theduran--2020-12-27--Which U.S. President Was Worse: Obama, Or Trump?

Which U.S. President Was Worse : Obama , Or Trump ?
The Pew surveys have found the same thing : In almost all countries surveyed , other than Poland , public approval of America ’ s leadership plunged when Trump replaced Obama , and that low approval stayed down throughout Trump ’ s Presidency .
However , also on December 17th , the great investigative journalist David Sirota headlined at his “ The Daily Poster ” blog , “ End The Austerity Loop ” , and he documented that President Obama ’ s response to George W. Bush ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( and actually the entire world ’ s economy ) had actually been to institute a bailout of the megabanks ( “ broker-dealers ” ) , and — as soon as it was passed by Congress — Obama ’ s Administration refused to help the people who had been evicted from their homes as a result of what Wall Street had done .
Obama said instead that all of the federal money had already been spent and he wouldn ’ t authorize increasing the federal debt even more than he already had authorized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , Congress was also culpable in all of these Robin-Hood-in-reverse policies ( protecting Wall Street while abandoning Main Street ) , but the ultimate leadership was at the top , and it was a policy of sheer hypocrisy .
Trump has merely been hypocritical in a different way , and espousing a different set of excuses for his failures .
On 18 February 2011 , National Public Radio headlined “ TARP Watchdog Says Foreclosure Plan Is Failing ” and reported that Neil Barofsky , the special inspector general for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TARP , is stepping down from his post in March .
He says the Obama administration ’ s program to prevent foreclosures is broken , and that many of the people it ’ s supposed to be helping are now “ in a far worse place than they would have been had this program not existed.
” The article in the Spring 2011 Review of Banking & Financial Law , by Tae Yeon Kim , “ Pay It Back ( TARP Developments ) ” , described the situation as follows : The purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Back Act ” ) of the DoddFrank Act , according to Senator Michael Bennett , was to “ rebuild the credibility of our financial system , save taxpayers billions of dollars , and finally move to end the TARP ” 12 by “ prevent [ ing ] further government spending , recaptur [ ing ] taxpayers ’ investment in financial institutions , and ensur [ ing ] that repaid funds are used for deficit reduction.
” 13 Under Title XIII , TARP funding authorized under the EESA was reduced from $ 700 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional TARP funds can be spent on any program initiated after June 25 , 2010 ; any money repaid to the TARP fund must be used for deficit reduction only.15 Title XIII amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 .
The Treasury must allocate the sale of obligations and securities , as well as fees paid by Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , and Federal Home Loan Banks to the General Fund of the Treasury ( “ General Fund ” ) .16 The funds must be “ dedicated for the sole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibited from use as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.
” 17 Similarly , TARP funds provided to a state under ARRA and rejected by the Governor or by the State legislature , or funds withdrawn or recaptured by the head of an executive agency not obligated by a State or local government , will be rescinded and deposited in the General Fund.18 Once in the General Fund , the money will be “ dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction ” and “ prohibited from use as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reductions.
” 19 Section 1306 further provides that discretionary ARRA appropriations that have not been obligated as of December 31 , 2010 shall also be rescinded and deposited in the General Fund for the sole purpose of deficit reduction .
The megabanks had gotten their federal help , but foreclosures and boarded-up windows and storefronts were appearing everywhere and were lowering the surrounding property-values , so that both lower and middle-class real estate were getting increasingly worse and more run-down .
The TARP Bailout Program saved the megabanks but not their victims ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even by a conservative , pro-corporate , source : The Problem With the TARP Program for Homeowners Why didn ’ t more people take advantage of the HAMP and HARP programs ?
This would have pumped billions into the economy and helped millions of homeowners avoid foreclosure .
The problem was the banks .
They cherry-picked applicants and refused to consider those with lower equity .
Banks were too wary of risk to allow the programs to work .
These were the same banks , who just a few years before , were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were making money on the investments that were created from the loans .
There was no risk to the banks , as all these loans were guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac .
Banks didn ’ t want to be bothered with the paperwork involved with homeowners who had mortgage insurance .
On 25 July 2016 , a mortgage-industry website headlined “ Obama administration presents a look at life after HAMP ” and acknowledged “ that there ’ s more work to be done.
” ( That was putting it mildly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reduce those foreclosures .
In fact , there was even less prosecution of financial and other white-collar crimes than there had been under Bush .
The admirers of President Trump are equally deceived — no less deceived than the admirers of Obama had been .
Trump promised to “ drain the swamp ” and did none of that .
In foreign policies , Trump continued Obama ’ s wars ( including aggressive sanctions ) , such as against Syria , and against Russia , and against Iraq , and intensified Obama ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and against Venezuela — all of these being against countries that had never threatened to invade the U.S. , and so all of them were ( and are ) actually wars of aggression , not of defense .
Americans are profoundly deceived to accept such people as leaders , instead of to reject them as liars and as traitors .
Most Americans — and many people throughout the world — prefer one or the other of those two American Presidents on the basis only of political prejudices , but the actual differences between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantive .
President Trump , at the end of his Presidency , is polling , among the American public , both as one of the worst Presidents ever and as one of the best Presidents ever , and this is a reflection of the astoundingly sharp partisan divide now between Democrats and Republicans .
Pathetically few Americans recognize that both of the two Parties represent only the billionaires — not the American people .
This pervasive miscomprehension , by the public , results because the billionaires control not only the Government , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the population ’ s perceptions , so as to make this aristocracy ( America ’ s billionaires ) acceptable to the public , directing the public ’ s rage to be against the opposite Party , instead of against the billionaires themselves , who actually control the country .
Consequently , Democratic Party voters think that that Party is their Party , and Republican Party voters think that that Party is their Party .
However , in reality , both Parties are controlled by America ’ s hundreds of billionaires — not by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million registered voters .
Obama represented the Democratic Party ’ s billionaires , and Trump represented the Republican Party ’ s billionaires ( other than the ones who , in 2020 , disliked Trump so much that they donated instead to the Biden campaign or to one of its PACs ; and Biden ’ s biggest donor even turned out to be the Republican Michael Bloomberg , at $ 56,796,137 , who had entered the Democratic Presidential primaries because he had feared that a progressive , Bernie Sanders , might win that Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the contest and endorsed Biden on Super Tuesday , 4 March 2020 , and immediately became Biden ’ s biggest funder ) .
This is a Government of the people , by the billionaires , and for the billionaires .
It ’ s no democracy , whatsoever , and the U.S. Constitution has been covered-over , by the U.S. aristocracy ’ s Supreme Court ’ s rulings , so that it has become , by now , merely a parchment document , which ‘ means ’ whatever the ( majority of the ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it means .
Although those jurists are paid by the public to represent America ’ s Founders , they don ’ t represent America ’ s Founders , and they don ’ t represent the American people , either .
They represent — and protect the interests of — America ’ s billionaires .
They were chosen because that is what they had been doing before they had been chosen .
If they hadn ’ t been doing this , they wouldn ’ t have been chosen .
That ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author , most recently , of They ’ re Not Even Close : The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records , 1910-2010 , and of CHRIST ’ S VENTRILOQUISTS : The Event that Created Christianity .

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Which U.S. President Was Worse: Obama, Or Trump?
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at Strategic Culture
On December 17th, Gallup headlined “Biden Inherits a Battered U.S. Image Abroad”.
The Pew surveys have found the same thing: In almost all countries surveyed, other than Poland, public approval of America’s leadership plunged when Trump replaced Obama, and that low approval stayed down throughout Trump’s Presidency.
However, also on December 17th, the great investigative journalist David Sirota headlined at his “The Daily Poster” blog, “End The Austerity Loop”, and he documented that President Obama’s response to George W. Bush’s policies that had crashed the U.S. economy (and actually the entire world’s economy) had actually been to institute a bailout of the megabanks (“broker-dealers”), and — as soon as it was passed by Congress — Obama’s Administration refused to help the people who had been evicted from their homes as a result of what Wall Street had done. Obama said instead that all of the federal money had already been spent and he wouldn’t authorize increasing the federal debt even more than he already had authorized in order to bail out Wall Street.
Of course, Congress was also culpable in all of these Robin-Hood-in-reverse policies (protecting Wall Street while abandoning Main Street), but the ultimate leadership was at the top, and it was a policy of sheer hypocrisy. Trump has merely been hypocritical in a different way, and espousing a different set of excuses for his failures.
On 18 February 2011, National Public Radio headlined “TARP Watchdog Says Foreclosure Plan Is Failing” and reported that
Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the massive federal bank bailout program, or TARP, is stepping down from his post in March. He says the Obama administration’s program to prevent foreclosures is broken, and that many of the people it’s supposed to be helping are now “in a far worse place than they would have been had this program not existed.”
The article in the Spring 2011 Review of Banking & Financial Law, by Tae Yeon Kim, “Pay It Back (TARP Developments)”, described the situation as follows:
The purpose of Title XIII (“Pay it Back Act”) of the DoddFrank Act, according to Senator Michael Bennett, was to “rebuild the credibility of our financial system, save taxpayers billions of dollars, and finally move to end the TARP”12 by “prevent[ing] further government spending, recaptur[ing] taxpayers’ investment in financial institutions, and ensur[ing] that repaid funds are used for deficit reduction.”13 Under Title XIII, TARP funding authorized under the EESA was reduced from $700 billion to $475 billion.14 Also, no additional TARP funds can be spent on any program initiated after June 25, 2010; any money repaid to the TARP fund must be used for deficit reduction only.15 Title XIII amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The Treasury must allocate the sale of obligations and securities, as well as fees paid by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Federal Home Loan Banks to the General Fund of the Treasury (“General Fund”).16 The funds must be “dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction” and “prohibited from use as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.”17 Similarly, TARP funds provided to a state under ARRA and rejected by the Governor or by the State legislature, or funds withdrawn or recaptured by the head of an executive agency not obligated by a State or local government, will be rescinded and deposited in the General Fund.18 Once in the General Fund, the money will be “dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction” and “prohibited from use as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.”19 Section 1306 further provides that discretionary ARRA appropriations that have not been obligated as of December 31, 2010 shall also be rescinded and deposited in the General Fund for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.
The megabanks had gotten their federal help, but foreclosures and boarded-up windows and storefronts were appearing everywhere and were lowering the surrounding property-values, so that both lower and middle-class real estate were getting increasingly worse and more run-down. The TARP Bailout Program saved the megabanks but not their victims; and here is why, as explained even by a conservative, pro-corporate, source:
The Problem With the TARP Program for Homeowners
Why didn’t more people take advantage of the HAMP and HARP programs? This would have pumped billions into the economy and helped millions of homeowners avoid foreclosure.
The problem was the banks. They cherry-picked applicants and refused to consider those with lower equity. Banks were too wary of risk to allow the programs to work.
These were the same banks, who just a few years before, were giving out loans to anyone because they were making money on the investments that were created from the loans.
There was no risk to the banks, as all these loans were guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Banks didn’t want to be bothered with the paperwork involved with homeowners who had mortgage insurance.
On 25 July 2016, a mortgage-industry website headlined “Obama administration presents a look at life after HAMP” and acknowledged “that there’s more work to be done.” (That was putting it mildly.)
The Obama Administration did nothing whatsoever to reduce those foreclosures. In fact, there was even less prosecution of financial and other white-collar crimes than there had been under Bush.
The admirers of President Trump are equally deceived — no less deceived than the admirers of Obama had been. Trump promised to “drain the swamp” and did none of that.
In foreign policies, Trump continued Obama’s wars (including aggressive sanctions), such as against Syria, and against Russia, and against Iraq, and intensified Obama’s war against China and against Iran and against Venezuela — all of these being against countries that had never threatened to invade the U.S., and so all of them were (and are) actually wars of aggression, not of defense.
Americans are profoundly deceived to accept such people as leaders, instead of to reject them as liars and as traitors.
Most Americans — and many people throughout the world — prefer one or the other of those two American Presidents on the basis only of political prejudices, but the actual differences between Obama and Trump were more stylistic than substantive.
President Trump, at the end of his Presidency, is polling, among the American public, both as one of the worst Presidents ever and as one of the best Presidents ever, and this is a reflection of the astoundingly sharp partisan divide now between Democrats and Republicans. Pathetically few Americans recognize that both of the two Parties represent only the billionaires — not the American people. This pervasive miscomprehension, by the public, results because the billionaires control not only the Government, they also control the press — they shape the population’s perceptions, so as to make this aristocracy (America’s billionaires) acceptable to the public, directing the public’s rage to be against the opposite Party, instead of against the billionaires themselves, who actually control the country.
Consequently, Democratic Party voters think that that Party is their Party, and Republican Party voters think that that Party is their Party. However, in reality, both Parties are controlled by America’s hundreds of billionaires — not by the given Party’s approximately hundred million registered voters. Obama represented the Democratic Party’s billionaires, and Trump represented the Republican Party’s billionaires (other than the ones who, in 2020, disliked Trump so much that they donated instead to the Biden campaign or to one of its PACs; and Biden’s biggest donor even turned out to be the Republican Michael Bloomberg, at $56,796,137, who had entered the Democratic Presidential primaries because he had feared that a progressive, Bernie Sanders, might win that Party’s nomination; Bloomberg then quit the contest and endorsed Biden on Super Tuesday, 4 March 2020, and immediately became Biden’s biggest funder).
This is a Government of the people, by the billionaires, and for the billionaires. It’s no democracy, whatsoever, and the U.S. Constitution has been covered-over, by the U.S. aristocracy’s Supreme Court’s rulings, so that it has become, by now, merely a parchment document, which ‘means’ whatever the (majority of the) U.S. aristocracy’s Supreme Court say that it means. Although those jurists are paid by the public to represent America’s Founders, they don’t represent America’s Founders, and they don’t represent the American people, either. They represent — and protect the interests of — America’s billionaires. They were chosen because that is what they had been doing before they had been chosen. If they hadn’t been doing this, they wouldn’t have been chosen. That’s the way today’s American Government functions.
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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author, most recently, of They’re Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910-2010, and of CHRIST’S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.
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theduran--2020-12-26--Sidney Powell: White House blocking her from helping President Trump

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theduran--2020-12-27--The Fake News Industrial Complex

The Fake News Industrial Complex

‘ ShadowGate 2.0 : The Fake News Industrial Complex ’ has finally been released !
With the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 and the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act of 2016 , we have been subjected to a never-ending barrage of military-grade psychological operations and legalized propaganda that are now interfering in an election .
With the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 and the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act of 2016 , we have been subjected to a never-ending barrage of military-grade psychological operations and legalized propaganda that are now interfering in an election .
The film details @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the military psychological warfare weapon , Shadownet , which is used to control the public narrative through the Fake News , to fix elections , to organize the BLM riots among other things .
Psyops veteran , Patrick Bergy explains how Shadownet was built by the military with US tax dollars and how people like General James L Jones , Obama ’ s National Security Advisor took this intellectual property and privatized it for their own personal gain .
Bergy describes a network of government contractors in the Intelligence Community with access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AI programs and who exploit the information to blackmail and control politicians and other powerful people .
These Globalist traitors are the primary administrators of the Fourth Generation warfare being waged against the American people as we speak .

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ShadowGate 2.0: The Fake News Industrial Complex ‘ShadowGate 2.0: The Fake News Industrial Complex’ has finally been released! With the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 and the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act of 2016, we have been subjected to a never-ending barrage of military-grade psychological operations and legalized propaganda that are now interfering in an election.
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With the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 and the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation act of 2016, we have been subjected to a never-ending barrage of military-grade psychological operations and legalized propaganda that are now interfering in an election.
The film details Interactive Internet Activities (IIA) and the military psychological warfare weapon, Shadownet, which is used to control the public narrative through the Fake News, to fix elections, to organize the BLM riots among other things.
Psyops veteran, Patrick Bergy explains how Shadownet was built by the military with US tax dollars and how people like General James L Jones, Obama’s National Security Advisor took this intellectual property and privatized it for their own personal gain.
Bergy describes a network of government contractors in the Intelligence Community with access to the NSA’s dragnet surveillance and AI programs and who exploit the information to blackmail and control politicians and other powerful people. These Globalist traitors are the primary administrators of the Fourth Generation warfare being waged against the American people as we speak.
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theduran--2020-12-27--Tales of American POWs in Vietnam

Tales of American POWs in Vietnam

During the Vietnam War , 766 Americans were confirmed Prisoners Of War .
Of them , 114 are known to @ @ @ @ @ but the actual number is higher because many of those listed as missing in action @ @ @ @ @ The status of American POWs was never clear .
Vietnam never attacked the United States @ @ @ @ @ declared war on Vietnam .
One day American warplanes began bombing Vietnam and the Vietnamese @ @ @ @ @ When American pilots were shot down many were killed by vengeful farmers and were lucky @ @ @ @ @ Vietnamese government since they had no legal status as a Prisoner Of War .
They @ @ @ @ @ military information and as political bargaining chips .


theduran--2020-12-27--How To Get Out of An Economic Crisis. Action Steps To Excel, Prosper, and Prepare!

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theduran--2020-12-27--One Pardon Donald Trump Should Not Have Issued

On December 23 , President Donald Trump granted full pardons to 26 people .
Pardons are often controversial , and with the ongoing hate campaign against the President , almost any pardon he grants is likely to be criticised .
Sometimes though , this criticism is justified , none more so than in the case of Stephanie Mohr .
This pardon was probably granted because the President was misled , which isn ’ t surprising , because those with long memories will remember Mohr ’ s conviction and the campaign of lies that followed .
Usually , campaigns of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists , campaigners and lawyers .
Most of the people for whom they campaign are not only guilty but the evidence against them is absolutely overwhelming .
That being said , sometimes the campaign succeeds , such as the recent and utterly disgraceful Challen case in the UK .
The Mohr case is far less serious , and she was released in 2011 ; all the same , while an argument can be made that her sentence was excessive , her conviction was more than warranted .
Stephanie Mohr was a police officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persuasion would give her the time of day .
On December 9 , Mohr was interviewed uncritically by Newsmax TV wherein she parroted the lies she has told consistently since she was indicted .
In September 1995 , Stephanie Mohr was a dog handler in Maryland .
She told Newsmax , she set her dog on a burglary suspect during a “ by the book arrest ” .
The two men arrested were immigrants ; the status of Jorge Herrera Cruz is uncertain while Ricardo Mendez was in the country illegally .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American dream , they found instead a nightmare .
Rather than burglars , they were homeless , and had been sleeping on the roof of the building .
When they came down , they complied fully with police instructions .
Then Mohr asked her sergeant if the dog could get a bite of one of them .
Foolishly , he said yes , and Mohr turned the dog on Mendez ; it took a chunk out of his lower leg , an injury that required ten stitches .
Mohr wasn ’ t charged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spite of the blue wall of silence , the authorities pursued a corrupt police officer who is “ bent for the job ” with some vigour .
These men were in police custody , and if they were homeless , burglars , or serial killers , the gratuitous use of violence against them should not have been tolerated .
The fact that the authorities did pursue Mohr may have had something to do with her subsequent lapses .
In August 1996 , Mohr turned her dog on a suspect who had already been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diggs was unarmed .
In April 1997 , a teenage car thief named David Jones was subjected to a gratuitous beating by police officers before Mohr turned her dog on him .
In August the same year , Mohr turned her dog on another teen , this time one who was totally innocent and had been sleeping outdoors in a hammock .
Mohr didn ’ t tell Newsmax any of this , although she did claim she had been the victim of character assassination .
And her claim that she was an inexperience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; she was a corporal .
It took six years to bring Mohr to book , but justice was served .

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On December 23, President Donald Trump granted full pardons to 26 people. Pardons are often controversial, and with the ongoing hate campaign against the President, almost any pardon he grants is likely to be criticised. Sometimes though, this criticism is justified, none more so than in the case of Stephanie Mohr.
This pardon was probably granted because the President was misled, which isn’t surprising, because those with long memories will remember Mohr’s conviction and the campaign of lies that followed. Usually, campaigns of this nature are the bailiwick of left wing activists, campaigners and lawyers. Most of the people for whom they campaign are not only guilty but the evidence against them is absolutely overwhelming. That being said, sometimes the campaign succeeds, such as the recent and utterly disgraceful Challen case in the UK. The Mohr case is far less serious, and she was released in 2011; all the same, while an argument can be made that her sentence was excessive, her conviction was more than warranted.
Stephanie Mohr was a police officer, so no one of a leftist persuasion would give her the time of day.
On December 9, Mohr was interviewed uncritically by Newsmax TV wherein she parroted the lies she has told consistently since she was indicted. In September 1995, Stephanie Mohr was a dog handler in Maryland. She told Newsmax, she set her dog on a burglary suspect during a “by the book arrest”.
The two men arrested were immigrants; the status of Jorge Herrera Cruz is uncertain while Ricardo Mendez was in the country illegally. If they had come in pursuit of the American dream, they found instead a nightmare. Rather than burglars, they were homeless, and had been sleeping on the roof of the building. When they came down, they complied fully with police instructions. Then Mohr asked her sergeant if the dog could get a bite of one of them. Foolishly, he said yes, and Mohr turned the dog on Mendez; it took a chunk out of his lower leg, an injury that required ten stitches.
Mohr wasn’t charged initially, but for once and in spite of the blue wall of silence, the authorities pursued a corrupt police officer who is “bent for the job” with some vigour. These men were in police custody, and if they were homeless, burglars, or serial killers, the gratuitous use of violence against them should not have been tolerated.
The fact that the authorities did pursue Mohr may have had something to do with her subsequent lapses.
In August 1996, Mohr turned her dog on a suspect who had already been shot by a police officer. Bryan Diggs was unarmed.
In April 1997, a teenage car thief named David Jones was subjected to a gratuitous beating by police officers before Mohr turned her dog on him.
In August the same year, Mohr turned her dog on another teen, this time one who was totally innocent and had been sleeping outdoors in a hammock.
Mohr didn’t tell Newsmax any of this, although she did claim she had been the victim of character assassination. And her claim that she was an inexperience officer isn’t quite true either; she was a corporal.
It took six years to bring Mohr to book, but justice was served.
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theduran--2020-12-27--5 interesting facts. Nashville Person of Interest

Anthony Quinn Warner is a 63-year-old Tennessee man who has been named as the person of interest accused in the @ @ @ @ @ in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning , according to CBS News .
An RV similar @ @ @ @ @ the Nashville bombing was parked at Warner ’ s home address in images available on @ @ @ @ @ , Heavy discovered .


theduran--2020-12-27--Macron humiliated and defeated by Merkel post Brexit

EMMANUEL Macron ’ s apparent capitulation on the key Brexit issue has angered French fishermen , who have demanded a @ @ @ @ @ s Prime Minister Jean Castex .
Meanwhile Irish fishermen have reacted furiously after the UK @ @ @ @ @ last-gasp trade deal yesterday – with the head of a prominent trade organisation claiming they @ @ @ @ @ by Brussels .
Boulogne-sur-Mer Mayor Frederic Cuvillier said the agreement left much obscured , telling @ @ @ @ @ Relief for our fishermen , but what will be the impact on stocks ?


theduran--2020-12-28--Nashville: Media Can’t Equate a Crazy Conspiracy with a Real One

In a suspicious turn of events , the major media has so far refused to speculate about motivation for the Nashville bombing on December 25th .
So let ’ s consider the circumstances .
First , we know fair warning was given , and takfiri terrorists never give fair warning before any attack , so the attack was not perpetrated by takfiri .
Second , the Left has not done anything like this for fifty years — at least in the United States — thus a leftist terror plot is exceedingly unlikely , too .
Third , the target was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an always non-descript telecommunications building , heavily reinforced , containing no windows .
According to the map , this is a 5G facility .
Next , consider that the Department of Homeland Security has warned about 5G contagion conspiracy threats where believers have intention to attack 5G cell towers .
The conspiracy is that 5G technology spreads the virus , or suppresses immunity to it .
5G conspiracy buffs have an amazing Orwellian capacity to believe that C-19 is a hoax , with coincident belief that 5g spreads it .
At least seventy-seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United Kingdom .
And cell towers have been burned or destroyed in Joshua Tree , California , and Pahrump , Nevada .
In these cases , no prior warning was ever given , and no credit taken by the 5g theorists .
Whatever the reason for the Nashville attack , it seems that speculating about motive does not suit the major media right now .
That ’ s strange because the five huge media corporations love to push their own false conspiracies , so this attack is somehow outside that scope… at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never assume the media are waiting for hard facts about this case from law enforcement , rather than publish something stupid .
So somehow this bombing does not compute with the media ’ s usual modus operandi to push Deep State propaganda .
In itself , the corporate media ’ s inability to spin this event to suit their own false narrative is perhaps a significant development .
Now I ’ m not saying that the Nashville attack was definitely done by 5G conspiracy nuts .
Just that joining those dots seems more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media wishes to avoid that connection ?
That must mean something darker is afoot .
And isn ’ t that what Joe Biden warned the world about.. ?

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Submitted by Steve Brown…
In a suspicious turn of events, the major media has so far refused to speculate about motivation for the Nashville bombing on December 25th. So let’s consider the circumstances. First, we know fair warning was given, and takfiri terrorists never give fair warning before any attack, so the attack was not perpetrated by takfiri. Second, the Left has not done anything like this for fifty years — at least in the United States — thus a leftist terror plot is exceedingly unlikely, too. Third, the target was apparently a major telco Connecting Office, an always non-descript telecommunications building, heavily reinforced, containing no windows. According to the map, this is a 5G facility.
Next, consider that the Department of Homeland Security has warned about 5G contagion conspiracy threats where believers have intention to attack 5G cell towers. The conspiracy is that 5G technology spreads the virus, or suppresses immunity to it. 5G conspiracy buffs have an amazing Orwellian capacity to believe that C-19 is a hoax, with coincident belief that 5g spreads it.
At least seventy-seven cell towers have been attacked in the United Kingdom. And cell towers have been burned or destroyed in Joshua Tree, California, and Pahrump, Nevada. In these cases, no prior warning was ever given, and no credit taken by the 5g theorists.
Whatever the reason for the Nashville attack, it seems that speculating about motive does not suit the major media right now. That’s strange because the five huge media corporations love to push their own false conspiracies, so this attack is somehow outside that scope… at least for now.
And let’s never assume the media are waiting for hard facts about this case from law enforcement, rather than publish something stupid. So somehow this bombing does not compute with the media’s usual modus operandi to push Deep State propaganda. In itself, the corporate media’s inability to spin this event to suit their own false narrative is perhaps a significant development.
Now I’m not saying that the Nashville attack was definitely done by 5G conspiracy nuts. Just that joining those dots seems more than obvious. And why the major media wishes to avoid that connection? That must mean something darker is afoot. And isn’t that what Joe Biden warned the world about..?
Steve Brown on twitter: @newsypaperz
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theduran--2020-12-28--Could Major Risks in Emerging Markets Bring Crisis to U.S? Which Country Is Most Vulnerable?

Covid-19 Caused Chaos for Investors in 2020 .
These Hedge Funds Earned Billions .
– WSJ Covid-19 Caused Chaos for Investors in 2020 .
These Hedge Funds Earned Billions .
For little-known hedge-fund manager Jim Davis , 2020 is a career-defining year .
The one-time analyst for famed hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson Jr. came into the year managing $ 675 million at his Woodson Capital Management .
That ballooned to about $ 1.7 billion by the end of November after bets he made against bricks-and-mortar retailers and on e-commerce firms hit pay dirt .
Investors Rethink Role of Bonds , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg For Many Bars , Christmas Could Be Last Call – WSJ For Many Bars , Christmas Could Be Last Call The bar industry is in crisis .
Flagged early on as risky for the spread of Covid-19 , some bars managed to survive because either they were permitted some indoor seating or they got by on outdoor seating .
Now , bars that remain open are relying on the critical holiday season to produce enough revenue to keep the doors open .
NEW YORK ( AP ) – Last Christmas , Shanita @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family of three : Roast chicken , barbecue spareribs , spinach , macaroni and cheese .
This year ?
They ’ ll stick with tuna fish and crackers , among the few items she can afford at the supermarket .
Cars line up early to benefit from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona on Christmas Eve Cars line up early to benefit from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona on Christmas Eve TUCSON ( KVOA ) – In the early hours of Christmas Eve , twelve semi-trucks are at the Kino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their final distribution .
In May , the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona moved its food distribution to the parking area near Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium .
Line Stretches 15 Blocks As Actress Ta ’ Rhonda Jones And Her Foundation Give Away Toys , Food In West Garfield Park – CBS Chicago Line Stretches 15 Blocks As Actress Ta ’ Rhonda Jones And Her Foundation Give Away Toys , Food In West Garfield Park CHICAGO ( CBS ) – A Chicago actress and her foundation brought 3,000 toys , food , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Park neighborhood for the holidays Wednesday .
As CBS 2 ’ s Marissa Parra reported , people waited for more than two hours in their cars for the giveaway , and there were lines that stretched over 15 blocks – dramatically underscoring the need .
The financial system has seen massive inflows of cash , debt , currency , and money into stocks , ETF ’ s , and passive investments .
We are looking at more investors asking which tech stocks to buy in 2021 .
Money has been finding its way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , despite a huge uptake of negative yielding debt , still pales in comparison to interest in equities .
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Covid-19 Caused Chaos for Investors in 2020. These Hedge Funds Earned Billions. – WSJ
Covid-19 Caused Chaos for Investors in 2020. These Hedge Funds Earned Billions. For little-known hedge-fund manager Jim Davis, 2020 is a career-defining year. The one-time analyst for famed hedge-fund manager Julian Robertson Jr. came into the year managing $675 million at his Woodson Capital Management. That ballooned to about $1.7 billion by the end of November after bets he made against bricks-and-mortar retailers and on e-commerce firms hit pay dirt.
Investors Rethink Role of Bonds, Tech and ESG After Chaotic Year – Bloomberg
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For Many Bars, Christmas Could Be Last Call – WSJ
For Many Bars, Christmas Could Be Last Call The bar industry is in crisis. Flagged early on as risky for the spread of Covid-19, some bars managed to survive because either they were permitted some indoor seating or they got by on outdoor seating. Now, bars that remain open are relying on the critical holiday season to produce enough revenue to keep the doors open.
‘We are struggling’: A bleak Christmas for America’s jobless
‘We are struggling’: A bleak Christmas for America’s jobless NEW YORK (AP) – Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews cooked up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni and cheese. This year? They’ll stick with tuna fish and crackers, among the few items she can afford at the supermarket.
Cars line up early to benefit from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona on Christmas Eve
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Line Stretches 15 Blocks As Actress Ta’Rhonda Jones And Her Foundation Give Away Toys, Food In West Garfield Park – CBS Chicago
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theduran--2020-12-28--Su-57 is here | Russian 5th gen jet enters service


theduran--2020-12-28--Peter Hitchens I: The West’s Destruction From The Left’s Self-Righteous Ideas

Peter Hitchens is a British journalist , author and broadcaster .
He currently writes for the Mail on Sunday and @ @ @ @ @ many issues facing contemporary society .
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theduran--2020-12-28--Turkish expert: Erdogan may attack Ain Issa before Biden takes office

The situation in Turkey is precarious .
The Turkish-US relations are strained , and now US President-elect Joe Biden will enter office soon , and the relationship may soon face even more stress .
Turkey is in economic peril , domestic suffering , and highly involved in a foreign conflict while occupying Syria .
In order to understand the situation , the players , and the possible moves , Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse reached out to the noted Turkish writer Hamide Rencusogullari , a retired Philosophy teacher , Middle East expert , author , columnist and television programmer .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Publishers Association awarded her “ 2018 Freedom of Thought and Expression “ .
Steven Sahiounie ( SS ) : Last week Turkish President Erdogan made a statement that upset Iran .
Why do you think Erdogan did that ?
Hamide Rencusogullari ( HR ) : Firstly , even though Turkey had too much intervention to Azerbaijan about war , could not take a place at the table .
In order to compensate for this defeat , a liberation day event was organized with Azerbaijan , and Erdogan wanted to convey the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the world by personally attending the military parade .
Secondly , by the poem he read , he bothered Iran with its national sensibilities .
He did not read this poem while not knowing that it would cause a diplomatic crisis , read it knowing that it would anger Iran .
In my personal opinion , he wanted to give a message to the new president of the US , because the relations of the US in the region are shaped through Iran .
It is necessary to know that Turkey being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreement does not mean that Turkey is an ally of Iran .
At that time , the sanctions of the US on Turkey was on the agenda .
He both wanted to prevent these sanctions and to give an “ acting together against Iran ” message to Biden .
SS : Turkey and Russia are working very closely on the Syrian conflict , but they have failed to implement the agreements over Idlib .
What do you think the two countries will to solve the Syrian crisis , and will the Turkish government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Idlib and North Aleppo ?
HR : Turkish-Russian relations are based on a relationship of mutual interest .
This partnership started in Sochi .
In fact , Russia ’ s biggest gain from this partnership is giving the responsibility of jihadist groups in war fronts in Syria to Turkey by evacuating them .
This gain is also an achievement of the Syrian administration .
However , after the militants on all fronts being given to the guarantee of Turkey , the government began to negotiate with Russia over these militants .
They began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage , and started calling out to the international community to “ stop the civilian massacre ” .
Turkey , by doing so , is blocking out the Idlib operation through this leverage as well as occupying space to settle the families of these jihadists by carrying out operations in Syria .
In turn , Russia makes concessions to Turkey .
Russia and Turkey , while mutual blackmail in Idlib , came face to face in Libya , eastern Mediterranean and Azerbaijan where Turkey intervened .
In fact , Turkey and Russia ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clash , but the partnership continues .
Because Russia saw that holding Turkey close and guiding them away from the US was more appropriate to the interests .
Therefore , there is a partnership that sometimes conflicts , sometimes compromises , and sometimes makes concessions .
This partnership neither solves the Idlib crisis nor benefit the political solution of the Syrian crisis .
If it is resolved , it would be despite Turkey .
For example , if Russia becomes determined and start the operation of Idlib , they can deport all jihadists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey to the arms of NATO and the US by doing so .
For this reason , it seems that Russia will keep Turkey close for a while .
We never know when the strings will break but Russia can not compromise forever .
Meanwhile , just as Erdogan and Trump got along well , he has a way with Putin as well .
Putin thinks it is easy to convince Erdogan because it is how Putin persuaded him when he gave him the guarantee-ownership of extremely dangerous radical Islamist groups .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these militants and is conquering with them , however , it is obvious that it is Putin who pesters him about these jihadists .
Because the payments made to these militants is a big burden on Turkey ’ s economy .
Qatar currently paying and buying a property in Turkey in return , but that ’ s not enough to feed the militants forever .
Also in the future , Turkey could enter the list of states supporting terrorism because all the supporters of Al-Qaeda are currently under the auspices of Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the future .
SS : The US-Turkish relationship is at its worst .
Do you think that the new American administration will fix it , or will the tension increase between Ankara and Washington ?
HR : Since Erdogan came to power , Turkey-the US relations have progressed at this level which is neither best nor worst .
They have been not a friend , not an enemy ; just two allies and this alliance will not break .
Both sides are sure of that .
Therefore , the relation between them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the relationship between Trump and Erdogan is more like neighbourhood friends who sometimes fight and sometimes make a peace than diplomatic .
Because these two leaders are quite alike .
Trump writes a letter to Erdogan and insults him , but on the other hand , presents a way out in domestic politics .
But the question should be “ what kind of a way out is this ” .
When Erdogan creates an external enemy , he agitates his audience and covers up his political failure .
Trump has always given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Congress , although a lot of anger against Turkey , these sanctions were not implemented because the CAATSA law is in force for two years , especially because Erdogan bought the s-400s in Russia .
Trump has now put in place sanctions , with little time left for him to turn over .
I think Trump couldn ’ t stand the pressure of congress any longer , but he still saved the situation with a lighter sanction package .
The Turkish government is actually happy with this because heavier sanctions were expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relations and do not affect the Biden ’ s perception of Turkey .
But we do not know what is in the file Biden ’ s Turkey .
What we do know is that he will revise the policy of Turkey whether there will be sanctions or not .
We have to wait and see .
But the only thing I can say , there will not be good things for Turkey coming out from Biden ’ s package .
SS : The US and the EU have implemented very hard sanctions on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , and what will be Turkey ’ s response ?
HR : Turkey ’ s economy is very bad for a long time .
No production happens , in exports there is stagnation , the rise of inflation and unemployment can not be stopped , and the currency is losing value .
In fact , there is real economic bankruptcy .
The Erdogan government is delaying this bankruptcy by providing hot money flow to the country , but it seems inevitable even without sanctions .
I think what will happen is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ external enemies ” .
The sanctions imposed by the US and the West will be served as an excuse for mismanagement .
He had already begun to use the pandemic as an excuse , now it will be an external enemy .
All these are good for the Erdogan government because there is no exit formula from failure anyway .
He will say as he goes down that “ I did not collapse the economy ; it was collapsed because of those who envied us ” .
Every failed government needs a lifeline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US and European countries are giving this lifeline to Erdogan .
If they find Turkey ’ s moves in the eastern Mediterranean against international law , sanctions are not a good option to stop them , there are international criminal courts for this .
Or if Erdogan violates the United Nations arms embargo in Libya and supports terrorism there , there may be sanctions for this , but not just economic sanctions because they would not be a deterrent , in fact , it offers an excuse for failure .
SS : There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backed terrorists and the Kurds in northeast Syria .
Why do you think Erdogan started this action at this time ?
HR : Turkey ’ s presence in Northern Syria became thanks to the United States , or more precisely , thanks to Trump .
Trump decided to withdraw and has opened the doors to Turkey to enter the north of Syria .
Erdogan has an agreement with Trump on the Kurds .
In other words , there are promises that Trump made to Erdogan .
According to these promises , he would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey would not want in the emergence project of Kurds , and would place the Kurds who support Barzani ( Roj-Peshmergas ) that Turkey loved and gave approval to the borders of the country .
In doing so , he would not enter beyond 30 kilometers from the border with Turkey .
Trump took steps to do so , started a dialogue between Kurds , and even said “ terrorists ” to YPK and PKK to please Turkey , but he could not complete the new Kurdish structuring .
For that reason , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , Biden may not want to continue the unity of the Kurds , or , most importantly , he may not abolish the YPG and PKK .
Erdogan , worrying about these possibilities , wants to remove Kurds from Turkey border a little more by taking advantage of the gap that occurred during the term of office in the US .
That ’ s why he wants to capture Ain Issa , he only is in a hurry to take advantage of the election gap in the US .
However , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to pressure on SDF ( Syrian Democratic Forces ) over the Turkish threat , and wants them to hand over the city to the Syrian administration .
Trump had also used the attacks of Turkey as a means of pressure and forced the Kurds to liquidate YPG .
Now Russia does the same .
According to my estimation , Turkey will take an action until the 20th January which Biden will inaugurate .
This operation will be blocked if Russia persuades the Kurds , however , Trump pressures Kurds not to accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation still seems to be a high possibility .

The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator
The situation in Turkey is precarious. The Turkish-US relations are strained, and now US President-elect Joe Biden will enter office soon, and the relationship may soon face even more stress. Turkey is in economic peril, domestic suffering, and highly involved in a foreign conflict while occupying Syria.
In order to understand the situation, the players, and the possible moves, Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse reached out to the noted Turkish writer Hamide Rencusogullari, a retired Philosophy teacher, Middle East expert, author, columnist and television programmer. She is the author of four books, and the Publishers Association awarded her “2018 Freedom of Thought and Expression“.
Steven Sahiounie (SS): Last week Turkish President Erdogan made a statement that upset Iran. Why do you think Erdogan did that?
Hamide Rencusogullari (HR): Firstly, even though Turkey had too much intervention to Azerbaijan about war, could not take a place at the table. In order to compensate for this defeat, a liberation day event was organized with Azerbaijan, and Erdogan wanted to convey the “Turkey remains in Azerbaijan” message to the world by personally attending the military parade. Secondly, by the poem he read, he bothered Iran with its national sensibilities. He did not read this poem while not knowing that it would cause a diplomatic crisis, read it knowing that it would anger Iran. In my personal opinion, he wanted to give a message to the new president of the US, because the relations of the US in the region are shaped through Iran. It is necessary to know that Turkey being a partner of Iran on the Astana agreement does not mean that Turkey is an ally of Iran. At that time, the sanctions of the US on Turkey was on the agenda. He both wanted to prevent these sanctions and to give an “acting together against Iran” message to Biden.
SS: Turkey and Russia are working very closely on the Syrian conflict, but they have failed to implement the agreements over Idlib. What do you think the two countries will to solve the Syrian crisis, and will the Turkish government stop funding the Radical Islamic terrorists in Idlib and North Aleppo?
HR: Turkish-Russian relations are based on a relationship of mutual interest. This partnership started in Sochi. In fact, Russia’s biggest gain from this partnership is giving the responsibility of jihadist groups in war fronts in Syria to Turkey by evacuating them. This gain is also an achievement of the Syrian administration. However, after the militants on all fronts being given to the guarantee of Turkey, the government began to negotiate with Russia over these militants. They began to use the families of jihadists as leverage, and started calling out to the international community to “stop the civilian massacre”. Turkey, by doing so, is blocking out the Idlib operation through this leverage as well as occupying space to settle the families of these jihadists by carrying out operations in Syria. In turn, Russia makes concessions to Turkey. Russia and Turkey, while mutual blackmail in Idlib, came face to face in Libya, eastern Mediterranean and Azerbaijan where Turkey intervened. In fact, Turkey and Russia’s interests on all fronts began to clash, but the partnership continues. Because Russia saw that holding Turkey close and guiding them away from the US was more appropriate to the interests. Therefore, there is a partnership that sometimes conflicts, sometimes compromises, and sometimes makes concessions. This partnership neither solves the Idlib crisis nor benefit the political solution of the Syrian crisis. If it is resolved, it would be despite Turkey. For example, if Russia becomes determined and start the operation of Idlib, they can deport all jihadists to Turkey, but they also push Turkey to the arms of NATO and the US by doing so. For this reason, it seems that Russia will keep Turkey close for a while. We never know when the strings will break but Russia cannot compromise forever. Meanwhile, just as Erdogan and Trump got along well, he has a way with Putin as well. Putin thinks it is easy to convince Erdogan because it is how Putin persuaded him when he gave him the guarantee-ownership of extremely dangerous radical Islamist groups. In fact, Erdogan has built an army of these militants and is conquering with them, however, it is obvious that it is Putin who pesters him about these jihadists. Because the payments made to these militants is a big burden on Turkey’s economy. Qatar currently paying and buying a property in Turkey in return, but that’s not enough to feed the militants forever. Also in the future, Turkey could enter the list of states supporting terrorism because all the supporters of Al-Qaeda are currently under the auspices of Turkey. This will be a big problem for the future.
SS: The US-Turkish relationship is at its worst. Do you think that the new American administration will fix it, or will the tension increase between Ankara and Washington?
HR: Since Erdogan came to power, Turkey-the US relations have progressed at this level which is neither best nor worst. They have been not a friend, not an enemy; just two allies and this alliance will not break. Both sides are sure of that. Therefore, the relation between them proceeded according to the current leaders. But the relationship between Trump and Erdogan is more like neighbourhood friends who sometimes fight and sometimes make a peace than diplomatic. Because these two leaders are quite alike. Trump writes a letter to Erdogan and insults him, but on the other hand, presents a way out in domestic politics. But the question should be “what kind of a way out is this”. When Erdogan creates an external enemy, he agitates his audience and covers up his political failure. Trump has always given Erdogan such leverages. But in the US Congress, although a lot of anger against Turkey, these sanctions were not implemented because the CAATSA law is in force for two years, especially because Erdogan bought the s-400s in Russia. Trump has now put in place sanctions, with little time left for him to turn over. I think Trump couldn’t stand the pressure of congress any longer, but he still saved the situation with a lighter sanction package. The Turkish government is actually happy with this because heavier sanctions were expected. These sanctions will not affect Turkish-American relations and do not affect the Biden’s perception of Turkey. But we do not know what is in the file Biden’s Turkey. What we do know is that he will revise the policy of Turkey whether there will be sanctions or not. We have to wait and see. But the only thing I can say, there will not be good things for Turkey coming out from Biden’s package.
SS: The US and the EU have implemented very hard sanctions on Turkey. Will they affect the Turkish economy, and what will be Turkey’s response?
HR: Turkey’s economy is very bad for a long time. No production happens, in exports there is stagnation, the rise of inflation and unemployment cannot be stopped, and the currency is losing value. In fact, there is real economic bankruptcy. The Erdogan government is delaying this bankruptcy by providing hot money flow to the country, but it seems inevitable even without sanctions. I think what will happen is that Erdogan will attribute bankruptcy to the “external enemies”. The sanctions imposed by the US and the West will be served as an excuse for mismanagement. He had already begun to use the pandemic as an excuse, now it will be an external enemy. All these are good for the Erdogan government because there is no exit formula from failure anyway. He will say as he goes down that “I did not collapse the economy; it was collapsed because of those who envied us”. Every failed government needs a lifeline like this, and now, the US and European countries are giving this lifeline to Erdogan.
If they find Turkey’s moves in the eastern Mediterranean against international law, sanctions are not a good option to stop them, there are international criminal courts for this. Or if Erdogan violates the United Nations arms embargo in Libya and supports terrorism there, there may be sanctions for this, but not just economic sanctions because they would not be a deterrent, in fact, it offers an excuse for failure.
SS: There have been strong clashes between the Erdogan backed terrorists and the Kurds in northeast Syria. Why do you think Erdogan started this action at this time?
HR: Turkey’s presence in Northern Syria became thanks to the United States, or more precisely, thanks to Trump. Trump decided to withdraw and has opened the doors to Turkey to enter the north of Syria. Erdogan has an agreement with Trump on the Kurds. In other words, there are promises that Trump made to Erdogan. According to these promises, he would abolish the YPG and PKK elements that Turkey would not want in the emergence project of Kurds, and would place the Kurds who support Barzani (Roj-Peshmergas) that Turkey loved and gave approval to the borders of the country. In doing so, he would not enter beyond 30 kilometers from the border with Turkey. Trump took steps to do so, started a dialogue between Kurds, and even said “terrorists” to YPK and PKK to please Turkey, but he could not complete the new Kurdish structuring. For that reason, Erdogan is nervous right now. Unlike Trump, Biden may not want to continue the unity of the Kurds, or, most importantly, he may not abolish the YPG and PKK. Erdogan, worrying about these possibilities, wants to remove Kurds from Turkey border a little more by taking advantage of the gap that occurred during the term of office in the US. That’s why he wants to capture Ain Issa, he only is in a hurry to take advantage of the election gap in the US. However, Russia took this as an opportunity, and started to pressure on SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) over the Turkish threat, and wants them to hand over the city to the Syrian administration. Trump had also used the attacks of Turkey as a means of pressure and forced the Kurds to liquidate YPG. Now Russia does the same. According to my estimation, Turkey will take an action until the 20th January which Biden will inaugurate. This operation will be blocked if Russia persuades the Kurds, however, Trump pressures Kurds not to accept Russian offer. Apparently, the Turkish operation still seems to be a high possibility.
Steven Sahiounie is an award-winning journalist
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Revenge Of The Kraken

Psychological warfare weapons developed by the US military with US Taxpayer money are currently being used against the American People , as described in Millie Weaver ’ s film , ‘ ShadowGate ’ .
Now , Millie is back with ‘ Revenge of the Kraken !
’ the just-released documentary about the 2020 Election .
She says , “ You are witnessing an all-or-nothing struggle for the Presidency of [ … ] “ You are witnessing an intelligence operation , a counterintelligence operation and a counter-counterintelligence operation unfold , all with assets , spies and honeypots battling it out , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States .
“ Military-grade psychological operations have been deployed , along with unsecured electronic voting machines over non-secure networks , in an attempt to manipulate the minds and votes of American Citizens .
“ The Fake News and the social media giants are attempting to demoralize and gaslight American voters into believing that Trump lost the election .
“ An insurmountable amount of evidence says otherwise .
“ This election was part of a pre-meditated coup d ’ état to overthrow our Constitutional government , to make way for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Global Governance under Chinese hegemony , aka “ The Great Reset ” .
“ We , as a nation are caught in the middle of Domestic Irregular Warfare , with both cyber and kinetic capabilities , where the Trump administration is waging the biggest foreign defense operation in US history .
“ We need to snap out of this induced trance and turn this ship around .
“ Rest assured , the Trump administration isn ’ t going anywhere soon but you can ’ t just sit there , either .
We need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several remedies in play .
We will win but it requires you pay close attention and that you are willing to take appropriate , Constitutionally-permissable actions .
We need to pound the phones .
Get a hold of your state legislature .
“ Demand they acknowledge the widespread fraud and get behind President Trump .
And exercise the remedies afforded to us via the 12th Amendment .
“ There ’ s a very important link below…Read it .
Share it .
Take this situation by the horns and follow through : “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is your inaction .
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Revenge of the Kraken! Psychological warfare weapons developed by the US military with US Taxpayer money are currently being used against the American People, as described in Millie Weaver’s film, ‘ShadowGate’. Now, Millie is back with ‘Revenge of the Kraken!’ the just-released documentary about the 2020 Election. She says, “You are witnessing an all-or-nothing struggle for the Presidency of […]
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“You are witnessing an intelligence operation, a counterintelligence operation and a counter-counterintelligence operation unfold, all with assets, spies and honeypots battling it out, in an all-or-nothing struggle for the Presidency of the United States.
“Military-grade psychological operations have been deployed, along with unsecured electronic voting machines over non-secure networks, in an attempt to manipulate the minds and votes of American Citizens.
“The Fake News and the social media giants are attempting to demoralize and gaslight American voters into believing that Trump lost the election.
“An insurmountable amount of evidence says otherwise.
“This election was part of a pre-meditated coup d’état to overthrow our Constitutional government, to make way for an international Liberal World Order, controlled through Global Governance under Chinese hegemony, aka “The Great Reset”.
“We, as a nation are caught in the middle of Domestic Irregular Warfare, with both cyber and kinetic capabilities, where the Trump administration is waging the biggest foreign defense operation in US history.
“We need to snap out of this induced trance and turn this ship around.
“Rest assured, the Trump administration isn’t going anywhere soon but you can’t just sit there, either. We need to act now.
“There are several remedies in play. We will win but it requires you pay close attention and that you are willing to take appropriate, Constitutionally-permissable actions. We need to pound the phones. Get a hold of your state legislature.
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“Demand they acknowledge the widespread fraud and get behind President Trump. And exercise the remedies afforded to us via the 12th Amendment.
“There’s a very important link below…Read it. Share it. Take this situation by the horns and follow through:
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“The last thing you want is to explain is your inaction.”
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