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A deafening media silence on the Obama-Hezbollah scandal
New York Post ^ | December 21, 2017 | David Harsanyi

Posted on 12/23/2017 8:48:48 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Politico published a jaw-dropping, meticulously sourced investigative piece this week detailing how the Obama administration had secretly undermined US law enforcement agency efforts to shut down an international drug-trafficking ring run by the terror group Hezbollah. The effort was part of a wider push by the administration to placate Iran and ensure the signing of the nuclear deal.

Now swap out “Trump” for “Obama” and “Russia” for “Iran” and imagine the eruption these revelations would generate. Because, by any conceivable journalistic standard, this scandal should’ve triggered widespread coverage and been plastered on front pages across the country. By any historic standard, the scandal should elicit outrage regarding the corrosion of governing norms from pundits and editorial boards. Yet, as it turns out, there’s an exceptionally good chance most of your neighbors and colleagues haven’t heard anything about it.

Days after the news broke, in fact, neither NBC News, ABC News nor CBS News — whose shows can boast a collective 20 million viewers — had been able to find the time to relay the story to its sizeable audiences. Other than Fox News, cable news largely ignored the revelations as well.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clintonnonnews; cnn; hezbollah; iran; johnkerry; joshmeyer; lebanon; liberalfascism; mediawingofthednc; newsblackout; obamahezbollah; partisanmediashills; politico; projectcassandra; spiked
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1 posted on 12/23/2017 8:48:48 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Watergate x10 power


2 posted on 12/23/2017 8:52:45 AM PST by DownInFlames
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To: DownInFlames

My Fellow Americans....The Storm Is Upon Us.


3 posted on 12/23/2017 8:53:33 AM PST by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There’s no pretense around media bias any longer. It’s all out in the open, unashamed and unapologetic.


4 posted on 12/23/2017 8:54:08 AM PST by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Probably because the so-called “news” media is merely a propaganda arm of the Democrat Party.


5 posted on 12/23/2017 8:55:10 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

and it would be a deafining Constant Scream were they able tie it to a GOP.


6 posted on 12/23/2017 8:56:02 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: DownInFlames

7 posted on 12/23/2017 8:57:42 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sorry David Harsanyi but the only outrage liberals feel is rage that conservative Americans are allowed to live.


8 posted on 12/23/2017 8:58:05 AM PST by GOPJ ( Peter Strzok effing 'elite' FBI assh*le-Policemen, firemen & traditional Americans shop at Walmart)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

they won’t be silent much longer- they will be forced to run to obama’s defense- sessions has apparently ordered an investigation


9 posted on 12/23/2017 9:00:27 AM PST by Bob434
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To: SandRat

the problem is it’s never a deafening constant scream when republicans are the ones doing the investigation- republicans should be breathlessly running this day and night just like the dems do to us to get as much exposure and publicity for the investigation as possible- force the liberals to try to defend it like they forced the republicans to defend trump


10 posted on 12/23/2017 9:02:29 AM PST by Bob434
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11 posted on 12/23/2017 9:03:38 AM PST by Liz (One side in this conflict has 8 Trillion bullets; the other side doesnt know which bathroom to use.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Politico is in for another rude awakening... liberal ‘elites’ (thugs) will hold this excellently researched piece AGAINST them... Welcome to our world Politico... get a taste of it then run for the goons - they'll take you back if you trash traditional Americans with hatred... that never ends.
12 posted on 12/23/2017 9:04:00 AM PST by GOPJ ( Peter Strzok effing 'elite' FBI assh*le-Policemen, firemen & traditional Americans shop at Walmart)
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"and it would be a deafining Constant Scream were they able tie it to a GOP."

The left is already screaming foul that talk radio and FNC brought this up in the first place (and apparently shouldn't have?).

13 posted on 12/23/2017 9:05:02 AM PST by daler
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To: Bob434

“republicans should be breathlessly running this day”

On the Republican owned newspaper, radio and TV stations? They might be doing that, but like a tree falling in the forest...


14 posted on 12/23/2017 9:06:24 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Liz

That image describes Care at a VA Hospital


15 posted on 12/23/2017 9:07:17 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
This will go on for years and in the end nothing will be done. No Special Counsel, no indite any one, no Grand Jury. Just the normal complain and talk talk talk. Typical, wish it was different.
16 posted on 12/23/2017 9:09:53 AM PST by Logical me
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There’s a whole lotta treason goin’ on out there.

5.56mm


17 posted on 12/23/2017 9:15:39 AM PST by M Kehoe
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Let's understand. what's going on here (read below). Obama colluded with Hillary to hide State Dept documents. But the unspoken reason for this unheard of deletion, appropriation and illegal conversion of govt documents is to COVER-UP Obama's part in some horrendous activities.

(1) The secret billion dollar Iran deal that included pallets of cash and gold bars....(2) the uranium deal, and, (3) the State Dept's Muslim Engagement activities....(as just three examples) undermines the safety and security of Americans and their families. More than likely, hidden in these documents are Obama's transmitting billions of tax dollars to his pals.....some very dangerous foreign despots.

Note that the documents taken are listed by pathological liar Hillary......AND IS TOTALLY UNVERIFIABLE.

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Clinton Struck Deal With Obama State Dept. to Keep Records Private
Washington Free Beacon ^ | 12/14/17 | Jack Heretik
Posted on 12/14/2017, 1:21:18 PM by x1stcav

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton struck a deal with the State Department while serving in the Obama administration that allowed her to take ownership of records she did not want made public, according to recently released reports.

Clinton and her then-deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin were permitted to remove electronic and physical records under a claim they were "personal" materials and "unclassified, non-record materials."

Judicial Watch made the revelation after filing a FOIA request with the State Department and obtaining a record of the agreement.

The newly released documents show the deal allowed Clinton and Abedin to remove documents related to particular calls and schedules, and the records would not be "released to the general public under FOIA."

The released records included a list of designated materials that "would not be released to the general public under FOIA" and were to be released "to the Secretary with this understanding."

<><> Her aide, Human Abedin, was allowed to secretly remove electronic records and five boxes of physical files, including files labeled "Muslim Engagement Documents."

<><> Electronic copy of "daily files" – which are word versions of public documents and non-records: speeches/press statements/photos from the website, a non-record copy of the schedule, a non record copy of the call log, press clips, and agenda of daily activities

<><> Electronic copy of a log of calls the Secretary made since 2004, it is a non-record, since her official calls are logged elsewhere (official schedule and official call log) Electronic copy of the Secretary’s "call grid" which is a running list of calls she wants to make (both personal and official)

<><> 16 boxes: Personal Schedules (1993 thru 2008-prior to the Secretary’s tenure at the Department of State (unverifiable).

<><> 29 boxes: Miscellaneous Public Schedules during her tenure as FLOTUS and Senator-prior to the Secretary’s tenure at the Department of State

<><> 1 box: Personal Reimbursable receipts (6/25/2009 thru 1/14/2013) 1 box: Personal Photos 1 box: Personal schedule (2009-2013)

<><> A physical file of "the log of the Secretary’s gifts with pictures of gifts" was also handed over to Clinton. Gifts received by government employees is highly regulated, and often strictly limited. However, gifts that are "motivated by a family relationship or personal friendship" may be accepted without limitation.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton released a statement condemning the agreement between the government and Clinton. "We already know the Obama State Department let Hillary Clinton steal and then delete her government emails, which included classified information. But these new records show that was only part of the scandal," Fitton said. "These new documents show the Obama State Department had a deal with Hillary Clinton to hide her calls logs and schedules, which would be contrary to FOIA and other laws."

"When are the American people going to get an honest investigation of the Clinton crimes?" he added.

18 posted on 12/23/2017 9:23:35 AM PST by Liz (One side in this conflict has 8 Trillion bullets; the other side doesnt know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Bob434

Holder should also be made to talk, sing, yodel, whatever.


19 posted on 12/23/2017 9:26:12 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Gen.Blather

fox has yet to even start sounding the alarms on the issue- a fee mentions, but they should be running it every day- having people on breathlessly calling for investigations, declaring that the corruption on the left is rampant etc-

My point is hte right doesn’t sound the alarms like the left does- (Yes i know there is more msm on the left-) we tend to get info like this and run it a few days and then droop it and move onto other issues- demos never ever drop it- The left know how to alarm the public to the point that they think the world is ending- the right- not so much-


20 posted on 12/23/2017 9:26:55 AM PST by Bob434
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