Transition into Trump

[Chester]

Experts Destroy White House ‘Proof’ of Russian Hacking

Two expert analyses from the intelligence community are destroying the Obama administration's “proof” of Russian hacking.

On Thursday, as part of the White House response to alleged Russian hacking, the FBI and DHS released a Joint Analysis Report (JAR) called “Grizzly Steppe.” While this report was meant to prove, or at least provide evidence, that the Russian government was involved in hacks of the Democratic Party, experts have stated that it “adds nothing.”

read the rest here -

https://sputniknews.com/us/201612301...e-hacking-jar/

[onawah]

From Simon Parkes' website today:

Potential Loss Of Life Event Tomorrow
Friday 30th December 2016
Information given to me from remote viewers - potential loss of life event tomorrow - I normally only post when info verified by two independent sources - I don't have time as the activity period is too short - and it would be irresponsible of me not to post this alert.

Posted by turiya (here)
However, in the event that something dangerous is below the surface, the Russian government might want to consider putting its military forces on alert.

Paul Craig Roberts
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[onawah]

In The Trump Card:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jLhzIHrEuTE

Prof. Walter Veith explains very well how the Hegelian Dialectic works and has been used in the two party systems, keeping control always in the controller's hands, and how this is even explained in the prophecies in the Book of Revelations and Book of Daniel.
(You don't have to be a believer in the Bible to see how this might be so, given what we've heard from whistleblowers about the Annunaki and how they may have used time travel to plan and manipulate our history over the centuries.)
How the controlling Jesuits and the Vatican have been working behind the scenes skillfully during the US 2016 election, though Trump and HRC were somewhat interchangeable candidates in their eyes.
How both candidates Trump and HRC are of the desirable bloodlines, both descendants of Charlmange, and how Obama's bloodline was acceptable as well.
How Trump's running mate Mike Pence describes himself as a thoroughly Catholic born-again Evangelical Catholic Christian Conservative, a Catholic Youth Minister who wanted to be a priest.
How Trump was influenced and shaped by his Jesuit schooling/training, having attended the Jesuit Fordham University for 2 years.
(Pence's rival for the Vice Presidency, Tim Kain, a Harvard Divinity School graduate who attended a Jesuit high school, is known as a " Pope Francis Catholic". )
How Trump has been described as a 'born again Christian", a Presbyterian Protestant and a Sunday church goer.
How Pope Francis has been calling for the union of Evangelicals, Catholics, Protestants (and indeed, all religions, including Islam) under the Church.
Not to mention a union of Church and State.
He takes a look at the long list of Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board including the likes of Michelle Bachman, Pentecostals Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, "megachurch pastor"Jack Graham, Jerry Fallwell Jr. and many others, many of whom have been negotiating with the papacy for reunion of all Christians, and the Church and State.
And there was, of course, heavy influencing from these people among their parishioners to vote for Trump.
It seems likely the Vatican's influence in this election has been misunderstood and underestimated.

[turiya]

Posted by Sam Hunter (here)
Experts Destroy White House ‘Proof’ of Russian Hacking

Two expert analyses from the intelligence community are destroying the Obama administration's “proof” of Russian hacking.

On Thursday, as part of the White House response to alleged Russian hacking, the FBI and DHS released a Joint Analysis Report (JAR) called “Grizzly Steppe.” While this report was meant to prove, or at least provide evidence, that the Russian government was involved in hacks of the Democratic Party, experts have stated that it “adds nothing.”

read the rest here -

https://sputniknews.com/us/201612301...e-hacking-jar/

Yo, thanks Sam. I am learning that the Sputnik news site is a pretty good source.
I had the Joint Analysis Report PDF file linked to the DISCLAIMER image... just needed to click on the image to bring it up.

DISCLAIMER

As far as Simon Parkes' remote viewers' info, I'm not getting that this is Russia related. CIA related - yes. CIA is up to their eyeballs connected with Radical Islam. So, it appears that this is, but yet, another Radical Islamic event... I could be wrong, but perhaps in Italy. So, grab a bag of popcorn on your way to your seat... before the show begins.

In the meantime here's the related Infowars interview w/ Paul Craig Roberts...

Paul Craig Roberts:
What is the Obama Regime Up To?
(Published on December 31, 2016)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=94ILojuQAvs

[ThePythonicCow]

Brandon Smith, of Alt-Market.com, nails it again. Here's some snippets from his latest piece, explaining that Donald Trump is not the "great hope" for cleaning up the swamp in Washington. The US Presidential election was a well scripted play, with a hero, Trump, and a villain, Hillary Clinton. Trump won because the elite wanted him to win.

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Trump Is Exactly Where The Elites Want Him

Friday, 30 December 2016; Brandon Smith

Trump won the election because he serves the interests of the establishment. Trump won because he is a fake.

The first and worst sign that Trump is not anywhere near “anti-establishment” has been his complete reversal of his original “drain the swamp” rhetoric. Trump is not only NOT draining the swamp that is the Washington D.C. and corporate elitist revolving door, he is adding even more creatures of varying ghoulishness.

Trump first placed former Goldman Sachs partner Steven Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary.

Trump added Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs, as the director of the National Economic Council.

Trump’s chief strategist and Breitbart executive Steve Bannon is also a former Goldman Sachs investment banker.

If that is not enough, then how about the fact that Trump is being closely advised by long time globalist Henry Kissinger (just as Vladimir Putin is advised by Kissinger)?

It seems to me that there are some activists that just can’t let go of the notion that Trump was the candidate the elites wanted all along. After all, didn’t the powers-that-be do everything in their power to try and stop him from winning the election?

Well, not really. The media firestorm surrounding Trump, though highly negative in tone, only boosted Trump’s exposure throughout the election. In fact, Trump received more coverage from outlets like CNN than all the other candidates combined.

The election itself was riddled with email leaks and data dumps showcasing the corruption of the Clinton campaign, and yes, this did help to ensure a Trump win. The accusations of “Russian hacking” is clearly a sideshow, but the question remains, who did feed that information to Wikileaks? Some theorize that “disgruntled employees” within the U.S. intelligence apparatus may have leaked the data. I think they were not disgruntled. I think that most of the leaks were part of the election theater from the very beginning. In light of Trump’s clear goal to entrench banking vampires within his administration, I think that the elites always intended for him to “win” the election.

The great danger is that the liberty movement, the best last chance for saving this nation, will sit on its collective hands idle, centralizing all their hopes and eggs into the Trump basket, waiting for him to gallop in on his white horse and save us all from oblivion. And when that time comes, I suspect that he will do nothing, and the movement will be neutralized by its own desperate desire for a hero and an idol.

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If you enjoy reading Brandon, follow the above link for the full article.

[Cidersomerset]

Brandon Smith, of Alt-Market.com, nails it again. Here's some snippets from his latest piece,
explaining that Donald Trump is not the "great hope" for cleaning up the swamp in Washington. The
US Presidential election was a well scripted play, with a hero, Trump, and a villain, Hillary Clinton.
Trump won because the elite wanted him to win.

David Icke and others have been raising these concerns for months and
there are signs from his picks that things can go wrong. Everyone it seems
would rather Trump than Clinton , which is where I and many others are
coming from. Now whether he will be able to deliver the slow down of
'globalisation' is another . We know TPTB and their 'bankster ' puppets
always back both sides and many a dictator or Royal family , if they have
the power and resources that suit their control meme's.

Trump does have qualities that may protect against them , but he is open
to black mail , threats to his family and ultimately assassination if he does
cut the head from the tail of these power full blood line families and their
minions.

We certainly are living in interesting times and as David Icke said back
in 2009/10 when all the focus was on 2012 , is that he did not see that
date particularly significant, but the period of 2016/17/18 as pivotal
years and is why he started his on going world wide tour earlier this
year and will continue during this period. There is no doubt 2016 has
been dramatic and shows no sign of ending yet . If Clinton had got
in WW111 would probably being set in motion now with more help for
the rebels and ISIS in Syria and Iraq and possible more intrigue in the
Ukraine. At least Trump will hopefully slow this down and depending
which 'power group' behind the scenes ends up backing him , will
see how far they will let him go. I certainly wish him good luck.

I have put some good vids among the 'political/media chatter on Pauls
thread as the death throws of the Obama regime kick in....

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1123720


Meanwhile two of Trumps ardent critics Tweedle Dee and Tweedle dum are
getting award for something or other ?


Ukraine: Poroshenko awards Orders of Ukraine to US Senators McCain and Graham

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HnMb1R1XsyM

30 December 2016

President Petro Poroshenko presented US Senators John McCain and Lindsey
Graham with the Order of Freedom and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
respectively, ahead of a US delegation meeting in Kiev on Friday.


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You may or may not like or agree with David but he is a very hard working
researcher connecting dots in many areas and geo political views are
gained from a life time observation in and out of the mainstream....

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...=1#post1123453

David is one of the best geo political analysts and he gives his views on 2016 into 2017.....


2016 - 'It is, perhaps, the end of the beginning' - The David Icke Videocast/Podcast Trailer

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Uhxyev7gI4

Published on 29 Dec 2016

[Cidersomerset]

Another worry and a old intel control meme raising its head as the mainstream
media and alphabet agencies fight back....This can be posted on many threads...



Is the CIA weaponizing the concepts ‘conspiracy theory’ and ‘fake news?’

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5XpYo-JnjdY

Published on 30 Dec 2016

The term ‘conspiracy theory’ found a replacement in 2016 with the concept of fake news.
But both have been weaponized to distort the views of alternative platforms and foreign
media, according to legal and media analyst Lionel, of LionelMedia, who joins us to talk
about the history and social role of these terms.

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On the same lines..........

Exit here 2016: Jesse Ventura and Manila Chan wrap up the year

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZDCmW1pteU

Published on 29 Dec 2016

RT's year-end special takes a look at the results of 2016, which also happens to be
the end of Obama's presidency. Famed Navy SEAL, wrestler, actor and governor of
Minnesota Jesse Ventura joins RT's Manila Chan to discuss the highlights and
troubling moments of 2016, including the presidential race, Russian hacking,
whistleblowers, media trustworthiness, celebrity deaths and many other topics

[Eram]

Posted by Paul (here)
Brandon Smith, of Alt-Market.com, nails it again. Here's some snippets from his latest piece, explaining that Donald Trump is not the "great hope" for cleaning up the swamp in Washington. The US Presidential election was a well scripted play, with a hero, Trump, and a villain, Hillary Clinton. Trump won because the elite wanted him to win.

I cannot agree with the conclusions that the writer draws Paul, since he cherry picks his facts and blows facts out of proportion in order to create an unrealistic context.

Yes, Trump has selected some people who have been part of the system for long, but he never said that he wouldn't.


He said he wants to drain the Swamp and already has made a proposal package of reforms that he wants to implement when in office.

First: I am going to institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government after they leave government service.

Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs.

Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know they are lobbyists.

Fourth: I am going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.

Fifth: I am going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections.

If Trump really pulls that one off, the effects will be monumental and will probably result in some sort of restoration of how democracy was meant to work in the US.
Why does the writer of that article leaves this out if his summary?
If we're going to start like that, we can draw any picture that we like can't we?


The writer further labels Kissinger as an adviser to Trump.
Really?
As far as I know, they met only once after Trump won the election and from Kissinger's own words about that meeting, they did not especially agree on their visions about how to conduct foreign policy. It felt more like Kissinger went into that meeting to try and bend Trump toward the will of the plan for a global society for which Kissinger has worked so hard all these decades.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vzt-uAaLhO8

If such a meeting makes Kissinger his advisor.... for the moment, I would say:... not really.

So, if all the facts are taken into consideration, I remain hopeful that Trump will make a real effort to do something about the crippled and corrupt democracy in the US.
All the signs that he will have a go at it are there.

I'm not holding my breath that he will succeed though, but that's another story.

[Chester]

Looks like a semi-"mainstream" media outlet (which years ago had built its reputation for journalistic bravery with accuracy by telling the truth when that truth embarrassed the establishment) and that for a long time now had appeared compromised (example: its access to Obama and the "fake campus rape / fake news piece) is starting to see that survival trumps "establishment agenda pushing" -

Something About This Russia Story Stinks

Nearly a decade and a half after the Iraq-WMD faceplant, the American press is again asked to co-sign a dubious intelligence assessment.

read the story here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics...stinks-w458439

[Chester]

Three simple words...

"Jobs, Jobs, Jobs"

and for the concerned who posted a few posts above here's two simple (well practiced) words Trump will use if any of his appointees fail to push the fulfillment of Trump's promises -

"You're fired"

This is what folks don't get (or don't want to get) but may end up experiencing despite their desires to see him fail.

[onawah]

Actually, there was nothing in the message from Parkes remote viewer sources that had to do specifically with Russia or the CIA or any particular group; it was pretty generic. What I thought of when I read it was another false flag event, but they are happening on such a regular basis, predicting them is almost like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here's the message again:

Potential Loss Of Life Event Tomorrow
Friday 30th December 2016
Information given to me from remote viewers - potential loss of life event tomorrow - I normally only post when info verified by two independent sources - I don't have time as the activity period is too short - and it would be irresponsible of me not to post this alert.

Posted by turiya (here)
As far as Simon Parkes' remote viewers' info, I'm not getting that this is Russia related. CIA related - yes. CIA is up to their eyeballs connected with Radical Islam. So, it appears that this is, but yet, another Radical Islamic event... I could be wrong, but perhaps in Italy. So, grab a bag of popcorn on your way to your seat... before the show begins.

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by Eram (here)

I cannot agree with the conclusions that the writer draws Paul, since he cherry picks his facts and blows facts out of proportion in order to create an unrealistic context.

Yes, Trump has selected some people who have been part of the system for long, but he never said that he wouldn't.


He said he wants to drain the Swamp and already has made a proposal package of reforms that he wants to implement when in office.

First: I am going to institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government after they leave government service.

Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs.

Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know they are lobbyists.

Fourth: I am going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.

Fifth: I am going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections.

If Trump really pulls that one off, the effects will be monumental and will probably result in some sort of restoration of how democracy was meant to work in the US.
Why does the writer of that article leaves this out if his summary?
If we're going to start like that, we can draw any picture that we like can't we?

Yes, Brandon Smith is cherry picking his facts, and casting those facts in a light best suited to make his point.

Yes, Trump will be doing some swamp draining, or at least he sure seems intent on doing so.

But ask for whom the Trump toils (a butchered John Donne and later Earnest Hemingway line, sorry).

• In the US, the Bush/Clinton crime syndicate is being thrown under the bus, the main stream US media is being discredited, and the US Dollar is destined to lose its World Reserve Currency status, becoming just another national currency.
• In Europe, the dictators by another name in Brussels and the EuroDollar are being thrown under the bus, destined for a substantial restructuring.
• In Israel (see for example the recent UN Security Council resolution condemning Israelie settlements, and US Sec of State Kerry's follow up speech in John Kerry...traitor -- Post #25), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli settlement policy are being thrown under the bus.
• I would not be surprised to see (perhaps it's already happening and I just haven't noticed) the Japanese government become less subservient to their World War II conquerors and still masters, the US.
• The Roman Catholic church has been undergoing major stresses over the last few decades, as documented in this Youtube video.
• Islam is being deeply tarred with the scourage of Terrorism, and Trump and Putin will unite in doing some serious swamp draining there.
• India's Prime Minister Modi is being setup to fail, such as with his botched currency reform.
• Russia perhaps "led the way" in this round of global restructuring, with the "fall of Communism" in 1989 and related events.

Some big alligators are going to be seriously harmed in the making of this epic drama.

But ... what portions of the swamp are not being drained? Who has the contract to pave over and rebuild these swamp lands?

The next new global order is forming, using the current so called "globalists" as the arch-enemy. You can know the real globalists, or at least the dynamic they are playing, by what they label their enemies. This is a classical manipulation of humanity.

My take is that Brandon Smith is seeing one aspect of this, as projected onto the US, where he focuses his attention. Trump, in the US, and Putin, in Russia, have the "good cop" hero role in this drama. I don't think Brandon is seeing that part of this, from that wider perspective. Brandon seems more focused on the trials and tribulations that Trump will endure, and taking those to be "blaming and discrediting the conservative freedom movement" for which Brandon stands. I don't agree with at least that conclusion of Brandon either ... at least that (blaming the US freedom movement) is not the dominant motive here.

We are destined to be a world of nations, united by and essentially under the control of international financial, monetary, political, military and economic organizations, which in turn are controlled by the hidden hands of an elite.

Just as ordinary people root for "their" school or city or national sports team, where the teams or the sport they compete in is owned and controlled by the hidden hands of powerful elite, similarly we will root for our nation, in the world's community of nations. But international competition will be governed by the hidden hand of elites, so that the dreadful genocides, financial fraud, ecological holocaust, monetary and economic collapse, and destruction of cultures and people cannot and will not be allowed to happen again.

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A great expansion of the power of the US Federal government over the states followed its civil war in the 1860's, during which war US President Lincoln said:

"Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. "

-- Abraham Lincoln.

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We are now witnessing the birth of a great expansion of the power of global governance over the nations and peoples of the world:

"Now we are engaged in epic global conflicts, testing whether this civilization, or any civilization so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."

-- Paul Jackson.

[DNA]

Posted by onawah (here)
Actually, there was nothing in the message from Parkes remote viewer sources that had to do specifically with Russia or the CIA or any particular group; it was pretty generic. What I thought of when I read it was another false flag event, but they are happening on such a regular basis, predicting them is almost like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here's the message again:

Potential Loss Of Life Event Tomorrow
Friday 30th December 2016
Information given to me from remote viewers - potential loss of life event tomorrow - I normally only post when info verified by two independent sources - I don't have time as the activity period is too short - and it would be irresponsible of me not to post this alert.

Posted by turiya (here)
As far as Simon Parkes' remote viewers' info, I'm not getting that this is Russia related. CIA related - yes. CIA is up to their eyeballs connected with Radical Islam. So, it appears that this is, but yet, another Radical Islamic event... I could be wrong, but perhaps in Italy. So, grab a bag of popcorn on your way to your seat... before the show begins.

I'm a fan of your insights Natalie, but,,,
You ever have someone on your team you were wondering if you would be better off without?
This is how I feel when I see Simon Parks posts on this thread.
I count his contributions as less than those of a dung beetle.
Anything coming from Parks needs to be vetted x10.
Which makes those contributions less than welcome.


I certainly do not care about Simon Parks, and every word uttered from his mouth is like a turd that stinks up the proximity.
Just saying.

[turiya]

Posted by onawah (here)
Actually, there was nothing in the message from Parkes remote viewer sources that had to do specifically with Russia or the CIA or any particular group; it was pretty generic. What I thought of when I read it was another false flag event, but they are happening on such a regular basis, predicting them is almost like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here's the message again:

Potential Loss Of Life Event Tomorrow
Friday 30th December 2016
Information given to me from remote viewers - potential loss of life event tomorrow - I normally only post when info verified by two independent sources - I don't have time as the activity period is too short - and it would be irresponsible of me not to post this alert.

Posted by turiya (here)
As far as Simon Parkes' remote viewers' info, I'm not getting that this is Russia related. CIA related - yes. CIA is up to their eyeballs connected with Radical Islam. So, it appears that this is, but yet, another Radical Islamic event... I could be wrong, but perhaps in Italy. So, grab a bag of popcorn on your way to your seat... before the show begins.

There's ongoing potential loss of life that is going on at anytime all across this planet...

Your response was to my posting of a Paul Craig Roberts article that pertains to Russia and a possible event that he has referred to... That post pertains to what he said about a possible event involving Russia...

If what Parkes had to say was pretty generic, then it makes no sense in bringing it & referencing it with your reply... focus...
Best regards...

[onawah]

I understand, and you are certainly entitled to your opinion, DNA.
I try not to throw the baby out with the bathwater with all whistleblowers, as there is usually some truth to be sorted out from the garbage that is worth the search.
And in the process, it's possible to learn a thing or two from the untruths as well.
Apparently Kerry Cassidy agrees, as she has announced a new upcoming interview with Parkes, and I certainly value Kerry's take on these matters.
The challenge is to develop enough discernment to make the sorting worthwhile, and that's not necessarily going to appeal to everyone.

¤=[Post Update]=¤

Yes, agreed. There was no direct correlation.

Posted by turiya (here)

Posted by onawah (here)
Actually, there was nothing in the message from Parkes remote viewer sources that had to do specifically with Russia or the CIA or any particular group; it was pretty generic. What I thought of when I read it was another false flag event, but they are happening on such a regular basis, predicting them is almost like shooting fish in a barrel.
Here's the message again:

Potential Loss Of Life Event Tomorrow
Friday 30th December 2016
Information given to me from remote viewers - potential loss of life event tomorrow - I normally only post when info verified by two independent sources - I don't have time as the activity period is too short - and it would be irresponsible of me not to post this alert.

Posted by turiya (here)
As far as Simon Parkes' remote viewers' info, I'm not getting that this is Russia related. CIA related - yes. CIA is up to their eyeballs connected with Radical Islam. So, it appears that this is, but yet, another Radical Islamic event... I could be wrong, but perhaps in Italy. So, grab a bag of popcorn on your way to your seat... before the show begins.

There's ongoing potential loss of life that is going on all across the planet...

Your response was to my posting of a Paul Craig Roberts article that pertains to Russia and a possible event that he has referred to... That post pertains to what he said about a possible event involving Russia...

If what he had to say was pretty generic, then it makes no sense in reference with your reply.

Best regards...

[turiya]

Greg covers much of what went on this week...

Greg Hunter-Weekly News Wrap-Up
12.30.16

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aiz2M8uOVxs

[onawah]

I don't see how you've arrived at that conclusion, Paul.
Global chaos and misery seem to have always been the choice of the elites (and their masters) for the rest of us, so why would that change now?
Would you please explain? Thanks.

Posted by Paul (here)
But international competition will be governed by the hidden hand of elites, so that the dreadful genocides, financial fraud, ecological holocaust, monetary and economic collapse, and destruction of cultures and people cannot and will not be allowed to happen again.

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by onawah (here)
I don't see how you've arrived at that conclusion, Paul.
Global chaos and misery seem to have always been the choice of the elites (and their masters) for the rest of us, so why would that change now?
Would you please explain? Thanks.

Posted by Paul (here)
But international competition will be governed by the hidden hand of elites, so that the dreadful genocides, financial fraud, ecological holocaust, monetary and economic collapse, and destruction of cultures and people cannot and will not be allowed to happen again.

Ah - I am not saying that the elite will end those and other evils.

I am saying that the elite will condemn some of those evils, and throw under the bus some of the perpetrators of some of those evils. The elite will do this to build popular support, or at least mass acceptance, for the next round of changes, that increase the scope of the elite's global control over humanity.

I should have put the phrase "so that the dreadful genocides, financial fraud, ecological holocaust, monetary and economic collapse, and destruction of cultures and people cannot and will not be allowed to happen again" in quotes or something -- that will be the stated motive of the elite, not their real, hidden motive.

[onawah]

Got it. Thanks Paul.

[AutumnW]

Trump appears to be Israel's best friend. He is defending their illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. Weird. How is that a popular move? How does this calm the shi*storm, commonly referred to as the Middle East? I like his Russian/Syria stance, but his pro-Israel stance is going back in time, not forward.