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The '''Obama Administration''' was the executive branch of the federal government under [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Presidents of the United States|President]] [[Barack Hussein Obama|Barack Obama]] and Vice President [[Joe Biden]].
It began on January 20, 2009, for a term of four years, and then for a second four-year term that ended on January 20, 2017 during much of what has come to be known as '''The Lost Decade''' due to stagnant economic growth and widespread [[poverty]] as a result of its attempt to implement implementation of [[Socialism]] and an [[authoritarian]] [[police state]].
In the Spring of early 2016, [[Burisma]] oil and gas of [[Ukraine]] lobbied the Obama State Department hard to pressure the Ukrainian government to end a corruption investigation into Burisma and Vice President Joe Biden's son. [[Hunter Biden]]. <ref>https://johnsolomonreports.com/hunter-bidens-ukraine-gas-firm-pressed-obama-administration-to-end-corruption-allegations-memos-show/</ref> Joe Biden carried out the Obama administration and Burisma's wishes by threatening to withhold U.S. taxpayer aid unless a certain prosecutor was fired.<ref>https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/obama-wh-corruption-rampant-pay-to-play-by-clinton-kerry-and-biden-123712/</ref>
Throughout its entirety, the Obama administration attempted to [[criminal]]ize political opposition,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbasile/2014/01/31/obamas-weaponization-of-government/#41198a711b92 Obama's Weaponization of Government], Tom Basile, ''Forbes'', Jan 31, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273552/lefts-march-one-party-state-frontpagemagcom The Left's March to a One-Party State], April 24, 2019. Frontpagemag.com</ref> first by an illegal misuse of the [[IRS]] targeting conservative groups, and when they were caught began misusing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act database in 2012 to spy on American citizens.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/08/doj-political-surveillance-from-the-irs-in-2011-to-the-fisa-court-in-2016/ *DOJ Political Surveillance – From the IRS in 2011 to the FISA Court in 2016], Posted on March 8, 2020 by sundance. theconservativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/23/the-obama-use-of-fisa-702-as-a-domestic-political-surveillance-program/ The Obama Use of FISA-702 as a Domestic Political Surveillance Program], Posted on April 23, 2019 by sundance. theconsevativetreehouse.com</ref><ref>[https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/2016_Cert_FISC_Memo_Opin_Order_Apr_2017.pdf United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, Memorandum Opinion and Order], April 26, 2017, p. 82.</ref> Obama appointed numerous former communists and [[Red diaper baby|red diaper babies]] to important administration positions,<ref>McQuillan, Karin (June 3, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/barack-obama-populated-the-us-government-with-communists Barack Obama populated the US government with communists]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''American Thinker''). Retrieved June 4, 2019.</ref> and he abused his presidential power several times during his presidency.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 12, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/12/pollak-joe-biden-democrats-loved-obamas-abuses-of-presidential-power/ Pollak: Joe Biden, Democrats Loved Obama’s Abuses of Presidential Power]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 12, 2019.</ref>
By 2015 and 2016, the Obama administration interfered in American elections. It scuttled the investigation into [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[felon]]ious violations of the National Records Act and Espionage Act,<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fbi-rewrites-federal-law-let-hillary-hook/ FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook], By Andrew C. McCarthy, ''[[National Review]]'', July 5, 2016.</ref> paving the way for her nomination as the [[Democratic party]] presidential candidate, while conducting illegal spying on Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/us/politics/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016], By Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti, ''The New York Times'', May 2, 2019</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/02/new-york-times-admits-multiple-spies-deployed-against-trump-campaign/ New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016], Mollie Hemingway, ''The Federalist'', May 2, 2019.</ref> falsely accusing him of colluding with [[Russia]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/barr-trump-russia-treason-agent/ Barr: Trump Was ‘Falsely Accused’ Of Being A Treasonous Russian Agent], Chuck Ross, ''Daily Caller, 05/01/2019.</ref> In doing so, the Obama administration colluded with foreign actors in an effort to [[subversion|subvert]] American [[democracy]].<ref>[https://spectator.org/confirmed-john-brennan-colluded-with-foreign-spies-to-defeat-trump/ Confirmed: John Brennan Colluded With Foreign Spies to Defeat Trump], George Neumayr, ''American Spectator'', April 19, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://consortiumnews.com/2019/05/07/how-us-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-interfered-in-a-us-election/ How US and Foreign Intel Agencies Interfered in a US Election], By Larry C. Johnson, May 7, 2019. consortiumnews.com</ref>
The Obama administration ran a series of entrapment stings against several Trump campaign volunteers using foreign operatives posing as Russian agents.<ref>[https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/06/25/the_mysterious_seven_preludes_of_the_fbis_trump-russia_probe.html Seven Mysterious Preludes to the FBI's Trump-Russia Probe], June 26, 2018. realclearinvestigations.com</ref> The Obama administration then [[leak]]ed [[fake news]] to ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', [[CNN]] and dozens of other [[mainstream media]] news organizations claiming Donald Trump was the handmaid of [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>[https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190923624.001.0001/oso-9780190923624-chapter-6 Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics], Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, and Hal Roberts, Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2018.</ref> The Obama administration then inserted published fake news reports in warrant applications as supposed independent corroboration to gain retroactive approval from the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]] for its illegal spying on the Trump campaign which began in the second half of 2015.<ref>[https://sidneypowell.com/media/mueller-report-will-shroud-the-truth-corrupt-cabal-began-illegal-spying-on-trump-in-2015/ MUELLER REPORT WILL SHROUD THE TRUTH: Corrupt Cabal Began Illegal Spying on Trump in 2015], by [[Sidney Powell]], April 16, 2019. sidneypowell.com</ref>
[[Richard Nixon]] was forced from the presidency in 1974 for his spying on the [[Democratic National Committee]] headquarters in the [[Watergate]] Hotel, and attempted misuse of the FBI and CIA to cover-up the activities of outside contractors, the [[Plumbers unit]]. In the aftermath, the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] was passed. Beginning in 2012, the Obama administration circumvented the FISA Act when the Obama FBI and CIA secretly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to share information from the FISA database.<ref>See [[Obama_FISA_abuseObama FISA abuse#Collyer_rulingCollyer ruling]].</ref> The Foreign Intelligence database was used to collect information on American citizens (702 About queries).<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2016/5/4/11590342/nsa-cia-us-citizens-702-surveillance-internet-data NSA and CIA searches of US citizens' data have doubled since 2013], By Russell Brandom, ''The Verge'', May 4, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://venturebeat.com/2013/08/09/nsa-us-names/ NSA able to query U.S. citizens’ names in its FISA database], Meghan Kelly, ''Venture Beat'', August 9, 2013.</ref> The FISA court was not notified of this illegal sharing agreement, which had been ongoing since Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, until two weeks before the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>[http://archive.is/nlu1i Declassified memos show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties], ''Circa'', May 25, 2017.</ref>
Amendments to the [[Patriot Act]] in 2008 loosened regulations governing domestic spying;<ref>[https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/surveillance-timeline Mass Surveillance in America: A Timeline of Loosening Laws and Practices], by Cora Currier, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ''ProPublica'', June 7, 2013.</ref> Obama took rules intended for targeting [[al Qaeda]] to protect [[national security]] and applied them against political opponents and administration critics.<ref>[https://newrepublic.com/article/145474/chance-control-domestic-spying-trump-era-opportunity-reform-nsa-surveillance-program A Chance to Control Domestic Spying], By Elizabeth Goitein, ''New Republic'', October 26, 2017.</ref> Under Barack Obama's leadership, an Inspector General appointed by Obama discovered, for the first time in history, that the top two personnel appointed by Obama to head the FBI had both violated the law.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2019/09/indicting-a-sandwich/</ref>
 
Critics of this administration have also referred to it as the '''Obama regime''' due to its far-Left leanings and autocratic actions.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/06/24/obama_regime_planned_the_influx_of_illegal_alien_children_at_the_border/ Rush Limbaugh: Obama Regime Planned the Influx of Illegal Alien Children at the Border]
*[http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2016/12/30/what-is-the-obama-regime-up-to-paul-craig-roberts/ What Is The Obama Regime Up To? — Paul Craig Roberts]
*[http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/03/12/obama-regimes-hypocrisy-sets-new-world-record-paul-craig-roberts/ Obama Regime’s Hypocrisy Sets New World Record — Paul Craig Roberts]
*[http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/irs-targets-catholic-critics-of-obama-regime IRS Targets Catholic Critics of Obama Regime] at Crisis Magazine
*[http://www.vdare.com/articles/obama-s-administrative-amnesty-impeachment-is-the-only-answer Obama Regime's Administrative Amnesty: Impeachment Is The Only Answer] at VDARE.com
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/zing-wh-spokewoman-kayleigh-mcenany-dunks-liberal-hacks-slams-obama-regime-closes-book-leaves-room-video/ ZING! WH Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany DUNKS on Liberal Media, Slams Obama Regime, Then Closes Her Book and Leaves the Room] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
 
===The Silent War===
{{See also|U.S. Color Revolution}}
The Obama years have been described as the beginning of the Silent War against the American Republic.<ref>https://patelpatriot.substack.com/p/the-silent-war</ref> The primary events in this war against the American Republic and the American people's way of life are:
*[[Uranium One Deal]]
*[[Operation Fast and Furious]]
*[[The Clinton Email Scandal]]
*[[The Iran Nuclear Deal]]
*[[Benghazi massacre]]
*[[Spygate]]
 
[[File:Hunter-Obama-1024x717.png|right|300px|thumb|[[Hunter Biden]] meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office.<br>''Official White House Photograph'']]
==2009–2013: First term==
During what the [[White House]] billed as [[Recovery Summer]], one half million workers per week continued losing their jobs.
Portions of his signature legislative achievement, [[ObamaCare]], federal courts ruled [[unconstitutional]]<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-13/u-s-health-care-law-requirement-thrown-out-by-judge.html Health-Care Law Struck Down Over Insurance Mandate] [[Bloomberg News]]</ref> and was credited as a major cause of uncertainty, high [[unemployment]],<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=33220 Obamacare: Unemployment You Can Believe In] [[Human Events]]</ref> lagging job creation,<ref>[http://blog.heritage.org/2010/08/05/it%E2%80%99s-official-medicare%E2%80%99s-finances-shadowed-by-uncertainty/ It’s Official: Medicare’s Finances Shadowed by Uncertainty] [[Heritage Foundation]]</ref> and risk of a credit default crisis.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/28/AR2010032802353.html With health bill, Obama has sown the seeds of a budget crisis] [[Washington Post]]</ref><ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/story/10703361/1/cramer-obamacare-will-topple-the-market.html Cramer: Obamacare Will Topple the Market], The Street</ref> The [[SCOTUS]] later upheld the legality of the Democratic party forcing Americans into involuntary contracts, the so-called '[[individual mandate]]'. Since the rejection of his party's agenda in the [[2010 Midterm elections]], [[File:Black uc.png|left|250px|thumb|Black Unemployment under Barack Obama and the veto-proof Democrat congress.]]
Obama continued [[class warfare]], misuse of wiretapping authority, and harassment of political opponents through government agencies. He then turned to canceling enforcement of the nation's immigration laws by Executive Order and gun control as major policy initiatives in his second term.<ref>[https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/06/24/obama_regime_planned_the_influx_of_illegal_alien_children_at_the_border/ Rush Limbaugh: Obama Regime Planned the Influx of Illegal Alien Children at the Border]</ref>
==Economic Policy==
[[File:Shovelready.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] ]]
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==Domestic affairs==
The forced employer mandate, requiring companies to use the cash ordinarily used to expand employment and production, on their existing workforce, was a double whammy at a time [[China]] was siphoning manufacturing jobs from the United States. Homelessness abounded, particularly among young adults for the first time, unable to find employment even with a college degree. All this was used as a pretext for the [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement, blaming capitalist exploiters for actions impoverishing the country which the government itself had done.
 
Crime had been trending down for decades, but in 2015 homicide rates increased dramatically over 2014. In Houston, homicides were up 25.2 percent; in Washington, D.C., 54 percent; Baltimore, 58.5 percent; Milwaukee, 72.6 percent; and in Cleveland, a whopping 90 percent. Overall, homicides increased 17 percent in the 50 largest cities—the greatest increase in 25 years.<ref>https://capitalresearch.org/article/blm-roots/</ref>
Despite the "Hope and Change" rhetoric, from 2007 to 2017, the rate of Americans ages 10 to 24 who died by [[suicide]] rose by 56 percent, from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 persons to 10.6.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/why-has-there-been-a-56-percent-increase-in-suicide-among-young-americans-in-just-10-years/</ref>
:''Main article:'' '''[[Obama riots]]'''
The riots during the Obama Administration were a series of racially motivated conflagrations that erupted nationwide in the last half of [[President Barack Obama]]'s second term. Initially elected as America's first "post-racial" president,<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18489466 A New, 'Post-Racial' Political Era in America] [[NPR]]</ref> many African-Americans became increasingly disillusioned as Obama's presidency progressed.<ref>https://www.people-press.org/2014/12/08/sharp-racial-divisions-in-reactions-to-brown-garner-decisions/12-8-2014_08/</ref> Critics charged Obama personally inflamed the rioters and lawless elements responsible for the destruction of property, businesses, and jobs in several American cities.<ref>http://blog.blackbusiness.org/2014/08/black-businesses-in-ferguson-missouri-recovering-from-looting.html#.VWPqLzY4nTb</ref><ref>[https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/04/protests-baltimore Protests in Baltimore It's chaos] [[The Economist]]</ref> [[Pat Caddell]] and Doug Schoen noted early on in the [[Wall Street Journal]], "Rather than being a unifier, Mr. Obama has divided America on the basis of race, class and partisanship." Caddell and Schoen further stated, "President Obama's divisive approach to governance has weakened us as a people and paralyzed our political culture."<ref>Caddell, P.H. & Schoen, D.E. (2010, July 28). [http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748703700904575391553798363586.html Our Divisive President]. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.</ref>
 
During the Obama administration, the following black suspects were either killed by the police or died in police custody: Trayvon Martin (by neighborhood watchman) Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Laquan McDonald, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile and Tamir Rice. Obama’s Department of Justice filed no civil rights charges against any of the police.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/06/18/larry-elder-10-takeaways-from-the-anti-police-brutality-protests-935911</ref>
===Environmental policy===
In April 2010 Obama Attn. Gen. Eric Holder renewed a subpoena of ''New York Times'' reporter James Risen in a [[leak]] investigation. Risen and a colleague reported on warrantless wiretaps. The coverage won Risen and colleague a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for “carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping that stirred a national debate.” The Justice Dept. opened an investigation into the wiretap stories. John Brennan played a key role in the illegal wiretap program, overseeing the production of what personnel in the program called the “scary memos” intended to justify the domestic spying exposed by Risen. Brennan later admitted that he relied on information from CIA's torture program rather than domestic spying, which was used as a cover. In a frontpage May 13, 2004 story the torture program was exposed with Risen as the lead reporter.
In September an internal email entitled “Obama Leak Investigations” at “global intelligence” company [[Stratfor ]] claimed Obama's then-White House adviser John Brennan was targeting [[journalist]]s.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120925054433/http://wikileaks.org:80/gifiles/docs/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2013/05/22/wikileaks-stratfor-e-mail-brennan-behind-witch-hunt-of-journalists-reporting-leaks/</ref>
{{Quotebox|"Brennan is behind the [[witch hunt]]s of investigative journalists learning information from inside the beltway sources,” writes one Stratfor official to another. The email continues: “Note — '''There is specific tasker from the [White House] to go after anyone printing materials negative to the Obama agenda''' (oh my.) Even the FBI is shocked. The Wonder Boys must be in meltdown mode…”}}
“The Wonder Boys” refers to the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA).<ref>Credit:Sharyl Attkisson. https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/12/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html</ref>
Snowden leaks reveal Britain's GCHQ and other European spy agencies work together to conduct mass surveillance. The files also make clear that GCHQ played a leading role in advising its European counterparts how to work around national laws intended to restrict the surveillance power of intelligence agencies. ''The Guardian'' article reports,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/01/gchq-europe-spy-agencies-mass-surveillance-snowden</ref>
{{Quotebox-float|It is clear from the Snowden documents that GCHQ has become Europe's intelligence hub in the internet age, and not just because of its success in creating a legally permissive environment for its operations. Britain's location as the European gateway for many transatlantic cables, and its privileged relationship with the NSA has made GCHQ an essential partner for European agencies. The documents show British officials frequently lobbying the NSA on sharing of data with the Europeans and haggling over its security classification so it can be more widely disseminated. In the intelligence world, far more than it managed in diplomacy, Britain has made itself an indispensable bridge between America and Europe's spies.}}The ''[[Guardian]]'' revealed tapping through back doors into US internet companies such as [[Apple]], [[Google]] and [[Facebook]] with a program called Prism> . Its GCHQ counterpart is called Tempora.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data</ref> UK government struck a secret deal with the NSA to share phone, internet, and email records of UK citizens. Lake on how Britain's GCHQ taps fiber-optic cables to collect and store global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories, and calls, and then shares the data with the NSA. And the top-secret procedures the NSA must take to target and collect data from "non-US persons" and how the NSA must minimize, or mask, data collected on 'US persons'.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant</ref> The ''[[washington Post]]'' published a new slide detailing NSA's "Upstream" program of collecting communications from tech companies through fiber-optic cables to then feed into its Prism database.
[[File:Feinstein.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sen. Diane Feinstein, Chair of the Intelligence Committee entrusted with oversight of CIA was hacked by Brennan's CIA looking into Brennan and CIA use of torture. This egregious abuse of power by the Obama Executive branch was papered over by the Democrats in the administration and Senate by having Brennan offer Feinstein an apology. No one was prosecuted. No one went to jail. No reforms were initiated or proposed in Congress.]]
On June 9, 2013 Snowden stepped forward as the source of the leaks published in ''The Guardian''.<ref name="theguardian.com">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/nsa-secret-surveillance-lawmakers-live</ref> Introducing himself Snowden says,<ref>https://youtu.be/9u5ecSR_rag</ref>
{{Quotebox-float|“'''I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone''', from you or your accountant, to a federal judge, to '''even the president''' if I had a personal e-mail.<br><br>
It’s getting to the point you don’t have to have done anything wrong. You simply have to eventually fall under suspicion from somebody, even by a wrong call, and then they can use the system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you have ever made.”}}
===Uranium One scandal===
:''Main article:'' [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]
According to court filings in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, in 2009, the [[FBI]] began an investigation into corruption and extortion by senior managers of Tenex, a subsidiary of [[Rosatom]], a Russian entity.<ref>Government’s Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Pre-Indictment Delay, United States v. Vadim Mikerin, Criminal No. TDC-14-0529 (D. MD) at 1. http://fcpa.stanford.edu/enforcement-action.html?id=583</ref> [[Robert Mueller]] was FBI Director at the time the investigation into the Rosatom subsidiary began.<ref>
http://www.newsweek.com/how-robert-mueller-connected-probe-hillary-clintons-uranium-one-deal-688548</ref>
The investigation began as an intelligence probe into Russian nuclear officials. Mueller's investigation also obtained an eyewitness, William Campell (known as CS-1 in court records) — backed by documents, recordings, and emails — indicating Russian nuclear officials routed millions of dollars to the U.S. designed to benefit former President [[Bill Clinton]]’s foundation during the time [[Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] served on the [[Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ]] (CFIUS) a government body that provided the approval of the sale of Uranium One to Rosatom.<ref name="thehill.com">https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/355749-fbi-uncovered-russian-bribery-plot-before-obama-administration</ref>
The investigation found [[kickback]]s paid in cash and some in foreign wire transfers. From April 2009 to April 2011, the wire transfers went to Wiser Trading, registered in the [[Seychelles]]. From July 2011 to July 2013 - to the British Leila Global Limited account in a Latvian bank. And from August 2013 to May 2014 - to Ollins Development in the British Virgin Islands.
''The Hill'' reported that {{Quotebox-float|the FBI had gathered substantial evidence that Russian nuclear industry officials were engaged in bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering designed to grow Vladimir Putin’s atomic energy business inside the United States, according to government documents and interviews.
Federal agents used a confidential U.S. witness working inside the Russian nuclear industry to gather extensive financial records, make secret recordings and intercept emails as early as 2009 that showed Moscow had compromised an American uranium trucking firm with bribes and kickbacks in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, FBI and court documents show.
Mikerin was arrested on a complaint describing a racketeering scheme that stretched back to 2004 and included [[extortion]], [[fraud]], and money laundering. Money-laundering carries a penalty of up to 20 years’ imprisonment — not only for [[conspiracy]] but for each act of money laundering (at section 1956 of the penal code). But Mikerin was permitted by Rod Rosenstein to plead guilty to an offense charged under the catch-all federal conspiracy provision (section 371) that criminalizes agreements to commit any crime against the United States. Section 371 prescribes a sentence of zero to five years’ imprisonment. The plea agreement shows that the Obama DOJ's Fraud Section was then run by Andrew Weissmann.
[[File:2015-08-07-d47f891b large.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Some of the details of the Uranium One deal and "the future of the energy industry" were worked out in a private meeting between Bill Clinton. Frank Giustra, and Kazatomprom President Moukhtar Dzhakishev in Chappaqua, New York on February 27, 2007. The 'Russian Reset' was necessary to complete the deal.]]
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress's intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major. Yet, that is exactly what Rosenstein's office did, in a plea agreement his prosecutors co-signed with attorneys from the Justice Department's Fraud Section. (See in ''The Hill''’s report, the third document embedded at the bottom, titled "Mikerin Plea Deal.") No RICO, no extortion, no fraud — and the plea agreement does not to mention any of the extortions in 2009 and 2010, before Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) in the US approved Rosatom's acquisition of Uranium One. Mikerin just plead guilty to a nominal “money laundering” conspiracy charge, insulating him from a longer sentence. Thus, he got a term of only four years’ for a major [[national security]] crime.
The Justice Department instructs prosecutors that when Congress has given a federal offense its own conspiracy provision with a heightened punishment (as it has for money laundering, racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other serious crimes), they may not charge a section 371 conspiracy. Section 371 is for less serious conspiracy cases. Using it for money laundering — which caps the sentence below Congress's intent for that behavior — subverts federal law and signals to the court that the prosecutor does not regard the offense as major. Yet, that is exactly what Rosenstein's office did, in a plea agreement his prosecutors co-signed with attorneys from the Justice Department's Fraud Section. (See in ''The Hill''’s report, the third document embedded at the bottom, titled "Mikerin Plea Deal.") No RICO, no extortion, no fraud — and the plea agreement does not to mention any of the extortions in 2009 and 2010, before Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) in the US approved Rosatom's acquisition of Uranium One. Mikerin just plead guilty to a nominal “money laundering” conspiracy charge, insulating him from a longer sentence. Thus, he got a term of only four years’ for a major [[national security]] crime.
[[File:2015-08-07-d47f891b large.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Some of the details of the Uranium One deal and "the future of the energy industry" were worked out in a private meeting between Bill Clinton. Frank Giustra, and Kazatomprom President Moukhtar Dzhakishev in Chappaqua, New York on February 27, 2007. The 'Russian Reset' was necessary to complete the deal.]]
Before Hillary Clinton could assume her post as [[Secretary of State]] in 2009, the White House demanded that she sign a memorandum of understanding placing limits on Bill Clinton's foundation activities. To avoid the perception of conflicts of interest, beyond the ban on foreign government donations, the foundation was required to publicly disclose all contributors. None of the Uranium One shareholders donations were disclosed after the Rosatom approval. These donations to the [[Clinton Foundation]] totaled some $130 million.<ref>Uranium One Chairman Ian Telfer alone donated through his private Fernwood Foundation $1 million in 2009, the year his company appealed to the U.S. Embassy to help it keep its mines in Kazakhstan; $250,000 in 2010, the year the Russians sought majority control; $600,000 in 2011; and $500,000 in 2012. Telfer’s undisclosed donations came in addition to between $1.3 million and $5.6 million in contributions, which were reported, from a constellation of people with ties to Uranium One or Ur­Asia, the company that originally acquired Uranium One’s most valuable asset: the Kazakhstan mines.<br>
Under Canadian law the identity of donors to a non-profit entity are are allowed anonymity. Giustra formed with Bill Clinton the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership as part of the Clinton Foundation, which could receive anonymous donations.<br>
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/our-work/clinton-giustra-enterprise-partnership</ref>
According to the ''[[New York Times]]'',
{{Quotebox-float|Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One’s chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $2.35 million. Those contributions were not publicly disclosed by the Clintons, despite an agreement Mrs. Clinton had struck with the [[Obama]] [[White House]] to publicly identify all donors. Other people with ties to the company made donations as well.<br><br>
And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech ... The $500,000 fee — among Mr. Clinton’s highest — was paid by Renaissance Capital, a Russian [[investment bank]] with ties to the [[Kremlin]] ...Renaissance Capital analysts talked up Uranium One’s stock, assigning it a “buy” rating and saying in a July 2010 research report that it was “the best play” in the uranium markets.... [[Putin]] personally thanked Mr. Clinton for speaking.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0</ref> }}
FBI Deputy Counterintelligence investigator [[Peter Strzok]] personally interviewed Hillary Clinton after Barack Obama directed the FBI to exonerate her. No oath, video, or transcript was made. Strzok then procured Hillary Clinton's ''[[Steele dossier]]'' for the FBI's Russia investigation. Strzok also conducted liaison with other [[intelligence community]] agencies, including the [[CIA]] led by Director [[John Brennan]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/03/mueller-aide-fired-for-anti-trump-texts-now-facing-review-for-role-in-clinton-email-probe.html</ref>
 
===FISA abuse===
:{{See also|Obama FISA abuse}}
FISA Judge James Boasberg issued a 19 page order. [[Boasberg]] found that [[James Comey]], [[Andrew McCabe]] and the rest of the FBI small group were dishonest. They concealed from the court that Carter Page worked for the FBI. They omitted that Carter Page had been honest about his contacts. They altered a key document. They hid the fact that the FBI determined Christopher Steele was biased and not credible. They covered up who paid for the information - the Clinton campaign and the DNC. They deceived judges about news reports. They concealed multiple [[Bardy material|exculpatory evidence]]. Judge Boasberg determined that in January 2017 the FBI learned that the ''[[Steele dossier]]'', the basis for the [[Trump Russia hoax]] - was phony and made-up, and they didn't shut down the investigation or stop the spying, instead they accelerated it.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2020/03/05/fisa-court-reprimands-fbi-but-makes-a-notable-error-itself/</ref>
 
===Pandemic preparedness===
On October 9, 2009, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appointed Carol J. Baker, M.D. to serve as Chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC). On May 9, 2016 Baker sat on a panel discussion about “Achieving Childhood Vaccine Success in the U.S.” The panel addressed a range of issues including parents who opt out of childhood vaccine requirements, physicians who stray from the recommended vaccine schedule, and the role of the media in creating or removing barriers to [[vaccination]]. Baker told the gathered audience:
{{quotebox|“So I have the solution. Every study published in the last five years, when you look at vaccine refusers. I’m not talking about…hesitance, most of them we can talk into coming to terms. But refusers. We’ll just get rid of all the whites in the United States… Guess who wants to get vaccinated the most? Immigrants.”<ref>https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/baylor-u-professor-m-d-carol-baker-lets-just-get-rid-of-all-the-whites-in-the-united-states</ref>}}
 
==Defense spending==
In 2015 renowned Vietnam war era journalist John Pilger warned: "In the last eighteen months, the greatest build-up of military forces since [[World War Two]] — led by the United States — is taking place along Russia’s western frontier,” Pilger wrote. “Not since [[Hitler]] invaded the [[Soviet Union]] have foreign troops presented such a demonstrable threat to Russia.”
 
“Ukraine — once part of the Soviet Union — has become a [[CIA]] theme park,” wrote Pilger. “Having orchestrated a [[coup]] in [[Kiev]], Washington effectively controls a regime that is next door and hostile to Russia: a regime rotten with [[Nazi]]s, literally. Prominent parliamentary figures in Ukraine are the political descendants of the notorious [[OUN]] and [[UPA]] [[fascist]]s. They openly praise Hitler and call for the persecution and expulsion of the Russian speaking minority.”
 
“In [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Estonia]] — next door to Russia — the US military is deploying combat troops, tanks, heavy weapons,” Pilger said. “This extreme provocation of the world’s second nuclear power is met with silence in [[the West]].”
 
“What makes the prospect of [[nuclear war]] even more dangerous is a parallel campaign against [[China]],” Pilger continued. “The United States is encircling China with a network of bases, with [[ballistic missile]]s, battle groups, nuclear-armed bombers. This lethal arc extends from [[Australia]] to the islands of the [[Pacific]], the [[Marianas]] and the [[Marshalls]] and [[Guam]], to the [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Okinawa]], [[Korea]] and across [[Eurasia]] to [[Afghanistan]] and [[India]]. America has hung a noose around the neck of China. This is not news. Silence by [[media]]; war by media.”<ref>[https://johnpilger.com/articles/a-world-war-has-begun-break-the-silence- A world war has begun. Break the silence.] John Pilger, 20 March 2016</ref>
==Foreign Policy==
[[Image:Obamabow.jpg|thumb|right|250px|President Obama bows before Saudi King Abdullah.]]
{{See also|Barack Obama foreign policy}}
Unlike Presidents [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Franklin Roosevelt]], Barack Obama has shown scant concern about the revival of [[slavery]] which took place on his watch after his '''[[Apology Tour''']], intended to diminish U.S. influence in the world.<ref>[https://womensenews.org/story/international-policyunited-nations/150527/un-sex-violence-envoy-focusing-syria-iraq UN Sex Violence Envoy: Focusing on Syria, Iraq]</ref><ref>[https://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/06/barack-obamas-top-10-apologies-how-the-president-has-humiliated-a-superpower Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower], Heritage Foundation</ref> Obama, who was raised a Muslim<ref>[https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2007/01/was_obama_blood.html Was Obama bloodied by madrassa story?]</ref><ref>[http://www.danielpipes.org/11952/obama-muslim-childhood Obama's Muslim Childhood]</ref> and is not a descendent of slaves, criticized Christians and the Crusades as reports of thousands of women and girls being captured, sold, and raped flooded in.<ref>[https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/579393/ISIS-Michelle-Obama-prostitute-justifies-raping-slave-girls-Koran ISIS calls Michelle Obama a PROSTITUTE and justifies raping slave girls with the KORAN]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-speech-at-prayer-breakfast-called-offensive-to-christians/2015/02/05/6a15a240-ad50-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html Critics pounce after Obama talks Crusades, slavery at prayer breakfast], Washington Post</ref>
The number of jihadis worldwide grew by a factor of 4 or 5 at least since Obama took the reins of power as Commander-in-Chief.<ref>The number of Islamic extremists susceptible to jihadist recruitment during the George W. Bush administration worldwide was estimated at 12,000; the Islamic State alone by 2015 had estimates of a standing army of jihadis as high as 70,000 to 200,000.</ref> Breaking with the Bush administration's policy of isolating al Qaeda leadership under house arrest in [[Pakistan]], Obama transformed the War on Terror from a preventative war to a war of retribution. The assassination of [[Osama bin Laden]] raised bin Laden from a coward in hiding to the status of hero-martyr in the cause of jihad, and became the impetus for increased recruiting as the West went into retreat from the battlefield. Remarkably, even the ''[[New York Times]]'' was critical of Obama's incessant boasting about the killing of bin Laden as a buzz phrase for his re-election.<ref>Baker, Peter and Shear, Michael D. (April 27, 2012). [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/28/us/politics/critics-pounce-on-obamas-trumpeting-of-bin-laden-death.html "Obama trumpets killing of Bin Laden, and critics pounce"]. ''The New York Times'' website. See [[The New York Times]].</ref> With the complete disengagement of American troops from [[Iraq]], the [[Islamic State]] arose and global [[Caliphate]] declared.
The policies of US President [[Barack Hussein Obama]] with regard to the Arab Spring seemed to be in the interest of Muslim [[theocracy]], unlike previous [[President of the United States of America|American Presidents]] who have favored governments which are secular and pro-[[Israel]].
====Obama aid to terrorists====[[File:Power-rice-rodham-clinton-2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Architects of the humanitarian catastrophe in Libya - [[Samantha Power]] (top) Susan Rice (left) and Hillary Clinton (right). President Obama initially billed US intervention "to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe," however after [[Gaddafi]]'s murder the Black-African slave trade re-emerged in open slave markets in Libya.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/index.html</ref> [[NATO]] was used to give cover for the Obama administration's direct involvement.]]A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html Libyan opposition includes a small number of al-Qaeda fighters, U.S. officials say], Washington Post</ref>}} This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels], The New York Times</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp C.I.A. Agents in Libya Aid Airstrikes and Meet Rebels], The New York Times</ref> at the urging of Hillary Clinton<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=3&hp& Obama Takes Hard Line With Libya After Shift by Clinton], The New York Times</ref> and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330 Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret help for Libya rebels], [[Reuters]]</ref> By October 2011, [[Libyan rebel fighting group]]s with support from [[NATO]] overtook the capital and toppled the government. Gaddafi was captured and brutally and sadistically murdered.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPzeLLL9V-c Leading from behind - a critique of Obama foreign policy]</ref> The jihadis were immediately recognized by the U.S. and the U.N. as the new legitimate government. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, chairman of the National Transitional Council, announced [[Sharia]] will be the source for all legislation and all laws conflicting with Sharia are null and void.<ref name="Sharia">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8861608/Libya-Al-Qaeda-flag-flown-above-Benghazi-courthouse.html Libya: Al Qaeda flag flown above Benghazi courthouse] - [[Daily Telegraph]]</ref> Abdel Rahim al-Kib, the country's interim prime minister, echoed Jalil's words days later.<ref>[http://www.presstv.ir/detail/207953.html New Libyan PM backs Islamic sharia law]</ref> The al Qaeda flag was flown above the Benghazi courthouse, and reports surfaced that the Libyan jihadis had imposed Sharia law in some parts of the country even earlier.<ref name="Sharia" /> By February 17, 2013, four foreign nationals were arrested for distributing Christian literature, a charge that could carry the death penalty.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/libya-arrests-suspected-foreign-missionaries Libya arrests foreign 'missionaries' Four foreign nationals accused of distributing Christian literature] a charge that could carry the death penalty, Chris Stephen [[The Guardian]], Sunday 17 February 2013.</ref> In 2014, the Obama Administration gave a $200,000 grant to a Sudanese group with ties to [[Al Qaeda]].<ref>Pappas, Alex (July 27, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/27/obama-administration-approved-200g-grant-to-group-with-al-qaeda-ties.html Obama administration approved $200G grant to group with Al Qaeda ties]. 'Fox News''. Retrieved July 27, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 28, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/29656-obama-administration-funded-al-qaida-front Obama Administration Funded al-Qaida Front]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 28, 2018.</ref> ====Libyan wardebacle====
:''Main article : [[Libyan uprising 2011]]''
What began under the so-called 'responsibility to protect' (R2P) innocent civilians policy,<ref>http://hlrecord.org/2018/01/take-the-power-back-samantha-power-has-no-place-at-hls/</ref> ended in creating a modern African slave-trading state.<ref>https://blackagendareport.com/obama_brought_slavery_to_libya</ref>
 
Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] advocated a no-fly policy, President Obama said he wanted it as an option, and Secretary of Defense [[Robert Gates]] warned against it.<ref>''[http://liveweb.web.archive.org/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gates-clinton-libyan-fly-zone-difficult/story?id=13037200 President Obama Wants Options as Pentagon Issues Warnings About Libyan No-Fly Zone,]'' [[ABC News]], March 3, 2011. Earlier, on February 25, Gates warned that the U.S. should avoid future land wars like those it has fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, but should not forget the difficult lessons it has learned from those conflicts.</ref>
[[File:Obama Nobel Peace Prize winner.jpg|thumb|right|'''Nobel Peace Prize winner'''.<br>An Arab depiction after Obama attacked Libya.]]
{{cquote|President Barack Obama grossly exaggerated the humanitarian threat to justify military action in Libya. The president claimed that intervention was necessary to prevent a “bloodbath’’ in Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city and last rebel stronghold. But [[Human Rights Watch]] has released data on Misurata, the next-biggest city in Libya and scene of protracted fighting, revealing that Moammar Khadafy is not deliberately massacring civilians but rather narrowly targeting the armed rebels who fight against his government. Misurata’s population is roughly 400,000. In nearly two months of war, only 257 people — including combatants — have died there. Of the 949 wounded, only 22 — less than 3 percent — are women…. Nor did Khadafy ever threaten civilian massacre in Benghazi, as Obama alleged. The “no mercy’’ warning, of March 17, targeted rebels only, as reported by the ''[[New York Times]]'', which noted that Libya’s leader promised amnesty for those “who throw their weapons away.’’ Khadafy even offered the rebels an escape route and open border to Egypt, to avoid a fight “to the bitter end.’’<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/04/14/false_pretense_for_war_in_libya/|title=False Pretense for War in Libya?|date=April 14, 2011|first=Alan J|last=Kuperman|work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref>}}
 
The Congressional Research Service reports that the legality of President Obama's [[Libya#Libyan uprising 2011|Libyan operation]] may depend, at a minimum, on both authorization for the operation and the extent to which the manner of execution of the operation comports with relevant international law. The Charter of the United Nations, in Article 2(4), prohibits the “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence” of a member state under most circumstances, and many practitioners and observers have wondered whether President Obama's establishment of a no-fly zone would constitute a violation of this prohibition.<ref>''[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41701.pdf No-Fly Zones: Strategic, Operational, and Legal Considerations for Congress],'' Congressional Research Service, March 18, 2011, p. 6-8 pdf.</ref> In addition to international authorization, the [[War Powers Resolution]] of 1973 states that the President's powers as Commander in Chief to introduce U.S. forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities can only be exercised pursuant to (1) a declaration of war; (2) specific statutory authorization; or (3) a national emergency created by an attack on the United States or its forces. It requires the President in every possible instance to consult with Congress before introducing American Armed Forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities unless there has been a declaration of war or other specific congressional authorization. The War Powers Act also requires the President to report to Congress any introduction of forces into hostilities or imminent hostilities, Section 4(a)(1); into foreign territory while equipped for combat, Section 4(a)(2); or in numbers which substantially enlarge U.S. forces equipped for combat already in a foreign nation, Section 4(a)(3). Once a report is submitted “or required to be submitted” under Section 4(a)(1), Congress must authorize the use of force within 60 to 90 days or the forces must be withdrawn.<ref>Ibid, p. 9 pdf.</ref>
[[File:Mass beheading of Christians in Libya.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Libya was an ally of the US against the jihadis until Obama armed the jihadis to overthrow the government. One of their first acts was the mass beheading of Christians.]]
In February 2011, the political unrest that spread through the Arab world showed up as protests in Libya. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, leader of Libya for 41 years, responded to the violence<ref>[http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28376.htm There Was No Libyan Peaceful Protest, Just Murderous Gangs and Nic Robertson]</ref> with legitimate steps.<ref name="nyt libya">{{cite web|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/libya/index.html|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Inc.|language=English|title=Libya — Protests and Revolt (2011)}}</ref> The [[United Nations Security Council]] voted to impose [[sanctions]], and later passed a resolution to protect civilians. Obama, without approval from Congress and over the objections of his own National Security staff,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gates-libyan-no-fly-zone-means-attacking-libya/ Gates: Libyan no-fly zone means attacking Libya], CBS News</ref> directed American forces to take out Libya's air defense system.<ref name="nyt libya"/> Secretary of Defence [[Robert Gates]], National Security Adviser [[Tom Donilon]], Deputy National Security Adviser [[Denis McDonough]], and [[White House]] counterterrorism chief [[John O. Brennan]] all opposed the action. Obama later said, "if we waited one more day Benghazi, a city nearly the size of Charlotte, could suffer a massacre that would have reverberated across the region and stained the conscience of the world."<ref>{{cite web|author=Barack Obama|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134935452/obamas-speech-on-libya-a-responsibility-to-act|title=Obama's Speech On Libya: 'A Responsibility To Act'|date=March 28, 2011|publisher=National Public Radio ([[NPR]])|language=English}}</ref> [[Alan J. Kuperman]], in an editorial for the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', suggested this statement was false, writing, "intervention did not prevent genocide, because no such bloodbath was in the offing. To the contrary, by emboldening rebellion, US interference has prolonged Libya’s civil war and the resultant suffering of innocents."<ref name="kuperman">{{cite web|author=Alan J. Kuperman|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://articles.boston.com/2011-04-14/bostonglobe/29418371_1_rebel-stronghold-civilians-rebel-positions|title=False pretense for war in Libya?|date=April 14, 2011}}</ref> Kuperman, a professor of public affairs at the [[University of Texas]] who authored a book called ''The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention'', further stated that the rebels had tricked the world into thinking a bloodbath was at hand and that Obama had lied to the American people in order to act on this theory.<ref name="kuperman"/>
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Gaddafi [never] threaten[ed] civilian massacre in Benghazi, as Obama alleged. The “no mercy’’ warning, of March 17, targeted rebels only, as reported by ''The New York Times'', which noted that Libya’s leader promised amnesty for those “who throw their weapons away.’’ Gaddafi even offered the rebels an escape route and open border to Egypt, to avoid a fight “to the bitter end.’’ <ref>[http://politicalcartel.org/2011/04/17/libya-and-the-obama-doctrine/ Libya and the “Obama Doctrine”.]</ref>
</blockquote>
Gaddafi wrote to Obama and told him he bore no ill will. "We have been hurt more morally than physically because of what had happened against us in both deeds and words by you," he wrote. "Despite all this you will always remain our son whatever happened. We still pray that you continue to be president of the USA. We endeavour and hope that you will gain victory in the new election campaign."<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/gaddafi-obama-nato-libya?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Gaddafi begs Obama to halt 'unjust war' ], [[The Guardian ]]</ref>
 
====Obama aid to terrorists====
A March 29, 2011 article in the ''[[Washington Post]]'' included these paragraphs:
{{Cquote|"It’s almost a certitude that at least part” of the Libyan opposition includes members of al-Qaeda, said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA analyst and adviser to President Obama. Riedel said that anti-Gaddafi elements in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi have had “very close associations with al-Qaeda” dating back years....I would hope that we now have a good sense of the opposition in Libya and can say that this is 2 percent, not 20 percent,” Riedel said. “If we don’t, then we are running the risk of helping to bring to power a regime that could be very dangerous.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/libyan-opposition-includes-a-small-number-of-al-qaeda-fighters-us-officials-say/2011/03/29/AFRlXWyB_story.html Libyan opposition includes a small number of al-Qaeda fighters, U.S. officials say], Washington Post</ref>}}
 
This set off a fierce debate in the [[Obama administration]] over the wisdom of arming terrorists.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/africa/30diplo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Washington in Fierce Debate on Arming Libyan Rebels], The New York Times</ref> It is now known sometime prior to March 31, 2011,<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/world/africa/31intel.html?_r=2&hp C.I.A. Agents in Libya Aid Airstrikes and Meet Rebels], The New York Times</ref> at the urging of Hillary Clinton<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/africa/19policy.html?_r=3&hp& Obama Takes Hard Line With Libya After Shift by Clinton], The New York Times</ref> and over the objections of his National Security Council, Obama signed a Presidential Finding authorizing support for the rebel jihadis.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330 Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret help for Libya rebels], [[Reuters]]</ref>
 
By October 2011, [[Libyan rebel fighting group]]s with support from [[NATO]] overtook the capital and toppled the government. Gaddafi was captured and brutally and sadistically murdered.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPzeLLL9V-c Leading from behind - a critique of Obama foreign policy]</ref> The jihadis were immediately recognized by the U.S. and the U.N. as the new legitimate government. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, chairman of the National Transitional Council, announced [[Sharia]] will be the source for all legislation and all laws conflicting with Sharia are null and void.<ref name="Sharia">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8861608/Libya-Al-Qaeda-flag-flown-above-Benghazi-courthouse.html Libya: Al Qaeda flag flown above Benghazi courthouse] - [[Daily Telegraph]]</ref> Abdel Rahim al-Kib, the country's interim prime minister, echoed Jalil's words days later.<ref>[http://www.presstv.ir/detail/207953.html New Libyan PM backs Islamic sharia law]</ref> The al Qaeda flag was flown above the Benghazi courthouse, and reports surfaced that the Libyan jihadis had imposed Sharia law in some parts of the country even earlier.<ref name="Sharia" /> By February 17, 2013, four foreign nationals were arrested for distributing Christian literature, a charge that could carry the death penalty.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/17/libya-arrests-suspected-foreign-missionaries Libya arrests foreign 'missionaries' Four foreign nationals accused of distributing Christian literature] a charge that could carry the death penalty, Chris Stephen [[The Guardian]], Sunday 17 February 2013.</ref>
 
In 2014, the Obama Administration gave a $200,000 grant to a Sudanese group with ties to [[Al Qaeda]].<ref>Pappas, Alex (July 27, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/27/obama-administration-approved-200g-grant-to-group-with-al-qaeda-ties.html Obama administration approved $200G grant to group with Al Qaeda ties]. 'Fox News''. Retrieved July 27, 2018.</ref><ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 28, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/29656-obama-administration-funded-al-qaida-front Obama Administration Funded al-Qaida Front]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 28, 2018.</ref>
====[[Al Qaeda in the Maghreb]]====
{{cquote|There is no doubt that the Algerian terrorists had weapons from Libya. There is no doubt that the Malian remnants of AQIM [Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb] have weapons from Libya.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-says-militants-used-weapons-libya-algeria-attack-154222664.html Clinton says militants used weapons from Libya in Algeria attack] [[Reuters]], Jan 23, 2013.</ref>}}
====Syrian warAid to the Islamic State====Obama turned to the CIA to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow President [[Bashar al-AssadBarack Obama]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition from the fallen Libyan regime to Turkey, where they were used to arm signed a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “Free Syrian ArmyPresidential Finding on August 1,” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control 2012 authorizing transfer of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and Jordan to train the FSA. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a Department of Defense program to provide anti-tank captured weapons to the Syrian opposition. In 2012, during the from [[Syrian Civil WarLibya]], President Obama stated to groups that if became the Syrian dictator, President [[Bashar al-Assad]] used [[chemical weapon]]s against Syrians, that would be unacceptable and cross a red lineIslamic State. However, after it was confirmed that Assad did use weapons against his people, Obama did practically nothing. He went to Congress to authorize a military strike, but this request was rejected (he had the ability to order a military strike without Congress's approval). Later, the Obama Administration (particularly [[Susan Rice]])<ref name="RiceTakesHeat">Chakraborty, Barnini (April 7, 2017). [https://wwwweb.foxnewsarchive.comorg/politicsweb/201720170216061621/04/07/susan-rice-obama-colleagues-take-heat-for-past-claims-on-syria-chemical-weapons-purge.html Susan Rice, Obama colleagues take heat for past claims on Syria chemical weapons purge]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref> and the mainstream media<ref>Nash, Charlie (April 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbarthuffingtonpost.com/tech2012/201708/0401/07/politifactobama-pulls-2014-mostly-true-rating-of-john-kerrys-claim-of-eliminating-syrian-chemical-weapons/ PolitiFact Pulls 2014 ‘Mostly True’ Rating of John Kerry’s Claim of Eliminating Syrian Chemical Weapons]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref> claimed they had worked with Syria to remove its chemical weapons. In April 2017, Syria again used chemical weapons against its people, proving their claim wrong.<ref name="RiceTakesHeat"/> The new president, [[Donald Trump]], unlike Obama, quickly ordered a large airstrike against a Syrian airbase.<ref>Griffin, Jennifer; Tomlinson, Lucas (April 7, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/07/us-missiles-targetsecret-syria-airfield-in-response-to-chemical-weapons-attackorder_n_1730712.html US missiles target Syria airfield in response to chemical weapons attack]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.?tw_p=twt</ref> American efforts to create a viable armed opposition ultimately failed, with many of the weapons and equipment given to radical jihadist groups aligned with al-Qaeda and, later, ISIS. The emergence of ISIS as a regional threat in 2014 led to the U.S. building ties with Syrian Kurds as an alternative for its anti-Assad objectives. ====Islamic State====On August 1, 2012 ''[[Reuters]]'' reported that Obama issued a secret Presidential Finding earlier in the year authorizing the transfer of captured weapons from Libya to Syria.{{Quotebox|under provisions of the presidential finding, the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.<br>
Last week, Reuters reported that, along with [[Saudi Arabia]] and Qatar, Turkey had '''established a secret base near the Syrian border to help direct vital military and communications support to Assad’s opponents.
Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding Assad’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>
European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and Qatar were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure.}}''[[The Guardian]]'' reported,<ref name="web.archive.org">https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonposttheguardian.com/world/2012/08jul/0130/obamaal-secretqaida-syriarebels-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twtbattle-syria</ref>{{Quotebox|these were not average members of the Free Syrian Army. Abu Khuder and his men fight for [[al-Qaida]]. They call themselves the ghuraba’a, or “strangers”, after a famous jihadi poem celebrating Osama bin Laden’s time with his followers in the Afghan mountains, and they are one of a number of jihadi organisations establishing a foothold in the east of the country now that the conflict in Syria has stretched well into its second bloody year.<br> They try to hide their presence. “Some people are worried about carrying the [black] flags” ...<br> ...[they] are working closely with the military council that commands the Free Syrian Army brigades in the region. “We meet almost every day,” he said. “We have clear instructions from our [al-Qaida] leadership that if the FSA need our help we should give it. We help them with IEDs and car bombs. Our main talent is in the bombing operations” ...<br> “The FSA lacks the ability to plan and lacks military experience. That is what [al-Qaida] can bring. ...<br> “In the beginning there were very few. Now, mashallah, there are immigrants joining us and bringing their experience,” he told the gathered people. “Men from [[Yemen]], Saudi, Iraq and Jordan...<br> “[Al-Qaida’s] goal is establishing an Islamic state and not a Syrian state,” he replied. “Those who fear the organisation fear the implementation of Allah’s jurisdiction...}}
Amb. [[Christopher Stevens]] was put in charge of the covert operation.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html</ref> The aim was to arm jihadist groups which then transformed themselves into the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria with the goal of overthrowing [[Bashar al Assad]].<ref>
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-rebels-expands-with-cia-aid.html</ref> The ''[[New York Times]]'' reported [[David Petraeus]] had been instrumental in helping to get an aviation network moving to supply ISIS rebels and prodded various countries to work together on it. Three Royal Jordanian Air Force [[C-130]]s landed in Esenboga, in a hint at what would become a stepped-up Jordanian and Saudi role. “Within three weeks, two other Jordanian cargo planes began making a round-trip run between Amman, the capital of Jordan, and [[Zagreb]], the capital of [[Croatia]], where, officials from several countries said, the aircraft were picking up a large Saudi purchase of infantry arms from a Croatian-controlled stockpile." Two Jordanian Ilyushins bearing the logo of the Jordanian International Air Cargo firm but flying under Jordanian military call signs made a combined 36 round-trip flights between [[Amman]] and Croatia from December 2012 through February 2013. The same two planes made five flights between Amman and Turkey in January 2013. "As the Jordanian flights were under way, the Qatari flights continued and the Royal Saudi Air Force began a busy schedule, too — making at least 30 C-130 flights into Esenboga from mid-February 2013 to early March 2013, according to flight data provided by a regional air traffic control official.” American officials have confirmed that senior [[White House]] officials were regularly briefed on the shipments.”<ref>https://archive.is/RQHyy</ref> [[Edward Snowden]] leaked detail a program that trained approximately 10,000 rebel fighters at a cost of $1 billion a year.<ref>http://fair.org/home/down-the-memory-hole-nyt-erases-cias-efforts-to-overthrow-syrias-government/</ref> ====Al-Baghdadi====Clarice Feldman wrote of Baghdadi, whom the leftist ''Washington Post'' described as an “austere religious scholar”.{{quotebox|Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an ISIS leader. He was a very, very bad man. In 2009, we had him captured and imprisoned in Iraq. For some utterly inexplicable reason, President Obama released him from Camp Bucca. Thereafter, Baghdadi and his troops took over the Iraqi cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Tikrit and Mosul, and threatened Baghdad. Along the way they burned down everything in their path and tortured and murdered civilians, soldiers and police officers. Director Blue posted a gruesome photo essay of his butchery. Baghdadi photographed and publicized how he and his fellow butchers roasted alive men hogtied over flames, burned whole families with their children in cages, drowned prisoners in cages, raped and murdered thousands of Yazidi women and girls, and beheaded, shot, and blew up countless thousands of people. Among those he kidnapped, tortured and murdered was a young American woman Kayla Mueller whom Obama failed to rescue in time. After his Iraqi mayhem, Baghdadi took refuge in Syria where he hid out.<ref>https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/10/was_it_trumps_magic_wand_that_turned_the_washington_post_into_a_laughingstock.html</ref>}} ====Genocide of Christians====''The Washington Free Beacon'' reported:{{Quotebox|"The State Department’s top lawyers are systematically removing the word “[[genocide]]” to describe the Islamic State's mass slaughter of [[Christian]]s, Yazidis, and other ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria from speeches before they are delivered and other official documents, according to human rights activists and attorneys familiar with the policies."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/state-department-lawyers-removing-references-isis-genocide-christians-religious-minorities/</ref>}}The Obama Administration took no discernable action to protect Christians or end the genocide. ====Syrian war====[[File:The Khororsan Group Does Not Exist.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist'', Andrew McCarthy, National Review, September 27, 2014.<ref>https://archive.is/wip/0siKU</ref> The group was later blamed for the [[Kabul airport bombing]], August 26, 2021.]]Obama turned to the CIA to arm rebels with the intent to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]]. The CIA funneled massive quantities of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition from the fallen Libyan regime to Turkey, where they were used to arm a number of anti-Assad rebels operating under the umbrella of the so-called “Free Syrian Army,” or FSA. In 2013, the CIA took direct control of the arm and equip program, sending teams to Turkey and Jordan to train the FSA. This effort, known as Operation Timber Sycamore, was later supplemented with a Department of Defense program to provide anti-tank weapons to the Syrian opposition. In 2012, during the [[Syrian Civil War]], President Obama stated that if the Syrian dictator, President [[Bashar al-Assad]] used [[chemical weapon]]s against Syrians, that would be unacceptable and cross a red line. However, after it was confirmed that Assad did use weapons against his people, Obama did practically nothing. He went to Congress to authorize a military strike, but this request was rejected (he had the ability to order a military strike without Congress's approval). Later, the Obama Administration (particularly [[Susan Rice]])<ref name="RiceTakesHeat">Chakraborty, Barnini (April 7, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/07/susan-rice-obama-colleagues-take-heat-for-past-claims-on-syria-chemical-weapons-purge.html Susan Rice, Obama colleagues take heat for past claims on Syria chemical weapons purge]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref> and the mainstream media<ref>Nash, Charlie (April 7, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/04/07/politifact-pulls-2014-mostly-true-rating-of-john-kerrys-claim-of-eliminating-syrian-chemical-weapons/ PolitiFact Pulls 2014 ‘Mostly True’ Rating of John Kerry’s Claim of Eliminating Syrian Chemical Weapons]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref> claimed they had worked with Syria to remove its chemical weapons. In April 2017, Syria again used chemical weapons against its people, proving their claim wrong.<ref name="RiceTakesHeat"/> The new president, [[Donald Trump]], unlike Obama, quickly ordered a large airstrike against a Syrian airbase.<ref>Griffin, Jennifer; Tomlinson, Lucas (April 7, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/07/us-missiles-target-syria-airfield-in-response-to-chemical-weapons-attack.html US missiles target Syria airfield in response to chemical weapons attack]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 7, 2017.</ref> American efforts to create a viable armed opposition ultimately failed, with many of the weapons and equipment given to radical jihadist groups aligned with al-Qaeda and, later, ISIS. The emergence of ISIS as a regional threat in 2014 led to the U.S. building ties with Syrian Kurds as an alternative for its anti-Assad objectives.
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===Russia Reset===
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President [[Barack Obama]] and Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] cozied up to Putin, charging the Bush administration was intent on reigniting the [[Cold War]]. [[Michael McFaul]] was the architect of the Obama/Clinton “[[Russian Reset]]”, that eventually led McFaul to becoming the Ambassador to Russia.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/world/europe/29envoy.html</ref> However once the Rosatom-Uranium One deal was completed and the [[Clinton Foundation]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees, relations began to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realities. Putin had protested the Obama administrations administration's illegal drone strikes, and the administration placed sanctions on Russian leaders ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendum.<ref name="youtu.be">https://youtu.be/I-9aD45qxbE</ref> ====New Cold War====[[File:Targeted sanctions.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Targetted Sanctions'', from a Moscow art exhibition.]]In Obama's [[New Cold War]], the parties swapped ideologies. Now the West was fighting for [[multiculturalism]], forced [[collectivization]] and [[socialism]], and the Russia was standing up for the right of self-determination of peoples and in defense of [[Christian]] values. Obama criticized the president of [[Russia]], [[Vladimir Putin]] for carrying out a referendum based on the right of [[self-determination]] by the people of [[Crimea]].<ref>[http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-calls-rethinking-crimea-vote Obama calls for a 'rethinking' on Crimea vote]. [[Cybercast News Service]]</ref> President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton initially cozied up to Putin, charging the Bush administration was intent on re-igniting the [[Cold War]]. However once the Rosatom-Uranium One deal was completed and the [[Clinton Foundation]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees, relations began to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realities. Putin had protested the Obama administration's illegal drone strikes, and the administration placed sanctions on Russian leaders ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendum.<ref name="youtu.be"/> President Obama's decision to move an antimissile defense system to [[Romania]] during the [[2016 US Presidential election]] only heightened tensions. Putin, who had repeatedly assailed the antimissile system as a grave danger to Russia's security, called Obama's decision dangerous. This coupled with Obama's implementation of sanctions rather than honor the [[American foreign policy#1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances|1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances]] negotiated by the [[Clinton administration]], displaying it as an empty promise to guarantee Ukrainian independence, only further exposed the befuddlement and inability of the Obama administration to stand by US commitments and the weaknesses of NATO. During a presidential debate Obama mocked Republican opponent [[Mitt Romney]] saying, {{quotebox|“Gov. Romney, I’m glad you recognize al-Qaeda is a threat, because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical group facing America, you said Russia — not al-Qaeda. And the 1980’s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back — because the Cold War has been over for 20 years."<ref>https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obama-to-romney-the-1980s-called-they-want-their-foreign-policy-back-video</ref>}}A little less than three months earlier Obama authorized aid to al-Qaeda affiliate organizations<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt</ref> that became the [[Islamic State]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/30/al-qaida-rebels-battle-syria</ref> Before Obama's second term ended, administration priorities flip-flopped and came over to Romney's way of thinking with the FBI's "insurance policy" against Donald Trump's election. An illegal domestic counterintelligence probe was unleashed against administration enemies. Suddenly the Russia bogeyman was a priority threat; FBI deputy director [[Andrew McCabe]] told ''60 Minutes'' the reasons for the [[deep state coup]]: {{quotebox|"I was speaking to the man who had just run for the presidency, and won the election for the presidency, and who might have done so with the aid of the government of Russia, our most formidable adversary on the world stage and that was something that troubled me greatly."<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/14/fbi-investigation-trump-russia-1169846</ref>}} Early September 2013 marked a high-water mark for U.S.-Russian relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin helped President Barack Obama resist [[neocon]] demands to do “shock and awe” on Syria after a [[false-flag]] chemical attack on Aug. 21, 2013 just outside [[Damascus]], an attack which Secretary of State John Kerry immediately blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. War was averted when the Russians persuaded Assad to give up Syria’s chemical weapons. The stockpiles were eventually destroyed under UN supervision aboard a U.S. ship in the Atlantic outfitted for chemical weapons destruction. The neocons’ outrage at Moscow’s thwarting of their effort to mousetrap Obama into an overt attack on Syria knew no bounds.  It was a modicum of trust between Obama and Putin that produced that agreement with Syria on Sept. 9, 2013. Two days later, ''The New York Times'' ran an op-ed by Putin in which he said that the tumultuous events of the previous few weeks in Syria had “prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.” Putin argued against a U.S. attack on Syria, a position which was still being advocated passionately by Kerry and many neocons. Regarding the sarin attack of Aug. 21, 2013, which led to Syria giving up its chemical stocks and avoiding a direct U.S. military intervention, Putin wrote:{{quotebox|“No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every reason to believe it was used not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces, to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons. … I welcome the president’s [Obama’s] interest in continuing the dialogue with Russia on Syria. We must work together to keep this hope alive, as we agreed to at the [[Group of 8]] meeting in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland in June [2013], and steer the discussion back toward negotiations. If we can avoid force against Syria, this will improve the atmosphere in international affairs and strengthen mutual trust. It will be our shared success and open the door to cooperation on other critical issues.”}}Putin would echo these words in his offer to the U.S. at the [[UN General Assembly]] in September 2015 to jointly intervene in Syria with air strikes against the Islamic State. He invoked the World War II alliance between the Soviet Union and the West to confront a greater threat than each other. “Similar to the anti-[[Hitler]] coalition, it could unite a broad range of parties willing to stand firm against those who, just like the Nazis, sow evil and hatred of humankind,” Putin said. It was an offer the Obama administration would reject. Putin ended his ''Times'' op-ed by saying that, “My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.” But then came the caveat:{{quotebox|“I would rather disagree with the case he made [in an earlier speech] on American exceptionalism, stating that the United States’ policy is ‘what makes America different. It’s what makes us exceptional.’ It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their policies differ too. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.”}}Putin is said to have penned that last paragraph himself.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2020/05/08/ray-mcgovern-once-we-were-allies-then-came-micimatt/</ref> ===Ukraine===[[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Members of the [[Azov Battalion]] with the NATO flag (left) Azov mascot (center) and [[Swastika]] (right). The NATO flag represents [[globalism]]; the ''[[Cyrillic]]'' A3OB in the center spells AZOV; and the swastika represents the Obama administration's [[OUN]], [[Russophobe]] allies in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.salon.com/2014/02/25/is_the_us_backing_neo_nazis_in_ukraine_partner/</ref>]]When the chaos in Ukraine ensued, Russian soldiers landed in [[Crimea]]. Some people living in Crimea are ethnic Russians, and there is a long running dispute whether Crimea belongs to [[Ukraine]] or to [[Russia]].<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-warns-russia-over-military-moves-crimea</ref> On March 11, 2014, Crimea declared its independence from Ukraine.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2578160/Ukraines-fugitive-president-blasts-bandit-regime-says-country-heading-civil-war.html</ref> On March 16, 2014, Russia sponsored a referendum in Crimea about joining Russia.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/26/trump-zelensky-call-why-its-not-just-joe-biden-but-also-russia-robert-mueller-paul-manafort/2442068001/</ref> The United States and the [[European Union]] called the referendum "illegal".<ref>https://www.voanews.com/content/eu-crimea-referendum-illegal/1865590.html</ref> Because the referendum gave voters only two choices: join Russia now or later, experts already declared that most Crimeans will vote for the connection to Russia.<ref>http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/europe/2014/03/experts_russia_will_take_crimea</ref> As a result of it 95.5% of voters supported joining Russia.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26599776</ref> Since March 18, 2014, Russia claimed Crimea as a part of its territory.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/18/russia-moves-to-annex-crimea-laughs-at-us-sanctions/</ref> Only [[Afghanistan]], [[Cuba]], [[Nicaragua]], [[North Korea]], [[Russia]], [[Syria]] and [[Venezuela]] recognize Crimea as a part of Russia.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/world/asia/breaking-with-the-west-afghan-leader-supports-russias-annexation-of-crimea.html?ref=asia&_r=1</ref> On March 27, the U.N. General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution (100 in favor, 11 against and 58 abstentions) declaring Crimea's referendum invalid.<ref name="CHARBONNEAU AND DONATH">{{cite news|lcoauthors=Charbonneau M and Donath L|title=U.N. General Assembly declares Crimea secession vote invalid|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/us-ukraine-crisis-un-idUSBREA2Q1GA20140327|newspaper=Reuters|date=Mar 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Felton and Gumuchian">{{cite news|coauthors=Marie-Louise Felton and Alex Gumuchian|title=U.N. General Assembly resolution calls Crimean referendum invalid|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/|newspaper=CNN|date=March 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="un.org">{{cite news|title=Backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, UN Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalid|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47443&Cr=ukraine&Cr1=|newspaper=UN News Center|date=27 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="foxnews.com">{{cite news|title=UN General Assembly approves referendum calling Russia annexation of Crimea illegal|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/27/un-general-assembly-votes-yes-on-ukraine-unity/|newspaper=Associated Press|date=March 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF and US back loans|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26776416|newspaper=27 March 2014|date=BBC}}</ref> In response, Sen. John McCain authored the [[Magnitsky Act]] and the Obama administration pressured the [[European Union]] to impose sanctions of their own against Russian trade. In February 2017 [[President Trump]] accused Russia of taking Crimea by force and asked whether Obama was too soft on Russia.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-latest-tweet-accuse-crimea-obama-too-soft-distance-campaign-team-white-house-a7581511.html Donald Trump accuses Russia of taking Crimea by force in attempt to distance himself from campaign allegations]</ref> In December 2015 ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported on ''Joe Biden, His Son and the Case Against a Ukrainian Oligarch.'' The story focuses on Hunter Biden, Burisma Holdings, and its owner, [[Mykola Zlochevsky]], who was Ukraine's ecology minister under former President [[Viktor F. Yanukovych]] before he was forced into exile.<ref name="nytimes.com">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/world/europe/corruption-ukraine-joe-biden-son-hunter-biden-ties.html</ref> U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's American-based firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers into one of its accounts — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Vice President Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine and its tense relations with Russia. [[Vice President]] Joe Biden threatens Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] that the [[Obama administration]] would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending the former Soviet republic toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General [[Viktor Shokin]] who was investigating his son, Hunter Biden, on the board of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings. Joe Biden recounted, "'You’re not getting the billion'. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money...Well, [SOB], he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time."<ref name="cfr.org">https://www.cfr.org/event/foreign-affairs-issue-launch-former-vice-president-joe-biden</ref><ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived</ref> The status of an independent Ukraine became the focus of much [[fake news]] reporting by the ''[[Washington Post]]'' to drive a wedge between President [[Donald Trump]]'s efforts to improve relations with the [[Russian Federation]] following the disastrous [[foreign policy]] of President [[Barack Obama]], which created a "zone of chaos" throughout the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]], and the Caucus region.
====Euromaidan====
[[File:Ukro-nazis.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Young western Ukrainians, 2014The so-called "[[Ukrainian crisis|Revolution of Dignity]]" which the Obama administration supported. Written on the wall: “Ukraine for Ukrainians.” <ref>https://futuristrendcast.wordpress.com/tag/upass-bandera-crimes/</ref>]]
::{{See also|Ukrainian crisis|Ukrainian collusion|Jonathan Winer}}
Obama's foreign policy shifted in 2014 from the "Russian Reset" of 2008 and the greater "flexibility" Obama promised President Medvedev in 2012, to rabid [[Russophobia]]. The anti-Russian grip on American foreign policy reached a fever pitch in coming years in efforts to destroy President Donald Trump who sought to mend relations with Russia after the Ukrainian crisis.<ref><small>:What the [[Democrat]]s tried to do today [20 March 2017 James Comey hearing] was criminalize everyone who works for better relations between the US and Russia. To be for peace between the nuclear powers is to be a Russian agent and to be put on a list. The Democrats insisted that Russia was an enemy out to get us, and the Democrats had no difficulty getting Comey and Rogers, both Obama appointees, to agree.
When Washington’s regime change overthrew the democratically elected government in Ukraine, the Russian populations in Crimea, and in the new republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, were attacked and threatened by the neo-nazi elements in eastern Ukraine that had fought for Hitler against the Soviet Union.{{fact}} The populations of these areas voted overwhelmingly to reunite with Russia, from whence they had come. The votes were fair and open. As Crimea is the Russian Navy’s Black Sea base, Crimea was already occupied by Russian forces. For Comey and Rogers to call this an “invasion” displays either ignorance or a lack of integrity. http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/03/20/conspiracy-president-trump/ </small></ref>
Between February 18-2018–20, 2019 the [[Ukrainian crisis|Euromaidan]] crisis began in which about 100 activists and 17 police officers were killed.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26079957</ref>As in [[Syria]] and other "[[Arab Spring]]" uprisings, ''agent provacateurs'' begin shooting and killing people on both sides to provoke a civil insurrection.
On February 22, 2019 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was elected to office, was ousted in the U.S. backed [[coup]]. The regime was overwhelmingly voted out in 2019.
On February 6, 2014 Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Oleh Tyahnybok and other ringleaders who assumed power after the revolution.<ref>http://in.reuters.com/article/ukraine-call-idINDEEA1704520140208</ref> Tyahnybok leads the [[Svoboda]] party. Tyahnybok in 2004 was kicked out of the ruling parliamentary faction after giving a speech calling for a fight against the "Muscovite-[[Jewish]] [[mafia]]." In 2005 Tyahnbok signed an open letter to Ukrainian leaders calling for the government to halt the "criminal activities" of "organised Jewry", which was spreading its influence through organisations such as the [[Anti-Defamation League]] which ultimately wanted to commit "[[genocide]]" against the Ukrainian people.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20824693</ref> Emails were leaked detailing a meeting arranged between [[George Soros]] and Tyahnbok. Various Soros' international [[progressive]] front organizations (NGOs) organized and funded the Ukrainian revolution.<ref>http://www.voltairenet.org/article181535.html#nb2</ref>
In the call, Nuland and Pyatt discussed the ouster of Ukrainian President [[Viktor Yanukovych]] and the installation of opposition leader [[Arseniy Yatsenyuk ]] as prime minister. Nuland favored opposition leader Yatsenyuk over his main rivals [[Vitali Klitschko ]] and Oleh Tyahnybok.<ref>In televiserd televised speech in 2004, Tyahnybok made comments such as, "[You are the ones] that the Moscow-Jewish mafia ruling Ukraine fears most" and "They were not afraid and we should not be afraid. They took their automatic guns on their necks and went into the woods, and fought against the Muscovites, Germans, Jews and other scum who wanted to take away our Ukrainian state." In April 2005, Tyahnybok co-signed an open letter to President Viktor Yushchenko calling for a parliamentary investigation into the "criminal activities of organized Jewry in Ukraine.</ref>
Nuland told Pyatt, “I think Yats is the guy who’s got the economic experience, the governing experience. He’s the… what he needs is Klitsch and Tyahnybok on the outside.”
Towards the end of the conversation, then-Vice President Joe Biden was discussed as being willing to help cement the changeover in Ukraine:
{{Quotebox|'''Pyatt''': “We want to try to get somebody with an international personality to come out here and help to midwife this thing. The other issue is some kind of outreach to Yanukovych but we probably regroup on that tomorrow as we see how things start to fall into place.”<br><br>'''Nuland''': “So on that piece Geoff, when I wrote the note [[Jake Sullivan|[Biden’s national security adviser Jake] Sullivan’s]] come back to me VFR [direct to me], saying you need [[Biden]] and I said probably tomorrow for an atta-boy and to get the deets [details] to stick. So Biden’s willing.”<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957</ref>}}
[[File:Nuland-in-ukraine.jpg|left|350px300px|thumb|[[Oleh Tyahnybok]] (left) Victoria Nuland (center) Arseniy Yatsenyuk (right) Vitali Klitschko (rear).]]Nuland and Pyatt met with Ukrainian opposition leaders Tyahnybok, Klitschko and Yatsenyuk along with then-president Yanukovych just days later on Feb. 7, 2014. Events moved swiftly. On Feb. 22, 2014, Yanukovych was removed as President of Ukraine and fled to Russia. On Feb. 27 2014, Yatsenyuk, the candidate favored by Nuland, was installed as Prime Minister. Tyahnybok and his [[Svoboda]] party were brought into the new government, Klitschko was left out. Svoboda is considered a [[fascist]] organization. Reflecting on this episode in his 2018 book ''Republic in Peril'', the international relations scholar David Hendrickson writes: {{quotebox-float|"The renewal of the cold war with Russia in Europe was the most lamentable, and perhaps even most inexplicable, blunder of the Obama presidency. Victoria Nuland marched into Kiev with as much ''élan'' as any [[neoconservative]] could muster, successfully encouraging the February revolution, but the grim and predictable result was a stark deterioration of U.S.-Russian relations and the breakdown of the post-Cold War peace."<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/11/deep-state-veteran-victoria-nulands-answer-on-alleged-bioweapon-labs-in-ukraine-is-cause-for-concern/</ref>}}A fw few months later on April 18, 2014, Hunter Biden was appointed to the Board of Directors for Burisma–one of the largest natural gas companies in Ukraine. Four days later, on April 22, 2014, Vice President Biden traveled to Ukraine, offering his political support and $50 million in aid for Yatsenyuk's shaky new government. Petro Poroshenko, a billionaire politician, was elected as president of Ukraine on May 25, 2014. Joe Biden became close to both men and helped Ukraine to obtain a four-year $17.5 billion IMF package in March 2015.
Sometime in the later half of 2014 [[Christopher Steele]] of Orbis International began providing informal reports to the State Department on the Ukraine. ''[[CBS News]]'' reported “During the Ukraine crisis in 2014 and ‘15, Chris Steele had a number of commercial clients who were asking him for reports on what was going on in Russia, what was going on in Ukraine, what was going on between them,” said Victoria Nuland, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victoria-nuland-says-obama-state-dept-informed-fbi-of-reporting-from-steele-dossier/</ref>
====New Cold WarBiden-Burisma scandal====[[File:Targeted sanctionsBiden text.jpgpng|right|250px300px|thumb|''Targetted Sanctions'', from a Moscow art exhibitionBiden family text with Hunter telling his daughter Naomi that "Pop" received 50% of the Burisma [[kickback]]s.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/10/15/unlike-pop-joe-biden-i-wont-make-you-give-me-half-of-your-salary-video/</ref>]]In Obama's New Cold War, [[File:Biden payments.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Documents show payments from Burisma to Hunter Biden.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the parties swapped ideologies-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia. Now com/investigations/2019/11/12/here-are-the West was fighting -payments-to-hunter-biden-leaked-from-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hunter-biden-served-as-ceremonial-figure-on-burisma-board-for [[multiculturalism-80000-per-month/</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/leaked-bank-records-confirm-burisma-biden-payments-morgan-stanley-account</ref>]], forced :{{See also|Biden-Burisma scandal}}Vice President [[collectivization]] and [[socialismJoe Biden]]oversaw the disbursement of $1 billion allocated by the U.S. to the new government of Ukraine. On April 18, and 2014 the Russia Vice President's son, Hunter Biden, was standing up for appointed to the right board of self-determination directors of peoples Burisma. According to ''The Hill'' Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners, was receiving regular payments—“usually more than $166,000 a month”—from Burisma. The payments ran from the spring of 2014 through the fall of 2015 and in defense reportedly totaled more than $3 million. In a text message from Hunter Biden to his daughter Naomi, Hunter said that "Pop" takes 50% of his salary.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/scotthounsell/2020/10/15/october-surprise-giuliani-reveals-texts-from-hunter-saying-biden-got-half-of-his-contracts/</ref> Hunter Biden was hired by [[ChristianMykola Zlochevsky]] values, who served as Ukraine's ecology minister in the previous administration.
Obama criticized Zlochevsky came under investigation by the president of [[Russia]], [[Vladimir Putin]] new administration for carrying out a referendum based on the right alleged embezzlement of self-determination by $5 billion while ecology minister. The prosecutor traced payments made to Hunter Biden. Vice President Biden threatened the people of [[Crimea]]new Ukrainian administration to withhold $1 billion in U.S. allocated funds unless the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden was fired.<ref>[http://cnsnewsname="nytimes.com"/news/article/obama-calls-rethinking-crimea-vote Obama calls for a 'rethinking' on Crimea vote]. [[Cybercast News Service]]</ref>
President Obama Between April 2014 and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton initially cozied up to PutinOctober 2015, charging the Bush administration more than $3 million was intent on re-igniting the [[Cold War]]. However once the Rosatom-Uranium One deal was completed paid out by Burisma to an account linked to Biden's and the [[Clinton FoundationDevon Archer]] pocketed millions of dollars from Putin cronies in donations and speaking fees's Rosemont Seneca firm, relations began according to sour as the Obama administration could no longer ignore geopolitical realitiesfinancial records placed in a federal court file in Manhattan in another case against Archer. Putin had protested the Obama administrations illegal drone strikesThe bank records show that, and on most months when Burisma money flowed, two wire transfers of $83,333.33 each were sent to the administration placed sanctions Rosemont Seneca–connected account on Russian leaders ostensibly in retaliation for the Crimean referendumsame day.<ref name="youtuThe same Rosemont Seneca–linked account typically then paid Hunter Biden one or more payments ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 each. Ukrainian prosecutors reviewed internal company documents and wanted to interview Hunter Biden and Archer about why they had received such payments, but couldn't because of Joe Biden's intervention.be"/>
President Obama's decision One email from a Burisma executive reads,{{quotebox-float|“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to move DC and giving an antimissile defense system opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It’s realty [Romaniasic]] during the an honor and pleasure.”}}Former [[2016 US Presidential electionVice President Biden]] only heightened tensions. Putin, who had has repeatedly assailed the antimissile system as a grave danger to Russia[[lied]] about having any knowledge of his son Huner's security, called Obama's decision dangerous. This coupled dealings with ObamaBurisma. [[Hunter Biden]] earned in excess of $3 million while serving on Burisma's implementation board of sanctions rather than honor directors during the [[American foreign policy#1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances|1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security AssurancesObama administration]] negotiated by . The former vice president bragged to the [[Clinton administrationCouncil on Foreign Relations]], displaying it as an empty promise to guarantee Ukrainian independence, only further exposed that he threatened the befuddlement and inability President of the Obama administration to stand by US commitments Ukraine with withholding $1.8 Billion in foreign aid and loan guarantees, which the weaknesses former vice president was in charge of NATO, unless a [[prosecutor]] investigating Burisma [[kickback]]s to the Biden family was fired.
During a presidential debate Obama mocked Republican opponent [[Mitt Romney]] sayingThe former vice president's son, {{quotebox|“Gov. RomneyHunter, I’m glad you recognize al-Qaeda is a threatnever visited Ukraine, because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical group facing America, you said Russia — did not al-Qaeda. And speak Ukrainian, had no experience in the 1980’s are now calling oil and gas industry, received over $50,000 a month in wire transfers from Burisma in which he paid half to ask his father,<ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/15/howie-carr-hunter-biden-scandal-too-hot-for their foreign policy back — because -alt-left-media/</ref> was dishonorably discharged from the Cold War has been over [[Navy]] for 20 years."[[cocaine]] [[addiction]], returned a rental car with crack and paraphernalia in it,<ref>https://talkingpointsmemowww.breitbart.com/livewirepolitics/obama2019/05/17/exclusive-to2016-romneyarizona-thepolice-1980sreport-calledcocaine-theypipe-wantfound-theirin-foreigncar-policyrented-backby-videojoe-bidens-son-hunter-biden-authorities-declined-to-prosecute/</ref>}}A little less than three months earlier Obama authorized aid had a baby out of wedlock whom he refused to alpay child support for until ordered by a court while he was having an affair with his [[widow]]ed sister-Qaeda affiliate organizationsin-law.<ref>https://webnypost.archive.orgcom/webarticle/20170216061621inside-the-life-of-hunter-biden-joe-bidens-scandal-plagued-son/</ref> Biden was paid $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor to launder $200 million in violation of the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.huffingtonpostthegatewaypundit.com/20122020/0810/01/obamamaybe-secretjust-syrialike-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twtgettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> that became the Tens of thousands of dollars in payments to an [[Islamic StateEastern Europe]]an prostitution and human tafficing ring were also discovered.<ref>https://www.theguardianpjmedia.com/worldnews-and-politics/2012megan-fox/jul2020/3009/al23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-qaidahuman-rebelstrafficking-battlering-syrian959766</ref>
Before ObamaBiden bragged about having caused the firing of the [[Ukraine]] prosecutor to a [[CFR]] conference.[[File:Joe Biden at CFR meeting 2018 2.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Biden at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]: "‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money's second term ended...Well, administration priorities flip[SOB], he got fired."<ref>https://haciendapublishing.com/articles/deep-dark-secrets-rich-famous-flopped and came over to Romney-powerful-cliff-kincaid</ref>]]U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's way of thinking with firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the FBI's "insurance policy" against Donald Trump's electionmain U. An illegal domestic counterintelligence probe was unleashed against administration enemiesS. Suddenly the Russia bogeyman was a priority threat; FBI deputy director official dealing with Ukraine. Biden threatened Ukrainian President [[Andrew McCabePetro Poroshenko]] told ''60 Minutes'' the reasons for that the [[deep state coupObama administration]]: would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending Ukraine toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin who was investigating his son, Hunter. Biden recounted, {{quotebox-float|"I was speaking to 'You’re not getting the man who had just run for the presidencybillion'. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and won the election for said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the presidencyprosecutor is not fired, and who might have done so with you’re not getting the aid of the government of Russiamoney'...Well, our most formidable adversary on the world stage and that [SOB], he got fired. And they put in place someone who was something that troubled me greatlysolid at the time."<refname="thehill.com">https://www.politicothehill.com/storyopinion/2019white-house/02436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived</14ref><ref name="cfr.org">https:/fbi/www.cfr.org/event/foreign-investigationaffairs-trumpissue-russialaunch-1169846former-vice-president-joe-biden</ref>}}Yuriy Lutsenko, who replaced Shokin as the prosecutor looking into Burisma, said the evidence in the Burisma case he'd like to present to [[William Barr]], particularly the vice president's intervention.
On September 4, 2019, former Prosecutor General [[Victor Shokin]] made a sworn affidavit outlining Joe Biden's shakedown.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement</ref> For first time in [[American history]] [[social media]] companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' when it published a story on former VP Biden's [[collusion]] with Ukrainianian gas giant [[Burisma]] executives and Ukrainian [[oligarch]]s.<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/<br>*https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I<br>*https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> ''The Post'' is among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States. ===Crimean AnnexationGermany===When [[File:President and First Lady Obama with Chancellor Merkel.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Barack and Michelle Obama are welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, professor Joachim Sauer. During the chaos in Ukraine ensued[[European migrant crisis]] resulting from Obama's [[Arab Spring]] [[color revolution]]s, Russian soldiers landed all leaders of major European powers were childless with no concern for the next generation.]]In 2016, a 10-day maneuver was carried out in [[CrimeaPoland]]with 31,000 NATO troops from 24 nations and thousands of tanks and other vehicles. Some people living in Crimea The exercise was the first time [[German]] troops taking part crossed [[Poland]] towards Russia since the [[Operation Barbarossa|Nazi invasion of 1941]]. These moves led then German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to accuse NATO of “saber-rattling” and “war-mongering.” Steinmeier told ''Bild am Sontag'' newspaper: "What we shouldn’t do now is inflame the situation further through saber-rattling and warmongering. Whoever believes that a symbolic tank parade on the alliance’s eastern border will bring security is mistaken. We are ethnic Russianswell-advised to not create pretexts to renew an old confrontation, ” saying it would be 'fatal to search only for military solutions and there is a long running dispute whether Crimea belongs policy of deterrence.”<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/01/28/the-tangled-tale-of-nato-expansion-at-the-heart-of-ukraine-crisis/</ref> ====Arab Spring rape jihad====[[File:Cologne rape jihad.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"The US starts the wars, Europe gets the refugees." The Cologne [[rape jihad]] of the Obama /Merkel era.]]From Reunification in 1990 until 2010 the [[Germany|German]] population stagnated at 78 million. There remain 11 deaths for every 9 live births. Growth forecasts have been dire.<ref>Jan Lahmeyer, [http://www.populstat.info/Europe/germanyc.htm GERMANY historical demographical data of the whole country], populstat.info</ref> [[Homosexuality]] and [[abortion]] are often cited as the underlying cause of a once strong nation, with a 2000-year history, not replacing itself and now fading into oblivion. But the Germans and German government policy have become thoroughly Americanized, adopting an open border policy in 2005 hoping to reverse the trend of a shrinking population. Germany has become the [[Ukrainemelting pot]] or of Europe with 1 in 5 Germans today born elsewhere. Germany is the second target country, behind the [[United States]], of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. By far, the majority of immigrants to Germany come from other European countries. [[RussiaKurds]] from [[Turkey]] count for 6 in 10 Muslim immigrants, with a few more coming from [[Kosovo]] and [[Albania]].According to an Emmid poll conducted by ''Bild'' in September 2018, two-thirds of Germans believed the condition of their country had declined since the migrant crisis began in 2015,<ref>Hale, Virginia (September 3, 2018). [https://www.cnsnewsbreitbart.com/newslondon/article2018/obama09/03/germany-warnscountry-russiadownhill-over2015-militarymigrants/ Germany: Majority Believe Country Gone Downhill Since 2015, Has Too Many Migrants]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 3, 2018.</ref> and a Leipzig University survey that same year found that a majority of Germans felt "like a stranger in their own country."<ref>Hale, Virginia (November 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/10/migration-movesgermans-crimeafeel-like-stranger/ Mass Migration: Majority of Germans Feel Like ‘Stranger in Their Own Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref> On March 11Germans became fed up about the mass migration and the extreme cultural differences between them and the migrants.<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/09/the-germans-are-sick-of-migrant-violence-and-they-are-right/ The Germans are sick of migrant violence and they are right]. ''Voice of Europe''. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref> The number of Germans with a gun license doubled between 2014and 2019 because of the fear created by the migrant crisis.<ref>[https://p.dw.com/p/3Oubp More Germans applying for alarm gun licenses]. ''Deutsche Welle''. September 3, Crimea declared its independence from Ukraine2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.</ref>In October 2019, Merkel admitted that Germany had "utterly failed" to create a "multicultural" society.<ref>Calicchio, Dom (October 23, 2019). [https://www.dailymailfoxnews.co.ukcom/newsworld/articleangela-2578160/Ukrainesmerkel-fugitivesays-presidentgermany-blastshas-banditutterly-regimefailed-at-building-multicultural-society Angela Merkel saysGermany has ‘utterly failed’ at building multicultural society]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 23, 2019.</ref> The disastrous [[foreign policy]] of Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]],<ref>[http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1416:the-countrylibyan-headingfailure-civilobama-and-clinton-s-forgotten-war&Itemid=139 The Libyan Failure: Obama and Clinton’s Forgotten War], Luis Durani, ''Modern Diplomacy'', May 13, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/hillary-clinton-and-the-s_b_9231190.htmlHillary Clinton and the Syrian Bloodbath], Jeffrey Sachs, ''Huffington Post'', Feb 15, 2016</ref> On March 16fomenting strife and revolution in the Syrian and [[Libyan War]]s, <ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/wr2013_web.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwi4hbqN4rDRAhVIhlQKHZrbAhwQFgiCATAQ&usg=AFQjCNFF5AZwK7MO-fqSMIjdrDPXnZvlAA&sig2=2EFSlYfrCcdtd3wzFxw9yQ Human Rights Watch World Report 2013], pp. 580-587; 609-617. www.hrw.org</ref> has impacted German immigration in numbers more than any other European power since late 2014.<ref>[http://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/835159/the-disintegration-of-european-security-lessons-from-the-refugee-crisis/ The Disintegration of European Security: Lessons from the Refugee Crisis], Russia sponsored By Fabrizio Tassinari, Center for Complex Operations PRISM Volume 6, Number 2, July 18, 2016</ref> Due to Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]'s [[open borders]] policies, more than 2.5 million refugees and migrants – some estimates show up to 3 million<ref name="CivilWar2018">Delingpole, James (September 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/16/delingpole-civil-war-is-coming-to-europe-warns-german-politician/ Delingpole: ‘Civil War Is Coming to Europe’ Warns German Politician]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2018.</ref> – have flooded into Germany from outside Europe, migrants who do not share a referendum common European heritage with their host country. In 2015 alone, Germany was invaded by nearly one million non-Western immigrants,<ref>[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/10/europe-immigration-muslim-refugees-portraits/ The New Europeans], Robert Kunzig, ''National Geographic'', October 2016</ref> more than double the size of Germany's standing and reserve military force. Merkel opposed setting an upper limit on the number of refugees Germany would allow in Crimea about joining Russiaannually.<refname="RefugeeCapOppose">Delcker, Janosch (October 2, 2017). [https://www.usatodaypolitico.comeu/storyarticle/newsangela-merkel-germany-new-refugee-dilemma-bavaria-csu/Angela Merkel’s new refugee dilemma]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 3, 2017.</ref> About a third of third-worldmigrants entered Germany by airplane, according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.<ref>Hale, Virginia (March 12, 2018). [https:/2019/09www.breitbart.com/26london/trump2018/03/12/merkel-zelenskyeffect-callthousands-whymigrants-itsjet-notgermany-justpoorer-joeeu-bidennations/ Merkel Effect: Thousands of Migrants Jet to Germany from Poorer EU Nations]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 12, 2018.</ref> By 2016, 22.5% of all people living in Germany had a "migrant background,"<ref>Multiple references:*Tomlinson, Chris (August 2, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/02/nearly-butone-alsoquarter-russiaof-robertgermans-muellernow-paulhave-manaforta-foreign-background/2442068001Nearly One Quarter of Germans Now Have a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.*[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-immigration-idUSKBN1AH3EP Immigrant population hits new high in Germany]. ''Reuters''. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.See also:*Tomlinson, Chris (October 24, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/10/24/one-five-german-resident-foreign-background/ Over One in Five German Residents Come from a Foreign Background]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> The United States and the nation's government reported in 2018 that nearly 13% of the population was foreign-born.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (April 12, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/04/12/approaching-13-per-cent-all-german-residents-foreign-born/ Approaching 13 Per Cent of All German Residents Are Foreign Born]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref> It was reported in August 2017 that since 2015, when the migrant crisis was at its height, the German Prosecutor's Office received over 1,000 criminal complaints accusing Merkel of high treason for her actions regarding refugees and immigration.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (August 31, 2017). [European Unionhttps://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/31/german-prosecutors-1000-criminal-complaints-merkel-high-treason/ Prosecutors Have Rejected 1,000 High Treason Charges Against Merkel For Migrant Crisis Since 2015]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 31, 2017.</ref> Even in 2017, Germany admitted nearly 200,000 asylum-seekers.<ref>Tomlinson, Chris (January 17, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/17/germany-200000-asylum-seekers-2017/ Germany Took Nearly 200,000 Asylum Seekers in 2017] called . ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Germany also tried to send the referendum "illegal"highest number of migrants to other EU countries.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (December 7, 2018). [https://www.voanewsbreitbart.com/contenteurope/eu2018/12/07/germany-crimeamost-referendumprolific-illegalattempting-send-migrants-other-eu-countries/1865590Germany Most Prolific at Attempting to Send Migrants to Other EU Countries]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 7, 2018.html</ref> Because According to the referendum gave voters only two choices: join Russia now or laternewspaper ''Die Welt am Sonntag'' in December 2019, experts already declared that most Crimeans will vote nearly 5,000 deported asylum-seekers had re-entered Germany since 2012, with over 1,000 having applied for asylum at least four times, and even those asylum-seekers with entry bans were "rarely jailed."<ref>Douglas, Elliot (December 1, 2019). [https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-of-migrants-return-after-deportation-report-says/a-51486703 Germany: Thousands of migrants return after deportation, report says]. ''Deutsche Welle''. Retrieved December 8, 2019.</ref> In mid-2016, the connection German government deployed an additional 90 border guards and 40 police officers in order to Russiareduce the level of [[illegal immigration]] passing through [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Toughens Swiss Border Against Illegal Migrants | url=http://bostonheralddw.com/news_opinionp/international1JmWj | date=August 21, 2016 | publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Germany Tightens Border Controls with Switzerland to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Says Swiss Minister | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/2014germany-tightens-border-controls-with-switzerland-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-says-swiss-finance-a7202621.html | date=August 2016 | publisher=''[[The Independent]]'' | accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</03ref> It also instituted border controls in preparation for the [[G-20]] summit, showing [[liberal hypocrisy]] in the fact that the only time when border controls were instituted were when international leader came into the country.<ref>[https:/experts_russia_will_take_crimea/www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/12/germany-begins-border-controls-lead-g20-summit/ Germany Begins Border Controls in Lead up to G20 Summit]. ''Breitbart News''. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.</ref> As a result  A study conducted by the Hamburg Media School and the University of it 95Leipzig, the German media was uncritical of the migrant crisis and promoted the government's pro-mass immigration propaganda.5% <ref>Tomlinson, Chris (July 21, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/07/21/study-german-media-wholly-uncritical-migrant-crisis/ Study: German Media Was Wholly ‘Uncritical’ During Migrant Crisis]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 21, 2017.</ref> The study determined, that the information media did not live up to their task in the 2015/16 coverage of voters supported joining Russiarefugees and were more "political" actors than neutral observers.<ref>Pressearchiv der Otto-Brenner-Stiftung (July 21, 2017). https://www.otto-brenner-stiftung.de/presse/pressearchiv/pressedetail//1//fluechtlingskrise-und-willkommenskultur.html ''Otto-Brenner-Stiftung''. Retrieved January 12, 2018.</ref> In July 2016 an ax-wielding Muslim Afghan refugee attacks passengers on a German train injuring 4 people before being shot dead.<ref>[https://www.bbc.comco.uk/news/world-europe-2659977636827725 Germany axe attack: Assault on train in Wuerzburg injures HK family]</ref> Since March 18 A Syrian suicide bomber injured 15 people through a suicide attack in Ansbach on July 24, 2014, Russia claimed Crimea as a part of its territory2016.<ref>[https://www.foxnewstheguardian.com/world/2014live/032016/18jul/russia25/ansbach-movesexplosion-togerman-annextown-crimeadeliberate-laughsblast-latest]</ref> On December 20, 2016, a truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in [[Berlin]], killing atleast 12 people and injuring at least 48 others.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/police-ustruck-sanctionsattack-killed-12-berlin-intentional]</ref> ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>Hjelmgaard, Kim (December 20, 2016). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/12/20/berlin-truck-crash/95644498/ ISIL calls Berlin attacker a 'soldier' as manhunt for killer resumes]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved December 20, 2016.</ref> Only  In recent decades [[AfghanistanSalafism]], has become the dominant mainstream thought among adherents of [[CubaSunni]], Islam of the [[NicaraguaMiddle East]], and [[North KoreaAfrica]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.icanpeacework.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Women-Religious-Extremism.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjKucW3grPRAhVN2WMKHazSAVgQFghgMA4&usg=AFQjCNEnVHXBmLSE6TuP32LaKC5X3HdXPw&sig2=jejyvnsVXWGKVLM0h5noFQ Extremism as Mainstream: Implications for Women, Development & Security in the MENA/Asia Region], Brief 11, Spring 2014. International Civil Society Action Network. icanpeacework.org</ref> These regions, along with Central Africa, are the countries of origin of most of the Muslims who have entered Europe and Germany since the [[RussiaObama administration|Obama regime's]], failed "[[SyriaArab Spring]] " uprisings which have left in excess of 300,000 dead and at least 11 million homeless and displaced globally.<ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/01/arab-spring-five-years-on/ THE 'ARAB SPRING': FIVE YEARS ON]. [Venezuela[Amnesty International]] recognize Crimea as a part . amnesty.org</ref><ref>[http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/en_US/studio/multimedia/20160322/index.html/_view/lang=en_US Blood Year: The Unraveling of RussiaWestern Counterterrorism], DAVID KILCULLEN, DAVID SHIPLEY, JOANNE J.MYERS, Carnegie Council Global Ethics Forum, MARCH 22, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.onlinecolumnist.com/2016/11/29/obamas-failed-syrian-policy/ OBAMA’S FAILED SYRIAN POLICY], BY JOHN M. CURTIS, NOVEMBER 29, 2016. onlinecolmnist.com</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/20142015/0307/2426/worldmagazine/asia/breakingis-withthis-the-westend-afghanof-leaderchristianity-supportsin-russiasthe-annexationmiddle-east.html Is this the End ofChristianity in the Middle East?], Eliza Griswold, ''[[New York Times]]'', 22 July 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/middle-crimeaeast-saudi-arabia-iran-nimr-execution-cleric-obama-king-salman-tehran-413680 THE LOSER OF THE COLD WAR BETWEEN IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA MAY BE OBAMA], BY JONATHAN BRODER, ''[[Newsweek]]'', 1/11/16</ref><ref>[https://socialistworker.htmlorg/2016/06/07/the-untold-toll-of-obamas-war-on-isis The untold toll of Obama's war on ISIS], Ashley Smith, June 7, 2016. socialistworker.org</ref><ref>While these horrors unfolded for five years by either design or incompetence, most American mainstream journalists cowered in sycophancy before Barack Obama for fear of being called "[[racist]]", even though Islam is not a "race".</ref> Salafism rejects [[democracy]] as disobedient to Allah and [[idolatry|idolatrous]], and advocates a civil regime under [[shariah]] law.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=MLE68zW_7LUC&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=al+wala+wal+bara+democracy&source=bl&ots=aZTtjWVHiV&sig=-XSHBkJqJ3BiaTKzRc4UgvMO_nk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd-965irPRAhXqiFQKHVo_CKAQ6AEISzAM#v=onepage&q=al%20wala%20wal%20bara%20democracy&f=false Fault Lines in Global Jihad: Organizational, Strategic, and Ideological Fissures], Assaf Moghadam & Brian Fishman, Taylor & Francis, May 10, 2011, pp. 170-171</ref> A Muslim who migrates for [[economic]] opportunity or to escape [[tyranny]] (in the Western sense of the word) is a [[traitor]] to Islam. He is deemed a radical and worse than an [[infidel]] to Sunni-Salafi society; he has betrayed his nation and his people (''[[takfir]]''). Those bringing ''shariah'' law to non-Muslim lands - the dominant mainstream legal system among Sunnis - are on a "civilizing" mission to the "ignorant" (''jahiliyyah'') disbelieving "infidels".<ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/saudi-publications-hate-ideology-invade-american-mosques Saudi Publications on Hate Ideology] January 2006</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=asia5QE3AgAAQBAJ&_rpg=1PT15&lpg=PT15&dq=qaradawi+austrian+text&source=bl&ots=CQddhGpFZ_&sig=XGcgu4Qo5_QlpzQUNIjcsQWYJOY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiondPvxb7RAhXGslQKHc2BA_YQ6AEIQDAO#v=onepage&q=qaradawi%20austrian%20text&f=false Islamism and the West: From "Cultural Attack" to "Missionary Migrant"], Uriya Shavit, Routledge, Nov 26, 2013</ref> On March 27 Once a devout Muslim finds a secure area to pray five times daily (the Second Pillar of Islam), that area encompassing a few cubic feet becomes part of the U"sacred realm" of Islam (which does not recognize [[Nation state|national borders]]), under the law and teachings of Islam.N<ref>The place of prayer is extremely important; prayers performed on usurped property are void, [https://www. General Assembly passed a nonal-binding resolution islam.org/islamic-laws-ayatullah-ali-al-husayni-al-sistani/rules-salat-part-ii-iii] and there is no prohibition on the usurpation of property from "infidels" (100 in favorSurahs 8:69 & 33:21-27 for examples). The place of prayer must also be clean, i.e., free of the uncleanness of "infidels". In November 2016 Abdul Artan drove his car into pedestrian traffic at the University of Ohio-Columbus and began wildly slashing ten people with a butcher knife. Artan was upset because he could not find an unsullied place to have his prayers accepted by Allah, which was his religious duty five times daily. The mainstream media misreported Artan as being in fear of "[[Islamophobia]]". [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11 /29/us/ohio-state-university-abdul-artan-islamic-state.html?_r=0]</ref> According to Islam, it becomes territory held by "legal authority", to be defended against retaking by "infidels". The [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD), was founded in 2013 by economics professor Bernd Lucke.<ref name="Germany'sFarage">Zeronian, Sarkis (July 5, 2016). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/07/05/germanys-farage-becomes-leader-of-eurosceptic-alternative-for-germany-party/ ‘Germany’s Farage’ Becomes Leader Of Eurosceptic Alternative For Germany Party]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> Although the party was relatively conservative and 58 abstentionsEurosceptic (it mainly opposed the Eurozone<ref name="BBC"/>) declaring Crimea, it was a neo-liberal party that attracted middle class opponents of the [[Eurozone]].<ref name="Germany's referendum invalidsFarage"/> The party made several gains during this time, with seven AfD members being elected to the [[European Parliament]] in 2014.<ref name="CHARBONNEAU AND DONATHBBC">{{cite [https://www.bbc.com/news|lcoauthors/world-europe-37274201 What does Alternative for Germany (AfD) want?]. ''BBC''. September 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> A power struggle within the party soon broke out, with Lucke, who wanted the party to focus on an anti-Euro policy, being opposed by Frauke Petry and her conservative, right-wing faction that emphasized law and order, immigration reductions, conservative social views, and opposition to [[Islam]].<ref name=Charbonneau M "Germany'sFarage"/> In the AfD party elections of July 2015, Petry won 68 percent of the vote, becoming the new leader of the party.<ref name="Germany'sFarage"/> The liberal Lucke subsequently left the party and Donath L|titleformed his own.<ref name=U"BBC"/> Additionally, five of the party's seven MEP's left the party.N<ref name="BBC"/> The AfD quickly adopted Petry's conservative, right-wing populist agenda, even though it still supported holding a referendum over the Eurozone. General Assembly declares Crimea secession <ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Telegraph">Huggler, Justin (September 4, 2016). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/04/germanys-far-right-afd-unseats-angela-merkels-party-in-key-regio/ Germany's far-right AfD hands defeat to Angela Merkel's party in key regional vote invalid|url]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> Under Petry's leadership, the AfD continued to grow dramatically, winning numerous seats in state parliaments.<ref name="Telegraph"/><ref name="DW">[http://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-alternative-for-germany/a-19527050 What is the Alternative for Germany?]. ''DW''. September 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref><ref name="Wa.T.">Moulson, Geir (September 4, 2016). [https://www.reuterswashingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/4/alternative-germany-party-wins-state-election/ Anger over Merkel’s Syria refugee policy drives win for Alternative for Germany party]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> The AfD formed an alliance with the [[Freedom Party of Austria]] in 2016 due to their shared Eurosceptic views.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36504307 Nationalist Austria-Germany summit held on Zugspitze summit]. ''BBC''. June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> Immigration is a very large issue in the party. ===China===[[File:Hunter Biden Bohai.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Hunter Biden, right, flew to China in 2013 aboard Air Force Two, with his father, Joe Biden, left, December 4, 2013. 10 days late Hunter Biden signed a $1.5 Billion deal with the Chinese military.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-trip-china-son-hunter-2013-comes-under-new-n1061051</ref>]]Five months into the Obama administration in June 2009 [[Hunter Biden]] and Chris Heinz, stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by Devon Archer, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in China. Devon Archer is the nephew of [[Whitey Bulger]], head of the [[Boston]] Irish [[mafia]] who enjoyed federal protection under FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] as an informant.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335614/2014Trial-Boston-mob-boss-James-Whitey-Bulger-gets-underway-family-victims-say-look-eye.html</ref> Bulger was convicted of 19 murders that occurred while under Mueller's protection; some have linked the Bulger klan to as many as 52 murders while Mueller was U.S. Attorney in Boston.<ref>https://www3.bostonglobe.com/metro/1970/01/19/one-lingering-question-for-fbi-director-robert-mueller/613uW0MR7czurRn7M4BG2J/story.html?arc404=true</ref> The Bank of China is owned by the Chinese government and closely connected with the Chinese military and intelligence services. Biden, Heinz, and Archer transferred and sold "duel use" technology to the Chinese military which was used to create the Chinese [[drone]] program and replicate the Chinese version of the [[F-15]] fighter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/2715/usinside-ukrainethe-crisisshady-unprivate-idUSBREA2Q1GA20140327|newspaperequity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/</ref> Bohai Harvest RST (BHR) invested in an app the Chinese leftwing communist government is using to surveil ethnic minority [[Muslim]]s in western China. Over one million Muslims living in the region are now incarcerated in Chinese [[gulag]]s. =Reuters|date=Mar 27==Wuhan Institiute of Virology====[[File:Govt Advisors SHRED Documents Detailing Fauci Obama-Era Work With Wuhan Lab.PNG|left|300px|thumb|In February 2022 it was reported that government advisors shredded documents detailing the Obama administration's work with the Wuhan Lab.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/02/16/nih-refuses-to-comply-with-congressional-doc-request/</ref>]]In a 2012 scientific paper, [[Anthony Fauci]] argued that the alleged benefits resulting from [[gain of function]] research outweighed the risks.<ref>https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1398286881306128402</ref> On October 17, 2014}}the [[Obama administration]] announced a moratorium on gain-of-function research.<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/10/17/doing-diligence-assess-risks-and-benefits-life-sciences-gain-function-research</ref> The moratorium was lifted by the Obama [[White House]] in January 2017, eleven days before President Trump was sworn into office. From 2014 to 2019, $826,277 was given to the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] for bat coronavirus research by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which was headed by Fauci.<ref>https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-hhs-niaid-wuhan-june-2021-00692-pgs-74-75/</ref>  On January 9, 2017, eleven days before Obama left office, the Obama White House lifted a ban on funding gain-of-function research and weaponization of the bat [[coronavirus]] to make it transmissible to humans at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight</ref><ref>https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf</ref> Two days later Fauci made a presentation at Georgetown University stating that there is “no doubt” Donald J. Trump will be confronted with a surprise infectious disease outbreak during his presidency.<ref name="Felton and Gumuchianhealio.com">{{cite https://www.healio.com/news|coauthors=Marie/infectious-Louise Felton disease/20170111/fauci-no-doubt-trump-will-face-surprise-infectious-disease-outbreak</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=285342982614327</ref> Biden chief of staff [[Ron Klain]] was also in attendance and Alex Gumuchiansaid, "It’s hard to think of a more important time to show a willingness to speak out in the public health community and the global health community than it is right now on the eve of Donald Trump becoming our next president. The risks have never been higher, and the question of his perspective on these issues has never been more dubious than it is with Donald Trump.” In December 2017 Fauci awarded the grant specifically to the Wuhan lab.<ref>https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-lifts-funding-pause-gain-function-research</ref> Nine months later [[Lisa Monaco]] announced, ''The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving Shortly''.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/28/the-next-pandemic-will-be-arriving-shortly-global-health-infectious-avian-flu-ebola-zoonotic-diseases-trump/</ref> The evidence came out that Fauci had funded [[gain-of-function]] research on coronavirus at the [[WIV|titleWuhan lab]], which was also done illegally via the NIH and EcoHealth Alliance<ref>https://thebulletin.org/2021/05/the-origin-of-covid-did-people-or-nature-open-pandoras-box-at-wuhan/</ref> due to Obama having banned such research in the United States, which made him directly responsible for the [[coronavirus]] outbreak<ref>https://nationalfile.com/watch-rand-paul-confronts-fauci-for-funding-the-wuhan-institute-of-virology/</ref> In addition, leaked audio around 2017 had him telling President Trump with certainty that he'll be facing a pandemic.<ref name=U"healio.Ncom"/> Dr. General Assembly resolution calls Crimean referendum invalidRoger Ebright, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at [[Rutgers University]] and biosafety expert, contested Fauci’s testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Fauci’s claim that “the NIH [National Institutes of Health] has not ever and does not now fund gain of function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology [WIV]” is “demonstrably false.”<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/biosafety-expert-explains-why-fauci-140753796.html Biosafety Expert Explains Why Fauci’s NIH ‘Gain-of-Function’ Testimony Was ‘Demonstrably False’, Yahoo News]</ref> The research can be classified as gain-of-function under a number of different definitions, including those found in two pieces of Department of Health and Human Services guidance on the subject. The work being conducted at the WIV, using NIH funds originally granted to [[Peter Daszak]] of EcoHealth Alliance, “epitomizes” gain-of-function research under the definition HHS provided in its guidance, and is the exact kind of research that led the Obama administration to conclude that gain-of-function was too dangerous to continue domestically. Ebright said, "The Wuhan lab used NIH funding to construct novel chimeric SARS-related coronaviruses able to infect human cells and laboratory animals...This is high-risk research that creates new potential pandemic pathogens (i.e., potential pandemic [[pathogen]]s that exist only in a lab, not in nature). This research matches — indeed epitomizes — the definition of ‘gain of function research of concern’ for which federal funding was ‘paused’ in 2014-2017.” Chimeric coronaviruses refers to those that have been altered and enhanced by man, in this case in such a way as to make them more transmissible and dangerous to humans. ===Tibet===[[File:Dalai Lama visits Obama.jpeg|urlleft|300px|thumb|The [[Dalai Lama]], the [[Head of State]] of [[Tibet]], is escorted out of an [[Oval Office]] meeting with Obama past garbage bags; the photo-op was staged to please Obama's communist Chinese financiers.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/18/obama.dalailama/index.html ''CNN''</ref>]]The [[Dalai Lama]] was made [[Tibet]]an head of state in 1950, the same year that China invaded and occupied Tibet.<ref name=DalaiLama>FlorCruz, Jaime, CNN Beijing Bureau Chief (February 18, 2010). [https://www.cnn.com/20142010/03WORLD/27asiapcf/world02/europe18/ukraineanalysis.china.dalai.lama/index.html "Analysis: Why the Dalai Lama angers China"]. Cable News Network website/World/Asia Pacific.</ref> [[CNN]] reports the Chinese find it "unacceptable when they see the Dalai Lama treated as a VIP, or even akin to a head of state."<ref name=DalaiLama/> After the Dalai Lama met with President Obama in February, 2010 he was unceremoniously escorted through a side door that trash is regularly carried out to a photo op with awaiting cameras.On Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]'s first official visit to [[China]], the Secretary told Chinese leaders the [[Obama administration]] considered [[human rights]] concerns secondary to economic survival<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4735087/Hillary-crisisClinton-Chinese-human-rights-secondary-to-economic-survival.html Hillary Clinton: Chinese human rights secondary to economic survival,] Richard Spencer, ''[[Daily Telegraph]],'' 20 Feb 2009.</|newspaperref> and asked the [[CCP]] leaders for help financing [[President Obama]]'s massive $787 economic stimulus plan by buying US Treasury securities.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNN|dateCNG.42a44b0f5d9cf5c9762e80574e79a3d5.831&show_article=March 271 Clinton wraps Asia trip by asking China to buy US debt, 2014}}] [[Breitbart.com]], Feb 22 2009.</ref> ===Philippines===[[Smartmatic]] has been criticized by various entities for its motives and handling of elections in the [[Philippines]].<ref name="un.orgIBONsmart">{{cite newsweb|title=Backing Ukraine’s territorial integrityAutomated Polls: Privatized elections, UN Assembly declares Crimea referendum invalidforeign-controlled democracy (Part 2)|url=httpshttp://www.unibon.org/apps2016/news05/automated-polls-privatized-elections-foreign-controlled-democracy/|website=IBON Foundation|accessdate=}}</ref> Prior to the elections, Filipino-Americans called on [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] to investigate the background of Smartmatic prior to the elections due to its links to the Venezuelan government. Smartmatic described these actions as "trying to rehash a storybased on market share".asp?NewsID<ref name=47443&Cr=ukraine&Cr1"PDIobama">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer/20100509/283141424974812|newspapertitle=UN News CenterObama asked: Investigate Smartmatic|date=27 March 20149 May 2010|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=|quote=Smartmatic has disclosed, he said, that its owners are families in Venezuela}}</ref>Following allegations of fraud, some employees of Smartmatic had their passports temporarily held.<ref name="foxnews.comABSsons">{{cite news|title=UN General Assembly approves referendum calling Russia annexation of Crimea illegal|url=httpshttp://wwwnews.foxnewsabs-cbn.com/worldnation/201405/0320/2710/unteddy-generalboy-assemblyblows-votestop-yessmartmatic-official|title='Teddy Boy' blows top at Smartmatic official|date=20 May 2010|work=ABS-CBN News|accessdate=}}</ref> At a fraud inquiry onMay 20, 2010, Heider Garcia of Smartmatic was questioned on the transparency and what he called "unforeseen" occurrences during the election process, with Philippine official Teodoro Locsin Jr. – an automated poll advocate – sharply rebuking Garcia. On June 29, 2010, the Philippine Computer Society (PCS) filed a complaint with the country's Ombudsman against 17 officials of the Commission on Elections and the Smartmatic-ukraineTIM Corp. for alleged “incompetence,” graft and unethical conduct.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100721-unity282412/Graft-raps-filed-vs-Smartmatic-Comelec-execs|newspapertitle=Associated PressInquirer.Net: Graft raps filed vs Smartmatic, Comelec execs|datepublisher=|accessdate=March 27, 2014}}</ref> '''2016 elections''' Days after the May 2016 elections, Bongbong Marcos alleged that Smartmatic had tampered with the votes which cost him being elected Vice President of the Philippines and criminal proceedings were filed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against Comelec personnel as well as Smartmatic employees, with Election Commissioner Rowena Guanzon stating that Smartmatic had violated protocols.<refname="INQUIREphil">{{cite news|titleurl=Ukrainehttp: UN condemns Crimea vote as IMF //newsinfo.inquirer.net/785566/smartmatic-faces-probe|title=Smartmatic faces probe|last1=Uy|first1=Jocelyn R.|date=14 May 2016|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|accessdate=}}</ref> After a Smartmatic employee fled the country, Bongbong Marcos accused the Comelec for his "escape", though two other Smartmatic personnel, one from Venezuela and US back loansthe other from Israel, were present for criminal proceedings.<ref name="BONGsmart">{{cite news|url=httpshttp://www.bbcmanilatimes.comnet/news/worldcomelec-europehit-26776416for-escape-of-smartmatic-engineer/268793/|newspapertitle=27 March 2014Comelec hit for escape of Smartmatic engineer - The Manila Times Online|date=BBC19 June 2016|work=The Manila Times|accessdate=}}</ref> In responseJuly 2016, Senit was reported that Smartmatic funneled votes through "unofficial servers". John McCain authored the [[Magnitsky Act]] and the Obama administration pressured the [[European Union]] In an October 2016 editorial, ''The Manila Times'' called on all members of Comelec to impose sanctions resign due to the "innumerable controversies since its adoption of their own against Russian tradethe Smartmatic-based Automated Election System". In February  On June 7, 2017 [[President Trump]] accused Russia , the Philippine Department of taking Crimea by force Justice indicted "several Smartmatic and asked whether Obama was too soft Comelec personnel for changing the script in the election transparency server on Russiaelection night during the May 2016 national and local polls". Those charged with the tampering include Marlon Garcia, the head of the Smartmatic's Technical Support Team, as well as two other Smartmatic employees, Neil Baniqued and Mauricio Herrera, and Comelec IT employees Rouie Peñalba, Nelson Herrera, and Frances Mae Gonzales. The six were charged with "illegal access, data interference, and system interference" under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.<refname="ABScbnIND">[{{cite news|url=http://wwwnews.independentabs-cbn.co.ukcom/news/world06/americas07/us-politics17/donaldsmartmatic-trumpcomelec-russiapersonnel-latestordered-tweetindicted-accusefor-crimeahalalan-obama2016-tooscript-softalteration|title=Smartmatic, Comelec personnel ordered indicted for Halalan 2016 script alteration|last1=News|first1=Ina Reformina, ABS-distanceCBN|date=7 June 2017|work=ABS-campaignCBN Corporation|accessdate=}}</ref> In August 2017, it was revealed that Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista was allegedly paid commissions by Divina Law while serving as chairman "for assisting the law firm clients with the Comelec". Divina Law, a firm that provides legal advice to Smartmatic. Bautista admitted that he obtained "referral fees", but denied that it was due to his position in Comelec. According to House Deputy Minority Leader Harry Roque, the incident is "a very clear case of bribery" by Smartmatic.<ref name="CNNdivina">{{cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/08/Comelec-teamAndy-whiteBautista-houseSmartmatic-a7581511unexplained-wealth.html Donald Trump accuses Russia |title=Solon: Bautista's 'receipt of taking Crimea by force fee for Smartmatic referral' casts doubt on 2016 polls|date=9 August 2017|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=|language=en}}</ref> ====Scarborough Shoal====The Obama administration in attempt 2012 brokered an agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Philippines for China to distance himself withdraw their ships from campaign allegationsScarborough Shoal which lies within the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Only [[Manila]] complied with the agreement. Beijing has been in firm control of Scarborough Shoal ever since. The Obama administration, despite the brazen Chinese seizure, decided not to enforce the agreement it had arranged.<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17215/china-whitsun-reef</ref> ===Albania===Subsequent leaked emails revealed the cozy ties between George Soros and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, including one email where Soros directed Clinton’s policy with respect to unrest in [[Albania]], telling her that “two things need to be done urgently,” which were to “bring the full weight of the international community to bear on Prime Minister Berisha” and “appoint a senior European official as mediator.”<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/29008</ref> Both “urgent” tasks were subsequently performed by Clinton, presumably at Soros’ behest.
===Afghan War===
{{main article|Afghanistan War}}
The Afghanistan War is the NATO operation in [[Afghanistan]], 2001 to the present, to destroy the [[Taliban]] and prevent the formation of a base for Islamic militants to attack American interests. President Obama has declared it to be the central front in the war on terrorism and has ordered a buildup of American troops to fight a stubborn insurgency led by the Taliban. He has doubled American forces and is supported by most Republicans, but is opposed by many liberal Democrats, who fear another quagmire like Vietnam. [[File:Af-UStroops.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
Conditions have turned much worse in late summer, as the much-heralded national election was marked by widespread fraud and pessimism is spreading. Increasingly the main justification for the war, now 8 years old, is to prop up the shaky regime in neighboring [[Pakistan]]. NATO commander [[Stanley McChrystal]] has requested 30,000-40,000 additional troops in Afghanistan. Obama, unused to such responsibility, dithered for three months before approving the urgent request. By early 2010 the US will have over 100,000 troops in Afghanistan, triple the number when Obama took office. Conservatives have applauded the buildup.
[[File:Af-UStroops.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
American policy was increasing set by Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]], originally appointed by President Bush in 2006 and reappointed by Obama in 2009. Gates fired the commander General David McKiernan in May 2009, replacing him with McChrystal. Gates insisted on dropping the old strategy of hunting down insurgents and instead adopting a '''counterinsurgency''' strategy that focused on protecting local civilians and training Afghan soldiers and police to take over the job. Gates convinced Obama, who ordered 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in Dec. 2009, with a deadline of 18 months, at which time a transition to Afghan responsibility would begin. Liberals thought Obama and Gates were making a big mistake—heading into another quagmire like Vietnam. However liberal Democrats in Congress will not try to block Obama's proposals, at least at this point.
==Spygate==
[[File:Susan-rice-email-1-2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A smoking gun email linking Barack Obama to illegal domestic spying on political opponents and civil rights violations.]]
In the Obama-era political surveillance programs, the lines between the CIA and FBI were blurred. They worked together through contractors.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/25/president-obamas-2016-political-surveillance-coverup-had-two-parallel-tracks/</ref> The Obama administration had been conducting illegal surveillance on American citizens since 2012, shortly after the IRS scandal was exposed. On March 9, 2016, the [[NSA]] FISA compliance officer discovered the illegal collusion between the FBI and CIA to spy on American citizens. Between March and July 2016, the CIA used foreign intelligence allies in [[Italy]], the [[U.K.]] and [[Australia]] to create an illusion of Russian involvement with the Trump campaign. This operation was based on earlier more innocuous contacts from various countries, weaponized and redeployed in what everyone calls “spygate”. This track successfully culminated with the start of the FBI's Operation Crossfire Hurricane.
<!--In the Spring of 2016, Brennan supposedly received information from British GCHQ intelligence as part of a "routine" intelligence sharing agreement about Trump associates' business dealings in Russia.<ref>https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/interview-richard-dearlove-europe-intelligence-mi6</ref> The information is said to have originated with Estonian intelligence. [[Estonia]] was requesting an expensive missile defence system at this time,<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/b9453544-228c-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d</ref><ref>http://linkis.com/atlanticcouncil.org/fAWKh</ref> Trump adviser [[Newt Gingrich]] referred to the country of 1.3 million inhabitants as a 'suburb of St. Petersberg', which has 5.3 million inhabitants. Gingrich, rumored to be on the short list for Secretary of State, said he doubted if American leaders would risk [[nuclear war]] over [[Putin]]'s actions in the Baltic region. After first denying involvement, the UK's GCHQ spying agency admitted to spying on Trump since 2015 and sharing information with US intelligence since the '''spring of 2016''',<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/13/british-spies-first-to-spot-trump-team-links-russia</ref><ref>http://upnorth.eu/if-trump-wins/</ref><ref>
===DOJ corruption===
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:{{See also|Lawfare Group}}
A month after [[Donald Trump]] announced his intention to seek the presidency in 2015, Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Sally Yates]] blocked the Office of Inspector General (OIG) oversight of the DOJ National Security Division (DOJ-NSD). The OIG, [[Michael Horowitz]], requested oversight and Sally Yates responded with a lengthy 58-page legal explanation saying essentially, ‘no – not allowed.’ All of the DOJ was subject to oversight, except the National Security Division.
Sundance of the conservativetreehouse.com summarizes:<br>'''December 2015 through April 2016''': The first phase leading into ‘[[Spygate]]’ is the period of time where opposition research of the republican candidate field was taking place. It is in this period where Fusion-GPS hired CIA Open Source researcher Nellie Ohr, wife of DOJ-NSD official Bruce Ohr, to do research.<br>In the background of this time period the FBI and NSA database was being exploited by unknown FBI contractors; it is highly suspected that Nellie Ohr and/or Fusion-GPS was one of those contracted agencies with access to the massive electronic and metadata files.
'''April 18th 18 through July 31st 31, 2016''': At the same time as NSA Director Mike Rogers discovered a significant and unauthorized uptick in FISA-702(16)(17) database queries, and subsequently blocked access (April 18th18, 2016), candidate Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee for the presidential race.<br>It was within this period where Fusion-GPS was commissioned by Hillary Clinton to focus exclusively on candidate Trump. Fusion held the prior search findings, and Fusion contracted Christopher Steele who later contacted the FBI through official channels. On July 31st31, 2016, FBI counterintelligence operation Crossfire Hurricane became official.<br>An official investigation targeting the campaign of Donald Trump now held a legal, albeit sketchy and politically motivated, justification. Under the auspices of investigating Russian involvement with George Papadopoulos, Carter Page, Paul Manafort and General Michael Flynn, the FBI was now conducting full-blown surveillance on the political campaign of Donald Trump. Crossfire Hurricane was the legal cover; ‘Spygate’ begins.</font>
'''August 1st 1 through October 21st 21, 2016'''. With the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence operation in full swing, the Obama intelligence community, the CIA, was conducting facilitating operations throughout. In August 2016 CIA Director John Brennan brought the covert intelligence congressional oversight team known as the Gang-of-Eight into the picture.<br>The CIA angle was explained by Director John Brennan under the open auspices of the CIA operation looking at possible Russian interference with the election. However, Brennan's activity was more importantly, and intentionally, a supplement to the FBI activity. Brennan provided FBI Director James Comey with the two-page “EC” or electronic communication document that initiated Crossfire Hurricane in July.<br>Brennan's role is critical. Brennan kicked-off Crossfire Hurricane; Brennan's intelligence product was included in President Obama's daily briefing (PDB); and specifically by design, very importantly, Brennan was the ONLY intelligence official briefing congress:<br>
:''Brennan Testimony: “Third, through the so-called Gang-of-Eight process we kept congress apprised of these issues as we identified them.”
:“Again, in consultation with the White House, '''''I PERSONALLY briefed''' the full details of our understanding of Russian attempts to interfere in the election to congressional leadership; specifically: Senators Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr; and to representatives Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Devin Nunes and Adam Schiff '''between 11th August and 6th September [2016]''''', ''I provided the same briefing to each of the gang of eight members.”
During this time-frame [Aug, Sept, Oct ’16]: •Chris Steele was funneling the results of his collaborative work with Nellie Ohr into the FBI; •the FBI was conducting full surveillance upon the Trump campaign (CH/Spygate); •and Brennan was seeding the legal background, a plausible justification of sorts which might be needed later, with carefully worded briefings to the Gang-of-Eight.<br>Critical to note – the Go8 was not being briefed on Crossfire Hurricane/Spygate, which was the FBI operation to conduct internal political surveillance of the Trump campaign. The Go8 only knew what Brennan was informing them. Those Brennan briefings were more of a disingenuous overview of generalized Russian interference. James Comey never briefed the Go8 on his FBI operation. [In March 2017 Comey would tell congress his decision not to inform them was due to “the sensitivity of the matter”.]
Toward the end of October things took on a new sense of urgency. All of the aggregate intelligence exploitation, FISA-702 database extraction, and ongoing campaign surveillance being conducted was seriously fraught with legal peril. On October 21st21, 2016, the FBI urgently applied for, and received, a FISA Title One surveillance warrant against U.S. person Carter Page.
That FISC approved warrant made all of the prior FBI surveillance on the Trump campaign completely legal. In essence the FISA court approved all prior FBI conduct. Presiding Judge Rosemary Collyer approved the warrant. Sally Yates and James Comey were the application signatories.
[[File:Fisa-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The FISA court ruled the [[Obama administration]]'s improper access of [[FISA]] data granted to contractors "seems to have been the result of deliberate decision making."]]
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'''October 21st21, 2016, through January 20th, 2017''': The FBI received their FISC surveillance authority two weeks before the November 8th presidential election.
If Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election all of this would disappear; none of this would ever surface; and the entire operation would just evaporate into the ether of invisible DC history. But Hillary didn't win. She lost. Now, all downstream official action takes an entirely more urgent and important shift.
After the 2016 election the Go8 members also changed. Senator Dianne Feinstein abdicated her SSCI Vice-Chair position to Senator Mark Warner, and with the retirement of Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer now became minority leader.
On January 5th5, 2017, President Obama held an Oval Office meeting with VP Joe Biden, James Comey (FBI), Michael Rogers (NSA), John Brennan (CIA), James Clapper (ODNI), Sally Yates (DOJ) and Susan Rice. At the conclusion of the briefing, President Obama asks Sally Yates and James Comey to remain. Together with Susan Rice, this is where the “by the book” comment comes into play. As recounted by Rice:
:''“President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the incoming team, we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia.”''
Simultaneous to this transition taking place, all the Trump officials within his team were still under an active FISA Title-One surveillance warrant. This surveillance also included the capture of all of their transition email accounts, the content was later given -without transition team approval- to Robert Mueller by the GAO. The legal authority for that controversial event was inside the FISA Title-One surveillance warrant.
The FISA warrant was reauthorized on January 12th12, 2017, about a week before the inauguration of Trump with DAG Sally Yates and James Comey again approving.
==Personnel==
{{Cquote|Obama's first year fell apart in large part because he didn't follow his chief of staff's advice on crucial matters...Obama's problem is that his other confidants -- particularly Valerie Jarrett and Robert Gibbs, and, to a lesser extent, David Axelrod -- are part of the Cult of Obama. In love with the president, they believe he is a transformational figure who needn't dirty his hands in politics.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021904298_pf.html Why Obama needs Rahm at the top] [[Washington Post]]</ref><ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/4080748/obamas-right-hand-man/?playlist_id=87249 Obama's Right-Hand Man] [[Fox News]]</ref>}}
[[Anita Dunn]] was the White House Communications Office Director until she let her [[Maoist]] sympathies became public and was replaced by [[Dan Pfeiffer]].<ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_fox_dunn_beck/2009/11/10/284292.html Obama Aide Who Slammed Fox News Resigns, [[NewsMax]], November 10, 2009]; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CypgH32gGVo&feature=related 5qDsrfy-Zvg Video of Obama Communications Director Claiming Mao One of Her Favorite Political Philosophers']</ref>
===Cabinet===
[[Jobsgate]] refers to the scandal where former President [[Bill Clinton]] was asked by someone in the [[White House]] to offer Congressman [[Joe Sestak]] a federal job in exchange for his withdrawal from the [[Democratic]] primary election against incumbent U.S. [[Senator]] [[Arlen Specter]].<ref>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/archives/2010/03/16/specter-opens-door-on-white-ho Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies], ''[[American Spectator]]'', March 16, 2010.</ref><ref>Tim Shoemaker. [http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=33660 Jobsgate: Obama's Watergate?], ''Campaign For Liberty'', March 18, 2010.</ref> Under [[America]]n [[law]], it is a federal crime to offer someone a federal position in exchange for favors.<ref name=stonewall>Jeffrey Lord. [http://spectator.org/blog/2010/03/17/gibbs-jobsgate-stonewall-day-2 Gibbs' Jobsgate Stonewall: Day 23], ''[[American Spectator]]'', March 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://vlex.com/vid/acceptance-solicitation-obtain-appointive-19190192 Watergate to Jobsgate], ''VOX'', March 17, 2010.</ref> Joe Sestak's allegation that President Clinton carried the message from the White House for a job if he were to drop out of the [[Pennsylvania]] [[2010 Midterm Elections#Democratic incumbents|Senate primary]] race against Arlen Specter may be an impeachable crime.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/25/congressman-white-house-job-offer-sestak-impeachable-offense/ Congressman: White House Job Offer to Sestak May Be an 'Impeachable' Offense], [[Fox News]], May 25, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,593482,00.html Rove on Sestak-White House 'Job Offer': Somebody Broke the Law], ''[[Fox News]]'', May 25, 2010.</ref>
 
===Revolving door===
Susan Lagana served as [[North Carolina]]’s Communications Director for the [[2008 Obama/Biden campaign]] and then as Director of Communications for the [[U.S. Navy]], an attorney a the [[Office of Personnel Management]], and the Director of Public Affairs at the Department of Transporation. Less than a year after leaving the Obama/Biden administration signed Hikvision, a state-owned company of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), to a $25,000 per month retainer for her lobbying firm. Hikvision has been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a proxy of the Peoples Liberation Army, and “linked to [[Uyghur]] abuses,” according to ''[[Reuters]]'', which describes the company as the “world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-tech-china-idUSKBN2AI0QJ</ref> as a lobbying client in 2019. Lagana’s lobbying firm would “advise” the manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment on the following matters, according to [[Foreign Agent Registration Act]] (FARA) filings: “Public affairs and policy issues, Strategic planning and guidance, Media relations, Issues management, Internal and external communications, Coordinate outside consultants, Message development, Media monitoring, Media Engagement, Fact Sheets, Messages, and Q&As.” The arrangement, which was extended to expire on December 31, 2021, counted Lagana as a signatory on the documents outlining the initial agreement.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/obama-biden-official-lobbying-for-ccp-tech/</ref> The PRC's treatment of the Uyghur people was designated as [[genocide]] in 2021.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/15/xinjiang-uyghurs-intentional-genocide-china/</ref>
===Key officials===
==External links==
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/01/obama-unveils-national-security-team/ Obama Unveils His National Security Team], [[Fox News]], December 1, 2008
*[https://youtu.be/8-RyOaFwcEw US support of violent neo-Nazis in Ukraine: Video Compilation]
*[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/17/us-imf-idUSTRE75G2VD20110617 IMF cuts U.S. growth forecast, warns of crisis.], [[Reuters]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4phB-_pXDM&feature=youtu.be Audio Recording - John Kerry Admits President Obama Intentionally Armed ISIS in Syria]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahK0j17uq20&feature=youtu.be The FISA Swamp], John Spiropoulos, March 3, 2020. youtube
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