1999 - 2017 Foreign Adoptions in the USA.

Website (click here)

The country with the most USA adoptions is China with 80,162 children. The age and gender is noted in the illustrated facts.

The total children adopted in the USA from foreign countries is 271,831. 

During this period 1130 Mexican children were adopted. South of Mexico is Guatemala where many children come from for American adoptions, a total of 29,806. Then comes Columbia with 4558 adopted children. The least is Argentina which saw two of their children adopted and Uruguay only let one of their children leave their homeland for adoption in the USA.

In the Caribbean Sea the least is Cuba with only one and the most is Haiti with 4294 children. 

I am sure within those statistics are people that were married and adopted their spouses child(ren) and also children that may have come to live with grandparents. 

With 271831 adoptions over 18 years, that is an average of 15,101.72 children. Since children only come in one body and not fractions of one the average is 15,102 children per year.

There are rules:

Hague Convention Text (click here)

HAGUE CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CO-OPERATION

IN RESPECT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION

www.hcch.net

The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) is an international agreement to establish safeguards to ensure that intercountry adoptions take place in the best interests of the child. The Convention entered into force for the United States in April 2008. The Hague Adoption Convention applies to adoptions between the United States and the other countries that have joined it. In this section, we provide the keys to understanding how to proceed with a Hague Convention Adoption.

Donald Trump's Border Guards, National Guard and any civilian agency involved in forced removal of children from their natural parents are braking international law. There is absolutely no permission of any country to remove children forcibly from their natural parents. That is a form of genocide.

Anyone that is a member of any armed forces, including the Border Patrol and National Guard PARTICIPATING in the forcible removal of ANY child from their parents is breaking the law and can be court marshaled and/or remanded to the Hague for disposition of their crimes.

Article II of the Genocide Convention (click here) contains a narrow definition of the crime of genocide, which includes two main elements:

1. A mental element: the "intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such"; and

2.A physical element, which includes the following five acts, enumerated exhaustively:

- Killing members of the group.

- Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group

- Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part

- Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

- Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

From the Joint Chiefs to the Border Patrol and National Guard and civilian agencies; are to cease and desist forcible removal of any child anywhere in the world or continue to be exposed to violations of international law. This is an INDIVIDUAL decision to participate and each and everyone involved in forcibly removing children from their parents are subject to international standards and prosecution.

I find it interesting that Russia is second only to China in presenting children for adoption during this period with 46,113 children. I assume all these adopted children have dual citizenship regardless of the American adoption.

According to RUSSIAN law, (click here) any child adopted from Russia is a citizen of Russia, regardless of any other citizenship he or she may have obtained. As a RUSSIAN citizen, he/she must travel to Russia on a Russian passport, per RUSSIAN law.

When you apply for a visa to travel to Russia, the consulate is *supposed* to advise the parents that the child must travel on their Russian passport and, of course, no visa is needed. There have been many people who have been able to obtain a visa for their Russian adopted children's US passport and have experienced no problems doing this, but, please bear in mind that RUSSIAN law requires the Russian passport. When travelling TO the United States, US LAW requires all US citizens to travel on their US passport.

This is only an issue when travelling to Russia with our kids. If you're not going to Russia, use the US passport. When/if your kids rescind their Russian citizenship, then they will be able to travel to Russia on their US passport, but they will also need *proof* from the Russian consulate that their Russian citizenship was rescinded.

Again, all this is PER RUSSIAN LAW. How it is actually enforced or applied will depend on the mood of the consulate officer or customs official. :)

In order to understand genocide and define it, there needs to be written records and facts. This is a long held understanding and REQUIRES no reinterpretation.

...Part of the difficulty of adoption (click here) and the reason why there is so much paperwork is that it has to be shown that the child to be adopted is in fact an orphan. It is an unfortunate and grim fact that without these procedures in place some people in developing countries might steal children simply to adopt them out to more well-off Americans for profit. This is one of the things that the Hague Convention is specifically concerned with preventing....

...People often wonder why adopt internationally at all? There are many different answers to that question. Some people say that it is easier to do than to adopt within the United States, and while this may be true in some instances, it is certainly not the case in all. Some make the argument that a person adopted from a developing country and raised in the United States will live a better life, but this point is easily argued against. Who's to say that they will be any more or less happy depending upon location? Whether or not they have parents to care for them is probably of greater concern. Some people have very personal experiences abroad and forge close attachments to the people in that country and want to help their residents. Probably one of the more popular reasons is that it is practically impossible for the birth parents to re-unite with the child, something that many adoptive parents consider a plus. Most of the time the birth parents have somehow died, so that in the future there is no risk of a dramatic, confounding or damaging re-emergence....

The children being forcibly removed from their parents at the USA southern border are NOT orphans. These children are citizens of their birth country. They are in legal limbo and I suggest their parents are being intimidated to relinquish any custody if that is taking place and if these children are not returned. The entire idea of destroying a natural family is extremely offensive to nature and the rule of law.

Who is an Orphan? (click here)

Under U.S. immigration law, an orphan is a foreign-born child who:

- does not have any parents because of the death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents

OR

-has a sole or surviving parent who is unable to care for the child, consistent with the local standards of the foreign sending country, and who has, in writing, irrevocably released the child for emigration and adoption

It is about White Supremacy as well: 

Pioneers of Genocide Studies (click here)
Editors: Samuel Totten and Steven Leonard Jacobs

...Among the contributors (click here) are experts in the Armenian, Bosnian, and Cambodian genocides, as well as the Holocaust against the Jewish people. The contributors are Rouben Adalian, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Israel W. Charney, Vahakn Dadrian, Helen Fein, Barbara Harff, David Hawk, Herbert Hirsch, Irving Louis Horowitz, Richard Hovannisian, Henry Huttenbach, Leo Kuper, Raphael Lemkin, James E. Mace, Eric Markusen, Robert Melson, R.J. Rummel, Roger W. Smith, Gregory H. Stanton, Ervin Staub, Colin Tatz, Yves Ternan, and the co-editors. The work represents a high watermark in the reflections and self-reflections on the comparative study of genocide.

Donald Trump is inviting war with violation of human rights at the southern border.

Trump is becoming too much of a problem globally.

He is screaming nuclear war with North Korea.

He is elevating Israeli ideology to a new high. The Arab countries are now faced with an inspired Israel backed by extremists in the Trump administration.

He is trying to convince Putin he is an ally and not an enemy so Putin will stay out of an aggression in the Midfle East.

And now this. 

The world is not going to put up with this level of human rights violations for the time remaing in his term. And that is only what we know about.

More issues with pipes.

May 25, 2018

Flint - Everyone (click here) connected to the city of Flint's water system is urged to filter and boil their water after a transmission main broke Friday.

The break occurred in a 24-inch main near the General Motors plant at 12th Street and Van Slyke Road. It caused a large-scale depressurization, which may have allowed bacteria into the system.

Rob Bincsik, Flint's director of public works, decided to issue the city-wide boil filtered water advisory as a precaution. The advisory covers the whole city, because officials aren't sure how far the depressurization spread.

“At this time the full area of depressurization is unknown, so we are issuing the boil water notice city wide,” said Bincsik.

The boil water advisory will remain in effect for at least 48 hours until two samples taken 24 hours apart and allowed to sit for 24 hours come back free of bacterial contamination. The earliest it would be lifted is Sunday.

“Bacteriological samples are being taken and if samples come back negative we expect to lift the boil water advisory after 24 hours,” Bincsik said....

Flint also needs a "Human Rights Commission." It exists in some cities and even small cities. It is usually a volunteer effort supported by the city for any activities that are necessary. But, an Ombudsman's Office is essential for Flint.

May 23, 2018
By Zahra Ahmad

Flint -- The Ombudsman's Office (click here) will be funded in the upcoming fiscal year, according to the Mayor Karen Weaver's proposed budget.

However, the office won't be filled until city leaders appoint an Ethics and Accountability Board.

The Ombudsman's Office was vacated in 2011 after former emergency manager Michael Brown axed both the Ombudsman's Office and the Flint Civil Service Commission.

However, voters reinstated the office when they approved a new city charter in 2017.

The mayor's proposed budget calls for $250,000 to fund the office.

"I certainly think there is a role needed for the ombudsman and it was clear the people wanted that," Fourth Ward Councilwoman Kate Fields said. "They want someone that they can go and place a complaint and have an unbiased investigation of any functioning department of the city government."....

Corporate America have Ombudsmen. I think it is more than appropriate for city and county governments to have them.

By Micheal Mills

...The United States Ombudsman Association** (USOA) (click here) has been making an effort to support the ombudsman concept by assisting jurisdictions in creating new ombudsman offices at all levels of government. In our effort to create new offices, we have recognized that we must have some flexibility and tolerance in the type of offices that will be condoned and supported. It was a conscious decision on the part of the USOA to permit and encourage executive ombudsman offices to join the USOA in addition to those offices established under the traditional legislative model. That decision, made some seven years ago after much debate, served to increase the size of the Association to where it could continue as a viable organization with the resources to support the creation of new offices. In making the decision to be more inclusive, the USOA did make clear that the preferred ombudsman model was the traditional legislative model designed along the parameters established by the International Bar Association....

I listened to Ms. McGowan speak earlier today...

...and she was still stating here is a backlash from the film industry toward her. Haven't these women suffered enough? If the film industry wants to recuperate from this very sad history, it needs to invite these women back to their capacity.

Last year the income to the industry dropped significantly. The American public is very disillusioned by all this. Today, I read where Morgan Freeman (click here) was accused of sexual harassment. He called it making them "feel uneasy. It doesn't get more disappointing than that.

The film industry cannot exile women that have come forward to report a crime. That is retribution and I am sure there are legal statues about it. If the film industry wants it's movie goers back, they need to put these women back to work and let them lead the industry and it's much needed respect for women.

May 25, 2018
By Evan Real

...Argento and McGowan (click here) are two of the more than 80 women who came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein. Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow are also among the high-profile actresses who have come forward with stories about Weinstein's pattern of alleged abuse. Mira Sorvino shared her thoughts on Weinstein's arrest, tweeting: "Sending love to all my sisters today who stood up against a monster... so many emotions... I am proud of and grateful to you all." Actress and Weinstein accuser Daryl Hannah tweeted: "Without justice courage is weak.... may justice prevail."

Sean Young, who had claimed Weinstein exposed himself to her, said she knows of other men in Hollywood, but declined to name them. In a statement to THR, the Blade Runner star said: "That's one down and three to go. I know of at least three abusive men out in Hollywood who are still out there living there successful lives who I wouldn't dream of outing for fear of losing my life. If the entertainment business wants to clean up it's act, it will take an act of God."...                 

I wish President Moon Jae-in great success.

This is a real shame for the USA. Serving as a peacemaker is one of the world's greatest tasks. Perhaps in the future President Trump will have found his way back to the peace table as a partner with South Korea. 

May 24, 2018
By John Fritze and Gregory Korte

Washington — President Trump (click here) canceled a scheduled nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" he said Kim displayed in recent statements.

In a letter to Kim, Trump described the decision to end negotiations over the June 12 meeting in Singapore as a "truly sad moment in history." The two countries were working for weeks toward a first-ever summit of a North Korean leader and a U.S. president.

"This is a tremendous setback for North Korea, and indeed a setback for the world," Trump said at the White House hours after the letter was released. "If and when Kim Jong Un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, I am waiting."

Trump said he spoke to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and allies in the region on Thursday and repeatedly indicated U.S. military forces were ready should North Korea engage in any "foolish or reckless acts." The prospect of a summit had significantly eased tensions between North Korea and the U.S. that had escalated last year....

This is progress. The closing and destruction of the North's single nuclear testing sight is significant. 

May 24, 2018

North Korea (click here) said it had fully demolished its only known nuclear test site on Thursday, with a series of planned detonations that put the facility beyond further use.

“The Nuclear Weapons Institute of the DPRK held a ceremony for completely dismantling the northern nuclear test ground on May 24… to ensure transparency of the discontinuance of nuclear test,” the institute said in an English language statement carried on the state-run KCNA news agency. DPRK is the abbreviated version of the country’s official name.

“Dismantling the nuclear test ground was done in such a way as to make all the tunnels of the test ground collapse by explosion and completely close the tunnel entrances, and at the same time, explode some guard facilities and observation posts on the site,” the statement added....

I will repeat, the final nuclear test at the sight was believed to be a hydrogen explosion. That particular explosion was enormous and provided for skepticism as the integrity of the test sight. Closing it was a wise thing to do.

Look, North Korea is a communist state. It has China and Russia to help protect it's people. That is not a minor statement. Both, China and Russia are permanent nuclear countries within the United Nations Security Council; there is no need for North Korea to experiment with such weapons of even stockpile them. Those funds are better spent on the citizens of North Korea.

It is just plain silly for North Korea to isolate itself with threats of nuclear weapons when resuming good relations with the South could bring about a better quality of life for the people of the North.

President Moon Jae-in is absolutely correct to continue to seek better relations with Kim Jong Un. Nothing has to change. North Korea should reflect on the fact South Korea has no nuclear weapon capacity. It trusts its allies to be prepared to defend it should adverse events present themselves.

It is time for Kim Jong Un to stop proliferating nuclear weapons, remove them from the peninsula and begin the process of building trust and economic relationships with South Korea. The people of both countries will be happier. It's that what leadership of any country should want?

There is simply no reason for North Korea to have nuclear weapons and should consider what life would be like for both sides of the DMZ if the weapons were decommissioned and sold to Russia or China. No one needs this, least of all the people of South Korea.

"Please, take a knee and save lives."

I take a knee every time I enter a Catholic church. Everyone knows "taking a knee" is an act of humility and now the NFL has demonized it.

Spiritually, "taking a knee" is an act of humility and/or adoration; an act of service and dedication; an act of love and in the case of the military, it is an act of fellowship. I don't know how many times I heard commanders described by the men on the front lines as someone "...who will take a knee next to me..."

Taking a knee is an outstanding way of bringing a country's attention to racism, bigotry, discrimination and last but hardly the least the DAILY fear African American men face when confronted by police.

I find the President's rhetoric dangerous. Then to think the NFL is penalizing the First Amendment Freedom of Speech (which includes freedom of expression) is nothing but a corporate exaggeration of their place in the American landscape. Any citizen should not give up their innate civil rights.

The NFL is out of line. It is interfering in our democracy and enforcing artificial standards for profits. The NFL fixes games and now wants to remove more freedoms of players that live and work in the USA. When is the NFL going to be seen for it's corrupt structure and shut down?

"Lie-gate" is generated by well contemplated actions to preserve the President's politics.

The "Gang of Eight" meeting will be contaminated by the Trump operatives allowed to tamper with the documents before the official meeting.

The country's intelligence is being tampered with by the White House through lack of proper protocol when the "Gang of Eight" does their work. There is nothing trustworthy about any of these meetings.

Proper Protocol is important. When Trump travels to Europe he demands all kinds of proper, formal, flamboyant and expensive protocols. The President of the USA is important enough to perform to the highest standards when asked. But, when it comes to proper protocol domestically for highly classified documents, proper protocol is trashed to benefit the ratings at FOX News and any potential leverage for corrupt politics.

This is interference with the country's intelligence the people should never allow.

The manipulation of the documents regarding an ongoing investigation is the beginning of the end of the USA Constitution. It will become precedent that will continue to degrade the high standard of protecting the country's intelligence. Trump has already provided classified documents to Russia the day after he fired Comey. That was the prequel to the insult to the protocol of the "Gang of Eight" standards.

This insult will grow. First Russia, now Trump operatives that will carry false statements into the media and ultimately future lies with a great deal of risk leveraged to the outcomes of the country.

Trump takes a truth and turns it into a lie and then sells it to his political base, including FOX News. When propaganda replaces national security the USA no longer has a democracy protected to every degree, but, a burgeoning dictatorship that will ultimately come to harm citizens and potentially cause their death.

The insult to the strong protocols of the "Gang of Eight" today, is illegal and immoral and a sincere danger to the people of the USA.

Now that people are aware of Russia operatives, the fake news is taking on a character. When there is a major incident that can be used for political purposes such as the school shootings in Florida and Texas, there are new websites opened on and off social media. It is somewhat identifiable now.

One other thing about Flint, Michigan.

Lead exposure. There are federal and state laws, possibly local laws, in EDUCATING people exposed to lead poisoning. Got that? The Emergency Manager and certainly Governor Snyder are and were required by law to provide publications about lead poisoning. These laws are well established. There is NO CHOICE in this matter. The public, when exposed to lead-contaminated water or environment of any kind, MUST receive information in a pamphlet/multiple page handout (like up to 21 pages or so) that describes where lead can be found, what to do about it and the symptoms of any lead poisoning.

It is my opinion if lawyers for the people haven't brought this up, they should. To a judge. There are criminal penalties for neglecting to educate the public.

These official documents do not call such danger an EXPOSURE. The language of these publications calls it lead poisoning. Get old pamphlets and educational materials, so Snyder or anyone else, like Trump, can't produce corrupt information. Try Library of Congress if all else fails. State libraries probably have these documents from decades past.

Ukraine is drowning by cyber attacks. It is believed ot be Russia.

Russia is trying to shut down the Ukraine infrastructure. It may be a prelude to an invasion.

May 23, 2018
By Kris Holt

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Cisco says hackers (click here) have infected more than 500,000 routers and other devices with malware to prepare for a cyberattack, and Ukraine could be the target. The country's SBU security service claims the malware is evidence Russia is preparing for a major attack "aimed at destabilising the situation" during the Champions League soccer final in Kiev Saturday, Reuters reported. Ukraine's annual Constitution Day celebrations may also be a target, according to the AP.

Researchers at Cisco have been tracking the malware for months and suspect Russia is responsible -- the company alerted US and Ukraine authorities to its findings, though is not aware what the hackers are planning. US Homeland Security agents are investigating the malware, which has similar code to malware the government claims Russia used in prior attacks....

There may be real reasons cyber attacks are so concentrated. There may be a congregation of satellites over Ukraine that is acting illegally in assaulting Ukraine.

May 23, 2018
By John Haltiwanger

The Ukrainian military (click here) for the first time on Tuesday tested anti-tank missiles made in the US and supplied by the Trump administration.

The US government approved the sale of the Javelin anti-tank missiles in March at an estimated cost of roughly $47 million and they arrived in Ukraine in late April.

Ukraine had long been seeking these missiles to gain an advantage in the ongoing conflict with Russia-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country, known as the Donbas. Accordingly, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko celebrated the first test of the missile on Twitter, stating, "Finally this day has come! Today, for the first time in Ukraine, the launch of Javelin missile complexes took place.".

"This is a very effective defensive weaponry, which is used in the event of Russian offensive on the positions of Ukrainian troops," Poroshenko added....

I would think the World Bank is very interested in this. It isn't like Ukraine is ATT or any of the other million-billionaires Trump is used to when it comes to "Pay to Play."

President Poroshenko needs the USA. Ukraine needs NATO. If the Ukraine President felt as though his country was going to be put on a blacklist for military hardware and/or financing, he would be willing to pay any requirement to achieve a national goal.

The monies paid to President Trump's lawyer for Pay to Play belong to the Ukraine people. These dollars are precious. Ukraine had staggering economic dynamics when the Maidan occurred, including the national debt. It would be very criminal to extort a foreign government with former ties to Russia.

I can't say for sure, but, if the monies weren't paid, President Trump could force Ukraine into an adverse national security status. That reality, of course, would play into the hands of Russia. President Trump would be operating as an agent to Russia if Ukraine were adversely effected by not paying monies.

I can't hardly recognize the USA under this administration. President Obama created excellent sanctions to Russia to protect Ukraine and maintain it's love of freedom. I don't see Trump as a president interested in any dynamics of freedom or not unless the proper monies were paid. I am shaking my head in disbelief as I write this. OMG!

This level of corruption is very dangerous, to the USA and in this case Ukraine. What next? Selling the USA to China or Russia and then what happens to NATO? What other countries have been held hostage for payments to Trump's lawyers

continued..

21 May 2018
By Paul Wood

Donald Trump's personal lawyer, (click here) Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (£300,000) to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump, according to sources in Kiev close to those involved.

The payment was arranged by intermediaries acting for Ukraine's leader, Petro Poroshenko, the sources said, though Mr Cohen was not registered as a representative of Ukraine as required by US law.

Mr Cohen denies the allegation.

The meeting at the White House was last June. Shortly after the Ukrainian president returned home, his country's anti-corruption agency stopped its investigation into Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort.

A high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer in Mr Poroshenko's administration described what happened before the visit to the White House....

...A high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer in Mr Poroshenko's administration described what happened before the visit to the White House.

Mr Cohen was brought in, he said, because Ukraine's registered lobbyists and embassy in Washington DC could get Mr Poroshenko little more than a brief photo-op with Mr Trump. Mr Poroshenko needed something that could be portrayed as "talks".

This senior official's account is as follows - Mr Poroshenko decided to establish a back channel to Mr Trump. The task was given to a former aide, who asked a loyal Ukrainian MP for help.

He in turn used personal contacts who attended a Jewish charity in New York state, Chabad of Port Washington. (A spokeman for the Chabad has asked us to make clear that officials there were not involved.

This eventually led to Michael Cohen, the president's lawyer and trusted fixer. Mr Cohen was paid $400,000.

There is no suggestion that Mr Trump knew about the payment.

That is horse hockey. President Trump is responsible for the activities of his staff, private, family and otherwise. There is no innocent understanding in this paradigm. This is Trump's private lawyer HANDLING the President of Ukraine. There is no protocol for this level of corruption. This is corruption and it can't be called anything else. If I received a visit from a foreign power and my private lawyer arranged it, there should be all kinds of alarm bells going off.

This is extortion. The State Department should have been handling all these approaches by any country. Where is the Exxon guy? Tillerson? Don't tell me he didn't know there was pay to play occurring. I don't buy that for a minute.

THIS IS NOT HOW ARM PURCHASES AND SHIPMENTS OCCUR!

Michael Cohen had no national security clearance and this was not a cocktail party!

Trump's Russia lawyer never sought national security and states he won't seek it. Where is he getting his information, Russia?

June 11, 2017
By Justin Elliot and Jessee Eisenger

...“No question in my mind (click here) — in order to represent President Trump in this matter you would have to get a very high level of clearance because of the allegations involving Russia,” said Robert Bennett, who served as President Bill Clinton’s personal lawyer. Like many Washington lawyers, Bennett has held security clearances throughout his career....

These guys are a piece of work.

I tell you what, Don, take a lesson from terrorists.

They change out their phones every day.

You know, throwaways.

It will keep Putin under wraps.

Guaranteed it will keep away all those citizens that say you are the absolute worst president in the modern era. Who wants to read that, especially being as sensitive as the president appears to be.

May 23, 2018

In a decision in a federal court in New York, (click here) U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled that President Trump may not block critics on Twitter for not sharing his political views. Doing so violates the First Amendment, the judge ruled.

“While we must recognize, and are sensitive to, the president’s personal First Amendment rights, he cannot exercise those rights in a way that infringes the corresponding First Amendment rights of those who have criticized him,” the judge said. The lawsuit was filed by Columbia University’s Knight Amendment Institute and seven Twitter users whom Trump blocked.

Very proud day for Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Baywa.

It is a proud day for India as well. Very nice.

May 10, 2018

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa (click here) has been ranked 68 on Forbes‘ 2018 list of ‘The World’s Most Powerful People’. (click here)

According to the magazine, four factors were taken into account to select each individual: how many people over whom they have power; the financial resources they control; if they have influence in more than one sphere; and how actively they wield their power to change the world.

75 people “who make the world turn” are featured in the 2018 list. General Bajwa is a newcomer to the list along with Saudia Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salmanm who ranks at number 8, and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who ranks number 12.

According to Forbes, General Bajwa, once served in Congo under the ex-chief of the Indian army, who praised the army chief’s professionalism....                  

This is the style of Pompous Pompeo.

Pompeo actually believes countries are interested in his point of view enough that they would tune into another hate driven think tank in the Heritage Foundation.

Heritage never puts forward peace initiatives. They pump out Republican rhetoric and they call themselves a think tank. NOT!


Here is a take away form Pompy; Iran doesn't care what you think. You have to get their attention and then build a relationship that actually moves the Iranian people into a better place.

Dropping bombs is not a method to get anyone's attention. If diplomacy is engaged in a military solution, it is called war. W. A. R. That is when bombs take over diplomacy.

May 23, 2018
By Amir Tibon and Noa Landau

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, May 21, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State (click here) Mike Pompeo demanded Iran withdraw its forces from Syria and end its support for Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad in his first major address as the top U.S. diplomat on Monday.

"Today, we ask the Iranian people - is this what you want your country to be known for? The United States believes you deserve better," Pompeo said.

Pompeo said that the U.S. is prepared to re-establish relations with the regime and "happily" support it when they see "tangible and sustained shifts" in Iranian policy.

The U.S. expects "major changes" in any new deal – with stipulations listed to ensure that "Iran never acquires a nuclear bomb."...

They are preparing for you, Pompy. What are you going to do about it, give another speech at the Heritage Foundation?

Iran is of little consequence to the USA. It has oil and that is probably not needed by the USA. The USA imports oil from the Middle East, but, if Iran deprived the USA of it's oil, it will be gotten elsewhere.

So, if one takes the premise that Iran is of little consequence to the USA, our interest falls to Israel. That is our only real interest in Iran, EXCEPT, Iran is awfully good to go to war so that Israel can take land as part of the plunder of war. Right? What better excuse? Iraq was "W"'s and that won't fly well this time. So, what does the Heritage Foundation have to say about peace in the Middle East. War, go for it?

Missed opportunity there with Iraq, huh? If only "W" did it right, Israel would have far better borders.

May 9, 2018
By Ty Joplin

Trump has announced the U.S. (click here) will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

His decision was condemned by all parties involved in the deal, but celebrated by Saudi and Israel.

He appears to be ruling out the possibility of diplomacy with Iran

Trump may accelerate a military showdown with Iran....

...The day before, on April 7th, Israel sent armored cars armed with missile launchers to the Golan Heights.

Nah, there is no chance of war. The missile launchers are a deterent, right?

Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran deal has caused shockwaves throughout the world; oil prices are increasing, European and American companies are scrambling to salvage lucrative deals with Iran and analysts are struggling to predict what will happen next.

The U.S. has signalled to its European allies and to Russia, China and Iran that it has lost faith in the diplomatic approach to curtailing Iranian power. And in this shift, the U.S. is siding more closely with Israel and Saudi Arabia, who both have long abandoned diplomacy in favor of armed conflict.

Trump’s decision may be the final capitulation to the Israeli and Saudi strategy, one that has adapted a war posture....

Years ago, the omnipotent Trump knew about Schneiderman.

May 11, 2018

Washington — Donald Trump (click here) learned years ago of then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's alleged abuse of two women, a New York lawyer said Friday in a court filing.

In a letter to the federal judge overseeing the handling of evidence seized from Trump attorney Michael Cohen, lawyer Peter Gleason said two women approached Gleason a year apart,  saying they were "sexually victimized" by Schneiderman.

After talking with the one of the women in 2013, Gleason said he discussed the matter with retired tabloid newspaper and TV journalist Stephen Dunleavy who "offered to discuss the matter with Donald Trump," then a New York businessman.

"Mr. Dunleavy did indeed discuss this very matter with Mr. Trump, as evidenced by a phone call I received from attorney Michael Cohen," Gleason said in his letter to U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood.

Gleason said he then shared with Cohen "certain details of Schneiderman's vile attacks on these two women."

Schneiderman, who has battled repeatedly with President Trump, resigned his post this week, after The New Yorker reported that four women accused him of physical abuse....

So, Donald Trump, in all his insight tried to leverage power over AG Schneiderman. Yes, he did. Trump never went forward with information he knew. He even brags about knowing about the abuse of two women. Why? Why would Donald Trump not come forward to end the nightmare for these women?

BECAUSE, BACAUSE, Trump found an opportunity to leverage power over Schneiderman that might be handy in the future.

I want to know when Donald Trump knew Schneiderman was abusing two woman AND why he did nothing?

I want to know if AG Schneiderman favored Trump at any point in time that Trump held secrets of him?

Israel needs to stop fomenting hate and war.

U.S. Ambassador David Friedman standing next to the controversial photo, May 22, 2018.

When Israel states they want to build the "Third Temple" it does not mean there are three temples that exist in Jerusalem.

The ideological Third Temple has nothing to do with handicapped children. The US Ambassador does not have a place in this outrageous display of power.

Israel has lost the First and Second Temple located in the spot they covet for the Third Temple.

(The First Temple)...The site chosen by King David (click here) was the top of Mount Moriah, where Abraham had once proved his readiness to offer up his dearly beloved son in obedience to G‑d's command....

Mount Moriah, Site of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (click here)

Jared Kushner has security clearance because of Isarel.

“Second Temple Judaism” (click here) is a common designation for the Jewish traditions that flourished between the return of exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple under Persian patronage from 538 to 515 BCE, and the destruction of the Temple by Roman forces in 70 CE. In practice, research on the period often focuses on the 4th century BCE and following, and stretches into the 2nd century CE. Sometimes referred to erroneously as “intertestamental,” Second Temple Judaism has attracted sustained attention since the late 19th century as a transitional age between the ancient Israelite religion reflected in the early strata of the Hebrew Bible and the emergence of Christianity and classical rabbinic Judaism in their characteristically postsacrificial forms in late Antiquity....

Judaism holds the First and Second Temple as among the core of their religion. Both temples were lost because of war. The Second Temple was destroyed by Romans, the same people that crucified Jesus Christ.

I would never expect Israel, the Jews/Hebrews to give up the history of Judaism. It is profoundly important to every religion to hold dear it's origins and those that found god. I am confident every diplomat involved with a peace for the Middle East knows the dearly important place a Third Temple brings. Unfortunately, Trump and his son-in-law are toying with war when planning to build the Third Temple.

These lands are sacred lands. They are sacred to Israel, but, they are also sacred to the other Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Muslim. There are very strong reasons each religion holds these lands dear. Israel is completely wrong to bring plans for a Third Temple forward and in the same breath in order to build the Third Temple destroy every other sacred buildings where the First Temple stood.

To begin with, every inch of soil on these lands are archeological treasures, that includes the Dome of the Rock. That stated, these lands, including every grain of soil, is a treasure to the Abrahamic religions, it is not exclusive to Israel. If Israel is going to destroy archaeological buildings, they are no better than terrorists that have destroyed dearly important statues to the Buddist religion, specifically Buddhas of Bamiyan (click here). The world still doesn't know the extent Daesh destroyed valuable and dear artifacts.

So, when will the Third Temple be built? When there is peace and the region has settled the placement of the Jewish Third Temple. I cannot think of one Israeli neighbor that would see Israel act unilaterally. That is not anti-semitic. Absolutely is not. It is a statement about the impatience Israel has demonstrated regarding the Palestinian people and the region. Israel is acting alone in many measures and the region is not happy. That is not good for Israel or it's diaspore.

I know all the arguments. My favorite is that after 20 years the land should have rightfully passed to Israel. That is not a valid point of view. Somewhere along the way the extremists of Israel decided the rest of the world takes ownership of land after 20 years of occupation (otherwise called squatting). There is nothing in any international accord that states if Israel moves onto land traditionally held by Arabs they can make a claim to it in 20 years.

Jarhead Kushner wants the USA military to back Israel when it gets in over it's head by declaring war and moving onto land currently the home of Arabs, including Palestine. I believe Kushner is no different than any other extremist within the Jewish religion that demands any one other than Hebrews to be removed from the land so destruction of religious artifacts and buildings can be leveled and the Third Temple built. Additionally, the settlers need more land and the diaspora needs to be able to come home.

Enough. This is not reasonable of civilization. There needs to be a peace process that provides for a Palestinian homeland and a Jerusalem secure for every religion to set their feet upon.

May 23, 2014

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (click here) was photographed Tuesday receiving an aerial image of Jerusalem bearing a simulation of the Third Temple instead of the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock.

First reported on the ultra-Orthodox news site Kikar Hashabat, the photo of Friedman receiving the poster was taken during a tour of Bnei Brak held by the Achiya organization, which aids children who suffer from learning disabilities....

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