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Trump Takes on Erdogan's Regime

by Harold Hutchison

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The Contradictions of the Russian Interference Claim

by Alexander G. Markovsky

{ americanthinker.com Procurator-General of the Soviet Union Roman Rudenko, who presided over a wave of trials and executions during Stalin’s terror... used to say that “the most important thing during an investigation is not to implicate ourselves.” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and special counsel Robert Mueller were obviously unaware of Rudenko’s professional dictum when they indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers. According to the indictment, the Russians had int} ~ erfered in the 2016 presidential election by hacking dummycrats-Democratic political organizations and releasing troves of stolen files in an effort to aid the Donald Trump campaign.  The indictment has no law enforcement value; it is strictly political move designed to offer evidence of Russian meddling in the elections and therefore provide more weight to the Mueller investigation based on the questionable anti-Trump dossier. And yet, it would be absurd and impolitic for Putin to support Trump. The liar-Clintons were in Putin’s pocket, they sold him 20% of American uranium production. In the process, according to the FBI, the Russian officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion, and money laundering and “routed” a hundred fifty million dollars to the liar-Clinton Foundation in an attempt to influence the deal. During the same period, liar-Bill Clinton was making obscene fees for speaking engagements in Moscow. The liar-Clintons and Putin had been partners in business or crime, whichever one prefers, during her tenure as Secretary of State. So, why would Putin dump his reliable partner for Trump, whose chances to be elected were close to zero?...

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_contradictions_of_the_russian_interference_claim.html
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China, Russia, Iran Engaged in

Aggressive Economic Cyber Spying  

by Bill Gertz

{ freebeacon.com } ~ Foreign spies from China, Russia, and Iran are conducting aggressive cyber operations to steal valuable U.S. technology and economic secrets... according to a U.S. counterintelligence report. The report by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, a DNI counterspy unit, concludes China is among the most aggressive states engaged in stealing U.S. proprietary information as part of a government-directed program. Artificial intelligence and the internet of things are giving adversaries new tools for cyber spying, the report said. Key technologies under cyber attack from foreign economic spies are related to the energy, biotechnology, defense, environmental protection, high-end manufacturing, and information and communications industries...

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-russia-iran-engaged-aggressive-economic-cyber-spying/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=96d65a119d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_27_07_43_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-96d65a119d-45611665

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Iraq’s national elections bode poorly

for their future — and the United States 

by Kenneth Pollack

{ aei.org } ~ From June 18–23, I traveled to Baghdad with Michael Knights of the Washington Institute. There we met with a wide range of Iraqi, American, and British officials... including Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and former prime ministers Ayad Allawi and Nuri al-Maliki, among several dozen others. That trip and the events that have transpired in Iraq since have left me deeply concerned about the future of Iraq. In a forthcoming AEI report, I examine the current, dangerous state of Iraq and the steps needed to avert yet another disaster. Simply put, the national elections held on May 12 were anything but the triumph of democracy that has been depicted by various journalists, officials, and experts. In reality, the elections were a disaster. Virtually no one voted: The corrupt and discredited Independent High Election Commission claimed a turnout rate of 44.5 percent — already far below the 62 percent in the 2010 and 2014 elections — but the real number was probably no more than about 20 percent, and possibly as low as 12–15 percent. There was massive fraud, made more salient by the low turnout. Consequently, the results of the election, and the government it will eventually produce, have little legitimacy in the eyes of most Iraqis. Finally, and perhaps most dangerous of all, the elections produced a badly fragmented parliament because most of those Iraqis who voted could not agree on which leader would be willing and able to fight for what they want...

http://www.aei.org/publication/iraqs-elections-bode-poorly-for-their-future-and-the-united-states/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dNMU0yRmlNRGswT1dNMSIsInQiOiJcL1NzTk9JM1ZKWmYxSkVFTnk2OXRuUjNSeFB6Sko5d3ErUzZRREs4Q0NJTWcrdksxOCtxWGNoM1BPd1lZRlhlTUhaOGFvSVdcL1FwZ3lUTURMREd6K096MHB1dCtBb2U5OEJ0OWhzNVo3T0xzTUh6ZzMzNVcyK3BsRUVqTUZUMXNqIn0%3D

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Australia: A Model for Curbing Immigration

by Giulio Meotti

{ gatestoneinstitute.org } ~ Four years ago, the Australian government sparked criticism after it ran an advertisement aimed at discouraging asylum seekers from traveling illegally to the country... "No Way", the poster read. "You will not make Australia home. If you get on a boat without a visa, you will not end up in Australia. Any vessel seeking illegally to enter Australia will be intercepted and safely removed beyond Australian waters". It was an extremely tough message, but it worked. "Australia's migration rate is the lowest it's been in 10 years", said Peter Dutton, Australia's Home Affairs Minister. Speaking last week on the Today Show, Dutton added that the drop was about "restoring integrity to our border". The Australians are apparently happy about that. A new poll just revealed that 72% of voters support Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's immigration policy. Australia, a Western democracy, has for years, tried to deal with a migration crisis from the sea. "Europeans think it's easy in Australia to control our borders, but they're just making up excuses for doing nothing themselves," said retired major general Jim Molan, co-author of Australia's asylum policy. In 2013, Tony Abbott was elected Prime Minister under the slogan "Stop the boats". "Stop the boats" is now also the slogan of the new Italy's new Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, who, since the formation of a new government last month, has been totally focused on curbing immigration from "the world's most lethal" route: across the Mediterranean...   https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12760/australia-immigration-model
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If You're Going To San Francisco...Think Again

by Brian C. Joondeph

{ americanthinker.com } ~ A few decades ago, Scott McKenzie sang one of the classic hippie anthems, “San Francisco,” back in 1967... It was sung during the heyday of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Flower power was the rage. Peace, love, and understanding were the mantras of the day, in response to the Viet Nam War and the oppression of The Man. McKenzie sang, “If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.” Back then, the flowers were for decoration, to match the tie-dyed clothing and sandals. Flash forward fifty years, and residents of San Francisco may need to wear flowers, not only in their hair, but also covering their entire bodies. Not for decoration, however, but to mask the odor of a new feature of the streets of San Francisco. Excrement. And it's been making the national news, a veritable emblem of what the city has become. The newly inaugurated San Francisco mayor is London Breed, who, as an aside, has a perfect 1960s name. Interviewed after her inauguration, the Daily Caller noted that she observed that the streets of her city "are flooded with the excrement of the homeless.”...  https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/if_youre_going_to_san_franciscothink_again.html 

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Trump Takes on Erdogan's Regime

by Harold Hutchison:  If you’re wondering if Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan is taking any hints lately, well, we have some answers. While pastor Andrew Brunson is being released from prison, he is still being detained under house arrest by the increasingly Islamist and tyrannical Erdogan regime. Congress is getting tough, putting provisions in the defense policy bill that block Turkey from getting F-35s.

             This is long overdue. The fact of the matter is that Ergodan has been no friend of the United States, and he certainly seems to have more in common with the bad guys of the world than as a leader committed to securing human rights and freedom — a true NATO ally. When you detain a Christian pastor on trumped up charges of taking part in a coup, maybe you don’t get American F-35s.
               Even without the unjustified detention of pastor Brunson, a reevaluation of America’s relationship with Turkey has long been overdue. Thankfully, President Donald Trump has come around on this, publicly demanding Brunson’s release with the threat of sanctions. If you’re detaining Americans on trumped up charges, you’re not exactly a friend of America.
               We laid out a few markers earlier this year indicating it’s not a good idea to give a fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter to Turkey. Seriously, would you give a friend of Hamas the F-35, the latest in fighter technology? There may be some international disputes that people can disagree on, but the one between the genocidal maniacs of Hamas over Israel is not one of them. Being a friend of Hamas is clearly a sign on impaired judgement at best.
               Some observers are making a big deal out of Turkey buying the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system. This is not a friendship-ending move in and of itself. Greece acquired S-300s in the 1990s after Russia made an ill-advised sale during the Yard Sale at the End of History. But Greece has let Israel train against its S-300 battery.
               Turkey can certainly be a huge help to the rest of NATO by allowing the S-400 to hang out at Nellis Air Force Base a few times a year to take part in Red Flag exercises. Giving American and NATO pilots a chance to train against this Russian system is the least a NATO ally that managed to buy it can do.
               Turkey is slated to buy 100 F-35As. While two have been delivered, both are at Luke Air Force Base — and America can easily repossess them. The other 98 are still on order or in the production line — and it’s easy to redirect them to a more deserving country.
               So far, Erdogan’s still being a jerk about all this. He’s going to find that comes with a heavy price. Like maybe seeing Israel get those 100 F-35s on his dime. It would be a better deal for the United States…

~The Patriot Post
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