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| Source: Stars and Stripes |
Supposedly this is the result of the January 6 protest in Washington, D.C., where a couple hundred protestors entered the Capitol Building. While I can't go so far was to label the incident as a false flag, it is clear that some of the protestors involved were Antifa and/or BLM provocateurs such as John Sullivan (aka, Jayden X) who urged violent or destructive acts, and CNN's Jade Sacker who accompanied an ecstatic Antifa/BLM member into the Capitol; and Sullivan's brother claims that 226 Antifa/BLM agitators had a hand in the incident. Another protestor arrested for entering the Capitol, Aaron Mostofsky, is a registered Democrat and, therefore, unlikely to be a Trump supporter. And there is some question of whether the pipe bombs discovered at the RNC and DNC headquarters was intended to be a diversion, suggesting that the charge into the Capitol was planned and organized.
Protesters in the Capitol is not unprecedented--the 2018 hearings of Brett Kavanaugh drew hundreds of protestors into the Capitol Building. NPR reported after the fact that "[a]t least 227 demonstrators were arrested between the start of the nomination hearings on Tuesday and the end of testimony on Friday, according to the U.S. Capitol Police." The article continued:
"Disrupting the hearings was a way for us to go directly into the homes of the American people to say, 'We will not be silenced and you need to be as outraged as we are,' " said Linda Sarsour, a co-chair of the Women's March and one of the organizers of this week's protests.
Leaders from the Women's March were among a broad coalition of organizations, including abortion rights groups, labor unions and advocates for gun control, behind this week's activism. The Women's March partnered with the Center for Popular Democracy to help coordinate interruptions during the hearing and will assist demonstrators who are fined or arrested with legal and financial support, said Sarsour.
In a full-day of demonstrations on Capitol Hill, hundreds of mostly women protesters raised fists and shouted "Lock Him Up" in front of the Supreme Court, unfurled banners inside a Senate office building and even blocked a Senate elevator door to directly confront Sen. Jeff Flake on live TV.
Angry protesters marched and shouted in, around and through the marbled buildings that dot Capitol Hill even as members of the Senate Judiciary were gingerly advancing the controversial nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate for a vote next week.
Arrests were plentiful. Some for blocking hallways, others for unfurling banners reading "Withdraw Kavanaugh. No Abusees on the Supreme Court" from the upper floors of the Hart Senate Office Building.
What is unprecedented is the reaction to the January 6 protests. Not only are there tens of thousands of troops, but the National Guard at the Capitol have been authorized to use lethal force. Fences with razor wire have been erected around the Capitol Mall, and, as I understand, there are security measures to check the identification of all people entering or leaving the area. The military is referring to the area as a "Green Zone" much like the fortress created in the heart of Bagdad.
While there are some, including Vox Day, that believe that what we are witnessing are the preparations for the mass arrests of the Deep State, I'm not so sure. For one thing, the request for National Guard and military forces seems to have come from Nancy Pelosi. On January 12, the New York Times reported on the Pentagon's decision to arm the troops guarding the Capitol, stating:
[Army Secretary] McCarthy’s decision came after a meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California. Ms. Pelosi, according to congressional staff members, demanded that the Pentagon take a more muscular posture after a mob, egged on by President Trump last week, breached the Capitol.
Pentagon officials say they are deeply worried about protests that are planned for the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. next week. About 16 groups — some of them saying they will be armed and most of them made up of hard-line supporters of Mr. Trump — have registered to stage protests in Washington, officials said.
A report from today, January 18, indicated that Pelosi had contacted General David H. Berger, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, requesting that he contribute 5,000 Marines to Capitol security. From the article:
A Pentagon source speaking under promise of anonymity told Real Raw News that Pelosicontacted Gen. Berger late Monday night, and she beseeched him to commit 5,000 troops to help ensure a peaceful transition of power and to prevent a repeat of the Jan 6 siege of the Capitol. Gen. Berger, our source said, didn’t understand why Pelosi needed additional soldiers to augment an already impressive force assembled by federal and state officials. That force includes 15,000 National Guard from D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and an undisclosed number of FBI and DHS agents who arrived in D.C. Sunday night.
Pelosi said she wanted “battle ready” reinforcements because “radicalized Trump supporters and kooky Qanon conspiracy people” were about to converge on D.C. She implored him to reconsider, arguing that it was the general’s patriotic duty to quell uprisings and guarantee Biden’s ascension to the Oval Office.
After the General refused her request, and attempts to intimidate the General failed, Pelosi then switched to begging and flattery:
Pelosi claimed that the National Guard’s “weekend warriors” were ill-prepared to repel an army of “mad Trumpists.” Battle-hardened marines, however, were more capable of defeating “rabble rousers,” she said. “You have the best trained soldiers in the world, and America needs them.”
Keep in mind that this is the same person (Pelosi) that sent a letter to President Trump on June 4, 2020, in which she wrote:
“We are concerned about the increased militarization and lack of clarity that may increase chaos. I am writing to request a full list of the agencies involved and clarifications of the roles and responsibilities of the troops and federal law enforcement resources operating in the city. Congress and the American people need to know who is in charge, what is the chain of command, what is the mission, and by what authority is the National Guard from other states operating in the capital.”
“As peaceful people all over the country turn out to honor the memory of George Floyd and protest for change, we must ensure that their safety and their constitutional rights are being respected.”
Third, and just this morning, we see reports like this: "Pentagon fears there could be an INSIDE attack during Biden's inauguration and will vet all 25,000 National Guard troops stationed in DC - as Army reservist with 'secret' security clearance is arrested in Capitol siege." The Daily Mail article relates:
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.
The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters.
It also underscores fears that some of the very people assigned to protect the city over the next several days could present a threat to the incoming president and other VIPs in attendance.
The Associated Press reported: "Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press on Sunday that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches. So far, however, he and other leaders say they have seen no evidence of any threats, and officials said the vetting hadn’t flagged any issues that they were aware of." Combined with chatter about the massive underground infrastructure in Washington D.C. and reports that troops had been training for combat in subterranean environments--a possible way to sneak hundreds of troops into and out of the Capitol Mall--I have to wonder if there is going to a massive false flag attack at the inauguration: something that will give the Deep State the excuse to purge the military and law enforcement, justify draconian measures largely suspending the Bill of Rights, including seizure of firearms, and possibly exercising direct control of the states.
I hope I'm wrong.
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