Update
Between Church and a friend's birthday party for his
5-year-old, little time today. Short post, but interesting items. ~Bob
The granddaughter, Britnye, and her friend
Corinn at their dance competition Saturday. Scary how old she looks at 14.
General News and Comment
Excerpt: The constitutional ban on foreign cash payments
to U.S. officials
is known as the Emoluments Clause and originated from Article VI of the
Articles of Confederation. The purpose of the clause was to prevent foreign
governments from buying influence in the U.S. by
paying off U.S. government
officials. Here’s the text of the clause: No Title of Nobility shall be
granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or
Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any
present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King,
Prince, or foreign State.
Foreign donations
leave Hillary in a cloud. By Ruth Marcus
Excerpt: Foreign interests, like their U.S.
counterparts, may give to the Clinton Global Initiative out of the goodness of
their hearts and their commitment to the foundation’s many important works.
They may also give motivated by the perception, whether reality-based or not,
that the way to Hillary Clinton’s attention is through her family’s foundation.
Indeed, this was the very reason that the Obama administration and the
Senate, weighing her nomination to be secretary of
state in 2009, appropriately insisted that donations to the foundation be
publicly reported, and that — while existing foreign government donors would be
permitted to keep giving at the same levels — new government donors or
dramatically stepped-up donations would require approval from State.
The Clintons
Excerpt: Since uranium is considered a strategic asset, with
implications for national security, the deal had to be approved by a committee
composed of representatives from a number of United States government
agencies. "Among the agencies that eventually signed off was the State
Department, then headed by Mr. Clinton's wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton. As the
Russians gradually assumed control of Uranium One in three separate
transactions from 2009 to 2013, Canadian records show, a flow of cash made its
way to the Clinton Foundation. (Clintons netted
$2.35 million per article. And she wants to be POTUS? There will be nothing
left to be POTUS of thanks to her and her family. What constitutes treason?
--Barb)
Tweet from SAM @McSAMN
Russian hackers
obtained Obama's unclassified emails, report says
Excerpt: Russian hackers reportedly obtained some of
President Obama’s emails when the White House’s unclassified computer system
was hacked last year, indicating that the breach was significantly more
intrusive than originally thought....Officials did not tell The Times how many
emails were obtained, but admitted that the unclassified system often contains
highly sensitive information that includes schedules, email exchanges with
ambassadors and diplomats, and debates about policy and
legislation.... That Obama’s emails were obtained by Russian hackers in
particular – presumed to be linked to the Russian government – caused the
intrusion to be seen as so serious that officials met on a nearly daily basis
for several weeks afterwards, The Times reported. (Figure this: Hillary uses
private server from her home and emails POTUS while she is Secy of State. HC
and Clinton Foundation being implicated in suspicious US uranium ore rights sales to Russia and Clinton Foundation receives
large donation....Russian government "intrudes" in US government.
Per one radio host, shades of Rosenbergs .
The final nail in our/Israel 's
coffin? Putin approves ICBMs for Iran . What flexibility they all
have. --Barb)
Sen. Warren calls on
Obama to declassify trade deal details
Excerpt: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking
President Obama to make public classified information in the international
trade deal that he’s asking Congress to ‘fast track’ -- the latest incident in
which the populist, first-term Democratic senator appears critical of the
president’s relationship with Wall Street and big business. At issue is the
Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as the TPP -- a significant deal with 11
Pacific Rim nations that aims to create a free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific
region....However, Warren and Brown argue in the letter that by deeming the
draft text classified and from public view, the Obama administration has, in
fact, made the deal secret. (The "folks" don't need to know nuthin'
until it's too late. Heard on the radio that basically, the US is
an oligarchy run by transnational corporations and US citizens and their votes
no longer matter....the political parties no longer matter. Global. Wonder what
the regime will dig up on Warren....Barb)
White House report
offers more on NSA spying on Americans' calls, with Patriot Act set to expire
Excerpt: The Patriot Act expires on June 1, and Senate
Republicans have introduced a bill that would allow continued collection of
call records of nearly every American. The legislation would reauthorize
sections of the Patriot Act, including the provision under which the NSA
requires phone companies to turn over the "to and from" records of
most domestic landline calls. After the program was disclosed in 2013 by former
NSA contractor Edward Snowden, President Barack Obama and many lawmakers called
for legislation to end that collection, but a bill to do so failed last year. (Political
parties no longer matter. They want the folks by the cojones. Where you go,
what you say, your health records, drug records, psych records. All can be used
to squeeze and sort. Heard on interview of Mr. Whitehead, author
of Battlefield America ,
that "Homeland Security" is a Soviet term. My, oh my. --Barb)
Crony Capitalists Strike Again. By Bruce Bialosky
Excerpt: There are not many things mainstream Republicans
have in common with Elizabeth
Warren leftists other than their mutual disdain for crony capitalism.
The main difference here is that the Left mistakenly believes that these people
who feed at the trough of government are actually Republicans. The Left beds
down politically with these affluent bloodsuckers while they live in disdain of
the Koch Brothers who take no government support. These crony capitalists have
struck again and this time they will live to regret it.
Awesome: After Flag
Desecration, University Does Something Incredible to Support Veterans and the
Flag
Excerpt: Last week on the campus of Valdosta State
University
Who knew she was racist? Warren
Excerpt: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told President
Obama on Saturday he was making “untrue” claims about his opponents — including
herself. The feud between
Obama and the left continued Saturday, when Warren and Sen. Sherrod Brown
(D-Ohio) called on the president to immediately declassify the negotiating
terms of a pending trade deal with a host of nations known as the Trans-Pacific
Partnership. In an effort to push through trade legislation that would help
finalize the deal, Obama has blasted critics on the left, saying they are “wrong”
and “don’t know what they’re talking about.” (You'd think a
1/23-Indian-by-family-legend would know it's racist to criticize a black
president. ~Bob)
Race Card News
Fighting for Justice in Baltimore
Excerpt: Hours after Baltimore
police promised "deep, systemic changes in the culture" of their
department to protesters upset over the death of Freddie Gray, waves of
violence and looting shook the city. Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony
Batts said that demonstrations and marches were peaceful until about 7pm, when
protesters became "agitated" and clashed with police around Camden
Yards baseball stadium. Fans inside the stadium were told to stay inside.
‘Stop!’: Reporter
Gets a Close-Up During Freddie Gray Protests. Then Someone Pushes Her to the
Ground and Robs Her.
Excerpts: A reporter for the Russian news outlet Russia
Today (RT) was attacked and robbed while she recorded footage of young men in Baltimore during Saturday
night’s violent Freddie Gray protests.
Tweet from Vanessa Herring @Vanessa_Herring (Black
reporter)
One man who was at the rally told me he figured the protest
wouldn't remain peaceful he says b/c ppl flew in from STL
Video: Mayor of Baltimore
Disgusting: Video
from Whites Attacked by ‘Freddie Gray’ Mob Shows Handicapped Woman Under
Assault. By Sooper Mexican
Excerpt: There was video of
this incident in Baltimore
from far away, but this morning I found this video from one of the patrons
inside the bar, and halfway through it, you clearly see that they’re trying to
protect a handicapped woman in a wheelchair under the onslaught of projectiles
thrown by the unruly mob. ... But of course, we’re going to be told the protest
and looting had
nothing to do with race, right? Is that why people protected their businesses
by putting out “black owned” signs out front?
JPSO: Arrests in
'execution-style' murder of father, son
Excerpt: The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says
17-year-old Dexter Allen and 18-year-old Haraquon Degruy are responsible for
the execution-style murder of David and Nicholas Pence on Wednesday. (Black
killers, unarmed white victims. No #whitelivesmatter riots or protests so far.
~Bob)
Religion of Peace News
Muqawama Suriya
Statement: Loss of Jisr al-Shughur: Translation and Analysis. By Aymenn Jawad
Al-Tamimi
Excerpt: The Muqawama Suriya, as I have profiled previously, is a
pro-Assad militia led by Turkish born Alawite Ali Kayali, who prior to the
Syrian civil war had been focused on bringing the Sanjak of Alexandretta in Turkey
under Syrian rule. Though the group is primarily based in Latakia, it also had
considerable influence in Idlib province, including in Idlib city and Jisr
al-Shughur, both of which recently fell to rapid rebel offensives spearheaded
by jihadist forces, including Jabhat al-Nusra and the Turkestan Islamic Party.
In the latest
statement below from the Muqawama Suriya Aleppo office, the defeat in
Jisr al-Shughur is portrayed as a strategic retreat and regrouping on the
periphery, with emphasis on the need for Syrians to support the long war
effort. Below is a photo from Jisr al-Shughur last year when the Muqawama
Suriya advocated for the "re-election" of Assad as president.
3 family members
charged in Texas
Excerpt: Investigators say that an Iranian activist was gunned down by Jordanian immigrants
in 2012 because they believed she helped convert their Muslim daughter to
Christianity, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. Gelareh Bagherzadeh, a 30-year-old
researcher at MD Anderson, was shot to death outside her parent's home in the
Galleria area.
Survivors outraged
after learning Tsarnaev's family's trip to US paid for with American tax
dollars
Excerpt: As of Thursday, family members of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
have been staying at the Hampton Inn in Revere
under very tight security, just one of the things tax dollars are paying for.
FOX25's Sharman Sacchetti investigated how much this trip is costing you. Sources
say these family members are being called as witnesses and not only that, at
least three agencies are working around the clock to protect and transport
them.
Officials: FBI probes
possible ISIS-inspired threat. By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN
Excerpt: The FBI is investigating a possible ISIS-inspired
terrorist threat in the United
States , law enforcement officials said
Saturday. The investigation originated from intercepted chatter and other
intelligence information that led officials to believe a possible plot could be
in the works, the officials said. No arrests have been made. It's not clear
whether the threat is real or aspirational.
Backgrounder: The
Armenian Genocide
Excerpt: Compiled by Middle East Forum web editor and
research fellow Gary C. Gambill. On the one-hundredth anniversary of the start
of deportations culminating in the deaths of up to 1.5 million Armenian
Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire , the
question of whether these atrocities constitute "genocide" remains
hotly debated. Turkish officials maintain that the deaths were normal wartime
excesses, in the midst of a world war when the empire was fighting for its
life. On the other side, the descendants of Armenian victims and survivors throughout
the world maintain that the mass killings were a planned, deliberate campaign
of extermination. The weight of academic scholarship has tilted decidedly
toward the latter view.
Excerpt: The Islamic State seized control of a dam and
overran a military barracks in the Thar Thar area in western Iraq over the
past several days. Over 120 Iraqi soldiers and a senior general were killed
during the Islamic State offensive. In a video released by ‘Amaq News, the
Islamic State’s unofficial news agency, the jihadist group claimed to have
taken control of the Thar Thar dam, which is located northeast of Fallujah in
Anbar province. Islamic State fighters attacked the complex with
“explosive-laden vehicles,”
or suicide car bombs, before engaging with Iraqi troops in a firefight, Reuters noted.
Also, the jihadist group was able to take over a nearby military barracks.
IDF kills four
terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel
Excerpt: Four terrorists trying to place a bomb along Israel 's border with Syria were killed
Sunday evening. The incident came after reports in Arab media said Israel
*****
Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam Veteran who served five
terms in the Massachusetts State Senate. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of the American Republic.
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