thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--We’re not too old to raise a middle digit

Right , so I keep hearing about how various restrictions and so forth are to help vulnerable people so they don ’ t catch COVID 19 and die.I am sick of hearing it .
The correct action , as with any serious flu , is to isolate/quarantine the sick and vulnerable , not the entire population of millions of healthy people !
Just for the record , I am nearly 69 with a history of heart trouble – a few years ago I wound up in hospital having my heart re-started in the operating theatre .
I ’ m fine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting and I ’ m almost glad I had it because I learned a few things .
Be all that as it may , I guess that so far as COVID19 is concerned I am in the “ vulnerable ” category due to age and medical history although , personal opinion , I feel that to be truly vulnerable one has to DECIDE or AGREE to be vulnerable .
Anyhow , am I in favour of the entire economy being hamstrung on my account ?
Of the kids not getting an education and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pubs , cafes and all manner of small businesses ruined so that I won ’ t get sick and possibly die ?
NO I EFFING WELL AM NOT !
I ’ ll take my chances thank you very much and I can not live with the idea of other people ’ s lives – especially young people ’ s – being messed up on my account .
PLEASE DO NOT DO IT .
If I am really that scared of getting the bug and snuffing it ( or the flu and snuffing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advertised by the pharmaceutical industry and its chums and proxies in government ) I will take responsibility for my own condition and ruddy well isolate myself , get the groceries delivered by Tesco , sanitize my flat every single sodding day , insist that visitors wear masks and keep their ruddy distance and if I want to go out , I ’ ll wear a damned hazmat suit if I have to .
I will quarantine myself and not expect the entire effing society to go into quarantine in order to save me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ categorically and absolutely REFUSE to do is let the Prime Muppet and the rest of the gang of Loons in government sabotage the economy , carry out a coup and wreck my country using MY welfare as their excuse .
I demand the right to make my own choices and decisions and take risks if I flaming well want to .
This is me at nearly 69 years old raising my middle digit to manipulative twats and mealy mouthed cowards who think it is perfectly all right to knife my country and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can all sod off !
I guess a lot of people of my generation or older feel the same .
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by Steve Cook
Right, so I keep hearing about how various restrictions and so forth are to help vulnerable people so they don’t catch COVID 19 and die.I am sick of hearing it.
The correct action, as with any serious flu, is to isolate/quarantine the sick and vulnerable, not the entire population of millions of healthy people!
Just for the record, I am nearly 69 with a history of heart trouble – a few years ago I wound up in hospital having my heart re-started in the operating theatre. I’m fine now and the near-death experience was quite interesting and I’m almost glad I had it because I learned a few things.
Be all that as it may, I guess that so far as COVID19 is concerned I am in the “vulnerable” category due to age and medical history although, personal opinion, I feel that to be truly vulnerable one has to DECIDE or AGREE to be vulnerable.
Anyhow, am I in favour of the entire economy being hamstrung on my account? Of the kids not getting an education and being forced to wear face bandages, of pubs, cafes and all manner of small businesses ruined so that I won’t get sick and possibly die?
NO I EFFING WELL AM NOT!
I’ll take my chances thank you very much and I cannot live with the idea of other people’s lives – especially young people’s – being messed up on my account. PLEASE DO NOT DO IT.
If I am really that scared of getting the bug and snuffing it (or the flu and snuffing it or any of the bugs regularly advertised by the pharmaceutical industry and its chums and proxies in government) I will take responsibility for my own condition and ruddy well isolate myself, get the groceries delivered by Tesco, sanitize my flat every single sodding day, insist that visitors wear masks and keep their ruddy distance and if I want to go out, I’ll wear a damned hazmat suit if I have to.
I will quarantine myself and not expect the entire effing society to go into quarantine in order to save me from the lurgy.
But what I categorically and absolutely REFUSE to do is let the Prime Muppet and the rest of the gang of Loons in government sabotage the economy, carry out a coup and wreck my country using MY welfare as their excuse.
I demand the right to make my own choices and decisions and take risks if I flaming well want to.
This is me at nearly 69 years old raising my middle digit to manipulative twats and mealy mouthed cowards who think it is perfectly all right to knife my country and my fellow countrymen in the back. You can all sod off!
I guess a lot of people of my generation or older feel the same.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--‘They were trying to do a coup!’: Trump says after FBI docs reveal agents Emails

‘ They were trying to do a coup !
’ : Trump says after FBI docs reveal agents bought liability insurance during Flynn probe ( RT-USA News ) President Donald Trump said the FBI targeted him for a “ coup ” after newly released documents showed that federal agents bought liability insurance over fears their handling of the Trump-Russia probe could lead to legal trouble .
The new documents were disclosed in a federal court filing on Thursday by Sidney Powell , defense attorney for former Trump adviser Michael Flynn .
Seizing on the new release , the president ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Florida , telling the crowd the FBI had been “ caught ” attempting a “ coup.
” “ Today a trove of text messages was released from FBI agents involved in the Russian witch hunt .
You got ta see this , ” Trump said , reading out a headline from the Federalist .
“ These people are scum .
They were trying to do a coup .
And we ’ ve caught them before that , we caught them spying on our nation… Never forget : they are coming after me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The documents , which largely consist of text messages between unnamed federal agents , reveal that both FBI and CIA personnel purchased professional liability insurance days before Trump took office , fearing that illicit media leaks at the Department of Justice could result in lawsuits against many involved in the first leg of the Trump-Russia investigation – then known by its FBI codename ‘ Crossfire Hurricane ’ .
“ We all went and purchased professional liability insurance , ” one agent said in a text on January 10 , 2017 , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Holy crap .
All the analysts too ?
” another agent said , prompting the first to reply “ Yep .
All the folks at the Agency as well ” – an apparent reference to the CIA .
When the first agent was asked who might be filing lawsuits , he responded : “ Haha , who knows… I think [ the ] concern when we got it was that there was a big leak at DOJ and the [ New York Times ] among others was going to do a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FBI ’ s separate investigation into Michael Flynn , then Trump ’ s national security advisor , was kept alive long after senior figures in the bureau ordered the probe closed , finding no “ derogatory information ” on Flynn .
While one agent expressed relief in early November 2016 that the Flynn probe – named ‘ Crossfire Razor ’ – was ordered shut , that order had been overturned by January 2017 , bureau personnel said in the messages .
Other texts show agents discussing the use of National Security Letters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ buy time ” and drag out the investigation , allowing the FBI to continue digging into Flynn ’ s finances with little judicial oversight , despite prior “ traces ” turning up “ nothing.
” x Flynn was forced to resign as national security advisor in 2017 and later charged for misleading the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak , with whom he was accused of discussing US sanctions on Russia prior to Trump ’ s swearing-in as president .
The DOJ has since ordered Flynn ’ s case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the bureau , but Flynn ’ s judge has refused to comply with the order .
Among other revelations , the new messages also show that some agents believed FBI officials running the Trump-Russia investigation were biased in favor of then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton , even hoping she would win the 2016 race .
“ Doing all this election research – I think some of these guys want a Clinton presidency , ” the agent said , prompting another to respond that “ they seem to respect that they know what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , really .
Instead of a wild card like Trump , ” the first agent said .
The FBI documents were not the only blockbuster publication on Thursday .
A new DOJ memo made public by Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-South Carolina ) suggests the FBI was aware that a primary source for Christopher Steele – a former British intelligence operative hired by the Clinton team to compile dirt on Trump in an infamous ‘ dossier ’ – was the subject of a counter-intelligence investigation in 2009 .
Despite deeming the source a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Steele ’ s dossier to obtain warrants to spy on the Trump campaign , disregarding the questionable origins of his so-called intelligence .
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‘They were trying to do a coup!’: Trump says after FBI docs reveal agents bought liability insurance during Flynn probe
(RT-USA News) President Donald Trump said the FBI targeted him for a “coup” after newly released documents showed that federal agents bought liability insurance over fears their handling of the Trump-Russia probe could lead to legal trouble.
The new documents were disclosed in a federal court filing on Thursday by Sidney Powell, defense attorney for former Trump adviser Michael Flynn. Seizing on the new release, the president ran a victory lap at a campaign rally in Florida, telling the crowd the FBI had been “caught” attempting a “coup.”
“Today a trove of text messages was released from FBI agents involved in the Russian witch hunt. You gotta see this,” Trump said, reading out a headline from the Federalist.
“These people are scum. They were trying to do a coup. And we’ve caught them before that, we caught them spying on our nation… Never forget: they are coming after me because I’m fighting for you.”
‘Trump Was Right’: Explosive New FBI Texts Detail Internal Furor Over Handling Of ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Investigation — Newly disclosed internal FBI notes & text messages detail the extent of the FBI’s desire to take down Trump & his associates at any cost.https://t.co/KsHId8YJVD — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 24, 2020
The documents, which largely consist of text messages between unnamed federal agents, reveal that both FBI and CIA personnel purchased professional liability insurance days before Trump took office, fearing that illicit media leaks at the Department of Justice could result in lawsuits against many involved in the first leg of the Trump-Russia investigation – then known by its FBI codename ‘Crossfire Hurricane’.
“We all went and purchased professional liability insurance,” one agent said in a text on January 10, 2017, some 10 days before Trump’s inauguration.
“Holy crap. All the analysts too?” another agent said, prompting the first to reply “Yep. All the folks at the Agency as well” – an apparent reference to the CIA.
When the first agent was asked who might be filing lawsuits, he responded: “Haha, who knows… I think [the] concern when we got it was that there was a big leak at DOJ and the [New York Times] among others was going to do a piece.”
The thought was if that piece comes out, and Jan 20th comes around… the new [attorney general] might have some questions… then yada yada yada… we all get screwed.
🚨 NEW Flynn docs 11/8/16: “So glad they’re closing Razor” 12/5/16: Disagreement with getting Flynn financials. “We didn’t find anything…” 12/5/16: “This [investigation] is a nightmare” 1/5/17: After Obama WH meeting – Razor is going to stay open. Thread. pic.twitter.com/0s2FrR6w7M — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) September 24, 2020
The messages also indicate that the FBI’s separate investigation into Michael Flynn, then Trump’s national security advisor, was kept alive long after senior figures in the bureau ordered the probe closed, finding no “derogatory information” on Flynn. While one agent expressed relief in early November 2016 that the Flynn probe – named ‘Crossfire Razor’ – was ordered shut, that order had been overturned by January 2017, bureau personnel said in the messages.
Other texts show agents discussing the use of National Security Letters (NSLs) as a pretext to “buy time” and drag out the investigation, allowing the FBI to continue digging into Flynn’s finances with little judicial oversight, despite prior “traces” turning up “nothing.” x
12/5/16: Discussions of the investigation of Flynn “We put out traces, tripwires to community and nothing.” “Bingo” “So whats an NSL [National Security Letter] going to do – no content.” pic.twitter.com/6M7lVbbTZk — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) September 24, 2020
Flynn was forced to resign as national security advisor in 2017 and later charged for misleading the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, with whom he was accused of discussing US sanctions on Russia prior to Trump’s swearing-in as president. The DOJ has since ordered Flynn’s case closed after prior document dumps revealed misconduct at the bureau, but Flynn’s judge has refused to comply with the order.
Among other revelations, the new messages also show that some agents believed FBI officials running the Trump-Russia investigation were biased in favor of then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, even hoping she would win the 2016 race.
“Doing all this election research – I think some of these guys want a Clinton presidency,” the agent said, prompting another to respond that “they seem to respect that they know what they are gonna get.”
“Haha, really. Instead of a wild card like Trump,” the first agent said.
The FBI documents were not the only blockbuster publication on Thursday. A new DOJ memo made public by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) suggests the FBI was aware that a primary source for Christopher Steele – a former British intelligence operative hired by the Clinton team to compile dirt on Trump in an infamous ‘dossier’ – was the subject of a counter-intelligence investigation in 2009. Despite deeming the source a potential Russian spy, the bureau relied on Steele’s dossier to obtain warrants to spy on the Trump campaign, disregarding the questionable origins of his so-called intelligence.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--Researchers Say, Science Institute Protects Interests of Big Food, Not Public Health

Science Institute Protects Interests of Big Food , Not Public Health , Researchers Say An investigation by academics , journalists and public interest researchers reveals a web of corporate money and industry-funded science surrounding the nonprofit organization International Life Sciences Institute ( ILSI ) .
ILSI describes itself as a network of think-tanks , science societies and institutes that promote food safety and nutrition .
However , as research group U.S .
Right to Know ( USRTK ) asserts , ILSI is a “ food industry lobbying group ” that works to benefit its corporate donors despite its proclaimed mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” USRTK details the revolving door between the ILSI and industry , which goes as far back as the organization ’ s foundation in 1978 .
It was started by former Coca-Cola executive Alex Malaspina , and as USRTK points out , the nonprofit has maintained its close ties to Coca-Cola .
For example , Michael Ernest Knowles , president of ILSI from 2009-2011 , hailed from Coca-Cola where he was the vice president of global scientific and regulatory affairs .
As another example , ILSI ’ s president in 2015 , Rhona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , working as Coca-Cola ’ s chief health and science officer .
Applebaum was forced to retire from both positions after reports showed that Coke funded and edited the mission statement of a prominent anti-obesity advocacy group in an effort to shift public conversation away from criticism of the effects of sugary drinks and instead blame the lack of physical activity on childhood obesity .
But , as noted in this recent study , sugary drinks are to blame for this epidemic .
Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna looked at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sweetened drinks and obesity in children and adults .
Of all the studies , 93 % concluded that there was a “ positive association ” between the onset of overweight or obesity and the consumption of sugary drinks in children and adults .
Other research has found positive association between sugary drinks and cancer .
USRTK highlights ILSI ’ s influence on domestic health officials , in the U.S. and abroad .
The report highlights the example of Chinese health officials , noting that ILSI-Chinese operations are actually located inside China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Beijing .
USRTK notes Harvard Professor Susan Greenhalgh findings , which show that Western food and beverage corporations have helped shape decades of Chinese science and public policy on obesity and diet by operating through ILSI .
Greenhalgh explains , “ Since 2015 , when The New York Times exposed Coke ’ s efforts to promote activity as the main solution for obesity , we ’ ve known that Coke was involved in distorting the science of obesity .
My work reveals the scale of the impact and the inner workings of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ILSI .
The researchers also shows how ILSI takes money directly from food and chemical companies .
While ISLI does not publicly disclose its funding from industry , researchers were able to find a $ 500,000 contribution from Monsanto in 2012 and more than $ 163,500 from Coca-Cola the same year .
In 2013 , the ILSI received $ 337,000 from Coca-Cola and more than $ 100,000 each from corporations like Monsanto , Dow Chemical and Bayer .
A draft of ILSI ’ s 2016 tax returns also reveals hundreds of thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nestle , Kellogg , Kraft , General Mills and Unilever .
USRTK notes that these monetary contributions can affect global health policy .
In 2016 , the United Nations panel on Monsanto ’ s chemical glyphosate was chaired by ILSI Europe Vice President Alan Boobis .
Co-chairing the sessions was Angelo Moretto , an ILSI board member .
Neither individual declared their ILSI leadership roles as conflicts of interest , despite the significant financial contributions ILSI has received from Monsanto .
What ’ s more , USRTK points out that these monetary contributions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coca-Cola earmarked its ILSI contributions to fund the organization ’ s “ Platform for International Partnerships , ” which manages its relationships with regulatory bodies like the World Health Organization .
USRTK then references a June 2019 paper in Globalization and Health , which explains that corporations deploy ILSI “ as a tool to promote their interests globally.
” Researchers further demonstrate the existence of a nonprofit industrial complex , where “ science institutes ” like ILSI serve as a vehicle for corporate influence , at the expense of objective science and public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( click on image to read ) TLB Editors Note : This is World Mercury Project on steroids !
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Science Institute Protects Interests of Big Food, Not Public Health, Researchers Say
By Jeremy Loffredo
An investigation by academics, journalists and public interest researchers reveals a web of corporate money and industry-funded science surrounding the nonprofit organization International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). ILSI describes itself as a network of think-tanks, science societies and institutes that promote food safety and nutrition. However, as research group U.S. Right to Know (USRTK) asserts, ILSI is a “food industry lobbying group” that works to benefit its corporate donors despite its proclaimed mission of improving “human health and well-being.”
USRTK details the revolving door between the ILSI and industry, which goes as far back as the organization’s foundation in 1978. It was started by former Coca-Cola executive Alex Malaspina, and as USRTK points out, the nonprofit has maintained its close ties to Coca-Cola. For example, Michael Ernest Knowles, president of ILSI from 2009-2011, hailed from Coca-Cola where he was the vice president of global scientific and regulatory affairs. As another example, ILSI’s president in 2015, Rhona Applebaum, was, at the same time, working as Coca-Cola’s chief health and science officer. Applebaum was forced to retire from both positions after reports showed that Coke funded and edited the mission statement of a prominent anti-obesity advocacy group in an effort to shift public conversation away from criticism of the effects of sugary drinks and instead blame the lack of physical activity on childhood obesity.
But, as noted in this recent study, sugary drinks are to blame for this epidemic. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna looked at 20 studies addressing the link between sugary sweetened drinks and obesity in children and adults. Of all the studies, 93% concluded that there was a “positive association” between the onset of overweight or obesity and the consumption of sugary drinks in children and adults. Other research has found positive association between sugary drinks and cancer.
USRTK highlights ILSI’s influence on domestic health officials, in the U.S. and abroad. The report highlights the example of Chinese health officials, noting that ILSI-Chinese operations are actually located inside China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention offices in Beijing. USRTK notes Harvard Professor Susan Greenhalgh findings, which show that Western food and beverage corporations have helped shape decades of Chinese science and public policy on obesity and diet by operating through ILSI.
Greenhalgh explains, “Since 2015, when The New York Times exposed Coke’s efforts to promote activity as the main solution for obesity, we’ve known that Coke was involved in distorting the science of obesity. My work reveals the scale of the impact and the inner workings of the organizations involved,” which includes ILSI.
The researchers also shows how ILSI takes money directly from food and chemical companies. While ISLI does not publicly disclose its funding from industry, researchers were able to find a $500,000 contribution from Monsanto in 2012 and more than $163,500 from Coca-Cola the same year.
In 2013, the ILSI received $337,000 from Coca-Cola and more than $100,000 each from corporations like Monsanto, Dow Chemical and Bayer.
A draft of ILSI’s 2016 tax returns also reveals hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from giants such as Nestle, Kellogg, Kraft, General Mills and Unilever.
USRTK notes that these monetary contributions can affect global health policy. In 2016, the United Nations panel on Monsanto’s chemical glyphosate was chaired by ILSI Europe Vice President Alan Boobis. Co-chairing the sessions was Angelo Moretto, an ILSI board member. Neither individual declared their ILSI leadership roles as conflicts of interest, despite the significant financial contributions ILSI has received from Monsanto.
What’s more, USRTK points out that these monetary contributions can be earmarked for specific initiatives. Coca-Cola earmarked its ILSI contributions to fund the organization’s “Platform for International Partnerships,” which manages its relationships with regulatory bodies like the World Health Organization. USRTK then references a June 2019 paper in Globalization and Health, which explains that corporations deploy ILSI “as a tool to promote their interests globally.” Researchers further demonstrate the existence of a nonprofit industrial complex, where “science institutes” like ILSI serve as a vehicle for corporate influence, at the expense of objective science and public health.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--Early ‘lids’: Biden campaign stalls with 40 days left

No door knocks , little press access , early ‘ lids ’ : Biden campaign stalls with 40 days left The momentum of the Joe Biden campaign is showing signs of stalling less than a month and a half before the Nov. 3 election , with the Democratic nominee at the center of a political effort that is forgoing knocking on doors , skipping entire days ’ worth of campaigning , and at times appearing to avoid engagements with the press in contrast to his more gregarious Republican opponent .
Biden ’ s campaign has notably eschewed door-to-door knocking over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That decision has panicked some Democratic operatives , but Biden campaign officials have argued it ’ s necessary in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
The Trump campaign , meanwhile , claims to have knocked on over 30,000,000 doors and placed 120,000,000 phone calls .
Biden campaign manager Jen O ’ Malley said earlier this month that door-to-door knocks alone “ don ’ t have any impact on reaching voters.
” The Democratic campaign , she said , has been relying on “ conversations ” with voters in order to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is doing almost exclusively through virtual means such as phone calls and text messages .
“ What we ’ re finding is that we are able to actually connect and reach more people than we had been in previous cycles through the phone , ” campaign Deputy States Director Molly Ritner told NPR .
That confidence has not trickled down to every 2020 Democratic campaign .
Numerous Democrats in federal and state races have taken to knocking on doors , a perennial election tradition that many see as a time-tested campaign tactic that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dave Carney , a veteran Republican campaign operative who runs the New Hampshire public relations firm Norway Hill Associates , accused the Biden camp of “ Pollyannaish hubris ” for its virtual approach to voter engagementt .
“ We know empirically that personal voter contact is the most effective mode to persuade and turn out voters , ” he told Just the News .
He noted that the Biden camp may miss crucial engagements with swing voters by foregoing door-knocking .
“ Time will tell if it hurts them or not , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that utilizes virtual vote-gathering to gain a critical edge among voters would be a revelation in American politics , which has long prized the more intimate , folksy appeal of face-to-face campaign engagement .
The Trump campaign , meanwhile , expressed confidence that its face-to-face tactic will pay off this year .
“ President Trump and his campaign have always placed incredible value in connecting directly with voters , and right now we ’ re the only campaign asking people for their vote in person , ” campaign spokeswoman Samantha Zager told Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not respond to repeated requests for comment regarding its major disparity in face-to-face voter contact relative to the Trump campaign .
Nor did Biden ’ s camp respond to inquiries regarding several recent early-morning “ lids ” the campaign has called , in which staffers have informed press that Biden will not be conducting any campaign activities on the day in question .
On Tuesday and Thursday of this week alone , the campaign has called a lid before noon .
On Sept. 19 , Biden called a lid before 9:00 a.m. Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speculation online , largely among conservative commentators who have alleged that the early lids indicate that Biden , who is nearly 80 years old , has become exhausted by the relentless demands of a contentious presidential campaign .
Others have defended the lax schedule .
“ People .
Biden is doing debate prep , ” Daily Beast Politics Editor Sam Stein wrote on Twitter on Thursday .
“ That ’ s why he ’ s calling lids .
It ’ s not that complicated.
” Biden did say on Wednesday that he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday , presaging his campaign ’ s early lid on that day .
Yet he indicated that he had not engaged in much prep up to that point , telling reporters , “ I started to prepare , but I haven ’ t gotten into it really heavily.
” On Thursday , President Trump himself slammed Biden for the short campaign days , writing on Twitter that Biden was a “ LOW ENERGY INDIVIDUAL.
” “ [ O ] ur Country can not make it in these exciting , but complex and competitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
!
!
” he declared .
Both Biden and his running mate , California Sen. Kamala Harris , have also faced criticism for their relative reluctance to appear before the press and take questions .
Harris ’ s own lack of appearances before news media have drawn criticism not just from conservative circles but from mainstream journalists .
Both CBS correspondent Ed O ’ Keefe and NBC campaign reporter Deepa Shivaram have publicly lambasted Harris ’ s habitual press avoidance , with O ’ Keefe noting that Harris ’ s “ reluctance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” contrasts with her willingness , earlier in her career , to engage with reporters .
Although on Thursday Sam Stein defended Biden ’ s early campaign lids , on Wednesday he also slammed the Biden camp ’ s aloofness from the media .
“ The Biden campaign ’ s reluctance to talk to the press is not just annoying ( though it ’ s that ) , it ’ s bad for our system of governance ( especially during COVID ) and has a foul stench of insecurity , ” he wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under fire over allegations that he utilizes teleprompters during news interviews , with the candidate at times appearing to read off of television screens when answering one-on-one questions from journalists .
When Biden has appeared in the spotlight , meanwhile , he has at times appeared to stumble in communicating basic ideas , such as when he apparently garbled a line in his nomination acceptance speech and declared of America : “ There ’ s never been anything we ’ ve been able to accomplish when we ’ ve done it together.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been hard to decipher .
At a campaign event earlier this month , he told attendees : “ COVID has taken this year , just since the outbreak , has taken more than 100 year … look , here ’ s , the lives … it ’ s just , it ’ s , I mean think about it.
” “ More lives this year than any other year for the past hundred years , ” he added .
Though the Biden campaign has appeared to be at a positional disadvantage heading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election season , Biden has nevertheless maintained a steady lead on Trump in numerous national surveys .
Just the News polls have shown Biden holding a steady 4-6 point lead over Trump since the beginning of September .
Early Virginia voters explain why they voted ahead of first presidential debate on Tuesday Trump press secretary : Prepaid postage loophole could be exploited to rig vote in favor of Biden ( TLB ) published this article with permission of John Solomon at Just the News Some emphasis and pictorial content added by ( TLB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff at Just the News

No door knocks, little press access, early ‘lids’: Biden campaign stalls with 40 days left
Campaign calls multiple early-morning “lids,” raising specter of exhausted candidate
By Daniel Payne
The momentum of the Joe Biden campaign is showing signs of stalling less than a month and a half before the Nov. 3 election, with the Democratic nominee at the center of a political effort that is forgoing knocking on doors, skipping entire days’ worth of campaigning, and at times appearing to avoid engagements with the press in contrast to his more gregarious Republican opponent.
Biden’s campaign has notably eschewed door-to-door knocking over the course of the waning election season. That decision has panicked some Democratic operatives, but Biden campaign officials have argued it’s necessary in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump campaign, meanwhile, claims to have knocked on over 30,000,000 doors and placed 120,000,000 phone calls.
Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley said earlier this month that door-to-door knocks alone “don’t have any impact on reaching voters.” The Democratic campaign, she said, has been relying on “conversations” with voters in order to get out the vote, something the campaign is doing almost exclusively through virtual means such as phone calls and text messages.
“What we’re finding is that we are able to actually connect and reach more people than we had been in previous cycles through the phone,” campaign Deputy States Director Molly Ritner told NPR.
That confidence has not trickled down to every 2020 Democratic campaign. Numerous Democrats in federal and state races have taken to knocking on doors, a perennial election tradition that many see as a time-tested campaign tactic that politicians discard at their own peril.
Dave Carney, a veteran Republican campaign operative who runs the New Hampshire public relations firm Norway Hill Associates, accused the Biden camp of “Pollyannaish hubris” for its virtual approach to voter engagementt.
“We know empirically that personal voter contact is the most effective mode to persuade and turn out voters,” he told Just the News. He noted that the Biden camp may miss crucial engagements with swing voters by foregoing door-knocking. “Time will tell if it hurts them or not,” he said.
A successful presidential campaign that utilizes virtual vote-gathering to gain a critical edge among voters would be a revelation in American politics, which has long prized the more intimate, folksy appeal of face-to-face campaign engagement. The Trump campaign, meanwhile, expressed confidence that its face-to-face tactic will pay off this year.
“President Trump and his campaign have always placed incredible value in connecting directly with voters, and right now we’re the only campaign asking people for their vote in person,” campaign spokeswoman Samantha Zager told Just the News.
“Joe Biden believes he can win a race from his basement by buying television ads without making his case directly to the American people — but while he’s taking voters for granted, we’re firing on all cylinders with ads, targeted visits to key states, and our massive ground game operation,” she continued.
Early campaign ‘lids’ fuel concerns about Biden’s stamina
The Biden campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment regarding its major disparity in face-to-face voter contact relative to the Trump campaign.
Nor did Biden’s camp respond to inquiries regarding several recent early-morning “lids” the campaign has called, in which staffers have informed press that Biden will not be conducting any campaign activities on the day in question. On Tuesday and Thursday of this week alone, the campaign has called a lid before noon. On Sept. 19, Biden called a lid before 9:00 a.m.
Those decisions have raised no small amount of speculation online, largely among conservative commentators who have alleged that the early lids indicate that Biden, who is nearly 80 years old, has become exhausted by the relentless demands of a contentious presidential campaign.
Others have defended the lax schedule. “People. Biden is doing debate prep,” Daily Beast Politics Editor Sam Stein wrote on Twitter on Thursday. “That’s why he’s calling lids. It’s not that complicated.”
Biden did say on Wednesday that he would be prepping for the upcoming debates on Thursday, presaging his campaign’s early lid on that day. Yet he indicated that he had not engaged in much prep up to that point, telling reporters, “I started to prepare, but I haven’t gotten into it really heavily.”
On Thursday, President Trump himself slammed Biden for the short campaign days, writing on Twitter that Biden was a “LOW ENERGY INDIVIDUAL.”
“[O]ur Country cannot make it in these exciting, but complex and competitive times, with a Low Energy President !!!” he declared.
Press avoidance has ‘foul stench of insecurity’
Both Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, have also faced criticism for their relative reluctance to appear before the press and take questions.
Harris’s own lack of appearances before news media have drawn criticism not just from conservative circles but from mainstream journalists. Both CBS correspondent Ed O’Keefe and NBC campaign reporter Deepa Shivaram have publicly lambasted Harris’s habitual press avoidance, with O’Keefe noting that Harris’s “reluctance to answer questions on a regular basis” contrasts with her willingness, earlier in her career, to engage with reporters.
Although on Thursday Sam Stein defended Biden’s early campaign lids, on Wednesday he also slammed the Biden camp’s aloofness from the media. “The Biden campaign’s reluctance to talk to the press is not just annoying (though it’s that), it’s bad for our system of governance (especially during COVID) and has a foul stench of insecurity,” he wrote.
Biden, meanwhile, has come under fire over allegations that he utilizes teleprompters during news interviews, with the candidate at times appearing to read off of television screens when answering one-on-one questions from journalists.
At one campaign event earlier this month, an attendee appeared to suggest that she had been given a prearranged question to ask the presidential candidate, though it was ultimately unclear if the question had simply been cleared by staffers beforehand or if Biden himself had vetted the question prior to the event.
When Biden has appeared in the spotlight, meanwhile, he has at times appeared to stumble in communicating basic ideas, such as when he apparently garbled a line in his nomination acceptance speech and declared of America: “There’s never been anything we’ve been able to accomplish when we’ve done it together.”
In other cases, his intended meanings have been hard to decipher. At a campaign event earlier this month, he told attendees: “COVID has taken this year, just since the outbreak, has taken more than 100 year … look, here’s, the lives … it’s just, it’s, I mean think about it.”
“More lives this year than any other year for the past hundred years,” he added.
Though the Biden campaign has appeared to be at a positional disadvantage heading into the critical October stretch of the election season, Biden has nevertheless maintained a steady lead on Trump in numerous national surveys. Just the News polls have shown Biden holding a steady 4-6 point lead over Trump since the beginning of September.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--Five Reasons to Elect Democrats in November

Five Reasons to Elect Democrats in November When I received , and first looked at what is presented below , my reaction was … too short … too simple … too in your face/blatant .
But then I started thinking ( Yes I have been know to do that on occasion ) about our Democrat ( Progressive , Liberal ) power players and : • QUESTION : What goes through our heads as we watch the grand performance called Liberalism failing over and over again … yet still being stuffed in our faces whether we wish it or not … @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heads as we watch We The Peoples business ignored , or taking back seat to a daily regimen of America bashing , rioting and story telling ( fake news ) … • QUESTION : What goes through our heads as we watch the total disrespect and egregious actions taken to effectively neuter a sitting president in the eyes of We The People and … the entire world … • QUESTION : When does this all stop being an inconvenience … a pain in the ass to We The People … and become sedition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of us ( NON Liberals or Progressives ) in our anger and maximum frustration have thought through most of the scenarios below as “ worse case ” … almost ( but not quite ) willing to believe that they are actually capable of these actions … Then we settled back to some level of reality .
It is for this reason I thank Jerry , and present this short ( but quite eye opening ) rant .
Some people may call me a snarky conservative who doesn ’ t care about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , I ’ m setting the record straight and giving 5 reasons to elect DEMOCRATS this November : 4 ) Let the new president impeach the conservative Supreme Court justices and replace them with a rainbow variety of judges who truly reflect the United States .
Imagine all men united with men .
And all women with women .
5 ) Let ’ s make the next high court justice a transgender , perhaps a child molester with a long term heroin addiction or perhaps a fentanyl pusher .
Yeah , now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Perhaps even one with managerial skills reflected in the stellar Democrat management of the Iowa caucuses .
And of course , we need at least one or two illegal alien justices–oh I mean undocumented immigrants .
And a terrorist or two for good measure to enforce newly minted constitutional law–Sharia law , that is .
OH , you disagree ?
you must be a hater , or a home-schooler or anti-choice , or one of those old fashioned gun-toters who won ’ t be allowed a pea shooter under a Utopian trifecta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Five Reasons to Elect Democrats in November
Preface by: Roger Landry (TLB)
When I received, and first looked at what is presented below, my reaction was … too short … too simple … too in your face/blatant. But then I started thinking (Yes I have been know to do that on occasion) about our Democrat (Progressive, Liberal) power players and:
QUESTION: What goes through our heads as we watch the grand performance called Liberalism failing over and over again … yet still being stuffed in our faces whether we wish it or not …
QUESTION: What goes through our heads as we watch We The Peoples business ignored, or taking back seat to a daily regimen of America bashing, rioting and story telling (fake news) …
QUESTION: What goes through our heads as we watch the total disrespect and egregious actions taken to effectively neuter a sitting president in the eyes of We The People and … the entire world …
QUESTION: When does this all stop being an inconvenience … a pain in the ass to We The People … and become sedition or treason …
I would say that most of us (NON Liberals or Progressives) in our anger and maximum frustration have thought through most of the scenarios below as “worse case” … almost (but not quite) willing to believe that they are actually capable of these actions … Then we settled back to some level of reality.
But “WHAT IF” … ???
It is for this reason I thank Jerry, and present this short (but quite eye opening) rant.
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5 Reasons to Elect Democrats in November
A Short Satire by: Jerry McGlothlin
Some people may call me a snarky conservative who doesn’t care about the downtrodden.
So, once and for all, I’m setting the record straight and giving 5 reasons to elect DEMOCRATS this November:
1) Give Democrats a full House of Rep-resentatives, to continue resenting the rule of law and personal responsibility. Let’s reward Nancy Pelosi for tearing up President Trump’s SOTU speech chock full of conservative accomplishments. And let’s be sure to eradicate any remnant of American exceptionalism.
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2) Give Democrats a senate majority so they can overturn any remaining moral restraints on behavior. While we’re at it, let’s ban traditional marriage and force monogamous ‘breeders’ to become ‘enlightened’ united under the new U.S. rainbow flag.
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3) Give Democrats the Presidency so they can issue executive orders overturning all Trump advances. Let’s force the rich to work 3 jobs instead of the two they already work, to pay their fair share of benefits for 150 million newly minted immigrants from the rest of the Americas.
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4) Let the new president impeach the conservative Supreme Court justices and replace them with a rainbow variety of judges who truly reflect the United States. Imagine all men united with men. And all women with women.
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5) Let’s make the next high court justice a transgender, perhaps a child molester with a long term heroin addiction or perhaps a fentanyl pusher. Yeah, now that’s truly getting ‘progressive.’ Perhaps even one with managerial skills reflected in the stellar Democrat management of the Iowa caucuses. And of course, we need at least one or two illegal alien justices–oh I mean undocumented immigrants. And a terrorist or two for good measure to enforce newly minted constitutional law–Sharia law, that is.
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OH, you disagree? you must be a hater, or a home-schooler or anti-choice, or one of those old fashioned gun-toters who won’t be allowed a pea shooter under a Utopian trifecta new Democratic United Socialist States of Amerika.
That’s America with a K, comrade.
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About the Author: Jerry McGlothlin is President of Special Guests, a conservative publicity agency of thirty-four years. Here’s Jerry’s contact information: Phone 919-437-0001 & email [email protected]
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thelibertybeacon--2020-09-25--Secret Report: CIA’s Brennan Overruled Dissenting Analysts about Hillary, Trump & Putin

Former CIA Director John Brennan personally edited a crucial section of the intelligence report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and assigned a political ally to take a lead role in writing it after career analysts disputed Brennan ’ s take that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump clinch the White House , according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials who have seen classified materials detailing Brennan ’ s role in drafting the document .
John Brennan , left , with Robert Mueller in 2013 : The CIA director ’ s explosive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump-Russia “ collusion ” investigations , notably Mueller ’ s probe as special counsel .
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews The explosive conclusion Brennan inserted into the report was used to help justify continuing the Trump-Russia “ collusion ” investigation , which had been launched by the FBI in 2016 .
It was picked up after the election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller , who in the end found no proof that Trump or his campaign conspired with Moscow .
The Obama administration publicly released a declassified version of the report — known as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Intentions in Recent Elections ( ICA ) ” — just two weeks before Trump took office , casting a cloud of suspicion over his presidency .
Democrats and national media have cited the report to suggest Russia influenced the 2016 outcome and warn that Putin is likely meddling again to reelect Trump .
The ICA is a key focus of U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s ongoing investigation into the origins of the “ collusion ” probe .
He wants to know if the intelligence findings were juiced for political purposes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CIA operatives who helped Brennan draft the ICA , Andrea Kendall-Taylor , financially supported Hillary Clinton during the campaign and is a close colleague of Eric Ciaramella , identified last year by RCI as the Democratic national security “ whistleblower ” whose complaint led to Trump ’ s impeachment , ending in Senate acquittal in January .
John Durham : He is said to be using the long-hidden report on the drafting of the ICA as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence .
Department of Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who openly supported Clinton during the campaign , excluded conflicting evidence about Putin ’ s motives from the report , despite objections from some intelligence analysts who argued Putin counted on Clinton winning the election and viewed Trump as a “ wild card.
” The dissenting analysts found that Moscow preferred Clinton because it judged she would work with its leaders , whereas it worried Trump would be too unpredictable .
As secretary of state , Clinton tried to “ reset ” relations with Moscow to move them to a more positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on expanding the U.S. military , which Moscow perceived as a threat .
These same analysts argued the Kremlin was generally trying to sow discord and disrupt the American democratic process during the 2016 election cycle .
They also noted that Russia tried to interfere in the 2008 and 2012 races , many years before Trump threw his hat in the ring .
He elaborated that the analysts said they also came under political pressure to back Brennan ’ s judgment that Putin personally ordered “ active measures ” against the Clinton campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though the underlying intelligence was “ weak.
” Adam Schiff : Soon after the Democrat took control of the House Intelligence Committee , its review of the drafting of the intelligence community assessment was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe .
AP Photo/J .
Scott Applewhite The review , conducted by the House Intelligence Committee , culminated in a lengthy report that was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe soon after Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff took control of the committee in January 2019 .
The official said the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ICA and interviewing analysts involved in crafting it , including the chief of Brennan ’ s so-called “ fusion cell , ” which was the interagency analytical group Obama ’ s top spook stood up to look into Russian influence operations during the 2016 election .
Durham is said to be using the long-hidden report , which runs 50-plus pages , as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence while targeting the Trump campaign and presidential transition in an unprecedented investigation involving wiretapping and other secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brennan for several hours at CIA headquarters after obtaining his emails , call logs and other documents from the agency .
Durham has also quizzed analysts and supervisors who worked on the ICA .
A spokesman for Brennan said that , according to Durham , he is not the target of a criminal investigation and “ only a witness to events that are under review.
” Durham ’ s office did not respond to requests for comment .
The senior intelligence official , who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analyst Kendall-Taylor was a key member of the team that worked on the ICA .
A Brennan protégé , she donated hundreds of dollars to Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign , federal records show .
In June , she gave $ 250 to the Biden Victory Fund .
Andrea Kendall-Taylor : A Brennan protégé , she donated hundreds of dollars to Hillary Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign , and recently defended the ICA in a “ 60 Minutes ” interview .
“ 60 Minutes ” /YouTube Kendall-Taylor and Ciaramella entered the CIA as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked the Russia beat together at CIA headquarters in Langley , Va. From 2015 to 2018 , Kendall-Taylor was detailed to the National Intelligence Council , where she was deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia .
Ciaramella succeeded her in that position at NIC , a unit of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that oversees the CIA and the other intelligence agencies .
It ’ s not clear if Ciaramella also played a role in the drafting of the January 2017 assessment .
He was working in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time .
The CIA declined comment .
Kendall-Taylor did not respond to requests for comment , but she recently defended the ICA as a national security expert in a CBS “ 60 Minutes ” interview on Russia ’ s election activities , arguing it was a slam-dunk case “ based on a large body of evidence that demonstrated not only what Russia was doing , but also its intent .
And it ’ s based on a number of different sources , collected human intelligence , technical intelligence.
” But the secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was hastily put together over 30 days at the direction of Obama intelligence czar James Clapper , did not follow longstanding rules for crafting such assessments .
It was not farmed out to other key intelligence agencies for their input , and did not include an annex for dissent , among other extraordinary departures from past tradecraft .
Eric Ciaramella : The Democratic national security “ whistleblower , ” whose complaint led to President Trump ’ s impeachment , was a close colleague of Kendall-Taylor .
It ’ s not clear if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drafting of the January 2017 assessment .
whitehouse.gov It did , however , include a two-page annex summarizing allegations from a dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele .
His claim that Putin had personally ordered cyberattacks on the Clinton campaign to help Trump win happened to echo the key finding of the ICA that Brennan supported .
Brennan had briefed Democratic senators about allegations from the dossier on Capitol Hill .
Steele ’ s reporting has since been discredited by the Justice Department ’ s inspector general as rumor-based opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton campaign .
Several allegations have been debunked , even by Steele ’ s own primary source , who confessed to the FBI that he ginned the rumors up with some of his Russian drinking buddies to earn money from Steele .
Former FBI Director James Comey told the Justice Department ’ s watchdog that the Steele material , which he referred to as the “ Crown material , ” was incorporated with the ICA because it was “ corroborative of the central thesis of the assessment “ The IC analysts found it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Christopher Steele : His dossier allegations were summarized in a two-page annex to the ICA , but dissenting views about the Kremlin ’ s favoring Hillary Clinton over Trump were excluded .
Victoria Jones/PA via AP The officials who have read the secret congressional report on the ICA dispute that .
They say a number of analysts objected to including the dossier , arguing it was political innuendo and not sound intelligence .
Kendall-Taylor denied any political bias factored into the intelligence .
Her boss during the ICA ’ s drafting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tasked Gurganus , then detailed to NIC as its national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia , with coordinating the production of the ICA with Kendall-Taylor .
They , in turn , worked closely with NIC ’ s cybersecurity expert Vinh Nguyen , who had been consulting with Democratic National Committee cybersecurity contractor CrowdStrike to gather intelligence on the alleged Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system .
( CrowdStrike ’ s president has testified he couldn ’ t say for sure Russian intelligence stole DNC emails , according to recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigators have focused on people who worked at NIC during the drafting of the ICA , according to recent published reports .
The senior official who identified Kendall-Taylor said Brennan did not seek input from experts from CIA ’ s so-called Russia House , a department within Langley officially called the Center for Europe and Eurasia , before arriving at the conclusion that Putin meddled in the election to benefit Trump .
“ It was not an intelligence assessment .
It was not coordinated in the [ intelligence ] community or even with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official said .
“ It was just a small group of people selected and driven by Brennan himself … and Brennan did the editing.
” The official noted that National Security Agency analysts also dissented from the conclusion that Putin personally sought to tilt the scale for Trump .
One of only three agencies from the 17-agency intelligence community invited to participate in the ICA , the NSA had a lower level of confidence than the CIA and FBI , specifically on that bombshell conclusion .
The official said the NSA ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the communications of Russian officials overseas .
Yet it could not corroborate Brennan ’ s preferred conclusion through its signals intelligence .
Former NSA Director Michael Rogers , who has testified that the conclusion about Putin and Trump “ didn ’ t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources , ” reportedly has been cooperating with Durham ’ s probe .
The second senior intelligence official , who has read a draft of the still-classified House Intelligence Committee review , confirmed that career intelligence analysts complained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Brennan , who previously worked in the Obama White House .
Brennan ’ s tight control over the process of drafting the ICA belies public claims the assessment reflected the “ consensus of the entire intelligence community.
” His unilateral role also raises doubts about the objectivity of the intelligence .
In his defense , Brennan has pointed to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report that found “ no reason to dispute the Intelligence Community ’ s conclusions.
” Brennan , ex-Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco and ex-national intelligence director James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSNBC , right , at a 2018 Aspen Instutute event .
Aspen Institute However , the report completely blacks out a review of the underlying evidence to support the Brennan-inserted conclusion , including an entire section labeled “ Putin Ordered Campaign to Influence U.S. Election.
” Still , it suggests elsewhere that conclusions are supported by intelligence with “ varying substantiation ” and with “ differing confidence levels.
” It also notes “ concerns about the use of specific sources.
” Adding to doubts , the committee relied heavily on the closed-door testimony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monaco , a close Brennan ally who met with Brennan and his “ fusion team ” at the White House before and after the election .
The extent of Monaco ’ s role in the ICA is unclear .
Brennan last week pledged he would cooperate with two other Senate committees investigating the origins of the Russia “ collusion ” investigation .
The Senate judiciary and governmental affairs panels recently gained authority to subpoena Brennan and other witnesses to testify .
Several Republican lawmakers and former Trump officials are clamoring for the declassification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report on the ICA .
However , according to the intelligence official who worked on the ICA review , Brennan ensured that it would be next to impossible to declassify his sourcing for the key judgment on Putin .
He said Brennan hid all sources and references to the underlying intelligence behind a highly sensitive and compartmented wall of classification .
He explained that he and Clapper created two classified versions of the ICA – a highly restricted Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information version that reveals the sourcing , and a more accessible Top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sourcing .
Unless the classification of compartmented findings can be downgraded , access to Brennan ’ s questionable sourcing will remain highly restricted , leaving the underlying evidence conveniently opaque , the official said .
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Secret Report Exposes CIA’s Brennan Overruled Dissenting Analysts Who Concluded Russia Favored Hillary
by Paul Sperry
Former CIA Director John Brennan personally edited a crucial section of the intelligence report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and assigned a political ally to take a lead role in writing it after career analysts disputed Brennan’s take that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump clinch the White House, according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials who have seen classified materials detailing Brennan’s role in drafting the document.
John Brennan, left, with Robert Mueller in 2013: The CIA director’s explosive conclusion in the ICA helped justify continuing Trump-Russia “collusion” investigations, notably Mueller’s probe as special counsel. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
The explosive conclusion Brennan inserted into the report was used to help justify continuing the Trump-Russia “collusion” investigation, which had been launched by the FBI in 2016. It was picked up after the election by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who in the end found no proof that Trump or his campaign conspired with Moscow.
The Obama administration publicly released a declassified version of the report — known as the “Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent Elections (ICA)” — just two weeks before Trump took office, casting a cloud of suspicion over his presidency. Democrats and national media have cited the report to suggest Russia influenced the 2016 outcome and warn that Putin is likely meddling again to reelect Trump.
The ICA is a key focus of U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing investigation into the origins of the “collusion” probe. He wants to know if the intelligence findings were juiced for political purposes.
RealClearInvestigations has learned that one of the CIA operatives who helped Brennan draft the ICA, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, financially supported Hillary Clinton during the campaign and is a close colleague of Eric Ciaramella, identified last year by RCI as the Democratic national security “whistleblower” whose complaint led to Trump’s impeachment, ending in Senate acquittal in January.
John Durham: He is said to be using the long-hidden report on the drafting of the ICA as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence. Department of Justice via AP
The two officials said Brennan, who openly supported Clinton during the campaign, excluded conflicting evidence about Putin’s motives from the report, despite objections from some intelligence analysts who argued Putin counted on Clinton winning the election and viewed Trump as a “wild card.”
The dissenting analysts found that Moscow preferred Clinton because it judged she would work with its leaders, whereas it worried Trump would be too unpredictable. As secretary of state, Clinton tried to “reset” relations with Moscow to move them to a more positive and cooperative stage, while Trump campaigned on expanding the U.S. military, which Moscow perceived as a threat.
These same analysts argued the Kremlin was generally trying to sow discord and disrupt the American democratic process during the 2016 election cycle. They also noted that Russia tried to interfere in the 2008 and 2012 races, many years before Trump threw his hat in the ring.
“They complained Brennan took a thesis [that Putin supported Trump] and decided he was going to ignore dissenting data and exaggerate the importance of that conclusion, even though they said it didn’t have any real substance behind it,” said a senior U.S intelligence official who participated in a 2018 review of the spycraft behind the assessment, which President Obama ordered after the 2016 election.
He elaborated that the analysts said they also came under political pressure to back Brennan’s judgment that Putin personally ordered “active measures” against the Clinton campaign to throw the election to Trump, even though the underlying intelligence was “weak.”
Adam Schiff: Soon after the Democrat took control of the House Intelligence Committee, its review of the drafting of the intelligence community assessment was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
The review, conducted by the House Intelligence Committee, culminated in a lengthy report that was classified and locked in a Capitol basement safe soon after Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff took control of the committee in January 2019.
The official said the committee spent more than 1,200 hours reviewing the ICA and interviewing analysts involved in crafting it, including the chief of Brennan’s so-called “fusion cell,” which was the interagency analytical group Obama’s top spook stood up to look into Russian influence operations during the 2016 election.
Durham is said to be using the long-hidden report, which runs 50-plus pages, as a road map in his investigation of whether the Obama administration politicized intelligence while targeting the Trump campaign and presidential transition in an unprecedented investigation involving wiretapping and other secret surveillance.
The special prosecutor recently interviewed Brennan for several hours at CIA headquarters after obtaining his emails, call logs and other documents from the agency. Durham has also quizzed analysts and supervisors who worked on the ICA.
A spokesman for Brennan said that, according to Durham, he is not the target of a criminal investigation and “only a witness to events that are under review.” Durham’s office did not respond to requests for comment.
The senior intelligence official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said former senior CIA political analyst Kendall-Taylor was a key member of the team that worked on the ICA. A Brennan protégé, she donated hundreds of dollars to Clinton’s 2016 campaign, federal records show. In June, she gave $250 to the Biden Victory Fund.
Andrea Kendall-Taylor: A Brennan protégé, she donated hundreds of dollars to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and recently defended the ICA in a “60 Minutes” interview. “60 Minutes”/YouTube
Kendall-Taylor and Ciaramella entered the CIA as junior analysts around the same time and worked the Russia beat together at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. From 2015 to 2018, Kendall-Taylor was detailed to the National Intelligence Council, where she was deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia. Ciaramella succeeded her in that position at NIC, a unit of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that oversees the CIA and the other intelligence agencies.
It’s not clear if Ciaramella also played a role in the drafting of the January 2017 assessment. He was working in the White House as a CIA detailee at the time. The CIA declined comment.
Kendall-Taylor did not respond to requests for comment, but she recently defended the ICA as a national security expert in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview on Russia’s election activities, arguing it was a slam-dunk case “based on a large body of evidence that demonstrated not only what Russia was doing, but also its intent. And it’s based on a number of different sources, collected human intelligence, technical intelligence.”
But the secret congressional review details how the ICA, which was hastily put together over 30 days at the direction of Obama intelligence czar James Clapper, did not follow longstanding rules for crafting such assessments. It was not farmed out to other key intelligence agencies for their input, and did not include an annex for dissent, among other extraordinary departures from past tradecraft.
Eric Ciaramella: The Democratic national security “whistleblower,” whose complaint led to President Trump’s impeachment, was a close colleague of Kendall-Taylor. It’s not clear if Ciaramella also played a role in the drafting of the January 2017 assessment. whitehouse.gov
It did, however, include a two-page annex summarizing allegations from a dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele. His claim that Putin had personally ordered cyberattacks on the Clinton campaign to help Trump win happened to echo the key finding of the ICA that Brennan supported. Brennan had briefed Democratic senators about allegations from the dossier on Capitol Hill.
“Some of the FBI source’s [Steele’s] reporting is consistent with the judgment in the assessment,” stated the appended summary, which the two intelligence sources say was written by Brennan loyalists. “The FBI source claimed, for example, that Putin ordered the influence effort with the aim of defeating Secretary Clinton, whom Putin ‘feared and hated.’ “
Steele’s reporting has since been discredited by the Justice Department’s inspector general as rumor-based opposition research on Trump paid for by the Clinton campaign. Several allegations have been debunked, even by Steele’s own primary source, who confessed to the FBI that he ginned the rumors up with some of his Russian drinking buddies to earn money from Steele.
Former FBI Director James Comey told the Justice Department’s watchdog that the Steele material, which he referred to as the “Crown material,” was incorporated with the ICA because it was “corroborative of the central thesis of the assessment “The IC analysts found it credible on its face,” Comey said.
Christopher Steele: His dossier allegations were summarized in a two-page annex to the ICA, but dissenting views about the Kremlin’s favoring Hillary Clinton over Trump were excluded. Victoria Jones/PA via AP
The officials who have read the secret congressional report on the ICA dispute that. They say a number of analysts objected to including the dossier, arguing it was political innuendo and not sound intelligence.
“The staff report makes it fairly clear the assessment was politicized and skewed to discredit Trump’s election,” said the second U.S. intelligence source, who also requested anonymity.
Kendall-Taylor denied any political bias factored into the intelligence.
“To suggest that there was political interference in that process is ridiculous,” she recently told NBC News.
Her boss during the ICA’s drafting was CIA officer Julia Gurganus. Clapper tasked Gurganus, then detailed to NIC as its national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia, with coordinating the production of the ICA with Kendall-Taylor.
They, in turn, worked closely with NIC’s cybersecurity expert Vinh Nguyen, who had been consulting with Democratic National Committee cybersecurity contractor CrowdStrike to gather intelligence on the alleged Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system. (CrowdStrike’s president has testified he couldn’t say for sure Russian intelligence stole DNC emails, according to recently declassified transcripts.)
Durham’s investigators have focused on people who worked at NIC during the drafting of the ICA, according to recent published reports.
No Input From CIA’s ‘Russia House’
The senior official who identified Kendall-Taylor said Brennan did not seek input from experts from CIA’s so-called Russia House, a department within Langley officially called the Center for Europe and Eurasia, before arriving at the conclusion that Putin meddled in the election to benefit Trump.
“It was not an intelligence assessment. It was not coordinated in the [intelligence] community or even with experts in Russia House,” the official said. “It was just a small group of people selected and driven by Brennan himself … and Brennan did the editing.”
The official noted that National Security Agency analysts also dissented from the conclusion that Putin personally sought to tilt the scale for Trump. One of only three agencies from the 17-agency intelligence community invited to participate in the ICA, the NSA had a lower level of confidence than the CIA and FBI, specifically on that bombshell conclusion.
The official said the NSA’s departure was significant because the agency monitors the communications of Russian officials overseas. Yet it could not corroborate Brennan’s preferred conclusion through its signals intelligence. Former NSA Director Michael Rogers, who has testified that the conclusion about Putin and Trump “didn’t have the same level of sourcing and the same level of multiple sources,” reportedly has been cooperating with Durham’s probe.
The second senior intelligence official, who has read a draft of the still-classified House Intelligence Committee review, confirmed that career intelligence analysts complained that the ICA was tightly controlled and manipulated by Brennan, who previously worked in the Obama White House.
“It wasn’t 17 agencies and it wasn’t even a dozen analysts from the three agencies who wrote the assessment,” as has been widely reported in the media, he said. “It was just five officers of the CIA who wrote it, and Brennan hand-picked all five. And the lead writer was a good friend of Brennan’s.”
Brennan’s tight control over the process of drafting the ICA belies public claims the assessment reflected the “consensus of the entire intelligence community.” His unilateral role also raises doubts about the objectivity of the intelligence.
In his defense, Brennan has pointed to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report that found “no reason to dispute the Intelligence Community’s conclusions.”
“The ICA correctly found the Russians interfered in our 2016 election to hurt Secretary Clinton and help the candidacy of Donald Trump,” argued committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va. “Our review of the highly classified ICA and underlying intelligence found that this and other conclusions were well-supported,” Warner added. “There is certainly no reason to doubt that the Russians’ success in 2016 is leading them to try again in 2020, and we must not be caught unprepared.”
Brennan, ex-Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco and ex-national intelligence director James Clapper, interviewed by Nicolle Wallace of MSNBC, right, at a 2018 Aspen Instutute event. Aspen Institute
However, the report completely blacks out a review of the underlying evidence to support the Brennan-inserted conclusion, including an entire section labeled “Putin Ordered Campaign to Influence U.S. Election.” Still, it suggests elsewhere that conclusions are supported by intelligence with “varying substantiation” and with “differing confidence levels.” It also notes “concerns about the use of specific sources.”
Adding to doubts, the committee relied heavily on the closed-door testimony of former Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco, a close Brennan ally who met with Brennan and his “fusion team” at the White House before and after the election. The extent of Monaco’s role in the ICA is unclear.
Brennan last week pledged he would cooperate with two other Senate committees investigating the origins of the Russia “collusion” investigation. The Senate judiciary and governmental affairs panels recently gained authority to subpoena Brennan and other witnesses to testify.
Several Republican lawmakers and former Trump officials are clamoring for the declassification and release of the secret House staff report on the ICA.
“It’s dynamite,” said former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz, who reviewed the staff report while serving as chief of staff to then-National Security Adviser John Bolton. “There are things in there that people don’t know,” he told RCI. “It will change the dynamic of our understanding of Russian meddling in the election.”
However, according to the intelligence official who worked on the ICA review, Brennan ensured that it would be next to impossible to declassify his sourcing for the key judgment on Putin. He said Brennan hid all sources and references to the underlying intelligence behind a highly sensitive and compartmented wall of classification.
He explained that he and Clapper created two classified versions of the ICA – a highly restricted Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information version that reveals the sourcing, and a more accessible Top Secret version that omits details about the sourcing.
Unless the classification of compartmented findings can be downgraded, access to Brennan’s questionable sourcing will remain highly restricted, leaving the underlying evidence conveniently opaque, the official said.
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