https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...1cfd2d7c06


Bigly money trail^


So days before inauguration, Trump sent the founder of a paramilitary company as an undisclosed envoy to meet with a representative of a hostile foreign power for a 2 day session kept secret from the president.


That envoy was from a RNC mega-donor family, contributing hundreds of millions to the party, and whose sister was a Trump cabinet pick.


This meeting took place on an island in the Indian Ocean known for money laundering.


The person who arranged the meeting was ironically enough a muslim prince.


P.S. Remember these names: Spectrum Health and Alfa Bank.


Have a great day, comrades!

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...1cfd2d7c06


Bigly money trail^


So days before inauguration, Trump sent the founder of a paramilitary company as an undisclosed envoy to meet with a representative of a hostile foreign power for a 2 day session kept secret from the president.


That envoy was from a RNC mega-donor family, contributing hundreds of millions to the party, and whose sister was a Trump cabinet pick.


This meeting took place on an island in the Indian Ocean known for money laundering.


The person who arranged the meeting was ironically enough a muslim prince.


P.S. Remember these names: Spectrum Health and Alfa Bank.


Have a great day, comrades!

 

Steven Simon, a National Security Council senior director for the Middle East and North Africa in the Obama White House, said: “The idea of using business cutouts, or individuals perceived to be close to political leaders, as a tool of diplomacy is as old as the hills. These unofficial channels are desirable precisely because they are deniable; ideas can be tested without the risk of failure.”

 

But hey, don't let those straws out of your grasp.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

So Nunes is finally stepping aside. Replaced by the three stooges. Ryan is really dragging this thing out. If he's not careful, he's gonna get caught up in it too

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Has there been any actual evidence Russia hacked the election?

If you mean hacked into voting machines, no. But almost no one is claiming that as the issue (except for partisan hacks using it as a straw-man argument). If you mean fake news, hacking sites and releasing info to influence the election, then yeah, I think many folks Democrat and Republican have stated beliefs that was the case, and that such activity was intended to discredit Clinton. My personal take is that it is likely such tactics happened, they didn't alter the election outcome, and actions like that go on in numerous elections. It is, however, an issue to be aware of, investigate, and take steps to ward against. 

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<p class="bbc_left">Education is the cheap defense of nations. - Edmund Burke

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<p class="bbc_left">Or is it from Burke? I tried finding the source, and looked through some of his writings, no luck. Anybody with google-fu got a citation of the source?