8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (815)
#4400047 at 2018-12-21 01:12:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5609: Thank You For Your Service MadDog Edition
Matis
Been trying to tell you Frens Mattis isn't /ourguy/ since this summer.
Connections to Stanford, Bilderberg, Hoover Institute, and was apart of some other cabal meeting this summer (can't think of it just yet) Look past his panty dropping, killer attitude playboy life-style. He believed Russia interfered in our elections. Didn't want Trump to pull from Paris Climate Accord etc. etc. etc. Look into him. And please don't pull the "he's part of the plan" bullshit. Actually look at the guy. You can't constantly pull the wool over your eyes with "the movie" "the plan" when you see something you may not agree with. That's why we are here- for the TRUTH.
Much love, Frens! No homo.
https://americanfreepress.net/gen-James-Mattis-a-liberal-trojan-horse-in-the-trump-administration/
https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2018/06/blind-item-16_4.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/11659892/Bilderberg-members-2015-Whos-going-to-this-years-secret-summit.html
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/12/06/Mattis-tells-all-without-any-evidence.html
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/23/James-Mattis-defense-secretary-how-to-succeed-in-trump-cabinet-without-getting-fired-217699d
#4399225 at 2018-12-21 00:24:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5608: Awareness of the Truth Edition
Leaver + Optics Rundown
>John Kelly (Left)
→ Trump + Kelly infighting [Good Optics]
>James Mattis (Left/Retired)
→ Doesn't share Trumps PoV (per Letter) + upcoming spin [Good Optics]
>Joesph Dunford (Left/Retired)
→ No MSM pressure IIRC [Neutral]
>Trey Gowdy (Left)
→ Mainly anti-Clinton + corruption but not a Trump zealot [Neutral/Slight-Bias]
>Jeff Sessions (Left/Retired)
→ MSM backed JS over Trump-DOJ drama [Good Optics]
Civilians Could Serve on Military Tribunals
https://abcnews.go.com/US/civilians-serve-military-tribunals/story?id=92098
→ 2001 Article
Forming Military Tribunal panels?
Laying the groundwork for impartiality?
#4398968 at 2018-12-21 00:09:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5607: Optics Are Essential Edition
>>4398948
Oct 2018
Did he send it to himself?
Two envelopes addressed to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson have initially tested positive for the deadly poison ricin at the Pentagon's mail facility, according to a report.
The packages, which were delivered Monday, were intercepted before making it into the sprawling headquarters of the Defense Department in Virginia near Washington, DC, spokesman Chris Sherwood said Tuesday.
They triggered alarms as they underwent a security screening at the off-site mail processing center, according to the Military Times.
A defense official told CNN that the intended recipients were Mattis and Richardson.
"On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon's remote screening facility," Army Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement.
"The envelopes were taken by the FBI this morning for further analysis," he said, adding that all US Postal Service mail received at the screening facility Monday was under quarantine and posed no threat to Pentagon personnel.
The FBI said in a statement that as the envelopes are undergoing further testing, "we will have no further comment."
Ricin, a highly toxic compound extracted from castor beans, has been used in terror plots and is lethal in tiny doses if swallowed, inhaled or injected. It is 6,000 times more potent than cyanide.
If ingested, it causes nausea, vomiting and internal bleeding of the stomach and intestines, followed by failure of the liver, spleen and kidneys, and death by collapse of the circulatory system.
#4397996 at 2018-12-20 23:11:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5606: Thank You Mattis! Edition
Mattis was removed as head of CENTCOMM by Hussein. Earlier than orginally planned.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/01/18/the-obama-administrations-inexplicable-mishandling-of-marine-gen-James-Mattis-2/
2 day's before Hussein's second term began.
Him dirty?
No fucking way.
#4397939 at 2018-12-20 23:08:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5606: Thank You Mattis! Edition
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to step downPublished 41 mins ago on December 20, 2018 By BNO News
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has submitted his resignation, telling President Donald Trump in a letter that their views are not aligned, just a day after Trump's surprise announcement on U.S. troops in Syria………………………………………………………..
https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018/12/u-s-secretary-of-defense-jim-Mattis-to-step-down/
#4397659 at 2018-12-20 22:51:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5606: Thank You Mattis! Edition
>>4397598
(CNN)Defense Secretary James Mattis has written a letter of recommendation for former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus to join the Navy as a reserve officer, the Pentagon confirmed Friday.
The program is fairly common practice for the Navy, and has become known as a way for politicians to gain military experience.
"Secretary Mattis agreed to write a letter of recommendation on his behalf. The letter is consistent with applicable standards," said chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White on Friday.
The Washington Post first reported that Priebus was joining the Navy, citing a memo obtained by the paper.
The process allows for career professionals to contribute their field's experience, but in the capacity of serving in the US military, and those accepted will generally go to Newport, Rhode Island, for two weeks of training.
#4397320 at 2018-12-20 22:33:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5605: Watch What Happens Edition
>>4397273
Gen. James Mattis is an odd pick for President-elect Donald Trump's new secretary of defense. In stark contrast to Trump's campaign promises to put America first, Mattis has a long history of promoting globalism and perpetual war. Could Mattis be the globalists' Trojan horse, who will ensure the internationalists' gravy train doesn't end?
https://americanfreepress.net/gen-James-Mattis-a-liberal-trojan-horse-in-the-trump-administration/
#4397315 at 2018-12-20 22:33:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5605: Watch What Happens Edition
>>4397256
Now that James Mattis will be civilian in February does that make him eligible to be on the death squad team?
#4397274 at 2018-12-20 22:31:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5605: Watch What Happens Edition
>>4397224
Globalist, it is #WINNING imo anon.
https://americanfreepress.net/gen-James-Mattis-a-liberal-trojan-horse-in-the-trump-administration/
#4394577 at 2018-12-20 19:26:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5602: Flood Unstoppable Edition
Why Trump Decided To Remove U.S. Troops From Syria
Last Friday President Trump had another long phonecall with the Turkish President Erdogan. Thereafter he overruled all his advisors and decided to remove the U.S. boots from Syria and to also end the air war.
This was the first time Trump took a decisive stand against the borg, the permanent neoconservative and interventionist establishment in his administration, the military and congress, that usually dictates U.S. foreign policy.
It was this decision, and that he stuck to it, which finally made him presidential.
Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton, his Secretary of Defense 'mad dog' Mattis and his Secretary of State Pompeo were all against this decision. The specialist working on Syria, the lunatic (vid) special representative for Syria engagement James Jefferey and Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, were taken by surprise. They had worked diligently to install a permanent U.S. presence in a Kurdish ruled proxy state in northeast Syria.
While these people first tried to change Trump's decision, their resistance has now ceased:
Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton met Monday, when Trump was said to formally decide on a US withdrawal from Syria. Multiple US officials argued against an abrupt US withdrawal, but were said to have given up trying to get Trump to change his mind by Tuesday night. US officials began to notify allies of the decision Tuesday.
"The push back from DOD, State and NSC stopped [Tuesday] night," said one regional expert who consults with the US administration, referring to the Department of Defense, the State Department and the National Security Council.
Back in January we already explained why the neoconservative project of a Kurdish proxy state in northeast Syria was doomed from its start:
Ilhan tanir @WashingtonPoint - 7:50 PM - 24 Jan 2018
This map being discussed all day on Turkish TVs as Turkey's planned security zone/safe zone on Syria border.
Reportedly OK'ed by Sec.Tillerson though nobody on the American side confirms it
bigger
It is the U.S. supported founding of a Kurdish state-let in northeast Syria which is Ankara's most serious security concern. No [Turkish] "safe zone" will help if the U.S. military continues to build and supplies a Kurdish "border force" that can penetrate Turkey's southeastern underbelly - now, tomorrow or in ten years. Unless the U.S. stops that project and retreats from the area Turkey will continue to push against it - if necessary by force.
The Turkish people support the fight against U.S. supported Kurds and are willing to pay the price for it. The Kurdish YPK leaders are delusional in their demands and overestimate their own political position. The U.S. can not have both, Turkey as an ally and a Kurdish proxy statelet. It has to decide.
Trump never wanted that project to proceed. He had always wanted to declare victory against ISIS and leave. It was the borg that tried to prevent this and which push the project along.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/12/why-trump-decided-to-remove-us-troops-from-syria.html#more
#4380499 at 2018-12-19 22:13:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5583: Ebake Edition
>>4380158
'I Was Absolutely Blown Away': GOP Rep. Kinzinger Likens Trump's Syria Pullout to Obama's Iraq Withdrawal
Says officials, lawmakers caught 'off guard.'
Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R) took issue Wednesday with President Trump's plan to withdraw 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and the president's declaration of victory over ISIS in the country.
"We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency," Trump wrote on Twitter.
Leading Republican senators reacted with displeasure to the news.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, typically a Trump backer, said he was "blindsided" by the report and called the decision "a disaster in the making." He said, "The biggest winners in this are ISIS and Iran."
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said the withdrawal would be a "grave error with broader implications" beyond the fight against ISIS.
Speaking to Dana Perino, Kinzinger - a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - said the move by Trump caught lawmakers and national security officials, including Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, "off guard."
"I don't understand where this is coming from," he said.
Kinzinger likened the withdrawal and Trump's proclamation to Barack Obama withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, allowing ISIS to form and grow in the ensuing years. He argued this will be a "devastating blow" to the fight against ISIS and it gives "huge impetus to Iran" to continue their presence in Syria.
He said Trump's decision immediately followed a conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"They're celebrating in Moscow and in Tehran right now. They're trembling in Tel Aviv and in Washington, we're confused because no one saw this coming."
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/19/adam-kinzinger-likens-trumps-syria-pullout-obamas-withdrawal-iraq
Master Chess move by POTUS.
#4363133 at 2018-12-18 19:01:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5561: Flynn Edition
>>4363120
Russia Calls on the US to Reconsider Strategy in Syria
The situation in parts of eastern Syria, controlled by the US-supported Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), remains "deeply disturbing," Shoigu wrote in a letter to Pentagon chief James Mattis earlier this week.
The minister also emphasized that the recovery of the war-torn nation are hampered by the smuggling of oil and oil products from the areas controlled by the SDF. At the same time, the US military presence at Al-Tanf air base makes it more difficult to deliver aid at a large refugee camp in Rukban, Jordan, home to more than 50,000 Syrians, Shoigu wrote. He also claimed that the air base and the "armed gangs" around prevented the refugees from returning home.
https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/12/russia-calls-on-the-us-to-reconsider-strategy-in-syria/
Putin says fight against terrorists in Syria will go on
"The situation in the country [Syria] has been gradually improving following the defeat of major militant groups," he said. "However, militants still try to fight back. I would like to point out an uncompromising fight against militants will go on, we will provide the Syrian people with the necessary support," the Russian leader added.
Putin also noted that Russian troops had been successfully accomplishing peacekeeping and humanitarian tasks and contributing to the restoration of Syria as a united and stable country.
http://tass.com/politics/1036572
==Recon drone, weapons and shells left behind by terrorists found in Daraa
SANA's reporter in Daraa said while following up the process of securing the areas liberated from terrorism by the Syrian Arab Army, the authorities found a reconnaissance drone, in addition to an amount of weapons and ammunition, some of which are Western-made, in the farms surrounding Daraa al-Balad area.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=153823
#4331383 at 2018-12-16 06:18:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5519: Our Promise To 'Counter' Edition
Aha!
Found this.
Senators Press DOD to Halt Funding of Immigration Detention Centers
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of 13 senators in calling on the Department of Defense to stop providing any funds or resources to support immigration detention. The call comes after President Donald Trump laid out plans that his administration would build "massive cities of tents."
"There is currently no justification for the use of military funds or resources for immigration detention," the senators wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis. "We urge you to clarify that DOD has not and will not participate in immigration detention. If plans are already underway, we urge you to immediately halt any progress."
In their letter, the senators underscore warnings from medical professionals and health experts on the harm family detention has on children. Earlier this month, a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died from dehydration after being detained by Customs and Border Protection following a border crossing. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there were nearly 50,000 families apprehended in the last two months on the southern border.
>http://bigislandnow.com/2018/12/14/senators-press-dod-to-halt-funding-of-immigration-detention-centers/
#4329985 at 2018-12-16 04:14:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5518: Mueller To POTUS - Not A Criminal Target Edition
Russian Defense Ministry Sends 2 Notes To Pentagon Over INF Treaty, Kurdish-Arab Tensions In US-controlled Part Of Syria
Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu send 2 notes to Pentagon chief James Mattis but the Pentagon over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty issue and Kuridsh-Arab tensions in the US-controlled area in northeastern Syria, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told reporters on December 15.
The first note adressed the current situation in northeastern Syria and "expressed deep concern about growing tensions between the Kurds and Arabs in the US-controlled areas east of the Euphrates River."
It note said that the US-supported "autonomous administration" had achieved progress neither at the political level nor in the restoration of peaceful life. The message added that oil smuggling from the US-controlled areas negatively affected the Syrian economy's reconstruction prospects.
"Two thousand militants still control nine settlements located along the east bank of the Euphrates River, while at least 1,500 civilians have been killed there in the US-led coalition's airstrikes," Konashenkoiv stressed. He added that judging by the Syrian army's experience, such an area could be liberated in no more than two weeks.
"In the second message, the Russian defense minister suggested discussing the differences in the two countries' positions on compliance conditions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty," Konashenkov said adding that the move highlighted the Russian Defense Ministry's readiness "for open and specific dialogue with the Pentagon on all the pressing issues on bilateral agenda."
https://southfront.org/russian-defense-ministry-sends-2-notes-to-pentagon-over-inf-treaty-kurdish-arab-tensions-in-us-controlled-part-of-syria/
#4323835 at 2018-12-15 19:02:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5510: DOJ Failed Cover Up Edition
Russian Defense Ministry Sends 2 Notes To Pentagon Over INF Treaty, Kurdish-Arab Tensions In US-controlled Part Of Syria
Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu send 2 notes to Pentagon chief James Mattis but the Pentagon over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty issue and Kuridsh-Arab tensions in the US-controlled area in northeastern Syria, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov told reporters on December 15.
The first note adressed the current situation in northeastern Syria and "expressed deep concern about growing tensions between the Kurds and Arabs in the US-controlled areas east of the Euphrates River."
It note said that the US-supported "autonomous administration" had achieved progress neither at the political level nor in the restoration of peaceful life. The message added that oil smuggling from the US-controlled areas negatively affected the Syrian economy's reconstruction prospects.
"Two thousand militants still control nine settlements located along the east bank of the Euphrates River, while at least 1,500 civilians have been killed there in the US-led coalition's airstrikes," Konashenkoiv stressed. He added that judging by the Syrian army's experience, such an area could be liberated in no more than two weeks.
"In the second message, the Russian defense minister suggested discussing the differences in the two countries' positions on compliance conditions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty," Konashenkov said adding that the move highlighted the Russian Defense Ministry's readiness "for open and specific dialogue with the Pentagon on all the pressing issues on bilateral agenda."
https://southfront.org/russian-defense-ministry-sends-2-notes-to-pentagon-over-inf-treaty-kurdish-arab-tensions-in-us-controlled-part-of-syria/
#4314424 at 2018-12-15 00:07:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5497: Muh Precious Chan Culture Edition
>>4314371
Article says
Priebus, 46, following a process that incorporated a recommendation from Defense Secretary James Mattis, will have to attend a two-week long training in Rhode Island in addition to a monthly drill as a reservist if he's commissioned.
In addition to Mattis' recommendation, a board of officers also chose Priebus as a reserve officer, The Post reported, citing defense officials and a memo.
Forty-two candidates were evaluated in December by a Navy review board, The Post reported, with the ex-chief of staff and four others being "professionally recommended" to join the service. Because Priebus is four years past the age limit of 42, he will need a waiver to join. He also needs to ink a deal admitting to possible career limitations.
Not sure about that. But says he will need a waiver.
My thoughts are specifically for Tribunal purposes.
#4280153 at 2018-12-12 23:39:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5453: Trust Yourself Edition
Northeastern Syria Administration Calls For Total Mobilization Following Erdogan Threats
On December 12, the Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) in northeastern Syria condemned Turkey's plan to launch an attack on the region and called for a "total mobilization" to stop any such aggression.
"Erdogan's [Turkish President] goal is not the north and east of Syria, but the Syrian territorial unit. At the time when IS utter their last breath in Deir ez-Zor, Erdogan is trying, through his threats, to invade Syria to ease them and prolong their life," the DAA, which govern the areas held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said in an official statement.
Furthermore, the DAA called on the international community, the US-led coalition and NATO countries to take a stand against "Erdogan's aggressive plans" and prevent any attack on northeastern Syria.
"We also call on the Syrian government to take the official position against this threat because Erdogan wants to occupy a part of Syria and this means an attack on the Syrian sovereignty," the DAA added.
Erdogan had vowed to launch a military operation in the SDF-held area within a few days. According to Syrian opposition sources, the operation, which will likely be carried out by the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), will target the border city of Tell Abyad.
Since the beginning of this month, the US-led coalition has established several observation posts along the SDF-held part of the Syrian-Turkish border, including a post near Tell Abyad. However, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that these posts will address Turkey's "legitimate" concerns, which raises the question if Ankara and Washington had reached an agreement behind the SDF's back.
https://southfront.org/northeastern-syria-administration-call-for-total-mobilization-following-erdogan-threats/
#4249726 at 2018-12-11 02:57:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5413: Phony Comey & His Corrupt Cronies Are Fucked Edition
https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/05/technology/James-Mattis-leaves-theranos-board/index.html
Why would a corrupt bullshit MEDICAL company Board of Directors be top heavy with "military and intelligence professionals" ???????????
Mattis in it up to his eyeballs.
Stop being sheep and believing what you are spoonfed.
Think for yourselves.
#4240627 at 2018-12-10 17:12:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5402: Melania Monday Edition
Trump commits to record $750bn defense budget days after saying $716bn was too much - reports
Despite tweeting just last week that a $716bn defense budget was 'crazy', US President Donald Trump has reportedly reversed course and instead committed to the highest budget in history.
Trump's unexpected decision to agree to Defense Secretary James Mattis' request and propose an increased budget, relayed to several media outlets by anonymous officials, appears to stem from a meeting last Tuesday between Trump, Mattis and the chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services committees.
It appears to have had an effect, considering that the day before the meeting, Trump tweeted that spending $716bn on the military was "crazy" and a product of "a major and uncontrollable Arms Race" with China and Russia.
"It's 750. Secretary Mattis secured that over lunch with the president," an administration official told Politico, who first released the information, although an official announcement is yet to be made.
It's unclear what exactly changed Trump's mind. He had been floating a 5% reduction in defense spending for 2020, from the originally proposed (and already record-breaking) $733bn to $700bn - but defense officials had told him on Friday that anything less was "a risk", and could have "disastrous consequences".
"The Department is committed to ensuring our military remains the most lethal force in the world. We are working with OMB (Office of Management and Budget) to determine the department's topline number," a Defense Department spokesman told CNN.
The historically unprecedented numbers further inflate the US' already world-largest defense budget. Washington is spending as much as the next 7 countries combined, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Last year, defense was one of the few increases in a budget which saw cuts to the EPA, Health and Human Services and education departments, to name just a few.
https://www.rt.com/usa/446030-trump-defense-750-billion/
#4201685 at 2018-12-07 20:29:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5351: Bill Barr Edition
Mattis involvement in previous military psyops
> March 2011
> As General James Mattis told a Senate committee: "OEV seeks to disrupt recruitment and training of suicide bombers; deny safe havens for our adversaries; and counter extremist ideology and propaganda."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-military-backing-cyber-troll-offensive/
#4166948 at 2018-12-05 17:59:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5306: Follow the Names Edition
SecDef Mattis: '40 Years Is Enough' in Afghanistan
I must say, "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes," to Defense Secretary James Mattis, who yesterday said that "40 years is enough" of foreign powers in Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters before a meeting with India defense chief Nirmala Sitharaman, Mattis explained that "it's time for everyone to get on board, support the United Nations, support Prime Minister Modi, support President Ghani and all those who are trying to maintain peace and make for a better world here."
That's a nice sentiment, but you have to wonder if even Mattis fully appreciates just how wrong our Afghan mission has become – and just how quickly it got that way.
We aren't a colonial power, although colonialism is exactly what we've been trying to do in Afghanistan since 2002 – remake it in something like our image. Even worse, Afghanistan is not a colonizable country*. At least, not without wanton killing and destruction that would make Curtis LeMay blanch.
So it's been time to leave for a long time already.
And if the Taliban comes back and welcomes in ISIS or al Qaeda? Well, what of it? In 2001 we showed how to topple a government there, on the cheap, in six weeks or less – or your next invasion is free!
And the "next invasion" wouldn't have been a joke.
If necessary, we could have replayed something like the 2001 invasion a half-dozen times by now, for a fraction of what we've spent in blood and treasure on our haphazard and doomed attempt at semi-colonization.
Best of all, we wouldn't have poured untold hundreds of billions of dollars into a corrupt and useless government – which only incentivizes more bad behavior. Why make peace, or even govern decently, when the other guy keeps giving you money not to?
A sane Afghan policy would have consisted of kicking in the door, killing a bunch of bad guys, and then skedaddling until and unless we have to do it again. Eventually, the Afghans would figure out this terrorist-harboring stuff doesn't pay. What has paid for their elites, quite handsomely, is our perennial occupation.
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/secdef-Mattis-40-years-is-enough-in-afghanistan/
#4163117 at 2018-12-05 13:17:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5301: Unstoppable Edition
Tom
@azcourier
1h1 hour ago
Mattis OKs extension of military's border mission through end of January
Tom
@azcourier
1h1 hour ago
Mattis OKs extension of military's border mission through end of January
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419721-Mattis-approves-extension-of-militarys-border-security-missionhttps://thehill.com/homenews/administration/419721-Mattis-approves-extension-of-militarys-border-security-mission
Mattis OKs extension of military's border mission through end of JanuaryMattis OKs extension of military's border mission through end of January
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Defense Secretary James Mattis has approved the extension of the deployment of active duty troops to the southern U.S. border through Jan. 31, a spokesperson for the Pentagon told The Hill Tuesday.
"The Secretary of Defense has approved an extension of the ongoing Department of Defense (DoD) support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) response to migrant caravan arrivals. DoD support to DHS is authorized until Jan. 31, 2019," the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson did not say how many of the 5,600 troops currently deployed to the border would stay.
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Two U.S. officials told ABC News last week that an extension could use a rotational deployment, shifting different units through the border support mission.
A portion of the troops currently deployed to the border were expected to be relieved on Dec. 15, when the mission was originally set to end.
The relief would allow those troops to go home for the holidays.
Last week, The Associated Press reported that the Department of Homeland Security requested that 4,000 U.S. troops remain at the border through the end of January.
Caravans of thousands of immigrants, which President Trump has characterized as an "invasion," have moved into northern Mexico, just south of the U.S. border.
Two weeks ago, roughly a thousand immigrants tried to breach the border illegally, with some throwing rocks, until border guards dispersed them with tear gas.
Monday night, dozens of immigrants who were camped in the Mexican border city of Tijuana breached the U.S.-Mexico border.
The military deployed to the southern border cannot legally act in a law enforcement capacity but provides logistical support to the border guards stationed at heavily trafficked areas.
-Ellen Mitchell contributed.
#4154161 at 2018-12-05 00:27:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5289: The Re-Focus Edition
Mattis Approves Extending Troop Deployment at US-Mexico Border Until January 31
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has authorized keeping military troops on the land border with Mexico to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against caravans of illegal immigrants until the end of January, Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana White said.
"Mattis approved an extension of DOD [Department of Defense] support to the DHS response to migrant caravan arrivals," White said via Twitter on Tuesday. "Support is authorized until Jan. 31, 2019."
On Friday, the DHS has asked the Pentagon to extend the deployment of troops currently stationed along the US-Mexico border through the end of January. The original request was set to expire on December 15.
The active duty military personnel were deployed to the US southwest border in October to assist the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon the arrival of migrant caravans from Central America.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201812051070393943-usa-mexico-pentagon-troops-deployment-extension/
#4134805 at 2018-12-03 22:37:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5264: The Art of Trolling the Fake News Media Edition
Pentagon Working on Extending Deployment of Troops at Mexican Border - Mattis
US Defense Secretary James Mattis said in a press conference on Monday that he has not signed off on extending US troops' deployment on the border with Mexico and expects to have a request on his desk within 24 hours.
"There is a request for extending [the presence of US] troops on our own southwest border, and no, I have not signed off on it," Mattis told reporters.
Mattis explained that the Defense Department is working on the issue of extending the presence of US troops on the border with Mexico in terms of military and policy factors.
"I expect that to be on my desk probably within 24 hours," Mattis said.
Last Monday, the Mexican authorities said that more than 8,200 migrants from Central American countries have reached Mexico, with around 7,400 of the migrants staying near the cities of Tijuana and Mexicali.
A group of around 500 migrants attempted to storm the US border from Tijuana and was reportedly throwing projectiles at the US border patrol, prompting the US authorities to use tear gas and rubber bullets.
The active duty military personnel were deployed to the US-Mexico border in October to assist the US border authorities in dealing with the arrival of the migrant caravans.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201812041070359098-usa-pentagon-mexico-border-troops-security/
#4114776 at 2018-12-02 17:37:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5238: True Diggers Are Comfy Edition
'Mad Dog' Mattis calls Putin a 'slow learner'... then bemoans 'worsened' US relations with Russia
Vladimir Putin's simple-minded nature is to blame for the growing tensions between the US and Russia, Defense Secretary James Mattis has claimed, flexing his elite Marine Corps analytical skills.
The Pentagon chief on Sunday accused Russia's president of being a "slow learner" whose irresponsible denseness is creating "animosity against his people" - incendiary comments that somehow clash with the view of his current boss, Donald Trump, as well as former US President Bill Clinton.
https://www.rt.com/news/445375-Mattis-putin-slow-learner/
Posted this during night shift, been thinking about it, I think this is just stage setting. We'll see but it really lacks any credibility or proof
#4112130 at 2018-12-02 09:38:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5235: in the pursuit of happiness Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#5234
>>4111551 305th Military Police Company Deploys to Guantanamo Bay
>>4111603 Dig on National Security Letters
>>4111727, >>4111601 Moar on the Admiral's "apparent suicide"
(Baker Change)
>>4111796 Broward County Sheriffs Office investigates deputy's #QAnon patch
>>4111936, >>4112077 Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu on Bribery Charges
>>4111944, >>4111958, >>4111988 The "yellow jackets" have support of 77% of the French population
>>4111947, >>4112116 only 17 (Q) people attended JFK Jrs funeral.
>>4111921, >>4111942, >>4112057 Older article and new Q . FBI 3 dozen memos
>>4111998, >>4112009 (You) The common thread behind four investigations
>>4112096 #5234
#5233
>>4110679 Dig on Hyatt Hotel Chain
>>4110710 Moar on the creepy Celine Dion clothing line
>>4110719 Update on DOG DIG
>>4110740 Migrant Diversity Infographic
>>4110765 Pompeo tweet on POTUS-Xi dinner
>>4110874 Pope says he's worried about homosexuality in priesthood
>>4110995 Another HAVOC flight tonight
>>4111088 Resignations in the news today
>>4111173 Pompeo expects US-N.Korea summit in early January
>>4111308 Organ Harvesting connection between Chongqing, Feinstein, and Bo Xilai
>>4111326 Partial government shutdown likely to be delayed because of George H.W. Bush's death
>>4111337 #5233
#5232
>>4109886 Reminder Graphic: Mueller is dirty
>>4109920 Accusation: US Admiral Scott Stearney Was Murdered in Bahrain
>>4109925 John Solomon Hill Article named 4 "interlopers" in Trumps campaign
>>4109952 An American shocked by the REAL Paris
>>4109971 Israel urged to Completely Withdraw From Golan Heights
>>4110008 GHWB < Benji ? Comey (digs from last bread)
>>4110072 Clockfag update
>>4110121 Illegal Immigration Costs Canada $1.1 Billion (CAD)
>>4110192 Funding for border wall could cause government shutdown
>>4110259 Adm Stearney inspected weapons seized near Yemen, UN wants to examine them
>>4110358 Moar on U.S., China agreeing to a trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
>>4110451 Moar on Snipes rescinding her resignation
>>4110541 On the French and Belgian protests
>>4110573 #5232
#5231
>>4109126, >>4109290, >>4109522 Concrete connection to Uranium dig
>>4109182 Great Awakening Magazine Volume 60
>>4109183, >>4109302 Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says
>>4109190 Major Democrat, Clinton Donor Indicted for Fraud, Violating Iran Sanctions; and two other indictments
>>4109308 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China
>>4109311 Anon's timeline on GHWB
>>4109361 BREAKING: POTUS is 'formally terminating NAFTA,' says Congress will have choice between replacement or nothing
>>4109583, >>4109764 Video purportedly shows trafficked children rescued in tanker from Pakistan to Iran
>>4109674 Russia Is Blockading Ukraine's Ports on the Azov Sea
>>4109676 US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For "Classified Contingency Operations" In Ukraine
>>4109710 Prominent ISIS Commander arrest in Iraq
>>4109752 James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner'
>>4109784 BREAKING: POTUS says next meeting with KJU likely in January or February, 3 sites being considered
>>4109808 French PM Skips Climate Mtg Due to Riots and Updated Riot Timeline
>>4109828 #5231
Previously Collected Notables
>>4108384 #5229, >>4109058 #5230
>>4107463 #5226, >>4107476 #5227, >>4107513 #5228
>>4103728 #5223, >>4104463 #5224, >>4107665 #5225
>>4101362 #5220, >>4102140 #5221, >>4102950 #5222
>>4099059 #5217, >>4099864 #5218, >>4100584 #5219
>>4096772 #5214, >>4097531 #5215, >>4098318 #5216
>>4094450 #5211, >>4095195 #5212, >>4095993 #5213
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables Archive at /comms/: >>>/comms/225 ; >>>/comms/1536
#4111412 at 2018-12-02 07:06:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5234: Sunday Morning Slides Edition
Ever since Donald Trump declared himself a candidate for President, the Deep State has been gunning for him.
Rogue agents in the CIA and FBI set in motion a conspiracy to destroy Trump.
These shadowy forces thought they had the upper hand, but James Mattis just shut down the CIA's sick plan to hijack Trump's Presidency.
The Deep State figured they had Trump cornered.
Trump made his alliance with Saudi Arabia the cornerstone of his Middle East policy.
The administration courted the Saudis - and the kingdom's heir apparent, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - to help bring about a peace deal with Israel and to contain Iran.
That did not sit well with Barack Obama's Deep State.
Obama wanted to make his alliance with the anti-American Iranian government the focal point of Middle East politics.
He appeased Iran with his disastrous nuclear agreement that allowed them to acquire a nuclear weapon.
Trump tore up Obama's Iran deal and Saudi Arabia supported the President's policy.
So sinister forces within the U.S. government retreated to their dark corners of power and plotted their revenge.
They seized their moment when Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Turkey under the impression he was to pick up papers for his impending marriage.
He was killed by 17 Saudi agents.
Khashoggi had been a critic of the Crown Prince and also a one-time member of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.
He was also a contributor to the Washington Post.
https://greatamericandaily.com/James-Mattis-obamas-trumps-presidency/
#4111348 at 2018-12-02 06:55:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5234: Sunday Morning Slides Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#5233
>>4110679 Dig on Hyatt Hotel Chain
>>4110710 Moar on the creepy Celine Dion clothing line
>>4110719 Update on DOG DIG
>>4110740 Migrant Diversity Infographic
>>4110765 Pompeo tweet on POTUS-Xi dinner
>>4110874 Pope says he's worried about homosexuality in priesthood
>>4110995 Another HAVOC flight tonight
>>4111088 Resignations in the news today
>>4111173 Pompeo expects US-N.Korea summit in early January
>>4111308 Organ Harvesting connection between Chongqing, Feinstein, and Bo Xilai
>>4111326 Partial government shutdown likely to be delayed because of George H.W. Bush's death
>>4111337 #5233
#5232
>>4109886 Reminder Graphic: Mueller is dirty
>>4109920 Accusation: US Admiral Scott Stearney Was Murdered in Bahrain
>>4109925 John Solomon Hill Article named 4 "interlopers" in Trumps campaign
>>4109952 An American shocked by the REAL Paris
>>4109971 Israel urged to Completely Withdraw From Golan Heights
>>4110008 GHWB < Benji ? Comey (digs from last bread)
>>4110072 Clockfag update
>>4110121 Illegal Immigration Costs Canada $1.1 Billion (CAD)
>>4110192 Funding for border wall could cause government shutdown
>>4110259 Adm Stearney inspected weapons seized near Yemen, UN wants to examine them
>>4110358 Moar on U.S., China agreeing to a trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
>>4110451 Moar on Snipes rescinding her resignation
>>4110541 On the French and Belgian protests
>>4110573 #5232
#5231
>>4109126, >>4109290, >>4109522 Concrete connection to Uranium dig
>>4109182 Great Awakening Magazine Volume 60
>>4109183, >>4109302 Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says
>>4109190 Major Democrat, Clinton Donor Indicted for Fraud, Violating Iran Sanctions; and two other indictments
>>4109308 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China
>>4109311 Anon's timeline on GHWB
>>4109361 BREAKING: POTUS is 'formally terminating NAFTA,' says Congress will have choice between replacement or nothing
>>4109583, >>4109764 Video purportedly shows trafficked children rescued in tanker from Pakistan to Iran
>>4109674 Russia Is Blockading Ukraine's Ports on the Azov Sea
>>4109676 US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For "Classified Contingency Operations" In Ukraine
>>4109710 Prominent ISIS Commander arrest in Iraq
>>4109752 James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner'
>>4109784 BREAKING: POTUS says next meeting with KJU likely in January or February, 3 sites being considered
>>4109808 French PM Skips Climate Mtg Due to Riots and Updated Riot Timeline
>>4109828 #5231
#5230 Baker Change
>>4108413, >>4108417 260+ arrested, nearly 100 injured as Paris descends into chaos amid Yellow Vest rallies
>>4108449 AF1 Departure
>>4108456 North Carolina Elections Board Chairman Resigns
>>4108462, >>4108491 Vice Admiral Stearney supposedly committed suicide
>>4108470, >>4108515 Snipes Rescinds Resignation, Vows to Fight Governor Scott's Suspension
>>4108508, >>4108629, >>4108796 "Highly successful meeting" between Xi and POTUS
>>4108558 Rudy accused Mueller of trying to undermine POTUS's G20 summit
>>4108577 Pompeo: Iran test fires ballistic missile capable of carrying warheads
>>4108580 Scientists Baffled By Strange Seismic Waves Rocking The Globe
>>4108695 'C_A Cocaine and Clintons'
>>4108701, >>4108745 Trump-Xi Meeting: Leaders Agree To Halt New Tariffs To Contain China Trade War
>>4108706 BREAKING: China agreed to label fentanyl, tied to US opioid crisis, a controlled substance
>>4108724 RT article on the Qpatch
>>4108762 USAF Pilatus U-28B SpecOps plane just circling over Northwest Vegas
>>4108873 Minneapolis Installs Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam
>>4108897, >>4109019 On Timber Sycamore
>>4109058 #5230
Previously Collected Notables
>>4108384 #5229
>>4107463 #5226, >>4107476 #5227, >>4107513 #5228
>>4103728 #5223, >>4104463 #5224, >>4107665 #5225
>>4101362 #5220, >>4102140 #5221, >>4102950 #5222
>>4099059 #5217, >>4099864 #5218, >>4100584 #5219
>>4096772 #5214, >>4097531 #5215, >>4098318 #5216
>>4094450 #5211, >>4095195 #5212, >>4095993 #5213
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
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#4110588 at 2018-12-02 05:20:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5233: ANONS ARE MONTHS AHEAD OF THE NEWS Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#5232
>>4109886 Reminder Graphic: Mueller is dirty
>>4109920 Accusation: US Admiral Scott Stearney Was Murdered in Bahrain
>>4109925 John Solomon Hill Article named 4 "interlopers" in Trumps campaign
>>4109952 An American shocked by the REAL Paris
>>4109971 Israel urged to Completely Withdraw From Golan Heights
>>4110008 GHWB < Benji ? Comey (digs from last bread)
>>4110072 Clockfag update
>>4110121 Illegal Immigration Costs Canada $1.1 Billion (CAD)
>>4110192 Funding for border wall could cause government shutdown
>>4110259 Adm Stearney inspected weapons seized near Yemen, UN wants to examine them
>>4110358 Moar on U.S., China agreeing to a trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
>>4110451 Moar on Snipes rescinding her resignation
>>4110541 On the French and Belgian protests
>>4110573 #5232
#5231
>>4109126, >>4109290, >>4109522 Concrete connection to Uranium dig
>>4109182 Great Awakening Magazine Volume 60
>>4109183, >>4109302 Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says
>>4109190 Major Democrat, Clinton Donor Indicted for Fraud, Violating Iran Sanctions; and two other indictments
>>4109308 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China
>>4109311 Anon's timeline on GHWB
>>4109361 BREAKING: POTUS is 'formally terminating NAFTA,' says Congress will have choice between replacement or nothing
>>4109583, >>4109764 Video purportedly shows trafficked children rescued in tanker from Pakistan to Iran
>>4109674 Russia Is Blockading Ukraine's Ports on the Azov Sea
>>4109676 US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For "Classified Contingency Operations" In Ukraine
>>4109710 Prominent ISIS Commander arrest in Iraq
>>4109752 James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner'
>>4109784 BREAKING: POTUS says next meeting with KJU likely in January or February, 3 sites being considered
>>4109808 French PM Skips Climate Mtg Due to Riots and Updated Riot Timeline
>>4109828 #5231
#5230 Baker Change
>>4108413, >>4108417 260+ arrested, nearly 100 injured as Paris descends into chaos amid Yellow Vest rallies
>>4108449 AF1 Departure
>>4108456 North Carolina Elections Board Chairman Resigns
>>4108462, >>4108491 Vice Admiral Stearney supposedly committed suicide
>>4108470, >>4108515 Snipes Rescinds Resignation, Vows to Fight Governor Scott's Suspension
>>4108508, >>4108629, >>4108796 "Highly successful meeting" between Xi and POTUS
>>4108558 Rudy accused Mueller of trying to undermine POTUS's G20 summit
>>4108577 Pompeo: Iran test fires ballistic missile capable of carrying warheads
>>4108580 Scientists Baffled By Strange Seismic Waves Rocking The Globe
>>4108695 'C_A Cocaine and Clintons'
>>4108701, >>4108745 Trump-Xi Meeting: Leaders Agree To Halt New Tariffs To Contain China Trade War
>>4108706 BREAKING: China agreed to label fentanyl, tied to US opioid crisis, a controlled substance
>>4108724 RT article on the Qpatch
>>4108762 USAF Pilatus U-28B SpecOps plane just circling over Northwest Vegas
>>4108873 Minneapolis Installs Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam
>>4108897, >>4109019 On Timber Sycamore
>>4109058 #5230
#5229
>>4108088 Russian priest who raped boys at least 46 times jailed for 17 years
>>4108034 Pompeo tweets photos from Argentina
>>4108006 D.E.W. dig
>>4107992 , >>4107996 Paris protester seriously injured
>>4107993 More journo fallen dog/Timber wolf tweetage: NBC
>>4107886 A Third of May's Trade Envoys Will Not Back 'Disingenuous' PM's Brexit Deal
>>4107878 , >>.4107994 Trump, Xi Agree Not to Impose Trade Tariffs After January 1
>>4107857 , >>4108015, >>4108042 Updates on the death of the admiral
>>4107804 Q drops 2505 - 2507 Timestamp decodes
>>4107797 , >>4107866 Official schedule of Bush's state funeral and related services
>>4107764 Bush Lie In State and Burial Dates
>>4107622 Plane crashes into center for children with autism in Broward killing 2
>>4107483 (all lb) >>4107520, >>4107560, >>4107590 Planefag Notes: AF1's departure
>>4108384 #5229
Previously Collected Notables
>>4107463 #5226, >>4107476 #5227, >>4107513 #5228
>>4103728 #5223, >>4104463 #5224, >>4107665 #5225
>>4101362 #5220, >>4102140 #5221, >>4102950 #5222
>>4099059 #5217, >>4099864 #5218, >>4100584 #5219
>>4096772 #5214, >>4097531 #5215, >>4098318 #5216
>>4094450 #5211, >>4095195 #5212, >>4095993 #5213
Notables Archive by BO: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
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#4109847 at 2018-12-02 04:17:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5232: No Mas NAFTA Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#5231
>>4109126, >>4109290, >>4109522 Concrete connection to Uranium dig
>>4109182 Great Awakening Magazine Volume 60
>>4109183, >>4109302 Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says
>>4109190 Major Democrat, Clinton Donor Indicted for Fraud, Violating Iran Sanctions; and two other indictments
>>4109308 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China
>>4109311 Anon's timeline on GHWB
>>4109361 BREAKING: POTUS is 'formally terminating NAFTA,' says Congress will have choice between replacement or nothing
>>4109583, >>4109764 Video purportedly shows trafficked children rescued in tanker from Pakistan to Iran
>>4109674 Russia Is Blockading Ukraine's Ports on the Azov Sea
>>4109676 US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For "Classified Contingency Operations" In Ukraine
>>4109710 Prominent ISIS Commander arrest in Iraq
>>4109752 James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner'
>>4109784 BREAKING: POTUS says next meeting with KJU likely in January or February, 3 sites being considered
>>4109808 French PM Skips Climate Mtg Due to Riots and Updated Riot Timeline
>>4109828 #5231
#5230 Baker Change
>>4108413, >>4108417 260+ arrested, nearly 100 injured as Paris descends into chaos amid Yellow Vest rallies
>>4108449 AF1 Departure
>>4108456 North Carolina Elections Board Chairman Resigns
>>4108462, >>4108491 Vice Admiral Stearney supposedly committed suicide
>>4108470, >>4108515 Snipes Rescinds Resignation, Vows to Fight Governor Scott's Suspension
>>4108508, >>4108629, >>4108796 "Highly successful meeting" between Xi and POTUS
>>4108558 Rudy accused Mueller of trying to undermine POTUS's G20 summit
>>4108577 Pompeo: Iran test fires ballistic missile capable of carrying warheads
>>4108580 Scientists Baffled By Strange Seismic Waves Rocking The Globe
>>4108695 'C_A Cocaine and Clintons'
>>4108701, >>4108745 Trump-Xi Meeting: Leaders Agree To Halt New Tariffs To Contain China Trade War
>>4108706 BREAKING: China agreed to label fentanyl, tied to US opioid crisis, a controlled substance
>>4108724 RT article on the Qpatch
>>4108762 USAF Pilatus U-28B SpecOps plane just circling over Northwest Vegas
>>4108873 Minneapolis Installs Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam
>>4108897, >>4109019 On Timber Sycamore
>>4109058 #5230
#5229
>>4108088 Russian priest who raped boys at least 46 times jailed for 17 years
>>4108034 Pompeo tweets photos from Argentina
>>4108006 D.E.W. dig
>>4107992 , >>4107996 Paris protester seriously injured
>>4107993 More journo fallen dog/Timber wolf tweetage: NBC
>>4107886 A Third of May's Trade Envoys Will Not Back 'Disingenuous' PM's Brexit Deal
>>4107878 , >>.4107994 Trump, Xi Agree Not to Impose Trade Tariffs After January 1
>>4107857 , >>4108015, >>4108042 Updates on the death of the admiral
>>4107804 Q drops 2505 - 2507 Timestamp decodes
>>4107797 , >>4107866 Official schedule of Bush's state funeral and related services
>>4107764 Bush Lie In State and Burial Dates
>>4107622 Plane crashes into center for children with autism in Broward killing 2
>>4107483 (all lb) >>4107520, >>4107560, >>4107590 Planefag Notes: AF1's departure
>>4108384 #5229
#5228
>>4107248 , >>4107269 How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power
>>4107245 New POTUS Schedule: POTUS/FLOTUS depart
>>4107197 Report on POTUS and Xi's meeting: Positive
>>4107151 , >>4107295 POTUS actions government closure on Dec 5 out of respect for Bush
>>4107149 Clock shows next week BIGGER - [MONDAY]. Enjoy the show
>>4107115 Michelle Obama's Memoir 'Becoming' is 2018's Bestselling Book
>>4107104 Doing the math: Anon's clock decode
>>4107024 Trump Bucks G20 Leaders on Junk Science Climate Change Agreement
>>4106952 Management change at the DoD
>>4106925 , >>4107007, >>4107056, >>4107128, >>4107204, >>4107181 On the runways at Chongqing Airport
>>4106900 , >>4107095 More 'new dog families' requested by Greenwald, Haberman, ABC & CNN
>>4106845 Grenade Explodes at U.S. Consulate in Mexico
>>4107513 #5228
Previously Collected Notables
>>4107463 #5226, >>4107476 #5227
>>4103728 #5223, >>4104463 #5224, >>4107665 #5225
>>4101362 #5220, >>4102140 #5221, >>4102950 #5222
>>4099059 #5217, >>4099864 #5218, >>4100584 #5219
>>4096772 #5214, >>4097531 #5215, >>4098318 #5216
>>4094450 #5211, >>4095195 #5212, >>4095993 #5213
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#4109828 at 2018-12-02 04:16:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5231: We, The PEOPLE Edition
#5231
>>4109126, >>4109290, >>4109522 Concrete connection to Uranium dig
>>4109182 Great Awakening Magazine Volume 60
>>4109183, >>4109302 Gay people should not join Catholic clergy, Pope Francis says
>>4109190 Major Democrat, Clinton Donor Indicted for Fraud, Violating Iran Sanctions; and two other indictments
>>4109308 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the President's Working Dinner with China
>>4109311 Anon's timeline on GHWB
>>4109361 BREAKING: POTUS is 'formally terminating NAFTA,' says Congress will have choice between replacement or nothing
>>4109583, >>4109764 Video purportedly shows trafficked children rescued in tanker from Pakistan to Iran
>>4109674 Russia Is Blockading Ukraine's Ports on the Azov Sea
>>4109676 US Defense Contractor Posts Job Offering For "Classified Contingency Operations" In Ukraine
>>4109710 Prominent ISIS Commander arrest in Iraq
>>4109752 James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner'
>>4109784 BREAKING: POTUS says next meeting with KJU likely in January or February, 3 sites being considered
>>4109808 French PM Skips Climate Mtg Due to Riots and Updated Riot Timeline
#4109752 at 2018-12-02 04:11:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5231: We, The PEOPLE Edition
James Mattis blasts Putin as 'slow learner' and reveals Russia attempted to interfere with midterms
Defense Secretary James Mattis didn't mince words on Saturday, as he never does, in speaking about Russian interference with American elections. Speaking Fox News anchor Brett Baier at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Mattis not only said that Russia attempted to interfere in our 2018 mideterms, but that the U.S. won't tolerate their interference and will do what it takes to stop them.
"This is a very complex situation because Mr. Putin is clearly a slow learner," said the former Marine General. "He is not recognizing that what he is doing is actually creating the animosity against his people. He's not acting in the best interest of the Russian people, and he is actually causing NATO to rearm and to strengthen...the unified stance of all the democracies together."
"What we are seeing Putin do, with his ripping up of international agreements, violating in the Kerch Strait this last week, a joint statement, agreement between Ukraine and Russia," he continued. "We are dealing with someone that we simply cannot trust."
Asked by Baier if the relationship has worsened in the last few years, Mattis said "there is no doubt the relationship has worsened."
"[Putin] tried again to muck around in our elections this last month, and we're seeing a continued effort along those lines," said Mattis.
He said that Russia makes deceitful statements which don't stick and that they are the ones making the relationship deteriorate.
Baier asked about cyber warfare more generally. "Why did you feel like the U.S. had to go on the offense to battle Russia and China in cyber? has the threat increased significantly?
"I don't know that the threat is increased, it is continued efforts to try to subvert democratic processes that must be defended."
Baier pressed for Mattis to say that would include going on the offense.
"We'll do whatever is necessary to defend them," said Mattis.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/12/01/James-Mattis-blasts-putin-as-slow-learner-and-reveals-russia-attempted-to-interfere-with-midterms
#4105161 at 2018-12-01 21:09:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5225 Canis Lupus Proving to be ansd Interesting Q Reference Edition
Just thought I'd share this with you. Stuff like this explains, rather completely, why liberals think we are evil.
Dear MoveOn member,
Tell Sec. Mattis to make clear that U.S. troops cannot use any force against people seeking asylum. Period. Bring the troops home immediately. [NB. They are ALREADY home, asshole.]
This weekend, border officials attacked people seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border-including children and toddlers-with tear gas.1 This comes just after the Trump administration issued an order authorizing troops at the border to use deadly force against families.2
This is not only alarmingly dangerous, it violates the critical law that keeps the military completely separate from domestic law enforcement. Will you sign the petition demanding that U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis reject this illegal authorization of violence?
Sign the petition to reject the White House's illegal order authorizing troops to hurt or kill those simply seeking safety and asylum at the border.
This is one of the most horrific things the Trump administration has ever done. Active-duty troops authorized to shoot people seeking refuge at the southern border not only terrorizes migrant families, it erodes our rule of law and makes service members political pawns. This is not just terrifying; it's illegal, and we cannot allow it to happen.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thank you.
-Stephen Miles, Win Without War
Sources:
1. "'They Started Running': Photograph of Children in Diapers Fleeing Tear Gas at the Border Sparks Anger," The New York Times, November 26, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61335?t=11&akid=221018%2E38179093%2E6Dxiue
2. "White House approves use of force, some law enforcement roles for border troops," Military Times, November 21, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/61336?t=13&akid=221018%2E38179093%2E6Dxiue
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#4098679 at 2018-12-01 08:10:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5217: Grey Wolf Edition
Mattis: Trump decides where he goes, but I've advised against some trips
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that President Trump decides where to travel overseas, but added that he has advised the president against visiting certain locations due to security concerns.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/417884-Mattis-trump-decides-where-he-goes-but-ive-advised-against-some-trips?__twitter_impression=true
#4065153 at 2018-11-29 00:18:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5173: One Neutered, One Leveraged Edition
US Senate advances proposal to stop backing Saudi Arabia in Yemen
In face of State Department and Pentagon opposition, the Senate voted 63-37 to allow a floor vote on Resolution 54, a bipartisan proposal to block any further US support to the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen since 2015.
If actually adopted by the Senate with a veto-proof majority, the resolution would force the Trump administration to stop logistical and other support to the Saudi coalition, and require authorization from Congress before such support is given.
Proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), the resolution has found backers in many Senate Democrats, as well as Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). Judging by the vote on Wednesday, several more Republicans are in favor of at least having a floor vote on the issue.
Earlier in the day, the Senate was briefed in a closed session by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, both of whom argued that the resolution would weaken Washington's leverage with Riyadh and urged the legislators to back down.
"I know all too well the difficulty in reconciling human aspirations with war's grim reality; but I also recognize that we cannot limit civilian casualties or advance the peace effort commencing early next month in Sweden by disengaging," Mattis said in prepared marks provided to select media outlets.
https://www.rt.com/usa/445101-yemen-war-saudi-support-bill/
NOTE: Bernie's loving this shit, trying to withdraw the whitehats from finishing off the cabal in Yemen.
#4064599 at 2018-11-28 23:32:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5173: One Neutered, One Leveraged Edition
Mattis: 'No Smoking Gun' Showing Saudi Crown Prince Involved in Khashoggi Murder
The United States has not uncovered a smoking gun which proves that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Wednesday.
"We have no smoking gun that the Crown Prince was involved. Not the intelligence community or anyone else. We have no smoking gun," Mattis told reporters outside the Pentagon.
Mattis added that he has personally read all the intelligence on Khashoggi and all the translations of the recordings of his murder at the Saudi consulate in Turkey.
"We do not have the tapes. Least I am not aware that we do. But I have read the translation twice," he told reporters.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also told reporters earlier on Wednesday that he has read every piece of intelligence, but has not found "direct reporting" connecting bin Salman to Khashoggi's death.
Last week, US media reported that the CIA concluded bin Salman personally ordered the killing of Khashoggi.
Khashoggi went missing on October 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and the Saudi Prosecutor General's Office has since concluded that he was killed inside the consulate by lethal injection before his body was dismembered and removed from the building.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201811291070222853-khashoggi-saudi-Mattis-usa-crown-prince/
#4053016 at 2018-11-28 00:07:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5158: Remembrance of Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda Edition
>>4053008
closed door hearing
The White House has denied preventing the CIA director, Gina Haspel, from briefing the Senate on the murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi.
The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and the defence secretary, James Mattis, are due to give a briefing on US relations with Saudi Arabia to the entire Senate behind closed doors on Wednesday, ahead of a vote that could cut off US support for Riyadh's military campaign in Yemen.
Who are the Houthis and why are they fighting the Saudi coalition in Yemen?
Read more
On a national security issue of such importance, it would be customary for a senior intelligence official to take part, Senate staffers said. On this occasion, the absence of the intelligence community is all the more glaring, as Haspel travelled to Istanbul to hear audio tapes of Khashoggi's murder provided by Turkish intelligence, and then briefed Donald Trump.
Senior senators - including the chairman of the foreign relations committee, Bob Corker - have called for Haspel to appear, but there was no sign on Tuesday evening that she will take part.
Officials said that the decision for Haspel not to appear in front of the committee came from the White House, but the national security adviser, John Bolton, denied it. "Certainly not," he told reporters, but left it unclear why there would be no intelligence presence.
#4019883 at 2018-11-25 04:26:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5115: Think D5 Edition
>>4019869
3/3
Ankara Slams US Plan To Establish Observation Posts Along Turkish-Syrian Border
On November 24, Turkey's Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, criticized a U.S. plan to establish observation posts along the Syrian-Turkish border and said that such measure would further complicate the situation in northeastern Syria.
"I am of the opinion that these measures will only complicate further an already complicated situation," Akar told the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Akar also revealed that he conveyed Turkey's "discomfort" to the U.S. plan during a meeting with Gen. Joseph Dunford, the U.S. joint chiefs of staff chairman, last week on the sidelines of the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
"We have stated that the observation points to be established by the U.S. troops on the Syrian border will have a very negative impact [...] and in the course of our discussions we expressed that it could lead to a perception that 'U.S. soldiers are somehow protecting terrorist [Kurdish People's Protection Units] YPG members and shield them," said Akar. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis revealed earlier this week that U.S. forces will establish several observation posts in the SDF-held part of the Syrian-Turkish border. Mattis claimed that the posts will address Turkey's "legitimate" concerns about "terror threats" in northeastern Syria.
https://southfront.org/ankara-slams-us-plan-to-establish-observation-posts-along-turkish-syrian-border/
U.S. Envoy: We Are Not Committed To Regime Change In Syria
U.S. special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, claimed that that Washington is not working anymore to change the regime in Syria. However, the diplomat stressed the need for a political process in the war torn country.
"We are committed to a political process that is with and by the Syrian people. The Syrian people get to decide who will lead them and what kind of a government they will have. We are not committed to any kind of regime change. We are committed to a change in the behavior of that regime," Jeffrey said during an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti and the Kommersant newspaper, according to the news outlet, Sputnik.
Jeffery also denied that the U.S. has any plan to divide Syria and claimed that Washington has always supported the territorial integrity of the country.
"The United States has supported the territorial integrity of Syria at every point in this conflict and before, and we will continue to do so. The presence of American forces carrying out anti-terrorist operations does not indicate any desire to break apart a country," Jeffery said.
While the U.S. diplomat renewed his calls for an Iranian withdrawal from Syria, he openly admitted that Washington will not ease its sanctions on Tehran if it complies with this demand.
"The idea of a trade of Iranian withdrawal for American relief on sanctions on Iran to come up, that's something that under no circumstances would we accept," Jeffrey stressed.
https://southfront.org/u-s-envoy-we-are-not-committed-to-regime-change-in-syria/
Note: This Jeffrey guy is skitzo he said the exact opposite in his report a week earlier which can be found below
Briefing on Syria
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/11/287368.htm
#4017789 at 2018-11-25 00:20:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5112: ebake
>>4017772
3/3
Ankara Slams US Plan To Establish Observation Posts Along Turkish-Syrian Border
On November 24, Turkey's Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, criticized a U.S. plan to establish observation posts along the Syrian-Turkish border and said that such measure would further complicate the situation in northeastern Syria.
"I am of the opinion that these measures will only complicate further an already complicated situation," Akar told the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Akar also revealed that he conveyed Turkey's "discomfort" to the U.S. plan during a meeting with Gen. Joseph Dunford, the U.S. joint chiefs of staff chairman, last week on the sidelines of the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
"We have stated that the observation points to be established by the U.S. troops on the Syrian border will have a very negative impact [...] and in the course of our discussions we expressed that it could lead to a perception that 'U.S. soldiers are somehow protecting terrorist [Kurdish People's Protection Units] YPG members and shield them," said Akar. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis revealed earlier this week that U.S. forces will establish several observation posts in the SDF-held part of the Syrian-Turkish border. Mattis claimed that the posts will address Turkey's "legitimate" concerns about "terror threats" in northeastern Syria.
https://southfront.org/ankara-slams-us-plan-to-establish-observation-posts-along-turkish-syrian-border/
U.S. Envoy: We Are Not Committed To Regime Change In Syria
U.S. special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, claimed that that Washington is not working anymore to change the regime in Syria. However, the diplomat stressed the need for a political process in the war torn country.
"We are committed to a political process that is with and by the Syrian people. The Syrian people get to decide who will lead them and what kind of a government they will have. We are not committed to any kind of regime change. We are committed to a change in the behavior of that regime," Jeffrey said during an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti and the Kommersant newspaper, according to the news outlet, Sputnik.
Jeffery also denied that the U.S. has any plan to divide Syria and claimed that Washington has always supported the territorial integrity of the country.
"The United States has supported the territorial integrity of Syria at every point in this conflict and before, and we will continue to do so. The presence of American forces carrying out anti-terrorist operations does not indicate any desire to break apart a country," Jeffery said.
While the U.S. diplomat renewed his calls for an Iranian withdrawal from Syria, he openly admitted that Washington will not ease its sanctions on Tehran if it complies with this demand.
"The idea of a trade of Iranian withdrawal for American relief on sanctions on Iran to come up, that's something that under no circumstances would we accept," Jeffrey stressed.
https://southfront.org/u-s-envoy-we-are-not-committed-to-regime-change-in-syria/
Note: This Jeffrey guy is skitzo he said the exact opposite in his report a week earlier which can be found below
Briefing on Syria
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/11/287368.htm
#4014984 at 2018-11-24 19:07:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5108 Paris Protests Edition
>>4014953
3/3
Ankara Slams US Plan To Establish Observation Posts Along Turkish-Syrian Border
On November 24, Turkey's Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, criticized a U.S. plan to establish observation posts along the Syrian-Turkish border and said that such measure would further complicate the situation in northeastern Syria.
"I am of the opinion that these measures will only complicate further an already complicated situation," Akar told the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Akar also revealed that he conveyed Turkey's "discomfort" to the U.S. plan during a meeting with Gen. Joseph Dunford, the U.S. joint chiefs of staff chairman, last week on the sidelines of the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
"We have stated that the observation points to be established by the U.S. troops on the Syrian border will have a very negative impact [...] and in the course of our discussions we expressed that it could lead to a perception that 'U.S. soldiers are somehow protecting terrorist [Kurdish People's Protection Units] YPG members and shield them," said Akar. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis revealed earlier this week that U.S. forces will establish several observation posts in the SDF-held part of the Syrian-Turkish border. Mattis claimed that the posts will address Turkey's "legitimate" concerns about "terror threats" in northeastern Syria.
https://southfront.org/ankara-slams-us-plan-to-establish-observation-posts-along-turkish-syrian-border/
U.S. Envoy: We Are Not Committed To Regime Change In Syria
U.S. special envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, claimed that that Washington is not working anymore to change the regime in Syria. However, the diplomat stressed the need for a political process in the war torn country.
"We are committed to a political process that is with and by the Syrian people. The Syrian people get to decide who will lead them and what kind of a government they will have. We are not committed to any kind of regime change. We are committed to a change in the behavior of that regime," Jeffrey said during an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti and the Kommersant newspaper, according to the news outlet, Sputnik.
Jeffery also denied that the U.S. has any plan to divide Syria and claimed that Washington has always supported the territorial integrity of the country.
"The United States has supported the territorial integrity of Syria at every point in this conflict and before, and we will continue to do so. The presence of American forces carrying out anti-terrorist operations does not indicate any desire to break apart a country," Jeffery said.
While the U.S. diplomat renewed his calls for an Iranian withdrawal from Syria, he openly admitted that Washington will not ease its sanctions on Tehran if it complies with this demand.
"The idea of a trade of Iranian withdrawal for American relief on sanctions on Iran to come up, that's something that under no circumstances would we accept," Jeffrey stressed.
https://southfront.org/u-s-envoy-we-are-not-committed-to-regime-change-in-syria/
Note: This Jeffrey guy is skitzo he said the exact opposite in his report a week earlier which can be found below
Briefing on Syria
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/11/287368.htm
#3999645 at 2018-11-23 01:04:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5089: Thanksgiving Twatter Decoding Edition
Yemen Peace Talks Set for December, Mattis Says
While pre-talk ceasefires appear to have collapsed, Secretary of Defense James Mattis says that Yemen's peace talks are all set to be held in December in Sweden. Mattis did not give a specific date, but reiterated that all sides had agreed to attend.
Mattis did, however, credit UN's special envoy for putting the talks together, as well as Sweden for willingly hosting them. This is all being put together as fighting continues to ramp up nationwide, with pledged ceasefires being ditched in favor of new Saudi airstrikes
The environment on the ground has many analysts pessimistic about the talks in general, in particular saying there is no sign that President Trump will pressure the Saudis to make any policy changes on the war. This is doubly true now, as Trump seems to be praising the Saudis loudly at every opportunity.
The Saudis have at times given indications they support the peace process, but have also been heavily bombing populated areas, killing enormous numbers of civilians. That and their long-standing demands that the former Yemeni president be unconditionally reinstalled makes them a likely roadblock for peace talks.
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/11/21/yemen-peace-talks-set-for-december-Mattis-says/
#3998302 at 2018-11-22 22:06:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5087: Beans and Cornbread Edition
Mattis: We Can Protect Border Patrol With Lethal Force, But DHS Hasn't Made Request
Defense Secretary James Mattis explained the role nearly 5,800 troops deployed to the southern border will play after President Donald Trump expanded Mattis's authority to include the use of force, even lethal, in defense of the Border Patrol.
Mattis said that while he's authorized to use lethal force, that is not what the mission currently calls for and it's up to Kirstjen Nielsen, secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to request it.
"There has been no call for any lethal force from DHS," he said during a Nov. 21 media availability.
Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, issued a cabinet order on Nov. 20 which allows federal troops to "perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary" to protect border agents, including "a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search," the Military Times reported.
The order was issued after multiple reports that some travelers in the Central American migrant caravans have been behaving violently, and that dangerous criminals are mixed into the group. Some of the travelers threw rocks and glass bottles and injured six Mexican police officers on the border with Guatemala last month, according to Beatriz Marroquin, the director of health for Guatemala's Retalhuleu region. Some of the migrants had guns while others had Molotov cocktails, Mexico's Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete said at the time.
The travelers have expressed a willingness to enter the United States illegally.
Given the situation, Mattis said, "it is not an unreasonable concern on the part of the president that we may have to back up Border Patrol."
Based on the secretary's description, Border Patrol agents will continue to be responsible for law enforcement roles, but if necessary, the troops can step in and protect the agents with non-lethal force. Such an action would probably be undertaken by Military Police armed with shields and batons, not firearms, he said.
"They're not even carrying guns so, just relax," he told reporters.
Though there are some armed soldiers deployed at the border, that's just standard practice for protecting the troops, Mattis said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/Mattis-we-can-protect-border-patrol-with-lethal-force-but-dhs-hasnt-asked-for-it_2722002.html
#3988241 at 2018-11-21 23:27:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5074: America First Edition
US to build outposts along Syria-Turkey border, Mattis says
The U.S. military will set up observation posts along the border of Turkey and Syria to observe and report militant forces moving in the area, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
At a press briefing, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the posts aim to reduce tensions between U.S.-aligned Kurdish forces and Turkish authorities, who have accused some Kurdish forces of involvement in terrorist attacks in Turkey.
"Turkey, a NATO ally, has legitimate concerns about terrorist threats and from where they're emanating," Mattis said Wednesday. "We don't dismiss any of their concerns."
The outposts will allow U.S. forces to "call the Turks and warn them if we see something coming out of an area we're operating in," Mattis added, according to ABC News.
Some Kurdish forces also operate in the region as part of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a partner of the U.S. in its fight against the Islamic State.
Turkey has fought small skirmishes with Kurdish forces along its border with Syria, drawing forces away from offensive maneuvers against ISIS and prompting the U.S.-aligned group to suspend operations temporarily, the outlet noted.
The U.S. currently has about 2,000 troops serving in Syria assisting local forces against ISIS militants, ABC noted. The latest order from Mattis will not affect those deployment numbers, according to the Pentagon.
"Progress is being made but hard work remains because ISIS is using civilians as shields and coalition forces are committed to minimizing harm to the local populace," stated the Pentagon's press release Wednesday announcing the mission.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/417938-us-to-build-outposts-along-syria-turkey-border-Mattis-says
#3986180 at 2018-11-21 19:51:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5071: "Extraordinary" and "Rare" Edition
Mattis: CIA Hasn't "Fully Established" Who Is Responsible For Khashoggi Killing
Even as the scandal surrounding Saudi Arabia's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatened one of the US's most important strategic alliances in the Middle East, Defense Secretary James Mattis remained conspicuously tight lipped about who bore responsibility for the killing, saying only that diplomatic crisis undermined stability in the region.
Well, one day after President Trump declared that the CIA could still very well determine that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman didn't know anything about the killing - despite Friday's Washington Post report claiming that the agency strongly believed that the order to kill Khashoggi came directly from the prince - Mattis defended his boss during a Pentagon press conference, saying that neither the CIA nor the Saudi government have "fully established" who was behind the killing. And even if the CIA could find definitive proof, it wouldn't change the fact that it's in the US's interest to work with the Saudis.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-21/Mattis-cia-hasnt-fully-established-whos-responsible-khashoggi-killing
Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir played down reports about a rumored coup in Riyadh and said rumors about changing the line of succession were "ridiculous" and "way out of line," according to CNBC.
Given these remarks, and Trump's tweet from earlier Wednesday, we can expect oil prices to take another leg lower.
#3982563 at 2018-11-21 10:02:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5066: [D]ec 5 Edition
15:44 15.11.2018Get short URL11451
National Security Council staffer Mira Ricardel has been forced out of a job after the US first lady, who doesn't often voice her position publicly, called for the firing of one of the highest-ranking female White House employees. Her office stated that Ricardel no longer deserved the honour of serving in this administration.
The feud between Mira Ricardel, the former deputy to National Security Council advisor John Bolton, and Melania Trump's senior staffers started during the FLOTUS trip to Africa last month, the New York Times reports. Citing people familiar with the row, the outlet claims that Ricardel clashed with them over seat distribution on the plane. A seat was pulled from the National Security Council to accommodate a journalist, which angered the official.
The outlet's sources, who shared their insight on the condition of anonymity, also revealed that Ricardel caused disruptions during Melania Trump's trip to Africa. She pulled resources before her journey, so the first lady's offices lacked logistic information and readily available policy documents under tensed security circumstances.
READ MORE: Netizens Give Tips to Melania Trump Before FLOTUS' First Solo Foreign Trip
Although the first lady is said to have never met Ricardel in person, these issues drew her attention and prompted Mrs. Trump to bring it up to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. She also believed that Ricardel spread rumours about her. National Security Advisor John Bolton became aware of Mrs. Trump's complaints, but Ricardel kept her office until this week, when the FLOTUS office publically called for her removal.
"It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honour of serving in this White House," Stephanie Grisham, spokeswoman for the first lady, said on November 13, prompting media speculations on the reasons behind it.
Three current and two former White House sources told the Washington Post that Ricardel had "spread rumors" about Secretary of Defence James Mattis, argued with the first lady, berated people at meetings and yelled at staff.
A day later, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders stated that Ricardel "will continue to support the president as she departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration." However, it is not known where Ricardel is destined.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201811151069834326-melania-trump-aide-removal/
#3980628 at 2018-11-21 05:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5064: People Are Nervous Edition
James Mattis, Donald Trump headed for showdown over military budget cut demands
Defense secretary's National Defense Strategy likely in fiscal crosshairs
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Monday, November 19, 2018
U.S. military services on Monday began a process few expected under President Trump: finding programs they're willing to sacrifice in the face of looming multibillion-dollar budget cuts demanded by the White House.
Each of the military's five branches delivered their first preliminary spending plans for fiscal year 2020 to Defense Department officials on Monday. While the documents are fluid, they represent the Pentagon's first stab at finding ways to pare its budget from this year's original projection of $733 billion to $700 billion, a 2.3 percent drop from FY2019 levels that insiders say was completely unexpected by the military brass until just weeks ago.
The move also seems to fly in the face of Mr. Trump's vow to undo the damage he says was done to the military under President Obama by boosting national defense spending. Mr. Trump delivered on that promise with a major increase for the Pentagon in the current fiscal year, but now is seeking cuts in defense spending in 2020 and beyond because of looming budget deficits, cuts that would be 5 percent below the administration's initial projection.
Specialists say the budget reductions - which come at a time when tensions between Mr. Trump and military leaders are already high given the commander in chief's persistent criticism of high-ranking retired officers such as Navy Adm. William H. McRaven - could lead to a "showdown" between the White House and Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, with the Pentagon chief potentially even resigning over the issue.
The sticking point is likely to be Mr. Mattis's comprehensive National Defense Strategy, a vision for the U.S. military unveiled earlier this year which assumed a spending level for the Defense Department that at the very least keeps pace with inflation. If the budget falls, some analysts say, Mr. Mattis could tell the president and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney that he's unable to put that plan in place.
"There's going to be a showdown between Mattis and Mulvaney, probably the first week in December," said Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel, formerly worked on defense spending strategy at OMB.
"Mattis will come in with his two budgets - the higher one they had been working on and the lower one they're now building," Mr. Cancian continued. "And he's going to say, 'Mr. President, I cannot execute the strategy we published last year and do the things you've asked me to do with the lower budget amount.' And then Trump can do what he wants. My guess is he will backtrack, at least some."
"If he doesn't ... I don't think there's any way Mattis can stay on as secretary of defense," he concluded.
Risks for Trump
For Mr. Trump, reining in the Pentagon's budget carries two risks, analysts say. The first is that he could be seen as breaking his own pledge to ramp up military spending - which many specialists argue was already too low, even if the current level is maintained.
"As if it weren't enough that $733 billion was too little to provide for the common defense of America and meet the Pentagon's own stated objectives and requirements, the administration now would like defense to absorb a 5 percent spending cut in 2020," Mackenzie Eaglen, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who studies defense budgets and military readiness, wrote in a piece for the online news site Breaking Defense on Monday. "Why is the Trump administration doing this? Because scoring political points about the deficit and debt while doing nothing to solve that problem is easy."
Given the need to curb the growing federal deficit across the board, "no matter how much money the Pentagon gets, the president's budget for next year is still flat or declining," Ms. Eaglen added. "Contrary to the president's rhetoric, there is no forthcoming Trump buildup, and the new strategy emphasizing China and Russia is becoming ever more elusive and out of touch with fiscal reality."
Defense budget analysts say the unexpectedly lower spending levels could be felt in a number of areas, from a freeze in the size of the regular Army and constrained pay raises to slower aircraft and ship construction and deferred advanced weapons systems designed for a war with a "peer competitor" such as Russia or China.
Mr. Trump will be seen as not only badmouthing military leaders but actively undermining them financially.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/19/James-Mattis-pressed-pentagon-budget-cuts/
WashingtonTimes is usually proTrump.
#3927345 at 2018-11-16 17:27:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4995: Fantastic Friday Edition
Why the US and UK are Suddenly Concerned for Civilians in Yemen
At first glance, it may seem like a positive move. The Trump administration and London are both putting pressure on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to implement a ceasefire in Yemen's atrocious war. Washington and London are also calling for warring sides to enter into peace negotiations within a month.
What's wrong with that, you may ask? Well, as Houthi rebels who took over Yemen at the end of 2014 are saying, the country has been under aggression for the past three years from a Saudi-led coalition supported militarily by the US, Britain and France. The unrelenting war on the poorest country in the Middle East has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis in decades, with over half of the population - some 14 million people - at risk of starvation, according to the UN.
Therefore, the appropriate legal and moral course of action now is not merely a ceasefire or talks. It is for the Western-backed Saudi, Emirati coalition to immediately halt its criminal aggression against Yemen. In short, stop the foreign interference in Yemen's sovereign affairs.
US Secretary of State James Mattis and Britain's Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt appear to be impelled by humanitarian concern for the massive human suffering in Yemen with their recent calls for a cessation of hostilities.
But a more nuanced reading of their exhortations suggests that the real concern is to burnish the blood-soaked image of the Saudi coalition that their governments support, and, secondly, to inveigle the Houthis into a negotiations framework that will result in undue foreign influence over Yemen's politics.
Last week, Washington announced that it was suspending mid-air refueling flights for Saudi and Emirati warplanes that have been pounding Yemen since March 2015, which has resulted in a horrendous death toll among civilians. The indiscriminate killing of the Saudis and Emirati air strikes has been amply documented, albeit downplayed by Western media. The latter keep repeating a figure of 10,000 dead in Yemen - a figure which has bizarrely remained unchanged for at least the past two years. The real death toll from air strikes is unknown but likely to be near 50,000.
American, British and French military support for the murderous operations in Yemen should have stopped months, even years ago, if official humanitarian concerns were genuine.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/69299/why-the-us-and-uk-are-suddenly-concerned-for-civilians-in.html
#3912295 at 2018-11-15 13:45:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4975: ebake
Donald Trump's troops at US-Mexico border wonder what the mission is
US Defence Secretary James Mattis visits troops posted at the border in Texas amid criticism their deployment was a political stunt
Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans arrived in Tijuana by the hundreds Wednesday
When a young soldier in Texas asked US Defence Secretary James Mattis whether his unit would soon be ordered to remove the razor wire and vehicle barriers they had installed at Mexico border crossings, Mattis couldn't answer.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2173323/optics-real-mission-thousands-troops-donald-trump
#3904332 at 2018-11-14 22:23:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4965: Hump Day Edition
URGENT 🔴 James Mattis Press Briefing on MILITARY to Stop MIGRANT CARAVAN at US - Mexico Border
Space Force News
Space Force News
#3904019 at 2018-11-14 22:01:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4965: Hump Day Edition
NEW
James Mattis Press Briefing on MILITARY to Stop MIGRANT CARAVAN at US - Mexico Border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-J8OknGUqs
#3904008 at 2018-11-14 22:00:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4965: Hump Day Edition
>>3903986
https://youtu.be/5zbpG05OZAQ
James Mattis & DHS Secretary Nielson Visit Troops At Southern Border 11/14/18
#3903929 at 2018-11-14 21:54:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4965: Hump Day Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
GLOBAL
>>3793687 BO: Catalog is too full and new (non-General Breads) will be deleted, not existing breads
#4964
>>3903823 Watch the water: Terrorist attacks on US water supply?
>>3903363 DoD Tweet: Sailors and Marines help FEMA with Mariana Islands recovery efforts after typhoon Yutu.
>>3903255 President Trump reportedly believes Snipes should be fired.
>>3903254 Cory Booker also weighs in on Ga. race.
>>3903880 #4964
#4963
>>3903074 Brexit withdrawal agreement highlights.
>>3903051 HRC pokes her nose into GA election controversy.
>>3903044 Pence is said to be gearing up for all-out Cold War with China unless it bows to all US demands.
>>3903024 "Bikers for Trump" group submits evidence of Broward County ballot tampering to FL AG Pam Bondi.
>>3902870 More details on Mattis' speech to troops on the Southern border.
>>3902852 Bongino: The Dems want agricultural commissioner spot in Florida for gun control.
>>3902805 Another actress sues Weinstein.
>>3902773 DC attack planned same day as synagogue attack?
>>3902724 26 Democrats demand Nielsen's resignation.
>>3902566 DJT Tweet: "Just spoke to Governor Jerry Brown..."
>>3902538 FLOTUS highlight video.
>>3902522 Correlation between De Niro headlines and "incidents?"
>>3902485, >>3902497, >>3902509, >>3902515, >>3902521 A list of Trump's accomplishments in only two years.
>>3903101 #4963
#4962
>>3902262 Theresa May says Cabinate agrees to draft Brexit deal with EU.
>>3902092 Juan Granados, verbal attacker of Tucker Carlsons daughter resigns.
>>3902135 Reminder: Steel National Security issue is a Q proof.
>>3902155 Salmonella tied to turkey sickens 164 in 35 States.
>>3902144 DJT Tweet: "Was just briefed by @FEMA_brock..."
>>3902074 DJT Tweet: "Not seen in many years,..."
>>3902089 Fourteen arrested in Riverhead. Operation under wraps since indictments are sealed.
>>3901971, >>3901957 Three SK companies plead guilty and enter into settlements for rigging bids on DoD fuel contracts.
>>3901981 Kevin McCarthy wins House Minority Leader.
>>3902025 DOJ says Matthew Whitaker can serve as acting AG.
>>3902046 Resignations in the news yesterday.
>>3901747 Team is stronger. President Pro Tempore?
>>3901740, >>3901765, >>3901802 Chicago police superintendent has a long history of excusing police misconduct.
>>3901763 James Hansen, long-serving Utah Republican, dies at 86.
>>3901761 Man who insulted Tucker Carlson's daughter serves on the board for a women's group.
>>3901738 Whitaker a distraction for the true AG?
>>3901736 Lawfag gives insight into CNN's frivolous lawsuit.
>>3901728, >>3901746 Grassley accepts President Pro-Tempore.
>>3901721 Syria update.
>>3901713 UK cabinet locked in marathon Brexit treaty debate.
>>3902334 #4962
#4961
>>3901541 Grassley nominated to be Senate pro-tempore.
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
>>3901590 #4961
Previously Collected Notables
>>3899310 #4958, >>3900075 #4959, >>3900847 #4960
>>3897012 #4955, >>3897783 #4956, >>3898468 #4957
>>3894704 #4952, >>3895498 #4953, >>3896246 #4954
>>3892376 #4949, >>3893135 #4950, >>3894180 #4951
>>3890155 #4946, >>3890883 #4947, >>3891676 #4948
>>3887897 #4943, >>3888652 #4944, >>3889378 #4945
>>3885527 #4940, >>3886344 #4941, >>3887104 #4942
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#3903149 at 2018-11-14 20:53:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4964: Sauce Boss Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
GLOBAL
>>3793687 BO: Catalog is too full and new (non-General Breads) will be deleted, not existing breads
#4963
>>3903074 Brexit withdrawal agreement highlights.
>>3903051 HRC pokes her nose into GA election controversy.
>>3903044 Pence is said to be gearing up for all-out Cold War with China unless it bows to all US demands.
>>3903024 "Bikers for Trump" group submits evidence of Broward County ballot tampering to FL AG Pam Bondi.
>>3902870 More details on Mattis' speech to troops on the Southern border.
>>3902852 Bongino: The Dems want agricultural commissioner spot in Florida for gun control.
>>3902805 Another actress sues Weinstein.
>>3902773 DC attack planned same day as synagogue attack?
>>3902724 26 Democrats demand Nielsen's resignation.
>>3902566 DJT Tweet: "Just spoke to Governor Jerry Brown..."
>>3902538 FLOTUS highlight video.
>>3902522 Correlation between De Niro headlines and "incidents?"
>>3902485, >>3902497, >>3902509, >>3902515, >>3902521 A list of Trump's accomplishments in only two years.
>>3903101 #4963
#4962
>>3902262 Theresa May says Cabinate agrees to draft Brexit deal with EU.
>>3902092 Juan Granados, verbal attacker of Tucker Carlsons daughter resigns.
>>3902135 Reminder: Steel National Security issue is a Q proof.
>>3902155 Salmonella tied to turkey sickens 164 in 35 States.
>>3902144 DJT Tweet: "Was just briefed by @FEMA_brock..."
>>3902074 DJT Tweet: "Not seen in many years,..."
>>3902089 Fourteen arrested in Riverhead. Operation under wraps since indictments are sealed.
>>3901971, >>3901957 Three SK companies plead guilty and enter into settlements for rigging bids on DoD fuel contracts.
>>3901981 Kevin McCarthy wins House Minority Leader.
>>3902025 DOJ says Matthew Whitaker can serve as acting AG.
>>3902046 Resignations in the news yesterday.
>>3901747 Team is stronger. President Pro Tempore?
>>3901740, >>3901765, >>3901802 Chicago police superintendent has a long history of excusing police misconduct.
>>3901763 James Hansen, long-serving Utah Republican, dies at 86.
>>3901761 Man who insulted Tucker Carlson's daughter serves on the board for a women's group.
>>3901738 Whitaker a distraction for the true AG?
>>3901736 Lawfag gives insight into CNN's frivolous lawsuit.
>>3901728, >>3901746 Grassley accepts President Pro-Tempore.
>>3901721 Syria update.
>>3901713 UK cabinet locked in marathon Brexit treaty debate.
>>3902334 #4962
#4961
>>3901541 Grassley nominated to be Senate pro-tempore.
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
>>3901590 #4961
Previously Collected Notables
>>3899310 #4958, >>3900075 #4959, >>3900847 #4960
>>3897012 #4955, >>3897783 #4956, >>3898468 #4957
>>3894704 #4952, >>3895498 #4953, >>3896246 #4954
>>3892376 #4949, >>3893135 #4950, >>3894180 #4951
>>3890155 #4946, >>3890883 #4947, >>3891676 #4948
>>3887897 #4943, >>3888652 #4944, >>3889378 #4945
>>3885527 #4940, >>3886344 #4941, >>3887104 #4942
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#3902870 at 2018-11-14 20:29:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4963: Rope a Dope Edition
Mattis Gave A Pep Talk To Troops Guarding America's Southern Border, And What He Said Will Give You Goosebumps
Secretary of Defense James Mattis Wednesday visited the troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border and gave them some inspiring words ahead of the arrival of a migrant caravan slowly making its way through Mexico toward the U.S.
The Department of Defense's latest estimate suggests there will be more than 7,000 troops at various positions in Arizona, California and Texas, according to CNBC. Their responsibility will involve erecting barriers and helping the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with other logistical tasks.
Mattis spoke directly to the troops on his trip.
"In the Army, we don't care if you're male or female, we don't care where you go to church or if you go to church," he said. "We just care when there's trouble out there, will you keep the faith, will you ride for the brand, and when trouble looms, do you go toward the trouble to help your buddies." "Loyalty only matters when there's a hundred reasons not to be loyal," Mattis told the troops. "When it's raining and you're cold. It's when you're in a position where people are showing a lack of respect for each other elsewhere and you and your team are holding strong." "Nothing can shake you," Mattis added.
The defense secretary announced after visiting with military personnel that he does not expect law enforcement to come in direct contact with any of the migrants, a fear that arose after President Donald Trump announced the military will treat rocks thrown by migrants at troops as firearms. "Department of Defense missions do not involve military personnel at this time directly participating in any law enforcement," Mattis said. "Law enforcement is left in the hands of customs and border police [which] will have the statutory authority to carry that out." "At the present, I do not anticipate military personnel coming into direct contact with migrants," he added. "This country may not be perfect, but you're going to have to go a long way to find a country more willing to look itself in the eye and say we've got to improve here," Mattis said to the troops.
The Pentagon originally assigned the mission of the ongoing deployment of troops to the southwest border as "Operation Faithful Patriot," but dropped the name days later. A few reports claimed the name drop was to reflect that the troops are not part of an actual operation, a term typically associated with combat situations. Mattis addressed the name change Wednesday, saying he didn't want to "put this mission in some arcane military terms." "I want to talk to the American people, because this is a highly politically visible issue," Mattis told reporters. "I want you [the media] to tell them what we're doing. I want you to tell them we are operating in support of customs or of border police. Do not say we're supporting a federal agency." Mattis asked reporters to stop using military terms when writing on the border deployment.
https://www.dailycaller.com/2018/11/14/Mattis-visits-troops-border/
#3902497 at 2018-11-14 20:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4963: Rope a Dope Edition
JUST IN 2 FUCKING YEARS
2/5
- Unshackling ICE - told that they can take action against ALL illegal immigrants - increasing presence in sanctuary cities
- Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay
- Top 5 ISIS Leaders Captured
- Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
- US kills 150 ISIS terrorists in Syria airstrike during government shutdown
- ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory - due to Trump admin
- Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit of the Department of Defense
- U.S.-Backed Forces Capture Raqqa from ISIS
- ISIS facing imminent collapse in Syria's Raqqa
- Gen. Mattis breaks down New Afghanistan Strategy
- US-backed fighters 'seize 80% of Raqqa from Islamic State'
- Mattis sees need for new DOD space programs
- Trump calls for Increased Military: Senate passes $700 billion defense bill
- US shares technology with India. Enlisting them to fight in Afghanistan
- Mattis vows US support for Ukraine against Russian 'aggression'
- U.S. Cyber Command will be elevated to a "Unified Combatant Command"
- Mattis decides to withhold U.S. cash from key Pakistani military fund
- Mosul liberated from ISIS
- Mattis: 'Annihilation Tactics' Being Used Against ISIS
- US, Gulf countries form new group: 'TFTC' to stem flow of terror financing
- NATO weighs new 'Counter Terrorism Post' following Trump's demands
- ISIS leader 'admits DEFEAT in Iraq and orders militants to flee
- Mattis Gives White House Tentative Plan for Rapid Defeat of ISIS
- James Mattis threatens to 'moderate' US backing for Nato over budgets
- Trump signs VA Mission Act
- Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- VA seeks partnerships to build and improve health-care facilities
- VA announces Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences Act
- VA, Ginnie Mae create task force to address mortgage refinancing issues
- Telemedicine: An important tool for Veterans health
- Trump Signs Bill to Streamline VA Disability Claims Appeals Process
- Trump signs 'Forever GI Bill,' boosting aid to student vets
- VA expands Tele-Health access
- VA fires more than 500 feds under Trump, even before new accountability law
- Trump signs VA accountability act into law, promises better care for veterans
- Trump Administration Streamlines Veteran Medical Records
- White House to launch veterans' complaint hotline
- Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at VA
- Trump Signs Korean Trade Deal
- Trump Blocks Chinese Purchase of Qualcomm due to National Security
- TRUMP SIGNS TARIFF ORDER ON STEEL AND ALUMINUM
- Trump Slaps 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels imported from China
- Japan Freezes North Korea's Assets after Trump's Visit
- U.S. Trade Deficit falls to 11-month low
- Trump Fights for 'America First' as 4th Round of NAFTA Negotiations End
- Crude Oil Shipment to India Highlights Expanding Energy Partnership
- Trump Blocks China from buying Semi-Conductor company, Lattice
- Crude oil shipment from Texas opens new vistas in India-U.S. ties
- Argentina agrees to allow first U.S. pork imports in 25 years
- Trump orders probe of China's intellectual property practices
- New memorandum to protect American IPs from China - Potentially save Billions of dollars and millions in jobs
- Coal exports up 60%
- China opens rice market for US exports for first time ever
- U.S. makes final finding rebar exports from Taiwan
- Renegotiating NAFTA with Canada and Mexico in order to make better trade deals - May terminate
- United States and Mexico finalize sugar trade deal
- First U.S. Natural Gas Shipped to Poland
- Signed an Arms Deal worth more than $350 billion and various other investment agreements with Saudi Arabia
- China, U.S. reach trade agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas
- Trump orders a study on abuses of U.S. trade agreements - WTO
- Trump slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber imports
- Increased tariffs on Canadian lumber by 20% (worth $1 billion)
- China buys more U.S. coal, sends North Korea
- Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) TERMINATED
- Letter to Patriots
#3902394 at 2018-11-14 19:55:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4963: Rope a Dope Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
GLOBAL
>>3793687 BO: Catalog is too full and new (non-General Breads) will be deleted, not existing breads
#4962
>>3902262 Theresa May says Cabinate agrees to draft Brexit deal with EU.
>>3902092 Juan Granados, verbal attacker of Tucker Carlsons daughter resigns.
>>3902135 Reminder: Steel National Security issue is a Q proof.
>>3902155 Salmonella tied to turkey sickens 164 in 35 States.
>>3902144 DJT Tweet: "Was just briefed by @FEMA_brock..."
>>3902074 DJT Tweet: "Not seen in many years,..."
>>3902089 Fourteen arrested in Riverhead. Operation under wraps since indictments are sealed.
>>3901971, >>3901957 Three SK companies plead guilty and enter into settlements for rigging bids on DoD fuel contracts.
>>3901981 Kevin McCarthy wins House Minority Leader.
>>3902025 DOJ says Matthew Whitaker can serve as acting AG.
>>3902046 Resignations in the news yesterday.
>>3901747 Team is stronger. President Pro Tempore?
>>3901740, >>3901765, >>3901802 Chicago police superintendent has a long history of excusing police misconduct.
>>3901763 James Hansen, long-serving Utah Republican, dies at 86.
>>3901761 Man who insulted Tucker Carlson's daughter serves on the board for a women's group.
>>3901738 Whitaker a distraction for the true AG?
>>3901736 Lawfag gives insight into CNN's frivolous lawsuit.
>>3901728, >>3901746 Grassley accepts President Pro-Tempore.
>>3901721 Syria update.
>>3901713 UK cabinet locked in marathon Brexit treaty debate.
>>3902334 #4962
#4961
>>3901541 Grassley nominated to be Senate pro-tempore.
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
>>3901590 #4961
#4960
>>3900823 House Democrats continue to try and shutdown POTUS's Twitter.
>>3900604 Whitaker gives remarks to State and Local law enforcement on efforts to combat violence and the opioid crises.
>>3900645 Rick Scott to recuse from certifying Florida election results.
>>3900727 Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell re-elected as Senate picks leadership for next Congress.
>>3900745 Georgia state senator, 14 others arrested at Georgia Capitol.
>>3900580 Southern Israeli schools reopen as Gaza truce takes effect.
>>3900520 Mattis said to stop concernfagging.
>>3900510 Netanyahu taking over as Israeli Defense Minister.
>>3900434 Mexican Presidents deny they took bribes from El Chapo.
>>3900429 Good news reportedly on the way from the WH.
>>3900419 Pilot dead after yet another T-38 supersonic jet crashes at base in Texas.
>>3900394, >>3900518 Feds investigating altered election documents tied to Florida Democratic Party.
>>3900366 DOD, DHS testify at Interagency Cyber Cooperation Hearing.
>>3900348 Domestic terrorists allowed back on Twitter.
>>3900328 Kellyanne's husband leads group of lawyers looking to "stir debate" around Trump's agenda.
>>3900284 Argentina activates permanent Antarctic Joint Command.
>>3900282, >>3900304 Defense Secretary Mattis visits military troops deployed to border.
>>3900847 #4960
Previously Collected Notables
>>3899310 #4958, >>3900075 #4959,
>>3897012 #4955, >>3897783 #4956, >>3898468 #4957
>>3894704 #4952, >>3895498 #4953, >>3896246 #4954
>>3892376 #4949, >>3893135 #4950, >>3894180 #4951
>>3890155 #4946, >>3890883 #4947, >>3891676 #4948
>>3887897 #4943, >>3888652 #4944, >>3889378 #4945
>>3885527 #4940, >>3886344 #4941, >>3887104 #4942
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#3901605 at 2018-11-14 18:49:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4962: First Step Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
GLOBAL
>>3793687 BO: Catalog is too full and new (non-General Breads) will be deleted, not existing breads
#4961
>>3901541 Grassley nominated to be Senate pro-tempore.
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
>>3901590 #4961
#4960
>>3900823 House Democrats continue to try and shutdown POTUS's Twitter.
>>3900604 Whitaker gives remarks to State and Local law enforcement on efforts to combat violence and the opioid crises.
>>3900645 Rick Scott to recuse from certifying Florida election results.
>>3900727 Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell re-elected as Senate picks leadership for next Congress.
>>3900745 Georgia state senator, 14 others arrested at Georgia Capitol.
>>3900580 Southern Israeli schools reopen as Gaza truce takes effect.
>>3900520 Mattis said to stop concernfagging.
>>3900510 Netanyahu taking over as Israeli Defense Minister.
>>3900434 Mexican Presidents deny they took bribes from El Chapo.
>>3900429 Good news reportedly on the way from the WH.
>>3900419 Pilot dead after yet another T-38 supersonic jet crashes at base in Texas.
>>3900394, >>3900518 Feds investigating altered election documents tied to Florida Democratic Party.
>>3900366 DOD, DHS testify at Interagency Cyber Cooperation Hearing.
>>3900348 Domestic terrorists allowed back on Twitter.
>>3900328 Kellyanne's husband leads group of lawyers looking to "stir debate" around Trump's agenda.
>>3900284 Argentina activates permanent Antarctic Joint Command.
>>3900282, >>3900304 Defense Secretary Mattis visits military troops deployed to border.
>>3900847 #4960
#4959
>>3899420 ; >>3899904 Legal opinion on Whitaker AAG appointment
>>3899467 Special Counsel fuckery in progress
>>3899477 On Sullivan, encryption keys, and election fraud (see also pb: >>3898375 )
>>3899485 Israeli immigration minister resigns
>>3899512 ; >>3899518 Highlights of WI governor election fuckery
>>3899653 Even Alexa (C_A/Amazon spy rig) calls Acosta a "fake journalist"
>>3899656 FOX release statement supporting Acosta's lawsuit against WH
>>3899662 Pompeo meeting with Qatari ministers
>>3899953 Pentagon wants more money for lasers against missiles, drone swarms
>>3899962 ; >>3900046 Dig on JW docs on McCabe Office of Professional Responsibility investigation
>>3900075 #4959
Previously Collected Notables
>>3899310 #4958,
>>3897012 #4955, >>3897783 #4956, >>3898468 #4957
>>3894704 #4952, >>3895498 #4953, >>3896246 #4954
>>3892376 #4949, >>3893135 #4950, >>3894180 #4951
>>3890155 #4946, >>3890883 #4947, >>3891676 #4948
>>3887897 #4943, >>3888652 #4944, >>3889378 #4945
>>3885527 #4940, >>3886344 #4941, >>3887104 #4942
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#3901590 at 2018-11-14 18:49:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
#4961
>>3901541 Grassley nominated to be Senate pro-tempore.
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
#3901495 at 2018-11-14 18:42:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
#4961
>>3901351, >>3901488 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331, >>3901429 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
#3901418 at 2018-11-14 18:36:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
"Rain or shine light or dark…..All I can say to the American people, welcome to your military it's on duty."…
Secretary of Defense General James Mattis.
#3901366 at 2018-11-14 18:32:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
#4961
>>3901351 Whitaker: "SC required to investigate CF."
>>3901331 POTUS to make announcement regarding "First Step Act." (Prison reform)
>>3901233, >>3901318, >>3901320 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
#3901252 at 2018-11-14 18:22:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
#4961
>>3901233 Information on the 93rd MP Battalion.
>>3901197 POTUS reportedly will answer Mueller questionnaire.
>>3901148 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Meeting (NSTAC).
>>3901100 More detail regarding the special operations surveillance aircraft over Phoenix last night.
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
#3901091 at 2018-11-14 18:09:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
#4961
>>3900953 Drone footage of the Malibu fire aftermath.
>>3900950 Anon points out the building crescendo.
>>3900916 Urgent James Mattis press briefing regarding the ongoing military operation to stop the migrant caravan.
#3900916 at 2018-11-14 17:52:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4961: Lively and Jovial Edition
URGENT 🔴 James Mattis Press Briefing on MILITARY to Stop MIGRANT CARAVAN at US - Mexico Border
https://youtu.be/p-J8OknGUqs
#3900883 at 2018-11-14 17:49:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4960: Northern Winds Edition
James Mattis Press Briefing on MILITARY to Stop MIGRANT CARAVAN at US - Mexico Border
https://youtu.be/p-J8OknGUqs
#3899950 at 2018-11-14 16:38:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4959: Stand The Hazard Of The Die Edition
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A total of about 1,300 troops are now deployed to Rio Grande Valley in South Texas between McAllen and Brownsville according to U.S. Army officials attached to the deployment. The same officials confirm Defense Secretary General James Mattis will visit with the troops in the region on Wednesday morning.
On Tuesday, units from the 19th Engineer Battalion out of Fort Knox and 97th Military Police Battalion from Fort Riley spent the day stretching several miles of razor wire along the southern side of an existing border fence near the Brownsville-Matamoros Port of Entry.
Their efforts are part of the preparations that U.S. troops are aiding U.S. Customs and Border Protection with ahead of a possible arrival of members from the migrant caravan trekking north through Mexico hoping to seek asylum in the U.S.
While a large portion of the caravan intends to try and make entry through the Southern California border troops in South Texas are still preparing.
They say there is no guarantee that some or many asylum seekers will try and make entry into the U.S. through South Texas…
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/11/13/1000-troops-converge-on-border-awaiting-migrant-caravan/
#3898467 at 2018-11-14 14:17:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4957: Frosty Morning Edition
https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Secretary-of-Defense-James-Mattis-is-headed-to-the-US-Mexico-border-500471311.html
Mattis is going to have those migrants doing PT if they cross, wishing they stayed home.
#3897748 at 2018-11-14 12:28:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4956: WTF Is That? Edition
Mattis heads to US-Mexico border to visit troops awaiting migrant caravan
Mattis heads to US-Mexico border to visit troops awaiting migrant caravan
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump are seen following a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.
DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump are seen following a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense James Mattis will travel to Texas on Wednesday to visit troops currently deployed in support of the Southwest border mission.
Mattis' trip comes amid a significant active-duty troop presence along the U.S. border with Mexico to deter a caravan of migrants seeking asylum.
The Department of Defense estimates that more than 7,000 troops will be positioned in California, Arizona and Texas in support of the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection. In which case, the border mission, will have a larger U.S. military footprint than the combined efforts in Iraq and Syria.
What's more, President Donald Trump said he was prepared to deploy as many as 15,000 service members to the border, a move that would be on par with the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, which remains America's longest war.
"I'll visit the border tomorrow," Mattis told reporters Tuesday before meeting his Qatari counterpart at the Pentagon. "We'll update you on costs [associated with border mission] as they become known," he added.
Last week, CNBC learned that the price tag for the troop deployment is shaping up to have a cost of $220 million, according to two U.S. defense officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.
A convoy moves troops along the U.S. border with Mexico on Nov. 9, 2018.
Cpt. Casey Jemelka | U.S. Army
A convoy moves troops along the U.S. border with Mexico on Nov. 9, 2018.
In mid-October, a caravan of at least 3,500 Central American migrants seeking asylum left Honduras for the United States border. The caravan is currently in southern Mexico.
Trump made the caravan of Central American migrants one of his prime targets ahead of last week's midterm election. The president has referred to the caravan as an "invasion" while claiming that Democrats want open borders, which Democrats deny.
The movement of thousands of active-duty troops to the border has been criticized as a political stunt designed to back Trump's campaign promise of securing U.S. ports of entry.
Mattis downplayed that criticism last month saying that Pentagon is providing "practical support based on the request from the commissioner of customs and border police."
"We don't do stunts in this department," he added at the time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/Mattis-heads-to-us-mexico-border-to-visit-troops-awaiting-migrant-caravan.html
#3867373 at 2018-11-12 16:47:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4917: 7 X 700 + 17 Edition
>>3867331
GEN. Mattis ASKED US TO CONTACT HIM PERSONALLY WITH EVIDENCE!
https://dod.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1055835/James-Mattis/
#3850199 at 2018-11-11 15:31:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research #4894: Snowy & Shilly Edition
>>3850159
Gold highlighting anon says
Watch the News
Gen. James Mattis
#3831420 at 2018-11-10 10:16:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4870: The War To End All Wars Did Not End All Wars Edition
Democrats didn't care when Madonna said she
had thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.
Democrats didn't care when Kathy Griffin
posed with a mock severed head of President Trump.
Democrats didn't care when a Broadway Play
depicted the assassination of President Trump.
Democrats didn't care when Johnny Depp said,
"how long has been since an actor assassinated a President".
Democrats didn't care when Snoop Dog and
Eminem made music videos about assassinating President Trump.
Democrats didn't care when dozens of people were shot to death
at a Jason Aldean concert.
Democrats didn't care when Congressman Steve
Scalise was shot at a baseball game.
Democrats didn't care when Robert De Niro
said "somebody needs to take out Trump".
Democrats didn't care when Carole Cook said
"Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?"
Democrats didn't care when Republican
candidate Rudy Peters was attacked by a man with a switchblade.
Democrats didn't care when a Republican Party
Office was set on fire.
Democrats didn't care when Eric Holder said
"When they go low, we kick 'em".
Democrats didn't care when Trump family
members received suspicious packages in the mail.
Democrats didn't care when Secretary of
Defense James Mattis received death threats.
Democrats didn't care when Maxine Waters said
"you get up in their face at the mall, in restaurants, at gas stations and you
tell them Republicans they're not welcomed anywhere".
Democrats didn't care when Sarah Sanders and
her family were harassed at a restaurant, instructed to leave and chased down
the street.
Democrats didn't care when Department of
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was harassed and chased out of a
Mexican restaurant.
Democrats didn't care when Trump adviser
Stephen Miller's life was threatened and he was chased out of a restaurant.
Democrats didn't care when Attorney General
Pam Bondi was harassed and chased out of a theater.
Democrats didn't care when Rand Paul was
attacked and beaten up in his own yard.
Democrats didn't care when two Republican
senators: Rob Portman of Ohio and John Boozman of Arkansas were harassed in
their own yards and on their own doorsteps.
Democrats didn't care when a 71-year-old
female staffer for California Rep. Dana Rohrbacher was knocked unconscious by
an angry group of liberal protesters.
Democrats didn't care when a North Carolina
GOP office was firebombed by an angry mob of liberals.
Democrats didn't care when Hillary Clinton
said "we can't be civil to Republicans until Democrats return to power".
Democrats didn't care when Tucker Carlson's family was terrorized
and his home vandalized.
For over two years Democrats have encouraged hate, harassment, vandalism, acts of violence and even threats of assassination.
#3827073 at 2018-11-10 02:25:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4864: Forced Exposure Edition
Pompeo, Mattis Call on China to Remove Its Missiles From Spratly Islands
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis during talks with Chinese officials said the United States wants Beijing to withdraw its missiles from the Spratly islands in the South China Sea, the State Department said in a press release.
"The United States called on China to withdraw its missile systems from disputed features in the Spratly Islands, and reaffirmed that all countries should avoid addressing disputes through coercion or intimidation," the release said after Pompeo and Mattis met with Chinese diplomats and security officials at the State Department.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Affairs Director Yang Jiechi, alongside Pompeo and Mattis at a joint press conference, said the situation in the South China Sea is moving "toward greater stability."
According to the release, both countries during the talks, the second US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue, agreed to support a peaceful resolution of disputes, overflight issues and other lawful uses of the sea in the region.
In May, Mattis said that despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge not to militarize the Spratly Islands, Beijing had moved weapons there. In turn, Beijing said that it had the sovereign right to send troops to any part of its territory.
The Asia-Pacific region has several territorial disputes in the South China and East China seas that involve Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Beijing considers the Spratly archipelago as its territory, although a Hague-based court concluded that there was no legal basis for China's maritime claims.
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201811101069681079-usa-china-missiles-south-china-sea/
#3821089 at 2018-11-09 20:20:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4856: The World is Watching Edition
>>3821010
>>3821003
'Secretary Mike Pompeo, James Mattis Press Conference on US - China Relationships, Taiwan'
Better Audio…. link here:
https://youtu.be/5SKvfqF6LZ8
#3820986 at 2018-11-09 20:11:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4856: The World is Watching Edition
'Mike Pompeo and James Mattis hold URGENT Press Conference on US-China Relations'
https://youtu.be/fTWbairmejo
#3820712 at 2018-11-09 19:53:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4856: The World is Watching Edition
>>3820602
>https://dod.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1055835/James-Mattis/
That is not his contact page - that's his biography page and there are no email links that go directly to him. Please post the email link….
#3820602 at 2018-11-09 19:45:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4856: The World is Watching Edition
BAKER
>>3819644 PB
DON'T FORGET THAT Mattis QUITE SPECIFICALLY TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO EMAIL HIM DIRECTLY
Email him to secure the elections nationwide IMMEDIATELY
Should there be a Nationwide investigation? Should the military get involved?
Gen. Mattis contact page:
https://dod.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1055835/James-Mattis/
#3820071 at 2018-11-09 19:05:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4855: Elections Have Consequences Edition
🚨LIVE: Mike Pompeo and James Mattis hold URGENT Press Conference on US-China Relations
#3819542 at 2018-11-09 18:29:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4854: Much Better Lawyers Edition
Mike Pompeo and James Mattis hold URGENT Press Conference on US-China Relations
#3810556 at 2018-11-09 03:17:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4843: Florida Voted For Rick Scott! Edition
He said: "The snakes! Did you see them throw them out and then grab them? The way they were whipping them around, a snake gets tired very quickly.
"You could imagine how much training went into each individual there, that they were able to do that. When you watch a force do that, many small things, perfectly, you can imagine that they can also put the bigger things together."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/24/James-Mattis-watches-indonesian-troops-bite-heads-snakes-drink/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPeboQmson0
hey think it is the only thing that can save their miserable little lives.
But there will be no Civil War. This is the reason behind all the slow walking. We already are in control we could roll the troops anytime.
We are going from one emotional high to emotional low. We are in the psyop ourselves but the emotion is meant for the left. Bring them up to fighting emotion then show them another loss. Then build them up to another expectation of a win then snatch it away. Do this over and over and over. It mentally wears the left out. Most will start to drift away mentally. And only the truly dangerous will remain.
This is the esoteric meaning of the Indonesian snake dance. The Satanist are the snakes. We play with them over and over then fucking when the snake has given up. You bite the fucker to death.
MI showed us all this. Mattis showed us what they were going to do to them. Google it. Google indonesian snake dance.
#3803254 at 2018-11-08 19:46:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4833: Papadropoulos Edition
.@SecPompeo and @DeptofDefense Secretary Mattis will co-host the #U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue on November 9. https://go.usa.gov/xPvKS
cst.
https://
twitter.com/StateDept/status/1060613984095756289
The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense will co-host the U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (D&SD) on Friday, November 9, 2018, at the Department of State.
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis will join Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Central Commission of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi and State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe, along with members of the U.S. delegation and their Chinese colleagues for the D&SD.
There will be a joint press availability following the dialogue at 12:35 p.m. The press availability will be open press.
https://
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/11/287216.htm
#3799701 at 2018-11-08 15:29:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4828: Breaking News And Breaking Ribs Edition
Will the 'Taiwan question' give rise to a World War III scenario?
The United States and China are set to go head-to-head over disputes in relation to Taiwan and the South China Sea, with deadly consequences on the immediate horizon.
You wouldn't know it with all the media hype over the US mid-term elections, but the US and China are on a deadly collision path in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. In the last two months, the US military has flown B-52 bombers and carried out its so-called "freedom of navigation"operations in the South China Sea. There have also been instances of US warships sailing through the Taiwan Strait in support of Taiwan, an island which China considers to be a rogue part of Chinese territory.
On a side note, it is amazing to say the least that the US believes it should have the "freedom to navigate" in the South China Sea, yet seems to get up in arms when Iranian ships expect the same kind of freedom in the Persian Gulf.
Near-collisions in the South China Sea
Last September, US and Chinese warships almost collided when sailing near an islet claimed by Beijing in the Spratly Islands. Reportedly, the Chinese warship threatened the US Destroyer that it would "suffer consequences" if it did not move, as it sailed within 45 yards of the American vessel.
In a last-ditch effort to avert this collision course, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James Mattis will host their Chinese counterparts Yang Jiechi and China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe this Friday for talks on reducing tensions. However, I think we can say with some confidence that these talks will be absolutely meaningless. Firstly, China already canceled the first round of talks set for September due to their frustration over US-enforced sanctions. Secondly, Chief of US Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson just recently, and quite openlystated that the US and China "will meet each other more and more on the high seas"; with Jim "Mad Dog" Mattis saying in Mid-October that the US and its allies would "continue to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows and our national interests demand."
And of course we know how much the US loves to travel even well beyondthe realms of international law, so we can expect to take Mattis at his word quite literally.
Barely a few days ago, Pompeo for his part also warned China that it should "behave like a normal nation on commerce and with respect to the rules of international law" - whatever that means.
The Taiwan question
Since the near-collision in September, a US Navy research ship has also visited Taiwan and two US warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait. According to Stratfor, the US is possibly attempting to standardize patrols in the area, even potentially paving the way for an aircraft carrier group to transit through.
At the end of October, China strengthened its resolve to protect its interests in Taiwan, vowing to never give up an inch of its territory. Incidentally, it was Wei Fenghe who stated that "if someone tries to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese armed forces will take action at any price." He also vowed the same regarding China's interests in the South China Sea, where it has heavily fortified at least seven islands or reefs, loading them with military bases, airfields, and advanced weapons systems.
A 2018 report by the US Department of Defense argued that China now possessed "the world's largest and most capable maritime militia." The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has over 300 surface combatants, submarines, amphibious ships, patrol craft and specialized types, making it the largest navy force in the Indo-Pacific region (comparatively, the US has some 282 deployable battle force ships).
Regardless, Taiwan and the US are reportedly pushing ahead with their plans to repel any alleged Chinese invasion, with military drills set for the end of November between the two already in the works. Funnily enough, the drills will most likely take place in the area around Taiping Island. Taiwan's military is also hoping to purchase MQ-8 Fire Scout uncrewed helicopters and MK-62 Quickstrike mines from the US. Taiwan may also seek to lay these mines in its waters close to Taipei as well as other key ports and bases, a plan which eerily echoes that of Greer's report in Foreign Policy above.
People don't need to be well-versed in international politics to see and feel the warning signs. A recent Military Times poll of active-duty troops showed that 46 percent of US troops believe the US will be drawn into a major war soon, with a focus on Russia and China in particular. Only 5 percent said the same thing in a similar poll conducted approximately a year ago.
More at
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/443437-china-us-taiwan-war/
#3795516 at 2018-11-08 06:15:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4823: Posse Comitatus Edition
>>3795430
The strikes on Syria had to be done
By Sebastian Gorka, opinion contributor - 04/14/18 10:00 AM EDT
>ssad used chemical weapons against innocent women and children. Last week, it happened again in a way that, last night, Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed, was directly linked back to his regime and his forces. Assad did it. Such a blatant attitude to the unfettered use of internationally banned tools of war set a deadly precedent. If we had not responded, Assad would have concluded that he could do so again.
#3755873 at 2018-11-06 11:44:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4771 Worldwide, Patriots Praying for America Edition
>>3755865
Have a James Mattis meme Patriot!
#3738007 at 2018-11-05 06:23:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4748: One Day To Go Edition
How US Sanctions on Iran Could Herald a Profound Global Power Shift
On Monday, the US will ratchet up its brutal and merciless economic war against Iran, raising sanctions to a new level. The Trump administration has said its goal is to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero, although waivers were being negotiated with some countries.
Such a move could bankrupt Iran and destroy the government's ability to deliver public services, fomenting popular rebellion.
John Bolton, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, has been clear about the logic behind this: he wants to install a new government friendly to the US. He spelled out these plans to the opposition group Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) at a Paris conference last year, although he has subsequently backtracked, saying regime change is "not American policy".
Beset by contradictions
The US is not simply intent on waging an economic war, but also wants to build up a military and strategic coalition against Iran. This seems to have been the most important item on the agenda of last week's Manama dialogue in Bahrain, where US Defence Secretary James Mattis took aim at Iran.
Mattis is keen on the creation of a what amounts to an Arab NATO built around a regional network of Sunni Arab states in the shape of the emerging Middle East Strategic Alliance, potentially including Benjamin Netanyahu's Israel. The primary outside backers would be the US, France and Britain.
But this twin-pronged military-economic strategy is doomed to failure, and will likely end in humiliation for the US. In the medium term, it will backfire; the US and its allies will lose influence, while Iran will gain confidence and power. In the worst case scenario, it will result in a war whose consequences will be incalculable.
For starters, Trump's sanctions policy is beset by contradictions. It will not and cannot work, because the US will be unable to isolate Iran in the way it hopes to.
The problem was set out clearly in an excellent article by Gardiner Harris in the New York Times earlier this week, which noted that China and India, the largest buyers of Iranian oil, will continue to make substantial purchases. Turkey and Russia are likely to do the same, which is not much of a surprise.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/how-us-sanctions-on-iran-could-herald-a-profound-global-power-shift/5658929
#3715905 at 2018-11-03 18:59:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4719 Q Returns to /qresearch/ Edition - Godspeed Man!!
Saudis Pound Yemen After US Officials Demand 'Immediate Ceasefire'
Earlier this week, Defense Secretary James Mattis called for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen. In the course of this, he demanded an end to fighting, and an immediate halt to all airstrikes against populated areas.
Friday in Yemen was much like any other, with Saudi warplanes pounding areas in and around the northern cities of Hodeidah and Sanaa. Heavy airstrikes were reported particularly around Sanaa Airport, which is definitely a civilian-populated area.
Sanaa was mostly hit with airstrikes, while locals reported heavy clashes around Hodeidah, a vital port city that Saudi forces have been massing around all week. In no case is there any indication that a ceasefire is starting.
Saudi and UAE officials have yet to comment on the US call for a ceasefire and peace talks at all. The only response at all from their camp was from Yemeni officials backed by the Saudis, who embraced the idea of peace talks, but similarly showed no signs of stopping fighting in the meantime.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/69082/saudis-pound-yemen-after-us-officials-demand-immediate.html
#3701948 at 2018-11-02 18:56:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4701: Memetic Warfare Edition
URGENT🔴 Defense Secretary James Mattis CRUCIAL Speech on U.S. Military Strategy
Oct 30, 2018
#3697205 at 2018-11-02 07:34:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4695: Blackout Necessary Edition
TYB
maybe one more fresh relevant story before bed, fresh for here anyways as I did not see it looking back to noon today.
SAUDIS GO BOOM BOOM LAST NIGHT
actually I cannot tell if its russia, saudi or EStime!
Saudi-led forces conduct mass strikes on Yemeni capital & beyond, despite US 'calls for ceasefire
Published time: 1 Nov, 2018 23:18
Edited time: 2 Nov, 2018 03:54
https://www.rt.com/news/442903-yemen-mass-saudi-airstrikes/
"So far there have been no official reports of casualties from the raids, which come in the midst of a renewed UN-led peace effort, which is this time backed by the United States. Local reports indicate that the raids are continuing.
"The time is now for a cessation of hostilities," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in unison on Tuesday, seeming to break away from Washington's policy of non-interference in Yemen."
Optics or… Awwww shit!?
GN you glorious bastards and bastardesseses
Thank you God/Source/Grandfather for another day…
#3671558 at 2018-10-31 03:44:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4661: Border States Are VERY Key Edition
US needs 'offensive weapons in space' for self-defense, Mattis claims
Dominance in space is vital for the American way of life and the Pentagon must be prepared for deployment and usage of offensive weapons there, in order to protect US interests, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said.
The Pentagon is looking at a two-pronged strategy in space, Mattis told an audience at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Tuesday. In addition to making US assets in orbit more difficult to destroy and easier to replace, offensive capabilities are under consideration, he said.
"We are going to have to be prepared to use offensive weapons in space should someone decide to militarize it and go on the offensive," said the retired Marine who took over the Pentagon in January 2017.
In any competitive sport in the world, "you cannot simply play defense and win," Mattis added. "This is not an area that we want to be second-place in."
Space is "critical to our economy, it's critical to our way of life, we've grown reliant on it," Mattis said. In addition to the surveillance and military intelligence roles, US satellites are used for navigation, communication, commerce, and banking.
The idea behind President Donald Trump's recent instruction to create a US Space Force was not to establish a new bureaucracy at the Pentagon, but to create actual operational capabilities to fight a war in orbit if necessary, Mattis added.
Trump has argued that the US basically had no other choice but create its Space Force because other major powers have allegedly already begun to militarize space.
"Russia has already started, China has already started," he told a rally in Richmond, Kentucky earlier this month. "They've got a start, but we have the greatest people in the world, we make the greatest equipment in the world, we make the greatest rockets, and missiles, and tanks and ships in the world."
The president's critics have met the Space Force proposal with derision, treating it as an expensive joke, but Mattis's remarks suggest that the administration is deadly serious about it.
One major obstacle to the militarization of space is the Outer Space Treaty, to which the US has been party since 1967. It prohibits the deployment of any weapons of mass destruction to the Earth's orbit. It also bans states from testing any weapons in outer space as well as from establishing military bases on the Moon and other celestial bodies.
Since coming into office, however, Trump has unilaterally withdrawn from a number of treaties and agreements, from the 2016 Paris Accords on climate change and the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, to the 1988 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty limiting US and Soviet cruise missiles in Europe.
https://www.rt.com/usa/442697-Mattis-space-offensive-weapons/
#3671345 at 2018-10-31 03:25:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4661: Border States Are VERY Key Edition
Mattis Says Syria's Assad Eventually Will Have to Be 'Managed Out of Power'
Syrian President Bashar Assad will ultimately have to be "managed out of power" because he lost credibility, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said during a discussion at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC.
"We see the reason that I think eventually Assad will have to be managed out of power," Mattis said on Tuesday. "I don't think any election run under the offices of the Syrian regime is going to have any credibility with the Syrian people or with the international community."
The United States is committed to supporting local forces in Syria and finding the settlement through the Geneva process, Mattis added.
"Russia's best efforts to divert it into Astana process or Sochi have not produced anything worthwhile and so we're calling on Russia to support the UN Geneva process and Staffan de Mistura's efforts there," he continued.
Russia has repeatedly stated that the fate of the incumbent Syrian leader should be decided by the Syrian people exclusively. At the same time, many Western officials, particularly US ones, insisted on Assad's resignation, calling it the main precondition for the Syrian settlement.
In mid-September, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that the German government could not imagine a long-term political solution with Assad remaining in power. However, Maas did not call the withdrawal of Assad a mandatory prerequisite for Germany's participation in the reconstruction of the country.
Earlier this year, James Mattis said at at a NATO defense minister meeting in Brussels that a US withdrawal from Syria would depend on the success of UN-brokered Geneva peace talks.
Mattis also claimed that a US withdrawal from Syria would create a "vacuum" that President Bashar Assad and his allies would "take advantage of".
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201810311069369868-Mattis-syria-assad-power/
#3669879 at 2018-10-31 01:19:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4659: No More Anchor Babies Edition
FAKE NEWS: Pentagon Chief Calls For Ceasefire in Yemen
???
US Defense Secretary James Mattis appeared to set a 30-day deadline for a ceasefire to occur in Yemen during comments at an event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.
"We have go to move toward a peace effort here, and we can't say we are going to do it some time in the future," Mattis said while speaking at the United States Institute of Peace. "We need to be doing this in the next 30 days."
Yemen's population is suffering under the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth, according to the United Nations. The Saudi-led coalition has been supplied with fresh munitions and mid-air fuel supplies by US and Western backers. Houthi rebels have been fighting against the government in Yemen supported by Saudi Arabia.
Mattis said that all sides need to gather around a table, with a ceasefire in place and with a halt on air strike operations firmly in place, according to the Washington Post's Paul Sonne, reporting from the Institute of Peace.
"We want to see everybody around a peace table based on a ceasefire, based on a pullback from the border and then based on ceasing dropping of bombs," the secretary asserted. "This has got to end, we have to replace combat with compromise...It's time to stop this."
In predictable fashion, Mattis stated that it is Iran "who keeps fueling this conflict, and they have to knock it off."
An airstrike by the Arab coalition killed some 150 Houthi rebels near the port city of Hodeidah on Tuesday, Sputnik News reported.
https://sputniknews.com/military/201810311069369231-pentagon-chief-calls-ceasefire-yemen/
#3664618 at 2018-10-30 17:04:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4652: Learning Civics Edition
DOD Sending U.S. Troops to the Border as Guatemala Launches Investigation into "Highly Organized" Caravan
In Chiquimula along the Guatemalan-Honduran border, the heat of the day didn't slow down the exodus of roughly 1500 people - mostly men - from marching down the small city's main highway this week. It was the second wave of migrants who are trying to catch up with the nearly 14,000 people that have joined what Guatemalan, Honduran and U.S. officials describe as a 'highly organized' movement backed by leftist political groups and organizations to get thousands of migrants to the United States.
On the heels of the second movement of migrants, the Defense Department said Thursday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will sign deployment orders to send 800 plus troops to the border with Mexico to assist U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in stopping the caravan.
The caravan is creating a snowball effect, with more and more people joining the groups as they move through Central America and Mexico. The numbers are totaling roughly 14,000, said Guatemalan intelligence officials.
"There are only so many resources we can dedicate to this issue," said Guatemalan Secretary of Strategic Intelligence Mario Duarte. "The human traffickers are also moving their people and contraband into the caravans. The Guatemalan government is doing everything it can to turn them around and get them to go back home." Duarte said that the migrants are also creating problems for the Guatemalan people, with robberies and other crimes increasing in the areas where they are traveling.
On Monday, the situation became more precarious. A seemingly endless column of men could be seen from the Guatemalan old Bell UH-1 Iroquois (commonly known as the Huey military helicopter) carrying Duarte and other intelligence officials to the border with Honduras. SaraACarter.com was embedded with the Guatemalan officials and watched as the men made their way across the border.
On the ground, the group of men was chanting in unison that they were the "caravan of poverty." American government watchdog organization, Judicial Watch, also had investigators on the ground and spent the day with the marchers during their visit to the Central American nation.
From the outside, the caravan appeared like a well-coordinated Washington D.C. march with men at the front and middle of the columns leading the chants. Most of the people interviewed said the exodus developed spontaneously but they could not explain how buses were provided to get them to the Honduran border from their homes. They could not explain who paid for the buses or the food that was provided to them along the route to Mexico… more here fellow Qanons
https://saraacarter.com/dod-sending-u-s-troops-to-the-border-as-guatemala-launches-investigation-into-highly-organized-caravan/
#3649533 at 2018-10-29 09:33:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4632: Viva O Nacionalismo Edition
Can't embed this as it ain't YT but go look at this vid of Heusseins laughable sick and poor migrants clashing with Mexican Police trying to gain entry into Mexico. Not sure which caravan this is, too many to keep track right now but this is what POTUS is fighting, you want these animals in your Country?
Immigration and police collided at the Guatemalan border in Mexico, forming a caravan even in El Salvador
?AFP October 29? Aiming at the United States A population of 7,000 people (caravan) from Central America continues to the north, with more than 1,500 Honduras who are going to join this, 28, Mexico · Guatemala There was a turmoil trying to enter Mexico by breaking the police control line of the border. Meanwhile, in El Salvador, about 300 people have newly formed a caravan on the same day and are stepping towards the United States.
?According to police and human rights organizations, in Guatemala town Tecun Uman, the Honduras immigrants who exceeded the number of people in the Guatemala police force overcame and rushed to a bridge over the river of the Mexican border.
?However, immigrants were blocked by a metal fence newly established before reaching Ciudad Hidalgo on the Mexican side, the police launched tear gas and pushed back to Guatemala.
?Meanwhile, in El Salvador neighboring to southern Guatemala, more than 300 people formed a new immigrant group in the capital San Salvador. Ignoring the warning of the government of El Salvador to admonish that it does not risk the life, began walking towards Guatemala with the "American dream" in mind. The majority of men consisted of this "new caravan" departed from Honduras two weeks ago and was inspired by a caravan in the north of Mexico now.
?Caravans, mainly Honduras immigrants who escaped from their homeland to escape poverty and gang violence, have expanded to about 7000 people, according to UN estimates.
?Donald Trump (Donald Trump) US President, warning the introduction of troops in order to prevent the US entry of the caravan. James Matisse(James Mattis) Secretary of Defense approved the dispatch of US troops to the Mexican border on 26th. However, immigrants continue to walk to the United States without fear of frightening.
?The image is an immigrant group that conflicts with police at the Guatemalan border in Mexico. (c) AFPBB News
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20181029-00010008-afpbbnewsv-int
#3640987 at 2018-10-28 19:28:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4621 Anon Speak Spoken Here All Others Please Voat Edition
US Coordinating With NATO Allies on Exit From INF Treaty
The United States is coordinating with European allies on its exit from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia, according to Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Mattis told reporters in Prague on Oct. 28 that the United States is consulting with NATO defense ministers as it negotiates an off-ramp from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia.
The treaty, signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987, prohibits the possession and testing of short- and mid-range ground-launched ballistic missiles. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 20 that the United States is withdrawing from the treaty. Washington hasn't yet served a formal notice.
"We are in consultations with our European counterparts," Mattis said. "I was speaking about it the day before with the German defense minister, and so, as I said, the consultations continue."
As part of a brief visit to Prague, Mattis was expected to meet with the Czech defense minister, as well as Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
Mattis expected the conversations about the INF to culminate in December, when NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels.
The United States has for years accused Russia of violating the treaty with the deployment of a banned missile system. Moscow, for years, has ignored the accusations, before admitting that the missile system exists and demanding that Washington prove that the system violates the treaty.
Russia has also accused the United States of violating the treaty; Washington has addressed each accusation promptly with an explanation of how the weapons in question were compliant.
National security adviser John Bolton said in Moscow on Oct. 23 that, given Russia's violations, the only nation now bound by the INF is the United States. Meanwhile, China, Iran, and North Korea have made significant strides to develop and produce missiles banned by the treaty.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-coordinating-with-nato-allies-on-exit-from-inf-treaty_2701643.html
#3639382 at 2018-10-28 16:40:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4619 How Many False Flags Will We See This Week? Edition
James Mattis: Military moving equipment to border ahead of migrant caravan
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/28/James-Mattis-says-military-moving-equipment-us-mex/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork
twitter.com/WashTimes/status/1056569526979084293
#3638730 at 2018-10-28 15:34:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4618 Remember to Vote Early & Straight Republican Edition
>>3638698
From Anon's sauce:
>www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jamal-kashoggi-murder-saudia-arabia-attorney-general-turkey-saud-almojeb-James-Mattis-a8605321.html
Meanwhile, US defence Secretary Jim Mattis he urged that a full and complete investigation be conducted into the killing with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir during an international conference in the middle eastern kingdom.
Washington has already announced moves against 21 Saudis to either revoke their visas or make them ineligible for US visas after the Khashoggi killing.
Asked whether his country would limit its support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, Mr Mattis said: "We'll continue to support the defence of the kingdom."
Mr Jubeir had earlier called the global outcry "hysterical". He also seemed to suggest that Saudi would not extradite the 18 suspects, while urging the public to wait for the results of the investigation before ascribing blame.
After the meeting with Mr Mattis, he said: "We discussed it. You know the same thing we talked about, the need for transparency, full and complete investigation."
#3638698 at 2018-10-28 15:31:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4618 Remember to Vote Early & Straight Republican Edition
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jamal-kashoggi-murder-saudia-arabia-attorney-general-turkey-saud-almojeb-James-Mattis-a8605321.html
#3638658 at 2018-10-28 15:26:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4618 Remember to Vote Early & Straight Republican Edition
Mattis: Military moving equipment to border ahead of migrant caravan
The U.S. military has already begun delivering jersey barriers to the southern border in conjunction with plans to deploy active duty troops there, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday as a caravan of Central Americans slowly heads across Mexico toward the United States. Mattis told reporters traveling with him that details of the deployment are still being worked out but he should have them Sunday night. They will include exactly how many forces are needed.
The additional troops will provide logistical and other support to the Border Patrol, and will bolster the efforts of the approximately 2,000 National Guard forces already there. The new forces are expected to provide logistical assistance such as air support and equipment, including vehicles and tents.
National Guard troops routinely perform those same functions, so it is not clear why active duty forces are being used. President Donald Trump for the past week has been calling attention to the caravan heading by foot into southern Mexico, but it is still hundreds of miles from U.S. soil. The National Guard is often used by states to help with border security. But active duty troops are rarely deployed within the United States except for domestic emergencies like hurricanes or floods.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/28/James-Mattis-says-military-moving-equipment-us-mex/
#3637241 at 2018-10-28 11:40:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4616 Anniversaries Only Happen Once per Year Edition
Democrats didn't care when Madonna said she had thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. Democrats didn't care when Kathy Griffin posed with a mock severed head of President Trump. Democrats didn't care when a Broadway Play depicted the assassination of President Trump. Democrats didn't care when Johnny Depp said, "how long has it been since an actor assassinated a President". Democrats didn't care when dozens of people were shot to death at a Jason Aldean concert. Democrats didn't care when Congressman Steve Scalise was shot at a baseball game. Democrats didn't care when Robert De Niro said "somebody needs to take out Trump". Democrats didn't care when Carole Cook said "Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?" Democrats didn't care when Republican candidate Rudy Peters was attacked by a man with a switchblade. Democrats didn't care when Senator Rand Paul was attacked while cutting his grass. Democrats didn't care when a Republican Party Office was set on fire. Democrats didn't care when Eric Holder said "When they go low, we kick 'em". Democrats didn't care when Trump family members received suspicious packages in the mail. Democrats didn't care when Secretary of Defense James Mattis received death threats. Democrats didn't care when Maxine Waters said "you get up in their face at the mall, in restaurants, at gas stations and you tell them Republicans they're not welcomed anywhere". Democrats didn't care when Sarah Sanders and her family were harassed at a restaurant, instructed to leave and chased down the street. Democrats didn't care when Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was harassed and chased out of a Mexican restaurant. Democrats didn't care when Trump adviser Stephen Miller's life was threatened and he was chased out of a restaurant. Democrats didn't care when Attorney General Pam Bondi was harassed and chased out of a theatre. Democrats didn't care when two Republican senators: Rob Portman of Ohio and John Boozman of Arkansas were harassed in their own yards and on their own doorsteps. Democrats didn't care when a 71-year-old female staffer for California Rep. Dana Rohrbacher was knocked unconscious by an angry group of liberal protesters. Democrats didn't care when a North Carolina GOP office was firebombed by an angry mob of liberals. Democrats didn't care when Hillary Clinton said "we can't be civil to Republican until Democrats return to power".
For over two years Democrats have encouraged hate, harassment, vandalism, acts of violence and even threats of assassination.
Maybe it will finally occur to them that they are the root of the violence in our country. That which goes around comes around.
#3605112 at 2018-10-25 23:56:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4574 Always Remember, they are Saving Israel for Last Edition
Donald Trump to Caravan Migrants: 'Go Back to Your Country'
President Donald Trump on Thursday addressed the 7,000 migrants traveling to the Southern border in a caravan, urging them to go home.
"To those in the Caravan, turn around," Trump wrote on Twitter. "We are not letting people into the United States illegally."
The president commented on the caravan, which continues to travel through Mexico after flooding over the border. The migrants can legally claim asylum once they reach American soil, preventing them from being deported, provided they are from a non-contiguous country.
According to reports, however, Defense Secretary James Mattis is preparing to send 800 troops to the Southern border to prevent them from crossing into the United States.
Trump urged the migrants to apply for citizenship legally after returning home.
"Go back to your Country and if you want, apply for citizenship like millions of others are doing!" he wrote:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/10/25/donald-trump-caravan-migrants-go-back-your-country/
#3601686 at 2018-10-25 18:42:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4570: Chanded Edition
DOD Sending U.S. Troops to the Border as Guatemala Launches Investigation into "Highly Organized" Caravan
In Chiquimula along the Guatemalan-Honduran border, the heat of the day didn't slow down the exodus of roughly 1500 people - mostly men - from marching down the small city's main highway this week. It was the second wave of migrants who are trying to catch up with the nearly 14,000 people that have joined what Guatemalan, Honduran and U.S. officials describe as a 'highly organized' movement backed by leftist political groups and organizations to get thousands of migrants to the United States.
On the heels of the second movement of migrants, the Defense Department said Thursday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will sign deployment orders to send 800 plus troops to the border with Mexico to assist U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in stopping the caravan.
The caravan is creating a snowball effect, with more and more people joining the groups as they move through Central America and Mexico. The numbers are totaling roughly 14,000, said Guatemalan intelligence officials.
"There are only so many resources we can dedicate to this issue," said Guatemalan Secretary of Strategic Intelligence Mario Duarte. "The human traffickers are also moving their people and contraband into the caravans. The Guatemalan government is doing everything it can to turn them around and get them to go back home." Duarte said that the migrants are also creating problems for the Guatemalan people, with robberies and other crimes increasing in the areas where they are traveling. more below…
https://twitter.com/SaraCarterDC/status/1055529282435457024
https://saraacarter.com/dod-sending-u-s-troops-to-the-border-as-guatemala-launches-investigation-into-highly-organized-caravan/
#3601659 at 2018-10-25 18:40:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4570: Chanded Edition
DID THE U.S JUST RECOGNIZE CRIMEA AS RUSSIA? KIEV UP IN ARMS
Published on: Oct 25, 2018 @ 12:06 - Did John Bolton, the career Russophobic 'war hawk' at large, just accidentally recognize Crimea as Russia? It appears so. And it may not be so accidental given the realities of the present situation. US Secretary of Defense James Mattis had previously just done the same in a joint meeting with Sergei Shoigu.
Yesterday, US National Security Adviser to the President John Bolton was on Red Square in Moscow and paid tribute to the victims of the massacre of students and teachers in Russian city Kerch, on the Crimean peninsula, formerly part of post-Soviet Ukraine.
The US Embassy in the Russian Federation actually reported this in their twitter.
"John Bolton laid flowers in memory of the victims of the terrible tragedy that happened last week at the Kerch Polytechnic College," the report says.
Also, the American Embassy posted the appropriate photo.
In the picture you can see that, along with Bolton, the US Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Huntsman also honored the memory of the citizens of Russia who died in Kerch. This makes three top U.S representatives giving their condolences to Russia, not Ukraine, over the shooting at Kerch.
Earlier, the Ukrainian chattering class of nationalist/liberal pundits and politicos chose to ignore reports that Mattis, during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Shoigu, also expressed condolences over the tragedy in Kerch, thus pointing to the Crimea as Russia. With Bolton's 'clarification' on the U.S position, it's clear that this is something Ukropians can't ignore now.
After that, Kiev political analysts have admitted that, by doing this, the United States showed that they recognized the Russian status quo of the Crimea.
Interestingly, it was on on this same trip that Bolton admitted that he came to Putin not bearing a message of peace.
Putin joked on Tuesday with Bolton about the undiplomatic nature of his diplomatic visit in the Kremlin.
"... It is sometimes surprising to see how the United States is taking absolutely unprovoked steps towards Russia, which we cannot call friendly. We don't even practically respond to any of your steps - no, it's all going on, going on, " Putin said, according to the Russian government press agency.
"As I recall, an eagle is depicted on the coat of arms of the United States: on the one hand, he holds 13 arrows, and on the other hand, an olive branch as a sign of a peace-loving policy [branch] with 13 olives. Question: has your eagle already eaten all the olives, are there only arrows left? ", the Russian president jabbed.
"... I didn't bring the olive branch and olives with me," admitted Bolton.
"I knew that," Putin answered, and those in the room laughed.
Putin said he was ready to meet with his American counterpart Donald Trump during a conference in Paris.
"Of course, President Trump will be very pleased to meet with you in Paris ... Despite the differences that exist between us in accordance with the national interests of each country, however, it is very useful for us to meet and find those points of contact that may be for us useful," Bolton assured.
https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/10/did-the-u-s-just-recognize-crimea-as-russia-kiev-up-in-arms/
#3581134 at 2018-10-24 03:20:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4543: Build That Wall Edition
List of Attendees at POTUS' Military Dinner Tonight
Lieutenant General Joseph Kellogg, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President;
The Honorable Mira Ricardel, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor;
The Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense;
The Honorable Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense;
General Joseph Dunford, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
General Paul Selva, USAF, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
General Mark Milley, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army;
Admiral John Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations;
General Robert Neller, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps;
General David Goldfein, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force;
General Joseph Lengyel, USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau;
Admiral Karl Schultz, USCG, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard;
General Joseph Votel, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command;
Admiral Kurt Tidd, USN,"Commander, U.S. Southern Command;
General Curtis Scaparrotti, USA, Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe;
General Thomas Waldhauser, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command;
General John Hyten, USAF, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command;
General Paul M. Nakasone, USA, Commander, NSA, CSS, Cyber Command;
General Terrence OShaughnessy, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command;
Admiral Phillip Davidson, USN, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command;
General Stephen R. Lyons, USA, U.S. Transportation Command;
General Vincent K. Brooks, USA, Commander UNC/CFC/USFK;
Vice Admiral Craig Faller, USN,Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense;
Brigadier General Andrew J. Gebara, USAF, Director of Strategic Capabilities and Plans, National Security Council;
Colonel Adam K. Ake, USA, Director for Defense Policy and Strategy, National Security Council;
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan D. Skaggs, USAF, Director for Defense Policy and Strategy, National Security Council.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/10/23/president-trump-receives-briefing-over-dinner-with-senior-military-leaders/
#3580802 at 2018-10-24 02:48:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4543: Build That Wall Edition
>>3580732
Related. Awesome.
https://twitter.com/TheLastRefuge2/status/1054917138396389376
President Trump Receives Briefing Over Dinner With Senior Military Leaders...
Tonight President Trump dined with military leaders in the Cabinet Room. The president answered a few questions from the media at the beginning of the briefing.
Defense Secretary James Mattis is seated to President Trump's right, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford seated to his left. President Trump delivers remarks then answers more questions about: Jamal Khashoggi; the Central American migrant caravan; and Space Force. WATCH:
Lieutenant General Joseph Kellogg, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President;
The Honorable Mira Ricardel, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor;
The Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense;
The Honorable Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense;
General Joseph Dunford, USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
General Paul Selva, USAF, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
General Mark Milley, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army;
Admiral John Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations;
General Robert Neller, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps;
General David Goldfein, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force;
General Joseph Lengyel, USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau;
Admiral Karl Schultz, USCG, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard;
General Joseph Votel, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command;
Admiral Kurt Tidd, USN,"Commander, U.S. Southern Command;
General Curtis Scaparrotti, USA, Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe;
General Thomas Waldhauser, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command;
General John Hyten, USAF, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command;
General Paul M. Nakasone, USA, Commander, NSA, CSS, Cyber Command;
General Terrence OShaughnessy, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command;
Admiral Phillip Davidson, USN, Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command;
General Stephen R. Lyons, USA, U.S. Transportation Command;
General Vincent K. Brooks, USA, Commander UNC/CFC/USFK;
Vice Admiral Craig Faller, USN,Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense;
Brigadier General Andrew J. Gebara, USAF, Director of Strategic Capabilities and Plans, National Security Council;
Colonel Adam K. Ake, USA, Director for Defense Policy and Strategy, National Security Council;
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan D. Skaggs, USAF, Director for Defense Policy and Strategy, National Security Council.
#3578121 at 2018-10-23 22:38:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4539: This is Trump's Economy Edition
Russian Defense Minister calls for solving global problems with U.S.
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday called for solving numerous global problems with joint efforts of Moscow and Washington.
"This concerns both the strategic issues of nuclear deterrence and, of course, the issues of settling major long-standing conflicts," Shoigu said at a meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, according to a Defense Ministry statement.
Russian and U.S. military maintain efficient contacts, in particular, in Syria, which allows preventing serious air accidents in the war-torn Middle East country, he said.
Russia and the United States, however, need a more active dialogue, he added.
Bolton said the negotiations on establishing de-conflict zones in Syria are "very successful and very useful," and that the U.S. side hopes to expand this cooperation and discuss other issues.
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis also hopes for the possibility of further dialogue with his Russian counterpart, he said.
Besides Shoigu, Bolton has met Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day.
Bolton told Russian business daily Kommersant that he discussed in Moscow the possibility of holding another meeting between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump like the one in the Finland's capital Helsinki in July.
http:// www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/24/c_137553486.htm
#3571450 at 2018-10-23 05:12:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4531: Attempted Soros Bombing Edition
Buy F-16s to Avoid S-400 Sanctions US Tells India
New Delhi isn't keen on the fighter already in service with Pakistan
With India signing a pact with Russia to purchase the S-400 missile defence system, Washington has informally conveyed to Delhi that it could avoid sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) if India were to give an assurance that it would buy the F-16 fighter aircraft from the United States. Not keen on buying an aircraft already in service with Pakistan, India has refused to give any such assurance till date.
The fallout of the Trump administration's reaction to the S-400 deal featured in the wide-ranging discussion between Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US counterpart James Mattis in Singapore on Friday, but sources told The Indian Express that the offer of a CAATSA waiver in exchange for buying F-16 fighter jets was made earlier this month. Sitharaman and Mattis met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus).
https://russia-insider.com/en/buy-f-16s-avoid-s-400-sanctions-us-tells-india/ri25144
#3571086 at 2018-10-23 04:28:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4530: And Into The Night We Go Edition
Reps Call For Investigation Into Pentagon's Handling Of Controversial $10 Billion Cloud Contract
Reps. Steve Womack of Arkansas and Tom Cole of Oklahoma requested an investigation into the Pentagon's handling of a controversial cloud contract known as JEDI.
JEDI has provoked widespread criticism from the technology industry that the contract has been rigged from the start to favor Amazon.
The request follows The Daily Caller News Foundation's report in August detailing how a former senior adviser to Defense Secretary James Mattis, Sally Donnelly, had consulted for Amazon Web Services prior to entering the Pentagon.
Two members of the House Appropriations Committee requested an investigation Monday into the Pentagon's handling of its $10 billion winner-take-all cloud computing contract following widespread criticism that the deal has been rigged from the start to favor Amazon.
Amazon Web Services is the only cloud computing platform that meets all the specifications of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program, which stands to be one of the largest stand-alone technology contracts the federal government's ever awarded at up to $10 billion over 10 years. The Department of Defense is expected to select a winner for the contract in April.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported in August that a former senior adviser to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Sally Donnelly, had once consulted for Amazon Web Services through a firm she owned. Donnelly did not recuse herself from involvement in crafting the contract, despite receiving payments from the sale of her Amazon-linked firm, which she sold just prior to entering the Pentagon. (RELATED: Government Ethics Watchdogs Fear Amazon's Web Of Influence May Have Tainted Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Deal)
"It has come to our attention through media reports that individuals who held, or hold, high ranking positions in the Department have access to the specific contractor," Reps. Steve Womack of Arkansas and Tom Cole of Oklahoma wrote in a letter Monday to Department of Defense Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine. The "specific contractor" in question appears to be a reference to Amazon Web Services.
"Our current understanding is that these individuals, in direct contrast with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and DoD Ethics Policy, had involvement in the development of the JEDI program," the letter continues.
Mattis met with Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos at the tech giant's headquarters in August 2017, resulting in what Defense One reported as a "transformative" experience for Mattis where he became convinced that a department-wide move to a commercial cloud provider such as Amazon Web Services was necessary
Two days before Donnelly departed the DOD for the private sector on March 9, the Pentagon issued a draft request for proposal for JEDI, which many in the IT industry complained provided an unfair advantage for Amazon's cloud platform.
DOD spokeswoman Heather Babb would not tell TheDCNF whether Donnelly organized Mattis's summit with Bezos. Instead, she generally said the two were involved in "arranging meetings and travel."
https:// dailycaller.com/2018/10/22/reps-investigation-pentagon-cloud-contract/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter
#3569834 at 2018-10-23 02:26:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4529: AND STILL WITH YOU TEXAS Edition
Pentagon sends two US warships through Taiwan Strait, risking fury from Beijing as tensions remain high
Taiwan's defence ministry and the Pentagon say the warships passed through international waters on Monday. The Pentagon says the passage demonstrated a commitment to '?a free and open Indo-Pacific', but was 'certainly not' intended to raise tensions.
Two US Navy vessels sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, in a move that is likely to exacerbate the already high tensions between Washington and Beijing. Both the island's defence ministry and the Pentagon confirmed the passage, with the former saying in a statement that it was aware of the "routine" operation, and warning that the island is capable of defending its maritime territory and airspace security. The operation, which Taiwan says took place in international waters, is expected to trigger a strong reaction from Beijing, which has repeatedly demanded that Washington cut all military ties with the self-ruled island. Beijing regards Taiwan as a breakaway province to be taken back, by force if necessary.
The US Department of Defence later confirmed the transit. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Rob Manning told reporters on Monday during a press briefing that "in the Taiwan Strait, earlier today, USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Antietam conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit in accordance with international law". Monday's passage is the second transit through the Taiwan Strait by US warships in less than four months after two destroyers, the USS Mustin and the USS Benfold, passed through the strait in July. The USS Curtis Wilbur is a guided-missile destroyer and the USS Antietam a guided-missile cruiser. "The ships' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific," Manning said. "The US Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law permits." Manning added that in conducting the transit, the US "maintained coordination and contact with the appropriate nations, authorities and parties". It was "certainly not the Department [of Defence]'s intention to raise tensions or any kind of escalation" across the Taiwan Strait, the spokesman said. The Pentagon had not received "any information talking about unsafe and unprofessional encounters with any Chinese vessels" during the transit, said another Pentagon spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Logan.
The move is likely to infuriate Beijing which recently expressed anger at America's continued communications with Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told press in Beijing last week that the US should "correct its mistakes, stop any official contact, military ties and arms sales to the Taiwan region". Lu also said that the US should hold back "Taiwan independence" forces in case it further harmed China-US relations or peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. The latest transit comes after US Secretary of Defence James Mattis' meeting last Thursday with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, in Singapore on the sidelines of an Asian security forum. Mattis reportedly had tried to explain to Wei that US policies toward Taiwan were unchanged. At that point, the Chinese defence chief raised the Taiwan issue. "Minister Wei raised Taiwan and concerns about our policy. The secretary reassured Minister Wei that we haven't changed our Taiwan policy, our One China policy," Randall Schriver, a US assistant secretary of defence for Asian and Pacific security affairs, was quoted by Reuters. Washington has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to help it defend itself; it is the island's main source of arms.
The Pentagon says the US has sold Taiwan more than US$15 billion in weaponry since 2010. Mattis told Wei on Thursday that the world's two largest economies needed to deepen their military ties to navigate tensions and reduce the risk of inadvertent conflict. During the meeting, Mattis also repeated that Wei was invited to visit the US within the year, The New York Times reported, citing an anonymous senior Defence Department official who was in the meeting. Wei had already accepted an invitation made by Mattis in June. But the two sides' current rocky military relations have cast uncertainty on the trip. Washington disinvited the Chinese navy from taking part in a Pacific multinational military exercise, 2018 RIMPAC, in May. The US also imposed sanctions on a Chinese military equipment unit and its director in September, and has conducted "freedom of navigation operations" in the South China Sea. Manning said Beijing and Washington were still coordinating on Wei's visit to Washington. "I have not heard it [the trip] is off the table yet," the Pentagon spokesman said, "I have not heard [of] any changes in the status of the plan."
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/2169728/two-us-navy-ships-sail-through-taiwan-strait-move-likely-anger
#3545582 at 2018-10-20 21:29:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4497: Best Gitmo Judges Edition
U.S. And China Agree To Aerial Defense Rules To Avoid Fighter Jet Clashes
After a series of contentious encounters between US and allied ships and aircraft and China's military in the South China Sea defense officials have reached an agreement on guidelines which are intended to prevent crashes, as well as possible misunderstandings and escalation between aircraft in the region.
The new rules have been endorsed by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis seven regional military chiefs in the Pacific. Crucially this includes China's General Wei Fenghe, who also agreed to the non-binding guidelines that were formally issued on Friday by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit hosted in Singapore. This comes as the Western Pacific has witnessed a significant uptick in military activity by air and sea, including the American and British navies.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-20/us-and-china-agree-aerial-defense-rules-prevent-escalation
#3542956 at 2018-10-20 16:40:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4494 Thank You Ron, We Extend Our Deepest Gratitude For All You Do Edition
Putin v. Neocons
Putin wins. PUTIN LAYS DOWN THE LAW AT VALDAI [from Zerohedge]
"With tensions between Russia and the West reaching Cold War levels, Valdai represented the first time we've heard Putin speak in a long-form discussion since Helsinki and the events thereafter - IL-20, Khashoggi, etc…So, this talk is worth everyone's time. And when I say everyone's I mean every single person who could be affected by the breakdown of the U.S. political system and how that spills over onto Russia's shores…In other words, pretty much everyone on the planet…Because what Putin did at Valdai was to lay down the new rules of conduct in geopolitical affairs. He put the U.S. and European oligarchs I call The Davos Crowd on notice… There is a limit to your provocations and attempts to undermine Russia. So don't cross that line…He was serious. This is the very definition of meek…It is really no different than the attitude of Secretary of State James Mattis who said, "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f$*k with me, I'll kill you all." …Putin sees himself, quite rightly, as the custodian of the Russian people and, as such, the Russian state as the reflection of Russian culture. If you are going to have a state and someone is going to be the head of it, this is the attitude that you want from that person…In his dialogue with an Orthodox priest Putin wholeheartedly agreed with the idea that "the state cannot dictate culture" but rather, at best, be the facilitator of it through its applications of law."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-20/putin-lays-down-law-valdai
#3541290 at 2018-10-20 07:59:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4491: Rats Are Panicking Edition
>>3541282
http://jonmcnaughton.com/crossing-the-swamp-16x24-litho-signed-open-edition/
>List of figures from left to right: Nikki Haley, James Mattis, Ben Carson, President Trump, Jeff Sessions, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo, Sarah Sanders, Ivanka Trump, John Bolton, Kellyanne Conway, John Kelly
#3534466 at 2018-10-19 20:51:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4483: One People Under One God Edition
seen this one?
Oct. 19, 2018
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SecDef Designates Chief Trial Judge
Secretary of Defense James Mattis designated Army Col. Douglas Watkins as Chief Judge for the Military Commissions Trial Judiciary, Oct. 17.
Watkins replaces Army Col. James Pohl, who retired Sept. 30.
The Chief Judge assigns military judges to preside over each military commissions case referred to trial.
For more information about the Office of Military Commissions, visit, https://www.mc.mil.
https://dod.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1667138/secdef-designates-chief-trial-judge/
#3533453 at 2018-10-19 19:01:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4481: Lightweight Beo Edition
US and South Korea cancel military exercises as they work to improve relations with North Korea
The United States and South Korea have decided to suspend joint military exercises in order to better improve relations with North Korea.
Didn't Trump already cancel the exercise?
The exercise that was suspended was known as Vigilant Ace and was scheduled to take place in December. The Vigilant Ace exercises last year involved 12,000 U.S. troops and 230 military aircraft from the U.S. and South Korea.
This exercise is different from the Freedom Guardian exercises that President Donald Trump canceled in June, before his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Kim has long objected to the military drills between the United States and South Korea, claiming that these games are merely preparations for an invasion.
In August 2017, he vowed "merciless retaliation" against one of these exercises. In March 2015, a spokesman for the North Korean People's Army general staff said that the exercises were proof that "the situation on the Korean Peninsula is again inching close to the brink of war" and that the only way to deal with "the aggression and war by the U.S. imperialists and their followers is neither dialogue nor peace. They should be dealt with only by merciless strikes."
Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said that this exercise was suspended by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo in order "to give the diplomatic process every opportunity to continue." Mattis and Jeong had been meeting in Singapore when they made the decision to cancel the exercise.
What else?
South Korea and the United States are eager to encourage North Korea to abandon its efforts to develop a nuclear weapons program. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been in talks with the North Koreans to organize a second summit between Trump and Kim.
Trump has criticized these exercises in the past, saying in June that he "hated them from the day I came in" and that he thought canceling them "saved a lot of money."
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/19/us-and-south-korea-cancel-military-exercises-as-they-work-to-improve-relations-with-north-korea
#3526694 at 2018-10-19 02:00:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4473: "JOBS NOT MOBS" Edition
Members of US Military Working as 'Contract Killers' in Yemen
ince 2015, dozens of people in Yemen have been assassinated by former US soldiers working as mercenaries paid by the United Arab Emirates' monarchy.
The conflict in Yemen "just got a lot murkier with this story," international relations and security analyst Mark Sleboda told Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear. "This is a new mercenary - what the US media usually calls 'security contractor group' - called the Spear Operations Group."
"This is contract killers. This is a group of US military people... who are contract killing political leaders in another country the US is not officially at war with, [of] a group that the US does not recognize as a terrorist organization."
Spear Operations Group is incorporated in Delaware and was founded by Abraham Golan, a Hungarian-Israeli security contractor. He "served in the French Foreign Legion and set up this business in the US, hiring primarily ex-US special forces," Sleboda said.
"We're talking Navy SEALS, Green Berets - and not only ex[-military personnel] - they specified quite clearly in the group. Standing US National Guard and US Navy Reserve personnel, who are drawing salaries from the US government and who have security clearances, are part of this group's assassinations."
"These groups, these mercenaries groups, these US-based mercenaries, don't operate without the approval of the US State Department. The State Department is quite clear about that: that they provide, supposedly, oversight for what's going on, and it's impossible for this to happen without US government approval," Sleboda told Loud & Clear hosts John Kiriakou and Brian Becker.
The mercenaries, who were paid $25,000 a month per person to operate in Yemen, targeted political leaders and religious clerics, BuzzFeed reported.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis was an advisor to the UAE prior to his ascendency to becoming head of the Pentagon. Sleboda said that the Pentagon and the State Department likely know about the mercenaries because many of them are members of the military.
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201810191069014173-Members-Military-Contract-Killers-Yemen/
#3519934 at 2018-10-18 13:56:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4464: In the Strongest of Terms Edition
China, US defence chiefs meet on sidelines of Asean meeting in Singapore
Wei Fenghe and James Mattis have 'straightforward and candid' discussion, commit to 'finding time' for further negotiations
China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe held talks with his US counterpart James Mattis at a key regional security summit on Thursday, after a meeting between the two men scheduled for earlier in the month was cancelled due to growing tensions between the two countries.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/2169186/china-us-defence-chiefs-meet-sidelines-asean-meeting-singapore
#3494161 at 2018-10-16 07:18:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4431: Ubi Panis Ibi Patria Edition
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/us-alarmed-by-chinas-predatory-practices-James-Mattis/articleshow/66234238.cms
US alarmed by China's 'predatory' practices: James Mattis
#3493422 at 2018-10-16 05:37:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4430: Ecce Panis Angelorum Edition
>>3493391
Wondering about that myself anon.
POTUS picked him for a reason. He was sidelined by Obongo, played along for the ride.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/01/18/the-obama-administrations-inexplicable-mishandling-of-marine-gen-James-Mattis-2/
Think it's part of the show. He seems like /ourguy/ unless something we don't know about.
#3490828 at 2018-10-16 01:39:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4426: Pompeo The Intn'l Leaders Whisperer Edition
Mattis says he thought 'nothing at all' about Trump saying he may leave
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that he thought "nothing at all" of President Trump saying in an interview aired Sunday that Mattis "may leave" the administration.
"Nothing at all. I'm on his team," Mattis told reporters during a trip to Vietnam, after being asked what he made of Trump's comments.
"We have never talked about me leaving. And as you can see right here, we're on our way. We just continue doing our job," he continued.
Mattis added that he hadn't spoken with Trump since the interview aired on 60 Minutes. Trump also said in the interview that Mattis is "sort of a Democrat."
"I read what's in your papers about it, but going through them, I haven't gotten through them all yet," Mattis told reporters. "We continue in the Department of Defense to do our job. It's no problem."
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/411552-Mattis-says-he-thought-nothing-at-all-about-trump-saying-he-may-leave
#3480433 at 2018-10-15 02:44:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4413: The Left Can't Meme Because They Are Memes Edition
>>3480393
He has a mission outside Washington. Was Steve Bannon cabal? No. Very well could be that third chapter Q was talking about. The restoration of the Republic will be covertly lead by the military and James Mattis imo.
#3476289 at 2018-10-14 20:33:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4408: It's a Banjo-pickin' Sunday Edition
President Trump speculated whether Secretary of Defense James Mattis might soon leave the administration, just weeks after a book by journalist Bob Woodward reported that Mattis had privately compared Trump to a "fifth- or sixth-grader."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-defense-secretary-Mattis-could-leave-administration-hes-sort-of-a-democrat
#3475716 at 2018-10-14 19:32:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4407: Think for Yourself Edition
Is Secretary James Mattis on his way out? Trump responds to the rumors, drops shock admission.
President Donald Trump dismissed on Sunday rumors that Defense Secretary James Mattis is close to leaving his administration.
Trump's comments came during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes." The pre-taped interview is set to air Sunday evening and touched on a wide-range of issues, including the recent disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
What did Trump say?
When pressed about consistent rumors that Mattis is close to submitting his resignation, Trump responded: "Well, I don't know. He hasn't told me that."
"I have a very good relationship with him. I had lunch with him two days ago. I have a very good relationship with him," Trump explained.
"It could be that he is. I think he is sort of a Democrat if you want to know the truth. But General Mattis is a good guy. We get along very well," he added
The president when on to downplay the seriousness of officials departing his administration saying "everybody leaves," calling the proverbial revolving-door a textbook characteristic of Washington.
There have been consistent rumors all summer that Mattis is nearing the end of his tenure as Trump's defense secretary. It has even been said that Trump considered removing Mattis after the midterms, but both Mattis and Trump have vehemently denied the rumors.
Still, even if Mattis left, it would not be a sign of further discord inside the White House. Officials come and go nearly every day, including top-level officials. Nikki Haley announced her resignation as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations last week. She left on her own terms, most likely for personal reasons outside of her official duties. It's clear, given the amicable relationship between Haley and Trump, that she did not leave due to dysfunction.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/10/14/is-secretary-James-Mattis-on-his-way-out-trump-responds-to-the-rumors-drops-shock-admission
#3474108 at 2018-10-14 15:56:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4405: Dark to Light Edition
>>3474085
>>3474097
Report: Trump Says U.S. Must Finish Syria Mission in Six Months
https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-trump-says-us-must-finish-syria-mission-in-six-months
>The report states that military officials- including Defense Secretary James Mattis-warned that the deadline was unrealistic, but Trump responded by telling his team to get it done. Trump reportedly spent much of meeting complaining about how much the Syria mission was costing the U.S. with nothing in return.
#3474085 at 2018-10-14 15:51:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4405: Dark to Light Edition
Trump Calls Mattis 'Sort Of A Democrat,' Says He Doesn't Know When He'll Leave Cabinet
President Donald Trump called Secretary of Defense James Mattis "sort of a Democrat" and said he does not know when or if the general will leave his cabinet during an interview with "60 Minutes," according to a transcript released Sunday morning before the show was set to air Sunday evening.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/14/trump-Mattis-democrat-60-minutes-interview/
#3473464 at 2018-10-14 14:00:11 (UTC+1)
Q RESEARCH GENERAL #4404: PHONEFAG FIRST TIME BAKER EBAKE WITHOUT NOTABLES EDITION
Mattis is 'sort of a democrat' WTF?
BUT it is 60 Minutes interpretation…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-60-minutes-interview-president-suggests-defense-secretary-James-Mattis-could-be-next-to-leave-cabinet/
#3427410 at 2018-10-10 19:47:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4345: Energized, Pissed, and Ready Edition
SYRIA UPDATE
Families of Daraya rehabilitate their houses to return to normal life
With high will and determination, families of Daraya, in Damascus countryside, in cooperation with the local municipality, are going ahead in rehabilitating their houses and shops, overcoming their wounds and suffering caused by terrorism. Nearly 100 thousand citizens are expected to return to Daraya successively.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=148573
800 electrical power transformers arrived in Lattakia as a grant from China
Head of the Electricity Directorate in Lattakia, Eng. Nazih Maarouf, said that 118 containers arrived in Lattakia port including a range of power transformers of various capacities and distribution transformers, in addition to cables.
He pointed out the grant is well-timed given its importance during the stage of reconstruction and rehabilitation, especially that the electricity sector in Syria suffered significant losses during the past years as a result of terrorist attacks.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=148524
Turkish Defense Ministry: Idlib Demilitarized Zone Is Completely Established
The deadline for demilitarized zones to be fully functional expires on October 15. A day or two do not play any role, in any case, the quality of these works is more important," Lavrov told reporters at a news conference in the capital Moscow, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
https://southfront.org/turkish-defense-ministry-idlib-demilitarized-zone-is-completely-established/
Canisters With Chlorine Got in Daesh Hands Due to West's Irresponsibility - MoD
According to the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Daesh terrorists have attacked militants from Nusra Front and have seized at least two barrels with chlorine gas.
During the skirmish in the area of the Al-Latama village, four militants and two White Helmets staffers were killed, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said Wednesday.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201810101068771306-chlorine-daesh-west-syria-militants-provocation/
Ambassador al-Sabbagh: The OPCW confirmation of Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons 'worthy of praise'
"With the collapse of the terrorist organizations now in Syria as a result of the progress of the Syrian Arab Army, they are deliberately fleeing to other countries such as the White Helmets or are returning to their countries of origin with expertise in the use of chemical weapons, which necessitates the strengthening of international cooperation to counter chemical terrorist threats to security and stability of the states," he noted.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=148561
US Sends More Diplomats to Coalition-Controlled Areas of Syria: What's Behind the Move?
Defense Secretary James Mattis announced on Oct. 2 that the number of US diplomats in Syria had doubled. No specific number was mentioned, but the move was motivated by the need to intensify the diplomatic effort, with "the military operations becoming less." Under the label of "Syria," the secretary was referring to more than a quarter of the country, with an estimated population of 1.5 million to two million people. This territory is controlled by the US-supported and Kurdish-dominated SDF and its political wing, the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC).
https://southfront.org/us-sends-more-diplomats-to-coalition-controlled-areas-of-syria-whats-behind-the-move/
SDF Claims It Killed More Than 600 ISIS Fighters During Its Operation In Euphrates Valley
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that their fighters have killed 651 ISIS terrorists and captured 6 others since the beginning of the SDF military operation against the terrorist group in the Euphrates Valley a month ago.
NO PROOF PROVIDED
https://southfront.org/sdf-claims-it-killed-more-than-600-isis-fighters-during-its-operation-in-euphrates-valley/
PART 1
#3412116 at 2018-10-09 20:20:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4325: A Brewing Storm In Iowa Edition
Trump Has Done More to Take On and Take Down the American Empire Than Any Other President
For all his faults and backing of certain aspects and adventures of the Empire he has also done more than Obama, Reagan, Carter, JFK, or Eisenhower to confront it
More than any other presidency in modern history, Donald Trump's has been a veritable sociopolitical wrecking ball, deliberately stoking conflict by playing to xenophobic and racist currents in American society and debasing its political discourse. That fact has been widely discussed. But Trump's attacks on the system of the global U.S. military presence and commitments have gotten far less notice.
He has complained bitterly, both in public and in private meetings with aides, about the suite of permanent wars that the Pentagon has been fighting for many years across the Greater Middle East and Africa, as well as about deployments and commitments to South Korea and NATO. This has resulted in an unprecedented struggle between a sitting president and the national security state over a global US military empire that has been sacrosanct in American politics since early in the Cold War.
And now Bob Woodward's "Fear: Trump in the White House" has provided dramatic new details about that struggle.
Trump's Advisers Take Him Into 'the Tank'
Trump had entered the White House with a clear commitment to ending US military interventions, based on a worldview in which fighting wars in the pursuit of military dominance has no place. In the last speech of his "victory tour" in December 2016, Trump vowed, "We will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we knew nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with." Instead of investing in wars, he said, he would invest in rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure.
In a meeting with his national security team in the summer of 2017, in which Secretary of Defense James Mattis recommended new military measures against Islamic State affiliates in North Africa, Trump expressed his frustration with the unending wars. "You guys want me to send troops everywhere," Trump said, according to a Washington Post report. "What's the justification?"
Mattis replied, "Sir, we're doing it to prevent a bomb from going off in Times Square," to which Trump angrily retorted that the same argument could be made about virtually any country on the planet.
Trump had even given ambassadors the power to call a temporary halt to drone strikes, according to the Post story, causing further consternation at the Pentagon.
Trump's national security team became so alarmed about his questioning of US military engagements and forward deployment of troops that they felt something had to be done to turn him around. Mattis proposed to take Trump away from the White House into "the Tank" at the Pentagon, where the Joint Chiefs of Staff held their meetings, hoping to drive home their arguments more effectively.
It was there, on July 20, 2017, that Mattis, then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other senior officials sought to impress on Trump the vital importance of maintaining existing US worldwide military commitments and deployments. Mattis used the standard Bush and Obama administration rhetoric of globalism, according to the meeting notes provided to Woodward. He asserted that the "rules-based, international democratic order"-the term used to describe the global structure of US military and military power-had brought security and prosperity. Tillerson, ignoring decades of US destabilizing wars in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, chimed in, saying, "This is what has kept the peace for 70 years."
https://russia-insider.com/en/trump-has-done-more-take-and-take-down-american-empire-any-other-president/ri24992
Cont. from images:
Trump's economic worldview, which some have called mercantilist, poses economic dangers to the United States. And given Trump's multiple serious personal and political failings-including his adoption of a policy of regime change in Iran urged on him by Bolton and by Trump's extremist Zionist campaign donor Sheldon Adelson-he may finally give up his resistance to the multiple permanent US wars.
But Trump's unorthodox approach has already emboldened him to challenge the essential logic of the US military empire more than any previous president. And the final years of his administration will certainly bring further struggles over the issues on which he has jousted repeatedly with those in charge of the empire.
#3381498 at 2018-10-07 16:53:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4285: The Frost Makes the Anons Edition
As President Donald Trump grapples with a number of huge foreign policy challenges over the coming months, he is going to have to make some key decisions on the generals who advise him and lead the US military.
Behind the scenes, the White House and Pentagon are looking for a new slate of senior officers to fill several key jobs with several senior military figures set to retire.
Defense Secretary James Mattis is playing a central role in making recommendations for nominations that will have to be confirmed by the Senate. No one knows how long Mattis will stay in his job or the names he is recommending. But the new crop of senior commanders could help shape military operations and policy for some years to come.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/07/politics/trump-generals-choices/index.html
#3351924 at 2018-10-05 20:37:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4247: Take Me Home, Country Roads Edition
>>3351886
Dennis Kusinich. Even Joe Liberman. There are others, or did you forget Mike Flynn is a democrat. So is James Mattis, and General kelly.
#3321665 at 2018-10-04 02:01:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4208: It's The "Calm Before The Storm" Anniversary on Friday Edition
>>3321632
Navy veteran from Utah was arrested Wednesday in connection with packages suspected to contain ricin that were mailed to Pentagon and Navy leadership on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Salt Lake City confirmed to Military Times.
William Clyde Allen III, 39, was arrested late Wednesday and taken into custody, said U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Melody Rydalch.
A former enlisted sailor who spent four years in the Navy nearly two decades ago, Allen is expected to be formally charged Friday, Rydalch said.
The envelopes of castor seeds, the base of a deadly toxin, were addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, defense officials said.
The parcels triggered alarms Monday during security screening at a mail processing center that is on the Pentagon campus, but not inside the building.
#3312125 at 2018-10-03 15:58:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4196: Hazelnut Shortbreads Edition
A former Navy sailor has reportedly sent the two suspicious packages found in a Pentagon mailroom on Tuesday, a Fox News report claims.
Investigators told Fox that one of two envelopes, addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis and top Navy officer Admiral John Richardson, initially tested positive for ricin contamination.
A return address on one of the envelopes pointed investigators towards the sailor, whose name has not yet been released.
The packages never actually made it into the Pentagon, but were intercepted at a remote mailroom in an adjacent building, after a tip from the White House. All mail to the Pentagon has been put under quarantine following the incident.
Similar packages were discovered on Tuesday at the Texas office of Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and at the White House, addressed to President Donald Trump. The Texas package was found to be safe, while law enforcement officials have not yet confirmed whether the package addressed to Trump contained ricin or any other poison.
Ricin is a highly toxic substance extracted from castor beans, and has figured prominently as a bioweapon in a number of foiled terrorist plots.
The most recent incident involving ricin-laced mail in Washington, DC was in April 2013, when a Mississippi man mailed envelopes with the toxin to Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and President Barack Obama.
The Pentagon's remote mail facility was set up after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent anthrax scare, to ensure that letters and packages can be screened for dangerous substances before they enter the Defense Department's headquarters.
https://www.rt.com/usa/440234-navy-sailor-pentagon-ricin/
#3309403 at 2018-10-03 11:17:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4192: No Baker On Duty Edition
>>3309340
I wish James Mattis was my Dad.
Infinite respect for this military man. He smashed ISIS and he has the best memes.
#3305884 at 2018-10-03 03:04:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4188: Save America, Vote Republican Edition
>>3305617 lb
>Pay attention folks,
>Today a letter addressed to Donald Trump was intercepted by Secret Service.
>Two more letters addressed to Secretary James Mattis and Admiral John Richardson were intercepted by the Pentagon.
>All 3 letters suspected to be laced with ricin.
>What's going on?
Just be thankful they didn't succeed in getting the guns
One man is in custody and a second is being sought after police recovered hundreds of stolen guns in suburban Midlothian, authorities said Tuesday.
The guns - nearly 370 .22- and .380-caliber firearms - had been stolen Sunday from a United Parcel Service distribution center in Memphis and were part of a shipment that was headed to Dallas, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
One man, Taveyan Turnbo, 18, is in custody and a second man, Roland Jackson, 24, of Chicago, is being sought in connection with the theft, according to ATF.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-stolen-guns-midlothian-st-1003-story.html
Pic related: they look rather clownish
#3305617 at 2018-10-03 02:47:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4187 Feeling a Change in the Air and it is Not Fall Edition
Pay attention folks,
Today a letter addressed to Donald Trump was intercepted by Secret Service.
Two more letters addressed to Secretary James Mattis and Admiral John Richardson were intercepted by the Pentagon.
All 3 letters suspected to be laced with ricin.
What's going on?
#3298661 at 2018-10-02 19:59:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4179: Vote Republican Edition
SYRIA UPDATE
Syria spat over? US starts training Turkish troops for joint patrols in Manbij
The US Defense Secretary told reporters on Tuesday that the Pentagon has just begun initial instruction for Turkey's troops that will conduct patrols in and around Manbij. "The training now is under way and we'll just have to see how that goes," James Mattis "We have every reason to believe the joint patrols will be coming on time," Mattis added Mattis praised the Turkish military who had been "very helpful, very professional on setting the rules of engagement and the training up."
https://www.rt.com/news/440096-us-train-turkish-manbij/
US Calls Iranian Missile Strike On ISIS In Syria "Reckless"
Cmdr. Robertson stated the Iran acted not like "professional" military forces such as those of the US-led coalition and of Russia deconflicting their operations to ensure maximum safety.
https://southfront.org/us-calls-iranian-missile-strike-on-isis-in-syria-reckless/
False Claims About Russia Mass-Killing Civilians in Syria
Propaganda war precedes and accompanies all conflicts - notably when US-led NATO and Israel wage naked aggression. Civilian casualties are inevitable in all wars. US-led NATO and Israel terror-bomb targeted countries and communities indiscriminately. Israel openly admits it, collective punishment its official policy. The IDF's Dahiya doctrine reflects it, named after the Beirut suburb Israeli forces destroyed in 2006. IDF Northern Commander, current chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot originated the doctrine, earlier saying: "We will apply disproportionate force at the heart of the enemy's weak spot (civilians) and cause great damage and destruction." "From our standpoint, these are not civilian villages (towns or cities). They are military bases. This is not a recommendation. This is a plan. And it has been approved." SOHR wages information war, one-sidedly reporting on Syria. On September 30, it headlined "Russia kills 18,000 in Syria since 2015," Facts: No one has a precise death and injury toll, at best a close approximation.
SOHR's numbers have no credibility. Its dubious "sources" are unnamed.
Not a shred of evidence suggests Russian and Syrian aerial operations indiscriminately bomb civilian communities, hospitals and infrastructure - a US-led NATO/Israeli specialty in all their wars of aggression.
Washington and its imperial partners pretend to be combating the scourge of ISIS they arm, fund, train, direct, and otherwise support - along with other terrorist groups in Syria and elsewhere. MUCH MORE
https://www.globalresearch.ca/false-claims-about-russia-mass-killing-civilians-in-syria/5655821
'49 pieces of hardware': Syria gets S-300 missile system & more from Russia in wake of Il-20 downing
We have completed the delivery of the S-300 system," Shoigu said Tuesday. The hardware supplied to Syria consisted of 49 pieces of military equipment, including radars, control vehicles and four launchers, he added.
https://www.rt.com/news/440152-russia-delivers-s300-syria/
Iran's IRGC Releases Photos Showing Alleged Impact Of Missile Attack On ISIS In Syria
Use link to view images are about as convincing as Israel's!
https://southfront.org/irans-irgc-releases-photos-showing-alleged-impact-of-missile-attack-on-isis-in-syria/
Syrian War Report - October 2, 2018: Iran Carries Out Missile, Drone Strikes On ISIS In Euphrates Valley
Image
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-october-2-2018-iran-carries-out-missile-drone-strikes-on-isis-in-euphrates-valley/
Note: The 2 varying US positions shows the US white hats and the US cabal. I'm not seeing any such divide in NATO or Israel.
#3297735 at 2018-10-02 19:11:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4177: Evil Be Gone Edition
Ricin tainted mail sent to SECDEF Mattis and CNO Richardson:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/ricin-detected-in-mail-sent-to-pentagon-envelope-addressed-to-sec-of-defense-James-Mattis/
"White powder" sent to Senator Cruz campaign office, 2 hospitalized:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/white-powder-sent-to-ted-cruz-campaign-hq-in-houston-2-people-hospitalized/
#3296397 at 2018-10-02 17:49:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4176: Patriot Tuesday Edition
US Threatens To Destroy Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile System If Necessary
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison on Tuesday warned that the U.S. could be forced to "take out" missiles Russia is developing that violate a Cold War-era treaty. If completed, the 9M729 Russian missile system could give it the capability to launch a missile strike on Europe with little or no notice, the Associated Press reported.
"It is time now for Russia to come to the table and stop the violations," Hutchison told reporters in Brussels, where US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis would later meet his NATO counterparts. She added that if the system became operational, the U.S. "would then be looking at the capability to take out a missile that could hit any of our countries in Europe and hit America."
Hutchison also urged Russia to cease development of the missile system, which fits into a class of banned weapons under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
"There will come a point in the future in which America will determine that it has to move forward with a development phase that is not allowed by the treaty right now," Hutchison said.
Earlier in the day, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia to be more transparent, and explain its alleged breaches of the INF Treaty.
She also noted that the US had no intentions of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), adding, however, that it might occur because of Russia. The pact bans countries from developing land-based cruise missiles with a range of between 310 and 3,410 miles. NATO officials have said the nascent Russian system fits into that category, the AP reported.
According to the US, the new Russian 9M729 missile systems violate the conditions of the pact, as they give Russia the possibility of launching a nuclear strike in Europe with little or no notice.
Meanwhile, Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the 9M729 missiles correspond to Russia's obligations under the INF Treaty and have not been upgraded and tested for the prohibited ranges. Moscow also noted that Washington had never provided any evidence that Russia had violated the agreement because such proof does not exist. Earlier in July, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that the United States is violating the treaty by deploying in Europe missile defense systems with launchers, which might be used for firing Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Hutchison's comments come a day before Defense Secretary James Mattis was scheduled to meet with other NATO officials. Mattis said he intends to bring up the missile issue during the meeting according to the AP.
Concerns over the missile system mark the latest sign of tensions between Russia and the rest of the world. Most recently, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia after the intelligence community determined that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Multiple Russians have since been charged in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into election meddling.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-02/us-threatens-destroy-russian-nuclear-capable-missile-system-if-necessary
#3213681 at 2018-09-27 19:37:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4069: God Bless Justice Kavanaugh Edition
SYRIA UPDATE
Removing rubble from Yarmouk Camp continues
The rubble removal in the Yarmouk Camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus continues as part of an integrated plan to rehabilitate what has been destroyed by the terrorist organizations. The process of rehabilitating the Camp began soon after declaring it and the area of southern Damascus free of terrorism. The Syrian Arab Army engineers started dismantling the mines and booby traps planted earlier by the terrorists in the houses and streets before they were defeated.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147729
Syrian Intelligence Clashes With ISIS Cell In Western Daraa
https://southfront.org/syrian-intelligence-clashes-with-isis-cell-in-western-daraa/
Army achieves new advancement in al-Safa hills, Sweida Badyia
SANA reporter in Sweida said that army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, engaged in fierce clashes with Daesh terrorists between the rocky cliffs in the direction of Qabir al-Sheikh Hussein in the area of al-Safa hills in parallel with conducting airstrikes and bombardments against positions and gatherings of terrorists in the area and its depth.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147719
Pentagon: Idlib Is "Hornet's Nest Of Multiple Terrorist Organizations". Russia, Assad Are To Blame
Robert Karem was asked if the fact that US has threatened to respond to any attack on Idlib, not just a chemical one means that the US is actually protecting al-Qaeda and ISIS militants, among other groups named as "terrorists," despite US military being there for the precise reason of fighting ISIS.
Robert Karem initially asked to answer the question in a closed session, not confirming the numbers of 20 to 30 thousand terrorists in Idlib, provided by Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Scott F. Benedict. Afterwards Karem commented: "There is no dispute that Idlib has become a hornet's nest of multiple terrorist organizations. Regrettably, this is the product of the Russian and Regime[Bashar al-Assad's government] approach to consolidating control on the ground in Syria. They have used de-escalation zones and local negotiated deals to purge areas in Syria and used Idlib as a dumping ground. And they have allowed the free transit of the worst terrorists to go to Idlib."
https://southfront.org/pentagon-idlib-is-hornets-nest-of-multiple-terrorist-organizations-russia-assad-are-to-blame/
Syrian Army Continues Its Advance In Al-Safa And Ambushes ISIS Fighters
The new advance achieved by units of the army on the western, southwestern and northwestern axes of the al-Safa hills led to tightening the siege and blocked the supply routes of ISIS terrorists," the SANA's reporter in al-Suwayda said.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-continues-its-advance-in-al-safa-and-ambushes-isis-fighters-video/
Lieberman: Israel Is Ready To Reopen Al-Quneitra Crossing With Syria
The fact that we have come here, to Alpha Gate, and as far as we are concerned UNDOF forces have begun to operate and patrol with the Israeli military's assistance, says that we are ready for the crossing to reopen," Liberman told reporters during a visit to the crossing, according to the Reuters news agency.
https://southfront.org/lieberman-israel-is-ready-to-reopen-al-quneitra-crossing-with-syria/
Seminar on Syrian Glass and its manufacture details
The Syrian-handmade glass, the origins of this craft and the stages of its development in Syria have been detailed in a seminar hosted by the Arab Cultural Center in Abu Rummaneh in the capital of Damascus.
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=147745
US General Claims Russian S-300s Will Create 'Unstable Conditions' for Syria
"The introduction of more of these systems only serves to create more unstable conditions and the likelihood of miscalculation such as which we tragically saw earlier in the week with the Russian plane being shot down by the Syrians," Benedict said, speaking to US lawmakers on Wednesday.
In a tense exchange, Congressman Seth Moulton questioned Benedict on the US's strategic mission in Syria, suggesting that the administration seems to have conflicting priorities. "This week, [National Security Advisor] John Bolton suggested that the United States envisions a permanent presence in Syria to counter Iran, while Secretary [of Defense] James Mattis insisted our forces are only there to counter ISIS*," Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer, said.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201809271068397813-pentagon-s300-implications/
#3196892 at 2018-09-26 21:18:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4047: Unity Edition
US Flies More B-52 Bombers Near Disputed Territories in South China Sea
Poking China in its side, the US Air Force conducted several B-52 bomber flights over the South China Sea this week, a move likely to draw Beijing's ire.
This week saw several American bombers flying across the contested region, with four B-52s transiting through skies over the South China Sea on Monday and an additional batch on Tuesday that traveled above the East China Sea.
Lt. Col. Dave Eastburn told Reuters on Wednesday that the bombers were participating in a "regularly scheduled, combined operation" that was part of "routine events designed to enhance our readiness and interoperability with our partners and allies in the region."
"The United States military will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows at times and places of our choosing," Eastburn added.
Bombers on Tuesday were reportedly escorted by Japanese fighter jets as all parties made their way through the Diaoyu Islands, according to CNN. Though the uninhabited islands are controlled by Japan, China has claimed them as its own.
When asked about this week's flybys, US Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday that the flights were "nothing out of the ordinary."
"That just goes on. If it was 20 years ago, and had [China] not militarized those features there, it would have been just another bomber on its way to Diego Garcia or wherever," he said. Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, is used by the US as a military base in the region.
The latest development comes after Chinese authorities denied the US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS Wasp port in Hong Kong after the US sanctioned the Chinese military for purchasing Russian military equipment. The rejected vessel was part of a group operating in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Bloomberg.
https://sputniknews.com/military/201809271068370368-us-flies-more-bombers-south-china-sea/
#3170847 at 2018-09-24 23:23:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4013: Judge K Will Be Confirmed Regardless Edition
US Troops to Remain in Syria After Daesh Defeated to Train Locals - Mattis
US troops will likely stay in Syria for the foreseeable future to train local forces after Daesh (outlawed in Russia) is eliminated, Defense Secretary James Mattis said at the Pentagon.
"Once we get those patrols going along the line of contact and we take out the rest of the caliphate, our goal would be to set up local security elements that prevent the return of [Daesh] while at the same time diplomatically supporting... the Geneva process," Mattis said on Monday.
Mattis' statement differs from that of National Security Advisor John Bolton's remarks regarding US policy on Syria.
Earlier on Monday, Bolton said at the United Nations General Assembly that US military will stay in the country until Iran militants move outside the borders.
Mattis, however, noted he and Bolton were "on the same sheet of music," when it comes to Syrian issue.
The defense secretary mentioned that the part of the Syria problem is Iran's involvement in the conflict. Mattis said Washington must address Iran, because whenever the instability occurs in Syria, Iran's imprint can be found.
"Everywhere you go in the Middle East, where there is instability, you find Iran," Mattis said.
The United States has repeatedly condemned Iran for providing financial and military support to the Syrian government. In May, President Donald Trump announced his decision to leave the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and re-impose sanctions on Tehran and third states doing business with Iran. The US move was condemned by other signatories to the accord, who have expressed their commitment to preserving the deal.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201809251068301372-us-troops-remain-syria/
Hmmm train them to do what? They are battle hardened and have all but defeated the cabals army
#3170411 at 2018-09-24 22:44:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #4013: Judge K Will Be Confirmed Regardless Edition
Former Symantec CEO named to head Defense Department's Silicon Valley unit
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/09/24/dod-diu-silicon-valley-unit-michael-brown-symantec.html
The Pentagon is bringing in former Symantec Corp. CEO Michael Brown to head up its freshly cemented Silicon Valley technology unit and one of his top priorities will be convincing the region's tech giants that they can and should work with the U.S. military.
Effective immediately, Brown is now the managing director of the Defense Department's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the agency said on Monday. Brown was previously chairman and CEO of Mountain View-based Symantec and San Jose-based Quantum Corp. Most recently, he served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow.
"There is no better person than Mike Brown to lead DIU into its next chapter," Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's under secretary of defense for research and engineering, said in a statement. "Mike's extensive Silicon Valley career speaks for itself, as he has experience in both hardware from his time at Quantum, as well as software at Symantec."
Brown led Symantec for two years and oversaw its divestiture of Veritas before he was "transitioned" out by the board in 2016.
"I understand the motivation of companies, CEOs, investors because I've been working with these folks my whole life," Brown told industry publication Defense News on Monday.
His appointment comes weeks after Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said that the Silicon Valley defense unit, previously known as DIUx, would drop the "experimental" portion of its name, becoming a permanent DoD unit and now nicknamed simply DIU.
The unit was founded under Obama-era Defense Secretary Ash Carter in 2015. Last summer, Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a visit to its Mountain View headquarters and said the unit would "grow in its influence and its impact on the Department of Defense," noting artificial intelligence as a top area of interest.
Brown will fill the top role formerly held by Raj Shah, who stepped down in February. Sean Heritage, who has been acting as DIU interim head, will return to being the Navy lead for the office, the unit said.
In June, the unit also hired Mike Madsen as "Unit Partner" to smooth out the collaboration processes between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
AI, Trump and China among Brown's priorities
Among Brown's top priorities will be convincing Silicon Valley tech companies to work with the U.S. military even as many of those businesses face employee pushback from within their ranks.
Earlier this year, thousands of Google employees protested against Project Maven, a project with the Pentagon in which the company's artificial intelligence technology was used to analyze drone footage. The uproar ultimately led the Alphabet Inc.-owned company to cancel the contact.
Brown told Defense News that the Project Maven incident was "overblown," adding that DIU is already in discussions with more than 500 different technology companies.
Brown also said his office will focus on warning U.S. companies of the dangers of working with China. American companies should be "not only viewing China as an economic opportunity but also seeing the geopolitical consequences," he told Defense News. "Being part of that debate is going to be an important role for DIU."
Brown also co-authored a white paper that reportedly helped to inform President Trump's bearish views on trade with China.
The Trump administration, which this week enacted $200 billion in new tariffs on Chinese imports, has taken an adversarial role toward the country, even as the massive Chinese market is increasingly being pursued by Silicon Valley companies from Tesla to Google.
"My fundamental view is we are in a technology race," Brown told Defense News. "We didn't ask to be in this, but we're in it. I'm concerned that if we don't recognize that we're in a race and take appropriate action, then we let China move forward and we don't put our best foot forward in terms of leading in these key technology areas."
Brown noted that the top tech investment priorities will include human systems engineering, information technology, cyber or advanced computing, autonomy, and artificial intelligence.
Brown said he plans to hire a human resources leader and new general counsel for the innovation unit.
#3105197 at 2018-09-20 15:59:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3929: Pecan Pie Edition
BAKER!
>>3102848 (pb)
This was in notables for its "connection" to a recent drop, but the article was from a few weeks back:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/defense-secretary-James-Mattis-flies-on-an-airborne-nuclear-bunker.html
#3082007 at 2018-09-19 02:31:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3899: Listen Qarefully Edition
>>3081733
James Mattis showing up for work at the Pentagon. Instantly the amimal kingdon notices a disturbance in the force…
#3057997 at 2018-09-17 16:54:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3869: The Digg is the Life Edition
>>3057770
So, Mr. Head, do you mind if I call you Dick?
Thanks for the sarcasm: mighty helpful. NOT.
Maybe I should rephrase/restate my question. My question wasn't "who are they?", so much
as how do they relate to this Qdrop surrounding the test Thursday?
Unless they don't relate. Just a random thought: Maybe something is going on in the Middle East that we need to keep an eye on?
From Wiki….
United States Central Command
Emblem of the United States Central Command
Founded
1983; 35 years ago
Country
United States of America
Type
Unified Combatant Command
Part of
Department of Defense
Headquarters
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Nickname(s)
CENTCOM
Engagements
Persian Gulf War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Combatant Commander
General Joseph Votel, USA
Deputy Commander
Lieutenant General Charles Brown, USAF[1]
Notable
commanders
General David Petraeus
Admiral William Fallon
General John Abizaid
General Tommy Franks
General Anthony Zinni
General James Mattis
General Norman Schwarzkopf
Insignia
Combat service identification badge (U.S. Army only)
The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the 1980 Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) responsibilities.
The CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes countries in the West Asia, parts of North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq. CENTCOM has been the main American presence in many military operations, including the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm, 1991), the War in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014), and the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2011). As of 2015, CENTCOM forces are deployed primarily in Afghanistan (Operation Resolute Support, 2015-present), Iraq and Syria (Operation Inherent Resolve, 2014-present) in supporting and advise-and-assist roles.
As of 1 September 2016, CENTCOM's commander was General Joseph Votel, U.S. Army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
#3047575 at 2018-09-16 18:59:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3856: Central Command
>>3047526
>>3047499
think [nuclear] football
meet DOOMSDAY plane
www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/defense-secretary-James-Mattis-flies-on-an-airborne-nuclear-bunker.html
#2993102 at 2018-09-12 19:33:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3787: /r/GreatAwakening Hammertime!
Nikki Haley warns Russia and Iran of 'dire consequences' if they continue airstrikes in Syria
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has told the governments of Iran and Russia that there would be "dire consequences" if they did not stop bombing rebel-held positions in Syria.
What about the attacks by Iran and Russia in Syria?
As the war in Syria continues to drag on, the militaries of Iran and Russia have been launching attacks on rebel-held positions, in an attempt to end the conflict in a way that favors their ally, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Both nations have strongly denied that Assad has possession of or has used chemical weapons in the past, despite a plethora of evidence. Assad has targeted civilian populations with sarin and chlorine gas. In addition to covering for Assad, Russia has targeted rebel territory with "barrel bombs, rockets and artillery," according to Haley.
More than half a million people have died in the Syrian Civil War so far. According to a study conducted in March by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 85 percent of that number were civilians killed by the Assad regime.
What did Nikki Haley say?
"If Assad, Russia and Iran continue down the path they are on, the consequences will be dire," Haley said during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council regarding the ongoing crisis in Idlib, Syria.
Haley called the "atrocities" perpetrated by the Assad regime "a permanent stain on history, and a black mark for this council which was blocked over and over by Russia from taking action to help."
She added:
I also want to reiterate what I said last week to the Assad regime and anyone else contemplating the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The United States followed through when we said that we would respond to the use of chemical weapons. We stand by this warning.
When asked by reporters on Tuesday, Secretary of Defense James Mattis refused to say whether or not the U.S. would take any sort of military action against Syria, or what exactly these dire consequences might look like.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/12/nikki-haley-warns-russia-and-iran-of-dire-consequences-if-they-continue-airstrikes-in-syria
#2989479 at 2018-09-12 14:30:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3782: The EU Parliament Approve The #CopyrightDirective Edition
I'd welcome Donald Trump's impeachment, but he has gotten these 20 things right!!
I'd welcome impeachment but fair is fair
I'm surprised the number climbed that high. I've been a consistent Never Trumper who hopes the president's first term is his last. I would even welcome impeachment. Even so, I'm also a journalist trained to look for the truth and share it whether it's popular or not.
Thus, even as someone who has criticized Trump on issues ranging from trade to immigration to education, it's only fair to do what much of the news media refuse to do - admit that Trump has done some things right. Such as:
?Move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
?Pull the United States out of the Iranian nuclear deal.
?Stand up to NATO countries for not ponying up enough money to cover the organization's expenses and their own defense costs.
?Take on the news media and not back down, exposing bias and agenda-driven journalism intended to run him out of office.
?Put an intense focus on immigration, the importance of border security and the cost of illegal immigration, including U.S. citizens killed by the undocumented.
?Target the ruthless Salvadoran street gang MS-13.
?Picking James Mattis as Defense secretary, Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, John Kelly as White House chief of staff andKellyanne Conway as senior adviser.
?Begin a dialogue with North Korea about ending its nuclear weapons program.
?Focus attention on Rust Belt states and give respect to white working-class voters, overlooked by the elites on both coasts.
?Challenge elitism and question what it means to be "elite."
?Create millions of new jobs (the White House claims as many as 3 million) and bring unemployment down to 3.9 percent, the lowest since 2000.
?Focus national attention on the opiod crisis, including a look at doctors who overprescribe pain pills.
?Nominate impressive Supreme Court candidates Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
?Propose and help pass a tax cut and cut federal regulations.
?Pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change and defy global warming alarmists.
?Renegotiate unfair trade deals in search of better terms.
?Target racial preferences at colleges and universities, which often hurt intended beneficiaries by lowering standards.
?Refocus immigration debate by ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and trying to force Congress to confront the thorny issue of what to do with "Dreamers," who were brought to the USA illegally when they were kids.
?Shake up both the Republican and Democratic establishments and remain independent from the Washington cartel.
?Make politics more accessible to people who have rarely voted or cared about it, and widen the door of civic engagement.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/12/donald-trump-impeachment-welcome-but-hes-done-20-things-right-column/1258575002/
#2982536 at 2018-09-12 00:17:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3773: PANIC IN DC Edition
>>2982497
"I'm going to plead with you, do not cross us. Because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years."
- General James Mattis
#2979010 at 2018-09-11 20:26:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3769: Bootleg Edition
US Starts Training Terrorists in Al-Tanf Base in Southern Syria
The US Army troops, including a hundred marines that have just arrived in the region, have started training terrorists in the US-run al-Tanf base in Southern Homs, an Arab media outlet reported on Tuesday.
The Arabic-language Qatar 21 news website quoted commander of Maqawir al-Thowrah terrorist group, affiliated to the Free Syrian Army (FSA), as disclosing that the US marines have launched training his forces in al-Tanf base at border with Iraq.
The website further said that a large volume of the US's military equipment has also arrived in al-Tanf.
News sources had announced last week that over a hundred US marines were dispatched to Syria to implement a drill using real ammo.
On Sunday, over 100 US Marines were sent as reinforcements to the military base in al-Tanf in Syria after Russia allegedly revealed intentions of launching precision strikes on an area under the US-led coalition's control.
While the official statement by the Pentagon did not mention that the reinforcements had been sent as a precautionary measure to the alleged threats, chief Central Command spokesman, Captain William Urban, said that the troops flown to the area would conduct multiday drills using live ammunition, Task & Purpose reported.
"Our forces will demonstrate the capability to deploy rapidly, assault a target with integrated air and ground forces and conduct rapid exfiltration," Task & Purpose cited him as saying.
According to the report, US officials tackling the Syria issue have recently claimed that "the administration is now resolved to stay in Syria longer than President Donald Trump previously indicated", purportedly referring to POTUS's March speech, when he suggested that the United States would leave the war-torn country "very soon".
The news came on the heels of a CNN report about Moscow' s alleged warnings of an impending attack on militants in the area protected by US troops.
The media outlet's report also claimed that US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford were aware of the latest intelligence, adding that US troops in Syria "have the right of self-defense if they are attacked and would not need to ask permission from higher levels of the government before acting".
"The United States does not seek to fight the Russians, the government of Syria or any groups that may be providing support to Syria in the Syrian civil war. However, the United States will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend US, coalition or partner forces," CNN quoted an anonymous insider.
The Russian Ministry of Defense hasn't commented on the claims so far.
Slightly over a week ago, Syrian government forces captured two militants near Palmyra, claiming that they were members of the Lions of the East group, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. They also confessed that they had been trained and armed by American instructors in a camp near the al-Tanf military base.
Following the statement, Sputnik reached out to a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve who dismissed the aforementioned allegations as "malign propaganda", adding that "there is no terrorist camp within the al-Tanf de-confliction zone, which runs in a 55k diameter around the Coalition's al-Tanf Garrison".
The US-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against what it referred to as Daesh targets in Syria without either a UN mandate or Damascus' authorization. Currently, some 2,000 US troops are said to be deployed in the war-ravaged country. The Syrian government considers their presence illegal. Syrian authorities, meanwhile, officially asked Russia to assist the country's forces in fighting terrorist groups operating on the territory of the Mideast country.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13970620000925
#2976954 at 2018-09-11 17:46:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3766: In Eternal Remembrance Edition
At Least 52 Afghan Personnel Killed In New Series Of Taliban Attacks
Taliban members launched separate attacks on Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's north, killing at least 52, according to provincial officials, cited by AP.
The fighting started late night September 9th and continued until the morning of September 10th. AP cited Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, head of the provincial council in Kunduz province, who said that at least 13 security forces were killed, and 15 others wounded in an attack on a checkpoint they were manning in Dashti Archi district.
In the Jawzjani province, Provincial Police Chief Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani said the Taliban attacked Khamyab district from different sides, forcing Afghan forces to withdraw from the district headquarters to avoid civilian causalities. "There was intense fighting and we didn't want civilian houses destroyed, or any civilian casualties," said Jawzjani. He claimed that at least 8 policemen were killed, and three others were wounded. He also added that seven Taliban were killed and eight were wounded in the fighting.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced that the group claims responsibility for the attacks in Kunduz and Jawzjan provinces.
The Taliban also killed another 14 local Afghan policemen and pro-government militia, they also wounded 6 in the Dara Suf district of Samangan province, provincial spokesman Sediq Azizi said. Three Taliban were killed and four were wounded, according to him. Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, nevertheless Azizi accused Taliban members that are active in the province and often target Afghan forces.
Across the Sari Pul province, Taliban fighters killed at least 17 Afghan security forces and wounded 3 in attacks, according to the provincial governor, Zahir Wahdat. He claimed that 39 Taliban fighters were killed, and 14 others were wounded in the battles, adding that the death toll could rise. Gen. Abdul Qayum Baqizai, the provincial police chief, said at least two security forces were killed in the battles. "The Taliban's attack has been repelled, but sporadic gun battles are underway at the outskirts of the city," Baqizai added. There has been no comment about fighting in the Sari Pul province from the Taliban side.
On September 9th, Taliban fighters killed 40 members of the Afghan security forces at a military base in the northern province of Baghlan and another 19 police officers and soldiers in Wardak and Herat Provinces.
On the same day, seven people were killed in Kabul as a suicide bomber attacked a commemoration marking the 17th anniversary of the killing of Ahmad Shah Masoud, who led the resistance against the Taliban in the late 1990s, he was killed by a suicide bomber two days prior to the September 11th attacks in the US.
This all came after on September 7th, the US command in Afghanistan announced on September 7 that Defense Secretary James Mattis had arrived in Kabul. The New American cited AP which reported that Mattis was accompanied by General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Afghan presidential spokesman Mohammad Haroon told the AP that Mattis was expected to meet President Ashraf Ghani, as well as Afghan, U.S., and NATO military commanders.
The AP report cited by the New American also noted that the US government appeared to be increasing efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Afghanistan.
Prior to that, National Public Radio reported that on September 4th, Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq and as U.N. ambassador during the administration of President George W. Bush, was named President Trump's special adviser to Afghanistan. "Ambassador Khalilzad is going to join the State Department team to assist us in the reconciliation effort, so he will come on and be the State Department's lead person for that purpose," Pompeo told reporters. Khalilzad will "be full-time focused on developing the opportunities to get the Afghans and the Taliban to come to a reconciliation."
The New American reported that Khalilzad "Khalilzad is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an organization that has dominated U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II, pushing for constant military intervention in other nations and entangling U.S. troops in a never-ending series of no-win wars," such as the 17-year-long war and still continuing war in Afghanistan.
https://southfront.org/at-least-52-afghan-personnel-killed-in-new-series-of-taliban-attacks/
#2960620 at 2018-09-10 17:59:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3745: Bolton maybe /ourguy/ Edition
>>2960386
John Kelly, General USMC
James Mattis, General, USMC
Bob Woodward, used a confidential source named Deep Throat.
I'll take liars for $1000, BOB.
#2940205 at 2018-09-09 00:59:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3719: Hints Expend Ammunition Edition
Happy Birthday James Mattis
thanks for all you do~
#2935188 at 2018-09-08 16:47:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3713 Liked it Better When Hussein was STFU Edition
>>2935071
>The passage details a particular moment in which Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis unleashed on former White House press secretary Sean Spicer after the latter badgered the general to appear on more television shows.
>Mattis is said to have an aversion to TV appearances, and has only made a single appearance on a network show since Trump took the oval.
Probably cuz he knows those shows are set up as public shaming operations.
Great interview that General Mattis gave to a HS journalist last year.
http://mihsislander.org/2017/06/full-transcript-James-Mattis-interview/
Mattis: Probably the most important thing is to get involved. You'll gain courage when you get involved. You'll gain confidence, you'll link with people, some of whom will agree with you and some won't, and as a result, you'll broaden your perspective. If you do that, especially if you study history, you realize that our country has been through worse and here's how they've found their way through that.
Here's what leaders did, here's what educators did, here's what business people did, here's what soldiers did, here's what politicians did, and you can sometimes see, by weaving together that tapestry, how to go forward.
You lose your paralysis, you lose your, I would almost call it unproductive worry, and you replace it with productive action.
#2932970 at 2018-09-08 10:13:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3710 Comfy Night Bread Edition
>>2932802
If I was General James Mattis, I'd help the YPG and SSA troops near Nubl attack West and capture Highway 62. Then slowly tighten the noose around the Turks that flooded into the area south of Aleppo.
But then again, Jim hasn't needed my strategic input so far.
#2929257 at 2018-09-08 02:05:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3705: Logical ThinkinQ
>>2929239
Among the administration officials who have denied writing the opinion piece are:
Vice President Mike Pence
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
Defense Secretary James Mattis
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson
Veteran Affairs Secretary Rob Wilkie
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta
CIA Director Gina Haspel
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon
Energy Secretary Rick Perry
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
White House Counsel Don McGahn
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar
Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
#2905671 at 2018-09-06 18:55:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3675: Excitement Intensifies Edition
SYRIA UPDATE
Syria, Abkhazia ink two cooperation agreements
The first agreement stipulates for the establishment a joint committee for economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation while the second one provides for the facilitation and development of trade and economic cooperation between the two friendly countries.
Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil and the Chairman of Planning and International Cooperation Authority Imad Sabouni signed the agreements on behalf of the
Syrian side while Foreign Minister Daur Kove and Economy Minister Adgur Ardzinba signed for the Abkhazian side.
http://sananews.sy/en/?p=2296
Pentagon has 'zero intelligence' on Syrian militants' chemical weapons capabilities - Mattis
"We have zero intelligence that shows the opposition has any chemical capability," James Mattis told journalists on Wednesday, noting that despite its deep "penetration" of the armed Syrian opposition groups, the US has never "seen" the militants using any chemicals. Citing "American" and "international" data, he emphasized that only the forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad "had done this before."
https://www.rt.com/usa/437734-Mattis-evidence-chemical-weapons-idlib/
Idlib must be liberated to reach peace, Syrian Army best poised to do it - military analyst to RT
Syria's terror-infested Idlib province is a thorn that needs removing, a military expert told RT, adding that the Syrian Army is capable of both freeing the area from terrorists and keeping civilians safe.
The Idlib de-escalation zone has "served its purpose and has to be cleared out as soon as possible", as it's become a "source of destabilization and threats" that impedes further peace process in Syria, Mikhail Khodarenok, a retired colonel, who worked at the main operational directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, told RT.
'Thorn that needs to be removed'
The region is controlled by various warring militant groups, including such terrorist organizations as the former Al Nusra Front (now known as Tahrir al-Sham). It poses considerable danger both to local civilians and other Syrian territories, as well as to the Russian forces stationed at the Khmeimim Air Base. The terrorists seek to derail the separation of extremist forces from other armed groups "in every possible way."
https://www.rt.com/news/437817-syria-idlib-thorn-removed/
Syrian Army Advances 2km Inside Al-Safa Area
On September 6, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) advanced 2km deep inside the heavily fortified area of al-Safa, north of the governorate of al-Suwayda, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The state-run news agency said that Syrian soldiers killed dozens of ISIS members during their advance.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-advances-2km-inside-al-safa-area/
Russian Warplanes Pound Militant Positions Between Hama And Idlib
https://southfront.org/russian-warplanes-pound-militant-positions-between-hama-and-idlib-videos-photos/
Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Leaders Are Selling Their Property In Idlib Ahead Of Syrian Army Attack - Report
"Leaders and princes of Hay'at [HTS] began selling their property - restaurants, farms and commercial markets - fearing any battle or an unexpected scenario that may lead to the expulsion of Hay'at from Idlib... The most prominent leaders of Hay'at offered their property for sale secretly. So, they don't spread panic among their supporters," a source familiar with the situation told the Lebanese news outlet.
https://southfront.org/hayat-tahrir-al-sham-leaders-are-selling-their-property-in-idlib-ahead-of-syrian-army-attack-report/
THE CABAL AREN'T HAPPY
Psychic Nikki Haley: If There Is A Future Chemical Weapons Attack, Assad Did It
https://southfront.org/psychic-nikki-haley-if-there-is-a-future-chemical-weapons-attack-assad-did-it/
France 'ready to strike' Syria if chemical weapons used during Idlib offensive - army chief
https://www.rt.com/news/437790-france-threatens-airstrikes-syria/
"Idlib operation would be a big risk" - Turkey desperately trying to save jihadists in Syria
https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/09/idlib-operation-would-be-a-big-risk-turkey-desperately-trying-to-save-jihadists-in-syria/
#2905448 at 2018-09-06 18:34:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3674: Excitement Palpable Edition
>>2905412
Dems urge Mattis to reject using $450M for border wall
Four top House Democrats are urging the Pentagon to reject a request from the Department of Homeland Security to use $450 million to build border wall at a military range in Arizona.
"In countless hearings and briefings this year we have heard from senior civilian and military leadership on the readiness challenges our military currently faces," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis publicly released Thursday. "With that in mind, we fail to see how diverting $450 million away from efforts to rebuild military readiness is in the department or the taxpayers' best interests."
The letter was signed by Reps. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee; Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee; Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.), ranking member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee; and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), ranking member of the House Appropriations military construction and veterans affairs subcommittee.
Frustrated that Congress has not funded his proposed wall on the southern border, President Trump first raised the possibility of using Pentagon funding for the wall in March.
Shortly afterward, a Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed the department was looking at the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range as a possible place to build a stretch of wall. The land is a bombing range near the Mexico-U.S. border in Wellton, Ariz.
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/405396-dems-urge-Mattis-to-reject-using-450m-for-border-wall
#2904615 at 2018-09-06 17:28:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3673: Booker Fallout Edition
Denials Roll In From Top Admin Officials On Op-Ed
Multiple top officials in the Trump administration are denying being the author of a recent anonymous New York Times op-ed disparaging the president.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirsten Nielsen, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson and Vice President Mike Pence have all denied authorship on the record.
"It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room. We fully recognize what is happening. And we are trying to do what's right even when Donald Trump won't," the anonymous official said.
The official described a cabal of administration officials actively circumventing the president's daily desires. The op-ed comes just as excerpts from Bob Woodward's new book on the administration are being released, showing a similar culture among senior aides who do not think highly of the president and work to temper his behavior.
Vice Presidential communications director Jarrod Agen said on twitter amid speculation that it was his office, "The Vice President puts his name on his Op-Eds. The [nytimes] should be ashamed and so should the person who wrote the false, illogical, and gutless op-ed. Our office is above such amateur acts."
"It's not mine," Pompeo said while on a visit to India, adding "it shouldn't surprise anyone that The New York Times, a liberal newspaper that has attacked this administration relentlessly, chose to print such a piece."
"Speculation that The New York Times op-ed was written by me or my Principal Deputy is patently false. We did not," Coats said.
A spokesperson for Nielsen issued a similar statement, saying, "Secretary Nielsen is focused on leading the men and women of DHS and protecting the homeland - not writing anonymous and false opinion pieces for the New York Times."
Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Dana White denied Mattis's authorship of the op-ed to reporters Thursday saying "it was not his op-ed."
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/06/denials-roll-in-from-top-admin-officials-on-op-ed/
#2902319 at 2018-09-06 14:16:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3670: Unnerving His Detractors Edition
>>2901947
So there is not rat in the WH - for sure?
If there is and it's not Pence and not Kelly, could it be any other of the cabinet members?
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda E. McMahon
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney
Representative of the United States to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Secretary of Education Elisabeth Prince DeVos
Secretary of Energy James Richard Perry
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
Vice President Michael R. Pence
White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly
#2898616 at 2018-09-06 04:30:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3665: Down Goes Fake News!
Get a load of this from the Independant in the UK……..
Trump has fallen out with his military chiefs - and this is what it means for American security… Fuckin Woodward, wonder how much the CIA paid him,,,,,,,,,
There were reports in October last year that the former military commanders in the Trump administration - James Mattis, John Kelly and HR McMaster - had renewed their pact not to be abroad at the same time. At least one will stay behind, they had decided, as a check against the wilder actions of the president.
Ten months on, Lieutenant General McMaster has gone as national security adviser, General John Kelly has been sidelined and on his way out. The chief of staff, it is reported, now spends a lot of his working day in the gym and privately says he does not care if Trump gets impeached.
According to the latest revelations from the White House, contained in Bob Woodward's new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, the general can't wait to get out of "crazytown" and thinks the president is an "idiot" and "unhinged".
General Mattis is now really the last man standing among the three who felt it was their patriotic duty to protect the nation from a president they have been viewing with increasing alarm.
Full story here: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-fallen-out-us-military-chiefs-Mattis-kelly-mcmaster-a8524056.html
#2892256 at 2018-09-05 21:50:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3657: Get 'Em POTUS! Edition
>>2891143
Reposting since I screwed it up.
From Dan Bloom's Twatter @danbl00m
https://twitter.com/danbl00m/status/1037428190166347776
"Lodestar" just seems like an unusual word to use in general, not to mention in an op-ed that's going to be widely read. It has this whiff of sanctimony. So I search for John Kelly and James Mattis ever having used the word "lodestar." Nothing. But then...an example pops up of Vice President Mike Pence using the word "lodestar" in a speech at the UN in September 2017.
Two months later, Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner. He drops "lodestar" again.
So, is it VP Pence or is someone trying to frame him? IMO, the writer's vocabulary reads awfully similar to a Brennan Twat. Note certain choice words: inclination, detrimental, amorality and moored. I've included an example of one of his twats.
#2892150 at 2018-09-05 21:42:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3657: Get 'Em POTUS! Edition
>>2891143
From Dan Bloom's Twatter @danbl00m
https://twitter.com/danbl00m/status/1037428190166347776
"Lodestar" just seems like an unusual word to use in general, not to mention in an op-ed that's going to be widely read. It has this whiff of sanctimony. So I search for John Kelly and James Mattis ever having used the word "lodestar." Nothing. But then…an example pops up of Vice President Mike Pence using the word "lodestar" in a speech at the UN in September 2017.
Two months later, Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Jack Kemp Leadership Award Dinner. He drops "lodestar" again.
So, is it VP Pence or is someone trying to frame him? IMO, the writer's vocabulary reads awfully similar to a Brennan Twat. Note certain choice words: inclination, detrimental, amorality and moored. I've included an example of one of his twats.
#2887911 at 2018-09-05 16:45:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3652 PREDICTABLE FAKE NEWS Edition
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>>2829643, >>2829673 1986 U.S. District Court Dost test: No CP image guidelines
>>2327065 How to filter gore spam >>2334211 (new: Add into [Options] -> Theme)
KAVANAUGH HEARING
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
#3651
>>2887189 Anon shows behind the curtain of the WaPo 14-pt lead poll
>>2887399 Second Seagram heiress linked to NXIVM
>>2887406 Manafort judge says SC cannot mention Russian Collusion (r)
>>2887415, >>2887443, >>2887439 Mad Max digs
>>2887479 Wash Examiner: Trump Defends Pope's Child Abuse handling
>>2887496, >>2887672 Graham gets Kav to say military tribunal for enemy collusion OK (Audio, no sauce)
>>2887592 JW release: Dossier Author not credible, but got paid anyway
>>2887602 POTUS allies in Congress to request DECLAS tomorrow
>>2887653 ( >>2886981 LB ) Twitter's got company on the downhill side of the stock market
>>2887701 Anon digs on Kavanaugh's wife, doesn't like what he's found so far
>>2887865 #3651
#3650
>>2886444 Kamala Harris Twat; Stop Kav
>>2886522 Update on Emirates Flight DXB to JFK
>>2886407, >>2886665 More Strange Flight Sickness (UK and Algeria)
>>2886529 Lawyer Representing 9/11 Families Names Mueller and Comey for Cover Up (June 2018 article)
>>2886592, >>2886660 117 Days left in the Year; Today's Highlights in History
>>2886690 Kim Kardashian Meeting with Trump about another Pardon
>>2886692 Russia Claims Hole Found in ISS was Drilled Deliberately
>>2886680 FB Building election "War Room." Who are the enemies and allies?
>>2886858 Libel Laws. End of MSM. Q Post and POTUS Tweet
>>2886981 Twitter shares losing value as @Jack testifies
>>2887039 CDC at DXB-JFK plane; We don't need no steenking masks
>>2887045 Anon posits Q-Team behind plane sicknesses
>>2887125 #3650
#3649
>>2885614 ABC/WaPo poll puts Dems in 14 point lead, still below HRC's 2016 poll numbers
>>2885591 Man intentionally crashes truck into Dallas Fox4 studios
>>2885699 Norway starts to awaken
>>2885723, >>2885874 New POTUS Twats
>>2885802, >>2885893, >>2886019 Lightly sauced article on SpecFor seizing Clinton Cash in Borneo
>>2885912, >>2885940, >>2885975, >>2886059, >>2886215, >>2886266 Dubai Plane at JFK Intl airport, 100+ ill
>>2886044 AJ crashes Shadow banning hearing
>>2886127 Leftists don't think Schumer is radical enough in blocking Kavanaugh
>>2886155 Anon wonders if Q's >>2848924 could be related to Borneo news above
>>2886206 Kavanaugh protesters and news stories dealing with them
>>2886333 #3649
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
>>2885422 Bogus Veteran's charities under State microscopes for profiteering
>>2885431, >>2885433 Anon points out 13 and 33 in MS Logo (and hit 33 as his post number)
>>2885491, >>2885521 Follow up on Israel weapons to Syrian Rebels past articles
>>2885503 #3648
#3647 Baker change
>>2884363 Blood testing Theranos set to dissolve
>>2884011 Mark Parker CEO of Nike also Director of the BoD for Disney since 2016
>>2884176 Symbolism will be their downfall: The number 13
>>2884135 GermanArchiveAnon Update
>>2884123 Google, Twitter, Facebook, Apple: Class-action lawsuit filed over conservative censorship
>>2884008 Kavenaugh: We have 48 out of 50 Senators in the bag
>>2884008 'Kavanaugh Confirmation Tracker' tracks Senator's stands on Kavanaugh
>>2883991 Ken Starr is also releasing a book on the same day as Woodward
>>2884717 #3647
Previously Collected Notables
>>2883107 #3645, >>2883922 #3646, >>2885383 New Bun for #3646 added #3648
>>2880880 #3642, >>2881589 #3643, >>2882345 #3644
>>2878538 #3639, >>2879310 #3640, >>2880099 #3641
>>2876190 #3636, >>2876992 #3637, >>2877749 #3638
>>2873875 #3633, >>2874611 #3634, >>2875386 #3635
>>2871618 #3630, >>2872375 #3631, >>2873121 #3632
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#2887135 at 2018-09-05 15:44:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3651 New Q late in Bread Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
GLOBAL
>>2829643, >>2829673 1986 U.S. District Court Dost test: No CP image guidelines
>>2327065 How to filter gore spam >>2334211 (new: Add into [Options] -> Theme)
KAVANAUGH HEARING
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
#3650
>>2886444 Kamala Harris Twat; Stop Kav
>>2886522 Update on Emirates Flight DXB to JFK
>>2886407, >>2886665 More Strange Flight Sickness (UK and Algeria)
>>2886529 Lawyer Representing 9/11 Families Names Mueller and Comey for Cover Up (June 2018 article)
>>2886592, >>2886660 117 Days left in the Year; Today's Highlights in History
>>2886690 Kim Kardashian Meeting with Trump about another Pardon
>>2886692 Russia Claims Hole Found in ISS was Drilled Deliberately
>>2886680 FB Building election "War Room." Who are the enemies and allies?
>>2886858 Libel Laws. End of MSM. Q Post and POTUS Tweet
>>2886981 Twitter shares losing value as @Jack testifies
>>2887039 CDC at DXB-JFK plane; We don't need no steenking masks
>>2887045 Anon posits Q-Team behind plane sicknesses
>>2887125 #3650
#3649
>>2885614 ABC/WaPo poll puts Dems in 14 point lead, still below HRC's 2016 poll numbers
>>2885591 Man intentionally crashes truck into Dallas Fox4 studios
>>2885699 Norway starts to awaken
>>2885723, >>2885874 New POTUS Twats
>>2885802, >>2885893, >>2886019 Lightly sauced article on SpecFor seizing Clinton Cash in Borneo
>>2885912, >>2885940, >>2885975, >>2886059, >>2886215, >>2886266 Dubai Plane at JFK Intl airport, 100+ ill
>>2886044 AJ crashes Shadow banning hearing
>>2886127 Leftists don't think Schumer is radical enough in blocking Kavanaugh
>>2886155 Anon wonders if Q's >>2848924 could be related to Borneo news above
>>2886206 Kavanaugh protesters and news stories dealing with them
>>2886333 #3649
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
>>2885422 Bogus Veteran's charities under State microscopes for profiteering
>>2885431, >>2885433 Anon points out 13 and 33 in MS Logo (and hit 33 as his post number)
>>2885491, >>2885521 Follow up on Israel weapons to Syrian Rebels past articles
>>2885503 #3648
#3647 Baker change
>>2884363 Blood testing Theranos set to dissolve
>>2884011 Mark Parker CEO of Nike also Director of the BoD for Disney since 2016
>>2884176 Symbolism will be their downfall: The number 13
>>2884135 GermanArchiveAnon Update
>>2884123 Google, Twitter, Facebook, Apple: Class-action lawsuit filed over conservative censorship
>>2884008 Kavenaugh: We have 48 out of 50 Senators in the bag
>>2884008 'Kavanaugh Confirmation Tracker' tracks Senator's stands on Kavanaugh
>>2883991 Ken Starr is also releasing a book on the same day as Woodward
>>2884717 #3647
Previously Collected Notables
>>2883107 #3645, >>2883922 #3646, >>2885383 New Bun for #3646 added #3648
>>2880880 #3642, >>2881589 #3643, >>2882345 #3644
>>2878538 #3639, >>2879310 #3640, >>2880099 #3641
>>2876190 #3636, >>2876992 #3637, >>2877749 #3638
>>2873875 #3633, >>2874611 #3634, >>2875386 #3635
>>2871618 #3630, >>2872375 #3631, >>2873121 #3632
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#2886345 at 2018-09-05 14:32:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3650 Pain Quotidien Edition
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GLOBAL
>>2829643, >>2829673 1986 U.S. District Court Dost test: No CP image guidelines
>>2327065 How to filter gore spam >>2334211 (new: Add into [Options] -> Theme)
KAVANAUGH HEARING
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
#3649
>>2885614 ABC/WaPo poll puts Dems in 14 point lead, still below HRC's 2016 poll numbers
>>2885591 Man intentionally crashes truck into Dallas Fox4 studios
>>2885699 Norway starts to awaken
>>2885723, >>2885874 New POTUS Twats
>>2885802, >>2885893, >>2886019 Lightly sauced article on SpecFor seizing Clinton Cash in Borneo
>>2885912, >>2885940, >>2885975, >>2886059, >>2886215, >>2886266 Dubai Plane at JFK Intl airport, 100+ ill
>>2886044 AJ crashes Shadow banning hearing
>>2886127 Leftists don't think Schumer is radical enough in blocking Kavanaugh
>>2886155 Anon wonders if Q's >>2848924 could be related to Borneo news above
>>2886206 Kavanaugh protesters and news stories dealing with them
>>2886333 #3649
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
>>2885422 Bogus Veteran's charities under State microscopes for profiteering
>>2885431, >>2885433 Anon points out 13 and 33 in MS Logo (and hit 33 as his post number)
>>2885491, >>2885521 Follow up on Israel weapons to Syrian Rebels past articles
>>2885503 #3648
#3647 Baker change
>>2884363 Blood testing Theranos set to dissolve
>>2884011 Mark Parker CEO of Nike also Director of the BoD for Disney since 2016
>>2884176 Symbolism will be their downfall: The number 13
>>2884135 GermanArchiveAnon Update
>>2884123 Google, Twitter, Facebook, Apple: Class-action lawsuit filed over conservative censorship
>>2884008 Kavenaugh: We have 48 out of 50 Senators in the bag
>>2884008 'Kavanaugh Confirmation Tracker' tracks Senator's stands on Kavanaugh
>>2883991 Ken Starr is also releasing a book on the same day as Woodward
>>2884717 #3647
#3646
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
>>2883882 Rahm Emanuel: Ardent Zionist called Obama's 'Svengali'
>>2883714 New High-Res Video of 9/11
>>2883738 Chemical Attacks in Syria Lost Int'l Public Opinion Credibility - Journalist
>>2883695 , >>2883710 Photos of Kavenaugh protesters
>>2883661 TEXAS DOCTORS at Kavanaugh Hearing Say They Saw Liberal Protesters Paid
>>2883645 Sessions statement during confirmation hearing of Kavanaugh to the DC Circuit
>>2883610 Emails Show Obama WH Planned to Use Sandy Hook Shooting for Political Gain
>>2883276 , >>2883358, >>2883438 Kavenaugh Protester Getting Paid Afterwards
>>2883263 The autist is the natural predator of the psychopath
>>2883248 , >>2883289, >>2883497, >>2883381 Alice chapter: A fire is lit to smoke Alice out
>>2883226 Prev QPost: [20] pages from the 4th FISA warrant (the one RR signed)
>>2883631 Paid Kavanaugh protester found in Shumer's office!!
>>2883922 #3646, >>2885383 New Bun for #3646 added #3648
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>>2883107 #3645,
>>2880880 #3642, >>2881589 #3643, >>2882345 #3644
>>2878538 #3639, >>2879310 #3640, >>2880099 #3641
>>2876190 #3636, >>2876992 #3637, >>2877749 #3638
>>2873875 #3633, >>2874611 #3634, >>2875386 #3635
>>2871618 #3630, >>2872375 #3631, >>2873121 #3632
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#2885540 at 2018-09-05 12:46:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3649 September is Always Natl Preparedness Month Edition
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>>2829643, >>2829673 1986 U.S. District Court Dost test: No CP image guidelines
>>2327065 How to filter gore spam >>2334211 (new: Add into [Options] -> Theme)
KAVANAUGH HEARING
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
>>2885422 Bogus Veteran's charities under State microscopes for profiteering
>>2885431, >>2885433 Anon points out 13 and 33 in MS Logo (and hit 33 as his post number)
>>2885491, >>2885521 Follow up on Israel weapons to Syrian Rebels past articles
>>2885503 #3648
#3647 Baker change
>>2884363 Blood testing Theranos set to dissolve
>>2884011 Mark Parker CEO of Nike also Director of the BoD for Disney since 2016
>>2884176 Symbolism will be their downfall: The number 13
>>2884135 GermanArchiveAnon Update
>>2884123 Google, Twitter, Facebook, Apple: Class-action lawsuit filed over conservative censorship
>>2884008 Kavenaugh: We have 48 out of 50 Senators in the bag
>>2884008 'Kavanaugh Confirmation Tracker' tracks Senator's stands on Kavanaugh
>>2883991 Ken Starr is also releasing a book on the same day as Woodward
>>2884717 #3647
#3646
>>2883628 , >>2883698 <----------- MAKE THIS MEME GO VIRAL <-----------
>>2883882 Rahm Emanuel: Ardent Zionist called Obama's 'Svengali'
>>2883714 New High-Res Video of 9/11
>>2883738 Chemical Attacks in Syria Lost Int'l Public Opinion Credibility - Journalist
>>2883695 , >>2883710 Photos of Kavenaugh protesters
>>2883661 TEXAS DOCTORS at Kavanaugh Hearing Say They Saw Liberal Protesters Paid
>>2883645 Sessions statement during confirmation hearing of Kavanaugh to the DC Circuit
>>2883610 Emails Show Obama WH Planned to Use Sandy Hook Shooting for Political Gain
>>2883276 , >>2883358, >>2883438 Kavenaugh Protester Getting Paid Afterwards
>>2883263 The autist is the natural predator of the psychopath
>>2883248 , >>2883289, >>2883497, >>2883381 Alice chapter: A fire is lit to smoke Alice out
>>2883226 Prev QPost: [20] pages from the 4th FISA warrant (the one RR signed)
>>2883631 Paid Kavanaugh protester found in Shumer's office!!
>>2883922 #3646, >>2885383 New Bun for #3646 added #3648
#3645
>>2883006 Another Seagram's heiress sued in Nxivm 'sex cult' case
>>2882933 How The CIA Undermined Civil Rights
>>2882518 , >>2883034 Woodward had Top Secret CIA Clearance During Watergate
>>2882834 Nike would be hardest hit by Chinese tariffs
>>2882816 Press Release on Nike ref LEOs
>>2882764 , >>2882814, >>2882803 Q's image name: FISA[20].jpg : Will POTUS declassify the [20] soon?
>>2882750 Macron Floats European Security Deal With Russia Instead of US
>>2882650 Iran's secret weapons-smuggling air routes to Lebanon revealed by intel sources
>>2882584 The clock: 'CLOCKWORK' connection @ 31mins
>>2882647 , >>2882511, >>2882785, >>2882802 Fresh POTUS tweets, sauce & Woodward digs
>>2882474 , >>2882618 MH370 plane spotted in Cambodian jungle on Google Maps, man claims
>>2883107 #3645
'#3644 (baker change)
>>2882322 Planefag Report
>>2882289 Nike supported HRC
>>2882162 The 5 Main Cultural Influences Controlling Your Subconscious Mind
>>2882149 The Club of Rome and their "World One" MIT computer model
>>2882133 Timeline of SpyGate, being continually updated
>>2882024 , >>2882054 Barry Snowden & noname digs. Dig
>>2882014 , >>2882261 Ned Price Digs
>>2881958 Q has posted 'NO MORE' 17 times. Graphic
>>2881867 , >>2882279 Bob Hass and his illustrious cabal / Levi Straus history. Dig
>>2881770 Q linked to Hillary's 17 tweets on Kavanaugh earlier
>>2882345 #3644
Previously Collected Notables
>>2880880 #3642, >>2881589 #3643, >>2882345 #3644
>>2878538 #3639, >>2879310 #3640, >>2880099 #3641
>>2876190 #3636, >>2876992 #3637, >>2877749 #3638
>>2873875 #3633, >>2874611 #3634, >>2875386 #3635
>>2871618 #3630, >>2872375 #3631, >>2873121 #3632
Best Of Bread: https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Archives of Notables >>>/comms/225 ; >>>/comms/1536
#2885503 at 2018-09-05 12:39:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3648: Bewbs and Ancient History Edition
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
>>2885422 Bogus Veteran's charities under State microscopes for profiteering
>>2885431, >>2885433 Anon points out 13 and 33 in MS Logo (and hit 33 as his post number)
#2885274 at 2018-09-05 11:46:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3648: Bewbs and Ancient History Edition
Are there any AM bakers lurking?
Baker is midway switching schedge from graveyards to days and is about to hit a wall, super tired.
Basket of deNotables
#3648
>>2885166 Clockfag analysis: a Week to [Remember]
>>2885142 German study: /ourgals/ increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
>>2885077, >>2885078 No Name's replacement Jon Kyl Likely to Be Sworn In on Wednesday
>>2884985 Ocasio-Cortez the new face of Dems: another upset against white incumbent
>>2884975 Moar diggs on the kind of art Disney's Mark Parker enjoys
>>2884966 Norway Resignation: Int'l Consulting Dovre Group's CEO Patrick von Essen
>>2884916 Moar on Theranos: Cancelled HRC fundraiser, James Mattis fmr director
>>2884890 Rahm Emanuel: Dual-Citizenship v. Oath of Allegiance, HW Bro "Ari Gold"
>>2884879, >>2885003, >>2884894, >>2884911 Gen Dunford Joins Pompeo in Pakistan
>>2884801 Placing "Cash Me Outside" PAYtestor lady in Chuckie Schumer's (sp) office
>>2884797 Moar book releases, Jason Chaffetz: "Deep State" in all-out war w/POTUS
#2884916 at 2018-09-05 09:37:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3648: Bewbs and Ancient History Edition
>>2884363 (lb)
In 2016 Theranos planned to hold a fundraising party for Hillary Clinton but it was canceled at the last minute.
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/18/hillary-fundraiser-will-not-be-held-at-theranos-hq.html
James Mattis was a director of Theranos for a few years before joining President Trump's team.
https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/05/technology/James-Mattis-leaves-theranos-board/index.html
#2880747 at 2018-09-05 01:49:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3642: Take Charge And Move Out
Timing is everything. Who says Q isn't connected to Trump? Laughable.
Donald J. Trump
Verified account
@realDonaldTrump
3h3 hours ago
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The Woodward book has already been refuted and discredited by General (Secretary of Defense) James Mattis and General (Chief of Staff) John Kelly. Their quotes were made up frauds, a con on the public. Likewise other stories and quotes. Woodward is a Dem operative? Notice timing?
#2878388 at 2018-09-04 22:49:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3639: The Democrats Are Concerned Edition
>>2878361
I was thinkign about it,
How about this:
>>2878237, >>2878250 New Trump tweets re: James Mattis, General John Kelly rebuts false quotes in Woodward book
#2873846 at 2018-09-04 17:14:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3633: God Bless The REPUBLC Edition
>>2873752
>Woodward, relying on his usual methods of deeply sourced reporting with use of information provided on 'background' - presents White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis each deriding the president's mental capacity.
Bob, here's some advice from a news amateur. Don't launch a book within a month after you've been discredited in a story that you refuse to acknowledge. The fact that CNN said Lanny D. had no comment on the story after it was exposed that he was the source, so must have commented makes this story 'fake news'. 'Fake news' that you still maintain as true.
#2873752 at 2018-09-04 17:07:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3633: God Bless The REPUBLC Edition
HOLD THE PRESSES, KEK
Another book by an idiot
BREAKING NEWS: John Kelly called Trump 'an idiot' who had 'gone off the rails' and president mocked Sessions as 'mentally retarded', veteran reporter Bob Woodward reveals in bombshell new book
Bob Woodward's latest book adds to the existing literature of dysfunction and backstabbing inside the Trump White House
The Watergate journalist dug up multiple instances of senior aides trashing Trump
Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly called him an 'idiot' and compared his job situation to 'Crazytown'
Defense Secretary Mattis said Trump acted like 'a fifth- or sixth-grader'
Former top economy advisor Gary Cohn snatched a memo off Trump's desk to preserve a trade deal
Trump reportedly called AG Jeff Sessions a 'dumb Southerner' and 'mentally retarded'
Trump lawyer John Dowd urged him not to testify to Robert Mueller due to legal peril
'Don't testify. It's either that or an orange jumpsuit'
Lawyer's concern foreigners would view potential Mueller testimony making Trump look like 'a goddamn dumbbell'
An explosive book by journalist Bob Woodward has revealed new accounts of backbiting and insults among Donald Trump's senior staff - with some of the most cutting digs directed at the president and his intellect.
Woodward, relying on his usual methods of deeply sourced reporting with use of information provided on 'background' - presents White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis each deriding the president's mental capacity.
Kelly called Trump an 'idiot' and said in a meeting with a small group the president was 'unhinged,' according to the Washington Post, Woodward's longtime employer, which got a copy.
'He's an idiot. It's pointless to try to convince him of anything. He's gone off the rails. We're in Crazytown. I don't even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I've ever had,' Kelly said when he blew a fuse at a meeting, according to Woodward
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6130905/John-Kelly-called-Trump-idiot-gone-rails-Crazytown.html
#2862652 at 2018-09-03 21:51:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3619 Happy Labor Day Edition
Afghan government in most serious crisis since end of Taliban reign
By Joseph Fitsanakis: The government of Afghanistan is facing one of its most serious crises since the end of the Taliban reign in 2001, as the country's most senior security and intelligence officials tendered their resignations this week.
The unprecedented move followed a dramatic escalation in attacks against Afghan government installations by Taliban and Islamic State forces, which have resulted in dozens of casualties throughout the Central Asian country. On Saturday, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, longtime national security adviser to President Ashraf Ghani and one of Afghanistan's most recognizable and powerful political figures, tendered his resignation. Many seasoned observers were surprised when President Ghani, who is a close political ally of Atmar, accepted his resignation and replaced him with Hamdullah Mohib, who until recently was Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States.
But the political crisis deepened on Sunday when three more senior officials tendered letters of resignation. Tariq Shah Bahrami, Minister of Defense, Wais Ahmad Barmak, Minister of the Interior, and Masoom Stanekzai, head of Afghanistan's National Security Directorate, all resigned their posts. All three have been subjected to intense criticism by Afghanistan's political opposition and national media, for having failed to stop the anti-government insurgency, which is intensifying in nearly every one of the country's provinces.
Criticism of the three men became even sharper last week after the Taliban launched a spectacular rocket attack on the Presidential Palace in the Afghan capital Kabul, which was heard in the background during President Ghani's speech to commemorate the Muslim festival of Eid.
Late on Sunday, however, a presidential spokesman told media representatives that President Ghani had rejected the three officials' resignations. Instead, he demanded that they stay in their posts and redouble their efforts to enhance the security of Afghanistan.
Later that same evening, the Presidential Palace issued a written statement to the media, which said that President Ghani "did not approve the [officials'] resignations". Instead, he "gave them the necessary instructions to improve the security situation" in the country. Meanwhile, on Tuesday US Defense Secretary James Mattis insisted during a press conference in Washington that the current US strategy in Afghanistan is working and that the Talian would eventually be forced to negotiate, thus ending the country's ongoing civil war.
More:
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/68153/afghan-government-in-most-serious-crisis-since-end-of-taliban.html
#2859717 at 2018-09-03 17:30:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3615 Laboring on Correcting the Notable Numbering Edition
Anons, I'm about 1/2 way through this book about Elizabeth Holmes (founder of Theranos). She's the former 32 year old billionaire who is now broke and is in deep doo-doo when her fraudulent company was exposed. Fascinating read - a real page-turner and highly recommended.
Anyway, all I can think as this story unfolds is how completely connected to the cabal this chick is.
Theranos Board included:
George Schultz
William Perry
Sam Nunn
Henry Kissinger
Bill Frist
and somewhat unsettling James Mattis
More:
Her phony product was blood related.
Her father was with USAID, and has Haiti connections
Her mother was a congressional staffer, but I can't determine who she worked for.
She is a dependent of the Fleishmann family (the yeast people)
Connection to Clinton Foundation
Connection to Clinton Global Initiative
Connection to No-Name Foundation
I'm sure there is much, much more. I still have a ways to go in this book.
#2845428 at 2018-09-02 15:30:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3597: We the Objective Standards Now Edition
Mattis is SOLID - a MARINE through and through. God. Country. Corps!
"General Mattis stood up and took a handheld microphone. Without referencing a single piece of paper, he discussed what each unit would do and in what sequence, and outlined his end state for each phase of the early war. He spoke for nearly 30 minutes, and his complete mastery of every nuance of the battle forthcoming was truly impressive."
http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/02/served-James-Mattis-heres-learned/
"President-elect Donald Trump choosing retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis as his secretary of defense breaks with decades of U.S. military history, putting a retired senior military officer in the job 65 years after Congress passed legislation that said it was "the sense" of lawmakers that "no additional appointments of military men to that office shall be approved."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/11/21/how-trump-naming-Mattis-as-pentagon-chief-would-break-with-65-years-of-u-s-history/?utm_term=.8925874d304c
WARRIORS GONNA WARRIOR.
GOOD BYE CLOWNS.
#2845363 at 2018-09-02 15:23:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3597: We the Objective Standards Now Edition
>>2845292
>>2844853
More on Matts:
https://www.weeklystandard.com/daniel-halper/obama-fires-top-general-without-even-a-phone-call
"P
resident Barack Obama fired General James Mattis, the head of Central Command, without even calling the general to let him know he was being replaced."
#2841290 at 2018-09-02 02:51:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3591: "TRUST SESSIONS" Edition
>>2841200
The denial regarding Mattis' comments is mind boggling
Listen for yourself
Mattis lauds McCain at Pentagon briefing
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/08/28/Mattis-lauds-mccain-pentagon-briefing/37631897/
Mattis on McCain: US has lost a great patriot
www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/28/James-Mattis-remembers-john-mccain-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/mccain-bashing-trump/
#2839008 at 2018-09-01 23:44:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3588: Max Perimeter Defense Edition
>>2838701
>>2838701
>That wasn't his comment.
The attempts that some anons will go to to deny that Mattis spoke glowinly about McCain is astounding
Listen for your self in the video
Mattis lauds McCain at Pentagon briefing
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2018/08/28/Mattis-lauds-mccain-pentagon-briefing/37631897/
Mattis on McCain: US has lost a great patriot
www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/28/James-Mattis-remembers-john-mccain-sot-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/mccain-bashing-trump/
#2833427 at 2018-09-01 16:28:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research #3581: Cabal Funeral Edition
>>2833158
rump also announced that his administration will be represented at McCain's services by John Kelly, the White House chief of staff; Defense Secretary James Mattis; and National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Trump also authorized military transportation of McCain's remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy, where McCain will be laid to rest, Trump's statement said.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/27/donald-trump-asks-pence-kelly-Mattis-and-bolton-honor-john-mccain/1114444002/
#2824026 at 2018-09-01 00:20:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3569: It Is Your Time
Reading things like this is like that startled moment when you first flip on the light and then watch them scatter…
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/sidelined-senior-trump-nsc-official-blames-anti-trump-bureaucrats/
"The Pentagon memo suspending his (Adam Lovinger) clearance said Kevin Sweeney, Defense Secretary James Mattis' chief of staff, had delegated the decision to Barbara Westgate, the director of the Pentagon's Washington Headquarters Services, a DoD office that handles administrative functions."
"But the ONA in its current role also has faced criticism in recent years during Baker's Obama administration tenure for failing to produce reports on threats from top U.S. adversaries such as Islamic extremists, China and Iran. Instead the office has used private contractors including Jacqueline New Myer-Deal, a friend of Chelsea Clinton, to produce reports on topics supporting President Obama's agenda."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/clinton-sought-pentagon-state-department-contracts-chelseas-friend/
"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to arrange Pentagon and State Department consulting contracts for her daughter's friend, prompting concerns of federal ethics rules violations.
Clinton in 2009 arranged meetings between Jacqueline Newmyer Deal, a friend of Chelsea Clinton and head of the defense consulting group Long Term Strategy Group, with Pentagon officials that involved contracting discussions, according to emails from Clinton's private server made public recently by the State Department. Clinton also tried to help Deal win a contract for consulting work with the State Department's director of policy planning, according to the emails.
Deal is a close friend of Chelsea Clinton, who is vice chair of the Clinton Foundation. Emails between the two were included among the thousands recovered from a private email server used by the secretary of state between 2009 and 2013. Chelsea Clinton has described Deal as her best friend. Both Clintons attended Deal's 2011 wedding."
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/24/pentagons-offic-of-threat-assement-under-fire-from/
Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. James Brindle did not respond directly when asked whether ONA has produced net assessments in decades, but told Inside the Ring: "The Office of Net Assessment has sponsored considerable outside research. It provides net assessments when needed or requested by the secretary" and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Mr. Brindle said any discussion of the contents or timing of net assessments "would defeat the purpose of meeting the secretary's guidance." He did not elaborate.
But in the Pentagon, some military officers have begun calling ONA the "Office of No Threat Assessments."
#2820831 at 2018-08-31 20:11:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3565: Your Vote Counts
Mattis Authorizes National Guard Troops To Stay On The Border For Another Year
Defense Secretary James Mattis authorized the National Guard troops deployed to the southwest border to stay there for another year, the Pentagon confirmed Friday.
Mattis granted a 12-month extension of the current deployment order, which authorizes up to 4,000 guardsmen to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents until Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
The extension permits the same deployment through Sept. 30, 2019, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Jamie Davis told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
"It's the same mission, the same set up," Davis said.
The border deployment, dubbed Operation Guardian Support, kicked off April 13 in response to President Donald Trump's call to use the military to guard against rising illegal immigration. A joint operation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the mission aims to provide surveillance and logistical support to border agents, freeing them up to interdict drug and human smuggling.
There are currently about 2,200 National Guard soldiers deployed to the four states along the southwest border, Davis said. There are 1,145 soldiers in Texas, 115 in New Mexico, 580 in Arizona and 360 in California.
The border states are contributing the majority of the guardsmen deployed with Guardian Support, while several other states are providing aviation assets. Other states participating in the mission as of June were Missouri, Indiana, Maine, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, reports Stars and Stripes. (RELATED: Eight State Governors Pull National Guard Assets From Border)
It remains unclear how the Pentagon will fund a border deployment in the next fiscal year. For the current deployment, Congress granted reprogramming requests that allow the Pentagon to shift hundreds of millions of dollars from the Army's general account to its personnel account for the National Guard.
The same funding mechanism is expected to be used in FY2019, Davis said.
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/31/Mattis-national-guard-troops-border/
#2786203 at 2018-08-29 19:21:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3520: Do you even Huber? Edition
Mattis Smacks Down Reporter's Question on Child Casualties by US Weapons: 'We Didn't Start the War'
Secretary of Defense James Mattis let it be known he did not like the framing of a question from a reporter who asked if children deaths, in places like Yemen, from American-made weapons are acceptable.
"At what point [does it] become unacceptable for Yemeni children and innocent civilians to be killed with American weapons," a reporter from Al Jazeera asked.
"That's a strange way to characterize the question, being that we didn't start the war," Mattis interjected. "And I think we have to look at here is probably can we get this to the U.N. brokered peace table that the U.N. special envoy is trying to get it to."
https://truepundit.com/Mattis-smacks-down-reporters-question-on-child-casualties-by-us-weapons-we-didnt-start-the-war/
#2767489 at 2018-08-28 17:27:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3496: ULTIMATE Command Edition
List Of Military Elite Purged Under Obama
· General John R. Allen-U.S. Marines Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] (Nov 2012)
· Major General Ralph Baker (2 Star)-U.S. Army Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn in Africa (April 2013)
· Major General Michael Carey (2 Star)-U.S. Air Force Commander of the 20th US Air Force in charge of 9,600 people and 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (Oct 2013)
· Colonel James Christmas-U.S. Marines Commander 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit & Commander Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Unit (July 2013)
· Major General Peter Fuller-U.S. Army Commander in Afghanistan (May 2011)
· Major General Charles M.M. Gurganus-U.S. Marine Corps Regional Commander of SW and I Marine Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan (Oct 2013)
· General Carter F. Ham-U.S. Army African Command (Oct 2013)
· Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon (3 Star), Jr.-U.S. Army 58th Superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY (2013)
· Command Sergeant Major Don B Jordan-U.S. Army 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (suspended Oct 2013)
· General James Mattis-U.S. Marines Chief of CentCom (May 2013)
· Colonel Daren Margolin-U.S. Marine in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion (Oct 2013)
· General Stanley McChrystal-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (June 2010)
· General David D. McKiernan-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (2009)
· General David Petraeus-Director of CIA from September 2011 to November 2012 & U.S. Army Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] and Commander U.S. Forces Afghanistan [USFOR-A] (Nov 2012)
· Brigadier General Bryan Roberts-U.S. Army Commander 2nd Brigade (May 2013)
· Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant-U.S. Marine Corps Director of Strategic Planning and Policy for the U.S. Pacific Command & Commander of Aviation Wing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Sept 2013)
· Colonel Eric Tilley-U.S. Army Commander of Garrison Japan (Nov 2013)
· Brigadier General Bryan Wampler-U.S. Army Commanding General of 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command [TSC] (suspended Oct 2013)
Commanding Admirals fired:
· Rear Admiral Charles Gaouette-U.S. Navy Commander John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Three (Oct 2012)
· Vice Admiral Tim Giardina(3 Star, demoted to 2 Star)-U.S. Navy Deputy Commander of the US Strategic Command, Commander of the Submarine Group Trident, Submarine Group 9 and Submarine Group 10 (Oct 2013)
more…
https://rense.com/general96/listof.html
#2749178 at 2018-08-27 00:34:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3472: Saving The Best For last
>>2749169
NGAUS 2018 Keynote - Defense Secretary James Mattis
youtu.be/5MWd7_roiVE
General Mattis enters to roaring applause!
#2740744 at 2018-08-26 07:45:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3461: No Name Is No Moar Edition
>>2740335
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 14, 2017
Readout of the Principal-Level Transition Exercise
The White House on Friday afternoon convened a transition exercise with members of the President-Elect's team and Cabinet designees together with current senior White House, Cabinet, and agency leaders. The exercise provided a high-level perspective on a series of challenges that the next administration may face and introduced the key authorities, policies, capabilities, and structures that are currently in place to respond to major domestic incidents. Members of President Obama's team shared experiences and lessons from incident responses they experienced, and both sides discussed a number of response scenarios together. Participants agreed that the exercise was productive and advanced the shared goal of conducting the most professional and seamless transition possible.
Obama Administration Participants Included:
Chair
Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Denis McDonough, Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff
Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Neil Eggleston, Assistant to the President and White House Counsel
Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council
Avril Haines, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
Dab Kern, Assistant to the President and Director, White House Military Office
Amy Pope, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy Assistant to the President
Suzy George, Deputy Assistant to the President and NSC Chief of Staff
John Holdren, Office of Science and Technology Policy Director
Shaun Donovan, Office of Management and Budget Director
Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense
Gen Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior
Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy
John King, Secretary of Education
Nicholas Rasmussen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
James Comey, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director
John Brennan, Central Intelligence Agency Director
Gayle Smith, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator
Sylvia Burwell, Health and Human Services Secretary
Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Ely Ratner, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President
Thomas Shannon, UnderSecretary of State for Political Affairs
Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury
Lt. Gen Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sally Yates, Deputy Attorney General
Bruce Andrews, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Christopher Lu, Deputy Secretary of Labor
Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services
Nani Coloretti, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Victor Mendez, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation
Kevin Hanretta, Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs
Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator
ADM Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Maria Contreras-Sweet, Small Business Administration Administrator
Gen Lori Robinson, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command
Gen Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Incoming Administration Participants Included:
Reince Priebus
Rex Tillerson
Steven Mnuchin
Gen. James Mattis
Rep. Ryan Zinke
Sen. Jeff Sessions
Rep. Mike Pompeo
Wilbur Ross
Betsy DeVos
Sen. Dan Coats
Andrew Puzder
Dr. Tom Price
Dr. Ben Carson
Elaine Chao
Gov. Rick Perry
Dr. David Shulkin
Gen. John Kelly
Rep. Mick Mulvaney
Linda McMahon
Sean Spicer
Joe Hagin
Stephen Miller
Marc Short
Joshua Pitcock
Tom Bossert
KT McFarland
Gen. Michael Flynn
Gary Cohn
Katie Walsh
Rick Dearborn
#2711103 at 2018-08-23 12:22:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3423: eBake
>>2711099
2 of 4
After taking over JSOC... He ordered a pause in most SEAL and JSOC operations over a two-week period in February 2009. ...Although the stoppage was not limited to the SEALs, his former unit pushed back against a new set of operational guidelines...First, the SEALs would now be required to do "call outs" before entering a compound... arguing that call outs gave up the tactical advantage of surprise. McRaven's other directive ... to document and justify combatant deaths. Basically he made them document victims, weapons, everything so they could appease the Local Government officials.
MCRAVEN'S NEW ORDERS set off a struggle... series of high-profile hostage rescues ordered by President Obama. Rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips, captain of the commercial vessel the "Maersk Alabama," in April 2009.... Red Squadron snipers killed three Somali pirates ... McRaven, who commanded the operation, had not ordered the snipers to fire... was informed of the killings only after he knew Phillips was safe, was incensed. $30,000 in cash...went missing... investigated two members of Red Squadron and conducted polygraphs, but the money was never recovered and neither of the SEALs was charged.
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-6/
February 12, 2010; The Raid on Khataba, also referred to as the raid on Gardez, was an incident in which five civilians, including two pregnant women and a teenage girl, were killed by U.S. forces, [75th Ranger Regiment].Vice Admiral William McRaven, head of the JSOC, the command over the unit which conducted the raid, visited Khataba two months after the raid. He offered an apology and accepted responsibility for the deaths and made a traditional Afghan condolence offering of sheep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Khataba
Oct. 9 2010, SEAL Team 6 ...rescue a British aid worker named Linda Norgrove, .... code-named ANSTRUTHER, ...Norgrove, ... worked with Britain's MI-6, ... Silver Squadron operators killed several captors but accidentally killed Norgrove when an inexperienced SEAL threw a fragment grenade at one of the captors... JSOC officer watching drone footage of the operation noticed one of the SEALs throw an object that landed and exploded near where Norgrove's body was found...After a joint British-American investigation into the operation identified the failures and recommended that only the SEAL who threw the grenade be punished, McRaven personally ... all three SEALs involved in the cover-up should be thrown out of SEAL Team 6. The "admiral's mast" was an unprecedented...
McRaven... meeting with a large group of senior officers ... SEAL Team 6 had effectively made lying to protect a teammate an honorable course of action.
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-6/
Directly related to this incident... In October 2010, Gen. James Mattis, then the head of U.S. Central Command, chose him (Army General Joseph L Voltec) to lead an investigation into how British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed that Oct. 9 during a failed rescue attempt in Afghanistan by JSOC troops.
Votel was serving at the time as the chief of staff of SOCOM, and some questioned whether he'd spent too much time in JSOC to investigate its forces critically. But Mattis and others pushed back, saying he was the most qualified for the job, according to an Army Times article published at the time. The troops involved in the botched mission were "shaking when they knew who was coming to do the investigation," one source told the newspaper. https://www.twincities.com/2014/06/30/army-general-from-st-paul-tapped-to-lead-u-s-special-operations-forces/
In 2010, Admiral William McRaven, then leading the Joint Special Operations Command, ALSO officially requested that women soldiers join Army Rangers on combat missions.
https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-female-soldiers-whove-already-joined-special-ops-teams
According to The New York Times, "In February, Mr. Panetta called then-Vice Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations Command, to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to give him details about the
#2705464 at 2018-08-22 21:47:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3416: God Wins Edition
>>2705443
>>2705399
That's
Dr. Mattis now
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/05/James-Mattis-awarded-honorary-degree-from-institute-of-world-politics/
#2697102 at 2018-08-22 02:41:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3405: ThanQ POTUS, Great Rally Edition
Tonight Trump said Kavanaugh should go thru because he is from central casting. Then I found this-
'Trump's preoccupation with "central casting" has been a staple of his presidency, though his fixation hasn't always worked in his favor. In March, for example, he chose Ronny Jackson, the then-White House physician, to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs, in part because of the Navy admiral's guise."He's like central casting - like a Hollywood star," Trump told donors at a fundraiser.
A month later, the president's nominee withdrew under a cloud of controversy, in the wake of revelations the White House would've been prepared for if Team Trump put as much emphasis on qualifications as appearances.
But the president can't seem to help himself. When describing Vice President Mike Pence, Trump likes to say he's "central casting." On his Inauguration Day, the president also turned to Defense Secretary James Mattis and said, "This is central casting." When Trump considered Mitt Romney for his cabinet, Trump's transition officials said the president believed Romney "looks the part of a top diplomat right out of 'central casting.'" Rex Tillerson was described as having a "central casting" quality.
The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty told MSNBC after the election that "central casting" is "actually a phrase [Trump] uses quite a bit behind the scenes."
As we discussed last year, I've heard other politicians and other presidents use the phrase, but not to this extent. Trump cares about "central casting" as if he were the executive producer of an elaborate show.'
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trumps-central-casting-preoccupation-extends-supreme-court-picks
we're watching a movie
sorry for the copy/pasta or if its old news
#2642714 at 2018-08-17 13:20:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3336: Happy Q Day!
>>2642514
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-07/Mattis-warns-if-you-threaten-us-it-will-be-your-longest-and-worst-day
Shout out to James Mattis: "If you threaten us, it will be your longest and worst day"
KEK
#2642605 at 2018-08-17 13:05:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3336: Happy Q Day!
Mattis says whoever leaked $92m cost 'probably smoking something'
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-military-parade-cancelled-James-Mattis-postponed-washington-cost-leaked-a8495561.html
#2642511 at 2018-08-17 12:46:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3335: The Qth Day of August
Mattis says whoever leaked $92m cost 'probably smoking something'
James Mattis has rubbished the reports, suggesting whoever claimed the parade was set to cost upwards of $90m was "probably smoking something."
"I'm not dignifying that number with a reply," the Pentagon chief told reporters while travelling to the Colombian capital Bogota.
"I would discount that, and anybody who said it, I'll almost guarantee you one thing: They probably said, 'I need to stay anonymous.' No kidding, because you look like an idiot.
"And number two, whoever wrote it needs to get better sources. I'll just leave it at that."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-military-parade-cancelled-James-Mattis-postponed-washington-cost-leaked-a8495561.html
#2637277 at 2018-08-17 01:16:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3329: "Watch The Budget" Edition
>>2637182
The US fired more than 118 missiles in "precision strikes" on Syria on Friday night.
Defense Secretary James Mattis said the number of weapons used was "a little over double" that of a 2017 air strike on Syria which involved 59 Tomahawk missiles.
If Tomahawk missiles were used, the minimum weapons cost of the Friday strike would be $165 million.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-us-syria-strike-how-many-missiles-were-fired-2017-2018-4
#2585979 at 2018-08-13 20:31:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3263: POTUS Did NOT Say His Name Edition
Washington Freezes Open Sky Treaty With Moscow in New Defense Bill
US President Donald Trump signed the $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2019 at Fort Drum, New York on Monday.
The bill funds the Department of Defense as well as funding to accelerate US efforts to field a conventional prompt strike capability before 2022, $6.3 billion for the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI), and will obligate Defense Secretary James Mattis to submit a plan to Congress that would stop Turkey from getting F-35 aircraft if it purchases the Russian S-400 air defense system.
The measure also includes $250 million in lethal defensive items for Ukraine.
Moreover, according to the NDAA, Trump must submit a report to the US Congress by January 2019 regarding whether Russia is in breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
"Not later than January 15, 2019, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination whether - (1) the Russian federation is in material breach of its obligations under the INF Treaty; and (2) the prohibitions set forth in Article VI of the INF Treaty remain binding on the United States as a matter of United States law," the NDAA said.
Meanwhile, the bill reinforces US partnership with Israel and authorizes co-production of missile defense systems as well as enhances US support for European partners against Russia by funding the European Deterrence Initiative, according to the White House.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201808131067167012-usa-defense-bill-open-sky-treaty/
NOTE: IMO This is a great move.
1. Gives the impression we are heading to war with Russia. Think optics.
2. Shows trust between two countries, we don't need to be spying on each other for the cabal.
#2579993 at 2018-08-13 06:30:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3255: Shill Free Sunday Edition
St. Mattis visiting South Africa. Maybe we'll get a resolution to the white genocide being committed there.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/12/James-Mattis-visits-south-america-amid-political-e/
#2529418 at 2018-08-09 23:20:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3191: Trump's WalQ Of Fame
>>2529341
Can we mod this?
"Mattis.
James Mattis.
And I have a plan for each of you."
#2502744 at 2018-08-08 00:22:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3157 Midterms are Safe Edition
Mattis calls space a 'developing war zone,' mulls creating combatant command before Space Force
US Defense Secretary James Mattis says the Pentagon agrees with President Donald Trump on viewing space as a possible battlefield and is considering setting up a combatant command until the Space Force can be created.
"We need to address space as a developing war-fighting domain, and a combatant command is certainly one thing that we can establish," Mattis told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the Pentagon is "in complete alignment"with Trump's concerns about protecting US assets in space.
"We're going to have to address it as other countries show a capability to attack those assets," the secretary added.
Trump issued a directive in June to begin preparations for creating the Space Force as a separate branch of the US military, along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Doing so will ultimately require an act of Congress, however.
"We are working our way through all this," Mattis said. "The vice president is kind-of the point man for the president on this, we are working daily with his office and with supporters on Capitol Hill and the relevant committees."
Though Mattis was opposed to the idea of setting up a space force last year, he seems to have come around to Trump's viewpoint that space "is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air, and sea."
America's way of life is dependent on space, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told CBS News last month. "If we lose the GPS signal, there are no inner bank transfers, that means there will be no milk in the grocery stores, our way of life shuts down, and that's why hostile countries around the world are taking action to make these capabilities vulnerable for the USA," he added.
Current Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson has pointed to China's 2007 use of a guided missile to destroy a satellite in orbit as a potential threat to 77 US military satellites currently orbiting the earth.
"The United States is determined to protect our capability on orbit, we're going to defend ourselves, and we're developing the capability to do that," Wilson said at an event hosted by the Washington Post last month.
Setting up a space force as a separate service branch won't do much good without a combatant command, Wilson's predecessor, Deborah Lee James, argued at a Brookings Institute event.
"A military service trains, organizes, and equips, it doesn't war fight. The combatant commands do the war fight," James said.
The comments from Mattis on Tuesday seem to indicate the Pentagon is looking at setting up a command first, while continuing to push the launch of Space Force through the bureaucratic channels of Washington.
"We'll get it right. We'll work it through the Congress. We have the direction from the president and we're underway," Mattis said.
The US currently has six geographic (Africa, Europe, Central, Northern, Southern, Into-Pacific) and four functional combatant commands (Cyber, Strategic, Special Operations and Transportation).
https://www.rt.com/usa/435364-space-command-Mattis-trump/
#2500685 at 2018-08-07 21:54:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3154 Trump Always Wins Edition
Mattis calls space a 'developing war zone,' mulls creating combatant command before Space Force
US Defense Secretary James Mattis says the Pentagon agrees with President Donald Trump on viewing space as a possible battlefield and is considering setting up a combatant command until the Space Force can be created.
"We need to address space as a developing war-fighting domain, and a combatant command is certainly one thing that we can establish," Mattis told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the Pentagon is "in complete alignment" with Trump's concerns about protecting US assets in space.
"We're going to have to address it as other countries show a capability to attack those assets," the secretary added.
Trump issued a directive in June to begin preparations for creating the Space Force as a separate branch of the US military, along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Doing so will ultimately require an act of Congress, however.
"We are working our way through all this," Mattis said. "The vice president is kind-of the point man for the president on this, we are working daily with his office and with supporters on Capitol Hill and the relevant committees."
Though Mattis was opposed to the idea of setting up a space force last year, he seems to have come around to Trump's viewpoint that space "is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air, and sea."
America's way of life is dependent on space, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told CBS News last month. "If we lose the GPS signal, there are no inner bank transfers, that means there will be no milk in the grocery stores, our way of life shuts down, and that's why hostile countries around the world are taking action to make these capabilities vulnerable for the USA," he added.
Current Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson has pointed to China's 2007 use of a guided missile to destroy a satellite in orbit as a potential threat to 77 US military satellites currently orbiting the earth.
"The United States is determined to protect our capability on orbit, we're going to defend ourselves, and we're developing the capability to do that," Wilson said at an event hosted by the Washington Post last month.
Setting up a space force as a separate service branch won't do much good without a combatant command, Wilson's predecessor, Deborah Lee James, argued at a Brookings Institute event.
"A military service trains, organizes, and equips, it doesn't war fight. The combatant commands do the war fight," James said.
The comments from Mattis on Tuesday seem to indicate the Pentagon is looking at setting up a command first, while continuing to push the launch of Space Force through the bureaucratic channels of Washington.
"We'll get it right. We'll work it through the Congress. We have the direction from the president and we're underway," Mattis said.
The US currently has six geographic (Africa, Europe, Central, Northern, Southern, Into-Pacific) and four functional combatant commands (Cyber, Strategic, Special Operations and Transportation).
https://www.rt.com/usa/435364-space-command-Mattis-trump/
#2463389 at 2018-08-05 14:11:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3106: Tariffs Are Working Big Time Edition
Q consists of "less than 10" people. Per Q.
and "less than 3 are non military". Per Q.
So only 2 are non military. Counting POTUS, only 1 other is non-military.
That means we cant even count POTUS' kids and wife as people who can confirm Q.
Here are some possibilities for the 7 that ARE military:
Mike Pompeo (US Army 6 years)
Robert Mueller (US Marine 4 years)
Michael Flynn (US Army 34 years)
Steve Bannon (US Navy 8 years)
John Bolton (US NG, US Army Reserve 7 years)
Mike Rogers (US Navy 38 years)
James Mattis (US Marines 45 years)
#2385252 at 2018-08-01 05:17:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3006: Voice of Q Edition
For the mission's sake, for our country's sake, and the sake of the men who carried the Division's colors in past battles - carry out your mission and keep your honor clean. James Mattis
#2385229 at 2018-08-01 05:15:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3006: Voice of Q Edition
The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears. James Mattis
#2385190 at 2018-08-01 05:12:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3006: Voice of Q Edition
The Army was always big on Clausewitz, the Prussian; the Navy on Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American; and the Air Force on Giulio Douhet, the Italian. But the Marine Corps has always been more Eastern-oriented. I am much more comfortable with Sun-tzu and his approach to warfare. James Mattis
#2385174 at 2018-08-01 05:10:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3006: Voice of Q Edition
There are hunters, and there are victims. By your discipline, cunning, obedience, and alertness, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim. – James Mattis
#2326158 at 2018-07-28 18:27:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2930: Gore Spam BTFO Edition
>>2325448
Mattis will always follow his commander-in-chief and deeply cares about his boots.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gen-James-Mattis-close-friend/story?id=43718969
Semper Fi, Mattis
#2323225 at 2018-07-28 13:20:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2927: St. Mattis Even Smiles in MOAB Edition
>>2323075
Found this pic in an article from 2016.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/travelling-with-James-Mattis-donald-trumps-pick-for-secretary-of-defense
I think maybe he had a skin cancer removed.
#2315304 at 2018-07-27 20:35:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2917 Device Test Edition
>>2315059
I wonder if he still mixes it up with the younger guys. (pic related)
https://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/James-Mattis-quotes-232097
#2311181 at 2018-07-27 16:29:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2912 Public Awareness Edition
Mattis Rejects Viral Australian Report On Impending US Iran Strikes
Fri, 07/27/2018 - 12:00
A day after an Australian ABC report went viral with the claim that the White House has drawn up plans to strike Iran's alleged nuclear facilities as early as next month, Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Friday morning it's a "complete fiction".
The Australian Broadcast Corporation report cited high level defense and intelligence figures: "Senior figures in the Australia's Turnbull government have told the ABC they believe the US is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear capability," and perhaps most alarmingly added, "The bombing could be as early as next month."
Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin questioned Mattis about the report on Friday:
I asked Mattis about report US preparing strikes against Iran.
Mattis: "I have no idea where the Australian news people got that information. I am confident it is not something that is being considered right now. I think it is a complete, frankly, it's fiction."
The ABC report, based on statements from senior Australian officials privy to the "Five Eyes" intelligence sharing program that also includes the US, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, included the following:
Senior Government figures have told the ABC they believe the Trump administration is prepared to bomb Iran
They say Australian defence facilities would likely play a role in identifying possible targets
But another senior source, in security, emphasizes there is a difference between providing intelligence and "active targeting"
ABC further noted that secretive Australian defense and intelligence facilities would likely cooperate with the United States and Britain in identifying targets in a strike on Iran, based on unnamed sources.
However, officials were also quoted as distinguishing "a big difference between providing accurate intelligence and analysis on Iran's facilities and being part of a 'kinetic' mission. The intelligence source said further, "Developing a picture is very different to actually participating in a strike."
The report came the same day that Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite IRGC Quds force, personally threatened President Donald Trump, saying "Come. We are ready. If you begin the war, we will end the war," and as a White House policy meeting on Iran was convened by national security adviser John Bolton.
Previously, on Wednesday Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement through official sources, saying the US should forget about any and all negotiations so long as Iran remains under threat, which is a refrain of Iran's consistent position since the US began pressuring European allies to not deal with the regime since the US pulled out of the 2015 JCPOA. Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that "one-way negotiations" in the current political climate are impossible.
https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-27/Mattis-rejects-viral-australian-report-possible-us-iran-strike
#2307559 at 2018-07-27 06:44:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2907 Late Night Edition WWG1WGA Edition
Threats, conditions & loopholes: $716bn NDAA takes on Turkey, China and India
The US House of Representatives has approved the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allocating $716 billion to the US military. Here are some of the massive bill's more interesting provisions.
The House Resolution 5515, also known as the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2019, passed on the House floor on Thursday, with 359 representatives in favor and 54 opposed, most of them Democrats. If the Senate approves it on schedule, it would be the first NDAA in almost 20 years to be passed ahead of the fiscal year start on October 1.
Much of the bill extends and recycles provisions from previous NDAAs, but the conference report submitted by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, contains some intriguing provisions.
Banning China from RIMPAC and telecoms
The Senate draft of the NDAA would have banned China's ZTE Corporation and any of its affiliates or subsidiaries from doing any business with US government or private sector companies, but the latter provision was dropped in the compromise bill.
Section 889 still bans government purchases of ZTE and Huawei equipment, for the purpose of "public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes."
Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, and Dahua Technology Company are also listed in the ban.
Furthermore, Section 1259 bars the People's Liberation Army Navy from participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational maritime exercises for at least four years.
Before allowing China to attend RIMPAC, the Pentagon will have to certify to congressional defense committees that Beijing has "ceased all land reclamation activities in the South China Sea; removed all weapons from its land reclamation sites; and established a consistent four-year track record of taking actions toward stabilizing the region."
No F-35s for you, Erdogan
Section 1282 would stop any deliveries of the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey until the Pentagon and the State Department produce a report on the status of US-Turkish relations.
It calls for the report to assess US "military and diplomatic presence" in Turkey and the possible consequences of removing Turkey from the F-35 program, in light of Ankara's determination to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems.
Turkey is one of the partner nations in the F-35 program, and plans to buy at least 100 of the fifth-generation fighter jets. The Lockheed Martin design has been plagued by operational problems and cost overruns, with the lifetime cost estimated at over $1.5 trillion.
If the Turkish supply chain was disrupted today, it would result in an aircraft production break, delaying delivery of 50-75 F-35s, and would take approximately 18-24 months to re-source parts and recover," Defense Secretary James Mattis wrote to Congress on July 7, urging the lawmakers not to block Turkey's participation in the program.
Buy our weapons, or else
The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), adopted last July, mandates penalties against countries that buy weapons from Russia - including a ban on selling them US weapons.
Section 1294 of the newly passed NDAA contains a loophole, engineered to avoid some of those penalties. Waivers can be issued if the US intelligence community confirms the buyer is not engaging in "significant transactions"with Russian intelligence and security agencies, and the government in question is taking steps to reduce the share of Russian military equipment in its inventory, as well as cooperating with the US government on "other security matters that are critical to United States strategic interests."
This is widely seen as leaving the door open for Washington to woo India, which also wants Russian S-400s and other weapons systems but is also flirting with the Pentagon. Seeking allies against China, the US has already reached out to New Delhi, going so far as to rename its presence in the Far East the "Indo-Pacific Command."
What about the Space Force?
Much is being made of the NDAA not funding the new US Space Force, whose creation President Donald Trump ordered in June. The key word, however, is "yet." Section 1607 requires the Pentagon to develop a "space warfighting policy" by the end of March 2019, and produce a report on US space capabilities.
Meanwhile, Section 1675 envisions deploying space sensors as part of the missile defense system. The Pentagon was also told to complete a federally funded feasibility study on boost-phase missile defense capability using drones and "kinetic interceptors" by December 2021.
https://www.rt.com/usa/434382-ndaa-2019-pentagon-funding/
#2302714 at 2018-07-26 23:38:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General Edition #2901 Anon's Locked and Loaded Edition
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25/opinions/military-does-not-belong-to-donald-trump-starr/index.html
>The 1.3 million members of the US military have one thing in common. Each one has taken an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. They have sworn that they are willing to die in combat to defend the core values of this country. And that means they are willing to die on the battlefield for freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
CNN emphasis on military members' willingness to die. Contrary to Patton's opinion on the purpose of the military…to make the other dumb bastard die for his country.
>Continuing to attack both of those fundamental American pillars is clearly something that President Donald Trump feels resonates with his political base, even after 19 months in office. But as the Commander in Chief continues uninterrupted in his attacks, there is a problem boiling to the surface. Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Joseph Dunford – two of the top commanders – are walking an increasingly fraught line, ordering troops to fight and die under a Commander in Chief who does not publicly share the values the troops are obligated to defend."
CNN doesn't understand irony.
#2205320 at 2018-07-19 01:37:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2780: Patriots Stand Together Edition
Why a congressman is urging Mattis to upgrade a fallen Marine's Silver Star
A Republican congressman from California is urging Secretary of Defense James Mattis to consider upgrading the posthumously awarded Silver Star of Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion to the nation's second highest award for combat bravery, the Navy Cross.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran, sent a letter to Mattis in early June asking Mattis' office to review "new material evidence" that supports upgrading the fallen Marine's award. In a phone call to Marine Corps Times Hunter said, Manion "was nominated in country for a Navy Cross by his chain of command. This is something that is deserving of a second look." "Not one living person was awarded the Medal of Honor under President Bush. Administrations have been better about award reviews since then. Given the new testimony that has been presented, this award warrants a look by the current administration," Hunter said.
Manion was originally submitted for the Navy Cross for exposing himself to enemy fire on multiple occasions and leading his men during an intense ambush while serving with a military transition team tasked with training and advising the Iraqi army in 2007. But his award was downgraded to the Silver Star. Manion and his men were ambushed during a patrol near Fallujah, Iraq, on April 29, 2007. "As First Lieutenant Manion's patrol concluded a search of a suspected insurgent house, it came under precision small arms fire attack," Manion's award Silver Star citation reads. "With the Corpsman grievously wounded by enemy fire and the attack developing into a full-scale ambush, First Lieutenant Manion and a fellow Marine exposed themselves to the increasing fire to pull the Corpsman out of the kill zone." Manion was killed by a sniper during the attack.
The new evidence in support of Manion's upgrade is a witness statement from former Marine Staff Sgt. Paul D. Petty, who claims Manion continued to fire nearly 300 rounds of ammunition from his M4 and a grenade from his M203 after being wounded. "While Manion was firing well-aimed shots into the enemy, he was mortally wounded while conducting a magazine exchange," the statement from Petty reads.
Duncan's letter to Mattis says the actions of Manion that day saved the lives of every man in his platoon. Ryan Manion, the first lieutenant's sister and head of the Travis Manion Foundation based in Pennsylvania, told Marine Corps Times, "I do not believe Travis would care either way if his award was upgraded or not. That was type of character that Travis was though. The award gives an understanding of the situation for those that were not there. It represents his sacrifice to what he did."
https:// www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/07/18/why-a-congressman-is-urging-Mattis-to-upgrade-a-fallen-marines-silver-star/
#2199580 at 2018-07-18 15:59:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2773 English Muffin Edition
U1
As Bloomberg and others previewed yesterday, on Wednesday morning the Trump administration announced it has launched a probe whether uranium imports threaten national security, a move which may result in tariffs on the metal.
According to the Commerce Department, the probe will determine "whether the present quantity and circumstances of uranium ore and product imports into the U.S. threaten to impair the national security." The probe will cover the entire uranium sector, from the mining industry to enrichment, defense and industrial consumption.
In a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Department of Defense will be consulted about national defense requirements for uranium, Bloomberg reported.
The probe was initiated when US uranium producers Energy Fuels Inc. and Ur-Energy Inc. filed a petition in January asking the Commerce Department to investigate the matter under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act; this is the same provision the president used to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
U.S. industry participants want the government to shield them from competition from state-owned companies in countries including Russia and Kazakhstan. The problem is that any stumbling blocks to uranium imports could have a drastic impact on various downstream industries: U.S. production of uranium necessary for military and electric power has dropped to just 5% of domestic consumption, from 49 percent, said Ross.
A uranium investigation would add to further trade tensions which the IMF, and Wall Street, believe represent the biggest "tail risk" risk to the global economy. And, as Bloomberg adds, "imposing uranium duties would deal another blow to nuclear power plants already struggling with low electricity prices and flat demand."
Canada and Kazakhstan are the main sources of U.S. uranium imports, each accounting for about a quarter of the total, followed by Australia, Russia and Uzbekistan, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Almost 90% of uranium delivered to U.S. reactors was from foreign nations in 2016, according to the government agency, indicating that just like rare earth metals, if America's trading partners wanted to put the US economy in a vise, they could simply stop exporting uranium to the US and watch as the country's military and power generation sectors grind to a halt.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-18/us-launches-national-security-probe-uranium-imports
#2031224 at 2018-07-04 19:29:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2562: Freedom from (you) Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Hand in hand with Trump's enthusiasm for air power comes a demonstrated tolerance for civilian casualties.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
#1967777 at 2018-06-30 06:33:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2481: Museum of Pizza Edition
'Unimpressed': Trump Sends EU Leaders Warning Letters Ahead of NATO Summit
Washington wants its NATO allies to increase their military spending and thus reduce the burden placed on the US.
President Donald Trump has reiterated this demand in letters sent to European leaders ahead of an upcoming NATO summit in Brussels.
"Germany has to spend more money. Spain, France. It's not fair what they've done to the United States," Trump told reporters on Friday.
Berlin, for its part, believes that it was fully on track to meet its defense spending obligations.
After meeting with her US counterpart, James Mattis, last week, the German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that Washington was satisfied with the projected uptick in Germany's defense outlays.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel was equally defensive arguing that his country "has halted the systematic fall in defense spending and takes part in a lot of military operations."
"I am not very impressed by this type of letter," Michel told reporters on the fringes an EU summit in Brussels.
With the NATO summit less than two weeks away now, the personal letters sent by President Trump to the leaders of Germany, Italy, Spain,Portugal, Luxembourg, Norway and the Netherlands may exacerbate existing tensions between the United States and its European allies, already strained after the recent G7 summit in Canada.
President Trump has repeatedly criticized its NATO allies for not doing enough to meet their commitment to spend two percent of their national GDP on defense by 2024.
European allies have been ramping up their defense spending in response to Washington's demands.
In addition to their two percent spending commitment, they are also making progress on their agreement to spend at least 20 percent of annual defense expenditure on major new equipment by 2024.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201806301065910449-trump-eu-leaders-letters/
#1957344 at 2018-06-29 15:08:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2467: Asking The Question Edition
>>1957315
HERO Marine General James Mattis - Saved us (presently ongoing) from a coup organized by George Bush, among others.
HERO Marine General Smedley Butler - Saved us (1933) from a coup organized by Prescot Bush, among others.
#1911202 at 2018-06-26 17:09:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2408: Oversight & Action
>What makes a good movie?
President Donald Trump does not listen to Defense Secretary James Mattis: report
While President Donald Trump's controversial immigration policies continue to dominate the news cycle, the turmoil resulting from his actions is also being felt behind closed doors at the White House. Or, maybe, not so closed.
The most recent opponent of Trump's fire and fury? Defense Secretary James Mattis, on whom the president has allegedly become less and less reliant. In fact, a former senior official at the White House reveals that the two men "don't really see eye to eye," according to a new report from NBC News.
Since the beginning of Trump's tenure, Mattis and the president have had differing opinions on a range of issues. The secretary stood opposed to deploying the National Guard to the border, pulling out of the Iran deal and torturing suspected terrorists, to name a few.
Mattis allegedly heard second-hand that the president was pulling out of the Iran deal - and quickly tried to get in touch with Trump before the news was made public. The president also apparently blind-sided the defense secretary when he announced the Pentagon would create a sixth military branch overseeing operations in space.
https://www.salon.com/2018/06/25/president-donald-trump-does-not-listen-to-defense-secretary-James-Mattis-shocking-new-report-claims/
#1894005 at 2018-06-25 02:13:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2386 Ready for Another Week with DJT, Best President Ever Edition
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis will visit China from June 26 to 28, China's Defense Ministry
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201806/25/WS5b304985a3103349141de823.html
#1870568 at 2018-06-23 03:32:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2356: High iQ Edition
No more catch and release?
By the way, LAT is under new ownership so I decided to give it a read.
Seems much less biased now, fwiw…
Camp Pendleton is slated to house up to 47,000 migrants in temporary detention
San Diego County could become a site where tens of thousands of migrants would be housed indefinitely by the U.S. government under the zero-tolerance immigration policy implemented by President Trump.
According to a report published Friday by Time magazine, military leaders are drawing up plans to create a tent city at Camp Pendleton to detain as many as 47,000 migrants from Central America and other locations.
The facility at Camp Pendleton would be one of several temporary detention centers.
According to an internal memo obtained by Time, the U.S. Navy has been directed to establish "temporary and austere" encampments on military installations in Alabama, Arizona and California that each could host tens of thousands of detainees.
The document, prepared by an assistant secretary for approval by Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, suggests construction could begin within 60 days. The structures would be designed to last for six months to one year.
The memo has not yet been approved by Spencer or Secretary of Defense James Mattis, the report said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bases-migrants-20180622-story.html
#1862650 at 2018-06-22 17:04:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2346 "Virgin Baker Edition"
This is going to get interesting.
High Court Says Gitmo Judgeships Are Constitutional
https://www.law360.com/articles/1053613
https:// legalinsurrection.com/2018/05/James-Mattis-awarded-honorary-degree-from-institute-of-world-politics/
#1860147 at 2018-06-22 12:21:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2343: A City With No Children Edition
BAKER BAKER
"House lawmakers step up probe on green groups' international work"
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers on Wednesday stepped up their scrutiny of environmental groups' work with foreign countries, requesting that the Center for Biological Diversity turn in a list of documents detailing their work with Japanese officials.
It was the third action that Representatives Rob Bishop and Bruce Westerman have taken this month to put a spotlight on foreign governments' relationship with green groups, who they allege can be used to influence U.S. policy or national security.
Bishop heads the House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee and Westerman chairs the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
"The Committee on Natural Resources is continuing its oversight of the potential manipulation of tax-exempt 501(c) organizations by foreign entities to influence U.S. environmental and natural resources policy to the detriment of our national interests," they said in a letter to the Center for Biological Diversity.
Earlier this month they wrote to the head of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Rhea Suh, asking for details about the group's work with China on climate change and air quality issues.
Last week, the lawmakers sent a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis asking him to provide information about environmental litigation against the military by U.S.-based green groups and its negative impact on national security.
Among the examples they cited was a lawsuit led by the Center for Biological Diversity that aimed to block the relocation of a Marine Corps air station in Okinawa, Japan because of its potential harm to a marine mammal, the Okinawa dugong. A court hearing on that case is scheduled for June 28 in a U.S. federal appeals court.
In Wednesday's letter to CBD President Kieran Suckling, the lawmakers asked for details about that lawsuit, as well as the group's work with U.S. politicians, press conferences they organized "and other publicity events in support of foreign anti-base activists, environmental groups, and members of the Okinawan government opposed to the U.S. military's presence."
"The Committee seeks clarification about the nature of CBD's advocacy work to influence U.S. environmental and natural resources policy in light of CBD's close relationship with Okinawan government officials and foreign environmental groups," the letter said.
A representative for the California-based CBD was not immediately available for comment on whether the group will provide the requested documents. But last week the group said in a statement the lawmakers were pursuing an "anti-wildlife agenda in search of a wild conspiracy theory."
The lawmakers asked the CBD for a list of documents to be turned in by June 27, including documents that would show whether the group registered as an agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-environment-congress/house-lawmakers-step-up-probe-on-green-groups-international-work-idUSKBN1JG204
#1798371 at 2018-06-18 16:49:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2264 Q's Right ,You Know ^
>>1798187
Theranos…
Initial Board of Directors was SWAMPY AS FUCK
In July 2011, Holmes was introduced to former Secretary of State George Shultz, who joined the Theranos board of directors that month.[71] Over the next three years, Shultz helped to introduce almost all the outside directors on the "all-star board," which included William Perry (former Secretary of Defense), Henry Kissinger (former Secretary of State), Sam Nunn (former U.S. Senator), Bill Frist (former U.S. Senator and heart-transplant surgeon), Gary Roughead (Admiral, USN, retired), James Mattis (General, USMC), Richard Kovacevich (former Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO) and Riley Bechtel (chairman of the board and former CEO at Bechtel Group).[71][72][73] The board was criticized for consisting "mainly of directors with diplomatic or military backgrounds."[24]
thats pasta out of the wiki
Why would all these high octane MIL/Foreign Policy fags be soooo into a blood diagnostic upstart?
Why is Mad Dog Mattis rubbing elbows with this bunch and involved in this phony venture?
Bechtel on the list tells you this was some seriously shady shit.
#1775278 at 2018-06-16 19:52:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2234 Super Shilly in Here Edition
BAKER
US senators call on Pentagon to fully disclose role in Yemen war
Three US senators have called on the Pentagon to immediately disclose its role in the ongoing Saudi-led military operation on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, which has left millions of Yemenis at risk of starvation.
A letter signed on Friday by senators Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee and Chris Murphy, called on Defense Secretary James Mattis to reveal any role that "the Pentagon is currently performing" in Hudaydah.
"We call on you to immediately disclose the full extent of the US military role in the Saudi-led war against Yemen's Houthis, including the use of special operations forces; disclose any role that the Pentagon is currently performing, has been asked to perform, or is considering performing regarding an attack on the port of Hudaydah," read the letter.
They also called on Mattis to "issue a public declaration opposing this impending assault and restating the [Trump] administration's position that Saudi Arabia and other parties to the conflict should accept an immediate ceasefire and move toward a political settlement to resolve the conflict."
Hudaydah, a major lifeline for millions of Yemenis, has been under attack from the air and ground by the Arab alliance since Wednesday. The alliance is intent on capturing the port city in the hope of tilting the balance against the Houthi Ansarullah movement, which has been defending the country against the Saudi-led operation.
The alliance has been pounding Yemen since March 2015 to restore its former Saudi-friendly government. The United Nations and humanitarian organizations have warned that at least eight million of Yemen's estimated 28 million people are at risk of starvation.
The recent attacks on the port city have even deteriorated the situation by disrupting the delivery of food and other supplies to Yemenis.
In the meantime, the US and the United Kingdom blocked a Swedish proposal in the UN Security Council, which was calling for the Saudi alliance to implement a ceasefire in the nation.
Currently, the United States is supporting Riyadh in its military campaign against Yemen; providing weapons to both the kingdom and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which plays a crucial role in the Yemen conflict.
Back in March, the State Department announced it had approved the sale of an estimated $670 million in anti-tank missiles to the kingdom. The proposed package includes up to 6,700 missiles, spare parts for American-made tanks and helicopters owned by Riyadh.
The deal was announced just hours after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Pentagon leaders to discuss the Saudi-led military operation in Yemen.
This is while both Republicans and Democrats are appeared to be increasingly frustrated over Washington's military support for Saudi Arabia.
More than three years of war against the country have also been harshly criticized by human aid agencies as well as the United Nations for the large number of civilian casualties there.
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/16/565161/USsauid-ArabiaYemenHudaydah
#1691461 at 2018-06-10 22:45:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2127:
China pulls missiles from South China Sea island in possible nod to Trump
The Chinese militarization of the South China Sea has been happening for some time. Since the weak Obama administration wouldn't stand up to any dictator, the Chinese, along with other adversaries, probably just said "Why not?" and proceeded with their malignant behavior in creating the ability to block traffic in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
Anti-ship missile batteries, anti-aircraft defense systems, fighter jets and bombers have all been sighted on the atolls in the region that China has claimed and fortified.
Satellite imagery and new analysis from Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat International (ISI), dated June 3, suggested the Chinese surface-to-air missile systems on Woody Island, in the Paracel Islands, may have been removed or relocated, The South China Morning Post reported.
Beijing-based naval expert Li Jie declared the Chinese may have removed them for maintenance purposes, or simply hidden them inside buildings, only to be redeployed again later, wrote SCMP.
"With the increasingly tense relations between the two countries, it's understandable that we make a little gesture of compromise," said Li.
"It's not wise for China to directly confront the U.S. We shall decide later [on possible redeployment] after the tensions go down.
"It's better that we make three steps forward and two steps back, because both sides are still restrained and neither side wants to go to war," wrote SCMP, quoting Ni Lexiong, a naval expert with Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis made it very clear recently that the U.S. military will challenge China's attempted dominance of the waterway.
The Chinese action could be a nod to President Trump, who recently signed a deal with Chinese telecom company ZTE, extracting fines and monitoring in a face-saving measure for both sides.
The art of the deal truly is at work in the Pacific and everything is related, from North Korea, to China, to Russia, to Japan to the South China Sea.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jun/10/china-pulls-missiles-south-china-sea-island-possib/
#1677671 at 2018-06-09 12:56:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2110 E bakeEdition
Anons, I saw a plane call sign JM11 this morning. Not I have another, call sign JM10 on the screen.
Is this a possible countdown by Q? Is James Mattis about to take the stage properly?
#1677211 at 2018-06-09 10:46:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2110 E bakeEdition
Good Morning Anons,
Planefag checking in. The 2-Planes are active again and I am tracking.
Magma50 is in the air and I really hope that the callsign JM11 is James Mattis.
#1673036 at 2018-06-09 00:27:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2104: Europe's Meme War
Dan Carlin talks to Joe Rogan on meeting General James Mattis, CENTCOM
#1655660 at 2018-06-07 02:48:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2082 Operation Overlord Edition
Mattis: 'NATO Will Never 'Turn Off' Dialogue With Russia Despite Tensions
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - NATO will never cut-off communications with Russia despite Moscow's alleged meddling in American and European elections, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters en route to Belgium.
"NATO will never turn off dialogue with Russia," Mattis said on Wednesday. "NATO will never turn its back on trying to make better relations with Russia."
The prospect of improving relations between Russia and NATO are hindered by the Kremlin's alleged interference in US and European elections and its "changing borders in Europe through the force of arms," Mattis said.
Mattis added that Russia, from NATO's perspective, has more in common with the alliance in terms of its future. However, it has been extremely difficult to find a common cause with Russia, Mattis said.
NATO's defense ministers will meet on Thursday and Friday to prepare for the July summit which is focused on approving a new command structure which may boost personnel by 1,200.
Earlier in the day, US Envoy to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said NATO defense ministers this week will focus on approving a new streamlined command structure for more rapid response and deployment of forces to crisis areas in the 29-nation alliance.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201806071065176572-usa-nato-russia-dialogue-tension/
BAKER
#1654053 at 2018-06-06 23:25:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2080: Bots Can't Read Edition
>>1653986
My fav of James Mattis.
#1622225 at 2018-06-03 22:22:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2040: Bang
"Unacceptable": China Blasts Mattis For "Irresponsible Comments" About South China Sea Islands
A Chinese general on Saturday defended Beijing's military build-up in the South China Sea, blasting the "irresponsible comments" made by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, who on Saturday accused Beijing of threatening its neighbors in the heavily disputed waters and warned China of "consequences" if it continues weaponizing the South China Sea.
"Any irresponsible comments from other countries cannot be accepted," Lieutenant General He Lei told reporters at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, a civilian and military defense summit in Singapore, after Mattis warned that "there are consequences that will continue to come home to roost if China does not find a way to work more collaboratively with nations that have interests in the disputed region." He then clarified that "as long as it is on your own territory you can deploy the army and you can deploy weapons", indicating that to China the "contested" islands are anything but.
"We see any other country that tries to make noise about this as interfering in our internal affairs," General He said, referring to the Pentagon chief's comments.
Beijing's recent deployment of anti-ship cruise missiles, radar-jamming equipment, and strategic bombers to the disputed islands have dramatically increased geopolitical tensions around the region. In an attempt to counter rising territorial tensions, the Chinese general said Beijing's militarization of the islands were for "national defense" purposes.
"They are for the purpose of avoiding being invaded by others ... As long as it is on your own territory you can deploy the army and you can deploy weapons," he said.
For years Washington has agitated Beijing by claiming "freedom of navigation", sailing its military vessels and flying its warplanes around the heavily disputed islands in the South China Sea. Last Sunday, we reported that the U.S. Navy conducted its "freedom of navigation" patrols near the islands to demonstrate the right to sail through the international waters.
"We did not do freedom of navigation for America alone," Mattis said in his speech while referencing the recent freedom of navigation drill. "We do freedom of navigation, give freedom for all nations, large and small, that need to transit those waters for their own prosperity and they have every reason to do so," he added, but what he really meant is that the US continues to engage in ultimately futile attempts to spook China into military submission, even though such overtures are clearly having the opposite ffect.
#SecDef Mattis discusses US leadership and #IndoPacific security challenges during the #ShangriLaDialogue June 2. The #ShangriLa Dialogue, held by the @IISS_org, is an inter-governmental security forum attended by defense ministers and delegates from more than 50 nations. #SLD18 pic.twitter.com/o1VK4UKiSE
- U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) June 2, 2018
Beijing, meanwhile, claims that most of the resource-rich sea, which overlaps claims from Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, belongs to China. To reinforce such claims, Beijing quickly built artificial islands and erected military bases on Parcels and Spratly islands. Regarding trade, more than U.S. five trillion dollars in shipping trade flow through the region per annum.
"China's policy in the South China Sea stands in stark contrast to the openness our strategy promises, it calls into question China's broader goals," said Mattis, accusing Beijing of "intimidation and coercion."
https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-03/unacceptable-china-blasts-Mattis-irresponsible-comments-about-south-china-sea
#1595551 at 2018-05-31 07:33:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General # 2006 Emergency Again Edition
US Pacific Command Name Change Sends A Powerful Statement To India And China
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced that the U.S. Pacific Command will now be called the Indo-Pacific Command, a clear indication of a stronger alliance between the U.S. and India. The secretary made the announcement Wednesday while attending a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
"In recognition of the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we re-name the U.S. Pacific Command to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command," Mattis said, according to Inside Defense. "Over many decades, this command has repeatedly adapted to changing circumstance and today carries that legacy forward as America focuses west."
"It is our primary combatant command," Mattis said during his speech.
The new Indo-Pacific command is "one of six geographic combatant commands" in the U.S. military and "is in charge of using and integrating United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps forces within the [Indo-Pacific] area of responsibility," according to the command's website.
This name change comes as tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate. U.S. warships are conducting freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea in defiance of the Chinese, who have promised to send their own ships to chase the Americans. Although Mattis did not identify the Chinese by name, he did issue a clear warning by saying, "we are prepared to face any who would seek to challenge America's resolve."
As the current relationship between China and the U.S. becomes more contentious, India is emerging as a powerful ally for U.S. interests in the Pacific.
"I think India and the relationship with the United States is the potentially most historic opportunity we have in the 21st-century and I intend to pursue that quite rigorously," said Admiral Philip Davidson, the new head of Indo-Pacific command, according to Reuters.
While the name change is a powerful political gesture to both India and the Chinese, it does not represent a change in the way the U.S. plans to deploy its forces throughout the region, and the Pentagon is not expected to send additional assets to India at this time.
http:// dailycaller.com/2018/05/30/us-pacific-command-name-change/
#1594486 at 2018-05-31 04:38:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #2005 POTUS Needs Us United Edition
After Beijing's criticism, Mattis says 'steady drumbeat' of FONOPs to continue
'You'll notice there is only one country that seems to take active steps to rebuff them or state their resentment of them'
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis was unequivocal on Tuesday in his insistence that US freedom of navigation operations (FONOP) in the South China Sea would continue, despite Beijing's protestations.
The comments came after China's foreign ministry expressed Beijing's "strong dissatisfaction" with a FONOP carried out on Sunday.
"[China] strongly urges the United States to immediately cease these provocative activities which violate China's sovereignty and threaten its security."
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The ministry was responding to a US destroyer and cruiser sailing within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by China, as well as Taiwan and Vietnam.
Speaking while in transit on a flight to the region, Mattis pushed back on the Chinese criticism.
state their resentment of them'
By Asia Times staff May 31, 2018 3:58 AM (UTC+8)
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US Secretary of Defense James Mattis was unequivocal on Tuesday in his insistence that US freedom of navigation operations (FONOP) in the South China Sea would continue, despite Beijing's protestations.
The comments came after China's foreign ministry expressed Beijing's "strong dissatisfaction" with a FONOP carried out on Sunday.
"[China] strongly urges the United States to immediately cease these provocative activities which violate China's sovereignty and threaten its security."
The ministry was responding to a US destroyer and cruiser sailing within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by China, as well as Taiwan and Vietnam.
Speaking while in transit on a flight to the region, Mattis pushed back on the Chinese criticism.
"It's international waters and a lot of nations want to see freedom of navigation," Mattis told reporters
"You'll notice there is only one country that seems to take active steps to rebuff them or state their resentment of them," he said, in reference to China.
"We maintain a very transparent military activity out in the Pacific. We don't hide it from anyone. We announce it in public affairs statement," Mattis stressed, adding "when [the Chinese] do things that are opaque to the rest of us then we cannot cooperate in areas we could otherwise cooperate in."
When asked whether the FONOPS would continue with more frequency than in the past, the defense secretary answered, "yes."
"There's a very steady drumbeat of freedom of navigation operations. We're very open about them."
Mattis' comments come ahead of his participation in the Shangri-la Dialogue to be held in Singapore, beginning on Friday. He told reporters on the flight that, despite the administration's focus on North Korea, other regional security issues, including the South China Sea, will be top priorities.
http:// www.atimes.com/article/after-beijings-criticism-Mattis-says-steady-drumbeat-of-fonops-to-continue/
#1566872 at 2018-05-28 15:38:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1969: Spring In The Western Hemispheres
No Pence today. Maybe just a safety thing.
*From:* Matthew Nussbaum <xxx@politico.com>
*Date:* May 28, 2018 at 11:24:42 AM EDT
*Subject:* *In-town pool report #2*
Motorcade arrived at Arlington National Cemetery at 11:02 a.m. after an uneventful trip along the mall (where many tourists took the chance to snap photos) and over the Potomac.
As the motorcade rolled through the Cemetery, many onlookers, some holding flowers, lined the road and took photos. As the motorcade approached the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the road was lined with military personnel in dress uniform standing at attention.
Motorcade came to a stop at 11:05. Pool did not see POTUS exit.
POTUS arrived at the Tomb at 11:15. He was accompanied by Defense Sect. James Mattis and Gen. Dunford.
He was preceded minutes earlier by a small delegation including McGahn, Bolton, Sarah Sanders and others.
Among officials already among the few hundred assembled guests were: AG Jeff Sessions, Chief of Staff John Kelly, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, Sen. Tom Cotton and DHS Sect. Nielsen.
While a military band played, POTUS and Mattis stood with hands over their chest facing the tomb while Dunford, between them, saluted.
POTUS was presented with the wreath and placed it at the tomb at 11:18. He stood before it silently, then stepped back after about 30 seconds. A light mist fell throughout.
The band played again and the three men stood as before. After another moment of silence, Trump, Mattis and Dunford turned, faced the crowd and ascended the steps into the amphitheater.
Matthew Nussbaum POLITICO White House Reporter xxx@politico.com C:(571)–xxx-xxxx [ tel:(571)–xxx-xxxx ] @MatthewNussbaum
#1552406 at 2018-05-27 01:14:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1951 The Late to the Bake, Sorry for Short Notables Edition
Senator asks Pentagon for answers on Trump cellphone amid ongoing security concerns
President Trump's smartphone use is the subject of a letter sent to Defense Secretary James Mattis by a senator seeking answers about the Pentagon's efforts to defend the commander-in-chief's personal device from hackers.
Sen. Tom Carper, Delaware Democrat, wrote the retired Marine Corps general Thursday requesting information about the Department of Defense's procedures for protecting the president's cellphone in the wake of recent news reports raising "serious security concerns" about the integrity of Mr. Trump's communications, the lawmaker's office said in a statement.
Mr. Trump uses a White House phone lacking sophisticated security features meant to shield his communications, according to a recent Politico article cited in Mr. Carper's letter to the defense secretary, and The Associated Press reported in May 2017 that the president has urged world leaders to reach him directly through his smartphone, the senator wrote.
Despite lingering questions regarding the security of Mr. Trump's cellphone, however, Mr. Carper, a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said the defense secretary has failed so far to qualm his concerns. He previously raised the matter in a letter co-signed by Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat and the committee's ranking member, but never garnered any answers, he wrote this week.
"As you know, Senator McCaskill and I wrote to you more than fifteen months ago, on February 9, 2017, to gain a better understanding of the efforts by the Department of Defense and the White House to oversee, develop, and implement protective measures for President Trump's use of a smartphone. As of the date of this letter, the Department has yet to respond," wrote Mr. Carper.
"Given the need for clarity on this matter, I respectfully renew the requests made in the enclosed February 9, 2017 letter, and request a response no later than June 7, 2018," Mr. Carper wrote Thursday.
The Pentagon did not immediately comment publicly on the lawmaker's latest request.
In their initial letter, the Democrats wrote the defense secretary raising concerns about the president's cellphone use less than a month into his administration, referencing recent news reports that suggested Mr. Trump was using an "old, unsecured Android phone" in office.
"These reports are very troubling because security risks associated with the use of an unsecured phone include hackers' ability to access the device to turn on audio recording and camera features, as well as engaging surveillance tools that allow location and other information tracking features," the senators wrote.
"While it is important for the President to have the ability to communicate electronically, it is equally important that he does so in a manner that is secure and that ensures the preservation of presidential records," they added.
Subsequent reports, including Politico's this week, said Mr. Trump continues to use phones lacking security features designed to safeguard his communications.
"The White House is confident in the security protocols in place for the President's use of communications devices," a senior White House official told ABC News in response to the Politico report.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/26/pentagon-probed-answers-about-trumps-cellphone-ami/
#1550948 at 2018-05-26 22:14:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1949: Changuard
Sarah Sanders: 'I Was One Of The Lucky Ones' To Witness Secretary Mattis Helping WH Kitchen Staff Serve Breakfast
Department of Defense assistant Dana White tweeted Saturday that her boss, Defense Secretary James Mattis, had "joined staff in serving breakfast" at the White House on Friday morning.
The tweet included a picture of Mattis wearing a suit and tie standing in the "back of the house" with kitchen staff.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders retweeted White's tweet with the caption that she was one of the "lucky ones" to see Mattis helping out, adding that the defense secretary had "assured me they hadn't let him help cook."
"Such a great surprise to start the morning with Sec. Mattis," Sanders wrote.
http:// dailycaller.com/2018/05/26/sarah-sanders-secretary-Mattis-white-house-kitchen-staff/
#1524206 at 2018-05-24 03:22:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1915: AVALANCE BREAKING Edition
Anons
"Always be ready to fight and win," Mattis said. "There is no room for complacency."
Mad Dog
James Mattis tells Air Force Academy graduating class 'your primary weapons system now is your attitude'
http: //gazette.com/Mattis-tells-air-force-academy-graduating-class-your-primary-weapons-system-now-is-your-attitude/article/1626487
#1522648 at 2018-05-24 00:46:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1913: Feds
US launches investigation into automobile imports on a 'national security' basis
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 authorizes the Commerce Department to determine "the effects of imports of any article on the national security of the United States."
President Trump asked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to carry out the probe.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated an investigation into automobile imports to determine whether they "threaten to impair the national security" of the United States, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday night local time.
The probe will be carried out under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. That section of the law authorizes the secretary of Commerce to determine "the effects of imports of any article on the national security of the United States."
The United States carries out a brisk trade in automobile imports and exports, primarily with closely allied countries including Japan, Germany and South Korea.
Some U.S.-based automakers and auto parts makers also manufacture products in Mexico and Canada and then import them into the United States.
Minutes before the announcement, the White House released a statement saying that President Donald Trump asked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for the probe.
"Core industries such as automobiles and automotive parts are critical to our strength as a Nation," the White House statement said.
Commerce Secretary Ross sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to inform him of the investigation.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/23/president-trump-asks-for-national-security-investigation-of-automobile-imports.html
#1505532 at 2018-05-22 15:18:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1891: Thick Qrust Edition
"The succession question is actually a bit complicated. By default, under an obscure statute known as the the Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Brand's temporary successor as the "acting" associate attorney general is her principal deputy, Jesse Panuccio. That same statute would also allow the president to choose someone else to serve as the "acting" AAG on a temporary basis for up to 210 days; the pool of individuals from which the president could draw in this case includes individuals already holding Senate-confirmed positions elsewhere in the executive branch (like EPA administrator Scott Pruitt) or senior civil service lawyers in the Justice Department, specifically."
>> Next AAG = DOJ senior executive OR either Senate-confirmed individual
"Acting"
https://www.justice.gov/asg📁
>> this guy is currently acting as AAG
When does the clock run out?
>> Whenever POTUS says so
Why is Schneiderman's removal 'extremely' relevant?
>> He very dirty + had power
TRUST (name).
>> Person already holding a Senate-confirmed position
*LAST*2018-05-17 Central Intelligence Agency: Gina Haspel, of Kentucky, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
2018-03-22 International Monetary Fund: Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund, United States Governor of the African Development Bank, United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, and United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years.
2018-02-15 Department of Homeland Security: John Marshall Mitnick, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.
2017-02-17 Environmental Protection Agency: Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
2017-02-16 Executive Office of the President: Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
2017-02-13 Department of the Treasury: Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
2017-02-08 Department of Justice Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General.
2017-02-07 Department of Education Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education.
2017-02-01 Department of State Rex W. Tillerson, of Texas, to be Secretary of State.
2017-01-24 Department of State: Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
2017-01-23 Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
2017-01-20 Department of Defense James Mattis, of Washington, to be Secretary of Defense.
*FIRST*2017-01-20 Department of Homeland Security John F. Kelly, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
>>Complete list: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nom_confc.htm
#1502742 at 2018-05-22 06:23:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General # 1887 Who Screams the Loudest Edition
>>1502426
I couldn't find anything either but I thought this article and photo was interesting.
The Marine Corps temporarily had six four-star generals in 2013 - which had never happened before and is unlikely to happen again any time soon. The generals posed for photos in the Home of the Commandants in Washington, D.C., April 19, 2013. From left to right: John Kelly, James Mattis, Joseph Dunford, James Amos, John Allen, and John Paxton Jr.
https:// news.usni.org/2015/05/06/who-will-follow-dunford-as-next-marine-corps-commandant
#1500097 at 2018-05-22 02:05:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1884: A Visit To The GynÆcologist
This is just the Generals BHO fired
List Of Military Elite Purged
And Fired Under Obama
Compiled By General Paul Vallely
3-17-14
Here is the list of our military elite who have been purged or fired under Obama:
Commanding Generals fired:
· General John R. Allen-U.S. Marines Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] (Nov 2012)
· Major General Ralph Baker (2 Star)-U.S. Army Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn in Africa (April 2013)
· Major General Michael Carey (2 Star)-U.S. Air Force Commander of the 20th US Air Force in charge of 9,600 people and 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (Oct 2013)
· Colonel James Christmas-U.S. Marines Commander 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit & Commander Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Unit (July 2013)
· Major General Peter Fuller-U.S. Army Commander in Afghanistan (May 2011)
· Major General Charles M.M. Gurganus-U.S. Marine Corps Regional Commander of SW and I Marine Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan (Oct 2013)
· General Carter F. Ham-U.S. Army African Command (Oct 2013)
· Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon (3 Star), Jr.-U.S. Army 58th Superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY (2013)
· Command Sergeant Major Don B Jordan-U.S. Army 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (suspended Oct 2013)
· General James Mattis-U.S. Marines Chief of CentCom (May 2013)
· Colonel Daren Margolin-U.S. Marine in charge of Quantico's Security Battalion (Oct 2013)
· General Stanley McChrystal-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (June 2010)
· General David D. McKiernan-U.S. Army Commander Afghanistan (2009)
· General David Petraeus-Director of CIA from September 2011 to November 2012 & U.S. Army Commander International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] and Commander U.S. Forces Afghanistan [USFOR-A] (Nov 2012)
· Brigadier General Bryan Roberts-U.S. Army Commander 2nd Brigade (May 2013)
· Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant-U.S. Marine Corps Director of Strategic Planning and Policy for the U.S. Pacific Command & Commander of Aviation Wing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan (Sept 2013)
· Colonel Eric Tilley-U.S. Army Commander of Garrison Japan (Nov 2013)
· Brigadier General Bryan Wampler-U.S. Army Commanding General of 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command [TSC] (suspended Oct 2013)
'''The list of Admirals and Navy officers is even longer.
http:// www.rense.com/general96/listof.html
#1453592 at 2018-05-18 05:33:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1824: The I Hear 'Covfefe' Early Friday Edition
CIA Interrogator Sends Whoopi Goldberg a Warning After She Suggests Trump Be Waterboarded
The former CIA agent who interrogated Khalid Sheikh Mohammed warned Whoopi Goldberg against suggesting that President Donald Trump undergo waterboarding before he passes judgement on it, telling Fox News that the president might conclude it isn't torture and that it works during interrogation.
Dr. James Mitchell, appearing Saturday on "Fox & Friends," was responding to remarks made by "The View" host earlier in the week as she discussed Trump's nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, who's come under fire for her part in the George W. Bush administration's enhanced interrogation program.
"I would like (President Trump) to try (waterboarding)," Goldberg said. "You have never been tortured, and neither has Dick Cheney."
"I think people who have actually been tortured who are saying this is not a good thing, you should listen to them because you have never been tortured," she added in a nod to Sen. John McCain, who suffered torture as a POW during the Vietnam War and has opposed Haspel's nomination.
Cheney told CNBC's Maria Bartiromo last week that he felt the enhanced interrogation program - which included waterboarding - should be restarted. While Trump had been a supporter of restarting waterboarding during the 2016 campaign, he backed off at the urging of Defense Secretary James Mattis, who opposes the tactic.
Mitchell, however, said Goldberg's suggestion might backfire on her.
"Honestly, who cares what Whoopi Goldberg thinks?" Mitchell said of the talk-show host. "You know, I'm tempted to just completely dismiss it, but on second thought, maybe she could show us how it's done.
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"Next time there is credible intelligence of another catastrophic attack, with the potential to kill thousands of people in the United States, maybe she can go to some unsafe place in the world and interrogate the terrorist and I'll stay back home. I'll stay safe with my family, and I'll criticize her like she criticized us."
As for her comment about the president, Mitchell said that not everyone who undergoes waterboarding believes it should be outlawed during interrogations - and one of those people might be the president.
"A strong-willed man like Donald Trump, if he's exposed to the waterboard, he is not going to think like Whoopi Goldberg thinks," Mitchell said. "He may see its harshness and think that's exactly what we need."
Mitchell recalled how "when they were trying to decide whether or not waterboarding was legal, I waterboarded an assistant attorney general of the United States.
"He got up off the waterboard and decided that not only was it legal, not only was it not torture, but it didn't violate our treaties with other countries," Mitchell said.
RELATED: Graham Warns KJU: 'If You Want To Survive,' You'd Better Meet with Trump
He added that, given that enhanced interrogation was banned by Congress in 2015, "fussing" about it seems like an "irrelevant waste of time."
Haspel has not apologized for her role in the enhanced interrogation program under the Bush administration during her confirmation hearings, although she has promised not to restart it if she is confirmed. Her nomination has become a point of contention for Democrats, who have sought to kill her appointment by tying her to the Bush-era program.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/cia-interrogator-sends-whoopi-goldberg-a-warning-after-she-suggests-trump-be-waterboarded/
#1443131 at 2018-05-17 14:49:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1811: Through The Eyes Of The Deceiver
>>1443093
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Hand in hand with Trump's enthusiasm for air power comes a demonstrated tolerance for civilian casualties.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
#1427044 at 2018-05-16 03:49:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1790: The Get Comfefe, Lads...Pain's a'comin' Edition
>>1426999
Sauce for my question
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/pentagon-chief-James-Mattis-meets-amazons-jeff-bezos-west-coast-tech-sub-tour/
#1417326 at 2018-05-15 07:33:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1778: The Punishment Cometh, And That Right Soon Edition
Notables
are not endorsements
#1777
none yet
#1776
>>1415877 Sessions Unleashed ]SESSIONS[
>>1416009 Soros loses in Hungary!
>>1415944 Ivanka's plate looks like a Q
>>1416146 Anons, still digging on Iran payments.
>>1416335 Schumer Aide Is Confirmed as United States Attorney By Benjamin Weiseraug. 8, 2009
#1775
>>1415069 Possible False Flag in Israel (Wictor)
>>1415127, >>1415259 Kubrick connection to "Eyes Wide Open" (MK/Pedos/Luciferians)?
>>1415138 4 Q Proofs including Rudy NYC on Patriots' Day 04/19
>>1415168, >>1415206, >>1415326 Celebrity Bandaids (Bieber, M. Jackson, K. Middleton)
>>1415221 You haven't even seen true autism yet...
>>1415223, >>1415131 NXIVM affiliated companies map (work in progress)
>>1415354 5-15 = E-O (Coincidence?)
>>1415431 Eyes Wide Open Mentoring, this woman is on board
>>1415496 Decoding Q's "Pickle" statement, Transcript between Neo and the Oracle
>>1415636 Judge's ruling that ballots were illegally destroyed continues Broward election woes
>>1415703 Buildings demolished at North Korea's nuclear test site (satellite photos)
#1774
>>1414367 Done in 30 / Pickle = Elk pic = ++
>>1414436 MACK: arrested 4/20/18, SCHNEIDERMAN: RESIGNED 5/7/18, DELTA = 17 DAYS
>>1414683, >>1414649, >>1414444, >>1414894 "Eyes Wide Open" is reference to 4chan's Pizzagate investigation thread
>>1414476 Pics from Belzer video leads to a secret society called order of the eastern star
>>1414530 For Patriots Searching for Truth: Verify it.
>>1414543, >>1414860 Homeless kids in DC? They go missing, who would know?
>>1414598 Russian Oligarch Helped FBI to Rescue American in Iran
>>1414469 Patriots Fight 75 and 76 = F RANK CASTLE
>>1414747 - Eyes wide open Adam Schiff?
>>1414751 T or F?
>>1414774 What about Don Henley?
>>1414832 Avenatti got $8m out of thin air when Stormy arrived
>>1414892 Eat The Pain
#1773
>>1413586 Facebook suspends 200 apps as part of investigation into data misuse
>>1413689, >>1413736, >>1414091 Planefag Update
>>1413785 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to facilitate cabal activity
>>1413773 Rockefeller sale hits record $832 million, the largest for a single collector
>>1413997 Every SIGLE day we fight for you
>>1414029 Satellite images show North Korea has begun to dismantle its nuclear test site just weeks before historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
>>1414047 Flynn Father & Son re: Weiner Laptop
>>1414123 Keep digging on banking networks + lawyer networks + planes and trains networks
>>1414272 Files in mediafire link from "Pizzagate Returns (Video)"
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413082 Antifa history
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
>>1413464 POTUS Schedule
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1416559 at 2018-05-15 05:51:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1777: Magical Trips
Notables
are not endorsements
#1776
>>1415877 Sessions Unleashed ]SESSIONS[
>>1416009 Soros loses in Hungary!
>>1415944 Ivanka's plate looks like a Q
>>1416146 Anons, still digging on Iran payments.
>>1416335 Schumer Aide Is Confirmed as United States Attorney By Benjamin Weiseraug. 8, 2009
#1775
>>1415069 Possible False Flag in Israel (Wictor)
>>1415127, >>1415259 Kubrick connection to "Eyes Wide Open" (MK/Pedos/Luciferians)?
>>1415138 4 Q Proofs including Rudy NYC on Patriots' Day 04/19
>>1415168, >>1415206, >>1415326 Celebrity Bandaids (Bieber, M. Jackson, K. Middleton)
>>1415221 You haven't even seen true autism yet...
>>1415223, >>1415131 NXIVM affiliated companies map (work in progress)
>>1415354 5-15 = E-O (Coincidence?)
>>1415431 Eyes Wide Open Mentoring, this woman is on board
>>1415496 Decoding Q's "Pickle" statement, Transcript between Neo and the Oracle
>>1415636 Judge's ruling that ballots were illegally destroyed continues Broward election woes
>>1415703 Buildings demolished at North Korea's nuclear test site (satellite photos)
#1774
>>1414367 Done in 30 / Pickle = Elk pic = ++
>>1414436 MACK: arrested 4/20/18, SCHNEIDERMAN: RESIGNED 5/7/18, DELTA = 17 DAYS
>>1414683, >>1414649, >>1414444, >>1414894 "Eyes Wide Open" is reference to 4chan's Pizzagate investigation thread
>>1414476 Pics from Belzer video leads to a secret society called order of the eastern star
>>1414530 For Patriots Searching for Truth: Verify it.
>>1414543, >>1414860 Homeless kids in DC? They go missing, who would know?
>>1414598 Russian Oligarch Helped FBI to Rescue American in Iran
>>1414469 Patriots Fight 75 and 76 = F RANK CASTLE
>>1414747 - Eyes wide open Adam Schiff?
>>1414751 T or F?
>>1414774 What about Don Henley?
>>1414832 Avenatti got $8m out of thin air when Stormy arrived
>>1414892 Eat The Pain
#1773
>>1413586 Facebook suspends 200 apps as part of investigation into data misuse
>>1413689, >>1413736, >>1414091 Planefag Update
>>1413785 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to facilitate cabal activity
>>1413773 Rockefeller sale hits record $832 million, the largest for a single collector
>>1413997 Every SIGLE day we fight for you
>>1414029 Satellite images show North Korea has begun to dismantle its nuclear test site just weeks before historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
>>1414047 Flynn Father & Son re: Weiner Laptop
>>1414123 Keep digging on banking networks + lawyer networks + planes and trains networks
>>1414272 Files in mediafire link from "Pizzagate Returns (Video)"
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413082 Antifa history
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
>>1413464 POTUS Schedule
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1415768 at 2018-05-15 05:02:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1776: The Great Awakening Is The Second American Revolution
Notables
are not endorsements
#1775
>>1415069 Possible False Flag in Israel (Wictor)
>>1415127, >>1415259 Kubrick connection to "Eyes Wide Open" (MK/Pedos/Luciferians)?
>>1415138 4 Q Proofs including Rudy NYC on Patriots' Day 04/19
>>1415168, >>1415206, >>1415326 Celebrity Bandaids (Bieber, M. Jackson, K. Middleton)
>>1415221 You haven't even seen true autism yet...
>>1415223, >>1415131 NXIVM affiliated companies map (work in progress)
>>1415354 5-15 = E-O (Coincidence?)
>>1415431 Eyes Wide Open Mentoring, this woman is on board
>>1415496 Decoding Q's "Pickle" statement, Transcript between Neo and the Oracle
>>1415636 Judge's ruling that ballots were illegally destroyed continues Broward election woes
>>1415703 Buildings demolished at North Korea's nuclear test site (satellite photos)
#1774
>>1414367 Done in 30 / Pickle = Elk pic = ++
>>1414436 MACK: arrested 4/20/18, SCHNEIDERMAN: RESIGNED 5/7/18, DELTA = 17 DAYS
>>1414683, >>1414649, >>1414444, >>1414894 "Eyes Wide Open" is reference to 4chan's Pizzagate investigation thread
>>1414476 Pics from Belzer video leads to a secret society called order of the eastern star
>>1414530 For Patriots Searching for Truth: Verify it.
>>1414543, >>1414860 Homeless kids in DC? They go missing, who would know?
>>1414598 Russian Oligarch Helped FBI to Rescue American in Iran
>>1414469 Patriots Fight 75 and 76 = F RANK CASTLE
>>1414747 - Eyes wide open Adam Schiff?
>>1414751 T or F?
>>1414774 What about Don Henley?
>>1414832 Avenatti got $8m out of thin air when Stormy arrived
>>1414892 Eat The Pain
#1773
>>1413586 Facebook suspends 200 apps as part of investigation into data misuse
>>1413689, >>1413736, >>1414091 Planefag Update
>>1413785 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to facilitate cabal activity
>>1413773 Rockefeller sale hits record $832 million, the largest for a single collector
>>1413997 Every SIGLE day we fight for you
>>1414029 Satellite images show North Korea has begun to dismantle its nuclear test site just weeks before historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
>>1414047 Flynn Father & Son re: Weiner Laptop
>>1414123 Keep digging on banking networks + lawyer networks + planes and trains networks
>>1414272 Files in mediafire link from "Pizzagate Returns (Video)"
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413082 Antifa history
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
>>1413464 POTUS Schedule
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1414992 at 2018-05-15 04:00:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1775: The Original Patriots Day
Notables
are not endorsements
#1774
>>1414367 Done in 30 / Pickle = Elk pic = ++
>>1414436 MACK: arrested 4/20/18, SCHNEIDERMAN: RESIGNED 5/7/18, DELTA = 17 DAYS
>>1414683, >>1414649, >>1414444, >>1414894 "Eyes Wide Open" is reference to 4chan's Pizzagate investigation thread
>>1414476 Pics from Belzer video leads to a secret society called order of the eastern star
>>1414530 For Patriots Searching for Truth: Verify it.
>>1414543, >>1414860 Homeless kids in DC? They go missing, who would know?
>>1414598 Russian Oligarch Helped FBI to Rescue American in Iran
>>1414469 Patriots Fight 75 and 76 = F RANK CASTLE
>>1414747 - Eyes wide open Adam Schiff?
>>1414751 T or F?
>>1414774 What about Don Henley?
>>1414832 Avenatti got $8m out of thin air when Stormy arrived
>>1414892 Eat The Pain
#1773
>>1413586 Facebook suspends 200 apps as part of investigation into data misuse
>>1413689, >>1413736, >>1414091 Planefag Update
>>1413785 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to facilitate cabal activity
>>1413773 Rockefeller sale hits record $832 million, the largest for a single collector
>>1413997 Every SIGLE day we fight for you
>>1414029 Satellite images show North Korea has begun to dismantle its nuclear test site just weeks before historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
>>1414047 Flynn Father & Son re: Weiner Laptop
>>1414123 Keep digging on banking networks + lawyer networks + planes and trains networks
>>1414272 Files in mediafire link from "Pizzagate Returns (Video)"
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413082 Antifa history
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
>>1413464 POTUS Schedule
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
#1768
>>1409679 Ted Cruz interview
>>1409864, >>1410000 Why were the Sephardim kicked out of the Iberian Peninsula?
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1414237 at 2018-05-15 03:14:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1774: Make Pain Great Again
Notables
are not endorsements
#1773
>>1413586 Facebook suspends 200 apps as part of investigation into data misuse
>>1413689, >>1413736, >>1414091 Planefag Update
>>1413785 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to facilitate cabal activity
>>1413773 Rockefeller sale hits record $832 million, the largest for a single collector
>>1413997 Every SIGLE day we fight for you
>>1414029 Satellite images show North Korea has begun to dismantle its nuclear test site just weeks before historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
>>1414047 Flynn Father & Son re: Weiner Laptop
>>1414121 People look closely at the tweet.
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413082 Antifa history
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
>>1413464 POTUS Schedule
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
#1768
>>1409679 Ted Cruz interview
>>1409864, >>1410000 Why were the Sephardim kicked out of the Iberian Peninsula?
#1767
>>1408936 FLOTUS Recovering from Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery
>>1409033 Castle lock digs
>>1409068 Mountain Deep digs?
>>1409381 German version of 2-reg spoopy planes found.
>>1409385 Q Billboard is to look bad on Qmovement?
>>1409395 Exopolitics article
>>1408810 Pompeo Tweet about the embassy
>>1409265 >>1409234 >>1409199 >>1409179 >>1409171 Planefag reports
>>1409487 POTUS tweets
#1766
>>1408176 Big Day graphic connects
>>1408120 Anons Stay The Course
>>1408252 Multinational law/tax-firm Named "CMS"
>>1408348 >>1408393 >>1408432 Planefag reports
>>1408067 Political corruption probe
>>1408541 The USAF regs should dictate the numbering of trucks.
>>1408619 All for a LARP
>>1408638 "Iran threatens" graphic
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1413487 at 2018-05-15 02:24:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1773: Q Bringing The Pain
Notables
are not endorsements
#1772
>>1412836 Pickle = ++ side-by-side
>>1412934 Quick vid on Q's drop 5/10/18. Fellow Patriots. Pass the pills
>>1412976 Pizzagate Returns (Video)
>>1413118 Locating server host. >DoUKnow 36 Toronto St.
>>1413181 New X post
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
#1768
>>1409679 Ted Cruz interview
>>1409864, >>1410000 Why were the Sephardim kicked out of the Iberian Peninsula?
#1767
>>1408936 FLOTUS Recovering from Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery
>>1409033 Castle lock digs
>>1409068 Mountain Deep digs?
>>1409381 German version of 2-reg spoopy planes found.
>>1409385 Q Billboard is to look bad on Qmovement?
>>1409395 Exopolitics article
>>1408810 Pompeo Tweet about the embassy
>>1409265 >>1409234 >>1409199 >>1409179 >>1409171 Planefag reports
>>1409487 POTUS tweets
#1766
>>1408176 Big Day graphic connects
>>1408120 Anons Stay The Course
>>1408252 Multinational law/tax-firm Named "CMS"
>>1408134 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to bypass local laws
>>1408348 >>1408393 >>1408432 Planefag reports
>>1408067 Political corruption probe
>>1408541 The USAF regs should dictate the numbering of trucks.
>>1408619 All for a LARP
>>1408638 "Iran threatens" graphic
#1765
>>1407292 Avenatti threatening to sue Daily Caller
>>1407307 On technological advances and black hat data mining (commentary)
>>1407310 USAF tweet w/"Snowden" on uniform
>>1407367 Sessions gunning for Chicago
>>1407742 Airbus finance chief quits group
>>1407857 Money sent to terrorists out of MSP airport
>>1407946 Chinese plane forced to land after window breaking
#1764
>>1406565 Problems with Tesla
>>1406651 Two of three Goldman trading securities heads quit
>>1406653 CIA as "the pickle factory"
>>1406766 Presidential Memorandum on reducing oil purchases from Iran
>>1406838 On Bitcoin; FOIA request on Bitcoin turns up "classified"; info denied
>>1406852 DWS won because of destroyed ballots
>>1407081 HRC shifting campaign cash to Delaware LLC
#1763
>>1405672 War Games Q Clock diagram
>>1405719 Joke Kerry meets with NZ rep.
>>1405770 Keith A. Raniere Holds Patent for Luciferian Rehabilitation
>>1405782 Meeting in the "Safe Room"
>>1405824 Anons putting the clues together.
>>1405757 UK affluent families using privilege to avoid child abuse investigations
>>1405833 NXIVM Indictment, co-conspripator #2 India Oxenberg
>>1405863 Oxenberg family lines to the English Crown... watch Wikipedia edits
>>1406072 >>1406082 Flight 370 crash was deliberate
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1412706 at 2018-05-15 01:25:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1772: Real Nordic Brød
Notables
are not endorsements
#1771
>>1411968 Tips for migraines without using pharma?
>>1412104 Italy's New Populist Government is Kicking Ass
>>1412034, >>1412325 Q74 means 1774
>>1412347 Putting this here for transparency, post containing last bread discussion on doUKnowq.com
>>1412438 Hannity stream
>>1412451, >>1412503 What does Erik Prince know about the ACTUAL content on Weiner's laptop?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
#1768
>>1409679 Ted Cruz interview
>>1409864, >>1410000 Why were the Sephardim kicked out of the Iberian Peninsula?
#1767
>>1408936 FLOTUS Recovering from Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery
>>1409033 Castle lock digs
>>1409068 Mountain Deep digs?
>>1409381 German version of 2-reg spoopy planes found.
>>1409385 Q Billboard is to look bad on Qmovement?
>>1409395 Exopolitics article
>>1408810 Pompeo Tweet about the embassy
>>1409265 >>1409234 >>1409199 >>1409179 >>1409171 Planefag reports
>>1409487 POTUS tweets
#1766
>>1408176 Big Day graphic connects
>>1408120 Anons Stay The Course
>>1408252 Multinational law/tax-firm Named "CMS"
>>1408134 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to bypass local laws
>>1408348 >>1408393 >>1408432 Planefag reports
>>1408067 Political corruption probe
>>1408541 The USAF regs should dictate the numbering of trucks.
>>1408619 All for a LARP
>>1408638 "Iran threatens" graphic
#1765
>>1407292 Avenatti threatening to sue Daily Caller
>>1407307 On technological advances and black hat data mining (commentary)
>>1407310 USAF tweet w/"Snowden" on uniform
>>1407367 Sessions gunning for Chicago
>>1407742 Airbus finance chief quits group
>>1407857 Money sent to terrorists out of MSP airport
>>1407946 Chinese plane forced to land after window breaking
#1764
>>1406565 Problems with Tesla
>>1406651 Two of three Goldman trading securities heads quit
>>1406653 CIA as "the pickle factory"
>>1406766 Presidential Memorandum on reducing oil purchases from Iran
>>1406838 On Bitcoin; FOIA request on Bitcoin turns up "classified"; info denied
>>1406852 DWS won because of destroyed ballots
>>1407081 HRC shifting campaign cash to Delaware LLC
#1763
>>1405672 War Games Q Clock diagram
>>1405719 Joke Kerry meets with NZ rep.
>>1405770 Keith A. Raniere Holds Patent for Luciferian Rehabilitation
>>1405782 Meeting in the "Safe Room"
>>1405824 Anons putting the clues together.
>>1405757 UK affluent families using privilege to avoid child abuse investigations
>>1405833 NXIVM Indictment, co-conspripator #2 India Oxenberg
>>1405863 Oxenberg family lines to the English Crown... watch Wikipedia edits
>>1406072 >>1406082 Flight 370 crash was deliberate
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1411930 at 2018-05-15 00:13:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1771: They Are Loosing Control Of The Message
Notables
are not endorsements
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411783, >>1411881 Q said extradicted, not arrested
>>1411803 Baruch the scribe aka Mav[Lag] aka camperman aka board owner of /cbts/ he outed himself on twitter
>>1411814 Veteran Chinese scientist takes an 'Alice in Wonderland' journey deep under the sea
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1769
>>1410419 Q74 Fire Engine pic on social media in 2014
>>1410482, >>1410567 POTUS Posting pics from Air Force Base.
>>1410483 D.C. FBI Insiders Fear: "General Flynn Might Take a Flamethrower to this Town Before He is Done"
>>1410721 Israel created Hamas
>>1410523, >>1410742 Flotus Kidney Op is cover story for an Top Secret meeting?
>>1410689, >>1410992 Another amazing 'Future Proves Past Proof
>>1410842, >>1410904 >SKY_TAR_[E_BZ_y]
>>1410885, >>1411055 Q74 engine in Upper Darby, PA:
>>1410891 There was not any Iran deal to begin with? LOL - the "deal" was never signed!
>>1410918 Updates on Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza protests
>>1410998 The Storm
>>1411111 Now Comes The Pain, Quints Qonfirm
#1768
>>1409679 Ted Cruz interview
>>1409864, >>1410000 Why were the Sephardim kicked out of the Iberian Peninsula?
#1767
>>1408936 FLOTUS Recovering from Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery
>>1409033 Castle lock digs
>>1409068 Mountain Deep digs?
>>1409381 German version of 2-reg spoopy planes found.
>>1409385 Q Billboard is to look bad on Qmovement?
>>1409395 Exopolitics article
>>1408810 Pompeo Tweet about the embassy
>>1409265 >>1409234 >>1409199 >>1409179 >>1409171 Planefag reports
>>1409487 POTUS tweets
#1766
>>1408176 Big Day graphic connects
>>1408120 Anons Stay The Course
>>1408252 Multinational law/tax-firm Named "CMS"
>>1408134 Building a list of sites on the planet that are exclusionary zones to bypass local laws
>>1408348 >>1408393 >>1408432 Planefag reports
>>1408067 Political corruption probe
>>1408541 The USAF regs should dictate the numbering of trucks.
>>1408619 All for a LARP
>>1408638 "Iran threatens" graphic
#1765
>>1407292 Avenatti threatening to sue Daily Caller
>>1407307 On technological advances and black hat data mining (commentary)
>>1407310 USAF tweet w/"Snowden" on uniform
>>1407367 Sessions gunning for Chicago
>>1407742 Airbus finance chief quits group
>>1407857 Money sent to terrorists out of MSP airport
>>1407946 Chinese plane forced to land after window breaking
#1764
>>1406565 Problems with Tesla
>>1406651 Two of three Goldman trading securities heads quit
>>1406653 CIA as "the pickle factory"
>>1406766 Presidential Memorandum on reducing oil purchases from Iran
>>1406838 On Bitcoin; FOIA request on Bitcoin turns up "classified"; info denied
>>1406852 DWS won because of destroyed ballots
>>1407081 HRC shifting campaign cash to Delaware LLC
#1763
>>1405672 War Games Q Clock diagram
>>1405719 Joke Kerry meets with NZ rep.
>>1405770 Keith A. Raniere Holds Patent for Luciferian Rehabilitation
>>1405782 Meeting in the "Safe Room"
>>1405824 Anons putting the clues together.
>>1405757 UK affluent families using privilege to avoid child abuse investigations
>>1405833 NXIVM Indictment, co-conspripator #2 India Oxenberg
>>1405863 Oxenberg family lines to the English Crown... watch Wikipedia edits
>>1406072 >>1406082 Flight 370 crash was deliberate
#1762
>>1404935 Attention all patriots, BO message
>>1405614 Planefag Updates
>>1405000 Huma 48 markers
>>1405128 Robert David Steele: Koreas Unite, Denuclearize ME, Global Financial Reset, Ideas for Iran
>>1405281 The Link
>>1405301 ISGP Studies Dig
>>1405362 Ain't no brakes on the Q train.
>>1405443 GermanArchiveAnon Update
>>1405539, >>1405547, >>1405570 Ecuador prepares to hand Assange over to UK, US?
>>1405089 Q sign on highway.
Best Of Bread >>311157
Archive of Notables >>>/comms/225 (Batch 740~ present)
#1411849 at 2018-05-15 00:03:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1770: Awaiting Q
Updates to notables before baking?
#1770
>>1411191 Mueller may have a conflict
>>1411220, >>1411253 POTUS Schedule (bad weather)
>>1411222 Margot Kidder died.
>>1411270, >>1411749 - doUKnowq.com server hosting from shady company in Toronto ON
>>1411299 Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
>>1411304 Post 75 was the FREEDOM flag reminding us of the LOCKed thread on /PF/.
>>1411365 Smoogle Quint fire truck
>>1411368, >>1411393 Unsealed indictment: health care fraud and money laundering
>>1411451 Iranian Group Offers $100,000 to Blow Up New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
>>1411484 Man accused in military centre stabbing acquitted of terror charges, not criminally responsible
>>1411556 Ben Garrison: A House Divided
>>1411830 Hamas is sending civilians to die for media coverage, says Abbas' advisor (Palestinian Authority)
#1411299 at 2018-05-14 23:09:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1770: Awaiting Q
>>1411283
Defending the Nation With Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Recorded on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Washington DC.
In his first televised interview in almost a year, Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis sits down with Peter Robinson to discuss a wide range of issues facing the United States Armed Forces at home and across the globe. Earlier this year, Secretary Mattis published the National Defense Strategy, the first such document in a decade. Secretary Mattis describes why the document is an important blueprint for the Armed Forces and what he hopes to accomplish by publishing it.
After a moving story about a captured Iraqi suicide bomber, Secretary Mattis describes the complicated nature of our relationship with China and the possible flash points in the South China Sea. A discussion follows about Europe and how political controversies with Russia affect our military relationship and why Secretary Mattis believes NATO is not a threat to them. Moving on to the Middle East, Secretary Mattis defines our mission in Syria, comments on the use of chemical weapons, and explains why that theater is the most complex security conundrum he's seen in his forty-year career. He says that the refugees coming out of Syria are more traumatized than refugees he's seen anywhere else in the world. He discusses the need to work with the international community on the refugee crisis as, "It is a tragedy much worse than anything BBC or CNN can show."
In the Far East, Mattis describes how a coordinated effort across different departments of the US federal government and allied countries have achieved a dialogue that may lead to the denuclearization of North Korea. Secretary Mattis also makes the case that the Iranian regime and the Iranian people are different constituencies with different priorities and agendas. He relates how he is reforming the Pentagon's provisioning and spending policies and why it's important for the military (the seventeenth largest economy in the world) to be a responsible steward of the nation's tax dollars.
#1351983 at 2018-05-09 22:28:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1695: Brave New Hunting Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
LISTEN YOU FUCKING MORONS. TRUMP HAS OUTPACED OBAMA ON DROPPING BOMBS. LEARN SOMETHING.
#1351800 at 2018-05-09 22:05:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1695: Brave New Hunting Edition
>>1351679
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
#1342711 at 2018-05-09 00:39:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1683: Justice is the Course, Stay the Course Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
YOU only SEE and HEAR what suits YOUR narrative
#1342362 at 2018-05-09 00:11:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1683: Justice is the Course, Stay the Course Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
#1342164 at 2018-05-08 23:53:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1683: Justice is the Course, Stay the Course Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
tolerance for civilian casualties." style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Hand in hand with Trump's enthusiasm for air power comes a demonstrated tolerance for civilian casualties.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
Mhmmmm
#1342151 at 2018-05-08 23:52:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1682: Bye Bye Bye, Bye Bye Iran Edition
Throughout the 2016 campaign, many people opposed to Donald Trump's candidacy were nonetheless reluctant to endorse Hillary Clinton, in part because of her relative hawkishness. Candidate Trump had a decades-long career in the public eye that demonstrated plenty of reason to worry he would be a disastrous president, but he lacked the long career in public service that fueled worries about Clinton's approach to the use of force, and her alleged desire to expand executive war-making powers past what she inherited from her predecessor.
Six months into Trump's presidency, we now have enough data to assess his own approach. The results are clear: Judging from Trump's embrace of the use of air power - the signature tactic of U.S. military intervention - he is the most hawkish president in modern history. Under Trump, the United States has dropped about 20,650 bombs through July 31, or 80 percent the number dropped under Obama for the entirety of 2016. At this rate, Trump will exceed Obama's last-year total by Labor Day.
In Iraq and Syria, data shows that the United States is dropping bombs at unprecedented levels. In July, the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (read: the United States) dropped 4,313 bombs, 77 percent more than it dropped last July. In June, the number was 4,848 - 1,600 more bombs than were dropped in any one month under President Barack Obama since the anti-ISIS campaign started three years ago.
In Afghanistan, the number of weapons released has also shot up since Trump took office. April saw more bombs dropped in the country since the height of Obama's troop surge in 2012. That was also the month that the United States bombed Afghanistan's Mamand Valley with the largest non-nuclear bomb ever dropped in combat.
Trump has also escalated U.S. military involvement in non-battlefield settings - namely Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan. In the last 193 days of the Obama presidency, there were 21 lethal counterterrorism operations across these three countries. Trump has quintupled that number, conducting at least 92 such operations in Yemen, seven in Somalia, and four in Pakistan.
tolerance for civilian casualties." style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Hand in hand with Trump's enthusiasm for air power comes a demonstrated tolerance for civilian casualties.
Increased air power in Iraq and Syria has resulted in unprecedented levels of civilian deaths. Even by the military's own count, civilian casualties have soared since Trump took office, though independent monitors tally the deaths as many as ten times higher. In Afghanistan, Trump's tolerance for killing civilians has led to 67 percent more civilian casualties in his first six months than in the first half of 2016, according to the United Nations.
The expansion of air power and acceptance of civilian harm are together a problem, but they are made worse by the fact that they are occurring without any diplomatic strategy to wind down the wars. The counter-Islamic State strategy review that Trump ordered in January has twice missed deadlines the president set for himself and remains incomplete. Secretary of Defense James Mattis promised Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that he would have a strategy for the war in Afghanistan by mid-July, yet that review is still ongoing. Even while Mattis has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Yemen, the approach is incoherent with Trump's doubling-down on airstrikes and support for the Saudi-led coalition conducting its own indiscriminate bombing campaign.
The connection between increased air power and a reduction in hostilities is made even more tenuous by the gutting of the State Department, which Trump has proposed cutting funding by around 30 percent and for which dozens of critical senior posts remain vacant. Without the expertise and resources of a fully staffed diplomatic corps, it's implausible that there will ever be a U.S.-led or U.S.-supported negotiated political settlement between combatants. In the absence of any coordinated approach to ending these conflicts, Trump is resorting to the default tactic that policymakers have become addicted to over the past nine years: low-cost, low-risk (to U.S. service members) standoff strikes. Under Trump, that military addiction has deepened, demonstrably so.
#1307851 at 2018-05-05 14:47:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1639: Q's NEW TRIPCODE CONFIRMED BY BO Edition
>>1307828
Cybercom To Become DoD's 10th Unified Combatant Command
In August, the President of the United States announced that he had directed U.S. Cyber Command to be elevated to a unified combatant command. Tomorrow, it will be official.
Cyber Command is being established as a unified combatant command May 4 during a ceremony at the Integrated Cyber Center/Joint Operations Center on Fort Meade, Maryland. It will also double as a change of command ceremony for its new leader, Army Lt. Gen Paul M. Nakasone, whose new assignment comes with a promotion to four-star general.
Until the elevation, U.S. Cyber Command is a sub-unified command established in 2009 under U.S. Strategic Command. It has since grown significantly, as has the Defense Department's cyber strategy. Now, Cybercom will be at the same level as Stratcom and the other unified combatant commands.
The move reflects the increase in cybersecurity threats from across the globe, recognized by the DoD in the National Defense Strategy. In 2004, the DoD officially recognized cyberspace as a warfighting domain.
So what, exactly, does this elevation do? It means the department is being reorganized under a single commander.
http:// www.dodlive.mil/2018/05/03/cybercom-to-become-dods-10th-unified-combatant-command/
Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, Cybercom's current commander, is retiring after 37 years of service. When Nakasone takes command at Cybercom, his position will be considered equal to that of other combatant commanders, and he'll be able to report directly to Defense Secretary James Mattis.
#1306022 at 2018-05-05 06:40:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1637: We HONOR our Operators
>>1306011
A true gentleman, patriot and outright hero!
God bless James Mattis and ALL his team.
#1303882 at 2018-05-05 02:44:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1634: THE [didn't resign] Edition
US Cyber Command, now under command of Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, who will report directly to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, has been elevated to a Unified Combatant Command.
A unified combatant command (UCC) is a United States Department of Defense command that is composed of forces from at least two Military Departments and has a broad and continuing mission.
The creation and organization of the unified combatant commands is legally mandated in Title 10, U.S. Code Sections 161-168.
There are currently 10 United States UCC's.
#1303095 at 2018-05-05 01:51:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1633: THE MEGA Edition
Found it.
–CyberCom established as a unified combatant command…
–When Nakasone takes command at Cybercom, his position will be considered equal to that of other combatant commanders, and he'll be able to report directly to Defense Secretary James Mattis.
http://www.dodlive.mil/2018/05/03/cybercom-to-become-dods-10th-unified-combatant-command/
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#1299482 at 2018-05-04 21:33:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1629: [OnReady] Edition
Anons, today No Such Agency became the 10th Combatant Command. This is big. No Such Agency now directly reports to Mad Dog Mattis.
http:// www.dodlive.mil/2018/05/03/cybercom-to-become-dods-10th-unified-combatant-command/
Quote from website.
"Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, Cybercom's current commander, is retiring after 37 years of service. When Nakasone takes command at Cybercom, his position will be considered equal to that of other combatant commanders, and he'll be able to report directly to Defense Secretary James Mattis."
#1298579 at 2018-05-04 20:35:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1627
WTF
'We're the Mujahedeen': US Marines Commandant Accidentally Declares Holy War
US Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller shocked observers Wednesday at a US Navy Department briefing when he made the tone-deaf claim that American forces and their Afghan partners are the mujahedeen in Afghanistan now.
Afghanistan is currently experiencing a resurgence of violence. During the spring, the country typically sees an uptick in insurgent activity as the winter is often spent harvesting poppies for opium production. However, violence during this year's growing season didn't dwindle as in years past, which experts believe signifies an even more intense fighting season. Already, a slew of terrorist attacks have left many Afghan security forces and civilians dead and civil infrastructure destroyed by bombs.
But then after a local Daesh affiliate killed 25 people Monday, including nine journalists and 11 children in Kabul, and separate attacks were conducted elsewhere by the Taliban, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said, "this is the normal stuff by people who cannot win at the ballot box, so they turn to bombs."
Afghan National Army soldiers stand near an armored military tank at a square in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 30, 2006.
© AP Photo / Musadeq Sadeq
Afghan Security Force Numbers Tumble as Taliban Maintains Territorial Grip - US Military
Neller decided to respond to the question of US strategy by reminding everyone that they are the good guys, not the terrorists. "I mean we talk about, you know, the terrorists call themselves, you know, they're the freedom fighters, they're the mujahedeen. They're not, they're criminals. I think the Arabic word is takfiri. They are apostates. They hide behind Islam. They sell drugs. They kill innocent people. That's not what Islam is. The Afghan army and the American, we're the mujahedeen. We're the mujahedeen."
Neller also revealed a misunderstanding of the term 'takfiri.' 'Takfir' is when a Muslim accuses another Muslim of not being a true Muslim, and a 'takfiri' is someone who does that. By calling the Taliban apostates, Neller makes himself - if he were Muslim - a takfiri.
The United States trained the so-called mujahedeen fighters and equipped them with military gear under the CIA program codenamed Operation Cyclone between 1979 and 1989, both before and amidst the Soviet intervention on behalf of the socialist government, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
(File) A B-52 Stratofortress from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing moving in to refuel from a KC-10 Extender, from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group 30 October on its way back to Diego Garcia after a successful bombing mission over Afghanistan
© AFP 2018 / US AIR FORCE/CEDRIC H RUDISILL
US Military Focus Shifts from Iraq, Syria to Afghanistan, Bombing Report Shows
The United States wanted to give their Soviet rivals a situation reminiscent of Vietnam, US President Jimmy Carter's National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski once said. At a March 30, 1979, meeting, a representative of the Department of Defense, Walter B. Slocombe inquired whether there was a value in prolonging the Afghan insurgency or "sucking the Soviets into a Vietnamese quagmire," he asked, according to "From the Shadows," a Cold War book by former CIA officer Robert Gates.
"Well, the whole idea was that if the Soviets decided to strike at this tar baby [Afghanistan] we had every interest in making sure that they got stuck," Slocombe said.
That year, the CIA began working with contacts in the Pakistani government to meet with insurgents. One former Pakistani military official said he personally connected the CIA to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an Afghan warlord who would eventually come to acquire most of the weapons provided to the mujahedeen by the US. Hekmatyar has allied with a number of forces over the years; the US, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and more. Today, he is urging the Taliban to put down their guns and shoot for a political solution.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805041064162733-Marines-Commandant-Accidentally-Declares-Holy-War/
#1293377 at 2018-05-04 05:06:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1621: Boom Week Ahead Edition
BE COURAGEOUS, EMBRACE THE CHAOS
"I do believe we are in a period of chaos?-?and in a period of chaos the time horizon shrinks?-?because the outcome is uncertain ... sometimes the outcome is catastrophe." – Jordan Peterson
General Mattis' call sign is 'Chaos'
It was as a regimental commander he earned his nickname and call sign, "CHAOS", an acronym for "Colonel Has Another Outstanding Solution."
(original source: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2017/09/21/Mattis-explains-the-origin-of-the-call-sign-chaos/)
General Mattis' reading list for Marines under his command: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/ltgen-James-Mattis-reading-list
#1277760 at 2018-05-02 23:48:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1601: Shilliest of the Shilly Edition
Move Forward @Move_Fwd 5/2/18
Move Forward Retweeted Deplorable FOR TRUMP
Hey @BarackObama thought you closed it? OH WAIT - ANOTHER FAILURE
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary James Mattis has sent the White House his guidance on transferring NEW individuals to the Guantánamo Bay detention facility.
#1273889 at 2018-05-02 18:03:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1596
Mattis delivers guidance on Guantanamo Bay facility to White House
"The Pentagon announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary James Mattis has sent the White House his guidance on transferring new individuals to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility…"
http:// thehill.com/policy/defense/385868-Mattis-delivers-guantanamo-guidance-to-white-house#.Wun3Esqkmao.twitter
#1246763 at 2018-04-30 12:51:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1561: I Love The Smell Of MEMES In The Morning Edition!
>>1246717
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Syrian-army-says-enemy-rocket-attacks-strike-at-military-bases-553080
Jerusalem Post Middle East
WATCH: SYRIAN ARMY SAYS 'ENEMY' ROCKET ATTACKS STRIKE AT MILITARY BASES
An opposition source said one of the locations hit was an army base widely known as a recruitment center for Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias who fight alongside Bashar Assad.
The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new "aggression" by its enemies, state television said.
In a news flash, state television said the missile attacks took place at 10:30 p.m. local time. Earlier, state television said successive blasts were heard in rural Hama province and that authorities were investigating the cause.
Photos posted by Israeli media show the sites attacked in Syria on Sunday night, specifically a structure in the village of al-Malkiya near Aleppo.
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"Syria is being exposed to a new aggression with some military bases in rural Hama and Aleppo hit with enemy rockets," an army source was quoted as saying without elaborating.
Reports from the Syrian opposition said 38 regime soldiers were killed and 57 were injured in the attack, citing media outlets with connections to the regime.
An opposition source said one of the locations hit was an army base known as Brigade 47 near Hama city, widely known as a recruitment center for Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias who fight alongside President Bashar Assad's forces.
State television did not give a location for the explosions but two residents contacted in eastern Hama countryside said the blasts came from a military base reported to be used by Iranian-backed forces.
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Tensions have risen dramatically between the two arch-enemies following the infiltration of an armed Iranian drone into northern Israel which the IDF claims was on a sabotage attack mission against the Jewish State. In mid-April, a strike on the T4 airbase in Homs province blamed on Israel killed seven IRGC soldiers, including Col. Mehdi Dehghan who led the drone unit operating out of the base. Reports later surfaced that advanced Iranian Air defenses had been the target of the strike.
Earlier on Sunday Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman stated that the Jewish State would respond forcibly if any rockets are launched to Israel or Israeli jets.
"If someone thinks that it is possible to launch missiles to Israeli cities or our aircraft, no doubt we will respond and we will respond very forcefully," he said at The Jerusalem Post conference in New York when asked by Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post.
"We will keep our freedom of operation in all of Syria. We have no intention to attack Russia or to interfere in domestic Syrian issues. But if somebody thinks that it is possible to launch missiles or to attack Israel or even our aircraft, no doubt we will respond and we will respond very forcefully."
Liberman along with other senior Israeli officials have been warning of Iranian entrenchment on the Golan Heights, an area of key strategic importance for the Jewish State, stressing that it is a red line for Jerusalem.
Over the course of Syria's eight-year long civil war Israel has publicly admitted to having struck over 100 Hezbollah convoys and other Iranian targets in Syria, while keeping mum on hundreds of other strikes attributed to it.
US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday to discuss "challenges facing the Middle East region, especially the problems posed by the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities," the White House said on Sunday.
The phone call followed meetings in Washington held by Israeli Defense Secretary Avigdor Liberman and the president's national security adviser, John Bolton, as well as US Defense Secretary James Mattis, and preceded meetings between Netanyahu and the president's new secretary of state in Israel. Those meetings focused on Iran, the officials said.
#1246280 at 2018-04-30 10:47:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1560: Renegade Will Face The Music Edition!
>>1246263
The small print on the map says leaflet drop. Didn't bother to look for anything more recent, but apparently 6 months ago, Leaflets were dropped by Mattis.
https://liveuamap.com/en/2017/19-october-leaflets-with-James-Mattis-were-dropped-over-donetsk
#1241953 at 2018-04-30 02:27:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1555: Sunday Night E Bake
>>1241782
>>1241713 (lb)
The name is Mattis, James Mattis.
#1213854 at 2018-04-27 21:42:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1520: "COMMS LOUD AND CLEAR" Edition
WASHINGTON - Direct conflict between Israeli and Iranian forces is increasingly likely in Syria as Tehran pursues a permanent military presence there, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned on Thursday.
www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Mattis-receiving-Liberman-warns-of-likely-conflict-between-Israel-and-Iran-552864
Iran's next
#1207241 at 2018-04-27 09:01:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1511: You have a voice. Be heard. Edition
Right now in Syria, we're in the most aggressive EW [electronic warfare] environment on the planet from our adversaries," Thomas said. "They're testing us every day, knocking our communications down, disabling our AC-130s, et cetera."
Some reports suggested that Thomas was referring to the EC-130H Compass Call. The EC-130H is an aircraft specifically designed to counter and wage its own electronic warfare, and if the machines were rendered inoperable by some "adversaries" on their own field, it would have been quite an embarrassing revelation.
Footage of his speech, however, clearly shows that Thomas was talking about the AC-130 close air support (CAS) gunships, which fall under SOCOM command. While the General did not point fingers at anyone, the media, which reported on his remarks, implied and even explicitly claimed that Russians were behind the electronic interference.
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis weighed in on Thursday, stating that he was not ready to pin the blame for the electronic interference in Syria on Russia. Apart from Moscow, Syrian government forces and Iranian servicemen are also present in the country, the official told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
Moscow has firmly rejected allegations of its involvement. Russia "has other things to do in Syria" than tamper with US gunships, Deputy head of the Federation Council defense committee Senator Yevgeniy Serebrennikov stated, namely helping Syrians to achieve and maintain a peaceful life.
"I don't know who are they calling 'adversaries' exactly, but Russia has nothing to do with it, and all the allegations are unsubstantiated," the official said.
https://www
.rt.com/usa/425260-us-adversaries-disrupt-communication-syria/amp/#click=https://t.co/8DKnC9s5Dl
#1172533 at 2018-04-24 21:14:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1466: Shine The Light And Shine It Bright
>>1171182
**SHELL GAME - WHISTLEBLOWER**
Scott Bennett PhD, former United States Army officer nda contractor State Department coordinator for counterterrorism terrorist finance analysts Joint Intelligence Operations Center
For those who prefer to read instead of watching a video, the following website provides both:
https:// madhousenews.com/2018/04/donald-trump-possesses-this-document-along-with-flynn-Mattis-cohen-and-others/
Bennett's report will be confirmed by Secretary of State James Mattis who received a copy of the report 'shell game' in August 2012 when he was commander of US Central Command and will be confirmed by formernational security advisor General Michael Flynn who was director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. James Mattis and Michael Flynn were soon fired by President Obama from their respective commands due to their response and investigation of Bennetts report 'shell game.' Note Edward Snowden recognized Bennett from their service together at Booz Allen Hamilton Hawaii and Washington DC and Brad Birkenfeld from Switzerland and within three months of Bennett's revelations, Edward Snowden left the United States himself Glenn Greenwald confirmed this in his original reports in a Kafkaesce drama and in violation of the US Constitution and military law.
THIS IS A MUST READ ANONS!!!!
#1119852 at 2018-04-20 22:34:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1399: I AM SHILL-PROOF
>>1119582 (last bread) Mira Ricardel
geeeze! CFR member and a Georgetown Jesuit.
"When James Mattis, secretary of defense, first greeted John Bolton, then national security advisor-designate, late last month, he addressed him sardonically: "I heard you're actually the devil incarnate."
By all rights Mattis, one of the most powerful members of the Cabinet if not the preeminent excepting the president, is trying to accommodate the new head of the National Security Council (NSC).
"I hope that there's some different world views. That's the normal thing you want unless you want groupthink," Mattis said upon Bolton's ascension.
But it's no secret the secretary doesn't care for Bolton, a White House official told me this week.
And as I've reported, Mattis tried to block Bolton at NSC and succeeded for quite some time.
Now there's a potential fresh fight, according to a source familiar with the matter: Bolton wants Mira Ricardel as a deputy.
This is important because Mattis nuked the idea of Ricardel at the Pentagon on a permanent basis last year, quashing her hopes to be appointed under secretary of defense for policy (USDP), and prompting the president to send her to the department of commerce, where she currently works (as under secretary for export administration).
Ricardel has a long C.V.: Georgetown, Tufts, Reagan administration, senior Dole campaign advisor, Bush 43 Defense official and later Council on Foreign Relations. She served as a defense advisor on Donald Trump's transition.
But back in 2017, Ricardel and Mattis disagreed on appointees at the department of defense-earlier in the administration she was at the Office of Presidential Personnel.
Is Bolton prepared to thumb his nose at Mattis on this one?
The two also disagreed most recently on Syria, as I've reported.
Bolton wanted a fuller-fledged strike on Assad while Mattis was more cautious and favored, at most, what took place Saturday morning.
The Wall Street Journal has reported Bolton favored a "ruinous" offensive against the regime in Damascus. (But a defense source familiar with the matter denies recent New York Times reporting that Mattis wanted Congressional approval for any action against Assad; the administration likewise denies it.)
Is the Bolton-Mattis fracas another distraction for the Trump administration or is it about to spill over onto center-stage?
Mattis is omnipresent on national security: the status quo is nothing much moves without Mattis-the deputy president. Syria is telling: Mattis won.
But Syria and Russia, are Bolton's "portfolio" said Victor Cha, Trump's scuttled ambassador to Korea, Wednesday night at the W Hotel in Washington. Stay tuned."
#1066556 at 2018-04-16 17:55:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1330: Digging into In-Q-Tel again Edition
President Donald Trump reportedly favored bombing Russian and Iranian targets in Syria, before Pentagon chief James Mattis talked the US leader out of it.
Trump discussed three military options for Syria last week with his revamped national security team, led by Bush-era hawk John Bolton, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with White House decision-making.
Read more
Precise, overwhelming and effective - Pentagon gives details of Syria strike
The least expansive option included striking "a narrow set of targets" linked to what the report said were "Syria's chemical weapons capabilities." The second option proposed targeting a broader set of Syrian targets, including "suspected chemical-weapons research facilities and military command centers."
Finally, the most aggressive proposal might have included bombing Russian air defenses in Syria, in order to "cripple the regime's military capabilities without touching [President Bashar] Assad's political machinery."
The latter option, which would have been three times as powerful as the one eventually carried out by the US, the UK and France, was reportedly particularly favored by Trump, pressing his team to consider strikes on Russian and Iranian targets in Syria. The US president was willing to go that far to "get at the Assad regime's military equipment."
Defense Secretary Mattis, a retired Marine general who gained notoriety during the 2004 siege of Fallujah in Iraq, took a more reasonable stance on the strikes. He argued that hitting Russian or Iranian targets could trigger a dangerous response from Moscow and Tehran, sources told the newspaper.
However, even newly-appointed National Security Adviser Bolton, who called for Iran to be bombed and who has promoted a muscular policy towards North Korea, did not oppose Mattis' reasoning. According to WSJ, he realized that "the most robust option might drag the US more deeply into the conflict" and felt "that was too much for his first week on the job."
#1066481 at 2018-04-16 17:49:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1330: Digging into In-Q-Tel again Edition
The US, Britain and France trampled international law to launch missiles against Syria, claiming to have "evidence" of the government's use of chemical weapons. That evidence is based on terrorist lies.
After a week of outrageous tweets and proclamations by POTUS Trump, which included continued accusations that Syria's president ordered a chemical weapons attack on civilians in Douma, east of Damascus, with Trump using grotesque and juvenile terminology, such as "animal Assad," the very evening before chemical weapons inspectors of the OPCW were to visit Douma, America and allies launched illegal bombings against Syria. The illegal bombings included 103 missiles, 71 of which Russia states were intercepted.
For the past week, we were told that the US had 'evidence' and the UK had 'evidence' that Syria had used chemicals. The 'evidence' largely relied on video clips and photos shared on social media, provided by the Western-funded White Helmets (that "rescuer" group that somehow only operates in Al-Qaeda and co-terrorist occupied areas and participates in torture and executions), as well as by Yaser al-Doumani, a man whose allegiance to Jaysh al-Islam is clear from his own Facebook posts, for example of former Jaysh al-Islam leader, Zahran Alloush.
This, we were told, was 'evidence.' This and the words of the highly partial, USAID-funded, US State Department allied Syrian American Medical Society, which, like Al-Qaeda's rescuers, only supports doctors in terrorist-occupied areas.
On April 12, even US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told the House Armed Services Committee that the US government does not have any evidence that sarin or chlorine was used, that he was still looking for evidence.
#1051510 at 2018-04-15 15:51:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1311: Trump Tweet Storm
>>1051041
EZRA COHEN WATNICK dig…still digging.
should keep info here as his privacy seems pretty important
background-grew up in Montgomery County, MD. (Chevy Chase). Mom doctor, Colombian. Dad, lawyer.
grad CCHS 2004. (Interned for JOE BIDEN in HS)
Univ of Penn in 2004. involved in on-campus Terrorism Awareness Week whicih was connected to David Horowitz's Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.
Sept 2007 told a friend that main goal was working for CIA. Talked about DIA as back up to CIA for him.
"One White House colleague who has known Cohen-Watnick for a long time described 9/11 as a formative event for him…."
2008 final year at Penn; details murky.
"…was listed on an online roster among a group that attended the Penn in D.C. internship program in Washington in 2009, in his case interning with the Office of Naval Intelligence."
He took a Navy civilian job after college.
Joined DIA in 2010 and left in Jan of 2017. Raised 3-4 ranks during.
Reported entered Defense Clandestine Service in 2012 and was sent to "the farm" in 2013.
Had done work on Haiti while based out of the DOD's Miami office. Registered in Miami in 2012.
Later served overseas in Afghanistan at CIA base. Embedded with Agency guys. (2013?)
Tied to Flynn but "how" reports are conflicting.
-One had asserted that he had met Matt Flynn at "the farm."
-One had said that ECW briefed Flynn at DIA.
-One had said they met in 2016 at a coffee arranged by Barbara Ledeen, wife of Michael Ledeen/ a friend of Flynn's and co-author.
(Flynn forced out of DIA in 2014 by Clapper and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Mike Vickers)- Vickers needs more "love" from us imo……..
August 2016, ECW married Rebecca Miller.
Flynn brought him into WH position as Senior Director for Intelligence programs on NSC. He remained in position until 8/3/17. One previous take-down attempt by McMaster reportedly stopped by POTUS via Bannon and Kushner.
ECW was reported to be the "source" that got with Nunes to get to the scif and check out the unmaskings.
After August, he went to work at Oracle in DC.
Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle was on executive committee of Trump transition team and only Silicon Valley connection in addition to Peter Thiel. She had been considered as DNI reportedly or as a US Trade Representative.
SC " Mnuchin and President-elect Trump will disrupt the status quo and promote higher growth and better wages…."
"Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, the NSC's chief of staff, has also worked at Oracle. In 2003, he retired from the Army and became senior vice president for homeland security solutions at the company. Later that year, he took a short leave of absence to work at the chief operating officer fo the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq under L. Paul Bremer."
also:
"Cohen-Watnick's hawkish policy views on Iran, including broadening the war in Syria to take on Iran's proxy forces there to using U.S. spies to help force regime change in Tehran, also got him into trouble with other Trump administration officals, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, who disagreed with him on these issues."
Also fired by McMaster: ret. Army Col. Derek Harvey (back now with Nunes on Capitol Hill)(said to be an influential voice on Syra, Iran and counterterrorism) and Rich Higgins. (need digging)
-"Harvey also drew the ire of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Pentagon officials, who thought that he was trying to set policy rather than coordinate among the different departments and agencies. Some Iraqi officials complained to the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command that Harvey seemed to be telling them where to position their troops, an official said…"
Reminder: K.T. McFarland made Ambassador to Singapore (what has SHE been up to?)
When McMaster tried the first time to ouster ECW, he had Linda Weissgold of CIA interviewed for the job. Weissgold had been in the CIA's Office fo Terrorism Analysis (on The Dream Team) for the Benghazi briefing in 2012 and is said to have been involved in the terminology change from Al Qaeda to "protests" in the Benhazi talking points.
Sources:
https:// www.frontpagemag.com/point/266283/deep-states-war-ezra-cohen-watnick-daniel-greenfield
https:// www.justsecurity.org/44897/ousted-nsc-official-takes-job-oracle-cohen-watnick/
https:// heavy.com/news/2017/03/ezra-cohen-watnick-devin-nunes-sources-wiretapping-intelligence-donald-trump-nsc-wife-who-is-age-staffer/
https:// www.nytimes.com/?action=click&contentCollection=Politics®ion=TopBar&module=HomePage-Title&pgtype=article
https:// www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mcmaster-ousts-senior-official-on-national-security-council/2017/07/27/f7ace7ac-72e8-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76032b92e24d
http:// barenakedislam.com/2017/08/06/under-trumps-national-security-advisor-h-r-mcmaster-the-national-security-council-is-becoming-a-national-security-threat/
#1034748 at 2018-04-14 04:00:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1290: The Total Control Edition
Enough with this 4D chess bullshit. Entire Trump administration is full of Bush Neocons. John Bolton is CFR member. James Mattis is bilderberg group attendee. McMaster was literally funded by George Soros. Face it, the presidency we fought for is done
#1030008 at 2018-04-13 23:50:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1284: Weekly Address Edition
Guys ok so let's say Trump defeats all evil in his 8 year reign of Presidency.
SO what will prevent a future president from undoing all that Trump did?
What will stop the evil from regrowth?
Rare chance in hell we get another Trump and another Adm. Rogers and another James Mattis
and another Eric Trump and another Jared Kushner and definitely a rare chance in hell we get another Sean Spicer….
So what do anons to ensure longevity?
#1015795 at 2018-04-12 21:23:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1266: Never forget, Always MEMEmber Edition
Secretary Mattis: U.S. Government Not Sure Who Carried Out Chemical Attack in Syria
Posted: Apr 11, 2018 8:00 PM
'''On Wednesday, Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed to reporters that the United States and its allies are "still assessing the intelligence" about the alleged chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians this weekend.
In response to a question about whether U.S. military forces are "ready right now to conduct a retaliatory strike if ordered," Mattis added: "We stand ready to provide military options if they are appropriate as the President determines."'''
https:// townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisreeves/2018/04/11/secretary-Mattis-us-government-not-sure-who-carried-out-syria-chemical-attack-n2470044
There's a Good Chance We're Being Lied to About the Chemical Attack in Syria
YESTERDAY
https:// steemit.com/conspiracy/@antimedia/there-s-a-good-chance-we-re-being-lied-to-about-the-chemical-attack-in-syria
#1015006 at 2018-04-12 20:35:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1265 POTUS Is Speaking Directly To Us Anons
>>1014989
Impossible for him to be married when he gets so much pussy thrown his way. Hugh Hefner was very jealous of James Mattis.
#1014917 at 2018-04-12 20:26:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1265 POTUS Is Speaking Directly To Us Anons
Based James Mattis gets more pussy than Trump. #facts
#1006443 at 2018-04-12 02:35:45 (UTC+1)
Qresearch General #1254
>>1005902
Patrick M. Shanahan
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Shanahan joined Boeing in 1986. Over the course of his career, he held management roles with respect to the Boeing Missile Defense Systems.
Served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems, starting in December 2004 overseeing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, Airborne Laser and Advanced Tactical Laser programs.
As Deputy Secretary of Defense, he was nominated to spearhead the plans to increase the size of the military.
His direct superior is United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
POTUS tweet: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and "smart!" "
MISSILES
SMART
#996477 at 2018-04-11 13:02:32 (UTC+1)
Q research General #1241 The End of the Beginning
>>996468
The question that should have been asked in that attack was not how dare someone use chemical weapons, but rather who used chemical weapons? Even Jim Matt is thinks we may have screwed the pooch on our judgment in that first attack. http:// yournewswire.com/James-Mattis-assad-chemical-weapons/
Now, we're faced with yet another "chemical attack by Assad" (in reality it was perpetrated by Israel/Mossad). This time the gas of choice is chlorine gas, a very common gas that can easily be manufactured. It's been around since World War I, and any nation with basic manufacturing capabilities can easily create it. Use does not prove the party that actually committed the crime. Why would Assad risk American intervention, when the US is on the precipice of withdraw, he's got mop up operations left, & the Russians are providing backup? Why would the Russians permit an ally to draw the US closer to the Syrian conflict when they have other interests in Eastern Europe that they do not want the American guard to go further up?
There is no reason for the Assad regime or their allies to utilize these tactics. However, there is reason & a history of groups who are losing to employ precisely these tactics. Read the UNPROFOR reports from Bosnia regarding alleged Serb atrocities against Muslims. You'll find more often than not that UNPROFOR cleared the Serbs, but MSM reported them as the aggressors. Same thing is happening in Syria. How does something like this happen? Well, it's simple and complex. Interests come together. More often than not, they'll form NGO groups like the Syrian Campaign. Check all the funders of all the pro-rebel NGO's and you'll understand who has the most to gain & why.The NGO's in turn hire PR firms to churn out content and lobby politicians. The content doesn't get challenged because the media has turned into a lazy, bought off propaganda machine. See Fusion GPS. (2/3)
#983948 at 2018-04-10 17:14:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1225 Clean HOUSE Edition
I strongly believe Gen. Mattis team is Q.
Gen. James Mattis, known to his troops as "Mad Dog " what he said sound very familiar.
"No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote."
One Quote From A Legendary Marine General Perfectly Captures The Risk From Political Gridlock
Brian Jones
Oct. 16, 2013, 6:09 PM
via Department of Defense
While much has been said about the dysfunction in Washington over the government shutdown and debt ceiling, legendary Marine Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis (Ret.) explains how the mess is in no way limited to American shores - it's a threat to national security.
Several days before this mess began, Mattis, who last served as commanding general of U.S. Central Command, had this to say:
"The example that America knows how to govern itself is one of the compelling aspects of our national security," Mattis told Military Times. "And right now, we are not demonstrating that."
The statement came as part of longer remarks that explained how the economic uncertainty and Partisan fighting are directly tethered to America's military prowess:
We're on a fiscally unsustainable path right now. The economy's always been the engine for our national security. There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards. And the dysfunction in Washington right now shows a country unable to govern itself - and that is worth more than 10 battleships to us.
An old Marine grunt, Mattis has led the United States in two wars. He is credited with spurning the Anbar awakening that helped turn the tide in the war in Iraq. He now serves in academia at both Stanford and Dartmouth.
He's also known for speaking his mind.
http:// www.businessinsider.com/general-James-Mattis-captures-risk-political-gridlock-2013-10
http:// barenakedislam.com/2015/12/30/donald-trump-talks-about-one-of-the-great-generals-that-barack-hussein-obama-forced-out-of-the-military/
#983045 at 2018-04-10 15:57:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1224 SPRING CLEANING Edition
ABC NEWS: Defense Sec. James Mattis was scheduled to travel to Nevada and San Francisco this weekend but has since canceled his trip, a U.S. official says.
What could this mean as far as the recent happenings?
#983008 at 2018-04-10 15:55:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1223 Its 41020 All DAY !
ABC NEWS: Defense Sec. James Mattis was scheduled to travel to Nevada and San Francisco this weekend but has since canceled his trip, a U.S. official says
#964101 at 2018-04-09 07:13:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1200: See the spider web? Edition
>>961721
>>961948
>>962147
>>961834
>>961855
>>961956
>>961979
>>961903
Rupert Murdoch and the Israeli Genie
March 27, 2015
https: //www.counterpunch.org/2015/03/27/rupert-murdoch-and-the-israeli-genie/
… Rupert Murdoch and his longtime pal Lord Jacob Rothschild are major shareholders in, (a joint 5.5 percent stake worth $11 million), and members of the Strategic Advisory Board of Genie Energy, - a spin-off company from telecoms group IDT Corp. (US ex- Vice President Dick Cheney is also a board member.)
Israel has granted Genie oil exploration in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, captured and annexed from Syria in the 1967 war. …
**
Black Gold Under the Golan
Nov 7th 2015
https:// web.archive.org/web/20151106050037/https:// www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21677597-geologists-israel-think-they-have-found-oilin-very-tricky-territory-black-gold
… An influential group is now lobbying Israel's government to take advantage of the chaos in Syria and demand international recognition of its control of 1,200 square kilometres (460 square miles) on the Golan. The group includes Zvi Hauser, a former cabinet secretary to the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, who has urged that Israel should demand this as a compensation for having to tolerate the nuclear agreement with Iran.
**
Genie Energy Suspends Oil and Gas Drilling Program in Northern Israel
Nov 16, 2017, 17:15 ET
https: //www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/genie-energy-suspends-exploratory-oil-and-gas-drilling-program-in-northern-israel-300558113.html
… Afek, the subsidiary of Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GNE, GNEPRA) conducting an oil and gas exploratory program in Northern Israel, today announced that preliminary analysis of results from its completed Ness 10 exploratory well in Northern Israel suggests that the well's target zone does not contain commercially producible quantities of oil or natural gas.
**
Golan Heights, Israel, Oil and Trump
March 30, 2017
https:// journal-neo.org/2017/03/30/golan-heights-israel-oil-and-trump/
https:// thedailycoin.org/2017/03/30/golan-heights-israel-oil-trump/
… Genie Energy in 2013 was granted exclusive oil and gas exploration rights to a 153-square mile radius in the southern part of the Golan Heights by the Netanyahu government.
… On October 8, 2015 only days after the surprise Russian announcement it had accepted the request of the elected Bashar al-Assad government to militarily intervene against ISIS, Al Qaeda and other terrorists in Syria, Genie Energy made a major announcement. Yuval Bartov, chief geologist from Genie Energy's Israeli subsidiary, Afek Oil & Gas, told Israel's Channel 2 TV that his company had found a major oil reservoir on the Golan Heights: "We've found an oil stratum 350 meters thick in the southern Golan Heights. On average worldwide, strata are 20 to 30 meters thick, and this is 10 times as large as that, so we are talking about significant quantities."
… On January 10, 2017, Genie Energy Ltd. announced it was creating a new company, Atid Drilling Ltd., an on-shore drilling services venture based in Israel to drill for oil in the Golan Heights among other places. They will expand the drilling by Genie Energy's subsidiary Afek Oil & Gas which since the October, 2015 announcement has completed five exploratory wells in Golan Heights.
… The creation of Atid Drilling by Genie confirms they are convinced based on the preliminary drilling results that there is something "big" in Golan. A month later, in mid-February soon after Trump is sworn in as President, Netanyahu flies to Washington to discuss US recognition of Israel's annexation of Golan Heights.
… A few weeks later, Israel violates the Syrian airspace in an act of war, escalating tensions over the Golan Heights. Then on March 22, in an appearance before the US Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Defense Secretary James Mattis called for Congress to formally authorize use of US military force against ISIS/DAESH in Syria.
***
Could Israel be using Goldman Sachs loyalists and powerful globalists to push US intervention in Syria as a challenge to Russia’s international dominance in natural gas?
April 14, 2017
https:// www.trunews.com/article/genie-oil-the-syria-goldman-sachs-israel-isis-connection
… On April 5th, a day prior to the US missile strikes in Syria, Israel and the European Union signed a preliminary agreement to build a $6-7 billion undersea natural gas pipeline, which would run from Israel through the Mediterranean Sea to Greece or Italy, and provide a non-Russian energy alternative to EU by 2025.
#935011 at 2018-04-07 13:56:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1162: The Daily Baker
https:// www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1487330/joint-statement-by-secretary-of-defense-James-Mattis-and-secretary-of-homeland/
It's habbening.
#932329 at 2018-04-07 06:17:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1159: The NG is Deploying Edition
NOTABLES #1156
>>929684 Access to FISA warrants granted
>>929686 R Chandler possible connections
>>929727 Ore. Governor and G Soros
>>929728 >>929732
Joint Statement by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen
>>929732 >>929815 Pizzagate Redoux
>>929733 Thomas Guiness parents
>>929840 Epstein vs Edwards
>>929749 R. Chandler family background
>>929752 Possible handler connection to suspicious death
>>929760 SEALED INDICTMENTS REACHING ALMOST 25,000!
>>929779 Chandler promo (video)
>>929920 Map Archive Anon Update
>>929990 Pompeo hearing
>>930009 >>930019>>930028
>>930041 RCA treatment book
>>930025 Jonathon Guinness WJC side by side
>>930123 demonstrating a compression algorithm.
>>930105 SK Park sentenced
>>930108 Q Mirrored time stamp RE:Snowden
>>930180 MBS and Lockheed Martin
>>930297 background R Chandler
#929728 at 2018-04-07 02:42:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1156 #PedoGate Edition
Jason Leopold
Verified account @JasonLeopold
15m15 minutes ago
Joint Statement by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen
#888744 at 2018-04-04 05:28:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1104: Open the Door Edition
How do anons explain this list? I really need help here understanding how this is a good thing.
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Jim McNerney, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury (CFR corporate member)
Indra Nooyi, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member, Bilderberg attendee)
Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy (Bilderberg attendee)
Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (CFR corporate member)
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR individual member)
Ginni Rometty, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce (Bilderberg attendee)
Anthony Scaramucci, Director of Communications (CFR individual and corporate member)
Stephen Schwarzman, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense (CFR corporate member)
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State (CFR corporate member)
Jack Welch, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Heather Ann Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force (individual CFR member)
#880273 at 2018-04-03 17:09:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1093: History Books Edition
>>880239
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the US military will be used to guard the US-Mexico border.
"We are going to be guarding our border with our military. That's a big step," Trump told reporters gathered at the White House. "We cannot have people flowing into our country illegally, disappearing, and by the way never showing up for court."
The President's comments appear to take aim at current US policy which requires border agents to catch then release family units who arrive at the borer from noncontiguous countries.
He also said he had spoken with Secretary of Defense James Mattis about the use of the military to guard the border.
http:// dailycaller.com/2018/04/03/trump-guard-border-military/
#842106 at 2018-03-30 18:31:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1045: We Will Not Fail Edition
>>841928
After meeting with US President Donald Trump and his administration on his arrival in Washington DC on 19 March, MBS's exhausting schedule took him to Boston. He is currently in New York and will travel on to Houston, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
His itinerary is packed with America's best, brightest and most influential.
On Tuesday alone in New York City, the prince is believed to have met with former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, ex-president Bill and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, New York state senator Chuck Schumer, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres and businessman and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Other notable media meetings include dinner with The New York Times' Thomas Friedman, Rupert Murdoch, the head of The Atlantic's editorial board Jeffrey Goldberg, meetings with the editorial boards of The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle, as well as interviews with Time and Vanity Fair.
Current government officials on MBS's schedule include CIA director (and nominee for new US secretary of state) Mike Pompeo, vice president Mike Pence, senior advisor and unofficial Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, national security adviser HR McMaster and defence secretary James Mattis.
He is also meeting past luminaries such as Barack Obama, John Kerry, Gen David Petraeus and Condoleezza Rice, as well as paying a visit to George W Bush's Texas ranch.
Other notable meets outside of politics include Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Tim Cook of Apple and the CEOs of Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, Uber, the Walt Disney Company and Lockheed Martin.
"This is a very deliberate bipartisan outreach. It is also a reminder of the close relationship the US has with Saudi Arabia in general, and not just Donald Trump and Jared Kushner," said Jane Kinninmont, a senior research fellow at Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme.
https:// www
.yahoo.com/news/mohammad-bin-salman-us-visit-104452589.html
#837015 at 2018-03-30 02:50:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1038: WE WILL WIN THIS WAR Edition
>>836971
Mattis already visited Bezos back in August. So it may not be him.
https:// www.geekwire.com/2017/pentagon-chief-James-Mattis-meets-amazons-jeff-bezos-west-coast-tech-sub-tour/
#810049 at 2018-03-27 16:53:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1004: Early Bake For Timings Sake Edition
Pat Buchanan Asks "Is Trump Assembling A War Cabinet?"
The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as "Mad Dog."
Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense, appears to be the last man in the Situation Room who believes the Iran nuclear deal may be worth preserving and that war with Iran is a dreadful idea.
Yet, other than Mattis, President Donald Trump seems to be creating a war cabinet.
Trump himself has pledged to walk away from the Iran nuclear deal - "the worst deal ever" - and reimpose sanctions in May.
His new national security adviser John Bolton, who wrote an op-ed titled "To Stop Iran's Bomb, Bomb Iran," has called for preemptive strikes and "regime change."
https:// www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-27/pat-buchanan-asks-trump-assembling-war-cabinet
#807162 at 2018-03-27 05:17:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1QQQ: ONE THOUSAND PIECES EDITION
Trump's Friend Says President Will Be Making 'One or Two' Final Changes to Government
JENNI FINK | MAR 25, 2018 | 1:11 PM
During an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Christopher Ruddy, the founder and CEO of Newsmax, said President Donald Trump will be making a couple more changes to his administration.
Ruddy told Martha Raddatz that his friend, the president, is "perplexed by all these reports that there's chaos at the White House or mass staff changes."
In contrast to the media reports, Trump reportedly told Ruddy that he believes the White House is "operating like a smooth machine."
He added that White House sources, but not Trump, told him Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is on the way out, which, if true, would corroborate multiple reports.
According to Ruddy, that doesn't mean every report bears truth, though. He said:
"But other reports, people like [Housing and Urban Development Secretary] Ben Carson, I'm told that the president is happy with the job he's doing, he will be staying; Chief of Staff [John] Kelly, the president is happy with the job he is doing, he will be staying."
However, the Newsmax CEO shared that Trump also told him, "he's expecting to make one or two major changes to his government very soon and that's going to be it."
Gage Skidmore/Flickr
The interview came on the heels of the firing of former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who Ruddy classified as someone who "didn't click" with Trump.
"He didn't have the political smarts of - for someone to run the State Department, never engaged with his own staff at the State Department," he said.
In contrast, Ruddy lauded Trump's choice of Defense Secretary General James Mattis and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who was nominated to replace Tillerson.
He also called National Economic Council Director nominee Larry Kudlow and National Security Advisor-designate John Bolton "very experienced guys" who are "going to do a tremendous job for the president and the country."
#793723 at 2018-03-26 01:28:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #985: Dont Mess With Our Bread Edition
>>793709
ANONS - WHAT THE FUCK, James Mattis ESSENTIALLY GAVE UP HIS LIFE FOR THIS COUNTRY
HE LOVED HIS CAREER MORE THAN THE WOMAN HE WANTED TO BE WITH
I WILL CRY TEARS NOW
#793627 at 2018-03-26 01:21:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #985: Where We Go One We Go All Edition
>>793599
i wonder what James Mattis is like as a Father. IS he STRICT or Nice and friendly?
How do u go home to ur family after engaging a day's warfare?
#782751 at 2018-03-24 23:26:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #971: We Are The Media Now Edition
>>782669
THis list worries me tho:
CFR Members And Bilderberg Attendees Appointed By Donald Trump
John Bolton, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member)
Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation (CFR individual member)
Jay Clayton, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CFR corporate member)
Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council (CFR corporate member)
Jamie Dimon, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Jim Donovan, Deputy Treasury Secretary (CFR corporate member)
Larry Fink, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Neil M. Gorsuch, Supreme Court Justice (individual CFR member)
Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, National Security Advisor (declined appointment) (CFR corporate member)
Kevin Hassett, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CFR fellow traveler)
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (individual CFR member)
Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council (individual CFR member)
Robert Lighthizer, United States Trade Representative (individual CFR member)
James Mattis, Secretary of Defense (Bilderberg attendee)
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security Adviser (individual CFR member)
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (CFR corporate member)
Army Lt. General Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster, National Security Advisor (individual CFR member, Bilderberg attendee)
Jim McNerney, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury (CFR corporate member)
Indra Nooyi, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member, Bilderberg attendee)
Rick Perry, Secretary of Energy (Bilderberg attendee)
Dina Powell, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy (CFR corporate member)
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (CFR individual member)
Ginni Rometty, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce (Bilderberg attendee)
Anthony Scaramucci, Director of Communications (CFR individual and corporate member)
Stephen Schwarzman, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Patrick Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense (CFR corporate member)
Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State (CFR corporate member)
Jack Welch, Member of Strategic and Policy Forum (CFR corporate member)
Heather Ann Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force (individual CFR member)
#722673 at 2018-03-19 17:23:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #894: ebake
>>721330
*USMC activated.
US (3).*
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war"
John F. Kelly Service/branch United States Marine Corps
James Mattis Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Joseph Dunford Service/branch United States Marine Corps
#708182 at 2018-03-18 13:50:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #877: OK Enough fun, BACK ON TRACK BOYS!
https:// www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/James-Mattis-iran-secretary-of-defense-214500
Coming soon
#702636 at 2018-03-18 01:33:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #870: MOAR BOOM Edition
>>702114
I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." » Marine General James Mattis
#702427 at 2018-03-18 01:18:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #870: MOAR BOOM Edition
>>702397
I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." » Marine General James Mattis
#673324 at 2018-03-15 15:15:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #833: Almost an E-Bake Edition
U.S. troops engaged in an undisclosed firefight with Islamic State militants in Niger two months after American troops were killed in the African nation, the U.S. military acknowledged on Wednesday.
Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Sheryll Klinkel said in a statement to CNN that "during a mission in the Lake Chad Basin region the morning of Dec. 6, a combined force of Nigerien and US military members came under fire from a formation of violent extremists."
A firefight reportedly ensued, leaving 11 militants dead, according to CNN. The firefight was first reported by The New York Times.
According to the Times, no American or Nigerien forces were harmed in the battle. A spokeswoman for U.S. Africa Command did not explain in a statement to the Times why the December firefight was not disclosed at the time.
The firefight followed a deadly ambush on U.S. and Nigerien troops that killed four Americans and five Nigeriens. That attack shed light on the extent of U.S. operations in Niger.
An investigation launched by Africa Command into the deadly October ambush is awaiting final approval by Defense Secretary James Mattis.
About 800 American troops are currently serving in Niger, where the U.S. is constructing a new drone base. U.S. troops are also involved in training and assisting Nigerien forces to combat militant groups in the region.
#663885 at 2018-03-14 17:55:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #821: Get Out Blackpill Shills Edition
Do people remember who was on Theranos Board???
Chairwoman Elizabeth Holmes
former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry,
former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Senators Sam Nunn and Bill Frist (who, it should be noted, is a surgeon),
former Navy Admiral Gary Roughead,
former Marine Corps General James Mattis,
former CEOs Dick Kovacevich of Wells Fargo Riley Bechtel of Bechtel.
Most of those are gone now, but it still has -
David Boies, a founder and the chairman of Boies Schiller & Flexner
William Foege, former director U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mattis is still on it, btw
#614667 at 2018-03-10 19:37:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #759: Anons Are Learning Edition
>>614085
>>614058
>>614364
>>613952
For the newbies and normies,
>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pine_Gap
Pine Gap is the commonly used name for an Australian Earth station ~18 kms (11 mi) SW of the town of
Alice Springs, Northern Territory in the centre of Australia which is operated by both
Australia and the United States.
>>613883
Not only skoops. See (metatitle) in
>>614058
Why did the Intercept decide to publish their Pine Gap "Revelations" in Aug 2017 when they've had the Snowden Docs for years?
Wouldn't happen to be cuz of what happened during June 5-6, would it?
>theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/06/05/secretary-tillerson-and-secretary-Mattis-visit-australia-for-bilateral-summit/
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are in Sydney, Australia, June 5-6, participating in the 2017 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne.
T-Rex, Mattis and their Australian counterparts are discussing a full range of U.S-Australian cooperation on bilateral, regional, and global issues.
Press Conference Video: (U.S. media show publicly why T-Rex dislikes them at 16:30, who was that idjit.)
#559390 at 2018-03-05 21:36:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #689: PUSH THE IBOR Edition
>>559192
I don't know if this has been stated before Lads.
https:// heavy.com/news/2016/12/general-James-Mattis-mad-dog-2016-nickname-quotes-why-is-he-called-warrior-monk-chaos-donald-trump-defense-secretary-fallujah/
"As for Chaos, Mattis has said it stands for "Colonel Has An Outstanding Solution," said Military 1, which called the 44-year military veteran "the most renowned warrior of our day to the combat initiated."
Marines recognize memitic warfare.
This board is pure Chaos that coalesces into a outstanding solution.
Semper Fi you beautiful Anons!
#529155 at 2018-03-02 01:17:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #650: Back to the Beginning Edition
>>529135
disinformation is Real
National Security Advisor H.R. Mcmaster may be replaced as early as May, according to the wires.
The move, reportedly orchestrated by Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis, could be the next in a series of White House staff shakeups.
A popular candidate for the role is Stephen Biegun, an auto industry executive.
Infowars.com's Roger Stone revealed the McMaster departure months
#495825 at 2018-02-25 23:50:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research Thread #610: Patriots make the Dough Rise Edition
"Freedom isn't free" –Colonel Walter Hitchcock
"The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears." General 'Mad Dog' James Mattis
non semper erit aestas- It will not always be summer (be prepared for hard times)!!
Link ~ https:// www.survivalmonkey.com/threads/is-north-korea-the-bait-in-the-trap.60523/
#475370 at 2018-02-23 22:29:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #585: No Name Afternoon Edition
part 1/2
I'm just gonna do a Hail Mary pass on this one. Hope it's something to catch. Sry.
U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command (Tampa), State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Office.
Mike McConnel, Director of National Intelligence (DNI/ODNI) 07-09 [cyber warfare @ BA]; James Clapper, Director National Intelligence 10-17. Both ex-Booz Allen. Both seen CIA intelligence reports.
NSA whistleblowers: Thomas Drake, William Binney, J. Kirk Wiebe -→ patriots?
Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense ex BA.
Valerie Plaime, IRS persecution of conservative 501.c.4 "Tea Party" groups.
"... I am defending against domestic enemies giving 'aide and comfort' to the foreign terrorist enemy by not utilizing key financial intelligence relating to terrorist finance networks and operations; and thereby committing treason (as defined by Article 3, section 3 of the U.S. Constitution) against the people of the United States of America." - SB.
"[A] report exposed and analyzed... [the] Department of Justice, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations under Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) a then SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL), the Senate Armed Services committee... the Justice Department, the State Department, and certain agencies in the 'intelligence' community, colluded to betray, prosecute, and cover-up the Union Bank of Switzerland whistleblower, Brad Birkenfeld, for exposing and reporting the UBS-Terrorist Threat Finance connection." - SB.
Inspector General Lynne Halbrooks.
"FEAR also inspired politicians." - SB.
Keving O'Connor, Kevin Downing, Rudy Gulianni, Abdullah Azziz
Revelations about terrorist financing by UBS would expose accounts and activities by U.S government agencies (CIA).
UBS chairman Robert Wolf financial donor and supporter of Sen. Barack Obama.
Eric Holder, Lanny Breur; Covington & Burling > UBS.
U.S CENTCOM Terrorist Threat Finance team; managed by BA at MacDill Airforce Base, Tampa.
Special Operations Commander Admiral Eric Olson.
TL;DR: "... That Swiss banks like UBS (and HSBC) had, in fact, been financing terrorists, and the intelligence community was concealing it for political reasons." - SB.
Joint Interagency Operations Center (JIOC) or Joint Interagency Group (JIAG).
Valerie Plaime, husband Ambassador Joe Wilson; Bush Jr. and yellow cake in Africa > Iraq War #2.
Rolling Stone: Psychological Operations Officers being persecuted by the Army for refusing to analyze and target U.S. Senators with behavior changing communication.
Senator Ted Stevens.
Military Prosecution vs. Civilian Prosecution; jurisdiction.
"Birkenfeld was the 'Keymaster' to the terrorist finance doors the military wanted open." -SB.
General Dell Daily commander JSOC, JSOC commander Stanley McChrystal; responsible for finding international terrorist banking networks.
Government bureaucracies working against the military.
Obama's Senate Subcommittee on Investigations about UBS-terrorist finance link.
HRC Sec. of State; Birkenfeld "political solution," 2 terrorist from GITMO to Switzerland for U.S. to be given preferential status in Swiss treaty; "deferred prosecution" to UBS by Eric Holder.
Edward Snowden happens.
Department of Treasury Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence; National Counterterrorism Center; Defence Intelligence Operations Coordination Center; SOCOM, JSOC, CENTCOM, CAPOC, EUCOM, etc... unaware.
Timothy Geitner.
Special Operations Command's Center for Special Operations (CSO), fusion point for DoD synchronization, intelligence, and long-range planning efforts... unaware.
Massive cover-up or intolerable incompetence.
-→ Best person to tell the tale to; MARINE GENERAL James Mattis, Commander U.S. CENTCOM.
John M. Custer III director of intelligence at U.S. CENTCOM; states CIA NCTC ineffective providing useful intel.
Counter Threat Finance Mission managed by Booz Allen, Mike Maravilla, William Lubliner, Troy Hensely, Bob Thompson...
General Jeffery Jacobs, Commander of U.S. Civil Affairs-Psychological Operations Command.
#397262 at 2018-02-16 16:42:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #489: Getting Organized Edition
Remember Q's recent posts about Gitmo being filled and another prison facility is to be built? This article is somewhat related. As usual, read between the lines and use critical thinking.
http:// dailycaller.com/2018/02/16/James-Mattis-isis-prisoners-munich-conference/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
#305364 at 2018-02-08 14:06:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #374: EXTREME Chatter Edition
President Donald J. Trump's schedule for Thursday, February 8th:
· Bilateral meeting with the President of Guatemala
· Deliver remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast
· Meeting with Secretary of Defense James Mattis
· Lunch with Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin
· Meeting with Dr. Henry Kissinger
any theories as to why he's meeting with Kissinger? and whether this might be good or bad?
#294840 at 2018-02-07 16:32:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #360: New Strzok & Page Texts Released Edition
James Mattis Puts America's Enemies On Notice - 'If You Threaten Us, It Will Be Your Longest and Worst Day' dailycaller.com/2018/02/06/Mattis-if-you-threaten-us-it-will-be-your-longest-and-worst-day/
#267852 at 2018-02-04 20:18:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #327: Filter option disabled Edition
"On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump directed Secretary of Defense James
Mattis to initiate a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The President made clear that
his first priority is to protect the United States, allies, and partners. He also emphasized
both the long-term goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and the requirement that the
United States have modern, flexible, and resilient nuclear capabilities that are safe and
secure until such a time as nuclear weapons can prudently be eliminated from the world."
Sauce: https:// media.defense.gov/2018/Feb/02/2001872886/-1/-1/1/2018-NUCLEAR-POSTURE-REVIEW-FINAL-REPORT.PDF
#249087 at 2018-02-02 18:49:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #304 #ReadTheMemo - EDITION
McCain > SpaceX > North Korea
[A] monopoly provider of space launch services would charge monopolistic prices and would stunt innovation to avoid stranding its own investment.
Yet that is what Sen. McCain and Mr. Musk's Space X are seeking through section 1615. It would prohibit the Air Force from seeking to develop new launch systems to compete with Space X's Falcon 9. New rocket engines and modifications to existing launch vehicles is all that would be permitted under section 1615.
But last April, 20 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging the Air Force to continue planning and funding the development of new launch vehicles. They elaborated: "Investing in the entire launch system through government and industry cost-share partnerships-rather than a specific component-is the fastest, safest, and most affordable way for the taxpayer to achieve these objectives."
What explains Sen. McCain's enthusiasm for giving Space X a virtual monopoly on space launch systems or vehicles? Follow the money!
Elon Musk has donated handsome sums to the McCain Institute. The billionaire has also donated to the senator's political campaigns. It seems more than serendipitous that Sen. McCain has labored tirelessly to introduce amendments, earmarks, and sister provisions of law to shield Mr. Musk's government-subsidized empire from competition.
Last year, the senator introduced an amendment to the NDAA that would have prohibited the use of Russian rocket engines to launch satellites into space. If it had passed, Space X would have been one of the tiny few of remaining providers.
The Air Force has been emphatic. Until competing engines are fully developed, the RD-180 will remain indispensable until fiscal 2020 because 56 percent of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launches until then are relying on its use. Much to Sen. McCain's chagrin, Congress has retained funding for the RD-180 until 2022. He still has not surrendered. A few months ago, Sen. McCain attempted to stick a ban on the Russian engine in Russia sanctions legislation, but failed.
https:// www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/17/mccain-elon-musk-defense-authorization/
#232903 at 2018-02-01 06:46:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #283: FREEDOM Day Edition
[D]ay [of] [D]ays
Department of Defense secretary James Mattis is under full control of the US military in POTUS absence. This was signed by Executive Order. POTUS is now absent. Mattis is in control of our government.
#128425 at 2018-01-22 21:17:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #154: The Private Exchange Edition
>>127637
Key:
Military Intelligence v FBI CIA NSA
Focus on Military Intellingence/ State Secrets and why might that be used vs any three letter agency
No FBI
POTUS installed his people within each top spot at each 3 letter agency except 1 (good reason there as Adm R kick started this and scrubbed all POTUS nominations to verify oath).
Do you think they aren't in control of those respective agencies?
No approval or congressional oversight
State Secrets upheld under SC
Who is the Commander and Chief of the military?
Under what article can the President impose MI take over investigations for the 3 letter agencies?
What conditions must present itself?
Why is this so VERY important?
Who surrounds POTUS?
They lost this very important power _ the one area of the govt not corrupt and directly serves POTUS.
Military Intelligence ref above is the absolute biggest inside drop this board will ever receive.
Biggest drop on Pol.
Now think about why Antifa plays right into the plan? Always ahead. Good guys are winning.
Why is ANTIFA allowed to operate?
What happens if Soros funded operations get violent and engage in domestic terrorism?
Now think about the timing of POTUS traveling to China/SK. I've said too much.
What is 'State Secrets' and how upheld in the SC?
What must be completed to engage MI over other (3) letter agencies?
What must occur to allow for civilian trials?
Why is this relevant?
What was Flynn's background?
Why is this relevant?
Why did Adm R (NSA) meet Trump privately w/o auth?
What is POTUS in control of?
What authority does POTUS have specifically over the Marines?
Focus on the power of POTUS as it relates to the Marines.
What is the one organization left that isn't corrupt?
Why does the military play such a vital role?
Why is POTUS surrounded by highly respected generals?
Who guards former Presidents?
Who guards HRC?
What is Mueller's background? Military?
Why did POTUS meet Bob under the cover of FBI Dir interview?
Bob is unable to serve as Dir per the law.
Why did Mueller meet POTUS 1-day prior to FBI announcement if Mueller COULD NOT be offered director due to prev term limits rule?
Why is Pelosi begging for a new special counsel?
How can MI be applied to prosecute bad actors and avoid corrupt agencies and judges?
Who did POTUS meet with yesterday?
Sessions, Mike Pence, Rex Tillerson, James Mattis. President Trump's schedule for 10/30/17 11:00 AM Receive daily intelligence briefing - Oval Office 11:30 AM Meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson - Oval Office 12:30 PM Lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions -Private Dining Room 3:30 PM Meet with Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chairwoman of the RNC
Was AG Sessions there?
How many MI generals were on the WH list to attend a separate meeting?
Could those meetings have been combined?
Why were certain rooms in the WH renovated?
Where was the meeting on Monday?
Why aren't phones allowed in this room (one of many).
What firm was contracted to conduct the renovations?
Why hasn't the MB been classified as a terrorist org?
What happens if mayors/ police comms/chiefs do not enforce the law?
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- Question: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/James-Mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/06/02/senior-military-leaders-being-called-to-testify-to-congress-about-george-floyd-protest-response/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pentagon-distances-itself-from-trump-on-crowd-control-laments-murder-of-floyd https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/04/revolt-generals/ Riot [coordination] in select safe-zone cities [D] control mayor(s) [allow] staged event allow former-active MIL brass assertion of 'Unconstitutional' 'Threat to Constitution' _Mutiny MSM public optics 'staging' underway. ALERT readiness: severe-critical
Answer: ARCHIVES: THE ATLANTIC: James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another. JEFFREY GOLDBERG JUNE 3, 2020 https://archive.fo/EIS4w James Mattis, the esteemed Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president. But he has now broken his silence, writing an extraordinary broadside in which he denounces the president for dividing the nation, and accuses him of ordering the U.S. military to violate the constitutional rights of American citizens. MILITARY TIMES: Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response Leo Shane III , Joe Gould , and Aaron Mehta 6/4/20 https://archive.fo/ciqon Angry lawmakers will summon top Pentagon leaders to Capitol Hill next week to explain what role military personnel will play in responding to growing demonstrations of racial unrest in major U.S. cities and whether President Donald Trump have overstepped his authority as commander-in-chief. “(The president) is talking about going to war with the citizens of the United States of America, and that is troubling,†said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday. “I am very concerned about what potential role the US military could play in amplifying this misguided rhetoric … Talking about the United States of America as a battlespace is wrong." WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Pentagon distances itself from Trump on crowd control and laments 'murder' of George Floyd by Abraham Mahshie | June 03, 2020 11:03 AM https://archive.fo/VaEo8 Esper also distanced himself from Trump by saying he did not support using federal troops to quell protesters. “I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act,†he said. “The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire situations. We are not in one of those situations now.†Esper admitted that he regretted describing the use of National Guard troops for “dominating the battlespace†in a leaked call Monday with the president and governors. “In retrospect, I would use different wording,†he said, describing the military lexicon. “It’s not a phrase focused on people, and certainly not our fellow Americans.†WASHINGTON POST: Revolt of the generals By Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer June 4, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC https://archive.fo/D9zGA We do not yet know precisely why Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper publicly broke with President Trump on Wednesday, renouncing the use of the Insurrection Act as a means to deploy the military against civilian demonstrators. We can surmise, however, that Pentagon brass was finally fed up and prevailed upon Esper to speak out. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, who had accompanied Trump on his march across Lafayette Square, put out a memo on June 2, which read like a not-very-subtle rebuke of Trump’s attempt to use the military to suppress protesters [...] James N. Miller, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, announced his resignation from the Science Defense Board in the pages of The Post and upbraided Esper [...] Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, and Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, also spoke up this week in support of the protests for racial justice, with Silveria directly repudiating use of violence against fellow Americans. In addition, Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, who heads the National Guard Bureau, put out a statement Wednesday entitled “We Must Do Better,†denouncing the racism that has resulted in the deaths of so many unarmed African Americans, urging Americans to listen and learn and reminding us, “Everyone who wears the uniform of our country takes an oath to uphold the Constitution and everything for which it stands.†He declared that if they are to uphold their oath as service personnel and “decent human beings†they must uphold the oath. [...] Former defense secretary Jim Mattis blasted Trump for dividing America and accused him of unconstitutional action.]
Extra Answer: SCREENSHOT: https://postimg.cc/KkdqwP0s How else can you flush out the sleeper (traitors) in the military? The ones who have been waiting to turn on POTUS? If this is correct, it's a sign that the DS is all out of options. Because this is an option of last resort. Art. 94. (§ 894.) 2004 Mutiny or Sedition. (a) Any person subject to this code (chapter) who— (1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny; (2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition; (3) fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition. (b) A PERSON WHO IS FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MUTINY, MUTINY, SEDITION, OR FAILURE TO SUPPRESS OR REPORT A MUTINY OR SEDITION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY DEATH OR SUCH OTHER PUNISHMENT AS A COURT-MARTIAL MAY DIRECT. U.S. military law requires obedience only to lawful orders. Disobedience to unlawful orders (see Superior orders) is the obligation of every member of the U.S. military, a principle established by the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials following World War II and reaffirmed in the aftermath of the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War. However, a U.S. soldier who disobeys an order after deeming it unlawful will almost certainly be court-martialed to determine whether the disobedience was proper. In addition, simple refusal to obey is not mutiny, which requires collaboration or conspiracy to disobedience.
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- Question: Why is this relevant?
Answer: James Mattis arrived at the Yokota Air Base in February 2017 during his first overseas trip as Secretary of Defense. Is the broadcast center for the American Forces Network Tokyo radio service. Discuss military operations and prep for a response to NK posturing and/or attack.
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Open Answer:
News:
Confidence: high
- Question: What is the common denominator in terms of military backgrounds close to POTUS?
Answer: All Generals Marines: John Kelly, James Mattis, Joseph Dunford
Extra Answer: Military Intelligence
Open Answer:
News:
Confidence: high
- Question: Who did POTUS meet with yesterday?
Answer: Sessions, Mike Pence, Rex Tillerson, James Mattis. President Trump’s schedule for 10/30/17 11:00 AM Receive daily intelligence briefing – Oval Office 11:30 AM Meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson – Oval Office 12:30 PM Lunch with Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions -Private Dining Room 3:30 PM Meet with Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Extra Answer: SCREENSHOT: https://postimg.cc/dk7BMfkG Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chairwoman of the RNC
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News:
Confidence: high