russia-insider--2020-03-12--PLUTOCRACY: How Jewish Elites Decide Who Sits on the US Supreme Court (Audio + Transcript)

The guys at the FTN podcast reveal a sinister fact about the US Supreme Court that should be common knowledge to all Americans , but isn ’ t .
In a country where we like to pretend that anyone can ascend to political office in a government “ by the people ” and “ for the people , ” all currently nominated Republican Supreme Court justices have been carefully picked , vetted , and groomed by an organization called the Federalist Society , of which they are all active or former members .
Basically , if you don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known “ society ” , you don ’ t get to be on the Supreme Court as a Republican , or on many other important federal courts , which are pathways to the Supreme Court .
What ’ s more shocking ( or not shocking , depending on how much news you read ) is that its current president of 30 years , who is also an original founder of the society , is the Jewish son of a former US Communist Party functionary .
That is who now gets to decide who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court .
The FTN team points out that justices presented as 'conservative ' have a strange tendency to actually legislate as moderates in practice .
Roberts and Kavanaugh are cited as examples .
With 200 student chapters at law schools , and lawyer ’ s guilds in 90 major cities , the Federalist Society wields tremendous influence .
The audio clip goes into more detail , and the transcript follows below .
Here 's a backup of the audio , in case the ADL weenies over at YouTube ( Jewish owned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censored ) , decide that this is something Americans should n't be listening to .
FTN and the other podcasts on the TRS podcast platform have become required listening for anyone serious about understanding American politics .
In a highly professional and competent manner , they analyze topics , including Jewish influence , that others wo n't .
The FTN podcast in particular is hard news focused , delivering fresh dissident angles on current events that ruthlessly challenge the mainstream narrative .
Some of their episodes are free to the public , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paywall , probably the best value in American journalism today because you get access to several excellent shows for that price .
We highly recommend Eric Striker 's , ( editor of the excellent National Justice website ) , and Mike Enoch 's 'Strike and Mike ' ( 1X per week ) which are also more hard news focused .
The Daily Shoah with Mike Enoch , Jesse Dunstan , and Alex McNabb , ( 3X per week ) , which is a less formal , Joe Rogan style radio talk show , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following is machine transcribed .
There may be some errors , but it is surprisingly accurate .
[ 00:00:08 ] These Supreme Court justices or candidates to to join the court , they come well-vetted and these are not people like do you think Donald Trump is like scouting , you know , like like poring over case files from different district courts across the U.S. ?
No , this is outsourced and the selection of justices has been outsourced since Bush won , since H.W .
to the Federalist Society .
Wow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right ?
That 's the milieu from which the Republican presidents have chosen Supreme Court nominees since the 80s .
[ 00:00:43 ] Founded in 1982 , every current Republican nominated Supreme Court justice , that 's Alito , Gorsuch , Cavenagh , Thomas and Roberts , they 're all current or former members of the Federalist Society .
They 've been well vetted .
And the Federalist Society , they have the power not only to make nominees , but to break them as well .
Bush 's nomination of Harriet Miers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federalist Society opposition .
Now , that 's not a defense of Harriet Miers now , obviously .
But but these people are extremely powerful and they basically are the firm in charge of all Supreme Supreme Court .
Definitely .
And many of the appellate and other federal court nominations .
It has to run through the Federalist Society .
If you 're a Republican president , there are similar organizations on the left as well .
But it 's almost like someone 's like , oh , why do you even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like , yeah , nominate Roberta Kaplan , nominate so-and-so .
[ 00:01:39 ] Nominate Amy Berman Jackson .
Put her on the Supreme Court .
Next , Democrat president .
Let 's do it .
This organization confers that legitimacy .
You mention these people are legitimate justices .
This is the organization that confers legitimacy to them .
And it 's not just a professional organization .
This is a headhunting group in many ways .
They have 200 student chapters at law schools .
They have lawyers guilds in 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are a jobs network , professional guild , social club and really a judicial talent agency .
All in one .
And you 'll remember , if you can take your mind back to 2016 .
There were many never-Trumpers that were on the fence about Donald Trump until June 2016 , when this guy announces in an interview that he promised to choose his Supreme Court nominees off of a list provided to him by the Federalist Society .
And this was met with universal praise from Never Trump .
Why could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why would these neoconservatives and never Trump concerned about legitimacy and presentation ?
I 'll climb on board as soon as Trump pledges his allegiance to the Federalist Society .
[ 00:02:57 ] Amazing .
It 's amazing .
What why would that be ?
I have no idea .
[ 00:03:00 ] You probably know what comes next .
Well , the Federalist Society dates back to 1982 .
It was founded .
Yes , of course , by Jewish law students at Ivy League law schools .
These guys bootstrap themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the clipboards signing up members .
Founders included powerful future Jewish attorneys like Lee Lieberman Otis and Eugene B Meyer .
This guy has been the president of the organization for 30 years .
Both of them , do I really have to spell this out for you ?
I do n't think I do , of course , are Jewish .
And that is just the tip .
One of six tips of the iceberg .
Eugene B Meyer , this guy .
He 's a chess master , by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He comes from comes from some some pretty powerful lineage .
Is the son of none other than Frank Strauss Meyer , a founding senior editor of National Review .
Like a number of the founding senior editors of National Review magazine , Meyer , Frank Strauss was first a Communist Party USA apparatchik before his conversion .
It 's like you like baptize out of nowhere is conversion to political conservatism .
Yeah .
[ 00:04:13 ] And amazing how that happens .
It almost makes you wonder , really .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about about the origins of a lot of these organizations .
[ 00:04:23 ] All right .
Frank Strauss Meyer out there , pallin around with Irving Kristol , and I think he actually has some a little bit of a designation .
I think he was a better communist , in fact , than Irving Kristol because Frank Strauss Meyer , father of the guy who founded the Federalist Society in 1933 .
Frank Strauss Meyer was arrested , expelled and deported from England back to the U.S. because of his egregious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like , get this guy out of here .
I do look at the picture , this guy and wow , it 's .
Yeah .
Cue up that that the cast of Seinfeld drop from Alex Jones .
[ 00:05:11 ] Here is the phenotype .
This guy has especially like the very dark circles under his eyes .
I mean , these are just you know , I know it 's I know it 's sort of trite , but these are just like these people just do n't look there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I mean , I do n't know how how to say it in any way , other way .
And of course , this guy was a very close and personal confidant of William F. Buckley .
In 1970 , Buckley gave Maya credit for synthesizing the traditionalists and libertarian strains , more like stains , within conservatism starting at the magazine itself .
Now , what 's interesting is that William F. Buckley in the 1950s in National Review was writing things like the South must prevail and that the white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they should set the mores for blacks .
And until such a time when blacks can become equal in cultural society or whatever .
And it 's amazing .
I 'm not saying that that Buckley was based at some point , but he had views that were more in line with what the American public thought and felt in the 1950s .
1957 is when he wrote that article .
[ 00:06:24 ] But it 's so amazing that even Politico and you read some of the work that they 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they say literally in Politico after 1965 , William F. Buckley had a total change of tone .
It was like totally upside down that he started talking about things in a different way and was was pushing the racists and the bigots out of the Republican Party , especially as this major transformation was going on at that time .
And it 's that that that red letter year , James , of 1965 .
And it 's so funny that it 's all of a sudden you have all these communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becoming neo conservatives and getting involved with people like William F. Buckley and how conservative it is .
And then all of a sudden , it 's like National Review becomes something , something very interesting as all these people are kicked out and kicked to the curb and set aside .
Yeah , it 's amazing how that happened , right ?
[ 00:07:24 ] Yeah .
Helping William F. Buckley in the in the task of kicking out the virulently , virulently anti-Semitic John Birch Society , expelling the racists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's funny , there was a piece on Lewrockwell.com where they look at Meyers legacy of political philosophy .
And I can you imagine trying to understand someone like this , someone like Frank Strauss Myer without understanding his , is the key central tenet of his identity .
They they look at his record as a political libertarian and they are they 're approving this guy was a great civil libertarian .
You know , allow any kind of contracts in the USA within the U.S .
He 's a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I see .
But I see them make the cope the conservatives do when they when they ignore the miers ' Judaism is they say that , well , if you question like where he came from and in the agitating and everything , it 's like , well , he had you know , a lot of people are start off as leftist , but as they grow older , they become conservative and they they learn their lessons .
And they had to come through that .
It 's out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transformation that we actually have somebody that we can hold on a higher level for having lived through those things .
Right ?
Sure .
[ 00:08:43 ] Right .
Right .
And , you know , as so many of these former communists , they you know , they 're not perfect .
They 're not perfect libertarians .
They support things like the invasion of China .
They support using nuclear weapons against China and Russia .
And they 're supporters of the Vietnam War .
They denounce the John Birch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these these are all just little quirks , right ?
They 're trying to to overcome their their former communist Prior 's .
Of course , these are all these raw passion projects of people like Frank Strauss Meyer .
They were .
And Irving Kristol as well , the founders , of course , of neo conservatism .
And in 1964 , he co-founded the American Conservative Union , which will remind the listeners , they 're the guys that run C-PAC .
He founded that along William F. Buckley .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there to that organization , to ACU , deeply conservative .
[ 00:09:38 ] So , yeah , when you and your boyfriend are beating down the door to get into C-PAC t posing all the way , you 're begging for acceptance from one of conservatism 's most Jewish institutions .
So yeah , notice me , C-PAC and notice me .
[ 00:09:56 ] Absolutely .
Yeah .
And .
So this is you know , these are the foundations they lead to .
It 's like a holding pen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding pen to ensure that any Republican president nominates only from their list , their short list of system approved of kosher approved judicial candidates .
And they do n't get anybody that 's going to go off the reservation nor perhaps move more conservative over time , perhaps issue rulings that are inconvenient to this this power structure .
Now you 're getting people that have been thoroughly vetted , thoroughly approved , and are going to do exactly the bit that they want them to do .

Federalist Society Vice President Leonard A. Leo and President Eugene B. Meyer. This pic is 14 years old. They are considerably more grizzled looking now.
The guys at the FTN podcast reveal a sinister fact about the US Supreme Court that should be common knowledge to all Americans, but isn’t.
In a country where we like to pretend that anyone can ascend to political office in a government “by the people” and “for the people,” all currently nominated Republican Supreme Court justices have been carefully picked, vetted, and groomed by an organization called the Federalist Society, of which they are all active or former members.
Basically, if you don’t get the rubber stamp from this little known “society”, you don’t get to be on the Supreme Court as a Republican, or on many other important federal courts, which are pathways to the Supreme Court.
What’s more shocking (or not shocking, depending on how much news you read) is that its current president of 30 years, who is also an original founder of the society, is the Jewish son of a former US Communist Party functionary. That is who now gets to decide who represents “Conservative” values in the Supreme Court.
The FTN team points out that justices presented as 'conservative' have a strange tendency to actually legislate as moderates in practice. Roberts and Kavanaugh are cited as examples.
With 200 student chapters at law schools, and lawyer’s guilds in 90 major cities, the Federalist Society wields tremendous influence.
The audio clip goes into more detail, and the transcript follows below.
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About the FTN Podcast:
FTN and the other podcasts on the TRS podcast platform have become required listening for anyone serious about understanding American politics. In a highly professional and competent manner, they analyze topics, including Jewish influence, that others won't.
The FTN podcast in particular is hard news focused, delivering fresh dissident angles on current events that ruthlessly challenge the mainstream narrative.
Some of their episodes are free to the public, while others are behind a $10 monthly paywall, probably the best value in American journalism today because you get access to several excellent shows for that price. We highly recommend Eric Striker's, (editor of the excellent National Justice website), and Mike Enoch's 'Strike and Mike' (1X per week) which are also more hard news focused. The Daily Shoah with Mike Enoch, Jesse Dunstan, and Alex McNabb, (3X per week), which is a less formal, Joe Rogan style radio talk show, is also excellent.
Transcript: The following is machine transcribed. There may be some errors, but it is surprisingly accurate.
[00:00:08] These Supreme Court justices or candidates to to join the court, they come well-vetted and these are not people like do you think Donald Trump is like scouting, you know, like like poring over case files from different district courts across the U.S.? No, this is outsourced and the selection of justices has been outsourced since Bush won, since H.W. to the Federalist Society. Wow. These are based hardcore originalists, right? That's the milieu from which the Republican presidents have chosen Supreme Court nominees since the 80s.
[00:00:43] Founded in 1982, every current Republican nominated Supreme Court justice, that's Alito, Gorsuch, Cavenagh, Thomas and Roberts, they're all current or former members of the Federalist Society. They've been well vetted. And the Federalist Society, they have the power not only to make nominees, but to break them as well. Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers was scrapped as a result of the Federalist Society opposition. Now, that's not a defense of Harriet Miers now, obviously. But but these people are extremely powerful and they basically are the firm in charge of all Supreme Supreme Court. Definitely. And many of the appellate and other federal court nominations. It has to run through the Federalist Society. If you're a Republican president, there are similar organizations on the left as well. But it's almost like someone's like, oh, why do you even even need them? It's just like, yeah, nominate Roberta Kaplan, nominate so-and-so.
[00:01:39] Nominate Amy Berman Jackson. Put her on the Supreme Court. Next, Democrat president. Let's do it. This organization confers that legitimacy. You mention these people are legitimate justices. This is the organization that confers legitimacy to them. And it's not just a professional organization. This is a headhunting group in many ways. They have 200 student chapters at law schools. They have lawyers guilds in 90 major cities. I should say they are a jobs network, professional guild, social club and really a judicial talent agency. All in one. And you'll remember, if you can take your mind back to 2016. There were many never-Trumpers that were on the fence about Donald Trump until June 2016, when this guy announces in an interview that he promised to choose his Supreme Court nominees off of a list provided to him by the Federalist Society. And this was met with universal praise from Never Trump. Why could that be? Jazz? Why would why would these neoconservatives and never Trump concerned about legitimacy and presentation? I'll climb on board as soon as Trump pledges his allegiance to the Federalist Society.
[00:02:57] Amazing. It's amazing. What why would that be? I have no idea.
[00:03:00] You probably know what comes next. Well, the Federalist Society dates back to 1982. It was founded. Yes, of course, by Jewish law students at Ivy League law schools. These guys bootstrap themselves, pounded the pavement on their campuses with the clipboards signing up members. Founders included powerful future Jewish attorneys like Lee Lieberman Otis and Eugene B Meyer. This guy has been the president of the organization for 30 years. Both of them, do I really have to spell this out for you? I don't think I do, of course, are Jewish. And that is just the tip. One of six tips of the iceberg. Eugene B Meyer, this guy. He's a chess master, by the way. You look into this guy. He comes from comes from some some pretty powerful lineage. Is the son of none other than Frank Strauss Meyer, a founding senior editor of National Review. Like a number of the founding senior editors of National Review magazine, Meyer, Frank Strauss was first a Communist Party USA apparatchik before his conversion. It's like you like baptize out of nowhere is conversion to political conservatism. Yeah.
[00:04:13] And amazing how that happens. It almost makes you wonder, really. It really gets the old noggin joggin about about the origins of a lot of these organizations.
[00:04:23] All right. Frank Strauss Meyer out there, pallin around with Irving Kristol, and I think he actually has some a little bit of a designation. I think he was a better communist, in fact, than Irving Kristol because Frank Strauss Meyer, father of the guy who founded the Federalist Society in 1933. Frank Strauss Meyer was arrested, expelled and deported from England back to the U.S. because of his egregious communist agitation. Wow. They were like, get this guy out of here. I do look at the picture, this guy and wow, it's. Yeah. Cue up that that the cast of Seinfeld drop from Alex Jones.
[00:05:11] Here is the phenotype. This guy has especially like the very dark circles under his eyes. I mean, these are just you know, I know it's I know it's sort of trite, but these are just like these people just don't look there. They're very evil looking people. I mean, I don't know how how to say it in any way, other way. And of course, this guy was a very close and personal confidant of William F. Buckley. In 1970, Buckley gave Maya credit for synthesizing the traditionalists and libertarian strains, more like stains, within conservatism starting at the magazine itself. Now, what's interesting is that William F. Buckley in the 1950s in National Review was writing things like the South must prevail and that the white race is the more advanced race and that they should set the mores for blacks. And until such a time when blacks can become equal in cultural society or whatever. And it's amazing. I'm not saying that that Buckley was based at some point, but he had views that were more in line with what the American public thought and felt in the 1950s. 1957 is when he wrote that article.
[00:06:24] But it's so amazing that even Politico and you read some of the work that they've done on Buckley and his transformation, they say literally in Politico after 1965, William F. Buckley had a total change of tone. It was like totally upside down that he started talking about things in a different way and was was pushing the racists and the bigots out of the Republican Party, especially as this major transformation was going on at that time. And it's that that that red letter year, James, of 1965. And it's so funny that it's all of a sudden you have all these communist Jews coming into the United States and becoming neo conservatives and getting involved with people like William F. Buckley and how conservative it is. And then all of a sudden, it's like National Review becomes something, something very interesting as all these people are kicked out and kicked to the curb and set aside. Yeah, it's amazing how that happened, right?
[00:07:24] Yeah. Helping William F. Buckley in the in the task of kicking out the virulently, virulently anti-Semitic John Birch Society, expelling the racists, expelling the anti-Semites from conservatism. And it's funny, there was a piece on Lewrockwell.com where they look at Meyers legacy of political philosophy. And I can you imagine trying to understand someone like this, someone like Frank Strauss Myer without understanding his, is the key central tenet of his identity. They they look at his record as a political libertarian and they are they're approving this guy was a great civil libertarian. You know, allow any kind of contracts in the USA within the U.S. He's a great libertarian thinker.
[00:08:08] Oh, I see. But I see them make the cope the conservatives do when they when they ignore the miers' Judaism is they say that, well, if you question like where he came from and in the agitating and everything, it's like, well, he had you know, a lot of people are start off as leftist, but as they grow older, they become conservative and they they learn their lessons. And they had to come through that. It's out of that change and out of that transformation that we actually have somebody that we can hold on a higher level for having lived through those things. Right? Sure.
[00:08:43] Right. Right. And, you know, as so many of these former communists, they you know, they're not perfect. They're not perfect libertarians. They support things like the invasion of China. They support using nuclear weapons against China and Russia. And they're supporters of the Vietnam War. They denounce the John Birch Society. But, you know, these these are all just little quirks, right? They're trying to to overcome their their former communist Prior's. Of course, these are all these raw passion projects of people like Frank Strauss Meyer. They were. And Irving Kristol as well, the founders, of course, of neo conservatism. And in 1964, he co-founded the American Conservative Union, which will remind the listeners, they're the guys that run C-PAC. He founded that along William F. Buckley. So, yeah, great, great lineage there to that organization, to ACU, deeply conservative.
[00:09:38] So, yeah, when you and your boyfriend are beating down the door to get into C-PAC t posing all the way, you're begging for acceptance from one of conservatism's most Jewish institutions. So yeah, notice me, C-PAC and notice me.
[00:09:56] Absolutely. Yeah. And. So this is you know, these are the foundations they lead to. It's like a holding pen. Right The Federalist Society works like a holding pen to ensure that any Republican president nominates only from their list, their short list of system approved of kosher approved judicial candidates. And they don't get anybody that's going to go off the reservation nor perhaps move more conservative over time, perhaps issue rulings that are inconvenient to this this power structure. Now you're getting people that have been thoroughly vetted, thoroughly approved, and are going to do exactly the bit that they want them to do.


russia-insider--2020-03-12--We Seek to ‘Create Conditions So That Nobody Would Dream of Fighting Us’ – Putin (VIDEO + Transcript

We Seek to ‘Create Conditions So That Nobody Would Dream of Fighting Us’ – Putin (VIDEO + Transcript)

Putin claims Russia is only 7th in the world in military expenditure and claims that is more than enough No doubt partly the reason Putin can be contented with Russia investing less in its armed force than six other nations is because he knows that ’ s not quite true .
Adjusted for PPP Russia is very much the world ’ s third spender on military might with $ 200bn PPP-adjusted dollars , behind China with PPP-adjusted $ 400bn : What about it ?
The armor is strong and our tanks are fast , right ?
Who are we going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to fight against anyone .
We are going to create conditions so that nobody wants to fight against us .
There is the notion of reasonable sufficiency .
So that nobody will dare dream of ... Of course , there is this notion .
This is exactly what we adhere to .
Today we rank seventh as far as arms spending goes .
The US has outstripped us , Donald told me yesterday , they have adopted a huge budget for the next year , $ 738 billion budget , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regret .
He said the costs were too high .
But he had to do it .
He actually advocated disarmament , as he said .
Why then won ’ t he sign all those treaties ?
That is another question , this is the question which relates to the understanding of security and how to ensure it .
We can discuss this topic .
With him or with me ?
I can talk about that both with him and with you .
I do not mind , I 'm well-versed on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone .
I think this is actually a mistake .
The New START treaty should be extended .
But this is another issue .
So , the US is ranked first in expenditures , while China comes in second .
Saudi Arabia , strangely enough , is ranked third , then comes Great Britain , France , and Japan .
Japan has surpassed us as we come in seventh .
Moreover , our annual expenditures are falling .
In contrast , other countries ’ [ military ] spending has been rising .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anybody , but we are creating such a situation in the defense sector so that nobody even dares to think about fighting us .
And now there is a unique situation , I have recently spoken of it at the Ministry of Defense .
This is a first for today ’ s Russia .
We always had to catch up to our strategic weapons competitors .
The first atomic bomb was developed by the Americans .
We caught up with them .
Then the first strategic aircraft to deliver these weapons were also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to them , again .
The first missiles were developed by the Americans .
We still caught up .
For the first time , we have created such offensive strike systems which the world has never seen .
Now they are chasing after us trying to catch up .
This is a unique situation .
This has never happened before .
I mean , first of all , hypersonic offensive systems , including intercontinental range ones .
In 2000 , slightly over 1,300,000 people served in our army , now – a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increased the share of modern equipment by just 1 percent yearly back then .
The share of modern equipment was only 6 percent .
And now , do you know how much , do you know ?
It ’ s almost 70 [ percent ] .
It 's just like Chekhov ’ s principle , if there is a hypersonic rifle hanging on the wall , in the second or third chapter it will unquestionably go off .
That may be true for the theater .
In security and political reality another rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
It will go off if it is hanging on one stage .
And if a similar rifle is hanging on another stage , it is unlikely that the person near where it is hanging will take the liberty to use it .
This is exactly the situation that is called strategic stability and the balance of power .
Due to this strategic balance , the world has avoided major military conflicts after World War II .
Precisely thanks to this strategic stability and strategic balance .
By the way , while developing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to upset this strategic stability and balance thinking that if they created a missile defense umbrella , then the other side wouldn ’ t be able to respond adequately if they use nuclear weapons .
However , after having developed these moderns systems , including those which easily evade any anti-missile balistic system , we maintain this strategic stability and strategic balance .
It is essential not only for us , but also for global security .

Putin claims Russia is only 7th in the world in military expenditure and claims that is more than enough
No doubt partly the reason Putin can be contented with Russia investing less in its armed force than six other nations is because he knows that’s not quite true. Adjusted for PPP Russia is very much the world’s third spender on military might with $200bn PPP-adjusted dollars, behind China with PPP-adjusted $400bn:
Transcript:
So, about the army.
What about it?
The armor is strong and our tanks are fast, right?
Sure.
Az okh un vey! [Yiddish expression]
Oh well.
Who are we going to fight against?
We are not going to fight against anyone. We are going to create conditions so that nobody wants to fight against us.
There is the notion of reasonable sufficiency. So that nobody will dare dream of... Of course, there is this notion. This is exactly what we adhere to.
Today we rank seventh as far as arms spending goes. The US has outstripped us, Donald told me yesterday, they have adopted a huge budget for the next year, $738 billion budget, I think.
Was he bragging?
No, he said this with regret. He said the costs were too high. But he had to do it. He actually advocated disarmament, as he said.
Why then won’t he sign all those treaties?
That is another question, this is the question which relates to the understanding of security and how to ensure it. We can discuss this topic.
With him or with me?
I can talk about that both with him and with you. I do not mind, I'm well-versed on this issue, I can discuss it with anyone.
I think this is actually a mistake. The New START treaty should be extended. But this is another issue.
So, the US is ranked first in expenditures, while China comes in second. Saudi Arabia, strangely enough, is ranked third, then comes Great Britain, France, and Japan. Japan has surpassed us as we come in seventh. Moreover, our annual expenditures are falling.
In contrast, other countries’ [military] spending has been rising.
And we are not going to fight against anybody, but we are creating such a situation in the defense sector so that nobody even dares to think about fighting us.
And now there is a unique situation, I have recently spoken of it at the Ministry of Defense.
This is a first for today’s Russia.
We always had to catch up to our strategic weapons competitors.
The first atomic bomb was developed by the Americans. We caught up with them. Then the first strategic aircraft to deliver these weapons were also made by the Americans. We caught up to them, again.
The first missiles were developed by the Americans. We still caught up.
For the first time, we have created such offensive strike systems which the world has never seen.
Now they are chasing after us trying to catch up. This is a unique situation. This has never happened before.
I mean, first of all, hypersonic offensive systems, including intercontinental range ones.
In 2000, slightly over 1,300,000 people served in our army, now – a little more than a million.
We increased the share of modern equipment by just 1 percent yearly back then. The share of modern equipment was only 6 percent.
And now, do you know how much, do you know? It’s almost 70 [percent].
It's just like Chekhov’s principle, if there is a hypersonic rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it will unquestionably go off.
That may be true for the theater. In security and political reality another rule governs.
Do you know which one?
It will go off if it is hanging on one stage.
And if a similar rifle is hanging on another stage, it is unlikely that the person near where it is hanging will take the liberty to use it.
This is exactly the situation that is called strategic stability and the balance of power.
Due to this strategic balance, the world has avoided major military conflicts after World War II. Precisely thanks to this strategic stability and strategic balance.
By the way, while developing their anti-ballistic missile system, the Americans wanted to upset this strategic stability and balance thinking that if they created a missile defense umbrella, then the other side wouldn’t be able to respond adequately if they use nuclear weapons.
However, after having developed these moderns systems, including those which easily evade any anti-missile balistic system, we maintain this strategic stability and strategic balance.
It is essential not only for us, but also for global security.


russia-insider--2020-03-12--US State Department and Eastern Orthodox Christian Schismatics Working for Satan

“ It has long been clear to everyone that the United States has become the leading center for all anti-Orthodox forces in the world .
And , of course , M. Pompeo ’ s visit to Epiphany should be understood as another marker of American policy on the forces that they use to fight Orthodoxy in our country.
” True Christianity is concerned with true underlying principles , that is , what are the real factors , the real movers behind a situation ?
In the book of Revelation when the Lord speaks to the seven churches , He reveals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate physical manifestation of persecution that some were suffering .
He tells the church in Smyrna that the unbelieving Jews who were persecuting the church are in fact a “ Synagogue of Satan ” ( cf .
Rev .
2:9 ) .
Equally , He tells the church in Pergamos that the persecution it is suffering at the hands of pagans is because “ Satan 's throne ” is there ( cf .
Rev .
2:13 ) .
In both cases the real force behind the physical situation is Satan .
Both the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motivated and inspired by the same master , Satan .
Elsewhere in Scripture , this reality is expressed in these terms , `` For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood , but against rulers , against authorities , against cosmic powers over this present darkness , against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places '' ( Eph .
6:12 ) .
As Orthodox Christians , when we look at current events we must learn to see with eyes that look beyond the immediate physical manifestation .
We must learn to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the external events that we witness ?
With the above in mind , we may once again turn to events in Ukraine .
In some sense , Ukraine is currently one of the epicenters of Satanic attack on the Orthodox Church .
The deconstruction of the Orthodox Church is vital to the spread of the globalist anti-Christ ideology .
This should not surprise us .
The United States of America holds and actively applies a philosophy of global hegemony .
It will suffer no rivals , such views are explicit in things like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States seeks to maintain a “ full-spectrum dominance.
” This includes the realm of religion .
It actively promotes the disintegration of cohesive traditional religious views and cultures .
So , is it surprising that more and more evidence emerges that clearly tie the schismatic and false “ church ” in Ukraine directly to the U.S. State Department ?
No .
Mike Pompeo , U.S. Secretary of State , a man with neither understanding of True Orthodoxy nor a Christian conscience , met with Epiphany , the false hierarch of the schismatic group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .
What was the core goal of the meeting ?
Continued American support for the schismatic group .
Epiphany and his group of lackeys are but American puppets , they serve not the Kingdom of Heaven and the Orthodox Church but rather the kingdom of men and globalist power .
They are traitors to their people selling out their homeland to the power elite of this world who have no care whatsoever for the well-being of Ukraine .
Note an important point : The schismatic group under the Ecumenical Patriarch is supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who provides them with money and aid .
The true Ukrainian Orthodox Church under His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry has no political support from either Ukraine or Russia ( or elsewhere ) .
Their hope is in God alone .
No political benefit is being offered to the genuine Orthodox at all ( in fact they suffer for holding to the Faith ) ; yet great political expedience is being offered to the schismatics ( from foreign governments ) , who sell their souls for silver and thereby reveal their true spiritual father , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in mind , it is not hard to deduce which one has but worldly politics as its goal and mission .
And thereby , is ultimately serving a demonic mission .
Mr. Pompeo and the U.S. State Department have a track record of supporting schismatic groups that pose as Orthodox , for example , Mr. Pompeo has met with the schismatic group in Macedonia .
The clear goal ?
The deconstruction of True Orthodoxy .
And schismatics and their arrogant desires are a very convenient tool .
Without exterior support the State Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in on itself , thus the U.S. Government is now unabashedly stepping in to support its creation .
Was Patriarch Bartholomew motivated by pure concern for the Ukrainian people when he gave an air of legitimacy to the schismatics of Ukraine in the form of a Tomas ?
No .
The motivating physical power came from the U.S. State Department .
It is truly a tragedy to see Pat .
Bartholomew fulfilling the agenda of Western powers rather than the Kingdom of Heaven , as he is called to do .
The U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-Orthodox agenda .
It actively seeks to destabilize the Orthodox Church .
At the start of this article , it was noted that the ultimate power behind the persecution of the Church is Satan .
Thus , and sadly , the U.S. State Department is simply being used as a tool of Satan in his attempt to destroy the Church of the Living God .
Who is ultimately behind the machinations of the U.S. State Department in the Orthodox Church ?
Satan .
The attack on canonical Orthodox in Ukraine ( and elsewhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the real force behind the current physical tools and players .
The tools and players only express what the Devil 's plan is .
This is why we must learn to correctly read physical events , most of all in the Church .
As an American I get no pleasure from criticizing my government , yet the reality remains as Met .
Luke of Zaporozhye boldly states , “ It has long been clear to everyone that the United States has become the leading center for all anti-Orthodox forces in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ M. Pompeo ’ s visit to Epiphany should be understood as another marker of American policy on the forces that they use to fight Orthodoxy in our country.
” As an American , I am deeply grieved by this .
I pray for God 's mercy and that my country may find repentance , for it is a fearful thing to fight against God .
Thus it may be aptly said to the Orthodox faithful suffering in Ukraine and around the world , “ I know your works , your love and faithful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where you dwell , where Satan 's throne is .
Yet you hold fast My Name and you did not deny My Faith ” ( cf .
Rev .
2:19 , 13 ) .
It may be that Satan will find more and more lackeys to join in with him .
Regardless , the Christ 's Church will stand .
Let us stand faithfully in Christ in His Chruch .
Ultimately , unless repentance comes , all those who wittingly or unwittingly do the works of Satan shall receive his reward .
May @ @ @ @

“It has long been clear to everyone that the United States has become the leading center for all anti-Orthodox forces in the world. And, of course, M. Pompeo’s visit to Epiphany should be understood as another marker of American policy on the forces that they use to fight Orthodoxy in our country.”
True Christianity is concerned with true underlying principles, that is, what are the real factors, the real movers behind a situation?
In the book of Revelation when the Lord speaks to the seven churches, He reveals to them the real force behind the immediate physical manifestation of persecution that some were suffering. He tells the church in Smyrna that the unbelieving Jews who were persecuting the church are in fact a “Synagogue of Satan” (cf. Rev. 2:9). Equally, He tells the church in Pergamos that the persecution it is suffering at the hands of pagans is because “Satan's throne” is there (cf. Rev. 2:13).
Schismatic "Metropolitan" Epiphany with Mike Pompeo (U.S. Secretary of State)
In both cases the real force behind the physical situation is Satan. Both the unbelieving Jews and the Pagans were being motivated and inspired by the same master, Satan.
(Notice how Satan will diversify his physical manifestations, which gives the seeming impression that there is “difference” when in fact the source is one and the same. For example: Judaism and Paganism appear to be very different from one another, and yet the reality was that both were serving the same master in the early persecution of the Church.)
Elsewhere in Scripture, this reality is expressed in these terms, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers over this present darkness, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places" (Eph. 6:12).
As Orthodox Christians, when we look at current events we must learn to see with eyes that look beyond the immediate physical manifestation. We must learn to discern what is the principal force behind the external events that we witness?
With the above in mind, we may once again turn to events in Ukraine. In some sense, Ukraine is currently one of the epicenters of Satanic attack on the Orthodox Church.
The deconstruction of the Orthodox Church is vital to the spread of the globalist anti-Christ ideology. This should not surprise us. The United States of America holds and actively applies a philosophy of global hegemony. It will suffer no rivals, such views are explicit in things like the “Wolfowitz Doctrine.” The United States seeks to maintain a “full-spectrum dominance.” This includes the realm of religion.
It actively promotes the disintegration of cohesive traditional religious views and cultures.
So, is it surprising that more and more evidence emerges that clearly tie the schismatic and false “church” in Ukraine directly to the U.S. State Department? No.
Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, a man with neither understanding of True Orthodoxy nor a Christian conscience, met with Epiphany, the false hierarch of the schismatic group in Ukraine, just a few days ago. What was the core goal of the meeting? Continued American support for the schismatic group.
Epiphany and his group of lackeys are but American puppets, they serve not the Kingdom of Heaven and the Orthodox Church but rather the kingdom of men and globalist power. They are traitors to their people selling out their homeland to the power elite of this world who have no care whatsoever for the well-being of Ukraine.
Note an important point: The schismatic group under the Ecumenical Patriarch is supported by a foreign State – America – who provides them with money and aid. The true Ukrainian Orthodox Church under His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry has no political support from either Ukraine or Russia (or elsewhere). Their hope is in God alone.
No political benefit is being offered to the genuine Orthodox at all (in fact they suffer for holding to the Faith); yet great political expedience is being offered to the schismatics (from foreign governments), who sell their souls for silver and thereby reveal their true spiritual father, Judas the betrayer.
With the above in mind, it is not hard to deduce which one has but worldly politics as its goal and mission. And thereby, is ultimately serving a demonic mission.
Mr. Pompeo and the U.S. State Department have a track record of supporting schismatic groups that pose as Orthodox, for example, Mr. Pompeo has met with the schismatic group in Macedonia. The clear goal? The deconstruction of True Orthodoxy. And schismatics and their arrogant desires are a very convenient tool.
Without exterior support the State Department fabricated schismatic group in Ukraine would collapse in on itself, thus the U.S. Government is now unabashedly stepping in to support its creation.
Was Patriarch Bartholomew motivated by pure concern for the Ukrainian people when he gave an air of legitimacy to the schismatics of Ukraine in the form of a Tomas? No. The motivating physical power came from the U.S. State Department. It is truly a tragedy to see Pat. Bartholomew fulfilling the agenda of Western powers rather than the Kingdom of Heaven, as he is called to do.
The U.S. State Department at current has a clear anti-Orthodox agenda. It actively seeks to destabilize the Orthodox Church. At the start of this article, it was noted that the ultimate power behind the persecution of the Church is Satan. Thus, and sadly, the U.S. State Department is simply being used as a tool of Satan in his attempt to destroy the Church of the Living God. Who is ultimately behind the machinations of the U.S. State Department in the Orthodox Church? Satan.
The attack on canonical Orthodox in Ukraine (and elsewhere) is nothing short of Satanic. This is the real force behind the current physical tools and players. The tools and players only express what the Devil's plan is. This is why we must learn to correctly read physical events, most of all in the Church.
As an American I get no pleasure from criticizing my government, yet the reality remains as Met. Luke of Zaporozhye boldly states, “It has long been clear to everyone that the United States has become the leading center for all anti-Orthodox forces in the world. And, of course, M. Pompeo’s visit to Epiphany should be understood as another marker of American policy on the forces that they use to fight Orthodoxy in our country.” As an American, I am deeply grieved by this. I pray for God's mercy and that my country may find repentance, for it is a fearful thing to fight against God.
Thus it may be aptly said to the Orthodox faithful suffering in Ukraine and around the world, “I know your works, your love and faithful service and patient endurance … I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast My Name and you did not deny My Faith” (cf. Rev. 2:19, 13).
It may be that Satan will find more and more lackeys to join in with him. Regardless, the Christ's Church will stand. Let us stand faithfully in Christ in His Chruch.
Ultimately, unless repentance comes, all those who wittingly or unwittingly do the works of Satan shall receive his reward. May God have mercy.


russia-insider--2020-03-12--The Biggest Monastery in Europe Is in Provincial Russia, Built 700 Years Ago

This monastery , the largest in Russia and Europe , spans more than 12 hectares and its walls are more @ @ @ @ @ Built in the 14th C , it played a critical role in Russian politics and @ @ @ @ @ Ivan the Terrible St. Cyril-Belozersk Monastery in the Vologda Region keeps legacy of Russian tsars @ @ @ @ @ founded in the late 14th century and became the largest monastery not only in our @ @ @ @ @ Europe .
Its total area spans more than 12 hectares and the monastery walls are @ @ @ @ @ .
It also played an important role in Russia ’ s political affairs .
Ivan @ @ @ @ @ many times and wished to spend the rest of his days here .
His kids @ @ @ @ @ time here .
As a result , St. Cyril-Belozersk Monastery is a vital part of @ @ @ @ @ the monastery was closed and turned into museum .
Its main task is to preserve @ @ @ @ @

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russia-insider--2020-03-12--The Long War in Afghanistan - Lying to the American People

At a recent hearing `` U.S .
Lessons Learned in Afghanistan '' before the House Foreign Affairs Committee , the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction ( SIGAR ) , John Sopko , clearly outlined the lies that Washington has told Americans during the 18-year-old war in Afghanistan that shows no real signs of progress or resolution other than the `` conditional peace agreement '' that was signed with the Taliban on February 29 , 2020 .
If you were n't aware of SIGAR , it was created by Congress in 2008 to oversee and report on waste , fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
SIGAR is not tasked with determining whether or not the United States should have attacked Afghanistan in the first place and whether the American military should remain there .
Since its inception , investigations by SIGAR have saved United States taxpayers $ 3 billion and led to the convictions of more than 130 individuals for crimes related to the rebuilding of Afghanistan .
Let 's pick out some of the salient points from the transcript of the testimony .
Inspector General Sopko opens by noting that 2372 American military personnel have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American taxpayers have spent more than $ 133 billion on reconstruction efforts .
Here are his comments on the success of the mission thus far : '' …on March 25 , 2013 , I sent letters to the Secretary of State , the Secretary of Defense , and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development , asking them to each provide me with a list of their agency ’ s ten most successful Afghanistan reconstruction projects and programs , as well as a list of the ten least successful , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projects and programs were evaluated and the specific criteria used for each .
The answers we received from the agencies were informative , but—as you can see from Appendix I—they failed to list or discuss each agency ’ s 10 most and 10 least successful projects or programs .
As my letter of July 5 , 2013 noted , this failure limited our understanding of how government agencies evaluated and perceived both success and failure , which was critical for formulating lessons learned from past reconstruction projects and programs .
It is perhaps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their programs in the best possible light—and it is certainly understandable that the private firms , nongovernmental organizations , and multilateral institutions that implemented those programs would want to demonstrate success .
Yet a recurring challenge to any accurate assessment has been the pervasive tendency to overstate positive results , with little , if any , evidence to back up those claims . ''
Here is a look at quotes ( noting that all bolds are mine ) regarding several metrics that have been used to convince Americans that the reconstruction efforts have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` …in a 2014 agency newsletter , the then-USAID administrator stated that “ today , 3 million girls and 5 million boys are enrolled in school— compared to just 900,000 when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan.
” But when SIGAR subsequently conducted an audit of U.S. efforts to support primary and secondary education in Afghanistan , we found that USAID was receiving its enrollment data from the Afghan government and had taken few , if any , steps to attempt to verify the data ’ s accuracy , even though independent third parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had called the numbers into question .
And because USAID education support programs lacked effective metrics , it could not show how U.S. taxpayer dollars had contributed to the increased enrollment it claimed . ''
2 . )
Child Mortality/Life Expectancy : In that same agency newsletter , the then-USAID administrator said that since the fall of the Taliban , “ child mortality has been cut [ in Afghanistan ] by 60 percent , maternal mortality has declined by 80 percent , and access to health services has been increased by 90 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experienced the largest increase in life expectancy and the largest decreases in maternal and child deaths of any country in the world.
” However , when SIGAR issued an audit of Afghanistan ’ s health sector in 2017 , we found that while USAID publicly reported a 22-year increase in Afghan life expectancy from 2002 to 2010 , USAID did not disclose that the baseline it used for comparison came from a World Health Organization ( WHO ) report that could only make an estimate because of limited data .
A later WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Afghan life expectancy for males and an 8-year increase for females between 2002 and 2010—a far cry from the 22 years that USAID claimed .
As for the maternal mortality claims , SIGAR ’ s audit found that USAID ’ s 2002 baseline data was from a survey that was conducted in only four of Afghanistan ’ s then-360 districts .
3 . )
Assisting Afghani Women : `` …a SIGAR audit into U.S. government programs to assist women in Afghanistan found that “ although the Department of Defense , Department of State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the status of Afghan women .
.
.
SIGAR found that there was no comprehensive assessment available to confirm that these gains were the direct result of specific U.S. efforts.
” And while State and USAID collectively reported spending $ 850 million on 17 projects that were designed in whole or in part to support Afghan women , they could not tell our auditors how much of that money actually went to programs that supported Afghan women . ''
Hopeing not to repeat mistakes made in a future conflict .
4 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ SIGAR audit looked into the more than $ 1 billion that the United States had spent supporting rule-of-law programs in Afghanistan .
Shockingly , we found that the U.S. actually seemed to be moving backwards as time went along .
Our audit found that while the 2009 U.S. rule-of-law strategy for Afghanistan contained 27 specific performance measures , the 2013 strategy contained no performance measures at all . ''
5 . )
Rebuilding Afghanistan 's National Defense and Security Forces : `` Our analysis revealed that the U.S. government was ill-prepared to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capable of protecting Afghanistan from internal or external threats and preventing the country from becoming a terrorist safe haven .
U.S. personnel also struggled to implement a dual strategy of attempting to rapidly improve security while simultaneously developing self-sufficient Afghan military and police capabilities , all on short , politically-driven timelines .
We found that the U.S. government lacked a comprehensive approach and coordinating body to successfully implement the whole-of- government programs necessary to develop a capable and self-sustaining ANDSF .
Ultimately , the United States—after expending over $ 70 billion—designed a force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security , especially as the force faced a larger threat than anticipated after the drawdown of coalition military forces . ''
6 . )
Counternarcotics : `` We found that no counterdrug program led to lasting reductions in poppy cultivation or opium production—and , without a stable security environment , there was little possibility of success .
The U.S. government failed to develop and implement counternarcotics strategies that outlined or effectively directed U.S. agencies toward shared goals .
Eradication efforts ultimately had no lasting impact on opium cultivation , and alienated rural populations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and development aid should target the same areas on the ground , we found—by using new geospatial imagery—that frequently this did not happen .
Development programs failed to provide farmers with sustainable alternatives to poppy . ''
Here are the key lessons that SIGAR has learned : 2 . )
Unchecked corruption in Afghanistan undermined U.S. strategic goals that helped to foster that corruption .
3 . )
After the Taliban 's initial defeat , there was no clear reconstruction strategy and no single military service , agency or nation in charge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective , reconstruction efforts must be based on a deep understanding of the historical , social , legal and political traditions of the host nation .
To give you some idea of the scope of failure in Afghanistan , here is a map showing the current government-controlled regions in Afghanistan ( in dark green ) at the end of 2018 : Here is a map showing the severity of the conflict ( i.e .
bombings and other Taliban insurgent attacks ) still ongoing in Afghanistan :

At a recent hearing "U.S. Lessons Learned in Afghanistan" before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, clearly outlined the lies that Washington has told Americans during the 18-year-old war in Afghanistan that shows no real signs of progress or resolution other than the "conditional peace agreement" that was signed with the Taliban on February 29, 2020. If you weren't aware of SIGAR, it was created by Congress in 2008 to oversee and report on waste, fraud and abuse regarding reconstruction spending in Afghanistan. SIGAR is not tasked with determining whether or not the United States should have attacked Afghanistan in the first place and whether the American military should remain there. Since its inception, investigations by SIGAR have saved United States taxpayers $3 billion and led to the convictions of more than 130 individuals for crimes related to the rebuilding of Afghanistan.
Let's pick out some of the salient points from the transcript of the testimony . Inspector General Sopko opens by noting that 2372 American military personnel have died in the conflict thus far and that American taxpayers have spent more than $133 billion on reconstruction efforts. Here are his comments on the success of the mission thus far:
"…on March 25, 2013, I sent letters to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, asking them to each provide me with a list of their agency’s ten most successful Afghanistan reconstruction projects and programs, as well as a list of the ten least successful, along with a detailed explanation of how these projects and programs were evaluated and the specific criteria used for each.
The answers we received from the agencies were informative, but—as you can see from Appendix I—they failed to list or discuss each agency’s 10 most and 10 least successful projects or programs. As my letter of July 5, 2013 noted, this failure limited our understanding of how government agencies evaluated and perceived both success and failure, which was critical for formulating lessons learned from past reconstruction projects and programs.
It is perhaps understandable that agencies would want to show their programs in the best possible light—and it is certainly understandable that the private firms, nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral institutions that implemented those programs would want to demonstrate success. Yet a recurring challenge to any accurate assessment has been the pervasive tendency to overstate positive results, with little, if any, evidence to back up those claims."
Here is a look at quotes (noting that all bolds are mine) regarding several metrics that have been used to convince Americans that the reconstruction efforts have been successful:
1.) Education: "…in a 2014 agency newsletter, the then-USAID administrator stated that “today, 3 million girls and 5 million boys are enrolled in school— compared to just 900,000 when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan.” But when SIGAR subsequently conducted an audit of U.S. efforts to support primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, we found that USAID was receiving its enrollment data from the Afghan government and had taken few, if any, steps to attempt to verify the data’s accuracy, even though independent third parties and even the Afghan Ministry of Education had called the numbers into question. And because USAID education support programs lacked effective metrics, it could not show how U.S. taxpayer dollars had contributed to the increased enrollment it claimed."
2.) Child Mortality/Life Expectancy: In that same agency newsletter, the then-USAID administrator said that since the fall of the Taliban, “child mortality has been cut [in Afghanistan] by 60 percent, maternal mortality has declined by 80 percent, and access to health services has been increased by 90 percent. As a result, Afghanistan has experienced the largest increase in life expectancy and the largest decreases in maternal and child deaths of any country in the world.” However, when SIGAR issued an audit of Afghanistan’s health sector in 2017, we found that while USAID publicly reported a 22-year increase in Afghan life expectancy from 2002 to 2010, USAID did not disclose that the baseline it used for comparison came from a World Health Organization (WHO) report that could only make an estimate because of limited data. A later WHO report showed only a 6-year increase in Afghan life expectancy for males and an 8-year increase for females between 2002 and 2010—a far cry from the 22 years that USAID claimed. As for the maternal mortality claims, SIGAR’s audit found that USAID’s 2002 baseline data was from a survey that was conducted in only four of Afghanistan’s then-360 districts.
3.) Assisting Afghani Women: "…a SIGAR audit into U.S. government programs to assist women in Afghanistan found that “although the Department of Defense, Department of State, and USAID reported gains and improvements in the status of Afghan women . . . SIGAR found that there was no comprehensive assessment available to confirm that these gains were the direct result of specific U.S. efforts.” And while State and USAID collectively reported spending $850 million on 17 projects that were designed in whole or in part to support Afghan women, they could not tell our auditors how much of that money actually went to programs that supported Afghan women."
Hopeing not to repeat mistakes made in a future conflict.
4.) Improving the Rule-of-Law: "Another SIGAR audit looked into the more than $1 billion that the United States had spent supporting rule-of-law programs in Afghanistan. Shockingly, we found that the U.S. actually seemed to be moving backwards as time went along. Our audit found that while the 2009 U.S. rule-of-law strategy for Afghanistan contained 27 specific performance measures, the 2013 strategy contained no performance measures at all."
5.) Rebuilding Afghanistan's National Defense and Security Forces: "Our analysis revealed that the U.S. government was ill-prepared to help build an Afghan army and police force capable of protecting Afghanistan from internal or external threats and preventing the country from becoming a terrorist safe haven. U.S. personnel also struggled to implement a dual strategy of attempting to rapidly improve security while simultaneously developing self-sufficient Afghan military and police capabilities, all on short, politically-driven timelines. We found that the U.S. government lacked a comprehensive approach and coordinating body to successfully implement the whole-of- government programs necessary to develop a capable and self-sustaining ANDSF. Ultimately, the United States—after expending over $70 billion—designed a force that was not able to provide nationwide security, especially as the force faced a larger threat than anticipated after the drawdown of coalition military forces."
6.) Counternarcotics: "We found that no counterdrug program led to lasting reductions in poppy cultivation or opium production—and, without a stable security environment, there was little possibility of success. The U.S. government failed to develop and implement counternarcotics strategies that outlined or effectively directed U.S. agencies toward shared goals. Eradication efforts ultimately had no lasting impact on opium cultivation, and alienated rural populations. Even though U.S. strategies said eradication and development aid should target the same areas on the ground, we found—by using new geospatial imagery—that frequently this did not happen. Development programs failed to provide farmers with sustainable alternatives to poppy."
Here are the key lessons that SIGAR has learned:
1.) Successful reconstruction is incompatible with continuing insecurity.
2.) Unchecked corruption in Afghanistan undermined U.S. strategic goals that helped to foster that corruption.
3.) After the Taliban's initial defeat, there was no clear reconstruction strategy and no single military service, agency or nation in charge of reconstruction.
4.) Politically driven timelines undermine the reconstruction effort.
5.) To be effective, reconstruction efforts must be based on a deep understanding of the historical, social, legal and political traditions of the host nation.
To give you some idea of the scope of failure in Afghanistan, here is a map showing the current government-controlled regions in Afghanistan (in dark green) at the end of 2018:
The Taliban claim to control 68 districts , the Government of Afghanistan controls 133 and 196 districts are contested.
Here is a map showing the severity of the conflict (i.e. bombings and other Taliban insurgent attacks) still ongoing in Afghanistan:


russia-insider--2020-03-12--I Marched With Hungarian Nationalists to Commemorate the Heroic 1945 Defense of Budapest Against the

I Marched With Hungarian Nationalists to Commemorate the Heroic 1945 Defense of Budapest Against the Red Army

February 1945 : Budapest lays in smoldering ruins after months of being encircled by the Red Army .
Artillery shells rain down onto the snow covered streets of the city , indiscriminately targeting millions of civilians surrounded by a thin line of German and Hungarians soldiers .
Desperation and starvation spreads like a plague throughout the city , only the occasional gliders piloted by Hitler Youth daredevils are able to bring in desperately needed relief .
`` Festung Budapest '' or “ Fortress Budapest ” is the name given to the city as the outnumbered and starving defenders fight house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This embodied an existential struggle , as both the defenders and civilians faced total annihilation .
The last defenders then decide on a daring breakout attempt .
Over 30,000 soldiers and civilians trekked through the grueling ice and snow , only to be intercepted by the waiting Soviet army .
The escape quickly becomes a slaughter , as rockets rain down and machine gun fire sweeps through the waves of human bodies .
Those that do manage to get past the enemy defenses take refuge in the woodlands just outside the city .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on supplies , many are lured out with the promise of food and humane treatment , but in typical Allied fashion , are then executed on the spot .
Out of the 30,000 that tried to break out only 785 survived .
Budapest fell shortly after and succumbed to a regime of terror , with mass executions and unspeakable tragedies committed day and night by Soviet forces .
This is why I decided to travel to Budapest , along with hundreds of nationalists from Hungary and beyond , standing in neatly formed ranks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heroes of that bloody struggle .
History must remember the courage of Hungary 's last defenders .
`` We have the same enemies today , as we had 75 years ago , '' Matthias Deyda 's voice thundered .
This event is known as “ A Day of Honor `` and has been an ongoing memorial for the last 20 years .
Despite heavy handed attempts at repressing the event , including prohibitions on flying to this event , it was still reported as one of the largest turn outs in the events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in joint cooperation with German and Hungarian nationalists , but as the wreath laying ceremony took place it was clear that many more patriots from all over Europe came to show solidarity , much like the trans-national Waffen-SS did during the war itself .
Delegations came from Russia , Bulgaria , France and other European countries , a symbol of overcoming petty jingoism in the name of Western defense .
The well organized event was hosted by Legio Hungary , a newer movement that has been steadily growing .
The event went on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tiny counter demonstration by `` antifa , '' who passed by the park .
I walked over to take a look at the sorry sight of mentally ill men wearing pink bras over their clothes , along with a large denomination of unlovable cat ladies in pink vagina hats .
I was surprised to see a lack of militant black clad antifa that is far more common in more liberal nations like France , Britain and Germany .
It seems the left 's push against masculinity and its never ending promotion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from their movement , and they are instead doubling down on Brussels backed , Soros-sponsored Starbucks activists dragged along by their blue haired girlfriends .
I looked on at the nasty liberals passing by as they beat drums and twerked their way down the street .
“ What were they celebrating ?
” I wondered , “ the murder of thousands of their own people ?
” It was clear their only purpose was to march on the graves of countless innocent people killed in cold blood .
As we left the commemoration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hungarian uniforms came to also pay respects and pass through the park .
This was part of a grueling 60 kilometer march that followed the same path the soldiers took on that fateful winter night in 1945 .
Night set upon the city and my next stop was a NSHC concert with bands like “ Green Arrows ” performing for a joyous and solidarity infused crowd , who drank merrily and enthusiastically sang along with every word .
I found out that me and my comrade were the only Americans to ever attend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were surprised that we did n't resemble the movie American History X or like the overweight klansmen that some European nationalists associate with the US scene .
We were warmly greeted as honored guests by our new comrades and invited to take part in the candle lighting ceremony that would take place the next night along the streets where some of the most vicious fighting occurred .
What impressed me most and what I realized is this commemoration was a grassroots effort by nationalists and patriots .
It started in 1997 with less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comrades from all over the continent and now from across the Atlantic .
To me this is something I think we 're missing in our American scene , our own days of honor to bring American nationalists from all different groups and states together in solidarity .
I know our history has been heavily perverted and we may not have events as dramatic as the breakout of Budapest or Dresden ( another day of commemoration ) but we do have heroes and martyrs in our history too .
Battles like “ Custer 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the many race riots that left our people dead like in Detroit in 1943 and 1967 or even something like the Ludlow massacre where federal agents taking orders from corporations killed white striking workers demanding the 8 hour work should be etched in our national consciousness rather than taken for granted .
Under our neoliberal regime honoring our forefathers is a radical act .
Our foes desperately try to scrub away our history removing statues , censoring information and the pouring out of endless propaganda , all aimed at making us a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why it 's more important than ever to not let the deeds of the past be forgotten .
As Kurt Eggers once said “ the actions of the brave become the torches of tomorrow .
”

February 1945: Budapest lays in smoldering ruins after months of being encircled by the Red Army. Artillery shells rain down onto the snow covered streets of the city, indiscriminately targeting millions of civilians surrounded by a thin line of German and Hungarians soldiers. Desperation and starvation spreads like a plague throughout the city, only the occasional gliders piloted by Hitler Youth daredevils are able to bring in desperately needed relief.
"Festung Budapest'' or “Fortress Budapest” is the name given to the city as the outnumbered and starving defenders fight house to house to the final man. This embodied an existential struggle, as both the defenders and civilians faced total annihilation.
The last defenders then decide on a daring breakout attempt. Over 30,000 soldiers and civilians trekked through the grueling ice and snow, only to be intercepted by the waiting Soviet army. The escape quickly becomes a slaughter, as rockets rain down and machine gun fire sweeps through the waves of human bodies.
Those that do manage to get past the enemy defenses take refuge in the woodlands just outside the city. Pursued by relentless man hunts and low on supplies, many are lured out with the promise of food and humane treatment, but in typical Allied fashion, are then executed on the spot. Out of the 30,000 that tried to break out only 785 survived. Budapest fell shortly after and succumbed to a regime of terror, with mass executions and unspeakable tragedies committed day and night by Soviet forces.
This is why I decided to travel to Budapest, along with hundreds of nationalists from Hungary and beyond, standing in neatly formed ranks to pay our respects to the fallen heroes of that bloody struggle. History must remember the courage of Hungary's last defenders.
"We have the same enemies today, as we had 75 years ago," Matthias Deyda's voice thundered. This event is known as “A Day of Honor ''and has been an ongoing memorial for the last 20 years. Despite heavy handed attempts at repressing the event, including prohibitions on flying to this event, it was still reported as one of the largest turn outs in the events history.
This march is traditionally done in joint cooperation with German and Hungarian nationalists, but as the wreath laying ceremony took place it was clear that many more patriots from all over Europe came to show solidarity, much like the trans-national Waffen-SS did during the war itself. Delegations came from Russia, Bulgaria, France and other European countries, a symbol of overcoming petty jingoism in the name of Western defense.
The well organized event was hosted by Legio Hungary, a newer movement that has been steadily growing. The event went on without any issues, although there was a tiny counter demonstration by "antifa," who passed by the park. I walked over to take a look at the sorry sight of mentally ill men wearing pink bras over their clothes, along with a large denomination of unlovable cat ladies in pink vagina hats. I was surprised to see a lack of militant black clad antifa that is far more common in more liberal nations like France, Britain and Germany. It seems the left's push against masculinity and its never ending promotion of feminism has crowded out any real men from their movement, and they are instead doubling down on Brussels backed, Soros-sponsored Starbucks activists dragged along by their blue haired girlfriends. I looked on at the nasty liberals passing by as they beat drums and twerked their way down the street. “What were they celebrating?” I wondered, “the murder of thousands of their own people?” It was clear their only purpose was to march on the graves of countless innocent people killed in cold blood.
As we left the commemoration hundreds of men dressed in Wehrmacht and Hungarian uniforms came to also pay respects and pass through the park. This was part of a grueling 60 kilometer march that followed the same path the soldiers took on that fateful winter night in 1945.
Night set upon the city and my next stop was a NSHC concert with bands like “Green Arrows” performing for a joyous and solidarity infused crowd, who drank merrily and enthusiastically sang along with every word. I found out that me and my comrade were the only Americans to ever attend the day's events, and many were surprised that we didn't resemble the movie American History X or like the overweight klansmen that some European nationalists associate with the US scene. We were warmly greeted as honored guests by our new comrades and invited to take part in the candle lighting ceremony that would take place the next night along the streets where some of the most vicious fighting occurred.
What impressed me most and what I realized is this commemoration was a grassroots effort by nationalists and patriots. It started in 1997 with less than 200 people. Today it attracts comrades from all over the continent and now from across the Atlantic.
To me this is something I think we're missing in our American scene, our own days of honor to bring American nationalists from all different groups and states together in solidarity. I know our history has been heavily perverted and we may not have events as dramatic as the breakout of Budapest or Dresden (another day of commemoration) but we do have heroes and martyrs in our history too. Battles like “Custer's last stand” or for the victims of the many race riots that left our people dead like in Detroit in 1943 and 1967 or even something like the Ludlow massacre where federal agents taking orders from corporations killed white striking workers demanding the 8 hour work should be etched in our national consciousness rather than taken for granted.
Under our neoliberal regime honoring our forefathers is a radical act. Our foes desperately try to scrub away our history removing statues, censoring information and the pouring out of endless propaganda, all aimed at making us a stateless and raceless people. That is why it's more important than ever to not let the deeds of the past be forgotten. As Kurt Eggers once said “ the actions of the brave become the torches of tomorrow.”


russia-insider--2020-03-11--Chinese Scientists Find MORE Evidence That Coronavirus Discriminates By Race

Earlier : Pinker ’ s Wrong : With Coronavirus Going Global , Time For Nationalism , Not Globalism , To Protect Americans Well , this is getting really serious : Coronavirus ( now increasingly known as COVID-19 ) has reached Washington , DC [ , CBS , March 8 , 2020 ; CPAC chair had brief contact with coronavirus patient at conference , says he ’ s not alarmed , Fox News , March 8 , 2020 ] .
Global panic is in the air : Italy , which appears to be peculiarly vulnerable to COVID-19 as it was to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reacted with arguably counter-productive ferocity [ Leaked coronavirus plan to quarantine 16m sparks chaos in Italy , Guardian , March 8 , 2020 ] .
But , although totally repressed by our race-denying Ruling Class—did you know that Kirkland WA , where the bulk of U.S. deaths have occurred , was 11.3 % Asian in the 2010 census ?
—the evidence that there may be an ethnic and/or racial dimension to the disease continues to mount .
Which could mean that the Ruling Class is frightening most people too much—and not warning some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helpfully brought together by Canadian blogger and independent researcher Peter Frost , who has published in such scientific journals as the Journal of Circumpolar Health , on his blog Evo and Proud [ Coevolution with the plague , by Peter Frost , Evo and Proud , March 2 , 2020 ] .
Frost reports that there have now been three studies which have attempted to test whether or not there might be genetically-based race differences in susceptibility to COVID-19 .
The first is the one which I discussed last week , [ Single-cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ putative receptor of Wuhan 2019-nCov , by Yu Zhao et al.
, bioRxiv , 2020 ] .
As Frost noted in a comment on my piece at the Unz Review : So , we can be cautiously confident that this study provides of evidence for there being race differences in susceptibility to the virus .
A second study , Frost observes , appeared to refute the first .
It did not find “ significant differences in ACE2 receptor gene expression between Asian and Caucasian lung tissue.
” [ Bulk and single-cell transcriptomics identify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ACE2 , the receptor of 2019-nCov , by G. Cai , medRxiv , 2020 ] .
However , explains Frost , the problem is that the sample employed from the US and , thus , the term “ Asian ” may have conflated “ East Asian ” and “ South Asian , ” despite these being distinct races .
This is a problem I have looked at before .
The third study , which actually has been peer-reviewed and which employed different methods from the first , found that there were large differences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within the Asian category , with regard to the distribution of the ACE2-receptor [ Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 ) receptor ACE2 in different populations , by Y. Cao et al.
, Cell Discovery , 2020 ] .
Specifically , the authors found that the prevalence of these receptors was greatest among Han Chinese , then “ Mixed American ” ( U.S. population , not broken-up by race ) then African , and finally European .
The difference between the Chinese and Non-Chinese samples was substantial .
So we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the basis of race .
And , in that races are genetic clusters evolved to different ecologies , it probably also does so with regard to the less stark genetic clusters that constitute ethnic groups within races .
Contemporary observers actually noted this with regard to the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu on poor immigrants to the US from assorted ethnic backgrounds , when Italian-Americans were particularly vulnerable .
On Evo and Proud , Frost presents a novel argument regarding why COVID-19 has been so devastating in China .
He argues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the common cold and flu , have “ coevolved with the Chinese population.
” Repeated exposure of the lung tissue to these viruses builds up resistance to them and , by extension , increases resistance to more dangerous novel versions of them as well as to other “ serious pulmonary infections ” such as TB .
In other words , the Chinese are evolved to easily become infected by coronaviruses , such that resistance to more virulent pulmonary conditions can be accrued .
This has been their evolutionary strategy .
It follows , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by reducing the prevalence and severity of milder viral infections , has left the Chinese—though not necessarily groups who have evolved a different strategy – with insufficient resistance to COVID-19 .
Frost shows that this process , of one virus making you more immune to a subsequent different but related virus , has been seen in mice .
Evidence for his thesis can also be seen in the modern Chinese being especially impacted by many other flu-like viruses .
Frost speculates , based on this , that : Perhaps even Italy , relatively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilization spread , might be in this category .
Northern Europeans , of course , urbanized rather later and adapted to crowded environments rather later .
Accordingly , it seems that they did not evolve this propensity to easily catch coronaviruses .
With flu being by prevalent in such ecologies due to the weather , and plagues not being such a problem due to sparser populations , it may be that they evolved to avoid catching the flu , specifically .
Moreover , being strongly exposed to flu , Northern Europeans may have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if and when they caught it at all .
It would follow that the arrival of modern medicine would present a serious flu hazard for people closer to the Fertile Crescent—because they would be evolved to catch flu as a means of rendering themselves resistant to forms of pestilence associated with large populations—but that it would not be such an issue further north ( or in the Tropics ) where people would simply be evolved to not catch flu .
Frost has certainly presented an intriguing hypothesis and our Ruling Class is certainly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would imply that , although members of all races and ethnic groups may die of COVID-19 , certain races and ethnic groups might be significantly worse impacted for genetic reasons .
In other words , it would imply that race is real .
And we can ’ t have that .

Earlier: Pinker’s Wrong: With Coronavirus Going Global, Time For Nationalism, Not Globalism, To Protect Americans
Well, this is getting really serious: Coronavirus (now increasingly known as COVID-19) has reached Washington, DC [ Rector of prominent Washington, D.C., church tests positive for coronavirus , CBS, March 8, 2020; CPAC chair had brief contact with coronavirus patient at conference, says he’s not alarmed , Fox News, March 8, 2020]. Global panic is in the air: Italy, which appears to be peculiarly vulnerable to COVID-19 as it was to the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic ,has reacted with arguably counter-productive ferocity [Leaked coronavirus plan to quarantine 16m sparks chaos in Italy, Guardian, March 8, 2020]. But, although totally repressed by our race-denying Ruling Class—did you know that Kirkland WA, where the bulk of U.S. deaths have occurred, was 11.3% Asian in the 2010 census?—the evidence that there may be an ethnic and/or racial dimension to the disease continues to mount. Which could mean that the Ruling Class is frightening most people too much—and not warning some people enough.
The evidence has been helpfully brought together by Canadian blogger and independent researcher Peter Frost, who has published in such scientific journals as the Journal of Circumpolar Health, on his blog Evo and Proud [Coevolution with the plague, by Peter Frost, Evo and Proud, March 2, 2020].
Frost reports that there have now been three studies which have attempted to test whether or not there might be genetically-based race differences in susceptibility to COVID-19. The first is the one which I discussed last week, [Single-cell RNA expression profiling of ACE2, the putative receptor of Wuhan 2019-nCov, by Yu Zhao et al., bioRxiv, 2020]. As Frost noted in a comment on my piece at the Unz Review:
The authors found that the ACE2 receptor is concentrated in certain cells and that the number of such cells in lung tissue was five times greater in the Asian donor. There was only one Asian donor in the entire sample, and no further description is provided on this “Asian.” However, the chances are low that the same normal distribution would produce such an extreme outlier.
So, we can be cautiously confident that this study provides of evidence for there being race differences in susceptibility to the virus.
A second study, Frost observes, appeared to refute the first. It did not find “significant differences in ACE2 receptor gene expression between Asian and Caucasian lung tissue.” [Bulk and single-cell transcriptomics identify tobacco-use disparity in lung gene expression of ACE2, the receptor of 2019-nCov, by G. Cai, medRxiv, 2020].
However, explains Frost, the problem is that the sample employed from the US and, thus, the term “Asian” may have conflated “East Asian” and “South Asian,” despite these being distinct races. This is a problem I have looked at before.
The third study, which actually has been peer-reviewed and which employed different methods from the first, found that there were large differences between Asians and Non-Asians, and also within the Asian category, with regard to the distribution of the ACE2-receptor [Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations, by Y. Cao et al., Cell Discovery, 2020].
Specifically, the authors found that the prevalence of these receptors was greatest among Han Chinese, then “Mixed American” (U.S. population, not broken-up by race) then African, and finally European. The difference between the Chinese and Non-Chinese samples was substantial.
So we have yet more evidence that COVID-19 discriminates on the basis of race. And, in that races are genetic clusters evolved to different ecologies, it probably also does so with regard to the less stark genetic clusters that constitute ethnic groups within races. Contemporary observers actually noted this with regard to the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu on poor immigrants to the US from assorted ethnic backgrounds, when Italian-Americans were particularly vulnerable.
On Evo and Proud, Frost presents a novel argument regarding why COVID-19 has been so devastating in China. He argues that “coronaviruses,” such as the common cold and flu, have “coevolved with the Chinese population.” Repeated exposure of the lung tissue to these viruses builds up resistance to them and, by extension, increases resistance to more dangerous novel versions of them as well as to other “serious pulmonary infections” such as TB.
In other words, the Chinese are evolved to easily become infected by coronaviruses, such that resistance to more virulent pulmonary conditions can be accrued. This has been their evolutionary strategy.
It follows, argues Frost, that modern medicine, by reducing the prevalence and severity of milder viral infections, has left the Chinese—though not necessarily groups who have evolved a different strategy – with insufficient resistance to COVID-19.
Frost shows that this process, of one virus making you more immune to a subsequent different but related virus, has been seen in mice. Evidence for his thesis can also be seen in the modern Chinese being especially impacted by many other flu-like viruses.
Frost speculates, based on this, that:
“In particular, crowded environments, with high rates of life-threatening pulmonary infections, notably tuberculosis, pneumonia, and pneumonic plague, should have favored individuals who are more susceptible to infection by coronaviruses. Historically, such environments would encompass not only China but also other areas that have long had large urban populations and a correspondingly long coevolution with pulmonary infections. These areas would notably include the Indo-Gangetic Plain in India and the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East.” [Coevolution with the plague, March 2, 2020].
Perhaps even Italy, relatively close to the Fertile Crescent from which civilization spread, might be in this category.
Northern Europeans, of course, urbanized rather later and adapted to crowded environments rather later. Accordingly, it seems that they did not evolve this propensity to easily catch coronaviruses. With flu being by prevalent in such ecologies due to the weather, and plagues not being such a problem due to sparser populations, it may be that they evolved to avoid catching the flu, specifically.
Moreover, being strongly exposed to flu, Northern Europeans may have evolved to be strongly resistant to it if and when they caught it at all.
It would follow that the arrival of modern medicine would present a serious flu hazard for people closer to the Fertile Crescent—because they would be evolved to catch flu as a means of rendering themselves resistant to forms of pestilence associated with large populations—but that it would not be such an issue further north (or in the Tropics) where people would simply be evolved to not catch flu.
Frost has certainly presented an intriguing hypothesis and our Ruling Class is certainly not going to talk about it.
It would imply that, although members of all races and ethnic groups may die of COVID-19, certain races and ethnic groups might be significantly worse impacted for genetic reasons.
In other words, it would imply that race is real. And we can’t have that.