The Blue Pill.

[guohua]

You guys missed a GREAT Opportunity, your Government could have sold ship Holds filled with water to California.
You just might still be able to.

They needed water really bad for years.

[BIAD]

'Fake news': Trump tweets glee as three CNN journalists resign over Russia story.

'Trump derides network’s ‘phony’ stories after three quit over piece on supposed investigation
into meeting between associate and Russian investor...'

Wow! A frowning comment on the reaction of a victim of a trio of alleged Journalists -who resigned from
their positions at a prominent news outlet due to a fabricated account that supported a narrative the same
news outlet has been pushing before the election of that victim!

It's almost as seeing a victim walk from court with a smile at justice being done...! and we can't have that
when dealing with a wealthy heterosexual white man, can we?

If we disregard the moral and ethical aspirations that professional Journalism is supposed to adhere to and
ignore the thin-line these three people were walking by bringing the company they worked for into disrepute,
some of us may be left with nothing but the idea that these information-gatherers had nothing on their minds
but dislike for the man in the red tie.

Can this be possible...? Could it be that these 'Reporters' acted in the same manner as a couple of spoilt,
middle-class keyboard warriors?!! When trolling a person on the internet, evidence to make the victim feel
bad isn't needed, it's the implication of guilt by the use of confident wording and as I wrote elsewhere in a
thread, many tend to believe the written word.

'...CNN on Monday accepted the resignations of three journalists involved in a story about a supposed investigation
into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of Donald Trump and the head of a Russian investment fund.

On Tuesday, around 6.30am ET, Trump tweeted in response: “Wow, CNN had to retract big story on ‘Russia,’ with
3 employees forced to resign. What about all the other phony stories they do? FAKE NEWS!”...'

Ah, it's the glee that President Trump is showing that's the problem here, the chuckling of being correct that a type
of 'Witch-hunt' was being played out to anyone who can read, have access to a television or the internet.
I was wrong, President Trump isn't the victim... these poor souls who write falsehoods are the persecuted ones.
I get it now.

'...The president then retweeted a tweet from a “clickbaiter & #FakeNews debunker”, featuring the CNN logo altered
to read “FNN: Fake News Network”. Later, using “stories” in the plural without citing additional examples, he added:
“Fake News CNN is looking at big management changes now that they got caught falsely pushing their phony Russian
stories. Ratings way down!”...'

Why the scoundrel!! President Trump didn't cite examples...? didn't offer proof to his accusations and used poor
grammar?! I'm sure that if this Hotel-owner had set his pussy-grabbing hand at being a Journalist, a News Editor
glancing at his copy would point out his failings in structuring correct sentences and just like CNN, ignored the fact that
the story was actually false.

'...The president then broadened his attack: “So they caught Fake News CNN cold, but what about NBC, CBS & ABC?
What about the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost? They are all Fake News!”

The CNN story in question was posted on the network’s website on Thursday and was removed, with all links disabled,
on Friday night. CNN immediately apologised to Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump transition team member who was
reported to be involved in the meeting.

Following the retraction Scaramucci, tweeted that CNN “did the right thing. Classy move. Apology accepted.
Everyone makes mistakes. Moving on.”

Shortly after that the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, tweeted: “Hahahahaha, CNN has standards??
More #fakenews defaming my friend @Scaramucci.”..'

I suppose one would expect a loftier response from the thirty-nine year-old son of the President. I mean, the story
was accidentally researched, written, fact-checked, edited, checked again and then printed and prepared for
broadcast.
How could Trump Jr. not see how there was no intent or malice?!

'...In taking down the story, CNN said it did not meet its editorial standards. The episode is a damaging blow for a
network that Trump has frequently derided as “fake news” . The story never made it on to any of CNN’s television
networks...'

I'd like to know when this article falsely accusing their President of espionage and knowingly endangering the nation
of the United States by colluding with an imaginary enemy (the US isn't at war with Russia!)...   when it came into the
area of not meeting 'editorial standards'!
Maybe when the three Journalists explained they had no evidence for their claims...? Maybe Editor...? Just askin'

'...The author, Thomas Frank, was among those who resigned, according to a network executive who requested
anonymity because the person was not authorised to discuss personnel issues. Also losing their jobs were Eric
Lichtblau, an assistant managing editor in CNN’s Washington bureau, and Lex Harris, head of the investigations
unit...'

Are we calling the 'network-executive-who-requested-anonymity' an 'unnamed source' again?!

'...The story was quickly questioned both internally and externally, including by the conservative site Breitbart News.
It was determined that the story was posted without going through the expected checks and balances for one of
such sensitivity, the executive said...'

You mean it was either slipped through unnoticed, was posted because the checks and balances don't exist or the
people assigned to analyse the product of this mature occupation were in the bar by the time it was ready.

'...The failure to follow proper procedures is what led to the resignations, the CNN executive said.
It’s not immediately clear what in the story is factually incorrect, or whether CNN would continue to report on the
issue...'

Well, whatever the section in the report was that held doubts, it was prominent enough to warrant three resignations.
So, I'd guess it'll be easy to find... if one has the Journalists' notes, verified sources and witness-agreed statements
that generated the need to write the article.


Anthony Scaramucci.

'...The retracted story had said the Senate intelligence committee was looking into a 16 January discussion between
Scaramucci and Kirill Dmitriev, whose Russian Direct Investment Fund guides investments by US entities in Russia.
Scaramucci, in the story, said he exchanged pleasantries in a restaurant with Dmitriev.

The report also said that two Democratic senators wanted to know whether Scaramucci had indicated in the meeting
whether sanctions against Russia would be lifted, a decision that could impact the investment fund...'
SOURCE:

Whatever the dubious part of CNN's story must lie within this area of the article, but the illustrious outlet seem unwilling
to indicate which part. Surely, the three men will have shown their superiors their group-gathered evidence and in doing
so, saved their jobs?
Surely.

(By the way, this article has plenty of debatable errors in it in regards of grammar!)

[Daitengu]

They should arrest the bastards ..... charge em with sedition .... treason  .... take em out an execute em .... then shut down commie news network an burn it to the ground .....

[BIAD]

Grenfell fire: MP calls for inquiry chairman to quit.

'The judge heading the Grenfell Tower inquiry has been urged to stand down by the MP for Kensington,
who says those affected need "somebody we can trust".
It follows a call on Monday for Sir Martin Moore-Bick to quit by lawyers representing some of the victims.

Labour MP Emma Dent Coad said Sir Martin was "a technocrat" who lacked "credibility" with the families.
Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Martin has said he understands the "desire of local people for justice".

The call comes as questions are raised over the efforts being made to rehouse those left homeless by
the fire on 14 June.
At least 80 people are thought to have died in the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, west London.
The final toll may not be known until the end of the year, say police...'
SOURCE:
................................

Another tale of obfuscation to delay the inevitable truth.

In my opinion and I mean no disrespect to those injured and dead, I think that this whole rat's nest should
be dragged out into the light and shown for what it really is.

The authorities set with investigating this tragedy don't know who were living in the Grenfell Tower, they don't
know who were visiting during the blaze, they're not entirely sure who the landlords are who were letting the
apartments out and there's still the problem of how many of the effected were illegal immigrants.

Some may inquire how can this be...? How can a system that registers, controls and funds a large section
of society not know who the occupants and visitors were? Social housing is paid for through Government
-approved grants to local Councils and it's not just handed out like confetti, there has to be information of
who it was for.

Welfare payments, unused monies in bank accounts designed to accepted Benefit payments, there's a
well-entrenched system that can show an absence of activity. Employment information... if someone isn't
turning up to their job, why?
It's not like any missing employee won't be 'on-the-books'... will it?

Property Owners:
In the majority of cases, landlords pay a fee to the letting-agents for administration, appropriate tenants and
maintenance. The names of who live those accommodations will surely be registered there.

Maybe the property owner dealt directly with the tenant. Even if it may seem heartless, surely the loss of income
would prompt the landlord to come forward and offer information regarding who he was housing?
Without seeming callous, there's been reports of sub-letting and sub-sub-letting and in this regard, knowledge
of who, how many and why people were living there gets into very murky waters.

Great Britain is wired up with that much surveillance that it's often sarcastically commented on all around the
world and it doesn't just involve cameras. Free movement from mainland Europe is monitored by both sides
and because of the current terrorist threats, will be ramped-up even more than usual.
Where's the lists?

Friends and loved-ones not visiting Grenfell Towers must be aware that anyone they deem close may not
have contacted them and by contacting Police with this information, people can be ruled in or out.

I would suggest that considering the manner that the mainstream media are painting this perception, it
would be easy for any outlet to ask viewers and readers to check Twitter and Facebook for any change
or absence in their online relationships.

But they don't, just like many other times when control is questioned, they gang together to create a soft,
nicey-nicey, heart-warming narrative. Blue Pill-takers like that.

Instead of real, mature questions and investigative journalism, we get tales of Jeremy Corbyn banging-on
about requisitioning nearby private properties that are seen as land-banking for use to house the survivors
of the fire. Considering his leanings, this would be standard for Comrade Corbyn.

Reports play one politician off with another where the Prime Minister -Theresa May, is reported as not visiting
the streets around Grenfell in a manner that implies she's too 'posh' or it's beneath the Tories to do so.

We get plenty of these stupid newspaper debates about who in the political world is-or-isn't doing enough 
fawning around the effected and the usual images of tributes with the backdrop of a blackened stucture only
add to the false, dispassionate narrative.
All in an attempt to deflect from the real questions that need asking.

Structures like Grenfell were built because it's a cheap way to house the 'unwashed' of society... that's the
sad truth. It has nothing to do with race, gender or religion, it's to do with social class.

Who occupied those apartments (called flats in the UK) when they were first built...? The unemployed and
those who left rural communites destroyed by the closing down of industries for overseas political reasons.
The forgotten old and some from post-Empire days can also be added to the list.

For many years now, a cheap source of labour as come from overseas and when one includes the terrible
media-endorsed political correctness-stigma, it means that even legally, certain occupations are taken up
by newcomers who see half-a-wage in Britain, better than what they left behind.

Those who decide to arrive on our shores by criminal means, already know they have no legal platform to
argue their case and use the race-card if possible, but will settle for what they can get.

Make no mistake, Government agencies know about this cultural paradigm and understand that it benefits
many aspects of the country. There's no need to worry about Union disputes among this class, they prefer
to not get into waters where the whole scene would be exposed.

Also for the employer, there's no longer the burden of paying taxes, national insurance, possible pension
contributions, liabilities insurance and an obvious one, holiday pay.
All against the law of course, but when you've signed up to an official Europe-wide agreement that demands
you allow thousands upon thousands of people into your country, sometimes the system can 'accidentally'
let things slide.

And don't think we're just talking about manual workers here, the City Of London can boast it's fair-share
of well-dressed executives that enjoy a free-ride due to the assisting policies put in place by the non-elected
bureaucrats in Brussels.
Except you won't find them living in Grenfell Towers.

It also alleviates the concerns of indigenous working-class residents of Great Britain because we've had
three generations already, that perceive employment in a different light than their great-grandparents.
With benefit-payments from the Governement, not working is no longer seen as taboo.

For those who are seen as minorities due to culture, ethnicity or religious beliefs, the same monies and
living accommodation are available too. Just Like Dick Whittington perceived it and for some, London is really
paved with gold.

Some might ask that if this low-income society is so bad, how do they endure it?
Don't kid yourself, drug-dealing is big in many of our cities and when it comes to London, why are there
so many stabbing crimes?! In my view, our Capitol is lost to this behavior, but of course... it only benefits
the wealthy.

It's been said that the people of Grenfell want the truth, to commit to such a rare, noble act will take both
sides of those involved.
Now... do you really want to go down that particular rat-hole?

[Mystic Wanderer]

At least 80 people are thought to have died in the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, west London.

The final toll may not be known until the end of the year, say police...'

The end of the year?!  

As you stated so well above, there seems to be much more going on here.  

[BIAD]

At least 80 people are thought to have died in the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, west London.

The final toll may not be known until the end of the year, say police...'

The end of the year?!  

As you stated so well above, there seems to be much more going on here.  

When the idea of 'fake' victims coming forward (which as already happened) -is thrown in the
mix not to just see what financial gain can be obtained, but to also take on a legal identity, it
means we may never truly know who escaped.

It's not all flowers, tea-lights and coloured windmills.

[BIAD]

This may help in understanding what is really going on in the UK.

[guohua]

This may help in understanding what is really going on in the UK.

White People Have Nothing Coming, except to Assimilate into the Muslim Culture or Brown Culture here in America.

One of the problems in London i would suspect is the Mayor!

[BIAD]

Belgium hunts terror ring over 'fake police' plot.

'Officers are searching for more suspects after the discovery of a stash of weapons in Brussels,
including police uniforms. Police are hunting "several" members of a Belgian terror ring amid fears
of a possible attack if the group "feel cornered"...'

Well, we don't want to hurt their feelings now, do we?!

'...The ongoing search follows the discovery of a stash of weapons in a Brussels suburb, including
Kalashnikov assault rifles, smaller firearms, ammunition, bullet proof vests, detonators, a blue police
beacon and security and police uniforms.



The items found in a lock-up garage sparked concern that potential attackers could have been plotting
to pose as police and other officials...'

Maybe it's just a cultural thing...? Ring Macron or Merkel, they'll tell you more about open borders and how
it's improved Europe.

'...It is also feared the discovery of the store, which followed the search of six properties, could provoke an
attack similar to the bombings in the Belgian capital last year...'

Oh, let's not provoke them. Let's just hide away in our safe-spaces and as your country and your ass are ripped
apart, you can take solace in the fact that you never upset those people with well-tanned skin who read a book
badly.

'...The attack on an airport and a metro station on 22 March, 2016, which killed 32 and injured more than 300,
occurred after police uncovered a weapons cache as they hunted an Islamic State cell linked to attacks in Paris
the year before...'

Would you say it's terrorist-related then...? Would you consider that there are people -that you allowed into your
own country, that are wishing you harm? The mathmatics is considerable, I know, but is there a... I dunno, the
vague awareness of a 'grand scheme'... a premeditated plot?

'...Police charged two brothers of a convicted jihadist on Wednesday but revealed on Thursday they are looking
for further members of a possible terror cell.
Eric van der Sypt, spokesman for the country's federal prosecutors' office, said: "We are still looking for several
terrorism suspects.
"We fear they may feel cornered. We therefore fear there could be the same reaction as on March 22."...'

Then run away. You're Belgium -for God's sake... you're a mixture of two other nations, Merkel won't mind.

'...He later insisted officials had no "new element" to suggest an attack was imminent, but added: "One can never
know how these people might react."...'

I agree, there's never been a pattern in the past. By the way, would you like to buy a some time-share property?

'...Belgian nationals Akim and Khalid Saouti, who were among four people detained in overnight raids on Tuesday,
are believed to be the brothers of Said Saouti, a member of the Kamikaze Riders motorcycle club...'

That name of the bike club...? There's a tone there...

'...They were charged on Wednesday with belonging to a "terrorist group" and suspected of planning an attack.
Last year, Said was jailed for recruiting people to jihadist organisations and supporting IS on social media.

The Kamikaze Riders are feared to be closely associated with terror groups active in Iraq and Syria and were
suspected to be linked to foiled attacks in Brussels in late 2015. Of the four people held in the Anderlecht area
of Brussels on Wednesday, two were later released after questioning...'

Yes, having a motorcycle isn't a crime. How they acquired the bikes and where the monies to purchase them...
assuming they bought the bikes, may help but if you're unsure, let them go.

'...A fifth man, reportedly suspected of planning a "violent attack", was arrested across the border in northern France,
close to the city of Lille. Belgian and French police co-operated on the joint investigation, with prosecutors saying
the raids were "directly linked" to members of the Kamikaze Riders and not part of the investigation into the Brussels
and Paris attacks...'

Oh well, I'm sure the residents of Paris and Brussels feel more comfortable in knowing that potential carnage doesn't
always have to be related to other instances of attack. Also, don't use the expression 'border of northern France'...
it implies the EU directive isn't real.

'...France remains in a state of emergency following the November 2015 attack in the French capital, which killed 130.
The Foreign Office has warned UK travellers that Belgium is "very likely" to be the target of terror attackers...'

Get used it, that's normal in a big city.

'...Last month, a man attempting to set off a bomb in Brussels' Central Station was shot dead by a soldier...'
SOURCE:

Was that...(cough), was that terror-related? Anyone willing to stand back and look at what the overall plan is here?
No? Ring Merkel.

[BIAD]

Tut-tut, you should really appreciate the temperature of ideologies in a country
and think seriously about what you broadcast.
Unless... you did.

Sheffield-based radio station Iman FM suspended over 'terror talks'

'A community radio station has been taken off air for broadcasting more than 25 hours of lectures
by an alleged al-Qaeda leader. Sheffield-based Iman FM had its licence suspended by Ofcom for
playing the lectures by radical American Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.



The regulator said parts of the material was "likely to encourage or incite crime or lead to disorder".
Iman FM told Ofcom it was not aware of Awlaki's background.

In 2011 the United Nations Security Council described Awlaki as a "leader, recruiter and trainer for
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula". His sermons are thought to have inspired terrorist attacks including
the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris in 2015 in which 12 people died and the 2009 Fort Hood
shootings, in which 13 US soldiers were killed.

Awlaki was killed in a US drone strike in 2011.
Ofcom said information about Awlaki's alleged terrorist links was "freely available".
It launched an investigation of the station after a member of the public complained about the content of the
lectures.

The station said it had downloaded and broadcast Awlaki's lectures during Ramadan - 26 May to 24 June
-despite not having listened to them in their entirety beforehand.

It said it had listened to 12 hours of the audio, which it "judged to be within the parameters [of the Broadcasting
Code]", but only samples of the remainder were checked.

The licensee said it had not listened to all of the lectures because of time constraints, it being a small radio
station and the broadcasts happening during Ramadan. It said that management had not picked up on the issue,
not least because of the timing of the broadcasts when managers were "probably catching up on sleep".

The station then broadcast a show on 23 June in which it condemned the lectures and apologised to listeners.
In its ruling Ofcom said it considered the breaches of the Broadcasters Code to be "extremely serious".
It said it planned to revoke Iman FM's licence and had given the station 21 days to respond.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page, Iman FM said: "[It] has temporarily stopped broadcasting, this has
resulted due to the regulator suspending its licence for the next 21 days, on the basis that unwittingly some
controversial lectures were broadcast."...'
SOURCE:

[guohua]

@"BIAD" 
Good, That is exactly what should happen. 

[BIAD]

@"BIAD" 
Good, That is exactly what should happen. 

They can't use the old 'Is it because I'm brown' -ruse anymore because it seems
like the atmosphere in the UK has changed slightly.


The routine of broadcasting what they want to incite and then apologising afterwards
just doesn't fly... the deceit card has been overused.

[BIAD]

Just an update on what the Blue-Pill takers gobble down without knowing it.

[guohua]

@"BIAD"  Very interesting video.
They left out Obama and E. Holder and the Clinton's though.

[BIAD]

Ex-BBC reporter Liz MacKean dies after stroke.

'Ex-BBC News correspondent Liz MacKean has died after suffering a stroke.
MacKean, 52, worked for the corporation for more than 20 years but left in in 2013 amid
a row over the decision to shelve her investigation for Newsnight about disgraced DJ
Jimmy Savile.

She began her career at BBC Hereford and Worcester, before presenting on Breakfast
and reporting from Northern Ireland and Scotland.
MacKean went on to work on Channel 4's Dispatches programme...'

The BBC:

Other people died too, but they weren't Journalists.
For a list of those lesser, please peruse local obituaries.

News... the Dodo.

[BIAD]

This is from back in 2015 and I'd only just became aware of it.
But for heavens-sake... really?!

'Darth Vader was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse in the original film
trilogy, and by stunt performer Bob Anderson during the character's intense
lightsaber fight scenes.


David Prowse.

Lucas originally intended for Orson Welles to voice Vader (after dismissing
using Prowse's own voice due to his English West Country accent, leading
to the rest of the cast nicknaming him "Darth Farmer").

After deciding that Welles's voice would be too recognizable, he cast the
lesser-known James Earl Jones instead.

Jones initially felt his contributions to the films were too small to warrant
recognition and his role was uncredited at his request until the release of
Return of the Jedi (1983).

When Jones was specifically asked if he had supplied Vader's voice for
Revenge of the Sith -either newly or from a previous recording -Jones
answered, "You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know".

The character has also been voiced by Scott Lawrence and Matt Sloan
for several video games. Hayden Christensen and Gene Bryant alternately
portray Vader in Revenge of the Sith...'

Wikipedia:

[Mystic Wanderer]

This is from back in 2015 and I'd only just became aware of it.
But for heavens-sake... really?!

If they only realized what idiots they look like to people with working brains, they would go crawl in a hole!  Sometimes you just have to laugh at their absurdity!

[BIAD]

I see this every day and I often wonder how many out there don't realise that global narratives
sometimes don't work in their initially-created form and have to be altered to get the message
across.

What might seem a great manipulative manner in one country, may not have the same effect
in another where the population's dialectic leans towards a more religious or industrious setting.

Like this one. It's not much, but the 'touchy-feely' emotional narrative is different because it's
perceived by the writers that certain words and images will impact on it's readers differently
and so, altered to-suit.

Swearing or cursing may not have the same effect on different readers or the anger in the incident
may not be appropriate in another country where the narrative is given as a more 'official authoritarian'
stance.

The idea of mourning can be seen to some as purely emotional and have no controlling aspects outside
of it's social acceptance that we should not make waves during a solemn perception.

And in some countries, a background appearance of serious governance far-outweighs any need to
portray a situation as something is merely emotive.

Ironically, the subject matter is the same in the articles, but how they're delivered is very different.
It's like two people being human, but their external appearance aren't the same!!

The Narratives:

Two Confederate Statues in Charlottesville Covered in Black in Mourning for Heather Heyer.

'Workers covered a statue of Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Charlottesville, Virginia,
with a black tarp on Wednesday afternoon in a symbol of mourning for the woman who was killed after
a white nationalist rally earlier this month.



A small crowd cheered as crews covered the statue of the Confederate general riding a horse, shrouding
it in black, memorializing the death of Heather Heyer, who died on Aug. 12 after a white nationalist plowed
into a crowd with his car.

Onlookers took photos and video as workers used ropes and poles to cover the statue.
After the statue of Lee was covered, workers moved on to a statue of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson,
which they also covered with a black tarp.

Heyer was among those counter-protesting the “Unite the Right” rally, in which a swarm of white supremacists,
white nationalist and Nazi sympathizers, descended on Charlottesville.

The rally is believed to be the largest gathering of white nationalists in the last decade.
James Alex Fields Jr., who drove the car into the crowd, has been charged with second-degree murder in her
death. The city council voted early Tuesday to drape the Lee and Jackson statues.

That vote came during a chaotic meeting packed with irate residents who screamed and cursed at
councilors over the city's response to the rally, the AP reported.
It was the first meeting held by the city council since the “Unite the Right” rally.

Later in the afternoon, local resident John Miska -sporting a long white beard, a tie-dye shirt, and a pistol
strapped to his thigh -attempted to cut down the tarp with a knife.

The effort was ultimately unsuccessful, though he told reporters the cover was a "desecration" -and added
that he was not with either "side." He said he was at the rally and counter-protests in Charlottesville earlier
in the month and "I told both sides to go f-k themselves."

Miska went on to describe Heyer as a woman "playing in traffic" and called slavery "the birth defect of America."

The argument over Charlottesville's monument stretches back to the council's vote earlier this year to take
down the Lee statue. That decision is currently halted by a legal challenge, and a judge has issued an
injunction preventing the city from removing the Lee statue while the lawsuit plays out.

Confederate statues have begun to come down across the United States. Statues in cities like New Orleans
were removed prior to the rally, but many more have been taken down after the flashpoint rally.

Following the violence in Charlottesville, Lexington, Kentucky, Mayor Jim Gray announced plans to move two
Confederate statues from a public area. And in Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan called for removing a statue
of Confederate-era Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney from state house grounds...'

NBC News:

The initial essence of the above article is that the statues were covered for the reason of a display of mourning
and not to just shroud them from the presumed enraged citizens who don't like statues.

Charlottesville covers Confederate statues

'The US city of Charlottesville has covered two statues of Confederate army generals with black tarpaulins.
The decision was made during a heated meeting between town councillors.



A protest earlier this month regarding the future of the statues ended in clashes between white supremacists
and anti-fascists and the death of a woman. The councillors voted unanimously to cover the monuments, as
residents demanded to know how the 12 August protest had got so badly out of hand.

The protesters had focused on the statue of Robert E Lee which, along with one of fellow Confederate general
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, is earmarked by the council to be removed.
This cannot happen, however, because of a pending lawsuit so, meanwhile, the council ordered them to be covered.

A great-great-grandson of Jackson has said he believes monuments to his famous ancestor were built as
symbols of white supremacy and should be taken down.

Jack Christian said: "They were constructed to be markers of white supremacy.
They were constructed to make black people fearful.
"I can only imagine what persons of colour who have to walk and drive by those every morning think and feel."

Robert E Lee V, the great-great-grandson of the Confederate general, said the family hates to see the statues
be a source of division.
"If taking down the statues helps us not have days like Charlottesville, then we're all for it," Mr Lee said.
"Take 'em down tonight."...'

Sky News:
This article ignores the emotive connection of a black covering of the statues to the tragic death of Heather Heyer
and concentrates on the 'white supremacy' angle. For myself, it's interesting -as it shows the differences of perceived
'freedom rights'
The United States enjoys far greater freedom of speech than Europe, but to maintain these differences -or lack of
'sameness' the second article delivers more on the racial aspect than the emotional point offered in the first report.


When it's said that the pen is mightier than the sword, sometimes where that pen was manufactured can have
a bearing too!!

[BIAD]

Psst... Do yer' wanna see how dumbed-down people are...? Seriously, do yer' wanna see the bullshit they
gobble down everyday and call it 'truth'?!

Here's James Clapper in a Guardian article (which sucks the Government big-one with the same enthusiasm
on either side of the pond, in my view)... delivering his opinion on how the current President of the United States
could be a liability when it comes to having access to nuclear missile codes.

I know in my heart, this is just a biased 'filler' for the newspaper that hates white men and I know that -just like
many click-baiting editorials, it will create a narrative and then deconstruct it further down it's paragraphs.

But like many journalists, this type of low-brow, shake-the-war-branches, rhetoric never takes into consideration
that by attaching a comment from a noted Government employee (or in Clapper's case, one of many that secretly
listened in to the same citizens !)... The Guardian has unwittingly offered to those who refrain The Blue Pill that
there's also a reality that negates the whole article!

The image of Clapper at a podium -taken from an Australian National Press Club gig in June 2017, gives the
impression that he's speaking to a crowd of people when he makes the comments about President Trump
and the launch-codes. But in fact, The Guardian is taking an interview that Clapper had with CNN's Don Lemon
on 23rd August of this year and giving the impression via the photograph that it's some-sort of 'announcement'

Clapper stated Trump's access to missile codes is scary, I would suggest Edward Snowden's response to
the question why he became a whistle-blower could also be characterised as scary too.
“Sort of the breaking point was seeing the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, directly lie under
oath to Congress. ... Seeing that really meant for me there was no going back.”

In essence, the article implies the reader and Mr. Clapper haven't a clue to what really happens when such a
dire situation arises. And seemingly, The Guardian can also be accused of this.
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Ex-intelligence chief: Trump's access to nuclear codes is 'pretty damn scary'

'James Clapper questioned the US president’s ‘fitness to be in this office’ after his speech in Phoenix, joining a
growing chorus of alarm over his erratic behavior.



Donald Trump’s access to the nuclear codes is “pretty damn scary”, a former US intelligence chief has said,
calling Trump’s rally in Arizona on Tuesday night “disturbing”.

James Clapper, director of national intelligence (DNI) for seven years under Barack Obama, questioned the
US president’s “fitness to be in this office” after his demagogic performance in Phoenix, and expressed anxiety
about Trump’s power to launch nuclear weapons without consulting Congress or any other official.

Once a president has verified his identity with a code kept constantly on his person or nearby, the military chain
of command has no power to block his launch orders...'

Remember that... Mr. 'I-might-be-a-f*ckin'-liar-today' Clapper has just told you that once a President gives the
order... and I notice there's no mention of 'launch-codes' there, but still, NO power can stop this assumed madman
from firing off a nuclear missile.

'...“Having some understanding of the levers that a president can exercise, I worry about, frankly, the access to
the nuclear codes,” Clapper told CNN, pointing to the current stand-off with North Korea.

If “in a fit of pique he decides to do something about Kim Jong-un, there’s actually very little to stop him.
The whole system is built to ensure rapid response if necessary. So there’s very little in the way of controls
over exercising a nuclear option, which is pretty damn scary.”...'

I agree, it does seem scary. For any President of the United States to have such power to just press a button
and set off... oh wait, he has to have launch-codes and Clapper wishes for him to consult with Congress first.
This article stated that in the earlier paragraphs. Now I'm confused!

Still, once a President's mind is made-up, there's nothing to stop him, is there Blue-Pill-takers?

'...Clapper did not mention Richard Nixon, who was involved in a tense stand-off with North Korea in 1969, after
the regime shot down a US spy plane. Nixon is reported to have gotten drunk and ordered a tactical nuclear
strike, which was only averted by his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger.

Nixon’s biographers Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan quoted a top CIA official, George Carver, as saying:
“The joint chiefs were alerted and asked to recommend targets, but Kissinger got on the phone to them.
They agreed not to do anything until Nixon sobered up in the morning.”...'

Do I have to point it out...? Really?
The climb-down now explains that a National Security Adviser can now step in, make a phone-call and tell
the Joint-Chiefs not to follow the order of their Commander.

Assuming that Henry Kissinger wasn't in the White House at the time of this crucial situation (because he had
to ring his suggestion in!)... then it sounds like this 'rapid response' system isn't that rapid if a war-mongering
President has to speak to Congress, notify his Joint-Chiefs and then give the order only if all the telephones
in the Oval Office are off the hook to stop any Bavarian Jew from cancelling his orders!!

I'll give Clapper some credit, he's maintaining his credibility as a fabulist!

'...Clapper joined a growing chorus of alarm over Trump’s erratic behaviour. The Republican chairman of the
Senate foreign relations committee, Bob Corker, said last week that Trump “has not yet been able to demonstrate
the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful”...'

Pot-And-Kettle. If a Guardian reader is unable to read the above without thinking that Clapper's narrative is
any way more credible that the imaginary situation he accuses President Trump of possibly encountering,
then I'm sorry... the lunatics really have taken over the asylum.

'...On Capitol Hill, a Democratic congressman and senator have introduced a bill that would prohibit the president
from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress.

In the wake of the Phoenix speech and Clapper’s remarks, one of the bill’s authors, the congressman Ted Lieu,
tweeted “Freaked out yet?” and called Congress to support the bill...'

How will that exactly work...? Will a nuclear strike have to take place during office hours or is it that a President
rings around using the addresses from his rolodex? Does this mean all telephone lines to the Congressmen's
homes are secure? What if a Congressman is in the shower...? Will the nuclear attack have to wait until he or
she is dried?!
And isn't that sort-of tipping off the enemy?!

'...Peter Westmacott, a former UK ambassador to Washington, said on Twitter that the rally showed “shades of
1933 Germany”....'

Jeez... Trump is Hitler and he's got the launch-codes...? I suggest calling Kissinger, he'll stop him until the morning.

'...Clapper, who stood down as DNI in January, pointed out that he had served the US under every US president
from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, having joined the Air Force in 1963.

“I don’t know when I’ve listened and watched something like this from a president that I found more disturbing,”
he said. “Having some understanding of the levers of power that are available to a president if he chooses to
exercise them, I found this downright scary and disturbing.

“How much longer does the country have to, to borrow a phrase, endure this nightmare?” Clapper asked.
He expressed hope that other Republicans would join Corker and “reach the point where enough is enough”.

Trump is reported to have fallen out with the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, whom he is said to have
berated in a foul-mouthed telephone call for failing to protect the president from the investigation into his
campaign’s relationship with the Kremlin during the election campaign...'

And he nuked him... go on, say it. Oh hang on... 'it was reported' -like someone said it, but we won't say who.
I apologise, I forgot we're dealing wth MSM here!

'...The growing investigation, led by the former FBI chief Robert Mueller, is often cited privately by White House
officials as driving Trump’s wilder angry outbursts...'

Didn't Clapper state in March of this year on 'Meet The Press' that:
'he saw no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia'...?
Strange.

'...Bruce Blair, a former missile launch officer, warned last week about the president’s untrammeled power to
start a nuclear war.
He voiced concern over Trump’s threats against North Korea, vowing the country would never be allowed to field
a missile capable of striking the US mainland and declaring that “fire and fury like the world has never seen” would
befall Pyongyang if it continued to threaten the US.

“Nuking another country just because it seeks to acquire nuclear weapons enjoys virtually zero support from US
nuclear troops,” Blair wrote in a Washington Post commentary. “Yet Trump indulges in issuing such threats, and
he has unchecked authority to order a preventive nuclear strike against any nation he wants with a single verbal
direction to the Pentagon war room.”...'

Sadly, The Guardian omitted to mention that Mr. Blair is an executive producer of Countdown to Zero, a documentary
film on nuclear weapons and was the executive producer of the PBS weekly television series Superpower: Global
Affairs Television.

On top of that, Mr. Blair was the executive producer for Azimuth Media and its weekly PBS television series,
Foreign Exchange and now publishes in the Washington ProFile, Washington Observer, Washington Prism,
Taqrir Washington and for China Security.
He was also the executive producer of two television documentaries, CNN Presents’ Deadlock: Russia’s Forgotten
War.

'...Blair is now a research scholar in Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security and a founder
of Global Zero, a movement calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
“ Under the current nuclear strike protocol, [Trump] can consult any and all – or none – of his national security
advisers, and no one can legally countermand his order,” he wrote.

“If he gave the green light using his nuclear codes, a launch order the length of a tweet would be transmitted
and carried out within a few minutes. I could fire my missiles 60 seconds after receiving an order.
There would be no recalling missiles fired from silos and submarines.”..'

SOURCE:

Except for the gravelled-voiced man in the red cape, Henry Kissinger.
Give me a break.

[guohua]

You want My Opinion 
Jame Clapper is An Ass-Hole!