The U.S. Was And Is Effectively Taking Part In The Established Drug Trade By Backing Drug Lords In Afghanistan. What was the Afghanistan War all about? That is the question on many people’s lips after a devastating 20-year campaign that has killed an estimated 176,000 people and displaced nearly 6 million more. Today, Watchdog host Lowkey is joined by a man who knows the war from both inside and out. Matthew Hoh was at the forefront of the American empire’s campaign in the Middle East, first serving as a captain in the U.S. Marines, then moving to the Department of Defense and […]
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Says Long Awaited RAND Report On Deputy Gangs. Los Angeles, CA – The long anticipated report on the deputy gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was released on Friday, Sept. 10. And it has a lot to say. The 230-page report by the nonprofit RAND Corporation was commissioned by the LA County Board of Supervisors, who are fed up with the deputy gang issue, and it contains a list of interesting conclusions about what needs to be done about the problem of deputy cliques that has plagued the nations largest sheriff’s agency for approximately half century. “At their worst,” the authors […]
The U.S. military’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon’s top arms broker, issued a press release on March 12, 2021, that announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $1.77 billion foreign military sale of five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Germany. According to the DSCA, the complete package includes Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGls). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
Last week, the U.S. government has approved the potential sale of Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and related equipment to Finland. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, a possible deal, which covers 25 M30A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Alternative Warhead (ER GMLRS-AW) Pods and 10 M31A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Unitary (ER GMLRS-U) pods, has an estimated value of $91.2 million. According to a Department release, the deal includes an ER GMLRS Materiel Release Package; Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP) support; Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) […]
The Pentagon’s top arms broker, Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible of $132.2 million sale of 155mm artillery rounds to Australia, including White Phosphorous projectile munitions. On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Military’s Agency reported that the U.S. State Department had approved the sale of 155mm Ammunition and Accessories, and related equipment to Australia. The proposed sale package includes the following according to the DSCA notice: M825A1 155mm White Phosphorous projectile munitions, M782 Multi-Option Fuze for Artillery, M762A1 electronic-timed fuzes, M231 and M232A2 propelling charges, percussion primers, technical publications and books, technical data […]
The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of more than $10.4 billion worth of F-35A fighter jets. The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon’s top arms broker, said Thursday it had notified Congress of a possible sale of 50 F-35A stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates for $10.4 billion. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the complete package includes a wide range of other equipment aboard the aircraft, along with a Full Mission Trainer, training, logistics and support. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – It is important […]
At least 118 officers have left the Seattle Police Department (SPD) following mass Black Lives Matter protests and city budget cuts. It currently has around 1,200 officers on its force – the lowest number in a decade. According to statistics from the mayor’s office, the month of September typically sees five to seven officers depart from the department, but this year a whopping 39 officers left, including three who were still in training. Other departures included officers who sought lateral moves to other departments or retired altogether. Making those numbers even more dire is the fact they don’t include another 14 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080763098-us-deeply-disappointed-after-russia-china-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has expressed deep disappointment over the election of Russia, China and Cuba to the governing board of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the body, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a statement. Russia, China, Cuba, and 12 other states, were elected to serve as members of the UNHRC after obtaining the required majority of 97 votes. “The United States is deeply disappointed by the election of China, Russia and Cuba to seats on the UN Human Rights Council”, Ortagus […]
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Melania Trump’s former best friend for not submitting a draft of her tell-all book to the federal government for pre-publication review. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the planner of President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, penned Melania and Me about the sudden souring of her relationship with the first lady. The look into Melania’s inner circle painted an unflattering portrait of the first lady, as did several clandestine recordings Wolkoff later shared. Filed in Washington, D.C. District Court, the complaint accuses Wolkoff of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary obligations. DOJ lawyers wrote, “Ms. […]
Dissociated Press An obscure, totally-overlooked provision of the new National Defense Appropriation Act unanimously passed by both houses of Congress yesterday has surreptitiously merged the FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA, DHS, CDC, FAA, ICE, PTA, NBA, NFL, MLB, and USA into a new overarching bureaucracy called DCS: The Department of COVIDland Security. DCS is tasked with “seizing and administering total and complete control of COVIDland” which is defined as “every theater of land, sea, air, earth, and space, as well as any planets, comets asteroids, stars, galaxies, or extradimensional engagement areas (EDEAs) where documented, undocumented, hypothetical, or potential cases of COVID-19 exist […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080655361_0:0:540:675_1200x675_80_0_0_4073e3bc5741121ad26b849b570da486.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010041080654862-threes-company-golden-retrievers-happily-stroll-through-department-store/ Every dog’s favourite pastime is that precious stroll in the open. But it becomes that much more interesting when their human takes them to a department store. A video posted on the social media platform, Instagram, shows a man with his two golden retrievers in a department store. The trio are seen walking down a gallery in the emporium. And as if this video couldn’t get any more endearing, while one of the retrievers is on a lead, the other, a puppy, is in the baby stroller pushed by the man. […]
Congressional staffers have heard State Department representatives say the government has yet to close on the sale of the United States Ambassador’s residence in Israel—but documents obtained by The Daily Beast reveal that State is misleading Congress on the sale. Israeli land registry documents, obtained by The Daily Beast, show legal notification that a Delaware-registered company, Bayit by the Sea, has a lien, or legal claim, to the plush federal property as of Wednesday, September 23rd. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment. Four sources have confirmed that Bayit by the Sea (bayit means “house” in Hebrew) […]
Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department has asked Congress to pass legislation holding online platforms such as Facebook and Twitter more accountable for what their users post, in the Trump administration’s latest salvo against social media companies. The proposed changes would reshape Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act […]
The Department of Justice and lawyers acting on behalf of Melania Trump attempted to block an explosive tell-all book from the First Lady’s former close friend and adviser, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Beast. On July 7th The Daily Beast reported Stephanie Winton Wolkoff, who played a key role in planning the 2017 inauguration and is now assisting a federal probe into it, would release Melania & Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady. At the time, a person with knowledge of the matter said that First Lady Trump’s one-time confidante had signed a […]
A government chemist in Hawaii cooked up batches of LSD for active-duty members of the U.S. military who responded to ads for the powerful hallucinogen posted on social media, prosecutors allege. Trevor Keegan, an “extract tech” in the Disease Outbreak Control Division of the state Health Department, was charged earlier this month on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. His alleged co-conspirator, Austin White, is not known to be affiliated with any government agency. He is facing the same charges as Keegan. The case came to the attention of investigators last September, when a confidential informant tipped off the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009091080413702-us-has-revoked-over-1000-visas-to-chinese-nationals-over-alleged-military-ties—state-department/ The US has revoked more than 1,000 visas belonging to Chinese nationals linked to The People’s Liberation Army, according to Wednesday statements issued by a US State Department spokesperson. “We continue to welcome legitimate students and scholars from China who do not further the Chinese Communist Party’s goals of military dominance,” the spokesperson expressed in an email to Reuters. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expounded on the administration’s decision amid his 2020 State of the Homeland Speech on Wednesday. “We are blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers with ties […]
In November 2019, a longtime US columnist with Elle magazine filed a defamation lawsuit against US President Donald Trump for “false” remarks and denials of claims in her memoir that she had been raped by Trump in a New York City store in the 1990s. The president has been required by court to submit his DNA for analysis by 15 September. The US Department of Justice is moving to substitute US President Donald Trump as the defendant in the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Elle magazine’s longtime columnist E. Jean Carroll, according to court documents. Carroll is suing the president […]
The US State Department has gone after all sorts of entities over the years – sovereign nations, democratically elected governments, you name it. But its latest target has come from way out of left field. The department responsible for US foreign policy announced in a tweet that the International Cricket Council was in its bad books. In a message quoting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the department blasted the cricket governing body as “a rogue court with lawyers that are, frankly, corrupt and political.” Hmm… that doesn’t quite add up. It turns out the hot-shots over at the State Department couldn’t […]
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Department of Justice said in a news release that it has reached another settlement worth $60 million on assets held by Riza Aziz, the Malaysian-born producer of The Wolf of Wall Street movie, in the embezzlement case involving Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign fund. “The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets acquired by Riza Aziz utilizing funds allegedly embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). These assets are estimated to be worth more than $60 million”, the release said on Wednesday. The United States will have recovered or assisted in the […]
Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, White House national security adviser-designate, stands in the elevator at the Trump Tower in New York, U.S., in December 2016. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images A federal appeals court has declined to order a criminal case against Michael Flynn dismissed. Instead, it ruled Monday that a judge can hear arguments about the Justice Department’s motivations for dropping the case against President Trump’s former national security adviser. The 8-2 decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, keeps alive a Department of Justice case that Attorney General William Barr had […]
Daily Beast: The latest book to chronicle the twists and turns of the Trump presidency will be published September 1 by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Michael Schmidt, and accuses the Justice Department of taking secret steps to protect the president. In my book https://t.co/8QUhtkiv1i I reveal how Rosenstein and Mueller let down the country as seen from inside impeachment. That pains me because I know & used to respect them both. Mueller simply failed. But Rod betrayed us. This is more proof: https://t.co/McpUoNa9bC — Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) August 30, 2020 Schmidt writes that in 2017, the DOJ acted to “narrow the […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Texas A&M University professor working on projects for NASA has been arrested and will be charged for allegedly hiding his affiliations with Chinese state-owned academic and commercial institutions, the US Justice Department said in a statement on Monday. “Texas A&M University (TAMU) Professor Zhengdong Cheng is expected to make his initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon today at 2 p.m. in Houston. Authorities took him into custody Sunday, Aug. 23,” the statement said. According to the charges, the 53-year-old Cheng willfully took steps to obscure his affiliations and collaboration with a Chinese university and at […]
Kaitlyn McCollum, pictured here in 2018, was teaching high school in Tennessee when her federal TEACH Grants were turned into more than $20,000 in loans. Stacy Kranitz for NPR hide caption toggle caption Stacy Kranitz for NPR Kaitlyn McCollum, pictured here in 2018, was teaching high school in Tennessee when her federal TEACH Grants were turned into more than $20,000 in loans. Stacy Kranitz for NPR More than 6,500 current and former teachers are getting a second chance to shed millions of dollars in unfair student debts, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education. The educators had enrolled […]
Hillary Clinton reportedly gave a State Department job to Epstein pimp Ghislaine Maxwell’s nephew. Clinton was the head of the Department of State from January 2009 to February 2013. Earlier this week pictures of former President Bill Clinton getting a neck massage from Jeffrey Epstein’s victim surfaced. The Daily Mail exclusively obtained photos of Slick Willie enjoying a neck massage from 22-year-old massage therapist, Chauntae Davies. TRENDING: SHOCK VIDEO: “Mom! Call 911!” – Biden Supporters Attack 7-Year-Old Boy Outside DNC Convention For Wearing Red MAGA Hat The Clintons took another hit this week after OK! Magazine reported that Hillary Clinton “gifted” […]
Since Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest on charges of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls, rumors have swirled about her ties to famous figures including Democratic power couple Bill and Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, the Daily Mail published photos of former President Clinton receiving a neck massage from Chauntae Davies, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, during a stopover on his infamous 2002 trip to Africa with the deceased sex-trafficker. According to Davies, Maxwell was present for the voyage and encouraged Davies to give Clinton the massage. “Would you mind giving it a crack?” Clinton allegedly asked Davies, who claimed he was a “complete […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008191080219918-us-terminates-3-bilateral-agreements-with-hong-kong/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States suspended or terminated on Wednesday three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong in continuation of its response to China’s encroachment on the region’s autonomy, the State Department announced. “As part of the ongoing implementation measures, we notified the Hong Kong authorities on August 19 of our suspension or termination of three bilateral agreements”, the State Department said in a statement. The agreements covered the surrender of fugitive offenders, the transfer of sentenced persons, and reciprocal tax exemptions on income derived from the international operation of ships. China has recently […]
Over the past few weeks, at least seven members of the Seattle City Council have revealed a commitment to cut police funding by 50% in the wake of anti-police violence and anti-racism protests in the US, calling to defund police departments across the country. The Seattle City Council on Monday passed a spending plan that would reduce funding for the city police department as part of a revised 2020 budget. The plan, approved by a 7-1 vote, included a 14-percent cut in police funding or about $3 million of the department’s earlier approved budget of $400 million, which is far below […]
Stephen Akard The State Department’s Acting Inspector General Stephen Akard abruptly resigned on Wednesday just months after the previous IG was fired. In May President Trump fired State Department IG Steve Linick, a Deep State hack and Obama holdover who worked with Democrats during the sham impeachment. Steve Linick Acting IG Stephen Akard took over Linick’s investigation into accusations about arms deals against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. TRENDING: “Why the Hell Would I Take a Test?… Are You a Junkie?” – Joe Biden Lashes Out Black Reporter, Asks if He’s a Junkie After He Is Asked if He’ll Take Cognitive […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080041788_0:117:3008:1809_1200x675_80_0_0_073cdb9c112e84f3a9ea300cdc00dfab.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008031080041769-video-new-york-police-department-releases-video-of-independence-day-shooting-in-brooklyn/ The New York Police Department (NYPD) Crime Stoppers Program on Sunday released surveillance camera footage of a shooting that took place on Sheffield Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as a means of including the public in the search for the gunman. In the video, the victim, a 21-year-old man, appears to be chatting with another person on Sheffield Avenue, near Hegeman Avenue on the morning after 4 July, the US Independence Day, at around 2:55 a.m. The suspect approached the victim from behind. Using a handgun, the attacker shoots the victim twice, once in […]
This is what life is like under Democrat rule. The Minneapolis Police Department circulated a series of tips for residents in response to a spike in carjackings and robberies. Be prepared to give up your wallet, purse and cell phone, says the Minneapolis PD. Do not put up a fight, do as they say. TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines MPD has issued a series of tips for residents to limit their risk of robbery: Do not walk alone Be hyper-aware of your surroundings at all times […]
Seattle lawmakers are attempting to completely defund the city’s police department and replace it with a new “civilian-led” public safety system in response to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. The Seattle City Council has already come under fire this week for proposing a 50 percent cut to the police department’s budget — a proposal that prompted hundreds of citizens to express their concerns during a council meeting on Wednesday. Yet, newly revealed legislation now shows that the council may be doing a lot more than simply stripping police of half their funding. Lawmakers are moving to completely abolish the police department […]
First Minneapolis, now Seattle. Seattle City Council on Friday moved to abolish the entire police department and replace it with a Marxist “civilian led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention.” In the proposed legislation, the city council asserted that the Seattle Police Department perpetuates “racism and violence” and upholds “white supremacy culture.” “The Council is committed to confronting structural and institutional racism as a fundamental step towards addressing the racist institution of policing.” TRENDING: Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Unsealed: Allegations Against Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Others — FBI Knew Had Evidence of the Crimes for Years “These protests forced many nationwide […]
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the State Department had approved the sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to the Netherlands. U.S. tells Congress of plans to sell 16 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million to Netherlands. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Northern Europe,” the DSCA said on Wednesday after notifying Congress of the certification. […]
Victor Davis Hanson joined Laura Ingraham on Monday night on The Ingraham Angle following another weekend of leftist violence. Laura warned American voters about the sheer terror of a Biden DOJ stacked full of angry Democrats and Antifa supporters. Advertisement – story continues below Laura Ingraham: Imagine if they have the Justice Department to terrorize people. Now they have people at a bridge stopping cars and they’re throwing roman candles shooting them at federal officials. Imagine when they have the full force of the Justice Department to harass every American who doesn’t go along with their nonsense. That’s what people have […]
The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP The Justice Department celebrates its 150th anniversary this month, but thousands of agency veterans aren’t really feeling the love these days. Instead, they worry President Trump […]
Justice Department Report Finds Systemic Excessive Use Of Force By Prison Guards By Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter. July 24, 2020 Justice Department Report Finds Systemic Excessive Use Of Force By Prison Guards2020-07-242020-07-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/prison.png200px200px The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday released a report that details why the federal government believes systemic use of excessive force within Alabama’s prisons for men violates the Eighth Amendment. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama found systemic problems of unreported or underreported excessive use of force incidents, a failure to properly investigate them […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967276_0:78:3000:1766_1200x675_80_0_0_25c626083840ce12e2f955a8e235cc74.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967314-us-arrests-3-chinese-researchers-seeks-fugitive-at-san-francisco-consulate-justice-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to China’s military, and a fourth individual is a fugitive harboured at the consulate in San Francisco, the Justice Department said in a press release on Thursday. “Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme to lie about their status as members of the People’s Republic of China’s military forces, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), while in the United States conducting research”, the release said. “Three of these individuals have […]
Defund The University Of Mississippi Police Department By Cam Calisch, The Appeal. July 22, 2020 Defund The University Of Mississippi Police Department2020-07-222020-07-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/ums-e1595429951892.png200px200px Above photo: Photo illustration by Kat Wawrykow. Photo from Getty Images. From crackdowns on Black students decades ago to more recent arrests during protests against neo-Confederates, the department has served as a tool for enforcing white supremacy. This piece is a commentary, part of The Appeal’s collection of opinion and analysis. In the fall of 2019, the governing board over Mississippi’s eight public higher education institutions, the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), appointed a new chancellor at the University of Mississippi […]
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., has been the site of three federal executions in a week, including Friday’s of Dustin Lee Honken. He killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993. Michael Conroy/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Conroy/AP The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., has been the site of three federal executions in a week, including Friday’s of Dustin Lee Honken. He killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993. Michael Conroy/AP The Justice Department has executed Dustin Lee Honken in Terre Haute, Ind., the third federal inmate put to death by the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105349/33/1053493368_0:220:2858:1828_1200x675_80_0_0_663eb01acfce8a647246798d14c04eac.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007091079839524-china-should-meet-russia-to-consider-next-steps-for-arms-control-talks-us-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States recommends that China and Russia hold a meeting soon to discuss next steps in order to launch trilateral discussions on arms control, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Thursday. “The United States welcomes China’s commitment to engage in arms control negotiations. As such, prudent next steps will need to include face-to-face meetings between the United States and China,” Ortagus said. “The Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, Ambassador Marshall Billingslea, will invite the Chinese government to join in good faith negotiations in Vienna, Austria. […]
The Minneapolis Police Department, in a training manual issued to all new officers, detailed how to execute the same neck restraint that killed George Floyd, lawyers for one of the officers involved in the May 25 incident argued in a Wednesday motion. The training manual, which provided pictures of the “non-deadly” maneuver in which officers put an arm or leg on the back of a suspect’s throat if they are resisting arrest, was filed Wednesday in a motion to dismiss the charges against Thomas Lane—one of four officers charged in Floyd’s death. The manual included a PowerPoint slide with a photo […]
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that the State Department has approved a possible sale to Indonesia of 8 MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft. The potential deal for eight MV-22 Osprey aircraft made by a joint venture of Boeing and Bell Helicopter for an estimated cost of $2 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in an official notification to the U.S. Congress. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of an important regional partner that is a force for political stability, and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region,” […]
De Blasio’s New York City Shootings are up 51% in New York City year over year.Rioters trashed the the city earlier this month.And De Blasio killed the business community during his COVID-19 lockdown. Advertisement – story continues below But De Blasio is going to cut $1 billion from the police force. Get out while you can. TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107678/50/1076785027_0:54:3000:1741_1200x675_80_0_0_150a608d59b11cea343137c22fc10baa.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079735098-us-justice-department-prepares-to-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department is expected to sue Google in the next few months, accusing the company of monopolising the advertising technology market, the Politico newspaper said, citing its sources familiar with the situation. According to the sources, representatives of the Department of Justice and officials engaged in antitrust activities held an online meeting on Friday to discuss the alleged lawsuit. A final decision on the charges against Google will reportedly be made by Attorney General William Barr in the next few weeks. The sources noted that the lawsuit would contain […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/22/1079732250_0:123:3072:1851_1200x675_80_0_0_50b5770590f0ef1592d15e7dcc937d22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006261079732279-us-justice-department-creates-task-force-to-counter-anti-government-extremists/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department has established a task force to counter anti-government extremists, Attorney General William Barr said in a memorandum to all the chiefs of different components in the agency and US Attorneys. “I am today directing the creation of a task force devoted to countering anti-government extremists”, Barr said in the memorandum on Friday. Barr went on to say that in recent weeks anti-government extremists have undermined peaceful protests and attacked police officers, government officials, destroyed public and private property and threatened innocent people. According to the Attorney General, […]
NYPD Enforcement Of Low-Level Offenses Accounts For Huge Department Expenditures, Racial Disparities June 24, 2020 NYPD Enforcement Of Low-Level Offenses Accounts For Huge Department Expenditures, Racial Disparities2020-06-242020-06-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/nypd-arrest-from-the-daily-mail.-e1593010822212.jpg200px200px Above photo: NYPD arrest from the Daily Mail. Amid explicit racism in enforcement and unprecedented budget shortfalls, NYC must redirect $1 billion of NYPD FY21 budget to impacted communities. New York City criminalizes drugs and low-level broken windows offenses at a startling rate, with enforcement in these areas accounting for a vast proportion of the NYPD’s policing activities and the city’s budget, according to a new brief from Drug Policy Alliance. DPA released the brief […]
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton’s upcoming book. According to the federal lawsuit, the forthcoming White House memoir compromises national security because it allegedly contains classified information which is “in clear breach of agreements he signed as a condition of his employment and as a condition of gaining access to highly classified information.” News of the lawsuit is no surprise. Sources familiar with the matter told ABC Monday that the Trump administration is planning on blocking the book’s release set for June 23. Bolton, who was in the Trump […]
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Cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi has hired a veteran of the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft to take charge of the firm’s security. The New York-based company announced Monday that Adam Healy will be coming aboard as chief security officer, charged with fortifying the firm’s defenses to protect client data, digital assets and proprietary information. Healy will oversee areas including information security, cybersecurity and physical security at the crypto startup. “While the past couple of years have yielded tremendous progress to legitimize cryptocurrency, there remains significant opportunity to standardize and normalize security approaches industrywide, which I look forward to continuing to […]
Antifa and BLM this week set up a new “autonomous zone” at Hyde Park inside and around the University of Chicago Police Department. Protesters set up tents outside and inside the police department. The UCPD chief agreed to meet with the malcontents protesting on Monday so they are staying put until then. Since there are no available restrooms nearby, the protesters are urinating in diapers. TRENDING: Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Deadly Police Shooting of Black Man Resisting Arrest at Wendy’s Drive-Thru GOOD MORNING: HYDE PARK PROTESTS DAY 2 https://t.co/NCvQKQrOW8 — Grace Del Vecchio (@delvecchiograce) June 13, 2020 Protesters inside are […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department said it would release previously redacted portions of the Robert Mueller investigation into alleged ties between US President Donald Trump and Russia. In a document released late on Friday, the department said it is reviewing parts of the report that had been kept out of the previously released version and will publish a less-redacted version next Friday. The move comes after a year-long court battle, with suits from the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Buzzfeed publication. The department had previously argued that the large sections of blacked-out sections were linked to an ongoing […]
Steve Linick State Department Inspector General and Deep State hack Steve Linick was fired last month. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired the anti-Trump Obama holdover. Linick played a role in the faux impeachment of President Trump over Ukraine. Linick requested an urgent meeting with Congressional Democrat staffers. During the meeting Linick handed over documents related to the Trump administration and Ukraine. TRENDING: Seattle Officials Deliver Porta Potties in Support of Antifa – Mayor Defends Autonomous Zone, “CHAZ is Not a Lawless Wasteland of Anarchist Insurrection” Steve Linick was also investigating the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to sell weapons to Saudi […]
Then-State Department Inspector General Steve Linick leaves a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington last year. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Then-State Department Inspector General Steve Linick leaves a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington last year. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The State Department’s ousted inspector general has told congressional Democrats he was given “no valid reason” for his removal and that one of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s aides tried to bully him. Democrats are investigating whether Steve Linick was removed in retaliation for carrying out his duties. In an interview with Democratic leaders […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105732/23/1057322350_0:120:1280:840_1200x675_80_0_0_fd5973fc95f538998803f9b1ddf2a89e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202006111079581037-treasury-department-us-national-debt-exceeds-26-trillion-for-first-time/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States’ national debt total has exceeded $26 trillion for the first time in US history, Treasury data revealed. The data published on Wednesday showed that as of this week the United States’ debt sits at $26,003,751,512,345 as the nation grapples with economic relief from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The US government has provided up to $5 trillion in coronavirus relief since March. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed on 27 March and included $2 trillion, while the $3-trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions […]
An officer tries to put out a fire at a police kiosk at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles during a protest last month over the death of George Floyd. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP An officer tries to put out a fire at a police kiosk at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles during a protest last month over the death of George Floyd. Mark J. Terrill/AP U.S. Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly blamed anti-fascist activists for the violence that has erupted during demonstrations over George Floyd’s death, but federal court records […]
When the Justice Department brought a small army of often-unidentified federal police officers to the streets of Washington, D.C. amidst protests against racist policing, it made at least some of them into temporary U.S. marshals. The unusual command structure, in which Department of Homeland Security officials acted on the orders of the Justice Department, is the latest detail to emerge about the highly controversial deployment – one that officials said was coming to an end. Customs and Border Protection, which documents indicated loaned 400 personnel for the protest crackdown, told The Daily Beast that the Justice Department had requested its assistance. […]
Britain’s Prince Andrew has reportedly been summoned by the US Justice Department to answer questions about his relationship with deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The pair were friends for over a decade. The Southern District Court of New York has asked Prince Andrew to testify in the ongoing criminal investigation into Epstein’s alleged accomplices via a Mutual Legal Assistance request filed with the UK Home Office, ABC News reported on Sunday. According to the Sun, which first broke the story, the request was formally lodged last month. Also on rt.com Bill Clinton hung out with Epstein because of affair with late financier’s […]
After nearly two weeks of violence, mayhem, and rioting in Minneapolis, their city council has announced their intent to disband the police department. The wild proposal would invest in “community-led public safety” instead of police officers. “We are here today because George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department. We are also here because, here in Minneapolis and in cities across the United States, it is clear that our existing system of policing and public safety isn’t working for so many of our neighbors,” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender said in a written statement Sunday, obtained by the Appeal. […]
Protesters across the country have been demanding police reform since the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Protesters across the country have been demanding police reform since the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. John Minchillo/AP Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on Tuesday the state’s Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department’s practices and policies over the last decade. The department filed a discrimination complaint against […]
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced the state’s Department of Human Rights will be investigating Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) for signs of racial discrimination, following the death of George Floyd. According to state officials, the investigation will go far beyond the death of Floyd – who was choked to death by a police officer during his detention in Minneapolis on May 25 – and look into the policies and practices of the police department for the past 10 years to “determine if the MPD has engaged in systemic discriminatory practices towards people of color and ensure any such practices are stopped.” […]
The chief of the Richmond, Virginia, police department told reporters Sunday that Black Lives Matter and antifa rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside while blocking access for firefighters to get through to save the child. Richmond Police Chief William Smith broke down while speaking about the horrible burning deaths of a children after their occupied building was torched by rioters. The chief of the Richmond, Virginia, police department said Sunday that rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside while blocking access for firefighters to get through to save the child. Richmond Police […]
Whistleblower Claims Obama’s Treasury Department Regularly Surveilled Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn’s Financial Records and Transactions But Obama Inspector General Covered It Up Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that President Trump’s firing of Obama holdover State Department Inspector General Steve Linick “could be unlawful.” State Department Inspector General and Deep State hack Steve Linick was fired on Friday night. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fired the anti-Trump Obama holdover. Linick played a role in the faux impeachment of President Trump over Ukraine. TRENDING: Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Calls American Soldiers ‘Bitches’ Who Are ‘Killing Innocent Children Abroad’ (VIDEO) Linick requested an urgent meeting with Congressional Democrat staffers. During the meeting Linick handed over documents related […]
Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department’s inspector general. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department’s inspector general. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images President Trump is ousting State Department Inspector General, Steve Linick, extending a string of administration firings of government watchdogs. The president sent notice of Linick’s removal, effective in 30 days, to House Speaker Nancy […]
Representative Jim Jordan requested the US State Department under Mike Pompeo to turn over documents related to Obama Deep State employee Eric Ciaramella and Ukrainian firm Burisma. Sara Carter reported overnight: Republicans are demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo turn over a broad scope of unredacted Obama-Biden State Department documents pertaining to the corrupt Ukrainian company that was at the center of the impeachment inquiry earlier this year against President Donald Trump. In a document sent to Pompeo, Jordan wrote: TRENDING: “I Don’t Think That’s a Good Idea” – Lindsey Graham Wilts Like a Daisy, Says He Won’t Call in […]
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP The presiding judge in Michael Flynn’s criminal case has appointed a retired judge to present arguments in opposition to the Justice Department’s move to dismiss its prosecution of the former national security adviser. Judge Emmet Sullivan has asked John Gleeson, a retired judge in the Eastern District of New York, to act as a friend of the court and look into whether Flynn should face a contempt hearing for […]
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced on Sunday that he has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the handling of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man who was fatally shot by two white men while jogging. “We are committed to a complete and transparent review of how the Ahmaud Arbery case was handled from the outset,” Carr said in a statement. “The family, the community and the state of Georgia deserve answers, and we will work with others in law enforcement at the state and federal level to find those answers.” Also on Sunday, the Georgia Bureau […]
Just after the prosecutor assigned to the case resigned on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it dropped the charges against Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor who’d already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia. President Trump forecast this before it happened. Last week, he insisted that Flynn had been exonerated. Apparently referring to his pardon power, Trump suggested that if the court did not do something he would use “a different kind of power.” And now it’s happened. While the president has the broad power to pardon, he should not control individual […]
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 3:46 p.m. ET The Justice Department is dropping its case against President Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s then-ambassador to the United States. The about-face by the department brings to […]
The AP is reporting the Justice Department is dropping its case against former Trump administration National Security Advisor Mike Flynn. “BREAKING……WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department is dropping criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn, according to court filing obtained by AP. BREAKING……WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department is dropping criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn, according to court filing obtained by AP. — Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) May 7, 2020 Excerpt from AP: TRENDING: HUGE UPDATE: Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx Used Imperial College Model — NOW CONFIRMED AS A COMPLETE FRAUD — To Persuade President Trump to Lock Down Entire US Economy! …In […]