russiainsider--2020-03-02--Coronavirus Discriminates by Race, Ethnicity - Italy 1st EU Breakout - Italians Were Disproportional

Coronavirus Discriminates by Race, Ethnicity - Italy 1st EU Breakout - Italians Were Disproportionally Vulnerable to 1918 Spanish Flu

`` ... there are still ethnic as well as racial patterns that mean most people in the U.S. , and Europe probably don ’ t have to worry . ''
`` So , it seems fairly likely that Corona , like other forms of influenza , discriminates not just by age , sex and race , but also by ethnicity and , in the U.S. ethnic ancestry . ''
This author at Vdare.com has been pointing out the race issue as it relates to Coronavirus since February 1 .
It has been getting precisely zero traction in the mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and deserves much more attention .
See his excellent articles here .
Well , it ’ s finally happened : An Italian , Adriano Trevisan , 78 , a retired bricklayer , is the first acknowledged case of a white dying of Coronavirus [ Italian passenger jet is 'held ' after arriving in Mauritius as authorities 'demand all on board are quarantined or fly straight back ' amid concerns over coronavirus which has killed SIX in the country ... while UK insists 'threat to British public is low , ' Daily Mail , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , a total of 12 deaths have been reported in Italy as of February 27th , ( although it ’ s possible some were among the Chinese immigrants who now , amazingly , populate Italy ’ s fashion industry sweatshops ) and panic is now world-wide [ CDC 'took FOUR DAYS to test coronavirus patient with unknown origin ' because she 'did n't fit infection criteria ' - as dozens of staff at the California hospital are ordered to isolate and experts fear the disease could explode quickly like it did in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 ] .
But there are still ethnic as well as racial patterns that mean most people in the U.S. , and Europe probably don ’ t have to worry .
The media-induced hysteria has indeed accelerated into true Crazy Mode .
Italian supermarkets ’ shelves now so bereft that fights are breaking out of the final few packets of pappardelle [ MAMA MIA : Coronavirus panic grips Italy as shoppers fight over packets of pasta as deadly bug spreads to the south , by Felix Allen , The Sun , February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sporting events , such as the Six Nations rugby match between Ireland and Italy , have been postponed [ Coronavirus & sport : What now for Six Nations , Tokyo Olympics , F1 , Euro 2020 & Cheltenham ?
, By Frank Keogh , BBC News , February 27 , 2020 ] .
Could the Eurovision Song Contest , to be held in the Netherlands on May 16th , be cancelled , just to be on the safe side ?
Let ’ s try , unlike the virtue-signalling , cliché-fest that is Eurovision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment .
As far as we know right now , you are only going to die of this virus if you have severe underlying health conditions and are elderly .
And , even then , the fatality rate is 3.6 % for those aged 60 to 69 , 8 % for those aged 70 to 79 and 14 % for people who are over the age of 80 [ Age , Sex , Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths , Worldometer , February 23 , 2020 ] .
Thus another Italian fatality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ South Korea Raises Threat Alert Level , New York Times , February 26 , 2020 ] .
The mortality rate among males is roughly double that among females [ Age , Sex , Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths , Worldometer , February 23 , 2020 ] .
Scientists hypothesize that males have weaker immune systems than females [ Scientific basis for 'man flu , ' by Lucy Bird , News Reviews Immunology , 2010 ] .
This fits the argument made by F. Roger Devlin in his Sexual Utopia in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in comparison to the female ’ s , involves living fast and dying young ; quantity over quality ; a billion sperm per ejaculation over one egg per month .
Nothing to lose from the sexual encounter .
As such , males do not need , to the same extent , to adapt to the environment and develop a good immune system .
You ’ re also vanishingly unlikely to develop complications from Corona if you are a child [ Age , Sex , Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths , Worldometer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Corona , in other words , is not a Woke virus .
It discriminates on the basis of sex , and age .
But let ’ s also try to be rational about another factor , which the online statistical summaries tend to ignore .
I ’ ve already presented evidence that Corona discriminates on the basis of race [ STILL No Non-East Asian Deaths From Corona—But CNN ’ s Sanjay Gupta Won ’ t Admit It ] .
And it may well also discriminate on the basis of ethnicity—subtler heredity patterns within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his book On Genetic Interests , ethnic groups within races , such as English , French or Italian , form distinct genetic clusters .
The average Frenchman is more genetically similar to the next average Frenchman than either would be to the average Englishman , because they have a common ancestor more recently and are adapted to the very specific evolutionary niche of France .
It appears that this was indeed the case with the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 .
According to one popular history , Pale Rider : The Spanish Flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World , by Laura Spinney , there were very noticeable—and noticed—ethnic differences in mortality “ In fact , residents of Connecticut who were of Italian origin were more likely to die than those of Irish , English , Canadian , German , Russian , Austrian or Polish background , ” writes Spinney .
She goes on to insist that this was due to Italians being “ poor ” and having a poor diet .
But this doesn ’ t make any sense , because the Irish and Polish immigrants would also have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the journal PLOS ONE found that there are race differences in susceptibility to influenza even when you control for health and socioeconomic status [ Role of genetic heterogeneity in determining the epidemiological severity of H1N1 influenza , by Narmada Sambaturu et al.
, PLOS ONE , 2018 ] .
And it wasn ’ t just in Connecticut that this was observed .
According to historian Alfred Crosby , all immigrants were more likely to die of Spanish Flu ( presumably due to immigrant poverty ) but the mortality rate was far lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( that is : evolved to a cold , wet climate ) than among those from Poland , Russia and Austria-Hungary .
Among Italian immigrants , however , Spanish Flu was particularly acute .
Crosby writes : A 1921 investigation into Spanish Flu , in The American Journal of Hygiene , reported ethnic differences in mortality from the virus , commenting that , in comparison to other immigrants , the death rate was “ enormously high among Italians ” but “ lower than would be expected among persons of Irish , English and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mortality rate that poverty would predict [ Influenza : An Epidemiologic Study , by Warren Taylor Vaughan , American Journal of Hygiene , 1921 ] .
Another academic article , published in 1919 , noted that Irish Americans seemed to be 75 % less likely to suffer from acute influenza than Italian-Americans [ Society Proceedings , Journal of the American Medical Association , 1919 , p. 1548 ] .
So , if there are differences is disease susceptibility between “ races ” then we would expect the differences to exist , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups within races .
This makes perfect sense .
Influenza has long been a more pernicious problem in Northern Europe , where the cold and wet climate allows it to breed better .
On this basis , we would expect Northern Europeans to have developed greater resistance to flu , meaning that their immune systems would be better able to cope with novel forms of influenza should they manifest .
( Influenza also flourishes in hot and humid climates—and , indeed , blacks are showing exceptional resistence to Coronavirus ) .
The non-East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been severely impacted by Corona is Iran .
Iranians are often classified as “ White ” but similarly they would be unlikely to be adapted to flu , given the region ’ s climate .
And , indeed , Laura Spinney reports that in 1918 , “ Persians [ = Iranians ] fighting in the British army were more severely affected by the flu than native British soldiers.
” She quotes a doctor as speculating that the explanation might have been that Persians were more likely to have an “ underlying disease ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presumably , there were also different chronic conditions that British soldiers would have been more likely to have suffered from .
So , it seems fairly likely that Corona , like other forms of influenza , discriminates not just by age , sex and race , but also by ethnicity and , in the U.S. ethnic ancestry .
Race Realists are constantly accused of being evil .
But it ’ s Race Denialism that is truly evil .
The refusal of the world ’ s media , and health authorities , to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patterns shown by the Coronavirus means that tens if not hundreds of millions of people are being unnecessarily terrorized .
And millions more are not being warned that they should be exceptionally careful—with the result that some , perhaps many , will die .
Lance Welton [ email him ] is the

" ...there are still ethnic as well as racial patterns that mean most people in the U.S., and Europe probably don’t have to worry."
"So, it seems fairly likely that Corona, like other forms of influenza, discriminates not just by age, sex and race, but also by ethnicity and, in the U.S. ethnic ancestry."
This author at Vdare.com has been pointing out the race issue as it relates to Coronavirus since February 1. It has been getting precisely zero traction in the mainstream media. It is clearly an important variable and deserves much more attention. See his excellent articles here.
Well, it’s finally happened: An Italian, Adriano Trevisan, 78, a retired bricklayer, is the first acknowledged case of a white dying of Coronavirus [Italian passenger jet is 'held' after arriving in Mauritius as authorities 'demand all on board are quarantined or fly straight back' amid concerns over coronavirus which has killed SIX in the country... while UK insists 'threat to British public is low,' Daily Mail, February 23, 2020]. In all, a total of 12 deaths have been reported in Italy as of February 27th, (although it’s possible some were among the Chinese immigrants who now, amazingly, populate Italy’s fashion industry sweatshops) and panic is now world-wide [CDC 'took FOUR DAYS to test coronavirus patient with unknown origin' because she 'didn't fit infection criteria' - as dozens of staff at the California hospital are ordered to isolate and experts fear the disease could explode quickly like it did in Italy, Daily Mail, February 27, 2020]. But there are still ethnic as well as racial patterns that mean most people in the U.S., and Europe probably don’t have to worry.
The media-induced hysteria has indeed accelerated into true Crazy Mode. Italian supermarkets’ shelves now so bereft that fights are breaking out of the final few packets of pappardelle [MAMA MIA: Coronavirus panic grips Italy as shoppers fight over packets of pasta as deadly bug spreads to the south, by Felix Allen, The Sun, February 25, 2020]. Major international sporting events, such as the Six Nations rugby match between Ireland and Italy, have been postponed [Coronavirus & sport: What now for Six Nations, Tokyo Olympics, F1, Euro 2020 & Cheltenham?, By Frank Keogh, BBC News, February 27, 2020]. Could the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in the Netherlands on May 16th, be cancelled, just to be on the safe side?
They cancelled Carneval in Venice ...
Let’s try, unlike the virtue-signalling, cliché-fest that is Eurovision, to be rational just for a moment. As far as we know right now, you are only going to die of this virus if you have severe underlying health conditions and are elderly. And, even then, the fatality rate is 3.6% for those aged 60 to 69, 8% for those aged 70 to 79 and 14% for people who are over the age of 80 [Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, Worldometer, February 23, 2020]. Thus another Italian fatality, unnamed, was a 77-year-old woman [South Korea Raises Threat Alert Level, New York Times, February 26, 2020].
The mortality rate among males is roughly double that among females [Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, Worldometer, February 23, 2020]. Scientists hypothesize that males have weaker immune systems than females [Scientific basis for 'man flu,' by Lucy Bird, News Reviews Immunology, 2010]. This fits the argument made by F. Roger Devlin in his Sexual Utopia in Power: The male evolutionary strategy, in comparison to the female’s, involves living fast and dying young; quantity over quality; a billion sperm per ejaculation over one egg per month. Nothing to lose from the sexual encounter. As such, males do not need, to the same extent, to adapt to the environment and develop a good immune system.
You’re also vanishingly unlikely to develop complications from Corona if you are a child [Age, Sex, Existing Conditions of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, Worldometer, February 23, 2020].
Corona, in other words, is not a Woke virus. It discriminates on the basis of sex, and age.
But let’s also try to be rational about another factor, which the online statistical summaries tend to ignore. I’ve already presented evidence that Corona discriminates on the basis of race [STILL No Non-East Asian Deaths From Corona—But CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Won’t Admit It]. And it may well also discriminate on the basis of ethnicity—subtler heredity patterns within races.
As Frank Salter documents in his book On Genetic Interests, ethnic groups within races, such as English, French or Italian, form distinct genetic clusters. The average Frenchman is more genetically similar to the next average Frenchman than either would be to the average Englishman, because they have a common ancestor more recently and are adapted to the very specific evolutionary niche of France.
It appears that this was indeed the case with the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. According to one popular history, Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World, by Laura Spinney, there were very noticeable—and noticed—ethnic differences in mortality
“In fact, residents of Connecticut who were of Italian origin were more likely to die than those of Irish, English, Canadian, German, Russian, Austrian or Polish background,” writes Spinney. She goes on to insist that this was due to Italians being “poor” and having a poor diet.
But this doesn’t make any sense, because the Irish and Polish immigrants would also have been poor. In addition, a study in the journal PLOS ONE found that there are race differences in susceptibility to influenza even when you control for health and socioeconomic status [Role of genetic heterogeneity in determining the epidemiological severity of H1N1 influenza, by Narmada Sambaturu et al., PLOS ONE, 2018].
And it wasn’t just in Connecticut that this was observed. According to historian Alfred Crosby, all immigrants were more likely to die of Spanish Flu (presumably due to immigrant poverty) but the mortality rate was far lower among English, Irish and German immigrants (that is: evolved to a cold, wet climate) than among those from Poland, Russia and Austria-Hungary.
Among Italian immigrants, however, Spanish Flu was particularly acute. Crosby writes:
The pandemic scythed through urban America’s Little Italies, and Italian-Americans had one of the very highest mortality rates in the entire country [America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, by Alfred Crosby, 2003, pp.227-228].
A 1921 investigation into Spanish Flu, in The American Journal of Hygiene, reported ethnic differences in mortality from the virus, commenting that, in comparison to other immigrants, the death rate was “enormously high among Italians” but “lower than would be expected among persons of Irish, English and German stock,” presumably based on the mortality rate that poverty would predict [Influenza: An Epidemiologic Study, by Warren Taylor Vaughan, American Journal of Hygiene, 1921].
Another academic article, published in 1919, noted that Irish Americans seemed to be 75% less likely to suffer from acute influenza than Italian-Americans [Society Proceedings, Journal of the American Medical Association, 1919, p. 1548].
So, if there are differences is disease susceptibility between “races” then we would expect the differences to exist, in a less pronounced form, between ethnic groups within races. This makes perfect sense. Influenza has long been a more pernicious problem in Northern Europe, where the cold and wet climate allows it to breed better. On this basis, we would expect Northern Europeans to have developed greater resistance to flu, meaning that their immune systems would be better able to cope with novel forms of influenza should they manifest. (Influenza also flourishes in hot and humid climates—and, indeed, blacks are showing exceptional resistence to Coronavirus).
The non-East Asian country other than Italy that has been severely impacted by Corona is Iran. Iranians are often classified as “White” but similarly they would be unlikely to be adapted to flu, given the region’s climate. And, indeed, Laura Spinney reports that in 1918, “Persians [= Iranians] fighting in the British army were more severely affected by the flu than native British soldiers.”
She quotes a doctor as speculating that the explanation might have been that Persians were more likely to have an “underlying disease” such as “malaria.” But, presumably, there were also different chronic conditions that British soldiers would have been more likely to have suffered from.
So, it seems fairly likely that Corona, like other forms of influenza, discriminates not just by age, sex and race, but also by ethnicity and, in the U.S. ethnic ancestry.
Race Realists are constantly accused of being evil. But it’s Race Denialism that is truly evil. The refusal of the world’s media, and health authorities, to be frank about the emerging racial and ethnic patterns shown by the Coronavirus means that tens if not hundreds of millions of people are being unnecessarily terrorized.
And millions more are not being warned that they should be exceptionally careful—with the result that some, perhaps many, will die.
Lance Welton [email him] is the


russiainsider--2020-03-02--One of Most Influential US Pastors Says 'Israeli Lobby' Is the Biggest Problem Facing America (Chuck

One of Most Influential US Pastors Says 'Israeli Lobby' Is the Biggest Problem Facing America (Chuck Baldwin)

The author is a prominent American Christian conservative who was a presidential candidate for the paleoconservative Constitution Party in 2008 , when he was endorsed by Ron Paul .
He is the pastor of Liberty Fellowship , a non-denominational church in Montana , and a popular radio host and columnist .
His excellent weekly sermons which often have a lot of political content and strong views are available on his YouTube channel .
Baldwin believes that it is the sacred responsibility of pastors to lead on political issues , as they did during the 18th and 19th centuries .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian Zionism and frequently criticizes the neocon hostility towards Russia .
His views are representative of an influential and substantial part of Trump 's popular support .
Here is an archive of his excellent articles which we have published on Russia Insider , when they were relevant to the debate over Russia .
Members of the “ right ” and “ alt-right ” love to use terms such as “ the establishment , ” “ Deep State , ” “ globalists , ” etc.
, in describing freedom ’ s political enemies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ those terms too .
For the sake of brevity , I will refer to the above as simply “ the ruling class.
” Seldom , however , do conservatives identify who actually comprises the ruling class .
Typically when using those terms , conservatives are attacking Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton and liberal Democrats in general .
While it is doubtlessly true that many liberal Democrats are pawns of the ruling class , so are many conservative Republicans .
The ruling class monopolizes the philosophies , priorities and policies of both major parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class has mastered the phony left-right paradigm to perfection .
The entire political debate in America centers on the left-right paradigm .
If you are a Republican , Democrats are the enemy ; if you are a Democrat , Republicans are the enemy .
The entire political world revolves around this notion .
Here ’ s how it works : When the ruling class wants to focus on building a socialist Welfare state , dismantling traditional cultural and religious norms and enacting gun control , it puts liberal Democrats in power .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Warfare State and creating foreign enemies for the purpose of expanding the “ war on terror ” and a global surveillance state , it puts conservative Republicans in charge .
And when it comes to accommodating the international bankers ( translated : creating and increasing a debt-based economy ) , both Republicans and Democrats happily play along .
The only difference in the economic policies of conservatives and liberals in D.C. is that liberals want to tax and spend , while conservatives want to borrow and spend .
But both groups want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tinker ’ s dam about sound money principles or fiscal responsibility .
That ’ s why no matter who the president is ( including Donald Trump ) or which party controls Congress ( including Republicans ) , America ’ s national debt and deficit spending continue to spiral upward .
This also explains why , no matter who the president is ( including Donald Trump ) , the same miscreants wind up in the president ’ s cabinet and administration .
Donald Trump ’ s administration looks like Barack Obama ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bush ’ s .
Bush ’ s looked like Bill Clinton ’ s , ad infinitum , ad nauseam .
The president doesn ’ t pick his cabinet and administration officials ; the ruling class picks them .
Members , former members and fellow travelers of the Local 12 of the Villains , Thieves and Scoundrels Union—otherwise known as the Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR ) , Trilateral Commission ( TC ) and Bilderberg group—litter every presidential administration regardless of political party .
Donald Trump is on a pace to surpass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the number of CFR appointments , a mark he will undoubtedly surpass during his second term in office .
But the 800-pound gorilla in every backroom in Washington , D.C. , is the Israeli lobby .
For all intents and purposes , Israel and the ruling class are one and the same .
Everyone in Washington knows very clearly but will never admit that Israel has seriously corrupted the United States government and its elected officials at all levels .
But [ Congressman Adam ] Schiff did not mention Israel , nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s clearly unsavory involvement with Trump transition team members General Michael Flynn and Jared Kushner was never thoroughly investigated or included in the final Mueller report .
One might assume that a deliberate decision was made by some parties in power to avoid embarrassing Israel .
Those parties almost certainly included Schiff .
Schiff , who is Jewish , frequently tells audiences about his love for Israel , sometimes complaining that it is treated unfairly .
It might be suggested that if anyone in the government is partial to a foreign power it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Israel , not Russia .
Unfortunately , Schiff is far from unique .
Perhaps he and a number of other Congressmen should register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 , as required by law .
Congressmen are not exempt when they work to benefit a foreign nation , though they frequently believe themselves to be not subject to the very laws that they pass .
In May , a letter was sent to the White House with the signatures of 400 [ out of 435 ] congressmen , purely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solidarity with Israel and to give it a green light to do whatever it wishes vis-à-vis its neighbors .
The letter cites some questionable American interests relating to Syria , but it also mentions Israel no less than 13 times .
And let ’ s not forget that there are over 100 high-ranking members of the U.S. government ( that we know about ) who are foreign citizens .
And guess which country ?
Right : Israel .
The U.S. government is awash with dual U.S./Israeli citizens .
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here is a portion of her testimony as recorded in The Atlantic : Press TV : `` Let us talk about their many reports that talks about the influence of the Israeli lobby , AIPAC on the United States politics in general .
Did you experience anything in that realm as far as one would call the interference in American policy by AIPAC ?
McKinney : Well , every candidate for Congress at that time had a pledge .
They were given a pledge to sign and I was new on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the capital city , the military superiority of Israel ... Press TV : American Congress people have to sign this pledge ?
McKinney : Yes , you sign the pledge .
If you do not sign the pledge , you do not get money ... .. Press TV : I just want to get into this pledge a little bit more .
So this is basically something that is mandatory , that every Congressperson has to sign saying that what Jerusalem as you said is the capital of Israel , and what else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you would vote to support the military superiority of Israel that the economic assistant that Israel wants that you would vote to provide that .
Press TV : ... they are supposed to be representing the people of the United States not a foreign country and yet they have to pledge allegiance to a foreign state ?
No one questions this ?
McKinney : That is what I was asked to do and I made it public . ''
Cynthia told me in person all of the above and much more .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of the congressmen on Capitol Hill in both parties have sold their congressional votes and their loyalties to the State of Israel .
For years , Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ( corrupt politician and mass murderer ) has bragged privately and publicly that Israel controls the United States .
Here is a privately recorded video of Netanyahu bragging about Israel ’ s influence over the U.S. Notice how he mocks the American people for being so gullible .
Just a few days ago , Netanyahu again boasted of Israel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but of many U.S. states .
Israeli caretaker prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu , who has been indicted for corruption and is facing an election soon , just boasted that his ministry of strategic affairs has managed to undermine first amendment protections for free speech in the United States by lobbying state legislatures to pass laws forbidding the boycott of Israel .
Gilad Erdan is the head of the ministry of strategic affairs , which has spearheaded the attempt to undermine the US constitution and make criticizing Israeli policy illegal in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aided by Mossad , Israeli intelligence .
Mossad intensively spies on Washington , D.C. , and may have compromising information on US politicians .
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC is the main instrument of such Israeli policy pushes in the United States , and has never been forced to register as the agent of a foreign state , as US law requires .
It was also not for nothing that the American administration has taken this step together with us .
In recent years , we have promoted laws in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong action is to be taken against whoever tries to boycott Israel .
Confirming Israel ’ s intimidation of U.S. State governments , Journalist Abby Martin is suing the State of Georgia for requiring her to sign an anti-BDS manifesto before allowing her to speak at a college assembly in that State .
Imagine , a State of the United States requiring an American journalist to , in essence , swear loyalty to a foreign country as a condition to speak at an American university .
Just recently , the State of South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an anti-BDS law .
In Texas , Governor Greg Abbott was recently invited to Israel to receive the Friends of Zion Award ( the same award was also given to Donald Trump and G.W .
Bush ) .
In his acceptance speech Abbott said , “ Anybody who is an enemy of Israel is an enemy of Texas.
” I thought the governor ’ s oath included fidelity to the United States , NOT a foreign country .
When did Greg Abbott take an oath to Israel ?
And what does he have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( “ enemies ” ) who engage in their constitutional right to participate in the BDS movement against Israel ?
Fines ?
Imprisonment ?
Torture ?
Death ?
Speaking of Texas , in 2017 , the Houston suburban city of Dickinson refused to provide emergency relief assistance due to Hurricane Harvey to townspeople who would not sign an anti-BDS declaration : The form includes a clause headlined `` verification not to boycott Israel '' .
It states : `` By executing this Agreement below , the Applicant verifies that the Applicant : ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ( 2 ) will not boycott Israel during the term of this Agreement . ''
Please tell me what pledging loyalty to a foreign country has to do with an American citizen receiving emergency assistance from an American city ?
How is this not treason ?
How is what all of these Israel bought-and-paid-for American politicians are doing not treason ?
I bet most Americans are completely unaware ( because the Zionist-controlled media in America doesn ’ t tell them ) of the way our U.S. Embassy in Israel turns a blind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abroad .
One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services , which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government .
It is a responsibility that most embassies take seriously , with the exception of the facility currently located in Jerusalem .
One has to understand that that is so because the United States Embassy in Israel is like no other .
In other countries , the American Embassy exists to support American travelers , businesses and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jerusalem the Embassy exists to support Israeli interests and to serve as an apologist every time the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes on a killing spree or does something else that is similarly outrageous , to include bombing neighboring Syria every other day .
America ’ s current ambassador , former Trump bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman , has funded Israel ’ s illegal settlements , which did not in any way complicate his confirmation as nearly everyone in Congress and the White House does not believe that the Palestinians actually are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position , Friedman has defended Israel when its army sharpshooters have shot down scores of unarmed Gazans , including children , and has both praised and endorsed out-and-out theft by the Israeli government in Jerusalem , on the West Bank and the Golan Heights .
What the U.S. Embassy under Friedman will not do is put any real pressure on the Israeli government if its security forces or rampaging settlers kill , beat , maim or torture an American citizen , especially if said citizen happens to be of Palestinian descent .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Israel-first-itis among U.S .
Ambassadors , the rot having started inevitably with Bill Clinton , who appointed Australian citizen Martin Indyk as the first Jewish ambassador to Tel Aviv .
The two most recent ambassadors , Friedman and Daniel Shapiro , both political appointees , have also been Jewish .
Shapiro so enjoyed being an Israeli that he decided to remain in the country after his appointment as ambassador was completed .
He now works for an Israeli government funded think tank .
The Israeli army and police have in fact killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real pushback from the Department of State or White House .
The unwillingness to confront Israel on any level stems from the formidable Jewish power in the United States , which uses money and media control to corrupt the political system at national , state and local levels .
Ask yourself why you have never heard of these American citizens who were either murdered by Israel or who were shot in the head by Israeli troops but miraculously survived : Rebhi Barakat Kaid , 67 , Columbus , Ohio ( killed August 1988 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed March 2003 ) Brian Avery , 24 , Albuquerque , New Mexico ( shot April 2003 ) Tristan Anderson , 37 , Oakland , California ( shot March 2009 ) Furkan Doğan , 18 , Troy , New York , ( killed May 2010 ) Emily Henochowicz , Potomac , Maryland ( shot May 2010 ) Orwa Hammad , 14 , Louisiana ( killed October 2014 ) Mahmoud Shaalan , 16 , Florida ( killed February 26 , 2016 ) Of course , these are only a few of the ones whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And let ’ s not forget the 34 American sailors and Marines who were murdered by the State of Israel on June 8 , 1967 , when Israel attacked the USS Liberty .
All of these Americans were murdered by the State of Israel and their deaths covered up by the U.S. Embassy , the U.S. State Department and the White House—regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican sat in the Oval Office .
And this does not include the thousands of people of all faiths who are routinely tortured by the State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palestinians is routine on the grounds of “ necessity ” and absurd “ ticking-bomb ” scenarios .
The courts and the medical profession aid and abet the practice .
Over 1200 complaints regarding the torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons have not resulted in even a single indictment of the torturers .
So , killing Americans as well as many others and torturing prisoners are all in a day ’ s work for the Jewish state .
What is disgraceful , of course , is the fact that the United States government , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it , instead chooses to do nothing to stop the bleeding or even to demand inquiries to find out who is to blame .
Instead , Washington lavishes money and praise on Israel , reportedly America ’ s best friend and closest ally , while it also avoids looking at the horrors that are evident to most of the rest of the world .
The John Birch Society deserves credit for having identified the CFR as part of the ruling class , but few have dared to name the State of Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I delivered over a year ago that includes pertinent information on both the CFR and Zionist Israel .
If Benjamin Netanyahu knows he controls America , why don ’ t evangelical Christians know ?
It ’ s because they are bewitched and deceived by the false doctrines of Christian Zionism .
It ’ s time to put Americans back in charge of America .

The author is a prominent American Christian conservative who was a presidential candidate for the paleoconservative Constitution Party in 2008, when he was endorsed by Ron Paul.
He is the pastor of Liberty Fellowship, a non-denominational church in Montana, and a popular radio host and columnist. His excellent weekly sermons which often have a lot of political content and strong views are available on his YouTube channel. Baldwin believes that it is the sacred responsibility of pastors to lead on political issues, as they did during the 18th and 19th centuries.
He is a relentless foe of neoconservatism and Christian Zionism and frequently criticizes the neocon hostility towards Russia. His views are representative of an influential and substantial part of Trump's popular support.
Here is an archive of his excellent articles which we have published on Russia Insider, when they were relevant to the debate over Russia.
Members of the “right” and “alt-right” love to use terms such as “the establishment,” “Deep State,” “globalists,” etc., in describing freedom’s political enemies. And, yes, I often use those terms too. For the sake of brevity, I will refer to the above as simply “the ruling class.”
Seldom, however, do conservatives identify who actually comprises the ruling class. Typically when using those terms, conservatives are attacking Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and liberal Democrats in general.
While it is doubtlessly true that many liberal Democrats are pawns of the ruling class, so are many conservative Republicans. The ruling class monopolizes the philosophies, priorities and policies of both major parties in Washington, D.C.
The ruling class has mastered the phony left-right paradigm to perfection. The entire political debate in America centers on the left-right paradigm. If you are a Republican, Democrats are the enemy; if you are a Democrat, Republicans are the enemy. The entire political world revolves around this notion.
It’s all a game, a façade, a hoax.
Here’s how it works: When the ruling class wants to focus on building a socialist Welfare state, dismantling traditional cultural and religious norms and enacting gun control, it puts liberal Democrats in power. And when it wants to focus on building the Warfare State and creating foreign enemies for the purpose of expanding the “war on terror” and a global surveillance state, it puts conservative Republicans in charge.
And when it comes to accommodating the international bankers (translated: creating and increasing a debt-based economy), both Republicans and Democrats happily play along. The only difference in the economic policies of conservatives and liberals in D.C. is that liberals want to tax and spend, while conservatives want to borrow and spend. But both groups want to SPEND. Neither party cares a tinker’s dam about sound money principles or fiscal responsibility. That’s why no matter who the president is (including Donald Trump) or which party controls Congress (including Republicans), America’s national debt and deficit spending continue to spiral upward.
This also explains why, no matter who the president is (including Donald Trump), the same miscreants wind up in the president’s cabinet and administration. Donald Trump’s administration looks like Barack Obama’s. Obama’s administration looked like G.W. Bush’s. Bush’s looked like Bill Clinton’s, ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
The president doesn’t pick his cabinet and administration officials; the ruling class picks them.
Members, former members and fellow travelers of the Local 12 of the Villains, Thieves and Scoundrels Union—otherwise known as the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Trilateral Commission (TC) and Bilderberg group—litter every presidential administration regardless of political party. Donald Trump is on a pace to surpass both G.W. Bush and Barack Obama in the number of CFR appointments, a mark he will undoubtedly surpass during his second term in office.
But the 800-pound gorilla in every backroom in Washington, D.C., is the Israeli lobby. For all intents and purposes, Israel and the ruling class are one and the same.
Philip Giraldi astutely writes:
"And then there is the problem of Congress itself, which is precisely the institution that has been most corrupted by Israel and Jewish money. Almost thirty years ago, American politician Pat Buchanan described Congress as “Israeli occupied territory.” As a result, he was viciously attacked by the mainstream media and the political leadership of both parties, demonstrating beyond all doubt that he was correct in his observation. Today the Israel Lobby in the United States is far more powerful than it was in 1990, so much so that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actually boasts to his voters that he directs U.S. policy."
Everyone in Washington knows very clearly but will never admit that Israel has seriously corrupted the United States government and its elected officials at all levels. But [Congressman Adam] Schiff did not mention Israel, nor did he express concern that Israel’s clearly unsavory involvement with Trump transition team members General Michael Flynn and Jared Kushner was never thoroughly investigated or included in the final Mueller report. One might assume that a deliberate decision was made by some parties in power to avoid embarrassing Israel. Those parties almost certainly included Schiff.
Schiff, who is Jewish, frequently tells audiences about his love for Israel, sometimes complaining that it is treated unfairly. It might be suggested that if anyone in the government is partial to a foreign power it is Schiff, and that foreign power is Israel, not Russia.
Unfortunately, Schiff is far from unique. Perhaps he and a number of other Congressmen should register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as required by law. Congressmen are not exempt when they work to benefit a foreign nation, though they frequently believe themselves to be not subject to the very laws that they pass. In May, a letter was sent to the White House with the signatures of 400 [out of 435] congressmen, purely to express America’s legislature’s solidarity with Israel and to give it a green light to do whatever it wishes vis-à-vis its neighbors. The letter cites some questionable American interests relating to Syria, but it also mentions Israel no less than 13 times.
And let’s not forget that there are over 100 high-ranking members of the U.S. government (that we know about) who are foreign citizens. And guess which country? Right: Israel. The U.S. government is awash with dual U.S./Israeli citizens.
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has recounted several times her experience in Washington. Here is a portion of her testimony as recorded in The Atlantic:
Press TV: "Let us talk about their many reports that talks about the influence of the Israeli lobby, AIPAC on the United States politics in general. Did you experience anything in that realm as far as one would call the interference in American policy by AIPAC? McKinney: Well, every candidate for Congress at that time had a pledge. They were given a pledge to sign and I was new on the scene and the pledge had Jerusalem as the capital city, the military superiority of Israel... Press TV: American Congress people have to sign this pledge? McKinney: Yes, you sign the pledge. If you do not sign the pledge, you do not get money..... Press TV: I just want to get into this pledge a little bit more. So this is basically something that is mandatory, that every Congressperson has to sign saying that what Jerusalem as you said is the capital of Israel, and what else? McKinney: You make a commitment that you would vote to support the military superiority of Israel that the economic assistant that Israel wants that you would vote to provide that. Press TV: ...they are supposed to be representing the people of the United States not a foreign country and yet they have to pledge allegiance to a foreign state? No one questions this? McKinney: That is what I was asked to do and I made it public."
Cynthia told me in person all of the above and much more. Suffice it to say that the vast majority of the congressmen on Capitol Hill in both parties have sold their congressional votes and their loyalties to the State of Israel.
For years, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (corrupt politician and mass murderer) has bragged privately and publicly that Israel controls the United States. Here is a privately recorded video of Netanyahu bragging about Israel’s influence over the U.S. Notice how he mocks the American people for being so gullible.
Just a few days ago, Netanyahu again boasted of Israel’s control not only of Washington, D.C., but of many U.S. states.
Israeli caretaker prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has been indicted for corruption and is facing an election soon, just boasted that his ministry of strategic affairs has managed to undermine first amendment protections for free speech in the United States by lobbying state legislatures to pass laws forbidding the boycott of Israel.
Gilad Erdan is the head of the ministry of strategic affairs, which has spearheaded the attempt to undermine the US constitution and make criticizing Israeli policy illegal in the United States. This effort is allegedly being aided by Mossad, Israeli intelligence. Mossad intensively spies on Washington, D.C., and may have compromising information on US politicians.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC is the main instrument of such Israeli policy pushes in the United States, and has never been forced to register as the agent of a foreign state, as US law requires.
On February 12, 2020, Bibi bragged:
It was also not for nothing that the American administration has taken this step together with us. In recent years, we have promoted laws in most US states, which determine that strong action is to be taken against whoever tries to boycott Israel.
Confirming Israel’s intimidation of U.S. State governments, Journalist Abby Martin is suing the State of Georgia for requiring her to sign an anti-BDS manifesto before allowing her to speak at a college assembly in that State. Imagine, a State of the United States requiring an American journalist to, in essence, swear loyalty to a foreign country as a condition to speak at an American university.
Just recently, the State of South Dakota became the 28th State to pass an anti-BDS law.
In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott was recently invited to Israel to receive the Friends of Zion Award (the same award was also given to Donald Trump and G.W. Bush). In his acceptance speech Abbott said, “Anybody who is an enemy of Israel is an enemy of Texas.”
I thought the governor’s oath included fidelity to the United States, NOT a foreign country. When did Greg Abbott take an oath to Israel? And what does he have in mind for the citizens of Texas (“enemies”) who engage in their constitutional right to participate in the BDS movement against Israel? Fines? Imprisonment? Torture? Death?
Speaking of Texas, in 2017, the Houston suburban city of Dickinson refused to provide emergency relief assistance due to Hurricane Harvey to townspeople who would not sign an anti-BDS declaration:
The form includes a clause headlined "verification not to boycott Israel". It states: "By executing this Agreement below, the Applicant verifies that the Applicant: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of this Agreement."
Please tell me what pledging loyalty to a foreign country has to do with an American citizen receiving emergency assistance from an American city?
How is this not treason? How is what all of these Israel bought-and-paid-for American politicians are doing not treason?
I bet most Americans are completely unaware (because the Zionist-controlled media in America doesn’t tell them) of the way our U.S. Embassy in Israel turns a blind eye to Israeli atrocities committed against Americans abroad.
One of the principal functions of a United States Embassy overseas is to provide citizen services, which includes coming to the assistance of Americans who are treated badly by the local government. It is a responsibility that most embassies take seriously, with the exception of the facility currently located in Jerusalem. One has to understand that that is so because the United States Embassy in Israel is like no other. In other countries, the American Embassy exists to support American travelers, businesses and a broad range of national interests. In Jerusalem the Embassy exists to support Israeli interests and to serve as an apologist every time the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu goes on a killing spree or does something else that is similarly outrageous, to include bombing neighboring Syria every other day.
America’s current ambassador, former Trump bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman, has funded Israel’s illegal settlements, which did not in any way complicate his confirmation as nearly everyone in Congress and the White House does not believe that the Palestinians actually are human beings. Since taking up his position, Friedman has defended Israel when its army sharpshooters have shot down scores of unarmed Gazans, including children, and has both praised and endorsed out-and-out theft by the Israeli government in Jerusalem, on the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
What the U.S. Embassy under Friedman will not do is put any real pressure on the Israeli government if its security forces or rampaging settlers kill, beat, maim or torture an American citizen, especially if said citizen happens to be of Palestinian descent. Indeed, Friedman is only the latest manifestation of Israel-first-itis among U.S. Ambassadors, the rot having started inevitably with Bill Clinton, who appointed Australian citizen Martin Indyk as the first Jewish ambassador to Tel Aviv. The two most recent ambassadors, Friedman and Daniel Shapiro, both political appointees, have also been Jewish. Shapiro so enjoyed being an Israeli that he decided to remain in the country after his appointment as ambassador was completed. He now works for an Israeli government funded think tank.
The Israeli army and police have in fact killed a number of American citizens without any real pushback from the Department of State or White House. The unwillingness to confront Israel on any level stems from the formidable Jewish power in the United States, which uses money and media control to corrupt the political system at national, state and local levels.
Ask yourself why you have never heard of these American citizens who were either murdered by Israel or who were shot in the head by Israeli troops but miraculously survived:
Rebhi Barakat Kaid, 67, Columbus, Ohio (killed August 1988)
Rachel Corrie, Washington State (killed March 2003)
Brian Avery, 24, Albuquerque, New Mexico (shot April 2003)
Tristan Anderson, 37, Oakland, California (shot March 2009)
Furkan Doğan, 18, Troy, New York, (killed May 2010)
Emily Henochowicz, Potomac, Maryland (shot May 2010)
Orwa Hammad, 14, Louisiana (killed October 2014)
Mahmoud Shaalan, 16, Florida (killed February 26, 2016)
Of course, these are only a few of the ones whose stories have leaked out.
Oh! And let’s not forget the 34 American sailors and Marines who were murdered by the State of Israel on June 8, 1967, when Israel attacked the USS Liberty.
All of these Americans were murdered by the State of Israel and their deaths covered up by the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. State Department and the White House—regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican sat in the Oval Office. And this does not include the thousands of people of all faiths who are routinely tortured by the State of Israel.
The above-referenced article continues:
Inside Israel torture of Palestinians is routine on the grounds of “necessity” and absurd “ticking-bomb” scenarios. The courts and the medical profession aid and abet the practice. Over 1200 complaints regarding the torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons have not resulted in even a single indictment of the torturers.
So, killing Americans as well as many others and torturing prisoners are all in a day’s work for the Jewish state. What is disgraceful, of course, is the fact that the United States government, which has the power to do something about it, instead chooses to do nothing to stop the bleeding or even to demand inquiries to find out who is to blame. Instead, Washington lavishes money and praise on Israel, reportedly America’s best friend and closest ally, while it also avoids looking at the horrors that are evident to most of the rest of the world.
The John Birch Society deserves credit for having identified the CFR as part of the ruling class, but few have dared to name the State of Israel.
Here is a relevant message that I delivered over a year ago that includes pertinent information on both the CFR and Zionist Israel.
If Benjamin Netanyahu knows he controls America, why don’t evangelical Christians know? It’s because they are bewitched and deceived by the false doctrines of Christian Zionism.
It’s time to put Americans back in charge of America.


russiainsider--2020-03-02--Trump’s Betrayal of Julian Assange

Trump’s Betrayal of Julian Assange

One thing we ’ ve learned from the Trump presidency is that the “ deep state ” is not just some crazy conspiracy theory .
For the past three years we ’ ve seen that deep state launch plot after plot to overturn the election .
It all started with former CIA director John Brennan ’ s phony “ Intelligence Assessment ” of Russian involvement in the 2016 election .
It was claimed that all seventeen US intelligence agencies agreed that Putin put Trump in office , but we found out later that the report was cooked up by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump upset the Washington apple cart as presidential candidate and in so doing he set elements of the deep state in motion against him .
One of the things candidate Donald Trump did to paint a deep state target on his back was to repeatedly praise Wikileaks , the protransparency media organization headed up by Australian journalist Julian Assange .
More than one hundred times candidate Trump said “ I love Wikileaks ” on the campaign trail .
Trump loved it when Wikileaks exposed the criminality of Hillary Clinton and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deprive Bernie Sanders of the Democratic Party nomination .
Wikileaks ’ s release of the DNC emails exposed the deep corruption at the heart of US politics , and as a candidate Trump loved the transparency .
Then he got elected .
The real tragedy of the Trump presidency is nowhere better demonstrated than in his 180-degree turn away from Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange .
“ I know nothing about Wikileaks , ” he said as president .
“ It ’ s really not my thing.
” US pressure and bribes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s asylum and his seven years in a room at the Ecuadorian embassy in London .
After his dramatic arrest by London 's Metropolitan Police last April , he has been effectively tortured in British jails at the behest of the US deep state .
Today , Monday the 24th of February , Assange faces an extradition hearing in a UK courthouse .
The Trump administration—led by a man who praised Assange ’ s work—seeks a show trial of Assange worthy of the worst of the Soviet era .
The US is seeking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration argues that the Australian Assange should be tried and convicted of espionage against a country of which he is not a citizen .
At the same time the Trump administration argues that the First Amendment does not apply to Assange because he is not an American citizen !
So Assange is subject to US law when it comes to publishing information embarrassing to the US deep state , but he is not subject to the law of the land—the US Constitution—which protects all journalists and is the backbone of our system of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president who has been the victim of so much deep state meddling has done the deep state ’ s bidding when it comes to Assange and Wikileaks .
President Trump should preempt the inevitable US show trial of Assange by granting the journalist a blanket pardon under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution .
The deep state that Trump is serving by persecuting Assange is the same deep state that continues to plot his own ouster .

One thing we’ve learned from the Trump presidency is that the “deep state” is not just some crazy conspiracy theory. For the past three years we’ve seen that deep state launch plot after plot to overturn the election.
It all started with former CIA director John Brennan’s phony “Intelligence Assessment” of Russian involvement in the 2016 election. It was claimed that all seventeen US intelligence agencies agreed that Putin put Trump in office, but we found out later that the report was cooked up by a handful of Brennan’s handpicked agents.
Donald Trump upset the Washington apple cart as presidential candidate and in so doing he set elements of the deep state in motion against him.
One of the things candidate Donald Trump did to paint a deep state target on his back was to repeatedly praise Wikileaks, the protransparency media organization headed up by Australian journalist Julian Assange. More than one hundred times candidate Trump said “I love Wikileaks” on the campaign trail.
Trump loved it when Wikileaks exposed the criminality of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, as it cheated to deprive Bernie Sanders of the Democratic Party nomination. Wikileaks’s release of the DNC emails exposed the deep corruption at the heart of US politics, and as a candidate Trump loved the transparency.
Then he got elected.
The real tragedy of the Trump presidency is nowhere better demonstrated than in his 180-degree turn away from Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange. “I know nothing about Wikileaks,” he said as president. “It’s really not my thing.”
US pressure and bribes to the Ecuadorian government ended Assange’s asylum and his seven years in a room at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. After his dramatic arrest by London's Metropolitan Police last April, he has been effectively tortured in British jails at the behest of the US deep state.
Today, Monday the 24th of February, Assange faces an extradition hearing in a UK courthouse. The Trump administration—led by a man who praised Assange’s work—seeks a show trial of Assange worthy of the worst of the Soviet era. The US is seeking a 175-year prison sentence.
The Trump administration argues that the Australian Assange should be tried and convicted of espionage against a country of which he is not a citizen. At the same time the Trump administration argues that the First Amendment does not apply to Assange because he is not an American citizen! So Assange is subject to US law when it comes to publishing information embarrassing to the US deep state, but he is not subject to the law of the land—the US Constitution—which protects all journalists and is the backbone of our system of government.
It is ironic that a president who has been the victim of so much deep state meddling has done the deep state’s bidding when it comes to Assange and Wikileaks. President Trump should preempt the inevitable US show trial of Assange by granting the journalist a blanket pardon under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The deep state that Trump is serving by persecuting Assange is the same deep state that continues to plot his own ouster.
Free Assange!
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russiainsider--2020-03-02--Russia Lends Egypt $25 Billion for a Nuclear Power Plant

In other words , Russia will build the power plant for free and Egypt will pay it off in installments Atomstroyexport , a subsidiary of Russia ’ s State Atomic Energy Corporation , or Rosatom , announced Feb. 17 that three Egyptian companies were awarded a tender offer for constructing the first phase of Egypt ’ s Dabaa nuclear power plant .
The three Egyptian companies , competing among 10 others , are Petrojet , Hassan Allam and the Arab Contractors .
The Egyptian government intends to start negotiations within the next few days with the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implementing the Dabaa nuclear plant project .
The plant will be constructed in the Dabaa area of Marsa Matrouh governorate in the west of the country .
The Dabaa plant is the first nuclear plant for peaceful uses , with a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts .
The project is financially supported by Rosatom through a Russian loan amounting to $ 25 billion .
An official source at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy told the newspaper Al-Youm Jan. 18 that the Nuclear Stations Authority will obtain permission to establish the nuclear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , after completing the procedures for the plant and technical reports .
The source asserted that setting the concrete foundations for the first nuclear reactor will take place in mid-2021 .
On Feb. 3 , the head of the Nuclear Stations Authority at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity , Mohamed Khayat , affirmed in press statements to the government newspaper Akhbar Al-Youm that Moscow would start building the Dabaa nuclear plant in early 2020 .
Egypt signed on Nov. 19 , 2015 , an agreement with Russia to complete the Dabaa nuclear plant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity of 1,200 megawatts each .
On May 19 , 2016 , the Egyptian Official Gazette published Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi ’ s decision No .
484 of 2015 , ratifying the agreement signed between Moscow and Cairo .
This agreement granted Egypt a Russian government loan to construct the first nuclear power plant in Egypt — the Dabaa plant .
Under said agreement , Egypt will obtain a $ 25 billion loan from Russia to finance the works , services and shipments related to building and operating equipment for the power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al-Hamaki , a professor of economics at Ain Shams University , told Al-Monitor via phone that the project to establish a nuclear power plant had long been on Egypt ’ s agenda .
Successive governments tried to implement it but were not successful .
The project has been postponed for more than 50 years .
She further explained that under this agreement Egypt will use the loan to finance 85 % of the total value of the building , construction , insurance and all other related works .
Egypt would bear the remaining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The loan is for 13 years at a 3 % annual interest rate .
[ Would love to be able to get a 3 % interest loan . ]
If Egypt fails to repay any of the annual interest within 10 working days , it shall be subject to arrears of 150 % of the interest rate calculated on a daily basis .
Hamaki also warned that this massive Russian loan of $ 25 billion could blow up Egypt ’ s foreign debts .
“ This loan is a great risk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and should be settled from the wealth and economic assets of the future generations , ” she said , adding , “ Egypt ’ s resorting to many loans foretells its inability to attract foreign investments , while tourism revenues continue to decline.
” Hamaki said , “ This project has stirred intense controversy and has received its share of criticism , most notably because of its location .
Dabaa , in Marsa Matrouh , is a tourist area that the state can exploit for touristic and investment projects due to its location @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distinct area stretching over 60 kilometers ( 37 miles ) along the northern coast of Egypt.
” Meanwhile , Ayman Hamza , a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy , argues that the “ Russian loan of $ 25 billion is not a burden on Egypt .
Although it is a huge amount , Egypt will pay its value by selling the energy generated from the nuclear reactors .
This project would not be costing Egypt anything.
” Hamza noted that the construction of the entire nuclear plant is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The project will be operational for three years before Egypt starts paying the first installments in 2029 , ” [ Wow !
Great terms ! ]
he told Al-Monitor .
He asserted that the electrical energy expected to be generated from the Dabaa nuclear plant would reach more than 10 % of the total electrical energy produced throughout the nation .
In turn , Amjad al-Wakeel , head of Egypt ’ s Nuclear Power Plants Authority , which is affiliated with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy , told Al-Monitor that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Egypt $ 264 billion in revenues over a period of 60 years , which is the lifespan of the nuclear plant .
With regard to safety and security factors , Wakeel confirmed that all technical licenses and initial safety reports submitted by Rosatom had been completed and Egypt agreed to them with the help of a large number of foreign consultants and experts specialized in this field .
“ All safety and security factors related to the construction and operation process and all the following stages have been taken into consideration , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The reactors will be designed using the most recent technological methods in the world .
They will be designed to automatically stop in the event of any error or malfunction.
” Wakeel pointed out that the nuclear plant will be fully prepared and equipped and protected against all natural factors and disasters such as earthquakes and storms .
“ Egypt is serious about the construction process and is keen on the safety and economic prosperity of its citizens at the same time , ” he concluded .

In other words, Russia will build the power plant for free and Egypt will pay it off in installments
Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, or Rosatom, announced Feb. 17 that three Egyptian companies were awarded a tender offer for constructing the first phase of Egypt’s Dabaa nuclear power plant.
The three Egyptian companies, competing among 10 others, are Petrojet, Hassan Allam and the Arab Contractors.
The Egyptian government intends to start negotiations within the next few days with the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority to obtain permission to start implementing the Dabaa nuclear plant project. The plant will be constructed in the Dabaa area of Marsa Matrouh governorate in the west of the country.
The Dabaa plant is the first nuclear plant for peaceful uses, with a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts. The project is financially supported by Rosatom through a Russian loan amounting to $25 billion.
An official source at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy told the newspaper Al-Youm Jan. 18 that the Nuclear Stations Authority will obtain permission to establish the nuclear plant in the middle of this year, after completing the procedures for the plant and technical reports. The source asserted that setting the concrete foundations for the first nuclear reactor will take place in mid-2021.
On Feb. 3, the head of the Nuclear Stations Authority at the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity, Mohamed Khayat, affirmed in press statements to the government newspaper Akhbar Al-Youm that Moscow would start building the Dabaa nuclear plant in early 2020.
Egypt signed on Nov. 19, 2015, an agreement with Russia to complete the Dabaa nuclear plant project with four reactors each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts each.
On May 19, 2016, the Egyptian Official Gazette published Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s decision No. 484 of 2015, ratifying the agreement signed between Moscow and Cairo. This agreement granted Egypt a Russian government loan to construct the first nuclear power plant in Egypt — the Dabaa plant.
Under said agreement, Egypt will obtain a $25 billion loan from Russia to finance the works, services and shipments related to building and operating equipment for the power units at the Dabaa plant.
Yemen al-Hamaki, a professor of economics at Ain Shams University, told Al-Monitor via phone that the project to establish a nuclear power plant had long been on Egypt’s agenda. Successive governments tried to implement it but were not successful. The project has been postponed for more than 50 years.
She further explained that under this agreement Egypt will use the loan to finance 85% of the total value of the building, construction, insurance and all other related works. Egypt would bear the remaining 15% in the form of installments. The loan is for 13 years at a 3% annual interest rate. [Would love to be able to get a 3% interest loan.] If Egypt fails to repay any of the annual interest within 10 working days, it shall be subject to arrears of 150% of the interest rate calculated on a daily basis.
Hamaki also warned that this massive Russian loan of $25 billion could blow up Egypt’s foreign debts. “This loan is a great risk to the future because it burdens the state and should be settled from the wealth and economic assets of the future generations,” she said, adding, “Egypt’s resorting to many loans foretells its inability to attract foreign investments, while tourism revenues continue to decline.”
Hamaki said, “This project has stirred intense controversy and has received its share of criticism, most notably because of its location. Dabaa, in Marsa Matrouh, is a tourist area that the state can exploit for touristic and investment projects due to its location on the Mediterranean coast in a very distinct area stretching over 60 kilometers (37 miles) along the northern coast of Egypt.”
Meanwhile, Ayman Hamza, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, argues that the “Russian loan of $ 25 billion is not a burden on Egypt. Although it is a huge amount, Egypt will pay its value by selling the energy generated from the nuclear reactors. This project would not be costing Egypt anything.”
Hamza noted that the construction of the entire nuclear plant is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
“The project will be operational for three years before Egypt starts paying the first installments in 2029,” [Wow! Great terms!] he told Al-Monitor.
He asserted that the electrical energy expected to be generated from the Dabaa nuclear plant would reach more than 10% of the total electrical energy produced throughout the nation.
In turn, Amjad al-Wakeel, head of Egypt’s Nuclear Power Plants Authority, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, told Al-Monitor that the Dabaa nuclear plant project will bring Egypt $264 billion in revenues over a period of 60 years, which is the lifespan of the nuclear plant.
With regard to safety and security factors, Wakeel confirmed that all technical licenses and initial safety reports submitted by Rosatom had been completed and Egypt agreed to them with the help of a large number of foreign consultants and experts specialized in this field.
“All safety and security factors related to the construction and operation process and all the following stages have been taken into consideration,” he said. Wakeel added, “The reactors will be designed using the most recent technological methods in the world. They will be designed to automatically stop in the event of any error or malfunction.”
Wakeel pointed out that the nuclear plant will be fully prepared and equipped and protected against all natural factors and disasters such as earthquakes and storms. “Egypt is serious about the construction process and is keen on the safety and economic prosperity of its citizens at the same time,” he concluded.


russiainsider--2020-03-03--A Wife's Submission Depends on her Husband's Love - True or False? What Russians Are Taught

`` She ca n't feel loved until she rests under her husband 's leadership and follows him .
This is the way she was made .
Being led makes her feel loved . ''
As a wife myself , I often take notice of how people discuss marriage and relationships , both in society and in the church .
I have noticed that a lot of Christian women today refuse to submit to their husbands until he meets her standard of perfect love , and the church too often encourages this .
If the church teaches submission at all , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband has to love his wife as Christ loved the church , so the take away for most women is that they do n't have to submit until the husband loves her properly first .
Who gets to decide when the husband is properly loving her ?
Why , she does , of course .
When she feels loved enough , then she will start submitting .
That 's the way most women today approach this issue .
What is so ironic ( and sad ) about this vicious cycle is that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much her husband does .
The reason it will never satisfy her is that women do n't feel loved unless they are led .
It is precisely the man 's leadership and authority over her that allows her to feel his love most directly .
When she refuses to submit and tells her husband to follow her emotions in order to get approval from her , she is doing exactly the opposite of what will make her feel loved .
Then she blames her lack of satisfaction on her husband when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ca n't feel loved until she rests under her husband 's leadership and follows him .
This is the way she was made .
Being led makes her feel loved .
This is the reason it is so backwards to claim that a husband 's leadership just means being a servant .
The claim is that husbands lead by serving , which means doing whatever their wives want — letting her call the shots — and then calling that `` leadership '' .
That never works .
It is completely opposite of reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serving '' invert the God-given roles and make both husband and wife dissatisfied , because they are not living according to their design .
In reality , a husband serves by leading .
Leadership — real leadership by making goals and asking her to follow him — is a service she needs him to provide , so that she can feel secure and loved .
He serves her by leading her .

"She can't feel loved until she rests under her husband's leadership and follows him. This is the way she was made. Being led makes her feel loved."
As a wife myself, I often take notice of how people discuss marriage and relationships, both in society and in the church. I have noticed that a lot of Christian women today refuse to submit to their husbands until he meets her standard of perfect love, and the church too often encourages this.
If the church teaches submission at all, it always includes the caveat that the husband has to love his wife as Christ loved the church, so the take away for most women is that they don't have to submit until the husband loves her properly first.
Who gets to decide when the husband is properly loving her? Why, she does, of course. When she feels loved enough, then she will start submitting. That's the way most women today approach this issue.
What is so ironic (and sad) about this vicious cycle is that it will never satisfy her, no matter how much her husband does. The reason it will never satisfy her is that women don't feel loved unless they are led. It is precisely the man's leadership and authority over her that allows her to feel his love most directly.
When she refuses to submit and tells her husband to follow her emotions in order to get approval from her, she is doing exactly the opposite of what will make her feel loved. Then she blames her lack of satisfaction on her husband when it's really her own fault. She can't feel loved until she rests under her husband's leadership and follows him. This is the way she was made. Being led makes her feel loved.
This is the reason it is so backwards to claim that a husband's leadership just means being a servant. The claim is that husbands lead by serving, which means doing whatever their wives want — letting her call the shots — and then calling that "leadership". That never works. It is completely opposite of reality. These claims of "leading by serving" invert the God-given roles and make both husband and wife dissatisfied, because they are not living according to their design.
In reality, a husband serves by leading. Leadership — real leadership by making goals and asking her to follow him — is a service she needs him to provide, so that she can feel secure and loved. He serves her by leading her.


russiainsider--2020-03-03--War with Russia Would be Hell on Earth - Look at the Terrifying Power of These Russian 'Flame-Throwe

War with Russia Would be Hell on Earth - Look at the Terrifying Power of These Russian 'Flame-Thrower' Missiles (Video)

Jewish dominated and manipulated US and European elites keep trying to push the West into a war with Russia .
@ @ @ @ @ of the destruction they are inviting on Europe , or are they demonically deluded ?
@ @ @ @ @ known under a rather grim-humored , yet very fitting nickname ‘ Solntsepyok ’ — 'Sun @ @ @

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russiainsider--2020-03-03--The Media’s Deafening Silence on Bloomberg’s Ties to Epstein and Other Criminals

After his late jump into the Democratic primary and , as critics argue , purchasing his way into the primary debates , former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has received mixed coverage from corporate media , with many negative critiques of the current presidential contender ’ s history , conduct and connections .
Yet , despite efforts by other campaigns and more progressive-leaning media outlets to dampen Bloomberg ’ s chances at the nomination , one clear weakness of Bloomberg ’ s has thus far evaded meaningful media coverage : his ties to key players in the Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell and even Jeffrey Epstein himself .
Silence among outlets that largely oppose Bloomberg ’ s candidacy regarding his connections to Epstein and those in his close social orbit is odd , especially when reporting on an individual ’ s connections to the intelligence-linked pedophile are a sure-fire way to generate considerable negative attention and fodder for rival campaigns .
This is particularly striking given that the numerous accusations that Bloomberg has long stoked a toxic culture of sexual harassment at his company , resulting in no small number of non-disclosure agreements over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention .
Yet , the fact that many of Bloomberg ’ s close friends have been accused of far , far worse has received hardly any coverage by comparison .
For instance , when it was announced last week that the controlling stake in the Leslie Wexner-owned lingerie company Victoria ’ s Secret would be sold to a private equity firm called Sycamore Partners , only one media outlet — The Intercept — revealed that Bloomberg has at least $ 136 million of his money in that firm .
The Intercept noted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s supposed fortune , his close collaborator for decades and alleged rapist of many of his victims — had been pressured to step down following the scandal , which also hit Wexner-owned companies hard and had forced the Ohio-based billionaire to seek a buyer for his lingerie brand and its tarnished reputation .
Yet , the outlet did not make the direct connection that Sycamore Partners-backer Bloomberg is a friend of Wexner ’ s and has attended Wexner ’ s personal social parties for years prior to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well before this recent opportunity to point out Bloomberg ’ s ties to Leslie Wexner , there have been plenty of opportunities for the media to question Bloomberg about his now-infamous picture with Ghislaine Maxwell , daughter of Mossad-connected Robert Maxwell and Epstein ’ s alleged madam and co-conspirator .
That picture , taken in 2013 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York , has not been mentioned by mainstream media following the launch of Bloomberg ’ s candidacy late last November .
Similarly , mainstream media have failed to question Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telephone numbers for him appear in Jeffrey Epstein ’ s infamous list of contacts often referred to as his “ little black book.
” The extent of the Maxwell-Bloomberg relationship is unknown , though Bloomberg ’ s deep ties to his former employer Salomon Brothers is a possible link , given that that firm served as one of the Maxwell family ’ s main investment bankers in the years prior to and following Robert Maxwell ’ s mysterious death in 1991 .
Similarly , Epstein had close ties to prominent figures on Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time at Bear Stearns , who are also close to Bloomberg .
Bloomberg and Epstein also shared close friendships with some of the same New York media executives like Mort Zuckerman .
Media outlets have described Zuckerman , a former business partner of Epstein ’ s , as Bloomberg ’ s “ long-time enabler.
” In another example , Epstein ’ s former publicist Howard Rubenstein is a long-time supporter of Bloomberg and was reported to be the driving force behind Bloomberg ’ s controversial push to run around mayoral term limits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York .
Another mutual Epstein-Bloomberg associate is disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein .
Weinstein was part of an investment group with Epstein that sought to purchase New York magazine in 2003 .
Another member of that investment group was frequent MSNBC commentator Donny Deutsch , who has recently fervently backed Bloomberg ’ s candidacy .
Weinstein was recently convicted of rape and has dozens of accusers , whose decision to come forward about Weinstein ’ s sex crimes in recent years helped spark the “ Me Too ” movement .
Weinstein also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ehud Barak , who was a close friend and business associate of Epstein ’ s , and it was Barak who personally introduced Weinstein to former Mossad spies that Weinstein hired to intimidate his accusers .
In addition to being Prime Minister , Barak is also the former head of Israeli military intelligence , the foreign intelligence agency that sponsored Epstein ’ s sexual blackmail operation involving underage girls in the United States .
Bloomberg ’ s candidacy has yet to be strongly challenged over his ties to Weinstein , which are considerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major backer of Bloomberg ’ s mayoral campaigns and even recorded robocalls on Bloomberg ’ s behalf to boost his election chances .
Bloomberg , in turn , appointed Weinstein to a charity board and Weinstein later praised Bloomberg for aiding his film company .
While Bloomberg ’ s ties to Wexner , Epstein and Maxwell have gotten the silent treatment , some outlets ( mostly right-leaning ) have covered the Bloomberg-Weinstein ties , but there has been little pressure on Bloomberg from mainstream media to address those ties directly .
Another close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by numerous women of sexual harassment is hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt .
Steinhardt is a long-time fixture in Bloomberg ’ s social circle and has long appeared at Bloomberg ’ s dinner parties .
Steinhardt is also connected to Leslie Wexner through his membership in the so-called “ Mega Group ” — an exclusive group of organized-crime-linked “ mega ” donors to pro-Israel causes that Wexner co-founded in 1991 .
Steinhardt also boasts close ties to the now deceased founder of Glencore , the Mossad-linked Marc Rich , and Steinhardt — along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressively lobbied former President Bill Clinton to controversially pardon Rich before leaving office .
“ Show me your friends and I ’ ll tell you who you are ” The oft-quoted saying “ Show me your friends and I ’ ll tell you who you are , ” seems to hold true for Bloomberg .
For instance , his eponymous media conglomerate has received no small number of lawsuits over the years alleging rampant sexual harassment and even the rape of female workers , much of its allegedly egged on by Bloomberg ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been derided as sexist .
Many of those lawsuits ended in female accusers being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements ( NDAs ) .
More recently , The Nation reported that Bloomberg ’ s 2020 presidential campaign is making use of NDAs in such a way “ that could prevent staffers from reporting workplace abuse.
” In addition , a 1999 profile of Bloomberg in Wired magazine quoted Bloomberg as saying “ My daughter is tall and busty and blonde .
We went to China together .
And what ’ s a 16-year-old going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , I got her dates in every city in China.
” Bloomberg , not unlike Epstein and Wexner , also has a history of cozy ties to the CIA .
For instance , during his tenure as Mayor of New York , Bloomberg actively promoted a controversial post-9/11 program that saw the CIA work directly with the NYPD to spy on the city ’ s Muslim communities .
Even though the CIA is technically prohibited from spying on Americans not linked to criminal activity , one of the CIA officers working as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had “ no limitations ” on what he could do .
Bloomberg has long defended this program and its merging of the CIA with local police .
In the case of Epstein and Wexner , as MintPress News reported in its viral series on the Epstein scandal last year , Epstein once claimed to have worked for the CIA during the 1980s and Epstein and Wexner were the key players behind the relocation of CIA front company Southern Air Transport to Ohio , where Wexner ’ s business interests have long been based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a key player in a controversial initiative regarding Israel ’ s intelligence-linked technology sector .
For instance , Bloomberg created a $ 2 billion project that involved opening a Manhattan campus called “ Cornell Tech ” that brought together Cornell University and Israel ’ s Technion , which has close ties to Israel ’ s national security state and military-industrial complex .
Bloomberg personally gave over $ 100 million to facilitate completion of that project .
That campus is now a partner in the recent creation of two Israeli-run “ cybersecurity ” centers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Israeli intelligence and were recently reported on by MintPress .
Jeffrey Epstein was also involved with Israeli military intelligence-linked technology companies and , as previously mentioned , Israeli military intelligence was also the sponsor of Epstein ’ s sexual blackmail operation that targeted mostly U.S. politicians and public figures for the benefit of the state of Israel , whose military currently receives $ 3.8 billion per year from U.S. taxpayers .
While these aspects of Bloomberg ’ s past have received considerable media attention as of late , these same outlets have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inner circle boasts many individuals accused of harassment , rape or worse .
With his clear ties to the “ Epstein network , ” the fact that mainstream media has declined to even question Bloomberg about his social appearances with Ghislaine Maxwell or Leslie Wexner and having five different telephone numbers of his in Epstein ’ s list of high-profile contacts is a damning indictment of the current landscape of both American media and American politics .

After his late jump into the Democratic primary and, as critics argue, purchasing his way into the primary debates, former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has received mixed coverage from corporate media, with many negative critiques of the current presidential contender’s history, conduct and connections.
Yet, despite efforts by other campaigns and more progressive-leaning media outlets to dampen Bloomberg’s chances at the nomination, one clear weakness of Bloomberg’s has thus far evaded meaningful media coverage: his ties to key players in the Epstein scandal, including Leslie Wexner, Ghislaine Maxwell and even Jeffrey Epstein himself.
Silence among outlets that largely oppose Bloomberg’s candidacy regarding his connections to Epstein and those in his close social orbit is odd, especially when reporting on an individual’s connections to the intelligence-linked pedophile are a sure-fire way to generate considerable negative attention and fodder for rival campaigns. This is particularly striking given that the numerous accusations that Bloomberg has long stoked a toxic culture of sexual harassment at his company, resulting in no small number of non-disclosure agreements over the years, have received some media attention. Yet, the fact that many of Bloomberg’s close friends have been accused of far, far worse has received hardly any coverage by comparison.
For instance, when it was announced last week that the controlling stake in the Leslie Wexner-owned lingerie company Victoria’s Secret would be sold to a private equity firm called Sycamore Partners, only one media outlet — The Intercept — revealed that Bloomberg has at least $136 million of his money in that firm. The Intercept noted in passing that Wexner — the source of most of Jeffrey Epstein’s supposed fortune, his close collaborator for decades and alleged rapist of many of his victims — had been pressured to step down following the scandal, which also hit Wexner-owned companies hard and had forced the Ohio-based billionaire to seek a buyer for his lingerie brand and its tarnished reputation. Yet, the outlet did not make the direct connection that Sycamore Partners-backer Bloomberg is a friend of Wexner’s and has attended Wexner’s personal social parties for years prior to the most recent scandal.
Here's alleged-rapist Mike Bloomberg attending a fancy horse party at Les Wexner's place (Wexner furthest right) in 2010, about a year before Wexner formally transferred ownership of his Manhattan townhouse to Jeffrey Epstein. Cheers to good friends ? pic.twitter.com/gS8wpUVF00 — ePal, Your Close Friend™-Enterprise Edition (@wash_cloth) February 17, 2020
Yet, even well before this recent opportunity to point out Bloomberg’s ties to Leslie Wexner, there have been plenty of opportunities for the media to question Bloomberg about his now-infamous picture with Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of Mossad-connected Robert Maxwell and Epstein’s alleged madam and co-conspirator.
That picture, taken in 2013 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York, has not been mentioned by mainstream media following the launch of Bloomberg’s candidacy late last November. Similarly, mainstream media have failed to question Bloomberg regarding why his name and five different telephone numbers for him appear in Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous list of contacts often referred to as his “little black book.”
Bloomberg and the Manhattan Swamp
The extent of the Maxwell-Bloomberg relationship is unknown, though Bloomberg’s deep ties to his former employer Salomon Brothers is a possible link, given that that firm served as one of the Maxwell family’s main investment bankers in the years prior to and following Robert Maxwell’s mysterious death in 1991. Similarly, Epstein had close ties to prominent figures on Wall Street, some dating back to his time at Bear Stearns, who are also close to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg and Epstein also shared close friendships with some of the same New York media executives like Mort Zuckerman. Media outlets have described Zuckerman, a former business partner of Epstein’s, as Bloomberg’s “long-time enabler.” In another example, Epstein’s former publicist Howard Rubenstein is a long-time supporter of Bloomberg and was reported to be the driving force behind Bloomberg’s controversial push to run around mayoral term limits and pursue a third term as Mayor of New York.
Another mutual Epstein-Bloomberg associate is disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein was part of an investment group with Epstein that sought to purchase New York magazine in 2003. Another member of that investment group was frequent MSNBC commentator Donny Deutsch, who has recently fervently backed Bloomberg’s candidacy.
Weinstein was recently convicted of rape and has dozens of accusers, whose decision to come forward about Weinstein’s sex crimes in recent years helped spark the “Me Too” movement. Weinstein also has ties to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who was a close friend and business associate of Epstein’s, and it was Barak who personally introduced Weinstein to former Mossad spies that Weinstein hired to intimidate his accusers. In addition to being Prime Minister, Barak is also the former head of Israeli military intelligence, the foreign intelligence agency that sponsored Epstein’s sexual blackmail operation involving underage girls in the United States.
Bloomberg’s candidacy has yet to be strongly challenged over his ties to Weinstein, which are considerable. For instance, Weinstein was a major backer of Bloomberg’s mayoral campaigns and even recorded robocalls on Bloomberg’s behalf to boost his election chances. Bloomberg, in turn, appointed Weinstein to a charity board and Weinstein later praised Bloomberg for aiding his film company. While Bloomberg’s ties to Wexner, Epstein and Maxwell have gotten the silent treatment, some outlets (mostly right-leaning) have covered the Bloomberg-Weinstein ties, but there has been little pressure on Bloomberg from mainstream media to address those ties directly.
Another close Bloomberg associate who recently has been accused by numerous women of sexual harassment is hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt. Steinhardt is a long-time fixture in Bloomberg’s social circle and has long appeared at Bloomberg’s dinner parties. Steinhardt is also connected to Leslie Wexner through his membership in the so-called “Mega Group” — an exclusive group of organized-crime-linked “mega” donors to pro-Israel causes that Wexner co-founded in 1991. Steinhardt also boasts close ties to the now deceased founder of Glencore, the Mossad-linked Marc Rich, and Steinhardt — along with top Israeli politicians and spies — aggressively lobbied former President Bill Clinton to controversially pardon Rich before leaving office.
“Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are”
The oft-quoted saying “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are,” seems to hold true for Bloomberg. For instance, his eponymous media conglomerate has received no small number of lawsuits over the years alleging rampant sexual harassment and even the rape of female workers, much of its allegedly egged on by Bloomberg’s long history of comments that have been derided as sexist. Many of those lawsuits ended in female accusers being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). More recently, The Nation reported that Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign is making use of NDAs in such a way “that could prevent staffers from reporting workplace abuse.”
In addition, a 1999 profile of Bloomberg in Wired magazine quoted Bloomberg as saying “My daughter is tall and busty and blonde. We went to China together. And what’s a 16-year-old going to do on a business trip? So, I got her dates in every city in China.”
Bloomberg, not unlike Epstein and Wexner, also has a history of cozy ties to the CIA. For instance, during his tenure as Mayor of New York, Bloomberg actively promoted a controversial post-9/11 program that saw the CIA work directly with the NYPD to spy on the city’s Muslim communities. Even though the CIA is technically prohibited from spying on Americans not linked to criminal activity, one of the CIA officers working as part of the Bloomberg-backed program said he had “no limitations” on what he could do. Bloomberg has long defended this program and its merging of the CIA with local police.
In the case of Epstein and Wexner, as MintPress News reported in its viral series on the Epstein scandal last year, Epstein once claimed to have worked for the CIA during the 1980s and Epstein and Wexner were the key players behind the relocation of CIA front company Southern Air Transport to Ohio, where Wexner’s business interests have long been based.
In addition, Bloomberg was also a key player in a controversial initiative regarding Israel’s intelligence-linked technology sector. For instance, Bloomberg created a $2 billion project that involved opening a Manhattan campus called “Cornell Tech” that brought together Cornell University and Israel’s Technion, which has close ties to Israel’s national security state and military-industrial complex. Bloomberg personally gave over $100 million to facilitate completion of that project. That campus is now a partner in the recent creation of two Israeli-run “cybersecurity” centers in New York City that are tied to Israeli intelligence and were recently reported on by MintPress.
Jeffrey Epstein was also involved with Israeli military intelligence-linked technology companies and, as previously mentioned, Israeli military intelligence was also the sponsor of Epstein’s sexual blackmail operation that targeted mostly U.S. politicians and public figures for the benefit of the state of Israel, whose military currently receives $3.8 billion per year from U.S. taxpayers.
While these aspects of Bloomberg’s past have received considerable media attention as of late, these same outlets have failed to note that Bloomberg’s inner circle boasts many individuals accused of harassment, rape or worse. With his clear ties to the “Epstein network,” the fact that mainstream media has declined to even question Bloomberg about his social appearances with Ghislaine Maxwell or Leslie Wexner and having five different telephone numbers of his in Epstein’s list of high-profile contacts is a damning indictment of the current landscape of both American media and American politics.