Understanding the US - Again

[Cyrano]

Trump has to contend with the swamp well and truly now, starting with scums like Mitch McConnell in his own party.

[Cyrano]

There was a time when the Dems would pick up issues like these... Now they have no time from woke cr@p and are deservedly booted out.

I'm expecting this blow back to eventually hit the big consulting companies who advise all the big corporation CEOs and their competitors, and Governments and rake money from all sides.

[hanumadu]

If Saagar Enjeti's hunch is right, republicans are in for a big dissappointments. Trump's pick for NSA is a war hawk. Vivek, RFK Jr nor Tulsi get border control. First order of business is of course to save Trump. Trump probably wouldn't have won without the three.

Trump GOES FULL NEOCON With First Foreign Policy Pick

[chetak]

What's happening in Ukraine was 34 years in the making.

One high point was the US overthrowing the legitimate govt of Ukraine in 2014, which set everything else in motion.

This is a neocon war.

WATCH: Jeffrey Sachs tells the cold, hard truth how the US and NATO provoked war in Ukraine in 4 minutes

"It started in 1990, when US Secretary of State James Baker said to Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not move one inch eastward...

The US then cheated on this, starting in 1994, when Clinton signed off on a plan to expand NATO all the way to Ukraine.

The expansion of NATO started in 1999 with Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

Then, the US led the bombing of Serbia in 1999. That was the use of NATO to bomb a European capital for 78 straight days to break the country apart.

The Russians didn't like that very much, but even Putin started out pro-European and pro-American. He considered whether to join NATO when there was still the idea of some kind of mutually respectful relationship.

In 2002, the US unilaterally walked out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What it did was trigger the US putting in missile systems in Eastern Europe that Russia views as a dire, direct threat to national security, by making possible a decapitation strike of missiles that are a few minutes away from Moscow.

In 2004-2005, the US engaged in a soft regime change in Ukraine, the so-called First Color Revolution.

In 2009, Yanukovych won the election and became president in 2010 on the basis of neutrality in Ukraine.

In 2014, the US participated actively in the overthrow of Yanukovych. Nuland and the US Ambassador to Ukraine...talked about regime change. So they made the new government!

The US then said 'now NATO's really going to enlarge.' Putin kept saying 'stop, you promised no NATO enlargement.'

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, seven more countries in the 'not one inch eastward.'

In 2021, Putin put on the table a draft Russian-US security agreement. The basis of it was no NATO enlargement.

The special military operations started, and five days later Zelenskyy said 'okay, okay, neutrality.'

And then the US and Britain said no way, you guys fight on. We've got your back. That's 600,000 deaths now of Ukrainians since Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv to tell them to be brave. Absolutely ghastly.

We're not dealing with, as we're told every day, this madman like Hitler. This is complete bogus, fake history that is a purely PR narrative of the US government.

We're playing games here. So God forbid a nuclear power comes at us. I don't know what's going to happen, but we came at them."

WATCH VIDEO


The video is about 4:20 minutes long

Thanks to a document that resurfaced in 2022, we know that the German diplomat made clear that the Western alliance promised not to move NATO beyond the Elbe and excluded "Poland and the others."

This destroys the claim that Baker's comments pertained only to Germany.

Baker's promise not to move NATO "one inch eastward" is a documented fact in the public record.

Source: George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, NSC Scowcroft Files, Box 91128, Folder “Gorbachev (Dobrynin) Sensitive.”

[hanumadu]

Jeffrey Sachs in another interview said that in the early 90's the neocons declared that perpetual hegemony of the USA is their goal. Donald Rumsfeld was also mentioned.

[vijayk]

https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ ... ital-hate/
British Nonprofit Worked With State Department, White House, And Former Intelligence Officials to Censor Americans

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a British NGO with non-profit status in the U.S, is plotting behind closed doors to “kill Musk’s Twitter,” leaked internal emails show.
CCDH has close ties with the U.S. government and elected officials, including the State Department’s Global Engagement Center and former House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Imran Ahmed, CEO of CCDH, sits on a “Council for Responsible Social Media” that includes a former CIA director, a former NSA director, and other former U.S. military and intelligence officials.
CCDH set up meetings with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), chairwoman of the antitrust subcommittee and arguably the most influential Senate Democrat on matters of tech legislation.
The nonprofit’s influence in the UK is also substantial: its co-founder Michael McSweeney is considered the top advisor to the current Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and its board of advisors includes Damian Collins MP, who masterminded the previous government’s online censorship policies.

[uddu]

The Internet Is ON FIRE as Trump Drops CHILLING Video That STUNS the World!


https://x.com/martianwyrdlord/status/18 ... 7611871240
@martianwyrdlord

He's going for the endowments.

He's going to not only tax, but confiscate the endowments of every university that the Department of Justice finds has engaged in illegal discrimination under the guise of "equity".

Which is basically every university in the country, but is especially the DIEvy League, which, if this happens, will die.

This will crush one of the enemy's primary power centers.

If he goes through with this, it's a Henry VIII moment. Dissolution of the monasteries. Vast quantities of capital liquidated and removed from the control of his political enemies ... and vast intellectual capital liberated from the cloistered, cloying oversight of midwit administrators.

[chetak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv3XbWtHyMg



How did the Harris campaign blow through $1 billion?

The Harris campaign made headlines for raising over $1 billion, yet it ended up $20 million in debt, leaving many wondering where the funds went.

Speculation is mounting big payouts to celebrities and financing appearances on popular podcasts may have drained donor money.

DNC Finance Committee staffer Lindy Li claims to have insider knowledge of how the funds were spent.

She joins NewsNation's "CUOMO" to discuss the alleged mismanagement.

[drnayar]

[drnayar]

The Internet Is ON FIRE as Trump Drops CHILLING Video That STUNS the World!
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https://x.com/martianwyrdlord/status/18 ... 7611871240
@martianwyrdlord

He's going for the endowments.

He's going to not only tax, but confiscate the endowments of every university that the Department of Justice finds has engaged in illegal discrimination under the guise of "equity".

Which is basically every university in the country, but is especially the DIEvy League, which, if this happens, will die.

This will crush one of the enemy's primary power centers.

If he goes through with this, it's a Henry VIII moment. Dissolution of the monasteries. Vast quantities of capital liquidated and removed from the control of his political enemies ... and vast intellectual capital liberated from the cloistered, cloying oversight of midwit administrators.

There are billions of Qatari funds donated to these "esteemed" endowments !!

[KL Dubey]

The Internet Is ON FIRE as Trump Drops CHILLING Video That STUNS the World!
[youtube]nRuYLeJNbw0[/youtube

https://x.com/martianwyrdlord/status/18 ... 7611871240
@martianwyrdlord

There are billions of Qatari funds donated to these "esteemed" endowments !!

While the "poison ivy" universities truly need to be taken down a notch and forced to correct their misguided policies on freedom of expression and racial bias, the rest (confiscating endowments, raising taxes) is mainly posturing and highly unlikely to happen.

What will happen is that these universities will have to produce plans and evidence on how they have corrected the issues, in response to the Congressional inquiry. That is legitimate. Any over-reach will be litigated by the universities using deep pockets and vastly "smarter" lawyers (whom these same universities have educated and promoted in their careers).

The "poison ivy" league institutions also have a vast and powerful network of alumni in every field, including people like Vance, Chatur, Musk, etc. Graduates from these schools hence start with a huge advantage. For example, Chatur has not a single substantive career accomplishment, but managed to hype the valuation of his 8-employee startup to $2 billion (without any viable product) by gaining support of several investors. If you start looking into the investors, you'll find they also have "ivy" backgrounds/links. He then quickly cashed out his stake before the product (alzheimer's drug candidate from an old patent) inevitably failed trials and crashed the company.

[KL Dubey]

Tulsiben has been designated for the DNI post, in which she could create good impact especially the workings of the CIA.

Correct me if I am wrong, but if she is confirmed I think this is the most "powerful"/prestigious government position ever to be held by a Hindu in the USA. Irrespective of her political changes, we should be proud of this. Going from being on Homeland Security "quiet skies" list to becoming the Intelligence head is a big leap.

I hope the confirmation hearings do not bring up uncomfortable questions. The Democrats had given her several powerful house committee positions on defense and intelligence, and she had very high security clearances before being put on the QS list.

[Tanaji]

As expected with Trumps win the Dems and Reps are so at war with each other hopefully they will have little time to play games in India. Every day will be a news item now…

[Manish_P]

As expected with Trumps win the Dems and Reps are so at war with each other hopefully they will have little time to play games in India. Every day will be a news item now…

^ beautiful

[Vayutuvan]

He then quickly cashed out his stake before the product (alzheimer's drug candidate from an old patent) inevitably failed trials and crashed the company.

Huh?!!! Why is that failure "inevitable"?!!!

[Kedar]

As expected with Trumps win the Dems and Reps are so at war with each other hopefully they will have little time to play games in India. Every day will be a news item now…

A few months ago I went to buy beer at a new store run by an elderly Sikh gentleman from India. Started talking and he said it correctly something to the effect.

If Trump loses there will be protests and likely some riots. If Trump wins there will be protests and likely some riots.

Bottom line is that the country is heavily polarized. Our Indian politics seems much cleaner now. Not just India but many countries are hopeful that the US internal politics and fighting will leave little time to interfere elsewhere.

[sanman]

[Kati]

A different topic though, but relevant for "hooman rights abuses" in unkil's land:

The hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investig ... ttlements/

[sanman]

Is Tulsi the next one for Deep State to axe?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 50709.html

New York Post Begs Trump to Ditch ‘Dreadful Duo’ Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz


Apparently Rupert Murdoch himself is against her.
From the NY Post editorial board:

https://nypost.com/2024/11/19/opinion/d ... r-cabinet/

Please, Mr. President, Ditch This Dreadful Duo — Gabbard and Gaetz

[Yagnasri]

Gaetz is gone. Now Tulsi time. But there is no individual weakness in Tulsi which they can attack. Gaetz made enemies personally in lot of RINOs.

[sanman]

Gaetz is gone. Now Tulsi time. But there is no individual weakness in Tulsi which they can attack. Gaetz made enemies personally in lot of RINOs.

They will try to find something - no matter how small. Something will be raked up.

[Yagnasri]

Very true. But I think they will go with the fake allegation that she is a Russian spy and so on. That is their stock allegation against her for many years.

[sanman]

NeoCon Nikki shooting off her mouth again, by attacking Tulsi Gabbard

[Vayutuvan]

Gaetz made enemies personally in lot of RINOs.

His problem is more to do with alleged pedophilia.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/ShitpostGate/status/1860133666740928900 --->

[chetak]

@elonmusk·6h

India counted 640 million votes in 1 day.

California is still counting votes

Meanwhile in India, where cheating isn't the primary goal of their elections:

[Mort Walker]

Apparently Musk is not leaving Mar-A-Lago and is at Trump's side. He's involved in cabinet selection far more than Vance or any Trump family member. Effectively becoming the "First Buddy".

[sanman]

Gaetz made enemies personally in lot of RINOs.

His problem is more to do with alleged pedophilia.

Man, the pedophilia attacks are revenge from RINOs - it's not like they're any better on that stuff.

Remember what happened when Gaetz led that rebellion which ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy -- that's what they all hate him for most.

[chetak]

How US politicians responded to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant

Biden administration ‘fundamentally rejects’ decision as lawmakers issue threats and call for sanctions against court.

21 Nov 2024

Washington, DC – When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in front of the United States Congress earlier this year, the lawmakers stood up and clapped for him dozens of times.

Now that he is a formally suspected war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the adoration he received in Washington, DC, in July from US politicians is turning into anger and threats against the Hague-based tribunal.

ICC pre-trial judges issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for charges of using starvation as a method of warfare as well as the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts.

The court found that there were reasonable grounds that the Israeli siege of Gaza “created conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the civilian population”.

With a few exceptions, US politicians from both major parties expressed outrage at the court’s decision, with many questioning the court’s legitimacy.

White House ‘rejects’ warrants
The administration of President Joe Biden was quick to voice opposition to the ruling.


“We fundamentally reject the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

“We remain deeply concerned by the prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision.”

She did not identify the alleged errors.

The Biden administration raised eyebrows earlier this month when it said that Israel had not violated a deadline to allow humanitarian assistance to Gaza, contradicting the findings of top aid organisations.

Jean-Pierre also reiterated the US argument that the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israeli officials because Israel is not a party to the court.

But the court has rejected that rationale, asserting that it has jurisdiction on the matter because Palestine – where the suspected crimes occurred – accepts the court’s authority.

US officials have previously argued that Palestinians do not have a state, and therefore cannot enter the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the court. But Palestine, which joined the ICC in 2015, is a non-member observer state of the United Nations.

Asked about calls for sanctioning court officials, Jean-Pierre told reporters: “We are in consultation with our partners, which include Israel, about our next steps.”

A recent Brown University study found that the Biden administration spent $17.9bn on security assistance to Israel over the past year – funds that were vital to the US ally’s devastating war on Gaza.

Call for sanctions
While the outgoing Democratic administration rebuked the ICC, Republicans were even more forceful in condemning The Hague-based tribunal and demanding penalties against its officials.

Senator Lindsey Graham, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, said it is time for the US government to sanction the ICC for its warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant.

The US House of Representatives passed a bill in June to impose sanctions on court officials, but the measure has not been considered by the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer “needs to pass the bipartisan legislation that came from the House sanctioning the Court for such an outrage and President Biden needs to sign it”, Graham wrote in a social media post.

In 2021, the Biden administration removed sanctions on ICC officials that had been imposed by Trump, who will be sworn in for a second term on January 20.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/ ... st-warrant

[chetak]

"We will crush you": Graham threatens allies with sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Griffin Eckstein
Sat, November 23, 2024



Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham wants a forceful response to American allies who might comply with an international court order to arrest Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the prime minister and former defense minister for “intentionally direct[ing] attacks against the civilian population of Gaza” on Wednesday. The United States is not a member of the ICC and the Biden administration dismissed the warrants as “outrageous” on Thursday.

The 124 member nations of the ICC could well arrest the Israeli leader and Gaza war architect if they set foot on their soil, a possibility Sen. Graham rebuked in on Friday while stopping by Fox News' "Hannity."

“If you are going to help the ICC, as a nation, enforce the arrest warrant against Bibi and Gallant, the former Defense Minister, I will put sanctions on you as a nation,” Graham warned. “You’re gonna have to pick the rogue ICC versus America.”

Graham added that he's "working with Tom Cotton" on an act that would sanction any nation who aided in the arrest of "any politician in Israel."

We should crush your economy because we’re next,” Graham said. “Why can’t they go after Trump or any other American president under this theory?

Many of the US’s closest trading partners are committed to abiding by the ruling. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country had an obligation to uphold the warrant, as did leaders in Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and other American allies in Europe.

"To any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, if you try to help the ICC, we’re gonna sanction you,” Graham said on Friday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/crush-graham ... 27255.html

[sanman]

Kash Patel, who is under consideration for FBI Director, is taking fire from none other than Andrew McCabe

This is like some team-up movie, where each team member is facing off against a corresponding opponent on the opposing team

[Vayutuvan]

Kash Patel, who is under consideration for FBI Director, is taking fire from none other than Andrew McCabe

Many consider that to be a big endorsement for Kash Patel.

[vijayk]

https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1861060089072828870

TUCKER: I used to think Tony Blinken was running the White House. Now, I think it is Satan himself.

“I really think that you’ve got dark forces in charge.”

Tucker says the only reason the US would approve anti-personnel mines and long-range missiles against Russian forces is to “kill innocents, period.”

“That’s the only effect,” Carlson stressed.

Watch it ...

[chetak]

It's no wonder that kenya junked Adani's projects with such alacrity, its puppet master decreed it



Memorandum on the Designation of Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally


https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo ... nato-ally/

[drnayar]

"We will crush you": Graham threatens allies with sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Griffin Eckstein
Sat, November 23, 2024



Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham wants a forceful response to American allies who might comply with an international court order to arrest Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the prime minister and former defense minister for “intentionally direct[ing] attacks against the civilian population of Gaza” on Wednesday. The United States is not a member of the ICC and the Biden administration dismissed the warrants as “outrageous” on Thursday.

The 124 member nations of the ICC could well arrest the Israeli leader and Gaza war architect if they set foot on their soil, a possibility Sen. Graham rebuked in on Friday while stopping by Fox News' "Hannity."

“If you are going to help the ICC, as a nation, enforce the arrest warrant against Bibi and Gallant, the former Defense Minister, I will put sanctions on you as a nation,” Graham warned. “You’re gonna have to pick the rogue ICC versus America.”

Graham added that he's "working with Tom Cotton" on an act that would sanction any nation who aided in the arrest of "any politician in Israel."

color=#FF0000]We should crush your economy because we’re next,” Graham said. “Why can’t they go after Trump or any other American president under this theory?[/color]

Many of the US’s closest trading partners are committed to abiding by the ruling. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country had an obligation to uphold the warrant, as did leaders in Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, and other American allies in Europe.

"To any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, if you try to help the ICC, we’re gonna sanction you,” Graham said on Friday.[/color

https://www.yahoo.com/news/crush-graham ... 27255.html

Well that's a stark warning to the UK for sure ., for some reason they are itching to arrest the israeli PM !!

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-would- ... 024-11-25/

Britain would follow due process if Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UK, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, when asked if London would fulfil the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

[Manish_P]

It's no wonder that kenya junked Adani's projects with such alacrity, its puppet master decreed it

Memorandum on the Designation of Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo ... nato-ally/

What's the strategic angle here, Chetak sir.

China has been making inroads in Africa for some time now but what is the immediate trigger. Is it Somalia becoming a bigger headache than it is at the moment?

[chetak]

It's no wonder that kenya junked Adani's projects with such alacrity, its puppet master decreed it

Memorandum on the Designation of Kenya as a Major Non-NATO Ally

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo ... nato-ally/

What's the strategic angle here,

China has been making inroads in Africa for some time now but what is the immediate trigger. Is it Somalia becoming a bigger headache than it is at the moment?

Manish ji,

The french energy giant TotalEnergies SE, a giant player from france (backed by significant amriki finance) has also pulled out sone of its investments from the adani group.

the amriki deep state are looking to damage adani financially to get at Modi ji and make the perception of crony capitalism (and hence the narrative of rampant corruption) stick.

Mah elections, especially after haryana, has also come as a shock to this deep state goonda gang

If the congis had won haryana, the BIF was banking on the congis to open the haryana border which would have allowed the khalistanis to flood into dilli and surroundings and create a farmers agitation type of violent narrative with international media reporting a blow by blow account of happenings. Earlier the khalistanis were blocked at the haryana border by the BJP govt and after the elections, that happy situation continues

BTW saar, the amriki gehra raj, via the culinary institute, was secretly colonizing africa long before the cheenis even entered the scene

per wiki (there is a lot more literature available)

More recently, the Central Intelligence Agency has been involved in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in relation to the CIA's considerations and plans to assassinate former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba (and accusations of CIA involvement in his eventual assassination).

Patrice Lumumba was the legally elected first prime minister of the independent country.[3] Lumumba was killed on January 17, 1961, at the age of thirty-five near Élisabethville, Katanga.

Even before the independence of the Congo, the U.S. government attempted to facilitate the election of a pro-western government by identifying and supporting individual pro-U.S. leaders.[4]

The CIA was also notably involved in a campaign against Lumumba's successor, which led to his eventual imprisonment and long exile from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5] The CIA was also a vital part of the United States' efforts to aid Joseph Mobutu, who took control of the Congo in 1965 and renamed the country Zaire and himself Mobutu Sese Seko.[6] The CIA would work heavily with Mobutu, particularly in relation to American support for the National Liberation Front of Angola and Jonas Savimbi's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola.


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"[7] According to a report regarding the CIA's activities in the Congo from 1960 to 1968, the CIA "comprised activities dealing with regime change, political action, propaganda, air and marine operations, and arms interdiction, as well as support to a spectacular hostage rescue mission."[7] During the heights of the Cold War in 1960s, Congo was regarded as strategically important to US and Western interests. This was due to its size and natural resources including uranium. In short, Congo was "the Cold War prize of the first order" [citation?]. The Chief of CIA Africa Division in June 1960 said, "If Congo deteriorates and Western influence fades rapidly, the bloc will have a feast and will not need to work very hard for it".[8]

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower was concerned at activities occurring in postcolonial Africa. During a meeting with senior advisors in August 1960 he stated that he felt Communists succeeded in convincing people worldwide that they were concerned for the common man while portraying the United States as dedicated to supporting outmoded regimes.[9]

[fanne]

Guys, did you follow the news from some think tank in USA that who would be next 2 big trillionaires (not billionaires) some 10-15 years down the line, It as Adani and Musk. Maybe there is a group of people trying to stop that for Adani?

[Vayutuvan]

Lumumba was getting close to FSU. CiA targeted him. There was a famous university - Patrice Lumumba University - in FSU. Probably it still exists. IIRC, Obama's father was a PLU graduate.

[sanman]

Dr Jay Bhattacharya to head NIH - replacing Dr Anthony Fauci