As further details emerge of the brutal murder of an Orthodox Jewish woman in a Paris suburb at the hands of a Muslim assailant last month, French Jews are increasingly worried and angered by what one prominent member of the community called an “organized silence” surrounding the case.This demonstrates just how deep the ties go between the government and media together. Seriously, it's not hard to guess that the media sucks up to freaks like Macron's bunch.
Dr. Sarah Halimi — a 66-year-old pensioner living in the Paris suburb of Belleville — was murdered in the early hours of April 4 by Kada Traore, a 27-year-old immigrant from Mali. After breaking into the neighboring apartment of another Malian family at 4:25 a.m. — whose terrified inhabitants locked themselves away as they heard him recite verses from the Quran — Traore jumped over the balcony and forced his way into Halimi’s apartment. As he beat the elderly lady savagely, her screams prompted neighbors to call the police.
Three officers arrived at 4:45 a.m. But on hearing Traore yelling “Allahu Akhbar!” and “Shaitan!” (Arabic for ‘Satan’), they feared a terrorist attack was taking place, and called for backup. Anti-terror officers did not arrive until 5:00 a.m., by which time Halimi had been thrown by her attacker from the window of her third-floor apartment to the ground below. Traore, reported to be a drug dealer and addict with a criminal record, then returned to the apartment of the Malian family where he resumed his prayers, and was not taken into police custody until almost 6:00 a.m.
Shock over the barbaric nature of the murder has been compounded by the reluctance of both the media and French authorities to recognize it as an antisemitic hate crime — even after a silent march of remembrance on the Sunday after the murder was met by local youths chanting “Death to the Jews” and “We Own Kalashnikovs.”
In an open letter to new French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, Alexandra Laignel-Lavastine — a French journalist and expert on antisemitism — charged that “in the advanced decadence that reigns today in the country of (antisemitic comedian) Dieudonné, for whom ‘the Jews are dogs’ (and people laugh hysterically), it seems that a run-over dog deserves more attention than a murdered Jewish woman.”
Laignel-Lavastine also quoted William Attal, Halimi’s brother, who stated, “I have waited seven weeks before I said anything. The absolute silence about my sister’s murder has become intolerable.”
Since the murder, official and media accounts of what transpired have played up claims that Traore was suffering from mental illness, while virtually ignoring the antisemitic element of the crime.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The silence over a French Jewess' murder by an Islamofascist is angering
The Algemeiner (via Breitbart London) notes the stunning - but not entirely shocking - silence of the political and media establishments in France over the murder of an elderly Jewish doctor at the hands of an Islamofascist:
And don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya...
Well, it's a start...
MSN:
CNN fires Kathy Griffin over offensive Trump photo
Kathy Griffin will no longer appear with Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve.
A day after Griffin released a photograph holding a mock "decapitated" head of President Trump, CNN announced they have terminated their contract with the comedian.
"CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Year's Eve program," CNN spokesman Shimrit Sheetrit confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement Wednesday.
Late Tuesday, the language CNN used was even stronger. "We found what she did disgusting and offensive," read a statement sent to USA TODAY by Sheetrit, saying they had not decided yet on Griffin's fate on the popular New Year's program. "We are pleased to see she has apologized and asked that the photos be taken down."
Although he's ushered in many a new year alongside the comedian, Cooper would not defend his co-host's actions. "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in," he tweeted Tuesday night. "It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate."
Social media erupted over the bloody photo, and the president said the image particularly upset his youngest son. "Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!" Trump tweeted.
The first lady also chimed in. "As a mother, a wife, and a human being, that photo is very disturbing," the first lady said in a statement issued by her press secretary, Stephanie Grisham.
Late Tuesday night, Griffin took to Twitter to profusely apologize for the image. "I crossed the line," she said. "I went way too far. The image is too disturbing, I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my career, I will continue to. I ask for your forgiveness."
Griffin also lost another gig Wednesday: A casino in New Mexico scrapped a scheduled show by the comedian scheduled for July 22.
MSN:
CNN fires Kathy Griffin over offensive Trump photo
Kathy Griffin will no longer appear with Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve.
A day after Griffin released a photograph holding a mock "decapitated" head of President Trump, CNN announced they have terminated their contract with the comedian.
"CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Year's Eve program," CNN spokesman Shimrit Sheetrit confirmed to USA TODAY in a statement Wednesday.
Late Tuesday, the language CNN used was even stronger. "We found what she did disgusting and offensive," read a statement sent to USA TODAY by Sheetrit, saying they had not decided yet on Griffin's fate on the popular New Year's program. "We are pleased to see she has apologized and asked that the photos be taken down."
Although he's ushered in many a new year alongside the comedian, Cooper would not defend his co-host's actions. "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in," he tweeted Tuesday night. "It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate."
Social media erupted over the bloody photo, and the president said the image particularly upset his youngest son. "Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!" Trump tweeted.
The first lady also chimed in. "As a mother, a wife, and a human being, that photo is very disturbing," the first lady said in a statement issued by her press secretary, Stephanie Grisham.
Late Tuesday night, Griffin took to Twitter to profusely apologize for the image. "I crossed the line," she said. "I went way too far. The image is too disturbing, I understand how it offends people. It wasn’t funny. I get it. I've made a lot of mistakes in my career, I will continue to. I ask for your forgiveness."
Griffin also lost another gig Wednesday: A casino in New Mexico scrapped a scheduled show by the comedian scheduled for July 22.
The Hill:
Republicans look to fulfill Trump's vow on 'Kate's Law'
Republicans are going on the offensive with “Kate’s Law,” seeking to fulfill one of President Trump’s most high-profile promises while putting Democrats on defense over illegal immigration.
During the presidential campaign, Trump highlighted the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, who was shot by a Mexican immigrant who had unlawfully re-entered the country after being convicted of a separate crime and deported.
Now, Republicans are working on legislation to impose a mandatory five-year minimum prison sentence for immigrants who have twice been charged with illegally re-entering the country or have prior aggravated felony convictions.
Language for Kate’s Law is tucked into a border security bill that Sen. John CornynJohn CornynRepublicans look to fulfill Trump's vow on 'Kate's Law'GOP pushes new minimum sentencing lawsSenators locked in turf battle over Russia probesMORE (R-Texas) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) are working on, according to a draft copy reviewed by The Hill.
The bill, which Senate Democrats successfully blocked in 2015 and 2016, is a priority for Trump.
A May 2 tweet from Rabbi Shmuley Boteach shows him and White House strategist Stephen Bannon standing in front of a whiteboard with Bannon’s to-do list. The words “pass ‘Kate’s law’” are visible under the header “Pledges on Immigration.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the Republican proposal.
In addition to Kate’s Law, the larger border security bill includes provisions to add 10,000 detention beds each year for the next four years, increase the number of border patrol agents from 21,000 to 26,370 and require U.S. attorneys to prosecute people who are caught within 100 miles of crossing the southern border.
Greg Chen, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said Cornyn and McCaul’s bill goes “hand in hand” with Trump’s overall mass deportation plan.
“It’s a one-size-fits-all justice that is going to produce sentences that don’t fit the person’s circumstances or facts of life,” Chen said. “People who have lived here a long time may go to visit family in Mexico and then get picked up on the way back in.”
While Republicans appear to be pushing the measure in the name of national security, immigration advocates claim Democrats are on strong footing to once again oppose the proposal.
Philip Wolgin, managing director for the immigration policy team at the liberal Center for American Progress, claims Trump’s tougher stance on immigration enforcement has actually made communities more dangerous because fewer immigrants are willing to report rape, sexual assault and crimes to police.
“It’s laughable you could claim this is about national security or community safety,” he said.
A March McClatchy-Marist survey found that 80 percent of Americans favor providing a way for undocumented immigrants to gain legal U.S. citizenship if they meet certain criteria.
The poll found that opinion to be bipartisan, with 69 percent of Republicans saying they would favor such a move if undocumented immigrants learn English, pay fines and have jobs that pay taxes.
In a statement to The Hill, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), who chairs the Immigration Taskforce of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said Cornyn has forged a partnership with GOP opponents of legal immigration to help thwart immigration reforms that would improve border security and increase overall legality and accountability.
“I’m sure whatever he and Rep. McCaul come up with will be popular with the White House and Trump’s base, but the problem they face is that American voters think we need more practical solutions than walls and round-ups,” he said.
Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a group that supports Kate’s Law, said there has to be more of a deterrent for people who re-enter the country illegally.
“If people understand [that] if they get caught they might go to prison, then they might not try to come back,” he said. “We might not have as many people going to prison because the threat of getting caught is enough to stop them from coming in the first place.”
Mehlman said illegal border crossings are already down under Trump, noting that the first brick of his much-touted proposed border wall has yet to be laid.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly reported in February that unauthorized border crossings were down 40 percent following Trump’s first full month in office.
“Illegal aliens are rational people, and they come when they don’t think we are enforcing our laws,” Mehlman said. “It’s our policies that have been irrational up until fairly recently.”
Lynn Tramonte, deputy director of the liberal America’s Voice, wonders if Cornyn and McCaul included Kate’s Law to get groups supportive of reduced immigration to back their border bill.
“The problem is, the more radical they make their bill, the less likely it is to pass,” she said in a statement to The Hill. “Our immigration laws are already harsh and extreme. They already bend toward deportation over family unification.”
At some point, Tramonte said, reasonable minds in the Senate will be forced to ask a key question: Do we really need more punishing immigration laws?
“If Cornyn and McCaul wanted to work on real solutions, they would work on reform that includes a path to citizenship for aspiring Americans,” she said. “That’s the type of change in law that would actually move this country forward.”
Republicans look to fulfill Trump's vow on 'Kate's Law'
Republicans are going on the offensive with “Kate’s Law,” seeking to fulfill one of President Trump’s most high-profile promises while putting Democrats on defense over illegal immigration.
During the presidential campaign, Trump highlighted the murder of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, who was shot by a Mexican immigrant who had unlawfully re-entered the country after being convicted of a separate crime and deported.
Now, Republicans are working on legislation to impose a mandatory five-year minimum prison sentence for immigrants who have twice been charged with illegally re-entering the country or have prior aggravated felony convictions.
Language for Kate’s Law is tucked into a border security bill that Sen. John CornynJohn CornynRepublicans look to fulfill Trump's vow on 'Kate's Law'GOP pushes new minimum sentencing lawsSenators locked in turf battle over Russia probesMORE (R-Texas) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) are working on, according to a draft copy reviewed by The Hill.
The bill, which Senate Democrats successfully blocked in 2015 and 2016, is a priority for Trump.
A May 2 tweet from Rabbi Shmuley Boteach shows him and White House strategist Stephen Bannon standing in front of a whiteboard with Bannon’s to-do list. The words “pass ‘Kate’s law’” are visible under the header “Pledges on Immigration.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the Republican proposal.
In addition to Kate’s Law, the larger border security bill includes provisions to add 10,000 detention beds each year for the next four years, increase the number of border patrol agents from 21,000 to 26,370 and require U.S. attorneys to prosecute people who are caught within 100 miles of crossing the southern border.
Greg Chen, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said Cornyn and McCaul’s bill goes “hand in hand” with Trump’s overall mass deportation plan.
“It’s a one-size-fits-all justice that is going to produce sentences that don’t fit the person’s circumstances or facts of life,” Chen said. “People who have lived here a long time may go to visit family in Mexico and then get picked up on the way back in.”
While Republicans appear to be pushing the measure in the name of national security, immigration advocates claim Democrats are on strong footing to once again oppose the proposal.
Philip Wolgin, managing director for the immigration policy team at the liberal Center for American Progress, claims Trump’s tougher stance on immigration enforcement has actually made communities more dangerous because fewer immigrants are willing to report rape, sexual assault and crimes to police.
“It’s laughable you could claim this is about national security or community safety,” he said.
A March McClatchy-Marist survey found that 80 percent of Americans favor providing a way for undocumented immigrants to gain legal U.S. citizenship if they meet certain criteria.
The poll found that opinion to be bipartisan, with 69 percent of Republicans saying they would favor such a move if undocumented immigrants learn English, pay fines and have jobs that pay taxes.
In a statement to The Hill, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), who chairs the Immigration Taskforce of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said Cornyn has forged a partnership with GOP opponents of legal immigration to help thwart immigration reforms that would improve border security and increase overall legality and accountability.
“I’m sure whatever he and Rep. McCaul come up with will be popular with the White House and Trump’s base, but the problem they face is that American voters think we need more practical solutions than walls and round-ups,” he said.
Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, a group that supports Kate’s Law, said there has to be more of a deterrent for people who re-enter the country illegally.
“If people understand [that] if they get caught they might go to prison, then they might not try to come back,” he said. “We might not have as many people going to prison because the threat of getting caught is enough to stop them from coming in the first place.”
Mehlman said illegal border crossings are already down under Trump, noting that the first brick of his much-touted proposed border wall has yet to be laid.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly reported in February that unauthorized border crossings were down 40 percent following Trump’s first full month in office.
“Illegal aliens are rational people, and they come when they don’t think we are enforcing our laws,” Mehlman said. “It’s our policies that have been irrational up until fairly recently.”
Lynn Tramonte, deputy director of the liberal America’s Voice, wonders if Cornyn and McCaul included Kate’s Law to get groups supportive of reduced immigration to back their border bill.
“The problem is, the more radical they make their bill, the less likely it is to pass,” she said in a statement to The Hill. “Our immigration laws are already harsh and extreme. They already bend toward deportation over family unification.”
At some point, Tramonte said, reasonable minds in the Senate will be forced to ask a key question: Do we really need more punishing immigration laws?
“If Cornyn and McCaul wanted to work on real solutions, they would work on reform that includes a path to citizenship for aspiring Americans,” she said. “That’s the type of change in law that would actually move this country forward.”
Fox:
Trump expected to pull out of Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump is expected to soon announce he is pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, two sources told Fox News.
"I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump tweeted Wednesday morning.
The accord, agreed to by the Obama administration along with almost 200 other countries in 2015, would have forced the U.S. to reduce fossil fuel emissions by nearly 30 percent by 2025.
During Trump’s overseas trip last week, European leaders pressed him to keep the U.S. in the landmark agreement.
Trump promised during his presidential campaign to pull the U.S. out of the deal.
Word of Trump's decision comes a day after the president met with Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Like his boss, Pruitt has questioned climate scientists who claim the Earth is warming and that man-made climate emissions are to blame.
Since taking office, Trump and Pruitt have moved to delay or roll back federal regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions while pledging to revive the long-struggling U.S. coal mines.
What is not yet clear is whether Trump plans to initiate a formal withdrawal from the Paris accord, which under the terms of the agreement could take three years, or exit the underlying U.N. climate change treaty on which the accord was based.
The U.S. is the world's second largest emitter of carbon, following only China. Beijing, however, has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting its targets under the Paris accord, recently canceling construction of about 100 coal-fired power plants and investing billions in massive wind and solar projects.
Trump expected to pull out of Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump is expected to soon announce he is pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, two sources told Fox News.
A very senior administration official cautioned that Trump had not yet made a final decision and continued to weigh his options.
The accord, agreed to by the Obama administration along with almost 200 other countries in 2015, would have forced the U.S. to reduce fossil fuel emissions by nearly 30 percent by 2025.
During Trump’s overseas trip last week, European leaders pressed him to keep the U.S. in the landmark agreement.
Trump promised during his presidential campaign to pull the U.S. out of the deal.
In a possible jab at the likely U.S. pullout, the United Nations tweeted on Wednesday a quote from Secretary General Antonio Guterres: "Climate change is undeniable. Climate action is unstoppable. Climate solutions provide opportunities that are unmatchable."
Since taking office, Trump and Pruitt have moved to delay or roll back federal regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions while pledging to revive the long-struggling U.S. coal mines.
What is not yet clear is whether Trump plans to initiate a formal withdrawal from the Paris accord, which under the terms of the agreement could take three years, or exit the underlying U.N. climate change treaty on which the accord was based.
The U.S. is the world's second largest emitter of carbon, following only China. Beijing, however, has reaffirmed its commitment to meeting its targets under the Paris accord, recently canceling construction of about 100 coal-fired power plants and investing billions in massive wind and solar projects.
I bet if he used a private server that would be ok...
MSN:
Trump's use of private cellphone raises security concerns
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raising concerns about the security and secrecy of the U.S. commander in chief's communications.
All the officials demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal the conversations. Neither the White House nor Trudeau's office responded to requests for comment.
The notion of world leaders calling each other up via cellphone may seem unremarkable in the modern, mobile world. But in the diplomatic arena, where leader-to-leader calls are highly orchestrated affairs, it is another notable breach of protocol for a president who has expressed distrust of official channels. The formalities and discipline of diplomacy have been a rough fit for Trump — who, before taking office, was long easily accessible by cellphone and viewed himself as freewheeling, impulsive dealmaker.
Presidents generally place calls on one of several secure phone lines, including those in the White House Situation Room, the Oval Office or the presidential limousine. Even if Trump uses his government-issued cellphone, his calls are vulnerable to eavesdropping, particularly from foreign governments, national security experts say.
"If you are speaking on an open line, then it's an open line, meaning those who have the ability to monitor those conversations are doing so," said Derek Chollet, a former Pentagon adviser and National Security Council official now at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
© AP Photo/Andrew MedichiniU.S. President Donald Trump embraces French President Emmanuel Macron as they arrive for a concert in the Ancient Theatre of Taormina in the Sicilian citadel of Taormina, Italy, on May 26, 2017.
A president "doesn't carry with him a secure phone," Chollet said. "If someone is trying to spy on you, then everything you're saying, you have to presume that others are listening to it."
The caution is warranted even when dealing with allies. As German Chancellor Angela Merkel's learned in 2013, when a dump of American secrets leaked by Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. was monitoring her cellphone, good relations don't prevent some spycraft between friends.
"If you are Macron or the leader of any country and you get the cellphone number of the president of the United States, it's reasonable to assume that they'd hand it right over to their intel service," said Ashley Deeks, a law professor at the University of Virginia who formerly served as the assistant legal adviser for political-military affairs in the U.S. State Department.
The practice opens Trump up to charges of hypocrisy. Throughout last year's presidential campaign, he lambasted Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while she was secretary of state, insisting she should not be given access to classified information because she would leave it vulnerable to foreign foes.
Presidents' phone calls with world leaders often involve considerable advance planning. State Department and National Security Council officials typically prepare scripted talking points and background on the leader on the other end of the line. Often an informal transcript of the call is made and circulated among a select group — sometimes a small clutch of aides, sometimes a broader group of foreign policy officials. Those records are preserved and archived.
The White House did not respond to questions on whether the president is keeping records of any less-formal calls with world leaders.
Trump's White House is already facing scrutiny for apparent efforts to work outside usual diplomatic channels.
The administration has been fending off questions about a senior aide's attempt to set up a secret back channel of communication with Moscow in the weeks before Trump was took office. White House adviser Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, met in December with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. and discussed whether a secret line of communication could be used to facilitate sensitive policy discussions about the conflict in Syria, according to a person familiar with the talks. The person demanded anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the sensitive conversation by name.
The White House has said such back channel communications are useful and discreet.
Trump has struggled more than most recent presidents to keep his conversations with world leaders private. His remarks to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Russian diplomats have all leaked, presumably after notes of the conversations were circulated by national security officials.
It was unclear whether an impromptu, informal call with a foreign leader would be logged and archived. The Presidential Records Act of 1981, passed in response to the Watergate scandal, requires that the president and his staff preserve all records related to the office. In 2014, the act was amended to include personal emails.
But the law contains "blind spots" — namely, record-keeping for direct cellphone communications, said Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, who specializes in public interest and national security law.
Under Barack Obama, the first cellphone-toting president, worries about cyber intrusions — particularly by foreign governments — pulled the president's devices deep into the security bubble. Many of the functions on Obama's BlackBerry were blocked, and a very small handful of people had his phone number or email address, according to former aides.
"Government sometimes looks like a big bureaucracy that has stupid rules, but a lot of these things are in place for very good reasons and they've been around for a while and determine the most effective way to do business in the foreign policy sphere," said Deeks. "Sometimes it takes presidents longer to figure that out."
Trump's use of private cellphone raises security concerns
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raising concerns about the security and secrecy of the U.S. commander in chief's communications.
Trump has urged leaders of Canada and Mexico to reach him on his cellphone, according to former and current U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the practice. Of the two, only Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken advantage of the offer so far, the officials said.
Trump also exchanged numbers with French President Emmanuel Macron when the two spoke immediately following Macron's victory earlier this month, according to a French official, who would not comment on whether Macron intended to use the line.All the officials demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal the conversations. Neither the White House nor Trudeau's office responded to requests for comment.
The notion of world leaders calling each other up via cellphone may seem unremarkable in the modern, mobile world. But in the diplomatic arena, where leader-to-leader calls are highly orchestrated affairs, it is another notable breach of protocol for a president who has expressed distrust of official channels. The formalities and discipline of diplomacy have been a rough fit for Trump — who, before taking office, was long easily accessible by cellphone and viewed himself as freewheeling, impulsive dealmaker.
Presidents generally place calls on one of several secure phone lines, including those in the White House Situation Room, the Oval Office or the presidential limousine. Even if Trump uses his government-issued cellphone, his calls are vulnerable to eavesdropping, particularly from foreign governments, national security experts say.
"If you are speaking on an open line, then it's an open line, meaning those who have the ability to monitor those conversations are doing so," said Derek Chollet, a former Pentagon adviser and National Security Council official now at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
© AP Photo/Andrew MedichiniU.S. President Donald Trump embraces French President Emmanuel Macron as they arrive for a concert in the Ancient Theatre of Taormina in the Sicilian citadel of Taormina, Italy, on May 26, 2017.
A president "doesn't carry with him a secure phone," Chollet said. "If someone is trying to spy on you, then everything you're saying, you have to presume that others are listening to it."
The caution is warranted even when dealing with allies. As German Chancellor Angela Merkel's learned in 2013, when a dump of American secrets leaked by Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. was monitoring her cellphone, good relations don't prevent some spycraft between friends.
"If you are Macron or the leader of any country and you get the cellphone number of the president of the United States, it's reasonable to assume that they'd hand it right over to their intel service," said Ashley Deeks, a law professor at the University of Virginia who formerly served as the assistant legal adviser for political-military affairs in the U.S. State Department.
The practice opens Trump up to charges of hypocrisy. Throughout last year's presidential campaign, he lambasted Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while she was secretary of state, insisting she should not be given access to classified information because she would leave it vulnerable to foreign foes.
Presidents' phone calls with world leaders often involve considerable advance planning. State Department and National Security Council officials typically prepare scripted talking points and background on the leader on the other end of the line. Often an informal transcript of the call is made and circulated among a select group — sometimes a small clutch of aides, sometimes a broader group of foreign policy officials. Those records are preserved and archived.
The White House did not respond to questions on whether the president is keeping records of any less-formal calls with world leaders.
Trump's White House is already facing scrutiny for apparent efforts to work outside usual diplomatic channels.
The administration has been fending off questions about a senior aide's attempt to set up a secret back channel of communication with Moscow in the weeks before Trump was took office. White House adviser Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, met in December with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. and discussed whether a secret line of communication could be used to facilitate sensitive policy discussions about the conflict in Syria, according to a person familiar with the talks. The person demanded anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the sensitive conversation by name.
The White House has said such back channel communications are useful and discreet.
Trump has struggled more than most recent presidents to keep his conversations with world leaders private. His remarks to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Russian diplomats have all leaked, presumably after notes of the conversations were circulated by national security officials.
It was unclear whether an impromptu, informal call with a foreign leader would be logged and archived. The Presidential Records Act of 1981, passed in response to the Watergate scandal, requires that the president and his staff preserve all records related to the office. In 2014, the act was amended to include personal emails.
But the law contains "blind spots" — namely, record-keeping for direct cellphone communications, said Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, who specializes in public interest and national security law.
Under Barack Obama, the first cellphone-toting president, worries about cyber intrusions — particularly by foreign governments — pulled the president's devices deep into the security bubble. Many of the functions on Obama's BlackBerry were blocked, and a very small handful of people had his phone number or email address, according to former aides.
"Government sometimes looks like a big bureaucracy that has stupid rules, but a lot of these things are in place for very good reasons and they've been around for a while and determine the most effective way to do business in the foreign policy sphere," said Deeks. "Sometimes it takes presidents longer to figure that out."
This sick bitch needs a visit from the Secret Service
Not only did she threaten the President but she dishonors all those murdered by the ISIS losesrs
TMZ:
Barron Trump Thought Beheaded Image Was His Dad
Barron Trump was watching television Tuesday at home with Melania when Kathy Griffin's photo appeared on the screen, and his initial reaction was that something terrible happened to his father.
Trump family sources tell us Barron was in front of the TV watching a show when the news came on and he saw the bloody, beheaded image. We're told he panicked and screamed, "Mommy, Mommy!"
As it was put to us, "He's 11. He doesn't know who Kathy Griffin is and the head she was holding resembled his dad."
President Trump blasted Griffin for posing with the head, saying, Barron was having a hard time dealing with it.
Griffin has apologized.
TMZ:
Barron Trump Thought Beheaded Image Was His Dad
Barron Trump was watching television Tuesday at home with Melania when Kathy Griffin's photo appeared on the screen, and his initial reaction was that something terrible happened to his father.
Trump family sources tell us Barron was in front of the TV watching a show when the news came on and he saw the bloody, beheaded image. We're told he panicked and screamed, "Mommy, Mommy!"
As it was put to us, "He's 11. He doesn't know who Kathy Griffin is and the head she was holding resembled his dad."
President Trump blasted Griffin for posing with the head, saying, Barron was having a hard time dealing with it.
Griffin has apologized.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Ivy League Illegal Immigrants Demand Free Health Care, Required Sensitivity Training For Faculty
From Breitbart:
The growing number of Muslims in Germany represents not a threat but a learning opportunity, said Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, discussing Islam in the wake of the Manchester attack.
“It is fanaticism, not only in Islam, that leads to terrible crimes,” he said, speaking on German public radio station Deutschlandfunk Wednesday evening, when asked about the Islamist attack in which 22 mostly young people, including an eight-year-old girl, lost their lives.
“It is certainly a misunderstanding of religion when belief slips into fanaticism or, at worst, violence.
“The world’s great religions all preach the message that one must look upon others as their sisters and brothers, and that one must live with the other because man cannot live alone,” Schäuble told presenter Christiane Florin.
“‘Islam is part of Germany’ is a sober, factual statement,” the minister remarked, commenting on sentiments voiced by Chancellor Angela Merkel on more than one occasion – which are not shared by the majority of Germans.
“Anyone who denies this denies reality and is therefore not suited to being a politician, because politics begins with the confrontation of reality,” he added.
The country’s rapidly growing Muslim demographic presents an “opportunity” for “Christians, and all who live in Germany”, Schäuble stated, adding: “We can learn from them.
“Many human values are very strongly realised in Islam. Think of hospitality, and other things like, what is there… And also tolerance, I believe, for example.”
Trump's Budget Cuts "Get Whitey" Bureaucracy
From The American Thinker:
There are thousands of bureaucrats in the federal government whose only job is to find racist white people. And sexist men. And non-progressive-thinking people who don't want disguised men in girls' bathrooms.
But in Trump's new budget he wants to cut back on some of this effort:
The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades... the move would fold the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, now home to 600 employees, into another government agency in the name of cost-cutting.
Did you know that there are actually 600 government employees, in just one agency alone,. whose job is to not respond to but actually to search out for discrimination?
Unlike the EEOC, which investigates complaints it receives, the compliance office audits contractors in a more systematic fashion and verifies that they “take affirmative action” to promote equal opportunity among their employees.
In other words, the compliance office threatened companies to give racial preferences to minorities, even when they hadn't been accused of any wrongdoing.
Some companies have questioned the more aggressive approach, noting the office has consistently found since 2004 that 98 percent of federal contractors comply with the law.
This bureaucracy isn't interested in the law. It's interested in imposing racial preferences.
But the Labor Department is not the only agency with its fingers on the racial justice scale. The new leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency, for instance, has proposed eliminating its environmental justice program which addresses pollution that poses health threats specifically concentrated in minority communities.
Why should minority communities get more help with pollution than white neighborhoods? I never knew that pollution migrates to black communities; is pollution racist?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, for example, has revoked a rule ensuring that transgender people can stay at sex-segregated shelters of their choice...
Do you think in addition to homeless shelters there should be genderless shelters, for people both without a home and without a gender?
The efforts to reduce the federal profile on civil rights reflects the consensus view within the Trump administration that Obama officials exceeded their authority in policing discrimination on the state and local level, sometimes pressuring targets of government scrutiny to adopt policies that were not warranted.
You think?
Obama made a cottage industry of shaking down companies for alleged racism and insisting his own preferred version of racism, called "affirmative action" be put into place. It's great to see Trump is planning to reduce some of this nonsense.
"College Students" Are Upset Because Video of Their Racist Temper Tantrum Has Gone Viral On the Interwebz
MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO.
From the College Fix:
A new video has surfaced of students this past week at Evergreen State College yelling and ranting about everything from “racist white teachers” and “white-ass administrators” to “black power!” during a so-called “meeting” with President George Bridges and other college administrators.
Apparently, the activists are not pleased that this recording made its way to the Internet at large.
One of the demands listed by Evergreen students, and addressed by President Bridges, is that something be done to resolve the “theft” of the video:
“We demand that the video created for Day of Absence and Day of Presence that was stolen by white supremacists and edited to expose and ridicule the students and staff be taken down by the administration by this Friday.”
Next steps: Based on conversations with the Attorney General’s office, the most likely course of action requires an investigation. We commit to launching an extensive forensic investigation of the theft of this video and to determining who stole it from the student.
If that investigation yields a suspect, we will seek criminal charges against the individual in consultation with the Attorney General.
Good luck with that one.Corporate America is just lining up to hire these young people.
Manchester Victim Was Muslim Apologist Before He Was Killed By ISIS Suicide Bomber
Martyn Hett was killed one week ago tonight at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
Islamist Salaman Abedi murdered 22 innocents in a suicide bomb attack including Martyn Hett.
Last year Martyn defended Muslims after a series of ISIS attacks. Martin believed Islam had nothing to do with ISIS.
Last year Martyn defended Muslims after a series of ISIS attacks. Martin believed Islam had nothing to do with ISIS.
James Rosen: ‘Sheer Scale’ Of Obama Admin Spying Violations Against Americans ‘Staggering’
From Real Clear Politics:
House Republicans call for answers; Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen reports from Washington:
JAMES ROSEN: [House Democratic Leader] Pelosi confessed ignorance of this week’s disclosure that the National Security Agency for at least five years under the Obama administration systematically violated Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights… Civil liberties groups said the disclosures should factor into lawmakers’ decision at year’s end about whether to reauthorize the NSA collection program that witnessed the abuses… The sheer scale of the 4th Amendment violations is staggering, as was the sternness of the rebuke of the Obama administration by the FISA court, which ordinarily approves 99.9% of the government’s request. As of a few minutes ago, this story had not been covered by the Washington Post, the New York Times or any of the three broadcast networks.
Trump raged at Abbas in Bethlehem meeting, telling Palestinian leader "you lied to me"
From Newsweek:
President Trump reportedly lashed out at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in their meeting in the West Bank city of Bethlehem last Tuesday.
“You tricked me in D.C.! You talked there about your commitment to peace, but the Israelis showed me your involvement in incitement [against Israel],” he allegedly said to Abbas, according to Israel’s Channel 2 broadcaster, which cited a U.S. official present at the meeting.
It said the Palestinian delegation were shocked by the outburst.Cuz no one has ever behaved with appropriate outrage at their outright lies before.
Another Manchester Victim?
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| 7/7 London attack survivor Tony Walters has been found dead amid suicide fears |
From the UK Sun (May 28, 2017):
7/7 HERO IS '23RD VICTIM': Survivor of 7/7 London terror attack Tony Walters, 52, found dead hours after Manchester bombing as friends claim ‘he didn’t want to live in a world where attacks continue’Read the entire article HERE.
Pals believe recent Westminster attack and Monday night's atrocity at an Ariana Grande concert brought back traumatic memories for the haunted 52-year-old
A SURVIVOR of 7/7 was found dead hours after the Manchester Arena attack — amid fears he took his own life.
Haunted Tony Walters, 52, was discovered at his home after failing to go to work. A friend said: “He is the 23rd victim of Salman Abedi‘s suicide bombing.”
Friends believe he killed himself because he was overwhelmed by the horror of yet more innocent lives lost to terrorism.
One said: “He didn’t want to live in a world where these terror attacks continue.”
[...]
On July 7, 2005, Tony was yards from fanatic Mohammad Sidique Khan when he detonated a device on a Tube train after it left Edgware Road station.
Seven people, including Khan, died. Tony was showered with shrapnel but survived.
Friends believe the Manchester bombing, coupled with the Westminster attack in March when four people were killed by Khalid Masood, brought back traumatic memories of 7/7 and Tony could not cope.
[...]
“Everyone that knew Tony believes he is the 23rd victim of the Manchester Arena attack....
The empty same old, same old did not begin to console or help Tony Walters. He had been bloodied on the field of jihad warfare on his home soil almost twelve years ago. Some experiences are just too intense to forget and continue to claim victims.
Life Has Become One Long Security Line: Terror Has Already Changed Us
From Richard Fernandez:
The Independent offers predictable advice to the British public after a terror bombing attack on a concert for teenage girls in Manchester that left more than 20 killed and 3 score mutilated and crippled for life. The writers confidently assert that "there's only one way Britain should respond to attacks such as Manchester. That is by carrying on exactly as before."
They themselves may do so if they wish but there may be a scarcity of followers. The latest in a line of phrases like "we can't let hatred change us; this is not who we are etc" sound like the pleadings of a cult leader to the faithful after the Mothership failed to arrive. The faithful are heading for the door.
In fact the pixels were hardly dry on the computer monitors when the Independent itself reported panic as hundreds ran from real or imagined peril inside a Manchester shopping mall. Terror has already changed us in ways ranging from the gradual collapse of the Schengen area, intrusive inflight security including a ban on electronic devices in flight to the inevitable tightening of security at all future concerts and exhibitions.
If there's one thing Ariana Grande will have at future concerts it's security grande. Even the virtual world which once promised to be the frontier of freedom has become a hacker-haunted place. Your phone now spies on you. Mass surveillance is ubiquitous. Passwords to your social media accounts can be demanded at borders.GO READ THE WHOLE THING.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
What a Fuckin' Pussy
Manchester chief of police accepting & posing with the Koran after the Manchester attack. This book is the reason there was an attack ffs pic.twitter.com/t5HKNbfgI6— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 27, 2017
Mindanao, Philippines: ISIS Slaughters Filipino Villagers Who Could Not Recite Muslim Prayer
PHILIPPINES: Some houses being set on fire by #ISIS . People don't know where to go. They are stuck in #Marawi. pic.twitter.com/5ZuOs8Gpec— Wcn Conflict News (@NewsWcn) May 23, 2017
From the Sunday Herald:
Extremists allied with Islamic State are believed to have executed Filipinos in a besieged southern city of the Philippines because they could not cite Islamic prayers, as the death toll from six days of fighting rose to 100, with dozens wounded.
The bodies of eight men, most of them shot in the head with their hands tied behind their backs, have been found on the outskirts of Marawi, 830 kilometres south of Manila.
Residents who had fled the city told journalists the militants separated Christians and Muslims by those who could recite the prayers and took away those who could not.
Attached to one of the bodies was a sign that said “Munafik” (hypocrite).
New York-based Egyptian Muslim "Journalist" Ayat Oraby Calls for Boycott of Coptic Christians: “The Crescent Must be on Top of The Cross”
New York-based Egyptian Muslim "journalist" 👉Ayat Oraby calls for boycott of Coptic Christians: “The crescent must be on top of the CROSS” pic.twitter.com/aMph7hoSaS— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) May 26, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn Says England Deserves To Be Brutally Attacked By Muslims As They Were In Manchester
The Labour leader used Monday’s brutal attack as a chance to blame Islamist terror on Western foreign policy. Following Monday’s attack on Manchester, campaigning for next month’s British general election was suspended. Today, the race resumed.
Conservative prime minister Theresa May chose a relatively low-key restart. Her main opponent, Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, chose the opposite approach. Corbyn gave a speech equivocating in its condemnation of the Manchester attack.
He offered a cursory condemnation of the bomber, Salman Ramadan Abedi, before saying what was really on his mind:
We will also change what we do abroad. Many experts, including professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed to the connections between wars our government has supported or fought in other countries, such as Libya, and terrorism here at home.
Look closely at Corbyn’s words here. On the first day of campaigning after a major atrocity, he chose to strike moral and strategic parallels between British foreign policy and ISIS.GO READ THE WHOLE THING.
UK: Police Helicopter Deployed, Karaoke Machine Confiscated, After Song Mocking Bin Laden Played at Party, Police Investigating Incident As "Racist"
It's really time for the British people to overthrow their government.
From Breitbart:
A British police officer was moved to activate her panic button after taking offence at a parody song making fun of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden being played at a garden party, bringing in serious re-enforcements to a small English village.
The officer pressed the panic button on her body-mounted camera after being dispatched to a garden party in a picturesque Cambridgeshire village at around 10pm on Thursday and overhearing a song being played that mocked Osama Bin Laden.
Responding to the call for help, the local force dispatched another ten officers and a police helicopter, Cambridge News reports.
It is alleged that in addition to the parody song making fun of the dead terrorist, party-goers were also shouting “anti-Islamic abuse”, a suggestion the partygoers deny.
Mark Donovan, who attended the party in the Cambridge village — which dates back to the time of the Domesday Book — spoke to the paper after the incident, and said: “We was having a summer’s evening in my neighbour’s garden as we don’t have one. We had our karaoke machine on playing music through our phones from YouTube which are all approved songs.
“It was about 10pm and the music may have been a little loud but it was before 11pm. Someone must have made a complaint, and a police officer attended our address, at which time a song from YouTube called the Bin Laden Song came on. “This police officer said she took offence at the song and pressed her panic button on her body cam and that’s when about ten police turned up and the police helicopter.
“They are now investigating it as a racist crime. It is ridiculous.”
Police have seized the karaoke machine.
CNN Senior Reporter: We Report Based on Obama, Hillary’s Liberal ‘Arc of History’
Dylan Byers: There’s this conversation that’s happening among people following the news industry, which is how can we bridge that sort of gap between all of those conservatives who don’t trust the media, and get them to start knowing that, you know, we’re acting in good faith, with good intentions? Maybe you can’t, because they’re not even listening.
From the second, it’s not as if they’re reading the article and considering it, or listening the audio and considering it. They’re just not paying attention to it, because they don’t trust us.
And this, by the way, you look at the tapes of Trump there. Two things have happened: One, over the course of several decades, the conservatives have done a masterful job at capitalizing the waning trust in media and using it to their advantage.
But a second thing has happened, too, which is that, on occasion, more than the media would probably like to admit, we have not told the story of conservative Americans, disenfranchised Americans, who believe that they are losing their country.
The story we have largely been telling is a story that is more or less in step with the arc of history as defined by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
That does not mean we favor them to win. It just means that sort of vision of a progressive future, a global future, and that is not one that resonates with so many conservative American voters.
And so there is this chasm, and no one exploited it as well as Donald Trump did, and no one made it as violent and aggressive and sinister as Donald Trump did, and that laid the foundation for the sorts of incidents that happened saw last night.Epa comments:
MSM censorship is not lying, it is positive propaganda on this 'Arc of History' (which is propaganda itself) combnied with a conscience effort to portray any opposition as EVIL (racist, redneck, climate denying ignoramuses and wingnuts in an alternate fictional universe, working for the 'KOCHS' who hate all foreigners), combined with a CONSCIOUS effort to deny any attention to news which dtracts from the dialect of the propaganda campaign.
This has happened because the STARTING point of education of all those reporting and editing and now publishing is this fictional world of capitalism=property=slavery of some kind. Deviate form this in the world of education and YOU ARE OUT. The 'Ayers', failing at revolution have succeeded in creating a nation primed to commit suicide by fiction.
And those who see the fiction have suddenly found they comprise the majority of the people in 2/3 of the states, leaving the media to research another fictional story to tell THEMSELVES about why that many people have lost faith in them, and nearly EVERY govt institution which adheres to these fantasies.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Washing Post BOMBSHELL: Kushner's Suggestion of Secret Communications With Russia is PROOF There Was No Previous Collusion Between Trump and Russia
Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin
Found as an Anonymous comment on another site:
BOMBSHELL BOMBSHELL BOMBSHELL:
If Russian Ambassador to the USA Kislyak was "taken aback" by the alleged suggestion by Jared Kushner that they set up a "back channel" and perhaps use "Russian facilities", then this proves that there was NO COLLUSION, for certainly if there was secret collusion, then he would have welcomed the Trump administration's desire to use secret channels.
THEREFORE, rather than reveal collusion, this leak proves there was none. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
AND ANOTHER THING: this meeting was disclosed by the Trump administration.
Trump Puts America First At The G7: Stands His Ground On Climate Change, Trade, And Refugees
WINNING!!!
Now With Extra Tits!
From the Daily Mail:
After starting his first presidential trip abroad wreathed in smiles, US leader Donald Trump is ending it with an uncompromising position and rebukes at the G7 summit.
G7 nations risk unprecedented deadlock after Trump resisted concerted action on hot-button issues such as climate change and migrant rights on Saturday.
An enduring motif of the G7, which represents the lion’s share of global economic output, has been to champion free trade.
However Trump on was said to be reluctant to compromise with European leaders over several key issues that prompted European council president, Donald Tusk, to admit that the meeting would be the most challenging in years on Friday.
A draft statement from the summit, seen by the Guardian, shows that Trump wanted world leaders to make little mention of migration and that he wanted a plan by the Italian hosts for a comprehensive five-page statement that acknowledges migrants’ rights to be thrown out.
The Official Narrative: "Islam Is a Religion Of Peace"
Watch here, as an audience member shows a anti-Western packet he received at the Manchester Mosque Open House Day. Watch as the Host of the show sides with Muslims who attempt to tell him it wasn't "official."
Don't worry, though. You have nothing to worry about.
Don't worry, though. You have nothing to worry about.
IMAGINE YOU TAKE YOUR FAMILY TO DISNEYLAND AND THEY GOT GUYS WITH GUNS ON ROOFS ALL OVER THE PARK
MI5 reveals there are 23,000 terror suspects as Met Police boss says a 'large part' of Manchester bomber's network have been rounded up so Britons should 'go out and enjoy yourselves'
Hundreds of armed officers will patrol major sporting events this weekend
The FA Cup final, premiership rugby final and Hay literary festival are among the events where security has been dramatically reviewed
Police marksmen are being send to theme parks, beaches and resorts as well
Senior officers say the key players are in custody, but more arrests could comeUPDATE:
Every one of these police marksmen are multi-year veterans of the force, they have had extensive training, they get a number of weeks of vacation and sick leave. They also must have frequent qualification exercises with live fire and maybe even a "shoot house" test.
When a separate branch of government that has the job of auditing and budgeting does a thorough study of the total cost of maintaining this expertise, the cost per person per hour will be staggering especially when the supervision layer is properly costed and allocated over the time each officer spends on this duty.
These costs will all be carefully hidden from the public, as is the total cost of providing public benefits to Muslim immigrants. It will be hidden because the Progressive elites are hell-bent on changing British society at the most basic level. They have obviously decided that the indigenous Brit must be diluted out of their position of demographic dominance of the "Brit"-ish nation.
These costs will all be carefully hidden from the public, as is the total cost of providing public benefits to Muslim immigrants. It will be hidden because the Progressive elites are hell-bent on changing British society at the most basic level. They have obviously decided that the indigenous Brit must be diluted out of their position of demographic dominance of the "Brit"-ish nation.
This is beyond treason. Over whom does the "Brit"-ish monarch expect to reign in 100 years? How much longer will Muslims living in Britain accept this arrangement?
The hard truth is that unless something dramatic changes, this is the end of the British people who have a British government and British sovereignty.
The hard truth is that unless something dramatic changes, this is the end of the British people who have a British government and British sovereignty.
The Democrats are complaining ‘Russophilic’ puppet of Putin, Trump dissed NATO?
Then I guess that means that Trump’s DEFENSE BUDGET, which ups both war fighting systems, and strategic nuclear deterrence modernization will FLY RIGHT THROUGH WITH DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT?
More ships. More subs. More and NEW long range ship launched attack missiles to replace the 1980’s subsonic Tomahawks and Harpoons.
More planes including helping the F-18 fleet only 25-40% of which can fly at one time ..no big deal that’s only the ENTIRE Naval air superiority, attack, and electronic attack force. BTW the new AESA Radar of Block III+ F-18’s is Raytheon, the rest of the electronics? ELBIT. Think about that for a minute. And now we have to produce MORE F-18’s jut to keep the Navy in the game because of the policies from Jan. 2009-Jan. 2017
More F-35’s, up to 3,200 to replace our ~7,600 F-16’s designed in the 70’s
No more F-22’s, of which we have 186 to replace 751 F-15 air superiority fighters, but design work for the 6th gen fighter.
Modernized deterrence forces including getting the B-2’s replacement underway (we have 21 of them-circa 1982+). We have ~100 B-1B’s, and 70 B-52’s (designed in 1948 and manufactured 61-63).
The Minuteman III’s we have in silos which now CANNOT withstand an attack, and therefore are probably in LAUNCH ON WARNING status, were produced in the 1970’s..and since the POTENTIAL target of all of these systems, and the main object of nuclear deterrence is RUSSIA, I guess the democrats, the new protectors of freedom from Russia and Putin, are PRIME VOICES of alarm about how terrible the Russians are …. interfering in our free election processes,
I GUESS THE DEMOCRATS WILL BE PRIME SUPPORTERS OF THIS DEFENSE BUDGET, RIGHT?
Friday, May 26, 2017
Fewer Tears, Fewer Lies, And More Righteous Anger
From Townhall:
Enough of changing your Facebook photo to the flag of the abattoir du jour, enough of the candlelight vigils, and enough of the #_____Strong hashtags. No more pleas for unity and pretending not to understand.
We’re not unified, and we all understand, even if we refuse to admit it because of some bizarre suicide pact Western culture decided to join when no one was looking.
Grieving doesn’t work.
Hugging doesn’t work.
Cowardice masquerading as enlightened passivity in the face of our enemies doesn’t work.
Just ask the little girls blown apart in Manchester. Say it. Say it, damn you. Then I’ll say it, for those of you too weak and dishonest to. Radical Islamic Terrorists.
That’s our enemy. Our enemy, not just a bunch of misguided potential pals who would love us if they only understood how sorry we are for whatever sin we committed, or that some Crusader committed 800 years ago back when the men of the West were actually men and not the whimpering Ken dolls we watch pretending to be the best and brightest of our elites.
There is only one appropriate reaction to the kind of people who strap on bomb vests packed with nails and wait for smiling, laughing tweens to come along before hitting the detonator and ripping their limbs off and tearing their guts out.
The only appropriate reaction is righteous fury that turns into a grim determination to exact a retribution upon the bomber’s bros so thorough and so comprehensive that in a thousand years the few descendants of the survivors will still terrify their children with the story of the vengeance exacted by the avengers of the West.
And then our enemies would fear us.
BREAKING: Egypt Launches Air Strikes on Libyan Militants Following Islamic Attack Against Egyptian Christians
BREAKING: Egypt has launched air strikes on Libya - state news agency pic.twitter.com/dbtDRH3hBp— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 26, 2017
Egyptian President al-Sisi says those who murdered the Christians are "evil":MORE: Egyptian air strikes in Libya were directed at camps where militants who attacked Christians in Egypt were training- military sources https://t.co/7qaqfXgztU— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 26, 2017
Egyptian fighter jets have struck militant camps following the deadly attack on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced.
The strikes were carried out in eastern Libya, state television said. Egypt’s president also vowed to continue striking bases used to train militants and who carry out terrorist attacks in his country, regardless of the camps’ location, Reuters cited him as saying.
He also reiterated that the countries financing, training and arming terrorists should not get away unpunished. “We will not hesitate to protect our people from the evil,” he said in a televised speech on Friday.
FBI illegally shared spy data about Americans
FISA Court Blasted "FBI's Apparent Disregard For Rules"; Illegally Shared Spy Data With "Private Contractors"
"The Court is nonetheless concerned about the FBI's apparent disregard of minimization rules and whether the FBI may be engaging in similar disclosures of raw Section 702 information that have not been reported."
Hannity : Circa News reports FBI illegally shared spy data about Americans : 5/25/2017 Investigative journalists Sara Carter from Circa News and colleague John Solomon have confirmed memos recently declassified by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties.
And remember, the FBI is judging Trump, Flynn, Kushner, et al.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS:
Andrew McCarthy: Explosive Revelation of Obama Administration Illegal Surveillance of Americans
AND THIS:
Leakers and Journalists Are Destroying Our Republic
Pack of Wild Muslims Murders 28 Christians In Egypt
Fuck Islam:
CAIRO (AP) — Masked militants riding in three SUVs opened fire Friday on a bus packed with Coptic Christians, including children, south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people and wounding 22, the Interior Ministry said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, the fourth to target Christians since December, but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. The attack came on the eve of the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.THIS IS WHY MUSLIMS CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
AND THEN THERE'S THIS:
Poland Stands Up to EU on Forced Quotas: We’re Not Taking Your Migrants – Your Blackmail Won’t Work On Us
Actual Yahoo Style and Beauty Headline: "Melania Trump Smolders in Cocktail Dress Next to Hijab-Clad Emine Erdogan"
LOL -
You Know Emine Erdogan's Husband
Went Home and
Beat Off To Fantasies of Melania
From Yahoo:
Melania Trump might have been born in Slovenia, but through her fashion she’s proved to be a true New Yorker. On Thursday evening at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during a spouse and partner event, the first lady of the United States wore a black off-the-shoulder lace dress.
The Dolce & Gabbana number, the fourth from the Italian brand she’s worn throughout her international trip alongside her husband and various members of his administration, was custom made, with a sheer version having recently walked down the runway.
She paired the black dress with a pair of statement shoes from the Italian brand. The intricate strappy stilettos, which retail for $1,985, feature a climbing rose design up the heel.
While Melania appeared ready for a Manhattan-type cocktail party and used the palace grounds as her personal catwalk, her fellow attendees — including France’s Brigitte Trogneux, Turkey’s Emine Erdogan, Luxembourg’s Gauthier Destenay, Slovenia’s Mojca Stropnik, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Iceland’s Thora Margret Baldvinsdottir, Norway’s Ingrid Schulerud-Stoltenberg, Bulgaria’s Desislava Radeva, and Belgium’s Amelie Derbaudrenghien — seemed dressed for a more conservative affair.
Among the demurely clad guests was Emine Erdogan, the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip, who opted for an intricately embroidered sky blue jacket with matching trousers and a hijab.Here's a Screen Shot of the Yahoo News front page today:
