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The drag queen in the White Hut needs something to control. How about the sun, the moon and the stars. He is, after all, a little tin god.
(n) narco-state: an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels.
Samuel Hersch, famed author, did a good job of connecting the dots of Obama's illegal use of the US military to go to war in Lybia, Syria, and Pakistan.
The Red Line and the Rat Line.
Obama's Illegal Use of US Military A True Concern "The real Obama scandal: fighting illegal wars in Libya and Pakistan The AP, IRS and Benghazi controversies are political sideshows. Obama's use of illegal force abroad is true concern" The Guardian 2013.
There are many more dots that paint an even clearer picture of Obama's abuse of Federal Powers.
Egypt 2013:"The recent decision of the Obama Administration to unilaterally withhold military aid and support without consulting Congress sends the message the United States is on the side of terrorists, instead of with those who are fighting terrorism. Instead of condemning the Egyptian people and their aspirations of a new democratic and free Egypt, the United States should be supporting and learning from Egypt’s war on terror. Obama Unilaterally Pulls Support for Egypt as Morsi Fights Against Taliban Terrorists Breitbart 2013 Barack Obama has been playing a critical role in making sure that Egypt, one of our staunchest allies in the Middle East, is positioned to become the next member of the Union of Iranian Radical Islamist Republics headed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Every single word out of the president’s mouth, every single move he’s made has had the effect of stabbing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the back, of opening the door to Islamist radicals taking another step on their way to restoring an unholy caliphate in that region.
Barack Obama, George Soros and Zbigniew Brzezinski are behind the fall of Egypt and the coming Islamic Revolution"Obama and the Shadow Socialist Group Behind Egypt’s Fall made it possible for the Muslim Brotherhood to take over. For those of you who don’t know, Brzezinski is the same man who supervised the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979 under Jimmy Carter."
Who is Obama Supporting in the Middle East? Qatar, and Syrian Rebels who have pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, and Iran is eerily friendly. Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern Massacres of civilians are being exploited for narrow geopolitical competition to control Mideast oil, gas pipelines.
Obama goes to Iran (!) for help with Iraq Washington Post 2014
The ridiculously wealthy UAE (Qatar) carries the same Islamic Revolutionary torch for ensuring an Islamic world under Sharia Law.
Pax Islamica Debuts in Dubai Breitbart 2014
“We have information about Al Qaeda operations in Latin America, although it has never been confirmed by the Qatar government. I don’t think they are there for terrorist attacks but because of business,” Qatar used as transit point by drug traffickers: Expert 2013
Obama released 5 high risk terrorists, in exchange for an American military deserter, to the care of Qatar, again without congressional approval. This is the same country that the US established for Taliban headquarters in 2011.
Seeds of Terror
How heroin is bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
2014 Report: Drug shipments off the coast of Africa have "significantly increased since 2009"
HMAS Melbourne seizes estimated $706 million in drugs from boat intercepted off coast of Africa 2014
Drug trafficking, kidnapping fund al Qaeda CNN 2011
Islamic Revolutionaries tied to drug and human trafficking. ThenTalibans Role in Afghanistans Mafia Newsweek 2013 "Afghanistan is responsible for about three-quarters of the world’s heroin production, with much of it being cultivated in the Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the south of the country. However, the US has concentrated most of its efforts in the east of Afghanistan, which has relatively little poppy production, as it is safer than working in the south."
2014 Report"Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Study makes grim reading, with opium poppy cultivation increasing by over a third, while the country now has about 1.3 million heroin users. This is a ten-fold increase compared to 2005, when around 130,000 people were using the drug."
State Department Reports Hezbollah Increasing Drug and Terrorism in South America 2013
Nisman's report said Iran's intelligence activities in Latin America are being conducted directly by Iranian officials or through a key surrogate, the Hezbollah Islamic militant group. "Criminal plans" by Iran could be under way in Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, the report said. "They are more involved in the cocaine trade than ever before, and have greater access in the region due their allies in Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and elsewhere," Farah said. " CNN 2013
‘Fast and Furious’ Linked to Immunity Deal Between U.S. and Sinaloa Cartel, Trafficking Defendant Alleges in Court Papers"The evidence seems to indicate that the Justice Department not only allowed criminals to smuggle weapons, but that tax payers’ dollars in the form of informant payments, may have financed those engaging in such activities,” the pleading added.
December 29, 2011
Fast and Furious: "In June 2011, Rep. Darrell Issa’s initial report was published detailing the facts about the operation. Two months later, in August 2011, a Washington Times report based on insider information, revealed the primary motive of the gunrunning was to covertly arm a favored drug cartel not by the ATF, but by the CIA. " The Fast and Furious Red Herring 2014
CONFIRMED: The DEA Struck A Deal With Mexico's Most Notorious Drug Cartel
"The link between drugs and crime, including violent crime, would be hard to overstate in Chicago. Eighty-six percent of adult males arrested in Chicago last year tested positive for drug use. Chicago, with a population of 2.7 million, had 506 murders in 2012, the highest per capita among the four most populous U.S. cities."
Heroin Pushed Into Chicago by Cartels. Bloomberg 2013
Opiates are now the leading cause of accidental deaths, surpassing car crashes and alcohol.
"The horrific toll of America's heroin 'epidemic" America's Heroin Epidemic -BBC 2014
SEC Ignores Rampant Money Laundering
How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs. As the violence spread, billions of dollars of cartel cash began to seep into the global financial system. But a special investigation by the Observer reveals how the increasingly frantic warnings of one London whistleblower were ignored- Guardian 2011
DEA laundering money, "Agency officials declined to publicly discuss details of their work, citing concerns about compromising their investigations."
< a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/world/americas/us-drug-agents-launder-profits-of-mexican-cartels.html?_r=4&pagewanted=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&"> US Agents Launder Money for the Drug Cartels -NY Times 2011
JP Morgan openly launders money in cities such as Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez turned that nation into one of the biggest drug distributors of the world. The people have no toilet paper, but they have plenty of cocaine. JP Morgan Laundering Money in Caracas -Daily Caller 2013
"One thing the American government has not done is to prosecute the largest banks in the world for supporting the drug cartels by washing billions of dollars of their blood stained money. As Narco sphere journalist Bill Conroy has observed banks are ”where the money is” in the global drug war. HSBC, Western Union, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase&Co, Citigroup, Wachovia amongst many others have allegedly failed to comply with American anti-money laundering (AML) laws." Money Laundering and The Drug Trade: The Role of the Banks 2013 HSBC Helped Terrorists, Iran, Mexican Drug Cartels Launder Money, Senate Report Says Forbes 2012 There is no War on Drugs.
Drug Legalization was paid for by the Cartel favorite Money Launderer, not citizen activism.
Drug legalization was never about personal liberties. It was about acceptance of drugs. Drugs provided by the cartels, and ease of laundering money by banks.
Feds seek prison for Washington pot growers -Yahoo News 2014
The Drug Legalization campaign is social engineering at it’s finest. Those who laundered money for the cartels, have been pushing drug legalization, including heroin since the 90’s.
The Hidden Soros Agenda: Drugs, Money, the Media, and Political Power-2004
$Billions in influence cartel influence peddling, and lobbying, is what has led people to believe that the war on drugs was useless. If you dont believe these ruthless sociopaths are going after your children, think again.
George Soros creates Methadone Drug Superhero Comic Book for Kids.The Blaze 2011.
This level of trafficking would not happen without government complicity. Heroin isn't grown here, and it is cheaper and easier for kids to get than beer.
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Knowing what butt kissers PBS staffs are... my question is, "Was Bill Nye being intellectually honest in his cynicism or was he trying to be 'kiss butt' helpful with a softball question?
"I hear universal laughter ringing out among the stars."