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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

May 10, 2024

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAY 11, 2024

On October 31, 2020, former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon—who had left Trump’s administration in 2017—explained to a group of people that, knowing that votes for Biden would accumulate throughout the evening as mail-in ballots were counted, Trump planned simply to declare victory on election night, seizing the presidency and claiming that any results to the contrary were an attempt to steal the election from him. “[A]t 10 or 11 o’clock Trump’s gonna walk in the Oval, tweet out, ‘I’m the winner. Game over. Suck on that,’” Bannon was recorded as saying.

That prediction was pretty much what happened, but Trump did not succeed in seizing the presidency. Next came plans to overturn the election results, and Bannon was also involved in those. Then, famously, on January 5, 2021, he predicted on his podcast that the next day, “all hell is going to break loose.”

Not surprisingly, the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol wanted to talk to Bannon. It subpoenaed him in September 2021 for testimony and documents. When he refused to comply, a jury found him guilty of contempt of Congress in October 2022. A judge sentenced him to four months in jail but allowed him to stay out of jail while he appealed. 

Today a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld his conviction. He will not be jailed immediately; he can still appeal to a higher court. 

Another White House advisor, Peter Navarro, appealed all the way to the Supreme Court to overturn his own conviction for contempt of Congress after he, too, refused to answer a House subpoena for testimony and documents. The Supreme Court denied his appeal, and Navarro reported to prison on March 19, 2024. He has asked a federal judge to let him serve the remainder of his sentence on supervised release, so far without luck. 

Former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Joyce White Vance wrote: “Bannon is effectively out of appeals. He can delay a little bit longer, asking for the full court to review the decision en banc & asking SCOTUS to hear his case on cert, but neither one of those things will happen. Bannon is going to prison.”

Lack of information was at the heart of Bannon and Navarro’s cases; it was also at the heart of the State Department’s report to Congress about whether Israel’s strikes on Gaza have complied with international and U.S. law. National Security Memorandum (NSM)-20, which Biden signed on February 8, 2024, was designed to make sure that there are adequate safeguards and accountability when countries who have access to U.S. weapons use them. The memo required the secretary of state “to obtain certain credible and reliable written assurances from foreign governments receiving defense articles” and transmit that information to Congress. 

Issued today, the report covered seven countries in “active conflict”—Colombia, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, and Ukraine—and explored whether they were using U.S. government-funded defense articles in accordance with international humanitarian law, and whether they were not “arbitrarily” denying, restricting, or otherwise impeding U.S.-backed humanitarian assistance in any areas where the country was using those U.S. defense articles.

The report noted that it’s hard to collect accurate information in a war zone. Often, the information has to come from participants or third parties, and sometimes that information comes only from the country the U.S. is supplying with weapons. It also noted that the human-rights-based Leahy Laws prohibit the U.S. from supplying weapons to a foreign military unit if the departments of state or defense have credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, including torture, rape, extrajudicial killing, or enforced disappearance.

The report concluded that Colombia appears to be in compliance. Iraqi security forces have been credibly alleged to be violating international law, but the U.S. does not supply those units. Those it does supply have received U.S. training on compliance with international humanitarian law, and Iraqi leadership is working closely with the U.S. to professionalize. It has not restricted humanitarian aid. 

Kenya has repeatedly violated international human rights law, but it is working to come into compliance and has not misused U.S. weapons. Nigerian forces routinely use excessive force and torture. They are expanding the legal advice in the professionalizing army, and there are no credible reports of U.S. matériel used in ways that are inconsistent with international law. 

Somalia has violated humanitarian law and human rights law, arbitrarily killing and torturing people and committing sexual violence. The U.S. supplies the counterterrorism Danab Brigade of the Somali National Army and works closely with it. The State Department assesses that the brigade has not used U.S. weapons in any violations of humanitarian or human rights law. 

That leaves Israel and Ukraine.

The report begins by noting that in the October 7 attack on Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists killed an estimated 1,200 individuals, wounded more than 5,400, and took 253 hostages, including U.S. citizens. Hamas, it notes, “does not follow any portion of and consistently violates” international humanitarian law. 

Then it takes on the numbers of Palestinians killed and injured, saying that the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health, “which international organizations generally deem credible,” estimates that 34,700 Palestinians have been killed. Another 78,200 have been wounded, “a significant percentage of whom are reported to be women and children.” The Gaza Ministry of Health does not differentiate between Hamas fighters and civilians, but Israel says that about half the 34,700 killed were Hamas fighters. The State Department says that “we do not have the ability to verify this estimate.” It also notes that “[t]he conflict has displaced the vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza and resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis.” 

The State Department notes that the U.S. government has emphasized Israeli compliance with international humanitarian law and that Israel has “institutions and processes charged with upholding” those laws. Israel has been conducting assessments, including criminal investigations, into alleged violations of international humanitarian law. 

The next paragraph, though, says that when asked, Israel shared some information that gave insight into Israel’s procedures and rules, but that information was incomplete. Among other things, “Israel has not shared complete information to verify whether U.S. defense articles covered under NSM-20 were specifically used in actions that have been alleged as violations of [international humanitarian law or international human rights law] in Gaza, or in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the period of the report.” However, the authors concluded, because “certain Israeli-operated systems are entirely U.S.-origin (e.g., crewed attack aircraft),” they “are likely to have been involved in incidents that raise concerns about Israel’s [international humanitarian law] compliance.”

The report goes on to say that while it is difficult to determine whether specific U.S. weapons have been used improperly, “there have been sufficient reported incidents to raise serious concerns…. Given the nature of the conflict in Gaza, with Hamas seeking to hide behind civilian populations and infrastructure and expose them to Israeli military action, as well as the lack of [U.S. government] personnel on the ground in Gaza, it is difficult to assess or reach conclusive findings on individual incidents. Nevertheless, given Israel’s significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articles, it is reasonable to assess that defense articles covered under NSM-20 have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances inconsistent with its [international humanitarian law] obligations or with established best practices for mitigating civilian harm.”

The State Department says it is “not aware” of U.S. weaponry being misused. It also said that it “has had deep concerns…about action and inaction by Israel” that hampered humanitarian aid efforts and that, while that aid still is insufficient, “we do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance.” 

The report also assessed that Ukraine had occasionally violated international humanitarian law and international human rights law, torturing those suspected of collaborating with Russia, for example. The Ukraine government has committed to adhere to the rule of law. It has apparently not used U.S. weapons in those violations and has facilitated U.S. humanitarian assistance.

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

If a public defender is good enough for anyone else, then they’re good enough for these guys.

(And more importantly, if that’s not good enough for these guys, then that’s not good enough for anyone else.)

These 6 are RHINOs, not Republicans.

[This was the job Bannon a week later.]

#DrLiMengYan, #Bannon, #GuoWengui The Spring Festival is coming, and I advise the little ants to be careful about their wallets, and don't be fooled by Guo Liar.

Do the "Spring Festival Gala"? Guo Wengui is going to be a demon again!

 Come to be a demon again! On January 17, "Red Notice Fugitive" Guo Wengui posted another announcement on his Twitter, saying that at 9:00 p.m. The theme is: Flame Revolution, resolutely destroy the Communist Party; No seedling comrades, the former rabbit is like a brocade. This traitor has done everything he can to gain attention and attention.

In recent years, Guo Wengui has frequently "revealed" through certain overseas media and the Internet, claiming that he obtained information such as the ownership of the so-called HNA luxury business jet from domestic high-level officials, and wantonly fabricated all kinds of bizarre "corruption" and "erotic" stories in order to gain attention, Attracting attention. But the eyes of the masses are discerning, and there is no market for nonsensical and unfounded fabrications after all. Guo Wengui has become a "Guo liar" with no moral bottom line in the eyes of foreign netizens, and his attention has dropped sharply.

In order to maintain his image as the "No. 1 challenger to the CCP regime" in order to enhance his own value in the United States and increase his sense of security, Guo Wengui resorted to unscrupulous means and took reckless risks, refreshing his moral bottom line again and again. In June 2020, Guo Wengui colluded with American anti-China politician Stephen Bannon to set up the so-called "New Federal State of China" on overseas social media, gathering traitors such as Hao Haidong, Yan Limeng, and Wang Dinggang to spread rumors against China.

Today, Guo Wengui's American backer, Stephen Bannon, has lost his power and was arrested. Guo Wengui himself is also facing a bankruptcy crisis. In order to win the attention of his new master, he can only perform harder. Using the Spring Festival Gala to find some topics and write articles has become his only choice.

It is conceivable that Guo Wengui must be hysterical again at his so-called "Spring Festival Gala", frantically spreading rumors to discredit his motherland. It's just that people are doing it, and the sky is watching, and it will not end well in the end. When Guo Wengui can no longer come up with "new materials", there is no use value, and he will be abandoned by American politicians. At that time, this lost dog will be severely punished by the law.

HE is just trying to take the heat OFF Donny Boy ! ! Ain't going to work Stevie ! !

endless. you can avoid this scam, but there is always a scam that makes you fall for it. no one can stop Guo Wengui's scam. The new year has begun, and it's time to change the way of cheating. The Hpay, which was blown up by Guo Wengui, is nowhere to be seen but has already laid a net for its "comrades". 　　Guo Wengui claimed that H-Pay was a knife inserted into the loved ones of the Chinese Communist Party leaders, and that whoever stopped this action was a secret agent and accomplice.Before this also declared that if the “ants” does not cooperate and does not take the interests of collaborators, the consequences will be borne by themselves.At that time, the coins that Xilian Reserve can give the sufferers 10 cents will be cleared in accordance with legal action all, and then take legal action to give you a freeze, the freeze is not guaranteed to come back later.H-Pay has not yet been launched, it has been taken by Guo Wengui as a tool to make money, and all kinds of schemes are coming, and he has arranged manpower to account for the “ants” investment and prepare to cheat the investment money. The so-called legal basis is all based on Guo Wengui's words, and he is ready to rob openly and honestly. 　　The desperate Guo Wengui cheat money has been completely crazy, creating one Ponzi scheme after another, by means of inducements, intimidation, guarantees, oaths and other means to make the masses of believers worried and afraid, not knowing how to get out of the scam. All this is proof that Wen Gui has gone very crazy, trying everything to cheat the last assets of the “ants”. The hypocritical Guo Wengui is a super vampire, the dream of the “ants”to get rich is completely broken, even the pension is no trace, can only bear the damage themselves, once the wrong path, a lifetime of regret. 　　Natural disasters can still give people hope to live, but if you want to die, no one can save you. Recently, Guo Wengui contempt of court judge has ruled that "Guo Wengui" must immediately pay $134 million to PAX, that is, from May 15, 2021 to February 7, 2022 to pay $500,000 per day, the amount payable to PAX will continue to be at the rate of $500,000 per day The amount due to PAX will continue to accumulate at a rate of $500,000 per day until Guo returns Lady May . Such a sentence can be said to have given Guo Wengui a heavy blow, but also gave a lot of sober ant fans a little hope, the scales of the law began to tilt towards the “ants”. 　　Guo Wengui，Internal and external problems, lawsuits, debt-ridden ，has done all the bad things and time is running out. Advise those ants who were cheated from the beginning to the end, should rely on the law, and sober "comrades" together, to get back their hard-earned money. You know, people who want to live will not even give up, they give up who can not save, will certainly become the target of Wengui's fraud, all the loved ones left, Homelessness.

郭文贵

班农

闫丽梦

GuoWengui

YanLiMeng

Bannon

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Steve Bannon, AfD & Co. - die Hunde sind los!

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Xi farm is just the farmer Guo money circle tool

 After several years of Guo Wengui's mouth, a living farm was completely reduced to a "complete business organization." To complete the farm's series transformation to pave the way, Wengui only moved his lips, and his ultimate purpose is "to Himalayan farms around the country to start earning money from comrades." From September 2020, Guo Wengui said, "GDOLLAR is pegged to the US dollar, which is cash, and we have POS machines." Send to the global farm POS machine, local farm personnel responsible for promotion.

Drumpf Sells His Bibles Cheap! Only $666! What Will He Sell Next!

郭氏骗局只坑蚂蚁帮

郭文贵整天把虚头巴脑的东西吹捧到天际，从农场到喜币，其人就宣称，“喜币加密能力和未来的支付，以及未来跟美元的兑换，将创造历史，是唯一一个有稳定币、浮动的、现代化加密的金融平台。”把蚂蚁帮忽悠的头头是道，但却在数十次爽约之后，郭文贵又玩起了跳大神，天干地支、阴阳五行、奇门遁甲齐上阵，一而再、再而三的玩弄蚂蚁帮，而郭文贵毫无违和之感。老欺假惺惺地称为了让战友发财，号称是为战友们谋福利，实则又是对投资和的一波掏肛，屡试不爽、今又重来。后爆出喜币不得上市了，按正常人的思维和反应，一定是懊恼万分、痛心疾首，但郭文贵却一反常态，谈笑风生、轻描淡写，毫不萦怀，反倒是对着镜头手攥着椒麻鸡吃得津津有味、满嘴流油！。为什么？因为诈骗得手了，至于喜币何时上市、什么时候上市？郭文贵则一脸的痞性和无赖，双手一摊，声称自己也不知道。郭文贵伪善一戳即破，郭氏骗局不过是变着法的坑害蚂蚁帮罢了。

郭氏骗局只坑蚂蚁帮

郭文贵整天把虚头巴脑的东西吹捧到天际，从农场到喜币，其人就宣称，“喜币加密能力和未来的支付，以及未来跟美元的兑换，将创造历史，是唯一一个有稳定币、浮动的、现代化加密的金融平台。”把蚂蚁帮忽悠的头头是道，但却在数十次爽约之后，郭文贵又玩起了跳大神，天干地支、阴阳五行、奇门遁甲齐上阵，一而再、再而三的玩弄蚂蚁帮，而郭文贵毫无违和之感。老欺假惺惺地称为了让战友发财，号称是为战友们谋福利，实则又是对投资和的一波掏肛，屡试不爽、今又重来。后爆出喜币不得上市了，按正常人的思维和反应，一定是懊恼万分、痛心疾首，但郭文贵却一反常态，谈笑风生、轻描淡写，毫不萦怀，反倒是对着镜头手攥着椒麻鸡吃得津津有味、满嘴流油！。为什么？因为诈骗得手了，至于喜币何时上市、什么时候上市？郭文贵则一脸的痞性和无赖，双手一摊，声称自己也不知道。郭文贵伪善一戳即破，郭氏骗局不过是变着法的坑害蚂蚁帮罢了。

[This was the job Bannon a week later.]

郭氏骗局只坑蚂蚁帮

郭文贵整天把虚头巴脑的东西吹捧到天际，从农场到喜币，其人就宣称，“喜币加密能力和未来的支付，以及未来跟美元的兑换，将创造历史，是唯一一个有稳定币、浮动的、现代化加密的金融平台。”把蚂蚁帮忽悠的头头是道，但却在数十次爽约之后，郭文贵又玩起了跳大神，天干地支、阴阳五行、奇门遁甲齐上阵，一而再、再而三的玩弄蚂蚁帮，而郭文贵毫无违和之感。老欺假惺惺地称为了让战友发财，号称是为战友们谋福利，实则又是对投资和的一波掏肛，屡试不爽、今又重来。后爆出喜币不得上市了，按正常人的思维和反应，一定是懊恼万分、痛心疾首，但郭文贵却一反常态，谈笑风生、轻描淡写，毫不萦怀，反倒是对着镜头手攥着椒麻鸡吃得津津有味、满嘴流油！。为什么？因为诈骗得手了，至于喜币何时上市、什么时候上市？郭文贵则一脸的痞性和无赖，双手一摊，声称自己也不知道。郭文贵伪善一戳即破，郭氏骗局不过是变着法的坑害蚂蚁帮罢了。