StopTheLie.com News update 10-19-2015
The Sad Fate of America's Whistleblowers
Source: OtherWords.org
What is it about whistleblowers that the powers that be can't stand?
When I blew the whistle on the CIA's illegal torture program, I was derided in many quarters as a traitor. My detractors in the government attacked me for violating my secrecy agreement, even as they ignored the oath we'd all taken to protect and defend the Constitution.
All of this happened despite the fact that the torture I helped expose is illegal in the United States. Torture also violates a number of international laws and treaties to which our country is signatory — some of which the United States itself was the driving force in drafting.
I was charged with three counts of espionage, all of which were eventually dropped when I took a plea to a lesser count. I had to choose between spending up to 30 months in prison and rolling the dice to risk a 45-year sentence. With five kids, and three of them under the age of 10, I took the plea.
Read full article at: http://otherwords.org/the-sad-fate-of-americas-whistleblowers/
COMMENT: Doublethink:
People who commit serious crimes must be punished...unless they're in government...then, those who exposed the crimes must be punished.
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The REAL Hastert Scandal: Pedophilia, Drug Money and Blackmail (Video)
Source: CorbettReport.com
In May of this year a federal grand jury indicted former Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert. The charges: that he had "structured" withdrawals of over $950,000 from various bank accounts to skirt bank reporting laws and that he had lied to federal agents about these withdrawals. According to the indictment the withdrawals were part of a bid to pay $3.5 million in blackmail to cover up "past misconduct" from his time as a high school teacher in Illinois.
The story seemed perfect fodder for the tabloid corporate press. It featured a former high-ranking politician, blackmail and intrigue, and just enough details about Hastert's former life as a teacher and wrestling coach to suggest that the "past misconduct" referred to a salacious scandal of sexual abuse of a minor. But for some reason the story faded from the headlines almost as quickly as it appeared. And now that Hastert's legal team has announced that they are seeking a plea deal with prosecutors in order to avoid a trial, it seems the story is likely to disappear completely.
But a series of revelations from FBI whistleblowers reveal that this story is just the tip of a very seedy iceberg, one that implicates Hastert, his top aide, other Congress members and government officials in a criminal network involved in sexual intrigue, foreign espionage, blackmail, and drug money.
Watch video at: https://www.corbettreport.com/the-real-hastert-scandal-pedophilia-drug-money-and-blackmail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=ema
COMMENT: An excellent short report that, unintentionally, provides insight into why the "Network" prefers dirty politicians; they're easier to manipulate and / or destroy.
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The Mystery of ISIS' Toyota Army Solved
Source: Ron Paul Institute
The US Treasury has recently opened an inquiry about the so-called "Islamic State's" (ISIS/ISIL) use of large numbers of brand-new Toyota trucks. The issue has arisen in the wake of Russia's air operations over Syria and growing global suspicion that the US itself has played a key role in arming, funding, and intentionally perpetuating the terrorist army across Syria and Iraq.
Read full article at: http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2015/october/09/the-mystery-of-isis-toyota-army-solved/
COMMENT: See Also
Washington Airdrops Tons of Weapons to Rebels in Syria
--In the first bit of bad news, we saw the policy shift away from vetting and training rebels. The Administration announced that because the $500 million plan to train and equip vetted "moderate" rebels has been an obvious failure, the solution was to remove the training and vetting part of the project and simply send military equipment. From now on only leaders of the rebel groups would be vetted. The fighters would simply be armed, no questions asked.
What kinds of groups would be newly armed by the US? Groups with "diverse membership," which likely means al-Qaeda affiliate the al-Nusra front, Ahrar al Shams, and other jihadists.
-->Full Article here: http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2015/october/12/breaking-washington-airdrops-tons-of-weapons-to-rebels-in-syria/
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http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Front-Page.htm
http://libertycrier.com/
Previous Week's News 10-12-2015
How "Regulatory Agencies," like the FDA, Protect Monopoly Profits (Video)
Source: RealityCheck
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli made headlines when he hiked the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent. Is he to blame? Watch Reality Check.
Watch video at: http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-fda-martin-shkreli-drug-prices/
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Trump: Middle East Would Be More Stable With Saddam and Gadhafi
Source: AntiWar.com
--Pressed on whether this meant he believed the region would be more stable with Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein still in power, he confirmed it was "not even a contest," saying Libya isn't even really a country anymore, and ISIS came out of the removal of Saddam in Iraq.
Read full article at: http://news.antiwar.com/2015/10/04/trump-middle-east-would-be-more-stable-with-saddam-and-gadhafi/
COMMENT: Such an obviously accurate statement shouldn't be controversial; says a lot about Washington's refusal to address reality.
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The Sad Fate of America's Whistleblowers
Source: OtherWords.org
What is it about whistleblowers that the powers that be can't stand?
When I blew the whistle on the CIA's illegal torture program, I was derided in many quarters as a traitor. My detractors in the government attacked me for violating my secrecy agreement, even as they ignored the oath we'd all taken to protect and defend the Constitution.
All of this happened despite the fact that the torture I helped expose is illegal in the United States. Torture also violates a number of international laws and treaties to which our country is signatory — some of which the United States itself was the driving force in drafting.
I was charged with three counts of espionage, all of which were eventually dropped when I took a plea to a lesser count. I had to choose between spending up to 30 months in prison and rolling the dice to risk a 45-year sentence. With five kids, and three of them under the age of 10, I took the plea.
Read full article at: http://otherwords.org/the-sad-fate-of-americas-whistleblowers/
COMMENT: Doublethink:
People who commit serious crimes must be punished...unless they're in government...then, those who exposed the crimes must be punished.
======================================================
The REAL Hastert Scandal: Pedophilia, Drug Money and Blackmail (Video)
Source: CorbettReport.com
In May of this year a federal grand jury indicted former Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert. The charges: that he had "structured" withdrawals of over $950,000 from various bank accounts to skirt bank reporting laws and that he had lied to federal agents about these withdrawals. According to the indictment the withdrawals were part of a bid to pay $3.5 million in blackmail to cover up "past misconduct" from his time as a high school teacher in Illinois.
The story seemed perfect fodder for the tabloid corporate press. It featured a former high-ranking politician, blackmail and intrigue, and just enough details about Hastert's former life as a teacher and wrestling coach to suggest that the "past misconduct" referred to a salacious scandal of sexual abuse of a minor. But for some reason the story faded from the headlines almost as quickly as it appeared. And now that Hastert's legal team has announced that they are seeking a plea deal with prosecutors in order to avoid a trial, it seems the story is likely to disappear completely.
But a series of revelations from FBI whistleblowers reveal that this story is just the tip of a very seedy iceberg, one that implicates Hastert, his top aide, other Congress members and government officials in a criminal network involved in sexual intrigue, foreign espionage, blackmail, and drug money.
Watch video at: https://www.corbettreport.com/the-real-hastert-scandal-pedophilia-drug-money-and-blackmail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=ema
COMMENT: An excellent short report that, unintentionally, provides insight into why the "Network" prefers dirty politicians; they're easier to manipulate and / or destroy.
======================================================
The Mystery of ISIS' Toyota Army Solved
Source: Ron Paul Institute
The US Treasury has recently opened an inquiry about the so-called "Islamic State's" (ISIS/ISIL) use of large numbers of brand-new Toyota trucks. The issue has arisen in the wake of Russia's air operations over Syria and growing global suspicion that the US itself has played a key role in arming, funding, and intentionally perpetuating the terrorist army across Syria and Iraq.
Read full article at: http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2015/october/09/the-mystery-of-isis-toyota-army-solved/
COMMENT: See Also
Washington Airdrops Tons of Weapons to Rebels in Syria
--In the first bit of bad news, we saw the policy shift away from vetting and training rebels. The Administration announced that because the $500 million plan to train and equip vetted "moderate" rebels has been an obvious failure, the solution was to remove the training and vetting part of the project and simply send military equipment. From now on only leaders of the rebel groups would be vetted. The fighters would simply be armed, no questions asked.
What kinds of groups would be newly armed by the US? Groups with "diverse membership," which likely means al-Qaeda affiliate the al-Nusra front, Ahrar al Shams, and other jihadists.
-->Full Article here: http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2015/october/12/breaking-washington-airdrops-tons-of-weapons-to-rebels-in-syria/
======================================================
PLEASE forward this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested. Those who'd like to be added to our news list can sign up at: http://stopthelie.com/stl_newsletter.html
Other sources for alternative news:
http://www.PrisonPlanet.com/
http://needtoknow.news/
http://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/Front-Page.htm
http://libertycrier.com/
Previous Week's News 10-12-2015
How "Regulatory Agencies," like the FDA, Protect Monopoly Profits (Video)
Source: RealityCheck
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli made headlines when he hiked the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent. Is he to blame? Watch Reality Check.
Watch video at: http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-fda-martin-shkreli-drug-prices/
======================================================
Trump: Middle East Would Be More Stable With Saddam and Gadhafi
Source: AntiWar.com
--Pressed on whether this meant he believed the region would be more stable with Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein still in power, he confirmed it was "not even a contest," saying Libya isn't even really a country anymore, and ISIS came out of the removal of Saddam in Iraq.
Read full article at: http://news.antiwar.com/2015/10/04/trump-middle-east-would-be-more-stable-with-saddam-and-gadhafi/
COMMENT: Such an obviously accurate statement shouldn't be controversial; says a lot about Washington's refusal to address reality.
PLEASE forward this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested. Those who'd like to be added to our news list can sign up at: http://stopthelie.com/stl_newsletter.html
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