Free Republic

Breaking: Italian media reports John Durham is headed to Italy — For third time Posted by Kane on November 19, 2019 12:55 amItalian Spygate irritates Washington, while Durham marks Rome for another trip A “no comment” has arrived from the US Department of Justice questioned by Adnkronos regarding the indiscretion reported by Atlantic on Saturday morning , according to which the prosecutor John Durham is planning a new visit to Italy, after that of September 27th when together at the Attorney General, William Barr met with the heads of our services, Dis, Aise and Aisi. A hypothesis that was leaked...

(CNN)To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a "perfect" phone call. "It's based on a single phone call of congratulations to the President of Ukraine, which they fraudulently mischaracterized to sound absolutely horrible," Trump said a few weeks ago of his July 25 call with the Ukrainian President cited by a whistleblower complaint. But a review of more than 2,600 pages of transcripts released this week from eight witnesses who have testified in the House impeachment inquiry over the past six weeks shows how controversy over Trump's Ukraine policy had been brewing inside the US government...

A now-deleted tweet by Philadelphia District Attorney spokesperson Jane Roh has outraged Maureen Faulkner, the widow of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, whom Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering in a 1981 shooting. Faulkner, now a California resident, was in Philadelphia on Friday to lead a protest against Philly DA Larry Krasner’s involvement in Abu-Jamal’s ongoing appeal for his 1982 conviction

One of the key turning points in the investigation happened in Italy. It is no coincidence that US Senator Lindsay Graham, one of Trump's closest allies and one of the leading critics of Mueller's investigation, has been visiting Rome over the last few days. There are many unanswered questions, one of the most important being: where is Joseph Mifsud? Il Foglio does not know, but it can reveal where he hid for seven months after disappearing: in Rome, in a rented flat paid by Link Campus University. Mifsud taught there, and Il Foglio understands that he owns 35 per cent...

In the shifting narratives of the Trump-Russia probe, a Maltese academic named Joseph Mifsud has remained a linchpin regarding claims of collusion. He is the professor who allegedly told Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos that the Russians had emails related to the Clinton campaign. The FBI says it opened its investigation in late July 2016 after Papadopoulos relayed that information to Australian diplomat Alexander Downer, and the Australians tipped off U.S. authorities. While some news accounts describe Mifsud as an accomplice to Russian clandestine operations or a “cut-out” (intermediary), others contend he is a full-fledged Russian spy. In an official...

Perils of Good Intentions Roh's idealism has turned South Korea into a debtor state By B. J. Lee Newsweek International Sept. 6-13 issue - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun came to power last year as a populist outsider, and in recent months has spelled out spending plans that deliver on his promises in a big way—some say too big. The total amounts to as much as $300 billion over 10 years, a vast sum for a $600 billion economy with an annual government budget of $150 billion. There's $100 billion to support financially troubled farmers and fishermen, $52 billion...

North Korean Defectors Puzzled, Moved by Roh Funeral By Kurt Achin Seoul 29 May 2009 South Korea's emotional farewell to former President Roh Moo-hyun brought much of the country together - including Koreans who were not born in the South. For North Koreans who have defected to South Korea, the outpouring of public emotion brought back memories of an earlier life - and reminders of how different their new life is. North Koreans who have begun a new life in the South were alongside their fellow Koreans in Friday's tearful mass gathering in Seoul. About 15,000 North Koreans now live...

Police on Wednesday said contrary to earlier testimony former president Roh Moo-hyun was alone, unattended by a bodyguard, when he leapt to his death off Owl Rock, a cliff behind his house in Bongha Village. Also, the time of his suicide was not 6:45 a.m. as previously announced, but between 6:14 a.m. to 6:17 a.m. Police say they were able to confirm the facts after looking into the telephone records of Lee Byung-chun, the head of Roh's security detail, who used his cell phone to contact bodyguards detail at Roh's residence, telling them at 6:17 a.m. that he could not...

Taiwanese feel deeply for the tragic death of former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, who jumped off a cliff in his hometown early Saturday morning. Roh, entangled in corruption charges implicating his family members and questioned last month in a bribery investigation, left behind a note to his family, his attorney Moon Jae In said at a televised briefing Saturday. “The president left his home at around 5:45 a.m. to climb Mount Bonghwa, and appears to have jumped off a rock at the top of the mountain at around 6:40 a.m.,” Moon told reporters at the briefing in Busan...

SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, whose reputation as an upstanding political leader had been tarnished recently by a corruption scandal, committed suicide on Saturday by jumping off a cliff near his retirement home, according to his aides and the police. Mr. Roh, 62, died while he was hiking on a hill in Bongha, a village near the southeast corner of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, Mr. Roh’s former presidential chief of staff, said during a news conference. He left a brief will for his family, Mr. Moon said. Mr. Roh suffered fatal head injuries and...

Link to Japanese story. Breaking initially from South Korean news organization Yonhap about 30 minutes ago Said former President died in a "mountain climbing" accident. Also speculating suicide.This was the architect of the "Sunshine Policy" of appeasement toward North Korea. Good friend of Clintons. BREAKING

4:00 AM EASTERN/1:00 AM PACIFIC (WEDNESDAY)The polls have closed in South Korea.The country has just voted for the next President of the Republic. It will be a five-year term. This follows the current, unpopular leftist regime of Roh Mu Hyon.Results are now coming in.The 2007 South Korean Presidential race, at the top of the field, pits three unique candidates against each other.--One an appeaser of the current political regime/party (corrupt overtures and carrots to North Korea); --one a "RINO" in a South Korean sense, running on the conservative party opposition ticket but with conciliatory and appeasing policies as well...

Bush, Roh have testy exchange at summit By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer President Bush's talks with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun ended on a sour note Friday not over the war in Iraq, but rather the Korean conflict that ended with a truce more than five decades ago. As Bush began to wind down his stay at the Asia-Pacific summit, Roh challenged him to make a declaration to end the Korean War. That conflict ended in a truce in 1953, not a peace treaty, so the two sides technically remain at war. The awkward exchange occurred during the first...

President Roh has seen his popularity fall sharply Twenty-three South Korean lawmakers have left the ruling Uri party to form a new political group to fight elections later in the year.The move leaves the conservative opposition Grand National Party (GNP) as the largest group in parliament. Correspondents say the breakaway MPs want to distance themselves from the increasingly unpopular President Roh Moo-hyun ahead of December elections. A recent opinion poll put the Uri party's approval rating at just 10%. In contrast, the GNP is enjoying public support of around 50%, the same poll found. Resignation offer In a statement,...

(October 9, 2006) -- A North Korean soldier tells the world what he and the DPRK think after their announcement of a nuclear test, ignoring world opinion. Quisling South Korean President, Roh Mu Hyon, a long-time Clintonista-type appeaser with his failed Sunshine Policy towards North Korea, joins in the fun.

There is precedent for this. The current satanic president of Iran, President "Tom", was also one of the ringleaders a long time ago of the invasion and occupation (kidnapping) of the American Embassy in Teheran--now he is at the pinnacle of power dealing directly with the USA.One hopes these rabid, anti-US foreign officials with violent pasts, are on the US government's radar when they visit the USA and meet at the White, cleared for top level contact with our own leaders...

Roh Predicts Tough Talks With Bush By Ryu Jin Staff Reporter President Roh Moo-hyun has expressed his frustration about the deadlocked ties between North Korea and the United States, saying that he feels it is almost impossible to persuade President George W. Bush to mend fences. ``I don’t think I can persuade the United States any more. I expect it would also be tough for me to persuade Bush to normalize relations with Pyongyang in the next month’s summit,’’ he was quoted as telling senior journalists in a meeting at Chong Wa Dae last Sunday. ``But President Bush likes me...

Silence on the Cheong Wa Dae-White House Hotline Full nine months have passed since President Roh Moo-hyun and U.S. President George W. Bush last spoke on the phone, giving rise to speculation that the two heads of state have nothing to say to each other. Their last conversation was on Sept. 20 last year, the day after six-nation talks in Beijing produced a statement of principles whereby North Korea agreed to give up its nuclear program. Roh called Bush for what was their 12th phone conversation. The Korean president was then in his 31st month in office, making for a...

Reuters - BUSH, SOUTH KOREA'S ROH AGREE TALKS ON A KOREAN WAR PEACE TREATY MORE...

http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20050617/610000000020050617142114E2.html(5th LD) Kim Jong-il meets visiting South Korean officialPYONGYANG, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il held a rare meeting with a South Korean official Friday but there was no indication that their discussions included the ongoing tension over the communist country's nuclear program. South Korean officials in Pyongyang, the North's capital, confirmed the luncheon meeting between their unification minister, Chung Dong-young and Kim but provided few other details. Also invited to the luncheon were several former South Korean officials whom the North Korean leader had met. They included Lim Dong-won and Park Jae-kyu who served as unification...