westernjournal--2020-11-16--Candace Owens Goes Off on Star Musician for Dress Photo Shoot: ‘Bring Back Manly Men’

Conservative commentator Candace Owens went after popular fashion and one of Hollywood ’ s young stars on Twitter , connecting a trend of male role models wearing feminine clothing to an attack on Western society .
During a recent photo shoot with Vogue , singer and actor Harry Styles touted wearing feminine clothing for the publication ’ s December issue .
While Styles , 26 , became a sensation for singing in the boy band One Direction , he has since made his debut on the silver screen .
In 2017 ’ s box office home run “ Dunkirk , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alpha male British Army soldier who worked with other men to escape German-occupied France in 1940 .
The role further endeared Styles to a generation of young girls and women .
Despite his on-screen demeanor , though , Styles signaled in his Vogue interview that he embraces being “ creative ” with clothing .
He has also apparently embraced the neo-Marxist Black Lives Matter political movement .
“ The seismic changes of 2020 — including the Black Lives Matter uprising around racial justice — has also provided Styles with an opportunity for personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the publication , “ I think it ’ s a time for opening up and learning and listening.
” “ I ’ ve been trying to read and educate myself so that in 20 years I ’ m still doing the right things and taking the right steps .
I believe in karma , and I think it ’ s just a time right now where we could use a little more kindness and empathy and patience with people , be a little more prepared to listen and grow , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also told Vogue he has few qualms about blurring the lines of traditional fashion .
“ There ’ s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes .
I ’ ve never thought too much about what it means — it just becomes this extended part of creating something , ” he said .
Images shared by the publication online show Styles wearing what are essentially dresses .
Those images sent Owens into a rebuke of feminizing men and a strong defense of classic male role models .
Owens shared the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no society that can survive without strong men .
The East knows this .
In the west , the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.
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Conservative commentator Candace Owens went after popular fashion and one of Hollywood’s young stars on Twitter, connecting a trend of male role models wearing feminine clothing to an attack on Western society.
During a recent photo shoot with Vogue, singer and actor Harry Styles touted wearing feminine clothing for the publication’s December issue.
While Styles, 26, became a sensation for singing in the boy band One Direction, he has since made his debut on the silver screen.
In 2017’s box office home run “Dunkirk,” Styles played the character of an alpha male British Army soldier who worked with other men to escape German-occupied France in 1940.
The role further endeared Styles to a generation of young girls and women.
Despite his on-screen demeanor, though, Styles signaled in his Vogue interview that he embraces being “creative” with clothing. He has also apparently embraced the neo-Marxist Black Lives Matter political movement.
“The seismic changes of 2020 — including the Black Lives Matter uprising around racial justice — has also provided Styles with an opportunity for personal growth,” Vogue reported.
He told the publication, “I think it’s a time for opening up and learning and listening.”
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“I’ve been trying to read and educate myself so that in 20 years I’m still doing the right things and taking the right steps. I believe in karma, and I think it’s just a time right now where we could use a little more kindness and empathy and patience with people, be a little more prepared to listen and grow,” he added.
Regarding clothing selection, he also told Vogue he has few qualms about blurring the lines of traditional fashion.
“There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes. I’ve never thought too much about what it means — it just becomes this extended part of creating something,” he said.
Images shared by the publication online show Styles wearing what are essentially dresses.
“There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes. I’ve never thought too much about what it means—it just becomes this extended part of creating something.”: Read our full December cover story starring @Harry_Styles here: https://t.co/yILujUQQae pic.twitter.com/qwpGKBSQey — Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) November 13, 2020
Those images sent Owens into a rebuke of feminizing men and a strong defense of classic male role models.
Owens shared the Vogue post and commented, “There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.”
There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.
It is an outright attack. Bring back manly men. https://t.co/sY4IJF7VkK — Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 14, 2020
Owens added, “It is an outright attack.”
“Bring back manly men,” she concluded.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Israel Demands ‘Immediate’ Apology from CNN After Anchor’s ‘Deplorable’ Holocaust Comments

Officials in the Israeli government are calling for an apology from CNN ’ s Christiane Amanpour after the network anchor compared President Donald Trump ’ s term in office to Nazi Germanys ’ notorious assault on European country ’ s Jews last week .
“ This week , 82 years ago , Kristallnacht happened , ” Amanpour said on the network last Thursday , “ It was the Nazis ’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity , and in that tower of burning books , it led to an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and truth.
” The CNN reporter added , “ After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump , the Biden/Harris team pledges a return to norms , including the truth.
” “ And every day Joe Biden makes presidential announcements about good governance and the health and security of the American people , while the great , brooding figure of his defeated opponent rages , conducting purges of perceived enemies and preventing a transition , ” she concluded .
Amanpour quickly took flak online over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ light of the suffering of Jews during one of the world ’ s darkest chapters .
Now , The Times of Israel reported , some government officials in Israel are demanding an apology .
Omer Yankelevich , the Diaspora Affairs Minister , sent CNN president Jeff Zucker a letter Sunday asking for an apology from a public apology from Amanpour over the “ unacceptable comparison ” she made about Trump and Kristallnacht .
The letter reportedly stated , “ We find hereby the false equivalence made between the actions of a sitting US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pogroms which were carried out by the Nazis eighty-two years ago belittling of the immense tragedy of the Holocaust.
” Yankelevich went on to write that Kristallnacht is regarded as a “ central starting point of the Holocaust , ” and accused Amanpour of downplaying the “ unique importance of the Holocaust ” with her politicization of Nazi Germany ’ s 20th Century systemic slaughter of Jews .
“ Distortion and minimization of the Holocaust are deplorable lies that only encourage the evil voices of anti-Semitism .
Employing the memory of the Holocaust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a political agenda is a deeply troubling and offensive spin of historic and moral truths with dangerous implications , ” the letter from Yankelevich also said .
The woman went on to accuse the network of fanning the flames of anti-Semitism .
Anat Sultan-Dadon , Israel ’ s consul-general to Atlanta , also sent a letter to the network .
In the letter addressed to CNN executive vice president of News Standards and Practices Richard Davis , Sultan-Dadon said she felt a sense of “ dismay.
” RELATED : Franklin Graham Has Perfect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas Will Not Be Possible This Year “ The use of the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht by Amanpour for the purpose of this comparison is an affront to the memory of the Holocaust , those who perished and those who suffered through these unimaginable atrocities , ” Sultan-Dadon wrote .
She concluded the Israeli consulate was “ sincerely disappointed ” with both CNN and Amanpour .
Neither CNN nor its high-profile anchor had addressed the controversy or issued an apology as of Monday morning .
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Officials in the Israeli government are calling for an apology from CNN’s Christiane Amanpour after the network anchor compared President Donald Trump’s term in office to Nazi Germanys’ notorious assault on European country’s Jews last week.
“This week, 82 years ago, Kristallnacht happened,” Amanpour said on the network last Thursday, “It was the Nazis’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity, and in that tower of burning books, it led to an attack on fact, knowledge, history, and truth.”
The CNN reporter added, “After four years of a modern-day assault on those same values by Donald Trump, the Biden/Harris team pledges a return to norms, including the truth.”
“And every day Joe Biden makes presidential announcements about good governance and the health and security of the American people, while the great, brooding figure of his defeated opponent rages, conducting purges of perceived enemies and preventing a transition,” she concluded.
Amanpour quickly took flak online over the false equivalency, which many argued made light of the suffering of Jews during one of the world’s darkest chapters.
Now, The Times of Israel reported, some government officials in Israel are demanding an apology.
Omer Yankelevich, the Diaspora Affairs Minister, sent CNN president Jeff Zucker a letter Sunday asking for a public apology from Amanpour over the “unacceptable comparison” she made about Trump and Kristallnacht.
The letter reportedly stated, “We find hereby the false equivalence made between the actions of a sitting US president and the atrocities of the Kristallnacht pogroms which were carried out by the Nazis eighty-two years ago belittling of the immense tragedy of the Holocaust.”
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Yankelevich went on to write that Kristallnacht is regarded as a “central starting point of the Holocaust,” and accused Amanpour of downplaying the “unique importance of the Holocaust” with her politicization of Nazi Germany’s 20th Century systemic slaughter of Jews.
“Distortion and minimization of the Holocaust are deplorable lies that only encourage the evil voices of anti-Semitism. Employing the memory of the Holocaust for cheap shock value and to further a political agenda is a deeply troubling and offensive spin of historic and moral truths with dangerous implications,” the letter from Yankelevich also said.
The woman went on to accuse the network of fanning the flames of anti-Semitism.
Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israel’s consul-general to Atlanta, also sent a letter to the network.
In the letter addressed to CNN executive vice president of News Standards and Practices Richard Davis, Sultan-Dadon said she felt a sense of “dismay.”
“The use of the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht by Amanpour for the purpose of this comparison is an affront to the memory of the Holocaust, those who perished and those who suffered through these unimaginable atrocities,” Sultan-Dadon wrote.
She concluded the Israeli consulate was “sincerely disappointed” with both CNN and Amanpour.
Neither CNN nor its high-profile anchor had addressed the controversy or issued an apology as of Monday morning.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Trump Campaign Fires Back Against Report of PA Lawsuit Change, Claims ‘Fake News’

Declaring premature victory is bad enough .
Declaring that the other side has accepted defeat when it hasn ’ t is even worse .
But , according to President Donald Trump ’ s campaign attorneys , that ’ s exactly what The Washington Post was doing Sunday when the prominent mainstream media outlet published a report claiming the Trump campaign had dropped a critical part of its lawsuit over the results of the Nov. 6 election in Pennsylvania .
“ This is typical 2020 , and don ’ t believe anything The Washington Post says .
Read the complaint for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ellis told “ Breitbart News Sunday ” on Sirius XM radio .
“ This is fake news.
” The interview is below .
The whole thing is worth listening to , since part of it deals with allegations about the apparently faulty software that changed Trump votes into Biden votes in Michigan , and was used throughout the country , but the election lawsuit segment starts about the six-minute mark .
Ellis was addressing a report in The Washington Post headlined “ Trump campaign jettisons major parts of its legal challenge against Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s second paragraph stated that Trump ’ s attorneys had watered down their lawsuit regarding vote counts in Pennsylvania to remove “ allegations that election officials violated the Trump campaign ’ s constitutional rights by limiting the ability of their observers to watch votes being counted.
” If that were true , it would mean that Trump ’ s attorneys had dropped an argument that could affect the validity of almost 700,000 Keystone State votes , enough to affect the outcome of the contest where the difference between Trump and Democratic nominee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to the Pennsylvania secretary of state ’ s office .
The problem , Ellis told Breitbart , is that it ’ s not true .
“ We have not dropped any arguments whatsoever , ” she said .
The crucial claim in the lawsuit is that Republican election observers were prevented from watching votes being counted in Philadelphia and in Allegheny County , where Pittsburgh is located .
“ Without watchers and representatives , the integrity of the vote in elections is threatened and the constitutional right to free and fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is denied , ” the suit states in its 39th paragraph .
Much later , in the 142nd paragraph , it puts that into context .
RELATED : Revealed : Trump Voters Beat Out Biden Voters in Marriage , Church Attendance and Full-Time Employment “ It is estimated that 680,770 ballots were processed by the Allegheny and Philadelphia County Boards of Elections when no observation was allowed , ” the suit states .
However , as Fox News noted , there was a difference in wording in the amended suit that could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a count of ‘ Invalid Enactment of Regulations Affecting Observation and Monitoring of the Election , ’ referencing the alleged lack of adequate observation in claiming a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment ’ s right to due process .
The new complaint has that entire section taken out , with no counts listed that reference poll watching or the 680,770 ballots .
“ Additionally , the original complaint requested relief that included preventing the certification of election results that included the counting of ballots that “ watchers were prevented from observing , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this or anything resembling that request.
” The lawsuit also claims Democrat-dominated counties treated their mail-in and absentee ballots differently from those in Republican counties .
“ In addition , voters in Republican-leaning counties who failed to fully fill out their mail or absentee ballot envelopes had their ballots rejected , while voters in Democrat-leaning counties who similarly failed to fill out their mail or absentee ballot envelopes had their ballots counted , ” it states .
Republican counties , the lawsuit states , were following state law in rejecting incomplete ballots .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to FactCheck.org , because of a guidance issued by the Pennsylvania secretary of state ’ s office shortly before the election .
Regardless , as Ellis stated in the Breitbart interview , the Trump campaign is adamant that it is not backing away from what the Post story called “ one of its most aggressive claims ” that is “ a central part of its effort to fend off the certification of the vote in the state.
” And she was just as clear in a tweet that tagged one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : At this point , Democrats and the mainstream media have basically declared the 2020 presidential election over — with their man Biden as the victor .
Considering American presidential elections aren ’ t decided by the media , but by certified votes in the states and by the Electoral College , that ’ s declaring victory much too prematurely , the Trump team argues .
But reporting the Trump team as accepting defeat is even worse .
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Declaring premature victory is bad enough. Declaring that the other side has accepted defeat when it hasn’t is even worse.
But, according to President Donald Trump’s campaign attorneys, that’s exactly what The Washington Post was doing Sunday when the prominent mainstream media outlet published a report claiming the Trump campaign had dropped a critical part of its lawsuit over the results of the Nov. 6 election in Pennsylvania.
“This is typical 2020, and don’t believe anything The Washington Post says. Read the complaint for yourself,” Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis told “Breitbart News Sunday” on Sirius XM radio. “This is fake news.”
The interview is below. The whole thing is worth listening to, since part of it deals with allegations about the apparently faulty software that changed Trump votes into Biden votes in Michigan, and was used throughout the country, but the election lawsuit segment starts about the six-minute mark.
Ellis was addressing a report in The Washington Post headlined “Trump campaign jettisons major parts of its legal challenge against Pennsylvania’s election results.”
The article’s second paragraph stated that Trump’s attorneys had watered down their lawsuit regarding vote counts in Pennsylvania to remove “allegations that election officials violated the Trump campaign’s constitutional rights by limiting the ability of their observers to watch votes being counted.”
If that were true, it would mean that Trump’s attorneys had dropped an argument that could affect the validity of almost 700,000 Keystone State votes, enough to affect the outcome of the contest where the difference between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden was less than 100,000 votes, according to the Pennsylvania secretary of state’s office.
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The problem, Ellis told Breitbart, is that it’s not true.
“We have not dropped any arguments whatsoever,” she said.
The crucial claim in the lawsuit is that Republican election observers were prevented from watching votes being counted in Philadelphia and in Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is located.
“Without watchers and representatives, the integrity of the vote in elections is threatened and the constitutional right to free and fair public elections under the United States Constitution is denied,” the suit states in its 39th paragraph.
Much later, in the 142nd paragraph, it puts that into context.
“It is estimated that 680,770 ballots were processed by the Allegheny and Philadelphia County Boards of Elections when no observation was allowed,” the suit states.
However, as Fox News noted, there was a difference in wording in the amended suit that could be crucial:
“The original complaint included a count of ‘Invalid Enactment of Regulations Affecting Observation and Monitoring of the Election,’ referencing the alleged lack of adequate observation in claiming a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s right to due process. The new complaint has that entire section taken out, with no counts listed that reference poll watching or the 680,770 ballots.
“Additionally, the original complaint requested relief that included preventing the certification of election results that included the counting of ballots that “watchers were prevented from observing,” but the amended complaint does not include this or anything resembling that request.”
The lawsuit also claims Democrat-dominated counties treated their mail-in and absentee ballots differently from those in Republican counties.
“In addition, voters in Republican-leaning counties who failed to fully fill out their mail or absentee ballot envelopes had their ballots rejected, while voters in Democrat-leaning counties who similarly failed to fill out their mail or absentee ballot envelopes had their ballots counted,” it states.
Republican counties, the lawsuit states, were following state law in rejecting incomplete ballots. There is some dispute about that, according to FactCheck.org, because of a guidance issued by the Pennsylvania secretary of state’s office shortly before the election.
Regardless, as Ellis stated in the Breitbart interview, the Trump campaign is adamant that it is not backing away from what the Post story called “one of its most aggressive claims” that is “a central part of its effort to fend off the certification of the vote in the state.”
And she was just as clear in a tweet that tagged one of the reporters whose byline appeared on the article:
Question, @jonswaine. ??♀ Did you actually read the entire amended complaint before running with your fake news anti-Trump headline? If you didn’t, you’re a terrible reporter. If you did, you’re a lying activist. Which are you, Jon? https://t.co/43FINn1Cxs — Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) November 16, 2020
At this point, Democrats and the mainstream media have basically declared the 2020 presidential election over — with their man Biden as the victor.
Considering American presidential elections aren’t decided by the media, but by certified votes in the states and by the Electoral College, that’s declaring victory much too prematurely, the Trump team argues.
But reporting the Trump team as accepting defeat is even worse.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Fred Weinberg: Do We Really Want Swampy Bureaucrats Counting Our Votes?

It ’ s Sunday morning as I write this and tune in to “ Fox News Sunday ” to hear Chris Wallace say something along the lines of “ President Trump says without evidence that the election was rigged.
” Here ’ s the problem with that .
In order for the president to be right , Fox News does not need to be shown evidence .
Elections are run by governments , governments which , in many cases , are actually run by “ career ” bureaucrats , or what President Trump and his supporters ( including me ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state.
” When I hear people say that the president ’ s questioning of the elections is “ dangerous , ” I have to agree .
It is dangerous for the deep state , which has been messing with results for years .
Way back on Jan. 20 , 1981 , Ronald Reagan told us , “ Government is not the solution to our problem , government is the problem.
” He was right then .
Not much has changed .
If you really think the election lords in Nevada , Arizona , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , remember that they work for the government and they ’ re there to help you .
And remember that every time you hear the names James Comey , Andrew McCabe , James Clapper — you know them all .
Whenever someone — especially someone in media such as USA Today ( aka McPaper ) — tells you that a particular career governmental official is “ well thought of ” or “ highly respected ” you ’ ll forgive my skepticism .
What that really means is that he or she has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” If anything ever proved that what we now think of as the “ deep state ” really exists , it has been the past four years .
Interestingly enough , most every charge President Trump has made turned out to be true .
The FBI , as an example , took a “ dossier ” that was created by a firm paid by Hillary Clinton ’ s 2016 campaign , used it as an excuse to get a warrant to spy ( “ wiretap ” is the old-school term ) on members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FISA court in doing so .
That ’ s the government that is now calling this election solid .
That same bureaucracy lied to the federal court during the Cliven Bundy case in Las Vegas and caused the judge — an Obama appointee — to throw the case out .
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I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does is a scam .
But I am saying that when important decisions are on the table and government employees make those decisions or control the input ( such as in elections ) the scrutiny should be even more intense and the question which should always be asked is , “ who benefits ” ?
Trump had it right when he said that his intention is to drain the swamp .
What not many of us consciously realized is that swamp is much , much bigger than anyone ever thought .
Take Dwight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he warned us about on his way out of the White House .
What other explanation could there be for Vietnam ?
According to McPaper , the war in Vietnam cost the United States $ 843.63 billion in 2019 dollars — 2.3 percent of GDP in 1968 .
It was the fourth-most-expensive war in our history .
Worse , we lost 58,220 military personnel .
The irony is that the war ’ s architect , Robert McNamara , lived to the ripe old age of 93 .
The average age of the infantryman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Country Joe and the Fish ( “ One , two , three , what are we fighting for ?
” ) had a better view than Robert McNamara .
Sold more records as well .
Trump ’ s pledge was to get us out of endless wars .
Anybody who was of draft age during Vietnam can sympathize .
I ’ ve not yet heard a lucid answer to what we were doing there .
But the swamp loved the war .
And the defense industry made a hell of a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re on ?
So when you listen to federal employees and other assorted swamp monsters complain about Trump ’ s suggestion that the election may have been problematic , just remember who was counting the votes .
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It’s Sunday morning as I write this and tune in to “Fox News Sunday” to hear Chris Wallace say something along the lines of “President Trump says without evidence that the election was rigged.”
Here’s the problem with that.
In order for the president to be right, Fox News does not need to be shown evidence.
Elections are run by governments, governments which, in many cases, are actually run by “career” bureaucrats, or what President Trump and his supporters (including me) are fond of calling the “deep state.”
When I hear people say that the president’s questioning of the elections is “dangerous,” I have to agree. It is dangerous for the deep state, which has been messing with results for years. Way back on Jan. 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan told us, “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”
He was right then. Not much has changed.
If you really think the election lords in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin are innocent, remember that they work for the government and they’re there to help you.
And remember that every time you hear the names James Comey, Andrew McCabe, James Clapper — you know them all.
Whenever someone — especially someone in media such as USA Today (aka McPaper) — tells you that a particular career governmental official is “well thought of” or “highly respected” you’ll forgive my skepticism. What that really means is that he or she has never screwed the media as a “source.”
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If anything ever proved that what we now think of as the “deep state” really exists, it has been the past four years.
Interestingly enough, most every charge President Trump has made turned out to be true.
The FBI, as an example, took a “dossier” that was created by a firm paid by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, used it as an excuse to get a warrant to spy (“wiretap” is the old-school term) on members of the Trump campaign and lied to the FISA court in doing so.
That’s the government that is now calling this election solid.
That same bureaucracy lied to the federal court during the Cliven Bundy case in Las Vegas and caused the judge — an Obama appointee — to throw the case out.
And we’re supposed to take their word for anything — especially a presidential election?
I’m not saying that everything any government employee does is a scam. But I am saying that when important decisions are on the table and government employees make those decisions or control the input (such as in elections) the scrutiny should be even more intense and the question which should always be asked is, “who benefits”?
Trump had it right when he said that his intention is to drain the swamp.
What not many of us consciously realized is that swamp is much, much bigger than anyone ever thought.
Take Dwight Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” he warned us about on his way out of the White House.
What other explanation could there be for Vietnam? According to McPaper, the war in Vietnam cost the United States $843.63 billion in 2019 dollars — 2.3 percent of GDP in 1968. It was the fourth-most-expensive war in our history. Worse, we lost 58,220 military personnel.
The irony is that the war’s architect, Robert McNamara, lived to the ripe old age of 93. The average age of the infantryman killed was 22.
Looking back, Country Joe and the Fish (“One, two, three, what are we fighting for?”) had a better view than Robert McNamara. Sold more records as well.
Trump’s pledge was to get us out of endless wars. Anybody who was of draft age during Vietnam can sympathize. I’ve not yet heard a lucid answer to what we were doing there. But the swamp loved the war. And the defense industry made a hell of a lot of money.
Whose side do you think they’re on?
So when you listen to federal employees and other assorted swamp monsters complain about Trump’s suggestion that the election may have been problematic, just remember who was counting the votes.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Kelli Ward: Remember the ‘Psychic Friends Network’ Fraud? The Pollsters Are Even Worse

In the 1990s , a company called the Psychic Friends Network supplied fancy infomercials and a $ 3.99/minute 1-900 number to let Americans chat with “ real psychics ” on the phone .
The company brought in well over $ 100 million a year before eventually going down in flames under charges of fraud and bankruptcy .
But for all of its faults , the Psychic Friends Network may have done a better job of predicting the future than our country ’ s national media pollsters .
In its last pre-election poll , Quinnipiac declared that Joe Biden would take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the opposite happened — President Trump won Florida by 3 points .
A Monmouth University poll showed Biden ahead in Pennsylvania by 5 to 7 points .
At the time of this writing , Biden is up over Trump 50 to 49 percent .
Less than a week before Election Day , an ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Joe Biden ahead by 17 points in Wisconsin .
Actually , Wisconsin is locked in a dead heat with less than a 1-percentage-point difference between the candidates .
The “ final ” NBC News/Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the election , had Biden ahead by 10 points nationally ; the current popular vote tally is less than 4 percent .
In the past , news organizations have tried to stay away from any “ new ” information about elections the weekend before Election Day .
Yet , on Nov. 1 , NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press ” with Chuck Todd devoted an entire segment to the erroneous NBC/WSJ poll .
The RealClearPolitics summary of polls for the Maine U.S. Senate race did not have one pollster showing Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the October polls listed show victory margins ranging between 4 to 7 percent for her opponent .
Ready for another shocker ?
With 89 percent of precincts reporting in Maine , Collins is ahead by nearly 8 points .
And don ’ t get me started on Fox News prematurely calling my home state of Arizona for Joe Biden with 900,000 votes left to be counted — the vast majority of which were cast on Election Day when Republicans overwhelmingly chose to vote in person .
Lest we forget , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by similarly wide margins in 2016 .
What ’ s troubling is that so many in the media assured us they had “ learned ” from that debacle , when it ’ s clear they didn ’ t in the slightest .
Or maybe there is something else going on here ?
These polls are supposedly used to measure public opinion .
But it is increasingly clear that they are being used to shape public opinion by the media companies that finance them .
The influence of these polls goes far beyond each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In reality , they are lumped together into the Real Clear Politics “ poll of polls , ” incorporated into Nate Silver ’ s calculations for FiveThirtyEight and used to inform other aggregate polling data .
Their results are spread far and wide by other media outlets and even further by social media .
Their numbers are presented as de facto “ truth , ” true or not .
Based on the track record of these polling outfits , Facebook and Twitter , if they were acting in good faith , would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fake news , ” or , at the very least , rate them as “ unverifiable.
” It is not as if polling can not be done right .
For instance , the Trafalgar Group correctly called 2016 , 2018 and , so far , has been the closest in their numbers for 2020 .
Incredibly , they were criticized and scorned by many of their more well-known competitors in the weeks leading up to this year ’ s election .
RELATED : Op-Ed : Neither the Media Nor the Electoral College Calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've Been Silent The campaign pollster for President Trump , John McLaughlin , was about dead right as well .
Fellow pollster Frank Luntz called out McLaughlin before the election on Twitter for his polling results .
Hilariously , Luntz is now apologizing to McLaughlin and saying the polling profession is in the midst of a “ systemic ” breakdown .
The Psychic Friends Network was fooling individual people ; the national media pollsters are deceiving the entire nation and , most of all , the voting public .
Like the Psychic Friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exposed and prosecuted for fraud .
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In the 1990s, a company called the Psychic Friends Network supplied fancy infomercials and a $3.99/minute 1-900 number to let Americans chat with “real psychics” on the phone. The company brought in well over $100 million a year before eventually going down in flames under charges of fraud and bankruptcy.
But for all of its faults, the Psychic Friends Network may have done a better job of predicting the future than our country’s national media pollsters.
In its last pre-election poll, Quinnipiac declared that Joe Biden would take Florida by 5 points. In fact, the opposite happened — President Trump won Florida by 3 points. A Monmouth University poll showed Biden ahead in Pennsylvania by 5 to 7 points. At the time of this writing, Biden is up over Trump 50 to 49 percent.
Less than a week before Election Day, an ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Joe Biden ahead by 17 points in Wisconsin. Actually, Wisconsin is locked in a dead heat with less than a 1-percentage-point difference between the candidates.
The “final” NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, released just days before the election, had Biden ahead by 10 points nationally; the current popular vote tally is less than 4 percent.
In the past, news organizations have tried to stay away from any “new” information about elections the weekend before Election Day. Yet, on Nov. 1, NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd devoted an entire segment to the erroneous NBC/WSJ poll.
The RealClearPolitics summary of polls for the Maine U.S. Senate race did not have one pollster showing Republican Sen. Susan Collins poised to win re-election, and the October polls listed show victory margins ranging between 4 to 7 percent for her opponent. Ready for another shocker? With 89 percent of precincts reporting in Maine, Collins is ahead by nearly 8 points.
And don’t get me started on Fox News prematurely calling my home state of Arizona for Joe Biden with 900,000 votes left to be counted — the vast majority of which were cast on Election Day when Republicans overwhelmingly chose to vote in person.
Lest we forget, these same “professional” pollsters were off by similarly wide margins in 2016. What’s troubling is that so many in the media assured us they had “learned” from that debacle, when it’s clear they didn’t in the slightest.
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Or maybe there is something else going on here?
These polls are supposedly used to measure public opinion. But it is increasingly clear that they are being used to shape public opinion by the media companies that finance them. The influence of these polls goes far beyond each outlet’s own audience and clientele. In reality, they are lumped together into the Real Clear Politics “poll of polls,” incorporated into Nate Silver’s calculations for FiveThirtyEight and used to inform other aggregate polling data.
Their results are spread far and wide by other media outlets and even further by social media. Their numbers are presented as de facto “truth,” true or not.
Based on the track record of these polling outfits, Facebook and Twitter, if they were acting in good faith, would block these polling companies for spreading “fake news,” or, at the very least, rate them as “unverifiable.”
It is not as if polling cannot be done right. For instance, the Trafalgar Group correctly called 2016, 2018 and, so far, has been the closest in their numbers for 2020. Incredibly, they were criticized and scorned by many of their more well-known competitors in the weeks leading up to this year’s election.
The campaign pollster for President Trump, John McLaughlin, was about dead right as well. Fellow pollster Frank Luntz called out McLaughlin before the election on Twitter for his polling results. Hilariously, Luntz is now apologizing to McLaughlin and saying the polling profession is in the midst of a “systemic” breakdown.
The Psychic Friends Network was fooling individual people; the national media pollsters are deceiving the entire nation and, most of all, the voting public.
Like the Psychic Friends Network, they likewise deserve to be exposed and prosecuted for fraud.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Miracle: Pastor Survives After Being Crushed by Boulder During 800-Mile Hike

People love stories of humans against nature .
The wild has its allure , and we ’ ve always seemed drawn to its siren song of potential danger and incredible beauty .
On Sept. 27 , Phoenix-based Senior Pastor Luke Barnett , with Dream City Church , and his daughter Annalee , 20 , set out on the trek of a lifetime : 800 miles in 40 days .
“ Our plan was to do it in 40 days .
Twenty miles every single day , ” Luke Barnett said , according to AZFamily .
The two weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the fun of it ( though many do ) — they were doing it to raise money for a project based in Colorado to help victims of sex trafficking and polygamy : the Colorado City Dream Center .
“ We made a commitment , ” Barnett confirmed .
“ And there ’ s churches all across America who have sponsored us to finish this trail.
” The determined duo made it almost a month and 500 miles , but on Oct. 24 , they encountered disaster .
“ Hiking down a canyon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on and off a large boulder that was on the trail , ” Barnett posted on Dream City Church ’ s Facebook page .
“ Somehow this 1500+ pound boulder dislodged and rolled towards Annalee .
I shouted a warning and pushed her out of the way .
Despite my best attempts to stop the boulder , it rolled on top of me.
” “ Annalee was able to pull me out from under the boulder and hike 30 minutes up the mountain to find reception and call 911 for help .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As I was lifted out of the ravine in the rescue basket , I didn ’ t know all my injuries .
The next day , we discovered that I had three broken ribs , a broken forearm , a broken hip , a broken femur , and 40 stitches in my right hand .
It ’ s a miracle I ’ m alive.
” The pastor praised his daughter ’ s care of him , saying she did all the right things .
“ Asked me all the right questions at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Can you feel your feet ?
Can you feel your hands ? '
” And that rock he originally thought might be around 1,500 pounds ?
Try five times that .
RELATED : Worker Spots Face Sticking Out from Ground , Finds Baby Buried Alive in Field : Report “ They ’ re estimating this boulder was about 8 to 10,000 pounds , ” he said .
Even though he had to leave their 800-mile hike , his daughter found another willing participant and the show went on with her father ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordeal .
“ I remember saying to her right before the chopper picked me up , ‘ This hike has to go on .
We can ’ t stop .
You ’ re going to have to finish this thing all by yourself , ' ” he recalled .
By Nov. 15 , Annalee had covered the 800 miles , and Barnett joined her for the last 200 yards of her journey .
The desert has taught them both many lessons , but ultimately it has pointed them back to the creator .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ( @ pastorlukebarnett ) am of my daughter , @ annalee.barnett !
” he posted on Sunday .
“ At the young age of 20 years old , she has persevered through all the challenges that were met along our ‘ Adventure Your Life ’ journey .
God ’ s presence was with her and continues to be with her.
” “ We called the whole campaign ‘ Adventure Your Life , ' ” the pastor said , “ but it turned into being , really , the miracle of our life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” For more information on the campaign and ways to support this worthwhile mission , check out Adventure Your Life .
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People love stories of humans against nature. The wild has its allure, and we’ve always seemed drawn to its siren song of potential danger and incredible beauty.
On Sept. 27, Phoenix-based Senior Pastor Luke Barnett, with Dream City Church, and his daughter Annalee, 20, set out on the trek of a lifetime: 800 miles in 40 days.
“Our plan was to do it in 40 days. Twenty miles every single day,” Luke Barnett said, according to AZFamily.
The two weren’t just pitting themselves against the Superstition Mountains for the fun of it (though many do) — they were doing it to raise money for a project based in Colorado to help victims of sex trafficking and polygamy: the Colorado City Dream Center.
“We made a commitment,” Barnett confirmed. “And there’s churches all across America who have sponsored us to finish this trail.”
The determined duo made it almost a month and 500 miles, but on Oct. 24, they encountered disaster.
“Hiking down a canyon at the Superstition Mountains, we stepped on and off a large boulder that was on the trail,” Barnett posted on Dream City Church’s Facebook page. “Somehow this 1500+ pound boulder dislodged and rolled towards Annalee. I shouted a warning and pushed her out of the way. Despite my best attempts to stop the boulder, it rolled on top of me.”
“Annalee was able to pull me out from under the boulder and hike 30 minutes up the mountain to find reception and call 911 for help. They sent an emergency rescue helicopter.”
“As I was lifted out of the ravine in the rescue basket, I didn’t know all my injuries. The next day, we discovered that I had three broken ribs, a broken forearm, a broken hip, a broken femur, and 40 stitches in my right hand. It’s a miracle I’m alive.”
The pastor praised his daughter’s care of him, saying she did all the right things.
“Asked me all the right questions at the time,” he said. “‘Can you feel your feet? Can you feel your hands?'”
And that rock he originally thought might be around 1,500 pounds? Try five times that.
“They’re estimating this boulder was about 8 to 10,000 pounds,” he said.
Even though he had to leave their 800-mile hike, his daughter found another willing participant and the show went on with her father’s blessing while he recovered from his ordeal.
“I remember saying to her right before the chopper picked me up, ‘This hike has to go on. We can’t stop. You’re going to have to finish this thing all by yourself,'” he recalled.
By Nov. 15, Annalee had covered the 800 miles, and Barnett joined her for the last 200 yards of her journey. The desert has taught them both many lessons, but ultimately it has pointed them back to the creator.
“Words cannot express how proud I (@pastorlukebarnett ) am of my daughter, @annalee.barnett !” he posted on Sunday. “At the young age of 20 years old, she has persevered through all the challenges that were met along our ‘Adventure Your Life’ journey. God’s presence was with her and continues to be with her.”
“We called the whole campaign ‘Adventure Your Life,'” the pastor said, “but it turned into being, really, the miracle of our life that we’re even alive today.”
For more information on the campaign and ways to support this worthwhile mission, check out Adventure Your Life.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--DCCC Chair Blames Facebook and Google for Losing Seats in House

According to RealClearPolitics , Democrats have won 221 seats , a loss of eight , in the House of Representatives and Republicans , 209 , a gain of nine .
Five races have not been called .
Of those , one or two may wind up in the blue column and three to four in the red column .
The final balance of power in the House will likely be either 222-213 or 223-212 .
Although the GOP will fall short of winning back control of the lower chamber , they ’ ve made tremendous gains .
Democrats had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Liberal pollsters beclowned themselves this year with their overly optimistic predictions of a great blue wave that would hand their party total control of Congress .
Unfortunately for them , this promised blue wave failed to materialize .
And nowhere was that more apparent than in the House .
Faced with their humiliating Election Day rebuke , the blame game has begun .
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the party ’ s campaign arm .
Their mission is to get Democrats elected .
On Friday , DCCC Chair and Illinois Rep. Cheri @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair and Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued a joint statement casting blame for their party ’ s poor showing on Facebook and Google .
In a Friday news release , Bustos and Cortez Masto wrote , “ Facebook and Google have no excuses for continuing their reckless political ad ban policies .
Their haphazard policies inhibit campaigns from providing Americans with accurate voter registration and election information .
And that gets in the way of communities of color from fully participating in elections.
” This statement is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we didn ’ t think your rules would apply to us.
” This is a thinly veiled call for Facebook and Google to exclusively limit the spread of conservative information , which is an unacceptable call from an elected official .
Instead of doubling down on restrictive policies after they backfire , they should be pushing to err on the side of free speech .
The statement continues : “ The upcoming runoffs in Georgia expose the harmful effects that these ill-advised policies have on our democratic process as candidates are unable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to register to vote and request an absentee ballot for the January 5th election .
Political ad bans are a gift to Mitch McConnell and a Republican Party that have tried to suppress voter turnout , registration and other policies that make it easier for Americans to cast their ballots.
” Democrats can not complain about voter suppression in a year that offered unprecedented opportunities for voters to cast their ballots .
The pandemic was a great gift to Democrats in many ways .
It allowed them to enact many of the provisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House bill that was intended to “ remake the electoral system.
” The cornerstone of H.R.1 was to increase the use of mail-in voting .
The 600-page bill sought to change the way America conducted its elections .
The Wall Street Journal ’ s Kimberley Strassel wrote an excellent column on this subject .
Strassel wrote that H.R .
1 “ focused on empowering the federal government to dictate how states conduct elections — with new rules designed to water down ballot integrity and to corral huge new tranches of Democratic voters.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states to offer early voting .
They also would have to allow Election Day and online voter registration , diluting the accuracy of voting rolls .
… The bill would require ‘ no fault ’ absentee ballots , allowing anyone to vote by mail , for any reason .
It envisioned prepaid postage for federal absentee ballots .
It would cripple most state voter-ID laws .
It left in place the ‘ ballot harvesting ’ rules that let paid activists canvass neighborhoods to hoover up absentee votes.
” Unfortunately , the onset of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed bill to become reality .
This opened the door to election fraud and brought us to where we are today .
Mercifully , Bustos and Cortez Masto concluded : “ The reality is political ads are not the problem , organic disinformation is , and right now it is running rampant , unchecked on platforms like Google and Facebook .
The political ad ban is not solving that problem and has instead created a different one that these companies have an obligation and responsibility to correct.
” Their statement that organic disinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is disingenuous at best .
Facebook allows content from all mainstream media outlets .
Content from conservative media outlets is either removed or flagged with “ warnings ” that the material is disputed .
RELATED : Trump Campaign Fires Back Against Report of PA Lawsuit Change , Claims 'Fake News' Here is a personal example .
Last week , I wrote an article that was published on Bongino.com .
It was about the Michigan state legislature ’ s decision to hold a “ rare ” joint hearing of the House and Senate oversight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigate “ possible election irregularities.
” ( Both chambers of the state ’ s legislature are Republican . )
I included quotes from committee members on both sides of the aisle .
It was a straightforward news story as opposed to an Op-Ed .
It was published on Facebook , where it became one of the top ten most widely read articles that day .
A reporter from the New York Times , Kevin Roose , flagged my article along with two from Breitbart and one from The Daily Wire , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Western Journal ’ s Kipp Jones wrote about this utterly ridiculous confluence of events here .
For these lawmakers to point the finger at Facebook and Google for their party ’ s dismal performance is sheer madness and hypocrisy .
Have they forgotten both of these companies ( along with the rest of the legacy media ) suppressed the bombshell news that former Vice President Joe Biden was allegedly involved and slated to benefit financially from his son ’ s potentially lucrative influence-peddling deal with a Chinese company ?
That was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported , would have damaged Biden ’ s candidacy .
And , if the allegations are true , it would make Biden a national security risk .
The entire Democratic Party tried to hide the deterioration of Biden ’ s cognitive abilities , which is obvious to all .
Without the support of Big Tech and the media , Biden wouldn ’ t have had a shot at the presidency .
Bustos , Cortez Masto and the rest of the Democrats may want to consider other reasons for their electoral woes such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Perhaps voters aren ’ t quite so ready to defund the police , grant citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants , stack the Supreme Court , grant statehood to Washington , D.C. , and Puerto Rico and implement the rest of their radical agenda .
And just maybe , American citizens aren ’ t quite as willing to hand over their freedom to the liberal elites who wish to control every aspect of our lives as Democrats thought .
That would be so nice .
We are committed to truth and accuracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our editorial standards .

According to RealClearPolitics, Democrats have won 221 seats, a loss of eight, in the House of Representatives and Republicans, 209, a gain of nine. Five races have not been called. Of those, one or two may wind up in the blue column and three to four in the red column. The final balance of power in the House will likely be either 222-213 or 223-212. Although the GOP will fall short of winning back control of the lower chamber, they’ve made tremendous gains.
Democrats had been convinced they would increase their majority. Liberal pollsters beclowned themselves this year with their overly optimistic predictions of a great blue wave that would hand their party total control of Congress. Unfortunately for them, this promised blue wave failed to materialize. And nowhere was that more apparent than in the House.
Faced with their humiliating Election Day rebuke, the blame game has begun.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the party’s campaign arm. Their mission is to get Democrats elected. On Friday, DCCC Chair and Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos and her counterpart in the Senate, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair and Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued a joint statement casting blame for their party’s poor showing on Facebook and Google.
In a Friday news release, Bustos and Cortez Masto wrote, “Facebook and Google have no excuses for continuing their reckless political ad ban policies. Their haphazard policies inhibit campaigns from providing Americans with accurate voter registration and election information. And that gets in the way of communities of color from fully participating in elections.”
This statement is basically nothing more than, “Wait, we didn’t think your rules would apply to us.” This is a thinly veiled call for Facebook and Google to exclusively limit the spread of conservative information, which is an unacceptable call from an elected official. Instead of doubling down on restrictive policies after they backfire, they should be pushing to err on the side of free speech.
The statement continues: “The upcoming runoffs in Georgia expose the harmful effects that these ill-advised policies have on our democratic process as candidates are unable to share critical information about imminent deadlines to register to vote and request an absentee ballot for the January 5th election. Political ad bans are a gift to Mitch McConnell and a Republican Party that have tried to suppress voter turnout, registration and other policies that make it easier for Americans to cast their ballots.”
Democrats cannot complain about voter suppression in a year that offered unprecedented opportunities for voters to cast their ballots. The pandemic was a great gift to Democrats in many ways. It allowed them to enact many of the provisions of H.R. 1, the failed House bill that was intended to “remake the electoral system.” The cornerstone of H.R.1 was to increase the use of mail-in voting.
The 600-page bill sought to change the way America conducted its elections. The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel wrote an excellent column on this subject.
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Strassel wrote that H.R. 1 “focused on empowering the federal government to dictate how states conduct elections — with new rules designed to water down ballot integrity and to corral huge new tranches of Democratic voters.”
Specifically, “The bill would require states to offer early voting. They also would have to allow Election Day and online voter registration, diluting the accuracy of voting rolls. … The bill would require ‘no fault’ absentee ballots, allowing anyone to vote by mail, for any reason. It envisioned prepaid postage for federal absentee ballots. It would cripple most state voter-ID laws. It left in place the ‘ballot harvesting’ rules that let paid activists canvass neighborhoods to hoover up absentee votes.”
Unfortunately, the onset of the coronavirus allowed many provisions of this failed bill to become reality. This opened the door to election fraud and brought us to where we are today.
Mercifully, Bustos and Cortez Masto concluded: “The reality is political ads are not the problem, organic disinformation is, and right now it is running rampant, unchecked on platforms like Google and Facebook. The political ad ban is not solving that problem and has instead created a different one that these companies have an obligation and responsibility to correct.”
Their statement that organic disinformation is running rampant on Facebook and Google is disingenuous at best. Facebook allows content from all mainstream media outlets. Content from conservative media outlets is either removed or flagged with “warnings” that the material is disputed.
Here is a personal example. Last week, I wrote an article that was published on Bongino.com. It was about the Michigan state legislature’s decision to hold a “rare” joint hearing of the House and Senate oversight committees the Saturday after the election to investigate “possible election irregularities.” (Both chambers of the state’s legislature are Republican.) I included quotes from committee members on both sides of the aisle. It was a straightforward news story as opposed to an Op-Ed.
It was published on Facebook, where it became one of the top ten most widely read articles that day. A reporter from the New York Times, Kevin Roose, flagged my article along with two from Breitbart and one from The Daily Wire, all of which were factual, as fake news. The Western Journal’s Kipp Jones wrote about this utterly ridiculous confluence of events here.
Facebook is absolutely teeming with right-wing misinformation right now. These are all among the 10 most-engaged URLs on the platform over the last 24 hours (per @NewsWhip data) pic.twitter.com/WlTR10fRBE — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) November 10, 2020
For these lawmakers to point the finger at Facebook and Google for their party’s dismal performance is sheer madness and hypocrisy. Have they forgotten both of these companies (along with the rest of the legacy media) suppressed the bombshell news that former Vice President Joe Biden was allegedly involved and slated to benefit financially from his son’s potentially lucrative influence-peddling deal with a Chinese company? That was a huge story which, if widely reported, would have damaged Biden’s candidacy. And, if the allegations are true, it would make Biden a national security risk.
The entire Democratic Party tried to hide the deterioration of Biden’s cognitive abilities, which is obvious to all.
Without the support of Big Tech and the media, Biden wouldn’t have had a shot at the presidency.
Bustos, Cortez Masto and the rest of the Democrats may want to consider other reasons for their electoral woes such as the party’s sharp left turn. Perhaps voters aren’t quite so ready to defund the police, grant citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, stack the Supreme Court, grant statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and implement the rest of their radical agenda. And just maybe, American citizens aren’t quite as willing to hand over their freedom to the liberal elites who wish to control every aspect of our lives as Democrats thought.
That would be so nice.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Franklin Graham Has Perfect Response To CNN Host’s Suggestion That Christmas Will Not Be Possible Th

Franklin Graham Has Perfect Response To CNN Host’s Suggestion That Christmas Will Not Be Possible This Year

Neither the dark times of COVID-19 or a gloomy prediction from CNN ’ s Jake Tapper can stop the season of light , according to the Rev .
Franklin Graham .
On Monday , Graham took to his Facebook page to push back against a question from Tapper that “ Christmas is probably not going to be possible , ” and remind the CNN host that Christmas is about more than holiday parties .
In a discussion about a COVID vaccine and when families will be able to gather to safely celebrate holidays together , Tapper asked Dr. Anthony Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to happen until the fall of 2021 .
While Fauci discussed the degree to which the country could return to normal following the release of a vaccine , Tapper in his questions suggested specific gatherings would likely need to be canceled for safety reasons in the meantime .
“ So not until the second or third quarter of 2021 though ?
Christmas is probably not going to be possible ?
” Tapper asked .
Graham said Tapper got it wrong .
“ This weekend , CNN ’ s Jake Trapper made the gloomy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not gon na be possible ’ this year .
I have news for him — Christmas is going to be celebrated by millions and millions of people around the world , ” Graham wrote .
“ The reason is that Christmas is not about gatherings and festivities , but it ’ s about Jesus Christ .
It is about God GIVING His Son — sending Him to earth to save us from our sins .
As Christians , we celebrate that ‘ God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not perish but have everlasting life . '
” “ This is what Christmas is about — and even COVID doesn ’ t change that !
Christmas celebrations may not be exactly the same this year , but for Christians , Christmas is in your heart , ” he wrote .
“ My prayer is that this Christmas millions of people will turn to Jesus Christ and put their faith and trust in Him as the pandemic continues to grip hearts around the world with fear and anxiousness.
” Others also said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tapper defended himself on Twitter .
RELATED : Good Grief : Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Will Not Air on TV for the First Time in Over 50 Years However , Tapper ’ s excuse fell flat to some .
The attack on Christmas follows one on Thanksgiving from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , who issued an advisory Thursday telling Chicago residents not to gather in thanks this year .
“ You must cancel the normal Thanksgiving plans , ” Lightfoot said last week .
“ Particularly if they include guests that do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Nov. 16 , 2020 : This article has been updated to clarify that in their discussion of a COVID vaccine and holiday gatherings , Tapper asked Dr. Fauci questions that suggested specific holiday gatherings would likely not be possible for safety reasons .
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Neither the dark times of COVID-19 nor a gloomy prediction from CNN’s Jake Tapper can stop the season of light, according to the Rev. Franklin Graham.
On Monday, Graham took to his Facebook page to push back against a question from Tapper that “Christmas is probably not going to be possible,” and remind the CNN host that Christmas is about more than holiday parties.
CNN’s Jake Tapper this morning: “Christmas is probably not gonna be possible.” pic.twitter.com/z56ifNCr3G — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 15, 2020
In a discussion about a COVID vaccine and when families will be able to gather to safely celebrate holidays together, Tapper asked Dr. Anthony Fauci if such celebrations would not be able to happen until the fall of 2021.
While Fauci discussed the degree to which the country could return to normal following the release of a vaccine, Tapper in his questions suggested specific gatherings would likely need to be canceled for safety reasons in the meantime.
“So not until the second or third quarter of 2021 though? Christmas is probably not going to be possible?” Tapper asked.
Graham said Tapper got it wrong.
“This weekend, CNN’s Jake Tapper made the gloomy proclamation that, ‘Christmas is probably not gonna be possible’ this year. I have news for him — Christmas is going to be celebrated by millions and millions of people around the world,” Graham wrote.
“The reason is that Christmas is not about gatherings and festivities, but it’s about Jesus Christ. It is about God GIVING His Son — sending Him to earth to save us from our sins. As Christians, we celebrate that ‘God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.'”
Do liberals want to wipe away Christian traditions? Yes No
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“This is what Christmas is about — and even COVID doesn’t change that! Christmas celebrations may not be exactly the same this year, but for Christians, Christmas is in your heart,” he wrote.
“My prayer is that this Christmas millions of people will turn to Jesus Christ and put their faith and trust in Him as the pandemic continues to grip hearts around the world with fear and anxiousness.”
Others also said Tapper was out of line, and Tapper defended himself on Twitter.
The war on Christmas is back! Tapper: “Christmas is probably not gonna be possible.” pic.twitter.com/RavvSJov9j — Barstool News Network (@BarstoolNewsN) November 15, 2020
Sorry Jake but I will be celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas day with my family as I have been for 50+ years! — carol macie (@cmacie) November 15, 2020
Maybe not in @jaketapper house, or @CNN , but in may house yes we will have Christmas. Only fools believe this fake news @SteveGuest https://t.co/okd2VakG1T — Mark Brown (@riverdog2) November 16, 2020
Maybe for you, Jake. I’ll be having Christmas with my family, using common sense measures, because this is America, and no Democrat mayor or governor is going to dictate to me what to do in my own home. @jaketapper @GavinNewsom @ericgarcetti #COVID #Lockdown2 #Freedom https://t.co/K7GwrZ6qt4 — Alana Stewart (@AlanaKStewart) November 15, 2020
I was obviously talking about whether families would be able to *safely* observe and celebrate Christmas together. But sure, attack the Jew. Nice work, everyone. https://t.co/vl5DDPJTTr — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 15, 2020
However, Tapper’s excuse fell flat to some.
No, Jake Tapper was definitely saying that we shouldn’t celebrate Christmas with our families. That was 100 percent the context and the meaning. Your lies are utterly transparent to anyone who listens to the clip. https://t.co/PZvRbgrPt1 — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 16, 2020
The attack on Christmas follows one on Thanksgiving from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who issued an advisory Thursday telling Chicago residents not to gather in thanks this year.
“You must cancel the normal Thanksgiving plans,” Lightfoot said last week. “Particularly if they include guests that do not live in your immediate household.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Allegedly Punching Trump Supporter

A protestor who was arrested after he punched a supporter of President Donald Trump is also a registered child sex offender , public records show .
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested 39-year-old Kenneth Wayne Deberry on Saturday for alleged disorderly conduct , including inciting violence , aggravated assault , and felon in possession of a firearm after police found he was carrying a handgun , according to an MPD media release .
According to the MPD Sex Offender Registry , Deberry is a registered sex offender who was convicted in Washington , D.C. in 2008 of second degree child sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of age .
Deberry was arrested with three others during the Saturday incident , according to MPD , which occurred in the 1700 block of I Street , Northwest during demonstrations following the Million MAGA March .
WARNING : The following video contains vulgar language and violence that some viewers may find offensive : “ The suspects were involved in a collaborative effort to incite violence during first amendment assemblies at the listed location , ” the media release said .
“ One of the suspects struck the victim rendering him unconscious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ his property .
Four suspects were apprehended at the scene by responding officers.
” Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura identified Deberry as an alleged individual captured in the Daily Caller ’ s viral video footage showing a man punching and bloodying a Trump supporter .
Video footage showed the attacker come up behind the Trump supporter and punch him so hard that the victim fell on his face to the ground and lay still for several moments before those around him helped him to his feet .
As he lay on the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The video footage showed blood running down the victim ’ s face and on his hands as people around him helped him to his feet .
A man prayed over the bloody and stunned Trump supporter , and a police officer in the video appears to be calling the incident in .
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A protestor who was arrested after he punched a supporter of President Donald Trump is also a registered child sex offender, public records show.
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested 39-year-old Kenneth Wayne Deberry on Saturday for alleged disorderly conduct, including inciting violence, aggravated assault, and felon in possession of a firearm after police found he was carrying a handgun, according to an MPD media release.
According to the MPD Sex Offender Registry, Deberry is a registered sex offender who was convicted in Washington, D.C. in 2008 of second degree child sexual abuse against a person under 16 years of age.
Deberry was arrested with three others during the Saturday incident, according to MPD, which occurred in the 1700 block of I Street, Northwest during demonstrations following the Million MAGA March.
WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language and violence that some viewers may find offensive:
“The suspects were involved in a collaborative effort to incite violence during first amendment assemblies at the listed location,” the media release said. “One of the suspects struck the victim rendering him unconscious. Other suspects assaulted the victim and took his property. Four suspects were apprehended at the scene by responding officers.”
Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura identified Deberry as an alleged individual captured in the Daily Caller’s viral video footage showing a man punching and bloodying a Trump supporter.
BREAKING – Multiple Trump supporters assaulted by pro-BLM supporters in Washington D.C. One of the supporters assaulted was brutally knocked out. The scene is chaotic right now #MillionMAGAMarch pic.twitter.com/2Gjl8WC8Z0 — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) November 14, 2020
Kenneth Wayne DeBerry, 39, of DC, charged w/aggravated assault, inciting violence & being a felon in possession of a gun per @MrAndyNgo https://t.co/BvAhG07umW pic.twitter.com/IqTF69tfZT — Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) November 16, 2020
Video footage showed the attacker come up behind the Trump supporter and punch him so hard that the victim fell on his face to the ground and lay still for several moments before those around him helped him to his feet. As he lay on the ground, a person briefly stomped on him.
The video footage showed blood running down the victim’s face and on his hands as people around him helped him to his feet. A man prayed over the bloody and stunned Trump supporter, and a police officer in the video appears to be calling the incident in.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--US Diplomat Admits to Telling Commander in Chief Lies About Troop Levels

President Donald Trump ’ s envoy to Syria has revealed that the White House never really knew how many American troops were in Syria even after Trump ordered an almost complete withdrawal in 2019 .
In fact , he said , the number of U.S. troops in Syria is “ a lot more than ” the approximately 200 the president agreed should remain when he announced a withdrawal of U.S. forces in 2019 .
“ When the situation in northeast Syria had been fairly stable after we defeated ISIS , [ Trump ] was inclined to pull out .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come up with five better arguments for why we needed to stay .
And we succeeded both times .
That ’ s the story.
” “ Intentionally misrepresenting a matter of national security to the commander-in-chief is a dereliction of duty and should be punished , ” said Banks , a member of the House Armed Services Committee .
“ I can ’ t think of anything more dishonorable.
” He said the president ’ s “ modest ” approach produced more stability than the grander visions of past presidents .
He singled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barack Obama that proclaimed a “ new beginning ” in the Middle East as an approach that “ made things worse ” and “ weakened us.
” “ Stalemate and blocking advances and containing is not a bad thing , ” Jeffrey said .
“ That ’ s what powerful countries — France , Britain , the United States — failed to do in the 1930s , and then they discovered they had to fight for their lives in really important places like Paris and the South China Sea and North Africa.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East allies and that he tried “ to build up our alliance system and basically stop nagging at them , show that Washington has their back including their domestic situations — they can do pretty much what they want , but they ’ re going to have to step up and do things.
” “ Nobody really wants to see President Trump go , among all our allies , ” he said .
“ The truth is President Trump and his policies are quite popular among all of our popular states in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not happy.
” “ If [ U.S. allies in the Middle East ] had to pick somebody else to come , it would be Joe Biden , ” he said .
“ I can ’ t predict how Joe Biden would act , [ but ] of all of his decisions that I was involved in , and there were many , he is more of a transactional guy by his nature.
” “ I think the stalemate we ’ ve put together is a step forward and I would advocate it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m just telling you the reality as I saw it .
I ’ m not trying to do favors to anybody .
Because it ’ s very important when the new team comes in , they don ’ t say , if it was made by Trump it has to be bad.
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President Donald Trump’s envoy to Syria has revealed that the White House never really knew how many American troops were in Syria even after Trump ordered an almost complete withdrawal in 2019.
James Jeffrey, State Department special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, admitted the subterfuge in an interview with Defense One published Thursday.
“We were always playing shell games to not make clear to our leadership how many troops we had there,” Jeffrey said.
In fact, he said, the number of U.S. troops in Syria is “a lot more than” the approximately 200 the president agreed should remain when he announced a withdrawal of U.S. forces in 2019.
“What Syria withdrawal? There was never a Syria withdrawal,” Jeffrey said.
“When the situation in northeast Syria had been fairly stable after we defeated ISIS, [Trump] was inclined to pull out. In each case, we then decided to come up with five better arguments for why we needed to stay. And we succeeded both times. That’s the story.”
Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana was livid at Jeffrey’s revelation, according to Yahoo News.
“Intentionally misrepresenting a matter of national security to the commander-in-chief is a dereliction of duty and should be punished,” said Banks, a member of the House Armed Services Committee. “I can’t think of anything more dishonorable.”
Jeffrey called Trump’s withdrawal order “the most controversial thing in my fifty years in government” but acknowledged that the Trump doctrine in the Middle East has been successful.
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He said the president’s “modest” approach produced more stability than the grander visions of past presidents. He singled out a 2009 speech from former President Barack Obama that proclaimed a “new beginning” in the Middle East as an approach that “made things worse” and “weakened us.”
The envoy said Trump achieved a stalemate, which he considered no mean feat.
“Stalemate and blocking advances and containing is not a bad thing,” Jeffrey said. “That’s what powerful countries — France, Britain, the United States — failed to do in the 1930s, and then they discovered they had to fight for their lives in really important places like Paris and the South China Sea and North Africa.”
“That’s the nature of realpolitik and great power foreign policy,” he said.
Jeffrey said Trump is popular among Middle East allies and that he tried “to build up our alliance system and basically stop nagging at them, show that Washington has their back including their domestic situations — they can do pretty much what they want, but they’re going to have to step up and do things.”
“Nobody really wants to see President Trump go, among all our allies,” he said. “The truth is President Trump and his policies are quite popular among all of our popular states in the region. Name me one that’s not happy.”
Jeffrey said if the existing election results are confirmed and Democrat Joe Biden succeeds Trump, the Middle East could benefit from a continued realism-centered approach.
“If [U.S. allies in the Middle East] had to pick somebody else to come, it would be Joe Biden,” he said. “I can’t predict how Joe Biden would act, [but] of all of his decisions that I was involved in, and there were many, he is more of a transactional guy by his nature.”
“I think the stalemate we’ve put together is a step forward and I would advocate it,” Jeffrey said. “I’m just telling you the reality as I saw it. I’m not trying to do favors to anybody. Because it’s very important when the new team comes in, they don’t say, if it was made by Trump it has to be bad.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Man Arrested After Trump Supporters Are Attacked with Fireworks

A man who allegedly threw fireworks at diners in Washington , D.C. , on Saturday night after the “ Million MAGA March ” was arrested , law enforcement officials said Sunday .
Javien Michael Dawson , 26 , was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon , the New York Post reported .
Counterprotesters to the march in support of President Donald Trump hurled various objects , including fireworks , at Trump supporters outside a P.J .
Clarke ’ s near the White House , video shows .
Dawson “ discharged a commercial grade firework at several victims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5:40 p.m. , police said , according to the Post .
Dawson reportedly fled the scene before he was apprehended by officers , the Post reported .
At least 21 others were arrested Saturday night .
Six people were reportedly charged with weapons-related offenses , including four individuals who carried a firearm without a license or permit , according to the Post .
Two individuals were charged with assault on a police officer .
Multiple others were reportedly charged with theft , assault or disorderly conduct , according to the Post .
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A man who allegedly threw fireworks at diners in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night after the “Million MAGA March” was arrested, law enforcement officials said Sunday.
Javien Michael Dawson, 26, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, the New York Post reported.
Counterprotesters to the march in support of President Donald Trump hurled various objects, including fireworks, at Trump supporters outside a P.J. Clarke’s near the White House, video shows.
Dawson “discharged a commercial grade firework at several victims at the listed location,” around 5:40 p.m., police said, according to the Post.
BREAKING 3 Trump supporters are eating outside at a restaurant, 2 blocks from the White House. 16th & K St. A large group confronts them. Someone throws what appears to be fireworks. Moments later, police push back a crowd that wants to confront Trump supporters: @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/B8NDOTE0MJ — Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) November 14, 2020
Dawson reportedly fled the scene before he was apprehended by officers, the Post reported.
At least 21 others were arrested Saturday night.
Six people were reportedly charged with weapons-related offenses, including four individuals who carried a firearm without a license or permit, according to the Post.
Two individuals were charged with assault on a police officer.
Multiple others were reportedly charged with theft, assault or disorderly conduct, according to the Post.
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westernjournal--2020-11-16--Iran’s Reckless Disregard for Its Nuclear Deal Shows Why We Can’t Trust It

Iran is still technically in a nuclear deal .
It might be hard to tell since , after the Trump administration pulled America out of the 2015 agreement — known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — Iran has been more or less pretending like the pact barely exists at all and that its responsibilities to other signatories are moot .
Further confirmation came last week when The Wall Street Journal first reported Iran had stockpiled over 12 times the amount of low-enriched uranium the JCPOA permitted it to have .
A report from the United Nations ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also indicated Iran was continuing with its nuclear research and was looking to accelerate its stockpile of uranium .
“ In its latest quarterly report , sent to member states and seen by The Wall Street Journal , the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had now accumulated a low-enriched uranium stockpile of 2,443 kilograms .
That compares with a limit of 203 kg under the nuclear deal , ” the outlet reported Wednesday .
The report also detailed inadequate explanations for uranium the Iranian regime says it discovered at a site that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear material and equipment for a weapons program from the 1990s and 2000s .
A letter from the IAEA to Iran , detailed in the report , said the Islamic Republic ’ s account of how the material was found was “ not technically credible.
” “ In a footnote to the report , it said the material found at the site was similar to traces found on centrifuges imported into Iran by Pakistan , as detailed in a report in 2008 , ” The Journal reported .
The news further complicates any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the deal under a potential Biden administration .
Former Vice President Joe Biden has expressed his willingness to return to the deal once Iran returns to compliance with its terms .
Former Biden aide Amos Hochstein , for one , told Israeli television Nov. 8 that returning to the deal is “ high on [ Biden ’ s ] agenda.
” “ I believe that in the first months [ of his presidency ] , we ’ ll either see him rejoin the deal fully , or what I would call ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exchange for suspending some of the Iranian nuclear programs [ developed ] in the past three years , ” Hochstein said , according to the Times of Israel .
However , he said Biden would demand “ some changes.
” This would include the sunset provision for the deal , widely seen as the biggest failure of the first agreement ; under the deal , Iran could return to stockpiling uranium as early as 2030 , meaning the JCPOA did little but offer Iran massive sanctions relief in order to kick the can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Axios noted a return to the deal by the United States would be opposed by three countries : Israel , the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia .
All three nations believe the JCPOA does nothing to counter the biggest threats from Iran : its proxy forces in countries such as Yemen and Lebanon , its missile program and its regional ambitions .
RELATED : Twitter CEO Says Holocaust Denial Is Not Misinformation , but NY Post Gets Locked Out for Damning Biden Story If Biden wants to make “ some changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll also have to contend with the fact Iran wants to make changes of its own — most of which run counter to the U.S. desire to make the deal tighter .
On Nov. 8 , the day after the American mainstream media declared the presidential race for Biden , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he ’ d be willing to let the Americans back into the deal provided there was remuneration .
“ Now , an opportunity has come up for the next U.S. administration to compensate for past mistakes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international agreements through respect of international norms , ” Rouhani said through Iranian state media , according to The Associated Press .
“ The people of Iran , though their heroic resistance against the imposed economic war , proved that the U.S. maximum pressure policy was doomed to fail , ” Rouhani said , adding that Iran “ considers constructive engagement with the world as a strategy.
” While some have argued the reimposition of sanctions by the Trump administration can be effectively circumvented by the Iranians — The Washington Post reported Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — the general consensus is the strategy has been crippling , with Iran ’ s gross domestic product contracting 7.59 percent in 2019 .
The Trump administration unveiled a new set of sanctions against Iran before the election .
But it ’ s still supposed to be in the deal , right ?
Well , after the United States pulled out , Iran has used its violations of the JCPOA to get the other P5+1 signatories — China , France , Russia and the United Kingdom , plus Germany — to pressure the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming back to the flawed agreement .
And keep in mind , while Rouhani is demanding remuneration and apologies from the United States , he ’ s actually among Iran ’ s moderates .
The hardline faction won big in parliamentary elections earlier this year , not a good portent for next year ’ s presidential elections .
Rouhani is ineligible for another term , and a repeat of the parliamentary polls would mean dealing with an even more belligerent Iranian president , one who clearly won ’ t be willing to fix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — if he even abides by it .
Iran can ’ t be trusted to live up to its promises now .
Returning to the deal would be an abject failure of American foreign policy — not without Iran in compliance , willing to accept tighter checks on its compliance and ready to fix what doomed the deal in the first place .
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Iran is still technically in a nuclear deal. It might be hard to tell since, after the Trump administration pulled America out of the 2015 agreement — known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — Iran has been more or less pretending like the pact barely exists at all and that its responsibilities to other signatories are moot.
Further confirmation came last week when The Wall Street Journal first reported Iran had stockpiled over 12 times the amount of low-enriched uranium the JCPOA permitted it to have.
A report from the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency obtained by The Journal also indicated Iran was continuing with its nuclear research and was looking to accelerate its stockpile of uranium.
“In its latest quarterly report, sent to member states and seen by The Wall Street Journal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had now accumulated a low-enriched uranium stockpile of 2,443 kilograms. That compares with a limit of 203 kg under the nuclear deal,” the outlet reported Wednesday.
The report also detailed inadequate explanations for uranium the Iranian regime says it discovered at a site that Western countries thought was used to store nuclear material and equipment for a weapons program from the 1990s and 2000s.
A letter from the IAEA to Iran, detailed in the report, said the Islamic Republic’s account of how the material was found was “not technically credible.”
“In a footnote to the report, it said the material found at the site was similar to traces found on centrifuges imported into Iran by Pakistan, as detailed in a report in 2008,” The Journal reported.
The news further complicates any plans for the United States to return to the deal under a potential Biden administration. Former Vice President Joe Biden has expressed his willingness to return to the deal once Iran returns to compliance with its terms.
Former Biden aide Amos Hochstein, for one, told Israeli television Nov. 8 that returning to the deal is “high on [Biden’s] agenda.”
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“I believe that in the first months [of his presidency], we’ll either see him rejoin the deal fully, or what I would call ‘JCPOA-minus,’ meaning lifting sanctions in exchange for suspending some of the Iranian nuclear programs [developed] in the past three years,” Hochstein said, according to the Times of Israel.
However, he said Biden would demand “some changes.”
This would include the sunset provision for the deal, widely seen as the biggest failure of the first agreement; under the deal, Iran could return to stockpiling uranium as early as 2030, meaning the JCPOA did little but offer Iran massive sanctions relief in order to kick the can further down the road.
In addition, Axios noted a return to the deal by the United States would be opposed by three countries: Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
All three nations believe the JCPOA does nothing to counter the biggest threats from Iran: its proxy forces in countries such as Yemen and Lebanon, its missile program and its regional ambitions.
If Biden wants to make “some changes,” as Hochstein said, he’ll also have to contend with the fact Iran wants to make changes of its own — most of which run counter to the U.S. desire to make the deal tighter.
On Nov. 8, the day after the American mainstream media declared the presidential race for Biden, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he’d be willing to let the Americans back into the deal provided there was remuneration.
“Now, an opportunity has come up for the next U.S. administration to compensate for past mistakes and return to the path of complying with international agreements through respect of international norms,” Rouhani said through Iranian state media, according to The Associated Press.
“The people of Iran, though their heroic resistance against the imposed economic war, proved that the U.S. maximum pressure policy was doomed to fail,” Rouhani said, adding that Iran “considers constructive engagement with the world as a strategy.”
While some have argued the reimposition of sanctions by the Trump administration can be effectively circumvented by the Iranians — The Washington Post reported Monday that Iran was not-so-secretly shipping oil abroad — the general consensus is the strategy has been crippling, with Iran’s gross domestic product contracting 7.59 percent in 2019.
The Trump administration unveiled a new set of sanctions against Iran before the election.
But it’s still supposed to be in the deal, right? Well, after the United States pulled out, Iran has used its violations of the JCPOA to get the other P5+1 signatories — China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom, plus Germany — to pressure the United States into removing the sanctions and coming back to the flawed agreement.
And keep in mind, while Rouhani is demanding remuneration and apologies from the United States, he’s actually among Iran’s moderates.
The hardline faction won big in parliamentary elections earlier this year, not a good portent for next year’s presidential elections.
Rouhani is ineligible for another term, and a repeat of the parliamentary polls would mean dealing with an even more belligerent Iranian president, one who clearly won’t be willing to fix what’s wrong with the deal — if he even abides by it.
Iran can’t be trusted to live up to its promises now. Returning to the deal would be an abject failure of American foreign policy — not without Iran in compliance, willing to accept tighter checks on its compliance and ready to fix what doomed the deal in the first place.
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