Trump picks foreign policy hawk John Bolton as national security adviser Reuters Fri 23 Mar 2018 8:53 GMT https://www.christiantoday.com/arti...olton-as-national-security-adviser/127754.htm US President Donald Trump shook up his foreign policy team again on Thursday, replacing HR McMaster as national security adviser with John Bolton, a hawk who has advocated using military force against North Korea and Iran. The move, announced in a tweet and a White House statement, came little more than a week after Trump fired Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and nominated Central Intelligence Agency director Mike Pompeo to replace him. ReutersJohn Bolton and HR McMaster. The shake-up shows Trump, in office for 14 months, surrounding himself with advisers more likely to agree with his views and taking his foreign policy in a more hawkish direction. What it means for a prospective summit meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unclear. The meeting is supposed to happen by the end of May, but an exact time and place have yet to be settled on. Bolton's appointment could doom the already endangered Iran nuclear deal. It could also lead to friction with Trump on how tough to be on Russia, with the president still holding out hope for improved ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The news of Bolton's appointment followed a meeting he had with Trump in the Oval Office. Even Bolton was caught by surprise. 'I didn't really expect an announcement this afternoon, but it's obviously a great honour,' he told Fox News after the announcement. 'I'm still getting used to it.' Bolton, 69, is a Fox News analyst who contemplated a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. He is a familiar figure in Washington, with a walrus-like moustache and hard-charging views on many global challenges. Some members of Congress immediately questioned his selection for the critical position in the White House. 'This is not a wise choice. Mr Bolton does not have the temperament or judgment to be an effective national security adviser,' Democratic Senator Jack Reed said in a statement. Bolton tweeted on January 11 that time was running out on stopping North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. He said: 'We've got to look at the very unattractive choice of using military force to deny them that capability.' At a time when Trump has threatened to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, unless Europe agrees to change it, Bolton has tweeted that the deal 'needs to be abrogated'. He has also called for 'effective countermeasures to the cyber war that Russia is engaging'. 'Strong signal' Elliott Abrams, a senior foreign policy aide to former Republican President George W Bush, praised Trump's choice, saying Bolton 'proved when we were both in the Bush administration that he is an excellent and forceful bureaucrat'. Whether Bolton, who was US ambassador to the United Nations for Bush, will be able to swallow his own views has been debated by foreign policy experts since he appeared on Trump's radar. His hiring does not require US Senate confirmation. Bolton said in the Fox News interview that his past statements on various issues were behind him and he would be an honest broker ensuring the president sees all the options available to him. 'The important thing is what the president says and the advice I give him,' he said. Still, analysts said Bolton's views would be influential. 'Bolton has long been an advocate for pre-emptive military action against North Korea, and his appointment as National Security Adviser is a strong signal that President Trump remains open to these options,' said Abraham Denmark, deputy assistant secretary of defence for East Asia under former President Barack Obama. 'We should also expect an even more confrontational approach to China – a trade war may just be the beginning of a broader geopolitical competition,' he said. Bonnie Glaser, Asia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, said: 'Bolton has long supported regime change in North Korea and closer ties with Taiwan. Fasten your seat belts.' As the State Department's top arms control official under Bush, Bolton was a leading advocate of the 2003 invasion of Iraq – which was later found to have been based on bogus and exaggerated intelligence about President Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and ties to terrorism. 'Mutually agreed' McMaster, hired early in Trump's presidency to replace scandal-tarred Michael Flynn as national security adviser, had widely been expected to leave soon. Trump found McMaster's style grating. The two had frequently clashed in meetings and Trump had been looking for a replacement, advisers said. The White House said Trump and McMaster had 'mutually agreed' that he would leave. 'I am very thankful for the service of General HR McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend,' Trump's tweet said. 'The two have been discussing this for some time. The timeline was expedited as they both felt it was important to have the new team in place, instead of constant speculation. This was not related to any one moment or incident, rather it was the result of ongoing conversations between the two,' a senior White House official said. The announcement came a day after Trump was angered by a leak of information from his presidential briefing papers that said he was advised specifically not to congratulate Putin on his disputed election victory. Trump told reporters he had congratulated Putin. McMaster, 55, is to stay on until mid-April. He said in a statement he was also requesting retirement from the US Army, in which he holds the rank of three-star general. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly had been hoping to entice McMaster into another military assignment in order to qualify as a four-star general.
You might remember the same scenes after the former Tea Party gatherings....quite a contrast, since the Tea Party family type rallies always cleaned up after themselves, showing respect for the country and for others. LITTLE HOGGS: #MarchForOurLives Student Protesters Leave Their Trash for Someone Else to Clean Up (More pics in article) http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...ave-their-trash-for-someone-else-to-clean-up/
This is very frightening when you read why the govt decided to close consulate in Seattle.. Can't trust them. Trump orders expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats, closure of consulate in Seattle President Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian intelligence officers in the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle in response to the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. earlier this month, senior administration officials said. The steps, following Britain's expulsion of Russian diplomats, are meant to send a message to Moscow that actions have consequences, the officials said. The Seattle consulate is being closed because of its proximity to submarine bases, as well as Boeing. “With these steps, the United States and our allies and partners make clear to Russia that its actions have consequences,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. “The United States stands ready to cooperate to build a better relationship with Russia, but this can only happen with a change in the Russian government’s behavior.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...n-diplomats-closure-consulate-in-seattle.html
I post this video on the Signs thread today but I posting it here also because gun control is such a big topic right now,
HE WON’T GO AWAY=> Obama Warns He’s Working to Change How News is Dispersed on Social Media and the Internet On Sunday at a conference in Japan, Obama told the audience he hopes to shape young, up-and-coming leaders in his mold. The former wannabe dictator then warned he’s working on ways to change how people get the news on social media. Translation: If you don’t comply with the globalists you will be banned/shadowbanned from social media. ..... Obama attacked social media because he knows that’s where a lot of free thinkers share ideas and get news today. Obama also knows that conservatives on social media and alternative media helped elect Donald Trump. Obama and Fascists just like him won’t be satisfied until conservatives are gone from every social media platform and the news comes straight from the government. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...s-dispersed-on-social-media-and-the-internet/
Watched this for any info Jerome Corsi could offer.....Alex Jones is only the vehicle used, unfortunately, since he is Mr. buttinsky! Begin around the 23 min. point (agrees to the necessity for military tribunals, as Mark Taylor predicts, so much here that says what Taylor says):
The title of the following video is not appropriate in my opinion but the video is good. I think it may be titled the way it as a click bait,
Very interesting character on Trump's legal team.....can get an idea of this man from the intriguing video within this link: WHO IS ANDREW EKONOMOU? MEDIEVAL HISTORY SCHOLAR TAKES CENTRAL ROLE IN TRUMP’S LEGAL TEAM .......He also works with (Jay) Sekulow’s non-profit, the American Center for Law and Justice, which fights for religious freedom, primarily Christian causes. According to Ekonomou’s CV, he graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1974 before embarking on a legal career in roles such as Counsel to Majority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives; Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia; and Special Investigative Agent for the Georgia Commissioner of Securities; among other jobs. In 2000, Ekonomou was awarded a doctorate from Emory, majoring in Medieval history, after what he described as a “mid-life crisis.” His minor was in "Church History from Late Antiquity through the High Middle Ages" and his dissertation was tited: “Byzantium on the Palatine: Eastern Influences on Rome and the Papacy, 590-752 A.D.” In 2007, Ekonomou’s book Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes was published by Lexington Books. On his CV, Ekonomou lists a number of unpublished manuscripts. These include “Women’s Monasticism in the Sixth-Century West: Caesarius of Arles and the Rule for Nuns”; “Monastics and Ecclesiastics in Late Antique Egypt”; and “St. Anselm and his English Contemporaries.” Ekonomou has also held several teaching positions, including Adjunct Professor of Law at Atlanta Law School; Lecturer in Modern Greek at Georgia State University; and Lecturer in Byzantine History and Literature at Emory University. He cites Modern and New Testament Greek, Latin, French, Italian, and German as his language proficiencies. MORE: http://www.newsweek.com/who-andrew-...cholar-takes-central-role-trumps-legal-862716
Another good article on Ekonomou's background: Spurned by Top Lawyers, Trump's Defense Elevates Washington Outsider https://www.newsmax.com/headline/lawyers-trump-outsider/2018/03/27/id/851146/
Remember, a while back when Obama retained counsel... http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...arly-in-trump-russia-probe-investigators.html Documents suggest possible coordination between CIA, FBI, Obama WH and Dem officials early in Trump-Russia probe: investigators The political rhetoric over the FISA abuse memo took a new turn with the ranking Democrat drafting his own version; Catherine Herridge goes in-depth for 'Special Report.' Newly uncovered text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page suggest a possible coordination between high-ranking officials at the Obama White House, CIA, FBI, Justice Department and former Senate Democratic leadership in the early stages of the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to GOP congressional investigators on Wednesday. The investigators say the information provided to Fox News “strongly” suggests coordination between former President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, and CIA Director John Brennan — which they say would “contradict” the Obama administration’s public stance about its hand in the process. Page texted Strzok on Aug. 2, 2016, saying: “Make sure you can lawfully protect what you sign. Just thinking about congress, foia, etc. You probably know better than me.” A text message from Strzok to Page on Aug. 3 described former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe as being concerned with “information control” related to the initial investigation into the Trump campaign. According to a report from the New York Times, Brennan was sent to Capitol Hill around the same time to brief members of Congress on the possibility of election interference. Days later, on Aug. 8, 2016, Strzok texted Page: “Internal joint cyber cd intel piece for D, scenesetter for McDonough brief, Trainor [head of FBI cyber division] directed all cyber info be pulled. I’d let Bill and Jim hammer it out first, though it would be best for D to have it before the Wed WH session.” In the texts, “D” referred to FBI Director James Comey, and and “McDonough” referred to Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, the GOP investigators said. FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page texted about a briefing given to former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, seen here. (Reuters) “We are not making conclusions. What we are saying is that the timeline is concerning enough to warrant the appointment of an independent investigator to look at whether or not the Obama White House was involved [in the Trump-Russia investigation],” a GOP congressional source told Fox News. An FBI spokesman did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment. The congressional investigators pointed out to Fox News that the CIA and FBI are supposed to be “independent agencies,” and noted that “coordination between political actors at the White House and investigators would be inappropriate,” raising questions about the level of involvement of Obama White House officials. Former CIA Director John Brennan, seen here, briefed then-Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., two days before the Democratic leader wrote a letter to Comey. (AP, File) But weeks later, on August 25, 2016, Brennan went to Capitol Hill to brief Harry Reid — and it was unclear whether FBI officials attended the briefing, a congressional source told Fox News. Two days after the briefing, Reid penned a letter to Comey requesting an investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. “The evidence of a direct connection between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign continues to mount and has led Michael Morrell, the former Acting Central Intelligence Director, to call Trump an ‘unwitting agent’ of Russia and the Kremlin,” Reid, a Nevada Democrat, wrote. “The prospect of a hostile government actively seeking to undermine our free and fair elections represents one of the gravest threats to our democracy since the Cold War and it is critical for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use every resource available to investigate this matter thoroughly and in a timely fashion.” Reid cited reports in his letter, noting “methods” Russia was using to influence the Trump campaign and “manipulate it as a vehicle for advancing the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.” Reid added that “recent staff changes within the Trump campaign have made clear that the Trump campaign has employed a number of individuals with significant and disturbing ties to Russia and the Kremlin,” urging Comey to make the investigation “public.” The New York Times first reported on Reid’s letter to Comey on Aug. 29, 2016. Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, seen here, penned a letter in August 2016 to former FBI Director James Comey requesting an investigation into potential collusion with Trump campaign associates and Russia. (AP) The following day, Aug. 30, 2016, Strzok texted Page: “Here we go,” sending a link to the Times report titled, “Harry Reid Cites Evidence of Russian Tampering in U.S. Vote and seeks FBI inquiry.” Strzok replied: “D [Comey] said at am brief that Reid called him and told him he would be sending a letter.” Congressional investigators suggested that the Reid letter possibly provided “cover” for the fact that the FBI and Justice Department had already begun investigating the Trump campaign in mid-July on what they called “questionable ethical and legal grounds.” “The ‘here we go’ text between Strzok and Page indicates the FBI/ DOJ knew the letter from Reid was coming,” a congressional source told Fox News. “This created the inference they knew it would create public calls for an investigation into Russian interference — covering them.” The source told Fox News on Wednesday that investigators were neither “passing judgement” nor “claiming a smoking gun,” but suggested that the timeline was “incredibly concerning.” “At some point, the amount of concerning information becomes enough for a special counsel to look into it.”
Judge Napolitano: Inspector General Horowitz Set To Unearth ‘Treasure Trove’ Of Abuses By DOJ, FBI Against Trump (VIDEO) “I believe that the inspector general will find a treasure trove, not just McCabe and company, but that is the most extreme violation we know of because the target, the victim is the president of the United States. Though he was a candidate and then president-elect at the time,” Napolitano added. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...ove-of-abuses-by-doj-fbi-against-trump-video/
...before the election, one of my many prayers to God was, for the sake of the few who are at least trying to do the right thing (as all of us are sinners), please don't let this country fall into Godless socialism. I also prayed that the liars and corrupt politicians be exposed for what they are, whoever they are. Right now, I see hatred like never before. If you make one, simple political post on a page of a commentator or political person you like on Facebook, the vile hatred you endure via some responses is unbelievable. I think I recently heard at least one talking head say that it's been written that 1 out of 10 people is a sociopath...with no conscience. Who knows. It sure seems that reason and conscience are missing in action all over the place, these days.
How can they not be with the abandonment of God since it is by God that we come to know reason and are granted Wisdom if we diligently seek Him. I think I too prayed for this Mark, although I must admit that I believe now that we are practicing Marxism in the USA and have been now for many years. I had a friend who was from Russia tell me many years ago that this was the case and I did not believe him then. He even went so far as to say that here in the US we do a better job of it then when he was in Russia. I should have taken him more seriously. Remember too that online there are many ways to influence social dialog. Via bots and shills who intentionally slide topics and ridicule people away from meaningful dialog.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...trump-syria-us-troops-20180330-story,amp.html President Donald Trump's unscripted remark this week about pulling out of Syria "very soon," while at odds with his own policy, was not a one-off: For weeks, top advisers have been fretting about an overly hasty withdrawal as the president has increasingly told them privately he wants out, U.S. officials said. Only two months ago, Trump's aides thought they'd persuaded him that the U.S. needed to keep its presence in Syria open-ended — not only because the Islamic State group has yet to be entirely defeated, but also because the resulting power vacuum could be filled by other extremist groups or by Iran. Trump signed off on major speech in January in which Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the new strategy and declared "it is vital for the United States to remain engaged in Syria." More at the link..
Richards claimed that it "felt almost like a bribe".....as if her industrialized complex doesn't offer momentary "solutions" as long as the women pay up front!! Planned Parenthood CEO: Kushner said funding depended on stopping abortions ....During the meeting, Kushner told Richards that the nonprofit “had made a big mistake by becoming ‘political,’ ” according to the passage reported on by People. “The main issue, he explained, was abortion. If Planned Parenthood wanted to keep our federal funding, we would have to stop providing abortions,” Richards writes. “He described his ideal outcome: a national headline reading ‘Planned Parenthood Discontinues Abortion Services.'” Kushner told the Planned Parenthood CEO that funding could increase for the group if they agreed to the plan, but that they would have to “move fast.” http://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...ceo-kushner-said-funding-depended-on-stopping
With all of the knowledge of this going on now for years the leftist media and politicians prefer to continue enabling such horrendous crimes....for the sake of "votes"?? And so now one man sees it and tries to do something about it....even if people effected themselves don't care....because that is NOT what this country stands for. Yes, drain that stinking swamp, more and more being exposed each day. Anyone else showing the "intestinal fortitude" to do it? Trump Was Right: Rape Trees Found Along US Southern Border http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/04/trump-was-right-rape-trees-found-along-us-southern-border/
Wouldn't be surprised (as Mark Taylor's "Trump prophecies" predict as well) if some members of SCOTUS won't also be involved in future indictments. The SWAMP infection has spread everywhere. In Extraordinary Filing, Former Nat Sec Officials Urge SCOTUS To End Travel Ban A coalition of former senior national security officials filed an extraordinary amicus (or “friend-of-the-court”) brief at the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to strike down the president’s latest travel sanctions. Throughout the brief, the officials appear to convey inside information that has not been disclosed through official government channels, while implying their policy views should be treated at parity with those of the Trump administration, like the shadow governments of parliamentary systems. Signatories to the brief who fall into this category include John Brennan, former director of the CIA, and James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence. Both men have been intensely critical of President Donald Trump and resigned their posts effective the day he took office. MORE: http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/06/former-nat-sec-officials-urge-scotus-to-end-travel-ban/
