of pro-Trump electors .
What ’ s troubling through all this is the president ’ s behavior — and that of the people on his legal team , ” Snyder said .
“ They ’ re actually undermining democracy with their actions .
“ I ’ m concerned about the damage that ’ s going to go on for the next several years in terms of misinformation , creating doubts in the minds of his supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ There ’ s a lot of damage .
President Trump has done terrible things .
This man is the divider-in-chief of our nation.
” ( source ) There is still controversy over this election , and it is not going to be over for some time .
However , there is a clear trend taking place of the Republican party turning against Trump and not supporting , but acknowledging Biden as the informal ( in the technical sense ) winner .
Trump can fight all he wants , but his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diminishing .
Likewise , as Snyder noted , the image of the US has suffered gravely on an international level , and this is serious when one considers political trends that , when looked at from a long-term perspective favor a Trump loss so to bring about a Republican makeover of their image , noting the important trend of the Hispanic and Black blocs moving away from the Democrat party , Trump is essentially an expendable wheel in a very large machine .
This is not to mention how in spite of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is tremendously in debt , and while he may not ( from what it seems ) want to leave the presidential office , it may be the best way for him to make a significant amount of money with speaking engagements that can help him pay his debts and live the lifestyle that he is accustomed to .
The final word is yet to be said , but things do not look good for Trump ’ s tenure in the White House .
However , politics is always bigger than any one man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way for a scapegoat ( Biden and possibly , Kamala ) to be created so that eventually a new political idol can be erected in time to replace Trump , and without much of the controversy that has followed him and caused political damage to the party .
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President Trump has presented a particular image of himself, as one who does not let other people mistreat him and speaks his opinions in a very direct and sometimes rude way. However, some people do not like this, and it is possibly this in combination with other factors- not to mention the concerns about the election result process -that tipped the state in favor of Biden over Trump
According to Michigan’s former Republican governor, Rick Snyder, he has declared that he expect Michigan to certify election results in favor of Biden over Trump, who he calls a “bully”.
Calling President Trump a “bully” who is “undermining democracy,” Michigan’s Republican former Gov. Rick Snyder says he fully expects a state board to certify on Monday that Joe Biden won the election in his state, guaranteeing that its 16 electoral votes will be in the former vice president’s column. But even after that happens, Snyder said in an interview for the Yahoo News “Skullduggery” podcast, he worries about the long-term impact of Trump’s efforts to persuade the Republican leaders in Michigan’s GOP-controlled Legislature to set aside the election results and select an alternative set of pro-Trump electors. What’s troubling through all this is the president’s behavior — and that of the people on his legal team,” Snyder said. “They’re actually undermining democracy with their actions. “I’m concerned about the damage that’s going to go on for the next several years in terms of misinformation, creating doubts in the minds of his supporters, things like that,” he said. “There’s a lot of damage. President Trump has done terrible things. This man is the divider-in-chief of our nation.” (source)
There is still controversy over this election, and it is not going to be over for some time. However, there is a clear trend taking place of the Republican party turning against Trump and not supporting, but acknowledging Biden as the informal (in the technical sense) winner.
Trump can fight all he wants, but his chances at victory seem clearly to be diminishing. Likewise, as Snyder noted, the image of the US has suffered gravely on an international level, and this is serious when one considers political trends that, when looked at from a long-term perspective favor a Trump loss so to bring about a Republican makeover of their image, noting the important trend of the Hispanic and Black blocs moving away from the Democrat party, Trump is essentially an expendable wheel in a very large machine. This is not to mention how in spite of all his “wealth”, the man is tremendously in debt, and while he may not (from what it seems) want to leave the presidential office, it may be the best way for him to make a significant amount of money with speaking engagements that can help him pay his debts and live the lifestyle that he is accustomed to.
The final word is yet to be said, but things do not look good for Trump’s tenure in the White House. However, politics is always bigger than any one man, and eventually, it creates the way for a scapegoat (Biden and possibly, Kamala) to be created so that eventually a new political idol can be erected in time to replace Trump, and without much of the controversy that has followed him and caused political damage to the party.
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shoebat--2020-11-23--UK Now Giving “Freedom Passes” To People Who Certify As “COVID-Free”

There has been a very disturbing trend , really that has increased sharply since 2001 , towards highly insidious forms of control from government , stemming from the September 11th attacks that has repeated as a pattern around the world .
Now this is not to underemphasize the trend of COVID or its dangers , but one can not separate the true and serious problems with COVID from the political effects that it is being used to force upon other people , which are equally and potentially even more dangerous than the virus itself , for pandemics go away , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult , and often times for good or for bad , since they can be linked to philosophical changes in a nation ’ s ideologies .
With the threat of “ lockdowns ” increasing , the UK Telegraph reports that in the UK , the government is now issuing- not even a joke - “ Freedom Passes ” to people who certify as COVID-free .
People are set to be given “ freedom passes ” to allow them to live as normal a life as possible as long as they have two negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to get the country back to normal next year .
Under the scheme , which is still being developed by Whitehall officials , people could be given the passes as long as they can show they have been regularly tested for Covid-19 .
People who are found to be Covid-free would be given a card , a letter or document that can be stored on their phone to show they can move around .
Regular tests would be needed to ensure that they qualify for the certificates .
A source familiar with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow people to lead as normal a life as possible while the Government ’ s vaccine programme gets up to speed on a mass scale early in the new year .
The source said : “ They will allow someone to wander down the streets , and if someone else asks why they are not wearing a mask , they can show the card , letter or an App.
” The source added that the passes would allow people “ to see their family , and normal social distancing rules will not apply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the backing of Jeremy Hunt , the former Health Secretary , who last week said he supported “ offering people who comply with testing and isolation requirements a ‘ freedom pass ’ that removes the requirement to follow lockdown regulations ” .
Mr Hunt also urged Boris Johnson to set an Easter deadline to return to a more normal life through mass testing with rapid home testing kits , even if vaccines have not come through by then .
Mr Hunt has been urging the Government to go further and give people an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ to go out , shop and go to work ” if they test negative .
The Government will have to be carrying out millions of tests a day for the freedom pass scheme to work .
( source ) The very concept of a “ Freedom Pass ” is something that could come straight out of science fiction dystopian novel .
Yes , it is true that COVID transmission needs to be monitored and controlled , but using what means and at what cost , knowing that in the Western world , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used- not questioning if a crisis is ‘ real ’ or ‘ fake ’ -to strip people of their freedom , finances , and eventually give governments more power than what they already have ?
It is in times such as these when balance is more important than ever , and yet at the same time , balance will also be the first thing shunned , since it is the intentionally created or forced imbalances that are used to drive long-term policy changes .
A “ freedom pass ” bears a striking semblance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are issued by courts for people on probation .
It may or may not be the intention to do such , but the fact that there is such a close overlap should not sit well with anybody .
Indeed , knowing the nature of Western society , it would not be unreasonable to think that COVID and a concept such as this could not be used at a future point to replicate the idea of the “ freedom pass ” for other social situations , and with genuinely more malice involved .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the name of “ public safety ” has been seen before throughout the world , but the difference today is that the tools , organization , and ability to carry the same evils to their logical conclusion is much more dangerous and must always be watched , and the COVID crisis is no exception , for it is always good to stop disease , but only in a way that does not threaten the long-term survival of one ’ s long-established social patterns , especially if they pertain to something as important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oneself in a healthy way in society and avoiding the warning of Huxley and Orwell .
People in the western world may complain about the “ Social Credit Score ” of China , but fail to realize how dangerous close and far more efficient in application the Western world is to the same .
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There has been a very disturbing trend, really that has increased sharply since 2001, towards highly insidious forms of control from government, stemming from the September 11th attacks that has repeated as a pattern around the world.
Now this is not to underemphasize the trend of COVID or its dangers, but one cannot separate the true and serious problems with COVID from the political effects that it is being used to force upon other people, which are equally and potentially even more dangerous than the virus itself, for pandemics go away, but policy changes do not without much difficult, and often times for good or for bad, since they can be linked to philosophical changes in a nation’s ideologies.
With the threat of “lockdowns” increasing, the UK Telegraph reports that in the UK, the government is now issuing- not even a joke -“Freedom Passes” to people who certify as COVID-free.
People are set to be given “freedom passes” to allow them to live as normal a life as possible as long as they have two negative coronavirus tests a week, under a plan to get the country back to normal next year. Under the scheme, which is still being developed by Whitehall officials, people could be given the passes as long as they can show they have been regularly tested for Covid-19. People who are found to be Covid-free would be given a card, a letter or document that can be stored on their phone to show they can move around. Regular tests would be needed to ensure that they qualify for the certificates. A source familiar with the plans said that the scheme would allow people to lead as normal a life as possible while the Government’s vaccine programme gets up to speed on a mass scale early in the new year. The source said: “They will allow someone to wander down the streets, and if someone else asks why they are not wearing a mask, they can show the card, letter or an App.” The source added that the passes would allow people “to see their family, and normal social distancing rules will not apply”.
The plan has already received the backing of Jeremy Hunt, the former Health Secretary, who last week said he supported “offering people who comply with testing and isolation requirements a ‘freedom pass’ that removes the requirement to follow lockdown regulations”. Mr Hunt also urged Boris Johnson to set an Easter deadline to return to a more normal life through mass testing with rapid home testing kits, even if vaccines have not come through by then. Mr Hunt has been urging the Government to go further and give people an incentive to be tested by allowing them “to go out, shop and go to work” if they test negative. The Government will have to be carrying out millions of tests a day for the freedom pass scheme to work. (source)
The very concept of a “Freedom Pass” is something that could come straight out of science fiction dystopian novel. Yes, it is true that COVID transmission needs to be monitored and controlled, but using what means and at what cost, knowing that in the Western world, especially in modern times, crises are used- not questioning if a crisis is ‘real’ or ‘fake’ -to strip people of their freedom, finances, and eventually give governments more power than what they already have?
It is in times such as these when balance is more important than ever, and yet at the same time, balance will also be the first thing shunned, since it is the intentionally created or forced imbalances that are used to drive long-term policy changes. A “freedom pass” bears a striking semblance to the “travel passes” that are issued by courts for people on probation. It may or may not be the intention to do such, but the fact that there is such a close overlap should not sit well with anybody. Indeed, knowing the nature of Western society, it would not be unreasonable to think that COVID and a concept such as this could not be used at a future point to replicate the idea of the “freedom pass” for other social situations, and with genuinely more malice involved.
The trend towards organized totalitarianism under technology and in the name of “public safety” has been seen before throughout the world, but the difference today is that the tools, organization, and ability to carry the same evils to their logical conclusion is much more dangerous and must always be watched, and the COVID crisis is no exception, for it is always good to stop disease, but only in a way that does not threaten the long-term survival of one’s long-established social patterns, especially if they pertain to something as important as one’s ability to express oneself in a healthy way in society and avoiding the warning of Huxley and Orwell. People in the western world may complain about the “Social Credit Score” of China, but fail to realize how dangerous close and far more efficient in application the Western world is to the same.
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shoebat--2020-11-22--Israeli Scientists “Delete” Cancer With CRISPR…Or Is There Possibly More That Could Happen?

While many people thought that the future was ( I speak of the 1960s to the early 2000s ) travelling to the stars , it has been shown that the trend is to go into the human body ’ s microcosm instead .
Genetic editing and the creation of “ supermen ” through gene therapy has become and is going to likely grow in popularity , and as the Times of Israel reports , Israeli scientists are hailing a new breakthrough in editing genes to eliminate cancer .
Israeli scientists say they have destroyed cancerous cells in mice with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if “ tiny scissors ” were being used to target only affected cells , while leaving everything around them intact .
“ This is the first study in the world to prove that the CRISPR genome editing system , which works by cutting DNA , can effectively be used to treat cancer in an animal , ” said Prof. Dan Peer , a cancer expert from Tel Aviv University , after his peer-reviewed research was published in the Science Advances journal .
“ There are no side effects , and we believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never become active again.
” He added : “ This technology can extend the life expectancy of cancer patients and we hope , one day , cure the disease.
” He told The Times of Israel : “ If we can use this technology , then within three treatments we can destroy a tumor .
This technology can physically cut the DNA in cancerous cells , and those cells will not survive.
” Peer called it “ a more elegant chemotherapy ” and said he dreams that it will replace that treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on cancer patients because it is administered to the whole body .
The research uses genome editing technology that is currently used only for rare diseases and only on cells that are removed from the body .
It has been adapted to edit — or “ delete ” — cancer cells .
( source ) This sounds very nice , but there are two major problems .
The first problem is that this uses CRISPR , which is a “ gene editing ” tool written about by Shoebat.com before that uses aborted fetal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editing ” .
It can not exist without infanticide , and to that , it is not only experimental , but carries many serious dangers with its use , the biggest of which is , in spite of all scientific knowledge , not knowing what one is doing and having an accident , such as in the movie “ I Am Legend ” , where a cancer cure turns into a disease that infects and destroys most of the human race .
The second problem is one of philosophy and the practice itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ no problems ” , we really do no know this , since problems tend to show up at a much later point , and sometimes they are so bad they can not be solved .
However , in the name of pride , profits , or fame , “ cures ” such as this above are pronounced as such and then rushed off to production with minimal oversight so that people may reap the benefits without truly examining the potential consequences .
CRISPR involves editing genes .
We know that cancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might say to that , mutated genetics that caused the cells to become mutated .
This is why radiation causes cancer- the rays that pass through the body “ hit ” genetic code and misalign it , which causes abnormalities .
Ask yourself , if one is using this “ editing ” program , assuming NO errors , could it be possible for a human to make a mistake , even a small or unintentional one ?
It is most certainly true , and it could have disastrous consequences .
This is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CRISPR model itself , which still needs to be improved , and may cause very serious consequences even with proper use that are not known right now .
Science fiction and horror warns us of this kind of genetic manipulation and its potential to have very disastrous consequences .
It could be “ The Thing ” or “ I Am Legend ” of Hollywood lore , Metallica ’ s “ All Nightmare Long ” ( watch the music video ) , games such as the “ Resident Evil ” series or the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but what we do know is that man knows very little about even his own genetic makeup in spite of the tremendous advances in technology , and that small things done with good intentions can have disastrous consequences .
Then there are those people with malicious intentions , such as the planned “ Operation Cherry Blossoms At Night ” by the notorious Japanese military scientist who conducted experiments on human beings as a part of Unit 731 , Shiro Ishii , who wanted to attack the US using bioweapons .
One can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this in combination with a biowarfare program could do , and given human nature and how all things are ultimately attempted to be used for military purposes , that such is likely being done right now by many governments .
Many people look at genetic editing as something that is good and wonderful .
However , it is fraught with serious dangerous , it is highly risky , errors made might not be able to be safely reversed , and it risks having consequences that are terrible beyond even one ’ s imagination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a major trend that will grow for the future .
If people thought 2020 was bad , wait for the rest of the decade as economic and political problems escalate towards militarization , and one can only wait and see how developments such as this program in combination with military “ research ” will be used in the pursuit of worldly power that may lead to unpreceded destruction in history .
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While many people thought that the future was (I speak of the 1960s to the early 2000s) travelling to the stars, it has been shown that the trend is to go into the human body’s microcosm instead. Genetic editing and the creation of “supermen” through gene therapy has become and is going to likely grow in popularity, and as the Times of Israel reports, Israeli scientists are hailing a new breakthrough in editing genes to eliminate cancer.
Israeli scientists say they have destroyed cancerous cells in mice with a method so pinpointed it’s as if “tiny scissors” were being used to target only affected cells, while leaving everything around them intact. “This is the first study in the world to prove that the CRISPR genome editing system, which works by cutting DNA, can effectively be used to treat cancer in an animal,” said Prof. Dan Peer, a cancer expert from Tel Aviv University, after his peer-reviewed research was published in the Science Advances journal. “There are no side effects, and we believe that a cancer cell treated in this way will never become active again.” He added: “This technology can extend the life expectancy of cancer patients and we hope, one day, cure the disease.” He told The Times of Israel: “If we can use this technology, then within three treatments we can destroy a tumor. This technology can physically cut the DNA in cancerous cells, and those cells will not survive.” Peer called it “a more elegant chemotherapy” and said he dreams that it will replace that treatment, which can take a drastic toll on cancer patients because it is administered to the whole body. The research uses genome editing technology that is currently used only for rare diseases and only on cells that are removed from the body. It has been adapted to edit — or “delete” — cancer cells. (source)
This sounds very nice, but there are two major problems.
The first problem is that this uses CRISPR, which is a “gene editing” tool written about by Shoebat.com before that uses aborted fetal cells to manipulate and do “gene editing”. It cannot exist without infanticide, and to that, it is not only experimental, but carries many serious dangers with its use, the biggest of which is, in spite of all scientific knowledge, not knowing what one is doing and having an accident, such as in the movie “I Am Legend”, where a cancer cure turns into a disease that infects and destroys most of the human race.
The second problem is one of philosophy and the practice itself. While these scientists claims that there are “no problems”, we really do not know this, since problems tend to show up at a much later point, and sometimes they are so bad they cannot be solved. However, in the name of pride, profits, or fame, “cures” such as this above are pronounced as such and then rushed off to production with minimal oversight so that people may reap the benefits without truly examining the potential consequences.
CRISPR involves editing genes. We know that cancer comes from mutated cells, and we might say to that, mutated genetics that caused the cells to become mutated. This is why radiation causes cancer- the rays that pass through the body “hit” genetic code and misalign it, which causes abnormalities.
Ask yourself, if one is using this “editing” program, assuming NO errors, could it be possible for a human to make a mistake, even a small or unintentional one? It is most certainly true, and it could have disastrous consequences. This is to say nothing to the structure of the CRISPR model itself, which still needs to be improved, and may cause very serious consequences even with proper use that are not known right now.
Science fiction and horror warns us of this kind of genetic manipulation and its potential to have very disastrous consequences. It could be “The Thing” or “I Am Legend” of Hollywood lore, Metallica’s “All Nightmare Long” (watch the music video), games such as the “Resident Evil” series or the “Doom” series, or something else, but what we do know is that man knows very little about even his own genetic makeup in spite of the tremendous advances in technology, and that small things done with good intentions can have disastrous consequences.
Then there are those people with malicious intentions, such as the planned “Operation Cherry Blossoms At Night” by the notorious Japanese military scientist who conducted experiments on human beings as a part of Unit 731, Shiro Ishii, who wanted to attack the US using bioweapons. One can only imagine what a program such as this in combination with a biowarfare program could do, and given human nature and how all things are ultimately attempted to be used for military purposes, that such is likely being done right now by many governments.
Many people look at genetic editing as something that is good and wonderful. However, it is fraught with serious dangers, it is highly risky, errors made might not be able to be safely reversed, and it risks having consequences that are terrible beyond even one’s imagination, and yet it is now become a major trend that will grow for the future.
If people thought 2020 was bad, wait for the rest of the decade as economic and political problems escalate towards militarization, and one can only wait and see how developments such as this program in combination with military “research” will be used in the pursuit of worldly power that may lead to unpreceded destruction in history.
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shoebat--2020-11-22--Trump Campaign Lawyers Say They Are “Thankful” For Having PA Case Dismissed

President Trump is in recent times a highly controversial figure , but the more this election recount ordeal continues , the more such controversy does not seem to help him .
Now a report from Business Insider declares that some of Trump ’ s lawyers in Pennsylvania have expressed relief that his court case has been dismissed , further pushing the appeals process toward the Supreme Court .
The Trump campaign said in a statement that they are “ thankful ” to the judge who dismissed their Pennsylvania campaign lawsuit in a scathing opinion on Saturday .
The lawsuit sought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count , claiming election officials took part in an “ improper scheme ” to benefit President-elect Joe Biden , who won the state .
Judge Matthew Brann threw out the lawsuit and said it was an attempt to disenfranchise 7 million people without providing any good reason to do so .
“ This Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations , unpaid in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence , ” he wrote .
Lawyers Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani , President Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battles , tried to cast the loss as a win , saying in a statement the campaign is “ thankful to the Obama-appointed judge for making this anticipated decision quickly.
” He said the campaign plans to appeal and that the decision “ turns out to help us in our strategy to get expeditiously to the US Supreme Court.
” “ We are disappointed we did not at least get the opportunity to present our evidence at a hearing .
Unfortunately the censorship continues , ” the statement said .
“ We hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gracious as Judge Brann in deciding our appeal one way or the other as expeditiously as possible.
” ( source ) Now this is an interesting statement , because really , we do not know what is going on .
It could be truly that yes , they are thankful that this case can move to the Supreme Court .
However , that also could be a very well-placed “ spin ” on what may be , from their perspective , an actual ‘ sigh of relief ’ .
For example , consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with no real answers given , pulled out of the Trump lawsuit in Pennsylvania .
Something happened- the question is what , and that is likely an answer that none will know .
It can not be objectively proven in the absolute sense , but one can not help but wonder if a lot of people are tired of this fiasco and Trump himself , and want to distance themselves from him .
I speak not necessarily as any “ threat ” that is being made against them , but as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ image , and that Trump ’ s image is not very good right now , and that these people need their careers to keep earning money , that it is possible that the lawyers Trump hired are looking out for their best interest and are trying to ‘ save face ” while they still can , knowing that Trump is but a small spot in history , but their careers can last decades and may be wrecked by his antics on the show screen of national politics ?
One does not know exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is interesting as a trend that Trump seems to be increasingly isolated not by the Democrats ( that was already given ) , but by many of those in power in his own Republican ranks or those who are close to him .
This all bears very well for Biden , and in fact , most likely the Republican establishment at large , which has the opportunity to remake her image in a fresh face for the next four years that could last decades , and it begins by dumping the cult-like association @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
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President Trump is in recent times a highly controversial figure, but the more this election recount ordeal continues, the more such controversy does not seem to help him. Now a report from Business Insider declares that some of Trump’s lawyers in Pennsylvania have expressed relief that his court case has been dismissed, further pushing the appeals process toward the Supreme Court.
The Trump campaign said in a statement that they are “thankful” to the judge who dismissed their Pennsylvania campaign lawsuit in a scathing opinion on Saturday. The lawsuit sought to block Pennsylvania from certifying the vote count, claiming election officials took part in an “improper scheme” to benefit President-elect Joe Biden, who won the state. Judge Matthew Brann threw out the lawsuit and said it was an attempt to disenfranchise 7 million people without providing any good reason to do so. “This Court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations, unpaid in the operative complaint and unsupported by evidence,” he wrote. Lawyers Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer reportedly in charge of his election battles, tried to cast the loss as a win, saying in a statement the campaign is “thankful to the Obama-appointed judge for making this anticipated decision quickly.”
He said the campaign plans to appeal and that the decision “turns out to help us in our strategy to get expeditiously to the US Supreme Court.” “We are disappointed we did not at least get the opportunity to present our evidence at a hearing. Unfortunately the censorship continues,” the statement said. “We hope that the Third Circuit will be as gracious as Judge Brann in deciding our appeal one way or the other as expeditiously as possible.” (source)
Now this is an interesting statement, because really, we do not know what is going on.
It could be truly that yes, they are thankful that this case can move to the Supreme Court. However, that also could be a very well-placed “spin” on what may be, from their perspective, an actual ‘sigh of relief’.
For example, consider how recently a major law firm mysteriously, with no real answers given, pulled out of the Trump lawsuit in Pennsylvania. Something happened- the question is what, and that is likely an answer that none will know.
It cannot be objectively proven in the absolute sense, but one cannot help but wonder if a lot of people are tired of this fiasco and Trump himself, and want to distance themselves from him. I speak not necessarily as any “threat” that is being made against them, but as the law profession tends to be given to image, and that Trump’s image is not very good right now, and that these people need their careers to keep earning money, that it is possible that the lawyers Trump hired are looking out for their best interest and are trying to ‘save face” while they still can, knowing that Trump is but a small spot in history, but their careers can last decades and may be wrecked by his antics on the show screen of national politics?
One does not know exactly what is happening. However, it is interesting as a trend that Trump seems to be increasingly isolated not by the Democrats (that was already given), but by many of those in power in his own Republican ranks or those who are close to him. This all bears very well for Biden, and in fact, most likely the Republican establishment at large, which has the opportunity to remake her image in a fresh face for the next four years that could last decades, and it begins by dumping the cult-like association with Trump that has grown up around them.
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shoebat--2020-11-22--Joe Biden Does Has Another “Oh No” Moment, Yells At A Reporter Asking Him Questions

One of the trends I have said to watch for will be “ oh no ” moments with Biden , for assuming he becomes president- and all signs are currently seeming to point to confirming that which many have already spoken about -his past behavior and actions during the election suggest that Biden may be another George W. Bush as it concerns his gaffes and strange or just confusing statement .
It appears that Biden has had another “ oh no ” moment as according to a report from Twitter , he started yelling at a reporter asking him questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he asked : “ Mr .
Biden , the Covid Task Force said it ’ s safe for students to be in class .
Are you going to encourage unions to cooperate more to bring kids back to classroom , sir ?
” Surprisingly , Biden responds angrily “ Why are you the only guy that always shouts out questions ?
” .
At that point , Biden ’ s advisors quickly rushed the reporter out saying “ Guys , let ’ s go !
Move !
Let ’ s go !
Out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what would have happened if Trump did this ?
It would be a media firestorm , but Biden gets a free pass .
Now on a more serious noted , judging by his staff ’ s move to clear the room of reporters so fast fter asking , and how Biden seemed to be aggressive , this suggests it was done before things could get out of hand because Biden , as many have noted , is in mental decline and could do something as a result of it that would make him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporters are annoying , this is the nature of the press , and Biden ’ s response , especially given the last four rancorous years toward Trump from the press , was unbalanced , and the reporter was not acting out of place from what we can see .
It is going to be a very interesting four years , assuming ( a ) he is formally made president and ( b ) that his clear declining health conditions do not kill him first .
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One of the trends I have said to watch for will be “oh no” moments with Biden, for assuming he becomes president- and all signs are currently seeming to point to confirming that which many have already spoken about -his past behavior and actions during the election suggest that Biden may be another George W. Bush as it concerns his gaffes and strange or just confusing statement.
It appears that Biden has had another “oh no” moment as according to a report from Twitter, he started yelling at a reporter asking him questions, snapping at reporter Bo Erickson as he asked: “Mr. Biden, the Covid Task Force said it’s safe for students to be in class. Are you going to encourage unions to cooperate more to bring kids back to classroom, sir?”
Surprisingly, Biden responds angrily “Why are you the only guy that always shouts out questions?”. At that point, Biden’s advisors quickly rushed the reporter out saying “Guys, let’s go! Move! Let’s go! Out!”
Asked Biden if he will encourage teacher unions to cooperate to get kids back in school because the COVID task force said it is safe to be in the classroom. He didn’t answer. “Why are you the only guy that always shouts out questions?” he said. pic.twitter.com/x2DsG5Fmgo — Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) November 20, 2020
In fairness to Trump, what would have happened if Trump did this? It would be a media firestorm, but Biden gets a free pass.
Now on a more serious noted, judging by his staff’s move to clear the room of reporters so fast fter asking, and how Biden seemed to be aggressive, this suggests it was done before things could get out of hand because Biden, as many have noted, is in mental decline and could do something as a result of it that would make him look terrible. In honestly, while reporters are annoying, this is the nature of the press, and Biden’s response, especially given the last four rancorous years toward Trump from the press, was unbalanced, and the reporter was not acting out of place from what we can see.
It is going to be a very interesting four years, assuming (a) he is formally made president and (b) that his clear declining health conditions do not kill him first.
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shoebat--2020-11-23--Scientists Genetically ‘Edit’ Monkey Brains In Utero With Human Genes To Make Them More Intelligent

A trend that I have noted before is that of biotechnical engineering and evolution philosophy , where genetics is seen as a way to merge men with animals and machines in the name of ‘ creating ’ a better man .
There are tremendous issues with this including moral , philosophical , ethical , and physical , but the trend in this is so great that it is serving as the basis for arguably a coming Fourth Industrial Revolution , which Klaus Schwab referred to as a ‘ merger ’ between the three in what works out in a practical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of creation , although the scientists do not see it that way , but rather have openly admitted that this process , called singularity , is an attempt to become divine and in the words of Peter Diamandis , “ interplanetary space beings ” .
However , the practical pursuit of these “ goals ” , if they can even be called that .
often times involves gruesome , disturbing , and dangerous scientific practices that threaten the creation of literal mutants .
The New York Post reports on one such development , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brains of monkeys in utero with human genetics to make them in theory smarter .
Scientists made monkey brains double in size by splicing them with human genes in a “ Planet of the Apes ” -style experiment .
During the study , Japanese and German researchers injected a gene called ARHGAP11B — which directs stem cells in the human brain — into the dark matter of marmoset fetuses , according to a release about the research .
They found that the primates ’ brains soon became more human-like by developing larger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that controls cognition and language , according to the study published in the journal Science in June .
According to images released by the researchers , the modified monkey brains nearly doubled in size at around 100-days into gestation .
“ We found indeed that the neocortex of the common marmoset brain was enlarged and the brain surface folded , ” said study author Michael Heide .
The neocortex is the newest part of the brain to evolve — one sign that ARHGAP11B may have caused brain growth during human evolution , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story claims that the cells were aborted and not allowed to grow to full term , but how does one know that ?
Experiments such as these are clearly taking place- and probably to much fuller completion -around the world , and they are incredibly dangerous because they are not natural .
What I speak of here is not a “ Planet of the Apes ” type scenario , but rather , one consequence having unintended consequences that explode into something worse .
Many people , including myself , have used the example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to solve a problem or for a perceived good but turns into something terrible that ends up killing those who created it .
But there are many other things that could happen .
For example , human-mouse chimeras have been made , and who knows what could happen with these things ?
In the name of trying to ‘ perfect ’ creation , man is not adding something new , but creating monsters that he really can not understand , something akin to a Dr. Frankenstein from Shelly or a Dr. Moreau @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking into a future that , if trends continue as they are , is more terrifying than exciting , for the current “ revolution ” taking place is not a revolution , but a mutilation of the human person , and is not lifting man up to “ divinity ” , but risks dragging him to an animal-like state into a hell created by his own hand .
In Christianity , there is only one true “ evolution ” , and that is the process of union with Christ , because this transforms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he becomes the Creator , but that he unites with his Creator , an action known as theosis , or that God became man so that man might become like He who created him .
This “ evolution ” as a trend is the reverse , saying that man ‘ advances ’ through becoming like things lower than him , either by their existence ( such as animals ) or because they were created by man , for no creation is greater than its creator .
While the effects of Original Sin are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Eden , what we see here is a trend that is essentially Biblical , echoing the words of Wisdom 2 , where men seek the good of the present life without any care for the future or union with God , but even moreso , for now man is attempting to use his scientific knowledge to supplant the Creator .
This was already tried one time explicitly in Scripture , with the Tower of Babel , and as it will always happen , the tower crashed and those participants in its constructions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a punishment .
Since one knows that times change but the nature of man does not , nor does truth change , why would a new result be expected even if different tools are used but directed towards the same philosophical end ?
It also does not help that German and Japanese scientists are working on this , for last century , their research yielded the atom bomb and the opening of an atomic age .
Now , it is things such as this in combination with AI that are fueling a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inevitably as all research becomes directed at some point , towards new weaponry .
One can only dare to attempt to imagine what the future holds .
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A trend that I have noted before is that of biotechnical engineering and evolution philosophy, where genetics is seen as a way to merge men with animals and machines in the name of ‘creating’ a better man. There are tremendous issues with this including moral, philosophical, ethical, and physical, but the trend in this is so great that it is serving as the basis for arguably a coming Fourth Industrial Revolution, which Klaus Schwab referred to as a ‘merger’ between the three in what works out in a practical sense to be a sort of mutilation of creation, although the scientists do not see it that way, but rather have openly admitted that this process, called singularity, is an attempt to become divine and in the words of Peter Diamandis, “interplanetary space beings”.
However, the practical pursuit of these “goals”, if they can even be called that. often times involves gruesome, disturbing, and dangerous scientific practices that threaten the creation of literal mutants. The New York Post reports on one such development, where scientists claim to have successfully modified the brains of monkeys in utero with human genetics to make them in theory smarter.
What could go wrong? Scientists made monkey brains double in size by splicing them with human genes in a “Planet of the Apes”-style experiment. During the study, Japanese and German researchers injected a gene called ARHGAP11B — which directs stem cells in the human brain — into the dark matter of marmoset fetuses, according to a release about the research. They found that the primates’ brains soon became more human-like by developing larger, more advanced neocortexes — the area that controls cognition and language, according to the study published in the journal Science in June. According to images released by the researchers, the modified monkey brains nearly doubled in size at around 100-days into gestation. “We found indeed that the neocortex of the common marmoset brain was enlarged and the brain surface folded,” said study author Michael Heide. The neocortex is the newest part of the brain to evolve — one sign that ARHGAP11B may have caused brain growth during human evolution, the researchers said. (source)
The story claims that the cells were aborted and not allowed to grow to full term, but how does one know that?
Experiments such as these are clearly taking place- and probably to much fuller completion -around the world, and they are incredibly dangerous because they are not natural. What I speak of here is not a “Planet of the Apes” type scenario, but rather, one consequence having unintended consequences that explode into something worse.
Many people, including myself, have used the example of a virus that is “modified” to solve a problem or for a perceived good but turns into something terrible that ends up killing those who created it. But there are many other things that could happen. For example, human-mouse chimeras have been made, and who knows what could happen with these things? In the name of trying to ‘perfect’ creation, man is not adding something new, but creating monsters that he really cannot understand, something akin to a Dr. Frankenstein from Shelly or a Dr. Moreau from H.G. Wells.
We are looking into a future that, if trends continue as they are, is more terrifying than exciting, for the current “revolution” taking place is not a revolution, but a mutilation of the human person, and is not lifting man up to “divinity”, but risks dragging him to an animal-like state into a hell created by his own hand.
In Christianity, there is only one true “evolution”, and that is the process of union with Christ, because this transforms a man into his creator not that he becomes the Creator, but that he unites with his Creator, an action known as theosis, or that God became man so that man might become like He who created him. This “evolution” as a trend is the reverse, saying that man ‘advances’ through becoming like things lower than him, either by their existence (such as animals) or because they were created by man, for no creation is greater than its creator.
While the effects of Original Sin are a common theme men following the days of Eden, what we see here is a trend that is essentially Biblical, echoing the words of Wisdom 2, where men seek the good of the present life without any care for the future or union with God, but even moreso, for now man is attempting to use his scientific knowledge to supplant the Creator.
This was already tried one time explicitly in Scripture, with the Tower of Babel, and as it will always happen, the tower crashed and those participants in its constructions were scatters and their languages confused as a punishment. Since one knows that times change but the nature of man does not, nor does truth change, why would a new result be expected even if different tools are used but directed towards the same philosophical end?
It also does not help that German and Japanese scientists are working on this, for last century, their research yielded the atom bomb and the opening of an atomic age. Now, it is things such as this in combination with AI that are fueling a new generation of not just research, but inevitably as all research becomes directed at some point, towards new weaponry.
One can only dare to attempt to imagine what the future holds.
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