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'''Obama war crimes''' began with the [[Arab Spring]] and [[Libyan war]], then escalated afterward.<ref>https://worldaffairs.blog/2017/05/08/truth-about-gen-michael-flynn-isis-and-neocons/</ref>

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Obama [[war crimes]] might best be encapsulated by studying the life and career of Abdelhakim Belhadj (sometimes Abdel Hakim Belhaj, Adel Hakm Belhaj),<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/02/libya.belhaj.profile/index.html</ref> and there are many more like him released from [[CIA]] custody. In doing so, one sees the basic, longterm counter-jihad strategy the United States mapped out after [[9/11]], which Obama inherited, then ceded to others outside the United States to serve their own agendas, yet leaving the United States and [[Obama]] personally culpable for the millions of human tragedies left in their wake. It had the sanction of [[bi-partisan]]ship with [[Sen. John McCain]] involved, and [[Sen. Lindsey Graham]] had knowledge. The policy was known in [[newspeak]] [[jargon]] at the time as "leading from behind."

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Obama [[war crimes]] might best be encapsulated by studying the life and career of Abdelhakim Belhadj (sometimes Abdel Hakim Belhaj, Adel Hakm Belhaj),<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/02/libya.belhaj.profile/index.html</ref> and there are many more like him released from [[CIA]] custody. In doing so, one sees the basic, longterm counter-jihad strategy the United States mapped out after [[9/11]], which Obama inherited, then ceded to others outside the United States to serve their own agendas, yet leaving the United States and [[Obama]] personally culpable for the millions of human tragedies left in their wake. It had the sanction of [[bi-partisan]]ship with [[Sen. John McCain]] involved, and [[Sen. Lindsey Graham]] had knowledge. The policy was known in [[newspeak]] [[jargon]] at the time as "leading from behind."

One of the horrendous crimes was transforming the [[NATO]] alliance from a purely defensive alliance to wage a war of aggression, prostituting NATO as a mercenary force for European [[corporate]] interests. NATO was designed to defend Europe; NATO and Europe stand defenseless against the invasion of jihadis it now faces.

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===February 2009===

*'''6 February.''' Italian government ratifies historic Friendship Agreement with Libya signed in [[Benghazi]] in late 2008 by Gaddafi and Berlusconi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alarabonline.org/english/display.asp?fname=2009%5C03%5C03-02%5Czbusinessz%5C988.htm&dismode=x&ts=02/03/2009%2004:42:49%20ã|title=Libya agrees pact with Italy to boost investment|date=2 March 2009|accessdate=|publisher=[[Al-Arab]] }}</ref> It was Berlusconi's first visit to Libya. The neighboring states have had trade and contact going back to [[Roman]] times. Under its terms, Italy would pay $5 billion to Libya as compensation for its military occupation from 1911-1943. In exchange, Libya would take measures to stop [[illegal immigration]] coming from Libyan shores.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|publisher=La Repubblica|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/esteri/libia-italia/accordo-firmato/accordo-firmato.html|title=Italia-Libia, firmato l'accordo|language=Italian|date=30 August 2008|accessdate=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000538/http://www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/esteri/libia-italia/accordo-firmato/accordo-firmato.html|archivedate=3 December 2013}}</ref> Gaddafi pledges to protect Italian investment in Libya to further domestic economic development, create jobs, and provide a disincentive to emigrate.

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*'''9 February.''' David Plouffe delivers paid speech in in Baku, [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>~~http~~://foreignpolicy.com/2009/02/09/what-is-david-plouffe-doing-in-azerbaijan/</ref>

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*'''9 February.''' David Plouffe delivers paid speech in in Baku, [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/02/09/what-is-david-plouffe-doing-in-azerbaijan/</ref>

===March 2009===

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{{QuoteBox|The Government tolerates most minority religions but '''strongly opposes militant forms of Islam, which it views as a security threat'''... There were '''no reports of forced religious conversion''' ...There were '''no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice.'''}}

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*'''27 October.''' State Dept. cable from Italy says of Italian Prime Minister Sivio Berlusconi "a growing list of scandals, adverse court decisions and health issues have weakened him; and led some erstwhile Berlusconi allies to begin hedging their bets on his political longevity... Berlusconi's frequent late nights and penchant for partying hard mean he does not get sufficient rest." The same cable also says that: "Separately, on October 21, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, commenting on Berlusconi's troubles, told the Ambassador that organized crime figures had probably set the trap for Berlusconi on some of the sex scandals." When Berlusconi accused Washington of "provoking" Moscow by recognizing the independence of [[Kosovo]], a [[Serbia]]n province, an Italian official visited the US Embassy. A cable from the embassy said the official "took back a terse message to the [Italian Foreign Minister] that such comments risk substantial and lasting damage to Italy's credibility in Washington....Berlusconi was losing credibility for Italy as a reliable partner, which he could ill afford to do," the cable added.<ref>[~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/02/wikileaks.berlusconi/]</ref>

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*'''27 October.''' State Dept. cable from Italy says of Italian Prime Minister Sivio Berlusconi "a growing list of scandals, adverse court decisions and health issues have weakened him; and led some erstwhile Berlusconi allies to begin hedging their bets on his political longevity... Berlusconi's frequent late nights and penchant for partying hard mean he does not get sufficient rest." The same cable also says that: "Separately, on October 21, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, commenting on Berlusconi's troubles, told the Ambassador that organized crime figures had probably set the trap for Berlusconi on some of the sex scandals." When Berlusconi accused Washington of "provoking" Moscow by recognizing the independence of [[Kosovo]], a [[Serbia]]n province, an Italian official visited the US Embassy. A cable from the embassy said the official "took back a terse message to the [Italian Foreign Minister] that such comments risk substantial and lasting damage to Italy's credibility in Washington....Berlusconi was losing credibility for Italy as a reliable partner, which he could ill afford to do," the cable added.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/02/wikileaks.berlusconi/]</ref>

==2010==

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*'''March.''' Abdulhakim Belhadj released from Abu Salim prison in [[Libya]]<ref>http://docslide.us/documents/updated-fact-sheet-may-4-2013.html</ref>

===July 2010===

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*'''27 July.''' Muammar Gaddafi proposes an African Union along the lines of the [[European Union]] or [[United States]]. The idea is floated at an African unity summit and written proposals may be ready next years summit. The idea strikes a sympathetic response helped by Gaddafi's reputation as a champion of the developed world and by the millions of dollars in aid his oil-exporting country spends in Africa.<ref>~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-gaddafi-idUSTRE66Q70620100727</ref>

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*'''27 July.''' Muammar Gaddafi proposes an African Union along the lines of the [[European Union]] or [[United States]]. The idea is floated at an African unity summit and written proposals may be ready next years summit. The idea strikes a sympathetic response helped by Gaddafi's reputation as a champion of the developed world and by the millions of dollars in aid his oil-exporting country spends in Africa.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-summit-gaddafi-idUSTRE66Q70620100727</ref>

===September 2010===

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*'''21 September.''' Internal email entitled “Obama Leak Investigations” at “global intelligence” company Stratfor claims Obama’s then-White House adviser [[John Brennan]] is targeting [[journalist]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120925054433/http://wikileaks.org:80/gifiles/docs/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html]</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2013/05/22/wikileaks-stratfor-e-mail-brennan-behind-witch-hunt-of-journalists-reporting-leaks/</ref>

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*'''21 September.''' Internal email entitled “Obama Leak Investigations” at “global intelligence” company Stratfor claims Obama’s then-White House adviser [[John Brennan]] is targeting [[journalist]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120925054433/http://wikileaks.org:80/gifiles/docs/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html]</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2013/05/22/wikileaks-stratfor-e-mail-brennan-behind-witch-hunt-of-journalists-reporting-leaks/</ref>

{{Quotebox|"Brennan is behind the [[witch hunt]]s of investigative journalists learning information from inside the beltway sources,” writes one Stratfor official to another. The email continues: “Note — '''There is specific tasker from the [White House] to go after anyone printing materials negative to the Obama agenda''' (oh my.) Even the FBI is shocked. The Wonder Boys must be in meltdown mode…”}}

:“The Wonder Boys” reportedly refers to the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA).<ref>Credit:Sharyl Attkisson. https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/12/1210665_obama-leak-investigations-internal-use-only-pls-do-not.html</ref>

===November 2010===

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*'''2 November.''' Republicans sweep Midterms.<ref>{{cite web|url=~~http~~://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/in-redistricting-year-gop-gains-a-big-edge/66128/|title=In Redistricting Year, GOP Gains a Big Edge|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/national-affairs/blogs/NationalAffairs_May2010/231048/66235|title=Four More Lessons from the GOP Landslide|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/11/devastation-gop.php|title=Devastation: GOP Picks Up 680 State Leg. Seats|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref>

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*'''2 November.''' Republicans sweep Midterms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/11/in-redistricting-year-gop-gains-a-big-edge/66128/|title=In Redistricting Year, GOP Gains a Big Edge|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/national-affairs/blogs/NationalAffairs_May2010/231048/66235|title=Four More Lessons from the GOP Landslide|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/11/devastation-gop.php|title=Devastation: GOP Picks Up 680 State Leg. Seats|date=November 4, 2010|accessdate=}}</ref>

*Sarkozy and Cameron sign Lancaster House Treaties to "develop co-operation between British and French Armed Forces, the sharing and pooling of materials and equipment including through mutual interdependence, the building of joint facilities, mutual access to each other’s defence markets, and industrial and technological co-operation."

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*Gaddafi warns former UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] by phone if his regime is allowed to fall, the [[jihad]]is would use Libya as a springboard for attacks in [[Europe]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/12086505/Tony-Blairs-phone-conversations-with-Colonel-Gaddafi-revealed.html Colonel Gaddafi warned Tony Blair of Islamist attacks on Europe], By Robert Mendick, ''Telegraph'' 07 Jan 2016. telegraph.co.uk</ref> As Gaddafi predicted, the Islamic State took credit for the November 2015 Paris attacks killing 137, wounding 368, and the February 2016 Brussels bombing killing 35 and injuring 340.

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*'''26 February.''' UNSC 1970 passes arms embargo barring “the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer” of weapons to any party in Libya.<ref>~~http~~://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1970(2011)</ref>

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*'''26 February.''' UNSC 1970 passes arms embargo barring “the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer” of weapons to any party in Libya.<ref>https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/RES/1970(2011)</ref>

*Hillary Clinton directs efforts to remove all US embassy personnel from Tripoli and orders the closing of the embassy. Ken Dilanian of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' reported the [[CIA]] has been on the ground in rebel-held areas of Libya since shortly after the US Embassy in Tripoli was evacuated.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110404001700/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/sc-dc-0331-cia-libya-20110330,0,2762769.story</ref>

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*Hillary Clinton makes a series of calls to her foreign counterparts to help secure passage of UNSC 1970, imposing sanctions on Muammar Gaddafi and his family and refers Gaddafi and aides to the ICC.

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*'''27 February.''' Transitional National Council (TNC) announces in the city of Benghazi its purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution." French President Sarkozy later quoted “'''We created the TNC and without''' France’s backing, money and weapons, '''it would not exist.'''”<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8630778/Libya-France-risks-Nato-split-over-call-for-Gaddafi-talks.html</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01france.html</ref>

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*'''27 February.''' Transitional National Council (TNC) announces in the city of Benghazi its purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution." French President Sarkozy later quoted “'''We created the TNC and without''' France’s backing, money and weapons, '''it would not exist.'''”<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8630778/Libya-France-risks-Nato-split-over-call-for-Gaddafi-talks.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/europe/01france.html</ref>

*'''TNC spokesman made clear''' to reporters that the Libyan Transitional National Council was not a provisional government and added that the newly formed council '''was not in contact with foreign governments''' and did not want them to intervene.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya Opposition Launches Council|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011227175955221853.html |work= [[Al Jazeera]] |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=}}</ref>

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*'''11 March.''' Canadian ''Globe and Mail'' interviews the rebel appointed security chief in Derna: “We need Stingers. We don’t need your stupid words.”<ref>The article says "foreign intelligence agencies have bitter experience with supplying Stinger missiles to anti-Soviet freedom fighters in Afghanistan, only to spend years struggling to keep them out of the hands of terrorists."https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/libyan-rebels-at-pains-to-distance-themselves-from-extremists/article570971/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&</ref><ref>[[TWA Flight 800]] may have been brought down by a Stinger missile supplied to the Afghan ''mujihadeen'' by the CIA in the 1980s and smuggled back into the United States. https://www.amazon.com/TWA-800-Crash-Cover-Up-Conspiracy/dp/1621574717</ref>

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*''Reuters'' reports ‘a large shipment of weapons and explosives and night-vision goggles … in a truck coming from Iraq’ carrying 'dozens of grenades and pistols as well as rifles and ammunition belts’ is seized at al-Waleed (known in Syria as al-Tanf) southern bordering crossing, some 400 west of Baghdad. The Syrian Government News Agency (SANA) said the weapons were intended ‘for use in actions that affect Syria’s internal security and spread unrest and chaos.’ The driver said the weapons had been loaded in Baghdad and he was to be paid $5,000 to deliver them to Syria.<ref>[~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-iraq-idUSTRE72A3MI20110311 Syria says seizes weapons smuggled from Iraq], Mar 11, 2011</ref>

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*''Reuters'' reports ‘a large shipment of weapons and explosives and night-vision goggles … in a truck coming from Iraq’ carrying 'dozens of grenades and pistols as well as rifles and ammunition belts’ is seized at al-Waleed (known in Syria as al-Tanf) southern bordering crossing, some 400 west of Baghdad. The Syrian Government News Agency (SANA) said the weapons were intended ‘for use in actions that affect Syria’s internal security and spread unrest and chaos.’ The driver said the weapons had been loaded in Baghdad and he was to be paid $5,000 to deliver them to Syria.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-iraq-idUSTRE72A3MI20110311 Syria says seizes weapons smuggled from Iraq], Mar 11, 2011</ref>

*'''13 March.''' Secretary Clinton travels to [[Paris]] for a series of meetings with foreign ministers from the Group of Eight countries. [[Bernard-Henri Levy]] is also in attendence to do introductions to the rebel group leaders.<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/did-bernard-henri-lvy-take-nato-to-war</ref> She meets with Libyan Transitional National Council leader Mahmoud Jibril and consults with other foreign counterparts on further UN Security Council action.<ref>https://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/</ref> She secretly adds that aggressive action and not just a no-fly zone will be adequate.

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*'''21 March.''' Obama announces US forces commenced operations in [[Libya]] two days earlier, on March 19, "to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe."

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*Sec. [[Robert Gates]] warned establishment of a no-fly zone meant attacking Libya.<ref>~~http~~://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref>

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*Sec. [[Robert Gates]] warned establishment of a no-fly zone meant attacking Libya.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038391-503544.html</ref>

*[[National Security Advisor]] Tom Donilon and Deputy National Security Advisor [[Denis McDonough]] oppose attacking Libya; but [[Hillary Clinton]] "won the bureaucratic battle to use Department of Defense resources to achieve what's essentially the State Department's objective... and Obama let it happen".<ref>[http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/18/how_obama_turned_on_a_dime_toward_war How Obama turned on a dime toward war.]</ref> It is rare for a president to publicly go against the advice of his National Security Adivisor in a decision on military intervention, nonetheless Tom Donilon did not resign.

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*Extra-judicial killings are conventionally called “death squads."

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*'''28 March.''' ''AP'' reports [[Turkey]] takes over running the Benghazi airport.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110618103616/~~http~~://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/turkey-will-run-benghazi-airport-prime-m</ref> This is the beginning of a direct flightline to Adana, Turkey where captured Gaddadi regime weapons are delivered to AQI/ISI jihadis, for the purpose of overthrowing the [[Bashar Assad|Assad]] regime. The group eventually evolves into the [[Islamic State]].

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*'''28 March.''' ''AP'' reports [[Turkey]] takes over running the Benghazi airport.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110618103616/https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/turkey-will-run-benghazi-airport-prime-m</ref> This is the beginning of a direct flightline to Adana, Turkey where captured Gaddadi regime weapons are delivered to AQI/ISI jihadis, for the purpose of overthrowing the [[Bashar Assad|Assad]] regime. The group eventually evolves into the [[Islamic State]].

*'''29 March.''' Clinton travels to London for a conference on Libya, where Clinton is a '''driving force behind the creation of a Contact Group comprising 20-plus countries to coordinate efforts to "protect civilians" and plan for a post-Gaddafi Libya.''' She is instrumental in setting up a rotating chair system to ensure regional buy-in.

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*Russia and China accuse US of exceeding UNSC 1973 mandate.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/russia-china-accuse-west-exceeding-un-resolution-making-libyan-crisis-worse</ref>

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*Russia and China accuse US of exceeding UNSC 1973 mandate.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/russia-china-accuse-west-exceeding-un-resolution-making-libyan-crisis-worse</ref>

*'''18-30 March.''' Hillary Clinton engages with [[UAE]], [[Qatar]], and [[Jordan]] to seek their participation in coalition operations. Over the course of several days, all three devote aircraft to the mission.

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*'''31 March.''' [[Reuters]] reports "President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...Obama signed the order, known as a presidential "finding", within the last two or three weeks"<ref>~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-order-idustre72t6h220110331</ref>

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*'''31 March.''' [[Reuters]] reports "President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...Obama signed the order, known as a presidential "finding", within the last two or three weeks"<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-order-idustre72t6h220110331</ref>

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*Another ''Reuters'' article notes Obama had CIA personal on the ground ''before'' signing the finding, and the Adm. Mike Mullen figured there were only about 1,000 rebels in number.<ref>~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-rebels-idUSTRE72U7NM20110331</ref>

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*Another ''Reuters'' article notes Obama had CIA personal on the ground ''before'' signing the finding, and the Adm. Mike Mullen figured there were only about 1,000 rebels in number.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-rebels-idUSTRE72U7NM20110331</ref>

*'''March and April.''' According to the US State Dept., the [[Islamic State of Iraq]] claimed responsibility for 23 attacks south of [[Baghdad]], all allegedly carried out under [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]]'s<ref>http://themoroccantimes.com/2014/07/6414/nsa-documents-reveal-isis-leaderabu-bakr-al-baghdadi-trained-israeli-mossad</ref> command.<ref>https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/other/des/266629.htm</ref>

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*'''Spring.''' Obama intel officials capture and record private communications between Rep. Kucinich, and a Libyan official.<ref>~~http~~://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/audio/kucinich-no1/</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/audio/kucinich-no2/</ref>

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*'''Spring.''' Obama intel officials capture and record private communications between Rep. Kucinich, and a Libyan official.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/audio/kucinich-no1/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/audio/kucinich-no2/</ref>

===April 2011===

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*'''14 May.''' Email exchange between [[Sidney Blumenthal]] and Cody Shearer tells of negotiations with Tyler Drumheller to contact a retired general to send four operatives into Tunis, Tunisia. Shearer writs, “Sid, do you think the general has to send four guys. He told us three guys yesterday, a translator and two other guys. I understand the difficulty of the mission and realize that K [a Libyan] will be repaid but I am going to need an itemized budget for these guys.”<ref>https://www.propublica.org/article/private-emails-reveal-ex-clinton-aides-secret-spy-network </ref>

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*'''20 May.''' ''[[Washington Post]]'' reports Obama ignored the legal deadline set in the 1973 law that required him to obtain Congressional approval for U.S. military operations in Libya. Under the [[Nixon]]-era [[War Powers Resolution]], the president must obtain Congressional authorization of military action within 60 days, or else begin withdrawing forces.<ref>~~http~~://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-likely-to-miss-deadline-for-congressional-approval-of-libya-operations/2011/05/19/AFFLKn7G_story.html</ref><ref>http://lugar.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=332967&</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-obama-above-the-law/2011/05/26/AGL5zyCH_story.html</ref>

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*'''20 May.''' ''[[Washington Post]]'' reports Obama ignored the legal deadline set in the 1973 law that required him to obtain Congressional approval for U.S. military operations in Libya. Under the [[Nixon]]-era [[War Powers Resolution]], the president must obtain Congressional authorization of military action within 60 days, or else begin withdrawing forces.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-likely-to-miss-deadline-for-congressional-approval-of-libya-operations/2011/05/19/AFFLKn7G_story.html</ref><ref>http://lugar.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=332967&</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-obama-above-the-law/2011/05/26/AGL5zyCH_story.html</ref>

===June 2011===

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*'''3 July.''' Turkey gives more aid to TNC to refurbish Benghazi airport.<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43626058/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/turkey-recognizes-libya-rebels/#.WQ_p0U5MHMI</ref>

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*'''12 July.''' Obama administration targets' Iraqis with new visa and background checks after terrorists residing in Bowling Green, Kentucky were discovered.<ref>[~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/world/middleeast/13baghdad.html]</ref>

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*'''12 July.''' Obama administration targets' Iraqis with new visa and background checks after terrorists residing in Bowling Green, Kentucky were discovered.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/world/middleeast/13baghdad.html]</ref>

*'''15 July.''' Hillary Clinton travels to [[Istanbul]] and announces that the US recognizes the Transitional National Council as the legitimate government of Libya. She also secures recognition of the TNC from the other members of the Contact Group.

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*'''26 August.''' [[Sharia]] law enshrined in TNC draft Constitution.<ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/62823350/Libya-Draft-Constitutional-Charter-for-the-Transitional-Stage</ref>

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*'''29 August.''' CBS News reports the indiscriminate killing of black people by US backed "Libyan rebels".<ref>~~http~~://www.cbsnews.com/news/au-libya-rebels-killing-black-workers/</ref>

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*'''29 August.''' CBS News reports the indiscriminate killing of black people by US backed "Libyan rebels".<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/au-libya-rebels-killing-black-workers/</ref>

===September 2011===

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*'''5 May.''' In [[Bonn]], Germany twenty-nine police are injured when 'strict Muslims' attack with bottles and sticks over cartoons of [[Muhammad]]. One week later two police officers are stabbed by an [[Islamist]].

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*'''May.''' Justice Dept. official Lisa Monaco writes to Sec. Clinton asking to designate [[Boko Haram]] as a terrorist organization. The following month, Gen. Carter Ham, the chief of U.S. Africa Command, said that Boko Haram provided a ‘safe haven’ for al Qaeda in North Africa, and was likely sharing explosives and funds with the group.<ref>Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). [~~http~~://hotair.com/archives/2014/05/08/did-hillary-refuse-to-designate-boko-haram-as-a-terrorist-organization/ Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization?] Hot Air website.</ref> The group had already bombed the [[United Nations]] headquarters in Abuja. Clinton refused despite requests coming from the US Justice Dept, the [[FBI]], the CIA, and numerous Senators and Congressmen. Obama and Clinton had already armed al Qaeda in North Africa, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]], and Ansar al Shariah to destabilize the Gadaffi and Assad regimes.

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*'''May.''' Justice Dept. official Lisa Monaco writes to Sec. Clinton asking to designate [[Boko Haram]] as a terrorist organization. The following month, Gen. Carter Ham, the chief of U.S. Africa Command, said that Boko Haram provided a ‘safe haven’ for al Qaeda in North Africa, and was likely sharing explosives and funds with the group.<ref>Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). [https://hotair.com/archives/2014/05/08/did-hillary-refuse-to-designate-boko-haram-as-a-terrorist-organization/ Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization?] Hot Air website.</ref> The group had already bombed the [[United Nations]] headquarters in Abuja. Clinton refused despite requests coming from the US Justice Dept, the [[FBI]], the CIA, and numerous Senators and Congressmen. Obama and Clinton had already armed al Qaeda in North Africa, the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]], and Ansar al Shariah to destabilize the Gadaffi and Assad regimes.

===June 2012===

*'''2 June.''' In France three young Jewish men with skullcaps are severely beaten with hammers and iron bars by ten Muslims.

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*'''21 June.''' ''New York Times'' reports "C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government...[weapons] are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar."<ref>~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.html</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/an-arms-pipeline-to-the-syrian-rebels.html?_r=0</ref>

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*'''21 June.''' ''New York Times'' reports "C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government...[weapons] are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/an-arms-pipeline-to-the-syrian-rebels.html?_r=0</ref>

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*'''1 August.''' ''Reuters'' reports Obama issued a secret Presidential Finding earlier in the year authorising transfer of captured weapons from Libya to Syria.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/~~http~~://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt</ref>

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*'''1 August.''' ''Reuters'' reports Obama issued a secret Presidential Finding earlier in the year authorising transfer of captured weapons from Libya to Syria.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170216061621/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/obama-secret-syria-order_n_1730712.html?tw_p=twt</ref>

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*Some Obama officials become frustrated with CIA Dir. Petraeus as he opposes efforts to whitewash the terrorist attack from the public Benghazi talking points. Petraeus deputy Mike Morell is given authority over the fake news, and aligns with Hillary Clinton’s State Department against Petraeus’s desires.

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*'''14 September.''' The Benghazi "talking points" were born out of a request from Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, ranking [[Democrat]] on the House Intelligence Committee. CIA Dir. David Petraeus had just given a classified briefing to Ruppersberger and other Intelligence Committee members. A source who was present said that following the briefing, "Ruppersberger wanted to know 'what can I say on TV'?"<ref>~~http~~://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-on-benghazi-we-made-mistakes-but-without-malice/2/</ref>

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*'''14 September.''' The Benghazi "talking points" were born out of a request from Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, ranking [[Democrat]] on the House Intelligence Committee. CIA Dir. David Petraeus had just given a classified briefing to Ruppersberger and other Intelligence Committee members. A source who was present said that following the briefing, "Ruppersberger wanted to know 'what can I say on TV'?"<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-on-benghazi-we-made-mistakes-but-without-malice/2/</ref>

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*'''6 December.''' ''New York Times'' confirms "Qataris provided weapons, money and training to various rebel groups in Libya [destined for Syria]. One militia that received aid was controlled by [Abdelhakim Belhadj], then leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who was held by the C.I.A. in 2004..."<ref>~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html</ref>

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*'''6 December.''' ''New York Times'' confirms "Qataris provided weapons, money and training to various rebel groups in Libya [destined for Syria]. One militia that received aid was controlled by [Abdelhakim Belhadj], then leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, who was held by the C.I.A. in 2004..."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html</ref>

*'''14 December.''' President Obama signs the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/e18677dc-54d8-11e2-a628-00144feab49a</ref> [[John McCain]] is a chief sponsor.<ref>

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*'''14 March.''' CBS News reports Libyan and US investigators have been questioning a suspect long affiliated with the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG), and is believed to have connections to other [[Islamist]] [[radical]]s. LIGF is one of the main terror groups the Obama administration funded.

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*'''March.''' CIA awards a $600 million contract to Amazon Web Services for a computing cloud system which would allow all 17 agencies of the US intelligence community to coordinate and share information.<ref>~~http~~://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-details-about-the-cias-deal-with-amazon/374632/</ref> The General Accounting Office found the deal violated the open bidding process, but a federal court stood by CIA's action.

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*'''March.''' CIA awards a $600 million contract to Amazon Web Services for a computing cloud system which would allow all 17 agencies of the US intelligence community to coordinate and share information.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-details-about-the-cias-deal-with-amazon/374632/</ref> The General Accounting Office found the deal violated the open bidding process, but a federal court stood by CIA's action.

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*The report contradicts Obama administration claims that the talking points were altered to protect classified information. None of the emails reviewed ever mentioned a concern about classified information.

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*'''30 April.''' Attorney for a whistleblower on the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi says the Obama administration is impeding her clients and others' efforts to speak.<ref>~~http~~://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-whistleblowers-still-waiting-to-tell-their-story/</ref>

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*'''30 April.''' Attorney for a whistleblower on the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi says the Obama administration is impeding her clients and others' efforts to speak.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/benghazi-whistleblowers-still-waiting-to-tell-their-story/</ref>

*'''April.''' A secret memo later exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden discusses how the US, along with Brirish intelligence, is collecting information “directly from the servers of …Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple.”<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1&utm_term=.c188c8af0ba0</ref>

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*'''11 May.''' CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson reports details of approximately 100 interagency government emails, sent on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, 2012 regarding the content of the talking points to be used by Susan Rice on the Sunday shows about the Benghazi attacks. The talking points were revised numerous times.

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*'''13 May.''' The AP announced telephone records for 20 of their reporters had been subpoenaed by the Justice Department. News sources reported the US Attorney's office for the District of Columbia was conducting a criminal investigation into publication of a foiled May 2012 terrorist plot. While journalists are protected, leakers in the government are subject to prosecution. The Justice Dept. subpoenaed the phone records of AP from [[Verizon]] and other service providers.<ref name=verizonslate>{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Ryan|title=Verizon Wireless Secretly Passed AP Reporters' Phone Records to Feds|publisher=www.slate.com|date=May 16, 2013|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/16/verizon_wireless_passed_ap_reporters_phone_records_to_the_feds.html|accessdate=}}</ref> The AP claimed these acts were a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering.<ref name=TTSanchez>{{cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Raf|title=US Justice Department secretly seizes Associated Press phone records|publisher=The Telegraph|date=May 13, 2013|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/10055318/US-Justice-Department-secretly-seizes-Associated-Press-phone-records.html|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=TG130513>{{cite web|author=Washington (AP)|title=US government secretly obtained Associated Press phone records|publisher=The Guardian|date=May 13, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/13/america-government-associated-press-phone-records|accessdate=}}</ref> The "intrusion" is the frightening off of government sources, the bread and butter of the Washington news gathering industry. CEO Gary Pruitt of AP stated: "These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know;"<ref name=CNNJohns>{{cite web|author=Matt Smith and Joe Johns|title=AP blasts feds for phone records search|publisher=CNN|date=May 14, 2013|url=~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2013/05/13/us/justice-ap-phones/?hpt=hp_t2|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=holder>{{cite web|author=Gary B. Pruitt|title=AP letter to Eric Holder on seizure of phone records|publisher=USA Today|date=May 13, 2013|url=~~http~~://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/05/13/doj-seizes-ap-phone-records/2156819/|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> a "conceivable right to know" would be a hunt for leakers of FISA information within the administration.

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*'''13 May.''' The AP announced telephone records for 20 of their reporters had been subpoenaed by the Justice Department. News sources reported the US Attorney's office for the District of Columbia was conducting a criminal investigation into publication of a foiled May 2012 terrorist plot. While journalists are protected, leakers in the government are subject to prosecution. The Justice Dept. subpoenaed the phone records of AP from [[Verizon]] and other service providers.<ref name=verizonslate>{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Ryan|title=Verizon Wireless Secretly Passed AP Reporters' Phone Records to Feds|publisher=www.slate.com|date=May 16, 2013|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/16/verizon_wireless_passed_ap_reporters_phone_records_to_the_feds.html|accessdate=}}</ref> The AP claimed these acts were a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering.<ref name=TTSanchez>{{cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Raf|title=US Justice Department secretly seizes Associated Press phone records|publisher=The Telegraph|date=May 13, 2013|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/10055318/US-Justice-Department-secretly-seizes-Associated-Press-phone-records.html|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=TG130513>{{cite web|author=Washington (AP)|title=US government secretly obtained Associated Press phone records|publisher=The Guardian|date=May 13, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/13/america-government-associated-press-phone-records|accessdate=}}</ref> The "intrusion" is the frightening off of government sources, the bread and butter of the Washington news gathering industry. CEO Gary Pruitt of AP stated: "These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know;"<ref name=CNNJohns>{{cite web|author=Matt Smith and Joe Johns|title=AP blasts feds for phone records search|publisher=CNN|date=May 14, 2013|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/13/us/justice-ap-phones/?hpt=hp_t2|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=holder>{{cite web|author=Gary B. Pruitt|title=AP letter to Eric Holder on seizure of phone records|publisher=USA Today|date=May 13, 2013|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/05/13/doj-seizes-ap-phone-records/2156819/|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> a "conceivable right to know" would be a hunt for leakers of FISA information within the administration.

*Human Rights Watch releases video of an Obama administration "moderate rebel" group commander carving the heart and liver out of a dead Assad regime soldier and eating it.<ref>https://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/13/syria-brigade-fighting-homs-implicated-atrocities</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23190533</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3524976/CANNIBAL-moderate-Syrian-rebel-cut-ate-Assad-soldier-s-heart-liver-killed.html</ref>

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*'''2 August.''' Seven of the world's leading telecommunications companies provide GCHQ with secret, unlimited access to their network of undersea cables.

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*'''5 August.''' ''[[Reuters]]'' runs an article on how the NSA shares information, collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with other agencies to frame criminal cases against American citizens using a process called "parallel construction" to manufacture [[probable cause]], violating a person's due process rights.<ref>~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-dea-sod-idUSBRE97409R20130805 <</ref>

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*'''5 August.''' ''[[Reuters]]'' runs an article on how the NSA shares information, collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with other agencies to frame criminal cases against American citizens using a process called "parallel construction" to manufacture [[probable cause]], violating a person's due process rights.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dea-sod-idUSBRE97409R20130805 <</ref>

*'''6 August.''' Menagh Air Base captured from the Syrian government by ISIS, celebrated as great victory by Western news media.<ref>https://levantreport.com/2014/09/13/isis-as-u-s-creation-the-clearest-authenticated-video-evidence-to-date/</ref>

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*'''7 August.''' CBS News publicly announces confirmation of Attkisson’s computer intrusions. “Attkisson’s computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012…This party also used sophisticated methods to remove all possible indications of unauthorized activity, and alter system times to cause further confusion."<ref>~~http~~://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-confirms-sharyl-attkissons-computer-hacked/</ref>

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*'''7 August.''' CBS News publicly announces confirmation of Attkisson’s computer intrusions. “Attkisson’s computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012…This party also used sophisticated methods to remove all possible indications of unauthorized activity, and alter system times to cause further confusion."<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-confirms-sharyl-attkissons-computer-hacked/</ref>

*'''9 August.''' Internal NSA document reveals an agency "loophole" that allows a secret backdoor for the agency to search its databases for US citizens' emails and phone calls without a warrant.

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*'''9 September.''' ''Daily Caller'' publishes article detailing how the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), a supposed independent [[lobby]]ing group asking Congress for money to support anti-[[Bashar Assad|Assad]] forces was receiving funding from the State Department. Elizabeth O'Bagy is SETF political director.<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/who-funds-syrian-rebel-advocate-obagy-and-the-syrian-emergency-task-force-you-do/</ref>

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*'''9 September.''' ''Daily Caller'' publishes article detailing how the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), a supposed independent [[lobby]]ing group asking Congress for money to support anti-[[Bashar Assad|Assad]] forces was receiving funding from the State Department. Elizabeth O'Bagy is SETF political director.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/who-funds-syrian-rebel-advocate-obagy-and-the-syrian-emergency-task-force-you-do/</ref>

*'''27 September.''' [[UN]] declares Assad regime has surrendered all it chemical weapons.

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*'''27 October.''' ''Der Spiegel'' reports Obama personally approved wiretapping German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]'s cell phone conversations.<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/03/17/flashback-barack-obama-wiretapped-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-in-2010/ <</ref>

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*'''27 October.''' ''Der Spiegel'' reports Obama personally approved wiretapping German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]]'s cell phone conversations.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/17/flashback-barack-obama-wiretapped-german-chancellor-angela-merkel-in-2010/ <</ref>

*'''October.''' Jeff Bezos, founder of [[Amazon.com]] purchases the ''[[Washington Post]]'' for less than half of his ongoing contract for cloud service with the CIA.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/washington-post-closes-sale-to-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos/2013/10/01/fca3b16a-2acf-11e3-97a3-ff2758228523_story.html?utm_term=.8fea51fb3097</ref> The Institute for Public Accuracy releases a statement condemning the move.<ref>https://medium.com/@SarahRRunge/amazon-the-washington-post-and-the-cia-d68a4ee802e#.406uub5gw</ref> ''Washington Post'' begins promoting [[Hillary Clinton]] as their preferred candidate for President in 2016.<ref>http://www.mockingbirdpaper.com/content/leaked-dnc-emails-prove-washington-post-both-fundraiser-and-attack-dog-clinton-and-national</ref>

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*'''21 November.''' Democratically elected government of the Ukraine rejects European Union association agreement in favor of maintaining relations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The path to securing a NATO naval base in Sevastopol on the [[Black Sea]] is effectively cut off. Soros-sponsored{{fact}} [[Euromaiden|Euromaiden riots]] erupt.

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*'''22 November.''' NSA strategy document reveals the agency's goal to acquire data from "anyone, anytime, anywhere" and expand its already broad legal powers.<ref>~~http~~://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/nsa-report-outlined-goals-for-more-power.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1402013607-O4V0y2ArhGWsYy8IcbXOpQ</ref>

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*'''22 November.''' NSA strategy document reveals the agency's goal to acquire data from "anyone, anytime, anywhere" and expand its already broad legal powers.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/nsa-report-outlined-goals-for-more-power.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1402013607-O4V0y2ArhGWsYy8IcbXOpQ</ref>

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*'''6 January.''' Sen. Mark Udall writes to President Obama asking the President to compel the CIA to comply with Congressional Oversight requests, and "a public statement from the White House committing to the fullest possible declassification of the Committee's study."<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/196596920</ref> CIA refuses to comply.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/11/dianne-feinstein-cia-senate-statement-full-text</ref>

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*'''17 January.''' At some point during the dispute between Brennan and the Oversight Committee, the CIA Inspector General filed a "crimes report" with the [[US Justice Department]] about the CIA spying on the Senate; in retaliation, the CIA's general counsel filed a "crimes report" alleging Senate staffers pilfered copies of the ''Panetta review''.<ref>~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-cia-idUSBREA2H25W20140318</ref>

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*'''17 January.''' At some point during the dispute between Brennan and the Oversight Committee, the CIA Inspector General filed a "crimes report" with the [[US Justice Department]] about the CIA spying on the Senate; in retaliation, the CIA's general counsel filed a "crimes report" alleging Senate staffers pilfered copies of the ''Panetta review''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-senate-cia-idUSBREA2H25W20140318</ref>

*Obama makes a speech at US Justice Dept. about his new directive allowing internet and telephone service providers to disclose to the public FISA court rulings and NSA requests for surveillance in aggregate volume. (Note: in National Security parlance an NSA request = FISA court order).<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/what-obama-didnt-say-his-speech-nsa-spying/</ref>

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*'''4 March''' ''McClatchy'' reports on CIA spying on its Congressional oversighters.<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article24764752.html</ref> Sen. Mark Udall again writes the President: "As you are aware, the CIA has recently taken unprecedented action against the committee in relation to the internal CIA review and I find these actions to be incredibly troubling for the committee's oversight responsibilities and for our democracy," he writes. "It is essential that the committee be able to do its oversight work – consistent with our constitutional principle of the [[separation of powers]] – without the CIA posing impediments or obstacles as it is today."<ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/210597656/Udall-Challenges-White-House-to-Support-Fullest-Possible-Declassification-of-Intelligence-Committee-s-Torture-Study</ref>

[[File:Obama and the media.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Ben Rhodes]] is the Assistant to the President for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting, and Deputy National Security Advisor to [[Susan Rice]]. Rhodes is also the brother of David Rhodes, President of CBS News.]]

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*'''10 March.''' Award-winning News Anchor Sharyl Attkisson resigns from CBS alleging the network was spiking news stories that were unflattering to Barack Obama.<ref name=Macneal-resignation>{{cite news|last=Macneal|first=Caitlin|title=CBS Investigative Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Resigns From Network|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sharyl-attkisson-cbs-resigns|accessdate=|newspaper=Talking Points Memo|date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> In her Best Seller, ''Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington'',<ref name="NYT Best Stonewalled">{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-11-23/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/list.html|accessdate=|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> Attkisson tells how her work and personal computers had been hacked for more than two years after she began filing stories about the Benghazi massacre.<ref>{{cite web|url=~~http~~://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/sharyl-attkisson-computers-compromised-cbs_n_3313199.html|title=CBS' Sharyl Attkisson: My Computers Were Compromised, 'Could Be Some Relationship' To DOJ Scandals|last=Mirkinson|first=Jack|date=May 21, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=November 1, 2014}}</ref> CBS News investigated and found evidence of multiple unauthorized accesses by a third party in late 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=~~http~~://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/sharyl-attkisson_n_3442019.html|title=CBS News Confirms Sharyl Attkisson's Computer Breached|date=June 14, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=}}</ref> The hackers were identified by independent experts as a US Government intelligence agency.<ref>{{Citation|last=Smith|first=Kyle|author-link=|last2=Golding|first2=Bruce|title=Ex-CBS reporter: Government agency bugged my computer|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=October 27, 2014|url=http://nypost.com/2014/10/27/ex-cbs-reporter-government-related-entity-bugged-my-computer|accessdate=}}</ref> In March 2015, Attkisson and her family initiated suit against Eric Holder, Patrick R. Donahoe and unnamed agents of the [[US Department of Justice]], the US Postal Service and the United States claiming to have been subjected to illegal surveillance activities.<ref>[~~http~~://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/01/05/attkisson-sues-government-over-computer-intrusions Attkisson sues government over computer intrusions], ''Washington Post''; Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref><ref>[~~http~~://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/01/05/Editorial-Opinion/Graphics/attkisson-lawsuit.pdf Editorial Opinion re Attkisson], ''Washington Post''; Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref>

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*'''10 March.''' Award-winning News Anchor Sharyl Attkisson resigns from CBS alleging the network was spiking news stories that were unflattering to Barack Obama.<ref name=Macneal-resignation>{{cite news|last=Macneal|first=Caitlin|title=CBS Investigative Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Resigns From Network|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sharyl-attkisson-cbs-resigns|accessdate=|newspaper=Talking Points Memo|date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> In her Best Seller, ''Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington'',<ref name="NYT Best Stonewalled">{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-11-23/combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction/list.html|accessdate=|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=November 23, 2014}}</ref> Attkisson tells how her work and personal computers had been hacked for more than two years after she began filing stories about the Benghazi massacre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/sharyl-attkisson-computers-compromised-cbs_n_3313199.html|title=CBS' Sharyl Attkisson: My Computers Were Compromised, 'Could Be Some Relationship' To DOJ Scandals|last=Mirkinson|first=Jack|date=May 21, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=November 1, 2014}}</ref> CBS News investigated and found evidence of multiple unauthorized accesses by a third party in late 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/sharyl-attkisson_n_3442019.html|title=CBS News Confirms Sharyl Attkisson's Computer Breached|date=June 14, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=}}</ref> The hackers were identified by independent experts as a US Government intelligence agency.<ref>{{Citation|last=Smith|first=Kyle|author-link=|last2=Golding|first2=Bruce|title=Ex-CBS reporter: Government agency bugged my computer|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=October 27, 2014|url=http://nypost.com/2014/10/27/ex-cbs-reporter-government-related-entity-bugged-my-computer|accessdate=}}</ref> In March 2015, Attkisson and her family initiated suit against Eric Holder, Patrick R. Donahoe and unnamed agents of the [[US Department of Justice]], the US Postal Service and the United States claiming to have been subjected to illegal surveillance activities.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/01/05/attkisson-sues-government-over-computer-intrusions Attkisson sues government over computer intrusions], ''Washington Post''; Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/r/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/01/05/Editorial-Opinion/Graphics/attkisson-lawsuit.pdf Editorial Opinion re Attkisson], ''Washington Post''; Retrieved March 6, 2015.</ref>

*'''11 March.''' Senate [[Democrat]] Intelligence Committee Chair [[Diane Feinstein]] takes to the Senate floor to accuse the Obama CIA of violating "the Fourth Amendment, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, as well as Executive Order 12333, which prohibits the C.I.A. from conducting domestic searches or surveillance," and "breaching a constitutional boundary" of intimidation and spying on the US Senate.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/a-brief-history-of-the-cias-unpunished-spying-on-the-senate/384003/</ref>

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*'''14 April.''' 276 African Christian schoolgirls are kidnapped by [[Boko Haram]]. The girls are to be auction off by Muslim extremists as sex slaves. The administration was asked repeatedly in 2011 to designate the group as a terrorist organization so that counterterrorism agencies would have legal authority to counter it.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/hillary-dropped-ball-boko-haram-020300046--politics.html?ref=gs Hillary Dropped the Ball on Boko Haram], Josh Rogin, [The Daily Beast], May 7, 2014. www.yahoo.com</ref>

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*Rather than Special Operations Forces, the White House response was to send Michelle Obama out to encourage people to tweet about the horrific crime on [[social media]] at #BringBackOurGirls.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/opinions/sesay-bring-back-our-girls-one-year-on/</ref>

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*Rather than Special Operations Forces, the White House response was to send Michelle Obama out to encourage people to tweet about the horrific crime on [[social media]] at #BringBackOurGirls.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/opinions/sesay-bring-back-our-girls-one-year-on/</ref>

*'''16 April.''' ''[[Forbes]]'' reports CIA Dir. John Brennen's visit to Ukraine.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2014/04/16/why-cia-director-brennan-visited-kiev-in-ukraine-the-covert-war-has-begun/#248cdd8510cb</ref>

*'''30 April.''' James Clapper fires [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] Chief Mike Flynn for warning of radical [[Islamic]] [[jihad]]ists.<ref>

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/head-of-pentagon-intelligence-agency-forced-out-officials-say/2014/04/30/ec15a366-d09d-11e3-9e25-188ebe1fa93b_story.html?utm_term=.45a637102303</ref><ref name="newsmax.com">~~http~~://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/michael-flynn-isis-memoir/2016/07/10/id/737937/</ref>

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/head-of-pentagon-intelligence-agency-forced-out-officials-say/2014/04/30/ec15a366-d09d-11e3-9e25-188ebe1fa93b_story.html?utm_term=.45a637102303</ref><ref name="newsmax.com">https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/michael-flynn-isis-memoir/2016/07/10/id/737937/</ref>

*Snowden reveals GCHQ asked NSA for "unsupervised access" to NSA's databases.

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*'''9 June.''' [[Islamic State]] captures Mosul;<ref>[~~http~~://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/mosul-isis-gunmen-middle-east-states Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities | World news | The Guardian]</ref> Obama calls ISIS "the Junior Varsity team."<ref>https://youtu.be/-wCqcWDZOjE</ref>

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*'''9 June.''' [[Islamic State]] captures Mosul;<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/mosul-isis-gunmen-middle-east-states Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities | World news | The Guardian]</ref> Obama calls ISIS "the Junior Varsity team."<ref>https://youtu.be/-wCqcWDZOjE</ref>

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*'''4 November.''' Midterm elections. Republicans take control of the Senate, 54-46. Overall, the elections resulted in the largest Republican majority in the entire country in nearly a century, 247 House members, 31 governorships, and 68 state legislative chambers. GOP gains in the House were the largest majority since 1928, as well as the largest number of state legislatures since 1928.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=~~http~~://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/05/us-usa-elections-states-idUSKBN0IP2HB20141105|title=Republicans gain big in state legislative elections | Reuters|first=Karen|last=Pierog|agency=Reuters|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|url=~~http~~://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/11/11/nearly-half-of-americans-now-live-in-states-under-total-gop-control/|title=Nearly half of Americans will now live in states under total GOP control |newspaper=The [[Washington Post]]|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="realclearpolitics">{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html|title=The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures &#124 |website=RealClearPolitics|accessdate=}}</ref>

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*'''4 November.''' Midterm elections. Republicans take control of the Senate, 54-46. Overall, the elections resulted in the largest Republican majority in the entire country in nearly a century, 247 House members, 31 governorships, and 68 state legislative chambers. GOP gains in the House were the largest majority since 1928, as well as the largest number of state legislatures since 1928.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/05/us-usa-elections-states-idUSKBN0IP2HB20141105|title=Republicans gain big in state legislative elections | Reuters|first=Karen|last=Pierog|agency=Reuters|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/11/11/nearly-half-of-americans-now-live-in-states-under-total-gop-control/|title=Nearly half of Americans will now live in states under total GOP control |newspaper=The [[Washington Post]]|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="realclearpolitics">{{cite web|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/11/11/the_other_gop_wave_state_legislatures__124626.html|title=The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures &#124 |website=RealClearPolitics|accessdate=}}</ref>

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*'''9 January.''' In Paris, France four hostages are taken and killed by an Islamic gunman at a Jewish grocery.

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*'''17 January.''' Feinstein slams CIA's internal review of hacking and interference with Congressional Oversight, the ''Panetta review'', as a whitewash.<ref>~~http~~://thehill.com/policy/technology/230857-feinstein-slams-report-clearing-cia-of-spying-on-senate</ref>

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*'''17 January.''' Feinstein slams CIA's internal review of hacking and interference with Congressional Oversight, the ''Panetta review'', as a whitewash.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/technology/230857-feinstein-slams-report-clearing-cia-of-spying-on-senate</ref>

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*'''29 January.''' ''Washington Times'' publishes audio recordings of wiretaps from 2011 of Congressman [[Dennis Kucinich]] and other [[Pentagon]] officials refuting Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]'s claim a [[Libyan War#French aid to rebels|genocide was about to take place in Libya]] and US intervention was needed.<ref>~~http~~://www.washingtontimes.com/listen-tapes-libya-clinton/</ref>

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*'''29 January.''' ''Washington Times'' publishes audio recordings of wiretaps from 2011 of Congressman [[Dennis Kucinich]] and other [[Pentagon]] officials refuting Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]]'s claim a [[Libyan War#French aid to rebels|genocide was about to take place in Libya]] and US intervention was needed.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/listen-tapes-libya-clinton/</ref>

*In North Belfast, [[Ireland]], an immigrant from [[Somalia]] stabs a man to death on the street while yelling a 'Jihadi war cry'.

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*'''15 February.''' In Copenhagen a 37-year-old Jewish man guarding a synagogue is gunned down by a Muslim radical.

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*'''19 February.''' White House summit on violent extremism opens with Muslim call to prayer.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/white-house-summit-violent-extremism-opens-muslim-prayer-no-other-faiths</ref>

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*'''19 February.''' White House summit on violent extremism opens with Muslim call to prayer.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/white-house-summit-violent-extremism-opens-muslim-prayer-no-other-faiths</ref>

*'''22 February.''' British Secretive Court rules NSA-UK sharing of bulk metadata before December 2014 was illegal, however, after the Snowden leaks, now that the practice is publicly known, US-UK intelligence metadata sharing is legal.<ref>https://leaksource.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/ipt-rules-nsa-gchq-intel-sharing-illegal-prior-to-december-2014-legal-now-since-its-not-secret-anymore-huh/comment-page-1/</ref> Legal intelligence sharing with foreign agencies is a convenient way for law enforcement in both countries to circumvent constitutional restrictions and obtain information without [[probable cause]] or a search warrant. Under a reciprocal agreement, the US can ask the UK to spy on a US citizen or vice-versa (as in the case of [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer]]) as a national security prerogative. The UK doesn't need a warrant in the US, nor the US in the UK, and a person's [[civil rights]] may be "legally" violated under this loophole. The practice was originated by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1938 by [[Executive Order]] allowing British intelligence to [[wiretap]] American citizens that Britain feared were monitoring ships leaving harbor in New York and New Jersey, making them vulnerable to [[U-boat]]s.<ref>Counterintelligence Reader, World War II, Chapter 3, p. 249</ref>

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*'''9 December.''' [[Amnesty International]] reports Obama armed ISIS.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/amnesty-international-isis-weapons-u-s-/index.html</ref>

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*'''9 December.''' [[Amnesty International]] reports Obama armed ISIS.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/amnesty-international-isis-weapons-u-s-/index.html</ref>

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*'''18 December.''' Islamic State [[Caliph]] issues a decree ~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/amnesty-international-isis-weapons-u-s-/index.htmlcommanding Christians in Sweden to convert to Islam or face beheading.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626885/Islamic-State-ISIS-letters-Sweden-convert-Islam-decapitated-murder-jihadi-Syria ISIS BEHEADING PLOT - Jihadis send LETTERS to EU civilians ordering them to convert or die], By NICK GUTTERIDGE, ''Daily Express'', Dec 18, 2015. www.express.co.uk</ref>

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*'''18 December.''' Islamic State [[Caliph]] issues a decree https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/amnesty-international-isis-weapons-u-s-/index.htmlcommanding Christians in Sweden to convert to Islam or face beheading.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626885/Islamic-State-ISIS-letters-Sweden-convert-Islam-decapitated-murder-jihadi-Syria ISIS BEHEADING PLOT - Jihadis send LETTERS to EU civilians ordering them to convert or die], By NICK GUTTERIDGE, ''Daily Express'', Dec 18, 2015. www.express.co.uk</ref>

*'''29 December.''' ''Wall Street Journal'' reports that the Obama administration 'incidentally' collected private communications by members of Congress while it spied on Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]. In sweeping up “private conversations with U.S. lawmakers and American-Jewish groups… raised fears [of]—an ‘Oh-sh*t moment,’ one senior U.S. official said—that the executive branch would be accused of spying on Congress.”<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210</ref>

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*'''2 January.''' Donald Trump publicly accuses Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama of creating ISIS.<ref>https://youtu.be/QcEMH5YuI6E</ref>

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*'''14 January.''' FBI inspector general notifies Senate that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s servers had been flagged for classified information. Clinton servers are in New York; FBI Director [[James Comey]] runs case out of Washington office, Deputy Dir. Andrew McCabe put in charge. McCabe's wife received $675000 from Virginia Gov. [[Terry McAuliffe]]'s political action committee for an unsuccessful state Senate bid in 2015.<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-24/prominent-democrat-connected-clintons-donated-675000-campaign-deputy-fbi-directors-w</ref> McAuliffe. a former DNC chairman and [[United States presidential election, 1996|Presidential campaign manager for Bill Clinton]], and later [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton in 2008]], came under FBI investigation for illegal campaign donations from a Chinese businessman.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/</ref><ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/terry-mcauliffe-fbi-doj-federal-investigation-campaign-contributions/</ref> Despite evidence, McCabe refused to merge the McCauliffe investigation into the ongoing pay-to-play investigations of the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/10/30/fbi-investigation-bribery-clinton-foundation-spans-nation-multiple-field-offices-says-wsj/</ref>

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*'''14 January.''' FBI inspector general notifies Senate that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s servers had been flagged for classified information. Clinton servers are in New York; FBI Director [[James Comey]] runs case out of Washington office, Deputy Dir. Andrew McCabe put in charge. McCabe's wife received $675000 from Virginia Gov. [[Terry McAuliffe]]'s political action committee for an unsuccessful state Senate bid in 2015.<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-24/prominent-democrat-connected-clintons-donated-675000-campaign-deputy-fbi-directors-w</ref> McAuliffe. a former DNC chairman and [[United States presidential election, 1996|Presidential campaign manager for Bill Clinton]], and later [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton in 2008]], came under FBI investigation for illegal campaign donations from a Chinese businessman.<ref>http://time.com/4348675/terry-mcauliffe-hillary-clinton-china-investigation/</ref><ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/politics/terry-mcauliffe-fbi-doj-federal-investigation-campaign-contributions/</ref> Despite evidence, McCabe refused to merge the McCauliffe investigation into the ongoing pay-to-play investigations of the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/10/30/fbi-investigation-bribery-clinton-foundation-spans-nation-multiple-field-offices-says-wsj/</ref>

*'''16 January.''' in Sweden, Swedish girls are raped by Muslim migrants in public at an 'anti-[[racist]]' rock concert. Police, government, and media [[collude]] for months to cover-up the facts from the public.<ref>[http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/ Sweden’s record is shameful Stockholm police were warned not to give descriptions of the perpetrators lest they were accused of being racist], Ivar Arpi, ''The Spectator'', 16 January 2016. www.spectator.co.uk</ref>

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*'''14 July.''' In [[Nice]], France, on [[Bastille Day]], literally called ''The National Celebration'' commemorating the turning point of the [[French Revolution]] and the unity of the French people with parades and fireworks throughout France. a Muslim migrant driving a truck runs over and kills 86 people, including 10 children while shouting praises to Allah. 202 are injured.

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*'''15 July.''' Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation and others file formal complaint with the [[US Justice Department]] against FusionGPS alleging that Fusion GPS was working as a [[lobbyist]] for Russian interests and failed to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.<ref>~~http~~://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-influence/2016/12/fara-complaint-alleges-pro-russian-lobbying-217776</ref> The Obama administration ignores complaint.

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*'''15 July.''' Human Rights Accountability Global Initiative Foundation and others file formal complaint with the [[US Justice Department]] against FusionGPS alleging that Fusion GPS was working as a [[lobbyist]] for Russian interests and failed to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.<ref>https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-influence/2016/12/fara-complaint-alleges-pro-russian-lobbying-217776</ref> The Obama administration ignores complaint.

*'''18 July.''' In Germany, a 'refugee' with an axe hacks 5 people on a train while screaming 'Allah Akbar'.

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*'''14 September.''' Office of the Director of National Intelligence announces that no Intelligence Community-wide damage assessment into Secretary Clinton’s email practices would be conducted in violation of Intelligence Community Directive ICD 732. ODNI ignores all subsequent [[FOIA]] requests.

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*'''16 September.''' CNN reports CIA Dir. John Brennan voted for the presidential candidate of the [[Communist party]] - an organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of the [[United States]] government<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/841</ref> - in the immediate aftermath of the [[Vietnam war]] before he joined CIA.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/john-brennan-cia-communist-vote/</ref>

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*'''16 September.''' CNN reports CIA Dir. John Brennan voted for the presidential candidate of the [[Communist party]] - an organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of the [[United States]] government<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/841</ref> - in the immediate aftermath of the [[Vietnam war]] before he joined CIA.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/15/politics/john-brennan-cia-communist-vote/</ref>

*'''17 September.''' U.S. Air Force bombs Syrian Army positions.

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*'''15 October.''' Obama administration rewrites a narrower request to FISA court dropping Trump's name and citing only the Russian banks as direct targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/03/04/summary-of-media-articles-discussing-obamas-fisa-warrants-to-monitor-candidatepresident-trump/</ref> While the BBC report suggests that the surveillance was meant to ferret out “transfers of money,” the Mensch article asserts that a “warrant was granted to look at the full content of [[email]]s and other related documents that may concern US persons.” FISA court approves request.

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*'''26 October.''' Evelyn Farkas tells Warsaw Security Forum "if Donald Trump were elected I believe he would be impeached pretty quickly or somebody else would have to take over government. And I am not even joking."<ref>https://youtu.be/pl_RATH89UM</ref> Farkas, who left government in Sept. 2015, later admitted to being the recipient of intelligence information on Donald Trump in the summer of 2016: "last summer I was getting winks and hints from inside that there was something really wrong here." At the forum Farkas discussed the rise of Trump from a purely domestic, partisan, political perspective and urged something must be done to counter the forces of [[nationalism]] and [[populism]].<ref>~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/08/ex-state-staffer-who-advocated-spying-on-trump-boasted-getting-winks-from-inside-obama-admin/</ref>

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*'''26 October.''' Evelyn Farkas tells Warsaw Security Forum "if Donald Trump were elected I believe he would be impeached pretty quickly or somebody else would have to take over government. And I am not even joking."<ref>https://youtu.be/pl_RATH89UM</ref> Farkas, who left government in Sept. 2015, later admitted to being the recipient of intelligence information on Donald Trump in the summer of 2016: "last summer I was getting winks and hints from inside that there was something really wrong here." At the forum Farkas discussed the rise of Trump from a purely domestic, partisan, political perspective and urged something must be done to counter the forces of [[nationalism]] and [[populism]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/08/ex-state-staffer-who-advocated-spying-on-trump-boasted-getting-winks-from-inside-obama-admin/</ref>

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*'''28 October.''' Dir. Comey reopens email investigation based on 600,000 classified State Department emails found on Anthony Weiner's computer. Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch opposes notifying Congress, but aides persuade her firing Comey for doing so would put Lynch in the midst of a firestorm.<ref>~~http~~://thehill.com/homenews/news/330050-nyt-lynch-didnt-want-comey-to-notify-congress-on-clinton-emails</ref>

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*'''28 October.''' Dir. Comey reopens email investigation based on 600,000 classified State Department emails found on Anthony Weiner's computer. Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch opposes notifying Congress, but aides persuade her firing Comey for doing so would put Lynch in the midst of a firestorm.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/news/330050-nyt-lynch-didnt-want-comey-to-notify-congress-on-clinton-emails</ref>

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*'''10 December.''' IC goon John Schindler issues series of threats and ultimatums in open source medium (SOCMINT or Social Media Intelligence, part of a 5th "domain of war") after the FBI established that DNC emails published by Wikileaks originated with Seth Rich, and not Russian hackers. Schindler maintains the official talking points of "for years" "the Kremlin is behind Wikileaks," the quick way to deny the veracity of anything, including future leaks.<ref>https://storify.com/DemFromCT/john-schindler-with-a-look-at-donald-trump-s-war-w</ref>

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|*ATTN @realDonaldTrump: going to war with the IC is a truly colossally stupid thing to do, per this tweetstorm [ link to [[CNN]] article<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/10/politics/donald-trump-response-russian-hacking/ …</ref> ] /1 5:47 AM - 10 Dec 2016

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*'''11 January.''' Trump responds to [[Obama administration]] slanders on twitter: "I win an election easily, a great "movement" is verified, and crooked opponents try to belittle our victory with [[Fake news|FAKE NEWS]]. A sorry state! … Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to ‘leak’ into the public. One last shot at me. Are we living in [[Nazi Germany]]?”<ref>http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-intel-20170111-story.html</ref>

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*The UK ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' reported that "the FBI applied for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance (Fisa) court over the summer in order to monitor four members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus." ''The Guardian'' further stated unconfirmed reports claim a warrant was obtained in October.<ref>~~http~~://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/01/guardian-fbi-asked-warrant-monitor-trump-aides</ref>

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*The UK ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' reported that "the FBI applied for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance (Fisa) court over the summer in order to monitor four members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus." ''The Guardian'' further stated unconfirmed reports claim a warrant was obtained in October.<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/01/guardian-fbi-asked-warrant-monitor-trump-aides</ref>

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*''Steele dossier'' authored by same group hired by Planned Parenthood to refute charges it was selling body parts.<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/oppo-firm-behind-trump-dossier-is-also-a-hired-gun-for-planned-parenthood/</ref>

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*''Steele dossier'' authored by same group hired by Planned Parenthood to refute charges it was selling body parts.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/oppo-firm-behind-trump-dossier-is-also-a-hired-gun-for-planned-parenthood/</ref>

[[File:Schindler Jan 12.png|<right|350px|thumb|Langley's 7th floor is a reference to CIA headquarters. The 20 Committee refers to a name used by intelligence communities dating back to the XX system of World War II. The message reads "Their taking traitor Trump out now."]]

*'''12 January.''' Former NSA official John Schindler tweets, "When [[David Ignatius|@IgnatiusPost]] speaks, Langley's 7th floor lips are moving. They are taking [[traitor]] Trump out now."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/20committee/status/819764059096678402?lang=en</ref> Langley's 7th floor is a reference to [[CIA]] headquarters.

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*David Ignatius of the ''Washington Post'' publishes unmasked information of [[Michael Flynn]]'s phone call with the Russian Ambassador obtained by FISA warrant. An Obama official, later found to be Susan Rice, “unmasked” Flynn’s name and it was leaked to Ignatius.<ref>~~http~~://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/326331-how-obamas-white-house-weaponized-the-media-against#.WNvlVh1HfDU.twitter</ref> The leaking of the unmasked identity of a US citizen's name gathered in a foreign intelligence operation is a [[criminal]] [[civil rights]] violation.<ref>https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3216</ref>

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*David Ignatius of the ''Washington Post'' publishes unmasked information of [[Michael Flynn]]'s phone call with the Russian Ambassador obtained by FISA warrant. An Obama official, later found to be Susan Rice, “unmasked” Flynn’s name and it was leaked to Ignatius.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/326331-how-obamas-white-house-weaponized-the-media-against#.WNvlVh1HfDU.twitter</ref> The leaking of the unmasked identity of a US citizen's name gathered in a foreign intelligence operation is a [[criminal]] [[civil rights]] violation.<ref>https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3216</ref>

*Inspector General begins review of Andrew McCabe, FBI Deputy Dir. and others for [[conflict of interest]] in the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal|Hillary Clinton email probe]].<ref>https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2016-01-12%20DOJ%20OIG%20to%20CEG%20et%20al%20-%20Review%20of%20Clinton%20Investigation%20Process.pdf</ref> McCabe, who assisted in writing the bogus Benghazi talking points for Susan Rice and oversaw the whitewashing of Hillary's email investigation, is married to a candidate for the Virginia state Senate who took $700,000 from [[Terry McAuliffe]]'s PAC while the FBI’s investigation of Clinton',s emails was ongoing. McAuliffe simultaneously with Clinton was under FBI investigation for pay-to-play schemes involving a Chinese businessman.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1294661.html</ref> McAuliffe ran [[Bill Clinton]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996 presidential campaign]] which was marred by a foreign influence peddling scheme known as [[Chinagate]]. McAuliffe was [[Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|Hillary's 2008 campaign manager]].

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*'''13 January.''' Chuck Ross of the ''Daily Caller'' identifies FusionGPS, Christopher Steele's employer, and Glenn Simpson its founder as the same group that lobbyied on behalf of the [[Kremlin]] in July 2016 for efforts to repeal the Magnitsky Act,<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/01/13/exclusive-oppo-researcher-behind-trump-dossier-is-linked-to-pro-kremlin-lobbying-effort/</ref> remove the name “Magnitsky” from the Global Magnitsky Act, delay the bills passage, and cast doubt on the Justice Dept.’s version of events prior to the passsge of the Magnitsky Act. The defrauded complaintant referred to Simpson, who was hired by a Hillary Clinton donor (an indirect contribution to her campaign), as "a professional smear campaigner.” “Glenn Simpson knowingly spread false information on behalf of people connected to the Russian government to try to protect Russian torturers and murderers from consequences.”<ref>Ross's article expounds: The main proponent of that law, a British-American businessman named [[Bill Browder]], tells DC..."Glenn Simpson’s job was to knowingly and dishonestly change the narrative of how Sergei Magnitsky came to die from murder to natural causes, and to change the narrative that Sergei Magnitsky was a criminal and not a whistleblower," ... Magnitsky, who helped Browder investigate many of the corrupt Russian firms, was arrested in Nov. 2008 and accused of engaging in fraud and tax evasion.

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*'''13 January.''' Chuck Ross of the ''Daily Caller'' identifies FusionGPS, Christopher Steele's employer, and Glenn Simpson its founder as the same group that lobbyied on behalf of the [[Kremlin]] in July 2016 for efforts to repeal the Magnitsky Act,<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/13/exclusive-oppo-researcher-behind-trump-dossier-is-linked-to-pro-kremlin-lobbying-effort/</ref> remove the name “Magnitsky” from the Global Magnitsky Act, delay the bills passage, and cast doubt on the Justice Dept.’s version of events prior to the passsge of the Magnitsky Act. The defrauded complaintant referred to Simpson, who was hired by a Hillary Clinton donor (an indirect contribution to her campaign), as "a professional smear campaigner.” “Glenn Simpson knowingly spread false information on behalf of people connected to the Russian government to try to protect Russian torturers and murderers from consequences.”<ref>Ross's article expounds: The main proponent of that law, a British-American businessman named [[Bill Browder]], tells DC..."Glenn Simpson’s job was to knowingly and dishonestly change the narrative of how Sergei Magnitsky came to die from murder to natural causes, and to change the narrative that Sergei Magnitsky was a criminal and not a whistleblower," ... Magnitsky, who helped Browder investigate many of the corrupt Russian firms, was arrested in Nov. 2008 and accused of engaging in fraud and tax evasion.

Magnitsky was tortured for months in a Russian prison and deprived of medical treatment, all in order to elicit a false confession that he and Browder were engaged in fraud and tax evasion, Browder has alleged. After Magnitsky’s health deteriorated, he was transferred to another jail. There, the lawyer was allegedly beaten with blunt objects by prison guards. He died on Nov. 16, 2009 at the age of 37.

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Soon after his friend’s murder, Browder began lobbying American lawmakers — Maryland Sen. [[Ben Cardin]] and Arizona Sen. John McCain, in particular — to pass a law that would provide a mechanism to punish Kremlin-linked Russian criminals.

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*Obama signs Executive Order removing US Attorney [[Dana Boente]] from the line of succession to be acting Attorney General placing Sally Yates in his stead.<ref>~~http~~://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/10/trump-executive-order-obama-justice-department-succession/97752898/</ref>

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*Obama signs Executive Order removing US Attorney [[Dana Boente]] from the line of succession to be acting Attorney General placing Sally Yates in his stead.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/10/trump-executive-order-obama-justice-department-succession/97752898/</ref>

*'''16 January.''' Susan Rice says on NPR, "We were able to find a solution that actually removed the chemical weapons that were known from Syria in a way that the use of force would never have accomplished."<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/04/10/flashback_obama_susan_rice_said_syrias_chemical_weapons_were_removed.html</ref>

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*While carrying out NATO and Obama operations to destroy Gaddafi, Belhadj secured captured intelligence documents from the prison he was held at in Tripoli, which detailed his capture and rendition and formed the basis of his UK lawsuit.

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*Obama releases four terrorists deemed a threat to national security.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/24/obama-iran-nuclear-deal-prisoner-release-236966</ref>

*'''18 January.''' ''McClatchy News Service'' headlined a story that the FBI, the CIA, the National Security Agency, the [[Justice Department]], the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and representatives of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) collaborated for months in an investigation of Donald Trump, according to two anonymous sources.<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article127231799.html#storylink=cpy</ref>

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*'''2 February.''' ''Politico'' reports 5 House IT staffers, including 3 brothers later identified as [[Awan investigation|Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan, were relieved of access to House computers and had been under criminal investigation since late 2016]].<ref>~~http~~://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-staffers-investigation-equipment-234586</ref> While full details were not disclosed, subsequently it was learned they managed office information technology for Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee handling matters on war and [[terrorism]].<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house-intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-security-probe/#ixzz4b5enE6c9</ref> It was also learned later Imran Awan worked for ex-DNC Chair [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]],<ref>http://observer.com/2017/02/imran-awan-democrat-debbie-wasserman-schultz-criminal-investigation/</ref> had access to her iPad and password,<ref>

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*'''2 February.''' ''Politico'' reports 5 House IT staffers, including 3 brothers later identified as [[Awan investigation|Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan, were relieved of access to House computers and had been under criminal investigation since late 2016]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-staffers-investigation-equipment-234586</ref> While full details were not disclosed, subsequently it was learned they managed office information technology for Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee handling matters on war and [[terrorism]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house-intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-security-probe/#ixzz4b5enE6c9</ref> It was also learned later Imran Awan worked for ex-DNC Chair [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]],<ref>http://observer.com/2017/02/imran-awan-democrat-debbie-wasserman-schultz-criminal-investigation/</ref> had access to her iPad and password,<ref>

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~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/03/09/suspect-in-house-it-security-probe-also-had-access-to-dnc-emails/n</ref> took $100,000 in cash from an Iraqi company,<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/02/20/exclusive-house-dem-it-guys-in-security-probe-secretly-took-100k-in-iraqi-money/</ref> and was a suspect in the leaking of DNC emails to Wikileaks. Despite verbose allegations of "Russian hacking," the DNC never allowed the FBI to examine its servers to determine if indeed the DNC had been hacked, or did the leaks come from an inside source.<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/03/09/suspect-in-house-it-security-probe-also-had-access-to-dnc-emails/</ref> The suspects may have been involved in a leak of information that lead to the ambush and death of Navy SEAL William Ryan Owen.<ref>

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https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/09/suspect-in-house-it-security-probe-also-had-access-to-dnc-emails/n</ref> took $100,000 in cash from an Iraqi company,<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/02/20/exclusive-house-dem-it-guys-in-security-probe-secretly-took-100k-in-iraqi-money/</ref> and was a suspect in the leaking of DNC emails to Wikileaks. Despite verbose allegations of "Russian hacking," the DNC never allowed the FBI to examine its servers to determine if indeed the DNC had been hacked, or did the leaks come from an inside source.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/09/suspect-in-house-it-security-probe-also-had-access-to-dnc-emails/</ref> The suspects may have been involved in a leak of information that lead to the ambush and death of Navy SEAL William Ryan Owen.<ref>

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http://www.americanow.com/story/society/2017/02/06/muslim-spy-ring-linked-navy-seals-death</ref> Furthermore, because the suspects were [[Muslim]],<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-01/house-democrats-delayed-dismissal-it-staff-hackers-because-they-were-muslim-american</ref> their activities were covered up and they were not fired til after the death of Owen. Even then, they were initially relieved of duties without their names being released, two weeks later fired,<ref>~~http~~://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-staff-criminal-investigation-234714</ref> and three weeks after that in a series of press leaks identified as prime suspects in what the media called the "Russian hacking" scandal.

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http://www.americanow.com/story/society/2017/02/06/muslim-spy-ring-linked-navy-seals-death</ref> Furthermore, because the suspects were [[Muslim]],<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-01/house-democrats-delayed-dismissal-it-staff-hackers-because-they-were-muslim-american</ref> their activities were covered up and they were not fired til after the death of Owen. Even then, they were initially relieved of duties without their names being released, two weeks later fired,<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-staff-criminal-investigation-234714</ref> and three weeks after that in a series of press leaks identified as prime suspects in what the media called the "Russian hacking" scandal.

*Both [[Australia]] and the White House deny they were behind the leak of a phone conversation between Trump and the Australian prime minister which received widespread media reporting critical of President Trump.<ref>https://thewest.com.au/politics/world-politics/who-leaked-donald-trump-malcolm-turnbull-call-details-ng-b88374967zn</ref>

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/flynn-is-said-to-have-talked-to-russians-about-sanctions-before-trump-took-office.html</ref> based upon material gathered by the FISA court warrant.

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*'''11 February.''' National Security aide to National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is denied a security clearance, in effect, the CIA exercising [[veto]] power over the President's management of national security affairs. The action was unprecedented and without cause. Reports say the CIA did not like the aide's attitude toward the agency.<ref>The artcle continues: "Since no one can take part in the formulation or execution of foreign or defense policy without a high-level security clearance, vetoing the president’s people by denying them clearances trumps the president....the persons who thus took for themselves the prerogative that the American people had entrusted to [President Trump] at the ballot box, chances are 100 percent that they will use that prerogative ever more frequently with regard to anyone else whom they regard as standing in the way of their preferred policies, as a threat to their reputation, or simply as partisan opponents... undermin[ing] nothing less than the self-evident heart of the [[United States Constitution:Article II|Constitution’s Article II]]: The president is the executive branch. All of its employees draw their powers from him and answer to him, not the other way around." ~~http~~://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/cia-insults-trump/</ref> “They believe this is a hit job from inside the CIA on Flynn and the people close to him," because the aide "believes that the CIA doesn’t run the world.”<ref>~~http~~://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319073-top-flynn-aide-rejected-for-key-security-clearance-report</ref>

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*'''11 February.''' National Security aide to National Security Advisor Michael Flynn is denied a security clearance, in effect, the CIA exercising [[veto]] power over the President's management of national security affairs. The action was unprecedented and without cause. Reports say the CIA did not like the aide's attitude toward the agency.<ref>The artcle continues: "Since no one can take part in the formulation or execution of foreign or defense policy without a high-level security clearance, vetoing the president’s people by denying them clearances trumps the president....the persons who thus took for themselves the prerogative that the American people had entrusted to [President Trump] at the ballot box, chances are 100 percent that they will use that prerogative ever more frequently with regard to anyone else whom they regard as standing in the way of their preferred policies, as a threat to their reputation, or simply as partisan opponents... undermin[ing] nothing less than the self-evident heart of the [[United States Constitution:Article II|Constitution’s Article II]]: The president is the executive branch. All of its employees draw their powers from him and answer to him, not the other way around." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/cia-insults-trump/</ref> “They believe this is a hit job from inside the CIA on Flynn and the people close to him," because the aide "believes that the CIA doesn’t run the world.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/319073-top-flynn-aide-rejected-for-key-security-clearance-report</ref>

*'''13 February.''' Flynn resigns. Consortiumnews reports, "Flynn’s real “offense” appears to be that he favors ''[[détente]]'' with Russia rather than escalation of a new and dangerous [[Cold War]]. Trump’s idea of a ''rapprochement'' with Moscow – and a search for areas of cooperation and compromise – has been driving Official Washington’s foreign policy establishment crazy for months and [[Hillary Rodham Clinton#The neoconservatives return|the neocons, in particular]], have been determined to block it."<ref>The article continues, "as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency – he oversaw a prescient 2012 analysis that foresaw that their support for the Syrian insurgency would give rise to “a declared or undeclared [[Salafi]]st principality in eastern Syria [ISIS].”

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*[[Glenn Greenwald]] says on ''Democracy Now!'', "to urge that the CIA and the intelligence community empower itself to undermine the elected branches of government is [[insanity]]. That is a prescription for destroying [[democracy]] overnight in the name of saving it. And yet that’s what so many, not just neocons, but the neocons’ allies in the Democratic Party, are now urging and cheering. And it’s incredibly warped and dangerous to watch them do that."<ref>https://youtu.be/25_iMRx5JBs</ref>

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*Ezra Klein interview with Evelyn Farkas published on [[Vox]]. Farkas goes on the record with some background on her participation in the [[conspiracy]].<ref>https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/2/16/14630856/evelyn-farkas-trump-russia-flynn</ref>

*'''17 February.''' Kucinich says Intelligence Community and the owner of the ''Washington Post'' are trying to influence US foreign policy.<ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/02/kucinich_intelligence_leaks_point_to_possible_trap_set_by_washington_post ]</ref>

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*'''19 February.''' [[Breitbart]] reports Obama's Organizing for Action, formerly [[Organizing for America]], partners with the [[Soros]]-funded Indivisible Project to disrupt the Trump agenda.<ref>~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/19/obamas-organizing-action-partners-soros-linked-indivisible-disrupt-trumps-agenda/</ref> Indivisible provides online training for the 'Resistance' movement.<ref>https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/#header-chapter-four</ref> Indivisible claims to follow the Tea Party model rather than the [[Occupy Wall Street]] or [[Riots during the Obama Administration#Baltimore|Black Lives Matter]]; however the Tea Party is not known to have focused on rudeness and violence.

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*'''19 February.''' [[Breitbart]] reports Obama's Organizing for Action, formerly [[Organizing for America]], partners with the [[Soros]]-funded Indivisible Project to disrupt the Trump agenda.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/19/obamas-organizing-action-partners-soros-linked-indivisible-disrupt-trumps-agenda/</ref> Indivisible provides online training for the 'Resistance' movement.<ref>https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/#header-chapter-four</ref> Indivisible claims to follow the Tea Party model rather than the [[Occupy Wall Street]] or [[Riots during the Obama Administration#Baltimore|Black Lives Matter]]; however the Tea Party is not known to have focused on rudeness and violence.

*'''21 February.''' In Denmark, it was revealed at least 29 Danish citizens who traveled to Syria to fight as one of Obama's ISIS jihadis (see 21 June 2012, 1–12 August 2012, 13 May 2014), in 2016 received $95,000 in government welfare state benefits while doing so. Danish [[entitlement]] law made it impossible to cut off the benefits, even when regulations for [[unemployment]] benefits, for example, required their presence and availability for work in Denmark necessary to receive benefits.<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/world/europe/danes-fighting-for-isis-were-paid-welfare-benefits-government-says.html Danes Fighting for ISIS Were Paid Welfare Benefits, Government Says]," ''New York Times'', Feb. 21, 2017.</ref>

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*'''17 March.''' Britains GCHQ spying agency denies spying on Trump.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/16/gchq-denies-wiretap-claim-trump-obama</ref>

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*Congress demands investigation into Obama's interfering in foreign elections.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/congress-demands-investigation-obama-admin-meddling-foreign-elections/</ref>

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*Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton of the House Armed Services Committee warns of [[nuclear war]] with Russia, cites the outdated doctrine of [[Mutually Assured Destruction]] as basis for his claim.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2017/03/17/politics/seth-moulton-nuclear-war-russia-cnntv/</ref> MAD was replaced by [[Reagan]]'s Assured Survival doctrine more than 30 years prior. Critics reacted to Moulton's claim as another [[Russophobic]] scare tactic having failed with Russian hacking claims.

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*'''19 March.''' Federal judge denies motion to dismiss case brought by former CBS anchor [[Sharyl Attkisson]] against [[Eric Holder]] and other Obamagate conspirators. Attkisson reported on [[Operation Fast and Furious]], the [[Benghazi massacre]] coverup, and exposed the [[hoax]] reporting of Hillary Clinton landing under sniper fire. For this she was wiretaped and resigned from CBS. In her Best Seller, ''Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington'',<ref name="NYT Best Stonewalled"/> Attkisson details her story. The judge transferred the case allowing it to go forward.<ref>In his ruling the stated: "In 2011--at the same time that Ms. Attkisson was conducting investigations and issuing certain of her high-profile news reports--the Attkissons 'began to notice anomalies in numerous electronic devices at their home in Virginia.' These anomalies included Ms. Attkisson's work-issued laptop computer and a family desktop computer 'turning on and off at night without input from anyone in the household,' 'the house alarm chirping daily at different times,' and 'television problems, including interference.' All of these electronic devices used 'the [[Verizon]] FiOS line installed in [the Attkissons'] home,' but Verizon was unable to stanch the anomalous activity despite multiple attempts. In January 2012, the Attkissons' residential internet service 'began constantly dropping off'."

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"The Attkissons allege that the 'cyber-attacks' they 'suffered in [their] home' were perpetrated by 'personnel working on behalf of the United States.' Accordingly, they have asserted various claims against the United States and against former Attorney General Eric Holder, former Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, and unknown agents of the Department of Justice, the United States Postal Service, and the United States, all in their individual capacities. Those claims include claims against the United States under the FTCA and claims against the individual federal officers for violations of constitutional rights under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971)..." https://sharylattkisson.com/attkisson-v-eric-holder-department-of-justice-et-al/ </ref>

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*'''20 March.''' FBI Director James Comey, in sworn testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, confirms Barack Obama, Loretta Lynch, [[Sally Yates]], [[Susan Rice]], John Brennan, and James Clapper all had access to sensitive wiretap information which contained the name of Trump [[National Security Advisor]] Michael Flynn. Comey was uncertain if [[Ben Rhodes]], a National Security Council aide, had access. Leaking to the press the identity of Flynn is a [[felony]] because the information was part of a confidential intelligence gathering operation and the information had been “masked” to protect Flynn's identity.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/20/while-questioning-fbis-comey-gowdy-accuses-obama-team-leaks-no-proof/99412100/</ref>

*FBI investigation includes a [[Breitbart]], InfoWars, and other news sites.<ref>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article139695453.html#storylink=cpy</ref>

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*Two days after Dir. Comey's extraordinary testimony, Chairman Nunes reveals the FBI and other agencies is still stonewalling Congressional investigation of illegal Obama administrations leaks.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/03/22/intel_committee_chairman_nunes_fbi_not_cooperating_with_trump_surveillance_investigation.html</ref>

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*'''23 March.''' GOP U.S. Representative Devin Nunes revealed that some of the Trump Team's conversations had been spied upon.<ref>Derespina, Cody (March 23, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/23/trump-basks-in-nunes-surveillance-news-so-that-means-im-right.html Trump basks in Nunes surveillance news: 'So that means I'm right']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 23, 2017.</ref> National Security expert and journalist Bill Gertz who has lectured on defense, national security, and media issues at the Defense Department’s National Security Leadership Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, the FBI National Academy, the National Defense University, and the CIA reported it is possible "Nunes himself was among those whose communications were improperly monitored."<ref>~~http~~://freebeacon.com/national-security/intelligence-reports-reveal-improper-political-surveillance-trump-transition-team/</ref>

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*'''23 March.''' GOP U.S. Representative Devin Nunes revealed that some of the Trump Team's conversations had been spied upon.<ref>Derespina, Cody (March 23, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/23/trump-basks-in-nunes-surveillance-news-so-that-means-im-right.html Trump basks in Nunes surveillance news: 'So that means I'm right']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 23, 2017.</ref> National Security expert and journalist Bill Gertz who has lectured on defense, national security, and media issues at the Defense Department’s National Security Leadership Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, the FBI National Academy, the National Defense University, and the CIA reported it is possible "Nunes himself was among those whose communications were improperly monitored."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/intelligence-reports-reveal-improper-political-surveillance-trump-transition-team/</ref>

*US Justice Dept. sued under Freedom of Information Act to disclose all documents related to Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch's secret meeting with Bill Clinton on board the Attn. Gen.'s plane at the Phoenix airport prior to the wiretapping of Trump campaign associates.<ref>http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/group-files-lawsuit-for-documents-tied-to-secret-lynch-clinton-sky-harbor-meeting</ref>

*Russian hacking further discredited.<ref>http://www.voanews.com/a/crowdstrike-comey-russia-hack-dnc-clinton-trump/3776067.html</ref>

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*'''27 March.''' In an attack on Chairman Nunes, Louise Mensch<ref>http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/louise-mensch-my-mind-is-messed-up-after-taking-hard-drugs-7920094.html</ref> now gives the names of the four individuals whom the FISA warrant was denied in July 2016, emphasizing the new cover story to justify the wiretaps, not as political spying, but against "unwitting" foreign "agents of influence." This may give legal cover for using foreign intelligence apparatus for domestic spying, but does not justify the criminal civil rights violations in leaking an American citizens name "incidentally" caught up in a foreign intelligence gathering operation. Instead, Mensch accuses Nunes of leaking information about FBI and NSA surveillance operations.<ref>https://patribotics.blog/2017/03/27/boris-epshteyn-named-in-july-fisa-application-did-nunes-obstruct-justice/</ref>

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*'''29 March.''' Evelyn Farkas admits again that the Obama Administration attempted to gather as much intelligence as possible on Trump's alleged ties to Russia after the 2016 election and that it tried to hide their intelligence sources from the incoming Trump Administration.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/29/former-obama-official-discloses-rush-to-get-intelligence-on-trump-team.html Former Obama official discloses rush to get intelligence on Trump team]. ''Fox News''. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Poor, Jeff (March 29, 2017). [~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/29/fmr-obama-official-reveals-pre-inauguration-effort-to-gather-intel-on-incoming-trump-team/ Fmr Obama Official Reveals Pre-Inauguration Effort to Gather Intel on Incoming Trump Team]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 30, 2017.</ref>

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*'''29 March.''' Evelyn Farkas admits again that the Obama Administration attempted to gather as much intelligence as possible on Trump's alleged ties to Russia after the 2016 election and that it tried to hide their intelligence sources from the incoming Trump Administration.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/29/former-obama-official-discloses-rush-to-get-intelligence-on-trump-team.html Former Obama official discloses rush to get intelligence on Trump team]. ''Fox News''. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Poor, Jeff (March 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/03/29/fmr-obama-official-reveals-pre-inauguration-effort-to-gather-intel-on-incoming-trump-team/ Fmr Obama Official Reveals Pre-Inauguration Effort to Gather Intel on Incoming Trump Team]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 30, 2017.</ref>

*Sen. Grassley inquires of Dir. Comey about the status of Deputy Dir. Andrew McCabe in relation to the Russia investigation. According to public reports, the FBI agreed to pay the author of the unsubstantiated dossier alleging a conspiracy between Trump associates and the Russians. It reportedly agreed to pay the author, Christopher Steele, to continue investigating Mr. Trump. Clinton associates reportedly paid Steele to create this political opposition research dossier against Mr. Trump. The FBI has not yet responded go Sen. Grassley's March 6 inauiry on the reports. McCabe is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General to examine whether the political and financial connections between his wife’s Democratic political campaign and Clinton associates warranted his recusal in the FBI’s Clinton email investigation. While McCabe recused himself from public corruption cases in Virginia—presumably including the reportedly ongoing investigation of McAuliffe regarding illegal campaign contributions—he failed to recuse himself from the Clinton email investigation, despite the appearance of a conflict of interest created by his wife’s campaign accepting $700,000 from a close Clinton associate during the email investigation. The fact is that McCabe participated in the controversial, high-profile Clinton investigation even though his wife took money from McAuliffe. FBI’s senior leadership should never have allowed that appearance of a conflict to undermine the Bureau’s important work. The Senate Committee wises to know if McCabe was involved in approving or establishing the FBI’s reported arrangement with Christopher Steele, or if McCabe vouched for or otherwise relied on the politically-funded dossier in the course of the investigation. Simply put, the American people should know if the FBI’s second-in-command relied on Democrat-funded opposition research to justify an investigation of the Republican presidential campaign.<ref>https://nobsopus.blogspot.com/2017/04/grassley-examines-potential-conflicts.html</ref>

*Constitutional lawyer, retired Chief of staff of the US Attorney General, and President of the Landmark Legal Foundation [[Mark Levin]] calles for the recusal of House Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat Adam Schiff<ref>https://youtu.be/6IB3fQES0hg</ref> "given the fact that he was such an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. Given the fact that he was a cover up artist during the Benghazi operation, given the fact that he’s demonstrated his unwillingness to be bi-partisan by his calls for Jeff Sessions to step aside. …Adam Schiff has shown himself to be a radical leftist partisan hack, who cannot be trusted in an independent investigation of any sort on the intelligence committee."

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*'''31 March. '''[[Senate Judiciary Committee]] Chairman Grassley inquired of the Justice Dept. about a complaint filed in July 2016 alleging FusionGPS, authors of the ''Steele dossier'', acting as an unregistered agent of Russia in a lobbying campaign to rewrite and overturn the Magnitsky Act, a law named for a whistleblower who was allegedly murdered while in custody in Russia. The law imputed sanctions against certain Russian officials. Grassley wrote that when FusionGPS reportedly was acting as an unregistered agent of Russian interests, it simultaneously was creating the ''Steele dossier'' of unsubstantiated allegations of conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians. The Obama Justice Dept. had done nothing since July 2016 to respond to the complaint of FusionGPS' violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

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*The committee is also seeking to determine the extent to which the FBI relied on the ''Steele dossier'' in its investigation. Chairman Grassley has requested documentation from Fusion GPS as to who hired and paid them, when Steele was hired, how the FBI got involved and whether Fusion GPS was aware of the FBI paying Steele.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/complaint-firm-behind-dossier-former-russian-intel-officer-joined-lobbying-effort</ref><ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/03/31/trump-dossier-financier-accused-of-improper-work-for-kremlin/</ref> Fox News reports both a Senate and House committee are investigating the FBI for leaks and civil rights violations.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/28/fbi-scrutinized-by-congress-over-probe-into-alleged-russia-trump-link.html</ref> Adam Housley reports "The person who did the unmasking is "very well known, very high up, very senior, in the intelligence world & is not in the FBI,"<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/adamhousley/status/847858385798049793?s=09</ref> and that "unmasking the names and then spreading the names was for political purposes that have nothing to do with national security."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/adamhousley/status/847859134888239105</ref><ref>McCabe, Neil W. (March 31, 2017). [~~http~~://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/31/fox-news-senior-obama-intelligence-official-unmasked-trump-associates/ Fox News: Senior Obama Intelligence Official Unmasked Trump Associates]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 1, 2017.</ref>

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*The committee is also seeking to determine the extent to which the FBI relied on the ''Steele dossier'' in its investigation. Chairman Grassley has requested documentation from Fusion GPS as to who hired and paid them, when Steele was hired, how the FBI got involved and whether Fusion GPS was aware of the FBI paying Steele.<ref>https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/complaint-firm-behind-dossier-former-russian-intel-officer-joined-lobbying-effort</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/03/31/trump-dossier-financier-accused-of-improper-work-for-kremlin/</ref> Fox News reports both a Senate and House committee are investigating the FBI for leaks and civil rights violations.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/28/fbi-scrutinized-by-congress-over-probe-into-alleged-russia-trump-link.html</ref> Adam Housley reports "The person who did the unmasking is "very well known, very high up, very senior, in the intelligence world & is not in the FBI,"<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/adamhousley/status/847858385798049793?s=09</ref> and that "unmasking the names and then spreading the names was for political purposes that have nothing to do with national security."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/adamhousley/status/847859134888239105</ref><ref>McCabe, Neil W. (March 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/31/fox-news-senior-obama-intelligence-official-unmasked-trump-associates/ Fox News: Senior Obama Intelligence Official Unmasked Trump Associates]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 1, 2017.</ref>

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*'''2 April.''' [[Susan Rice]] identified as unmasking incoming Trump administration officials. Rice worked at the elbow of President Obama. As National Security Advisor to Obama, she unmasked the identity of Trump National Security Advisor [[Michael Flynn]] which was leaked to the press. The action caused harm to US [[national security]], and is a felonious criminal act.<ref>https://medium.com/@Cernovich/susan-rice-requested-unmasking-of-incoming-trump-administration-officials-30085b5cff16</ref><ref>Housley, Adam (April 3, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/03/susan-rice-requested-to-unmask-names-trump-transition-officials-sources-say.html Susan Rice requested to unmask names of Trump transition officials, sources say]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 3, 2017.</ref> Questions remain if and why Rice would have violated the law on her own without President Obama's approval. Rice was denied the position of [[Secretary of State]] by the [[Democratic]] Senate in 2013 to succeed [[Hillary Clinton]] because of lying and deception about the [[Benghazi attack|Benghazi Massacre]]. Nevertheless, Obama kept her at his side in the White House as head of the [[National Security Council]] staff. It was to examine White House logs on the handling of classified information why Chairman Nunes made several trips to the White House that confirmed Susan Rice behind efforts to smear Trump and officials in a supposed foreign intelligence gathering operation.

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*'''4 April.''' In Paris a young Muslim man throws a 66-year-old Jewish woman to her death from a balcony while praising Allah.<ref>~~http~~://www.economist.com/news/europe/21721269-marine-le-pen-could-be-last-minute-beneficiary-attack-paris-makes-french-election/comments?page=1#comment-3417200</ref>

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*'''4 April.''' In Paris a young Muslim man throws a 66-year-old Jewish woman to her death from a balcony while praising Allah.<ref>https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21721269-marine-le-pen-could-be-last-minute-beneficiary-attack-paris-makes-french-election/comments?page=1#comment-3417200</ref>

*Susan Rice begins backpeddling early denials.<ref>https://youtu.be/3hX38jkK5vwm</ref> Rice tells Andrea Mitchell that Obama "requested the compilation of the intelligence, which was ultimately provided in January."

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*Rice admits asking specifically for the names of members of Donald Trump’s transition team, but tries to deny it was "for political purposes."

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*Rice corroborates Dir. Comey's testimony the pace of requests picked up with increasing information particularly after August 2016.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/04/04/susan-rice-admits-to-unmasking-u-s-persons-in-intelligence-reports-denies-leaking-video/</ref>

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*Several news organizations report Rice ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce spreadsheets revealing Trump associates picked up in surveillance of foreign officials and then leaked the names.<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/susan-rice-ordered-spy-agencies-to-produce-detailed-spreadsheets-involving-trump/</ref>

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*Several news organizations report Rice ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce spreadsheets revealing Trump associates picked up in surveillance of foreign officials and then leaked the names.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/04/03/susan-rice-ordered-spy-agencies-to-produce-detailed-spreadsheets-involving-trump/</ref>

*'''5 April.''' Reports say CIA Dir. John Brennan targeted [[Sean Hannity]] and [[Blackwater]] founder, Erik Prince between the election on November 8 and the inauguration in January, according to White House and House intelligence sources. Hannity was reportedly unmasked by Susan Rice at Brennan’s behest because of a perceived relationship with Trump and [[Julian Assange]]. Prince has long criticized the CIA’s incompetence, including the Brennan's handling of the [[drone]] program and its failure to target terrorists properly and the collateral damage done to [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] [[civilian]]s. Brennan was behind the removal of Flynn. The motivations for Brennan’s intense dislike of Michael Flynn date back to August 2012 when Flynn was producing intel documents that showed how the supposed 'Syrian moderates' were funded by persons and groups in [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar]]. Brennan also brought in to the CIA disgraced Syria analyst Elizabeth O’Bagy. O’Bagy was outed for manufacturing her credentials and for being paid by the Syrian rebels.<ref>http://gotnews.com/breaking-barackobamas-cia-director-john-brennan-allies-targeting-trump-supporters-surveillance/</ref>

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*'''13 April.''' Both House and Senate expand investigation into Susan Rice and the Obama administration's domestic spying for political purposes.<ref>~~http~~://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-rice-full-blown-investigation/</ref>

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*'''13 April.''' Both House and Senate expand investigation into Susan Rice and the Obama administration's domestic spying for political purposes.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-rice-full-blown-investigation/</ref>

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*FusionGPS, the firm which authored the ''Steele dossier'', refuses to answer the Senate Judiciary Committee's question as to who in the Clinton machine hired them. The ''Steele dossier'' formed much of the basis for the Obama administration's attacks on Donald Trump and its authorization to use the US Intelligence Community to harass domestic political opponents. "When political opposition research becomes the basis for law enforcement or intelligence efforts, it raises substantial questions about the independence of law enforcement and intelligence from politics.”<ref>~~http~~://dailycaller.com/2017/04/13/research-firm-behind-trump-dossier-is-refusing-to-answer-senate-committees-questions/#ixzz4eLwyp4Oe</ref>

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*FusionGPS, the firm which authored the ''Steele dossier'', refuses to answer the Senate Judiciary Committee's question as to who in the Clinton machine hired them. The ''Steele dossier'' formed much of the basis for the Obama administration's attacks on Donald Trump and its authorization to use the US Intelligence Community to harass domestic political opponents. "When political opposition research becomes the basis for law enforcement or intelligence efforts, it raises substantial questions about the independence of law enforcement and intelligence from politics.”<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/04/13/research-firm-behind-trump-dossier-is-refusing-to-answer-senate-committees-questions/#ixzz4eLwyp4Oe</ref>

*After first denying involvement, Britains GCHQ spying agency admits to spying on Trump since 2015 and sharing information with US intelligence since the '''spring of 2016''',<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/13/british-spies-first-to-spot-trump-team-links-russia</ref> corroborating the report of the ''NYT'' of March 2 cited by Mark Levin and pre-dating any FISA warrant or "incidental collection." This allegation has its roots in the ''Steele dossier'' and claims US involvement in the Trump investigation began in April 2016 when John Brennan received "routine" intelligence sharing information from British intelligence, including sharing activities from one of the Baltic States, now rumored to be Estonia. Some Estonian figures reacted negatively to Trump comments about defending the Baltics and making NATO allies pay their fair share.<ref>http://upnorth.eu/if-trump-wins/</ref>

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*'''17 April.''' Senate to investigate Rice's contacts with Bannon, Clapper, and others.<ref>http://dailysignal.com/2017/04/17/senator-explains-why-the-susan-rice-surveillance-allegations-are-a-big-deal/</ref>

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*'''18 April.''' CNN finally reports FBI used bogus ''Steele dossier'' to obtain FISA warrant. What's more, both the FBI & Clinton campaign associates paid Steele to write the opposition research attacks.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/fbi-dossier-carter-page-donald-trump-russia-investigation/index.html</ref>

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*'''18 April.''' CNN finally reports FBI used bogus ''Steele dossier'' to obtain FISA warrant. What's more, both the FBI & Clinton campaign associates paid Steele to write the opposition research attacks.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/politics/fbi-dossier-carter-page-donald-trump-russia-investigation/index.html</ref>

*The bogus document has been cited by FBI Dir. Comey in some of his briefings to members of Congress in recent weeks, as one of the sources of information the bureau used to bolster its investigation.

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*In Fresno, CA three men are gunned down at random by a convert to Islam yelling praises to Allah.

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*'''19 April.''' Intelligence Community pushes to keep surveillance powers. Maintaining existing powers is "the intelligence community’s top legislative priority for 2017."<ref>https://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/159752601288/fisa-amendments-act-qa-april-19-2017-in</ref><ref>~~http~~://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/19/intelligence-community-pushes-to-keep-surveillance-powers/</ref>

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*'''19 April.''' Intelligence Community pushes to keep surveillance powers. Maintaining existing powers is "the intelligence community’s top legislative priority for 2017."<ref>https://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/159752601288/fisa-amendments-act-qa-april-19-2017-in</ref><ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/19/intelligence-community-pushes-to-keep-surveillance-powers/</ref>

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*'''20 April.''' In Paris an Islamic [[extremist]] sprays a police car with an [[AK-47]] along the Champs-Élysées, Paris' most famous street within yards of the Arc de Triomphe, killing a police officer and seriously injuring two others. The killer was 'known to police', born in 1977 in the Paris suburbs, had been jailed four times between 2001 and 2014 for attempted murder on police officers, violence and robbery. He served 12 years. He was arrested in February 2017 in a counter-terror investigation for threatening police, but was released shortly thereafter.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/21/paris-shooting-police-search-property-as-isis-claims-responsibility</ref><ref>http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/questions-remain-over-champs-elysees-attackers-links-to-isis/</ref><ref>http://aanirfan.blogspot.com/2017/04/champs-elysees-false-flag.html</ref> [[ABC News]] reported the Islamic State]] took credit for the attack.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/International/heavy-police-presence-paris-champs-lyses/story?id=46917751</ref> The attacked occurred less than 3 days before [[French Presidential Election 2012|France's presidential election]].

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*'''21 April.''' [[Landmark Legal Foundation]] files [[Amicus brief]] with FISA court.<ref>~~http~~://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/levin-landmark-legal-foundation-filed-memo-asking-secret-court-investigate</ref> Landmark submits that the Obama administration "abused the judicial process, placing the integrity of this Court and the constitutional rights of individuals at risk." Landmark asks the Court to examine:

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*'''21 April.''' [[Landmark Legal Foundation]] files [[Amicus brief]] with FISA court.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/levin-landmark-legal-foundation-filed-memo-asking-secret-court-investigate</ref> Landmark submits that the Obama administration "abused the judicial process, placing the integrity of this Court and the constitutional rights of individuals at risk." Landmark asks the Court to examine:

{{Quotebox|1. Have this Court’s order or orders been used by intelligence and law enforcement entities of the federal government as a subterfuge to surveil private citizens and at least one United States Senator for political purposes?

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