veteranstoday--2020-07-31--NEO – Operation Legend: America’s own putsch

by Phil Butler , …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 : Phil unleashes a tirade on Trump and Homeland Security , and with past DHS heads backing him up on condemning the misuse of DHS forces by deploying without the respective governors ’ consent and coordination .
A future Congress will have to address the wiggle room flexibility that DHS head Chad Wolf stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Trump and the Republican Senate are turned over in November , some new legislation will be needed to see that this never happens again .
Black Lives matter made some mistakes , too , with their shunning any “ All Lives Matter ” advocates within their ranks , actually kicking them out .
And then we have the unfortunate elderly black Trump supporter , who mainly proposed that the good economy had helped the overall black community .
He got shot down on the spot , with no nationwide revulsion other than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the legions of other thug victims whose perpetrators far exceed the illegal killings by police officers and hardly a word has been uttered about this long standing ‘ inconvenient ’ truth , which includes the halls of Congress .
The good news today is that Portland had a quiet night as the Fed forces began moving out , replaced by Oregon State troopers who were said to be ‘ harder to provoke ’ .
Protesters began walking home before midnight , after putting out one fire that a hard core zealot started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have the reports published by Gordon this morning that an investigation has been underway regarding outside agitators , who stoked much of the damage and violence , to see what entities might have been paying and controlling them .
It seems that too many retired Cold War Intel people saw infiltration tactics used endlessly during regime change operations , which they have seen come back in style on their living room tvs… Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > A great many analysts and journalists are dancing around the issue of Donald Trump ’ s visions of fascist grandeur these days .
Americans put in office a greedy and self immersed billionaire to save the nation from a woman of even scarier character .
And now the American people are about to come under military rule .
The federal crackdown putsch dubbed “ Operation Legend ” will soon be expanded to any city in the United State that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 presidential election .
It ’ s happening people .
When Adolf Hitler seized power in 1933 and created the Nazi state , he leveraged a blend of political acuity , deceptiveness , and cunning .
Donald Trump did not need these attributes to seize power in America , his backers took care of the details while Trump catered to the same brand of far-right idealists who helped usher in an era of anti-Marxist , Pan-Germanism , and anti-Semitism which set the stage for The Second World War .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , anti-Everything , and decidedly pro-Israeli no matter what .
The takeover has begun , and hardly anyone in the United States sees it .
“ Operation Legend ” , featuring agents from the United States Department of Justice , the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the United States Marshals Service , the Department of Homeland Security , the Drug Enforcement Administration , and the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms , and Explosives , and eventually active-duty US military personnel usurps everything the US Constitution stands for .
If Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever to rise will fall in the ashes of an elitist nightmare , the same way Hitler ’ s Third Reich fell .
Only this time , there may be no survivors .
With Kansas City as a test case , Homeland Security and the other Trump controlled agencies proceed to Portland , Oregon where reports from news people and protesters tell of officers dressed in camo pulling up in unmarked cars and detaining people with no explanation , and no due process .
In one account , a protester was left hospitalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head with so-called less-lethal munitions on July 11 .
On Attorney General William Barr ’ s announcement that Albuquerque would see Operation Legend agents , Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico commented : “ Instead of collaborating with the AlbuQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT , THE SHERIFF IS INVITING THE PRESIDENT ’ S STORMTROOPERS INTO ALBUQUERQUE.
” Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Chief Mike Geier have issued statements suggesting that President Trump ’ s plans to expand Operation Legend are an election-year stunt .
Keller went on to refer to the plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ police state ” in Albuquerque .
Other stakeholders say what Trump is up to is the polarization of political protests , the fomenting dissent , and sowing distrust in the United States ’ system of government , with the same purpose as past presidential campaign tactics utilized since the middle of the 20th century .
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has counseled other mayors about concerns that Operation Legend would metastasize into something not only wrong but unconstitutional .
At the heart of the matter , the constitutionality of Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Damocles over the nation .
Trump is pushing the envelope farther , especially since his getting off the impeachment hook recently .
Like any bully , the New York businessman has spent his life pushing to discover his limits .
The question looms ; “ How and when may the president deploy armed federal officers across the country ?
” Under the constitution , the president can send federal officers to protect federal property and enforce federal law .
Trump has his “ stormtroopers ” exceeding their authority to simply protect property and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in “ normal ” police investigations .
Policing the streets of these cities is not under federal jurisdiction , and using force against peaceful demonstrations is certainly not under federal jurisdiction .
DHS officers can not enforce non-federal law unless they are deputized by state or local officials to do so .
So , Donald Trump is willfully ignoring the governing law of the land he is sworn to defend .
Michael Dorf , a professor of constitutional law at Cornell University told PBS News Hour the other day : “ The idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a federal courthouse and the federal authorities are going to swoop in and do whatever they want to do without any cooperation and coordination with state and local authorities is extraordinary outside the context of a civil war.
” Finally , New York Magazine ’ s Jonathan Chait says President Trump has committed at least two “ impeachable offenses ” in the last few days .
First , the story by Chait cites other sources saying Trump pressured his ambassador to the United Kingdom to request that the British Open be held at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Second , the article comes out and accuses Trump of using the military occupation of cities run by the opposing political party to win an election .
The author goes on to cite Both Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff , former Homeland Security directors under George W. Bush , as having denounced Trump ’ s abuse of their former departments .
But of course , Donald Trump can not be swayed by either public opinion , expert advice , or the law of the land .
The only good news is that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysts , who say Trump ’ s autocratic moves are “ a slow ratchet in the direction of dictatorship.
” For doubters about Trump ’ s moves toward becoming the first American Führer , his minions ring every alarm bell there is in their rhetoric and their actions .
Take Chad Wolf , the acting secretary of homeland security , who said recently : “ I don ’ t need invitations by the state , state mayors , or state governors to do our job .
We ’ re going to do that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not.
” Hundreds of little kids ripped from the arms of their parents , with no documentation in place to reunite them , is a callous act that should have had Trump on the witness stand years ago .
But like almost all the billionaire president ’ s misdeeds , shredding rights and decency are seldom reasons to call Trump to accountability .
The current present has zero accountability either publicly , or in his private life .
No wonder he feels like the ruler of America .
If history is repeating itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of way , Americans can expect a redux of the infamous Night of the Long Knives that cemented Adolf Hitler ’ s dictatorship of Nazi Germany .
I know this sounds like the tongue in cheek conspiracy theory , but Germany conquering much of the world and murdering millions seemed crazy in 1933 too .
Russia ’ s Czar Nicholas probably never believed he die in a humble house in far off Ekaterinburg , shot to death with his whole family by Bolsheviks .
No dynasty or idea ever goes knowingly or softly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just the sort of soulless , self-involved , a narcissist to go down in history as the great desecrator of democracy .
I urge my countrymen to study past events like the Night of the Long Knives and to superimpose what ’ s going on in America today .
In my mind , the American hegemony under a democratic model was an unsustainable disaster .
We are seeing the results of 75 plus years of capitalism at work .
The world can not even come to grips with a collective sickness , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ geopolitics .
The empire is failing , and the only solution for the world order is to reboot it under a new model .
The only model they believe will work .
With Trump or his successor in absolute control , the last crumbs of human and natural resources can be summoned for a final ritual feeding of the elites .
Their “ growth model ” demands a feeding time , and there is nothing left to feed on but us peons who have been grinding at their mill wheels all along .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought I would live to see the day the United States would use a wartime cliche or icon , to suppress the people at home .
“ Operations ” are surely only meant to steal oil from Arabs or to keep the Russians at bay .
Operations with important-sounding names are what lend purpose so that brave , young American boys can go slaughter some other breed of humans .
Or , to destroy Nazi Reichs or Japanese Empires , just like the empire we have created in the name of The Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigator and analyst , a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe , he ’ s an author of the recent bestseller “ Putin ’ s Praetorians ” and other books .
He writes exclusively for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook .
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by Phil Butler, …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: Phil unleashes a tirade on Trump and Homeland Security, and with past DHS heads backing him up on condemning the misuse of DHS forces by deploying without the respective governors’ consent and coordination.
A future Congress will have to address the wiggle room flexibility that DHS head Chad Wolf stated that he had. In fact, if Trump and the Republican Senate are turned over in November, some new legislation will be needed to see that this never happens again.
Black Lives matter made some mistakes, too, with their shunning any “All Lives Matter” advocates within their ranks, actually kicking them out. And then we have the unfortunate elderly black Trump supporter, who mainly proposed that the good economy had helped the overall black community.
He got shot down on the spot, with no nationwide revulsion other than a one day news mention. He joined the legions of other thug victims whose perpetrators far exceed the illegal killings by police officers and hardly a word has been uttered about this long standing ‘inconvenient’ truth, which includes the halls of Congress.
The good news today is that Portland had a quiet night as the Fed forces began moving out, replaced by Oregon State troopers who were said to be ‘harder to provoke’. Protesters began walking home before midnight, after putting out one fire that a hard core zealot started to stir things up.
And last, we have the reports published by Gordon this morning that an investigation has been underway regarding outside agitators, who stoked much of the damage and violence, to see what entities might have been paying and controlling them.
It seems that too many retired Cold War Intel people saw infiltration tactics used endlessly during regime change operations, which they have seen come back in style on their living room tvs… Jim W. Dean ]
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Will things stay calm with the Feds gone?
– First published … July 28, 2020 –
A great many analysts and journalists are dancing around the issue of Donald Trump’s visions of fascist grandeur these days. Americans put in office a greedy and self immersed billionaire to save the nation from a woman of even scarier character. And now the American people are about to come under military rule.
The federal crackdown putsch dubbed “Operation Legend” will soon be expanded to any city in the United State that does not overwhelmingly support Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. It’s happening people.
When Adolf Hitler seized power in 1933 and created the Nazi state, he leveraged a blend of political acuity, deceptiveness, and cunning. Donald Trump did not need these attributes to seize power in America, his backers took care of the details while Trump catered to the same brand of far-right idealists who helped usher in an era of anti-Marxist, Pan-Germanism, and anti-Semitism which set the stage for The Second World War.
Trump’s version is, of course, Pan-Americanism, anti-Everything, and decidedly pro-Israeli no matter what. The takeover has begun, and hardly anyone in the United States sees it.
“Operation Legend”, featuring agents from the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, the Department of Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and eventually active-duty US military personnel usurps everything the US Constitution stands for.
If Trump is allowed to proceed, the greatest democracy ever to rise will fall in the ashes of an elitist nightmare, the same way Hitler’s Third Reich fell. Only this time, there may be no survivors.
With Kansas City as a test case, Homeland Security and the other Trump controlled agencies proceed to Portland, Oregon where reports from news people and protesters tell of officers dressed in camo pulling up in unmarked cars and detaining people with no explanation, and no due process. In one account, a protester was left hospitalized after federal officers shot him in the head with so-called less-lethal munitions on July 11.
On Attorney General William Barr’s announcement that Albuquerque would see Operation Legend agents, Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico commented:
“Instead of collaborating with the AlbuQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SHERIFF IS INVITING THE PRESIDENT’S STORMTROOPERS INTO ALBUQUERQUE.”
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Albuquerque Police Chief Mike Geier have issued statements suggesting that President Trump’s plans to expand Operation Legend are an election-year stunt.
Keller went on to refer to the plan as an attempt at the creation of a “police state” in Albuquerque.
Other stakeholders say what Trump is up to is the polarization of political protests, the fomenting dissent, and sowing distrust in the United States’ system of government, with the same purpose as past presidential campaign tactics utilized since the middle of the 20th century.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has counseled other mayors about concerns that Operation Legend would metastasize into something not only wrong but unconstitutional.
At the heart of the matter, the constitutionality of Trump’s moves hangs like the Sword of Damocles over the nation. Trump is pushing the envelope farther, especially since his getting off the impeachment hook recently. Like any bully, the New York businessman has spent his life pushing to discover his limits.
The question looms; “How and when may the president deploy armed federal officers across the country?” Under the constitution, the president can send federal officers to protect federal property and enforce federal law.
Trump has his “stormtroopers” exceeding their authority to simply protect property and commerce laws. His agents are interfering in “normal” police investigations. Policing the streets of these cities is not under federal jurisdiction, and using force against peaceful demonstrations is certainly not under federal jurisdiction. DHS officers cannot enforce non-federal law unless they are deputized by state or local officials to do so.
So, Donald Trump is willfully ignoring the governing law of the land he is sworn to defend. Michael Dorf, a professor of constitutional law at Cornell University told PBS News Hour the other day:
“The idea that there’s a threat to a federal courthouse and the federal authorities are going to swoop in and do whatever they want to do without any cooperation and coordination with state and local authorities is extraordinary outside the context of a civil war.”
Finally, New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait says President Trump has committed at least two “impeachable offenses” in the last few days. First, the story by Chait cites other sources saying Trump pressured his ambassador to the United Kingdom to request that the British Open be held at Trump’s Scottish golf resort.
Second, the article comes out and accuses Trump of using the military occupation of cities run by the opposing political party to win an election. The author goes on to cite Both Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff, former Homeland Security directors under George W. Bush, as having denounced Trump’s abuse of their former departments.
But of course, Donald Trump cannot be swayed by either public opinion, expert advice, or the law of the land. The only good news is that Donald Trump is a weakling according to some analysts, who say Trump’s autocratic moves are “a slow ratchet in the direction of dictatorship.”
For doubters about Trump’s moves toward becoming the first American Führer, his minions ring every alarm bell there is in their rhetoric and their actions. Take Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of homeland security, who said recently:
“I don’t need invitations by the state, state mayors, or state governors to do our job. We’re going to do that, whether they like us there or not.”
Hundreds of little kids ripped from the arms of their parents, with no documentation in place to reunite them, is a callous act that should have had Trump on the witness stand years ago. But like almost all the billionaire president’s misdeeds, shredding rights and decency are seldom reasons to call Trump to accountability.
The current present has zero accountability either publicly, or in his private life. No wonder he feels like the ruler of America.
If history is repeating itself, in a new and twisted sort of way, Americans can expect a redux of the infamous Night of the Long Knives that cemented Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship of Nazi Germany. I know this sounds like the tongue in cheek conspiracy theory, but Germany conquering much of the world and murdering millions seemed crazy in 1933 too.
Russia’s Czar Nicholas probably never believed he die in a humble house in far off Ekaterinburg, shot to death with his whole family by Bolsheviks. No dynasty or idea ever goes knowingly or softly into the night. And Donald Trump is just the sort of soulless, self-involved, a narcissist to go down in history as the great desecrator of democracy.
I urge my countrymen to study past events like the Night of the Long Knives and to superimpose what’s going on in America today. In my mind, the American hegemony under a democratic model was an unsustainable disaster. We are seeing the results of 75 plus years of capitalism at work. The world cannot even come to grips with a collective sickness, let alone the socioeconomic divides that fracture geopolitics.
The empire is failing, and the only solution for the world order is to reboot it under a new model. The only model they believe will work. With Trump or his successor in absolute control, the last crumbs of human and natural resources can be summoned for a final ritual feeding of the elites. Their “growth model” demands a feeding time, and there is nothing left to feed on but us peons who have been grinding at their mill wheels all along.
Operation Legend, indeed. I never thought I would live to see the day the United States would use a wartime cliche or icon, to suppress the people at home. “Operations” are surely only meant to steal oil from Arabs or to keep the Russians at bay.
Operations with important-sounding names are what lend purpose so that brave, young American boys can go slaughter some other breed of humans. Or, to destroy Nazi Reichs or Japanese Empires, just like the empire we have created in the name of The Republic.
Phil Butler, is a policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe, he’s an author of the recent bestseller “Putin’s Praetorians” and other books. He writes exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook.”


veteranstoday--2020-08-01--Vltchek: Honestly, Americans couldn’t care less About Hong Kong

I just spent two weeks in the United States , investigating , analyzing the situation there .
I worked in Washington D.C. , Minneapolis , where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops , in New York City and Boston .
COVID-19 was at my tail , as the states kept opening and closing , frantically .
Demonstrations were shaking the country , protests against endemic racism and discrimination have been erupting in hundreds of cities and towns .
In several of my reports , I described confusion and deep contradictions , which have been devastating this , still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world .
While feverishly working in the United States , I was often thinking about Hong Kong .
The deeper the crisis in the United States , the more aggressive Trump ’ s administration was attacking Beijing , often via Hong Kong .
As if desperately searching for a culprit , for an excuse , for justification , why North America has been shaking so violently , why it has been cracking and collapsing .
Unwilling to take responsibility , the regime needed a foreign ‘ element ’ which it could accuse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manhattan , for tents erected by homeless people at many corners of the District of Colombia , for once modern and proud metro-rail of the capital city which was lately beginning to resemble a transportation system in some poor developing country .
The regime needed to blame someone else for so much dissatisfaction , indignation , and confusion .
And it was determined to produce an ideological enemy whom it could insult on a daily basis while escaping liability for scandalously inept management of the COVID-19 tragedy .
China !
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragon of the east .
Embargo after embargo , sanctions after sanctions were imposed .
China ’ s Communist Party members were banned from entering the United States .
Trade restriction walls have been growing higher and higher .
U.S. Navy ships were sailing , provoking China , right next to its shores .
Millions of dollars were dispersed among the brutal rioters in SAR , just in order to provoke authorities and spread chaos .
Hong Kong , particularly its new national security law , has been sitting on the front pages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , which this author and many of his colleagues described on several occasions as an absolutely normal , logical and necessary piece of legislation , was selected by Washington as its rallying cry , as a symbol of the anti-Chinese policy .
Most Hong Kong residents , both those who support their government and those who are critical of it , are well aware of the obsession of President Trump and his lieutenants Pompeo , Rubio , and others , with their SAR .
They clearly understand that the government of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What they don ’ t know is that this fascination with Hong Kong comes exclusively from the top of the U.S. establishment .
It has absolutely nothing to do with ordinary citizens .
During my latest journey to the United States , I interacted with many people , people who are residing in several states .
I listened to them ; to their grievances , hopes , outrage .
I was also interviewed in the city of Minneapolis .
At the end of my visit , I concluded : right now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so bad , that vast majority of its citizens is deeply preoccupied with their basic existential problems : how to keep their jobs , how to survive , to pay mortgages , student loans , and medical bills .
They have near-zero interest in a faraway city , Hong Kong , which , anyway , enjoys the reputation of having a much higher quality of life than , for instance , New York , and which sits on the so-called ‘ freedom index ’ well above the U.S.A. itself .
Ask those common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if they know anything about it at all , it will be an abstract vision of a shiny skyline of a super-rich Asian city , plus the Cantonese food .
Even the very concept of SAR is only for the intellectuals , particularly for those who are interested in international politics , meaning just a tiny minority .
However , antagonizing foreign countries , as well as the United Nations , is always cheap , one could say vulgar , but very effective political ‘ move ’ before the elections .
Many U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some even went to wars or overthrew foreign governments , killed thousands of innocent people .
All this has nothing to do with the principles or ethics .
Do not search for logic , either .
Freedom , liberty , democracy – all these are abstract terms in today ’ s America .
At closer examination , most of Americans are not free at all .
They are scared , very scared , and they are shackled , financially but also through the toughest laws imaginable , much more than the citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , has nothing to do with some ‘ fight for democracy and freedom.
’ Most Americans have no idea about whether China is democratic or not .
To comprehend Chinese democracy and socialism with Chinese characteristics would require at least some basic knowledge of Chinese culture and history .
Such knowledge is desperately lacking in the United States , among the general public , and even at the ‘ top , ’ among such people like Steve Bannon , an extreme right-wing maniac , or Peter Navarro , a top Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who is bashing China , but knows close to nothing about it .
In turn , deciding whether Hong Kong is free and democratic would at least require an understanding of the concept of SAR .
The situation at home should be the main preoccupation of the U.S. citizens .
And , frankly , it actually has been , lately .
Hong Kong citizens should realize that their territory has been converted into a political football by both Washington , London , and Brussels .
But a big city , an important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its citizens , should never be reduced to a game .
Elections in the U.S. will take place , and they will pass .
Soon after , American voters will forget about Hong Kong .
They don ’ t care about it even now .
In a few months , they will want to know absolutely nothing about it , except , as before , cliché photographs , and great food .
But the damage to Hong Kong and its people who are being sacrificed for political gains in Washington , would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , and it will be then : Beijing is the one which has been genuinely concerned , and which will always be ready to defend its citizens .
Andre Vltchek is a philosopher , novelist , filmmaker and investigative journalist .
He has covered wars and conflicts in dozens of countries .
Six of his latest books are “ New Capital of Indonesia ” , “ China Belt and Road Initiative ” , “ China and Ecological Civilization ” with John B. Cobb , Jr. , “ Revolutionary Optimism , Western Nihilism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and a bestselling work of political non-fiction : “ Exposing Lies Of The Empire ” .
View his other books here .
Watch Rwanda Gambit , his groundbreaking documentary about Rwanda and DRCongo and his film/dialogue with Noam Chomsky “ On Western Terrorism ” .
Vltchek presently resides in East Asia and Latin America , and continues to work around the world .
He can be reached through his website , his and his Patreon

By: Andre Vltchek
I just spent two weeks in the United States, investigating, analyzing the situation there. I worked in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops, in New York City and Boston.
COVID-19 was at my tail, as the states kept opening and closing, frantically. Demonstrations were shaking the country, protests against endemic racism and discrimination have been erupting in hundreds of cities and towns.
In several of my reports, I described confusion and deep contradictions, which have been devastating this, still the most powerful nation in the Western world.
While feverishly working in the United States, I was often thinking about Hong Kong.
The deeper the crisis in the United States, the more aggressive Trump’s administration was attacking Beijing, often via Hong Kong. As if desperately searching for a culprit, for an excuse, for justification, why North America has been shaking so violently, why it has been cracking and collapsing.
Unwilling to take responsibility, the regime needed a foreign ‘element’ which it could accuse, to blame for broken pavement all over Manhattan, for tents erected by homeless people at many corners of the District of Colombia, for once modern and proud metro-rail of the capital city which was lately beginning to resemble a transportation system in some poor developing country.
The regime needed to blame someone else for so much dissatisfaction, indignation, and confusion. And it was determined to produce an ideological enemy whom it could insult on a daily basis while escaping liability for scandalously inept management of the COVID-19 tragedy.
China! Trump’s index finger kept pointing towards the mighty dragon of the east. Embargo after embargo, sanctions after sanctions were imposed. China’s Communist Party members were banned from entering the United States. Trade restriction walls have been growing higher and higher. U.S. Navy ships were sailing, provoking China, right next to its shores. Millions of dollars were dispersed among the brutal rioters in SAR, just in order to provoke authorities and spread chaos.
Hong Kong, particularly its new national security law, has been sitting on the front pages of U.S. newspapers and magazines. The law, which this author and many of his colleagues described on several occasions as an absolutely normal, logical and necessary piece of legislation, was selected by Washington as its rallying cry, as a symbol of the anti-Chinese policy.
Most Hong Kong residents, both those who support their government and those who are critical of it, are well aware of the obsession of President Trump and his lieutenants Pompeo, Rubio, and others, with their SAR. They clearly understand that the government of the United States is behind the 2019/2020 riots.
What they don’t know is that this fascination with Hong Kong comes exclusively from the top of the U.S. establishment. It has absolutely nothing to do with ordinary citizens.
During my latest journey to the United States, I interacted with many people, people who are residing in several states. I listened to them; to their grievances, hopes, outrage. I was also interviewed in the city of Minneapolis. At the end of my visit, I concluded: right now, the situation in the United States is so bad, that vast majority of its citizens is deeply preoccupied with their basic existential problems: how to keep their jobs, how to survive, to pay mortgages, student loans, and medical bills.
They have near-zero interest in a faraway city, Hong Kong, which, anyway, enjoys the reputation of having a much higher quality of life than, for instance, New York, and which sits on the so-called ‘freedom index’ well above the U.S.A. itself.
Ask those common American folks about Hong Kong, and if they know anything about it at all, it will be an abstract vision of a shiny skyline of a super-rich Asian city, plus the Cantonese food. Even the very concept of SAR is only for the intellectuals, particularly for those who are interested in international politics, meaning just a tiny minority.
However, antagonizing foreign countries, as well as the United Nations, is always cheap, one could say vulgar, but very effective political ‘move’ before the elections. Many U.S. presidents were using it in the past. Some even went to wars or overthrew foreign governments, killed thousands of innocent people.
All this has nothing to do with the principles or ethics. Do not search for logic, either.
Freedom, liberty, democracy – all these are abstract terms in today’s America. At closer examination, most of Americans are not free at all. They are scared, very scared, and they are shackled, financially but also through the toughest laws imaginable, much more than the citizens of other countries.
Antagonizing, provoking China, has nothing to do with some ‘fight for democracy and freedom.’ Most Americans have no idea about whether China is democratic or not. To comprehend Chinese democracy and socialism with Chinese characteristics would require at least some basic knowledge of Chinese culture and history.
Such knowledge is desperately lacking in the United States, among the general public, and even at the ‘top,’ among such people like Steve Bannon, an extreme right-wing maniac, or Peter Navarro, a top Trump’s advisor, who writes about China, who is bashing China, but knows close to nothing about it.
In turn, deciding whether Hong Kong is free and democratic would at least require an understanding of the concept of SAR.
The recent events clearly indicated how brutal, how undemocratic is the United States.
The situation at home should be the main preoccupation of the U.S. citizens. And, frankly, it actually has been, lately.
Hong Kong citizens should realize that their territory has been converted into a political football by both Washington, London, and Brussels.
But a big city, an important territory, and especially the lives of its citizens, should never be reduced to a game.
Elections in the U.S. will take place, and they will pass. Soon after, American voters will forget about Hong Kong. They don’t care about it even now. In a few months, they will want to know absolutely nothing about it, except, as before, cliché photographs, and great food.
But the damage to Hong Kong and its people who are being sacrificed for political gains in Washington, would not be easy to undo.
It is now, and it will be then: Beijing is the one which has been genuinely concerned, and which will always be ready to defend its citizens.
*
[First published by China Daily Hong Kong]


veteranstoday--2020-08-02--Pentagon: US Troops from Germany to be repositioned closer to Russia’s borders

[ Editor ’ s Note : Color me baffled .
I don ’ t grasp moving troops from Germany to Belgium and Italy as a redeployment ‘ closer to Russian borders ’ , according to Trump .
Just to make sure that dementia had not clicked in on me overnight , I checked and thankfully neither Belgium or Italy are anywhere near the Russian border .
So what is really behind the Russian border move hype by Trump ?
It turns out that about 60 % of our troops are coming home , and the rest shuffled to interim bases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poland and the Baltic States .
Russia ’ s main concern will be if some of these troops will be manning mid range nuclear missiles at their new bases .
That would be a major provocation and a ‘ two-fer ’ for Trump , showing he got tough with Merkel and Germany plus putting US troops and weapons closer that ever before to Russia .
But who knows , if Biden wins maybe he will reverse this as Trump reversed so much of what Obama did just for spite .
Expect Russia to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid range nuclear missiles in Cuba .
Oh yes , Putin has so far responded to all US aggressive moves .
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Click to donate > > The United States plans to withdraw 12,000 military personnel from Germany and deploy them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Esper told reporters on Wednesday .
“ The current [ European Command ] plan repositions approximately 11,900 military personnel from Germany ” , Esper said during a press conference at the Pentagon .
According to him , the US troops would begin leaving Germany in just a few weeks and would then be repositioned to Belgium and Italy amid the Pentagon ’ s plans to deploy some of them closer to Russia ’ s borders .
Esper stressed that a key aim of the withdrawal is to reinforce NATO ’ s south-eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that some forces could be sent to Poland and the Baltic States “ as soon as ” Warsaw agrees to sign a defence cooperation deal that is already in place .
In all , 5,600 US troops will be repositioned from Germany to other NATO countries , while 6,400 more are expected to be sent home .
The statement followed German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer saying earlier this month that Berlin regrets Washington ’ s decision to pull out US troops from Germany , but believes that redeploying them within Europe would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the transatlantic partnership .
On 15 June , US President Donald Trump announced his intent to slash US troops garrisoned in Germany by nearly 10,000 until the European nation pays its “ delinquent ” NATO support bill .
Each NATO nation is expected , but not required , to spend at least 2 % of its gross domestic product ( GDP ) on defence ; Germany dedicated 1.4 % of its GDP to military matters last year .
At present , 34,500 US troops are stationed in Germany , along with 17,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work at the military bases in the country .
Russia-NATO Ties May Worsen After US ’ Troop Pull-out From Germany , Moscow Says Earlier , in June , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that the already tense ties between Moscow and NATO might become even worse if the US withdraws its troops from Germany to Poland .
“ Changes made to the structure of the American military presence in Europe in order to move it closer to the Russian borders will not only worsen the already tense situation in the sphere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but will also hamper attempts to restart a constructive dialogue between Russia and NATO ” , Maria Zakharova stressed .
She added that while redeploying , the US military should also bring its tactical nuclear weapons that are purportedly deployed in Germany with it .
Zakharova expressed concern over the US practice of conducting drills with the use of such weapons with non-nuclear NATO allies , something that she said violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty provisions .

If Biden wins, maybe he would reverse this, as Trump reversed so much of what Obama did just for spite. Expect Russia to counter this move, maybe even putting mid range nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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Trump plays musical chairs with US military again
– First published … July 07, 2020 –
In mid-June, US President Donald Trump announced Washington’s readiness to withdraw about 9,500 American soldiers from Germany after accusing Berlin of being delinquent in its defence spending.
The United States plans to withdraw 12,000 military personnel from Germany and deploy them to other locations, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told reporters on Wednesday.
“The current [European Command] plan repositions approximately 11,900 military personnel from Germany”, Esper said during a press conference at the Pentagon.
According to him, the US troops would begin leaving Germany in just a few weeks and would then be repositioned to Belgium and Italy amid the Pentagon’s plans to deploy some of them closer to Russia’s borders.
Esper stressed that a key aim of the withdrawal is to reinforce NATO’s south-eastern flank near the Black Sea.
He added that some forces could be sent to Poland and the Baltic States “as soon as” Warsaw agrees to sign a defence cooperation deal that is already in place.
In all, 5,600 US troops will be repositioned from Germany to other NATO countries, while 6,400 more are expected to be sent home.
The statement followed German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer saying earlier this month that Berlin regrets Washington’s decision to pull out US troops from Germany, but believes that redeploying them within Europe would show the White House’s commitment to the transatlantic partnership.
On 15 June, US President Donald Trump announced his intent to slash US troops garrisoned in Germany by nearly 10,000 until the European nation pays its “delinquent” NATO support bill.
Each NATO nation is expected, but not required, to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence; Germany dedicated 1.4% of its GDP to military matters last year.
At present, 34,500 US troops are stationed in Germany, along with 17,000 US civilians and 12,000 German citizens who work at the military bases in the country.
Russia-NATO Ties May Worsen After US’ Troop Pull-out From Germany, Moscow Says
Earlier, in June, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that the already tense ties between Moscow and NATO might become even worse if the US withdraws its troops from Germany to Poland.
“Changes made to the structure of the American military presence in Europe in order to move it closer to the Russian borders will not only worsen the already tense situation in the sphere of global security on the continent, but will also hamper attempts to restart a constructive dialogue between Russia and NATO”, Maria Zakharova stressed.
She added that while redeploying, the US military should also bring its tactical nuclear weapons that are purportedly deployed in Germany with it.
Zakharova expressed concern over the US practice of conducting drills with the use of such weapons with non-nuclear NATO allies, something that she said violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty provisions.


veteranstoday--2020-08-01--Mandatory Mask? Vaccine?! Microchip?!! You Gotta Draw the Line Somewhere!

“ You got ta draw the line somewhere !
” The expression usually suggests that going beyond a certain point would be unacceptable .
If you never draw that line , never say “ this far and no further , ” you ’ ll just keep getting pushed farther and farther , revealing your total lack of integrity , even ontological substance .
Personally , I drew the line after 9/11 .
I wasn ’ t going to shut up and go along with that .
So instead of teaching Islam and Humanities here I am writing for VT and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I recently had to deal with a contractor who kept putting off an important job I had paid for .
I like the guy and hate to be rude to him .
But his endless excuses , not to mention failures to call back , finally forced me to read him the riot act , which was what it took to prod him into action .
So yes , as even Harvey Weinstein might agree , you have to draw the line somewhere .
But where ?
That ’ s the million dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bennett does in today ’ s False Flag Weekly News , that any sufficiently terrible pandemic would justify emergency measures that restricted civil liberties .
For example , imagine that Bill Gates is right and “ Pandemic 2 ” turns out to be vastly worse than COVID .
It might have an asymptomatic latency period of three months , during which it might be incredibly , massively contagious , say three times more so than COVID .
And it might have a fatality rate of 10 % or 50 % or 99 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expectancy to near zero .
In the face of such a pandemic , nobody would resist an order to wear N95 masks in indoor public spaces .
Some people think COVID is bad enough to justify extreme emergency measures .
One of our viewers responded to today ’ s FFWN as follows : Depends on how bad the epidemic is , and how reasonable the quarantine measures are .
So let ’ s think rationally and quantitatively about risk to life .
The Founders might have agreed that anything that radically reduced their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) by a subtantial amount , say 5 or 10 years , might necessitate suspending liberties .
A hardcore libertarian would say that should still be our baseline : Anything that doesn ’ t reduce our life expectancy significantly below the Founders ’ should not be the cause for suspending civil liberties .
Today our life expectancy is 78 years .
With a super-healthy lifestyle ( no booze , low calories , low carbs , mega exercise , mega fresh green veggies , lots of vitamin D , melatonin , etc . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
The government could force everyone to do those things and gain 10 years HEALTHY average life expectancy .
COVID at the very worst will shave a year or two off life expectancy .
The years it takes away are disproportionately old and sick years , not healthy years .
So it would make far more sense for the government to force people to live healthy lifestyles than to force people to mask , distance , contact-trace , vaccinate , etc .
But people are too stupid to think rationally about such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her rebuttal .
I am trying to imagine how she will argue that it is desirable for the government to create a huge wave of suicide and alienation by locking people down and destroying the economy , forcing people to wear horrific-looking diaper masks in public places , abolishing religious services thereby removing much of life ’ s meaning from millions of lives , forcing vaccinations , contact tracing , maybe injectable microchips , who knows , all to gain at most a couple of years of mostly-old-and-sick life expectancy ; while that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other processed carbohydrates , limit people to 1200 calories per day , mandate minimum requirements of fresh green vegetables , require vitamin D injections during the six wintery months and minimum solar exposures during the other six , and force people to engage in at least 90 minutes per day of strenuous exercise—measures which would increase average life expectancy by at least 10 years according to anti-aging scientist Josh Mitteldorf .
Maybe readers can help her out in the comments section , and explain why it ’ s wonderful for the government to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) save a year or two of relatively low-quality life expectancy—rather than making life vastly better through mandatory healthy lifestyles in order to gain ten years or more of high-quality life expectancy ?
And maybe they can explain why I ’ m wrong about where I would draw the line : NO DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES UNLESS THE THREAT IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE THREAT POSED BY ORDINARY NON-OPTIMALLY-HEALTHY LIFESTYLES—IN OTHER WORDS , SOMETHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE LOSS OF AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY .

By Kevin Barrett, VT Editor
“You gotta draw the line somewhere!” The expression usually suggests that going beyond a certain point would be unacceptable. If you never draw that line, never say “this far and no further,” you’ll just keep getting pushed farther and farther, revealing your total lack of integrity, even ontological substance.
Personally, I drew the line after 9/11. I wasn’t going to shut up and go along with that. So instead of teaching Islam and Humanities here I am writing for VT and other alternative outlets.
More mundanely, I recently had to deal with a contractor who kept putting off an important job I had paid for. I like the guy and hate to be rude to him. But his endless excuses, not to mention failures to call back, finally forced me to read him the riot act, which was what it took to prod him into action.
So yes, as even Harvey Weinstein might agree, you have to draw the line somewhere. But where? That’s the million dollar question.
Everybody accepts, as Scott Bennett does in today’s False Flag Weekly News, that any sufficiently terrible pandemic would justify emergency measures that restricted civil liberties. For example, imagine that Bill Gates is right and “Pandemic 2” turns out to be vastly worse than COVID. It might have an asymptomatic latency period of three months, during which it might be incredibly, massively contagious, say three times more so than COVID. And it might have a fatality rate of 10% or 50% or 99%. It might threaten to reduce life expectancy to near zero. In the face of such a pandemic, nobody would resist an order to wear N95 masks in indoor public spaces.
Some people think COVID is bad enough to justify extreme emergency measures. One of our viewers responded to today’s FFWN as follows:
Bennett is a tiresome libertarian. Can’t cry fire in crowded theater; quarantine is valid during epidemics.
My response:
Depends on how bad the epidemic is, and how reasonable the quarantine measures are. So let’s think rationally and quantitatively about risk to life.
The Founders might have agreed that anything that radically reduced their life expectancy (less than 40 years) by a subtantial amount, say 5 or 10 years, might necessitate suspending liberties. A hardcore libertarian would say that should still be our baseline: Anything that doesn’t reduce our life expectancy significantly below the Founders’ should not be the cause for suspending civil liberties.
Today our life expectancy is 78 years. With a super-healthy lifestyle (no booze, low calories, low carbs, mega exercise, mega fresh green veggies, lots of vitamin D, melatonin, etc.) you can raise it to about 88 years. The government could force everyone to do those things and gain 10 years HEALTHY average life expectancy.
COVID at the very worst will shave a year or two off life expectancy. The years it takes away are disproportionately old and sick years, not healthy years.
So it would make far more sense for the government to force people to live healthy lifestyles than to force people to mask, distance, contact-trace, vaccinate, etc.
But people are too stupid to think rationally about such things.
I am still waiting for her rebuttal. I am trying to imagine how she will argue that it is desirable for the government to create a huge wave of suicide and alienation by locking people down and destroying the economy, forcing people to wear horrific-looking diaper masks in public places, abolishing religious services thereby removing much of life’s meaning from millions of lives, forcing vaccinations, contact tracing, maybe injectable microchips, who knows, all to gain at most a couple of years of mostly-old-and-sick life expectancy; while that same government should NOT abolish sugar and other processed carbohydrates, limit people to 1200 calories per day, mandate minimum requirements of fresh green vegetables, require vitamin D injections during the six wintery months and minimum solar exposures during the other six, and force people to engage in at least 90 minutes per day of strenuous exercise—measures which would increase average life expectancy by at least 10 years according to anti-aging scientist Josh Mitteldorf.
Maybe readers can help her out in the comments section, and explain why it’s wonderful for the government to make life vastly worse to (maybe) save a year or two of relatively low-quality life expectancy—rather than making life vastly better through mandatory healthy lifestyles in order to gain ten years or more of high-quality life expectancy?
And maybe they can explain why I’m wrong about where I would draw the line: NO DRACONIAN RESTRICTIONS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES UNLESS THE THREAT IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE THREAT POSED BY ORDINARY NON-OPTIMALLY-HEALTHY LIFESTYLES—IN OTHER WORDS, SOMETHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE LOSS OF AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY.


veteranstoday--2020-08-01--Intel Drop: Federal agents at protests renew calls to dismantle DHS (Would Israel allow it?)

VT : In this detailed report , the case is made for dismantling the DHS monstrosity left over from 9/11 , when America was hoodwinked into sacrificing its freedoms and values for fascism .
DHS under Mossadist Chad Wolf made up ‘ Death Cards ’ like were used in Iraq , but this time featuring journalists , including those from the Washington Post and NY Times , civil rights leaders , religious leaders , local political activists and those suspected of being “ violent opportunists , ” who we found were either Portland police officers or their friends and family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portland who describe Portland police and Federal Officers masquerading as protesters starting fires and leading groups of hired street criminals , who they later “ arrested ” as Antifa .
We then went to sources in the DOJ who confirmed that both Homeland Security and the Portland Police are currently under investigation for staging violence during the peaceful protests .
“ Duff , this was staged violence by organizations with the most to gain , overpoliticized police and the DHS ” We will prove below that the DHS under Israeli operative and former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to congress by former FBI Agent Brian Murphy .
DHS created ‘ Death Cards ’ like used by US Army in Iraq , featuring photos of journalists and civil rights leaders Fake memos were created : and then one that turned fake “ violent opportunists ” to “ Antifa ” an organization that no proof exists is tied to violence in Portland .
From The Intercept , an excellent and long read : The Intercept : IN HIS FORMAL PROPOSAL to create the Department of Homeland Security , in the aftermath of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote that “ the changing nature of the threats facing America requires a new government structure to protect against invisible enemies that can strike with a wide variety of weapons.
” The Bush administration wanted a new agency to oversee everything from border security to emergency preparedness and response — “ the most significant transformation of the U.S. government in over a half-century , ” the document noted .
Eighteen years later , the Department of Homeland Security has ballooned into the third largest agency in the U.S. government , employing 240,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agents — nearly half the total number of federal law enforcement agents .
DHS oversees two dozen subagencies and offices and has an annual budget of $ 50 billion .
Since its founding , in 2002 , the department has run agencies as different in scope as the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency , while also largely replicating , through dozens of regional law enforcement hubs known as fusion centers , the counterterrorism mission that premised its founding but remains the primary responsibility of other agencies .
And yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Every two to three days , the coronavirus is killing the number of Americans who died on September 11 .
Since the beginning of the pandemic , the virus has killed 50 times as many .
Criticism of DHS has accompanied the department through its existence , most recently when former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen became the face of the Trump administration ’ s brutal policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border .
Calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — one of DHS ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ echoed from street protests to the halls of Congress and the 2020 presidential primary .
Then earlier this month , as President Donald Trump deployed DHS troops , primarily from U.S. Customs and Border Protection , against protesters rallying against police violence in Portland , Oregon , he once again trained the spotlight on the troubled department .
The unidentified agents abducting people in unmarked rental cars raised questions about what the Border Patrol was doing on the streets of an American city and awareness about the impunity with which it operates elsewhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only abolish ICE or CBP , but also to dismantle their parent agency altogether…read more

VT: In this detailed report, the case is made for dismantling the DHS monstrosity left over from 9/11, when America was hoodwinked into sacrificing its freedoms and values for fascism.
DHS under Mossadist Chad Wolf made up ‘Death Cards’ like were used in Iraq, but this time featuring journalists, including those from the Washington Post and NY Times, civil rights leaders, religious leaders, local political activists and those suspected of being “violent opportunists,” who we found were either Portland police officers or their friends and family members.
VT interviewed protest leaders in Portland who describe Portland police and Federal Officers masquerading as protesters starting fires and leading groups of hired street criminals, who they later “arrested” as Antifa.
…In an internal memo, [DHS Undersecretary for I & A] Murphy announced that the label “violent opportunists, …would be changed to “violent antifa anarchists inspired,” according to an internal memo.” #PDXprotests https://t.co/1eVL1CjnYN
We then went to sources in the DOJ who confirmed that both Homeland Security and the Portland Police are currently under investigation for staging violence during the peaceful protests.
“Duff, this was staged violence by organizations with the most to gain, overpoliticized police and the DHS”
We will prove below that the DHS under Israeli operative and former DC lobbyists Chad Wolf falsified memos given to congress by former FBI Agent Brian Murphy.
DHS created ‘Death Cards’ like used by US Army in Iraq, featuring photos of journalists and civil rights leaders Fake memos were created:
@HomelandKen Gene Sharp. tactic disclose identity of agents. Violent Opportunists (VO) is a wrong definition. Radical Protesters (RP), Sympathizers, the Public, Far Left Extremists (FLE), Far Left Extremists Marxists, (FLEM), https://t.co/LhCbidnFdA — FW (@FrankWalsing) July 31, 2020
and then one that turned fake “violent opportunists” to “Antifa” an organization that no proof exists is tied to violence in Portland. From The Intercept, an excellent and long read:
The Intercept: IN HIS FORMAL PROPOSAL to create the Department of Homeland Security, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush wrote that “the changing nature of the threats facing America requires a new government structure to protect against invisible enemies that can strike with a wide variety of weapons.”
Opinion: Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security https://t.co/RXJtlBSpuw — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 31, 2020
The Bush administration wanted a new agency to oversee everything from border security to emergency preparedness and response — “the most significant transformation of the U.S. government in over a half-century,” the document noted.
They already left. It's much more peaceful without your Gestapo gassing and assaulting moms and nurses.
Also, we're going to dismantle "Homeland Security" ASAP.
We don't want your fascism here. — Ohm (Unit of Resistance)🆘 (@HereToResist) August 1, 2020
Eighteen years later, the Department of Homeland Security has ballooned into the third largest agency in the U.S. government, employing 240,000 people, including more than 60,000 law enforcement agents — nearly half the total number of federal law enforcement agents.
DHS oversees two dozen subagencies and offices and has an annual budget of $50 billion. Since its founding, in 2002, the department has run agencies as different in scope as the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while also largely replicating, through dozens of regional law enforcement hubs known as fusion centers, the counterterrorism mission that premised its founding but remains the primary responsibility of other agencies.
HOLY SHIT: DHS compiled intelligence report “baseball cards”—the kinds used to hunt al Qaeda terrorists and Saddam Hussein & co—on protestors and reporters. What a horrifying scoop by @shaneharris https://t.co/koXOlEwWfy — Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) July 31, 2020
And yet the invisible enemy Bush feared arrived nonetheless. Every two to three days, the coronavirus is killing the number of Americans who died on September 11. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the virus has killed 50 times as many.
Criticism of DHS has accompanied the department through its existence, most recently when former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen became the face of the Trump administration’s brutal policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border.
Calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — one of DHS’s most visible and abusive agencies — have echoed from street protests to the halls of Congress and the 2020 presidential primary.
Then earlier this month, as President Donald Trump deployed DHS troops, primarily from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, against protesters rallying against police violence in Portland, Oregon, he once again trained the spotlight on the troubled department.
The unidentified agents abducting people in unmarked rental cars raised questions about what the Border Patrol was doing on the streets of an American city and awareness about the impunity with which it operates elsewhere. And their presence stoked calls to not only abolish ICE or CBP, but also to dismantle their parent agency altogether…read more
In the years after 9/11, Homeland Security has ballooned into the third largest agency in the U.S. government, employing 240,000 people, including more than 60,000 law enforcement agents — nearly half the total number of federal law enforcement agents. https://t.co/sb62ZDLeKQ — The Intercept (@theintercept) August 1, 2020
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veteranstoday--2020-08-01--Brian Murphy the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ in the DIA’s martial lawscenario of false flag violent protes

Brian Murphy the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ in the DIA’s martial lawscenario of false flag violent protests

Quick News : Portland peaceful , 1000 protest while fake police protesters regroup , waiting for orders from Bill Barr .
Trump again blames Fauci for not knowing testing causes COVID deaths .
You see , you test , more people die .
We all fucking know that , motherfucker… Is Trump saying Fauci is killing those who test himself ?
Sounds like Qanon/pizzagate .
VT : Former FBI agent lied to Congress , aided by Israeli Chad Wolf .
Our sources say both were directly involved , working with Stephen Miller in the White House , with staging violent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police recruiting by the Defense Intelligence Agency as part of their illegal domestic “ martial law ” capability .
The DIA , under General Michael Flynn , began a covert program ( Israeli based ) to recruit every corrupt and unstable cop in the country .
It is this ‘ private army ’ of bent/corrupt cops that make up the bulwark of violent demonstrators or who recruit , pay and manage fake ‘ Antifa ’ and then guarantee their release if arrested .
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Quick News: Portland peaceful, 1000 protest while fake police protesters regroup, waiting for orders from Bill Barr. Trump again blames Fauci for not knowing testing causes COVID deaths.
You see, you test, more people die. We all fucking know that, motherfucker… Is Trump saying Fauci is killing those who test himself? Sounds like Qanon/pizzagate.
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VT: Former FBI agent lied to Congress, aided by Israeli Chad Wolf. Our sources say both were directly involved, working with Stephen Miller in the White House, with staging violent demonstrations in Portland, using primarily Portland Police recruiting by the Defense Intelligence Agency as part of their illegal domestic “martial law” capability.
The DIA, under General Michael Flynn, began a covert program (Israeli based) to recruit every corrupt and unstable cop in the country. It is this ‘private army’ of bent/corrupt cops that make up the bulwark of violent demonstrators or who recruit, pay and manage fake ‘Antifa’ and then guarantee their release if arrested.
Brian Murphy on right CBS News: A top official at the Department of Homeland Security was removed from his post amid reporting that he compiled “intelligence reports” about journalists and protesters in Portland, Oregon. A person familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News that the acting Homeland Security Secretary decided to remove Brian Murphy, the acting undersecretary for intelligence and analysis, and reassign him elsewhere in the department. Dept.of Homeland Security removed Und. Sec. Brian Murphy for lying to Congress that his office did not collect info on journalists and protesters.
He led the collection…. — The Viking (@TheViking2017) August 1, 2020 NEW: Brian Murphy, the DHS official whose office compiled "intelligence reports" about the work of journalists and protestors, has been removed from his job. https://t.co/LxNJgyQBVG — Shane Harris (@shaneharris) August 1, 2020 Intelligence reports about the journalists’ work appeared to justify collecting the information under a standing requirement for intelligence about cybersecurity threats, according to the Post. NEW: Brian Murphy, acting chief of DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis was fired after WAPO reported on his targeting journalists.
Chad Wolf and the whole lot of Trump's gestapo need to face trial for Portland when this nightmare is over. https://t.co/xpdSt1ckfZ — Amy Siskind 🏳🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 1, 2020 Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to Murphy on Friday demanding information about the role his department played in “tracking and suppressing” Portland protesters. On Saturday, House intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said in a statement the committee had been conducting an investigation into Murphy and his department for over two weeks before his “abrupt and apparent reassignment.” “In light of recent public reports, we are concerned that Murphy may have provided incomplete and potentially misleading information to Committee staff during our recent oversight engagement, and that the Department of Homeland Security and I&A are now delaying or withholding underlying intelligence products, legal memoranda, and other records requested by the Committee that could shed light on these actions,” Schiff said in the statement. The actions of Homeland Security officials in Portland have been under scrutiny in recent weeks. After weeks of protests at the federal courthouse following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, agents from a number of different departments within Homeland Security were deployed to the city starting on July 4 to reinforce the Federal Protective Services, which had jurisdiction over the courthouse. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brian-murphy-department-of-homeland-security-official-removed-from-position-reports-his-office-compiled-intel-on-journalists/