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The very article supplied by Winston says AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES believe Wikileaks was chosen by the Russian government as an agent (or accomplice). Who am I to ever question the integrity and all-seeing eye of AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES as a legitimate source? Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/the-secret-correspondence-between-donald-trump-jr-and-wikileaks/545738/

I think this Russian collusion story is really about how technology has disrupted the intelligence agencies ability to control the narrative (propaganda) and thus the public opinion in our elections. Radical transparency organizations can hack network systems and publish titillating information overnight that sway public opinion and instantly change the poll leader. This is worrisome on principle alone. But, it is even more worrisome in a Presidential campaign financing system where the victor and the loser are beholden to answering to powerful, gargantuan donors when a surprise disrupts this well-oiled political machine. Trump won and that, my friend, was an unpleasant surprise. The Washington elite could not digest this new political reality. They had to admit to their comrades and dismayed donors that their political analysis was wrong and deeply flawed. And there's two things politicians don't like to do: (1) Publicly acknowledge their mistakes and (2) Pi$$ off big donors! It was a new experience for some of the Washington elite and as expected, they realized they weren't in Kansas anymore and became determined to find out how they got played and who perpetrated this fraud. Enter political kabuki theatre. Our government didn't take this election meddling threat THAT seriously until HRC loss and conceded defeat. Trump became President-Elect and leader of THE FORGOTTEN, THE DOWNTRODDEN, THE UNHEARD, THE DISILLUSIONED, and yes, even THE DEPLORABLES. Trump's ascension to power elevated the national security threat assessment for election meddling to high as hell. It was only then that our federal agencies and the 4th estate formally declared that a miscarriage of justice had occurred. Convenient timing for such collective outrage. A seemingly rigged federal election produced an unplanned outcome. Who would've thought? Clearly, the powerful wizards of Washington were caught off guard when their magic didn't work this season. They had no choice but to pull almost every lever of the United States government to identify the bad actors. That's what Congress spent all of 2017 unapologetically doing. Congress hasn't passed many meaningful bills this year but has provided an excellent platform of eye candy hearings over the Russia collusion story line. Almost all of the hearings were fit for public consumption. Sadly, we are in a perpetual state of reactionary leadership and ineffectual triage management. And that back story won't receive much attention because it isn't as sexy as espionage overtures. Trump's ascension to the Office of the President was a rude awakening for the Washington elite. They went all in on a post-Cold War national retail politics strategy and that approach failed BIG TIME. And these bought politicians better have some damn good answers for their huge political donors who wasted all of that precious money on a losing Presidential candidate. In response, Washington declared that there was an enemy of the state that had infiltrated our election system and attacked the foundation of our democracy. And now that enemy is Wikileaks which is an alleged front for the Russian government. Fascinating... All I need to do now is find my ruby red shoes, put them on, close my eyes, and click my heels three times and repeat, "There's no place like home!"

LOLOLOL! That sand at the mirage is so tasty. . . as refreshing as FIJI® water.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/13/roy-moore-threatens-lawsuit-over-sex-abuse-story-threatens-his-u-s-senate-campaign/857598001/ Why am I not surprised that Gloria Allred is behind a civil case lawsuit against Former Alabama judge Roy Moore for a sexual assault that occurred FORTY years ago? This case is too old and moldy to have legal merit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R6P92MWsvfk With respect to the United States surveillance state we are becoming. . . This song speaks to our current reality.

Good question. Winston, the United States is marshalling any and all resources to get to the bottom of this Russian collusion which could have associations with Assange (Wikileaks) who is in his 3rd year of political asylum at an Ecuadorean embassy. Our Department of Justice wants to hold Assange and the Trump administration accountable for very embarrassing leaks under federal espionage laws; yet I don't see the same level of commitment to hold the powerful and all-seeing intelligence agencies accountable for the civil liberties violations documented and revealed in the mouthwatering Wikileaks. Is there a compelling reason for this type of selective justice? Are we to ignore the tasty fruit that awakens us to the inconvenient truth of the violations of our privacy and our electronic intellectual property simply because it comes from a poisonous Wikileaks tree? Uncle Sam is a nosy family member!

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/georgia-sheriff-facing-charges-over-school-search-suspended/l8WGCqUBtXuOloz5O1eYDO/ http://investigations.blog.ajc.com/2017/10/18/ga-sheriff-in-massive-drug-search-faces-new-trouble-his-own-son/ http://www.albanyherald.com/da-sheriff-interrupted-son-s-gbi-interview/article_6c7f9be0-d178-5f2e-a8da-905fb19be590.html What the hell? Is this a lost episode from The Dukes of Hazzard? So is the U.S. Constitution now just "a thing"? Thank goodness the Sherriff violated federal civil laws so the state governor can't circle the wagons and just sweep this huge abuse of power and the U.S. Constitution under the rug. This is out of the governor's span of control. That sheriff screwed up BIG TIME and his Governor knows it! This Sheriff has the presence of mind to barge in and stop the Georgia Bureau of Investigation from interviewing his underage son about marijuana possession charges without his parental consent; yet, the same sheriff never allowed the 900 students who he groped and put on lockdown during his surprise drug search at a high school to call their parents AND his son is conveniently missing from school the day of the unannounced drug search. JUST WOW!

You are correct. President Obama didn't practice full-on gunboat diplomacy or cowboy diplomacy on North Korea. He had a much cooler head than to practice jingoism as well. Might doesn't always make right. Time will tell if Obama's strategy was a vice or a virtue when it's compared to Trump's mercurial, ego-driven approach. The jury is still out (but make sure you review the links in the post above to see what specific actions Obama took). President Obama was not as hawkish as President Trump because he wanted to find a diplomatic solution to this conundrum than a military one.

Did you read my response of President Obama's foreign policy strategy on North Korea? Please at least skim read all links below to see the actions President Obama took regarding North Korea.

Maybe there is a larger cat and mouse game here: THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER: 1) From a foreign policy perspective, we have to hold our friends close and our enemies even closer. 2) If Russia is guilty of election meddling, what is the cure aside from removing Trump from office? 3) Did our nation pay a penalty of equal measure when we meddled in foreign elections to protect American interests or did we assume American exceptionalism provided us diplomatic immunity from such transgressions? 4) I think we need Russia AS AN ALLY to extinguish this North Korea problem in the long run because North Korea is suspicious of China (as its government structure evolves and rolls out economic sanctions) and views America as an overly aggressive, sinister and hypocritical bully. On the international stage, we need Russia to play good cop and China and the U.S. to play bad cop. We have to get North Korea to believe that the US and Russia are sworn enemies to make it appear as if NK is getting a "good deal" on the international stage if it negotiates through Russia. Hmmmm, maybe we are executing this strategy now but the public messaging is keeping us fixated on the Russian collusion angle which appears to be a smaller global threat than the NK nuclearization. Let us not forget that North Korean officials met with Russian officials in September 2017 which demonstrates NK is open to discussing matters. We and Russia have to continue to play a SPY VS. SPY game to keep Kim Jung-un receptive to brokering peace talks through Russia. Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/09/27/North-Korea-Russia-officials-meet-in-Moscow-to-discuss-cooperation/2781506518035/

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/top-trump-pentagon-nominee-insane-civilians-buy-semi/story?id=50996546 When the feces hits the ceiling, the Air Force calls in the Inspector General to determine what internal controls senior management failed to monitor that contributed to the Texas church massacre. We need to stop faking the funk and HEAVILY FUND our INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENTS to expose the significant material weaknesses in the internal control structure of federal agencies and their exposure to lethal outcomes like this one. We don't need BIGGER government as in more agencies. Looking from 2001 - Now, we already have that monster in our lives and bigger government has not translated to better government or better governance. We need responsive federal agencies with managers who are capable of taking ownership of their fiefdoms; conducting consistent internal reviews; and implementing thoughtful, necessary systemic changes. This will help maximize operating effectiveness of federal agencies while minimizing opportunities or tolerance for gross professional negligence as is the case with the Air Force in this situation. Sure, we have federal employee unions that provide protections against terminations. However, union protection should not translate to institutional inertia unless management is complicit in abrogating its responsibility to supervise its people; observe and report gross lapses in employee performance and behavior; and counsel and discipline non-performers. Ex-post facto internal audits aren't a preventative measure -- they're symptomatic of reactionary leadership and ineffectual triage management. It's too late for the Air Force because innocent blood has been shed as sacrificial payment for this management oversight and major lapse in internal control. Our nation needs to stand up and demand more accountability and more Inspector Generals to issue management reports and weekly and bi-weekly press releases that become the relished 60 Minutes special investigations that provide the public with a 1st hand account of how our tax dollars are being used, misused, and abused. The best kind of vision is super-vision. WATCH and MONITOR the people in the fiefdom. Also, sunshine is the best form of disinfectant against the scourge of graft. We need more Inspector Generals to shine a beacon of light on the scale and scope of these problems BEFORE they escalate and spiral out of control. I am confident there is enough mismanagement, waste, graft, and corruption to create a government reality show to titillate the masses for decades.

Agreed. And one of the reasons Kim-Jung-un wants reunification of North Korea with South Korea is he will then control the sea lanes of the Korean Peninsula and become a major player and power broker in the Asia-Pacific Rim trade market. True, he could try to sell his nuclear capabilities to Jihadist organizations for money but at the end of the day he needs MONEY to finance his military payroll, maintain his lavish lifestyle, and feed his people. Whether he gets the money, then the power, and then the respect through creating new Asia-Pacific maritime rules and protocol for the Korean Peninsula or though illicit, underground nuclear arms deals or both. . .only time will tell but none of our options look appetizing at this juncture. Where is that slippery slope when you need one? Oh, there it is . . . http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/012/217/1359999754208.jpg

To be clear, countries signed trade agreements totaling 25% of a trillion dollars which is the functional equivalent of winning a $1,000,000 lottery, 250,000 separate times. WOW! We could label this a Trump victory but guess what? Every president takes international deals that multinational corporations broker in the Asia-Pacific Rim and claim them as their own political victories. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-asia-china-deals-boeing/boeing-signs-deal-to-sell-300-planes-worth-37-billion-to-china-idUSKBN1D91BZ Take for example: Boeing. They signed an agreement to sell $37 billion of aircraft to China and Trump said, "See I did that! That's me and America winning so much!" He included that figure in the $250 billion trade total for his visit even though it is highly unlikely he was pivotal to the hard-knuckled trade talks between Chinese government officials and Boeing senior management. All Trump wanted and needed for his base was a public relations ego boost and the China visit provided the perfect platform for such political commentary especially with an eye-popping $250 billion total. He is doing what politicians do. . . playing to their base. And Obama signed a trade agreement as well and that deal was allegedly the biggest trade deal since NAFTA but it is dwarfed by the $250 billion trade agreement in China. Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44989775/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-signs-trade-deals-biggest-nafta/ Basically, what's profitable for Corporate America and the Wall Street money handlers is good for their partners, managers, employees, shareholders, and consumers. And what is profitable for Wall Street and Corporate America is good for wholly-owned politicians whose campaigns are largely financed by crafty, "well-intentioned" billionaires and shadow corporations who funnel dark money through PACs and SUPER-PACs. NOTE: I used the term "who" since corporations have recently assumed personhood in America's political institutions thanks to our fabulous Supreme Court and the infamous Citizens United ruling. Rate this a Trump victory, but understand it's the U.S. corporations already domiciled and doing business in China that are the true heroes of this success story. Trump is the good will ambassador who shows up to showcase and champion their victories and accept the trophy on their behalf.

The CA, OR, and WA represent the states with major sea ports through which goods currently arrive from the Pacific Ocean to enter the United States. These goods are shipped on container ships or the mega-ships and arrive at these sea ports and are docked, unloaded, and logistically processed so that trucking companies or railroad companies receive the payload and deliver it to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and a bevy of middlemen. It's a finely tuned and well oiled machine until North Korea demands to be a part of the financial action by becoming a nuclear power, a power broker in the Asia-Pacific Rim, and a major gatekeeper of the Korean Peninsula. Always follow the money and you will find American interests. This is what America's unbridled consumerism looks like from a maritime perspective: http://gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150401_news0012.jpg

Perchance is this a slippery slope logical fallacy? Maybe not as the initial act is somewhat ominous instead of innocuous. However, the United States is engaging in jingoism with North Korea. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lgI-LKZEWYg/UyFmV4_8qlI/AAAAAAAAITg/ipZbFpRpbE8/s1600/Logical+Fallacy+05+-+Slippery+Slope.png

In the legal community, they call this evidence the tasty fruit from the poisonous tree. The United States has proof that NK has violated the Armistice but it has to reveal the illegal data collection and surveillance methods used to obtain said proof. What an interesting conundrum! So that evidence never sees the light of day because the United States doesn't want to reveal its violation of international law. It's a lovely way to build trust within the global community.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-limits-us-missile-defense-12503 Good article.

Good read. Is there a particular reason no one wants to discuss how the United States abrogated responsibility to honoring clause 13(d) of the Korean Armistice Agreement? Granted it was in the 1950's but it was a major breach and solidified North Korea's contempt for and suspicion of American interests. If North Korea caught us bringing nuclear capabilities into the region and directly violating the Armistice, should they label us an Axis of Evil? Have we acted in good faith and have we played an integral part in creating the North Korea that we have grown to hate and worry about? Source: https://www.triposo.com/poi/T__0ab86078122c We have downplayed our breach of the Armistice and we have to be intellectually honest and acknowledge that we acted in bad faith, but I am sure we had noble intentions.

It's very interesting, no one in the global sphere desires to be held hostage by another sovereign country having nuclear capability, but there is a fine line between protecting American interests (whatever that really means) and playing God with people's lives. Here is a proposition of what true American interests should mean -- very interesting: Source: http://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/what-are-americas-vital-interests This is about protecting our people and global citizens AND PROTECTING OUR MARITIME SEA TRADE ROUTES which support our economy and the broader global economy. We don't need North Korea holding us hostage and fu%^ing up our prosperity which, in part, is based on heavily regulated and guarded sea lanes in the Asia-Pacific rim. See map below: http://dogfoose.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PacificRim.jpg

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/mariah-carey-ex-security-plans-sue-sexual-harassment-article-1.3618894 So this is where we are now with the sexual harassment claims? Mariah Carey's bodyguard claims she sexually harassed him when she seranded him in a see-through negligee singing "Touch My Body"?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/14/nsa-utah-data-facility https://www.wired.com/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/ https://nsa.gov1.info/utah-data-center/ ==> this is parody website :) With respect to our intelligence communities, review these websites and reassure me that it doesn't have the ability to fall prey to human folly and vice.

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Nice article. Trump may be guilty. But I think the real story lies behind what evidence, if any, exists that reveals our intelligence communities or Department of Defense have played in toying with election outcomes. We are all up in arms about election meddling from foreign countries, but my gut tells me there is a whole lot of domestic election meddling occurring underneath the radar because we are angling for a Trump takedown. We have meddled in foreign elections using various artifices of the federal government. Yet now, Russia is allegedly attacking our democracy by serving us an overflowing plate of revenge. And as usual, we are marshalling any and all resources of the United States government to get to the bottom of this rabbit hole. However, I don't know if we really want to see how deep this rabbit hole goes especially when we feel safer viewing matters through the looking glass. Why are we acting like the only election meddling that could have occurred in 2016 is from the Trump administration? Would the military industrial complex and intelligence communities have a motive to election meddle? Is it possible that they are behind any of the hacks into the RNC or DNC? Could these establishments want a Trump in the White House to green light and practice a hawkish cowboy and gunboat diplomacy in North Korea and Afghanistan and provide a robust defense budget that is not subject to all of those worrying sequestration limitations of days past? Are the military and intelligence communities above the fray from election meddling? Have they acquired the talent in-house to hack computer network systems (domestic and foreign) to obtain DNC and RNC emails and leak them later to change election dynamics and outcomes? I haven't proven a thing; however, if there is even a ring of truth to what I have just said, if we discover that our enemy and terrorist is really at home and its our trusted, venerated institutions, we are in a world of hurt more dangerous and sinister than even Russia or North Korea can create.

Tis true. I made the horrendous mistake of reading a Breitbart article and I could immediately tell that a con-job and a con-journalist was at work after reading the headline. We deserve a 4th estate that works for us instead of working for certain establishments and special interests.