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Turkey Vs. Syrian Kurds: Whose Side Are We On?

1/22/2018

 
It looks very much like the US is in a proxy war with its NATO ally Turkey in Syria. The US is backing the Kurds, which are being attacked by Ankara. Both sides are using the same military base in Turkey. Does anyone have any idea what the US is doing in Syria?

NSA "Sincerely Regrets" Deleting All Bush-Era Surveillance Data It Was Ordered To Preserve

1/21/2018

 
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By Tyler Durden

There is a growing consensus among many observers in Washington that the national security agencies have become completely politicized over the past seventeen years and are now pursuing selfish agendas that actually endanger what remains of American democracy.

As Philip Giraldi notes, up until recently it has been habitual to refer to such activity as the Deep State, which is perhaps equivalent to the Establishment in that it includes financial services, the media, major foundations and constituencies, as well as lobbying groups, but we are now witnessing an evolutionary process in which the national security regime is exercising power independently.


Nowhere is that "independence" of the 'state within a state' more evident than in the blatant and egregious news this week that The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it pledged to preserve in connection with pending lawsuits and apparently never took some of the steps it told a federal court it had taken to make sure the information wasn’t destroyed, according to recent court filings.

As Politico reports, the agency tells a federal judge that it is investigating and "sincerely regrets its failure."

Since 2007, the NSA has been under court orders to preserve data about certain of its surveillance efforts that came under legal attack following disclosures that President George W. Bush ordered warrantless wiretapping of international communications after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. In addition, the agency has made a series of representations in court over the years about how it is complying with its duties.

However, the NSA told U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White in a filing on Thursday night and another little-noticed submission last year that the agency did not preserve the content of internet communications intercepted between 2001 and 2007 under the program Bush ordered. To make matters worse, backup tapes that might have mitigated the failure were erased in 2009, 2011 and 2016, the NSA said.

Read the rest at ZeroHedge

U.S. imposes authoritarian model without the help of Russia & China

1/21/2018

 
Liberty Report Staff

We're being told that we must resist Russia and China because they're trying to make us follow an authoritarian model.

Yet, the U.S. government just passed the extension of the FISA amendments which allows the government to spy on every single American all the time!

The U.S. government is imposing the authoritarian model on us ... Not Russia and China!

Daniel McAdams discusses below:

Trump Expands Government Surveillance On American People

1/19/2018

 
By Liberty Report Staff

It would be surprising if the surveillance state didn't spy on Donald Trump. They spy on everyone else.

Yet amazingly, this didn't influence President Trump from granting government even more power to spy on the American people and abuse our privacy and civil rights.


Ron Paul discusses below:

Dr. Paul's segment begins around 3:09

Left Coast Dilemma: Why California Ranks #1 In Poverty

1/19/2018

 
Government creates nothing, but it does destroy. The Left Coast is famous for its reverence for government interference into all aspects of life. The results should surprise no one. California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. Why? What’s the way out? And what are the chances that Californians will choose the way out?

Trump's "America First" Rhetoric Has Fallen Flat

1/19/2018

 
By Liberty Report Staff

Some Ron Paul supporters did in fact support Trump's election because of Trump's campaign rhetoric to change America's failed foreign policy.

Even up to and on inauguration day Trump said: "We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow."

Of course Ron Paul supporters can get on board with that!

However, as is so often the case, the rhetoric has fallen flat, and foreign policy is anything but America First.

Ron Paul discusses below:

Senate Votes To Reauthorize NSA Spying Program

1/18/2018

 
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By Tyler Durden

​While most Congressional observers are focused on the battle to avert a weekend government shutdown (an outcome that's looking increasingly likely), the Senate on Thursday quietly passed an extension of the NSA's spying surveillance program, sending the bill to the president's desk a week after the House voted to authorize the controversial plan.

Even President Trump voiced scepticism about reauthorizing the bill in a tweet earlier this year, where he claimed it had helped the Obama administration spy on the Trump campaign, although he infamously flip-flopped later.

As the Hill  pointed out, the vote comes after an (almost) tension-filled hour on the Senate floor earlier this week where opponents tried, but failed, to mount a filibuster to force additional debate on the legislation, with both sides spotted lobbying key holdouts. Opponents rallied against the bill ahead of Thursday's vote, arguing the legislation is being rushed through.


Critics of the controversial Section 702 of the FISA Act - the measure that was reauthorized by the Senate today and is expected to be signed into law despite Trump's reservations - said it allows the FBI to spy on Americans without first obtaining a warrant. Though some surveillance experts have disputed this.

As the Wall Street Journal  explained, Section 702 underpins a wide range of electronic collection against foreign targets overseas and has been referred to by officials as critical to national security. The law was set to expire Friday unless Congress voted to reauthorize it.

Opponents of the bill say the secrecy surrounding intelligence agency operations has made it prone to abuse. One of the most prominent critics of reauthorization is Thomas Drake, an NSA whistleblower who raised concerns about the domestic spying initiatives that were revealed by Edward Snowden - except he raised his concerns through official channels.

Read the rest at ZeroHedge

What To Expect In 2018 - With Special Guest Gerald Celente

1/18/2018

 
World-renowned trends forecaster Gerald Celente joins today's Liberty Report to give us the scoop on what he is expecting on the economic and foreign policy front for 2018. War? Economic collapse? Peace? Prosperity? Tune in! And check out Celente's Trends Journal.

More US Bases In Syria...Why Not Come Home?

1/17/2018

 
Why is the US building more military bases on Syrian territory without permission? Why is it funding and training a 30,000 strong border guard for Syria's borders with Turkey and Iraq? With ISIS defeated, does the White House really believe it has legal authority to keep US troops in Syria to "deter Iran"?

A Sound Immigration Policy (No Profanity Necessary)

1/16/2018

 
By Liberty Report Staff
Ron Paul back in 2008: "If you subsidize illegal immigration, you get more of it."
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