Following Secret Service Briefing, Democrat Senator Blumenthal Says Americans Should Prepare to Be “Shocked, Astonished and Appalled” About Lapses in Protection for Donald Trump


Posted originally on the CTH onSeptember 13, 2024 | Sundance

Yesterday, Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald Rowe, briefed members of the House and Senate about the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

Following the briefing Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), told reporters that lawmakers “will have a report very, very soon that I think will absolutely shock the American people about the lapses and lags in protection that was afforded that day and the breakdown in communication, failure and responsibility.” Apparently, the USSS is going to use the ‘mistakes were made‘ justification for the failures in protection. WATCH:

(WASHINGTON DC) – Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe spoke with members of both the House and Senate in closed sessions Thursday to discuss the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Rowe briefed members in both chambers about the agency’s interim report examining the USSS’s security lapses that led to a gunman being able to scale a nearby building and open fire on Trump, just minutes into his rally. 

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., the lead Democrat on the Trump Assassination Task Force told Fox News Digital that the briefing with Rowe was a “very lengthy and very candid discussion.”

“They discussed the … failings that occurred that day and what’s been done to fix it, as well as some of the resourcing constraints the Secret Service has faced this election cycle,” Crow said of Rowe’s briefing with lawmakers. “He made an outline of their internal report and briefed us on their internal mission evaluation, which is now complete.”

Fox News was previously informed that the overall mission assurance probe conducted by the Secret Service is nearly complete and will soon be made public. (read more)

Berlin Defies Beijing


Posted originally on Sep 12, 2024 by Martin Armstrong

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German warships have not passed through the Taiwan Strait in over two decades, but reports are circulating that Berlin plans to defy Bejing by permitting warships to pass through the Strait later this month. Germany is showing solidarity with NATO nations like Canada and the United States who have recently provoked tensions by making their maritime presence in the sensitive area known.

German Rear Admiral Axel Schulz told reporters that such a move would show Germany’s adherence to the world order and plans to “peacefully” resolve disagreements. Yet, China believes it can “peacefully” reunite with Taiwan if there is no interference. China is not concerned with Russia or other conflicts as it attempts to remain as neutral as possible despite being criticized for assisting Moscow. No, the primary issue China has with the West is its insistence on ending the One China policy with Taiwan.

While Germany will not make an official announcement before embarking on the Strait, they are giving China enough time to respond. The stated primary purpose of this military exercise is to remind China that no one has control over the South China Sea or Taiwan Strait. “We are reinforcing the freedom of navigation and stability in a strategically important region for us,” Bundestag member Michael Roth posted on X. “We stand for peace and security in the Taiwan Strait and oppose any unilateral and violent changes to the status quo by China. It is a misconception to think that leniency will lead China to reconsider,” he added while saying the move was not meant to provoke China.

Yet, Roth also said that he is concerned that “China is tightening its grip and changing the status quo daily.” Passing through the Strait will somehow de-escalate tensions and reduce the prospect of war. “A military conflict in the Taiwan Strait would have catastrophic consequences for Germany and the global economy, potentially even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic,” Roth added. True, a large portion of world trade travels through this passage but there could be no war between Taiwan and China unless Taiwan were backed by powerful allies.

China said it opposes any military actions that “provoke and endanger China’s sovereignty and security under the pretext of ‘freedom of navigation.’” President Xi remains firm on his goal to unify Taiwan with China and will go to any lengths to prevent interference. Furthermore, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the Taiwan Strait itself belongs to China, despite a UN resolution stating otherwise. “The waters of the Taiwan Strait, from both shores toward the middle of the Strait, are China’s internal waters, then territorial sea, then contiguous zone, and then exclusive economic zone,” she added.

Germany and China are major trade partner and this move will likely result in damaged diplomatic relations if not outright sanctions from China. Berlin has not seen the need to enter those waters since 2002. This is all part of the bigger plan of NATO to instigate the next world war by showing China that its enemies are growing bolder, and its claim to Taiwan is in jeopardy.

Dick Cheney The Warmonger Endorses Kamala – WHY? WW III?


Posted originally on Sep 11, 2024 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: I just read your post about the Netherlands giving them new missiles.

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REPLY: Every Neocon has endorsed Kamala. WHY? That indeed says it all, including the Godfather of the Iraq War – Dick Cheney. I am shocked that either the press is so stupid, or they are in the pocket of the Neocons and are cheering World War III to increase their coverage, as was the case with Pulitzer vs Hearst, who started the Spanish-American War on fake news to sell papers. Dick Cheney would NOT be coming out for Kamala if she was just another liberal. They would NOT do that. I know Bill Kristol. He destroyed his magazine by not supporting Trump back in 2015 and supported Hillary because it was Bill’s father who even allegedly started the Neocon movement.

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Neocons will flip back and forth, for what drives them is war.  This is not some deep secret. It is widely discussed at cocktail parties. The very fact that NONE of these mainstream journalists would even dare say anything along these lines or QUESTION why every single Republican Neocon who claims we can defeat Russia in three days is endorsing Kamala. This is unquestionable PROOF; this is a choice between World War III and America’s survival in this Neocon Imperial Agenda to conquer the world.

I wouldn’t say I like the forecasts coming out of Socrates. These are NOT my opinions. Almost every intelligence agency internationally tunes into our site because they know this is NOT my opinion. This is the forecast of the only real AI computer with a 50-year track record, when all of these people claim they have AI, and it is nothing remotely close. Writing a program and saying everyone who bought this also liked that it is not AI. That’s a simple correlation with no real intellectual analysis whatsoever.

As Bob Dyland asked, How Many Times Can a Man Turn his Head and pretend he just doesn’t see?

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Cheney endorsing Harris says it all.

Neocons will flip back and forth, for what drives them is war.  This is not some deep secret. It is widely discussed at cocktail parties. The very fact that NONE of these mainstream journalists would even dare say anything along these lines or QUESTION why every single Republican Neocon who claims we can defeat Russia in three days is endorsing Kamala. This is unquestionable PROOF; this is a choice between World War III and America’s survival in this Neocon Imperial Agenda to conquer the world.

I wouldn’t say I like the forecasts coming out of Socrates. These are NOT my opinions. Almost every intelligence agency internationally tunes into our site because they know this is NOT my opinion. This is the forecast of the only real AI computer with a 50-year track record, when all of these people claim they have AI, and it is nothing remotely close. Writing a program and saying everyone who bought this also liked that it is not AI. That’s a simple correlation with no real intellectual analysis whatsoever.

We Remember


Posted originally on the CTH on September 11, 2024 | Sundance

The anniversary of the attacks on 9-11 presents a day to reflect, remember and pay tribute to those we lost.   I am sure most of us remember exactly where we were at the moment when we found out our nation was under attack.  Our nation was forever changed by those moments on September 11th, 2001.

Perhaps we can share our memories together as we think about the anniversary of this date.

Where were you on that day?  And what memories are most vivid for you?

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He stared toward a cloudless sky; a tear was present in his eye.
What did he see I wondered aloud – this man of strength did not look proud.

Transfixed we watched through a camera’s lens, strangers before, now oddly friends.
What are his eyes held witness to? What’s stirring such tears of painful hue?

Electronically we were connected, our lives attached, a stopped nation affected.
What horror was there, upon his gaze?What caused such pain amid the haze?

Some sounds not known were heard aloud – and people screamed amid the crowd.
We struggled to sense what view they saw; the fireman’s face was present more.

His sorrowed eyes bleeding despair – my God, what was he seeing there?
I could not move, we stood transfixed, my view of hell would soon be nixed.

He bore my witness through those flames, this hell on earth from terror planes.
Our Eagle screamed….. the metal cracked; two once proud towers stood attacked.

The human toll still yet unknown, our feeling safe was overthrown.
Finally, as I stared, I recognized….. what was causing those tears in that fireman’s eyes.

Oh – My – God, humanity was being lost – and helplessly we saw the cost.
The sound of people,… people, jumping down, from towers strong in our New York town.

Locked in horror, frozen, all there stood – bewildered eyes saw nothing good.
We viewed a scene of great despair…amid evil, smoke, and hate filled air.

Connected witness we became, to terror’s rage and human pain.
Trapped atop a blinding heat, were once moms and dads upon the street.

A “better option“?… caused by hate – to leap the flames and own your fate.
More horrid thoughts we’d never known, not from before the glass had blown.

Theirs was not an option for the stair, their only choice hands locked in prayer.
I cannot grasp the thoughts that crossed – the minds of those loved, soon to be lost.

As victims now…. their life soon ceased, a hurling body – soul released.
and for those who bore witness, my God the pain; those memories seared will long remain.

Connected all we stood aghast, all witness to the terror blast.
Their bodies torn; their spirit lost; memories now……. a priceless cost.

But what we have now to decide; reflecting on this place they died.
The Blood-soaked ground, the empty skies, our throat in knots, our tear-filled eyes.

A memory now so deeply burned, their sacrifice for us was learned.
The hurt, the pain, the bitter sorrow, must guide us now toward tomorrow.

For those we loved, and families lost, no gold of man can count the cost.
Through the eagles’ tears our nations price, we must honor those of sacrifice.

How do we honor such courage bold and warm our souls despite the cold.
A daunting charge ‘mid our mortal stage – to reflect that courage amid our rage.

Two decades past and now we find – our hearts, our souls, our tears, our mind.
Still harken back and feel those tears; the wound -the scar- through many years.

Memories honored must remain, our task in life to cherish that pain…
For souls we lost, and sorrow bound – we must always respect such hallowed ground.

~Sundance

Melania Trump Asks, Who Tried to Kill My Husband?


Posted originally on the CTH on September 10, 2024 | Sundance

There have been some subtle shifts in the carefully managed self-brand and personal presentations of First Lady Melania Trump as the 2024 presidential campaign enters the critical ferocity and consequence phase.

Following the death of her mother Amalija Knavs, Melania became the stabilizing force for her father, Viktor, in grief. It was a painful time while President Trump was absent and tied up on courtrooms in New York. However, that was the spiteful leftist plan all along – target President Trump’s life and create chaos.

In essence, Melania Trump was/is living amid a world of collateral damage, the chaos created by hatred targeting everyone around her. That scenario with President Trump confined in New York, set the stage to understand a key moment later when Barron Trump stood up at a Doral MAGA Rally.  President Trump hinted the moment when he asked Barron to stand, was the introduction of his son to the world of politics; perhaps even including Barron joining the campaign trail.

That moment in Doral was followed by an announcement that Barron would be joining his brother, Donald Trump Jr, as a delegate from Florida to the RNC convention in Milwaukee. However, two days after the FL GOP selected and announced Barron, 18, to be an at-large delegate, Melania Trump’s office said he “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.”

¹Melania put her well-heeled foot down and said, “no” to Barron being pulled into the world of politics.  This was the first sense of a shift, followed by the absence of Barron during the entire RNC convention; meanwhile, Melania appeared for the final night only.

Now, with a very strong likelihood that President Trump will be reelected as President #47, First Lady Melania Trump begins establishing what might be considered a new brand image; perhaps even a stronger Melania with sharper elbows toward anyone who might try to define her.

Melania Trump is highlighting a new memoir SEE HERE – and simultaneously controlling her own message in the public square, what is sure to be a new combat arena, a great American coliseum, that awaits the arrival and reemergence of President Trump with Melania beside him.

The last several days have led to a series of short videos by Melania Trump (See Below) as she sets the stage for her arrival.

Indeed, those who follow the deep weeds of politics clearly understand that both Melania and Donald will each have to bring their sharpest swords and strongest shields into the epicenter of treachery, Washington DC.

When contrast against the attempted assassination of her husband, the last video is exceptionally powerful!

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¹Barron Trump will be attending New York University (NYU) and literally staring at the faces of those college professors who have put their signatures on presentations directly targeting his father.  Melania is forging very strong steel.

DOJ and U.S Intelligence Community Begin Outlining “White Supremist” Threat from Telegram Messaging App


Posted originally on the CTH on September 10, 2024 | Sundance

The transparency of intent is crystal clear for the non-pretenders.  Ultimately, it’s all about controlling information.

The United States Dept of Justice (Lawfare), following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) now assert that the Telegram communications app was/is central to efforts of a White Supremist movement in the USA.

Following the EU effort to destroy Telegram via the arrest of the founder and CEO Pavel Durov, the USA adds our customary racism flavoring to the narrative du jour, and the IC outlines support for Telegram removal.

WASHINGTON – U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Monday against two alleged leaders of a white supremacist gang, saying they used the Telegram social media site to solicit attacks on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ people and immigrants aiming to incite a race war.

The group, dubbed “The Terrorgram Collective,” used the site to celebrate white supremacist attacks around the world and solicit racially motivated violence, prosecutors said in an indictment unsealed in federal court in Sacramento, California.

Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho, each face 15 criminal counts, including soliciting hate crimes and conspiring to provide material support to terrorism. (read more)

U.S. Secret Service “Protective Operations Asst Director” Asked to Resign Over Butler Assassination Attempt


Posted originally on the CTH on September 10, 2024 | Sundance

According to Fox News the acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe has asked protective operations Asst Director Michael Plati to resign his position.

Hopefully this is not just another example of creating the illusion of accountability.  However, prior precedent indicates nothing dissimilar.  Was Michael Plati the ultimate decisionmaker on all of the facets that led to such a botched protective detail?  Not likely.

(VIA Fox News) – A high-ranking leader within the Secret Service has been asked to retire following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Fox News Digital has learned.

Michael Plati, office of protective operations assistant director, has been asked to retire and is ending his tenure with the service in the coming days.

Plati was asked to step down by senior leadership, including Acting Director Ronald Rowe.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the United States Secret Service for comment and is awaiting its response. The USSS is preparing to brief Congress in the coming days about lessons learned from the July 13th attempt on Trump’s life. (read more)

While the media, and for their self-interested purposes – the U.S. intelligence apparatchiks, are so quick to push the “mistakes were made” narrative surrounding the assassination attempt, a great number of Americans are not going to just accept this nonsensical reply.

Consider if this failed assassination attempt was on someone not named Donald Trump:

[Son of Liberty] – “The biggest ‘tell’ is how the media tried to deny there was an assassination attempt and then try to say it was staged by Trump for sympathy vote. Think of what the response would have been if it was Barry Sotero this happened to – the media would have likely called for martial law. When the day of reckoning arrives, the media need to be front and center – every single one of the liars.”

Netherlands Approves Ukraine To Use Their Weapons to Attack Moscow


Posted Sep 11, 2024 by Martin Armstrong

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What is becoming very clear is that NATO and the Neocons are out to ensure that World War III starts before the US election. Ruben Brekelmans, the defense minister of The Netherlands, just gave Zelensky the approval to use their weapons to wage war on Russia and even attack Moscow. Brekelmans claimed that international law “is not limited by distance.” He added, “The right to self-defense does not end 100 kilometers from the border.” He has now placed The Netherlands in the crosshairs, being the first to authorize Ukraine to start killing civilians in Russia.

As I have said, my fear is that they know what they are doing, and Putin has shown tremendous restraint. They want him to be overthrown by Russian Neocons, and they will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons. Brekelmans declared:

“We have not placed any operational restrictions on Ukraine regarding distance.”

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Brekelmans has fulfilled our model’s forecast. We have a Directional Change in 2025, and the share market appears to be prepared to enter crash mode. We may see a 3-year bear market now into 2027. It looks like he has foolishly committed the Netherlands to World War III placing his own people’s lives on the line for the Neocons and NATO’s long dream of the conquest of Russia.

As I have said, 30 years ago, everyone sought world peace. Today, they just want a world war without a second thought.

Ukraine Ordered by US Neocons to Provoke WWIII Before Election


Posted originally on Sep 10, 2024 by Martin Armstrong

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We have a MAJOR problem with Ukraine. This is NOT about defending their territory or fake democracy when Zelensky has suspended any election to maintain his dictatorship as long as there is a raging war. Ukraine has invaded Russia, and last night, Zelensky launched scores of attack drones, even targeting Moscow. If China invaded the US and landed in California and was 500 miles into the state and was launching missiles then at Washington, DC, would we do nothing?

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Putin is the ONLY adult among world leaders who fully understands the ramifications of what NATO and the American Neocons are doing – trying to provoke a response where Putin attacks anything in NATO so they can pretend he is the aggressor to launch World War III. This was staged to influence the debate tonight on ABC, a Neocon mouthpiece. Trump and RFK are anti-war, and we may see Kamala or ABC use questions to resurrect that Trump is a Putin Puppet because he is against World War III, as is RFK. If they use this attack tonight, you know this was a set-up. The Democrats are flooding the emails with requests for endless donations.

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Can you imagine China invading California and Washington doing nothing? There would be a call to impeach the president immediately. This is my concern. Despite all the propaganda by the Western press that is choreographed by the Neocons, with many quoting as their source, the ISW (Institute for the Study of War), which the Neocon Victoria Nuland’s sister-in-law runs, Putin is NOT a warmonger. If he is overthrown, trust me, it will be by someone far less restrained.

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Today, the Neocons follow the same playbook used by FDR. Congress would not issue a Declaration of War to enter WWII in Europe. FDR did whatever he could to force the Japanese to attack, which was the justification for entering World War II. We are following the same playbook. Because it came out that the US had already broken the Japanese code, they knew about the coming attack. There was a Senate Investigation into this manipulation of Congress.   There was even a leak to the press that the Japanese might attack Pearl Harbor on November 30th, before the attack of December 7th, 1941.

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I fear that unless Putin uses a tactical nuclear weapon inside Russia to eradicate the invading Ukrainian force, we may see a coup where he is overthrown. The ONLY way to wake up the West is to demonstrate that he will use a nuke for NATO, and the American Neocons say he is bluffing. That is the only way to get the West to question our leaders.

These Neocons and NATO say that Russia is weak to support the idea that Ukraine has invaded Russia, and they are weak so that NATO can take Russia in just three days. This is why Adam Kinzinger and Cheney’s daughter are pushing Republicans for Kamala because she is the stooge of the Neocons, just like Biden. These people cannot sleep at night if there is world peace. They are the warmongers, and it is like I punch you in the face and call it self-defense because I know you want to hit me first.

Russia’s version of Neocons would respond if they overthrow Putin, for they also want World War III. Every country has its LEFT and RIGHT. The same is true in China. If these Neocons seize power worldwide in all three superpowers, we are in for a very bad time. Then, the nukes will be flying.

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Zelensky is an actor. He has destroyed Ukraine and boasts that he will get trillions to rebuild Ukraine and line his pockets. Of course, our computer warns that Ukraine will not exist as a nation after 2027. He hates Russians and wants to destroy the country completely. The mister in Estonia has come out and had the audacity to say that Russia is too big and should be carved up, and the West will rape the assets of Russia, which was the goal of Napoleon and Hitler.

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There has never been a war that has EVER ended as expected. I believe it has been declassified that the plan to invade Iraq was assumed they would conclude in a few weeks and then move to invade Iran. They never were able to subdue Iraq as quickly as they predicted. This nonsense that Russia is weak will be the downfall of the West. They took JFK out because he, too, was anti-war.

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Our computer has been targeting the week of September 9th for months. It was the strongest target for the month in Russia. When you look at Ukraine, we enter a Panic Cycle next week, and a two-week trend unfolds. Europe and the US appear to get more serious at the end of the month. Don’t forget: It was the assassination of the heir to the throne there in Sareavo that launched World War I.

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Natalie Winters Destroys Cheneys For Endorsing Harris


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannons War Room on: Sep 7, 2024 at 01:00 pm EST