activistpost--2020-03-06--Espionage Act Reform Bill Would Protect Journalists Like Julian Assange

Shadowproof — Under legislation proposed in Congress , the United States government would not be able to prosecute journalists like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who publish classified information .
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Ro Khanna introduced the Espionage Act Reform Act to reaffirm “ First Amendment protections for journalists ” and ensure “ whistleblowers can effectively report waste , fraud , and abuse to Congress.
” Wyden declared in a press statement , “ The Espionage Act currently provides sweeping powers for a rogue attorney general like Bill Barr or unscrupulous president like Donald Trump to target journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d rather keep secret .
This bill ensures only personnel with security clearances can be prosecuted for improperly revealing classified information.
” It would protect the rights of members of the press that “ solicit , obtain , or publish government secrets ” from prosecution .
The legislation would also protect disclosures of classified information related to signals intelligence to any member of Congress .
Whistleblower protections would be able to provide classified information to the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) , Privacy and Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inspector generals to help them investigate privacy abuses .
The government would not be able to invoke secrecy laws to shut down reviews of their conduct .
Additionally , a summary [ PDF ] indicates it would shield “ cybersecurity experts from prosecution when they publish research showing discoveries of government backdoors in encryption algorithms.
” In 2014 , H.D .
Moore , the creator of Metasploit , which is an “ ethical hacking tool , told the Guardian that U.S. law enforcement warned him he may be vulnerable to prosecution because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The initiative sought to find widespread vulnerabilities using automated computer programs to uncover the weaknesses across the entire internet.
” Law enforcement pressure was so significant that Moore took a break from his work in the internet security industry .
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden ’ s disclosures saw an increased focus in expanding government protections against privacy abuses , but the bill ’ s summary does not attribute this amendment to Snowden ’ s impact .
It relies on a much older example of government abuse of secrecy laws .
“ After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed by the press in 1976 , the FCC opened an investigation , as the disclosure to the NSA by the phone companies of customer communications violated federal communications law.
” FCC Chairman Richard Wiley told Congresswoman Bella Abzug during a hearing that carriers “ refused to answer the FCC ’ s questions ” because of secrecy rules in 18 U.S.C .
798 , which is a part of the Espionage Act that applies to “ communications intelligence.
” The FCC had to shut down their investigation into the SHAMROCK program , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from August 1945 to May 1975 .
At the time , it was “ probably the largest governmental inspection program affecting Americans ever undertaken.
” President Barack Obama ’ s administration , which included Vice President Joe Biden , prosecuted more leakers or whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all previous presidential administrations combined .
The Obama Justice Department ’ s use of the 1917 law enabled the government to institute “ insider threat programs ” to effectively intimidate and discourage whistleblowers from revealing corruption .
The administration intercepted the communications of journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalists as co-conspirators in leak cases .
President Donald Trump has intensified Obama ’ s war on leaks to silence whistleblowers , who bring scrutiny to his administration , and the impact on journalists is largely unknown .
Since Trump was elected , the Trump Justice Department has prosecuted Daniel Hale , alleged drone whistleblower , Joshua Schulte , alleged “ Vault 7 ” materials leaker , Terry Albury , an FBI whistleblower , who pled guilty and was sentenced to prison , and Reality Winner , an NSA whistleblower who pled guilty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration also crossed a line the Obama administration would not and charged Assange with 18 offenses—17 of which are Espionage Act violations .
The indictment specifically criminalized Assange and WikiLeaks for seeking , obtaining , and disseminating classified information from the U.S. government .
The bill may reflect an interest in narrowing who can be prosecuted under the Espionage Act to those who pass information to “ foreign agents , ” however , the bill summary declares , “ Every single person convicted to date under the Espionage Act would still have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the time they were prosecuted.
” Khanna told The Intercept “ prosecutors and judges should have discretion to weigh the consequences ” of leaks “ against the motives of the source.
” But simply the language of the legislation is silent on the matter of rights defendants should have to defend themselves under the Espionage Act .
Both Wyden and Khanna say Assange could still be prosecuted for allegedly helping Chelsea Manning hack passwords , though defense attorneys might have a reasonable challenge .
The computer crime offense was written with language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could argue it was improperly charged to show prosecutors were skirting protections for journalists .
Alex Abdo , litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute of Columbia University , concluded , “ This is a crucial effort to ensure that it isn ’ t a crime for national security journalists to do their jobs .
The bill would make clear that the everyday work of journalists isn ’ t an act of espionage.
” “ These protections for journalists are vital .
It is also vital that Congress enact additional protections for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal and professional sanction to expose government malfeasance and corruption.
” Feature photo | A pedestrian passes street art depicting Julian Assange near Westminster Magistrates ’ Court in London where Assange appeared in London on Oct. 21 , 2019 .
Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press .
He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast , “ Unauthorized Disclosure.
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By Kevin Gosztola
Shadowproof — Under legislation proposed in Congress, the United States government would not be able to prosecute journalists like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who publish classified information.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Ro Khanna introduced the Espionage Act Reform Act to reaffirm “First Amendment protections for journalists” and ensure “whistleblowers can effectively report waste, fraud, and abuse to Congress.”
Wyden declared in a press statement, “The Espionage Act currently provides sweeping powers for a rogue attorney general like Bill Barr or unscrupulous president like Donald Trump to target journalists and whistleblowers who reveal information they’d rather keep secret. This bill ensures only personnel with security clearances can be prosecuted for improperly revealing classified information.”
It would protect the rights of members of the press that “solicit, obtain, or publish government secrets” from prosecution.
The legislation would also protect disclosures of classified information related to signals intelligence to any member of Congress.
Whistleblower protections would be able to provide classified information to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), and inspector generals to help them investigate privacy abuses. The government would not be able to invoke secrecy laws to shut down reviews of their conduct.
Additionally, a summary [PDF] indicates it would shield “cybersecurity experts from prosecution when they publish research showing discoveries of government backdoors in encryption algorithms.”
In 2014, H.D. Moore, the creator of Metasploit, which is an “ethical hacking tool, told the Guardian that U.S. law enforcement warned him he may be vulnerable to prosecution because he operated a project called Critical.IO. “The initiative sought to find widespread vulnerabilities using automated computer programs to uncover the weaknesses across the entire internet.”
Law enforcement pressure was so significant that Moore took a break from his work in the internet security industry.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s disclosures saw an increased focus in expanding government protections against privacy abuses, but the bill’s summary does not attribute this amendment to Snowden’s impact. It relies on a much older example of government abuse of secrecy laws.
“After the NSA’s SHAMROCK program was revealed by the press in 1976, the FCC opened an investigation, as the disclosure to the NSA by the phone companies of customer communications violated federal communications law.” FCC Chairman Richard Wiley told Congresswoman Bella Abzug during a hearing that carriers “refused to answer the FCC’s questions” because of secrecy rules in 18 U.S.C. 798, which is a part of the Espionage Act that applies to “communications intelligence.”
The FCC had to shut down their investigation into the SHAMROCK program, which was an international telegram-spying program that existed from August 1945 to May 1975. At the time, it was “probably the largest governmental inspection program affecting Americans ever undertaken.”
President Barack Obama’s administration, which included Vice President Joe Biden, prosecuted more leakers or whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all previous presidential administrations combined.
The Obama Justice Department’s use of the 1917 law enabled the government to institute “insider threat programs” to effectively intimidate and discourage whistleblowers from revealing corruption. The administration intercepted the communications of journalists in Espionage Act prosecutions and even treated journalists as co-conspirators in leak cases.
President Donald Trump has intensified Obama’s war on leaks to silence whistleblowers, who bring scrutiny to his administration, and the impact on journalists is largely unknown.
Since Trump was elected, the Trump Justice Department has prosecuted Daniel Hale, alleged drone whistleblower, Joshua Schulte, alleged “Vault 7” materials leaker, Terry Albury, an FBI whistleblower, who pled guilty and was sentenced to prison, and Reality Winner, an NSA whistleblower who pled guilty and was sentenced to prison.
The Trump administration also crossed a line the Obama administration would not and charged Assange with 18 offenses—17 of which are Espionage Act violations. The indictment specifically criminalized Assange and WikiLeaks for seeking, obtaining, and disseminating classified information from the U.S. government.
The bill may reflect an interest in narrowing who can be prosecuted under the Espionage Act to those who pass information to “foreign agents,” however, the bill summary declares, “Every single person convicted to date under the Espionage Act would still have been convicted had this bill been law at the time they were prosecuted.”
Khanna told The Intercept “prosecutors and judges should have discretion to weigh the consequences” of leaks “against the motives of the source.” But simply the language of the legislation is silent on the matter of rights defendants should have to defend themselves under the Espionage Act.
Both Wyden and Khanna say Assange could still be prosecuted for allegedly helping Chelsea Manning hack passwords, though defense attorneys might have a reasonable challenge. The computer crime offense was written with language from the Espionage Act, and they could argue it was improperly charged to show prosecutors were skirting protections for journalists.
Alex Abdo, litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute of Columbia University, concluded, “This is a crucial effort to ensure that it isn’t a crime for national security journalists to do their jobs. The bill would make clear that the everyday work of journalists isn’t an act of espionage.”
“These protections for journalists are vital. It is also vital that Congress enact additional protections for national security whistleblowers, who must risk personal and professional sanction to expose government malfeasance and corruption.”
Feature photo | A pedestrian passes street art depicting Julian Assange near Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London where Assange appeared in London on Oct. 21, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth | AP
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, “Unauthorized Disclosure.“


activistpost--2020-03-06--Trump Pardons Romney’s Fraudster Michael Milken

U.S. President Donald Trump recently issued a shocking pardon of his long-time friend the “ junk bond king ” , Michael Milken , who also happens to be one of Mitt Romney ’ s bag holders who helped finance Bain Capital deals .
Milken was the pioneer starting the industry of buying and selling lowly rated corporate “ junk ” debt .
In 1989 , authorities said he illegally used inside knowledge of the debt being used in corporate takeover deals to make plays in the stocks of the related companies enriching himself and his clients .
Milken was convicted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1989 of six charges including securities fraud and insider trading by then-famed prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani .
Before the plea deal , originally Milken was charged with 98 counts of racketeering , securities fraud , and other crimes .
Instead , he received just 10 years which was later reduced to 2 years and a $ 600 million dollar fine after pleading guilty to five violations of securities and reporting regulations , as the NY Times reported .
“ I transgressed certain of the laws and regulations that govern our industry .
I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at that time and I am pleading guilty to these offenses , ” Milken said at his plea hearing .
The NY Times added at the time that , “ In essence , Mr. Milken admitted to cheating some Drexel customers , aiding others in the violation of securities and tax laws , and manipulating the securities market to benefit a client.
” In a recent OpED for the Washington Post , the lead prosecutor on Milken ’ s case John K. Caroll writes : However , most don ’ t know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fund the business of Mitt Romney ’ s Stage Stores .
As reported by Rolling Stone ’ s September 2012 cover story ( “ Greed and Debt : The True Story About Mitt Romney and Bain Capital ” ) , The Boston Globe detailed Romney ’ s Stage Stores formation was funded by Michael Milken ’ s junk bonds ; and that a conflicted Judge Pollack presiding over Milken ’ s case allowed Romney to utilize the money despite the fact that the judge ’ s wife , Moselle Pollack , stood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own dealings .
Furthermore , Rolling Stone pointed out that Kay Bee CEO ( Michael Glazer ) paid himself an $ 18 million back pay , after paying Bain Capital $ 83 million – prior to Kay Bee ’ s 2004 bankruptcy .
Among the issues of whether or not anyone else could haul out $ 100 million prior to filing bankruptcy – Rolling Stone missed reporting the fact that Michael Glazer was also simultaneously a Director at Romney ’ s Stage Stores during the bankruptcy .
( As a matter of fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now become CEO of Stage Stores , Bloomberg reported . )
After Milken was charged and imprisoned , he was permanently barred from the securities industry .
However , in 1991 , the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of violating his lifetime ban , alleging he offered advice to Murdoch and Perelman .
Milken settled the SEC complaint for $ 47 million in 1998 ; no new criminal charges were brought against him .
Still some argue that Milken “ deserved a pardon , ” for reasons not understood by this writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , again , in 2008 ; and eToys was also in its 3rd bankruptcy , as part of a separate item of “ The Parent Company ” insolvency case ( in 2008 ) .
The outrageous thing is that both Kay Bee & eToys wound back up , under Bain Capital – again ; but this time as part of Toys R Us .
Now they are all in bankruptcy , once more .
Even stranger is the fact that those previous cases have questions about massive frauds being protected by willfully blind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was pointed out by a whistleblower this reporter has come into contact with who has been fighting for justice .
This whistleblower , Laser Haas , has been stonewalled by the DOJ and the media alike .
This recent pardon also shows that despite Romney being the only Republican senator to vote to impeach Trump , the two aren ’ t enemies .
Otherwise , why would Trump pardon Michael Milken who has aided in Romney ’ s scheme with Stage Stores ?
Serial Wall St whistleblower Laser Haas has long said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a stage show .
As further evidence of this , the Trump administration is even obstructing a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital by Laser Haas that would open up both firms to massive frauds being exposed .
It may surprise readers , but actually all of the above is correct .
Trump was once sued alongside Mike Milken for participating in a scheme to artificially inflate junk bond prices .
Trump has also deregulated Wall St , largely removing investor protections from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , loosened regulations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to non-bank entities like insurers , ratings agencies , and hedge fund Vulture Capitalists like Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs .
In 2017 , President Trump was sued by whistleblower Laser Haas to block Jay Clayton from becoming head of the SEC .
The lawsuit included warnings about Colm Connolly ( who was a MNAT partner and a corrupt fed prosecutor ) .
Trump ignored the lawsuit as the Washington , D.C .
Clerk hid the case from the public by stamping a giant “ F-Deck ” on the document until 3 weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things worse , after Clayton was confirmed , Trump then proceeded to make Colm Connolly into a Delaware Federal District Court Judge ( who Senator Biden had stopped from becoming , 10 years earlier when he blocked him . )
This particular selection is very alarming .
So much so , that this reporter did a detailed résumé story ( here ) about the facts of Colm Connolly being a federal prosecutor who protected Goldman Sachs & Bain Capital from federal investigation .
Last month , the private government watchdog group Citizens for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request to the U.S. Treasury Department for any messages between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and any parties that contain the words “ pardon ” or any iterations of the word from January 2018 until last month .
CREW noted in its Freedom of Information Act request that various news websites had reported that Mnuchin and others were advocating for a pardon for Milken , and that The New York Times had reported just last year that Mnuchin flew on Milken ’ s private airplane from Washington , D.C. , to Los Angeles .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond business in the ’ 80s , issuing almost $ 700 million in junk bonds with a 14 % interest rate to finish construction on his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City , New Jersey .
Since his release from prison , Milken has become known for his charity work .
He has funded a lot of research for cancer treatments and other illnesses considered to be life-threatening .
In 2007 , Fortune magazine called him “ The Man Who Changed Medicine.
” Milken was released from prison in 1993 .
Usually crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are Michael Milken or Mitt Romney and friends with unlimited get out of jail free cards from the DOJ , that sentiment is lost .
Milken may even get a massive tax break thanks to a law Trump signed .
As , NYT writer , James B. Stewart writes : “ When it comes to justice , money counts .
And white-collar crime doesn ’ t really matter.
” It ’ s worth mentioning for readers , Milken is the reason that the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act ( ITSFEA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before Congress in April 1988 ; just two weeks after that testimony , Representatives Dingell and Markey produced a new insider trading bill , increasing penalties for insider trading , penalizing firms that failed to police employee behavior , and awarding bounties to informants in securities fraud cases .
It is easy to be benevolent , to try to buy goodwill , with money that has been fleeced .
As for the horse manure assessment that white-collar crime doesn ’ t hurt anyone , why don ’ t we ask the more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mattel , Hasbro , eToys , Kay Bee , FAO , Zainy Brainy , Gymboree , Toys R Us and eToys – how they feel ?
Milken helped Romney formulate Stage Stores with junk bond monies by utilizing a conflicted judge ; and – since that time – bad faith judges willfully and corrupt federal prosecutors seem to , like clockwork , protect these racketeers .
Like Michael Glazer being a tool of the organized crimes at both Kay Bee and eToys , while Glazer was at Stage Stores ; we have another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bain Capital get away with organized crimes – by being a planted crook for Mattel .
As the racketeering enterprise expanded , Romney ’ s Bain Capital was able to rely on corrupt prosecutor Colm Connolly to be willfully blind to their Frank Nitti type guy , Paul Traub .
As this reporter noted , in December 2017 ( here ) Paul Roy Traub is Romney ’ s Frank Nitti ; and Traub is another shyster lawyer who aides agents in the rackets success .
Once Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital ripped off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their lawyers at MNAT lawfirm – Paul Traub , who worked for Romney ’ s Stage Stores bankruptcy , under Michael Glazer – did the ultimate Frank Nitti/Colm Connolly deceit .
After ripping off Mattel for $ 4 billion — where Mitt ’ s contingency got a reported 12 million shares of Mattel — Mattel became a partner in the schemes and artifices to defraud ; because Mattel hired Paul Traub to be Mattel Creditors Committee attorney in the Kay Bee , FAO and eToys bankruptcy cases .
This is significant because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Tom Petter ’ s Ponzi scheme on the record , which means he was involved in these types of deals for years .
Traub also had a U.S .
Trustee Kelly Beaudin Stapleton Motion to Disgorge Traub ’ s law firm .
This is how Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital continue to escape justice .
Their lawyers , prosecutors , and judges are all in on making sure Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital get away scot-free with many billions of dollars in fraud ; with the purported victim Mattel being one there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the purported prosecutor of Al Capone .
Paul Traub colluding with Colm Connolly is the very serious reason that Mitt Romney seeks to be “ retroactively ” retired from Mitt ’ s organized crimes ; because Laser Haas can prove those racketeering crimes began in 1999 through 2001 .
Paul Traub was another nationally significant and important fact Taibbi missed in his “ Greed and Debt ” story .
According to Laser Haas , Traub court docket records ( that clerks are making disappear ) proves beyond all doubt that Traub worked for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gold , at Stage Stores , before working with Bain Cap to rip off eToys .
Traub moved over to become the Kay Bee and eToys Attorney for the Creditors/Mattel as Chairman .
The law mandates that Paul Traub is supposed to be at 100 % – arm ’ s length and a good faith negotiator against Bain/Kay Bee .
The pattern of the racketeers is that Traub and federal prosecutor Colm Connolly worked in tandem to assure the Bankruptcy Fraud would succeed .
So it was easy , with corrupt federal prosecutor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul Traub to be the one who asked the Delaware Bankruptcy court for permission to be the prosecutor of Glazer and Bain for Michael Glazer taking out $ 100 million dollars prior to Glazer filing bankruptcy of Kay Bee .
Traub did so after Colm Connolly was partners of MNAT representing Bain Capital in the Kay Bee case , while MNAT was simultaneously the Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved lawyers for Laser and eToys against Bain Cap/Kay Bee .
At the same time , while Traub and MNAT were doing dozens of acts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crime , Paul Traub , to be the one to sue MNAT ’ s other ( secret ) client Goldman Sachs , in NY Supreme Court , for the billion dollar ripoff of eToys by Goldman Sachs .
In essence , Goldman Sachs sued Goldman Sachs in NY Supreme Court and eToys lost a billion dollars twice !
Traub and MNAT illegally locked Laser out of eToys , as CEO and Traub ’ s partner ( Barry Gold ) , who also worked for Romney and Glazer at Stage Stores – was then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eToys , as CEO .
Laser Haas notes that MNAT , GLAZER , BAIN/Kay Bee , Traub and Barry Gold then reduced the sales prices of eToys to sell to Bain/Kay Bee , which was reported by the NY Times .
Then , Colm Connolly as the Delaware United States Attorney corruptly refused to prosecute this extremely serious RICO crime .
Even more outrageous is the fact the Chief Justice of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court Mary F. Walrath said she didn ’ t care .
The question must be asked , how can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ judge of the premier bankruptcy court of the entire nation – say she doesn ’ t care about lawyers she approved – betraying their clients trust .
It seems that , as long as Colm Connolly ( now appointed a Judge by Trump ) can betray the public ’ s trust – Judge Mary F. Walrath also has no problem betraying the public ’ s trust .
Another key fact to note is when Laser filed a Complaint against Traub , in the Kay Bee case , Colm Connolly had Laser ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just goes to show you that , in the Trump administration , journalists like Julian Assange and whistleblowers like Laser Haas and Chelsea Manning are punished – and crooks are rewarded – even pardoned !
We also could also ask the federal prosecutors threatened to keep their mouths shut when the Public Corruption Task Force was shut down – how they feel about white-collar crime not hurting anyone ?
Ironically , Laser Haas has testified he was raised by crooked parents , to be a crook ; and Laser was even sent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is crazy that a guy trying to do the right thing is a felon who turned down and reported a million-dollar bribe and a chance to join Romney ’ s gang .
Besides the fact that Mattel is partners with Bain Capital in destroying Kay Bee , Zainy Brainy , FAO Schwarz , Gymboree , Toys R Us and eToys , where 50,000 people lost their careers ; there is the even more serious issue that Colm Connolly and Judge Walraths betrayal of the public ’ s trust has resulted in all this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wheeler , Michael Sesseyoff , Jay Carceiro , Robert Alber , Harry A. , Melissa Lewis , State Trooper=politico , the 2 Madoff sons , Jeffry Picower , John M. and Marty Lackner all tried to assist Laser to get justice .
But , we can ’ t ask them how they feel about white-collar crime being no big deal ; because all these individuals mentioned who are linked to trying to help expose Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs frauds – are all DEAD resultant of those who brush off white-collar crimes !
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By Aaron Kesel
U.S. President Donald Trump recently issued a shocking pardon of his long-time friend the “junk bond king”, Michael Milken, who also happens to be one of Mitt Romney’s bag holders who helped finance Bain Capital deals.
Milken was the pioneer starting the industry of buying and selling lowly rated corporate “junk” debt. In 1989, authorities said he illegally used inside knowledge of the debt being used in corporate takeover deals to make plays in the stocks of the related companies enriching himself and his clients.
Milken was convicted almost 30 years ago to date in 1989 of six charges including securities fraud and insider trading by then-famed prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani. Before the plea deal, originally Milken was charged with 98 counts of racketeering, securities fraud, and other crimes. Instead, he received just 10 years which was later reduced to 2 years and a $600 million dollar fine after pleading guilty to five violations of securities and reporting regulations, as the NY Times reported.
“I transgressed certain of the laws and regulations that govern our industry. I was wrong in doing so and knew that at that time and I am pleading guilty to these offenses,” Milken said at his plea hearing. The NY Times added at the time that, “In essence, Mr. Milken admitted to cheating some Drexel customers, aiding others in the violation of securities and tax laws, and manipulating the securities market to benefit a client.”
In a recent OpED for the Washington Post, the lead prosecutor on Milken’s case John K. Caroll writes:
His lawyer once told me that “Michael was a monopolist and his crimes were the crimes of a monopolist.” I have always thought that that was the best description of Milken’s misconduct. He wasn’t Bernie Ebbers or Bernie Madoff, whose frauds devastated millions.
However, most don’t know that Milken’s junk bonds were used to fund the business of Mitt Romney’s Stage Stores. As reported by Rolling Stone’s September 2012 cover story (“Greed and Debt: The True Story About Mitt Romney and Bain Capital”), The Boston Globe detailed Romney’s Stage Stores formation was funded by Michael Milken’s junk bonds; and that a conflicted Judge Pollack presiding over Milken’s case allowed Romney to utilize the money despite the fact that the judge’s wife, Moselle Pollack, stood to make profit from Stage Stores’ own dealings.
Furthermore, Rolling Stone pointed out that Kay Bee CEO (Michael Glazer) paid himself an $18 million back pay, after paying Bain Capital $83 million – prior to Kay Bee’s 2004 bankruptcy.
Among the issues of whether or not anyone else could haul out $100 million prior to filing bankruptcy – Rolling Stone missed reporting the fact that Michael Glazer was also simultaneously a Director at Romney’s Stage Stores during the bankruptcy. (As a matter of fact, since then, Michael Glazer has now become CEO of Stage Stores, Bloomberg reported.)
After Milken was charged and imprisoned, he was permanently barred from the securities industry. However, in 1991, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of violating his lifetime ban, alleging he offered advice to Murdoch and Perelman. Milken settled the SEC complaint for $47 million in 1998; no new criminal charges were brought against him.
Still some argue that Milken “deserved a pardon,” for reasons not understood by this writer.
Meanwhile, Kay Bee filed bankruptcy, again, in 2008; and eToys was also in its 3rd bankruptcy, as part of a separate item of “The Parent Company” insolvency case (in 2008). The outrageous thing is that both Kay Bee & eToys wound back up, under Bain Capital – again; but this time as part of Toys R Us.
Now they are all in bankruptcy, once more. Even stranger is the fact that those previous cases have questions about massive frauds being protected by willfully blind Federal Justice agencies and courts; which was pointed out by a whistleblower this reporter has come into contact with who has been fighting for justice. This whistleblower, Laser Haas, has been stonewalled by the DOJ and the media alike.
This recent pardon also shows that despite Romney being the only Republican senator to vote to impeach Trump, the two aren’t enemies. Otherwise, why would Trump pardon Michael Milken who has aided in Romney’s scheme with Stage Stores? Serial Wall St whistleblower Laser Haas has long said that the fighting between Romney and Trump was just a stage show. As further evidence of this, the Trump administration is even obstructing a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital by Laser Haas that would open up both firms to massive frauds being exposed.
It may surprise readers, but actually all of the above is correct. Trump was once sued alongside Mike Milken for participating in a scheme to artificially inflate junk bond prices.
Trump has also deregulated Wall St, largely removing investor protections from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, loosened regulations on banks, and gave free rein to non-bank entities like insurers, ratings agencies, and hedge fund Vulture Capitalists like Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs.
In 2017, President Trump was sued by whistleblower Laser Haas to block Jay Clayton from becoming head of the SEC. The lawsuit included warnings about Colm Connolly (who was a MNAT partner and a corrupt fed prosecutor).
Trump ignored the lawsuit as the Washington, D.C. Clerk hid the case from the public by stamping a giant “F-Deck” on the document until 3 weeks after Jay Clayton was confirmed.
Making things worse, after Clayton was confirmed, Trump then proceeded to make Colm Connolly into a Delaware Federal District Court Judge (who Senator Biden had stopped from becoming, 10 years earlier when he blocked him.)
This particular selection is very alarming. So much so, that this reporter did a detailed résumé story (here) about the facts of Colm Connolly being a federal prosecutor who protected Goldman Sachs & Bain Capital from federal investigation.
Last month, the private government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a request to the U.S. Treasury Department for any messages between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and any parties that contain the words “pardon” or any iterations of the word from January 2018 until last month.
CREW noted in its Freedom of Information Act request that various news websites had reported that Mnuchin and others were advocating for a pardon for Milken, and that The New York Times had reported just last year that Mnuchin flew on Milken’s private airplane from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles.
Trump was also involved with the junk bond business in the ’80s, issuing almost $700 million in junk bonds with a 14% interest rate to finish construction on his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Since his release from prison, Milken has become known for his charity work. He has funded a lot of research for cancer treatments and other illnesses considered to be life-threatening. In 2007, Fortune magazine called him “The Man Who Changed Medicine.” Milken was released from prison in 1993.
Usually crime doesn’t pay, but if you are Michael Milken or Mitt Romney and friends with unlimited get out of jail free cards from the DOJ, that sentiment is lost. Milken may even get a massive tax break thanks to a law Trump signed. As, NYT writer, James B. Stewart writes: “When it comes to justice, money counts. And white-collar crime doesn’t really matter.”
It’s worth mentioning for readers, Milken is the reason that the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act (ITSFEA) became law.
Milken had appeared before Congress in April 1988; just two weeks after that testimony, Representatives Dingell and Markey produced a new insider trading bill, increasing penalties for insider trading, penalizing firms that failed to police employee behavior, and awarding bounties to informants in securities fraud cases.
It is easy to be benevolent, to try to buy goodwill, with money that has been fleeced. As for the horse manure assessment that white-collar crime doesn’t hurt anyone, why don’t we ask the more than 50,000 people who lost their jobs at Mattel, Hasbro, eToys, Kay Bee, FAO, Zainy Brainy, Gymboree, Toys R Us and eToys – how they feel?
Milken helped Romney formulate Stage Stores with junk bond monies by utilizing a conflicted judge; and – since that time – bad faith judges willfully and corrupt federal prosecutors seem to, like clockwork, protect these racketeers. Like Michael Glazer being a tool of the organized crimes at both Kay Bee and eToys, while Glazer was at Stage Stores; we have another crony corrupt who helped Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital get away with organized crimes – by being a planted crook for Mattel. As the racketeering enterprise expanded, Romney’s Bain Capital was able to rely on corrupt prosecutor Colm Connolly to be willfully blind to their Frank Nitti type guy, Paul Traub. As this reporter noted, in December 2017 (here) Paul Roy Traub is Romney’s Frank Nitti; and Traub is another shyster lawyer who aides agents in the rackets success.
Once Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital ripped off Mattel via Colm Connolly becoming a partner of their lawyers at MNAT lawfirm – Paul Traub, who worked for Romney’s Stage Stores bankruptcy, under Michael Glazer – did the ultimate Frank Nitti/Colm Connolly deceit.
After ripping off Mattel for $4 billion — where Mitt’s contingency got a reported 12 million shares of Mattel — Mattel became a partner in the schemes and artifices to defraud; because Mattel hired Paul Traub to be Mattel Creditors Committee attorney in the Kay Bee, FAO and eToys bankruptcy cases. This is significant because Traub was also the “control” of Tom Petter’s Ponzi scheme on the record, which means he was involved in these types of deals for years. Traub also had a U.S. Trustee Kelly Beaudin Stapleton Motion to Disgorge Traub’s law firm.
This is how Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital continue to escape justice. Their lawyers, prosecutors, and judges are all in on making sure Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital get away scot-free with many billions of dollars in fraud; with the purported victim Mattel being one there of hiring Frank Nitti/Paul Traub to be the purported prosecutor of Al Capone. Paul Traub colluding with Colm Connolly is the very serious reason that Mitt Romney seeks to be “retroactively” retired from Mitt’s organized crimes; because Laser Haas can prove those racketeering crimes began in 1999 through 2001.
Paul Traub was another nationally significant and important fact Taibbi missed in his “Greed and Debt” story. According to Laser Haas, Traub court docket records (that clerks are making disappear) proves beyond all doubt that Traub worked for Romney, Bain, Glazer and Barry Gold, at Stage Stores, before working with Bain Cap to rip off eToys.
Traub moved over to become the Kay Bee and eToys Attorney for the Creditors/Mattel as Chairman. The law mandates that Paul Traub is supposed to be at 100% – arm’s length and a good faith negotiator against Bain/Kay Bee.
The pattern of the racketeers is that Traub and federal prosecutor Colm Connolly worked in tandem to assure the Bankruptcy Fraud would succeed. So it was easy, with corrupt federal prosecutor Colm Connolly protecting the crimes, for Paul Traub to be the one who asked the Delaware Bankruptcy court for permission to be the prosecutor of Glazer and Bain for Michael Glazer taking out $100 million dollars prior to Glazer filing bankruptcy of Kay Bee.
Traub did so after Colm Connolly was partners of MNAT representing Bain Capital in the Kay Bee case, while MNAT was simultaneously the Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved lawyers for Laser and eToys against Bain Cap/Kay Bee.
At the same time, while Traub and MNAT were doing dozens of acts of Perjury, MNAT nominated its partner in crime, Paul Traub, to be the one to sue MNAT’s other (secret) client Goldman Sachs, in NY Supreme Court, for the billion dollar ripoff of eToys by Goldman Sachs.
In essence, Goldman Sachs sued Goldman Sachs in NY Supreme Court and eToys lost a billion dollars twice!
Traub and MNAT illegally locked Laser out of eToys, as CEO and Traub’s partner (Barry Gold), who also worked for Romney and Glazer at Stage Stores – was then planted into Laser’s chair at eToys, as CEO. Laser Haas notes that MNAT, GLAZER, BAIN/Kay Bee, Traub and Barry Gold then reduced the sales prices of eToys to sell to Bain/Kay Bee.
Laser notes the eToys frauds began in 1999, including rip off of eToys IPO; which was confirmed by NYT.
Then, Colm Connolly as the Delaware United States Attorney corruptly refused to prosecute this extremely serious RICO crime.
Even more outrageous is the fact the Chief Justice of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court Mary F. Walrath said she didn’t care. The question must be asked, how can any Judge, much less a Chief judge of the premier bankruptcy court of the entire nation – say she doesn’t care about lawyers she approved – betraying their clients trust. It seems that, as long as Colm Connolly (now appointed a Judge by Trump) can betray the public’s trust – Judge Mary F. Walrath also has no problem betraying the public’s trust.
Another key fact to note is when Laser filed a Complaint against Traub, in the Kay Bee case, Colm Connolly had Laser’s evidence stricken from the record. It just goes to show you that, in the Trump administration, journalists like Julian Assange and whistleblowers like Laser Haas and Chelsea Manning are punished – and crooks are rewarded – even pardoned!
We also could also ask the federal prosecutors threatened to keep their mouths shut when the Public Corruption Task Force was shut down – how they feel about white-collar crime not hurting anyone?
Ironically, Laser Haas has testified he was raised by crooked parents, to be a crook; and Laser was even sent to prison when he was 18. It is crazy that a guy trying to do the right thing is a felon who turned down and reported a million-dollar bribe and a chance to join Romney’s gang. Besides the fact that Mattel is partners with Bain Capital in destroying Kay Bee, Zainy Brainy, FAO Schwarz, Gymboree, Toys R Us and eToys, where 50,000 people lost their careers; there is the even more serious issue that Colm Connolly and Judge Walraths betrayal of the public’s trust has resulted in all this and more.
Anna Schaeffer, Jack Wheeler, Michael Sesseyoff, Jay Carceiro, Robert Alber, Harry A., Melissa Lewis, State Trooper=politico, the 2 Madoff sons, Jeffry Picower, John M. and Marty Lackner all tried to assist Laser to get justice. But, we can’t ask them how they feel about white-collar crime being no big deal; because all these individuals mentioned who are linked to trying to help expose Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs frauds – are all DEAD resultant of those who brush off white-collar crimes!
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activistpost--2020-03-06--Journalist’s Home Raided and He Was Kidnapped for Refusing to Name a Source

In the land of the free , journalists are now being raided by SWAT teams in an effort to find out their sources ; and this is in spite of the law protecting journalists from this very act .
Freelance journalist Bryan Carmody fell victim to the police state in California last year as multiple San Francisco cops with sledge hammers and weapons began breaking down his door in an effort to find out his source for a leaked police report .
Thankfully , Carmody ’ s case received much deserved attention and and the police department came under heavy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filed a lawsuit to go after the tyrants who did this to him .
This week , the city of San Francisco announced they will be paying $ 369,000 to settle claims over its police raid on Carmody ’ s house last May .
As the Society for Professional Journalists points out , California ’ s Shield Law protects journalists from being held in contempt for refusing to disclose their sources ’ identities and other unpublished/unaired information obtained during the news gathering process ( California Constitution , Article I , § 2 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1070 ( a ) ) .
California Penal Code section 1524 ( g ) provides that “ no warrant shall issue ” for any item protected by the Shield Law .
Despite this protection under the law , police still raided Carmody ’ s home .
According to a report from NPR at the time : The raids on Carmody ’ s home and office are the latest in a series of events concerning the death of San Francisco public defender Jeff Adachi in February , at age 59 .
Within hours of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Franscisco apartment , details from a leaked police investigation into his death were already showing up in news reports , according to the San Francisco Chronicle .
A number of the details in the police report were salacious , suggesting that perhaps one or more members of the police department were trying to tarnish the reputation of Adachi , who was known as a police watchdog and fierce advocate for criminal justice reform .
In San Francisco , a public defender is an elected position .
After Carmody sold the report to several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this likely infuriated the police department .
“ There were leaks happening all over the place , ” Carmody recalled to the Los Angeles Times .
Due to the nature of the report painting police in a negative light and hurting their image , the raid could ’ ve been retaliatory in nature .
Indeed , since it was in direct violation of California law , it appears as such .
After the raid was investigated , the five warrants that authorized the searches were deemed illegal and quashed last summer by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unsealed warrant applications show police did not inform judges that Carmody had a valid press pass issued by the San Francisco Police Department , reported Courthouse News .
“ The city egregiously overstepped its bounds , and the search warrants served on Bryan were unlawful , ” David Snyder , executive director of the First Amendment Coalition said .
“ They were in violation of California ’ s journalist shield law so I ’ m happy to see that Bryan is going to get some compensation for that.
” As TFTP reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , before the raid , two cops came to his home to demand he tell them the source of his report .
However , knowing full well that he did not have to , Carmody politely refused .
Two weeks later , a SWAT team of cops showed up .
Carmody recalls the officers showing up to his home , who began smashing in his door with a sledge hammer and a battering ram , without knocking .
To avoid having the front of his home demolished by the raid , Carmody opened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think it was right to break my door down , ” he said in an interview .
“ I ’ m one of the original independent media companies in San Francisco .
This is outrageous.
” When the police came into his home , they kidnapped Carmody for over six hours , holding him in handcuffs .
“ I ’ m smart enough not to talk to federal agents , ever , ” Carmody told The Washington Post .
“ I just kept saying ‘ lawyer , lawyer , lawyer.
’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers tore his home apart , confiscating all of his computers and equipment .
“ It ’ s designed to intimidate , ” Carmody ’ s lawyer , Thomas Burke , told The Associated Press .
“ It ’ s essentially the confiscation of a newsroom.
” Naturally , the police stood by the Stasi-style raid of a journalist ’ s home , and referred to Carmody ’ s detainment and theft of his equipment as part of an “ investigation.
” David Stevenson , a spokesman for the San Francisco police , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ search warrant executed today was granted by a judge and conducted as part of a criminal investigation into the leak of the Adachi police report.
” He called it “ one step in the process of investigating a potential case of obstruction of justice along with the illegal distribution of a confidential police report.
” However , as stated above , this alleged “ investigation ” was completely illegal .
As NPR notes , Burke said that normally journalists would receive a subpoena , and then get a lawyer to ensure the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has nothing to do with the purpose of their investigation , ” he said .
“ If you are looking for one piece of information , that ’ s why you issue a subpoena.
” But this did not happen and instead , police carried out an extremely disturbing raid on a journalist .
Luckily , because Carmody had committed no crime , he was eventually released , but not before the cops took the report , stole his property , and damaged his home .
This is what journalism looks like in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire raid on this journalist ’ s home , none of the officers or officials involved in it were held accountable for their actions .
Instead , it was the taxpayers of San Francisco who paid up .
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This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project .
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By Matt Agorist
In the land of the free, journalists are now being raided by SWAT teams in an effort to find out their sources; and this is in spite of the law protecting journalists from this very act. Freelance journalist Bryan Carmody fell victim to the police state in California last year as multiple San Francisco cops with sledge hammers and weapons began breaking down his door in an effort to find out his source for a leaked police report.
Thankfully, Carmody’s case received much deserved attention and and the police department came under heavy scrutiny. After the raid, Carmody filed a lawsuit to go after the tyrants who did this to him. This week, the city of San Francisco announced they will be paying $369,000 to settle claims over its police raid on Carmody’s house last May.
As the Society for Professional Journalists points out, California’s Shield Law protects journalists from being held in contempt for refusing to disclose their sources’ identities and other unpublished/unaired information obtained during the news gathering process (California Constitution, Article I, § 2(b); California Evidence Code § 1070(a)). California Penal Code section 1524(g) provides that “no warrant shall issue” for any item protected by the Shield Law.
Despite this protection under the law, police still raided Carmody’s home.
According to a report from NPR at the time:
The raids on Carmody’s home and office are the latest in a series of events concerning the death of San Francisco public defender Jeff Adachi in February, at age 59. Within hours of Adachi’s collapsing in a San Franscisco apartment, details from a leaked police investigation into his death were already showing up in news reports, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A number of the details in the police report were salacious, suggesting that perhaps one or more members of the police department were trying to tarnish the reputation of Adachi, who was known as a police watchdog and fierce advocate for criminal justice reform. In San Francisco, a public defender is an elected position.
After Carmody sold the report to several outlets, it showed up everywhere and this likely infuriated the police department.
“There were leaks happening all over the place,” Carmody recalled to the Los Angeles Times.
Due to the nature of the report painting police in a negative light and hurting their image, the raid could’ve been retaliatory in nature. Indeed, since it was in direct violation of California law, it appears as such.
After the raid was investigated, the five warrants that authorized the searches were deemed illegal and quashed last summer by the same five judges who initially approved them.
Unsealed warrant applications show police did not inform judges that Carmody had a valid press pass issued by the San Francisco Police Department, reported Courthouse News.
“The city egregiously overstepped its bounds, and the search warrants served on Bryan were unlawful,” David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition said. “They were in violation of California’s journalist shield law so I’m happy to see that Bryan is going to get some compensation for that.”
As TFTP reported at the time, according to Carmody, before the raid, two cops came to his home to demand he tell them the source of his report. However, knowing full well that he did not have to, Carmody politely refused. Two weeks later, a SWAT team of cops showed up.
Carmody recalls the officers showing up to his home, who began smashing in his door with a sledge hammer and a battering ram, without knocking. To avoid having the front of his home demolished by the raid, Carmody opened the door.
This is a screen grab from my surveillance system. pic.twitter.com/qEHc0lpzs4 — Bryan C. Carmody (@bryanccarmody) May 11, 2019
“I don’t think it was right to break my door down,” he said in an interview. “I’m one of the original independent media companies in San Francisco. This is outrageous.”
When the police came into his home, they kidnapped Carmody for over six hours, holding him in handcuffs.
“I’m smart enough not to talk to federal agents, ever,” Carmody told The Washington Post. “I just kept saying ‘lawyer, lawyer, lawyer.’”
While they held Carmody captive, the officers tore his home apart, confiscating all of his computers and equipment.
“It’s designed to intimidate,” Carmody’s lawyer, Thomas Burke, told The Associated Press. “It’s essentially the confiscation of a newsroom.”
Naturally, the police stood by the Stasi-style raid of a journalist’s home, and referred to Carmody’s detainment and theft of his equipment as part of an “investigation.”
David Stevenson, a spokesman for the San Francisco police, told the Chronicle last year that the “search warrant executed today was granted by a judge and conducted as part of a criminal investigation into the leak of the Adachi police report.” He called it “one step in the process of investigating a potential case of obstruction of justice along with the illegal distribution of a confidential police report.”
However, as stated above, this alleged “investigation” was completely illegal.
As NPR notes, Burke said that normally journalists would receive a subpoena, and then get a lawyer to ensure the proper protections. “So much information has nothing to do with the purpose of their investigation,” he said. “If you are looking for one piece of information, that’s why you issue a subpoena.”
But this did not happen and instead, police carried out an extremely disturbing raid on a journalist.
Luckily, because Carmody had committed no crime, he was eventually released, but not before the cops took the report, stole his property, and damaged his home. This is what journalism looks like in 2019..
Despite the illegal nature of the entire raid on this journalist’s home, none of the officers or officials involved in it were held accountable for their actions. Instead, it was the taxpayers of San Francisco who paid up.
Article source: The Free Thought Project
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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activistpost--2020-03-06--“Unparalleled Disruption”: 290 Million Students Around The World Face Weeks At Home

Nearly 300 million students worldwide are enjoying an unexpected vacation as they face weeks at home , with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus .
According to Unesco , 290.5 million children in 13 countries were affected , while a further nine nations have implemented localized closures , the SCMP reported .
“ The global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and , if prolonged , could threaten the right to education.
” Unesco chief Audrey Azoulay said .
On Wednesday , Italy ordered schools and universities closed until March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national death toll rose to 107 , the deadliest outbreak outside China .
South Korea – the country with the largest number of cases outside China with nearly 6,000 – has postponed the start of the current term until March 23 .
In Hong Kong schools are closed until at least April 20 , while in Japan nearly all schools are closed after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for classes to be cancelled through March and spring break , slated for late March through early April .
Some 120 schools closed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest numbers of infections .
In Germany , the health minister said the outbreak was now a “ global pandemic ” – a term the World Health Organisation has stopped short of using – meaning the virus is spreading in several regions through local transmission .
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By Tyler Durden
Nearly 300 million students worldwide are enjoying an unexpected vacation as they face weeks at home, with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus. According to Unesco, 290.5 million children in 13 countries were affected, while a further nine nations have implemented localized closures, the SCMP reported.
“The global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and, if prolonged, could threaten the right to education.” Unesco chief Audrey Azoulay said.
On Wednesday, Italy ordered schools and universities closed until March 15, ramping up its response as the national death toll rose to 107, the deadliest outbreak outside China. South Korea – the country with the largest number of cases outside China with nearly 6,000 – has postponed the start of the current term until March 23.
In Hong Kong schools are closed until at least April 20, while in Japan nearly all schools are closed after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for classes to be cancelled through March and spring break, slated for late March through early April.
Some 120 schools closed in France this week in areas with the largest numbers of infections. In Germany, the health minister said the outbreak was now a “global pandemic” – a term the World Health Organisation has stopped short of using – meaning the virus is spreading in several regions through local transmission.
Article source: ZeroHedge
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activistpost--2020-03-06--Alabama Executed a Man for Murder Even Though Someone Else Confessed

Alabama executed 44-year-old Nathaniel Woods Thursday evening despite another person having confessed to the crimes that Woods was charged with .
That person has repeatedly told authorities that Woods was not involved .
Woods ’ friends and family members , as well as prison reform activists , were seeking clemency from the governor or a possible review of the case , but the U.S. Supreme Court lifted its temporary stay to further review his case and Gov .
Kay Ivey refused to grant him clemency .
“ After thorough and careful consideration of the facts surrounding the case , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many legal challenges and reviews , I concluded that the state of Alabama should carry out Mr. Woods ’ lawfully imposed sentence this evening , ” Ivey said in a statement after Woods was executed , according to NBC News .
Woods was convicted for alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of three Birmingham police officers in 2004 , but the man who pulled the trigger , Kerry Spencer , has confessed to the murders and taken sole responsibility .
Spencer is also on death row , but his execution has not been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 % innocent .
I know that to be a fact because I ’ m the person that shot and killed all three of the officers that Nathaniel was subsequently charged and convicted of murdering .
Nathaniel Woods doesn ’ t even deserve to be incarcerated , much less executed , ” Spencer said in a statement .
According to court documents , Woods and Spencer were roommates and both were involved in the drug trade .
Police raided their home and ended up getting shot by Spencer .
Woods was accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police .
Meanwhile , Spencer says that he shot the police in self-defense because they were assaulting Woods , but the judge did not allow that as a defense for Spencer or Woods during the trial .
Two of the officers who were killed in the incident were later identified by another local drug dealer as being corrupt cops who protected drug dealers in exchange for money .
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By John Vibes
Alabama executed 44-year-old Nathaniel Woods Thursday evening despite another person having confessed to the crimes that Woods was charged with. That person has repeatedly told authorities that Woods was not involved.
Woods’ friends and family members, as well as prison reform activists, were seeking clemency from the governor or a possible review of the case, but the U.S. Supreme Court lifted its temporary stay to further review his case and Gov. Kay Ivey refused to grant him clemency.
“After thorough and careful consideration of the facts surrounding the case, the initial jury’s decision, the many legal challenges and reviews, I concluded that the state of Alabama should carry out Mr. Woods’ lawfully imposed sentence this evening,” Ivey said in a statement after Woods was executed, according to NBC News.
Woods was convicted for alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of three Birmingham police officers in 2004, but the man who pulled the trigger, Kerry Spencer, has confessed to the murders and taken sole responsibility. Spencer is also on death row, but his execution has not been scheduled yet.
“Nathaniel Woods is 100% innocent. I know that to be a fact because I’m the person that shot and killed all three of the officers that Nathaniel was subsequently charged and convicted of murdering. Nathaniel Woods doesn’t even deserve to be incarcerated, much less executed,” Spencer said in a statement.
According to court documents, Woods and Spencer were roommates and both were involved in the drug trade. Police raided their home and ended up getting shot by Spencer. Woods was accused of “setting up an ambush” for the police.
Meanwhile, Spencer says that he shot the police in self-defense because they were assaulting Woods, but the judge did not allow that as a defense for Spencer or Woods during the trial. Two of the officers who were killed in the incident were later identified by another local drug dealer as being corrupt cops who protected drug dealers in exchange for money.
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activistpost--2020-03-07--Police Quarantine California Neighborhood After Coronavirus Death

Police in the Sacramento suburb of Rocklin , California ordered residents on one residential street to stay inside their homes as officers in protective gear patrolled the area as a sheriff ’ s helicopter circled overhead , according to WIBW .
The reason ?
A man who became California ’ s first coronavirus victim lived on the block .
Residents were kept in the dark until after they were allowed to leave their homes , according to the report .
The Placer County Health Department issued a brief statement shortly after the police presence , stating : “ Law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health officer ’ s order .
We can not share any additional information to protect patient confidentiality.
” The orders were given under sections of California Health and Safety Code that allows Placer Health to “ enforce regulations requiring strict isolation , or quarantine if the action is necessary for the protection of the public health.
” –WIBW The quarantine order came one day after Placer County Public Health announced the death of the 71-year-old resident .
“ I understand the sensitivity of the situation , but of course more information is always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rocklin .
The report notes that nobody from the Placer County Health Department was seen entering any homes , while the county is not commenting on whether law enforcement will be involved in the days ahead .
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Police in the Sacramento suburb of Rocklin, California ordered residents on one residential street to stay inside their homes as officers in protective gear patrolled the area as a sheriff’s helicopter circled overhead, according to WIBW.
The reason? A man who became California’s first coronavirus victim lived on the block.
Residents were kept in the dark until after they were allowed to leave their homes, according to the report.
The Placer County Health Department issued a brief statement shortly after the police presence, stating: “Law enforcement partners are currently responding to enforce a health officer’s order. We cannot share any additional information to protect patient confidentiality.” The orders were given under sections of California Health and Safety Code that allows Placer Health to “enforce regulations requiring strict isolation, or quarantine if the action is necessary for the protection of the public health.” –WIBW
The quarantine order came one day after Placer County Public Health announced the death of the 71-year-old resident.
“I understand the sensitivity of the situation, but of course more information is always better,” said Justin Rodgers of Rocklin.
The report notes that nobody from the Placer County Health Department was seen entering any homes, while the county is not commenting on whether law enforcement will be involved in the days ahead.
Article source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-03-07--Post-Coronavirus Future? Injectable Biosensors, A.I. Virus Detection, Robots and a Cashless Society

As a result of the coronavirus , we are witnessing a push towards injectable sensors for virus detection , Orwellian surveillance , A.I .
and robots , as well as a call to quarantine U.S. fiat money coming out of China due to its potential to spread the virus .
Welcome to your new future under the coronavirus !
Whether you think the virus is a hoax ( I don ’ t ) or the reported figures are far more than what ’ s being said , the one thing that will affect us all is the “ solution ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem , reaction , solution ” paradigm .
That being said , these “ solutions ” will be jammed down our throats and suddenly become a new part of everyday society like it has all become in China .
In China , residents are now harassed by drones telling them to “ stay indoors , ” forced quarantines for some , as well as checkpoints for taking their temperatures around transportation stations such as airports and subway screenings .
And while that might seem like a good idea to stop the virus spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored that our freedoms and liberties are being sacrificed for those implementations .
But I digress , this is communist China were talking about which has essentially become a dictatorship in this writer ’ s opinion , requiring facial recognition to even use the internet , as Activist Post has reported .
However , what happens when that type of Orwellian society comes to the Western world ?
Well , the screening procedures happening in China may come to the U.S. sooner than you may think .
Next year , if the FDA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Profusa and backed by DARPA could help spot new infections weeks before symptoms begin to even show .
The sensor has two parts .
The first is a 3mm string of hydrogel .
Inserted under the skin via syringe , the string is fitted with a specially engineered molecule that changes color when the body begins to fight an infection .
The other part of the device is an electronic component attached to the skin .
The senor then sends light through the skin , detects if the color change on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the wearer can send to a health care professional or website , etc .
While there are bad solutions like forcefully quarantining or testing people which will only induce more panic , Canadian artificial intelligence firm BlueDot for example warned about the new coronavirus days ahead of the official alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization .
This showcases that A.I .
can be used for good and can help humanity besides just being used for evil .
However , if combined with injectable biosensor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s probably not going to be used in the best way possible .
Another thing we are seeing in China where the coronavirus has still hit the worst , robots are being used more and more to deliver food , help those who sick in hospitals and other uses as Yahoo reports .
Although we should never blindly trust artificial intelligence , it could be used to help give us an edge or head start when it comes to potential pandemics/epidemics like COVID-19 is evolving into .
Further , as illustrated above , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dog — man ’ s best friend helping humanity in times of need .
Finally , the Federal Reserve has announced that it ’ s quarantining physical cash coming out of China .
As U Today notes , Bitcoin fixes the issue of a virus being transferred from contact with physical money .
But while cryptocurrency has largely benefited humanity — redistributing the wealth and allowing individuals to be their own banks — the danger lies in government fiat digital currencies .
Unfortunately , we may soon see several governments release fiat digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transmission of coronavirus , as well as the stock market seemingly ready to implode .
You can check out Activist Post contributor Spiro Skouras ‘ s video on the coming death of physical cash as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak here .
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By Aaron Kesel
As a result of the coronavirus, we are witnessing a push towards injectable sensors for virus detection, Orwellian surveillance, A.I. and robots, as well as a call to quarantine U.S. fiat money coming out of China due to its potential to spread the virus. Welcome to your new future under the coronavirus!
Whether you think the virus is a hoax (I don’t) or the reported figures are far more than what’s being said, the one thing that will affect us all is the “solution” in the grand scheme of the “problem, reaction, solution” paradigm. That being said, these “solutions” will be jammed down our throats and suddenly become a new part of everyday society like it has all become in China.
In China, residents are now harassed by drones telling them to “stay indoors,” forced quarantines for some, as well as checkpoints for taking their temperatures around transportation stations such as airports and subway screenings. And while that might seem like a good idea to stop the virus spreading, ultimately it can’t be ignored that our freedoms and liberties are being sacrificed for those implementations. But I digress, this is communist China were talking about which has essentially become a dictatorship in this writer’s opinion, requiring facial recognition to even use the internet, as Activist Post has reported.
However, what happens when that type of Orwellian society comes to the Western world?
Well, the screening procedures happening in China may come to the U.S. sooner than you may think and far more invasive. Next year, if the FDA approves it, a military biosensor designed by Profusa and backed by DARPA could help spot new infections weeks before symptoms begin to even show. The sensor has two parts. The first is a 3mm string of hydrogel. Inserted under the skin via syringe, the string is fitted with a specially engineered molecule that changes color when the body begins to fight an infection. The other part of the device is an electronic component attached to the skin. The senor then sends light through the skin, detects if the color change on the string occurs, and generates a signal that the wearer can send to a health care professional or website, etc.
While there are bad solutions like forcefully quarantining or testing people which will only induce more panic, Canadian artificial intelligence firm BlueDot for example warned about the new coronavirus days ahead of the official alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. This showcases that A.I. can be used for good and can help humanity besides just being used for evil. However, if combined with injectable biosensor technology backed by DARPA, it’s probably not going to be used in the best way possible.
Another thing we are seeing in China where the coronavirus has still hit the worst, robots are being used more and more to deliver food, help those who sick in hospitals and other uses as Yahoo reports.
Although we should never blindly trust artificial intelligence, it could be used to help give us an edge or head start when it comes to potential pandemics/epidemics like COVID-19 is evolving into. Further, as illustrated above, those little droids can be like a dog — man’s best friend helping humanity in times of need.
Finally, the Federal Reserve has announced that it’s quarantining physical cash coming out of China. As U Today notes, Bitcoin fixes the issue of a virus being transferred from contact with physical money.
But while cryptocurrency has largely benefited humanity — redistributing the wealth and allowing individuals to be their own banks — the danger lies in government fiat digital currencies. Unfortunately, we may soon see several governments release fiat digital currencies due to the concern over the transmission of coronavirus, as well as the stock market seemingly ready to implode.
You can check out Activist Post contributor Spiro Skouras‘s video on the coming death of physical cash as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak here.
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activistpost--2020-03-07--Derrick Broze Fact-checks the 5G/Coronavirus Hypothesis — Interview with James Corbett

Derrick Broze of The Conscious Resistance joins us to discuss the hypothesis that 5G is responsible for the symptoms associated @ @ @ @ @ We discuss the identifiable facts and the notable shortcomings with this hypothesis , and we @ @ @ @ @ s documentary , which lays out the no-nonsense , no-speculation truth about the dangers of @ @ @ @ @ Around Coronavirus and 5G • Maduro : The coronavirus is a possible biological weapon against @ @ @ @ @ the world • Virus is biological attack on China and Iran , Iranian civil defense @ @ @ @ @ Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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Derrick Broze of The Conscious Resistance joins us to discuss the hypothesis that 5G is responsible for the symptoms associated with the coronavirus outbreak.
We discuss the identifiable facts and the notable shortcomings with this hypothesis, and we contrast that with Derrick’s documentary, which lays out the no-nonsense, no-speculation truth about the dangers of 5G.

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activistpost--2020-03-07--New Evidence Shows Coronavirus Started In The US, Not China

By The Last American Vagabond Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up , with Ryan Cristián – The Last American Vagabond @ @ @ @ @ to bringing you the most relevant independent news , as we see it , from @ @ @ @ @ 3/6/19 ) .
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By The Last American Vagabond
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, with Ryan Cristián – The Last American Vagabond – a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/6/19).
As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant.
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activistpost--2020-03-07--Current Conflict In Syria Is Nothing New — Plan Goes Back To 1983

While the majority of Americans have been focused on the spread of COVID-19 , they may have missed the fact that Turkey has all but declared a war and invaded Syria .
After having dispatched troops to the terrorist haven of Idlib , Syria as the Syrian military engaged in a massive push to liberate the region .
Turkey has since come to the rescue of the embattled terrorists , launching drone attacks , airstrikes , and ground forces into Syrian territory .
Turkey established a number of “ observation points , ” that the Syrian military , during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Battle of Idlib , surrounded .
The Syrian military did not disturb these posts or harm any Turkish soldiers .
However , that all changed when the Syrian and Russian air forces began bombing terrorist targets .
Those airstrikes killed a number of Turkish soldiers who had been embedded with terrorist groups .
Turkey then played victim and Erdogan sent more Turkish soldiers and engaged in airstrikes against the Syrian military .
Later , another Syrian airstrikes killed yet more Turkish soldiers who were also embedded with terrorists , resulting in a forceful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the further progression of Turkish troops onto Syrian soil .
Syria managed to shoot down a number of Turkish drones but other airstrikes have since avoided hits from the Syrian air defenses .
Israel has also stepped up its attacks on Syria , claiming to be targeting “ Iranian ” assets but really attacking forces assisting Syria in the fight against terrorism .
In fact , Israel recently announced that it has a plan to remove Iran from Syria in the next 12 months .
Thus , with Turkey attacking from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and , of course , the American troop presence in the Northeast , Syria is now facing a multi-front war.
” The strategy being implemented by the Western establishment ( here , specifically Turkey and Israel ) is identical to the one proposed by the Brookings Institution in its document “ Middle East Memo # 21 : Saving Syria : Assessing Options For Regime Change , ” where it says , Turkey ’ s participation would be vital for success , and Washington would have to encourage the Turks to play a more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While Ankara has lost all patience with Damascus , it has taken few concrete steps that would increase the pressure on Asad ( and thereby antagonize Tehran ) .
Turkish policy toward the Syrian opposition has actually worked at cross-purposes with American efforts to foster a broad , unified national organization .
With an eye to its own domestic Kurdish dilemmas , Ankara has frustrated efforts to integrate the Syrian Kurds into a broader opposition framework .
In addition , it has overtly favored the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood over all other opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the need to be more accommodating of legitimate Kurdish political and cultural demands in a post-Asad Syria , and to be less insistent on the primacy of the Muslim Brotherhood .
Some voices in Washington and Jerusalem are exploring whether Israel could contribute to coercing Syrian elites to remove Asad .
The Israelis have the region ’ s most formidable military , impressive intelligence services , and keen interests in Syria .
In addition , Israel ’ s intelligence services have a strong knowledge of Syria , as well as assets within the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subvert the regime ’ s power base and press for Asad ’ s removal .
Israel could posture forces on or near the Golan Heights and , in so doing , might divert regime forces from suppressing the opposition .
This posture may conjure fears in the Asad regime of a multi-front war , particularly if Turkey is willing to do the same on its border and if the Syrian opposition is being fed a steady diet of arms and training .
Such a mobilization could perhaps persuade Syria ’ s military leadership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself .
Advocates argue this additional pressure could tip the balance against Asad inside Syria , if other forces were aligned properly .
While Syria is not in conflict with Iraq today , after being destroyed by the United States in 2003 , Western Iraq now houses the mysteriously-funded Islamic State on the border between Iraq and Syria .
That being said , this plan is not merely being discussed , it is being implemented as one can clearly see by the fact that Israel routinely launches airstrikes against the Syrian military , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorists into Syria through its own territory and has now launched an invasion in the northern region of Idlib , and ISIS and the Kurds continue to present itself as an Eastern front militarily .
As a result , the “ multi-front ” war envisioned and written about by the CIA in 1983 and discussed by Brookings in 2012 has come to fruition and is in full swing today .
Documents contained in the U.S. National Archives and drawn up by the CIA reveal a plan to destroy the Syrian government going back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Bringing Real Muscle To Bear In Syria , ” written by CIA officer Graham Fuller , is particularly illuminating .
The author presents a plan that sounds eerily similar to those being discussed publicly by Western and specifically American corporate-financier think tanks and private non-governmental organizations like Brookings who unofficially craft American policy .
Fuller writes , The US should consider sharply escalating the pressures against Assad [ Sr. ] through covertly orchestrating simultaneous military threats against Syria from three border states hostile to Syria : Iraq , Israel and Turkey .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Gulf war , would undertake limited military ( air ) operations against Syria with the sole goal of opening the pipeline .
Although opening war on a second front against Syria poses considerable risk to Iraq , Syria would also face a two-front war since it is already heavily engaged in the Bekaa , on the Golan and in maintaining control over a hostile and restive population inside Syria .
Israel would simultaneously raise tensions along Syria ’ s Lebanon front without actually going to war .
Turkey , angered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraqi Kurds on Turkey ’ s Kurdish border areas and to Turkish terrorists operating out of northern Syria , has often considered launching unilateral military operations against terrorist camps in northern Syria .
Virtually all Arab states would have sympathy for Iraq .
Faced with three belligerent fronts , Assad would probably be forced to abandon his policy of closure of the pipeline .
Such a concession would relieve the economic pressure on Iraq , and perhaps force Iran to reconsider bringing the war to an end .
It would be a sharpening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could effect the equation of forces in Lebanon .
Thus , Fuller outlines that not only would Syria be forced to reopen the pipeline of interest at the time , but that it would be a regional shockwave effecting the makeup of forces in and around Lebanon , weakening the prestige of the Syrian state and , presumably , the psychological state of the Syrian President and the Syrian people , as well as a message to Iran .
The trail of documentation and the manner in which the overarching agenda of world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have continued apace regardless of party and seamlessly through Republican and Democrat administrations serves to prove that changing parties and personalities do nothing to stop the onslaught of imperialism , war , and destruction being waged across the world today and in earnest ever since 2001 .
Indeed , such changes only seem to make adjustments to the appearance and presentation of a much larger Communo-Fascist system that is entrenching itself by the day .
Brandon Turbeville writes for Activist Post – article archive here – He is the author of seven books @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Freedom , 7 Real Conspiracies , Five Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident , volume 1 and volume 2 , The Road to Damascus : The Anglo-American Assault on Syria , The Difference it Makes : 36 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Never Be President , and Resisting The Empire : The Plan To Destroy Syria And How The Future Of The World Depends On The Outcome .
Turbeville has published over 1500 articles on a wide variety of subjects including health , economics , government corruption , civil liberties and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian crisis .
His most recent release is a book of poetry , Dance , Amputee .
Brandon Turbeville ’ s radio show Truth on The Tracks can be found at UCYTV .
His website is BrandonTurbeville.com .
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Please contact activistpost ( at ) gmail.com .
He is from Columbia , SC .
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By Brandon Turbeville
While the majority of Americans have been focused on the spread of COVID-19, they may have missed the fact that Turkey has all but declared a war and invaded Syria. After having dispatched troops to the terrorist haven of Idlib, Syria as the Syrian military engaged in a massive push to liberate the region. Turkey has since come to the rescue of the embattled terrorists, launching drone attacks, airstrikes, and ground forces into Syrian territory.
Turkey established a number of “observation points,” that the Syrian military, during the process of liberation early on in the Battle of Idlib, surrounded. The Syrian military did not disturb these posts or harm any Turkish soldiers.
However, that all changed when the Syrian and Russian air forces began bombing terrorist targets. Those airstrikes killed a number of Turkish soldiers who had been embedded with terrorist groups. Turkey then played victim and Erdogan sent more Turkish soldiers and engaged in airstrikes against the Syrian military. Later, another Syrian airstrikes killed yet more Turkish soldiers who were also embedded with terrorists, resulting in a forceful Turkish response of drone attacks and airstrikes and the further progression of Turkish troops onto Syrian soil.
Syria managed to shoot down a number of Turkish drones but other airstrikes have since avoided hits from the Syrian air defenses.
Israel has also stepped up its attacks on Syria, claiming to be targeting “Iranian” assets but really attacking forces assisting Syria in the fight against terrorism. In fact, Israel recently announced that it has a plan to remove Iran from Syria in the next 12 months.
Thus, with Turkey attacking from the North and Israel attacking from the Southwest and, of course, the American troop presence in the Northeast, Syria is now facing a multi-front war.”
The strategy being implemented by the Western establishment (here, specifically Turkey and Israel) is identical to the one proposed by the Brookings Institution in its document “Middle East Memo #21: Saving Syria: Assessing Options For Regime Change,” where it says,
Turkey’s participation would be vital for success, and Washington would have to encourage the Turks to play a more helpful role than they have so far. While Ankara has lost all patience with Damascus, it has taken few concrete steps that would increase the pressure on Asad (and thereby antagonize Tehran). Turkish policy toward the Syrian opposition has actually worked at cross-purposes with American efforts to foster a broad, unified national organization. With an eye to its own domestic Kurdish dilemmas, Ankara has frustrated efforts to integrate the Syrian Kurds into a broader opposition framework. In addition, it has overtly favored the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood over all other opposition groups. Washington must impress upon Turkey the need to be more accommodating of legitimate Kurdish political and cultural demands in a post-Asad Syria, and to be less insistent on the primacy of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Some voices in Washington and Jerusalem are exploring whether Israel could contribute to coercing Syrian elites to remove Asad. The Israelis have the region’s most formidable military, impressive intelligence services, and keen interests in Syria. In addition, Israel’s intelligence services have a strong knowledge of Syria, as well as assets within the Syrian regime that could be used to subvert the regime’s power base and press for Asad’s removal. Israel could posture forces on or near the Golan Heights and, in so doing, might divert regime forces from suppressing the opposition. This posture may conjure fears in the Asad regime of a multi-front war, particularly if Turkey is willing to do the same on its border and if the Syrian opposition is being fed a steady diet of arms and training. Such a mobilization could perhaps persuade Syria’s military leadership to oust Asad in order to preserve itself. Advocates argue this additional pressure could tip the balance against Asad inside Syria, if other forces were aligned properly.
While Syria is not in conflict with Iraq today, after being destroyed by the United States in 2003, Western Iraq now houses the mysteriously-funded Islamic State on the border between Iraq and Syria.
That being said, this plan is not merely being discussed, it is being implemented as one can clearly see by the fact that Israel routinely launches airstrikes against the Syrian military, Turkey continues to funnel ISIS and related terrorists into Syria through its own territory and has now launched an invasion in the northern region of Idlib, and ISIS and the Kurds continue to present itself as an Eastern front militarily. As a result, the “multi-front” war envisioned and written about by the CIA in 1983 and discussed by Brookings in 2012 has come to fruition and is in full swing today.
Documents contained in the U.S. National Archives and drawn up by the CIA reveal a plan to destroy the Syrian government going back decades. One such document entitled, “Bringing Real Muscle To Bear In Syria,” written by CIA officer Graham Fuller, is particularly illuminating.
The author presents a plan that sounds eerily similar to those being discussed publicly by Western and specifically American corporate-financier think tanks and private non-governmental organizations like Brookings who unofficially craft American policy. Fuller writes,
The US should consider sharply escalating the pressures against Assad [Sr.] through covertly orchestrating simultaneous military threats against Syria from three border states hostile to Syria: Iraq, Israel and Turkey. Iraq, perceived to be increasingly desperate in the Gulf war, would undertake limited military (air) operations against Syria with the sole goal of opening the pipeline. Although opening war on a second front against Syria poses considerable risk to Iraq, Syria would also face a two-front war since it is already heavily engaged in the Bekaa, on the Golan and in maintaining control over a hostile and restive population inside Syria. Israel would simultaneously raise tensions along Syria’s Lebanon front without actually going to war. Turkey, angered by Syrian support to Armenian terrorism, to Iraqi Kurds on Turkey’s Kurdish border areas and to Turkish terrorists operating out of northern Syria, has often considered launching unilateral military operations against terrorist camps in northern Syria. Virtually all Arab states would have sympathy for Iraq. Faced with three belligerent fronts, Assad would probably be forced to abandon his policy of closure of the pipeline. Such a concession would relieve the economic pressure on Iraq, and perhaps force Iran to reconsider bringing the war to an end. It would be a sharpening blow to Syria’s prestige and could effect the equation of forces in Lebanon.
Thus, Fuller outlines that not only would Syria be forced to reopen the pipeline of interest at the time, but that it would be a regional shockwave effecting the makeup of forces in and around Lebanon, weakening the prestige of the Syrian state and, presumably, the psychological state of the Syrian President and the Syrian people, as well as a message to Iran.
The document continues,
Such a threat must be primarily military in nature. At present there are three relatively hostile elements around Syria’s borders: Israel, Iraq and Turkey. Consideration must be given to orchestrating a credible military threat against Syria in order to induce at least some moderate change in its policies. This paper proposes serious examination of the use of all three states – acting independently – to exert the necessary threat. Use of any one state in isolation cannot create such a credible threat.
The trail of documentation and the manner in which the overarching agenda of world hegemony on the behalf of corporate-financier interests have continued apace regardless of party and seamlessly through Republican and Democrat administrations serves to prove that changing parties and personalities do nothing to stop the onslaught of imperialism, war, and destruction being waged across the world today and in earnest ever since 2001. Indeed, such changes only seem to make adjustments to the appearance and presentation of a much larger Communo-Fascist system that is entrenching itself by the day.
Brandon Turbeville writes for Activist Post – article archive here – He is the author of seven books, Codex Alimentarius — The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies, Five Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria, The Difference it Makes: 36 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Never Be President, and Resisting The Empire: The Plan To Destroy Syria And How The Future Of The World Depends On The Outcome. Turbeville has published over 1500 articles on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, civil liberties and, most notably, geopolitics and the Syrian crisis. His most recent release is a book of poetry, Dance, Amputee. Brandon Turbeville’s radio show Truth on The Tracks can be found at UCYTV. His website is BrandonTurbeville.com. He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com.
He is from Columbia, SC.
This article may be freely shared in part or in full with author attribution and source link.
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