veteranstoday--2020-12-10--ADIOS PABLITO! Italy & Soccers cry for Death of Spain’s King in FIFA World Cup 1982

Adios Pablito !
Goodbye Paolo Rossi !
Your eternal boy eyes have softened even hearts away from football .
Your overflowing scream of joy that exploded in the first goal against Brazil in the distant 1982 World Cup has remained etched in the memory of those like me who had the good fortune to admire it live .
With that cry of joy you have annihilated in an instant the anger and amleness that brooded in the soul for days and days .
When the cynical rationalists of sports journalism continued to target the coach of the Italian national team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you play the starter even if you were not in shape .
He had seen you play in Argentina in 1978 and knew your talent as a robbery scorer , capable of scoring foot , head , knee and even in free fall as you did in the final against Germany , paving the way for the Italian “ Azures ” to win the III World Cup .
, after those a little forgotten because they matured in 1934 and 1938 during the Fascist period .
In six days ( from 5 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matches and with 6 unforgettable goals you have allowed Italy to win the legendary Fifa World Cup , you became the first top scorer of the World Cup with the azure shirt and you won the most atypical Golden Ball in a flash-bang .
In 2004 , FIFA celebrated your deeds by placing you in the list of the 125 strongest players in history , drawn up on the occasion of the centenary of the Federation .
I was a child when I got up in the night with my father to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a teenager sick with football – played and cheered – when four years later in Spain I confided to my heart about your rebirth after the controversial two-year suspension for football-betting .
I am a sad man today as I mourn your death at the age of 64 from a long illness that you lived in the privacy of family affections leaving even your teammates astonished by this bolt from the blue .
“ Six months ago I lost a brother , today I ’ m mourning another .
I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the time for me to talk ” .
On the phone with ANSA , Antonio Cabrini , Paolo Rossi ’ s teammate for many years at Juve and in the national team , is destroyed remembering the goalscorer of Italy Mundial .
“ I admit it … I cry .
You were part of the ‘ Amici Veri ’ group .
With you I not only won but also lived ” ..
This is the moving message of Zibi Boniek , Pablito ’ s Polish partner in Juventus who won two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cup Winners ’ Cup , a Uefa Super Cup and , last but not least , the 1984-1985 European Cup .
In a flash you appeared in the elite of sporting phenomena bringing the small team of Lanerossi Vicenza to second place in the 1977-78 Serie A Italian football championship with 24 goals .
Then it was Perugia who confirmed your talent until the alleged match-up accident on the match against Avellino which cost you two years of disqualification .
At the end of which it was Bearzot ’ s Italy that crowned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain and the Juventus of Platini & Co that consecrated your talent in the following years .
“ Forever , ” your wife Federica Cappelletti wrote on instagram , giving the terrible news .
You will always remain in the hearts of fans and soccer lovers just as you became the specter of Zico , Socrates and Falcao ’ s Brazil , so much so that you deserve the esteem of the great Pele .
The Carioca dream-team that in Spain made opponents ’ knees tremble only when they read the formation was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the decisive match won 3 to 2 which then led Italy to defeat Poland in the semi-final ( 2-0 , Rossi ’ s brace ) and triumph in the final against the Germans of Rumenigge ( 3 to 1 ) .
Whenever I was gripped by the nostalgia of seeing the spiked-shoes in the closet for my repeated small traumas , I removed the DVD on the history of your Golden Ball from the library and for a moment I plunged into the blue sky of your amazing sporting enterprise blessed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brera articles ) , more unpredictable and magnanimous than many sports journalists who would have wanted you out of the 1982 tournament before you could prove your immense worth .
I never wondered where I was and what I was doing … As if you were already immortal in my heart !
Now you really are also for the history of football .
Adios Pablito !

by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy
Versione originale in Italiano
Adios Pablito! Goodbye Paolo Rossi! Your eternal boy eyes have softened even hearts away from football. Your overflowing scream of joy that exploded in the first goal against Brazil in the distant 1982 World Cup has remained etched in the memory of those like me who had the good fortune to admire it live. With that cry of joy you have annihilated in an instant the anger and amleness that brooded in the soul for days and days.
When the cynical rationalists of sports journalism continued to target the coach of the Italian national team Enzo Bearzot because he insisted on letting you play the starter even if you were not in shape. He had seen you play in Argentina in 1978 and knew your talent as a robbery scorer, capable of scoring foot, head, knee and even in free fall as you did in the final against Germany, paving the way for the Italian “Azures” to win the III World Cup. , after those a little forgotten because they matured in 1934 and 1938 during the Fascist period.
In six days (from 5 to 11 July 1982), in three matches and with 6 unforgettable goals you have allowed Italy to win the legendary Fifa World Cup, you became the first top scorer of the World Cup with the azure shirt and you won the most atypical Golden Ball in a flash-bang. In 2004, FIFA celebrated your deeds by placing you in the list of the 125 strongest players in history, drawn up on the occasion of the centenary of the Federation. You have proved yourself a true and miraculous champion: as if you were truly blessed by that God of Christians in whom you have always testified your faith …
I was a child when I got up in the night with my father to see you play in Argentina, I was a teenager sick with football – played and cheered – when four years later in Spain I confided to my heart about your rebirth after the controversial two-year suspension for football-betting. I am a sad man today as I mourn your death at the age of 64 from a long illness that you lived in the privacy of family affections leaving even your teammates astonished by this bolt from the blue.
“Six months ago I lost a brother, today I’m mourning another. I don’t want to say anything else, this is not the time for me to talk”. On the phone with ANSA, Antonio Cabrini, Paolo Rossi’s teammate for many years at Juve and in the national team, is destroyed remembering the goalscorer of Italy Mundial.
“I admit it … I cry. You were part of the ‘Amici Veri’ group. With you I not only won but also lived” .. This is the moving message of Zibi Boniek, Pablito’s Polish partner in Juventus who won two championships, one Italian Cup, a Cup Winners’ Cup, a Uefa Super Cup and, last but not least, the 1984-1985 European Cup.
In a flash you appeared in the elite of sporting phenomena bringing the small team of Lanerossi Vicenza to second place in the 1977-78 Serie A Italian football championship with 24 goals. Then it was Perugia who confirmed your talent until the alleged match-up accident on the match against Avellino which cost you two years of disqualification. At the end of which it was Bearzot’s Italy that crowned you King of the World Cup in Spain and the Juventus of Platini & Co that consecrated your talent in the following years.
“Forever,” your wife Federica Cappelletti wrote on instagram, giving the terrible news. You will always remain in the hearts of fans and soccer lovers just as you became the specter of Zico, Socrates and Falcao’s Brazil, so much so that you deserve the esteem of the great Pele. The Carioca dream-team that in Spain made opponents’ knees tremble only when they read the formation was sent upside down by your historic hat-trick in the decisive match won 3 to 2 which then led Italy to defeat Poland in the semi-final (2-0, Rossi’s brace) and triumph in the final against the Germans of Rumenigge (3 to 1).
As perhaps only a few know, his miraculous world championship was born along the luminous path of his soul. «From an early age I attended church: I was an altar boy and at the time in my town, Santa Lucia, a hamlet of Prato, the parish was the main meeting place. Think that I discovered my passion for football right there: at 10 I was playing in the team set up by Don Sandro» confided a few years ago Paolo Rossi to the Catholic weekly magazine Credere.
«Mine was a generation where Christian values were still important: they were an integral part of our culture and permeated our behavior. Personally, faith has helped me a lot, especially in times of difficulty. I’m not a bigot but I firmly believe that we are passing through this Earth and that everything does not end after death» the champion added.
Whenever I was gripped by the nostalgia of seeing the spiked-shoes in the closet for my repeated small traumas, I removed the DVD on the history of your Golden Ball from the library and for a moment I plunged into the blue sky of your amazing sporting enterprise blessed by goddess Eupalla (Good-Ball created by Gianni Brera articles), more unpredictable and magnanimous than many sports journalists who would have wanted you out of the 1982 tournament before you could prove your immense worth. I never wondered where I was and what I was doing … As if you were already immortal in my heart! Now you really are also for the history of football. Adios Pablito!
Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio


veteranstoday--2020-12-10--IAVA reacts to Denis McDonough nomination of Sec. of Veterans Affairs

IAVA REACTS TO DENIS MCDONOUGH NOMINATION AS SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS New York , NY – Today , Denis McDonough has been nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden to serve as the 11th Secretary of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) .
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America ( IAVA ) , the nation ’ s leading post-9/11 veterans empowerment organization , is concerned that the nominee does not meet the criteria long championed by the organization but is cautiously optimistic that the skills , experiences and relationships he does bring afford an opportunity for substantive changes and improvements within the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
IAVA calls on nominee McDonough to prioritize enacting solutions that will help veterans nationwide , and ensuring a seamless transition during a challenging time for our nation ’ s veterans .
“ President-Elect Biden ’ s selection of Denis McDonough as nominee for VA Secretary is unexpected but also encouraging , ” said Jeremy Butler , CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America .
“ IAVA has long championed three critical criteria for any VA Secretary : a veteran , a medical professional , and experience managing large bureaucratic organizations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ criteria at best .
However , he does bring senior leadership , policy , and Congressional expertise as well as a strong personal connection to the President-Elect .
Running VA is a massive job that few are fully prepared for on day one .
Denis McDonough , if confirmed , has an incredibly steep learning curve in front of him .
But he also has the ear and respect of Joe Biden as well as the ability to bring about policy reforms and attention by the White House and senior leaders that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensuring that it meets the needs of all veterans who use it.
” IAVA looks forward to working with nominee McDonough and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle , to ensure that VA is well equipped to care for all veterans of all eras .
We also look for nominee McDonough truly partner with the VSO community in a fully transparent way , and to focus on IAVA ’ s Big 6 priorities , including mental health care , improved services for women veterans , protecting veteran education benefits , and ensuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toxic exposures receive the care that they deserve .
Success for any VA Secretary begins with transparency , accountability and regular dialogue with Congress , the press , and the very citizens which the department serves : the veteran community .
IAVA is the voice for the post-9/11 veteran generation .
With over 400,000 veterans and allies nationwide , IAVA is the leader in non-partisan veteran advocacy and public awareness .
We drive historic impacts for veterans and IAVA ’ s programs are second to none .
Any veteran or family member in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Quick Reaction Force at quickreactionforce.org or 855-91RAPID ( 855-917-2743 ) to be connected promptly with a veteran care manager who will assist .
IAVA ’ s The Vote Hub is a free tool to register to vote and find polling information .
IAVA ’ s membership is always growing .
Join the movement at iava.org/membership .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 PRESS CONTACT: Press@IAVA.org IAVA REACTS TO DENIS MCDONOUGH NOMINATION AS SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS New York, NY – Today, Denis McDonough has been nominated by President-Elect Joe Biden to serve as the 11th Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation’s leading post-9/11 veterans empowerment organization, is concerned that the nominee does not meet the criteria long championed by the organization but is cautiously optimistic that the skills, experiences and relationships he does bring afford an opportunity for substantive changes and improvements within the Department and its interaction with the veteran community. IAVA calls on nominee McDonough to prioritize enacting solutions that will help veterans nationwide, and ensuring a seamless transition during a challenging time for our nation’s veterans. “President-Elect Biden’s selection of Denis McDonough as nominee for VA Secretary is unexpected but also encouraging,” said Jeremy Butler, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. “IAVA has long championed three critical criteria for any VA Secretary: a veteran, a medical professional, and experience managing large bureaucratic organizations. Denis McDonough arguably meets one of those criteria at best. However, he does bring senior leadership, policy, and Congressional expertise as well as a strong personal connection to the President-Elect. Running VA is a massive job that few are fully prepared for on day one. Denis McDonough, if confirmed, has an incredibly steep learning curve in front of him. But he also has the ear and respect of Joe Biden as well as the ability to bring about policy reforms and attention by the White House and senior leaders that are needed for the improvement of VA and ensuring that it meets the needs of all veterans who use it.” IAVA looks forward to working with nominee McDonough and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, to ensure that VA is well equipped to care for all veterans of all eras. We also look for nominee McDonough truly partner with the VSO community in a fully transparent way, and to focus on IAVA’s Big 6 priorities, including mental health care, improved services for women veterans, protecting veteran education benefits, and ensuring veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic exposures receive the care that they deserve. Success for any VA Secretary begins with transparency, accountability and regular dialogue with Congress, the press, and the very citizens which the department serves: the veteran community. IAVA is the voice for the post-9/11 veteran generation. With over 400,000 veterans and allies nationwide, IAVA is the leader in non-partisan veteran advocacy and public awareness. We drive historic impacts for veterans and IAVA’s programs are second to none. Any veteran or family member in need can reach out to IAVA’s Quick Reaction Force at quickreactionforce.org or 855-91RAPID (855-917-2743) to be connected promptly with a veteran care manager who will assist. IAVA’s The Vote Hub is a free tool to register to vote and find polling information. IAVA’s membership is always growing. Join the movement at iava.org/membership. *


veteranstoday--2020-12-10--US must earn its way back into the JCPOA says Iran

Zarif : US must earn right to rejoin Iran deal by fulfilling obligations [ Editor ’ s Note : Iran ’ s JCPOA strategy is carved in stone and makes perfect sense .
Iran is not about to renegotiate the US or anyone else coming back into the JCPOA , including the EU countries that have been laying back pretending they are still in it .
Iran knows that its future credibility is dead if it allows international agreements it has been signed to be renegotiated by new administrations of the original co signers .
No agreement is worth the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstance .
Biden has already undermined his JCPOA position by playing his ballistic missile card before even being inaugurated .
So he will start out his administration with his own breach of the agreement .
The weirdest part of all is that the agreement provides a process for renegotiation , which everyone seems to have forgotten .
After ten years , the agreement is up for renewal , so the US or anyone else could just walk away , or bring up the ballistic missile item then .
And Iran could bring up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemical and biological weapons and opens up to international inspection , then Iran would demand equal treatment .
But , the way that the forces of chaos continue to steer the world is to impose their hegemony by any means necessary , and frankly they have a lot of means at their disposal , including some that are disgraceful .
The US has a horrible stain on it due to those in power here allowing our own military to get involved in an attempt to covertly use proxy terrorists in regime overthrow operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and international law , thinking they could hide in under the veil of “ counter-terrorism ” operations .
That has been exposed as a pitiful joke for all the world to see and is responsible for some rot setting into our armed forces , with the current sexual harassment scandals being just one spin off .
I would bookend the list with the complete stand down by almost all US security operations in defending the country from hugely abusive Israeli espionage operations , which have penetrated the American political system down to its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this problem to have even made it to the bottom of Mr. Biden ’ s list yet , nor do I have high hopes , as the Israelis always bet on black and red , and zero and double zero , before they spin the roulette wheel… Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > Iran ’ s Foreign Minister Mohammad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to return to the 2015 nuclear deal , but it should first strive to earn the right to do so by fulfilling its obligations under the UN-endorsed pact that it abandoned over two years ago .
In an interview with the Tehran-based Arman Media Cultural Institute released online on Thursday , Zarif said most experts believe that the Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) was “ a great achievement ” for the Islamic Republic .
Although the US ceased its participation in the JCPOA , it can not prevent the implementation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UN Charter , he added .
“ The United States is obliged to return to the JCPOA , and for the US to become a member of the JCPOA , it must try to meet membership conditions , ” the top Iranian diplomat said .
“ We are open to America ’ s return to the JCPOA , but it must earn the right to return to the JCPOA by fulfilling its commitments.
” The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and six world states — namely the US , Germany , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and ratified in the form of Resolution 2231 .
However , President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the US out of the JCPOA in May 2018 and reinstated the anti-Iran sanctions that had been lifted by the deal .
The Trump administration also targeted Iran with the so-called maximum pressure campaign , subjecting the nation to the “ toughest ever ” restrictive measures .
As the remaining European parties failed to fulfill their end of the bargain and compensate for Washington ’ s absence , Iran moved in May 2019 to suspend some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 36 of the accord covering Tehran ’ s legal rights .
President-elect Joe Biden , who will take over from Trump in January , has hinted at returning to the nuclear agreement , which was inked when he was vice president .
Elsewhere in his remarks , Zarif stressed that Iran has remained committed to all of its obligations under the JCPOA , and that so far , no one has said that the country has withdrawn from the deal .
“ We are not pessimistic about the future .
The United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it has not been able to do anything .
America is a loser in this matter , but we are not a winner either because the people have been under pressure .
This game can turn into a win-win game , ” he said .
Zarif further referred to abortive attempts by the US and Israel to portray Iran as a security threat since the 1979 Islamic Revolution .
The reason for Israeli and American concerns about the signing of the JCPOA was that the deal eliminated those security threat claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without being implemented against Iran , he said .

Zarif: US must earn right to rejoin Iran deal by fulfilling obligations
…from PressTV, Tehran
[ Editor’s Note: Iran’s JCPOA strategy is carved in stone and makes perfect sense. Iran is not about to renegotiate the US or anyone else coming back into the JCPOA, including the EU countries that have been laying back pretending they are still in it.
Iran knows that its future credibility is dead if it allows international agreements it has been signed to be renegotiated by new administrations of the original co signers. No agreement is worth the paper it is printed on under that circumstance.
Biden has already undermined his JCPOA position by playing his ballistic missile card before even being inaugurated. So he will start out his administration with his own breach of the agreement.
The weirdest part of all is that the agreement provides a process for renegotiation, which everyone seems to have forgotten. After ten years, the agreement is up for renewal, so the US or anyone else could just walk away, or bring up the ballistic missile item then.
And Iran could bring up that until Israel surrenders its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and opens up to international inspection, then Iran would demand equal treatment.
But, the way that the forces of chaos continue to steer the world is to impose their hegemony by any means necessary, and frankly they have a lot of means at their disposal, including some that are disgraceful.
The US has a horrible stain on it due to those in power here allowing our own military to get involved in an attempt to covertly use proxy terrorists in regime overthrow operations, a serious violation of both domestic and international law, thinking they could hide in under the veil of “counter-terrorism” operations.
That has been exposed as a pitiful joke for all the world to see and is responsible for some rot setting into our armed forces, with the current sexual harassment scandals being just one spin off.
I would bookend the list with the complete stand down by almost all US security operations in defending the country from hugely abusive Israeli espionage operations, which have penetrated the American political system down to its bone marrow.
I have not noticed this problem to have even made it to the bottom of Mr. Biden’s list yet, nor do I have high hopes, as the Israelis always bet on black and red, and zero and double zero, before they spin the roulette wheel… Jim W. Dean ]
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First published … December 12, 2020
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US is obliged to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, but it should first strive to earn the right to do so by fulfilling its obligations under the UN-endorsed pact that it abandoned over two years ago.
In an interview with the Tehran-based Arman Media Cultural Institute released online on Thursday, Zarif said most experts believe that the Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was “a great achievement” for the Islamic Republic.
Although the US ceased its participation in the JCPOA, it cannot prevent the implementation of the agreement under Article 25 of the UN Charter, he added.
“The United States is obliged to return to the JCPOA, and for the US to become a member of the JCPOA, it must try to meet membership conditions,” the top Iranian diplomat said. “We are open to America’s return to the JCPOA, but it must earn the right to return to the JCPOA by fulfilling its commitments.”
The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — and ratified in the form of Resolution 2231.
However, President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the US out of the JCPOA in May 2018 and reinstated the anti-Iran sanctions that had been lifted by the deal.
The Trump administration also targeted Iran with the so-called maximum pressure campaign, subjecting the nation to the “toughest ever” restrictive measures.
As the remaining European parties failed to fulfill their end of the bargain and compensate for Washington’s absence, Iran moved in May 2019 to suspend some of its commitments under Articles 26 and 36 of the accord covering Tehran’s legal rights.
President-elect Joe Biden, who will take over from Trump in January, has hinted at returning to the nuclear agreement, which was inked when he was vice president.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif stressed that Iran has remained committed to all of its obligations under the JCPOA, and that so far, no one has said that the country has withdrawn from the deal.
“We are not pessimistic about the future. The United States violated the Iranian people’s rights, but it has not been able to do anything. America is a loser in this matter, but we are not a winner either because the people have been under pressure. This game can turn into a win-win game,” he said.
Zarif further referred to abortive attempts by the US and Israel to portray Iran as a security threat since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The reason for Israeli and American concerns about the signing of the JCPOA was that the deal eliminated those security threat claims as well as six Security Council resolutions without being implemented against Iran, he said.


veteranstoday--2020-12-10--NEO – Has the VIP killings duel between Iran and Israel begun?

by Vladimir Platov , …with New Eastern Outlook , Moscow , …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa .
[ Editor ’ s Note : Israel , although certainly not the only entity to do so , has a long history of using assassinations as part of its ‘ forward leaning ’ foreign policy , and it by no means has been a secret .
I have an Israeli top military official quote in my archives somewhere that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means would sit back and watch another military power in the region “ reach parity ” , but that it would preemptively strike any country to maintain its superiority .
I remember there being no international outrage from any of the ‘ peace loving ’ countries over Israel ’ s openly rogue state confession here .
But of course I was not surprised , because Israel had yet to suffer any sanctions over its undeclared nuclear weapons stockpiles .
Israel views “ mutually assured destruction ” , which worked so well for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kosher .
But it gets even worse .
Through Israel ’ s aggressive espionage against the US , it has looted US mini-nuke technology and used it at will , most recently in the Beirut port bombing .
VT devastated the fireworks and fertilizer explosion cover story that went viral .
Our mining engineer science sources laid it all out for us to pass on to the world .
Unfortunately , no one official was listening or cared .
No one with a reputation to lose challenged our reporting , and even worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefed .
What we got instead is the usual stand down .
Everybody just went mum , including the FBI and French teams that were sent to Beirut to ‘ assist ’ with the investigation .
We tried to humiliate them all via Gordon ’ s publishing what the warning label on the ammonium nitrate fertilizer bag labels in people ’ s garages says… “ Warning , this product can not burn or explode , but can give off toxic fumes if wet ” .
We thought that would get a rise of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were disappointed .
The small country demonstrated once again that it could openly use a mini-nuke at any time and for any reason it wanted to .
No one would dare challenge it , other than VT , and Israel just sat back and smiled , not worried a bit about any repercussions , diplomatic or otherwise .
It reminded me of Exodus 21:23-25 stating , “ But if there is harm , then you shall pay life for life , eye for eye , tooth for tooth , hand for hand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wound for wound , stripe for stripe.
” Iran has long held back on doing retaliatory assassinations on suitable Israeli targets before now , despite years of Israel knocking off Iranian nuclear workers , which attacks VT learned were being staged from Azerbaijan .
We have watched the repeated attacks on Iran this year by someone fishing to possibly trigger a Persian Gulf war before our election .
Iran has waited all of this time to finally demonstrate that it can reach out and touch someone , as is said in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rethink its ‘ forward leaning ’ foreign policy ?
I would not have the slightest idea .
The wild card in this story now is that the Israeli people know that Iran can retaliate .
Does this mean that others might also do so if attacked by Israel ?
Under the UN charter , all nations have the right of retaliation to a first strike , so Iran technically has legal cover on this event .
We now have to ask why is it that Iran has been the one country to exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when others , including the US , have not responded to Israeli attacks ?
Why would such a bizarre situation be allowed to go on for so long ?
Let me know what you think in the comments… Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > As noted earlier , the insidious murder of leading Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ill for its apparent inciters and assassins .
So far , numerous media outlets have repeatedly emphasized the possibility of severe consequences in the event of further development in the Middle East situation and wondered : Will Iran be able to keep silent about the provocation by Israel and all those involved in the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , and what will happen if Iran decides not to swallow the insult and hit back instead ?
If earlier , aside from Tehran ’ s confidence in direct guilt in this murder of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , other states and the media preferred not to speak openly about Tel Aviv ’ s and Washington ’ s involvement , this position has recently changed .
On December 5 , Israeli television , Channel 12 , when discussing the murder of the Iranian nuclear scientist , basically confirmed the involvement of the Israeli foreign intelligence service .
The news was voiced by the pundits fully aware of the details of this secret service ’ s work – Ronen Bergman , an Israeli journalist , working with the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times ; Ram Ben-Barak , a former deputy director of the Mossad and now a Knesset member from the opposition Yesh Atid party ; and Victor Ostrovsky , a former Mossad agent who became world-famous after his bestseller By Way of Deception : The Making of a Mossad Officer was published in 1990 .
Recently , various Western media have become increasingly confident about the involvement of the Israeli special services in the murder of Muhsin Fahrizade .
For example , the German Der Spiegel emphasizes that to carry out such a complicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hostile country , you need the competence and experienced secret agents .
The Mossad has repeatedly demonstrated that it is capable of doing this in Iran , which was most recently exemplified by acts of sabotage at Iranian nuclear facilities and the murder in the center of Tehran of one of the al-Qaeda terrorists ( banned in Russia – ed . )
probably at the request of Washington .
Besides , Mossad had already killed several nuclear scientists in Iran a couple of years ago .
The magazine adds , adding clarification : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility , as this would go against Israeli practice .
However , Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted recently : he boasted of his recent successes and added that he could not officially declare some of them.
” Speculating whether the US government was involved in the assassination attempt , Der Spiegel suggests that Washington may have been informed of this in advance .
Moreover , the day before , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a visit to Israel .
At the same time , the publication adds that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Fakhrizadeh probably represents an acceptable risk .
Although this is a daring provocation that can not be justified from the perspective of international law , Trump previously had little concern about such aspects , including in the case of the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani in January .
In any case , many experts and politicians are now asking an important for the region and the entire world question : What options for revenge is Iran considering in response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh ?
The Arabic version of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alam surveyed how Tehran should avenge the murder of the nuclear physicist and whether the decision of the Iranian parliament to increase the degree of uranium enrichment is reasonable under current conditions .
Experts in international relations believe that the Iranian parliament ’ s decision to increase the degree of uranium enrichment only aggravates an already tricky situation since those who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh expect that Iran will adhere to the nuclear agreement and leave the murder of the nuclear scientist unanswered .
However , the discussion points out that Western countries do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Iranians is above economic interests .
Analysts are convinced Iran is considering several options for revenge .
According to the British publication Rai Al Youm , the Iranian nuclear scientist ’ s assassination could trigger war and radical change in the Middle East .
However , Iranian President Rouhani and spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei have different ideas about when and how the revenge plan should be carried out .
An additional round of regional tension occurred after the report on December 2 by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida , citing a “ well-informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lebanese Hezbollah ( literally “ Party of Allah ” ) Hassan Nasrallah was moving to Iran .
As reported by the publication , Lebanon and neighboring countries “ are tracking extensive encrypted messages ” between the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ( IRGC ) of Iran and Hezbollah regarding this step .
Assuming that Nasrallah will remain in Tehran indefinitely , it is unclear whether he will return to Beirut .
Simultaneously , several media outlets suggest that the “ next target ” for Israel and the United States after the assassination of Fakhrizadeh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headed by this leader , is declared a “ terrorist organization ” by both the United States and Israel .
And so , against this background , it became known that on December 6 in Tel Aviv , as a result of an armed attack , one of the high-ranking Israeli intelligence officers , Mossad commander Fahmi Hinavi , was killed .
According to media reports , 15 bullets were fired into the intelligence officer ’ s vehicle when he stopped at a red light .
It is speculated that the attack could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the murder of “ the father of the Iranian nuclear program ” Mohsen Fakhrizadeh .
In this regard , it can not be ruled out that the series of assassinations , including the January 3 US airstrike on Qasem Soleimani , the Iranian Major General and Commander of Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis , former leader of Iraq ’ s Hashd al-Shaabi ; the November 27 assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh ; the subsequent December 6 armed attack on high-ranking Mossad officer Fahmi Hinavi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah of possible physical elimination , open the era of duels of assassinations of VIPs by Israel and the United States , on the one hand , and Iran , which is trying to resist them , on the other .
However , it must be emphasized that this duel was imposed on Tehran by Washington and Tel Aviv .
They showed their commitment to such actions to the whole world by killing Iranian VIPs , which can not be assessed to be anything other than state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on issues in the Middle East , exclusively for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook ” .

by Vladimir Platov, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow, …and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa.
[ Editor’s Note: Israel, although certainly not the only entity to do so, has a long history of using assassinations as part of its ‘forward leaning’ foreign policy, and it by no means has been a secret.
I have an Israeli top military official quote in my archives somewhere that stated years ago that Israel by no means would sit back and watch another military power in the region “reach parity”, but that it would preemptively strike any country to maintain its superiority.
I remember there being no international outrage from any of the ‘peace loving’ countries over Israel’s openly rogue state confession here. But of course I was not surprised, because Israel had yet to suffer any sanctions over its undeclared nuclear weapons stockpiles.
Israel views “mutually assured destruction”, which worked so well for the world during the Cold War, as kosher. But it gets even worse.
Through Israel’s aggressive espionage against the US, it has looted US mini-nuke technology and used it at will, most recently in the Beirut port bombing. VT devastated the fireworks and fertilizer explosion cover story that went viral. Our mining engineer science sources laid it all out for us to pass on to the world.
Unfortunately, no one official was listening or cared. No one with a reputation to lose challenged our reporting, and even worse, no one called asking to be briefed. What we got instead is the usual stand down. Everybody just went mum, including the FBI and French teams that were sent to Beirut to ‘assist’ with the investigation.
We tried to humiliate them all via Gordon’s publishing what the warning label on the ammonium nitrate fertilizer bag labels in people’s garages says… “Warning, this product cannot burn or explode, but can give off toxic fumes if wet”.
We thought that would get a rise of out somebody, but alas, we were disappointed. The small country demonstrated once again that it could openly use a mini-nuke at any time and for any reason it wanted to. No one would dare challenge it, other than VT, and Israel just sat back and smiled, not worried a bit about any repercussions, diplomatic or otherwise.
It reminded me of Exodus 21:23-25 stating, “But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.”
Iran has long held back on doing retaliatory assassinations on suitable Israeli targets before now, despite years of Israel knocking off Iranian nuclear workers, which attacks VT learned were being staged from Azerbaijan. We have watched the repeated attacks on Iran this year by someone fishing to possibly trigger a Persian Gulf war before our election.
Iran has waited all of this time to finally demonstrate that it can reach out and touch someone, as is said in the trade. Will this cause Israel to rethink its ‘forward leaning’ foreign policy? I would not have the slightest idea.
The wild card in this story now is that the Israeli people know that Iran can retaliate. Does this mean that others might also do so if attacked by Israel? Under the UN charter, all nations have the right of retaliation to a first strike, so Iran technically has legal cover on this event.
We now have to ask why is it that Iran has been the one country to exercise its UN charter rights of retaliation, when others, including the US, have not responded to Israeli attacks? Why would such a bizarre situation be allowed to go on for so long? Let me know what you think in the comments… Jim W. Dean ]
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As noted earlier, the insidious murder of leading Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on November 27 in a Tehran suburb bodes ill for its apparent inciters and assassins. So far, numerous media outlets have repeatedly emphasized the possibility of severe consequences in the event of further development in the Middle East situation and wondered:
Will Iran be able to keep silent about the provocation by Israel and all those involved in the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and what will happen if Iran decides not to swallow the insult and hit back instead?
If earlier, aside from Tehran’s confidence in direct guilt in this murder of the Israeli special services with the US behind them, other states and the media preferred not to speak openly about Tel Aviv’s and Washington’s involvement, this position has recently changed.
On December 5, Israeli television, Channel 12, when discussing the murder of the Iranian nuclear scientist, basically confirmed the involvement of the Israeli foreign intelligence service.
The news was voiced by the pundits fully aware of the details of this secret service’s work – Ronen Bergman, an Israeli journalist, working with the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper and contributing writer for The New York Times; Ram Ben-Barak, a former deputy director of the Mossad and now a Knesset member from the opposition Yesh Atid party; and Victor Ostrovsky, a former Mossad agent who became world-famous after his bestseller By Way of Deception: The Making of a Mossad Officer was published in 1990.
Recently, various Western media have become increasingly confident about the involvement of the Israeli special services in the murder of Muhsin Fahrizade. For example, the German Der Spiegel emphasizes that to carry out such a complicated assassination attempt in the middle of a hostile country, you need the competence and experienced secret agents.
The Mossad has repeatedly demonstrated that it is capable of doing this in Iran, which was most recently exemplified by acts of sabotage at Iranian nuclear facilities and the murder in the center of Tehran of one of the al-Qaeda terrorists (banned in Russia – ed.) probably at the request of Washington. Besides, Mossad had already killed several nuclear scientists in Iran a couple of years ago.
The magazine adds, adding clarification: “There is no explicit admission of responsibility, as this would go against Israeli practice. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted recently: he boasted of his recent successes and added that he could not officially declare some of them.”
Speculating whether the US government was involved in the assassination attempt, Der Spiegel suggests that Washington may have been informed of this in advance. Moreover, the day before, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a visit to Israel. At the same time, the publication adds that Donald Trump’s view is that the assassination of Fakhrizadeh probably represents an acceptable risk.
Although this is a daring provocation that cannot be justified from the perspective of international law, Trump previously had little concern about such aspects, including in the case of the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani in January.
In any case, many experts and politicians are now asking an important for the region and the entire world question: What options for revenge is Iran considering in response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh?
The Arabic version of the website of the Iranian TV channel Al Alam surveyed how Tehran should avenge the murder of the nuclear physicist and whether the decision of the Iranian parliament to increase the degree of uranium enrichment is reasonable under current conditions.
Experts in international relations believe that the Iranian parliament’s decision to increase the degree of uranium enrichment only aggravates an already tricky situation since those who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh expect that Iran will adhere to the nuclear agreement and leave the murder of the nuclear scientist unanswered.
However, the discussion points out that Western countries do not understand the Iranian mentality: dignity for Iranians is above economic interests. Analysts are convinced Iran is considering several options for revenge.
According to the British publication Rai Al Youm, the Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination could trigger war and radical change in the Middle East. However, Iranian President Rouhani and spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei have different ideas about when and how the revenge plan should be carried out.
An additional round of regional tension occurred after the report on December 2 by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida, citing a “well-informed source” that the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah (literally “Party of Allah”) Hassan Nasrallah was moving to Iran.
As reported by the publication, Lebanon and neighboring countries “are tracking extensive encrypted messages” between the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran and Hezbollah regarding this step. Assuming that Nasrallah will remain in Tehran indefinitely, it is unclear whether he will return to Beirut.
Simultaneously, several media outlets suggest that the “next target” for Israel and the United States after the assassination of Fakhrizadeh might be Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah, headed by this leader, is declared a “terrorist organization” by both the United States and Israel.
And so, against this background, it became known that on December 6 in Tel Aviv, as a result of an armed attack, one of the high-ranking Israeli intelligence officers, Mossad commander Fahmi Hinavi, was killed.
According to media reports, 15 bullets were fired into the intelligence officer’s vehicle when he stopped at a red light. It is speculated that the attack could have been Tehran’s retaliation for the murder of “the father of the Iranian nuclear program” Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
In this regard, it cannot be ruled out that the series of assassinations, including the January 3 US airstrike on Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian Major General and Commander of Quds Force in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, former leader of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi; the November 27 assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh; the subsequent December 6 armed attack on high-ranking Mossad officer Fahmi Hinavi, as well as the reasonable fears of the Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah of possible physical elimination, open the era of duels of assassinations of VIPs by Israel and the United States, on the one hand, and Iran, which is trying to resist them, on the other.
However, it must be emphasized that this duel was imposed on Tehran by Washington and Tel Aviv. They showed their commitment to such actions to the whole world by killing Iranian VIPs, which cannot be assessed to be anything other than state terrorism.
Vladimir Platov, an expert on issues in the Middle East, exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.


veteranstoday--2020-12-11--As we hit 300k TrumpFlu Dead…Joe Biden gets it (MSNBC video)

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Finally…someone stepping up against ‘our worst generation’…the Trumpsters
as NBC calls them…the UNGREATEST GENERATION…
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veteranstoday--2020-12-11--FDA Approves Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Health Editor ’ s Note : Based on all scientific evidence that is available the FDA advisory committee voted to recommend Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate for use in people age 16 and older in an emergency use authorization capacity .
The efficacy for this vaccine is 95 % seven days after the second vaccine dose .
Reactions to the vaccine are injection site reactions , fatigue , and headache with were more common in people younger than 55 .
The vaccine should not be administered to anyone who has had a severe allergic reaction to components of this vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another discussion for another EUA for a COVID-19 vaccine , this time for Moderna ’ s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine…..Carol ATTENTION READERS Due to the nature of independent content , VT can not guarantee content validity .
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FDA Approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Health Editor’s Note: Based on all scientific evidence that is available the FDA advisory committee voted to recommend Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate for use in people age 16 and older in an emergency use authorization capacity.
The efficacy for this vaccine is 95% seven days after the second vaccine dose. Reactions to the vaccine are injection site reactions, fatigue, and headache with were more common in people younger than 55. The vaccine should not be administered to anyone who has had a severe allergic reaction to components of this vaccine.
On December 17, there will another discussion for another EUA for a COVID-19 vaccine, this time for Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine…..Carol


veteranstoday--2020-12-12--Out of Lockdown in France: Happy or Sad Holidays?

FREEDOM : OUT OF LOCKDOWN IN FRANCE WITH NEW RULES FOR THE HOLIDAYS On Thursday night at 6 p.m. the Prime Minister of France , Jean Casteaux , announced that the number of 5000 new cases per day and between 3000 and 5000 in ICUs is thought to become the case by December 15 , 2020 .
The numbers have gone down in certain places ; Because this is not a good result , after a meeting with the Council of Defense on Wednesday , new measures were established .
People can be out all night on December 24 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a curfew of 8 p.m. will be in effect on New Year ’ s Eve .
It is authorized to have small gatherings at people ’ homes , recommended to be limited to 6 people .
The guests will have to sleep at the host ’ s home .
The Minister of Health , Oliver Véran stated that “ Christmas is not New Year ’ s ; ” New Year ’ s is often celebrated with parties and not a cultural event .
Beginning December 15 , 2020 no attestations ( permissions to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 a.m ; .
and 8 p.m. After those hours , attestations will be required to go out only for work , to go out for health problems and to help family members .
No sport is allowed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. As of December 15 , the curfew is beginning an hour earlier at 8 p.m. instead of 9 p.m .
Masks are obligatory outside and in stores and public transportation as well as other public establishments ; It was not stated if there will be one out of every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of 9 p.m. nor between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. as it is now .
The establishments like movies , theatres and libraries originally scheduled to open on December 15 will open 3 weeks later .
There is no date fixed for when the Eiffel Tower will reopen .
This iconic representation of Paris , France has been closed since October 30 .
People who bought tickets for visits between December 16 and January 6 will be reimbursed the beginning of next week ; Restaurants will not open until at least January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effect psychologically on the public ?
How will the public react to their new freedom to go out without permission slips ?
Will the cases of COVID 19 increase after the holidays ?
From Paris , wearing my mask and physically distancing , this is your Paris reporter signing off……

FREEDOM:OUT OF LOCKDOWN IN FRANCE WITH NEW RULES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Happy or Sad Holidays?
by Jane Rosenstein
Eiffel Tower
photo Jo Kassis
On Thursday night at 6 p.m. the Prime Minister of France, Jean Casteaux, announced that the number of 5000 new cases per day and between 3000 and 5000 in ICUs is thought to become the case by December 15, 2020. The numbers have gone down in certain places; Because this is not a good result, after a meeting with the Council of Defense on Wednesday, new measures were established.
People can be out all night on December 24, 2020 and can travel within France but a curfew of 8 p.m. will be in effect on New Year’s Eve. It is authorized to have small gatherings at people’ homes, recommended to be limited to 6 people. The guests will have to sleep at the host’s home.
The Minister of Health , Oliver Véran stated that “ Christmas is not New Year’s;” New Year’s is often celebrated with parties and not a cultural event.
Beginning December 15, 2020 no attestations (permissions to go out) will be necessary between 6 a.m;. and 8 p.m. After those hours, attestations will be required to go out only for work, to go out for health problems and to help family members. No sport is allowed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
As of December 15, the curfew is beginning an hour earlier at 8 p.m. instead of 9 p.m.
Masks are obligatory outside and in stores and public transportation as well as other public establishments; It was not stated if there will be one out of every two subway trains starting at 8 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. nor between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. as it is now.
The establishments like movies, theatres and libraries originally scheduled to open on December 15 will open 3 weeks later.
There is no date fixed for when the Eiffel Tower will reopen. This iconic representation of Paris, France has been closed since October 30.
People who bought tickets for visits between December 16 and January 6 will be reimbursed the beginning of next week;
Restaurants will not open until at least January 20 at least.
What will be the effect psychologically on the public?
How will the public react to their new freedom to go out without permission slips?
Will the cases of COVID 19 increase after the holidays?
From Paris, wearing my mask and physically distancing, this is your Paris reporter signing off……


veteranstoday--2020-12-12--There is a God! Texas says it will leave the Union…and a return to slavery

Texas AG Ken Paxton is awaiting trial on a felony indictment for fraud .
Our sources say Ken has been fishing for a Trump pardon as he faces up to 15 years in prison… MSNBC : The Texas Republican Party released a statement that amounted to a call for secession after the Supreme Court refused to overturn the election .
The Texas Republicans suggested , “ Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution.
” The sentence above was the Republican Party of a state putting it out there that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturn a democratic election should come together and form their own country .
Republicans are literally thinking about a civil war because Donald Trump lost .
Texas and their fellow red states would be free to go .
Trump has been an admirer of Confederate statues while in office , so it is hard to think of anyone better to be the next Jefferson Davis .
Texas Republicans are upset because their plot to destroy the electoral system and trample on the US Constitution has failed .
Texas and all of the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them already committed a seditious act , so secession seems like the next step for a group of people who truly hate democracy .
July 2020 marks five years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges .
The criminal case against him has been a cloud over his head during nearly all of his time in statewide office , including a narrow reelection win in 2018 .
The indictments are now old enough , as progressive groups have cheekily noted , to attend kindergarten .
Paxton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a technology firm without disclosing that he would be compensated for it .
He has maintained his innocence and criticized the prosecution as politically motivated .
Why is it taking so long to take the state ’ s top lawyer to trial ?
Since the case began , it has been delayed by side battle after side battle , including a still-unresolved dispute over how much to pay the special prosecutors handling the case and a yearslong dispute over where Paxton should be tried .
Paxton ’ s case has bounced from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way up to the state ’ s highest court for criminal matters , back down to a trial court in Harris County — and it may go back to his home in Collin County again before the issues are resolved .
Check out our timeline below of the case ’ s twists and turns .
We ’ ll update it with new stories from The Texas Tribune and other outlets as the legal battle proceeds .

Texas AG Ken Paxton is awaiting trial on a felony indictment for fraud. Our sources say Ken has been fishing for a Trump pardon as he faces up to 15 years in prison…
Rush Limbaugh says the US is 'trending towards SECESSION' as 18 states join Texas in launching SCOTUS legal action https://t.co/iUjUm5LCLL — Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) December 11, 2020
MSNBC: The Texas Republican Party released a statement that amounted to a call for secession after the Supreme Court refused to overturn the election.
The Texas Republicans suggested, “Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution.” 'Texit' test: Texas lawmaker floats referendum to secede from U.S. https://t.co/KrwjEP7vPv — Fox News (@FoxNews) December 11, 2020 The sentence above was the Republican Party of a state putting it out there that the states that joined the lawsuit to overturn a democratic election should come together and form their own country. Republicans are literally thinking about a civil war because Donald Trump lost. Texas and their fellow red states would be free to go. Trump has been an admirer of Confederate statues while in office, so it is hard to think of anyone better to be the next Jefferson Davis.
Texas Republicans are upset because their plot to destroy the electoral system and trample on the US Constitution has failed. Texas and all of the other states and members of Congress who joined them already committed a seditious act, so secession seems like the next step for a group of people who truly hate democracy. COPY LINK REPUBLISH July 2020 marks five years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges. The criminal case against him has been a cloud over his head during nearly all of his time in statewide office, including a narrow reelection win in 2018. The indictments are now old enough, as progressive groups have cheekily noted, to attend kindergarten. Paxton is accused of persuading investors to buy stock in a technology firm without disclosing that he would be compensated for it. He has maintained his innocence and criticized the prosecution as politically motivated. Why is it taking so long to take the state’s top lawyer to trial? Since the case began, it has been delayed by side battle after side battle, including a still-unresolved dispute over how much to pay the special prosecutors handling the case and a yearslong dispute over where Paxton should be tried. Paxton’s case has bounced from trial courts in North Texas, all the way up to the state’s highest court for criminal matters, back down to a trial court in Harris County — and it may go back to his home in Collin County again before the issues are resolved. Check out our timeline below of the case’s twists and turns. We’ll update it with new stories from The Texas Tribune and other outlets as the legal battle proceeds.


veteranstoday--2020-12-11--SCOTUS Throws Out Texas Lawsuit as ‘Criminal-Childish’ (the rebel South surrenders again)

The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas ’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President Elect Joe Biden .
“ Texas invites this court to overthrow the votes of the American people and choose the next president of the United States , ” wrote Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr , president of the Republican Attorneys General Association .
“ That Faustian invitation must be firmly rejected , ” he said .
“ Georgia did what the Constitution empowered it to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brief said .
It “ implemented processes for the election , administered the election in the face of logistical challenges brought on by Covid-19 , and confirmed and certified the election results — again and again and again .
Yet Texas has sued Georgia anyway.
” Pennsylvania was equally acerbic .
“ The court should not abide this seditious abuse of judicial process , and should send a clear and unmistakable signal that that abuse must never be replicated , ” it said in its brief .
And Wisconsin said the Texas bid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] choice [ for president ] is devoid of a legal foundation or factual basis.
” It was unclear how or why Paxton , the Texas attorney general , decided to carry Trump ’ s water in the case .
Especially since all four targeted states have Republican-controlled legislatures ; and to date , both state and federal courts at lower levels , including Trump-appointed judges , have found the fraud allegations baseless .
The unprecedented nature of the Paxton suit , plus the fact that the state ’ s chief appellate lawyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Texas brief as he usually would do , has spurred speculation that Paxton is seeking a pardon .
He is currently under indictment for securities fraud , and is being investigated by the FBI on bribery and abuse of power allegations .
Although the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over disputes between states , such cases are rare , and are almost exclusively confined to disputes that can ’ t be handled by other courts , such as disputes over borders or water rights .
Earlier this week , the Supreme Court rejected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its election results in favor of Biden .
Trump distanced himself from the legal blow , and hitched his wagon instead to the Texas lawsuit , calling it , “ the case that everyone has been waiting for .
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Interviewed today for the Iranian media…
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(CNN) The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President Elect Joe Biden.
#rejected
Yep. The big one it was.
The Constitution just told you to fuck off, too.@realDonaldTrump Clear out the Traitor Tots, too. pic.twitter.com/uPgY7fquGg — wearealltroydavis (@weRtroydavis) December 12, 2020
And from NPR:
“Texas invites this court to overthrow the votes of the American people and choose the next president of the United States,” wrote Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, president of the Republican Attorneys General Association. “That Faustian invitation must be firmly rejected,” he said.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in four states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — effectively ending President Trump’s hope of reversing the election in court. https://t.co/LzDTbEc8t7 — The New York Times (@nytimes) December 11, 2020
Lol Look at little Donnie pre chin implant … GENES BRO 🧬 GENETICS
@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/RrCkx74v3W — Tame Hunter- Beasley (@Tamehnter) December 12, 2020
“Georgia did what the Constitution empowered it to do,” the state’s brief said. It “implemented processes for the election, administered the election in the face of logistical challenges brought on by Covid-19, and confirmed and certified the election results — again and again and again. Yet Texas has sued Georgia anyway.”
It has gone virtually unnoticed that Texas AG Ken Paxton’s seditious lawsuit marked the first time — in over 155 years — that a court action was filed in any United Stares court against THE UNION. But today feels just like Appomattox Courthouse!! #VictoryForTheUnion — 💥𝐹𝓇𝑒𝒹𝑒𝓇𝒾𝒸𝓀 MASK UP 𝒟𝑜𝓊𝑔𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈💥 (@AmazingDouglass) December 11, 2020
Pennsylvania was equally acerbic. “The court should not abide this seditious abuse of judicial process, and should send a clear and unmistakable signal that that abuse must never be replicated,” it said in its brief. And Wisconsin said the Texas bid “to nullify [Wisconsin’s] choice [for president] is devoid of a legal foundation or factual basis.”
It was unclear how or why Paxton, the Texas attorney general, decided to carry Trump’s water in the case. Especially since all four targeted states have Republican-controlled legislatures; and to date, both state and federal courts at lower levels, including Trump-appointed judges, have found the fraud allegations baseless.
The unprecedented nature of the Paxton suit, plus the fact that the state’s chief appellate lawyer, Kyle Hawkins, did not sign the Texas brief as he usually would do, has spurred speculation that Paxton is seeking a pardon. He is currently under indictment for securities fraud, and is being investigated by the FBI on bribery and abuse of power allegations.
Although the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over disputes between states, such cases are rare, and are almost exclusively confined to disputes that can’t be handled by other courts, such as disputes over borders or water rights.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court rejected an effort to block Pennsylvania from certifying its election results in favor of Biden. Trump distanced himself from the legal blow, and hitched his wagon instead to the Texas lawsuit, calling it, “the case that everyone has been waiting for.”
U.S. Supreme Court ends Texas lawsuit seeking to undo Trump election loss https://t.co/MoBthoj06h pic.twitter.com/QbyoPuGMjO — Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) December 11, 2020
#BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by Texas and 17 other GOP-run states alleging election fraud in four other states, in yet another failed attempt by allies of President Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election. https://t.co/97QP8zrNYL — NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) December 11, 2020
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