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  • in reply to: Debt Rattle January 2 2025 #178300
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    Germany and with it the backbone of the EU is being broken..
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    Germany is being ruined – but there is silence about the causes
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    By Wolfgang Bittner

    It is astonishing what is happening before our eyes. 22,400 corporate bankruptcies in 2024, mass layoffs, short-time work, companies moving to other countries. Now the parties have published their election manifestos and they want above all to revive the economy. But there is silence about the real causes of the economic decline; the same applies to trade unionists and entrepreneurs.
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    In September 2022, when many people demonstrated for the commissioning of Nord Stream 2 in order to avoid a threatening emergency, the pipeline was largely rendered unusable by explosions at the same time as Nord Stream 1. After extensive research, the well-known American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has come to the conclusion that the USA carried out this attack on Germany’s energy supply. The Berlin government, which in all probability knew about it, is silent on the matter; instead, this criminal attack on German infrastructure is being obscured with ever new lies.

    The Berlin government is wasting billions on the proxy war in Ukraine, which did not begin in 2022, but already with the Kiev government’s attack on the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, which at the time were merely demanding more autonomy within Ukraine after the coup. After British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boycotted the Istanbul peace efforts in agreement with the US government, the Ukraine war escalated, Germany was bled dry and increasingly positioned against the Russian Federation.

    It can be assumed that neither the USA nor Great Britain have any interest in a rapprochement between Germany and Russia or a revival of the German economy. On the contrary, they will prevent this by all means. Germany has been under guardianship in a permanent state of emergency since 1945, and it is urgently time to end this guardianship.

    How the CIA made fools of the German media: Ukrainian cover game with commanding officer Smith
    The most important goals of a sensible policy for Germany must be:

    Withdrawal from NATO, which has long been violating its own statutes;

    Termination of the stationing of foreign military forces on German territory;

    Resumption of cheap gas supplies from Russia;

    Cessation of arms supplies, especially to warring parties;

    Resumption of normal relations with states with which relations are currently strained.

    To achieve these goals, a fundamental change in policy is required, but this is not possible with the established parties. Therefore, the elections scheduled for next February are merely a way of misleading the population, which is being lied to and deceived.

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    But one thing is certain…if Germany is finished, the EU is finished. And above all France and Italy will collapse, and with them the Euro!
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    And this development in Germany will continue regardless of victory or defeat in Ukraine…
    That means the end of the EU is already written.
    Even if Germany removes its debt brake from the constitution (basic law) after the election in February and thus, like all bankrupt EU states, can and must take on trillions of dollars in debt in order to continue to support these bankrupt states, just to give the euro a reprieve…in order to ensure the existence of the dollar, the USA will drop the euro, whose purchasing power has almost halved compared to the Swiss franc in around 10 years…and simply declare the euro zone a dollar zone…which in turn will give the dollar a reprieve.
    My comment on this
    All this assuming that the average German allows himself to be driven into poverty…as Churchel said, “Woe to the German who loses his historical servitude.”

    Posted by: ossi | Jan 2 2025 16:19 utc | 383

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 2 2025 #178299
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    https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/01/02/veterans-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-go-to-the-porch-there-is-nothing-to-eat
    Veterans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine go to the porch: there is nothing to eat

    A video appeared on Ukrainian telegram channels showing a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine asking for money for food on the street. The country predicts that there will be more and more such disabled people, as the state has simply forgotten about them.

    “I served in the army for nine years, and now I’m starving. After being wounded and dismissed, the state did not pay me the money,” 48—year-old veteran Yevgeny Lomsky told the XUA-Photo of War telegram channel. He was standing with a sign saying “I’m starving” right on Khreshchatyk.

    A veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told bloggers that he was a steelworker in Mariupol, but in 2015 he voluntarily became a sapper in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, on September 17, 2023, he was blown up by a mine and lost his leg.

    “His story has stunned foreigners and has already been on the pages of world-famous media. On the eve of the New Year, Al-Jazeera published an article with the eloquent headline: “Abandoned: Struggling with Veterans of the war in Ukraine feel humiliated and forgotten by Russia,” writes XUA-photo of the war.
    According to the veteran, he is entitled to payments, but for this it is still necessary to prepare documents. They promised to help him with housing for three years.

    “But this is not accurate,” said Yevgeny Lomsky.
    Telegram channel “Legitimate” believes that soon Ukrainian cities will be filled with military disabled “beggars” with signs that they are starving and there is no money for treatment.

    “It will be 100%, since Zelensky and Yermak use and throw out the military as “junk” — we were the first to insider about it all the time. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been transferred to the reserve after being wounded, where they receive $15-75 each. There is not enough money for treatment and life, which means that soon they will start coming out and asking, and after they realize their strength, they will begin to demand compensation from the state. Against this background, Zelensky’s New Year’s video message looks hypocritical, where he lies to millions of Ukrainians that he “values” the life of every Ukrainian,” writes Legitimate.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 2 2025 #178297
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    Buyers of Russian gas. Too bad Ukraine and EU.
    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-completes-full-pipeline-power-of-siberia-gas-2024-12-02/
    China completes full pipeline for Power-of-Siberia gas
    By Reuters
    December 2, 202412:27 AM PSTUpdated a month ago

    SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) – China has built and connected the 5,111-km (3,175-mile) Power-of-Siberia pipeline to deliver gas from Russia’s Siberian fields to users as far as the financial hub of Shanghai, Chinese state media reported on Monday.
    The completion will allow the project to reach its full annual designed capacity of 38 billion cubic meters in 2025, roughly 9% of China’s consumption this year.
    Chinese builders added the last section, a 167-km line from Nantong to Luzhi in the eastern province of Jiangsu, around mid-November, completing the massive project seven months ahead of schedule.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 2 2025 #178295
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    The authorities of Pokrovsk do not give up: the almost surrounded city will allocate millions for the media, salaries
    Подробнее: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/01/02/the-authorities-of-pokrovsk-do-not-give-up-the-almost-surrounded-city-will-allocate-millions-for-the-media-salaries
    The Russian army is located a few kilometers from Pokrovsk, but the city authorities still paint millions of hryvnias for dubious expenses.

    Pokrovsk adopted the city budget for 2025.

    “Financial support for the media will cost the city budget UAH 14 million 558 thousand,” writes the Ukrainian Telegraph.
    The publication notes that the city in the Donetsk region, around which fierce fighting is taking place, has adopted a budget with questionable expenses. According to the Pokrovskaya city Military Administration, 70% of residential buildings, 80% of social and 95% of industrial facilities were damaged or destroyed by the end of the year.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 2 2025 #178281
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    I’m reading a fiction story and a copycat event is happening or a coincidence/similar event is happening in reality

    https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/new-orleans-mass-casualty-bourbon-street-01-01-25-hnk/index.html
    At least 15 killed in New Orleans after driver intentionally rams into crowd on Bourbon Street
    Updated 12:13 AM EST, Thu January 2, 2025
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    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-chef-james-patterson/1128998108
    The Chef
    by James Patterson, Max DiLallo
    17 Feb. 2019
    Overview
    In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty–as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder?
    Chapter 78, p.. 341
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 1 2025 #178215
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    Yesterday is gone.
    Ukraine stopped the flow of gas.
    Stop your wars/, stop your depopulation efforts, stop your killing, stop your destructions.
    Make peace.

    Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired
    2 hours ago

    A decades-long arrangement allowing Russian gas to flow to EU states via Ukraine has ended after a five-year deal expired.

    Ain’t seen nothing yet.

    • Fuel Prices in Europe Surge Amid Looming End to Russian Gas Transit (Sp.)
    https://sputnikglobe.com/20241231/fuel-prices-in-europe-surge-amid-looming-end-to-russian-gas-transit-through-ukraine-1121323180.html

    In response to Kiev’s decision to stop the gas transit, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened last week to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine.

    In response Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the finality of the situation during his annual press conference on December 19, stating, “This transit contract will not exist anymore, it’s clear. But we will manage; Gazprom will manage.”

    In response Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow

    In response No problem. EU has gas storage.

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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178185
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    Here is a feel good story/link for 2025.
    https://www.unz.com/article/putins-audacious-building-boom-in-mariupol-donbas-why-its-important/
    Putin’s Audacious Building Boom in Mariupol, Donbas – Why It’s Important
    Charles Bausman

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178173
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    The world economy needs to simplify


    Read 1,651 Responses to “The world economy needs to simplify” – Gail Tverberg

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178165
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    Things are getting better, lenders wrote off more than $46 billion in seriously delinquent.
    https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-credit-card-defaults-soar-highest-level-14-years

    US credit card defaults soar to highest level in 14 years
    Data shows credit card defaults jumped 50% in 2024 from the year before to the highest since 2010

    Breck Dumas By Breck Dumas

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178160
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    @ D Benton Smith
    … the world will use drone fleets to aerosol …
    where crowds gather to watch drone display … such as football games

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178150
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    Hate, anger, revenge, impunity
    https://www.declassified.live/p/cheneys-pending-immunity-whiplash
    • Liz Cheney’s Pending Immunity Whiplash (Julie Kelly)

    … put Donald Trump behind bars … Seeking revenge for Trump’s longtime criticism of her father’s “weapons of mass destruction” lie …
    Cheney sought to settle a family score by imprisoning Trump over the events of January 6.
    “No one is above the law!,” Cheney, in her grating sanctimonious style, frequently insists.
    Well, except for her.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 31 2024 #178147
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    Different times, different meanings
    https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John_the_Baptist_(Leonardo)
    Saint John the Baptist is a High Renaissance oil painting on walnut wood by Leonardo da Vinci. Likely to have been completed between 1513 and 1516, it is believed to be his final painting. Its original size was 69 by 57 centimetres (27 in × 22 in).

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    Following the hints
    H-1B, nepotism, “Brahmins” caste, tribes
    (Remove the space after https: to activate the links

    https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin#:~:text=The%20traditional%20occupation%20of%20Brahmins,wedding%20with%20hymns%20and%20prayers

    https: //www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page

    https: //www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/India_Genealogy

    https: //www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/India_Naming_Customs#:~:text=It%20is%20easy%20to%20track,denote%20the%20caste%20they%20belong

    https: //www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/India_Cultural_Groups

    There are some 573 communities recognized by the government as Scheduled Tribes and, therefore, are eligible to receive special benefits and to compete for reserved seats in legislatures and schools. They range in size from the Gonds (roughly 7.4 million) and the Santals (approximately 4.2 million) to only eighteen Chaimals in the Andaman Islands. Central Indian states have the country’s largest tribes, and taken as a whole, roughly 75 percent of the total tribal population live there.

    Unlike castes, which are part of a complex and interrelated local economic exchange system, tribes tend to form self-sufficient economic units.
    Tribes typically consist of segmentary lineages whose extended families provide the basis for social organization and control. Unlike caste religion, which recognizes the hegemony of Brahman priests, tribal religion recognizes no authority outside the tribe.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178101
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    Using H-1B is war against a weaker country.
    It makes a weaker country even weaker.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178100
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178091
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    World Populations keep growing faster than the depopulation efforts.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178089
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    Democrats are trying hamstringing, (severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness), of Trump by committing Billions of $ and military assets to Ukraine to prevent peace and to prevent a cease fire.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178080
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    Limits to freedom: Disposable income

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178077
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    Trudeau even paid natives to dig up gardens for graves, to get more votes.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178076
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    Duplicate reply detected;
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 30 2024 #178074
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    Happy New Year
    Words matter/motivate/influence/control the narrative

    – Investors Trim risk or take profit before year ends.
    – Increasing Bird flue pandemic risk or get your flue shot
    – • No Longer Sustained by Education, Western Humanity Is in Death Throes (PCR)
    – • Trump To Battle Federal Employee Unions As He Seeks To Shrink Government (JTN)
    – • Trump’s Tariff Threats Cast Shadow Over European Auto Industry (RFGE/RL)
    – • Musk Pens Pro-AfD Op-Ed In Major German Paper; Editor Resigns (ZH)

    https://usawatchdog.com/sugar-juice-fraud-propped-up-failing-biden-economy-ed-dowd/
    Biden Administration (and Kamala) re-elected. So, they went on binge spending.
    They did it two ways:
    They hired massive amounts of government personnel to float the economy, and they also did illegal immigration.
    The bottom line is there is pain coming
    Ed Dowd, author of the updated book called “Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021, 2022 and 2023” for 12.28.24.
    The “sudden deaths” are still happening at epidemic levels!!

    https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/the-moral-bankruptcy-of-the-west
    – • The Moral Bankruptcy of the West (John Mearsheimer)
    One wonders what people in the West who have either supported Israel’s genocide or remained silent tell themselves to justify their behavior and sleep at night.
    History will not treat them kindly.

    – • Most, But Not All, Republicans Lining Up To Support Speaker Of The House (JTN)
    Weekend talk shows have featured considerable discussion about the vote in the House on Friday, January 3, for speaker, a position currently held by Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 29 2024 #178007
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    Opinions. Don’t get angry if its not the same as your opinion.

    Planning, Objectives, success, do anything to attain and retain power.
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    https: //www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/there_is_no_pardoning_the_biden_administration.html
    1. • There Is No Pardoning The Biden Administration (Eric Utter)

    https: //justthenews.com/government/courts-law/court-orders-biden-administration-stop-selling-border-wall-material
    2. • Court Orders Biden Administration To Stop Selling Border Wall Material (JTN)

    https: //sputnikglobe.com/20241228/trump-will-restore-us-rule-of-law-by-pardoning-january-6-protesters-1121293935.html • 3. Trump Will Restore US Rule of Law by Pardoning January 6 Protesters (Sp.)

    As I said yesterday, there are people who abuse the H-1B program. So you can stop the program, or stop the abuse.
    https: //nypost.com/2024/12/28/us-news/donald-trump-backs-h-1b-visa-program-supported-by-elon-musk/
    4. • Trump Supports Immigration Visas Backed By Musk (NYP)

    Different opinions are dangerous to the established rulers
    https: //justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-asks-supreme-court-pause-potential-ban-tiktok-going-effect
    5. • Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay Decision On Banning TikTok in US (JTN)

    6. AI systems.
    “How many examples do you know of a more intelligent thing being controlled by a less intelligent thing? – SNOB/elitist/the chosen people

    https: //swentr.site/russia/610123-ukraine-heading-disaster-fico/
    7. Slovakia will also offer itself as a “suitable country for organizing any peace negotiations at any level.” Fico

    https: //swentr.site/news/610146-us-senator-ukraine-aid/
    8. “Congress must not give [Biden] a gift to further sabotage President Trump’s peace negotiations on the way out the door,” – Lee
    There’s only so much they can launder

    “..been caught empty-handed when asked for data to support its claim, on the same “myths and facts” page,
    https: //justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/cdc-cant-substantiate-covid-vaccine-ingredient-claims-fda-forced-turn
    9. • CDC Can’t Substantiate COVID Vaccine Ingredient Claims (JTN)

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    Nothing to do with propaganda. Just plain censorship.
    https: //swentr.site/russia/610144-telegram-eu-media-block/
    • Telegram Blocks Russian Media In EU (RT)

    The latest hostile move has likely been prompted by the “weakening media positions” of Western leadership, especially on the Ukrainian conflict and domestic policies, Pushkov suggested.
    The ban is reminiscent of restrictions imposed in the EU on RT, which has long been the prime target for hostile actions in the West against Russian state-affiliated media.
    RT had all its Telegram accounts blocked across the bloc early into the Ukrainian conflict in March 2022.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 28 2024 #177930
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    A bubble
    RIM and TAE commentators have been presenting

    Critical thinking from Hundreds of Problem Solvers.

    For you to decide WHY RELEVANCE – Increase, Decrease, so that you can considered all of your options and possible solutions before making your choice.
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    Ramaswamy’s Big Plans


    • Ramaswamy’s Big Plans (Maitra)
    Sumantra Maitra
    Dec 27, 2024

    America’s debt, now over $36 trillion, is definitely a great threat to our nation’s well-being
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    The H-1B visa program seems fine. But yeah, it is being abused.

    Bringing in the best foreign workers so the US can “keep winning.”
    Fire domestic talent and replace it with lower-paid, entry-level guest workers.
    There is a dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America.
    Make other countries have a shortage of the most talented.
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    embezzled
    When a person embezzles, he or she takes advantage of an employer’s trust for personal gain.
    Change the laws before you act.

    https://swentr.site/russia/610064-zelensky-corruption-fico-medvedchuk/
    • Zelensky’s Corruption Has Ruined Ukraine – Opposition Leader (RT)
    27 Dec, 2024
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    • West ‘Must’ Send Ukraine More – Zelensky (RT)
    Since the conflict with Russia escalated in 2022, Ukraine has received over $200 billion in military, financial, and humanitarian aid from the US and its allies.
    Kiev is now completely dependent on the West for military logistics, according to the US media.

    “It is crucial that the US is now increasing its deliveries, this support is essential to stabilize the situation,” Zelensky said in a video message on Thursday evening.

    Congress approved a $61 billion request for Ukraine funding in April.
    The Republican majority in the House of Representatives has since ruled out the White House’s request for another $24 billion.
    The $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved earlier this week did not include any aid for Kiev.
    According to Al Jazeera, the White House may have up to $3.5 billion left in the PDA and another $2.2 billion under the USAI that it could “surge” to Kiev before Biden’s term expires. Russia has maintained that no amount of Western aid will change the ultimate outcome of the conflict or prevent Moscow from achieving the goals of its military operation.
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    Everyone’s covering their asses.

    https://swentr.site/news/610065-intelligence-covid-findings-biden/
    • US Spies Hid Covid-19 Lab Leak Evidence From Biden (RT)

    Moreover, the researchers found that scientists at China’s research laboratory for coronaviruses in Wuhan, the city in which Covid-19 was first detected, previously worked with US researchers on viruses which won’t have traces of being scientifically-manipulated. The damning findings, however, were overlooked in the report on Covid-19 origins prepared by the director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, which was presented to Biden in August 2021.
    The researchers were also reportedly forbidden from sharing their findings, including with Congress and the FBI.

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    Proof Biden is a liar
    https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/photos-emerge-2013-hunter-and-joe-biden-chinese-officials-hunters
    • Newly Released Photos Show Hunter, Joe Biden, Chinese Officials In 2013 (JTN)

    The National Archives has released photos of Hunter and Joe Biden meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese high-ranking officials in 2013 during the Obama-Biden administration.
    The photos were obtained by the conservative legal foundation, America First Legal.

    The pardon not only covered the offenses that Hunter was convicted of, namely illegally obtaining a firearm and failing to pay over $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, but also any other “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024,” according to Newsweek.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 27 2024 #177861
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    Losing control.
    Out with the ineffective old.
    In with a new strategic map.
    The United States, not China, needs to have dominant influence over Greenland, Canada, Panama. Financial, military and political objectives. A negotiated settlement
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    Problem #1: Spending money that does not exists.
    The US government will “go de facto bankrupt” unless it reins in its rising debt, Elon Musk has warned.
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    Short-sighted policies, lack of energy security.
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    The Democratic party.
    Everything they have been saying and publishing is the opposite of reality.
    You’re all quite remarkably clueless and dishonest.
    Your party is in ruins because your policies are intolerable and often insane: censorship, war, gender lunacy, flooding the country with illegal immigrants
    These journalists — in fact, the whole elite intelligentsia across America — are gaslighting themselves, still pretending that they didn’t know what went on, a coup against their own country.
    For instance: can the CDC and other agencies of public health continue to lie about disastrous Covid-19 vaccines,
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    Next attempt.
    Bird flu narrative.
    Calling a terrifying pandemic without human to human transmission.
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    Interested Readers must judge/decide where the truth lies.
    https://twitchy.com/samj/2024/12/24/mollie-hemingway-matt-gaetz-n2405651
    • Mollie Hemingway Takes House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz APART (Twitchy)
    https://ethics.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Committee-Report.pdf
    ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS ON DECEMBER 10, 2024
    118TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION
    U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
    COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
    IN THE MATTER OF ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO
    REPRESENTATIVE MATT GAETZ
    December 23, 2024
    Mr. Guest from the Committee on Ethics, submitted the following
    REPORT
    with DISSENTING VIEWS
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Day 2024 #177814
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    Not everything is the way it seems.
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    culture values
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    A traditional Xmas is doing what grandma did.
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    living rent-free in your head
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    The elitists, the chosen keep control, keep power over the uninitiated with
    Subtle, variations, small steps, change, continuity, secrets, lies, controlling the narrative, dividing any oppositions
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    Forming the New Multipolar Political-Economic Philosophy–From the VK Archive
    Long Read for the Holidays First published on 1 May 2023 .

    Karl Sanchez
    Dec 24, 2024
    https://karlof1.substack.com/p/forming-the-new-multipolar-political

    For the world to advance beyond that greatest of all societal destabilizers and for humanity to evolve to a higher plane of existence, something like Xi’s Global Civilization Initiative must be put into action.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Day 2024 #177768
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    Peace
    Be happy for Xmas

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Day 2024 #177767
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    long life, longevity,
    A better immune system – 10%
    genes – 25%,
    lifestyle – 40%,
    gut microbiota – 5%
    luck – 10%

    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_microbiota#:~:text=The%20bacterial%20flora%20provide%20regulatory,ecosystem%20in%20the%20human%20body.)

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    Spending money you don’t have.
    Without US support, Ukraine and Israel lack the means to continue their wars.
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    A sustainable peace
    Stopping the depopulation.
    Stopping the bloodshed.
    Stopping the killing.
    Stopping the hate.
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    • Trump in 2025 (Paul Craig Roberts)

    The ruling establishment is unlikely to accept these goals and can use its control over House and Senate that its campaign contributions provide to water down, if not block, these initiatives.
    It is time for MAGA America to think beyond specific agenda items.
    The restoration of America requires the restoration of truth, justice, the rule of law and respect for the Constitution.

    the defense spending requirement by its 32 members to 3% of their GDP.
    Correction:the defense spendingTHE WAR SPENDING requirement by its 32 members to 3% of their GDP.
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    https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/12/23/rand-pauls-annual-festivus-list-n2405626#google_vignette

    Problem #1: Spending money that don’t exist
    Rand Paul’s Annual Festivus List Highlights Over ONE TRILLION (With a T) in Government Waste

    https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/FESTIVUS-REPORT-2024.pdf
    So, before we get to the Feats of Strength, it’s time for my Airing of (spending) Grievances!
    I have a lot of problems with federal spending, and now it’s time to hear all about them
    (go to links)

    https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1871214882948878366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1871214882948878366%7Ctwgr%5Eed330bb25af7bd65bc12cd9bbe5878a9b2090299%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgrateful-calvin%2F2024%2F12%2F23%2Frand-pauls-annual-festivus-list-n2405626

    I was a one-man
    @DOGE
    before
    @DOGE
    was a gleam in the eyes of amped-up tech executives, and new media barons got behind the idea. Don’t get me wrong, I’m VERY happy they’re here. I passed along 2,000 pages of waste to
    @ElonMusk
    and
    @VivekGRamaswamy
    in the interest of curbing government waste. Now, they don’t have to work too hard to find what I’ve already found.
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177734
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    Dream money.

    A Debt Jubilee of Biblical Proportions Is Coming — Are You Ready?


    A Debt Jubilee of Biblical Proportions Is Coming — Are You Ready?
    by Nick Giambruno

    In ancient times, people often became hopelessly indebted to their creditors. As debts mounted, social unrest would boil over, threatening the stability of the entire ruling system.

    The rulers of the ancient world understood this dangerous dynamic.

    Their solution was radical yet effective: enact widespread debt cancellation—a debt jubilee.

    Debt jubilees acted as societal pressure release valves when no other options remained.

    The practice spread throughout the ancient world and became codified in various civilizations.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177733
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    https://tass.com/politics/1892505
    Military operation in Ukraine 24 Dec, 03:42
    Russian forces pound Ukrainian military airfields, ammo depots over past day — top brass
    Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 380 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
    Link contains the details

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177732
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    Imaginary money can buy Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada.
    I got fools gold for sale.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177730
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    @ Ornot: The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital issued this statement this morning (you may have already seen it). The reports were correct and those were bombs left outside the hospital by robots.
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    Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital*

    *Tuesday, December 24, 2024* Yesterday, for the first time, robots advanced close to the hospital, posing a great danger. They were very close, and emptied explosive boxes.

    As a result, after they exploded, all the barriers inside the hospital were destroyed, and the internal doors were destroyed.
    The destruction was horrific, and twenty people were injured in the hospital departments, including five medical staff members.

    Since this morning, the drones have returned, but this time they are larger and carry boxes of explosives. Each box weighs more than twenty kilograms, and they are currently being dropped on the houses surrounding the hospital. These boxes cause explosions followed by fires in the targeted areas. Anyone moving in the hospital yard is at risk, as the drones that drop bombs target anyone who moves.

    A short while ago, the generators were targeted again, and the situation is still serious.

    We currently have more than 65 cases after yesterday’s evacuation.

    We have appealed to the international community, but so far, no one has pledged to intervene and stop this attack on us.
    We continue to call on the world to provide relief to the healthcare system in northern Gaza, including Kamal Adwan Hospital, Al Awda Hospital, and the Indonesian Hospital.

    We demand the establishment of a safe corridor to allow all necessary supplies and aid to enter, to protect workers and the healthcare system from targeting and direct attacks.

    https://t-me.translate.goog/s/youseffares19?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
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    Posted by: teri | Dec 24 2024 13:37 utc | 194

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    How BBC controls the narrative
    https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-war-gaza-israel-biased-coverage
    The BBC’s Civil War Over Gaza
    Story by Owen Jones

    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177720
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    SPENDING MONEY THAT DOESN’T EXIST.

    https://en.mehrnews.com/news/225971/Yemeni-analyst-details-recent-downing-of-US-F-18-aircraft
    Yemeni analyst details recent downing of US F-18 aircraft
    TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – A Yemeni strategic affairs expert has explained the unprecedented operation of the country’s armed forces in…
    .7 hours ago
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    https://thecradle.co/articles-id/28207
    Over a dozen Israelis injured in stampede triggered by latest Yemeni attack
    The Yemeni army has vowed to continue its missile and drone operations against Israel until the war in Gaza is ended

    ————
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/houthis-shoot-u-s-f-18-jet-force-warship-uss-truman-to-back-pedal-in-red-sea-watch/videoshow/116609015.cms
    Houthis ‘Shoot’ U.S. F-18 Jet, ‘Force Warship USS Truman To Back-pedal’ In Red Sea |
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    https://en.irna.ir/news/85698812/CENTCOM-announces-preparations-for-Yemen-attack
    CENTCOM announces preparations for Yemen attack
    ————
    https://news.usni.org/2024/12/23/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-dec-24-2024
    USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. 23, 2024
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177714
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle Christmas Eve 2024 #177710
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    Helping The Automatic Earth

    Culling – the reduction of the size of a population

    Genocide – the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.

    population control– a policy of attempting to limit the growth of a population, by programs of contraception, or sterilization, sexual desire, euthanization, war, wealth redistribution, overwhelming the biological resistance, and of degrading the environment.

    Remember, controlling the narrative, that the celebration of Xmas was due to an ancient program of population control.
    (Carefully curated stories, selective reporting, and strategic omissions allowed those in power to guide public perception seamlessly. )
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    https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/elon-musk-fed-absurdly-overstaffed
    • Elon Musk: “The Fed Is Absurdly Overstaffed” (ZH)
    Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tasked with streamlining federal operations through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
    The department aims to create a leaner, more efficient government, including $2 trillion in spending cuts.
    Take care of Problem #1 – Spending money that does not exist.
    The wish list of potential efficiencies continues to grow – with a ‘really bold plan for day one ‘
    Days before the presidential election, Ron Paul asked on X if he could join DOGE in Trump’s second term.
    Musk responded: “Would be great to have Ron Paul as part of the Department of Government Efficiency!”
    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/billionaire-doge-insider-teases-musks-really-bold-plans-drain-swamp-lot-stuff-ready-day
    Billionaire DOGE Insider Teases Musk’s ‘Really Bold’ Plans To Drain Swamp: ‘A Lot of Stuff Ready For Day One’
    With over 100 people on board, the team is preparing to enact immediate changes, including staff removals and regulatory rollbacks.

    Last week, Ron Paul wrote on X, “We should wean ourselves off The Fed, like we weaned ourselves off the mainstream media.”
    Musk responded: “Yes!! Ron Paul ftw.”
    Let’s not forget about 400 PhD economists at the Fed failed to forecast the inflationary storm triggered by the rapid expansion of the money supply by trillions—only for them to dismiss it as “transitory.”
    Such a massive misreading underscores the urgent need for restructuring.
    Errors of this magnitude are unacceptable.
    With a workforce of 23,000, the Fed still manages to lose money—upwards of $200 billion.
    Perhaps Fed chair Jay Powell’s days are numbered.

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    People like being angry. People like to hate. A release from reality.

    The Joy is Gone: A Liberal Hate-Fest for the Holidays


    • The Joy is Gone: A Liberal Hate-Fest for the Holidays (Turley)
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    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 23 2024 #177680
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    How much does it cost to keep some 38 criminals locked up until they die a natural death.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 23 2024 #177638
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    Funny bookkeeping.
    They already did all the leveraging and can’t figure out how to de-leverage and walk away now?
    You can lend 10x on the assets, then 10x on the hypothecations of the assets and 10x on the re-hypothecations of it, ok.

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    https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-major-power—israel–may-back-down-from-war–israeli-m

    Mass destruction of defenses allows Israeli attacks on Iran via Syria
    After dropping nearly 1,800 bombs over around 500 targets in Syria, the Israeli military command said earlier this month that it has destroyed the vast majority of Syrian air defenses.

    The Israeli Air Force now assesses that it is capable of safely conducting operations over Syrian airspace after achieving air superiority in the area.

    According to Israeli media outlets, the quick dismantlement of Syrian military capabilities now allows the occupation to use Syrian airspace for long-range strikes on Iran. Syrian air defense array was described as one of the strongest in the region. However, with the fall of the former regime’s government, the Israeli occupation quickly violated Syrian sovereignty and launched a large aerial campaign on the country.

    Seeing that forces that assumed power in the country could not operate these systems, Israeli warplanes made quick work of the defenses, destroying nearly 87% of Syrian air defense capabilities.

    This includes Russian-made Pantsir and Buk air defense systems, which played a crucial role in engaging and thwarting Israeli strikes on the country in the past.
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    https://english.almayadeen.net/news/Economy/escalations-with-iran–hezbollah-cost–israel–billions–isr
    Escalations with Iran, Hezbollah cost ‘Israel’ billions: Israeli media

    Israeli daily Haaretz highlighted the growing economic burden on “Israel” amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah and Iran, emphasizing that the budget will be breached for the third time this year. The article pointed out that the government has not adequately prepared for an expanded confrontation, raising concerns about the long-term fiscal implications of the ongoing war.

    The newspaper reported that the recent escalation with Hezbollah and Iran has resulted in costs estimated between 10 to 20 billion shekels, which is approximately $2.6 billion to $5.2 billion.

    The newspaper emphasized that these additional costs are calculated before considering the potential loss in tax revenues and the uncertainty surrounding 18 billion shekels (over $4.7 billion) in aid from the United States, whose arrival remains in doubt.

    This development follows Standard & Poor’s announcement on October 2 regarding an immediate downgrade of the occupation’s credit rating, coupled with a negative outlook. This came just days after Moody’s also issued a double downgrade.

    In this context, the Bank of Israel projected in May that the costs arising from the war could reach 250 billion shekels (approximately $66 billion) by the end of next year. This figure encompasses military expenditures and government costs, including housing for thousands of settlers who have evacuated from the North and South. This amount represents roughly 12% of “Israel’s” GDP.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 23 2024 #177624
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    Today is tomorrow!
    Counting money that doesn’t exist.

    Depression, Debt, Default & Destruction in 2025 -Martin Armstrong


    Depression, Debt, Default & Destruction in 2025 -Martin Armstrong
    By Greg Hunter On December 21, 2024

    “Our computer has been projecting that we are going into a depression in some areas and a recession in other areas.
    A depression most likely in Europe and a recession in the United States up until 2028. . . .

    “We have a serious, serious problem on a global scale. . . .
    The sovereign debt crisis is really going to start percolating in 2025.
    So, if the government goes into a sovereign default, what happens?
    You wipe out the banking system and the pensions.”
    —————
    When you say “restore the country,” restore what? The realities on the ground.
    Gaza … Ukraine …

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    Illusions, Dreamers, Bulling, MAGA, Trump Proofing the USA
    Hehehehe
    “I can proudly proclaim that the Golden Age of America is upon us,” Trump said.

    Trump pledged that his “dream team Cabinet” would deliver a booming economy, seal U.S. borders and quickly settle wars in the Middle East and Ukraine

    We will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question.”.
    • Trump Resurrects Idea Of Buying Greenland (RT)
    Make “The state of Canada with Trudeau as governor.”

    “For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world.”
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    https://x.com/RandPaul/status/1870547471459561846
    The DOD lied about the number of troops in Syria. The Biden administration eroded our trust and never sought authorization from Congress. Bring them home!

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 22 2024 #177553
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    Murmuration from TAE

    Transferring management problems

    https://x.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1870170052890374306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1870170052890374306%7Ctwgr%5E9de66c42fb5d585aa705a63d2dba55b1db45cd52%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautomaticearth.com%2F2024%2F12%2Fdebt-rattle-december-22-2024%2F
    ———–
    gravy train
    Borrowing money that don’t exist
    Lending money that don’t exist
    Spending money that don’t exist
    Paying back money that don’t exist
    ————

    WWIII has already begun

    the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), noting that the combined revenues of the world’s 100 largest weapons manufacturers in 2023 reached $632 billion.

    But it is American companies that are profiting the most from the conflict,” he stressed.
    The Russian diplomat alleged that Western countries are prioritizing economic gains over peace.
    “According to the latest data, half of total arms sales in 2023 were processed by 41 US corporations out of the top 100.
    They received $317 billion, or 50% of global arms-sales revenues,” Nebenzia said.

    https://www.sipri.org/
    2 December 2024
    World’s top arms producers see revenues rise on the back of wars and regional tensions

    On Wednesday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported that Ukraine fired six US-donated ATACMS and four UK-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, at the Kamensky chemical plant in Rostov Region in southern Russia.

    On Friday, in retaliation to the attack, the Russian military claimed it struck a Ukrainian command center and targeted installations of US-supplied Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.

    There have been several strikes with US- and UK-supplied missiles on internationally recognized Russian territory in recent weeks, with the deadliest coming on Friday as five people were killed and twelve others wounded after the Kiev forces targeted the town of Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk Region with an American HIMARS system.
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    Secrets and lies

    Russia’s Foreign Ministry suggested that Burns’ trip aimed to warn Ukrainian authorities against sharing potentially compromising information with Trump’s auditors.
    Senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik described Zelensky as a “weak link” and suggested that Burns sought to ensure he would not disclose any sensitive “evidence of illegal actions by American officials related to the Democrats and Biden.”
    “Burns came to Kiev to tie up loose ends and coordinate actions with Zelensky for when Trump begins his review of the multi-billion-dollar US budget spending on Ukraine,” Miroshnik told TASS on Saturday.
    “The Democrats hardly expect Zelensky to keep his obligations to them, which is why they sent Burns,” the diplomat said, noting that Kiev is the most vulnerable link in the chain of corruption that has seen billions of US taxpayer dollars thrown “into a bottomless pit.”
    https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274872790/cia-chief-pays-last-visit-to-kiev

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    USA Not involved in Middle East Wars???
    • US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad (Antiwar)

    Report: US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad and Prepared Other Rebel Group To Join


    The US helped the RCA, a militia based out of a US military base in southern Syria, coordinate with the al-Qaeda-linked HTS
    by Dave DeCamp December 19, 2024 at 5:55 pm ET

    Pentagon Reveals the US Has More Than Twice the Number of Troops in Syria Than Previously Disclosed
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