Tag: Biden Administration

  • Guess How the Biden Admin Responded to Senators Demanding Answers About Pentagon Official’s Ties to Iran

    Guess How the Biden Admin Responded to Senators Demanding Answers About Pentagon Official’s Ties to Iran

    The Biden administration has not been quick to provide answers or an explanation about a senior Pentagon official’s reportedly close ties to the Iranian regime and members of Congress are ramping up pressure for details about how someone who frequently communicated with Iranian officials for help with talking points before making public remarks ended up in a sensitive post in the Department of Defense. 

    Ariane Tabatabai, who currently serves as chief of staff to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, reportedly worked with an Iranian program to influence opinion in Tehran’s direction as Townhall previously reported.

    More than thirty U.S. senators signed on to a rightfully pointed letter sent on September 29 to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin demanding answers by Friday for what they say is a “simply unconscionable” reality in which a “senior Department official would continue to hold a sensitive position despite her alleged participation in an Iranian government information operation.”

    The senators’ letter again reiterated what is — so far at least — known about Tabatabai’s ties to Iran:

    On Tuesday, September 26, Semafor reported that Ariane Tabatabai, who currently serves as chief of staff to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (SOLIC), was part of a so-called Iran Experts Initiative that “senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials initiated [in] a quiet effort to bolster Tehran’s image and positions on global security issues – particularly its nuclear program.”

    According to communications that Semafor reviewed, Ms. Tabatabai agreed to join the Iranian government-linked Initiative in early 2014, after meeting a Germany-based Iranian diplomat in Prague. On at least two occasions, Ms. Tabatabai “checked in with Iran’s Foreign Ministry before attending policy events.” The report details one occasion in which an Iranian think tank chief, who acted as an apparent liaison to the Iranian Foreign Minister, dissuaded Ms. Tabatabai from participating in a conference in Israel when she asked for his feedback. The report also indicates that Ms. Tabatabai potentially sought the Iranian government’s input on a congressional briefing that she was invited to give in July 2014.  

    Concerns about Ms. Tabatabai are not new. In March 2021, shortly after Ms. Tabatabai was appointed senior adviser in the Office of the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Iranian dissidents noted Ms. Tabatabai’s long history of echoing the Iranian regime’s talking points. In April 2021, several House members requested a review of Ms. Tabatabai’s security clearance. In response, the Biden administration dismissed these allegations as “smears and slander.”  

    The latest allegations reported in Semafor, however, indicate that Ms. Tabatabai may have been engaged in a relationship with the Iranian regime well beyond what even her strongest critics alleged. The fact that the Department initially responded to these latest allegations by rushing a full-throated defense of Ms. Tabatabai, rather than taking the time to ensure that our national security has not been compromised, suggests that you are protecting hiring missteps rather than prioritizing national security. 

    Iran continues to threaten U.S. military personnel in the Middle East and remains intent on assassinating American citizens here in the United States. Given these facts, we find it simply unconscionable that a senior Department official would continue to hold a sensitive position despite her alleged participation in an Iranian government information operation. While we note that Assistant Secretary of Defense for SOLIC Christopher Maier, who is Ms. Tabatabai’s current supervisor, testified before the House on Thursday that the Department is “actively looking into whether all law and policy was properly followed in granting my chief of staff top secret special compartmented information,” we urge you to suspend Ms. Tabatabai’s security clearance immediately pending further review, as the State Department did with her former supervisor, Robert Malley. 

    What has been reported and is so far known about Tabatabai is, as the senators note, alarming. But there’s still more that needs to be uncovered to understand exactly how this all came to pass. 

    To that end, the senators requested — with a deadline of Friday (October 6) — answers to the following queries:

    1. On what date did the Department of Defense learn that Ms. Tabatabai had served as part of the Iranian government-linked Iran Experts Initiative? 

    2. On what date was Ms. Tabatabai granted a security clearance, and what was the sponsoring agency that made the determination to grant Ms. Tabatabai a security clearance? 

    3. Has Ms. Tabatabai’s security clearance been subjected to a periodic reinvestigation and, if so, on what date was Ms. Tabatabai’s most recent periodic reinvestigation completed? 

    4. Was Ms. Tabatabai subjected to any additional counterintelligence screening, to include a polygraph investigation, as part of her security clearance investigation or any subsequent review of her eligibility to hold a security clearance or access restricted or special access information? 

    5. On her Standard Form-86, did Ms. Tabatabai list her contacts with: 

    a. Former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif; 

    b. Academic Adnan Tabatabai; 

    c. Mostafa Zahrani, the head of the Iran think tank IPIS; and/or 

    d. Former Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh? 

    6. Was Ms. Tabatabai read into any special access programs (SAPs)? 

    a. If so, was she subjected to enhanced security vetting, per SAP security policy, or was she granted a waiver? 

    b. If she was granted a waiver to be read into SAPs, which DoD official approved the waiver? 

    Already, the Biden Department of Defense has ignored inquiries from lawmakers in the House of Representatives, failing to respond to a letter raising similar concerns from the House Armed Services Committee.

    https://twitter.com/HASCRepublicans/status/1709656984243278256?

    So, will the DoD respond to the letter from dozens of U.S. senators? Or continue hiding information about Tabatabai’s activities and knowledge inside the Pentagon? 

    Even if Tabatabai had zero access to sensitive information in the Pentagon — which is unlikely — the Biden administration’s apparent attempts to withhold information or cover up the issue only adds to the appearance of wrongdoing. It’s time for Secretary Austin and the DoD to show their cards so appropriate oversight and accountability can be carried out. 

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  • Pentagon: Yes, our official was an Iranian envoy. What of it?

    Pentagon: Yes, our official was an Iranian envoy. What of it?

    Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

    JAZZ SHAW | HotAir

    One of the unsung anti-heroes of the Biden administration’s disastrous, failed effort to restart the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal was Robert Malley. He was Biden’s point man in the negotiations with Tehran that eventually collapsed in the face of Iran’s continually escalating demands. Malley reportedly walked into the negotiations offering Iran so many concessions up front that they couldn’t believe their eyes. Taking that as the United States’ “starting position,” they thought they could ask for the moon and proceeded to do so. But now, thanks to some leaked Iranian documents revealed by Jay Solomon at Semafor, we’ve learned that three of Malley’s top aides were covertly working as influencers on behalf of Iran. And these were the people supposedly structuring the negotiations on our behalf? You would think heads would already be rolling, but at least thus far, the Pentagon doesn’t even want to comment on the matter. (Free Beacon)

    The Pentagon isn’t saying whether it is concerned, or plans to take any action, over a report Tuesday alleging that a senior Defense Department official is part of an Iranian influence network.

    The report from Semafor, based on emails from senior Iranian officials, detailed a vast communications network, known as the Iran Experts Initiative, linked to the hardline regime in Tehran. That network, the emails suggest, includes the Pentagon official Ariane Tabatabai as well as other “influential overseas academics” who reported to Iran’s foreign ministry and helped push Tehran’s talking points with American policymakers. The existence of this network was outlined in a cache of Iranian government documents reviewed by Semafor.

    Tabatabai, who required a security clearance for her Pentagon job, and two others affiliated with the influence campaign also served as aides to Biden administration Iran envoy Robert Malley, who was suspended from his post earlier this year for allegedly mishandling classified information. It is unclear whether Malley’s suspension is related to his connection to the Iranian influence network documented in the Semafor report.

    You can read the full report from Semafor here. It’s a lot to go through, but the details paint a very twisted picture of international intrigue. The Iranians set up a prodigious international influence network called the Iran Experts Initiative. Through that group, they enlisted influential people in Europe and the United States who would write op-eds favorable to the Iranian regime and support policies arguing in favor of allowing Iran to pursue its “peaceful” nuclear power program.

    Ariane Tabatabai, who still works at the Pentagon, was one of three people on the Iran Experts Initiative List who wound up working as aides to Robert Malley. So if you were wondering how the Biden administration wound up offering such a generous deal to the Iranians only to have it thrown back in their faces, this might go a long way toward explaining it. Tabatabai was also, perhaps unsurprisingly, no fan of Israel. In one of the uncovered emails, she complains about the Israelis “spreading misinformation” when engaging with Saudi Arabia. As for Malley, he was suspended from his position earlier this year after his security clearance was yanked for allegedly mishandling classified information.

    Curiously, the Pentagon has had very little to say about these revelations. But yesterday, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller dismissed the report, telling reporters that it was based on information “from almost a decade ago.” That may be true for much of it, but the situation between the United States and Iran is still a shambles today. And Tabatabai is still on the payroll. Do we really want a documented Iranian influence peddler handling our affairs at the Pentagon? Miller also said that the situation “isn’t raising red flags” inside the Biden administration. Seriously?

    In 2021, Tabatabai was tapped for a position in Biden’s State Department. The GOP raised plenty of “red flags” at the time and argued that her ties to the Iranian regime should disqualify her from having a Top Secret security clearance. The Biden administration dismissed these concerns as “racist smears” and ignored the objections, despite the fact that her father was considered a member of Hassan Rouhani’s inner circle.

    Republican Congressman Jim Banks summed up the situation nicely. He said, “A high-level official at the Biden Defense Department was briefing Iran’s foreign ministry and ghostwriting essays for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Congress needs to investigate any communications between Ariane Tabatabai and the Iranian regime since Biden took office [and] the Pentagon must review Ms. Tabatatai’s security clearance.”

    What in the Sam Hill is going on with the Biden administration? Why are we so much nicer to our nation’s adversaries than we are to our supposed allies? I could take a guess, but I’ll leave that question to the readers’ imaginations.

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  • Biden Budget Plan Provision Would Let IRS …

    Biden Budget Plan Provision Would Let IRS …

    Biden Budget Plan Provision Would Let IRS Look Into Virtually Everyone’s Bank Account

    People didn’t put up enough of a fight when the Democrats tried to grab President Donald Trump’s private tax information. They were trying to do that for a fishing expedition, not based upon any specific action of wrongdoing. When his information was improperly leaked, nobody seemed to care enough to prosecute that, either.

    The problem is when you go down that slippery slope, it starts to get more slippery pretty fast.

    Now, the Biden team wants not just to look into Trump’s account, but into the accounts of virtually every American, as well.

    As part of their budget plan, they want to empower the IRS to be able to look into the account of any American with at least $600 in inflow/or outflow in the year, imposing a requirement on the banks to report such information, which is pretty much any adult.

    From WFAA:

    Financial institutions would be responsible for reporting your withdrawals and deposits – breaking down physical cash, transactions with a foreign account and transfers to and from another account with the same owner. This would apply to all business and personal accounts with at least $600 in it.

    According to the testimony, the purpose of this plan would be to “…improve tax administration and provide the IRS with a blueprint to address various facets of the tax gap.”

    The plan however has been met with major criticism. Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack joined other lawmakers in writing a letter expressing their concern with the data collection proposal saying, “The requirements of this proposal would impose significant compliance costs on our banks, credit unions, and related financial institutions, but also infringe on the privacy of millions of Americans.”

    Listen as Joe Biden tries to explain it.
    https://twitter.com/mrctv/status/1438929494895742983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438929494895742983%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2Fnick-arama%2F2021%2F09%2F19%2Fbiden-budget-plan-provision-would-let-irs-look-into-virtually-everyones-bank-account-n445176

    So, he just wants to know what’s going into and out of the accounts of the “super wealthy.” Not because there’s any evidence of wrongdoing or a warrant, but just because he thinks he wants to do it. Forget about the Fourth Amendment — the government is entitled to people’s private information because they’re “wealthy.” Oh, and now, the “super wealthy” apparently includes anyone who has at least $600 going into or out of their account in a year.

    Now, it’s one thing to ask for account information, when you have probable cause. It’s quite another when the banks are reporting the information on everyone without cause to the government. As we’ve seen in the past under the Obama-Biden administration, there were all kinds of questions about the IRS being used politically against people of the other party. Like many Obama scandals, folks who should have been prosecuted for doing that never were.

    So what prevents that from happening again, if the IRS now would have the private bank records of virtually every American? Just one more reason that Biden’s budget plan is an unimaginable power grab for the Democrats.
    September 19, 2021 – Nick Arama – https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/09/19/biden-budget-plan-provision-would-let-irs-look-into-virtually-everyones-bank-account-n445176

    Comment/Opinion: In order to implement their New World Order, they don’t simply need control of the guns; they also require control of the “cash”. You may care to do a bit of reading on “bail-ins”

    The Cyprus Bank ‘Bail-In’ Is Another Crony Bankster Scam
    A new strategy has been unveiled around the world, with the first test run in Cyprus. Despite early denials, the “bail-in” strategy for insolvent banks has already become official policy throughout Europe and internationally as well.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanlewis/2013/05/03/the-cyprus-bank-bail-in-is-another-crony-bankster-scam/?sh=479334722685

  • Saudi Arabia, Russia sign deal

    Saudi Arabia, Russia sign deal

    Saudi Arabia, Russia sign deal to develop joint military cooperation

    Featured image: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman sign the deal with Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel General Alexander Fomin.

    Saudi Arabia and Russia on Monday signed an agreement to develop joint military cooperation between the two countries, according to the Kingdom’s deputy defense minister.

    “I signed an agreement today with the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel General Alexander Fomin between the Kingdom and the Russian Federation aimed at developing joint military cooperation between the two countries,” Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman tweeted.

    Prince Khalid met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu earlier in the day to “explore ways to strengthen the military and defense cooperation” between the two countries.

    “We discussed our common endeavor to preserve stability and security in the region, and reviewed shared challenges facing our countries,” he added.
    August 23, 2021 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2021/08/24/Saudi-Arabia-Russia-sign-deal-to-develop-joint-military-cooperation

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    Gundlach Warns US Is On A “Roadmap To Losing Global Reserve Currency Status”

    DoubleLine Capital Founder & CEO, Jeffrey Gundlach, sat down with Yahoo Finance’s Julie LaRoche yesterday for a lengthy interview discussing the outlook for the US Dollar, the economic recovery, currencies, and Fed expectations… among other things.

    As usual, the new bond king was not shy of expressing his strong opinions, warning that:

    “We’re running our economy in a way that is almost like we’re not interested in maintaining global reserve currency status.”

    Gundlach noted that in the aftermath of the pandemic, the strongest economy “by far” has been China, not the US.

    “China’s made no secret of the fact that they want to be a global player and have at least a seat at the table of global reserve currency status,” he said, adding that China has “made no secret of the fact that they want their military to be dominant, maybe the biggest in the world.”

    Combine this with the fact that the US is “growing debt like crazy,” and it’s clear the dollar is headed towards losing its reserve currency status, Gundlach said.

    “And so as long as we continue to run these policies, and we’re running them more and more aggressively– we’re not pulling back on them in any way– we are looking at a roadmap that is clearly headed towards the US dollar losing its sole reserve currency status.”

    August 24, 2021 – https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/gundlach-warns-us-roadmap-losing-global-reserve-currency-status

    Comment: As the Biden Administrations strrategic ineptness continues to unfold in the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan; allies such as Saudi Arabia are aligning themselves with Russia. Therein, placing the US dollar potentially at risk of losing it’s place as the sole reserve currency.

  • It’s Worse Than We Thought: Complete List of Armaments US Is Leaving

    It’s Worse Than We Thought: Complete List of Armaments US Is Leaving

    It’s Worse Than We Thought: Complete List of Armaments US Is Leaving to Taliban and Islamist Groups — Enough to Fortify Them for Years – Secret Warehouse of US Equipment Captured?

    It’s worse than we thought.Joe Biden has supplied the Taliban terrorist organization and their Islamist accomplices with several years worth of US armaments.

    Rather than destroying the equipment before leaving the country Joe Biden decided to leave the nearly $85 billion worth of US military equipment to the Taliban.

    As The Gateway Pundit reported on Sunday — Joe Biden left 300 times more guns than those passed to the Mexican cartels in Obama’s Fast and Furious program.

    This more complete list was created with public information and help from other intelligence sources.The list does not include all the extra kinds of nonlethal equipment, everything from MRE’s, Medical Equipment, and even energy drinks.

    The big story might be the pallets of cash the Taliban have been posting videos of pallets of weapons and stacks of $100 bills they have seized.

    -2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAP’s
    -75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35, Ford Rangers, Ford F350, Ford Vans, Toyota Pickups, Armored Security Vehicles etc
    -45 UH-60 Blachhawk Helicopters
    -50 MD530G Scout Attack Choppers
    -ScanEagle Military Drones
    -30 Military Version Cessnas
    -4 C-130’s
    -29 Brazilian made A-29 Super Tocano Ground Attack Aircraft 
    208+ Aircraft Total
    -At least 600,000+ Small arms M16, M249 SAWs, M24 Sniper Systems, 50 Calibers, 1,394 M203 Grenade Launchers, M134 Mini Gun, 20mm Gatling Guns and Ammunition
    -61,000 M203 Rounds
    -20,040 Grenades
    -Howitzers
    -Mortars +1,000’s of Rounds
    -162,000 pieces of Encrypted Military Comunications Gear
    -16,000+ Night Vision Goggles
    -Newest Technology Night Vision Scopes
    -Thermal Scopes and Thermal Mono Googles
    -10,000 2.75 inch Air to Ground Rockets
    -Recconaissance Equipment (ISR)
    -Laser Aiming Units
    -Explosives Ordnance C-4, Semtex, Detonators, Shaped Charges, Thermite, Incendiaries, AP/API/APIT
    -2,520 Bombs
    -Administration Encrypted Cell Phones and Laptops all operational
    -Pallets with Millions of Dollars in US Currency
    -Millions of Rounds of Ammunition including but not limited to 20,150,600 rounds of 7.62mm, 9,000,000 rounds of 50.caliber
    -Large Stockpile of Plate Carriers and Body Armor
    -US Military HIIDE, for Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment Biometrics
    -Lots of Heavy Equipment Including Bull Dozers, Backhoes, Dump Trucks, Excavators

    Much of the information included in the above list is public record.

    One example is below:

    There are also rumblings of a warehouse of high-level US equipment left behind for the Taliban.
    From our source:

    Some of my sources are from my previous work background as private agency contractor etc. so can’t direct quote. But I can assure you those numbers are correct and if anything are low.

    I have one friend on the ground in Kabul right now.  He is with UK SRR they are trying to track and account for quantities of US Military and Russian Military Equipment now in the hands of Taliban. I spoke with him last night and tonight.

    What’s really disturbing is a rumor circulating about some secured warehouses that only highest levels of security clearance US military staff had access to.  No one seems to know what was in them. Taliban is in full control of those warehouses now. And those warehouses were full of equipment whatever it was.

    He’s trying to confirm but believes that the Taliban also secured US military drone jamming equipment which is disastrous if true.

    CCP has people on the ground right now negotiating on any US technology they see of value. Dealing directly with Taliban based on what he told me tonight.
    Not sure if that is any help. I’ll keep you posted if anything else pops up of value.

    Hat Tip Lance at @LanceMigliaccio on Gab and GETTR
    August 23, 2021 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/worse-thought-complete-list-armaments-us-leaving-taliban-islamist-groups-enough-fortify-years-secret-warehouse-us-equipment-captured/

    Comment: Finally to see a full listing of the armaments & cash which is being left for the Taliban/ISIS fighters by Clinton & Obama. Obama & Holder’s Fast & Furious on a Grand scale

  • Biden Using Military Jets To For Illegal Aliens

    Biden Using Military Jets To For Illegal Aliens

    HUGE SCANDAL: Biden Using Military Jets To For Illegal Aliens

    Fox News host Tuck­er Carl­son on Wednes­day said a whistle­blow­er leaked an email to him reveal­ing the Biden Admin­is­tra­tion is using the US Mil­i­tary to secret­ly move ille­gal aliens around the coun­try from Laugh­lin Air Force Base.

    The US Mil­i­tary is sup­posed to defend this nation, but they are now secret­ly aid­ing and abet­ting ille­gal alien invaders.

    Tuck­er Carl­son reveals a leaked email show­ing that the U.S. Mil­i­tary is mov­ing ille­gal immi­grants secret­ly around the coun­try from Laugh­lin Air Force Base in Texas.

    twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1415476616491421698

    The email, written by Lt. Col. Matthew Burrows and leaked to Tucker Carlson reads: “Over the next few days, weeks or months, you may see passenger aircraft on our ramp transporting undocumented non-citizens. Please review the attached public affairs guidance on the issue.”

    Burrows then commanded military men in uniform to hide what was happening on the base from the very Americans they are sworn to serve: “Do not take photographs and refrain from posting anything on social media,” the email reads.

    Sources: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/huge-scandal-biden-using-military-jets-to-for-illegal-aliens/ and https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/whistleblower-leaks-email-revealing-biden-admin-using-us-military-secretly-move-illegal-aliens-around-country-video/

    Comment: Rather sad really – disgraceful conduct by Lt. Col. Burrows.

    Mathew Burrows
    Atlantic Council & Eurasia Foundation
  • Biden Officials Shut Down Wuhan Lab Theory

    Biden Officials Shut Down Wuhan Lab Theory

    Biden Officials Shut Down State Department Investigation Into Wuhan Lab Leak Theory

    Yesterday, Peter Doocy asked Jen Psaki why President Biden wasn’t pressing for more information on the Wuhan lab leak theory. “We have repeatedly called for the WHO to support an expert-driven evaluation of the pandemic’s origins,” Psaki replied. That answer was very troubling, I observed in our story on Psaki’s response. Is there an American investigation still ongoing into the question from the Biden team, I asked? Because it doesn’t sound like it, from what Psaki was saying — and because we surely can’t trust anything that WHO concludes on the matter, given their prior actions.

    Turns out that was a good question to ask. Because now there are reports that Joe Biden actually shut down an investigation into that very question.

    There’s a new CNN story out that breaks that bombshell news. But it looks like someone knew this information would be leaking out soon and this is part of the effort to soft-pedal the termination of the investigation.

    The inquiry was launched in the State Department last fall under President Donald Trump to look into the origin of the pandemic and the leak theory. But the Biden folks cut the leak inquiry this spring. Here comes the spin as to the why.

    But the inquiry quickly became mired in internal discord amid concerns that it was part of a broader politicized effort by the Trump administration to blame China and cherry-pick facts to prove a theory.

    The decision to terminate the inquiry, which was run primarily out of the State Department’s arms control and verification bureau, was made after Biden officials were briefed on the team’s draft findings in February and March of this year, a State Department spokesperson said. Questions were raised about the legitimacy of the findings and the project was deemed to be an ineffective use of resources, explained a source familiar with the decision.

    Sources involved in the Trump-era inquiry rejected criticisms over the quality of their work and told CNN their objective had been to examine scientific research and information from the US intelligence community which backed the lab leak theory and shone more light on how it could have emerged in the lab.

    President Donald Trump rightly blamed China for the unquestionable cover-up that we already knew about. The “politicization” of the issue was on the part of the Democrats and some in media, like CNN, who were so focused on being anti-Trump and terming the lab leak question a conspiracy theory that they couldn’t be bothered to investigate.

    But if “politicization” was the issue, why didn’t the Biden folks just launch their own investigation? The answer seems clear: They weren’t interested in the truth, despite the fact that they should have been looking into it. That’s concerning.

    We know that the intelligence community had been looking into it as I mentioned in another story earlier today. Is that still ongoing? Or did Biden shut that down, too? The CNN report says they are still looking into the question of the lab leak. What is the status of these investigations into the lab leak theory? Republicans in Congress have to be asking these questions since obviously, the Biden team and Democrats haven’t, despite all the harm that this has been wrought on the country.

    The Biden team says they are still looking into the origins. But according to CNN, the Biden effort “is primarily focused on rallying pressure and support for the WHO’s investigation to be transparent and fulsome, explained a Biden administration official.”  We already know that the answers from WHO can’t be trusted, so why would you count on them for the truth? Unless you didn’t care about the truth.
    Credits: Nick Arama – May 25, 2021 https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/05/25/biden-officials-shut-down-state-department-investigation-into-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-n386447

    Comment: more of that transparency thingee. Democrats work from a position of reverse narrative – if they say it is good, then you know it is bad. If they say it is safe, you know it is dangerous. If they say it is free, you know they emptied the bank account.

  • Flashback:  VP Harris’ response to migrant crisis borders on the absurd

    Flashback: VP Harris’ response to migrant crisis borders on the absurd

    VP Harris’ response to migrant crisis borders on the absurd: Devine

    It’s humiliating for the president that almost three weeks since he appointed Kamala Harris as his border point woman, she still hasn’t visited the disaster zone, come up with a plan or held a press conference on the migrant crisis. 

    Instead, she’s visited a water treatment plant in California and a bakery in Chicago, where the press pool reported on her sweet tooth last week. 

    “Her favorite is German chocolate, and [she] gets that for her birthday each year, and her staff had pre-ordered a slice for her. The bakery’s specialty is caramel cake, and she said she was looking forward to that too.” 

    Riveting stuff. 

    Meantime, the self-inflicted humanitarian tragedy at the southern border has spiraled out of control, opinion polls are heading south, the Biden appointee in charge has abruptly resigned, El Salvador’s president has refused to meet the visiting US envoy, and the VP is defying her boss and staying far away from the stinking mess to protect her reputation. 

    But while the pair play “pass the parcel,” the vacuum of leadership is only fueling a humanitarian catastrophe. 

    President Biden knew when he appointed Harris to manage the crisis on March 24 that it was a poison chalice, which gives you a hint of the growing wariness in a relationship where the VP is referred to by insiders as “The Heiress” and Biden is regarded as incapable of serving a full term. 

    The White House announced at the time that Harris would “lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle … in stemming the migration to our southern border.” 

    But, when asked when she planned to go to the border, Harris responded with hysterical laughter. “Not today,” she chortled. 

    “The vice president is not doing the border,” her spokeswoman Symone Sanders told reporters two days later. 

    Instead, Harris would be addressing the “root causes” of the surge in migration. To that end, she’s made two phone calls to regional leaders. 

    But the only root cause that matters is to restore Trump-era border protection measures that Biden unwound by executive decree: Restore the “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers, restart deportation of criminal aliens, finish the border wall and stop making children bait for cartels. 

    Biden has tried to claim the border surge is just a seasonal uptick, but numbers are soaring exponentially. Last month alone, 19,000 children were recorded crossing the border, double the previous month. The government reportedly anticipates more than 35,000 migrant children will need to be cared for by June. 

    Instead, Harris would be addressing the “root causes” of the surge in migration. To that end, she’s made two phone calls to regional leaders. 

    But the only root cause that matters is to restore Trump-era border protection measures that Biden unwound by executive decree: Restore the “Remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers, restart deportation of criminal aliens, finish the border wall and stop making children bait for cartels. 

    Biden has tried to claim the border surge is just a seasonal uptick, but numbers are soaring exponentially. Last month alone, 19,000 children were recorded crossing the border, double the previous month. The government reportedly anticipates more than 35,000 migrant children will need to be cared for by June. 

    This is Biden’s Operation Warp Speed: How to ruin a country in 100 days. 

    So desperate is the administration that government employees quietly are being offered four months’ paid leave from their jobs to help care for migrant children in shelters at the border, reports the New York Times. 

    But the White House won’t even acknowledge there is a problem.

    On Friday, press secretary Jen Psaki spent more than double the time talking about the Ukrainian border than America’s southern border: 262 words versus 94. 

    “The reason for accepting these children is that we feel it is not the humane step to send these kids back on their treacherous journey,” she said, as if the atrocities being committed in our name are compassionate. 

    Later that afternoon, the White House issued a statement that Roberta Jacobsen, the White House coordinator for the southern border, had resigned. 

    She must be the only person in the administration with a conscience.

    The Biden family biz? Nepotism

    As Hunter Biden has his reputation laundered by a fawning media, his abandoned laptop reveals the extent of entitlement and privilege long enjoyed by President Biden’s family and vigorously exploited by his crack-loving son
    Continued: https://nypost.com/2021/04/11/vp-harris-response-to-migrant-crisis-is-absurd-devine/

    Comment: This article is from April 11 and some journalist’s like Miranda Devine with the New York Post are not prepared to drink or deliver the Biden Administration’s koolaid. And although it is April 27; it would appear there are no updates or changes from two weeks ago.