Tiberius Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Nunes has found the smoking gun.....again??? How about that!
Deranged Rhino Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: Still along my lines of thinking that at the risk of exposure we find some people suicded by double tap or missing or, in cases of foreign threats flat out covertly assassinated to avoid those coming back on us. That's a strong possibility and has been going on behind the scenes. But in order for there to be a restoration of faith in the public's mind, there will need to be several big names prosecuted. Comey will be one, but I'm thinking that's the starting point. Edited May 7, 2018 by Deranged Rhino
boyst Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 Just now, Deranged Rhino said: That's, unsurprisingly, incorrect. Prog-fascists don't excel at critical thinking... or basic literacy. That's a strong possibility and has been going on behind the scenes. But in order for there to be a restoration of faith in the public's mind, there will need to be several big names prosecuted. Comey will be one, but I'm thinking that's the starting point. This will go down just like the JFK suicide. It'll all be conspiracy theory things and the truth that JFK Walked in to the bullet will be rewritten. Seriously, though, this will go down in 50-60 yrs as more fable than fact as history covers it's ugly scars. It won't be about a coup. It will be about Trump more than anyone but it will be the anti Nixon story.
Deranged Rhino Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 8 minutes ago, Boyst62 said: This will go down just like the JFK suicide. It'll all be conspiracy theory things and the truth that JFK Walked in to the bullet will be rewritten. Seriously, though, this will go down in 50-60 yrs as more fable than fact as history covers it's ugly scars. It won't be about a coup. It will be about Trump more than anyone but it will be the anti Nixon story. I disagree - but I see how your version is more likely than what I think is going to happen.
Deranged Rhino Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 What we have always known... is now confirmed: 44 weaponized the IC and the most invasive tools of surveillance to spy on his political opposition and to rig the election for his party. This is a violation and crime that should offend every person in this country, regardless of politics. If 44 can do it, then 45 can do it. And if you're a TDSer, that should alarm the hell out of you. That's what this scandal has always been about. And now, a year and half into it, we are about to see a major turn.
njbuff Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said: What we have always known... is now confirmed: 44 weaponized the IC and the most invasive tools of surveillance to spy on his political opposition and to rig the election for his party. This is a violation and crime that should offend every person in this country, regardless of politics. If 44 can do it, then 45 can do it. And if you're a TDSer, that should alarm the hell out of you. That's what this scandal has always been about. And now, a year and half into it, we are about to see a major turn. This thing just gets worse and worse and worse and yet not a fu cking peep of it on the news. When they say journalism is dead, they truly mean it, unless, of course, it's a liberal going after a conservative. In that case, it's all ok. 1
Tiberius Posted May 7, 2018 Posted May 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, njbuff said: This thing just gets worse and worse and worse and yet not a fu cking peep of it on the news. When they say journalism is dead, they truly mean it, unless, of course, it's a liberal going after a conservative. In that case, it's all ok. Media conspiracy! Global Warming Conspiracy! FBI Conspiracy! Its all fake, only Hannity is real! 1
B-Man Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 Mueller rejects Trump request to answer questions in writing... 1
Deranged Rhino Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 Long post incoming... TOPIC: What is HAKLUYT and how do they factor in to the Russian Collusion Narrative? What follows is a combination of my own research and that of several active and former intelligence officers from both the US and the UK. It's an excerpt from a larger piece, and I think it shines a light under some rocks that have yet to be overturned and examined by many. This might be too in the weeds for some, but it's really crucial to understand. If nothing else, this examination shows just how small the intelligence and political circles are on both sides of the pond, and how they can be weaponized to do political damage. Over the course of the past year we have seen various data points and timelines shift after "breaking news" forced admissions by both the DOJ and Trump's team. Perhaps the most important, and contentious, of these data points is exactly when the FBI Counter-Intelligence Division began its investigation into the possible collusion of Trump's campaign and Russian intelligence services. We were first told by the FBI-CID that their investigation began with Carter Page in October of '16, and was so secretive they did not inform Congress for fear of it leaking. Months later, after the HPSCI began questioning Andrew McCabe and others inside the FBI, the DOJ changed their story. The investigation really began in June 2016 after former Australian minister Alexander Downer had a conversation with Trump campaign member George Papadopoulos. Much of the focus since that time has been on when the investigation started, rather than into how the meeting between Downer and Papadopoulos came together. I have devoted numerous posts to that issue because it's important and reveals the true motive for the FISA abuses uncovered months later. I have long contended that the FBI-CID investigation into Trump began as a result of various bad actors inside the CID needing to cover their asses after Admiral Mike Rogers shut down the 702 about query loop hole in April of 2016. This still holds true today. But when I started examining the origin of the Downer/Papadopoulos meeting, and Downer's connections to the intelligence community, something unexpected jumped out, begging for more digging. That something was a private British intelligence firm called HAKLUYT and the role it played in the Steele Dossier and the FBI-CID investigation into Trump's campaign. Keep in mind the situation in June of 2016 before we dive in fully. The FBI-CID had been caught by Admiral Rogers abusing the 702 about query system (they were allowing contractors to access NSA data on American citizens without a warrant or oversight since at least 2015 prior to Rogers' action), and now they needed to justify to the FISC why they needed FISA warrants and surveillance on Trump team members. They needed probable cause and time was of the essence. Enter Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS. Simpson's firm was hired just days after Admiral Rogers shut off the program, in June of 2016. Just days before Papadopoulos and Downer had their chat in the Kensington Wine Rooms. The topic of that conversation was Cypriot Joseph Mifsud (the "professor") and Hillary's missing emails. According to McCabe, it was this conversation - a conversation Downer initiated himself - that launched the FBI-CID's investigation into Trump Russian Collusion. Of course, even the New York Times concedes that Downer may have been fishing for dirt all along: Who is Alexander Downer? · Hakluyt Advisory Board member ’08-’14, shareholder and still attending corporate meetings as recently as late 2015 · Secured $25m for Clinton Foundation while serving as Australian Foreign Minister from 1996-2007 · UN Envoy to Misfud’s native Cyprus ’08-14 Starting in late April, again right after Admiral Rogers shut down the 702 spigot, there was an uptick in these sorts of conversations. Conversations initiated by outsiders reaching out to Trump campaign members and specifically looking to gossip about Russia and/or Hillary’s emails. And as was the case with Downer, who has direct ties and loyalties to the Clintons, many of these "outsiders" trying to initiate conversations had ties to a company called Hakluyt. A company that also has deep Clinton ties. Who, or what, is Hakluyt? · A private corporate spy/intel firm · Founded in 1995 by ex-MI6 officers · Set up with the blessing of the then head of MI6 · Clients world wide · Very secretive and small, only 72 staff · HQ in very expensive part of London, US offices in NYC The name Hakluyt is derived from British writer and explorer Richard Hakluyt (1553-1616), who promoted the colonization of North American and published detailed cartographical maps of “NOVS ORBIS” (Latin for New World). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hakluyt When Christopher Steele left MI6 and set up his own private intel firm – the same firm Fusion GPS contracted to dig up opposition research on Trump in June of 2016 – he named it ORBIS Business Intelligence Ltd. This is either a huge coincidence or he too was similarly influenced by Hakluyt. The real life inspiration for James Bond was one of Hakluyt’s three original founders, Fitzroy Maclean. The other two founders were Christopher James and Mike Reynolds. Both were longtime undercover senior MI6 officers and well connected in the political and spying world. Christopher James · MI6 1975-1998 (ran MI6 “business liaison”) · Founder and ran Hakluyt from 1998-2006 · One of James’ first clinets was Mach Mclarty – former WH chief of staff to “oldest friend” Bill Clinton and childhood friend of Hillary’s. Mike Reynolds · Set up MI6’s counter-terrorism branch · MI6 head of station in Berlin · Founder and director at Hakluyt from 1998-2004 · Apparently a “close friend” of Sir Richard Dearlove – former head of MI6 and former boss of Chris Steele. Dearlove vouched publicly for Steele’s credibility during the dossier hoopla Hakluyt’s links to British intel extend beyond MI6. The day after Trump announced his candidacy in June of ’15, Hakluyt created a mutual firm: Hakluyt Cyber Ltd. The two initial hires to the board were GCHQ veterans, including the former director. Hakluyt also has contacts high up in the British government. In recent years high level staff have been seen dining with Sir Jeremy Heywood (Cabinet Secretary, the top civil servant) and meeting with the then National Security Advisor Kim Darroch. As we can see, Hakluyt is well connected to British intelligence and the political establishment. But there's even similarities when compared to Fusion GPS: 1. Their formation and the secrecy revolving around it. 2. Produced intel in a similar way to Steele’s dossier for former clients. 3. Possible corrupt ties to various media outlets. 4. The boost in money they received during the ’16 election. An early Hakluyt director, and member of the media for eight years, Michael Maclay said in 2001: In 2000, founder Mike Reynolds and Hakluyt were paid to dig up dirt against a client’s corporate rivals. One of them were based in the Czech Republic. Hakluyt produced a document of bullet points with grave allegations including corruption and murder. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2002/B2.html To add authenticity – just like Steele did for his own dossier 16 years later – the allegations were filtered through a UK ambassador (to Prague). But in a twist, the target sued Hakluyt’s client for defamation in the high court. Nobody showed to defend the claim, so the judge presumed them to be untrue. What about Hakluyt’s ties to journalists? · Targeted journalists as sources (paying them) · Recruited journalists onto the payroll · A Hakluyt leader even impersonated a journalist and spread fake stories. Hakluyt tried to recruit Australian health journalist Melissa Sweet in 2008. The recruiter even admitted in an email that many other journalists were already acting as confidential (and possibly paid) go-betweens for Hakluyt. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eyP4debCrDIJ:https://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/31/turning-journalists-into-spooks/ As well as Maclay, Hakluyt recruited Mark Huband, a hard left wing security/intel correspondent for the Financial Times (and the Guardian) and had him on staff from 2005-2008. https://www.intelligenceonline.com/business-intelligence-and-lobbying/2006/07/07/from-the-financial-times-to-hakluyt,20693001-bre Huband later set up his own Hakluyt style firm: http://www.markhuband.com/mark-huband-professional-life/ Keith Craig was Hakluyt’s CEO from 2002-2016. Craig’s an ex MI6 undercover officer who in 1994 posed as a journalist in Bosnia, writing fake stories under a fake name in the UK’s prestigious and longest running magazine The Spectator. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/jun/12/pressandpublishing.mondaymediasection That gives us a brief overview of Hakluyt's leadership and their connections to the world of politics, intelligence, and media. It's striking how similar in creation, and execution Hakluyt and Fusion GPS are, and how easily it would be for them to work together - with Steele - on oppo research. But Downer is not the only Hakluyt linked person who reached out to team Trump, there was also Dr. Stefan Halper. Dr. Stefan Halper · Cambridge Fellow · Set up “Cambridge Intelligence Forum” with Sir Richard Dearlove – but quit due to “Russian influence” https://www.ft.com/content/d43cd586-c396-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354 · CIA Father in Law (Ray Kline) · Various roles at White House and the DOJ · Loudly supported Hillary in 2016 https://sputniknews.com/politics/201611031047032702-clinton-us-uk-cooperation/ Like Downer, Halper initiated a London meeting with Papadopoulos, picking up his flight and hotel expenses, meeting at the up-market Connaught and paying him $3k for a never published energy paper. Halper was first to mention Clinton Emails: http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/25/george-papadopoulos-london-emails/ Halper also has strong ties to Hakluyt: · Co-wrote a book (America Alone) with Jonathan Clarke, a Hakluyt Director of US operations · Used other Hakluyt directors as book sources, including Sir Robin Renwick · Shared academic panel with Downer http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/26739 Why did Halper pick the Connaught Hotel to try and establish a client/financial relationship with Papadopoulos? Well, it’s only a five minute walk from Hakluyt’s HQ. It’s literally around the corner. Must be a coincidence! Hapler didn’t stop at Papadopoulos. He also invited Carter Page to a seminar in London in July of ’16, which Page attended. Who else was there? Oh, only Sir Richard Dearlove, Steele’s MI6 boss. Nothing to see here! Sir Robin Renwick, a source for Halper’s book, was also a long time director at Hakluyt and was replaced by Downer in 2008. That’s how pervasive these connections are and how small this intel world is. Renwick is also connected to Dearlove and Joseph Mifsud! Sir Robin Renwick · UK Ambassador to South Africa 1987-1991 · UK Ambassador to USA 1991-1995 (Sir Richard Dearlove was head of DC station at the same time, based in the same building) · Hakluyt Advisory Board Director and Banker 2000-2008 · Lord for Kensington, London until 2018 While Renwick was a UK ambassador to South Africa, an undercover MI6 officer, Charles Crawford, worked in his embassy. Crawford now teaches at the London Academy of Diplomacy (LAD) with Joseph Mifsud – the "professor" who Papadopoulos told Downer had offered him Clinton’s emails. Crawford, a visiting professor at LAD, has given seminars called “Dealing with the Media” alongside Mifsud and Gianni Pittella. http://archive.li/V8AAy Pittella, a socialist European politician, spoke at the 2016 DNC convention, calling Trump a virus. https://archive.is/4jyO1#selection-1701.0-1701.127 Crawford can also speak Russian, and may have been posted to Moscow during Steele’s final year there in 1993. Does Crawford personally know Steele? Because he definitely knows and works with Mifsud. But I’m sure that’s just another coincidence. To quote a federal judge, COME ON, MAN! All of these people know each other, they all initiate conversations with Trump’s team and they all have long standing links to both the US and British IC as well as politicians on both sides of the pond? Is the intel/political/media world really that small that it's just happenstance? Or was there coordination? Almost all the conversations happened within a few square kilometers of each other in a small part of London. What are the chances of these "unconnected" people all wanting to initiate conversations about the same topic - Russia and Clinton emails - with Carter Page and George Papadopoulos all in the same place? I say slim to none and none just walked out the door... None of this proves anything nefarious about Hakluyt on its own of course. But when you have this many coincidences, all at the same time and all are huge blows to one campaign, it raises suspicions. Then there’s the money of it all... How did anyone found out Hillary and the DNC were paying Fusion GPS? Through bank records. Well, when you dig into Hakluyt, there are about ten million reasons to take a closer look. During the height of the presidential campaign, starting the very same time Admiral Rogers shut down the 702 spigot, at the very same time that Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS, Hakluyt had a huge spike in income - and there's reason to think its origins are US based. According to financial statements filed in London, Hakluyt’s controlling company had a massive 22% (10m) increase in revenue during key periods of the campaign (June 16-17, 46-56m pounds). This compares to just 3.1% the year before. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03481321/filing-history The filings also imply significant inflows from the USA. There is a unique increase in revenue due to currency translation. Given the EU Brexit vote of June 16 resulted in a large fall in the pound/dollar exchange rate, this suggests US clients were likely paying millions of dollars to Hakluyt beginning in the crucial month of June ’16. Ain't that a coincidence? Anyone else curious to learn more? 2
3rdnlng Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 "Anyone else curious to learn more?" Not tonight. Whew. 1
DC Tom Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: Long post incoming... TOPIC: What is HAKLUYT and how do they factor in to the Russian Collusion Narrative? Reveal hidden contents What follows is a combination of my own research and that of several active and former intelligence officers from both the US and the UK. It's an excerpt from a larger piece, and I think it shines a light under some rocks that have yet to be overturned and examined by many. This might be too in the weeds for some, but it's really crucial to understand. If nothing else, this examination shows just how small the intelligence and political circles are on both sides of the pond, and how they can be weaponized to do political damage. Over the course of the past year we have seen various data points and timelines shift after "breaking news" forced admissions by both the DOJ and Trump's team. Perhaps the most important, and contentious, of these data points is exactly when the FBI Counter-Intelligence Division began its investigation into the possible collusion of Trump's campaign and Russian intelligence services. We were first told by the FBI-CID that their investigation began with Carter Page in October of '16, and was so secretive they did not inform Congress for fear of it leaking. Months later, after the HPSCI began questioning Andrew McCabe and others inside the FBI, the DOJ changed their story. The investigation really began in June 2016 after former Australian minister Alexander Downer had a conversation with Trump campaign member George Papadopoulos. Much of the focus since that time has been on when the investigation started, rather than into how the meeting between Downer and Papadopoulos came together. I have devoted numerous posts to that issue because it's important and reveals the true motive for the FISA abuses uncovered months later. I have long contended that the FBI-CID investigation into Trump began as a result of various bad actors inside the CID needing to cover their asses after Admiral Mike Rogers shut down the 702 about query loop hole in April of 2016. This still holds true today. But when I started examining the origin of the Downer/Papadopoulos meeting, and Downer's connections to the intelligence community, something unexpected jumped out, begging for more digging. That something was a private British intelligence firm called HAKLUYT and the role it played in the Steele Dossier and the FBI-CID investigation into Trump's campaign. Keep in mind the situation in June of 2016 before we dive in fully. The FBI-CID had been caught by Admiral Rogers abusing the 702 about query system (they were allowing contractors to access NSA data on American citizens without a warrant or oversight since at least 2015 prior to Rogers' action), and now they needed to justify to the FISC why they needed FISA warrants and surveillance on Trump team members. They needed probable cause and time was of the essence. Enter Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS. Simpson's firm was hired just days after Admiral Rogers shut off the program, in June of 2016. Just days before Papadopoulos and Downer had their chat in the Kensington Wine Rooms. The topic of that conversation was Cypriot Joseph Mifsud (the "professor") and Hillary's missing emails. According to McCabe, it was this conversation - a conversation Downer initiated himself - that launched the FBI-CID's investigation into Trump Russian Collusion. Of course, even the New York Times concedes that Downer may have been fishing for dirt all along: Who is Alexander Downer? · Hakluyt Advisory Board member ’08-’14, shareholder and still attending corporate meetings as recently as late 2015· Secured $25m for Clinton Foundation while serving as Australian Foreign Minister from 1996-2007· UN Envoy to Misfud’s native Cyprus ’08-14 Starting in late April, again right after Admiral Rogers shut down the 702 spigot, there was an uptick in these sorts of conversations. Conversations initiated by outsiders reaching out to Trump campaign members and specifically looking to gossip about Russia and/or Hillary’s emails. And as was the case with Downer, who has direct ties and loyalties to the Clintons, many of these "outsiders" trying to initiate conversations had ties to a company called Hakluyt. A company that also has deep Clinton ties. Who, or what, is Hakluyt?· A private corporate spy/intel firm· Founded in 1995 by ex-MI6 officers· Set up with the blessing of the then head of MI6· Clients world wide· Very secretive and small, only 72 staff· HQ in very expensive part of London, US offices in NYC The name Hakluyt is derived from British writer and explorer Richard Hakluyt (1553-1616), who promoted the colonization of North American and published detailed cartographical maps of “NOVS ORBIS” (Latin for New World). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hakluyt When Christopher Steele left MI6 and set up his own private intel firm – the same firm Fusion GPS contracted to dig up opposition research on Trump in June of 2016 – he named it ORBIS Business Intelligence Ltd. This is either a huge coincidence or he too was similarly influenced by Hakluyt. The real life inspiration for James Bond was one of Hakluyt’s three original founders, Fitzroy Maclean. The other two founders were Christopher James and Mike Reynolds. Both were longtime undercover senior MI6 officers and well connected in the political and spying world. Christopher James · MI6 1975-1998 (ran MI6 “business liaison”)· Founder and ran Hakluyt from 1998-2006· One of James’ first clinets was Mach Mclarty – former WH chief of staff to “oldest friend” Bill Clinton and childhood friend of Hillary’s. Mike Reynolds · Set up MI6’s counter-terrorism branch· MI6 head of station in Berlin· Founder and director at Hakluyt from 1998-2004· Apparently a “close friend” of Sir Richard Dearlove – former head of MI6 and former boss of Chris Steele. Dearlove vouched publicly for Steele’s credibility during the dossier hoopla Hakluyt’s links to British intel extend beyond MI6. The day after Trump announced his candidacy in June of ’15, Hakluyt created a mutual firm: Hakluyt Cyber Ltd. The two initial hires to the board were GCHQ veterans, including the former director. Hakluyt also has contacts high up in the British government. In recent years high level staff have been seen dining with Sir Jeremy Heywood (Cabinet Secretary, the top civil servant) and meeting with the then National Security Advisor Kim Darroch. As we can see, Hakluyt is well connected to British intelligence and the political establishment. But there's even similarities when compared to Fusion GPS: 1. Their formation and the secrecy revolving around it.2. Produced intel in a similar way to Steele’s dossier for former clients.3. Possible corrupt ties to various media outlets.4. The boost in money they received during the ’16 election. An early Hakluyt director, and member of the media for eight years, Michael Maclay said in 2001: In 2000, founder Mike Reynolds and Hakluyt were paid to dig up dirt against a client’s corporate rivals. One of them were based in the Czech Republic. Hakluyt produced a document of bullet points with grave allegations including corruption and murder. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2002/B2.html To add authenticity – just like Steele did for his own dossier 16 years later – the allegations were filtered through a UK ambassador (to Prague). But in a twist, the target sued Hakluyt’s client for defamation in the high court. Nobody showed to defend the claim, so the judge presumed them to be untrue. What about Hakluyt’s ties to journalists? · Targeted journalists as sources (paying them)· Recruited journalists onto the payroll· A Hakluyt leader even impersonated a journalist and spread fake stories. Hakluyt tried to recruit Australian health journalist Melissa Sweet in 2008. The recruiter even admitted in an email that many other journalists were already acting as confidential (and possibly paid) go-betweens for Hakluyt. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eyP4debCrDIJ:https://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/31/turning-journalists-into-spooks/ As well as Maclay, Hakluyt recruited Mark Huband, a hard left wing security/intel correspondent for the Financial Times (and the Guardian) and had him on staff from 2005-2008.https://www.intelligenceonline.com/business-intelligence-and-lobbying/2006/07/07/from-the-financial-times-to-hakluyt,20693001-bre Huband later set up his own Hakluyt style firm: http://www.markhuband.com/mark-huband-professional-life/ Keith Craig was Hakluyt’s CEO from 2002-2016. Craig’s an ex MI6 undercover officer who in 1994 posed as a journalist in Bosnia, writing fake stories under a fake name in the UK’s prestigious and longest running magazine The Spectator.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/jun/12/pressandpublishing.mondaymediasection That gives us a brief overview of Hakluyt's leadership and their connections to the world of politics, intelligence, and media. It's striking how similar in creation, and execution Hakluyt and Fusion GPS are, and how easily it would be for them to work together - with Steele - on oppo research. But Downer is not the only Hakluyt linked person who reached out to team Trump, there was also Dr. Stefan Halper. Dr. Stefan Halper · Cambridge Fellow· Set up “Cambridge Intelligence Forum” with Sir Richard Dearlove – but quit due to “Russian influence” https://www.ft.com/content/d43cd586-c396-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354· CIA Father in Law (Ray Kline)· Various roles at White House and the DOJ· Loudly supported Hillary in 2016 https://sputniknews.com/politics/201611031047032702-clinton-us-uk-cooperation/ Like Downer, Halper initiated a London meeting with Papadopoulos, picking up his flight and hotel expenses, meeting at the up-market Connaught and paying him $3k for a never published energy paper. Halper was first to mention Clinton Emails: http://dailycaller.com/2018/03/25/george-papadopoulos-london-emails/ Halper also has strong ties to Hakluyt: · Co-wrote a book (America Alone) with Jonathan Clarke, a Hakluyt Director of US operations· Used other Hakluyt directors as book sources, including Sir Robin Renwick· Shared academic panel with Downer http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/26739 Why did Halper pick the Connaught Hotel to try and establish a client/financial relationship with Papadopoulos? Well, it’s only a five minute walk from Hakluyt’s HQ. It’s literally around the corner. Must be a coincidence! Hapler didn’t stop at Papadopoulos. He also invited Carter Page to a seminar in London in July of ’16, which Page attended. Who else was there? Oh, only Sir Richard Dearlove, Steele’s MI6 boss. Nothing to see here! Sir Robin Renwick, a source for Halper’s book, was also a long time director at Hakluyt and was replaced by Downer in 2008. That’s how pervasive these connections are and how small this intel world is. Renwick is also connected to Dearlove and Joseph Mifsud! Sir Robin Renwick · UK Ambassador to South Africa 1987-1991· UK Ambassador to USA 1991-1995 (Sir Richard Dearlove was head of DC station at the same time, based in the same building)· Hakluyt Advisory Board Director and Banker 2000-2008· Lord for Kensington, London until 2018 While Renwick was a UK ambassador to South Africa, an undercover MI6 officer, Charles Crawford, worked in his embassy. Crawford now teaches at the London Academy of Diplomacy (LAD) with Joseph Mifsud – the "professor" who Papadopoulos told Downer had offered him Clinton’s emails. Crawford, a visiting professor at LAD, has given seminars called “Dealing with the Media” alongside Mifsud and Gianni Pittella. http://archive.li/V8AAy Pittella, a socialist European politician, spoke at the 2016 DNC convention, calling Trump a virus. https://archive.is/4jyO1#selection-1701.0-1701.127 Crawford can also speak Russian, and may have been posted to Moscow during Steele’s final year there in 1993. Does Crawford personally know Steele? Because he definitely knows and works with Mifsud. But I’m sure that’s just another coincidence. To quote a federal judge, COME ON, MAN! All of these people know each other, they all initiate conversations with Trump’s team and they all have long standing links to both the US and British IC as well as politicians on both sides of the pond? Is the intel/political/media world really that small that it's just happenstance? Or was there coordination? Almost all the conversations happened within a few square kilometers of each other in a small part of London. What are the chances of these "unconnected" people all wanting to initiate conversations about the same topic - Russia and Clinton emails - with Carter Page and George Papadopoulos all in the same place? I say slim to none and none just walked out the door... None of this proves anything nefarious about Hakluyt on its own of course. But when you have this many coincidences, all at the same time and all are huge blows to one campaign, it raises suspicions. Then there’s the money of it all... How did anyone found out Hillary and the DNC were paying Fusion GPS? Through bank records. Well, when you dig into Hakluyt, there are about ten million reasons to take a closer look. During the height of the presidential campaign, starting the very same time Admiral Rogers shut down the 702 spigot, at the very same time that Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS, Hakluyt had a huge spike in income - and there's reason to think its origins are US based. According to financial statements filed in London, Hakluyt’s controlling company had a massive 22% (10m) increase in revenue during key periods of the campaign (June 16-17, 46-56m pounds). This compares to just 3.1% the year before. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03481321/filing-history The filings also imply significant inflows from the USA. There is a unique increase in revenue due to currency translation. Given the EU Brexit vote of June 16 resulted in a large fall in the pound/dollar exchange rate, this suggests US clients were likely paying millions of dollars to Hakluyt beginning in the crucial month of June ’16. Ain't that a coincidence? Anyone else curious to learn more? I'm sorry...could you repeat that? I wasn't listening. 2
Kevbeau Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 I read the whole thing and the thing I really want to know is.... How do you pronounce HAKLUYT?
Deranged Rhino Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Kevbeau said: I read the whole thing and the thing I really want to know is.... How do you pronounce HAKLUYT? 1
DC Tom Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kevbeau said: I read the whole thing and the thing I really want to know is.... How do you pronounce HAKLUYT? "Throat wobbler mangrove."
Kevbeau Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 I was way off. The "silent Y" always gets me. Just like that damn backward Russian "K" 1
Azalin Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, DC Tom said: "Throat wobbler mangrove." But then the spelling would be Raymond Luxury Yacht, wouldn't it?
B-Man Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 #Cohen team now raising in court the serious problems w/ #Avenatti leaking private records that both #SDNY & #Mueller promised would be kept secret, and that, by law, had to remain secret. #Avenatti leaks of private records make a mockery of Judge Wood's foolish trust in #SDNY.
Tiberius Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 On May 7, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Deranged Rhino said: Not anymore. This is public corruption in a big way. Shaking down corporations for cash. Bad news. This moves the needle towards even Republicans supporting impeachment 1
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