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Australian federal police raid Canberra home of intelligence officer
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 4 Sep 2019 | Amy Remeikis and Christopher Knaus

Posted on 09/14/2019 6:56:43 PM PDT by BeauBo

The Australian federal police have raided the Canberra home of intelligence officer Cameron Gill...

Cameron Gill was also listed as an adviser to then defence materiel minister, Mal Brough, in defence documents recording a meeting with former US ambassador John Berry in 2015.

It is unclear whether Wednesday’s raid is connected to the Smethurst story, which reported that the heads of the defence and home affairs ministries had discussed draconian new powers to allow the Australian Signals Directorate to spy on Australian citizens for the first time.

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


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 2015; abc; australia; berry; brough; eavesdropping; fiveeye; gill; intelligence; johnberry; leaks; malbrough; media; newscorp; raids; smethurst; spying
Recently another Intelligence official was arrested in Canada (Cameron Ortis, the RCMP's Director General of the National Intelligence Coordination Centre).

This article implies that the Australian arrest might have to do with leaking to the media, but it is within the time frame where the DoJ IGs report into the FISA abuse scandal (attempted coup against President Trump) was wrapped up, and Senior folks (and presumably allied Governments, if implicated) were being given a heads up on what is coming.

1 posted on 09/14/2019 6:56:43 PM PDT by BeauBo
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It’s pretty amazing how Nixon had to enlist the help of amateurs to spy on the Democrats, whereas Obama got the full cooperation of the security services, complete with civil service protections for the miscreants, to go after the GOP.


2 posted on 09/14/2019 6:59:09 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: BeauBo

I really don’t think much will come out of the fisa abuse investigation. I pray I’m wrong, but I see the writing on the wall.

McCabe will not be indicted by the grand jury because DOJ will put on a half ass case in front of 100% anti-trump grand jury. Then they will say these cases are just too hard to prove and we can’t even get the really bad mccabe indicted by a grand jury. So let’s just reform our ways and promise not to do it again. Sorry.


3 posted on 09/14/2019 7:01:59 PM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: Zhang Fei

Clintons are the New York Yankees of organized government crime. Obama and friends are the Boston Red Sox.

Nixon and his boys were a little league team from Levittown, PA.


4 posted on 09/14/2019 7:08:05 PM PDT by samtheman (The drive-by media is the true boss of the democommie party.)
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To: Alas Babylon!; American_Centurion; An.American.Expatriate; arthurus; ASA.Ranger; ASA Vet; Ax; ...

MI Ping


5 posted on 09/14/2019 7:21:02 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Make American Intelligence Great Again. Bring back ASA.)
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“” “” It’s pretty amazing how Nixon had to enlist the help of amateurs to spy on the Democrats, whereas Obama got the full cooperation of the security services, complete with civil service protections for the miscreants, to go after the GOP.”” “”

Alphabet agencies exist to protect national interest. They had a different definition in Nixon times though. Today national interest is that makes interests of ruling class and not the nation in general.


6 posted on 09/14/2019 8:04:54 PM PDT by NorseViking
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“” “” Clintons are the New York Yankees of organized government crime. Obama and friends are the Boston Red Sox.”” “”

Why do you think they are on different teams?
Bubba is Babe Ruth and Obama Bernie Williams.


7 posted on 09/14/2019 8:09:53 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: BeauBo

Raid on ABC office and NewsCorp too...


8 posted on 09/14/2019 9:32:29 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: BeauBo

Unless his name is Alexander Downer, or he’s related to him somehow, I’m not interested.


9 posted on 09/14/2019 10:06:12 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: BeauBo; ASA Vet

Is this a result of stupidity with this clown and other 5 Eye thugs trying to take Candidate Trump out contention in that election year?


10 posted on 09/15/2019 8:03:53 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( The line that separates satire and Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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