Q Ping - NEW THREAD
"We are restoring the fundamental principles that the job of the American soldier is not to rebuild foreign nations, but defend and defend strongly our nation from foreign enemies. We are ending the era of endless wars. In its place is a renewed, clear-eyed focus on defending Americas vital interests. It is not the duty of U.S. troops to solve ancient conflicts in faraway lands that many people have never even heard of. We are not the policemen of the world.
But let our enemies be on notice: If our people are threatened, we will never, ever hesitate to act. And when we fight, from now on, we will fight only to win. As MacArthur said: In war, there is no substitute for victory.
…be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (Ephesians 6:10)
What does it mean to be "strong in the Lord"?
We were never meant to fight alone (without God).
Paul makes our source of power and strength clear in this passage. It is God, himself, who holds the power to fight and win. Verse 10 commands us to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might” Kevin Halloran - Unlockingthebible.org
Please pray that God would lead our fight, that we trust in Him and turn to Him for courage and the strength we need to stand fast without wavering, and to FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
We ARE ready!
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Here is Stars & Stripes link to the AMERICA Prayer Vigil (6/16/20) ~PRAYER~ thread.
ThankQ
Good Morning All!!
Thank you for the many uplifting comments made in regard to my last post.
Just so ya know, I am not experiencing any sort of doubt or weariness pertaining to our LEADER, President Trump, and his efforts to drain the swamp.
MAGA
KAG
WWG1WGA!!!!!
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Why FBI Relied on Crowdstrike Examination of DNC Server after Alleged Russian Hack
by anon
part 1 of 2
The FBI never requested access to the DNCs computer servers, wrote DNC deputy communications director Eric Walker. According to an unnamed intelligence official, no U.S. intelligence agency ever did its own forensic analysis on the hacked servers. FBI and Homeland Security relied on analysis by third-party security firm CrowdStrike, which investigated the breach for the DNC. [1]
Even that narrative is questionable. [Former] FBI Director James Comey and [former] Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson both testified to Congress about the DNCs reluctance to cooperate in a case the Democrats nonetheless relentlessly hyped as tantamount to an act of war. A week before Comeys testimony, the DNC even blamed the FBI for having never requested access. Yet an unnamed senior FBI official contradicted the DNC the very next day, telling The Hill that The FBI repeatedly stressed to DNC officials the necessity of obtaining direct access to servers and data, only to be rebuffed This left the FBI no choice but to rely upon a third party for information. [2]
In hindsight, isnt it obvious that the whole procedure was highly irregular, especially in light of the extreme sensitivity of the Russian election interference allegation? Who directed the FBI to disregard procedure and not insist on doing a proper forensic exam of the DNC serverespecially if the alleged Russian hacking was going to serve as a pretext to derail Donald Trumps legitimate presidency?
The hacking of the DNC server is what initiated the entire Trump/Russia hoax. How can we trust the DNC or Obama administration officialscontradicting each others statementson such a significant matter? Lets review the events. [4]
In testimony to the House Intelligence Committee, the DNC IT Director, Yared Tamene Wolde-Yohannes, stated that in September 2015, a [name-redacted] FBI agent first alerted him to potential nefarious activity on the DNC network. [6, p.7] However the DNC technology team could not detect the nefarious activity. That FBI agent contacted the DNC numerous times between then and December 2015 to report continued signs of suspicious activity. The agent said his information came from other operatives in the Intelligence Community. [6, p.12]
The FBI eventually asked the DNC for 15 GB of metadata from the DNC servers, which was to be turned over on 4/29/16. [6, p.24] But on 4/28/16, the DNCs information technology team discovered a cyberattack on their servers.
On 5/1/16 the DNC, through their law firm Perkins-Coie, hired CrowdStrike, a private contractor, to examine the server. From that time onward, CrowdStrike took over all communications with the FBI on behalf of the DNC. [6, p.32]
In response to questioning over Seth Rich, Tamene stated that the DNC found no unusual or unauthorized access by DNC personnel, but admitted that CrowdStrike was involved in the process of analysis [6, p.35] (Under contract to the DNC, did Crowdstrike in effect serve as a paid advocate to exonerate DNC personnel or advance a predetermined outcome?)
Predictably, CrowdStrike concluded that the Russians were responsible.
In mid-June, WikiLeaks announced they were in possession of emails damaging to Clinton. They did not say how they obtained the emails, but denied that Russia provided them.
In a perplexing coincidence, Shawn Henry admitted that Crowdstrike had provided some intelligence services to the FBI as part of a contract in the past. [5, - p.74]. A search for CrowdStrikes government contracts reveals a contract with the FBI from 7/8/2015 to 7/7/2016. [7] So while remediating the DNC network and advocating for the DNC in contacts with the FBI, CrowdStrike simultaneously had a contract with the FBI. The period
when the FBI agent originally advised Director Tamene of potential nefarious activity on the DNC network was concurrent with CrowdStrike providing intelligence to the FBI. Which unnamed Intelligence Community source was notifying the FBI agent of nefarious activity on the DNC serverscould it have been CrowdStrike itself? Shouldnt the [name-redacted] FBI Agent be called to testify?
In a further coincidence, IT Director Tamenes legal counsel for the House Intelligence Committee testimony was Marc Elias of Perkins-Coiethe same law firm that technically hired CrowdStrike to work for the DNC. (Doesnt Perkins-Coies representation of the DNC and CrowdStrike appear to be a conflict of interest?) But back to the timeline
The DNC refused to allow the FBI or Homeland Security anywhere near their server. In violation of every investigative norm, the FBI accepted CrowdStrikes unverified redacted report, and passed it on to Muellers special counsel. In fact, the FBI never even saw the full report, but used it as a primary source to blame Russia anyway! [3]
The New York Times wrote an article supporting the DNC version of the story. Then Comeys FBI leaked information to bolster this narrative, and the Times ran a second story. The DNC version of events got repeated so frequently and passionately that it became accepted as true.
In this way, through the knowing collusion of many individuals, criticism regarding the content of Hillarys emails was deflected, and the seeds were sown for a false narrative that Russians wanted to bolster Trumps election changes.
part 2 of 2
In Congressional testimony, CrowdStrikes CEO Shaun Henry could not state unequivocally that Russians hacked the DNC server or exfiltrated data from it. There are times when we can see data exfiltrated, and we can say conclusively. But in this case it appears it was set up to be exfiltrated, but we just dont have the evidence that says it actually left. [5] Yet upon this thinnest of predicates was based a circa-$32-million special counsel that failed to find wrongdoing by the President, an impeachment proceeding that concluded no wrongdoing by the President, and a relentless media narrative that for 3.5 years has attempted to unseat a duly-elected President.
Bottom line: While we do know that the 2016 Clinton Campaign and DNC paid for the discredited Steele Dossier, we still dont know what data the DNC server held that the DNC hoped to hide from the FBIdata which remains hidden to this day. We dont know exactly what acts of wrongdoing the Obama administration hoped to conceal from their employers, the American people. However, we do know that everyone in Mr. Obamas cabinet used private Gmail addresses for surreptitious email communication, to knowingly evade federal records retention laws. We do know that the Steele dossier (which the FBI certified to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) as reliable, and upon which the Court relied in granting warrants that legitimized spying on candidate and President Donald Trump) contained nothing more than rumors and innuendo, and had been discredited by the FBI itself. After the FBIs stunning malfeasance was revealed, FISC Chief Judge Boasberg censured the FBI, suggesting that prior cases might be overturned due to the FBIs pattern of lacking candor. We do know that when the Crossfire Razor investigation regarding Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was about to be closed for lack of evidence, the FBIs Peter Strzok overrode agency decisions and insisted it remain open so they could frame Trumps incoming National Security Advisor, Flynn.
Four years later, unanswered questions still abound. We must continue pressing for answers to unravel the bizarre and inexplicable behavior of the DNC, the FBI, and the Obama administration.
Sources
[1] https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/312767-fbi-never-examined-hacked-dnc-servers-report (01/04/17)
[2] https://amgreatness.com/2020/02/14/impeachment-was-cover-for-crowdstrike-and-democrats-got-what-they-wanted/ (2/14/20)
[3] https://lidblog.com/crowdstrike-dnc/ (6/16/19)
[5] Testimony of Shaun Henry (CrowdStrike CEO) to House Intelligence Committee (12/5/17), https://intelligence.house.gov/UploadedFiles/SH21.pdf
[6] Testimony of Yared Tamene Wolde-Yohannes (DNC IT Director) to House Intelligence Committee (08/30/17), https://dni.gov/files/HPSCI_Transcripts/Yareda_Tamene-MTR_Redacted.pdf
[7] CrowdStrike contract with the FBI
https://www.usaspending.gov/#/award/CONT_AWD_DJF151200P0007649_1549_-NONE-_-NONE (toss a - at the end to get to the url)