Secret Agents,
Gilbert Doctorow opens with assessments of Trump's personal business style, and business practices now being employed in the hostile-takeover of the federal bureaucracy.
Trump the businessman: what exactly does that mean? I must clarify that the multibillion-dollar real estate empire which he oversaw in the Trump Organization had a skeletal staff. All the direct reports to him, all of the vice presidents could be accommodated around the board room table, and the rest of the employees were essentially secretarial grade. I know a bit about this because my own business partner from the 1970s, the co-investor in my consulting business, went on, after we closed the company, to become the Vice President, Public Relations to Donald Trump. Norma was very, very discreet, but these harmless details of what it was like working at the top of the Trump Tower were shared with me when we got together from time to time.
The Trump Organization, despite the enormous deals it facilitated or participated in, was run like a family business.....Firings in corporations are very often a kind of mock execution. You learn about it when you arrive at your office tower and find that the personal possessions from your office are waiting for you at reception and you are barred from entering the building
Note: this is precisely what seems to have happened at USAID. The staff is not allowed in and the papers in their offices are now being studied by the purge team.
Bravo, Mr. Elon Musk. You know very well how corporate reorganizations are done and you are filling in for Donald what his family company experience would have lacked.
But that is not the only corporate practice that is going on in Trump’s government offices today. Note: this is precisely what seems to have happened at USAID. The staff is not allowed in and the papers in their offices are now being studied by the purge team.
Bravo, Mr. Elon Musk. You know very well how corporate reorganizations are done and you are filling in for Donald what his family company experience would have lacked.
When a corporation has hit the wall. When profits have fallen below investor expectations and senior management has been sent to the outplacement consultancies to find new employment, the incoming new management always does the same thing: they examine with a critical eye every corporate operation to find weaknesses that compromise the bottom line or that simply lower the average return on capital below what the stock market seeks. Then the new management uproots radically these parts of operations which no longer fit however dear they may be to old timers in the company.
That is precisely what Elon Musk has brought to the Trump administration and it explains the rumored mass firings at the CIA. The same fate is being prepared for the Department of Education... The coming purge will hit not just one or two people at the top, but the entire staff!
This is the kind of clean sweep that corporate business does all the time. And it is really good to perform at the very start of the new Trump term so that none of the Deep State installed by Dick Cheney in 2001 hangs around to do more harm to our country and to the world. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/02/05/trump-the-businessman-what-exactly-does-that-mean/
Elon Musk, "Special Government Employee" (a job that times-out in late May)
Billionaire Elon Musk is categorized as a "special government employee" through his work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a cost-cutting initiative created by President Trump to find ways to trim federal spending.
Musk's employee status was confirmed by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Monday, although she added that she wasn't sure whether the Tesla CEO has gained security clearance.
DOGE, which isn't a federal department, has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers and sparked several lawsuits since Mr. Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, with some claiming Musk's DOGE is violating various laws...
..In an emailed statement to CBS MoneyWatch, Leavitt said, "Elon Musk is a special government employee and has abided by all applicable federal laws."
Musk's employee status was confirmed by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Monday, although she added that she wasn't sure whether the Tesla CEO has gained security clearance.
DOGE, which isn't a federal department, has drawn criticism from Democratic lawmakers and sparked several lawsuits since Mr. Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, with some claiming Musk's DOGE is violating various laws...
..In an emailed statement to CBS MoneyWatch, Leavitt said, "Elon Musk is a special government employee and has abided by all applicable federal laws."
Here's what to know about the "special government employee" designation.
A special government employee, or SGE, is someone who"who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period," according to the Department of Justice. The role was created in 1962 as a way to enable the government to tap outside expertise, according to the publication Government Executive. A special government employee can be paid or unpaid, the Justice Department notes.
SGEs "are subject to most rules, although sometimes in a less restrictive way," including ethics and conflict of interest rules, the Justice Department states.
But SGEs also are prohibited from working on issues that impact their financial interests, as well as their spouses, children or organizations in which they work or serve as a director or trustee. Some of Musk's businesses rely on the federal government's contracts, including SpaceX. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-special-government-employee-what-does-that-mean/
But SGEs also are prohibited from working on issues that impact their financial interests, as well as their spouses, children or organizations in which they work or serve as a director or trustee. Some of Musk's businesses rely on the federal government's contracts, including SpaceX. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-special-government-employee-what-does-that-mean/
Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - who just obtained security clearances, have been embedded at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week, gaining access to critical payment and contracting systems... Musk confirmed his interest in CMS oversight in a social media post, writing on X: "Yeah, this is where the big money fraud is happening." https://www.zerohedge.com/political/where-big-money-fraud-happening-doge-dives-medicare-payment-malarkey
Days after a US Air Force RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft carried out a signals intelligence (SIGINT) operation over cartel-controlled areas in Baja California, the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN 68), was spotted off Mexico's northern coast on Wednesday afternoon...
..Trump's shock weekend tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China were mainly tools to get neighboring countries on board with operations to "disrupt and dismantle" Mexican drug cartels, as well as prepare for the busting of command and control centers operated by Chinese transnational organized crime networks. https://www.zerohedge.com/military/first-spy-plane-now-us-navys-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-spotted-mexicos-coast The internal memo, which was titled “Officer Safety Alert,” said, “On February 1, 2025, the El Paso Sector Intelligence and Operations Center (EPT-IOC) received information advising that Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military personal currently working along the border with Mexico.” https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/02/mexican-cartels-hunting-down-border-patrol-agents-with-kamikaze-drones-explosives/
Drug cartels are quite capable of meeting the US and Mexican armies
It is possible that a joint special operation by the military, police and other forces of the United States and Mexico against drug cartels will be carried out. The whole point is that these drug cartels really control the north of Mexico, they are the power there, and appointed government officials are often killed there. It should be taken into account that the beginning of air strikes, and especially the introduction of troops, will immediately turn the thugs and murderers from drug cartels into guerrillas and fighters for national liberation. There is not and will not be a continuous front line, and other things. Drug cartel fighters do not wear uniforms and do not hold formations in the open air. The surrounding terrain (relief) is favorable for ambushes and as long as they have the support of the local population, it will be difficult to destroy them.
Both sides will likely use the experience of the Ukrainian conflict, i.e. the large-scale use of kamikaze UAVs, bomber UAVs, interceptor UAVs, FPV drones, loitering munitions and other similar means... It is extremely important for the US and Mexican armies to ensure their machinery protection from drones and antitank missiles, otherwise everything will be burned. Mexico and Washington must also take care of the transportation and storage of fuel, ammunition, food, water and everything else. Without supplies, the troops will suffer heavy losses.
As for drug cartels, these are stable paramilitary organized crime groups that have long since surpassed the level of large but simple gangs. In their structure, they are close to full-fledged military structures. They have intelligence, counterintelligence, agents, "special forces" groups (thugs), "infantry" units (ordinary fighters), saboteurs, hackers, officers (unit commanders), auxiliary services and management bodies. They already have experience in fighting in urban areas and in mountainous terrain with American and Mexican police. There are no serious problems with the supply of light drones... if there are a lot of homemade FPV drones, they will replace a serious range of weapons. One of the most experienced in this regard is the Jalisco drug cartel, whose operators carry out entire offensive operations using drones.
Thus, the drug cartels have established themselves well in this area. They are quite capable of meeting the US and Mexican armies. They can hold out for quite a long time, but it all depends on the losses the US suffers. If the drug cartels hold out for 4 years, it will be a personal fiasco for Trump. https://en.topcor.ru/56343-narkokarteljam-vpolne-po-silam-vstretit-armii-ssha-i-meksiki.html
Thus, the drug cartels have established themselves well in this area. They are quite capable of meeting the US and Mexican armies. They can hold out for quite a long time, but it all depends on the losses the US suffers. If the drug cartels hold out for 4 years, it will be a personal fiasco for Trump. https://en.topcor.ru/56343-narkokarteljam-vpolne-po-silam-vstretit-armii-ssha-i-meksiki.html
The US president should turn his attention to those with the biggest motive to target him
President Trump might have just written his suicide note. He has declared that Iran, the country with zero to gain by assassinating him, would be “obliterated” if it did so. This announcement has both Israel and the CIA rubbing their hands together. Iran does not have a track record of killing officials like those other parties do. https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/the-assassination-of-trump-would
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly gifted US President Donald Trump with a golden pager and a regular one, a reference to the clandestine operation that decimated the Hezbollah terror group. “That was a great operation,” Trump responded. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-netanyahu-gifted-trump-a-golden-pager-us-president-that-was-a-great-operation/
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented US President Donald Trump with a gold-plated pager during their meeting at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, according to Israeli media. The gift, which was accompanied by a standard pager, is an apparent reference to Israel’s covert sabotage operation against Hezbollah.
Trump reacted to Netanyahu’s gift by calling the Israeli attacks a “tremendous operation,” media reports claimed. In return, he gave Netanyahu a signed photograph of their meeting, with the message: “To Bibi, a great leader.”
Thousands of pagers, primarily used by Hezbollah members, exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria on last September. The following day, hundreds of walkie-talkies detonated in a similar wave. The attacks reportedly resulted in at least 42 fatalities, including 12 civilians – and injured over thousands, including women and children.
The operation was widely attributed to Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and perceived as a preemptive strike. In the aftermath, Israel intensified its military campaign in Lebanon, culminating in the assassination of long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a September 27 airstrike on Beirut.
In November, Netanyahu publicly acknowledged for the first time that Israeli intelligence was behind the sabotage. His spokesperson later confirmed that the prime minister had personally approved the pager operation. https://www.rt.com/news/612220-netanyahu-gifts-pagers-trump/
Trump reacted to Netanyahu’s gift by calling the Israeli attacks a “tremendous operation,” media reports claimed. In return, he gave Netanyahu a signed photograph of their meeting, with the message: “To Bibi, a great leader.”
Thousands of pagers, primarily used by Hezbollah members, exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria on last September. The following day, hundreds of walkie-talkies detonated in a similar wave. The attacks reportedly resulted in at least 42 fatalities, including 12 civilians – and injured over thousands, including women and children.
The operation was widely attributed to Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and perceived as a preemptive strike. In the aftermath, Israel intensified its military campaign in Lebanon, culminating in the assassination of long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a September 27 airstrike on Beirut.
In November, Netanyahu publicly acknowledged for the first time that Israeli intelligence was behind the sabotage. His spokesperson later confirmed that the prime minister had personally approved the pager operation. https://www.rt.com/news/612220-netanyahu-gifts-pagers-trump/
"Iran does not agree with any displacement of Palestinians and has communicated this through various channels," a senior Iranian official noted.
Tehran wants the US to "rein in Israel if Washington is seeking a deal" with the country.
"Iran does not agree with any displacement of Palestinians and has communicated this through various channels. However, this issue and the path of Iran’s nuclear agreement are two separate matters and should be pursued separately," the senior diplomat added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier that the US president's concerns about Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons are unfounded because the country is committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and there is a fatwa (religious ruling) by the supreme leader prohibiting the creation of such weapons. https://tass.com/world/1909109
"Iran does not agree with any displacement of Palestinians and has communicated this through various channels. However, this issue and the path of Iran’s nuclear agreement are two separate matters and should be pursued separately," the senior diplomat added.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier that the US president's concerns about Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons are unfounded because the country is committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and there is a fatwa (religious ruling) by the supreme leader prohibiting the creation of such weapons. https://tass.com/world/1909109
President Donald Trump says rumors of conflict with Iran 'are greatly exaggerated' https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-nuclear-peace-agreement-iran-rather-than-blowing-country-smithereens
The US president claims 'really rich nations' are prepared to fund the forced displacement of over two million Palestinians to other countries https://thecradle.co/articles/trump-repeats-call-for-complete-ethnic-cleansing-of-gaza-after-netanyahu-meeting
Mind readers can't agree What Trump Really Wants in Gaza
Analysts and foreign-policy professionals will therefore be interested in figuring out whom Trump is trying to pressure by staking out such an extreme position that could move the goalposts and disrupt postwar planning for the Gaza Strip.
This is all happening as the negotiations for the second phase of the cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas are being negotiated—a stage that begins to deal with more political and strategic issues related to Gaza’s future and recovery.
Trump is likely seeking to pressure Arab nations into doing more for Gaza through his threats of the United States taking over the Gaza Strip—signaling that he would reluctantly have to get involved if they don’t take the initiative.
This includes Gulf nations, which he hopes will finance Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction. Egypt and Jordan—while unable to take in displaced Palestinians for obvious geopolitical, economic, security, and social issues—may be expected to play a more significant security role in Gaza, with the ultimate goal of preventing Hamas’s monopoly on power and authority in Gaza. https://foreignpolicy.com/projects/trump-presidency-personnel-cabinet-policy-issues/?article_anchor=united-states-takeover-gaza-reconstruction-trump-netanyahu
Simplicius, Trump Announces 'Levantine Riviera': The Ethnic Cleansing and Terraforming Mega-Project of Tomorrow! (Don't Worry It's for the People!)
..The amount of contradiction leaves one’s head spinning like a dreidel. “No one can live there, the place is hell,” a hangdog, puffy-eyed Trump explains, only moments before triumphantly declaring that the place will be turned into a casino-like ‘Levantine Riviera’ for “the people of the world”; might those be chosen people, mayhaps?
Trump argues that Palestinians deserve to live where they aren’t going to ignominiously “die”, so that’s why an artificial refugee camp—sorry, town—should be erected in Jordan, yet he forgets to mention that the man beside him is the reason those natives-to-the-land are ‘mysteriously’ dying in droves...
Mulvaney says Trump’s Gaza Strip proposal ‘wasn’t him’
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who served in President Trump’s first administration, said he was puzzled to hear the president lay out a proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip. “It wasn’t him. It was not his language,” Mulvaney said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill”.... Trump argues that Palestinians deserve to live where they aren’t going to ignominiously “die”, so that’s why an artificial refugee camp—sorry, town—should be erected in Jordan, yet he forgets to mention that the man beside him is the reason those natives-to-the-land are ‘mysteriously’ dying in droves...
..Finally, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks him directly will the Gazans be able to return, and if not, who does Trump envision living in Gaza after the US turns it into a “beautiful place”? Trump’s response is an historic study in slippery artifice..“I envision…world people living there.” World people? Do they happen to be related to the mysterious Sea Peoples, by any chance? Come to ransack and reclaim the Levant for a second time in as many millennia? Anthropologists the world over are in suspense...
..Am I the only one thinking a pager memento is more a subtly threatening reminder to stay in line, rather than a charming keepsake from an old friend? ...
..Ultimately we have to wait and see precisely what Trump has in mind for the supposed ‘American’ take-over of Gaza; there could be more to it than meets the eye. Israel, of course, always plays the long game, with Netanyahu likely acquiescing to Trump’s plan even if it ostensibly does not give Israel control of Palestine—for now—because Netanyahu knows in his spleen of spleens that American presidents come and go, but the settler colony will always pullulate like a tumor, long after the mortal mandates of its commandeered puppets have expired...
..Ultimately we have to wait and see precisely what Trump has in mind for the supposed ‘American’ take-over of Gaza; there could be more to it than meets the eye. Israel, of course, always plays the long game, with Netanyahu likely acquiescing to Trump’s plan even if it ostensibly does not give Israel control of Palestine—for now—because Netanyahu knows in his spleen of spleens that American presidents come and go, but the settler colony will always pullulate like a tumor, long after the mortal mandates of its commandeered puppets have expired...
..In the meantime, Trump is reportedly getting ready to finally withdraw from Syria for good—if you can believe it, that is...
..It’s the latest example of Trump’s erratically schizophrenic foreign policy. Having promised no more wars or foreign military involvement, Trump is set to remove US troops from Syria while dispatching a new batch to the ‘Red Riviera’ on the ex-Gaza strip—talk about shell games!
Lastly, if you didn’t have your fill of ‘America First’ #winning for the day, enjoy your final emetic morsel...
Lastly, if you didn’t have your fill of ‘America First’ #winning for the day, enjoy your final emetic morsel...
..Remember the earlier video of Trump’s speech, which elicited much criticism regarding the usually extemporaneous Trump robotically ‘reading’ a prepared statement given him by his ‘AIPAC handler’? ...
..Times of Israel: Kushner was involved in crafting Trump’s prepared remarks that he made alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Puck news reports, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/trump-announces-levantine-riviera
..Trump said U.S. troops would be used to secure the Gaza Strip “if it’s necessary.”
“I was watching him, the man who worked for so long to get us out of the forever war in Afghanistan, was up here behind the podium saying, ‘We’re going to go and occupy this land for the next 10 or 15 years,’” Mulvaney said. “It made no sense to me.”
Mulvaney suggested the proposal could have been someone else’s idea.
“And as I sat and I watched the energy level, some of the language, some of the reports that came out afterward in the press, some of the leaks that came out about the process, it sounded to me more like Jared Kushner than it did like Donald Trump,” Mulvaney said. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5129614-mulvaney-trumps-gaza-strip-proposal/
“I was watching him, the man who worked for so long to get us out of the forever war in Afghanistan, was up here behind the podium saying, ‘We’re going to go and occupy this land for the next 10 or 15 years,’” Mulvaney said. “It made no sense to me.”
Mulvaney suggested the proposal could have been someone else’s idea.
“And as I sat and I watched the energy level, some of the language, some of the reports that came out afterward in the press, some of the leaks that came out about the process, it sounded to me more like Jared Kushner than it did like Donald Trump,” Mulvaney said. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5129614-mulvaney-trumps-gaza-strip-proposal/
Moon of Alabama: Trump Wants To Take Over Gaza, Announces 500,000 Dead
From Moscow, John Helmer, TRUMP THE GENOCIDALIST ATTACKS ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
Trump’s proposal to remove the Arabs from Palestine to Saudi Arabia repeats the scheme of President Franklin Roosevelt of February 1945. That was on the prompting and scripting of the White House advisers, David Niles (Neyhus), Benjamin Cohen, Samuel Rosenman, Israel Sieff, and Max Lowenthal. For that story, read The Jackals’ Wedding... [image] On board the USS Quincy on February 14, 1945, President Roosevelt meeting King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (ibn Saud) with Colonel William Eddy interpreting. Roosevelt had already announced in the US: “Palestine should be for the Jews and no Arabs should be in it.” https://johnhelmer.net/trump-the-genocidalist-attacks-on-the-northern-front/#more-91043 Gilbert Doctorow believes the US dog wags the Israeli tail. I wonder if Trump's AIPAC-handler Kushner passed him a last minute note just before the presser, ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 5 February: Kremlin on Trump’s Call for Ceasefire
What was going on there? Trump was trapping Netanyahu into something that he could not say ‘no’ to, into something that would make it very, very difficult for him to resume his bombings and genocide in Gaza after the expiration of Phase One of the cease-fire agreement with Hamas.
Of course, there is not a chance of a snowball in hell that the expulsion of the Gazans and redevelopment of their homeland into a Riviera will ever take place. It is just a fiction that serves as an off ramp for Netanyahu...
..Meanwhile, the Zionists in America are rejoicing and all others are dumbfounded, scratching their heads over what looks like an utterly stupid plan by Trump. Stupid like a fox, I say.
The relevance of this charade to the Ukraine war is clear to me: do not take anything that Trump is saying aloud or that his emissary General Kellogg is saying about the cease fire they want to impose on Putin... But this will happen only if there are now backchannels to the Kremlin discussing a much wider ranging agenda for the forthcoming summit that takes in the items most dear to the Russians, namely revision of the security architecture of Europe, removal of al medium range missiles from Europe and more.
Then there is something else that the Kremlin must be watching closely, namely the purge of the Deep State that they say controls American foreign policy. The attack on USAID has been a very good signal to the Kremlin. Similarly, they must be watching with greatest interest the rumored firing of nearly all staff at the CIA. In a word, if the evildoers and evil institutions in the American Deep State are purged, as seems to be underway, then the Russians can genuinely be optimistic of concluding substantial agreements with Trump. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/02/05/judging-freedom-edition-of-5-february-kremlin-on-trumps-call-for-ceasefire/
The relevance of this charade to the Ukraine war is clear to me: do not take anything that Trump is saying aloud or that his emissary General Kellogg is saying about the cease fire they want to impose on Putin... But this will happen only if there are now backchannels to the Kremlin discussing a much wider ranging agenda for the forthcoming summit that takes in the items most dear to the Russians, namely revision of the security architecture of Europe, removal of al medium range missiles from Europe and more.
Then there is something else that the Kremlin must be watching closely, namely the purge of the Deep State that they say controls American foreign policy. The attack on USAID has been a very good signal to the Kremlin. Similarly, they must be watching with greatest interest the rumored firing of nearly all staff at the CIA. In a word, if the evildoers and evil institutions in the American Deep State are purged, as seems to be underway, then the Russians can genuinely be optimistic of concluding substantial agreements with Trump. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/02/05/judging-freedom-edition-of-5-february-kremlin-on-trumps-call-for-ceasefire/
Saudi Arabia says no to displacement of Gazans, rejects relations with Israel without Palestinian state https://www.arabnews.com/node/2589054/saudi-arabia
Top Turkish diplomat describes Trump’s proposal for Gaza as unacceptable
Hakan Fidan pointed out that "some nations have not yet fully recognized Israel" but there was an understanding that "the issue will largely be addressed with the adoption of the two-state principle" https://tass.com/world/1908943
Hakan Fidan pointed out that "some nations have not yet fully recognized Israel" but there was an understanding that "the issue will largely be addressed with the adoption of the two-state principle" https://tass.com/world/1908943
China rejects relocation of Gaza residents — Foreign Ministry https://tass.com/world/1908899
Moscow rejects Trump’s Gaza plan. Russia insists on a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict, the Kremlin has said https://www.rt.com/news/612224-moscow-rejects-trump-gaza-plan/
US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily https://www.arabnews.com/node/2589159/world
White House Softens Aspects Of Gaza 'Takeover' - Emphasizes No Boots On The Ground https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-softens-aspects-gaza-takeover-emphasizes-no-boots-ground
Pentagon Drafting Plans To Pull All US Troops From Syria, Fulfilling Longtime Trump Pledge https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagon-drafting-plans-withdraw-all-us-troops-syria-fulfilling-longtime-trump-pledge
22 martyred, 6 injured in the last 24 hours: Gaza Health Ministry
Curfews, demolitions and airstrikes: Israel expands West Bank offensive to Tulkarem, Jordan Valley
Israel delays entry of shelter materials, fuel to Gaza, authorities say https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250204-israel-delays-entry-of-shelter-materials-fuel-to-gaza-authorities-say/
The makeover has been done: Syrian President al-Sharaa's 'historic' visit marks start of ‘lasting friendship’: Turkish President Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledges support for Syria’s reconstruction, security, economic recovery https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/syrian-president-al-sharaas-historic-visit-marks-start-of-lasting-friendship-turkish-president-erdogan/3471850The violence continues to escalate, as earlier today, an Israeli drone launched an airstrike on Al-Rashid Street, a coastal road in central Gaza. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/22-martyred--6-injured-in-the-last-24-hours--gaza-health-min
Palestinains say life has been "paralyzed" as Israel expands its military operations to Tulkarem and the northern Jordan Valley. Ground troops have been deployed, imposing curfews and carrying out home demolitions, forcibly displacing thousands. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/02/curfews-demolitions-and-airstrikes-israel-expands-west-bank-offensive-to-tulkarem-jordan-valley/
Caitlin Johnstone, The Nonstop Military Operation Known As Israel
Steve Witkoff, who recently visited Gaza during a regional trip, said it would take between three to five years just to dispose of the ruins scattered throughout Gaza, describing the envisioned five-year timelines as “physically impossible”. Witkoff sought to defend Trump’s statements to “clean out” Gaza, and displace the Territory’s population to Jordan and Egypt, saying the President is talking “about making it habitable.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250204-trump-envoy-says-it-is-preposterous-for-palestinians-to-expect-gaza-reconstruction-in-5-years/
According to Gideon Sa’ar, the UN Human Rights Council is "focused on attacking a democratic country and propagating antisemitism, instead of promoting human rights" https://tass.com/world/1909257
A road bridge connecting Russia and North Korea is set to be built by 2027, according to an order from Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The order was published on Russia's official legal information portal. https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/161612-russia-north-korea-bridge/
"The unconfirmed plans, reported by Ukrainian outlet Strana, have been doing the rounds in 'political and diplomatic circles' in Ukraine, and will include a ceasefire by April 20 that would freeze Russia's steady advance, a ban on Ukraine from joining NATO, and a demand for Kyiv to accept Russian sovereignty on annexed land." https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-force-zelensky-agree-ceasefire-easter-according-alleged-leaked-peace-plan
US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg Says Ukraine Should Hold Elections in 2025
The only person Zelensky might be afraid of during election campaign is the four-star general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK. https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-special-envoy-says-ukraine-hold-elections/5879073
The only person Zelensky might be afraid of during election campaign is the four-star general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK. https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-special-envoy-says-ukraine-hold-elections/5879073
Afghanistan War experience gives perspective on military-political reality. Mike Waltz: The US war veteran-turned-NSA chief
Trump's new National Security Chief has already gone after officials who took part in Biden's blunderous exit from Afghanistan—a war he served in and learned a lot from https://en.majalla.com/node/324143/profiles/mike-waltz-us-war-veteran-turned-nsa-chief
Trump's new National Security Chief has already gone after officials who took part in Biden's blunderous exit from Afghanistan—a war he served in and learned a lot from https://en.majalla.com/node/324143/profiles/mike-waltz-us-war-veteran-turned-nsa-chief
Celia Farber on more things USAID funded, like $20 million to Angelina Jolie to meet with Zelensky once:
The Jaw-Dropping Exposure Of "USAID" (One Of Its Names,) That Is Already The Octo-Mom Of ALL Previous American Political "Scandals"—The Tip Of The Iceberg Is Above Water—Dems Screams Fall On Deaf EarsIn 2023, USAID Funded "Training And Support" For 6,200 Journalists, and Bankrolled Media In 30 Countries (That We Know So Far) Jamie Raskin Says USAID Fights "Disease, Corruption," And FOR Democracy! https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/the-jaw-dropping-exposure-of-usaid
Hal Turner has this: U.S.A.I.D. Spent $70 BILLION Funding Abortions and Gender Ideology Globally; Even Routed Money to "Church of Satan" in NYC https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/national-news/u-s-a-i-d-spent-70-billion-funding-abortions-and-gender-ideology-globally-even-routed-money-to-church-of-satan-in-nyc
Brian Berletic on new-management objectives, USAID Will Continue Regime Change Ops on Behalf of CIA – Former US Marine
Berletic suggests that has created the need for a rebranding aimed at protecting and streamlining the organization’s work.He believes the ongoing reform seeks to "create a left-right and liberal-conservative divide in response to growing bipartisan opposition to US interference abroad."
"By claiming these organizations are 'bad' because they are 'liberal,' the Trump administration can rebrand it as 'conservative' an 'America first,' bringing at least part of the American population back on board to support it and its activities," Berletic explains.
The pundit emphasizes that the USAID's coup-plotting will continue. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250204/usaid-will-continue-regime-change-ops-on-behalf-of-cia--former-us-marine-1121536163.html
Detailed timeline: How the CIA Spawned Google https://sputnikglobe.com/20250205/how-the-cia-spawned-google-1121538390.html
Beavis and Butthead could guess it: Why Has Hillary Clinton Declared War on Elon Musk?
Hillary Clinton's outrage over Elon Musk’s overhaul of USAID and other government agencies stems from her fear of being exposed for multimillion-dollar fraud, according to Wall Street analyst Charles Ortel. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250205/why-has-hillary-clinton-declared-war-on-elon-musk-1121541113.htmlPresident Trump’s purge and revamp of the America’s coup-plotting, dirty war-waging, illegal spying, torture-loving, assassination-obsessed intel agency won't whitewash its history. This is its record. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250205/coups-killings-mind-control-and-torture-cias-global-criminal-empire-exposed-1121539354.html
It's not unusual for the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay votes a week, but Democrats made a show of it in opposition to President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/06/congress/kash-patel-fbi-confirmation-00202842
The surge has been attributed to tariff exchanges between the US and China, and investor fears of a global trade war https://www.rt.com/business/612233-gold-price-record-high/
Steve Kirsch on mRNA-vaccine associated deaths: The DEATH safety signals in VAERS were obvious if anyone looked
I'll show you just how obvious it is. Like over 100X above normal. https://kirschsubstack.com/p/the-death-safety-signals-in-vaers#poll-268932A Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. against Daily Kos writer David Vickrey, accused of knowingly publishing lies about Kennedy and intending to harm his reputation. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rfk-jr-libel-case-daily-kos-writer-david-vickrey
Meryl Nass MD, Bird Flu update after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt comments on culls as cause of egg price increase
The fact checkers at Politifact have not been fired yet, it seems. We are up to 153 million birds cruelly culled in the US since 2022. https://merylnass.substack.com/p/bird-flu-update-after-press-secretary Meryl Nass MD has the video & transcript evidence: One more reason for everyone to leave the WHO -- Using health to impose digital IDs and vaccine passports
As well as scarfing up your medical records to add to your control file https://merylnass.substack.com/p/one-more-reason-for-everyone-to-leaveUnregistered Bicyclist (pictured this morning in Palestine bike jersey)
