#cause I was trying to find out what 'files' were declassified

[random-kazakh-stuff]

There is a common play on words in Russian about a town in Kazakhstan. It goes like this:

A: Где ты шлялся, пес? ("Where were you, dog?")

B: Где, где? В Караганде!("Where, where? In Karaganda!")

The play here is that Where and Karaganda(declenised, it's when you change the ending of a word, because grammar) have the same ending -de.

There is however many interesting things happening at the same time with this saying.

First of all, it's origin.

It can't be said when or where exactly this phrase appeared, but some argue that it could have been a common answer from people who had been released from Karlag(Karaganda Corrective Labour Camp) which around a million people went through from 1930 to 1959. It is suggested that people wouldn't want to say that they went to Karlag so they just dismissively answered that they were in Karaganda.

Secondly, there is the way the phrase traveled through the years.

Russian is spoken less and less in most countries that were once part of USSR. At the same time, there are young people today who have never learned the geography of other countries(in comparison to times in USSR when they would apparently learn about the entire USSR).

So there is an group of young people who might learn Russian and hear the phrase but never find out that Karaganda is a real plase, in Kazakhstan, and not a imaginary or a funny word.

There is also a monument for the phrase! where? guess.

The animal is marmot btw which is the symbol animal of Karaganda.

[ID: A photo of the monument on a sunny day. All of the figures are of a dirty coppery orange colour. From left to right: a man standing with a suitcase at his feet looking confused, and holding a hand close to his face as if looking out for the horizon; a signpost with arrows pointing to different directions, top to down: "Karaganda 0km", "Astana", "Moscow"; a sizeable marmot with a smug face leaning on the sign; a man in a cap spreading his arms, as if trying to explain something]

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Grab Your Shovels: Map Pointing Towards Nazi Treasure in the Netherlands Has Been Revealed

The Dutch city of Arnhem was bombed by allied forces in the lead up to Operation Market Garden, which was intended to secure bridges that cross the Rhine and would have allowed an infantry invasion of northern Germany.

The National Archives of the Netherlands declassified a World War II-era file that contained a hand-drawn Nazi treasure map earlier this month, causing groups of amateur treasure hunters to descend on a small Dutch town in search of the long-lost valuables.

The map includes a cliche red X marking the spot where the treasure was supposedly buried. Officials declassified the findings after it had been in storage for more than 75 years, the maximum amount of time something can remain classified under Dutch law.

The archive believes the treasure came from an August 1944 allied bombing, which damaged the then-Rotterdamsche Bank in Arnhem, which is about 25 miles away from Ommeren where the cache is supposedly buried.

The contents from the bank’s safes spilled out into the street during the bombing and German soldiers were said to have filled their pockets with watches, jewelry, and precious stones.

According to the declassified documents, the treasure was then stored in ammunition boxes and hidden on a train. It was then buried somewhere in Ommeren in the weeks before allied forces liberated the area.

The documents state German soldiers Sergeant Major Kastel, Sergeant Bräuer, and Private Biebert were seen with the haul. Another German soldier identified as “Helmut” said he kept watch as the other three buried the treasure.

After the war, Dutch authorities followed rumors of the treasure and after being convinced it may exist, got into contact with Helmut, who had possession of the map. Two of the three other soldiers died in the war and officials were unable to locate the remaining soldier.

Armed with the map and with Helmut’s assistance, authorities searched the area multiple times but never found the alleged treasure.

At the time, authorities came up with three possibilities for what happened to the treasure: Helmut made the whole thing up for some reason, a Dutch farmer in the area discovered the stash and dug it up, or someone from the Dutch institute investigated the rumors and “took advantage of their position” and dug it up before an official search began.

The institute says it is not sure whether the treasure exists but says they looked into it and found the story to be reliable.

However, Historian Joost Rosendaal from Radboud University told El País that while he thinks the story is worth investigating, he had doubts about the sequence of events. He notes that while there were bombardments in the area at the time, there are no records of banks in Arnhem being hit, adding that the bombing and looting of banks in the area were well-documented. He also states that the Witzig battalion the soldiers belonged to were fighting on the eastern front of Latvia and Lithuania at the time.

“They only arrived in the Dutch region we are talking about in February 1945,” Rosendaal said.

Despite the story’s inconsistencies and the previous searches that have come up empty, a yellowed map with a big red X indicating where treasure could be found has proven too tempting for treasure hunters to ignore.

“Like a lot of people, the news about the treasure made me go look for myself. The chance of the treasure still being here after 70 years is very small I think, but I want to give it a try,” 57-year-old Jan Henzen told Reuters while he searched for the Nazi treasure.

— Ian DeMartino | January 07, 2023

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More Possible Details on Resident Evil 8 [RUMOUR]5 min read

any Resident Evil fans were looking towards the now postponed Playstation 5 event scheduled for this week in hopes for more information or possibly a trailer for Resident Evil 8 to be revealed. Unfortunately, due to the current state of affairs, Sony has opted to postpone the event. So for now, it looks like we’ll have to wait a bit longer to see if anything comes to fruition.

In the meantime, following on from our previous articles compiled by others on our staff, including the name of the upcoming title that was also reported to our friends at Rely on Horror, we have received more on story developments from the latest build of Resident Evil 8 that adds new information and expands on previous reports.

DISCLAIMER: The following details have not been confirmed to date. However, due to the reliable and vetted sources we use here at Biohazard Declassified, we have taken all reasonable measures to ensure that the information, so far as is practicable, is of good quality. As with all rumors, a pinch of salt should be taken.

Exploring Occultism

Occultism will play a big part, but there is no magic. There is a cult that worships the abominations created from the new virus. At first, there are hints at something supernatural but it is explained by the virus, which is in the air, causing hallucinations from time to time.

The Antagonists

The main villain of the game is a man called Alan R., a mysterious count living in a castle. He is the leader or at least a high ranking member of ‘The Connections.’ Alan is also mentioned in an article published by GameRant on May 15th.

The secondary villain is Natalia/Alex Wesker. There are also files hinting that Blue Umbrella is not as clean-cut as they portray themselves to be.

New Playable Character, Emily

Parts of the game are played as a Mountain Resident called Emily, a woman in her late 20s, who aids Ethan. She is looking for her father. Emily grew up in the village and will assist Ethan and later work with him to find her father and escape.

The Flashlight Will Play a Large Role

You have a flashlight and the game is often pretty dark, forcing you to use it, akin to many other games that are in the same genre. The flashlight can run out of batteries, but slowly recharges by itself over time.

The Locations

Aside from the titular ‘Villiage’ (Stylised as VIIIAGE), Resident Evil 8 is set to explore other locations such as Castles, Caves, and Forests. It will have a larger focus on “Outdoor” locations that the rest of the series.

The Child and Evil Chris Redfield?

Mia and Ethan have a child. Due to their infections during Resident Evil 7, it is deformed and by all accounts, not a normal child. They live a pretty lonely life in a remote place and try to hide their child. However, Chris Redfield breaks into Ethan’s house, ending in the execution of Ethan’s Mutant child, followed by shooting Mia. Apparently, he is operating on his own and that is not part of an official operation.

When Ethan wakes up, Chris is gone. He did not leave Mia to die but bandaged her. There are some shadowy figures in the room. Ethan is abducted there and then wakes up in the ‘Village'

Ethan’s Trek

Ethan has to make his way through the mountains. There have been disappearances in this region that are unexplained. You will also start off defenseless before getting your first weapon a bit into playing.

The Enemies of Resident Evil 8

The main enemies are zombies and pale human-like enemies, that resemble Ganados. Dogs, wolves, and enemies that resemble Lickers do appear as well. There are zombies with swords, knives and clubs. They appear mainly in the later section of the game, where you enter “The Castle��.

These “werewolf-like” enemies we are going to refer to going forward as “beast men”, judging by the description it seems to be more fitting. And it seems their build is to more disgusting than normal enemies. This seems to match up with the description of the game being a “serious departure” and “the darkest and most gruesome” entry in the series thus far as reported by AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem.

Web infomartion. Biohazard declassified

Me: when i read this it was okay but when i read that chris killed a kid just because it was bio organic in it. I don't think Chris killed her... I think it helped heal Ethan's wife and child. as I thought these may be examples but I hope. the first is that it is possible that a Chris Redfield clone could be the one in parts 7-8 that was the first time I thought about this. the second if it was real Chris Redfield... and if they meet each other, you have to expect who Chris Redfield fans might be going to die Chris. he hoped he could be a clone or somehow erased his memory and told him that his umbrella was working. hoped Chris Redfield had a clone.

Chreon fans (Chris x Leon) sure Leon would find out, sure he wouldn’t understand and believe what he was doing, and if he believed and had a child together then Leon wouldn’t even let Ollie be close and wouldn’t let everything. (I liked this now and I want to keep it because I want to put it in my story as well.)

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Good Deeds

Pizza! Pizza!

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Word Count: 2,776

Pairings: Eventual Prinxiety, Hinted Logicality

Warnings: Homelessness. Let me know if I missed any.

Thank you to @icequeenoriginal for beta reading.

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Virgil picked at his pizza as Roman and Thomas ate their own dinner happily. Thomas was eating a little too fast but Virgil couldn't exactly blame him. "You're really enjoying that pizza, aren't you?" Roman asked, amused as he noticed how fast Thomas was eating. Virgil bit his lip nervously and took a bite of pizza to try and seem normal as he pleaded that Roman didn't find Thomas's eating speed suspicious. 

Thomas paused to swallow a bite of the pizza. "Yeah, it's really good." 

Roman grinned. "I should hope so, this place has some of the best pizza I've ever tasted." Virgil carefully let the tension in his muscles relax a bit. It seemed as if the coast was clear. Roman bit off a bit of pizza as he side-eyed Virgil's piece and noticed he was still on his first piece. Maybe a bite or two taken out of it. Roman found himself worrying about these two yet again. Could Virgil have eating problems? Could he be allergic to something? Roman's eyes widened in utter horror. "You're not allergic to cheese or anything, are you?" He asked quickly. "I'm so sorry, I should have asked." 

Virgil blinked. "Uhh, no. I'm not allergic to anything." 

Roman let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank the stars. I was so worried when I noticed you'd hardly eaten anything and I realized I hadn't even thought to ask you if the pizza was okay."

"Oh.." Virgil trailed off and lifted up his unfinished slice of pizza and ripped off a big bite. He made a show of chewing before swallowing the food. "I think you're right. It's really good pizza." He smiled sheepishly at Roman as the other blinked before his face broke out it a wide grin. 

"I knew it!" He exclaimed. "You see, I have this friend who claims they've had pizza better than this and we always argue about it and I've never had anyone on my side before but now I've got the both of you on my side. In your face Logan!" 

Thomas giggled as he finished his slices of pizza before glancing behind him at the Pac man game set up in the corner of the room again. Roman raised an eyebrow as he peaked at what Thomas was looking at. "You know.." He started. "I have seen you eye that game a few times during dinner, do you want to play?" 

Thomas bit his lip. "Yeah..but we don't have money for games," he all but whispered, too nervous to upset his brother. He wasn't a stupid kid by no means and he knew his brother would feel horrible if he even hinted that he wanted more. Even worse would be his brother doing everything he could to get that more for Thomas and let himself go without something he needed just for Thomas's sake. 

"No, no," Roman started. "Fun stuff should be free. Let's go. I got some money." Roman got up and led Thomas over to the arcade game and set it up for him. While the two were gone, Virgil quickly scarfed down the rest of his first piece and half of his second piece of pizza before pausing to chew and swallow before Roman got back. 

Roman came back with a bright grin as he sat across from Virgil again. "He's a really cool kid," Roman commented. 

Virgil allowed himself a soft smile as he glanced back at his brother playing the arcade game. "Yeah. He really is."

"Why'd he eat so fast?" Roman chuckled. "You'd almost think he was starving." 

Virgil froze and quickly swallowed the lump in his throat. "Kids always seem to eat too fast. Always in a hurry to go play and such," he responded as calmly as he could. He couldn't have Roman getting any more suspicious. 

"Ah. Yeah, I can see why. Less food time, more time to play." 

Virgil laughed nervously. "Yeah." Virgil nibbled on his pizza as he began to feel uncomfortable. 

A song came on over the speakers and Roman's eyes lit up. "Oh! I love this song!"

Virgil snickered as he recognized the song. "Are you a Disney fan?" 

Roman nodded enthusiastically. "Yes! When I was little I used to sing all the songs and dance around like I was on stage! Then once I got into school, I auditioned for every musical and play. I finally started getting the lead in high school. It was so magical and enchanting." Roman sighed wistfully. "But it was simply not meant to be."

Virgil frowned. "Why?" 

Roman became suddenly quiet and shrugged. "Well, my father passed the company on to me and my mother wasn't too fond of my…' playing pretend'." 

Virgil's frown deepened. "Why didn't you follow your dreams? I mean, did you have to do what your parents expected you to do?" 

Roman paused. Did he? "I….I guess I was too scared to disappoint them." 

Virgil shook his head. "Is it really worth it being miserable to make them happy?"

"Miserable?" Roman asked. 

Virgil froze. "I-I'm sorry. I assumed you- I. Forget it," he mumbled. 

Roman bit his lip. "What about you? Did you always want to be a janitor?" 

Virgil sighed. "No. I uh.." He chuckled humorlessly. "I actually wanted to be a musician. Write some songs and post them to YouTube. Maybe make some money off of it. Maybe work at a local theatre as a techie or in the pit." 

Roman felt like this wasn't going to end well. "What happened?" 

Virgil bit his lip. Did he tell the other that he had to give up his free time to get a second job to take care of his brother and get away from their parents? He let out a huff and shook his head. The risk wasn't worth it. "I had to take care of my brother. I didn't have time for free time. I got a second job and took care of Thomas for the rest of the time." 

Roman stared at Virgil with something Virgil wasn't used to seeing directed at him. It wasn't pitiful like he was so accustomed to seeing on strangers who took in his clothes and adults who looked at him when he had gotten too much at the store and had to put something back. It was a look of empathy. It surprised Virgil. "So, why haven't you tried pursuing it again?" Roman asked cautiously. 

Virgil sighed and glanced back at Thomas to check on him. "I don't have the time," he answered simply. Roman frowned. "So," Virgil started as he looked down at the table shamefully. "Am I fired?" He asked. 

Roman blanched. "What?!? No! Of course not! I've never heard of you causing trouble before and it's not like you were stealing anything or destroying anything. You seem like a good worker, I'm not going to fire you over one little thing." 

Virgil let out a silent, relieved sigh. "Thank you." 

"And besides," Roman started cheekily. "Nobody has ever talked to me like that before. You park in my spot and call me an ass." Roman chuckled. "You made this a very interesting day." 

Virgil raised an eyebrow. "If that's true, it's sad." 

Roman frowned. "Sad? What's sad?" 

"That people never tell you the truth." 

Roman burst out laughing. "Oh, my stars. Oh, people tell me the truth, they're just not rude when they say it." 

Virgil snickered. "I beg to differ. I mean, correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think there's a nice of calling someone an ass." 

Roman tried to fight the smile that was breaking across his face but he decided to just let loose. It's not like his mom would know. Besides, this might have been the most he's laughed in a while, and he was damn well going to enjoy it while he could.

"So," Roman started once he got his laughing under control. "How long have you been working for the company?"

Virgil thought for a moment as he checked on Thomas. The younger brother happily playing the game with the change Roman had given him to do so. "Um, I'd say about two years now." 

"Oh," Roman said, an awkward silence now stretching between them. Roman wiped his palms on his slacks as they began to sweat. He hadn't felt this nervous talking to someone since high school. "So, what is it, exactly, that you do? What is Deeds Incorporated?" 

Roman let out a relieved breath as Virgil checked on Thomas again after his question. Finally, something he should be able to answer without looking stupid. "Well," he started. "My father was a whiz with computers. He came up with great software and sold it to the government. Top secret. Then, 20 years ago, he got it declassified and went public-" 

"I'm gonna stop you right there," Virgil started. "I'm not a genius so dumb it down for me. What do you sell?"

Roman grinned and laughed. "We sell computer software." 

Virgil let out a breath. "Okay! Thank you!" He exclaimed. 

Roman giggled as Thomas came over with a yawn.  "Vee," he started sleepily. "When's bedtime?" Roman felt his heart melt for the little guy as Virgil reached down and picked him up. 

"Soon, Tommy. Soon." Virgil stood and placed Thomas on his hip as he turned to Roman. "Thank you for the pizza. But you know I really should get back to my car. I don't know how my friend will react if he sees me with you." 

Roman frowned. "Is your friend normally this…" he paused, choosing his words carefully. "..possessive?"

Virgil's anxiety spiked as he realized how Roman took it. "No! It's just- he's my boyfriend,"

Roman's frown deepened as he pulled out a 20 to place on the table to pay for their meal. "I-" he started. He really didn't think it was safe for Virgil and Thomas if they didn't know how this "boyfriend" would react to seeing Virgil around another man. (Some part of Roman's mind filed away the fact that Virgil was gay as important information.) "Has your boyfriend ever been so...jealous to be violent?" 

An anxious air spilled out between them. Virgil winced. He really was in deep with this lie. Might as well dig even further. "Oh no! He just gets insecure and tries to make me jealous, that's all." Virgil laughed awkwardly. "You understand, don't you?" 

Roman bit his lip. He could see in some way. And he really didn't want to be pushy. But something just didn't sit right with him. However, he knew he couldn't do anything. The two had only just met and Virgil didn't seem like the type of person to trust someone he met hours before. “I understand," he answered. "I should be getting home anyway." He stood up beside Virgil who nodded his head. 

"Did you want me to get some of that?" Virgil asked as he glanced at the table. 

"Oh no!" Roman shook his head. "You're in the process of moving and that must have surely taken a lot out of your budget. I can handle it." 

The three left the pizza shop as Virgil half wished he could have taken some of the money Roman had left on the table but he knew he wouldn't be able to bring himself to do so. And really, he didn't have to eat. Thomas could eat what they have now, it would last longer and Virgil would be able to make sure he was healthy. Because that's all that really mattered was that Thomas was healthy. Virgil would live. It was fine. 

They walked in a fairly comfortable silence until they reached Virgil's car. "Thank you for the pizza. I know Thomas really enjoyed it," Virgil said as he opened the door and placed Thomas in his seat. 

Roman smiled softly. "Well, did you like it?" A part of his brain told him he shouldn't be flirting but another part of his brain couldn't help himself. 

Virgil flushed slightly as he took in Roman's fairly handsome face with an expression that made him soft. "Yes, thank you." 

Roman grinned before he handed Virgil some money. "Here, as a thank you for spending some time with me." He chuckled awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "I live alone and it gets to me sometimes," more like all of the time. "It was nice to spend time with someone instead of going back to my apartment alone. And I just wanted to thank you for your time." He blushed as he tried to keep his eyes to the ground while he held out the money to Virgil. 

Virgil's eyes widened and began shaking his hands. "Oh no! It's okay. It was...nice." Virgil was well aware that he needed the money. Very well aware. But something stopped him. And he knew that he would feel incredibly guilty if he took the money. 

Roman's head shot up. "Oh please! I insist!" 

Virgil shook his head. "No. I really don't think I should." 

Roman huffed. "Well..fine.." He deflated so much that Virgil almost considered taking the money only if for a smile to spread across the other’s kind face. "Is it okay if I say goodbye to Thomas?" Roman asked sweetly. "I know its weird, but I almost feel like he's my own brother. You've really got a good brother here." Roman grinned slyly. "And his brother isn't so bad looking." 

Virgil blinked as he tried to process. A blush spreading like a wildfire across his pale face. "I-" 

Roman shook his head. "No, it's okay, I know you have a boyfriend. Just thought you needed to know." 

Virgil rolled his eyes. "Yeah, sure. You can say goodbye to Thomas. 

Roman smiled happily and kneeled on the floor of the car. "Hey, Prince Thomas!" He exclaimed. 

"Prince Roman!" Thomas grinned.

Roman chuckled. "It was really nice meeting you. You'll have to tell your brother to bring you by sometime, how does that sound?" 

Thomas's face lit up joyfully. "Yes!" He giggled. 

Roman internally awed at the adorableness he had the good fortune of witnessing. He lowered his voice. "Alright, do you think you're up for a quest?" He asked. 

Thomas's eyes blew wide. "Yes!" He whispered just as excitedly. Virgil allowed a soft fond smile spread across his lips as he watched the two interact. 

Roman grinned. "Perfect." He held up the money and handed it gently to Thomas. "Do you think you are up for the challenge of giving this to your brother once I leave?" 

Thomas stared at the money in his hand. He wasn't stupid. He knew Virgil needed this. He knew they needed this. "Yes, I can!" Thomas answered as his face twisted into one of determination. 

Roman giggled. "You will do well, young prince. Farewell!" Roman exclaimed as he climbed out of the car. "May our paths meet again someday soon!" 

Thomas dissolved into a fit of giggles as Virgil rolled his eyes and shut the car door. "Thank you again," he said as he turned around and went to get in the driver's seat. 

Roman smiled. "You're welcome." He bit his lip. "I-if it's okay, maybe we could hang out some?"

Virgil paused. Thinking it over he decided there was no harm in agreeing. He made Thomas happy. And that's all that mattered. "Sure” he answered. 

Roman grinned. "Yay! Alright, I'll see you around." Roman walked across the road and climbed into his car. He took one last glance at Virgil and Thomas before pulling off. A smile played at his lips. Today was a nice day. 

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Virgil watched as Roman pulled off. "That man is very persistent." He climbed out of the car and walked around to open Thomas's door and pulling the gas can out. "Come on Thomas. Let’s go get gas." 

"Virgil," Thomas started. 

The older brother stopped and turned back to Thomas, scared that he was hurt. "What is it?" 

Thomas held his hand, the one hundred dollar bill sitting neatly in his palm. "Prince Roman sent me on a quest to give this to you once he left." 

Virgil blinked. "That smooth motherfu-" he stopped. He reached forward and took the money the other held out to him. That man sure is something. He thought to himself. "You did a wonderful job completing your quest, Prince Thomas," he exclaimed as he ruffled the others' hair. Thomas smiled brightly and the two were off on their journey to the gas station. Virgil thought about the money in his pocket and a blush rose upon his cheeks. 

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Intel Community Fears Declassification

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), May 26, 2019.--Warning 72-year-old President Donald Trump about declassifying documents related to the FBI’s counter-intelligence investigation against his campaign, 76-year-old Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats urged Atty. Gen  William Barr to exercise caution.  Coats expressed concerns about compromising the FBI’s Top Secret methods-and-practices, not getting to the bottom of the FBI’s counter-intelligence investigation.  Former FBI Director James Comey opened up an investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 based on former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s paid opposition research against Trump AKA “the dossier.”  Coats wants Barr to follow “standards,” warning that “highly sensitive classified information would put our national security at risk.”  Coats worries that abuses at Comey’s FBI could leave the public skeptical of the nation’s most coveted institutions.

            Democrats and the media don’t want Trump to declassify files related to the counter-intelligence operation against his campaign.  Trump thinks that former President Barack Obama ordered his Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch to approve the FBI’s counter-intelligence investigation into Trump’s campaign.  Democrats and the press fear that Trump’s declassification will lead to embarrassing corruption at the Obama White House, Justice Department and FBI trying to help Hillary become president.  “I am confident that the Attorney General will work with the [Intelligence Community] in accordance with the long-established standards to protect highly sensitive classified information, that, if publicly release, would put our national security at risk,” Coats said.  Coats can’t explain what would be contained in the FBI’s counter-intelligence investigation that could harm U.S. national security.  

            Atty. Gen. Barr appointed former U.S. Atty. John H. Durham (R-Conn.) to conduct and investigation into the origins of the FBI’s counter-intelligence operation.  Coats and other members of the intelligence fear that Durham will find that Obama abused the intel community to sabotage Trump’s campaign. Several FBI officials have already been fired, including Comey, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Agent Peter Strzok and FBI Attorney Lisa Page and others, all of whom were engaged in a conspiracy to prevent Trump from becoming president.  Comey has been especially defensive about his counter-intelligence investigation into the Trump campaign.  Comey acted incredulous when asked whether he “spied” on the Trump campaign, insisting he conducted a legitimate counter-intelligence probe. Intel officials are sweating over Durham exposing the ugly details.

           Barr and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, want to find out who authorized Comey’s counter-intelligence investigation of Trump, when it began and what intel was used for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA] Court to obtain warrants to wiretap Trump campaign officials.  Not one Trump Campaign official, including foreign policy aid Carter Page, was ever charged from Comey’s counter-intelligence investigation.  If Comey really had credible probable cause to investigate the Trump campaign, surely Comey would charge someone.  Barr and Graham suspect that the so-called dossier was filled with unverified lies about Trump and his campaign.  Barr and Graham want to know if Comey deceived the FISA Court about the FBI’s probable cause.

          Declassifying files related to the FBI’s counter-intelligence investigation doesn’t compromise U.S. national security, it exposes intolerable abuses at the Obama White House, Justice Department, FBI and National Security Agency.  Now that the Mueller’s Report is over, Barr and Graham believe its time to take inventory at the nation’s most coveted institutions.  If Durham finds that Comey’s investigation was motivated politically to sabotage Trump’s campaign to help Hillary, then heads must roll, especially Comey’s.  Anyone letting politics infiltrate the White House, Justice Department, FBI and National Security agency must pay the price.  U.S. intel officials must stop warning about damage to U.S. national security and recognize to getting to the bottom of what happened protects U.S. national security.  U.S. National Security is threatened when rogue bureaucrats commit egregious crimes.

            Democrats and the intelligence community have a vested interest in keeping Durham’s investigation from seeing the light of day. Democrats want to continue the Mueller probe in Congress, watching House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) say Trump was engaged in a “cover up.”  Trump’s refusal to honor House subpoena’s stems from the fact that the Mueller Report was the final say on Russian collusion.  When Pelosi accuses the president of a cover up, she won’t say what he’s covering up.  When there’s no underlying crime, like Russian collusion, then where’s the cover up? “This is yet another destruction of norms that weakens our intelligence community,” said former CIA Director Mike Morell.  House Intel Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called Trump’s declassification a “corrupt escalation.” Schiff would do anything to prevent the real facts from coming about the FBI’s probe.

About the Author  

John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.

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Breakthrough In Explosive Lawsuit Against Monsanto

(Natural Blaze By Jon Rappoport) A San Francisco lawsuit against Monsanto and its weedkiller, Roundup, is moving forward. And it’s just received a new green light from the judge in the case.

Monsanto’s lawyers are bracing for a deep level of attack, which they were hoping to avoid. The judge has ruled the jury can hear testimony on this issue: Monsanto suppressed evidence that Roundup causes cancer.

Reporter Carey Gillam has the story (The Guardian, 5/22): “At the age of 46, DeWayne Johnson is not ready to die. But with cancer spread through most of his body, doctors say he probably has just months to live. Now Johnson, a husband and father of three in California, hopes to survive long enough to make Monsanto take the blame for his fate.”

“On 18 June, Johnson will become the first person to take the global seed and chemical company to trial on allegations that it has spent decades hiding the cancer-causing dangers of its popular Roundup herbicide products – and his case has just received a major boost.”

Related: How to Avoid GMOs in 2018 – And Everything Else You Should Know About Genetic Engineering

“Last week Judge Curtis Karnow issued an order clearing the way for jurors to consider not just scientific evidence related to what caused Johnson’s cancer, but allegations that Monsanto suppressed evidence of the risks of its weed killing products. Karnow ruled that the trial will proceed and a jury would be allowed to consider possible punitive damages.”

“’The internal correspondence noted by Johnson could support a jury finding that Monsanto has long been aware of the risk that its glyphosate-based herbicides are carcinogenic … but has continuously sought to influence the scientific literature to prevent its internal concerns from reaching the public sphere and to bolster its defenses in products liability actions’, [Judge] Karnow wrote.” [Yes, the Judge in the case wrote that statement.]

“Johnson’s case, filed in San Francisco county superior court in California, is at the forefront of a legal fight against Monsanto. Some 4,000 plaintiffs have sued Monsanto alleging exposure to Roundup caused them, or their loved ones, to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Another case is scheduled for trial in October, in Monsanto’s home town of St Louis, Missouri.”

“How the Johnson lawsuit plays out could be a bellwether for how other plaintiffs proceed. If Johnson prevails, there could be many more years of costly litigation and hefty damage claims. If Monsanto successfully turns back the challenge, it could derail other cases and lift pressure on the firm.”

Related: Doctors Against GMOs – Hear From Those Who Have Done the Research

“According to the court record, Johnson had a job as a groundskeeper for the Benicia unified school district where he applied numerous treatments of Monsanto’s herbicides to school properties from 2012 until at least late 2015. He was healthy and active before he got the cancer diagnosis in August 2014. In a January deposition, Johnson’s treating physician testified that more than 80% of his body was covered by lesions, and that he probably had but a few months to live.”

How will Monsanto proceed? First, they’ll argue that Johnson’s cancer could have been caused by other factors. They’ll throw the kitchen sink at the jury. It could have been genetics. It could have been lifestyle. It could have been causes that are still unknown to researchers. It could have been starlight from a galaxy far, far away. Monsanto’s lawyers will try to bury the jury in reams of supposition.

Second, they’ll show the jury an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) finding that Roundup does not cause cancer. Like the FDA, the EPA has sided with major corporations in efforts to protect them. Monsanto will claim: “The federal government has asserted Roundup is safe, and that’s the end of our responsibility. The federal government is the final arbiter.” Which is to say: the truth isn’t the final arbiter.

Third, Monsanto will execute a series of acrobatic moves to prove they never suppressed evidence that Roundup causes cancer. They were simply “considering all relevant safety issues.” They were “posing various scenarios.” Their internal memos were “temporary work product” on the way to making a final judgment about Roundup’s safety. They were raising valid concerns about flawed studies that claimed Roundup was dangerous.

If all else fails, Monsanto might try to settle with Johnson—and then claim the $$ payout was simply a way to show compassion for his unfortunate condition—and move on—continuing to offer the public a fine and safe product (Roundup). No guilt admitted.

In the extreme—and I need to raise this question—might Monsanto, behind the scenes, secretly and illegally offer Johnson’s lawyer and his client a very large sum to present a weak case in court and let Monsanto win the case?

You decide.

If Monsanto has intentionally hidden the dire effects of Roundup for decades, while people have gotten sick and died, what wouldn’t they do?

Among the myriad scandals and crimes of Monsanto, here is one that sheds light on the mindset of the company. Axisoflogic.com reports (3/22/12): “In 2001, 3,600 inhabitants of the city of Anniston, Alabama, attacked Monsanto for PCB [a chlorine chemical] contamination. According to a report, declassified by the U.S. Agency of Environmental Protection (EPA), Monsanto for almost forty years dumped thousands of tons of contaminated waste in a stream and an open garbage dump in the heart of a black neighborhood in the city.”

“The way The Washington Post reported the story is instructive: ‘Monsanto documents — many emblazoned with warnings such as ‘CONFIDENTIAL: Read and Destroy’ — show that for decades, the corporate giant concealed what it did and what it knew. In 1966, Monsanto managers discovered that fish submerged in that creek turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one.”

“Monsanto was finally convicted in 2002 of having polluted ‘the territory of Anniston and the blood of its people with the PCB’. The firm was ordered to pay $ 700 million in damages and to guarantee the cleaning-up of the city. No legal action was brought against the company officials.”

(To read about Jon’s mega-collection, The Matrix Revealed, click here.)

The author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free NoMoreFakeNews emails here or his freeOutsideTheRealityMachine emails here.

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P I L O T- The Light of Hope

File 00 Declassified: Prologue.

Location: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

  In a luxurious house, rested Hikaru “Azul” Nozomi who slept on his couch after a long night of work. But,he would toss and turn and start mumbling things towards himself as sweat came down his body.  

“Hikaru! C’mon we need to get out of here now!” a voice said

“Hang on… where are we headed to?” Hikaru mumbled.

 “Guys!  Friendly non-corrupted Kairos choppers inbound” A robotic voice said in joy.

 “Hang on… wait…” Hikaru mumbled.

 “You failed them all…” A deep voice said causing Hikaru’s eyes to snap open completely and pushed himself up with him heavily breathing.

 “Again with these damned nightmares…” Hikaru said scratching his hair.

  “The world has completely changed, the playing field has changed as well, not to mention technology has also advanced as well. Prosthetics, Robots, Factory workers, and all the good shit that you can find around the entire world. How everything changes one must learn to adapt.. It’s quite interesting because human and robotic greed has not changed.  Everyone wants a piece of the cake… me and my team members were part of that cake”    Hikaru thought to himself.

 BRRRRRING! BRRRRRRRIIIING!!

 Hikaru’s phone rang as he grabbed it seeing it’s an unknown caller.

 “Hello, This is Jaxson Briggs..” Hikaru said using his alias name instead of his full name.

 “Oh? I thought this was the phone number for Nozomi-san” The caller said causing Hikaru to smile a bit because he was speaking in his native language.

“Ah, this is Nozomi Hikaru. Glad you asked what is it that you need from me and be aware, I expect immediate payment afterwards...” Hikaru said in Japanese still smiling and staying calm.

 “Well, this is Prime Minister Akihiko, We are in need of your assistance” the PM said causing Hikaru’s eyes to widen and his jaw to nearly drop.

 “First off how did ya get this number? Secondly, why do you need my help?” Hikaru asked Akihiko in a calm manner

 “Well one of your old friends was able to tell me about you…her name is.. Nattie is what you call her” Akihiko said causing Hikaru’s eyes to widen and his smile growing even bigger.

 “Yeah I know her. She’s a close friend of mine we both actually worked with the Kairos corporation together.” Hikaru said in content.

 “Good, then I can fill you in about whats going on. Osaka is under control of a powerful Yakuza known as Nobunaga’s Acolytes, we’ve tried everything with our military but General Iris of the JGSDF (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) betrayed his men for greed and power. Even setting up air defenses around Osaka in case of our military trying to get through. However, this caused an uprising of the people being allied with the military. Nobunaga’s Angels has us outgunned and outnumbered. We’ll have a plane sent out to you today. Make sure you have everything that you need. If not we’ll provide you with it.” Prime-Minister Akihiko said.

 “Understood” Hikaru said as moved his phone away from his ear and tapped end call.

 “Japan… my home. Is under siege. Now I have to come to it’s defense. I’m coming home everyone. I’m coming home.” Hikaru said walking away from his couch.

                                                END PROLOGUE.

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A US flag hanging from a steel girder, damaged in the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, blows in the breeze at a memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey on 11 September 2019 as the sun rises behind One World Trade Center building and the re-developed area where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once stood in New York City on the 18th anniversary of the attacks. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

OPINION

Why Biden Has Decided to Lift Veil of Secrecy on 9/11 Inquiry Papers 20 Years After Tragedy

— By Ekaterina Blinova | Sputnik | September 6, 2021

The US Justice Department is expected to release several batches of documents related to the 9/11 terror attacks in the next six months. The first batch is due to be declassified no later than 11 September 2021. Here we examine what has prompted the Biden administration's move.

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looms, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on 3 September directing the Department of Justice to declassify the inquiry documents into the terror attacks. According to the president, "information collected and generated in the US government’s investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks should now be disclosed, except when the strongest possible reasons counsel otherwise."

Last month, some families of 9/11 victims urged Biden not to attend any memorial events on 11 September this year unless his administration agreed to publicise documents related to the hijackers - 19 men associated with al-Qaeda,* 15 of whom were Saudi Arabian nationals. In July 2021, the 9/11 families sued Saudi Arabia for money, alleging that the country's officials could be complicit in the tragedy. Riyadh resolutely denies official involvement, and the 9/11 Commission also found no connection between the terror attack and the Saudi government.

Biden Needs to Divert Public Attention

"The timing for the release of the classified documents may be related to the Biden administration's need to justify the withdrawal from Afghanistan following [Donald] Trump's decision," says Dr Luciano Zaccara, an assistant professor and research coordinator at the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University.

Biden's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan caused his approval rating to plummet. Polling by FiveThirtyEight statistics-pooling website, shows that 48.4 percent of American respondents disapprove of the president's performance in office with his approval rating hovering around 45.9 percent. According to the Washington Examiner, these figures have prompted growing concerns among Democrats who are nearly a year out from 2022 mid-term elections in which they will struggle to maintain their congressional majorities.

"The criticism [Biden] received from inside the country related to the lack of US accomplishments during the past 20 years of occupation focused on the human cost, mainly in American lives, that the occupation represented, demanded such a measure to demonstrate the actions in Afghanistan accomplished the objective of punishing those who were behind the attacks," notes Zaccara.

Under these circumstances, the Biden administration is seeking to set a new foreign policy doctrine of the US regarding the whole Middle East which prioritises its own security concerns over other third countries, the academic highlights. Thus, the long-anticipated release of 9/11 documents could divert public attention from the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and help identify new priorities, according to the professor.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Biden Risks Damaging Relations With MBS, Again

At the same time, some observers suggest that the documents might cast doubt over Saudi elites, given that most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian nationals. If the forthcoming release contains any material of that kind, "this may certainly erode relations" between Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Zaccara suggests.

"We are seeing a greater reluctance by the Biden administration to 'protect' America’s Saudi allies from the release of potentially damaging information regarding the extent of Saudi involvement and subsequent cover-up by both the Saudis and by the Bush administration," echoes Dr Mehran Kamrava, director of the Center for International and Regional Studies and professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar.

Previously, the Biden administration criticised the crown prince, suggesting that he could be involved in the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On 26 February, the Biden administration released an intelligence report "linking" the crown prince with the incident but providing no evidence to back the claims. Some media suggested at the time that Biden's White House was seeking to "sideline" the powerful prince, known for his sympathy with former president Donald Trump.

Release of the documents related to the Saudi nationals' involvement in 9/11 is "20 years overdue", says Peter Kuznick, professor of History in American University, Washington, DC. According to Kuznick, "this lack of transparency is sometimes simply to avoid embarrassment and sometimes because of geopolitical calculations." Under George W Bush, the US was dependent on Middle Eastern hydrocarbons and tried not to infuriate its allies.

"As Gulf oil diminishes in importance in US foreign policy thinking, the US has been trying to extricate itself to some degree from the region, which is good," the professor notes. "Unfortunately, Biden and the blob think this will free them to confront more aggressively the real antagonists – Russia and China – which is in no one's interest at a time when collaboration is needed on so many fundamental global issues."

Congressman Charlie Wilson, who pushed the US Congress into backing the mujahideen

Docs May Expose US Complicity in 'Creating' Jihadi Criminals

At the same time, however, the documents may also shed some light on the US Cold-War era collaboration with jihadists, Kuznick says. He points out that the US used to train, arm, and finance Afghan Mujahideen in the late Seventies and Eighties in order to use them as Cold War proxies against the USSR. "Those insurgents included Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders as well as many of the Taliban*," according to the academic. Washington has long abstained from releasing 9/11 documents apparently because "it could have exposed the US complicity in creating the criminals who hit this country on 9/11," Kuznick suggests.

Meanwhile, on 3 September, CBS released an interview with Danny Gonzalez, a former FBI agent who participated in Operation Encore, the still-secret investigation into the two Saudi hijackers who were based in San Diego. Gonzalez told CBS News that "19 hijackers [could not] commit 3,000 mass murders by themselves," suggesting that they had a US-based support network. According to him, two of the culprits attended flight training in Arizona before the attack.

Twitter: Catherine Herridge@CBS_Herridge! #OperationEncore “I can’t sit on the sidelines when I know the truth,” retired FBI agent Danny Gonzalez told @CBSNews in his first network TV interview about the still secret FBI case + retired FBI agent Ken Williams who wrote the “Phoenix memo” that warned before 9/11 potential

Twitter: Catherine Herridge@CBS_Herridge! September 4, Replying to @CBS_Herridge. Terrorists were flight training in the US, said of the files, “The evidence is there. I've seen it. But I can't get into specifics because of the protective order.” Operation Encore drilled down on 2 hijackers who lived in San Diego + who helped them. (Former FBI agent who worked on still-secret FBI 9/11 case says hijackers had U.S.-based support...In an exclusive interview with CBS News, former FBI agent Danny Gonzalez said "19 hijackers cannot commit 3,000 mass murders by themselves." cbsnews.com)

It is still unclear whether the release would become a bombshell or whether "the government machinery [would] slow the process, provide excuses and redact documents so heavily that they are meaningless," says Bruce Eagleson, the son of a 9/11 victim who suggested in his September op-ed that "the first test" would be 11 September 2021 when the batch of files is due to be released.

Former FBI Agent Who Worked on Still-Secret FBI 9/11 Case Says Hijackers Had U.S.-Based Support Network

— By Catherine Herridge, Andres Triar | September 3, 2021 | CBS News

President Biden signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Justice to oversee a declassification review of some documents related to the 9/11 attacks, amid pressure from families of victims who are demanding to know if Saudi Arabia helped the hijackers. The order requires the attorney general to release any declassified documents in the next six months.

Some records pertain to a still-secret investigation, code named "Operation Encore," which centered on the two hijackers that lived in San Diego and who may have assisted them. While it could take months for the documents to be released, Danny Gonzalez, a former FBI agent who worked on the operation, told CBS News that he's confident two of the hijackers had a U.S.-based support network.

"19 hijackers cannot commit 3,000 mass murders by themselves," Gonzalez said in his first television interview about the investigation.

"Based on what you found, do you believe there was a domestic support network for the hijackers?" CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge asked Gonzalez.

"Obviously," he said. "I can't comment on it, but you don't have to be an FBI agent with 26 years of experience to figure that out."

Gonzalez said the two hijackers — Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar — were helped by a number of Saudis, including Omar al-Bayoumi.

Bayoumi, who was working for the Saudi government, has said he randomly ran into the two hijackers at a restaurant in Los Angeles and urged them to move to San Diego. There, he helped them find an apartment and open a bank account. The two hijackers even started flight school nearby.

Gonzalez said he is under FBI orders not to reveal certain classified information about Operation Encore. As is another former agent, Ken Williams, who wrote a memo before 9/11 that warned potential terrorists were taking flight lessons in Arizona.

"The evidence is there. I've seen it. But I can't get into specifics because of the protective order," Williams said. Both former agents are now working for the families as investigators.

"I can't sit on the sidelines when I know the truth," Gonzalez said.

The 9/11 families are suing Saudi Arabia for money. The Saudis deny official involvement, and the 9/11 Commission report found no connection. The commission report also found that Bayoumi was an "unlikely candidate for clandestine involvement with Islamist extremists," and said there was "no credible evidence that he believed in violent extremism or knowingly aided extremist groups."

CBS reached out to the Saudi embassy in Washington with questions and asked to hear directly from Bayoumi, among other Saudi nationals. An embassy spokesman had no comment.

Gonzalez said the public would learn "a lot" if records from Operation Encore — which began two years after the commission's report — were released, and that it would change the public's understanding of 9/11.

Brett Eagleson is leading a group of 9/11 families fighting for the documents to be released. He was 15 years old when his father, Bruce, was killed in the World Trade Center South Tower — and twenty years later, he said he wants his daughter to know the secrets of 9/11 and who killed her grandfather.

"Your grandfather was a hero," he told her.

Eagleson called Biden's executive order a "critical first step" but said he remains skeptical.

In response to the president's decision to declassify some of the documents, the FBI said in a statement that it will "continue to work in coordination with the Department of Justice and other agencies to declassify and release documents related to the 9/11 investigation."