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News Stories Avoid Naming Israel

Philip Giraldi • May 19, 2020

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There are two stories that seem to have been under-reported in the past couple of weeks. The first involves Michael Flynn’s dealings with the Russian United Nations Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. And the second describes yet another bit of espionage conducted by a foreign country directed against the United States. Both stories involve the State of... Read More

The Justice Department Is Devoid of Justice

Paul Craig Roberts • January 8, 2020

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In the United States the criminal justice (sic) system is itself not subject to law. We see immunity to law continually as police commit felonies against citizens and even murder children and walk away free. We see it all the time when prosecutors conduct political prosecutions and when they prosecute the innocent in order to... Read More

The General and the President

Andrew Napolitano • December 7, 2017

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This is a tale of FBI power misused and presidential trust misplaced. Last week, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's confidant on matters pertaining to national security from June 2015 to February 2017 and his short-lived national security adviser in the White House, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C., to a... Read More

Flynn's Sin Was Lying to Liars, Not Colluding with Russians

Ilana Mercer • December 7, 2017

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Retired US Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn's sin was lying to liars, not colluding with Russians. When he spoke to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, following Donald Trump's 2016 election, former National Security Advisor Flynn was discharging a perfectly legal and patriotic duty to the electorate. In a fit of pique, then-President Barack Obama had expelled... Read More

Russiagate Becomes Israelgate

Who was corrupting the American political system?

Philip Giraldi • December 5, 2017

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Reading the mainstream media headlines relating to the flipping of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to provide evidence relating to the allegations about Russian interference in America’s last presidential election requires the suspension of one’s cognitive processes. Ignoring completely what had actually occurred, the “Russian story” with its subset of “getting Trump” was on... Read More

Washington's Wonderful World of Corruption

Top officials sell out to anyone for anything

Philip Giraldi • November 7, 2017

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One of the interesting side benefits, if one might call it that, of the everlasting investigation into Russiagate is the window provided on the extreme corruption of U.S. politicians and government officials. It has become evident that anyone can seemingly buy political and media support for nearly anything as long as enough money is put... Read More

What Did John Brennan and Anonymous Sources Really Say?

Speaking to a Russian becomes treasonous

Philip Giraldi • May 30, 2017

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The Washington Post and a number of other mainstream media outlets are sensing blood in the water in the wake of former CIA Director John Brennan’s public testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. The Post headlined a front page featured article with Brennan's explosive testimony just made it harder for the GOP to protect Trump.... Read More

Is There More to the Flynn Story?

A strange resignation in a UK intelligence service suggests U.S. partners may have been involved

Philip Giraldi • February 28, 2017

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The American media is ignoring a story from London about the abrupt resignationof Robert Hannigan, the head of Britain’s highly secretive Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which is the codebreaking equivalent of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Hannigan’s resignation on January 23 surprised everyone, with only a few hours’ notice provided to his staff. He... Read More

Blood in the Water: the Trump Revolution Ends in a Whimper

Mike Whitney • February 17, 2017

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The Flynn fiasco is not about national security advisor Michael Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador. It’s much deeper than that. It’s about Russia. It’s about Putin. It’s about the explosive rise of China and the world’s biggest free trade zone that will eventually stretch from Lisbon to Vladivostok. It’s about the one country in... Read More

The Deep State Targets Trump

Pat Buchanan • February 17, 2017

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When Gen. Michael Flynn was forced to resign as national security adviser, Bill Kristol purred his satisfaction, "If it comes to it, prefer the deep state to the Trump state." To Kristol, the permanent regime, not the elected president and his government, is the real defender and rightful repository of our liberties. Yet it was... Read More

More About Russia and Less About Flynn?

The leak has narrowed Trump's options for dealing with Putin

Philip Giraldi • February 16, 2017

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The story on the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is somewhat like peeling an onion, with each layer revealing something new. To be sure, I am delighted to see Flynn gone, both because of his clearly expressed desire to confront Iran and his inaccurate characterization of Islam. But Flynn’s departure will no doubt... Read More

The Anti-Flynn ‘deep State’ Coup – Spelling It Out in the Clearest Way Possible

The Saker • February 14, 2017

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Okay, my sense is that a large number of commentators are misunderstanding the nature of what is going on. So, this time, rather than writing an analysis, I will spell it out, ‘talking points’ – style and, hopefully, do a better job about making my point. So, here we go. THIS IS NOT ABOUT FLYNN.... Read More

The Neocons and the “deep State” Have Neutered the Trump Presidency, It’s Over Folks!

The Saker • February 14, 2017

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Less than a month ago I warned that a ‘color revolution ‘ was taking place in the USA. My first element of proof was the so-called “investigation” which the CIA, FBI, NSA and others were conducting against President Trump’s candidate to become National Security Advisor, General Flynn. Tonight, the plot to get rid of Flynn... Read More

Iranophobes on Parade

Will Iran be the target of the Trump regime?

Philip Giraldi • November 29, 2016

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One of the most discouraging aspects of the filling out of the Donald Trump cabinet is the array of Iran haters that seem to be lining up in the foreign policy and national security areas. Trump has been personally advocating sensible policies relating to Russia and Syria but he appears to have gone off the... Read More

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China's Rise, America's Fall

Which superpower is more threatened by its “extractive elites”?

Ron Unz

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9/11 Was an Israeli Job

How America was neoconned into World War IV

Laurent Guyénot

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John McCain and the POW Cover-Up

The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam.