Monday, April 30, 2018

Clapper

Here's Jonathan Turley on the hideous James Clapper:



Clapper is accused of not only lying to the public but to the media for which he now works. After Trump objected to the leaking of the dossier story, CNN covered Clapper’s statement that he assured the incoming president neither he nor anyone in the intelligence community was responsible: “I expressed my profound dismay at the leaks that have been appearing in the press, and we both agreed that they are extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security.”


In March, Clapper, again on CNN, insisted, “I didn’t have any contact with media until after I left the government on the 20th of January, so I don’t quite understand, at least what I’ve read, that somehow I leaked about the dossier.” CNN host Don Lemon then asked, “So you didn’t leak anything about the dossier to any media?” Clapper answered, “No, not — I mean, I talked about it after I left the government, but not during that period, and certainly not between the 6th of January and the 10th when the president-elect himself talked about it.”


If Clapper confirmed the information before he left office on Jan. 20, he could again be accused of perjury. However, there remain concerns over Clapper discussing the internal review of the dossier in the midst of the ongoing investigation; doing so shortly after his departure from office does not alter its unprofessional character. It is even worse if Clapper is seen as leveraging such insider information while considering a possible media deal with CNN.

James Clapper is a known liar who should have had perjury charges filed by the Congress.

This is C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot" for Monday:


Monday, April 30, 2018.  THE WASHINGTON POST announces that US major combat operations have ended in Iraq . . . seemingly forgetting that they never announced that US major combat operations had begun in Iraq.


Tamer El-Ghobashy (WASHINGTON POST) types, "The headquarters coordinating the activities of American ground forces in Iraq closed down on Monday, marking the end of major combat operations against the Islamic State, said U.S. officials." Huh?  Why are those laughable words so strangely familiar?




Hmm.  A bulls**t reporter for a bulls**t outlet 'reports' a laughable claim that, in fact, echos Bully Boy Bush's own words from 2003.

Is it a story?

Yes, it is.  Because following the strikes on Syria, US President Donald Trump Tweeted "Mission accomplished" and the press felt there was a need to compare it to Bully Boy Bush's speech above -- even though Bully Boy Bush did not say "Mission accomplished" in his speech (he did stand under a banner sporting those two words).  The press was highly critical of Donald, in fact, here's the opening of one piece:

If there was a new employee handbook for people who’d just obtained the position of “leader of the free world,” there would be some surefire entries in the section about presidential phrases to avoid:
I am not a crook,” would be an easy one, for reasons both obvious and historical.
New hires would also be discouraged from summing up economic policy stances with the phrase: “Read my lips. No new taxes.”
And then there is “Mission Accomplished,” the historically loaded phrase President Trump tweeted Saturday after U.S.-led airstrikes in coordination with British and French forces that struck the “heart” of Syria’s chemical weapons network.


Does Tamer recognize those words?  Does THE POST?  Because they are from THE WASHINGTON POST, specifically Cleve R. Wootsen Jr.'s "Trump's 'Mission Accomplished' tweet, and the premature declaration that haunted George W. Bush."  In fact, five years after Bully Boy Bush declared the end of major combat operations, CBS NEWS noted:


Now in its sixth year, the war in Iraq has claimed the lives of at least 4,058 members of the U.S. military - 3,924 of whom have died since Mr. Bush landed on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed (the true number may never be known, since the Iraqi government does not record tallies of the dead), and millions have been displaced from their homes. And there are currently more U.S. troops in Iraq than there were when the U.S. invaded with a contingent of other coalition forces.


 Major combat operations had not ended when the government said they had in 2003 but the lazy and lapdog press repeated the claim as if it was true.  All these years later, THE WASHINGTON POST does so again.  Without questioning, please note, and after they've slammed and ridiculed Trump for using the term "Mission accomplished."

Does the press ever get that they are the problem?

Nope.  They just mindlessly finger point while never going for even a minute of self-examination -- even when it's THE WASHINGTON POST -- second only to THE NEW YORK TIMES in selling the Iraq War.

What's really going on?  Seth J. Frantzman (JERUSALEM POST) speaks with US Brigadier General Andrew Croft and offers, "THE COALITION is now focusing on transitioning from the anti-ISIS combat operations of last year to securing and stabilizing Iraq 'as the ISF [Iraqi Security Forces] become more capable,' says Croft."

Not only does THE POST miss that, it misses so damn much.

It repeats what the Pentagon tells it to type, major combat operations have ended.

But, golly, gee, it doesn't question at all.

Meaning, not just that it doesn't question the so-called end, but also that it ignores what just took place. Major combat operations.  The US troops involved in major combat operations in Iraq.

This despite two presidents -- Barack Obama and Donald Trump -- denying that US troops sent into Iraq in 2014 and after were involved in combat operations.

Dropping back to October 26, 2014 for Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "Barack Prepares."



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Isaiah's latest The World Today Just Nuts "Barack Prepares."  A confused Josh Earnest asks, "What's he doing?"  Valerie Jarrett explains, "Ballet slippers on the ground are not boots on the ground."   Isaiah archives his comics at The World Today Just Nuts.


The press let two presidents lie about what was taking place in Iraq.  Today, when the press whispers in their ears that major combat operations have ended, THE WASHINGTON POST can't even grasp what a revelation that claim is.  It's an admission that the troops were involved in combat operations despite repeated assurances and lies otherwise from two sitting presidents.  It was always combat operations, despite the press denials.  When you are bombing from planes, as the US was, that is a combat mission.  Yet the press has repeatedly let two presidents lie and, even now, cannot get honest about what the words actually mean.

They do not mean combat operations have really ended anymore than they meant that when Bully Boy Bush made the claim in 2003.

But they do mean that the American people were repeatedly lied to and that, once again, the press did not do its job.


it's wild that the media is more self-critical about the white house correspondents dinner than its coverage of the the iraq war





It is wild but it is also very telling and goes to the fact that nothing in the press has really changed.  No lessons were learned from their Iraq War coverage, from their cheering on a war with dubious claims that they presented as facts.

Moving over to a different topic . . .




Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani will issue words of guidance next Friday in regards to the upcoming May 12 parliamentary elections.





May 12th, elections are supposed to take place in Iraq.  Ali Jawad (ANADOLU AGENCY) notes, "A total of 24 million Iraqis are eligible to cast their ballots to elect members of parliament, who will in turn elect the Iraqi president and prime minister."  RUDAW adds, "Around 7,000 candidates have registered to stand in the May 12 poll, with 329 parliamentary seats up for grabs."  AFP explains that the nearly 7,000 candidates includes 2014 women.   RUDAW also notes that 60 Christian candidates are competing for the five allotted minority seats.  The chief issues?  Mustapha Karkouti (GULF NEWS) identifies them as follows, "Like in previous elections, the main concerns of ordinary Iraqis continue to be the lack of security and the rampant corruption."

As noted in the April 3rd snapshot, pollster Dr. Munqith Dagher has utilized data on likely voters and predicts that Hayder al-Abadi's Al-Nasr will win 72 seats in the Parliament, al-Fath (the militias) will get 37 seats, Sa'eroon (Moqtada al-Sadr's new grouping) will get 27 seats, Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law will get 19 seats, al-Salam will get 18 seats (KDP and PUK parties for the Kurds), Ayad Allawi's Wataniya will get 15 seats. There are others but Dagher did not predict double digits for any of the other seats. The number are similar for the group of those who are extremely likely to vote (Hayder's seats would jump from 72 to 79 seats).  Other predictions?  The Middle East Insstitute's Fanar Haddad insists to Sammy Ketz (AFP) that the post of prime minister will come down to one of three people: Hayder al-Abadi (current prime minister), Nouri al-Maliki (two time prime minister and forever thug) or Hadi al-Ameria "a leader of Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary network that played a pivotal role in defeating IS. Ameri comes from Diyala province and is a statistics graduate from Baghdad University. He fled to Iran in 1980 after Saddam executed top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Sadr. The 64-year old is widely viewed as Tehran's favoured candidate."

Women running for office in Iraq this go round have been targeted with rumors and smears.  This is not a good thing.  Unless you're a sick f**k.  Zvi Bar'el (HAARETZ) offers:

But if in the past, harassment of women candidates was rare, this time it’s clear that Iraqi women are perceived as a political threat that makes them a target for harassment. This is a major headliner in the Iraqi media and is stirring public debate. Some Iraqi pundits have said they consider the harassment a positive sign that women are gaining more power in Iraqi politics.                                                   


Again, what a sick f**k.  This is not progress.  It is not as if Iraqi male politicians have been accused of having affairs during campaign seasons and now this is being applied to women as well.

This is not progress.  It is another attempt to run women out of politics in Iraq.

To see this attack as progress is to voice your extreme stupidity in public.


Cindy Sheehan and Jody Watley have updated at their sites:





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    Sunday, April 29, 2018

    Tomato Avocado Egg Sandwich

    Self has a new recipe I really enjoyed:



    Ingredients
    • 1 large egg
    • 1/2 medium avocado
    • 1tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
    • Salt
    • Pepper
    • 1 large campari tomato, sliced
    • 1 whole wheat English muffin, split and toasted
    Directions
    1. Fill a medium saucepan with 3 inches water and bring to a boil. Carefully add egg, then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 10 minutes.
    2. Transfer to a bowl of ice water for 2 minutes, then carefully peel and slice.
    3. In a bowl, mash avocado and yeast with a fork. Season with salt and pepper.
    4. Assemble sandwich with mashed avocado, tomato, egg slices, and more salt and pepper.

    Nutrition Per Serving

    417 calories
    21 g fat (4 g saturated)
    46 g carbs
    12 g sugar
    14 g fiber
    19 g protein


    Okay, this is from WSWS:

    Mehring Books has published The CIA Democrats, a detailed exposure of the effective takeover of the 2018 Democratic Party congressional campaign by candidates drawn from the ranks of former intelligence agents, special forces operatives, veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and civilian national security operatives from the State Department, National Security Council and Pentagon.
    The CIA Democrats analyzes the connection between the unprecedented influx of candidates with a military-intelligence background and drastic shift in the Democratic Party to the right, expressed in its efforts to promote the anti-Russian campaign, attacking the Trump administration from the right on foreign policy, and demanding a more confrontational approach toward Moscow in the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
    The pamphlet includes the three-part series published by the World Socialist Web Site March 7-9, 2018 and a subsequent perspective commenting on the historical implications of the CIA takeover of the Democratic Party, as well as a chart detailing the more than 50 former military-intelligence operatives now seeking Democratic congressional nominations in contested districts.
    Patrick Martin, the author of The CIA Democrats, is a senior writer for the World Socialist Web Site and a member of the National Committee of the Socialist Equality Party (US).

    To order, click here.








    This is C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot" for Friday:


    Friday,  April 27, 2018. 15 days before Iraq votes.


    Starting in the US, Senator Bernie Sanders ran for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2016.  Yesterday, he Tweeted the following.


    I voted against Pompeo because we need a secretary of state who'll check Trump’s bellicose nature, not encourage it. After 15+ years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, we need someone who will bring nations together in diplomatic efforts, not someone who supports never-ending wars.





    Someone who has presidential aspirations still thinks that cuts it?  That being 'antiwar' means you vote against a nominee?  I agree that we don't need never-ending wars, Bernie, but the way I see it, you're supporting those wars.  Where's your big speech decrying these ongoing wars?  I don't mean 15 years ago.  You've grown silent and complacent and, yes, complicit.

    What are you doing to end the ongoing wars?

    You're not connecting them when you give your economic speeches.  But these wars impact the economy -- they drain the tax dollars that could -- and should -- be spent on needed programs for American citizens and instead are spent on death and destruction.

    I'm sorry but your Tweet actions -- even for Tweet actions -- don't cut it.  You need to show leadership and vision or you need to forget about another run in 2020.


    On the topic of elections . . .

    May 12th, elections are supposed to take place in Iraq.  Ali Jawad (ANADOLU AGENCY) notes, "A total of 24 million Iraqis are eligible to cast their ballots to elect members of parliament, who will in turn elect the Iraqi president and prime minister."  RUDAW adds, "Around 7,000 candidates have registered to stand in the May 12 poll, with 329 parliamentary seats up for grabs."  AFP explains that the nearly 7,000 candidates includes 2014 women.   RUDAW also notes that 60 Christian candidates are competing for the five allotted minority seats.  The chief issues?  Mustapha Karkouti (GULF NEWS) identifies them as follows, "Like in previous elections, the main concerns of ordinary Iraqis continue to be the lack of security and the rampant corruption."

    As noted in the April 3rd snapshot, pollster Dr. Munqith Dagher has utilized data on likely voters and predicts that Hayder al-Abadi's Al-Nasr will win 72 seats in the Parliament, al-Fath (the militias) will get 37 seats, Sa'eroon (Moqtada al-Sadr's new grouping) will get 27 seats, Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law will get 19 seats, al-Salam will get 18 seats (KDP and PUK parties for the Kurds), Ayad Allawi's Wataniya will get 15 seats. There are others but Dagher did not predict double digits for any of the other seats. The number are similar for the group of those who are extremely likely to vote (Hayder's seats would jump from 72 to 79 seats).  Other predictions?  The Middle East Insstitute's Fanar Haddad insists to Sammy Ketz (AFP) that the post of prime minister will come down to one of three people: Hayder al-Abadi (current prime minister), Nouri al-Maliki (two time prime minister and forever thug) or Hadi al-Ameria "a leader of Hashed al-Shaabi, a paramilitary network that played a pivotal role in defeating IS. Ameri comes from Diyala province and is a statistics graduate from Baghdad University. He fled to Iran in 1980 after Saddam executed top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Sadr. The 64-year old is widely viewed as Tehran's favoured candidate."

    Dr. Harith Hasan al-Qarawee believes that "we are approaching a case where sectarianism is not the main definer of political alliances."


    He shared this opinion Wednesday at The Atlantic Council's roundtable in DC -- NBC NEWS' Vivian Salma moderated the discussion.  Hartih Hasan al-Qarawee argued that this move could be seen in the campaigns, "Prime Minister Abadi's running a list that is running in all Iraqi provinces with Kurdish and Sunni members.  That is a positive development.  Moqtada al-Sadr is aligning with Communists Parties, with secularists and running in Sunni and Shia provinces."

    Not all present agreed.

    "I wish I was as optimistic as Harith is," declared the Iraq Foundation's Rend al-Rahim.  "I do think there is a rhetoric that utilizes the cabinetry of a civic government, a secular government, anti-sectarian and so on.  And I think there is -- certainly on the part of Abadi -- and also Moqtada al-Sadr -- to reach out across the religious and sectarian lines.  I think though that this is not a deep layer of commitment.  I think it is more lip service than a reality.  And it's lip service that's driven by increasing electoral voices -- voters who want less sectarian government, who want civic -- i.e. secular government.  But, in fact, the leaderships that tower at the head of these coalitions that are contesting these elections?  I don't believe that they have a very deep seated belief in that with a few exceptions.  I think Abadi tends to be more open.  Moqtada al-Sadr who continues to amaze and surprise also comes to the conclusion."


    Turning to the topic of campaign posters . . .


    Candidates in elections in and wrote on their campaigning posters that “Prophet Muhammed and Imam Ali’s wife Fatima” asked them to candidate themselves in the dream. is becoming a religious event in .








    1. People in city tear apart posters of PM outside Saad Abdulla hall, where he introduced his candidates earlier today for ’s upcoming parliamentary elections.




    Suadad al-Salhy (AP) reports:


     Some posters depicting female candidates in make-up and without Islamic headscarves, have provoked a mixed response from an electorate more accustomed to voting for unsmiling religious clerics.
    While some voters said the images were a welcome change to the dry, male-dominated campaigns of old, others accused the women of lacking “political depth” and relying on their looks to woo the public. The candidates themselves have defended their unorthodox approach as just another way to generate interest in the election.
    In an interview with Iraqi news agency, Al-Manar Press, Mannal Al-Mu’atassim, said she hoped her fashionable image would motivate more young people to support her in the polls. She told Arab News that while she was “not betting” on her looks to win her more votes, she regarded her appearance as more important than her ability to debate conventional political issues.
    “I believe that Iraqi voters are heading toward choosing new faces, so there is no need for an electoral program or slogans,” she said. 






    At this week's Atlantic Council roundtable, Rend al-Rahim offered that the candidates were largely the same, "So I would say there is a shift in the mood of the electorate but I don't think it is adequately reflected in the political leaders.  Now there is certainly continuity because many of the old faces that we saw in 2010, 2014 are repeated.  I mean are there any brand new names?  Have any stars emerged that we can look at and say, "Wow, there's new blood in this political process!"?  I don't think so.  But the deployment of these faces, this leadership has changed."



    Indiana University's Feisal al-Istrabadi argued that, in 2010, they saw a push for a national identity but "as soon as those election results became known everyone sort of went back into the corners that  they were accustom to and we sort of got more of the same."


    But why was that?

    Maybe because they went with national patriotism -- the voters did -- by backing Iraqiya which was not about sect.  That's why Iraqiya, led by Ayad Allawi, won.  But the US government refused to back those results and Nouri al-Maliki -- who lost -- refused to step down.  For eight months, the Iraq political process ground to a halt and this only ended with the US negotiated contract known as The Erbil Agreement which gave Nouri a second term as prime miniter -- one the voters had not supported.

    When you grasp those events, you realize why people might go "back into the corners that they were accustom to."  And you realize the very real damage the US government did in 2010.


    Let's include this from Burn Pits 360:




    April Newsletter
    Burn Pits 360 Advisory Board Member and Exposure Expert Kerry Baker Discusses Burn Pit Claims in New Video
    Burn Pits 360 Advisory Board Member and exposure expert Kerry Baker discussed burn pits and VA disability claims in new video.  Baker, joined by veteran advocate and attorney Robert Chisholm ofChisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD, discussed how burn pits were used during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and how service members now suffer from adverse health conditions due to their exposure.

    Military burn pits were open-air pits used as a means of waste disposal on U.S. military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti after September 11, 2001.  Everything from medical waste to metals were burned in the pits around the clock, exposing service members to toxic fumes and inhalants.  These burn pits were managed by both the United States military and private military contractors, including Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a military contract recently the subject of a ruling on burn pits and lung disease.

    Ruling for Burn Pit Exposure
    A recent ruling in a Workers' Compensation case against KBR could impact veterans filing VA disability claims.  The claimant was a KBR employee who was deployed to Afghanistan as a private contractor and worked around the burn pits.  She developed severe disabilities including a lung condition and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to her time in Afghanistan.

    The ruling agreed with the claimant that her lung condition was caused by exposure to the burn pits, and ruled that KBR must pay for her medical coverage for her condition.  The ruling that her lung condition is due to exposure to burn pits could have an impact on veterans seeking VA compensation, although VA is not bound by precedent set for Worker's Compensation.

    What Was Released By the Burn Pits?
    Military burn pits released a number of toxic compounds including hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and dioxins.  The Department of Defense has released air samples from the burn pits showing the presence of particulate matter and inhalants, but they have not released samples of air within the smoke screen of the burn pits.  For those that were in the direct line of the smoke, these air samples do not give an accurate picture of possible exposures.

    Mr. Baker and Mr. Chisholm discuss how burn pits emitted similar contaminants as those contained in herbicides used in Vietnam, most notably Agent Orange.  Agent Orange contained dioxin, specifically 2,4-D; 2,4,5-T and its contaminant TCDD. TCDD is the most potent of all dioxins and is listed in the VA's presumptive rule for herbicide exposure.  TCDD is also a byproduct of what was burned in burn pits, exposing veterans to a dioxin that has been recognized by VA to cause a number of serious health conditions.  Mr. Baker states that veterans exposed to burn pits should be considered under the VA's herbicide presumption as they were exposed to a dioxin, TCDD, that is listed in the regulation.

    Applying For VA Benefits
    Many veterans who apply for VA disability benefits for their burn pit-related conditions are denied service connection, in part due to a lack of understanding of the dangers of burn pits and the materials they released.  Unlike Agent Orange, the VA does not have a presumptive rule for burn pit-related conditions.  Since there is no presumptive rule, burn pits claims are decided on a case-by-case basis.  The VA adjudicates these claims for service connection by looking for an event in service, a medically diagnosed condition, and then a medical link ("nexus") between the event and the veteran's condition.

    Click here to watch the video. 
    Burn Pits 360 Honors a Soldier
    Each month, Burn Pits 360 honors a fallen soldier.  Retired Sergeant 1st Class Fred Slape served two tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army.  He was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer, and passed away at the age of 42.
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    Burn Pits 360 Registry is a research study, collecting data on burn pit exposures and related illnesses.  The goal is to prove the connection between burn pit exposure and illness.  Before now, this information was only available to the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.  So far, over 5,000 individuals have participated.  Your data will enable Burn Pits 360 to advocate and lobby on behalf of the veteran community for VA benefits, policy change, and specialized health care. To participate, visit us on our website here.
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    Opening of New Warrior Service Center Set for May 2nd

    Burn Pits 360 founders Rosie Torres and Army veteran Leroy Torres announce the opening of the Warrior Support Center in Robstown, Texas in May.  Both Rosie and Leroy were featured in an article to discuss the resources and services that the center will provide to local veterans.

    The Warrior Support Center offers  a safe space for veterans who are returning home from service and aims to foster a sense of home and comradery.  The Center will offer services such as case management, claims assistance, and job training, and includes a computer center, recreation center, and exercise area.

    The grand opening of the Center is May 2nd at 10 AM, and the Center is currently accepting donations for materials such as books and movies, and is looking for sponsors and volunteers.  Click here to sign up to volunteer.

    Click here to see the full article and video. 
    Burn Pits 360 to Speak on Panel at University at Buffalo School of Law 

    Rosie Torres, Executive Director of Burn Pits 360, will participate in a panel discussion at the University at Buffalo School of Law following a free screening of Delay, Deny, Hope You Die.  The screening and panel discussion will take place Monday, April 23rd at 509 O'Brian Hall in The Cellino & Barnes Conference Center.  The film will begin at 6 PM and the panel discussion will begin at 7 PM. 
    Legal Help for Veterans

    Disability Benefits:  If VA has denied your disability compensation claim, assigned you the wrong impairment rating, or if you are entitled to an earlier effective date, contact Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick for assistance.  CCK is also experienced at helping eligible veterans get VA benefits for special monthly compensation (SMC) or total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).  Contact CCK toll free at 844-291-8569 or visit CCK online at https://cck-law.com.
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