theduran--2020-02-01--Post Brexit, UK is ready to trade as a free nation (Video)

The Duran ’ s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Brexit Day , Nigel Farage ’ s final EU speech , and the UK ’ s new found freedom to make trade deals with the world as it wishes as a sovereign nation .
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Sing Hallelujah !
The wicked witch is dead .
The anti-democratic super-state , into which we were taken in 1973 ( fittingly , without a vote being cast ) thanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heath with his majority , is no more .
At least for us .
Though I doubt we will be the last to leave the failing fading cluster .
Leading Labour rebel Roy Jenkins , the deputy leader of the Labour Party , former chancellor , former home secretary , later president of the European Commission , was dumped on his ample backside out of Parliament in 1987 by me .
It was my greatest victory .
Without Jenkins and his 80 fellow apostates Britain would never have joined the cursed cluster , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now – contained enough of the patriotic bourgeoisie to stop the globalist prime minister and yachtsman Heath .
Our membership of the Common Market , thus born in treachery , sailed ever deeper into public rejection .
Britain was always half-in , half-out of the EU .
No power on Earth could have dragged us into the single currency , and the only way we could be dragged into the single market was by late-night parliamentary chicanery – against which , under the leadership of the late Tony Benn , I was fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on what represented a qualitative change in membership , from being part of a common market to membership of a Union , ever wider , ever deeper .
Fittingly , the peoples of the EU member states were never consulted over this shift ; those who dared to demur were forced to vote again until they came up with the right answer .
The project – effectively the liquidation of the nation-state and the creation of a European Empire – had not only no democratic legitimacy , no democracy within its decision-making processes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up in advance to an unalterable neo-liberal model of capitalism carved into the very pillars of its constitution .
No state intervention in defence of strategic industries , no public sector procurement preferences , no fiscal deficits beyond that which suited the European Central Bank , itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany .
No public ownership of natural monopolies like rail , mail , water , electricity and gas , every one of which had to be made happy hunting grounds for the privateers and buccaneers of globalised capital – Sir Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our 47 years of membership , Britain lost its coal , steel , car , truck , bus , motorcycle , shipbuilding , ship repair and railway workshop industries , and much more besides .
All in exchange for the fools ’ gold of the casino economics of the City of London , the devotion to which almost destroyed the country in 2008 .
Germany was to be the industrial power , France the agricultural , Britain the financial .
This all led to the desertification of post-industrial Britain and the mounting anger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brexit referendum .
I was , and always will be , proud to have been at the front of the fight for Brexit in the 2016 referendum .
But unlike others in that leadership , I believe that Brexit is a necessary – but not sufficient – condition for the building of a better Britain .
Regaining our national sovereignty without putting it to good use would be next to pointless .
Equally , swapping EU domination for American domination would be worse than pointless .
Becoming the 51st state of the USA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We now can and should rebuild Britain as an industrial and trading nation of the first class .
‘ Made in Britain ’ must become brand new again .
All of our people capable of being so must be put to meaningful work as the process of sucking the youngest , brightest , and best from their homes and families in eastern and central Europe comes to an end .
The low-wage , cheap-cuts British economy must be transformed into a high-wage , high-quality , educated , cultured and knowledge-based future .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invade , occupy and sanction no-one .
We must be a broker of peace and conflict resolution , no longer the auxiliary we were in Iraq and Libya , and so many others .
We must remake a real Commonwealth ; we share language , culture and history with literally billions of people there .
We can build Jerusalem in this green and pleasant land .
But only if we resolve to .

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The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Brexit Day, Nigel Farage’s final EU speech, and the UK’s new found freedom to make trade deals with the world as it wishes as a sovereign nation.
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Sing Hallelujah! The wicked witch is dead. The anti-democratic super-state, into which we were taken in 1973 (fittingly, without a vote being cast) thanks to Labour rebels providing Tory PM Ted Heath with his majority, is no more.
At least for us. Though I doubt we will be the last to leave the failing fading cluster.
Leading Labour rebel Roy Jenkins, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, former chancellor, former home secretary, later president of the European Commission, was dumped on his ample backside out of Parliament in 1987 by me. It was my greatest victory.
Without Jenkins and his 80 fellow apostates Britain would never have joined the cursed cluster, because the Conservatives – then, as now – contained enough of the patriotic bourgeoisie to stop the globalist prime minister and yachtsman Heath. Our membership of the Common Market, thus born in treachery, sailed ever deeper into public rejection.
Britain was always half-in, half-out of the EU. No power on Earth could have dragged us into the single currency, and the only way we could be dragged into the single market was by late-night parliamentary chicanery – against which, under the leadership of the late Tony Benn, I was fully engaged. None dared offer a referendum on what represented a qualitative change in membership, from being part of a common market to membership of a Union, ever wider, ever deeper.
Fittingly, the peoples of the EU member states were never consulted over this shift; those who dared to demur were forced to vote again until they came up with the right answer. The project – effectively the liquidation of the nation-state and the creation of a European Empire – had not only no democratic legitimacy, no democracy within its decision-making processes, but required its members to sign up in advance to an unalterable neo-liberal model of capitalism carved into the very pillars of its constitution.
No state intervention in defence of strategic industries, no public sector procurement preferences, no fiscal deficits beyond that which suited the European Central Bank, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany. No public ownership of natural monopolies like rail, mail, water, electricity and gas, every one of which had to be made happy hunting grounds for the privateers and buccaneers of globalised capital – Sir Richard Branson being the poster boy.
In our 47 years of membership, Britain lost its coal, steel, car, truck, bus, motorcycle, shipbuilding, ship repair and railway workshop industries, and much more besides. All in exchange for the fools’ gold of the casino economics of the City of London, the devotion to which almost destroyed the country in 2008. Germany was to be the industrial power, France the agricultural, Britain the financial. This all led to the desertification of post-industrial Britain and the mounting anger which swept EU membership away in the Brexit referendum.
I was, and always will be, proud to have been at the front of the fight for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. But unlike others in that leadership, I believe that Brexit is a necessary – but not sufficient – condition for the building of a better Britain. Regaining our national sovereignty without putting it to good use would be next to pointless. Equally, swapping EU domination for American domination would be worse than pointless. Becoming the 51st state of the USA, the worst state of all.
We now can and should rebuild Britain as an industrial and trading nation of the first class. ‘Made in Britain’ must become brand new again. All of our people capable of being so must be put to meaningful work as the process of sucking the youngest, brightest, and best from their homes and families in eastern and central Europe comes to an end. The low-wage, cheap-cuts British economy must be transformed into a high-wage, high-quality, educated, cultured and knowledge-based future. We must bear no ill-will to anyone, invade, occupy and sanction no-one. We must be a broker of peace and conflict resolution, no longer the auxiliary we were in Iraq and Libya, and so many others.
We must remake a real Commonwealth; we share language, culture and history with literally billions of people there. We can build Jerusalem in this green and pleasant land. But only if we resolve to.
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theduran--2020-02-01--The Pashtun demographic and an eye on the future part 2

1/30/20 -Jezail.org continues this post of Amrullah Saleh in the hope that it gets noticed by policy makers and planners .
In the 1950s with direct assistance from the United States of America , using the excuse of containing communism , pacifying the tribal areas and preventing infiltration from western neighbor Pakistan created the Special Services Group ( SSG ) .
For decades this military division has been providing training to radical outfits & terrorist groups to de-stabilize Afghanistan other than serving its initial purpose .
After 9/11 Pakistan once again demanded military and financial assistance from the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haqani networks from tribal areas .
Usma Bin Laden was found and killed near Islamabad and Haqqanis are living and operating out of garrison city of Rawelpendi to this date .
Neither Al Qadea nor the Haqqanis have had structural links to the tribal areas .
Yet the Pashtun tribes paid the heaviest price and lacked a voice to represent themselves .
Looking at it from outside , this strategy is dead and rotten but GHQ hasn ’ t discarded it .
Today a young and charismatic Manzoor Pashteen , clearly and loudly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims not the culprits .
He wants to know the whereabouts of the thousands who have perished not because they were on the side of Al-Qaeda but for opposing the malign and adventurous campaign of the establishment.He has given his people a much needed voice .
He says we get killed in the name of fight against terrorism whereas the real terrorist are the boys in Khakies .
Behind every terrorist is a uniformed army man , is one of his party ’ s moto .
We want to regain our destiny he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there would have been no terrorism and no radicalism .
He calls on Pashtuns to unite , find back their roots and expose the wide intelligence networks which have stereotyped Pashtun tribes with degrading labels such as supportive of terrorism , anti-modern , anti-democracy , un-governable and so on .
He rightly presents himself as a victim and as a witness telling the true story of a people challenging the established line of the army and the broader establishment which for years and even decades benefited massively by selling this falsehood in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shakes the military and shreds the narrative of the establishment and exposes it to global scrutiny from within .
It wants and end to containment , division and persecution of the Pashtuns in Pakistan .
It advocates for dignified place of the Pashtuns in their own geography and land .
He exposes the malign and bloody scheme behind suppression of Pashtuns and support of terrorism in their name at the same time .
He does all of it without violence .
His logic , softness and articulation are his strengths .
He isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We in Afghanistan suffer from the same evil scheme and conspiracy .
We share the victimhood of the PTM .
Thus extending moral , political and media support to Pashteen and PTM is not a project or hallow sloganeering .
.
It is a conscious call rooted in our common agony and pain.He struggles in Pakistan and under the Pakistani law but speaks of the same pain and sufferings we have been shouting off from Pamir to Nimroz and from Herat to Nengarhar .
He therefore resonates across Afghanistan .
He talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and civility .
I don ’ t know him in person .
I haven ’ t met him .
But when I listen to him or see him on screen he doesn ’ t seem a stranger , he comes across as a political soulmate and a comrade of our resistance born in Waziristan .
Pashteen is yet another name for our resistance too .
Inshallah .

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1/30/20 -Jezail.org continues this post of Amrullah Saleh in the hope that it gets noticed by policy makers and planners.
In the 1950s with direct assistance from the United States of America, using the excuse of containing communism, pacifying the tribal areas and preventing infiltration from western neighbor Pakistan created the Special Services Group (SSG). For decades this military division has been providing training to radical outfits & terrorist groups to de-stabilize Afghanistan other than serving its initial purpose.
After 9/11 Pakistan once again demanded military and financial assistance from the United States for the aim of expelling Al-Qaeda and Haqani networks from tribal areas. Usma Bin Laden was found and killed near Islamabad and Haqqanis are living and operating out of garrison city of Rawelpendi to this date. Neither Al Qadea nor the Haqqanis have had structural links to the tribal areas. Yet the Pashtun tribes paid the heaviest price and lacked a voice to represent themselves. Looking at it from outside, this strategy is dead and rotten but GHQ hasn’t discarded it.
Today a young and charismatic Manzoor Pashteen, clearly and loudly says that the Pashtun tribes are the victims not the culprits. He wants to know the whereabouts of the thousands who have perished not because they were on the side of Al-Qaeda but for opposing the malign and adventurous campaign of the establishment.He has given his people a much needed voice. He says we get killed in the name of fight against terrorism whereas the real terrorist are the boys in Khakies. Behind every terrorist is a uniformed army man, is one of his party’s moto. We want to regain our destiny he says. Without state sponsorship he asserts there would have been no terrorism and no radicalism. He calls on Pashtuns to unite, find back their roots and expose the wide intelligence networks which have stereotyped Pashtun tribes with degrading labels such as supportive of terrorism, anti-modern, anti-democracy, un-governable and so on. He rightly presents himself as a victim and as a witness telling the true story of a people challenging the established line of the army and the broader establishment which for years and even decades benefited massively by selling this falsehood in and out.
The narrative of the PTM shakes the military and shreds the narrative of the establishment and exposes it to global scrutiny from within. It wants and end to containment, division and persecution of the Pashtuns in Pakistan. It advocates for dignified place of the Pashtuns in their own geography and land. He exposes the malign and bloody scheme behind suppression of Pashtuns and support of terrorism in their name at the same time. He does all of it without violence. His logic, softness and articulation are his strengths. He isn’t a rebel in the hills.
We in Afghanistan suffer from the same evil scheme and conspiracy. We share the victimhood of the PTM. Thus extending moral, political and media support to Pashteen and PTM is not a project or hallow sloganeering. . It is a conscious call rooted in our common agony and pain.He struggles in Pakistan and under the Pakistani law but speaks of the same pain and sufferings we have been shouting off from Pamir to Nimroz and from Herat to Nengarhar. He therefore resonates across Afghanistan. He talks of a pan human dream – peace and civility.
I don’t know him in person. I haven’t met him. But when I listen to him or see him on screen he doesn’t seem a stranger, he comes across as a political soulmate and a comrade of our resistance born in Waziristan. Pashteen is yet another name for our resistance too. Inshallah.
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theduran--2020-02-01--A breakdown of the Pashtun Demographic part 1

An important subject .
The Pashtun population straddles across both Pakistan and Afghanistan .
Amrullah Saleh is now Afghanistan ’ s VP and is also a former intel chief .
He works under President Ashraaf Ghani but , in fact , towers over Ghani in stature , experience and accomplishments .
Jezail.org posts this here because there is a real dearth of understanding the warring parties as they exist on the ground in Afghasnistan .
We are constantly encountering comments from officials , who should know better , which conflate the Mujahedin of the 1980 ’ s and the Taliban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1990 ’ s .
This goes deeper into the ethno-demographics of the Pashtun tribes which straddle Afghanistan and Pakistan and are almost 100 % of the cadres that make up the Taliban .
If you want to understand the region , this is a short , concise article that will prove very helpful .
But it also points toward possibilities .
Saleh knows what he is talking about and is never heard in the West .
We and the Pashtun cause in Pakistan .
A response to skeptics .
The deep state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has managed to keep the Pashtun people deeply divided in compartmentalized groups , at least until now .
The sponsored dividing of Pashtuns is aimed to mitigate a set of fears that loom in the psych of the state over potential disintegration of Pakistan along ethnic lines .
The Punjab dominated State system sees Pashtuns as potential secessionists from the body of Pakistan .
The ghost of losing Bangladesh in 1971 and the surrender of over one hundred thousand Pakistani troops to Indian army still haunts their national psyche and irritates their pride @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , aside from Pashtuns , has the historic claim , legitimacy and vital geography to pose a real challenge to the Punjab dominated state of Pakistan .
No other ethnic group has ever had total control over Punjab and the whole of what is today called Pakistan as the Pashtuns once had and it was not too long ago .
The Shadows of history can haunt or heal societies .
It depends how societies made history or how history shaped the societies .
In Pakistan both are surfacing at the same time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Khattaks , partly other sub tribes were integrated and assimilated into the idea of Pakistan.Their incorporation into the state system was a colonial strategy which entitled them as one of the martial races in the sub-continent .
Pakistan ’ s military culture , structure and civil service are all left overs of the colonial era which gradually came into practice after the failed Sepoy mutiny of 1857 .
Divide and rule is another inherited part of this culture .
The integrated Pashtuns did indeed remain loyal to the idea of Pakistan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most Afghans remember late President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and General Hamid Gul as two prominent examples .
The second segment of the Pashtun society are the religio-fanatic groups .
These groups have seldom operated out of an independent platform or thought and have been used by intelligence agencies for suppression of Pashtun nationalism.They have all along advocated for supremacy of faith as a transcendent ideology & a super structure to keep the country glued , destabilize Afghanistan and serve as extension of intelligence agencies for projection of Pakistan ’ s foreign policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the ethno nationalists historically assembled into Awami National Party ( ANP ) , its affiliates and other like-minded mini groups .
This segment is unfortunately facing decadence and irrelevance due to various factors chief amongst them loss of external support after the collapse of Soviet union , creepy domination of Afghanistan by the ISI in the name of Jihad and later on promotion of the Taliban.With or without external support they failed to fulfill their mission which was restoration of the Pashtun dominance in culture , politics and state structures if not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where Pashtuns are the unquestionable majority.The ANP became dynastic affair of one family which exacerbated its decadence.They lost the narrative they once championed for and today stand for no defined cause .
By this virtue any party which moulds itself inseparable with a family or becomes dynastic losses appeal and charm sooner or later .
ANP couldn ’ t be an exception .
The fourth and the last segment of the Pashtun society is the so called Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ) .
People in these areas numbering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never had full citizen rights and were under political restriction in the name of tribal autonomy .
In reality these areas were and still are forbidden territories contained by the army and the intelligence agencies for the purpose of de-stabilizing Afghanistan , blackmailing India , demanding ransom from Western countries by exploiting their security fears and keeping Pashtuns divided at home .
Although this fallacy is exposed but the establishment hasn ’ t given up trying the old ways .
Portraying these areas as no go zones , dangerous , triable and out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies have been effectively covering their not so covert operations .
The tribes have been victimized , shielded from mainstream politics , modernity , democratic values , even pseudo civil life and labelled as anti-modern , radical , fanatic , pro terrorism and so on .

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A breakdown of the Pashtun
An important subject. The Pashtun population straddles across both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Amrullah Saleh is now Afghanistan’s VP and is also a former intel chief. He works under President Ashraaf Ghani but, in fact, towers over Ghani in stature, experience and accomplishments. Jezail.org posts this here because there is a real dearth of understanding the warring parties as they exist on the ground in Afghasnistan. We are constantly encountering comments from officials, who should know better, which conflate the Mujahedin of the 1980’s and the Taliban which didn’t even exist until the 1990’s. This goes deeper into the ethno-demographics of the Pashtun tribes which straddle Afghanistan and Pakistan and are almost 100% of the cadres that make up the Taliban. If you want to understand the region, this is a short, concise article that will prove very helpful.
But it also points toward possibilities. Saleh knows what he is talking about and is never heard in the West.
Amrullah Saleh
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We and the Pashtun cause in Pakistan.
A response to skeptics.
The deep state also known as the establishment in Pakistan has managed to keep the Pashtun people deeply divided in compartmentalized groups, at least until now. The sponsored dividing of Pashtuns is aimed to mitigate a set of fears that loom in the psych of the state over potential disintegration of Pakistan along ethnic lines. The Punjab dominated State system sees Pashtuns as potential secessionists from the body of Pakistan. The ghost of losing Bangladesh in 1971 and the surrender of over one hundred thousand Pakistani troops to Indian army still haunts their national psyche and irritates their pride.
Secondly, no other ethnic group, aside from Pashtuns, has the historic claim, legitimacy and vital geography to pose a real challenge to the Punjab dominated state of Pakistan. No other ethnic group has ever had total control over Punjab and the whole of what is today called Pakistan as the Pashtuns once had and it was not too long ago. The Shadows of history can haunt or heal societies. It depends how societies made history or how history shaped the societies. In Pakistan both are surfacing at the same time.
A part of the Pashtun tribes largely of Khattaks, partly other sub tribes were integrated and assimilated into the idea of Pakistan.Their incorporation into the state system was a colonial strategy which entitled them as one of the martial races in the sub-continent. Pakistan’s military culture, structure and civil service are all left overs of the colonial era which gradually came into practice after the failed Sepoy mutiny of 1857. Divide and rule is another inherited part of this culture.
The integrated Pashtuns did indeed remain loyal to the idea of Pakistan and ascended to highest military and civilian positions. Most Afghans remember late President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and General Hamid Gul as two prominent examples.
The second segment of the Pashtun society are the religio-fanatic groups. These groups have seldom operated out of an independent platform or thought and have been used by intelligence agencies for suppression of Pashtun nationalism.They have all along advocated for supremacy of faith as a transcendent ideology & a super structure to keep the country glued, destabilize Afghanistan and serve as extension of intelligence agencies for projection of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the region.
The third segment are the ethno nationalists historically assembled into Awami National Party (ANP), its affiliates and other like-minded mini groups. This segment is unfortunately facing decadence and irrelevance due to various factors chief amongst them loss of external support after the collapse of Soviet union, creepy domination of Afghanistan by the ISI in the name of Jihad and later on promotion of the Taliban.With or without external support they failed to fulfill their mission which was restoration of the Pashtun dominance in culture, politics and state structures if not everywhere but at least in the whole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where Pashtuns are the unquestionable majority.The ANP became dynastic affair of one family which exacerbated its decadence.They lost the narrative they once championed for and today stand for no defined cause. By this virtue any party which moulds itself inseparable with a family or becomes dynastic losses appeal and charm sooner or later. ANP couldn’t be an exception.
The fourth and the last segment of the Pashtun society is the so called Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). People in these areas numbering millions, walled in seven agencies, never had full citizen rights and were under political restriction in the name of tribal autonomy. In reality these areas were and still are forbidden territories contained by the army and the intelligence agencies for the purpose of de-stabilizing Afghanistan, blackmailing India, demanding ransom from Western countries by exploiting their security fears and keeping Pashtuns divided at home. Although this fallacy is exposed but the establishment hasn’t given up trying the old ways. Portraying these areas as no go zones, dangerous, triable and out of control the army and the intelligence agencies have been effectively covering their not so covert operations. The tribes have been victimized, shielded from mainstream politics, modernity, democratic values, even pseudo civil life and labelled as anti-modern, radical, fanatic, pro terrorism and so on.
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theduran--2020-02-01--Ukraine in Context Part 3

Ukraine in Context Part 3

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I am an American Military Veteran & a very patriotic supporter of the Constitution .
I along with many Americans supported “ Candidate ” Trump but as “ President ” he has lost my support .
I need to remind the Duran that his “ Evangelical ’ supporters are only a fraction of the Christian community & an even smaller minority of the American people .
Their brainwashed enslavement to Israel & the Zionist agenda is not a reflection of the supporters that voted for Trump or those of us that put him in office .
His latest stunts & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so if he is relying on his “ Evangelicals ” or “ Israel ” to re-elect him then he is either going to lose his re-election or he will expose just how corrupt , rigged & illegitimate our elections are .
Though the Duran can only discuss the symptoms & not the cause , the Banana peals on the table or fur ball on the carpet but never the Gurrilla on the couch , the Duran can not state these obvious “ Facts ” but “ I can ” .
The US Government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Executive branch has been infiltrated by Dual Israeli citizens or bribed , blackmailed or compromised personnel & representatives by Israel .
The American people know AIPAC & Israel owns & controls them .
America is in fact under a foreign Zionist occupation .
These foreign Agents are a small minority controlling the entire US Government & our foreign policy .
Face it guys , if Obama ever signed the Muslim “ Sharia Laws ” America would have lost its mind yet Trump signed the “ Noahide Laws ” without even a whimper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel to his Constitutional Usurpation with his latest EO , we voted for MAGA not MIGA & starting more illegal wars of aggression to continue this PNAC crap for Israel is unacceptable .
America needs a President of the United States not an Israeli prime Minister .
Fool me once shame on him , fool me twice shame on me , Trump has lost my support & many others as well , especially in the Military & Patriot community .

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I am an American Military Veteran & a very patriotic supporter of the Constitution. I along with many Americans supported “Candidate” Trump but as “President” he has lost my support. I need to remind the Duran that his “Evangelical’ supporters are only a fraction of the Christian community & an even smaller minority of the American people. Their brainwashed enslavement to Israel & the Zionist agenda is not a reflection of the supporters that voted for Trump or those of us that put him in office. His latest stunts & broken promises has actually lost his base so if he is relying on his “Evangelicals” or “Israel” to re-elect him then he is either going to lose his re-election or he will expose just how corrupt, rigged & illegitimate our elections are. Though the Duran can only discuss the symptoms & not the cause, the Banana peals on the table or fur ball on the carpet but never the Gurrilla on the couch, the Duran can not state these obvious “Facts” but “I can”. The US Government from Congress, all Agencies & now the Executive branch has been infiltrated by Dual Israeli citizens or bribed, blackmailed or compromised personnel & representatives by Israel. The American people know AIPAC & Israel owns & controls them. America is in fact under a foreign Zionist occupation. These foreign Agents are a small minority controlling the entire US Government & our foreign policy. Face it guys, if Obama ever signed the Muslim “Sharia Laws” America would have lost its mind yet Trump signed the “Noahide Laws” without even a whimper. From all of his stunts regarding Israel to his Constitutional Usurpation with his latest EO, we voted for MAGA not MIGA & starting more illegal wars of aggression to continue this PNAC crap for Israel is unacceptable. America needs a President of the United States not an Israeli prime Minister. Fool me once shame on him, fool me twice shame on me, Trump has lost my support & many others as well, especially in the Military & Patriot community.
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theduran--2020-02-01--Ukraine in Context Pt.   2

Ukraine in Context Pt.   2

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theduran--2020-02-01--Will Junk Science Convict Harvey Weinstein? (Part 2)

Of course , there are women who choose not to report being raped , for whatever reason .
A woman who is genuinely vulnerable may elect not to do so , and such women are often sought out by sexual predators .
One such sexual predator was rogue Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw .
He prayed on young black women on the fringe of society , but when he targeted an older woman who was driving her own car , she reported him immediately , and his goose was cooked .
Alcohol is often a big influence in sordid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andrea Constand had consumed alcohol on an empty stomach and waited months before reporting ; that had reasonable doubt written all over it , but Mesereau failed to capitalise on it .
Granted that Weinstein is a far more odious individual than Cosby , but the credible evidence indicates he has boundaries .
In 2017 , he tried it on in New York with Ambra Gutierrez , a foreign model , a somewhat nervous individual who reported him to the police .
They wired her up and sent her back to him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and apologised for it , but when she refused persistently to accompany him to his room , instead of grabbing her and attempting to drag her physically , he showed only verbal nastiness .
Weinstein ’ s accusers include Asia Argento and Rose McGowan ( pictured above ) .
The idea that either of these women would not fight back against a rape attempt beggars belief , especially McGowan ; any man who attempted to rape her would be taking his life in his hands .
As for Argento , she found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar if somewhat amusing accusation .
In 2013 , then 37 , she took a 17 year old to bed in California where the age of consent is 18 .
She ended up paying him $ 380,000 .
Most people would consider that a shakedown .
It should be pointed out that many women put Weinstein in his place .
These include veteran actress Daryl Hannah , who told him where to go in no uncertain terms .
In 1996 , Weinstein tried it on with Gwyneth Paltrow , who is another class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who confronted him .
Before concluding , let us examine just one recent article that peddles many of the media myths about rape .
Writing for The Atlantic , January 28 , Barbara Bradley Hagerty makes one absurd assertion after another : “ Rape is rarely investigated or prosecuted… ” in which Universe ?
She cites the famous English jurist Sir Matthew Hale ’ s oft ’ quoted maxim that an allegation of rape is easy to make , difficult to prove , and even more difficult to defend .
Hale might have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any sense historical it will probably be impossible to refute .
Quoting him further , she says a woman ’ s testimony should be examined with caution .
At the time Hale was writing , rape was capital .
Is a man to be hanged without the evidence against him being assessed extremely carefully ?
Also at that time , a woman was required to resist to the utmost and to report the outrage at once .
Today in many jurisdictions a man can be convicted on the bare word of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or otherwise , and the allegation can be backdated months , years , even decades .
The suggestion that a rape should be reported as promptly as possible within reason is by no means unreasonable .
“ Rape laws in most states were written in such a way as to make rape virtually impossible to prosecute , ” says Jane Manning .
So we have two women making false claims , but again one should bear in mind that in the United States rape could be capital until fairly recently .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1977 ) that the death penalty for the rape of an adult woman was ruled unconstitutional .
Hagerty quotes one so-called expert who says only about 5 % of rape allegations are false .
Again , in what Universe ?
This is especially true when rape counsellors openly encourage women to make false allegations , and in an age when parading oneself in front of the media is rewarded with a certain victim status , and at times with hard cash .
“ Police tend to pursue only cases involving a ‘ righteous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raped by a stranger with a gun , in an alley , who fought back , who had a clean record , and who had no alcohol in her system ” .
Clearly such cases are easier to prove .
“ When a woman alleges rape , the defense ( and the jury ) dissects not only her character and history , but also her behavior during and after the alleged assault.
” And ?
This is par for the course in many criminal investigations .
How many people – women as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of murder because they did not react “ properly ” in its aftermath ?
There is however one and only one way to react to a rape : dial 911 at once .
She whines that it is a “ high bar ” for a crime with “ no witnesses , reported long after any possible bruises had faded and DNA had disappeared ” .
If a rape is reported at once , there will be DNA , and most likely bruises because most genuine victims fight back .
If there is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explanation is that there was no rape .
One more quote will suffice : “ Friendly emails do not mean it ’ s consensual , ” Tetlow notes .
“ But they are very tricky to explain to a jury.
” Damn right they are , and rightly so , this is what is known as exculpatory evidence .
As with all the other airheads who peddle this trauma rubbish , Hagerty is telling her readers believe women because vagina .
Returning finally to Weinstein , he has a mountain to climb if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already been tried and convicted in the media .
Having said that , how much sympathy does he deserve , and of more concern to most jurists , at what point will this # MeToo hysteria backfire ?
If it goes much further , men will start taking measures to protect themselves , indeed they are already doing so .
Vice President Mike Pence has been ridiculed for operating the so-called Mike Pence rule , never being alone with a woman other than his wife .
This might be better titled the Prophet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it recognised not only the fragility of human testimony but a particular female vice .
As a leading American medical journal noted in 1919 : “ Sex is woman ’ s strongest weapon .
She uses it as a weapon of defence and offence .
She uses it to attract and to repel , to reward , and to punish .
When intent upon punishment , she is utterly without scruples , and there is no vileness , no falsehood , at which she will draw the line .
”

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Of course, there are women who choose not to report being raped, for whatever reason. A woman who is genuinely vulnerable may elect not to do so, and such women are often sought out by sexual predators. One such sexual predator was rogue Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw. He prayed on young black women on the fringe of society, but when he targeted an older woman who was driving her own car, she reported him immediately, and his goose was cooked.
Alcohol is often a big influence in sordid encounters. In the Cosby case, Andrea Constand had consumed alcohol on an empty stomach and waited months before reporting; that had reasonable doubt written all over it, but Mesereau failed to capitalise on it.
Granted that Weinstein is a far more odious individual than Cosby, but the credible evidence indicates he has boundaries. In 2017, he tried it on in New York with Ambra Gutierrez, a foreign model, a somewhat nervous individual who reported him to the police. They wired her up and sent her back to him. Weinstein appeared to admit touching her breast, and apologised for it, but when she refused persistently to accompany him to his room, instead of grabbing her and attempting to drag her physically, he showed only verbal nastiness.
Weinstein’s accusers include Asia Argento and Rose McGowan (pictured above). The idea that either of these women would not fight back against a rape attempt beggars belief, especially McGowan; any man who attempted to rape her would be taking his life in his hands. As for Argento, she found herself on the receiving end of a similar if somewhat amusing accusation. In 2013, then 37, she took a 17 year old to bed in California where the age of consent is 18. She ended up paying him $380,000. Most people would consider that a shakedown.
It should be pointed out that many women put Weinstein in his place. These include veteran actress Daryl Hannah, who told him where to go in no uncertain terms. In 1996, Weinstein tried it on with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is another class act; she told Brad Pitt, who confronted him.
Before concluding, let us examine just one recent article that peddles many of the media myths about rape. Writing for The Atlantic, January 28, Barbara Bradley Hagerty makes one absurd assertion after another:
“Rape is rarely investigated or prosecuted…” in which Universe?
She cites the famous English jurist Sir Matthew Hale’s oft’ quoted maxim that an allegation of rape is easy to make, difficult to prove, and even more difficult to defend. Hale might have added if that if the charge is in any sense historical it will probably be impossible to refute. Quoting him further, she says a woman’s testimony should be examined with caution. At the time Hale was writing, rape was capital. Is a man to be hanged without the evidence against him being assessed extremely carefully?
Also at that time, a woman was required to resist to the utmost and to report the outrage at once. Today in many jurisdictions a man can be convicted on the bare word of a woman with absolutely no corroboration, physical or otherwise, and the allegation can be backdated months, years, even decades. The suggestion that a rape should be reported as promptly as possible within reason is by no means unreasonable.
“Rape laws in most states were written in such a way as to make rape virtually impossible to prosecute,” says Jane Manning. So we have two women making false claims, but again one should bear in mind that in the United States rape could be capital until fairly recently. It was only in Coker v Georgia, (1977) that the death penalty for the rape of an adult woman was ruled unconstitutional.
Hagerty quotes one so-called expert who says only about 5% of rape allegations are false. Again, in what Universe? This is especially true when rape counsellors openly encourage women to make false allegations, and in an age when parading oneself in front of the media is rewarded with a certain victim status, and at times with hard cash.
“Police tend to pursue only cases involving a ‘righteous victim’—for example, a woman raped by a stranger with a gun, in an alley, who fought back, who had a clean record, and who had no alcohol in her system”.
Clearly such cases are easier to prove.
“When a woman alleges rape, the defense (and the jury) dissects not only her character and history, but also her behavior during and after the alleged assault.”
And? This is par for the course in many criminal investigations. How many people – women as well as men – have been falsely accused of murder because they did not react “properly” in its aftermath? There is however one and only one way to react to a rape: dial 911 at once.
She whines that it is a “high bar” for a crime with “no witnesses, reported long after any possible bruises had faded and DNA had disappeared”.
If a rape is reported at once, there will be DNA, and most likely bruises because most genuine victims fight back. If there is no DNA and no bruising, the obvious explanation is that there was no rape.
One more quote will suffice: “Friendly emails do not mean it’s consensual,” Tetlow notes. “But they are very tricky to explain to a jury.”
Damn right they are, and rightly so, this is what is known as exculpatory evidence.
As with all the other airheads who peddle this trauma rubbish, Hagerty is telling her readers believe women because vagina.
Returning finally to Weinstein, he has a mountain to climb if only because like Bill Cosby he has already been tried and convicted in the media. Having said that, how much sympathy does he deserve, and of more concern to most jurists, at what point will this #MeToo hysteria backfire? If it goes much further, men will start taking measures to protect themselves, indeed they are already doing so. Vice President Mike Pence has been ridiculed for operating the so-called Mike Pence rule, never being alone with a woman other than his wife. This might be better titled the Prophet Muhammad rule because Islam and Judaism before it recognised not only the fragility of human testimony but a particular female vice. As a leading American medical journal noted in 1919:
“Sex is woman’s strongest weapon. She uses it as a weapon of defence and offence. She uses it to attract and to repel, to reward, and to punish. When intent upon punishment, she is utterly without scruples, and there is no vileness, no falsehood, at which she will draw the line.”
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theduran--2020-02-01--Dem loss may lead to more extreme actions against President Trump [Video]

Anyone following the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump knows that there is a very large group of angry liberals , globalists , deep-staters and Democrats ( and not a few “ RINO ” Republicans ) who really , really , really wish Mr. Trump would go away .
Permanently .
The hopes of him doing so in the Compleat Fake Impeachment Inquiry and Trial appear to be diminishing ( though the author notes that anything can happen , even now ) .
It looks most likely that President Trump will be acquitted from the latest attempt to remove him from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprisingly poorly-prepared and spurious impeachment process , the first of its kind in the 238-year history of the United States .
This impeachment inquiry and trial will not be forgotten , but they may be overshadowed in the near future , as it seems a very likely proposition that someone will try to do the next thing to get rid of President Trump , and that is likely to be an assassination attempt .
This seems perhaps “ too extreme to print.
” God forbid that this piece should inspire someone to think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t .
It would almost certainly propel the US into a very nasty civil war which would not go well for the elites on the coasts .
Like the Compleat Fake Impeachment Inquiry , only a fool would think that the liberals and globalists in such a conflict could possibly defeat the farmers and the suppliers of fuel and food of all kinds .
That does not seem to matter though to the Democrats , all the way up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .
According to a piece run Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi stated the following : She went further , attacking the legal team assembled to defend the President from the Democrat accusations : Pelosi also accused other Trump allies of attempting “ to dismantle the Constitution ” in order to shield the president from conviction and removal from office over two articles of impeachment that the Democrat-controlled House approved in December .
“ Some of them are even lawyers , ” Pelosi said .
“ Imagine that you would say — ever , of any president , no matter who he or she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president thinks that his or her presidency … is good for the country , then any action is justified — including encouraging a foreign government to have an impact on our elections.
” “ [ That ] is exactly what our Founders were opposed to — and they feared , ” she added , according to The Hill .
“ I don ’ t think they made the case .
I think they disgraced themselves terribly in terms of their violation of what our Constitution is about and what a president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is all almost certainly a spin job , predicated on the ( justifiable ) belief that not enough people watched the Trump defense team ’ s arguments , particularly those of Alan Dershowitz and Jay Sekulow , during their allotted time to speak at the Senate proceedings .
The problem is that Dershowitz ’ arguments especially show the weakness of the impeachment articles as they stand , and his research was absolutely sound and strictly Constitutionalist .
Anyone wanting to listen to his talk may follow this link to my other recent newspiece @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hour long , and it is very well-worth listening to .
The further problem is that there has never been any proof of the President committing a “ high crime or misdemeanor ” , or treason or bribery , which are the four qualifying criteria for an impeachment .
As we have shown here on the Duran repeatedly , the Democrats and their secularist , globalist , liberal allies have simply run up against a properly elected President who disagrees with their world view , and who has taken major steps at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he promised those who voted for him that he would do so .
It is not just Nancy Pelosi , of course .
Adam Schiff , that Democrat teller of exceedingly tall tales from California , has still not either presented his “ facts ” nor given up on the idea that Russia did something to the US election to get Trump elected .
See for yourself : This was last week .
He topped this just a day ago by what is shown here : At any rate , President Trump appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vindication of his presidential career , and this appears to be sending the Democrats into their most irrational conniptions yet .
It makes no sense for Nancy Pelosi to actually believe her own words , unless the poor woman is so deluded that she can not accept any solution other than the one in which she wins .
This delusion is not new among the Democrats , but it is virulently strong now because for decades the Democrats almost always beat the Republicans in any political game the Dems tried to play .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and representatives , are standing up to the Democrat manipulations of the law , and like spoiled babies , or really more like spoiled cannabis-using teenagers , the Democrats are slow to realize that they are losing because they are doing it wrong .
However , it is extremely unlikely that the acquittal , should it become reality , will actually serve as a wake-up call that the Democrat party ought to rethink its activity .
Its present behavior suggests that they will move towards more radical means of trying to get rid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much time in which to carry out said means , either , because if the GOP is clever enough , their political advertising will simply show what the Democrat crazies have been up to and probably ask American voters , “ Are these the kind of people you want in DC ?
” It is a piece of cake with such a message .
This is what leads one to wonder if assassination is the next step .
Assassination would be , as I stated before , completely irrational in this situation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy differences .
There is no oppression of anyone in the US , there is only Trump handing the Dems ’ heads to them with win after win .
Plus , there is plenty of evidence to show that assassination attempts have already been tried and foiled against this president .
See here for more information about a very odd set of coincidences that happened with Pelosi and Trump only last year .
When you get people utterly unable to accept reality in powerful positions , you usually get a disaster .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officially , but it is doubtless that the Secret Service is already on this , because the insanity of very powerful opposing politicians has gone way beyond the point of mere disagreement about policy .
It has reached into the Third Reach of the Unknown , in that now the opposition is simply , and unequivocally , crazed .

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.
Anyone following the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump knows that there is a very large group of angry liberals, globalists, deep-staters and Democrats (and not a few “RINO” Republicans) who really, really, really wish Mr. Trump would go away. Permanently.
The hopes of him doing so in the Compleat Fake Impeachment Inquiry and Trial appear to be diminishing (though the author notes that anything can happen, even now). It looks most likely that President Trump will be acquitted from the latest attempt to remove him from office, that being done through a surprisingly poorly-prepared and spurious impeachment process, the first of its kind in the 238-year history of the United States.
This impeachment inquiry and trial will not be forgotten, but they may be overshadowed in the near future, as it seems a very likely proposition that someone will try to do the next thing to get rid of President Trump, and that is likely to be an assassination attempt.
This seems perhaps “too extreme to print.” God forbid that this piece should inspire someone to think this is a good idea. It isn’t. It would almost certainly propel the US into a very nasty civil war which would not go well for the elites on the coasts. Like the Compleat Fake Impeachment Inquiry, only a fool would think that the liberals and globalists in such a conflict could possibly defeat the farmers and the suppliers of fuel and food of all kinds.
That does not seem to matter though to the Democrats, all the way up to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
According to a piece run Friday on Fox News’ website, Nancy Pelosi stated the following:
“He will not be acquitted,” Pelosi insisted during her weekly news conference, according to Politico. “You cannot be acquitted if you don’t have a trial. You don’t have a trial if you don’t have witnesses and documentation and all of that. Does the president know right from wrong? I don’t think so.”
She went further, attacking the legal team assembled to defend the President from the Democrat accusations:
Pelosi also accused other Trump allies of attempting “to dismantle the Constitution” in order to shield the president from conviction and removal from office over two articles of impeachment that the Democrat-controlled House approved in December. “Some of them are even lawyers,” Pelosi said. “Imagine that you would say — ever, of any president, no matter who he or she is or whatever party — if the president thinks that his or her presidency … is good for the country, then any action is justified — including encouraging a foreign government to have an impact on our elections.” “[That] is exactly what our Founders were opposed to — and they feared,” she added, according to The Hill. “I don’t think they made the case. I think they disgraced themselves terribly in terms of their violation of what our Constitution is about and what a president’s behavior should be.”
However, this is all almost certainly a spin job, predicated on the (justifiable) belief that not enough people watched the Trump defense team’s arguments, particularly those of Alan Dershowitz and Jay Sekulow, during their allotted time to speak at the Senate proceedings.
The problem is that Dershowitz’ arguments especially show the weakness of the impeachment articles as they stand, and his research was absolutely sound and strictly Constitutionalist. Anyone wanting to listen to his talk may follow this link to my other recent newspiece on this subject. It is over an hour long, and it is very well-worth listening to.
The further problem is that there has never been any proof of the President committing a “high crime or misdemeanor”, or treason or bribery, which are the four qualifying criteria for an impeachment. As we have shown here on the Duran repeatedly, the Democrats and their secularist, globalist, liberal allies have simply run up against a properly elected President who disagrees with their world view, and who has taken major steps at smashing the globalist dream, all because he promised those who voted for him that he would do so.
It is not just Nancy Pelosi, of course. Adam Schiff, that Democrat teller of exceedingly tall tales from California, has still not either presented his “facts” nor given up on the idea that Russia did something to the US election to get Trump elected. See for yourself: This was last week.
He topped this just a day ago by what is shown here:
At any rate, President Trump appears to be heading for the most significant vindication of his presidential career, and this appears to be sending the Democrats into their most irrational conniptions yet. It makes no sense for Nancy Pelosi to actually believe her own words, unless the poor woman is so deluded that she cannot accept any solution other than the one in which she wins.
This delusion is not new among the Democrats, but it is virulently strong now because for decades the Democrats almost always beat the Republicans in any political game the Dems tried to play. Trump, and now more GOP senators and representatives, are standing up to the Democrat manipulations of the law, and like spoiled babies, or really more like spoiled cannabis-using teenagers, the Democrats are slow to realize that they are losing because they are doing it wrong.
However, it is extremely unlikely that the acquittal, should it become reality, will actually serve as a wake-up call that the Democrat party ought to rethink its activity. Its present behavior suggests that they will move towards more radical means of trying to get rid of Trump. They will not have much time in which to carry out said means, either, because if the GOP is clever enough, their political advertising will simply show what the Democrat crazies have been up to and probably ask American voters, “Are these the kind of people you want in DC?” It is a piece of cake with such a message.
This is what leads one to wonder if assassination is the next step. Assassination would be, as I stated before, completely irrational in this situation. The President would be facing this over policy differences. There is no oppression of anyone in the US, there is only Trump handing the Dems’ heads to them with win after win. Plus, there is plenty of evidence to show that assassination attempts have already been tried and foiled against this president. See here for more information about a very odd set of coincidences that happened with Pelosi and Trump only last year.
When you get people utterly unable to accept reality in powerful positions, you usually get a disaster. We may never hear of any assassination attempt officially, but it is doubtless that the Secret Service is already on this, because the insanity of very powerful opposing politicians has gone way beyond the point of mere disagreement about policy. It has reached into the Third Reach of the Unknown, in that now the opposition is simply, and unequivocally, crazed.
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theduran--2020-02-01--Will Junk Science Convict Harvey Weinstein? (Part 1)

The first trial of disgraced former media mogul Harvey Weinstein is now well underway .
The number of accusers is certainly impressive , and as people often believe there can be no smoke without fire , that quantity of smoke appears daunting for the defence .
That though is an extremely superficial argument which amounts to claiming every allegation must contain at least a grain of truth .
Coupled with that is the mantra “ believe all women ” , so if a woman tells you she is really a thousand years old , a werewolf , or was born @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of truth is what ?
When there is this much smoke , the first sensible question one should ask is “ Who is creating all this smoke ?
” The answer is often surprising .
Although there were a number of payouts made by his company to women dating back several years relating to allegations of sexual harassment , sexual harassment is a far cry from rape , indeed oftentimes it is subjective , or as someone once said , sexual harassment is a come-on from a man a woman does not find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rape until October 2017 when the Los Angeles Times reported that an unnamed Italian model and actress claimed to have raped by him in 2013 .
All the allegations of rape against him are similarly post-dated , and this presents a problem for the prosecution , so the prosecutors have decided to bolster their case with so-called expert evidence in the form of Barbara Ziv .
Barbara Ziv is not an expert witness , rather she is a professional propagandist for the sexual grievance industry .
She was used in the Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jurors in her own words , about “ rape myths ” .
Before discussing Weinstein any further , let us look at the Cosby case .
There is ample documentation on this ; Cosby was accused by Andrea Constand in 2005 of digitally penetrating her the previous year .
When the district attorney declined to prosecute , she brought a civil action , details of which were leaked to the media , and this resulted in a number of other accusers crawling out of the woodwork to accuse him .
This prompted Cosby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scandal was reignited after the comedian Hannibal Buress joked about Cosby raping women .
There then followed a veritable explosion , women literally crawled out of the woodwork , out of the gutter , and in a few cases out of the sewer , to accuse Cosby of everything from groping to serial aggravated rape .
As with Weinstein and a number of similar cases in other jurisdictions , there was no contemporaneous evidence , no documentary or physical evidence , only words .
Some of his accusers who were so foolish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as liars , for example the late Louisa Moritz claimed to have been orally raped by Cosby in the green room of a studio when he was clearly not present .
Most of the Cosby accusers were presented to the world by Gloria Allred in media briefings at which the assembled reporters showed a total lack of critical faculty .
If you think this is an exaggeration , check out the briefing with Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer , whose testimony beggars belief .
That being said , by the time of his first trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the court of public opinion by sheer weight of numbers .
An amusing aside to this case was the competing narratives .
Cosby is black , and most of his accusers were white .
This left the talking heads in a dilemma : did they side with the women and face accusations of racism , or with Cosby and be accused of sexism , misogyny , even rape-enabling ?
Eventually the feminist narrative prevailed , so from then on , any accusation by any woman trumps the denials of any man of any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever so humble .
Cosby was defended by Tom Mesereau , who had successfully defended the late Michael Jackson against what with the wisdom of hindsight were clearly false allegations .
At the first trial , attempts to introduce thirteen other accusers were denied by the judge , only one was allowed , and one so-called expert witness : Veronique Valliere .
Her purpose was to explain or rather to explain away Constand ’ s delayed reporting of her alleged digital rape by Cosby .
In spite of the deck being stacked against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hung jury .
The retrial saw a new so-called expert witness , Ziv , and a number of other accusers .
The prosecution asked for nineteen ; the judge permitted five .
Mesereau made the fatal mistake of failing to put Cosby on the stand ; he could also have done more to counter Ziv ’ s flim-flam .
The result was Cosby ’ s conviction .
She trotted out the same rubbish in the Weinstein trial , which is ?
There is a lot to unpack here but we are talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist ; denial ; and the latest weapon of the sexual grievance industry , tonic immobility .
What does a woman do when she is raped or is the victim of an attempted rape ?
A reasonably intelligent , educated woman will fight back .
If she is unable to fight back , she will generally report the rape or rape attempt fairly promptly .
Because of this , most genuine rapists are brought to book , and indeed many actually plead guilty .
A couple of examples will suffice .
Samantha Geimer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sexually violated by Roman Polanski .
She reported him immediately , and he was convicted .
In 2017 , Juliana Ossa was just ten years old when she was attacked by a far more dangerous predator than Harvey Weinstein could ever be .
She was swimming in a shallow Florida lake when an alligator snapped its jaws around her leg .
Showing incredible presence of mind , she pulled off a trick she had been taught on a visit to Gatorland .
She shoved two fingers into its nostrils , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Juliana escaped with stitches in her leg .
Did she freeze ?
Maybe for an instant , but so-called experts would have the world believe many , many women freeze when attacked by men like Harvey Weinstein .
Regarding denial , the opposite of this is affirmation , which can involve women rewriting their sordid sexual experiences as rape .
This is also known as relabelling .
These three cop outs – trauma , freezing , and denial – can be used to affirm any allegation of rape by any woman regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however absurd .
If a fifteen stone weightlifter claims to have been overpowered by a six stone anorexic , cystic fibrosis sufferer , why wouldn ’ t she have frozen ?
If she takes a month , a year , a decade , to report her rape , that is very typical .
Indeed , many victims never report being raped .
By the same token , so do many women who have not been raped , hence this so-called expert evidence is totally worthless and should not be permitted in any courtroom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Daubert test .

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.
The first trial of disgraced former media mogul Harvey Weinstein is now well underway. The number of accusers is certainly impressive, and as people often believe there can be no smoke without fire, that quantity of smoke appears daunting for the defence. That though is an extremely superficial argument which amounts to claiming every allegation must contain at least a grain of truth. Coupled with that is the mantra “believe all women”, so if a woman tells you she is really a thousand years old, a werewolf, or was born on the planet Jupiter, the grain of truth is what?
When there is this much smoke, the first sensible question one should ask is “Who is creating all this smoke?” The answer is often surprising.
Although there were a number of payouts made by his company to women dating back several years relating to allegations of sexual harassment, sexual harassment is a far cry from rape, indeed oftentimes it is subjective, or as someone once said, sexual harassment is a come-on from a man a woman does not find attractive.
Weinstein was not formally accused of rape until October 2017 when the Los Angeles Times reported that an unnamed Italian model and actress claimed to have raped by him in 2013. All the allegations of rape against him are similarly post-dated, and this presents a problem for the prosecution, so the prosecutors have decided to bolster their case with so-called expert evidence in the form of Barbara Ziv.
Barbara Ziv is not an expert witness, rather she is a professional propagandist for the sexual grievance industry. She was used in the Bill Cosby retrial to “educate” the jurors in her own words, about “rape myths”. Before discussing Weinstein any further, let us look at the Cosby case. There is ample documentation on this; Cosby was accused by Andrea Constand in 2005 of digitally penetrating her the previous year. When the district attorney declined to prosecute, she brought a civil action, details of which were leaked to the media, and this resulted in a number of other accusers crawling out of the woodwork to accuse him. This prompted Cosby to settle, but a decade later the scandal was reignited after the comedian Hannibal Buress joked about Cosby raping women.
There then followed a veritable explosion, women literally crawled out of the woodwork, out of the gutter, and in a few cases out of the sewer, to accuse Cosby of everything from groping to serial aggravated rape. As with Weinstein and a number of similar cases in other jurisdictions, there was no contemporaneous evidence, no documentary or physical evidence, only words. Some of his accusers who were so foolish as to be too specific were exposed as liars, for example the late Louisa Moritz claimed to have been orally raped by Cosby in the green room of a studio when he was clearly not present.
Most of the Cosby accusers were presented to the world by Gloria Allred in media briefings at which the assembled reporters showed a total lack of critical faculty. If you think this is an exaggeration, check out the briefing with Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer, whose testimony beggars belief.
That being said, by the time of his first trial, Cosby had already been convicted in the court of public opinion by sheer weight of numbers. An amusing aside to this case was the competing narratives. Cosby is black, and most of his accusers were white. This left the talking heads in a dilemma: did they side with the women and face accusations of racism, or with Cosby and be accused of sexism, misogyny, even rape-enabling?
Eventually the feminist narrative prevailed, so from then on, any accusation by any woman trumps the denials of any man of any race be he ever so high or ever so humble. Cosby was defended by Tom Mesereau, who had successfully defended the late Michael Jackson against what with the wisdom of hindsight were clearly false allegations.
At the first trial, attempts to introduce thirteen other accusers were denied by the judge, only one was allowed, and one so-called expert witness: Veronique Valliere. Her purpose was to explain or rather to explain away Constand’s delayed reporting of her alleged digital rape by Cosby. In spite of the deck being stacked against him, Mesereau managed to secure a hung jury.
The retrial saw a new so-called expert witness, Ziv, and a number of other accusers. The prosecution asked for nineteen; the judge permitted five. Mesereau made the fatal mistake of failing to put Cosby on the stand; he could also have done more to counter Ziv’s flim-flam. The result was Cosby’s conviction. She trotted out the same rubbish in the Weinstein trial, which is?
There is a lot to unpack here but we are talking about rape trauma syndrome – which does not exist; denial; and the latest weapon of the sexual grievance industry, tonic immobility.
What does a woman do when she is raped or is the victim of an attempted rape? A reasonably intelligent, educated woman will fight back. If she is unable to fight back, she will generally report the rape or rape attempt fairly promptly. Because of this, most genuine rapists are brought to book, and indeed many actually plead guilty. A couple of examples will suffice.
Samantha Geimer was only thirteen years old when she was sexually violated by Roman Polanski. She reported him immediately, and he was convicted. In 2017, Juliana Ossa was just ten years old when she was attacked by a far more dangerous predator than Harvey Weinstein could ever be. She was swimming in a shallow Florida lake when an alligator snapped its jaws around her leg. Showing incredible presence of mind, she pulled off a trick she had been taught on a visit to Gatorland. She shoved two fingers into its nostrils, and the reptile opened its mouth to breath. Juliana escaped with stitches in her leg. Did she freeze? Maybe for an instant, but so-called experts would have the world believe many, many women freeze when attacked by men like Harvey Weinstein.
Regarding denial, the opposite of this is affirmation, which can involve women rewriting their sordid sexual experiences as rape. This is also known as relabelling.
These three cop outs – trauma, freezing, and denial – can be used to affirm any allegation of rape by any woman regardless of the evidence or lack thereof, and however absurd. If a fifteen stone weightlifter claims to have been overpowered by a six stone anorexic, cystic fibrosis sufferer, why wouldn’t she have frozen?
If she takes a month, a year, a decade, to report her rape, that is very typical. Indeed, many victims never report being raped. By the same token, so do many women who have not been raped, hence this so-called expert evidence is totally worthless and should not be permitted in any courtroom. It fails both the Frye test and the Daubert test.
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theduran--2020-02-01--Ukraine in Context  Pt. 1

Ukraine in Context  Pt. 1


theduran--2020-02-01--The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich

The FBI Has Been Lying About Seth Rich

A persistent American lawyer has uncovered the undeniable fact that the FBI has been continuously lying , including giving false testimony in court , in response to Freedom of Information requests for its records on Seth Rich .
The FBI has previously given affidavits that it has no records regarding Seth Rich .
A Freedom of Information request to the FBI which did not mention Seth Rich , but asked for all email correspondence between FBI Head of Counterterrorism Peter Strzok , who headed the investigation into the DNC leaks and Wikileaks , and FBI attorney Lisa Page , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not merely mention Seth Rich but have “ Seth Rich ” as their heading .
The emails were provided in , to say the least , heavily redacted form .
Before I analyse these particular emails , I should make plain that they are not the major point .
The major point is that the FBI claimed it had no records mentioning Seth Rich , and these have come to light in response to a different FOIA request that was not about him .
What other falsely denied documents does the FBI hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picked up by a search for correspondence between two named individuals ?
To look at the documents themselves , they have to be read from the bottom up , and they consist of a series of emails between members of the Washington Field Office of the FBI ( WF in the telegrams ) into which Strzok was copied in , and which he ultimately forwarded on to the lawyer Lisa Page .
The opening email , at the bottom , dated 10 August 2016 at 10.32am , precisely just one month after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media handling department of the Washington Field Office .
It references Wikileaks ’ offer of a reward for information on the murder of Seth Rich , and that Assange seemed to imply Rich was the source of the DNC leaks .
The media handlers are asking the operations side of the FBI field office for any information on the case .
The unredacted part of the reply fits with the official narrative .
The redacted individual officer is “ not aware of any specific involvement ” by the FBI in the Seth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is completely redacted .
Why ?
It appears that “ adding ” references a new person added in to the list .
This appears to have not worked , and probably the same person ( precisely same length of deleted name ) then tries again , with “ adding … for real ” and blames the technology – “ stupid Samsung ” .
The interesting point here is that the person added appears not to be in the FBI – a new redacted addressee does indeed appear , and unlike all the others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their deleted email address .
So who are they ?
( This section on “ adding ” was updated after commenters offered a better explanation than my original one .
See first comments below ) .
The fourth email , at 1pm on Wednesday August 10 , 2016 , is much the most interesting .
It is ostensibly also from the Washington Field Office , but it is from somebody using a different classified email system with a very different time and date format than the others .
It is apparently from somebody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is “ will do ” .
And every single word of this instruction has been blanked .
The final email , saying that “ I squashed this with ….. ” , is from a new person again , with the shortest name .
That phrase may only have meant I denied this to a journalist , or it may have been reporting an operational command given .
As the final act in this drama , Strzok then sent the whole thread on to the lawyer , which is why we now have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible to fill in the blanks with a conversation that completely fits the official narrative .
The deletions could say this was a waste of time and the FBI was not looking at the Rich case .
But in that case , the FBI would have been delighted to publish it unredacted .
( The small numbers in the right hand margins supposedly detail the exception to the FOIA under which deletion was made .
In almost every case they are one or other category of invasion of privacy ) .
And if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking nonsense .
Seth Rich is nothing to do with the FBI ” then why would that have to be sent on by Strzok to the FBI lawyer ?
It is of course fortunate that Strzok did forward this one email thread on to the lawyer , because that is the only reason we have seen it , as a result of an FOI ( A ) request for the correspondence between those two .
Finally , and perhaps this is the most important point , the FBI was at this time supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investigation into how the DNC emails were leaked to Wikileaks .
The FBI here believed Wikileaks to be indicating the material had been leaked by Seth Rich who had then been murdered .
Surely in any legitimate investigation , the investigators would have been absolutely compelled to check out the truth of this possibility , rather than treat it as a media issue ?
We are asked to believe that not one of these emails says “ well if the publisher of the emails says Seth Rich was the source , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he was murdered with no sign of a suspect ” .
If the FBI really did not look at that , why on earth not ?
If the FBI genuinely , as they claim , did not even look at the murder of Seth Rich , that would surely be the most damning fact of all and reveal their “ investigation ” was entirely agenda driven from the start .
In June 2016 a vast cache of the DNC emails were leaked to Wikileaks .
On 10 July 2016 an employee from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without obvious motive , in an alleged street robbery in which nothing at all was stolen .
Not to investigate the possibility of a link between the two incidents would be grossly negligent .
It is worth adding that , contrary to a propaganda barrage , Bloomingdale where Rich was murdered is a very pleasant area of Washington DC and by no means a murder hotspot .
It is also worth noting that not only is there no suspect in Seth Rich ’ s murder , there has never been any semblance of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Washington police appear perfectly happy simply to write this case off .
I anticipate two responses to this article in terms of irrelevant and illogical whataboutery : Firstly , it is very often the case that family members are extremely resistant to the notion that the murder of a relative may have wider political implications .
This is perfectly natural .
The appalling grief of losing a loved one to murder is extraordinary ; to reject the cognitive dissonance of having your political worldview shattered at the same time is very natural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of Seth Rich , and of Wille Macrae , we see families reacting with emotional hostility to the notion that the death raises wider questions .
Occasionally the motive may be still more mixed , with the prior relationship between the family and the deceased subject to other strains ( I am not referencing the Rich case here ) .
You do occasionally get particularly stout hearted family who take the opposite tack and are prepared to take on the authorities in the search for justice , of which Commander Robert Green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a worthy example .
We have powerful cultural taboos that reinforce the notion that if the family do not want the question of the death of their loved one disturbed , nobody else should bring it up .
Seth Rich ’ s parents , David Kelly ’ s wife , Willie Macrae ’ s brother have all been deployed by the media and the powers behind them to this effect , among many other examples .
This is an emotionally powerful but logically weak method of restricting enquiry .
Secondly , I do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inquired what are the views on other subjects of either Mr Ty Clevenger , who brought his evidence and blog to my attention , or Judicial Watch , who made the FOIA request that revealed these documents .
I am interested in the evidence presented both that the FBI lied , and in the documents themselves .
Those who obtained the documents may , for all I know , be dedicated otter baiters or believe in stealing ice cream from children .
I am referencing the evidence they have obtained in this particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – anything else in their lives or work .
I really have had enough of illogical detraction by association as a way of avoiding logical argument by an absurd extension of ad hominem argument to third parties .
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A persistent American lawyer has uncovered the undeniable fact that the FBI has been continuously lying, including giving false testimony in court, in response to Freedom of Information requests for its records on Seth Rich. The FBI has previously given affidavits that it has no records regarding Seth Rich.
A Freedom of Information request to the FBI which did not mention Seth Rich, but asked for all email correspondence between FBI Head of Counterterrorism Peter Strzok, who headed the investigation into the DNC leaks and Wikileaks, and FBI attorney Lisa Page, has revealed two pages of emails which do not merely mention Seth Rich but have “Seth Rich” as their heading. The emails were provided in, to say the least, heavily redacted form.
Before I analyse these particular emails, I should make plain that they are not the major point. The major point is that the FBI claimed it had no records mentioning Seth Rich, and these have come to light in response to a different FOIA request that was not about him. What other falsely denied documents does the FBI hold about Rich, that were not fortuitously picked up by a search for correspondence between two named individuals?
To look at the documents themselves, they have to be read from the bottom up, and they consist of a series of emails between members of the Washington Field Office of the FBI (WF in the telegrams) into which Strzok was copied in, and which he ultimately forwarded on to the lawyer Lisa Page.
The opening email, at the bottom, dated 10 August 2016 at 10.32am, precisely just one month after the murder of Seth Rich, is from the media handling department of the Washington Field Office. It references Wikileaks’ offer of a reward for information on the murder of Seth Rich, and that Assange seemed to imply Rich was the source of the DNC leaks. The media handlers are asking the operations side of the FBI field office for any information on the case. The unredacted part of the reply fits with the official narrative. The redacted individual officer is “not aware of any specific involvement” by the FBI in the Seth Rich case. But his next sentence is completely redacted. Why?
It appears that “adding” references a new person added in to the list. This appears to have not worked, and probably the same person (precisely same length of deleted name) then tries again, with “adding … for real” and blames the technology – “stupid Samsung”. The interesting point here is that the person added appears not to be in the FBI – a new redacted addressee does indeed appear, and unlike all the others does not have an FBI suffix after their deleted email address. So who are they?
(This section on “adding” was updated after commenters offered a better explanation than my original one. See first comments below).
The fourth email, at 1pm on Wednesday August 10, 2016, is much the most interesting. It is ostensibly also from the Washington Field Office, but it is from somebody using a different classified email system with a very different time and date format than the others. It is apparently from somebody more senior, as the reply to it is “will do”. And every single word of this instruction has been blanked. The final email, saying that “I squashed this with …..”, is from a new person again, with the shortest name. That phrase may only have meant I denied this to a journalist, or it may have been reporting an operational command given.
As the final act in this drama, Strzok then sent the whole thread on to the lawyer, which is why we now have it. Why?
It is perfectly possible to fill in the blanks with a conversation that completely fits the official narrative. The deletions could say this was a waste of time and the FBI was not looking at the Rich case. But in that case, the FBI would have been delighted to publish it unredacted. (The small numbers in the right hand margins supposedly detail the exception to the FOIA under which deletion was made. In almost every case they are one or other category of invasion of privacy).
And if it just all said “Assange is talking nonsense. Seth Rich is nothing to do with the FBI” then why would that have to be sent on by Strzok to the FBI lawyer?
It is of course fortunate that Strzok did forward this one email thread on to the lawyer, because that is the only reason we have seen it, as a result of an FOI(A) request for the correspondence between those two.
Finally, and perhaps this is the most important point, the FBI was at this time supposed to be in the early stages of an investigation into how the DNC emails were leaked to Wikileaks. The FBI here believed Wikileaks to be indicating the material had been leaked by Seth Rich who had then been murdered. Surely in any legitimate investigation, the investigators would have been absolutely compelled to check out the truth of this possibility, rather than treat it as a media issue?
We are asked to believe that not one of these emails says “well if the publisher of the emails says Seth Rich was the source, we had better check that out, especially as he was murdered with no sign of a suspect”. If the FBI really did not look at that, why on earth not? If the FBI genuinely, as they claim, did not even look at the murder of Seth Rich, that would surely be the most damning fact of all and reveal their “investigation” was entirely agenda driven from the start.
In June 2016 a vast cache of the DNC emails were leaked to Wikileaks. On 10 July 2016 an employee from the location of the leak was murdered without obvious motive, in an alleged street robbery in which nothing at all was stolen. Not to investigate the possibility of a link between the two incidents would be grossly negligent. It is worth adding that, contrary to a propaganda barrage, Bloomingdale where Rich was murdered is a very pleasant area of Washington DC and by no means a murder hotspot. It is also worth noting that not only is there no suspect in Seth Rich’s murder, there has never been any semblance of a serious effort to find the killer. Washington police appear perfectly happy simply to write this case off.
I anticipate two responses to this article in terms of irrelevant and illogical whataboutery:
Firstly, it is very often the case that family members are extremely resistant to the notion that the murder of a relative may have wider political implications. This is perfectly natural. The appalling grief of losing a loved one to murder is extraordinary; to reject the cognitive dissonance of having your political worldview shattered at the same time is very natural. In the case of David Kelly, of Seth Rich, and of Wille Macrae, we see families reacting with emotional hostility to the notion that the death raises wider questions. Occasionally the motive may be still more mixed, with the prior relationship between the family and the deceased subject to other strains (I am not referencing the Rich case here). You do occasionally get particularly stout hearted family who take the opposite tack and are prepared to take on the authorities in the search for justice, of which Commander Robert Green, son of Hilda Murrell, is a worthy example. (As an interesting aside, I just checked his name in the Wikipedia article on Hilda, which I discovered describes Tam Dalyell “hounding” Margaret Thatcher over the Belgrano and the fact that ship was steaming away from the Falklands when destroyed with massive loss of life as a “second conspiracy theory”, the first of course being the murder of Hilda Murrell. Wikipedia really has become a cesspool.) We have powerful cultural taboos that reinforce the notion that if the family do not want the question of the death of their loved one disturbed, nobody else should bring it up. Seth Rich’s parents, David Kelly’s wife, Willie Macrae’s brother have all been deployed by the media and the powers behind them to this effect, among many other examples. This is an emotionally powerful but logically weak method of restricting enquiry. Secondly, I do not know and I deliberately have not inquired what are the views on other subjects of either Mr Ty Clevenger, who brought his evidence and blog to my attention, or Judicial Watch, who made the FOIA request that revealed these documents. I am interested in the evidence presented both that the FBI lied, and in the documents themselves. Those who obtained the documents may, for all I know, be dedicated otter baiters or believe in stealing ice cream from children. I am referencing the evidence they have obtained in this particular case, not endorsing – or condemning – anything else in their lives or work. I really have had enough of illogical detraction by association as a way of avoiding logical argument by an absurd extension of ad hominem argument to third parties.
Unlike his adversaries including the Integrity Initiative, the 77th Brigade, Bellingcat, the Atlantic Council and hundreds of other warmongering propaganda operations, Craig’s blog has no source of state, corporate or institutional finance whatsoever. It runs entirely on voluntary subscriptions from its readers – many of whom do not necessarily agree with the every article, but welcome the alternative voice, insider information and debate. Subscriptions to keep Craig’s blog going are gratefully received.
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