tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245745212024-03-23T10:43:36.838-07:00Andy Martin: Contrarian CommentaryAndy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.comBlogger767125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-8233417938566240952023-03-29T12:25:00.000-07:002023-03-29T12:25:30.065-07:00New Hampshire Republican leader Andy Martin condemns remarks at Trump rally, announces a powerful new national conversation with the American People explaining why Ukraine deserves our full support<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">New Hampshire Republican leader Andy Martin condemns Donald
Trump for a rally Saturday at which Ted Nugent called the leader of Ukraine a “homosexual
weirdo,” please see Link #1 below. Trump previously called the war criminal and
mass murderer Putin a “genius,” please see Link #2 below. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Donald Trump’s attacks on the people of Ukraine reflect Trump’s
increasingly unbalanced state of mind” says Andy Martin. “He is working hard to
lead Republicans to their fourth straight national election defeat under his
stewardship. His prediction of “death and destruction” if he is criminally charged
is another gift to the Democrats, please see Link #3 below.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“Trump should have been reelected in a landslide in 2020. He ran
against a zombie. Trump had a generally decent record of accomplishments. But
his inability to control his outbursts and his willingness to jeopardize our
nation’s stability for his own nefarious purposes today make him unelectable
and unacceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">“In 2022 I went to Ukraine to report on the war. I am preparing
to return to return to Ukraine to report again. I have begun a national
conversation with the American people to counteract Trump’s delusional and
malicious attacks on a nation, Ukraine, that was invaded by the most malignant leadership
since Germany invaded Poland in 1939. In my speech, I try to condense hundreds of
years of conflict into a succinct analysis. If you read my reporting from Ukraine
in 2002 (contrariancommentary.blogspot.com) you will see my analysis was 100%
correct. Interestingly, I am probably the last person accredited to MACV in
Vietnam many decades ago still actively reporting from around the world. My years
of experience are, I believe, are a benefit to you, the reader.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“If
allowed to continue, right-wing Republican attacks on our Ukraine policy will
benefit the world’s greatest threats, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“I am by
no means giving a ‘blank check’ (popular word that) to the Biden Maladministration.
Biden’s incompetence has prolonged and exacerbated, and may have provoked, the war.
But Biden, not Trump, sits in the White House and we are stuck with him. He is temporarily
in control and will stay in control if Trump’s supporters continue to disgrace
the GOP. I endorse bipartisan support for Ukraine. That is the only sane way
forward.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">“The following
package of remarks is from my national conversation. I hope you will find it
helpful in understanding the complexity of the situation and why only American
leadership can restore world peace.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Please
note you will find gaps and white space in the brochure as it taken from a
printed format.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link # 1 Ted Nugent<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>https://www.newsweek.com/ted-nugent-kicks-off-trump-rally-attacking-ukraines-zelensky-1790323<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link #2 Putin “genius”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/trump-putin-ukraine-invasion-00010923">https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/trump-putin-ukraine-invasion-00010923</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link # 3 Trump “death and destruction”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>https://nypost.com/2023/03/25/trumps-bizarre-behavior-a-gift-to-the-left-just-as-public-opinion-was-turning-on-bragg/<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk100073171"></a><a name="_Hlk112539714"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk112539714;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><b>---<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk112539714;"></span>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><a name="_Hlk113232494"><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy Martin<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 48.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">UKRAINE<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy Martin’s powerful new <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">national conversation with the <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">American People explaining why <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Ukraine deserves our full support<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">© 2023<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Synopsis
of Andy’s Speech</span></u></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I. <u>Historical backdrop</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A.
Fox News Sunday – President of Finland - “hundreds of years”<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>B.
Holodomor – 1930 – Stalin murders millions<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>C.
Molotov/Ribbentrop Pact – partitioned Eastern Europe<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>D.
Babi Yar (Babyn Yar)– Kyiv 1941<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">II. <u>Modern History of Ukraine</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A.
Fall of the Soviet Union<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>B.
Budapest Memorandum (see: </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"></span></span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/%202022/02/01/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/
2022/02/01/</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">what-budapest-memorandum-means-us-ukraine/)</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>C.
Rise of Putin<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>D.
Russian 2014 invasion of Crimea, Donbas<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">III. <u>2022 Invasion</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A.
No one expected invasion (except <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; text-transform: uppercase;">CIA, UK</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>B.
NATO, EU, USA unprepared (except UK and Ukraine)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>C.
Emergency reaction by Free World<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>D.
Weapons pipeline created (see my 2022 columns:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>contrariancommentary.wordpress.com<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May 2022 archives)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">IV. <u>Future of the conflict</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A.
Status of Russian “offensive” and terror campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>B.
Status of Ukrainian forces<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>C.
How could USA trigger World War III?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>D.
When will the conflict end? Maybe a surprise</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>E.
My return to Ukraine: tentatively June-July, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">---<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">My Speech (originally delivered
March 14, 2023, then updated)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Welcome
to a conversation on American support for Ukraine. We’re going to explore four areas
of concern: (1) the history of Central Europe, which influences the current
conflict; (2) the history of Ukraine since the breakup of the Soviet Union in
1991; (3) an analysis of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and (4) my
analysis of where the war goes in the days ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>First,
the historical backdrop.</u> The President of Finland was a guest on a recent
Fox News Sunday program. Shannon Bream asked him, “You have a history with
Russians?” “Hundreds of years,” the Finnish president replied. We need to understand
that hostility between the nations in Eastern Europe goes back literally hundreds
of years. And in my view, this hatred will extend hundreds of years into the future.
The hostility engendered today will not dissolve in a decade, probably not even
in the next century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Russia
has a history of genocide in Ukraine.</u> Ukrainians were not able to maintain
their freedom after World War I and fell under Russian/Soviet control. In the
1930’s, Russia imposed the Holodomor, the deliberate murder of millions of
Ukrainians who were starved to death to benefit Stalin’s supporters in the
Moscow regime. How would Canadians feel if millions were deliberately starved
to death to feed Americans? The deliberate murder of millions of Ukrainians by
the Soviet dictator Stalin remains a vivid memory.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Russia
and Germany triggered World War II.</u> Although Germany attacked Poland in September,
1939, Germany was able to attack only because Russia and Germany had signed the
Molotov/Ribbentrop Pact that partitioned Europe in advance. Russia was an
enabler of World War II, though that nation later suffered greatly when Germany
reneged on the pact.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Germany
committed atrocities in Ukraine.</u> The first mass extermination of World War II
took place in a neighborhood of Kyiv, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ukraine when 100,000 Jews and others were massacred
by German troops and collaborators at Babyn Yar (Babi Yar). Ukraine became a
killing field as Germans attacked Russia, and later as Russia counterattacked Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
the war, Ukraine was stuck behind the “Iron Curtain.” Decades of American children
and eventually President Ronald Reagan celebrated “Captive Nations Day” and
prayed for freedom for Ukraine and other enslaved nations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
order to understand why Ukrainians fight with such commitment and valor today,
it is essential to understand the historical hatreds which Ukrainians have for the
madmen that have led Russia over the last century.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Second,
we now turn to modern Ukrainian history.</u> After the Soviet Union collapsed,
Ukraine was suddenly “free” in 1991, but still in the hands of Soviet apparatchiks.
“Freedom” brought new challenges. Ukrainians inherited over 1,000 Russian missiles.
Ukraine sought to make a deal over its missile trove, and worked with the
United States, United Kingdom and Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Negotiations
culminated in the Budapest Memorandum.</u> In 1994, the United States, along
with the UK and Russia, signed the Budapest Memorandum. The United States agreed
to guarantee the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and Ukraine agreed to
surrender its missiles.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>No sooner
had the pact been signed, and after Ukraine had complied with its part of the bargain,
the United States began to renege on its commitments, by pretending the Memorandum
was a meaningless document.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When
Tucker Carlson of Fox News today says the United States “has no role in
Ukraine,” he’s lying. The US voluntarily signed the Budapest Memorandum and entered
into a multilateral agreement where Ukraine surrendered missiles and America
agreed to protect Ukraine (though not necessarily with US troops).<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ukraine
has a legal and moral claim on the United States and United Kingdom to honor
the Budapest Memorandum. (See: </span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"></span></span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/%202022/02/01/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/
2022/02/01/</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">what-budapest-memorandum-means-us-ukraine/)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
2014 Russia violated the Budapest Memorandum when it invaded Ukraine. President
Obama did nothing and ignored the Memorandum. Russia was emboldened by the US/UK’s
failure to respond to aggression and invasion.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Putin
had become the latest Russian dictator by promising Russians economic freedom in
return for their ceding political power to him. By 2022, Putin was just another
mad Russian dictator.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Although the CIA was correct in
predicting that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, few believed the
evidence of Russian preparations would lead to total war.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But
very quietly, something had changed since the 2014 invasion. After the 2014
debacle, the UK and USA began training the Ukrainian military. The pre-2014 military
operated on the Russian model, committing atrocities as a means of waging war.
Ukrainians began to understand American and British principles of war. They
also added their own unique tactics.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Third,
by the time Russia invaded in 2022, Ukraine’s defenses had radically changed.</u>
Russia did not face the Ukrainian military of 2014 but, rather, a modern Ukrainian
fighting force based on western tactics and strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Everyone
– especially the Russians – believed Ukraine would surrender in a few days. But
Ukrainians repelled the Russian invaders and began to retake territory that Russia
had initially seized. When I went to Kyiv in May, 2022, the recovery operations
were continuing and Ukrainian cities were being liberated. (You can see my 2022
columns at: contrariancommentary.wordpress.com, 2002 archive.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Once
Ukraine showed that it could defend its territory and defeat the Russians, the military
and political environment changed. The United States created a “pipeline” of weapons
that flows every day into Ukraine. Increasingly deadly US armaments are delivered
across the Polish/Ukrainian border. Supply lines have been established. The US
82nd Airborne Division stands guard.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ukrainian
troops are being trained in the United States, Britain and across Europe. Most
importantly, the UK and US have created networks of satellite communications to
help Ukrainian soldiers surveil and defeat Russian troops.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Russia’s
invading troops were undisciplined, untrained and poorly equipped. Today, a year
later, vicious battles are being fought and the tide of war – notwithstanding Tucker
Carlson’s pro-Putin propaganda – has turned. Carlson has two disgruntled failed
U S Army lieutenant colonels (Macgregor and Davis) who distort reality and
pretend Russia is winning the war. That is simply not true.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
“front,” which was far to the west when I arrived in 2022, has now moved eastward
closer to the remaining Russian strongholds. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">For my analysis in August, 2022,
please see: <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">https://youtu.be/gep2Yi3Qad0<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>Fourth,
we now examine where the war stands today and what I predict for the future.<o:p></o:p></u></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
media reports earlier this year that Russia was planning an offensive, there is
now consensus that the Russian “offensive” has stalled. Russia’s terror tactics
and atrocities have failed to defeat Ukraine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ukrainian
forces have shown surprising resilience, especially in the defense of Bakhmut,
where Russia has begun to employ “suicide” troops to make advances.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
American/UK/European “pipeline” of weapons continues to expand Ukrainian
resources. There is also some evidence that Ukrainians are reviving their own
armament industry.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>World
War III?</u> The most dramatic term that has animated debate since 2022 is that
allied and Ukrainian opposition to the Russian invasion could trigger World War
III. I argued in 2022 that the current war was the “last battle of World War
II,” delayed by 75 years, not the start of World War III.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
believe that only President Biden and the US can trigger World War III.
American military aid has been premised on the limitation that Ukraine cannot use
our weapons to launch offensive operations against Russia. This unreasonable American
limitation has made Ukrainians sitting ducks, expanded the misery and death,
and led to the current stalemate.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But
if American aid was withdrawn or delayed or limited, Ukrainians would have no
need to limit their attacks. Ukraine could demolish Russian defenses along the border
and strike Moscow every time Russia attacked Kyiv. Right now, American limits
have created a one-sided war that favors Russia. Russia attacks Ukrainian
territory but Ukraine is prohibited from fighting back by attacking in Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thus,
Republicans who oppose American aid to Ukraine could inadvertently trigger
World War III by lifting the current restrictions on Ukrainian operations.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When
will the war end? The end will come as a surprise. Wars usually end when no one
expects them to. The Communist Chinese “peace plan” is a joke. On the other hand,
the allied training programs for Ukrainian troops are reaching fruition.
Ukraine will soon have powerful new weapons to deploy. Poland has become a resourceful
ally.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
continue to believe, as I stated in August, 2022, that if Ukraine seizes
Crimea, Russia will surrender.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
closing, I hope to return to Ukraine in June or July. I will find a vastly different
situation than I did in 2022. Allied support is much more robust. Ukrainian
morale is higher, notwithstanding reports to the contrary on Tucker Carlson/Fox
News. In my fifty-sixth year of war analysis, I am still going strong.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And
so are the Ukrainians.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">---<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">How Andy Martin Became a Foreign
Policy and Intelligence Expert<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy has over fifty years of experience in Europe, Asia, Southwest
Asia and the Middle East; he is regarded overseas as one of America’s most
respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analysts. He is
known as an “over-the-horizon” expert who synthesizes conditions to prepare
predictive opinions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy’s military experience began at home. His mother and father
fought in WW II and his family has ties to intelligence and irregular military
operations. As an Air Force cadet at the University of Illinois during the Cold
War, his officers schooled him in strategies for bombing the Soviet Union.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">In 1965 he became an acolyte of Professor Bernard Fall. Professor
Fall believed that Viet-Nam was a “revolutionary” war, a military campaign
based on nationalist goals that more properly fit the matrix of political
analysis. After Professor Fall was blown up, Andy persevered in studying
counterinsurgency (COIN) in Viet-Nam and around the world. He was hired to provide
confidential analysis in Viet-Nam and throughout Asia. Because of his ability
to “see over the horizon,” his original engagement developed into a lifetime of
independent observation and research through Europe, the Middle East and Asia,
and continues into the present. In 2022 he was in Ukraine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy founded the Revolutionary War Research Center and in 1974 he
began to offer counterterrorism consulting at the World Trade Center in New
York, becoming one of the nation’s first counterterror specialists. Andy was in
New York on September 11, 2001 and rendered assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Andy first went to the Arab world in 1970 and has traveled to
every country in that region. Andy</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> was
in Iran and Afghanistan during the hostage crisis in 1979-80. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">He lived
in Iraq in 2003. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">His analysis of the terrorist threat in Iran during 1979-80, and
again in Iraq in 2002-2003, were leading-edge predictions of what Americans
faced in the future. In the mid-1990’s Andy helped fight drug gangs and cartels
in Miami. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">He</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> has lived in or been in Israel,
Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Viet-Nam,
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>---<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>© Copyright by Andy Martin 2023 – All
Rights Reserved<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-59499430156625667712023-03-29T12:08:00.000-07:002023-03-29T12:08:40.878-07:00New Hampshire legislators attack Andy Martin with the “Andy Martin Act”<p> <a name="_Hlk130510439"><b>Three crooked New Hampshire
state legislators, Joe Sweeney, Joe Alexander and Ross Berry are sponsoring
what they call the “Andy Martin Act” to make it more difficult, they think, to
run for federal office in New Hampshire. Andy Martin, New Hampshire’s only corruption
fighter, exposes their fraud scheme. Andy also exposes how WMUR and the
Manchester Union Loser, as well as the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and
St. Anselm’s College, have rigged New Hampshire politics against Republican
candidates. Andy is in the midst of planning his return to the war in Ukraine
later this year.</b></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>(Manchester, NH)(March 23, 2023)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Dear Granite Stater:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>I am in the midst of planning for my
return to Ukraine (more news on my Ukraine work coming a day or two). I was in Ukraine
in 2022. But I have had to take time out to address the hijinks of three
corrupt state legislators in Concord, NH.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>The New Hampshire House of Representatives
is the third largest legislative body in the world, with 400 members. In this
letter I will focus on three morons who are Republicans. Their names have not
been changed to protect the guilty; Joe Sweeney, Joe Alexander and Ross Berry.
They have proposed what they call the “Andy Martin Act,” to make it more difficult
for candidates to run for federal office (no changes are proposed for the state
house fees).<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>New Hampshire likes to project a “First
in the Nation” (FITN) image as a bucolic garden of small towns and steeples,
wholesome natives, local charm and “granite” integrity. But the truth is very
different. The state is a cesspool of small-time corruption, corrupt petty politics
and media that are so dishonest they would shock even Donald Trump.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In this letter I would like to review my own
family history in NH, explain what the three morons have proposed as the Andy
Martin Act, and give you a refresher course on the political experience I brought
with me when I moved back to the Granite State years ago. I’ll also explain why
I believe NH has among the most corrupt media and educational institutions in
the United States.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>1. <u>I go back a long way in New
Hampshire</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>My family arrived in NH 107 years ago. My
mom was born in Manchester, graduated from Central High School and UNH. She
taught in Farmington before joining the war effort in WW II. My grandmother was
a founder of a Greek church that ninety years later is a thriving parish (</b></span></span><a href="https://www.assumptionnh.org/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>https://www.assumptionnh.org/</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>).
My roots in the state are deep.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>2. <u>The three moron state representatives</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Joe Sweeney, Joe Alexander and Ross Berry
would not be public officials in any other state. Because New Hampshire does not
have a professional legislature (the pay is $100 a year) a few incompetents get
elected. There are also many sincere and competent state representatives. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>The Democrats are part of the same make-believe
political NH environment. But they are far better organized and financed than
the Republicans. The Republicans are so incompetent that in 2022 they lost
working control of the state house even though they have a slim majority. Republican
voters are forced to endure the antics of Sweeney, Alexander and Berry, who are
an embarrassment to the state legislature.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>The three have not apologized to me for
their stupid behavior.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>3. W<u>hat is the Andy Martin Act?</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>You have probably heard of corruption in Chicago
and the State of Illinois. Sweeney, Alexander and Berry would like to make New Hampshire
congressional elections even more corrupt than those in Illinois.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Today, a candidate can run for office in
NH by paying a filing fee of $100. To be sure, the low filing fee attracts many
low caliber candidates. In the last U. S. Senate primary, we had one guy that
constantly talked about his parents’ gas station, and another who wanted to abolish
the state of New Hampshire. There were several serious candidates, myself included.
Because I was the only GOP senate candidate with actual national experience, the
powers-that-be erased my candidacy and pretended I didn’t exist. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>A pathetic excuse for a reporter, Kevin
Landrigan of the Manchester Union Loser, falsely accused me of being a candidate
who “issues an occasional press release rant yet never really campaigns in the
traditional sense.” (Please see <u>attached</u> excerpt of the article, as well
as links below.)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>New Hampshire Republicans have seen me
campaign from the northernmost tip of NH to the southern tier. But both WMUR and
the Union Loser have blacklisted me and refuse to cover my campaigns, even
though they cover many unqualified candidates seriously.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Mr. Landrigan, who ridiculed my
campaigning (attached), has never mentioned me in any campaign article. I am
blacklisted by the owners of the Union Loser. So first they censor my campaigning;
and then they complain I don’t exist. WMUR posts voluminous information on
utterly unqualified candidates. I am never mentioned. Another blacklist. WMUR
is owned by New York liberals. The Union Loser is owned by, well, “losers.”
They don’t control me, so they pretend I don’t exist.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Even media in Chicago are not as corrupt
as New Hampshire’s small-town backstabbers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>4. <u>What are the provisions of the Andy
Martin Act and how do they compare with Illinois?</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Sweeney, Alexander and Berry want to
raise the filing fee for the U. S. Senate from $100 to $10,000. The fee for congress
would go up from $100 to $5,000. If instead of paying the fee you wanted to petition
your way on the ballot, a senate candidate would have to submit 25,000
signatures. For congress, 12,500 signatures would be required.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>So, what does in Illinois require to get
on the ballot? Let’s do the math. New Hampshire has 1.4 million people, and Illinois
has 12.5 million, roughly nine times as many citizens. Illinois requires 5,000 signatures
to be on the primary ballot. If you multiply Illinois’ population ratio by the
fact that Sweeney, Alexander and Berry want you to file <u>five times</u> as many
signatures as Illinois, under their proposal it would be <u>45</u> <u>times</u>
more difficult to get on the ballot in New Hampshire than it is in Illinois! Now
that’s Chicago-style corruption! <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Illinois also has something that Sweeney,
Alexander and Berry would import to Concord: highly-paid “election lawyers.” Once
you file in Illinois, “election lawyers” come out of the woodwork to challenge
your petitions. Did “L. Jones” sign the same way it is on his or her voter card?
Did Smith sign as “S. Auburn Ave,” instead of South Auburn Avenue. And so on. Election
lawyers create endless objections. Challenges to petitions often continue close
to election day. The potential for huge legal fees, and endless corruption, is
obvious.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>There may be the odd lawyer in NH that has
handled an election case, but there are no “election lawyers.” Once you pay your
fee, that’s usually the end of the matter. But under Sweeney, Alexander and
Ross’ proposal, the Secretary of State’s office and the Ballot Law Commission would
would be flooded with challenges to candidate petitions. Chicago ho!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Now you get some idea of how arrogant, corrupt
and incompetent Sweeney, Alexander and Berry really are. Berry was quoted in
the Union Loser as a prophet, claiming voters should “wait for them to realize
you were right.” These legislators are not prophets. They are clowns who would
never succeed in any other state.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>5. <u>What Sweeney, Alexander and Berry
do not know about petition and filing fee procedures</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Their proposals would benefit me and my
campaigns. The joke’s on them! When I file as a serious candidate in NH, my
campaigns are drowned out, as are the campaigns of all serious GOP candidates,
by the bogus campaigns of totally unqualified candidates. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>UNH and St Anselm use the
bogus/unqualified candidates to defeat Republicans. They create bogus “polls,” using
the names of straw candidates while excluding my name from their sampling. They
then use their bogus poll results to hold phony “debates” featuring clown
candidates. The result: qualified candidates are drowned out and the state’s corrupt
media create a circus that makes Republicans look ridiculous and Democrats look
attractive by comparison.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>6. <u>So why don’t the Union Loser and
WMUR like me?<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Why don’t the media like me? Because I
have actual national experience and media experience. And over the last decade,
I have been the state’s only political corruption fighter. I make the Union
Loser and WMUR look bad, like the small-bore operations that they really are.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Here are some examples:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2011 I launched a campaign to oppose Northern
Pass. I was the first statewide activist to do so, and started running TV ads
against Northern Pass. WMUR and the Union Loser were nowhere to be seen. Northern
Pass opponents eventually grew into a major statewide cause that defeated the
proposal for high voltage lines across New Hampshire. I was the firstest with
the mostest. PSNH, now Eversource, took me seriously. The media did not.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2011 I also fought to save The Balsams
hotel and 600 North Country jobs. The Balsams hotel had been left in trust for North
Country residents. But law firms in Manchester and Boston undermined the Tillotson
Trust and destroyed the hotel. I lost that battle and, unfortunately, as a
result approximately 600 North Country workers lost their jobs.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2011-2013 I warned that Jennifer Horn
was really a Democrat, masquerading as a conservative. No one listened. Horn
went on to attack local officials such as Bill O’Brien and Frank Guinta, the last
Republican elected to congress. Horn did everything she could to destroy the
state GOP. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Horn was also a crook. She ran for congress
and pocketed the tax withholding and payroll deduction taxes from her campaign employees.
The IRS put a lien on her house and Horn lost her home. Horn may have been the
most crooked state chair in the entire nation during that period. She went on to
grift hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Lincoln Project. Today Horn is
a Democrat favorite.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2014 I exposed that Scott Brown had
inflated his military service. The Pentagon agreed with me and canceled his grand
retirement ceremony. Brown was defeated.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2016 I exposed that Republican candidate
Jim Lawrence was running as a “small businessman” but his business had been shut
down by the federal government. He also hadn’t paid his taxes.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2018 Andy Sanborn ran for congress. There
were transcripts of interviews with victims of Sanborn’s sexual harassment, but
WMUR and the Union Loser had failed to obtain the records. I succeeded where
WMUR and the Union Loser had failed, and negotiated a release of the Sanborn sex
transcripts. He was defeated.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2020, I said that U. S. Senate candidate
Corky Messner was running the worst campaign I had ever seen. Messner got fewer
votes than any recent senate candidate.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2022, despite my fondness for Don
Bolduc, I wrote that Don could not be an effective candidate. Democrats agreed,
and spent millions to nominate Bolduc, who promptly became a national laughingstock
when he flip-flopped on the 2020 election (from “stolen” to “not stolen”). In 2023
liberals are still playing tapes of Bolduc’s gaffes. Don is a decent man and a
true patriot who was nevertheless not well enough to handle the stress of a national
campaign. I still believe he is a great guy.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In all of the foregoing elections, I was
the only investigator who dug out the defects of the unqualified candidates, usually
a job performed by newspapers and TV stations. I continually embarrassed the Union
Loser and WMUR, who do not employ actual journalists. Around the world and
across the United States, I have been managing political investigations for decades.
I really do have national experience. Which is why the Democrats are afraid of me
and use their control of New Hampshire’s corrupt media to erase my campaigns. Neither
the Union Loser nor WMUR ever mentioned my name in 2020 or 2022. They merely pretended
I did not exist, deceived their viewers and readers, and conducted bogus “debates”
with clown candidates preprogrammed to elect Democrats and defeat Republicans. Now
Sweeney, Alexander and Berry are at it, again. You get the picture? <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>7. <u>My own electoral qualifications</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>When people ask me why I run, I run
because New Hampshire is the Peyton Place of American politics, a small state with
crooked politics and corrupt media where voters are shortchanged. In 2022 the
Democrats even spent money to nominate their own REPUBLICAN candidates for the U.
S. Senate and House. Democratic Party dollars were used to nominate sure-loser
Republicans. Once again, the Democrats’ dirty tricks succeeded, always aided by
the Union Loser and WMUR.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>I have not been able to penetrate the Iron
Curtain of political and media corruption in New Hampshire. But when given a fair
chance to be a candidate I have usually run well. In 2000, I almost won the Republican
U. S. Senate nomination in Florida, yes Florida. My primary opponent was
Charlie Crist. Christ was very strong in the Tampa Bay TV market because of his
history as “Chain Gang Charlie.” But I still almost won the entire state! I carried
Miami-Dade County, where I fought corruption and cartels, by over 60% of the
vote. Statewide, outside Tampa Bay, the primary was close to a draw, in a state
with sixteen million residents. Voters responded positively to my candidacy. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In 2008 I almost won the Republican U. S.
Senate nomination in Illinois. In both cases, my vote totals are public records.
You can check the numbers. (You can even see old youtubes of me debating in
Illinois.)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>So, in states with fair and honest elections,
I have always run solid campaigns. I don’t deserve the false accusations by the
pathetic excuse for a reporter Kevin Landrigan of the Union Loser that I do not
run active campaigns. If I wasn’t someone they fear, why would the Boobboisie
try to pass a law to hamper my campaigns? The Andy Martin Act is not a proposal
to encourage democracy, it is a scheme to subvert democracy in New Hampshire.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>My work in Ukraine in 2022 was
universally respected (see columns at web sites above). I am still at the top
of my game.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>So why have I run so poorly in New
Hampshire? After all, it’s the same me. But New Hampshire’s politics are more
corrupt than Florida’s or Illinois’. New Hampshire makes Chicago look like a beacon
of democracy. Because NH is a small state, no one pays attention. NH no longer has
an honest “newspaper.” There is a monopoly of one TV station. The Union Loser,
which pretends to be “conservative,” is really pro-Democrat. The New York
liberals at WMUR also rig the state’s elections for Democrats. The election results
speak for themselves. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In a state that is closely divided by party
registration, Republicans have not won a congressional election in a decade.
How could Republicans lose every federal election in a closely-divided state? Because
of media and political corruption.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Returning to the three morons, Sweeney,
Alexander and Berry, I say “bring it on” with the Andy Martin Act. I would
benefit. I have succeeded under both systems, petitions (Illinois), and filing
fees (Florida).<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>In Illinois, I filed petitions to get om
the ballot. In Florida I paid a filing fee. The morons’ proposal to adopt a filing
fee would wash out the delusional candidates and provide a less obstructed primary
opportunity for me to run. In other words, not only is the proposal by Sweeney,
Alexander and Berry an insult to Granite Staters, in practicality and reality the
Andy Martin Act would benefit - no surprise – Andy Martin! <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>I think you will agree with me that Sweeney,
Alexander and Berry are part of the reason why Republican control of NH is ebbing
and the party’s future prospects are grim. With “leaders” like Sweeney, Alexander
and Berry, Republicans in the Granite State don’t stand a chance. But as for their
proposing the Andy Martin Act, they would significantly benefit me politically.
Thanks suckers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>At least now you know the truth about New
Hampshire politics, not the propaganda featured when the state is desperately trying
to save the FITN.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Finally, I’m still fighting against political
and media corruption in New Hampshire, and for public integrity. I will continue
to do so. You can’t trust Sweeney, Alexander and Berry. But you can trust me.
Just compare my record with theirs.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Andy Martin<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>---<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u>LINKS TO THIS STORY</u>: (cut and paste
the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/state-house-dome-hampstead-inside-045900965.html<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>https://granitegrok.com/blog/2023/01/gop-elitists-joe-sweeney-joe-alexander-and-ross-berry-havent-figured-out-to-not-help-the-democrats-dig-a-hole?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u>ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO</u>:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in
radio and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and
analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full
bio, go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Andy has also been a leading corruption
fighter in American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive
director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law
at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
the Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher
of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com
and www.ContrarianCommentary.com. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester,
New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption
fighter and Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b><u>UPDATES</u>: <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>Andy’s opinion columns are posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com
and ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk100073171;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk113232494;"><b>[NOTES: We try to correct any typographical
errors in our stories; find the latest version on our blogs and don’t hesitate
to let us know if you find an error.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE
NEW FACE OF WAR IN UKRAINE: PART ONE</b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>United
States military and intelligence analyst/investigator Andy Martin
told a Kyiv news conference Thursday, May 12 that the
Putin-Obama-Biden War represents a “New Face of War.” Andy
believes the conventional wisdom about the status of Putin’s
war-making potential is mistaken, and that aid approved by Congress
and signed by the President will demolish Russian forces by
Christmas. “Russian leaders, who exist in a bubble, have no idea
what is about to hit the invaders in Ukraine,” Andy says. Andy, who
has worked in Washington for many decades, is also a New Hampshire,
Republican U. S. Senate candidate. </b></span></span>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(Editor’s
note:</b><b> </b><b>This report was originally prepared on May 12.
But because of the need to go “in the field” for firsthand
observation, final editing and posting were delayed. Therefore, you
may see observations about battles and war progress taking place
after May 12.)</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(Kyiv,
Ukraine)(May 12, 2022) </b></span></span>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1.
<u>Before the start of the war</u></b></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It
is hard to find Ukrainians outside the government who believed Russia
would invade. Putin’s saber-rattling was thought to be just that,
rattling. Life in Kyiv was stressed but close to normal. The world
changed on February 24<sup>th</sup>. </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dictator
(not “president”) Putin has said the collapse of the Soviet Union
was a great geopolitical tragedy. Putin's invasion of Ukraine will
eventually lead to the collapse of Russia and its remaining empire.
The hatred and bitterness against Russia you find in Ukraine will not
disappear for decades. Putin has destroyed Russia’s future. Ukraine
will recover and rebuild. Putin will not survive the loss of
McDonald's. Hundreds of thousands of young Russians have abandoned
their country. Few will return.</b></span></span></p>
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<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>So
where does that leave the war, what I call “the new face of war.”</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Few
knew what would happen if shooting actually started. (U. S. and
especially UK intelligence did believe that Russia was about to
attack; American and British troops training Ukrainians were
withdrawn so they would not be caught in the line of fire.) </b></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>But,
really, no one was paying attention to the Ukrainian forces of 2022;
observers were focused on reminiscences of Russia’s attack in 2014.
The “conventional wisdom” was that Ukraine would collapse and
submit to control by Russia. “Surrender” is certainly what the
“bubble” inside the Kremlin expected.</b></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>2.
</b><u><b>During the early phase of the war</b></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Once
the Russian invasion actually began, the conventional wisdom was that
Ukraine would collapse and Russian soldiers would be in Kyiv in days.
This “wisdom” was buttressed in American media (including Fox
News) by endless use of Russian propaganda film, with illegible
disclaimers on screen showing the source of the bombastic pictures
(Russia). The media’s presentation was all an illusion, having no
connection to actual conditions on the ground. Why US media were
presenting Russian disinformation I leave for you to decide.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Remember
the “40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and trucks” that was going
to encircle Kyiv? Destroyed by Ukrainian forces using British Nlaw
weapons (developed by Britain jointly with Sweden, and manufactured
in the UK). Ukrainians also received a clandestine boost from
partisans in Belarus, who sabotaged Russian train lines into Ukraine.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>The
initial Russian air attacks were formidable, but soon tapered off as
Ukrainian defenses developed familiarity. </b></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Who
benefited the Russians the most (apart from Putin's banker, Germany)?
Initially Joe Biden refused to let Poland transfer old Migs to
Ukraine; Biden tried to slow-walk shipments of weapons. Sleepy old
Joe Biden's dithering last year had probably encouraged Putin to
believe there would be no allied response to an invasion. (Biden
apparently didn’t believe the CIA’s predictions of imminent
hostilities.)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Ukrainian
forces gradually began to receive more weapons, from both the US and
UK. The war was real, not a video game. The tide imperceptibly
shifted. Because of utterly horrible scenes such as Mariupol and
Bucha, global public opinion also shifted. </b></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>British
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace was keenly aware of the shift; he knew
Ukrainians were turning back the “Soviet” attack. UK advisers
were the first to return to Ukraine. British battlefield intelligence
has consistently been the best. The seamless intelligence and
coordination between the allies has stunned the Russians and
encouraged other nations to join the coalition.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Casualties
on both sides have been the worst since WW II. Russian troops
brutally slaughtered their “brothers,” that they had ostensibly
gone in to save. In defending their homes, Ukrainian forces
devastated the worthless Russian army. Tens of thousands of Russians
have perished or been grievously wounded. There are reports Russian
officers have shot their own troops.</b></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>3.
</b><u><b>The current status of the conflict</b></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Conventional
wisdom still remains tilted in favor of some sort of Russian
“victory,” especially along the Black Sea.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Even
today, as this updated review is being published, the conventional</b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>
w</b></i></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><i><b>eltanschauung</b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>
</b></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>is
that Russia will somehow prevail. The conventional wisdom can’t
accept the lightening changes on the battlefield.</b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>This
change in Ukrainian defense posture comes before the arrival of
billions of dollars of new U S military supplies. Every few hours,
around-the-clock, U S airplanes are landing in Poland with new
weapons and ammunition for transfer to Ukraine. </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>While
Great Britain and some European countries have been superb with their
support, no one can match the massive potential of American military
aid.</b></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; text-decoration: none;">
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the days ahead, weapons will be pouring into Ukraine at a pace not
seen since the Normandy landing in 1944. These weapons will all be
focused on a tiny area of land </span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">where
Russian troops will face this onslaught of firepower</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>4.
</b><u><b>The New Face of War</b></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>As
I said at my news conference, conventional wisdom is always looking
backward. The armchair generals on CNN, MSNBC and Fox are retired
officers who served in a very different military environment.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>In
the context of a Cold War confrontation, Russian forces looked
formidable years ago. But that was then. Ukraine is now.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>While
every military has “cheated” by reducing defense expenditures, to
the point where nations such as Germany have unilaterally disarmed
from their robust posture decades ago, the Russian disarmament has
been the most devastating. While Russia has a formidable nuclear
arsenal, Soviet conventional forces, which have not faced a
determined foe since 1945, are completely out of date. Russian
bulwarks of the Cold War, such as Polish and Ukrainian troops, are
long gone. They are now on the other side.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>So
what is the “new face” of war? Mobility, mobility, mobility. A
Ukrainian force last week obliterated an entire Russian armored
convoy, with massive loss of life. Russian air operations are
virtually suspended, now that Ukrainian air defenses are being
augmented. Russian missiles are still being fired, but for how long?</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>New
weapons being used today may spell the end of armored divisions in
the future (tanks) and enhance support for artillery units. Drones?
The new masters of the battlefield. US defense posture will have to
be reviewed.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>The
armchair generals of American media have no idea what is actually
happening in combat. Instead, they orchestrate colorful maps which do
not convey the dynamic conflict of today. Who predicted Ukrainian
troops would have already pushed a salient all the way back to the
Russian-Ukrainian border? No one. Who predicted the liberation of
Kharkiv? (I did, but not in published comments.) No one. </b></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>What
I initially found strange was the use of missiles by Russia, but then
no genuine follow-up with troops on the ground to seize territory
(some land has been seized, but nothing comparable to what was
initially predicted). The Donbas is still contested. A handful of
Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol delayed Russian advances for weeks.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>While
Ukrainians are still “defending” against a Russian attack, my
view of the battlefield is radically different than the conventional
wisdom.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>My
reporting indicates that some time around July 4<sup>th</sup> (nice
day, that) Ukrainians will launch their “liberation” operation to
reclaim territory stolen by Russia in 2014.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Having
looked at the actual battlefield, and not the TV maps on American
cable channels, I do not believe the Russian invasion is sustainable
beyond the end of the year, if that long. Ukraine’s intelligence
chief may have been listening in on my phone. I have been telling
people the end of the year may bring the end of the war. Last week
the chief intelligence officer agreed. (President Zelensky has not
adopted a date, but he really can’t.)</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>And
the weapons? America and Britain are rearming. New weapons are being
produced. Poland has become our closest ally, the new capital of
Europe. Sweden and Finland? Don’t mess with their militaries. Other
nations are joining; they do not want to be left behind.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Putin,
the incompetent “wartime leader,” is reputed to have taken
control of operations in Ukraine, a disaster for Russian troops. </b></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>I
completely reject the conventional wisdom. If I have to choose
between Russian draftees equipped with Soviet era weaponry, and
Ukrainian Freedom Fighters equipped with the latest in British,
American (and even Turkish) weapons, count me unabashedly on the side
of Ukraine.</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>From
Kyiv, the capital of a free Ukraine.</b></span></p>
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ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com</b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>©
Copyright by Andy Martin 2022 – All Rights Reserved</b></span></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-88421929772544666642022-05-16T08:33:00.000-07:002022-05-16T08:33:20.670-07:00Warsaw, Poland News Conference - May 17, 2022 - American proposes Nobel Peace Prize for Poland<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>United
States military and intelligence </b><b>expert </b><b>Andy Martin
will hold a </b><b>Warsaw</b><b> news conference T</b><b>uesday</b><b>,
May 1</b><b>7,</b><b> to </b><b>announce he is asking the Nobel Peace
Prize committee to award the Peace Prize to the People of Poland and
the nation of Poland, collectively, for the role they have played in
welcoming and assisting millions of Ukrainian refugees. “It’s as
though the city of Chicago, Illinois, which has slightly less than 3
million residents, picked up and moved to Ohio or New Jersey, or
Hounslow, UK,” Andy says. “Poland’s welcome is historic and
deserves recognition by the Nobel Committee. Poland’s actions
reflect the epitome of brotherhood and humanitarianism.”</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
is also a New Hampshire, US</b><b>A,</b><b> </b><b>conservative
</b><b>Republican U. S. Senate candidate. </b><b>He has</b><b> worked
</b><b>for decades </b><b>in Washington </b><b>and around the world
on media and humanitarian matters as well as military and
intelligence analysis. </b><b> </b>
</p>
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Martin, J.D.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Adjunct
Professor of Law</b></span></span></p>
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Editor and Producer</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One
of America’s most respected</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>independent
intelligence analysts </b></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>and
military investigators</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Journalism
that is factually correct, </b></span></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>not
politically correct”</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Contact</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>andymart20@aol.com</b></span></span></p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>NEWS
CONFERENCE DETAILS</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Where</b></u><b>:
Sidewalk in front of the Intercontinental Hotel, </b><b>Warsaw</b><b>.
</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>When</b></u><b>:
May 1</b><b>7</b><b>, 2022</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Time</b></u><b>:
3:00 P.M.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Disclaimer</b></u><b>:
Andy’s presence in front of the Intercontinental does not imply any
connection to or endorsement from the hotel (although he endorses
Intercontinental Hotels as his favorite place to stay)</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>(Warsaw,
Poland)(May 16, 2022) </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>American
conservative political activist and journalist Andy Martin, who has
worked in Washington, DC for decades, will hold a Warsaw, Poland news
conference Tuesday, May 17<sup>th</sup> to announce he is asking the
Nobel committee to award the Peace Prize to the people of Poland and
government collectively, for their historic embrace of millions of
Ukrainian refugees.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>I
knew the gross statistics of what Poland has done, and how the Polish
people have reacted,” Andy says. “But until I saw and experienced
the welcome personally, I didn't realize how much it could mean to
people displaced by an unexpected catastrophe. I believe the Nobel
Committee should recognize the historic gesture of the Polish people
by awarding the nation collectively the Peace Prize.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>My
mission to Ukraine has been a multifarious one. First, I have been a
recognized journalist in the area of foreign policy. Second, as part
of my trip I was asked to look at possible humanitarian needs that
could be served through additional funding. Finally, as a
conservative Republican who strongly endorses the USA effort to
support Ukraine and NATO, I look at matters as a practical
politician.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>My
recommendation for the Nobel Prize for Poland falls into the
humanitarian sphere of my activity.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>For
over a quarter-century I have been involved in the deep background in
fostering the so-called ‘Brexit’ departure, in which the UK left
the EU. Unlike the tense relationship with Germany, the relationship
between Great Britain and Poland is as strong as ever today. I
believe Her Majesty's government may also join in my recommendation
to the Nobel committee.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>Finally,
the Nobel Committee could append to its award a few words of
encouragement and caution to the Polish government. It is not my job
to comment on EU-Polish politics, or internal Polish politics. But
the Nobel Committee could say, as part of its award, that the
Committee encourages Poland to take the road of vigorous and open
democracy, and not to be lured by the illusory benefits of
authoritarianism. ‘Don’t miss this historic opening.’ </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>I
will have more to say about Poland’s bright future after I return
to the United States and compile all of my interviews and records.
But suffice it to say as someone who grew up in a community with a
robust Polish-American presence, I am a loyal friend of Poland and
thank them for their humanitarian efforts at this crucial time,”
Andy will state.</b></p>
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</p>
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</p>
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en Chef,</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>---</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>ANDY
MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, United States-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of
background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and
around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy,
military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to:
www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
holds both Economics and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of
Illinois and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>He
is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama:
The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive
Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at
www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and
www.ContrarianCommentary.com. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago;
today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.</b></p>
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</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>[NOTES:
We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>©
Copyright by Andy Martin 2022 – All Rights Reserved</b></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-39551842649828636152022-05-13T08:42:00.000-07:002022-05-13T08:42:39.202-07:00BREAKING NEWS – War crimes trial in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 13, 2022<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk100828535"></a>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>WAR
CRIMES TRIAL IN UKRAINE - THE GHOSTS OF BABI YAR ARE CALLING TO US</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>United
States military and intelligence analyst/investigator Andy Martin </b><b>is
in </b><b>Kyiv, </b><b>Ukraine for the start of war crimes
prosecutions arising from Russian atrocities. Starting as a 10
year-old boy, Andy studied the Holocaust and the conditions under
which human beings become capable of committing atrocities. Andy
first came to national prominence during the My Lai Massacre, when he
provided evidence of other mass killings in Viet-Nam.</b><b> </b>
</p>
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News and Commentary</b></span></span></p>
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New York, Washington</b></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Andy
Martin, J.D.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Adjunct
Professor of Law</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Executive
Editor and Producer</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One
of America’s most respected</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>independent
intelligence analysts </b></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>and
military investigators</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Journalism
that is factually correct, </b></span></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>not
politically correct”</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Contact</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
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</p>
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feel free to post, repost and email this news release, with the
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Intercontinental
Hotel)(Kyiv, Ukraine)(May 13, 2022)</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Dear
Reader:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Today
the first war crimes trial of Russian atrocities began in Kyiv. This
trial will be one of many, in Ukraine and at other international
tribunals. For me, the start of the trial is a chilling day. To be
here at the start of the momentous undertaking, putting the mass
murders on trial, exploring questions raised by the Russian
atrocities, takes me back to the origins of my early years.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Growing
up, my spiritual father was Sigmund Neumann (see link [1] below), a
brilliant political scientist who fled Germany at the beginning of
the Holocaust. Dr. Neumann (he was always “Dr. Neumann”) had a
special fondness for my mother. She was also one of his students.
Both had served in OSS, America’s first spy agency. Every Friday,
Dr. Neumann was at my family’s restaurant for dinner. Inevitably my
mom and I were asked to join his table. Dr. Neumann had a sadness
about him. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>It
was a heavy lift for a 10 year-old to learn that Neumann’s books
had been burned by the Nazis. He got out early, when fleeing Germany
was still easy. Starting from age 11, I became Dr. Neumann’s
paperboy. There was always a cookie and soft drink at his modest home
on the corner of High Street and Loveland Street when I came by with
his paper. We also visited Neumann at Russell House, where he moved
on the Wesleyan campus. He taught me to explore the Holocaust. I
could read what Nazi Germany had done, but I lacked understanding.
Later, in Viet-Nam as an analyst, investigator and journalist, I
began to understand.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Through
many wars and revolutions, I have gained a lot of comprehension about
mass murder. Nevertheless, the atrocities of Russia and Germany
during World War II stand apart, as historic examples of systemic
national evil.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>So
it is with a special understanding that I watched the relentless
atrocities committed by young Russians in Ukraine, mostly conscripted
troops, across northern and eastern regions. What could possess a
human being to commit an atrocity? A lifetime later, I am still
searching for the answer. But now the first trial has begun in Kyiv.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>During
the Viet-Nam era, I was sometimes called to speak on the campus of
the University of Illinois. In one forum, I was asked to </b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>compare
My Lai to Babi Yar. While I was aware of the poem “Babi Yar” by
</b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Yevgeny Yevtushenko
</b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>(please see Link
[2] below)</b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>, </b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>it
meant nothing to me. (In those days, to research a topic you did not
press a button; you went to the library.)</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>At
Babi Yar, part of the City of Kyiv, German forces and their
collaborators murdered over 100,000 Jews and other nationalities
(please see link [3] below). You could say that in a spiritual sense,
in 1941 Babi Yar became “ground zero” for understanding mass
murder and atrocities.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>I
am staying at the Intercontinental Hotel, just a couple of miles from
Babi Yar.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>There
is a cosmic sense of justice that war crimes trials in the latest
outburst of insanity, Putin’s War, should begin just a short
distance from the ghosts of Babi Yar.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>This
time, no one can plead ignorance, as the German nation did after
World War II. This time, there are Ukrainian and international war
crimes investigators (assisted by the FBI) on scene to research and
document Putin’s atrocities. </b></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>Amazingly,
this time there are often surveillance videos and other recordings of
the murders. This time, the claim that no one can be held accountable
because we are all responsible, cannot be applied. </b></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>The
war criminals have started being brought to trial. Literally, the
whole world is watching.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>I
understand how a soldier can be taught to kill. That’s what
soldiers do. So purely military mayhem is understandable, apart from
a lack of any justification for an invasion of Ukraine. </b></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>But
what prompts a human being to commit mass murder or individual
atrocities? While over 100,000 adults and children were murdered at
Babi Yar, mostly Jews, most were shot at close range. I continue in
my lifetime search for an understanding of this boundless evil.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>In
closing, I don’t wear my religion on my sleeve. After all, I have
seen too much bloodshed in a long life. But I can truly tell you that
my body trembled as I wrote these words. The spiritual cries of those
helpless victims of antisemitism at Babi Yar, over 80 years ago,
cried out to me. Their souls are restless, but they can rest in
peace. They will never be forgotten. This time, the monsters will be
held accountable. Babi Yar has not been forgotten.</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>From
Kyiv, the capital of a free Ukraine.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>CONTRARIAN
COMMENTARY</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>R</b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>é</b></span><b>dacteur
en Chef,</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>---</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u>Links
to this story</u>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>[1]
</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Neumann"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Neumann</span></a></b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">[</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">2]</span></b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">https://www-tc.pbs.org/auschwitz/learning/guides/reading1.4.pdf</span></b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;">[3]</span></b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_Yar">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_Yar</a></b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b><a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kiev-and-babi-yar">https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/kiev-and-babi-yar</a></b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
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<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Other
web sites for Andy Martin</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>www.AndyMartinforUSSenator.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>www.AndyMartin.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>ANDY
MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, United States-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of
background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and
around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy,
military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to:
www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
holds both Economics and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of
Illinois and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>He
is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama:
The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive
Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at
www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and
www.ContrarianCommentary.com. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago;
today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>UPDATES</b></u><b>:
</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
opinion columns are posted at ContrarianCommentary.com,
ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com and
ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>[NOTES:
We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the
latest version on our blogs and don’t hesitate to let us know if
you find an error.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>©
Copyright by Andy Martin 2022 – All Rights Reserved</b></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-81731049287629041562022-05-11T11:33:00.002-07:002022-05-11T11:33:56.092-07:00Kyiv, Ukraine News Conference - May 12, 2022 - THE NEW FACE OF WAR IN UKRAINE<p> </p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>United States military and intelligence analyst/investigator Andy
Martin will hold a Kyiv news conference Thursday, May 12 to issue his
first analysis on “The New Face of War” in Ukraine. Andy believes
the conventional wisdom about the status of Putin’s War is
mistaken, and that aid approved by Congress and signed by the
President will demolish Russian forces by Christmas. “Russian
leaders, who exist in a bubble, have no idea what is about to hit the
invaders in Ukraine,” Andy says. Andy is also a New Hampshire, US
Republican U. S. Senate candidate who has worked in Washington for
many decades. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NEWS
FROM:</span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONTRARIAN
COMMENTARY</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Global
News and Commentary</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>London,
New York, Washington</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The
Internet Powerhouse”</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Andy
Martin, J.D.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Adjunct
Professor of Law</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Executive
Editor and Producer</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One
of America’s most respected</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>independent
intelligence analysts </b></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>and
military investigators</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Journalism
that is factually correct, </b></span></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>not
politically correct”</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Contact</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>andymart20@aol.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Blogs</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>contrariancommentary.blogspot.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><b>[Please
feel free to post, repost and email this news release, with the
copyright notice attached]</b></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>NEWS
CONFERENCE DETAILS</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Where</b></u><b>:
Sidewalk in front of the Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>When</b></u><b>:
May 12, 2022</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Time</b></u><b>:
3:00 P.M.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Disclaimer</b></u><b>:
Andy’s presence in front of the Intercontinental does not imply any
connection to or endorsement from the hotel (although he endorses
Intercontinental Hotels as his favorite place to stay)</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>(Kyiv,
Ukraine)(May 11, 2022) </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Dear
Reader:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Somewhere,
up in the heavens, World War II American super-General George S.
Patton, who may have been assassinated by Russian operatives, in
smiling. After the end of the war in Europe, Patton stated that the
U.S. should invade Eastern Europe to free the captive nations that
had been surrendered to Soviet slavery by President Franklin
Roosevelt. The backlash to Patton's remarks was immediate and
intense. No one wanted more war, even though many agreed that the
Soviet Union would some day have to be defeated in a subsequent
conflict.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Vladimir
Putin said May 9</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b> that his invasion of
Ukraine is a continuation of World War II. Putin has no idea what is
about to hit him. Billions of dollars in American military
assistance, skillfully employed by Ukrainian freedom fighters, is
about to devastate the Russian invasion forces. Putin wants the
Second World War back? He is about to get it. General Patton’s
vision is being realized, 77 years later, by Ukrainian forces.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The
convention wisdom is that Putin has been grabbing territory and
pursuing his plan for the south and east of Ukraine, and that at some
point Putin will satisfy his appetite for conquest and stop. The
conventional wisdom is wrong.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The
Ukrainian government has stated its policy is to remove the invaders
from all of occupied Ukraine, including Crimea.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>My
blog, Contrarian Commentary, for decades has been questioning
conventional wisdom and exposing the errors of politicians far
removed from the battle.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Let
me be candid: When I announced my trip to Ukraine in March, if you
had told me Congress would vote $40 billion in expanded aid, I would
have said “unlikely.” But Congress has now voted an avalanche of
military and economic support for Ukraine. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>America
is moving towards a mobilization to defeat Putin, the second greatest
threat to world peace. Weapons factories are reopening in the U.S.
Production lines are being activated. America is once again the
“Arsenal of Democracy.” The impact of Washington’s votes on
Ukraine aid has yet to be understood and digested in Moscow and
Berlin. The money amounts to the equivalent of a new post-war
Marshall Plan. The free world cannot afford to lose. Ironically,
America and the UK are mobilizing but Russia apparently is not.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The
role played by the UK has been an incredible one. When America
hesitated months ago, Great Britain stepped up to backstop the
Ukrainians. British munitions factories are also going to be revived.
The coming weapons flow is unlike anything seen since 1945. What is
going to happen to all those rockets? Artillery shells? Drones? They
are going to be targeted at Russians. Targeted at Russians.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>To
date, Putin has been playing his old games: changing street signs in
Donbas, holding bogus elections to annex territory, the usual type of
Soviet enslavement tactics. But Russian forces will subjected to
firepower of a kind not seen since – of course – Patton’s
Third Army slaughtered Germans, causing the Reich to finally
collapse.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The
successor to Patton’s Third Army is Ukrainian defense forces.
Ukrainian defenders have pushed back Russian troops; as the flood of
new weapons arrives, Russians will lack the means to defend their
invasion gains.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Starting
tomorrow, in a series entitled “The New Face of War,” I will
explain how this war is different from any conflict since WW II, and
why the conventional wisdom is wrong.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Unlike
Korea, Viet-Nam and Afghanistan, American troops are not needed. In
fact, Ukrainians have proven so skilled at deploying their exiting
weapons that UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said, only
half-jokingly, that Ukrainians may need to start training British
troops, not vice versa. Ukrainian tactics are already being adopted
by U.S. forces.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>I
began in college as a military cadet, a Cold Warrior. Over the
decades, from Saigon to Kyiv, I have been in war zones and conflicts.
My experience is that the conventional wisdom usually looks backward.
Wrong.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Ukrainians
have no place to retreat. It is not Putin who is cornered; is the
people of Ukraine whose homes have been destroyed by the most evil
invading force since Germany’s Third Reich.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>In
the mid-1990’s, under brilliant British analysts, I began studying
the European Union. Brexit was the product of their pioneering
endeavors. Today the European Union has clay feet. French leader
Macron is in love with himself; his phone calls to Putin are a
travesty. Germany’s “Sergeant Schultz” (Hogan’s Heroes)
Chancellor Scholz is a joke, effectively a Russian asset who pays
billions of dollars to finance Putin’s atrocities. America and
Britain have exposed the collaboration of French and German
industrialists with Russia’s war machine. The head of Volkswagen is
crying for appeasement and debasement. Sickening and disgraceful. But
Ukrainian freedom fighters have called their bluff. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Other
EU countries, and solid allies such as Poland, make France and
Germany look small and irrelevant, an embarrassment to their own
incompetence and impotence. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s Viktor
Orban is, well, Orban. Carlson is a foreign policy jerk.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Please
stay with us in the coming days for a “Contrarian” view of
Putin’s War, from someone who has been right before, while the
conventional wisdom was wrong, wrong, wrong. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>From
Kyiv, the capital of a free Ukraine.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>CONTRARIAN
COMMENTARY</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>R</b><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><b>é</b></span><b>dacteur
en Chef,</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>---</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>ANDY
MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, United States-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of
background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and
around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy,
military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to:
www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
holds both Economics and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of
Illinois and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>He
is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama:
The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive
Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at
www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and
www.ContrarianCommentary.com. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago;
today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Other
web sites for Andy Martin</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.AndyMartinforUSSenator.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.AndyMartin.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>UPDATES</b></u><b>:
</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
opinion columns are posted at ContrarianCommentary.com,
ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com and
ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>[NOTES:
We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the
latest version on our blogs and don’t hesitate to let us know if
you find an error.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>©
Copyright by Andy Martin 2022 – All Rights Reserved</b></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-73328127722223313062022-05-10T15:35:00.000-07:002022-05-10T15:35:00.850-07:00Kyiv, Ukraine News Conference - May 11, 2022<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>United
States analyst and investigator Andy Martin, who has a background in
agricultural economics, will hold a Kyiv, Ukraine news conference
Wednesday, May 11 to issue his initial prediction and analysis for
Ukrainian grain production in the 2022 growing season. Andy predicts
Ukrainian farmers will generally produce adequate resources.
Contrarian Commentary is monitoring grain production because of its
direct impact on world food supplies and indirect impact on the
military situation. Andy is also a New Hampshire, US Republican U. S.
Senate candidate. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NEWS
FROM:</span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONTRARIAN
COMMENTARY</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Global
News and Commentary</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>London,
New York, Washington</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The
Internet Powerhouse”</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Andy
Martin, J.D.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Adjunct
Professor of Law</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Executive
Editor and Producer</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One
of America’s most respected</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>independent
intelligence analysts </b></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>and
military investigators</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;">“<span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Journalism
that is factually correct, </b></span></span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>not
politically correct”</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Contact</u>:</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>andymart20@aol.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Blogs</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>contrariancommentary.blogspot.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><b>[Please
feel free to post, repost and email this news release, with the
copyright notice attached]</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>NEWS
CONFERENCE DETAILS</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Where</b></u><b>:
Sidewalk in front of the Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>When</b></u><b>:
May 11, 2022</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Time</b></u><b>:
3:00 P.M.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Disclaimer</b></u><b>:
Andy’s presence in front of the Intercontinental does not imply any
connection to or endorsement from the hotel (although he endorses
Intercontinental Hotels as his favorite places to stay)</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>(Kyiv,
Ukraine)(May 10, 2022) “At the start of 2022, Ukraine was not on
anyone’s economic radar,” says Andy Martin. “Today, Putin’s
War is having a disruptive impact on the world economy. While we
continue our traditional specialties, military and intelligence
analysis, we feel economic disruption is a serious factor that must
be added to the mix.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>Ironically,
my background in agricultural economics mirrors Ukraine's food
production. At the University of Illinois, I studied intensive
cultivation. I never sat on a tractor or wore overalls, but I was
also an investor in Illinois farm land. Ukraine’s agriculture is
similar to the Illinois model.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>Obviously,
weather predictions at this point are sketchy for the growing season.
Production in the east and south is impeded by the war; but the
parameters of combat are quickly changing. So we are in a position to
make a series of rough initial estimates to guide policy makers in
the UK, Europe and the United States. I am here in Ukraine, so I am
on the scene.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>The
actual export markets are still too tenuous to predict.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>While
farming is not known as the world's oldest profession, agriculture
has been around a very long time. Farmers are resourceful. In my New
Hampshire, for example, farmers are already substituting ‘sludge,’
treated waste products, in place of more expensive fertilizer.
Farmers everywhere are masters of substitution and improvisation.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>There
are obviously many sources of farm production information. But among
the critical factors we are analyzing in Ukraine, I wanted to see the
land –the soil- for myself. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>We
are on the ground where it counts.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>In
any event, you need a starting point, a debating point if you will,
to develop a matrix of information about Ukraine's potential output
in 2022. We will continue to be in close contact with our sources.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>From
London, the view appears pessimistic. In Washington, I am not sure
they are paying attention to corn and wheat right now. But the
politics is inescapable, which is where my political experience comes
in. Will Russia be allowed to export grain? Will India buy ‘scab’
grain the same way it is buying scab oil? Will there be an embargo?
Sanctions? We are on the cutting edge of gaming these issues. In the
fight for freedom in Ukraine, food will be an essential weapon,”
Andy will state. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">“<b>Finally,
as a purely speculative and intellectual proposition, because there
was and is no rational explanation for Putin’s War, did Putin
intend a gruesome form of economic warfare, seeking to damage
Ukraine, a growing competitor? Interestingly, all of Putin’s damage
to date is in areas vital to Ukraine’s agricultural economy.”</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>---</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>ANDY
MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
Martin is a legendary New Hampshire, United States-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of
background in radio and television and with decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in Washington, the USA and
around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy,
military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to:
www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy
holds both Economics and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of
Illinois and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>He
is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama:
The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive
Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at
www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and
www.ContrarianCommentary.com. </b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire over 100 years ago;
today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>Other
web sites for Andy Martin</b></u><b>:</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.AndyMartinforUSSenator.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.AndyMartin.com</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Lucida Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</b></span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><u><b>UPDATES</b></u><b>:
</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>www.Facebook.com/AndyMartin</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Andy’s
opinion columns are posted at ContrarianCommentary.com,
ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com and
ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>[NOTES:
We try to correct any typographical errors in our stories; find the
latest version on our blogs and don’t hesitate to let us know if
you find an error.</b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>©
Copyright by Andy Martin 2022 – All Rights Reserved</b></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-10785584837877060082021-08-18T22:54:00.000-07:002021-08-18T22:54:13.260-07:00Silent Coup in the Pentagon: What really happened in Afghanistan<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dear Granite Stater:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The dodos in the Biden administration, starting from
President “Dodo” Biden on down, would have you believe they were totally caught
off guard when the Afghan military collapsed. That claim is true, in part, as you
will read below. Biden was surprised. He believed his own b.s.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Based on my reporting, however, I believe the explanation
for the collapse in Kabul was the result of a “silent coup” in the Pentagon.
The collapse in Afghanistan was not a random event. It was engineered at the
highest levels of our military. Amazingly, it is part of an ongoing series of situations
where our military leaders have sought to protect officials from the risks
created by presidential hubris and incompetence. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What you are about to read is original reporting based on
extensive analysis and decades of military and intelligence experience.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I am calling what has happened since April, 2021 a “silent
coup.” What do I mean? The military was given bad orders by President Biden.
They were given orders that betrayed the sacrifice of our men and women since
2001. They were given orders that defied logic. They were given orders that
would lead to the collapse of Afghanistan. They were given orders that could
and will endanger our national security. And they carried out those orders to a
letter. To a “t.” They knew that total “compliance” would lead to complete collapse.
They even warned Biden and his boys what was going to happen.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>And President Joe slept through all of it.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Since April, 2021 our military leadership has complied
with Joe Biden’s ill-advised orders so meticulously that “compliance” ended up
strangling his presidency. That “compliance” with orders which were obviously
going to lead to disaster, is the basis for what has become in effect a silent
coup. No fingerprints were left behind by the silent coup. There were no critical
statements by the highest echelons of the military leadership. No “revolt of the
generals.” But in the end, total compliance with Biden’s orders were used by
Pentagon leaders to destroy his administration.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Mission accomplished.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>1. <u>What is “the military?”</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We use the term “the military” and “the Pentagon” without
giving much thought to what these institutions really are. We have an all-volunteer
force; no one is forced to join our military services.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Almost all of our men and women in uniform are patriots. Almost
all join out of patriotism. We draw a lot of volunteers from southern states,
as well as rural areas. We also draw a large segment of our forces from minorities
in urban areas.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When Biden made a retired military officer Secretary of
Defense, he made a classic error. Secretary Austin spent decades in a highly
successful career; he made it to multi-star general. Austin had absorbed the military
ethos. Ultimately, as the Biden withdrawal fiasco proceeded, Austin could not
betray his fellow officers and sound the alarm.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Military leaders are loyal to their civilian leaders. The
system works well, as the Constitution intended. But high-ranking officers are
not mere automatons. They also think for themselves. They know what will work
and what won’t.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>And when, as in the case of Biden, the president gave patently
self-destructive and disloyal orders to the the Pentagon, generals decided to
rebel in a novel way: by strictly and immediately and expeditiously complying
with Biden’s orders, fully knowing such compliance would backfire and cause the
Afghan mission to collapse in disgrace. Biden would get payback for ignoring military
advice and his presidency would be mortally wounded. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The plan worked just as it was intended: Biden never knew
what hit him in mid-August. The military “plot” succeeded beyond Biden’s
wildest potential nightmares. By conducting a virtual silent coup through compliance,
no one in the Biden hierarchy saw the disaster coming. Threw are no
fingerprints of recalcitrant generals. Biden’s order had destroyed his administration.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>General Austin probably supported the military’s advice
in April to suspend an immediate withdrawal. But once the “plan” to “comply by excess”
began, Austin was silent. That’s why Austin has been a “missing person” in the
past few days. He knows what happened and he knows why and how it happened. Austin
saw the silent coup unfold and he did not stop it because he couldn’t. His
first loyalty was still to the military culture that had rewarded him. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Biden, on the other hand, was so blinded by hubris he
didn’t realize the military’s immediate compliance with his order would become
a weapon against him.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2. <u>How did we start down the slippery slide to military
activism?<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Military activism began during the Obama administration.
President Obama’s rigid doctrines about shutting down our presence in Iraq was based
on his own ill-informed misconceptions. Because Obama’s ideas were contrary to
military recommendations, the military “complied” with Obama’s orders by immediately
removing troops and setting the stage for the Isis resurgence. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When Obama went further and called the resurgent Isis a “JV
team,” the military responded by hanging back and allowing the terrorist
organization to expand exponentially, again embarrassing Obama. Finally, Obama
was forced to go back to the military and seek advice, which he again rejected.
The result: a stalemate in Syria/Iraq when President Trump took office.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Trump was initially a hero to the military. When he
allowed the command structure to perform, the results were spectacular. Isis
was soon routed.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p> </o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>But when Trump decided to act as his own general and
review deployments for political efficacy, disaster soon followed. After a phone
call with the Turk dictator Erdogan, Trump announced he was abandoning the
Kurds and allowing the Turkish army to take territory in Syria. Pentagon
leaders were dumfounded. Trump took a stable area and wantonly destabilized it.
Predictably, the betrayal of the Kurds resulted in chaos. But the military used
its bureaucracy to partially nullify Trump’s edicts. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Trump tried to totally withdraw from Syria to claim a
political benefit. But the troops are still there under Biden. Trump was
probably surprised by how resilient the Syria mission was; it was reduced but
never eliminated despite his insistent demands.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>3. <u>What did Biden order and how did the military comply?
Totally<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Biden’s order in April was simple. Get out. Biden set a
date, 9/11, which was later moved.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The military had advised that a complete and precipitous
withdrawal would be a disaster. Biden rejected that advice.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The silent coup began.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Instead of using military expertise to carefully plan the
withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pentagon leaders ignored sound policies and simply
ordered U S troops out of Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The shock was felt in Afghanistan, where soldiers heard about
Biden’s order and saw U S forces quickly packing. Shortages of food and ammunition
followed. The supply pipeline to Afghan forces went dry.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>In mid-May I noted that, surprisingly, a large part of the
U S presence was already gone. Dangerously so. I realized that the Afghan army would
be demoralized by the virtually instant disappearance of U S forces. The departure
of the American troops was a clear signal to their Afghan counterparts they were
being abandoned on a rushed basis.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>In May I said to my associate, “this withdrawal looks
like ‘compliance with a vengeance’” with Biden’s order. The hasty withdrawal
will bring down the Afghan government and destroy Biden’s plan to avoid a
catastrophe. The military’s literal submission to Biden’s diktat rendered Biden’s
dangerous order a time bomb.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>There was no protest from the senior ranks in the Pentagon
once Biden issued his ill-advised order. Generals complied with his command so literally
that their immediate “compliance” to get out became a form of resistance to the
self-destructive directive. By immediately complying with Biden’s order to get
out on an expedited basis, the military was abandoning its usual expertise to
plan a slower, but safer, removal of U S forces. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>By mid-July the US was, unexpectedly, almost completely
out of Afghanistan; ironically, this is where Biden and his posse were
ambushed. They had no idea that the military’s compliance with the withdrawal
order would lead to an immediate collapse of the Afghan government. Biden thought
he was a genius for orchestrating a hasty withdrawal. The military knew better.
The silent coup was in progress. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The net result: Biden’s ill-advised order triggered a de
facto silent coup. Instead of publicly challenging Biden’s order, the military decided
to take the opposite tack and comply instantly, while fully aware that their original
advice to “go slow” was the correct approach. Biden’s order, on the other hand,
would lead to an embarrassing collapse. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The collapse came soon after Bagram Air Base was abandoned,
literally in the night. The Afghans were stunned, and humiliated. The U S military
would normally have no reason to humiliate the Afghans and would not have done
so. But by complying with Biden’s order on an instant basis, the Afghan military
got the signal they feared. All was lost.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates once said Joe
Biden has been wrong on virtually every major foreign policy and military decision
of the past forty (40!) years [please see Link # 1 below]. Thus, there was no
way military leaders could communicate with a stubborn old man whose cognitive ability,
i.e. his ability to reason and process complex information, was all but gone.
Biden could not process the situational awareness of the rapidly collapsing
situation in Kabul.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>In the end, Biden has created his own latest and greatest
crisis. The military helped expedite Biden’s downfall by complying literally
and immediately with the president’s misguided order. The silent coup succeeded.
The military had their revenge and Biden will go down in history for the most
spectacular military failure in 75 years.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>4. <u>Who were the “Afghan military and security forces?”<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>It seems as though everyone is trashing the Afghan
military. Except me. As I wrote yesterday, we tasked a small local force with
garrisoning an entire nation. From the outset, it was an impossible task. But
we also created the Afghan military in our own image, totally meshed in order
for coordination with U S forces. No one ever designed the Afghan military to fight
an enemy on its own, without air support, without massive supply networks and without
intelligence oversight from above. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>President Barry Obama started down fantasy lane in 2014 when
he initiated the myth that Afghan soldiers were a separate army that would be
expected to fight the Taliboys without the combined support that was necessary.
Trump and Biden picked up on the fantasy that the Afghan military could be
totally independent of our assistance. It never was and never could be. It wasn’t
designed that way. We designed it to work with us, seamlessly.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When we withdrew our support of the Afghan forces, they collapsed.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>5. <u>How long will the Kabul disaster drag on?<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I can’t say for sure, but I think the ongoing disaster in
Kabul is going to drag on a lot longer than the Left anticipates or Joe Biden
can tolerate.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Unless the Taliboys make a move against us or allied
forces, arrangements to complete the withdrawal of tens of thousands of people
could drag on for several weeks. Once again, Biden has set August 31 as a final
pullout date. But that date is totally unrealistic given the tens of thousands of
Americans and others who need to exit Afghanistan. Once again, Biden is setting
himself up for disgrace and defeat.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The withdrawal from Kabul is going to dominate news
coverage into the foreseeable future. The Left will not be happy. They will be looking
for scapegoats, but they won’t be able to find any. There are no fingerprints
left behind by the silent coup.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>6. <u>Where do we go from here?</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Left would like to blame the military for the Afghan
collapse. But, on the contrary, it was Joe Biden’s capricious orders, and the
Pentagon’s immediate, total and unconditional compliance with Biden’s asinine
directives, that created conditions for the collapse we confront in Kabul.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Our military is just as well-organized and effective today
as it ever was. Consider, within hours of being ordered, we had thousands of
troops on their way to Kabul. Our system worked. If the Taliboys attempt to
intimidate the U. S. Marines and the 82nd </b><b>Airborne Division, the Taliboys will be obliterated. (Note to
file: the “military” didn’t lose Afghanistan; the craven politicians on Capitol
Hill and their media lackeys did.)</b><span style="background: white;"> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>President Biden has some power in Kabul today only because
our military works, and because it is organized to face the limitless challenges
we face. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Biden wants to dismantle military spending and devote the
money to day care centers and welfare payments for parents. It won’t happen.
Republicans understand what Democrats deny. We need a strong military to defend
our way of life.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Although the phrase has also been attributed to Winston Churchill,
George Orwell is credited with the following words:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only
because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What do those words mean? They mean that in order for us
to enjoy our quality of life, and the freedoms we often take for granted, we
need to train and have ready to deploy men and women who can do extreme
violence to our enemies. <i>Extreme</i> violence. Not politicians’ hot air.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This week we saw proof of Orwell’s remarks. The
politicians screwed up, yes both Trump and Biden. But in baseball terms, Biden is
credited with the loss. Within minutes of the emergency, we had forces
deploying around the world to rescue Americans and our Afghan supporters. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We have taken control of Kabul Airport. While the
situation is fluid and chaotic, the Taliboys will try to avoid challenging the
U S. If they attack, the Taliboys will be obliterated. We can rely on our forces
because we honor and respect them. No other nation in history has had such a
continuing tradition of maintaining strength through peace. In our country, “Thank
you for your service” means something. Loyalty. The kind of loyalty Democrats
lack for our men and women in uniform.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>As for Joe Biden, in silent and secret ways, his administration
is now on the dung heap of history. Biden may not be removed from office until
2025, but his presidency is over.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Say it ain’t so, Joe.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>[More to come, stay tuned. We are monitoring the
dangerous situation in Kabul.]<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/biden-has-been-wrong-on-every-major-foreign-policy/<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host,
broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in radio
and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical
experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight
on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio,
go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in
American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of
the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com]
and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years”
[www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the
“Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com and
www.ContrarianCommentary.com. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire
over 100 years ago; today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dear Granite Stater:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Sunday, August 15, 2021 was one
of the worst days in American history. The Afghan government imploded; the
collapse in Kabul exploded the myth that Joe Biden is capable of leading the U.
S. government. We have a national security crisis on our hands.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>America’s political class, led
by Zombie President Joe Biden, betrayed the American people, betrayed the Afghan
people and massively increased the terror threat to the continental United
States. Earlier, Biden said leaving Kabul would not resemble the catastrophe in
Saigon in 1975. I agree with Joe! The departure from Kabul is much, much worse;
the the long-term consequences will be much more dangerous for our national security
than the Saigon debacle.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>I have spent a large part of my
adult life as an independent national security analyst and operator. You can
see a resume of my experience below in “How Andy Became a Terrorism Expert.” I
first went to Afghanistan in 1980, in an insanely dangerous mission to gather
information about the Afghan resistance against the Soviet invasion. I worked
alone, with one Afghan aide. We managed to drive into Herat. How I survived, I’ll
never know. Afghanistan and I go back a long way.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Like many, I have questioned Joe
Biden’s mental health. Biden’s competence is now front and center:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><br />
President Obama’s ambassador to Afghanistan stated openly that “I’m left with
some grave questions in my mind about [Biden’s] ability to lead our nation as
commander-in-chief,” [Ryan] Crocker said. “To have read this so wrong – or,
even worse, to have understood what was likely to happen and not care.” [Please
see Link # 1 below]. Crocker said the Afghan fiasco is “already an indelible
stain on [Biden’s] presidency.” [Please see link #2 below] <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>The humiliation we saw in 1975
when Americans were lifted off the roof of the U. S. Embassy in Saigon has been
reprised. Biden has sent in 5,000 troops to manage the evacuation; many thousands
more than Trump had left behind to manage the withdrawal. While no firefights
have broken out as I am writing, if U. S. forces stay long enough to evacuate Afghans
who have been loyal to us and who were promised safe passage, conflict is
inevitable.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>None of this national failure
was necessary. But as America has done so often in the postwar period, we have
allowed our own bloated rhetoric to undermine sound foreign policy.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>More critically, we have
allowed the perfect to be the enemy of the good. In claiming no perfect
solution is available in Afghanistan, we have destroyed the good efforts that
existed. Millions of young girls were in school; now they are out. Tens of
millions of people slept safely; now a terror regime has been imposed. When was
the last time former President Ghani beheaded someone? Now, a bad pun: “heads
will roll” in Kabul. Thanks to Joey Biden.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>No, Afghanistan was not perfect,
not by a long shot. But it was struggling to survive in a very dangerous neighborhood.
Now all of our progress has been erased. In a few weeks, terror networks will
reconstitute themselves. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Biden, who claimed he would “not
send another generation of Americans to Afghanistan,” has <u>guaranteed</u> that
another generation, or two, of Americans will have to return to Afghanistan to
clean up the mess he created.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>1. <u>The Afghan military did
not “collapse;” it was betrayed</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>The Afghan military and
security forces do not have the <i>esprit de corps </i>of the U. S. Marines or
NYPD. But Afghan soldiers performed decently. Who designed and created the Afghan
military? We did (the U. S. military). We created a conventional military force
to fight a “revolutionary war,” one driven by zealotry and not by mercenary
interests, the same kind I have been studying since 1965. The Afghans expected
air strikes, artillery, mobile support, high-tech resources and expansive surveillance
and intelligence to support them. That’s how we trained them. To be an adjunct
and to be interoperable with our own military. We created the Afghan forces in
our own image. Then we abandoned them. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>How long would U. S. forces
last without air cover, without armor, without intelligence and without
multiple weapons systems? Not long.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Sound familiar?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>In fact, this is the second time
Democrats have betrayed an allied military in the battlefield. The South
Vietnamese military was also created in our image. Then Democrats in congress
voted to “defund” South Vietnam forces. The result: a collapse of Saigon.
Forty-fix years later we are repeating the same arrogant incompetence which the
Democrats first “deployed” against Viet-Nam. Bingo.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Don’t blame the Afghan
military. They did as well as can be expected when their de facto overlords, the
Democratic Party in congress, started undermining them during the Obama-Biden
administration. History repeats itself; so do Democratic Party military
fiascos.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>2. <u>There was no “intelligence
failure”</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>One of the false narratives
being offered by Biden supporters is that the Afghan collapse is an “intelligence
failure.” Northing is further from the truth. For years intelligence agencies
have predicted that of if we abandoned the Afghan forces, they would collapse.
No surprise there. Intelligence agencies all over the world, including
communist spy organs, predicted exactly what would happen if Biden withdrew
precipitously.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>3. <u>Biden’s delusions have
exploded his presidency and the Democrats</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Biden said last month that he
had an [imaginary] “over-the-horizon” capacity to defend Afghanistan. Where was
it when the Taliban was laying siege to Afghan cities? Nowhere. Bien’s
over-the-horizon force was a delusion. America did not come to the defense of
Afghan troops. Biden’s total incompetence, and the total incompetence of his officials,
such as the disgraceful and incompetent Secretary of State Blinken, have exploded
his presidency.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Out of nowhere, out of the blue
in Biden’s mind, the Democratic Party has been bombed into disgrace and
destruction by their own demented leader. “Who me?” they say. They want to blame
Trump for Biden’s disaster. Trump is not responsible for Biden’s collapse.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>4. <u>Does honor mean anything
to America?</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>I have lost track of the number
of times both parties have betrayed our allies. The Kurds? Betrayed by Democrats
and Republicans, tossed out like used toilet paper when they had served their
purpose. Over and over again. Obama said Isis was a “JV team,” and then had to
send forces to defeat his imaginary opponent; only ISIS was not imaginary. It
took President Trump to clean out the Isis rat’s nest.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>What do all of these betrayals mean?
America’s political leaders, in both parties, lack any sense of national honor.
Ten years ago, members of congress started asking for Special Immigrant Visas” (“SIV”)
for Afghans who has worked for the U.S. Ten years later, noting had been done. Biden
tried to dump the issue on congress. It was only after Biden pulled the plug on
Afghanistan that the administration even started thinking about SIV’s. When Afghan
workers and their families, as well as others who worked for US operations such
as the media and aid organizations, are totaled up, there are over 100,000
people and their dependents that need to be evacuated. How many will die
needlessly, because of American perfidiousness? Many thousands, perhaps tens of
thousands. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>America needs to address its lack
of national honor and its betrayals of the commitments it has made to foreign nationals
who support our troops in the field. To a military man or woman, honor means everything,
it’s why they serve. When the politicians behave dishonorably, they stain the
service and sacrifice of our own military forces.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>5. <u>Is twenty years enough,
when national security is at stake?<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><u>How the media have betrayed
Americans<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>I started out in life as a
pollster in college. A poll is only as good as the question asked. If you ask, “Should
we bring our troops back home?” almost everyone will say “Yes.” But if you ask,
“Should we bring our troops back home if the result is going to be endangering
national security and cause the homeland to be jeopardized?” not many people
would say yes. The media asked trick questions, and fooled the American people into
believing we could withdraw from Afghanistan effortlessly and without any
long-term danger to our own nation.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Biden’s people claim they were “surprised”
by the Afghan collapse. Funny, no one else was. Everyone who has ever focused
on terrorism and intelligence knew what was ahead. The head of British intelligence,
MI6, predicted a collapse if Afghanistan was abandoned. [Please see Link 3 below)
So what was the Biden plan? Where were the resources? There were none. Afghan
troops lacked food and ammunition How can any army fight under such
circumstances?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>6. <u>The Mollie Hemingway
doctrine</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Perhaps the most idiotic comment
I saw was from Mollie Hemingway, a commentator who said we should have an “In/Out”
military policy. Hemingway seems to believe once hostilities cease, U. S. forces
should high tail it and abandon the battlefield to our former adversaries.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Biden himself fed into this expedient
narrative and said, “We’ve been there too long. The world has shifted.” Says
who? <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Mollie Hemingway has the
answer: her “get in-get out” strategy. Utter nonsense. What would have happened
if we withdrew from Europe in 1945? Stalin would have taken over Europe. What if
we had left Japan in 1945? The militaristic Japanese military might have
revived. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>When you pledge to stay, your
word is your bond. We have promised to protect Europe. Biden brags about “America
being back” in NATO. Joe’s malarkey. Who will believe him after the Afghan
catastrophe? The US has promised to protect Taiwan. Do the Taiwanese feel comfortable
after “Kabul?” The thugs in China and the gangsters in Russia are salivating at
the prospect of an enfeebled America. Biden’s problems are just beginning. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b>Biden and his crew of crackpot
incompetents are endangering our national security. “And that’s no joke,” as
Joey himself would say. “For real.”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 390.0pt;"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>To be continued. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>[How Andy Martin became a terrorism and counterterrorism
expert:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy has over fifty years of experience in Asia,
Southwest Asia and the Middle East; he is regarded overseas as one of America’s
most respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analysts.
He is known as an “over-the-horizon” expert who synthesizes conditions to
prepare predictive opinions.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy’s experience fighting terrorism began during the
Cold War in 1965 when he went to Washington as an intern on legislative matters
and also became an acolyte of Professor Bernard Fall.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Professor Fall believed that Viet-Nam was a
“revolutionary” war, a military campaign based on nationalist goals that more
properly fit the matrix of political analysis. After Professor Fall was blown
up, Andy persevered in studying counterinsurgency (COIN) in Viet-Nam and around
the world. Andy founded the Revolutionary War Research Center and in 1974 he
began to offer counterterrorism consulting at the World Trade Center in New
York, becoming one of the nation’s first counterterror specialists. Andy was in
New York on September 11, 2001 and rendered assistance.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy first went to the Arab world in 1971 and has
traveled to every country in that region. Andy was in Iran and Afghanistan
during the hostage crisis in 1979-80. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>He lived in Iraq in 2003. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>His analysis of the terrorist threat in Iran during
1979-80, and again in Iraq in 2003, were leading-edge predictions of what
Americans faced in the future. Andy has lived in or been in Israel, Jordan,
Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Viet-Nam,
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.]<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>LINKS TO THIS STORY: (cut and paste the entire link below
and not just the underlined portion):<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link #1: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/14/a-self-inflicted-wound-former-ambassador-to-afghan/">https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/aug/14/a-self-inflicted-wound-former-ambassador-to-afghan/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link # 2:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-21-dr-francis-collins/story?id=79340684&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-21-dr-francis-collins/story?id=79340684&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Link # 3:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>https://news.sky.com/story/terror-threat-to-britain-will-grow-if-west-neglects-afghanistan-ex-spymaster-warns-12348573<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker,
author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show host,
broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in radio
and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical
experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight
on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio,
go to: www.AndyMartin.com. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us;
www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in
American politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of
the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind the Mask”
[www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’
Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of
the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com
and www.ContrarianCommentary.com. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester, New Hampshire
over 100 years ago; today he is New Hampshire’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
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ContrarianCommentary.com, ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com and
ContrarianCommentary.wordpress.com<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>© Copyright by Andy Martin 2021 – All Rights Reserved<o:p></o:p></b></p>Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-37837501914803393092020-11-02T14:10:00.001-08:002020-11-02T14:10:43.077-08:00The Death of Sean Connery: Andy Martin was his first fan<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk42329863"><b>Former New Hampshire U. S. Senate
candidate Andy Martin was actor Sean Connery’s “first fan.” Andy remembers Connery
on his death.<o:p></o:p></b></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">---<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For immediate
release:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">October
31, 2020<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dear
Granite Stater:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Since
losing the primary in September I have been on vacation.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
decided to let the winners speak for themselves; I’ll be heard after November 3<sup>rd</sup>.
<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Later
this weekend I will issue my strong endorsement of President Trump. Otherwise,
I am on vacation with a capital “V.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In the
meantime, I’m back to writing and thinking. And while you may not be interested
in my political views before the election, you might enjoy and be amused by the
fact that I was movie star Sean Connery’s first fan. Sean died this weekend. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
learned a great lesson from Connery and it resonates with me even to this day.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My mother
was born in Manchester, graduated from Central High School and also graduated from
the University of New Hampshire. She was one of the first women from an
immigrant family to receive a graduate degree from an Ivy League University, at
Cornell. She was later offered a job at the CIA but decided instead to pursue a
Ph.D. degree, and renewed her studies at Oxford University.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">At the
age of 13, I accompanied her to Oxford University. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Living
at Oxford as an appendage to my graduate student mother was the most profound intellectual
experience that you can imagine. Oxford changed my life, making it possible for
me to mature in so many dimensions. Mornings I was a grammar school (high
school) student. Afternoons I morphed into an Oxford undergraduate. Because I
was tall, university students often assumed I was one of them. Oxford had
unusual treats: mornings seeing the poet W. H. Auden at the Kadena Café; Friday
afternoon teas at the Kemp Café, a student favourite.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My
mother’s degree at Cornell was in speech and theater so, in addition to the
focus of her academic research, we naturally went to many of the local Oxford productions.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
Oxford Playhouse is a small theater on Beaumont Street, and still there. Back
then, a young Greek director, Milos Volonakis, was directing the Bacchae, a
play by Euripides. (My mother was Greek-American so she was particularly
interested.) We became part of the troupe while the play was in rehearsals and
afterwards.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Who
was the lead actor? Sean Connery.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Connery
enjoyed having me around the production as his 13-year-old acolyte. I was his “first
fan.” <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What
did I learn from Sean? That there is always a second act, another day, in life.
When he acting at the Oxford Playhouse he was thought to be washed up, a bit
player, a failed star, a nobody forced to do legitimate theater in small venues
to survive. His acting career was moribund.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Connery
had earlier made his way to Hollywood. He was good looking and had the
potential to be a leading man. But he washed out. He left Hollywood and
returned to Britain where he was taking lead roles in small productions. Life
had dealt Connery a hard blow: early success with a shot at Hollywood, followed
by a crash and burn and back to obscurity.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
Bacchae was a successful production, but it’s short run ended and Volonakis and
Connery left Oxford. Volonakis never became a famous director, although he was
well regarded in Britain.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Connery?
I had met him at the “nadir” of his professional career.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Two
years later he was cast as James Bond.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You know
the rest of the story.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I
followed Connery’s films but we never again crossed paths. But the lesson of his
life still resonates: You never know what lies around the next corner. That moral
applies to all of us. There is always a second act, a new day, a new opportunity.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk44012583;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk48645825;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I hope
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This column started
out to be an analysis of “Brexit” (terminating British membership in the EU).
As I dug deeper and deeper into the morass created by both EU leaders and the
visibly deranged British leader Theresa May, it became unavoidable that the perspective
of France was being totally ignored. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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odyssey.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">We at Contrarian
Commentary have been studying the EU for over 20 years; our research goes deep
into what was once called the “Eurosceptic” movement and now is known as the
Brexit movement. We have seen Brexit move from being a fringe element of a handful
of parliamentarians in the 1990’s to a majority position of ordinary UK
citizens in 2019.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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write from a pro-British or pro-EU bias, and are only concerned with US interests
in the ongoing travesty, we shifted our point of view to studying the French
position – and French opportunity.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Today France stands
at its most powerful and prominent position in 100 years. How France votes on
UK membership will determine whether France assumes the primary leadership role
in Europe or continues to play second fiddle to Germany.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Few media ever analyze
the governing structures of the three leading EU nations. But there are significant
differences between them. Germany has a strong governing structure, but a weak government
because of the mistaken addition of one million undocumented refugees into German
society. Angela Merkel, the most powerful leader in Europe, is a lame duck and
most probably a dead duck. There is a vacuum of power in Germany and Merkel’s successor
will not automatically assume Merkel’s role as EU ruler. Germany has internal
challenges from the growing power of the far-right.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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is an anachronism that is collapsing on itself. Theresa May bungled her unnecessary
national election and she manifests obvious mental concerns. She has actually
faced voters herself in 1/650 of her nation, a single parliamentary
constituency. She accidently fell into the Prime Minister’s role because
Britain’s ancient parliament is too weak as an institution to function effectively
in the modern era. (Most of the “laws” enacted in modern Britain are mandated
by the EU; parliament has become a sovereign eunuch.) <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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is instead exercised by an honorable woman in her 90’s who by law has no democratic
legitimacy. In effect the UK has no “head of state” who can run the government.
This is why May has been unable to impose order or structure on the Brexit proceedings.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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governing structure. There is a strong president and a legislature that he
controls. Emmanuel Macron has national democratic legitimacy. Despite the anti-government
demonstrations in Paris and elsewhere, the French government of 2019 is not the
French government of 1958.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Brexit chaos may have
exposed Theresa May as a hapless and totally unqualified leader. But the Brexit
situation has also exposed the EU’s weaknesses. Instead of treating a neighbor
cordially, thuggish EU leaders have sought to exploit May’s incompetence by
bludgeoning her into accepting an absurd “deal” that enjoys minimal support in
London. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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against Brexit in the referendum! May’s government is controlled by anti-Brexit
politicians. And yet liberal media in London and the US constantly flay Brexiteers
as “extremists” when the real extremists are May and her cabal who have worked relentlessly
to sabotage the 2016 vote of the British people (see link below).<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UK citizens are
inundated by a daily dose of propaganda from Brussels as to the dire consequences
that will befall the country if it leaves the EU. These scare stories are nonsense.
The US stands ready to support the UK. The financial capital of Europe, the “City”
in London, has already hedged substantially all of its exposure. Britain is the
only genuinely free market in “Europe.” Will German auto manufacturers stop selling
in the UK, Germany’s biggest market, because of Brexit? Of course not. Will the
French refuse to sell their cheese, the Dutch their flowers? Of course not.
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leave the EU, it should have been given a cordial departure. Instead, the petty
minds in Brussels, whose bureaucracy had strangled Britain in the first place
and precipitated Brexit, decided to exploit May’s weaknesses and the structural
deficiencies in Britain’s government structure. They were seeking to “make an example”
of the UK. The EU’s dirty tactics have backfired, and could backfire even worse
if a new extension for Brexit is agreed this week.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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the EU, it will be forced to conduct elections next month for the European Parliament.
Almost all of the new Members of the Parliament (MEP’s) from the UK will be sworn
enemies of the EU, working from the inside to disable and dismantle the EU.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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or later Britain is leaving the EU. The EU can delay a departure but it cannot
prevent Britain leaving. The EU’s own ham-handed tactics ensure that the
separation will be increasingly bitter. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The conceit that the British
people will agree to become non-voting vassals in the EU (which is the EU and
May approach) is nonsense. What nation in history has ever agreed to be governed
by rules and a rule of law in which that nation has no voice or vote? But that is
what pathetic the “Maybot” “negotiated,” and that is what EU thugs are demanding.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The proposals to
deprive the British people of their voice and to erase their 2016 vote for
freedom, is liberal intelligentsia nonsense. That is why May has no legitimacy
in parliament.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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UK and EU be saved? If Macon denies a new extension to the UK, and Britain leaves
the EU under WTO (World Trade Organization) rules this weekend, everyone would
end up a winner.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First, if Macron votes
to deny Britain membership in the EU, he will establish himself as the premier
and most powerful leader in Europe. Germany won’t always be confused and destabilized
by its own internal challenges. Already the fascists (Alternative for Germany)
are organizing, and reviving the mantra of the 1930’s that Germany and Britain
have overriding and special interests together. The more things change…<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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next week as a neighbor and trading partner of the EU under internationally
accepted WTO rules and procedures.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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this moment in history, France will remain a caboose on a train with a wounded
Germany as the conductor. And Britain will be fighting the EU from the inside until
a full and complete Brexit becomes a reality.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rationally, there is
no option but for the EU to remove Britain, and for the hopeless May to be removed
from parliament by a rebellion of her Conservative Party.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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look for advice? To France, of course. In the 1960’s President Charles deGaulle
vetoed British membership in the precursor to the EU. deGaulle understood that
British presence in an EU focused on continental needs and interests would always
be a disruptive force.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Seventy-five years ago,
in June, British, Canadian and American troops landed in France to liberate Europe
from the evils of Nazi Germany.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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to demolish the European Parliament in Strasbourg?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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deGaulle did, and to make France the leading power in the EU.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Further delays will
only destroy the EU, not Britain. In order to save France, and save the EU,
Macron must veto continuing British membership in that super-national organization.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Almost all of you may have heard by now of the claim
by Amazon.com owner Jeff Bezos that he has been “extorted” or “blackmailed” by the
National Enquirer and its parent organization. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In this, my first 2019 letter to the people of New Hampshire
and the American people, I express my contrarian view that Bezos may himself be
the real extortionist and blackmailer, not the Enquirer. Bezos may have pulled
off a classic scam by fooling the liberal media into believing he is a victim
when in reality he is the victimizer.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">This year I celebrate fifty (50, wow) years since
graduating from law school. I have a considerably greater and broader amount of
litigation experience than many of the so-called “legal experts” on the cable TV
networks. In fact, you will read something below that so far as I am aware has
not been meaningfully discussed anywhere on cable TV. It’s an exclusive.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">First, a couple of small matters. In a few days I hope
to announce my political plans for 2020 in New Hampshire. I also plan to publish
a critique of the New Hampshire Republican Party’s conduct over the past decade,
with a prescription for progress going forward. I don’t think my writing on
Bezos has any relationship to the upcoming political activity. I am a conservative
Republican but that’s a well-known fact.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Turning now to Bezos, the media have discussed the
broad First Amendment privilege applicable to bona fide reporting. The National
Enquirer has been in business for decades. It has published massive amounts of
news which literally changed the face of politics. The Enquirer, for example, was
the first to report on the infidelity of Senator John Edwards and the baby he fathered
with Rielle Hunter. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The Enquirer mentioned me in a news story over twenty-five
years ago. My claims led to legislative reform.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Our system of free speech in unique in the world. We
allow unbridled publication of sometimes embarrassing, sometimes erroneous,
often scandalous but true and almost always controversial information about public
officials, celebrities and their private lives. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">There is even an enhanced protection for publishing
information which is true. The Enquirer’s stories on Bezos were true. He
apparently admits the reporting was accurate but protests that it was/is “invasive.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The fact that Jeff Bezos was carrying on an extramarital
affair was indisputably legitimate news, especially when it could affect control
of Amazon.com (his wife apparently has an equal interest in “Bezos” Amazon stock).<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">He hired a team of investigators, as is his right, to investigate
where the embarrassing leak came from. Early on, the brother of Bezos’ paramour
was identified as a strong suspect.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Bottom line: the Enquirer had a right to publish, and
Bezos had a right to investigate. So far, no problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Then it gets dicey. At some point the Enquirer’s people
approached Bezos. But it is also likely that Bezos’ people approached the
Enquirer. They were facing off. Again, no problem. That’s what lawyers do. They
“negotiate” and try to settle disputes. Settlement is the backbone of the legal
system.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">But the media have failed to even mention, let alone
discuss, one of the most critical doctrines in civil law: there is an almost absolute
privilege afforded to settlement negotiations. Bezos’ company itself uses
privileged settlement negotiations, see <u>Eat Right Foods vs. Whole Foods</u>,
880 F.3d 1109 (9<sup>th</sup> Cir. 2018). Settlement negotiations are covered
by Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and the area is complex, see <u>Rhoades
v. Avon Products</u>, 504 F.3d 1151 (9<sup>th</sup> Cir. 2007). <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">When parties engage in settlement negotiations, the
normal rules are suspended. During settlement the lawyers almost always bully
and threaten each other. In the Enquirer story involving me 25 years ago, I was
threatened and bullied by a prominent Hollywood lawyer. (I ignored his threats.)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">I have always been very conservative about advising
lawyers in settlement negotiations. But some lawyers like to threaten and pound
on the table. I am not aware of anyone who has ever been prosecuted for threats
made in civil settlement negotiations. Have the media provided any examples? None.
So, where’s the story, Jeff? It looks like Bezos, embarrassed by being an
unfaithful husband, was trying to bamboozle the American people into believing he’s
a “victim” when in reality he is the victimizer. Bezos’ threats backfired on
him, and may backfire even more if the pictures leak out to another media
platform.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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accorded settlement negotiations and settlement offers afforded by Rule 408.
Instead, they have adopted Bezos’ scam as their own because Bezos used the “magic
word:” Trump. I suspect President Trump knew nothing of what was happening and
only leaned about the fracas when it appeared in the newspaper.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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That offer, far from being a criminal act, was close to being an absolutely privileged
communication.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">So why is Bezos the bully and extortionist?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Bezos’ attorneys almost certainly also made counteroffers
of settlement and compromise to the Enquirer. It is likely they were just as
threatening and belligerent as those made by the Enquirer. But since the Enquirer
is engaging in a constitutionally protected activity, news reporting, Bezos’ ability
to threaten the Enquirer is much more restricted than if the Enquirer had
published false stories. Bezos’ lawyers apparently didn’t like the Enquirer’s
counter-settlement offer and took the controversy public.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">So, who’s the real “guilty” party here? Bezos. He
betrayed his wife, carrying on like a teenager with a married woman (who was
also betraying her husband). He acted in a way more typical of a juvenile,
taking selfies of his anatomy and sending them to his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">goumada</i>. By email. And this man runs an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Internet</i> company? When he could not reach a settlement agreement
with the Enquirer Bezos started acting like a wounded bull. It all sounds like “Bezos
bull” to me. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Beware of the biased media that are trying to promote
Bezos’ bull and seeing make this a Trump/Enquirer issue. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">So-called legal analysts were quick to say “prosecutors
are investigating.” When did the U. S. Attorney’s office in New York City
become our national nanny to referee media disputes? The whole “prosecutors are
investigating” trope is totally insincere.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Some liberal cable TV channels already have the Enquirer’s
staff being hauled off to jail, and the newspaper being put out of business.
Mr. Bezos has tried to pull a scam on the American people by pretending he’s
the victim. In just a few days we went from Bezos’s gumshoes saying “it’s the
brother” to “its’s the Saudis.” That’s “Amazon Prime” bull. Bezos is the bully,
not the Enquirer. Near as I can tell, the Enquirer was only trying to make money
by publishing a truthful story about Bezos. When did that become a crime? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
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host, broadcaster and media critic. With over fifty (50) years of background in
radio and television and with decades of intelligence, investigative and
analytical experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a
full bio, go to: <a href="http://www.andymartin.com/">www.AndyMartin.com</a>;
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">Andy has also been a leading
corruption fighter in American politics and courts for over fifty years and is
executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and
publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></a>.
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and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New
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for Eddie Edwards for Congress. Andy got to know Edwards during the recent
primary campaign and explains why he supports Eddie. Andy is a cousin of
Democrat Chris Pappas, and grew up knowing all of the Puritan Restaurant’s
founders and owners, making Andy’s endorsement of Eddie Edwards even more
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
Martin supports Eddie Edwards for Congress<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Dear </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> Voter:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tomorrow is likely to
be a close election. As a candidate in the primary, I did not want to seem like
a buttinski during the general election. So I kept my mouth shut. But because
of the closeness of the election, I feel honor bound to provide my input. I
don’t want to remain silent when every vote counts.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Chris Pappas is my
cousin. I am voting for Eddie Edwards.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Let me explain why.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1. <u>Family
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<b>Chris Pappas’ great
grandfather, Arthur Pappas, married my grandfather’s sister’s daughter. Growing
up, we “lived” at the Puritan Restaurant when we came to </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Manchester</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. My mother had worked there as a high
school and college girl. The Puritan had two major founders, Arthur Pappas and
Louis Canotas. Canotas baptized my mother; he was her godfather. Charlie
Pappas, who created the modern Puritan Backroom, was my mother’s favorite
cousin and vice versa. My memories of Charlie are still vivid.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Arthur owned a
property at 1040 Elm Street, where his son Charlie lived on the first floor and
Cousin Theo lived on the second. I stayed there every time we came home to </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Manchester</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. A few times I even baby sat Chris’s
father. I know so much about the family because I was the first born, and thus
got to see and hear things for years, alone, as I was dragged from family event
to family event. (I am the only one who is fluent in Greek.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I flew back for
Charlie Pappas’ funeral, as well as that of his wife Mary. I cannot really
explain and express the love and warmth that existed among our families. (I
could go on with more details, but enough. You get the point.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I bore you with these
historical facts - my family has been in Manchester over 100 years - because
you can now understand why it is so difficult for me to endorse Edie Edwards
over Chris Pappas.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Although I have never
met Chris Pappas - we bumped into each other on the campaign trial - I haven’t
been close for a long time. Charlie’s kids grew up and I lived in many places
around the world. But I’m certain Chris and his dad are both fine people and my
support for Edwards is not a slur on the family.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2. <u>The 2018
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<b>I am in a strange
place vis a vis the September primary. My work with the Right to Know law
really defined the primary. My campaign efforts ended up choosing the winner; unfortunately
it wasn’t me.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>During primaries, candidates
often get to know each other and by election time they are sufficiently friendly
- if still adversarial - they can support each other after the election. That
is essential in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New
Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>
where there is only a small gap between the primary and general elections.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Unfortunately, the evil
leadership of the New Hampshire GOP did everything it could to sabotage my
campaign. They were sending me solicitations for contributions, to use my own
money against me! The party leadership supported Andy Sanborn but, with my
Right to Know litigation driving the news, Edwards emerged the winner.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>3. <u>Eddie Edwards:
why he has my vote</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I have not spoken
with Eddie since the primary and he has not asked for my endorsement. But I
give it freely.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I did get to know
Edwards during the primary. We are not close; but I have a lifetime of
experience analyzing and observing individuals and assessing their potential.
Despite the efforts of the evil clown man, Wayne McDonald, to separate the
congressional candidates, I gradually got to know Edwards and eventually to
like him.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I have also been
close to African-Americans all of my life, from my days in primary school. I
was recruited to play Big Ten football in part because the coach wanted someone
who would break the color bar. Whites and Blacks roomed separately; during the
turmoil of the civil rights era the coach wanted someone to break that
disparity. My roommate was an African-American. Today I belong to a church with
somewhere around 50% African-American membership. I worked in a </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>U. S.</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> Senator’s office during the darkest days
of racism and bigotry in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Chicago</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. I know the handicaps African-Americans have faced, and still face
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<b>My relatives came to </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> over 100 years ago and achieved the
American dream. Eddie Edwards came as a navy recruit and he has achieved the
American dream. He did so despite handicaps that make his success all the more
extraordinary.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Chris Pappas has been
a career politician since graduating from Harvard. So he is glib and conversant
with the Democratic Party playbook: higher taxes, more spending, open borders,
blah, blah, blah. Pappas will be a Nancy Pelosi clone if he is elected. Sad but
true. Just look at who is supporting him. And who is behind him.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Eddie Edwards’
biggest challenge is that he is <u>not</u> a politician. He sometimes says things
that Democrats exploit. Edwards is not going to abolish Social Security. Since,
like Eddie, I am a weight lifter, I am the only guy who could punch him out if
he even tried. Both parties have “think tanks” that put out psychobabble (to
justify their own existences) and almost all of their output will never see the
light of day in Congress. Like dumb elephants, Republicans always walk in their
own doo doo and permit Democrats to engage in Mediscare. Medicare has been on
the books for over 50 years and is going nowhere. President Trump understands
that.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Here is where Eddie
will stand out in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>. He will stand up for what is right. (I'll be there to help him if he
wants my help.) His pre-primary refusal to endorse Andy Sanborn was one of the
most courageous gestures I have seen in over a half century of political
involvement.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Despite his TV ads, I
don’t know what the state of Eddie’s muscles really is; weight lifting is a
chore. But I can tell you he has one of the strongest backbones I have seen in
many, many years. That is why I will vote for him Tuesday with enthusiasm. I
know I will be proud to do so.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I hope you will also
vote for Eddie Edwards. You’ll be proud you did.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Because I believe
your somewhat inept leadership of the Judiciary Committee is doing incalculable
damage to the Senate and to your own staff, I am writing to express my opinions
and to ask that you take strong leadership in the continuing matter of the
confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1. <u>My background
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I have litigated cases
in the D. C. Circuit going back forty-nine (49) years with a surprisingly strong
average of success, so I am familiar with that court. I was a witness concerning
another nominee in a hearing before your committee in 1974. I worked for
Senator Paul Douglas, worked with Senator Everett Dirksen’s office and served
as an outside consultant to Senator Phil Hart. I am not a partisan ideologue
although I am a conservative Republican.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I first went to the
Senate as an intern in 1965, working on a senior thesis in the
Parliamentarian’s office. I served as an informal background expert for the
Church Committee regarding the CIA.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Until recently, I
maintained an office on Connecticut Avenue where I did consulting, research and
analysis.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">As a student writer,
I wrote an unpublished novel titled the “Orphans of Suburbia,” which dealt with
adolescents and college students such as Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanagh. That
experience was woven into my analysis, research and profiling over the decades.
So, I think I am somewhat unique in understanding the culture of Georgetown
Prep and Yale. I was a football player and honor student at the University of
Illinois so I toggled between the “jock culture” and the “nerd culture.” When I
express analysis and opinions they are premised on a deep reservoir of
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I have observed and
participated in situations where students were acting out, and where someone
exposed to a traumatic situation could not remember the episode a couple of
hours later. (Seven years later the victim still did not have any awareness of
the incident and the danger to her life.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">One witness, Dr.
Ford, was a child, and has never been analyzed with a focus on her status as a
child of fifteen (15) at the time her accusations arose. The perceptions of a
child differ materially from those of a mature adult. The other “witness,” Ms.
Ramirez, was a young adult at college. She can be expected to have greater
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Unfortunately, they
have been lumped together as “accusers” despite the fact that their emotional experiences
were very different and should not be conflated. I do not believe either
witness should be attacked. But even under the looser standards of a senate hearing
the testimony of every witness must be tested for accuracy. The bizarre claim
by some of your colleagues that any accusation, however undocumented, must
automatically be believed is sheer nonsense.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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sense that Dr. Ford was exposed to something unpleasant. But I am challenged to
believe her story about Judge Kavanaugh. Initially I thought she was at some large,
raucous party. Today I became aware that the “party” may have been much
smaller, a factor that has to be carefully weighed in evaluating the
credibility of her testimony. I have been in fraternity parties at Wesleyan University
where people were indeed out of control and probably were not aware who was
doing what to whom (one reason I chose to attend the U. of I.). <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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any awareness of the guilt trigger. If someone is guilty about what happened to
them in an incident, they will inevitably repress, suppress and distort memory
of that event. With all due respect, there is a greater likelihood that Dr.
Ford was failed by her parents than failed by Judge Cavanagh. A fifteen
year-old girl (child) should not have been sent unsupervised to a “party” with
a bunch of older boys. The conflicts and confusion that arose from an
unspecified experience at some unspecified location at some unspecified date
and time make her recollection of events tenuous even though there is a genuine
core to her trauma. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I know we are in a
senate hearing, and not a court of law, as some people seem to forget. But I doubt
a prosecutor would take a case to a grand jury where the victim’s recollections
were so highly selective and opaque.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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be highly manipulative. We seem to forget she has a Ph.D. in psychology and has
been a researcher and faculty member for many years. So, when she claims she is
an ingenue in public, seeking special treatment, her explanation seems somewhat
hollow.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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to stay anonymous does not start by contacting a newspaper and “requesting
confidentiality.” Whether she knows it or not, Dr. Ford’s initial contact with
the Washington Post psychoanalytically was an effort to become public and to be
drawn into a public arena. Like Bre’r Rabbit asking not to be thrown into the
Briar Patch, constant protestations of a desire for confidentiality, all made
to public officials, taken in totality are not the way an experienced college
professor advised by an experienced attorney would protect her anonymity. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dr. Ford’s constant
confidentiality demands amount to a desire to enter the public sphere. That is
why I believe she is a highly manipulative individual and, with an increasingly
prominent cadre of attorneys to assist her, her uncompromising demands have
successfully made the Senate into a laughingstock.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">As I write Tuesday
morning, she has “accepted” an offer to testify” without any announced criteria
for her testimony. How can you accept an offer without accepting all of the offer?
A partial acceptance is a counteroffer, not an acceptance. The Senate has
looked feeble while Dr. Ford has now been “believed” by senators and members of
the public who have never seen her, never heard her and have no idea what her
detailed accusations or evidence are. Such “belief” is more akin to a cult that
a confirmation proceeding.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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between a fifteen year-old child and an eighteen year-old woman are considerable.
Thus Ms. Ramirez’ testimony can legitimately be held to a much higher standard.
Unfortunately, she offers an even less credible platform for her accusations.
If you have to caucus with a lawyer for several days to arrive at a “story,” no
prosecutor would take such a claim seriously. If you are still not clear on who
did what, decades later, there is little prospect that even the loser
evidentiary standards of a senate proceeding can rescue such an insufficient body
of factual information from irrelevance or disbelief.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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bizarre leadership of the process</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The clown show where
“witnesses” pop up long after the committee’s investigation and hearings have
been completed, and members of the Committee claim such witnesses “must be
heard,” is nonsense. The Committee should adopt strict, public procedural rules
for processing future nominations, so that the travesty of closing a hearing
and a background check, only to face claims of a need to reopen, must be
avoided. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Committee looks incompetent,
feckless and out of control. No one has a right to obstruct or disrupt the Senate.
Orderly process is essential. Because you appear to have weak control of the
committee, you have been forced to tolerate the regrettable process where people
are popping up, demands are made for “investigations” and the abuse keeps repeating
itself, all in an untimely manner. Every area of government, legislative, judicial
and executive, routinely sets timetables and deadlines and adheres to them.
Your committee is out of control. Constant deadlines, all of which were then
ignored, undermine the credibility of the Committee. That is not negotiation;
it is capitulation.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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defend staff</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I have observed staff
up close for over half a century. The senate has some of the most competent investigators
and analysts in Washington. But when have you defended your staff and said
their investigation can be the functional equivalent of an FBI background check?
Instead we hear a constant chorus of demands for an “FBI investigation,” when
agents would only do what your staff is doing, try to locate witnesses, listen to
stale recollections and record them in some coherent manner. You need to stand
up for your staff and not let your employees be bullied by blustering attorneys
who do not hesitate to make exorbitant demands and posture for the media.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">When the Church
Committee staff was investigating allegations of CIA misconduct, the evidence
was less than a decade old. I am not sure that FBI background checkers could do
a better job than your staff in evaluating what are now 35 year-old matters,
but nowhere have you stood up to say “enough of this FBI demand.” I can’t say
for sure, but I suspect that your experienced staff members could do an even
better job than the FBI, because they would be more relaxed and informal than agents.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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in most hearings senators want to ask the questions and posture for the cameras,
when you are dealing with allegations of criminal conduct due process demands a
more coherent interrogation process. I endorse the proposal that a female attorney
ask the questions. That way the process will not be interrupted every few minutes
as you switch from senator to senator, and counsel can ask follow-up and probing
questions without the necessity of yielding every five minutes or so. Who
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more bizarre, and suspicious, demands by Dr. Ford, she wants senators to interrogate
her, because such questioning would be far less organized and coherent than an
inquiry presented by a single staff attorney, preferably a woman. If you don’t
have someone on staff that you believe can conduct a thorough examination of
the witness, there are many, many very competent women who are former prosecutors
and defense lawyers in Washington who would handle the job with ease. (I do not
believe former Senator Ayotte is a strong enough interrogator to fill this role.)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dr. Ford’s accusations
have to be subjected to serious, searching inquiry. That is not possible with a
rotating panel of twenty-one senators. Even if the Democrats will not agree to
route their own questions through a single attorney, <u>Republicans</u> absolutely
must employ a single questioner, preferably a woman. Don’t bungle the inquiry
by using the traditional approach to more routine proceedings.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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assistance</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Your staff is free to
pick up the phone and call me. I would be happy to offer insight and analysis.
As you can see from the foregoing I am something of an “all-in-one” expert with
experience in several areas of concern to the Committee.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Watching members of
your Committee pontificate on their “belief” that Dr. Ford is telling the truth
has been a very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>disappointing
experience. I do not want to name names, but some senators are an embarrassment
to themselves and the states that sent them to Washington. There is no way you
can “believe” a witness you have never seen, who has never spoken and whose testimony
remains secret. Rather, to use Justice Thomas’ eternal comments, you are allowing
Judge Kavanaugh to be subjected to a “high-tech lynching.” <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Judge Kavanaugh
deserves better. Let’s see if you provide it, or if the Jell-O-like leadership
of the Committee persists.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<br />Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-46987255057225976522018-02-23T02:26:00.002-08:002018-02-23T02:26:48.621-08:00Chicago news conference: New Hampshire congressional candidate Andy Martin, a strong supporter of veterans, focusses a national spotlight on the decrepit Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy where veterans are dying unnecessarily because of Legionnaire’s Disease <br />
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congressional candidate, will hold a news conference today in Chicago to charge
that Governor Bruce Rauner has been ineffective in preventing Illinois veterans
from dying of Legionnaire’s Disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. “I
know I speak for New Hampshire’s veterans, and for veterans across the United
States, in condemning the mismanagement of the Illinois Veterans Home and the mistreatment
of Illinois veterans who belong to all of us, from coast-to-coast,” Andy says. <o:p></o:p></a></div>
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candidate and conservative columnist/blogger Andy Martin demands that Illinois
Governor Bruce Rauner protect Illinois veterans at the Illinois Veterans Home in
Quincy<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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over a dozen deaths of Illinois veterans<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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maltreatment of Illinois veterans by state authorities<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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authorities have neglected basic public health protocols for protecting
veterans from Legionnaire’s Disease<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Rauner to take emergency action to prevent any further deaths from
Legionnaire’s Disease and to protect veterans who are being housed at the
Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Chicago, IL) (February 23, 2018) New
Hampshire congressional candidate and corruption fighter Andy Martin has gone
to Chicago to demand that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner stop neglecting
veterans housed at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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today to charge that Rauner’s efforts to provide a safe environment, free from Legionnaires'
disease (please see link [1] below), have been a dismal failure. Veterans
continue to die from the infectious condition.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Every veteran in America is outraged by
the incompetent care being provided to Illinois’ veterans in Quincy,” Andy
says. “In New Hampshire, we take protecting veterans seriously. The idea that
the State of Illinois can’t protect veterans from a serious public health
menace is preposterous [please see links [2] – [4] below).<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“President Reagan spoke of the ‘Boys of
Point Du Hoc’ who stormed the cliffs on D-Day. I was a friend of General Ray Davis
who saved the ‘Frozen Chosin’ in what was one of the most brutal battles of the
Korean War. I have seen our men and women at war from the Mekong River to the
DMZ, from Iraq to Afghanistan. Are we to forget their sacrifices and consign them
in their final years to negligent administration at the hands of incompetent
politicians and bureaucrats in both political parties? <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Rauner is the governor, but the Democrats,
who hold a stranglehold on the legislature, are also culpable. No veteran in Illinois
or anywhere in the United States should die because of lack of proper care in a
federal or state facility,” Andy says. “In New Hampshire we had a horrible VA facility;
but we raised our collective voices to demand reform. Nationally, Congress has tried
to reform the Veterans Administration, with mixed results. In Congress, I will be
a strong advocate for veterans and for providing proper care for those few who bear
the burden of protecting the many, us.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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would be sent to jail. The hospital would be closed. But in government there is
no accountability, there are no consequences for failure. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“I speak for every veteran across the
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action to end the preventable and avoidable Legionnaire’s Disease crisis in Quincy
that is a disgrace to the people of Illinois.” <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With fifty years of background in radio and
television and with five decades of intelligence, investigative and analytical
experience in Washington, the USA and around the world, Andy provides insight
on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a full bio,
go to: </span></span><a href="http://www.andymartin.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.AndyMartin.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">Andy has also been a
leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and
is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See
also </span></span><a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">; </span></span><a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former
adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC,
Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and
publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at </span></span><a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk496438725;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Hampshire</st1:state></st1:place> over 100 years ago; today his home
overlooks the <st1:place w:st="on">Merrimack River</st1:place> and he lives
around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Hampshire</st1:place></st1:state>’s leading corruption fighter
and Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-27514157514912513082018-01-14T23:07:00.000-08:002018-01-14T23:07:05.490-08:00GOP counterterror expert Andy Martin predicted a potential Hawai’i missile meltdown - in a November, 2017 Honolulu news conference<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk496438701">Counterterrorism expert Andy Martin,
who over the past several years has repeatedly warned </a><st1:state>Hawai’i</st1:state> officials they do not take counterterrorism
and critical infrastructure management seriously, told a <st1:city>Honolulu</st1:city> news conference on <st1:date day="18" month="11" year="2017">November
18, 2017</st1:date> that the Governor
and his staff were guilty of “pakololo politics” and charged that state’s
residents are endangered by lackadaisical preparations for a threat. Saturday,
January 13th, Andy’s predictions came true and <st1:state>Hawaii</st1:state>’s officials issued a “missile attack”
warning that was not withdrawn for 38 minutes. Islanders were left in panic and
there was an “emergency management meltdown” in the <st1:place><st1:placename>Aloha</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>State</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">In a
November, 2017 </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Honolulu</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> news conference, GOP counterterror expert
Andy Martin predicted that an episode such as </span></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Hawaii</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><span style="font-family: "Lucida Console"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">’s “missile meltdown” Saturday, January 13 was
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says because of the “insular” and “arrogant” attitude of Hawai’i leaders,
President Trump should appoint an independent commission to investigate
emergency management and counterterror preparation in Hawai’i<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Over
the past several years Andy has repeatedly warned </span></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Hawai’i</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"> officials of serious
counterterror risks to the Aloha state<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says an air of “pakololo politics” pervades counterterrorism and emergency
management preparation in </span></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Hawaii</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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(</b><st1:date day="14" month="1" year="2018"><b>January 14, 2018</b></st1:date><b>)
Counterterrorism expert and current </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> congressional candidate Andy Martin warned
at a </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> news conference on </b><st1:date day="18" month="11" year="2017"><b>November
18, 2017</b></st1:date><b> (please see
links below) that </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawaii</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> officials were repeatedly failing to take counterterrorism and
emergency management seriously. Andy said he was “concerned that a spirit of
‘pakololo politics’ pervades the state, with officials from the governor on
down not taking counterterrorism seriously.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Over the past
several years I have repeatedly exposed and criticized lax security procedures
in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>,” Andy says. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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“I have seen how
some states and cities respond, and others ignore the perils (of terrorism and
emergency management). In <st1:state>Hawai’i</st1:state>, external threats are not taken
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“Do state
officials and local emergency management officers know where their
infrastructure is exposed? Is there an inventory? A management plan? I blame the
governor, I blame state officials and I blame city officials for lack of
planning, lack of management and lack of a coordinated response. This time [the
infrastructure meltdown] disruption was manageable. Next time the city may not
be so lucky.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Saturday, January 13,
2018, less than two months later, Andy’s prediction of an emergency management
meltdown became real as </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> officials bungled a “missile attack” and took 38 minutes to issue a
clarification. Island residents and visitors were in a panic.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Saturday afternoon,
January 13, 2018 I was almost out the door to lunch when my phone rang. I went
back and saw the call was from </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>. My </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> station chief was very excited and said he
had just received a warning the state was under missile attack. I told him I
would check out the report but it took </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> officials 38 minutes to issue a
correction.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“</b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> is an increasingly one-party state where
there is no opposition, virtually no oversight and absolutely no concern for
emergency management. </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> media likewise provide little oversight and do not act as a serious
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<b>“Looking like the
proverbial deer caught in the headlights, Saturday Governor Ige said the
missile reporting disaster ‘would not happen again.’ But that is simply not
true. The system is broken, not just the panic ‘button.’ Ige presides over an
arrogant and incompetent administration where national security and emergency
management threats are simply viewed as ‘haole hysteria.’ While </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> no longer has pineapple plantations, there
is a pineapple-like mentality in the state capitol.”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“The time has long
since passed when Hawai’i officials should stop pretending they are an
independent nation and start acting like one of the fifty states. They need to
rejoin the real world. Because of its location in the mid-Pacific, </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> is at the top of the terror target list. I
have been making this case for years, with officials steadily rejecting any
connection to unfolding events and risks facing the </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>United States</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> from </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>North Korea</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b>, radical Islam and others.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“How could someone
‘make a mistake’ and ‘press the wrong button?’ Is that the way emergency
management is structured in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>? Did it really take them 38 minutes to figure out how to correct their
mistake? Who was on duty? We need complete transparency, not flatulent
promises? Was one person able to make such a serious decision without
consulting anyone? Was there really a button that someone could press to warn
of a nuclear attack? Who is responsible for this system? Who designed it? Are
there no checks and balances? No fail-safe procedure? I have been warning about
lax emergency management for years and years and no one in stat government
takes the issue seriously. The result: </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> leaders look like a bunch of incompetents.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Adding to the
incompetence of local officials is </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>U. S.</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> Representative Tulsi Gabbard’s effort to
shift blame for </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> incompetence to President Trump. Neither </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>North Korea</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> nor Trump are responsible for the mess in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. I have been exposing emergency management
failures for years. If Gabbard really believes what her blubbering peacenik
remarks reflect, she should zip it because her remarks only enroll her in Ige’s
college of incompetent jerks.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I call on President
Trump to appoint an independent commission to investigate </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawaii</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>’s incompetent emergency management and
counterterror preparation. Hawai’i officials are neither capable nor competent enough
to investigate themselves,” Andy says. “Governor Ige has made </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> a worldwide laughingstock. That’s the
unpleasant truth.”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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congressional candidate in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>’s First District.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF </span></b><st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BIO</span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk
television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-nine
years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a
full bio, go to: <a href="http://www.andymartin.com/">www.AndyMartin.com</a>;
also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National
Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></a>.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy’s family
immigrated to </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manchester</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New
Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He is </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Andy Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072959101686433668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24574521.post-28078894243640098632018-01-14T19:07:00.000-08:002018-01-14T19:07:44.422-08:00New Hampshire GOP First District congressional candidate Andy Martin writes about the lost art of talking<div class="MsoNormal">
Are we losing the simple art of “talking?” A routine inquiry
from a newspaper prompted GOP congressional candidate and columnist Andy Martin
to give some thought to why society is becoming so “quiet.” Airliners, once
noisy, today are virtually silent. People strap on their electronic gear and
zone out. Public spaces, even on colleges, are becoming quiet zones. Andy takes
time off from his campaign to ponder if today’s increasingly “silent” world is
really an improvement over the past. He remains a “talker,” with a career in
radio and TV that in 2018 will span 50 years.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 18pt;">“The Internet Powerhouse” <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin, J. D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans'; font-size: 10pt;">adjunct professor of law<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Dear Granite Stater:</div>
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The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a good time to
rest and relax. This year we have an added incentive: the weather is brutal and
expected to remain so into the New Year. I have been catching up with
correspondence, requests and working on ideas for the coming congressional
campaign.</div>
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A few days ago I received a request for some reflections on
my years at my alma mater, the <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename>Illinois</st1:placename></st1:place>. </div>
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I grew up on the campus of a small, elite <st1:place>New
England</st1:place> university, and expected to attend the <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename>New Hampshire</st1:placename></st1:place> as my mother and
uncle had. I first visited <st1:city>Durham</st1:city>
in 1955. </div>
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But I wanted to play college football and <st1:state>Illinois</st1:state>
offered me a unique opportunity. And so I packed my humble belongings in a
simple suitcase and headed for <st1:place><st1:city>Champaign-Urbana</st1:city>,
<st1:state>Illinois</st1:state></st1:place>. The trip was to change my life.</div>
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When the local newspaper in <st1:city>Champaign</st1:city>,
the News-Gazette, sent me an email I said I would compose a few lines
remembering the university. The editor asked for memories of a specific place
or building, and I answered the question easily and quickly. The student union
building cafeteria had played a pivotal role in my life.</div>
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The newspaper and I have had a love-hate relationship over
the past half century. One of the first stories about me appeared in print in the
Gazette in 1965 when I visited lonely nursing home residents. The following
year I was part of a team that defeated a corrupt state legislator and my
picture appeared once more in the Gazette in an iconic photograph for a mere student.
But the owners of the newspaper didn’t like me and the owner/publisher would occasionally
bash me in print. </div>
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I would occasionally read a hostile story but learned to pay
no attention. Nevertheless, the paper never forgot my presence at the university.
Recently I was mentioned in a “fifty years ago” column. And so with the passage
of time I became more amused than concerned with the ups and downs of the
paper’s coverage.</div>
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The simple request to focus on memories of a specific
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Here’s what I sent to the Gazette for my college comments:</div>
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Remembering my favorite place at <st1:state>Illinois</st1:state>?
That’s easy. The Illini Union cafeteria in the basement of the building.</div>
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Today everyone seems to live in a silo, cocooned by their
smart phones, head phones and maybe even head trips. It wasn’t always that way.
The Union cafeteria was where you went to meet friends and meet new people.
People actually talked to and with each other a half century ago! We didn’t
text or email or use some other form of impersonal communication. We were
face-to-face and unafraid.</div>
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The food at the Union cafeteria was mediocre, but the
community and company were world class, a great Kasbah of conversation. There
was the main cafeteria, where “everyone” mixed, and the Tavern where people who
wanted a little more privacy hung out.</div>
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I met the love of my life in the cafeteria and though she
passed many decades ago she is still alive in my heart. I met many friends who
helped change the course of my life. Conversation was alive in the cafeteria.
You could meet people.</div>
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Today the cafeteria is more desultory. As in life generally
we are cordoned off from each other. Communication is strained and boxed in by
concerns over a myriad of limitations, not to mention fears over possible
sexual harassment. We are poorer for our enhanced virtual “communication” and the
loss of actual human communication. Society allows us to take fewer risks
today, but we are not safer for our endless rules and regulations.</div>
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I remember the Illini Union cafeteria as it was, and not for
what it has become, not for what we have become. The cafeteria was a plebian,
proletarian common area, open to all and available to all, a mixing bowl, a
free and open space. Perhaps today’s cafeteria reflects what we have also
become as a society, isolated, fearful, self-contained and unavailable to each
other. Obsessed with our “smart phones” that ultimately make us dumber and
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As I have been moving around during the holiday period I
have thought more deeply about how we have lost the simple art of talking with
each other.</div>
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If you watch the cable TV bobbleheads screaming at each
other on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC you know what I mean. These people are paid to
pretend they live in parallel universes. The hostility they generate on <st1:street>Main
Street</st1:street> and <st1:street>Elm Street</st1:street>
is incredible.</div>
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But the problem goes much deeper. I<i> </i>have been flying for sixty years. I’ve flown in just about every
commercial plane there ever was. People used to talk on airplanes. Small planes,
large planes, short hops, transatlantic flights, you could hear people talking.
Today airplanes are virtually silent. People board, take their seats, put on
their headphones or ear plugs and connect to their computers, smart phones or
games, and isolate themselves from people sitting next to them. There is no
talk.</div>
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Myself, I’ve been a talker all of my life. I enjoy meeting
new people, learning about their lives, hearing their concerns.</div>
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As I look back on decades of deep relationships I see they
were based on talk, on exchanging thoughts, sharing experiences and sometimes
just passing the time away. The headmaster at prep school in <st1:country-region>England</st1:country-region>
said I was a good talker. I was once arrested in a foreign country and accused
of being a spy; the guy turned a rifle on me. Thankfully, I talked my way out
of that one as well, or I wouldn’t be writing these remarks. A dozen people
died that night in the most dangerous and insane experience of my life. Talking
saved me.</div>
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I used to occasionally talk with then-builder, now-President
Donald Trump after he moved into my building and became a neighbor. Johnny
Cochran of OJ Simpson fame was once a neighbor and we talked too. Fred Howard,
a man who became like a big brother to me, liked to talk. We talked and talked.
As a local radio talk show host I built a worldwide audience in the early days
of Internet talk radio.</div>
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Today we talk less and less and communicate through
electronic grunts and groans, texts and emails, postings on Facebook and
similar platforms. Is it any wonder we don’t hear each other, and don’t want to
come together as a nation? We say we do, but we don’t, and probably won’t. No
surprise to me. </div>
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I’m one of a large number of Democrats and Republicans
running in the first congressional district. But, amusingly, the local
newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader, once again controlled by a third-rate
family owner, doesn’t want to talk to me even though I am clearly the most
qualified and experienced candidate. A half century ago some people at the
Gazette wished I didn’t exist; today another newspaper pretends I don’t exist.
The more things change…</div>
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Well, I do exist. And I won’t stop talking. It has made all
the difference in my life. It can in yours as well. If I talk my way into the
U. S. House of Representatives, watch out. <st1:state>New Hampshire</st1:state>
will have a strong voice. I’ll talk to everyone and anyone who can help us Make
America Great Again and help <st1:state>New Hampshire</st1:state>
prosper. I can probably even outtalk Donald Trump. Those people in <st1:state>Illinois</st1:state>
taught me well.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
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Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk496438701">Obama expert Andy Martin, who came
to </a><st1:state>Hawai’i</st1:state> a decade ago to begin independent local
research into President Barack Obama’s family history, will hold a <st1:city>Honolulu</st1:city> news conference Monday to encourage the <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Hawai’i</st1:placename></st1:place> to renew and reopen its efforts to host the
Obama Presidential Library. Andy says recent developments in <st1:city>Chicago</st1:city> have created, at a minimum, confusion as to where the final repository for the original records
of the Obama presidency will be located by the National Archives and Records
Administration. Andy says UH still has a chance to be the host to Obama’s
original records, which will be administered by <st1:city>NARA</st1:city>, because that center will not be located in
<st1:city>Chicago</st1:city>.</div>
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<b>Obama expert and conservative columnist/blogger Andy Martin
encourages the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b> to renew efforts
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<b>Andy says confusion as to where President Obama’s original presidential
records will be housed reopens the door for </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawaii</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> to host that
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<b>Corner of Kalia Road and Ala Moana Boulevard, by Fort
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<b>Monday, </b><st1:date day="20" month="11" year="2017"><b>November 20,
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<b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";">Andy
Martin says the fact that President Obama’s original presidential documents
will not be housed in </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";">Chicago</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";"> reopens the question of where
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<b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";">Andy
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Obama into believing his “Center’ on the South Side of </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";">Chicago</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-family: "lucida console";"> would be the “library”
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(</b><st1:date day="20" month="11" year="2017"><b>November 20, 2017</b></st1:date><b>)
Obama expert and conservative columnist/blogger
Andy Martin will hold a </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> news conference today, Monday, November 20th to encourage the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Hawaii</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b> to renew and reopen its efforts to house
President Barack Obama’s original presidential records (“library?”).<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I don’t think it is
an exaggeration to say I was President Barack Obama’s original researcher,”
Andy says. “I wrote the first critique of his ‘biography’ in 2004 and I came to
</b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawaii</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> a decade ago and began the first independent
scholarly research into his family history. My efforts became the foundation of
later work by other writers who, ironically, made my original research ‘controversial.’
My writing was later distorted both by Obama’s supporters, who wanted to
control what was the approved version of Obama's family history, and by Obama's
opponents, who wanted to create am imaginary presidential birthplace in Kenya.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“But unlike President
Trump, I never suggested Obama was born elsewhere. I always stated that my
research and evidence pointed solely to his birth in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. I got it right; Trump did not.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“However, I must confess
to a ‘conflict’ that existed within me. On the one hand I had to adhere to scrupulous
standards of scholarly research for accuracy and impartiality. I think I met those
standards. All of my commentary and analysis about Obama has been vindicated. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“On the other hand, I
was a political opponent of President Obama’s policies, and that created an
inherent tension. But while President Obama’s political mojo is being enhanced
by the current collapse of the </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Clinton</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> dynasty, Obama is no longer in office and the tension between my
scholarly research and my political advocacy is now largely dissipated. My
scholarly research on Obama, however, continues.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“And I am once again on
the cutting edge of pointing to the discrepancy between the ‘appearance’ and ‘reality’
involving Obama, by raising questions concerning the ultimate and ‘real’ Obama
Presidential Library (“OPL”) and an imaginary one which is supposedly being
created in Jackson Park, Chicago and which has been named the “Obama Presidential
Center” (“</b><st1:stockticker><b>OPC</b></st1:stockticker><b>”). <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Up until President
Obama, the federally-mandated presidential library contained the original
documents and the artifacts concerning a presidency (please see link [1]
below). President Obama has chosen to depart from that model (please see link
[2] below) and in doing so has created serious ongoing confusion. He says the </b><st1:stockticker><b>OPC</b></st1:stockticker><b> will not be the federally-mandated OPL.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Some time ago the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b> (“UH”), </b><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Columbia</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b> in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New
York</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> and
the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Chicago</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b> ‘competed’ to host what was thought to be
the OPL. We now know that was not the case. The </b><st1:stockticker><b>OPC</b></st1:stockticker><b> which is being created in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Chicago</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> will not be the federally-mandated repository
of the original documents and materials maintained by law by </b><st1:city><st1:place><st1:stockticker><b>NARA</b></st1:stockticker></st1:place></st1:city><b> (private funding is used to construct the
physical library building). </b><st1:city><st1:place><st1:stockticker><b>NARA</b></st1:stockticker></st1:place></st1:city><b>’s ‘original’ records are currently housed in
a warehouse in suburban </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Chicago</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>. But where will they ultimately and finally be housed? That location
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location is apparently still an open issue or question. Obviously, the
voluminous presidential records are not going to remain in the suburban
warehouse forever. Federal law mandates that the original records be made
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<b>“I encourage UH to
renew and reopen its efforts to house the original Obama records since they
will become in reality the genuine OPL. Of course others, such as </b><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Columbia</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b> and even new institutions are also free to ask </b><st1:city><st1:place><st1:stockticker><b>NARA</b></st1:stockticker></st1:place></st1:city><b> to house the original records at their
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<b>“I return to what I
said a decade ago when I first arrived in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> to study Obama. Scholarly research is
scholarly research. We try to find the facts and search for the truth. Scholars
deal in original documents and materials, not facsimiles of originals such as
will be available in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Chicago</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> at the </b><st1:stockticker><b>OPC</b></st1:stockticker><b>. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“To some extent the people
of </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Chicago</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> and the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Chicago</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b> were bamboozled, because the city was led
to believe it was surrendering valuable parkland as the site for an actual
presidential library, not a ‘presidential center.’ <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I question and will continue
to question whether the bankrupt City of Chicago and bankrupt State of Illinois
should be funding a Potemkin ‘library’ which is not the real federally-mandated
library and merely a ‘center’ where facsimiles of originals are available. But
entirely apart from how the </b><st1:stockticker><b>OPC</b></st1:stockticker><b> will function
over time, the documents are a physical reality that have to be housed
somewhere by </b><st1:city><st1:place><st1:stockticker><b>NARA</b></st1:stockticker></st1:place></st1:city><b>. </b><st1:city><st1:place><st1:stockticker><b>NARA</b></st1:stockticker></st1:place></st1:city><b> cannot remain mum indefinitely as to the
final location of the Obama records. Until the final location is determined, I
assume it is an open question where that will be and I encourage UH to reopen
and renew its efforts to host what apparently will become the ‘real’ OPL,” Andy
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<b>“Stay tuned. My
relationship with Barack Obama and reality, now fourteen years old, continues.
As usual, I continue to seek to find the facts and search for the truth”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk
television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-nine
years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a
full bio, go to: <a href="http://www.andymartin.com/">www.AndyMartin.com</a>;
also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National
Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></a>.
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Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He is </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Andy says Governor Ige’s emergency management and
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<b>Saturday, </b><st1:date day="18" month="11" year="2017"><b>November
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
Martin says a routine fire Wednesday in </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Honolulu</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"> was “yet another wake-up
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management preparation in </span></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Hawaii</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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(</b><st1:date day="17" month="11" year="2017"><b>November 17, 2017</b></st1:date><b>)
Counterterrorism expert and current New Hampshire congressional candidate Andy
Martin, who is in Honolulu as part of a round-the-world reprise of his original
1967 efforts as an independent national security and intelligence analyst, will
hold a Honolulu news conference Saturday, November 18th to accuse Hawaii officials
of repeatedly failing to take counterterrorism and emergency management
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<b>“Several years ago we
conducted a risk analysis of an Al Qaeda wannabe who was arrested in Manoa,”
Andy says. “He was operating in a neighborhood not far from the </b><st1:place><st1:placetype><b>University</b></st1:placetype><b> of </b><st1:placename><b>Hawaii</b></st1:placename></st1:place><b>. Police took the matter casually. Little
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<b>“Two years ago we
helped expose a boat that was sitting abandoned in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> harbor for years while it was being used
for improper purposes. The Coast Guard and </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> harbor officials were asleep. The Coast
Guard was irritated we pointed out their deficient port security measures but
they responded to my demands to expeditiously remove the boat. </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Mission</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> accomplished. I think my local associates
do a better job of flagging potential risks than public officials and agencies.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Fifty years ago I
began a career as an independent national security and intelligence analyst. In
sections, I am going back around the world as part of my annual threat analysis
and assessment, revisiting some of my stops a half century ago before I have to
devote full-time to my congressional campaign in 2018. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I was excited to
arrive in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> fifty years ago, and I am excited to
return and see close friends. But I am concerned that a spirit of ‘pakololo politics’
pervades the state, with officials from the governor on down not taking
counterterrorism seriously.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Ever since I began
to study terrorism and revolutionary war movements seriously in 1965, and
opened what may have been the first counterterror office at the World Trade
Center in New York in 1974, I have seen how some states and cities respond, and
others ignore the perils. Several Sundays ago I was at a luncheon in lower </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Manhattan</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> and I said to a colleague, “we can’t
ignore the counterterror risk to our facilities…’ Two days later, a terrorist
struck </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New
York</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>. In </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Hawai’i</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>, external threats are not taken seriously.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Last Wednesday a
routine fire disrupted critical infrastructure in </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Honolulu</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> (please see link [1] below). Cause of the
fire? Unknown. Possibly because of a ‘homeless encampment.’ Do state officials
and local emergency management officers know where their infrastructure is
routed? Where it is exposed? Is there an inventory? A management plan? The </b><st1:stockticker><b>HFD</b></st1:stockticker><b> was totally unaware that in responding to
a ‘routine’ fire it was in reality addressing an attack, knowingly or
unknowingly, on critical infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“If a homeless person
can disrupt serious communications assets, think what even a wannabe terrorist
could accomplish. This is not good enough. I blame the governor, I blame state
officials and I blame city officials for lack of planning, lack of management
and lack of a coordinated response. This time the disruption was manageable.
Next time the city may not be so lucky,” Andy says.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">[1] http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/11/17/hawaii-news/officials-havent-pinned-down-cause-as-fire-disrupts-phones-internet-cable/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF </span></b><st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BIO</span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
legendary New Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk
television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-nine
years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and around the world, Andy provides
insight on politics, foreign policy, military and intelligence matters. For a
full bio, go to: <a href="http://www.andymartin.com/">www.AndyMartin.com</a>;
also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National
Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University
of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></a>.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy’s family
immigrated to </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manchester</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New
Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He is </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">’s leading corruption fighter and
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<b>Conservative columnist/blogger Andy Martin explains why if
he lived in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Alabama</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> he could vote
for Judge Roy Moore for </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>U. S.</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> Senator<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Andy says that Alabamians can safely vote for Judge Roy
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<b>Monday, </b><st1:date day="13" month="11" year="2017"><b>November 13,
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context of rural </span></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Alabama</span></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"> forty years ago<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
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(</b><st1:date day="13" month="11" year="2017"><b>November 13, 2017</b></st1:date><b>)
New Hampshire and national corruption fighter Andy Martin, who is in San
Francisco to celebrate fifty years as an independent national security and
intelligence analyst, will hold a San Francisco news conference today to
explain the Judge Roy More “sex” scandal in the context of rural Alabama
cultural norms forty and fifty years ago. Andy writes a letter to Alabamians to
help them place the allegations against Judge Moore in cultural context:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>The most difficult
assignment today is to defend Judge Roy Moore against the attacks lodged
against him by several women and published by the </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> Post. I don’t have any special or secret
knowledge about the truth, and I will leave it to others to raise the issue of
the political motivation of the </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> Post. But I am qualified to make a defense of Judge Moore on cultural
grounds. “Culture” places events and actions in historical context.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>In the past several months
we have seen attacks on Christopher Columbus, George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson for their actions hundreds of years ago. When we try to interpret
events hundreds of years ago through a modern cultural prism the result is
total distortion and inaccuracy.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>First, let’s start
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<b>Second, let’s start
with our own common knowledge as to place and time. Here are some representative
examples: (i) when I went to college in the 1960’s it was not at all unusual
for professors in their 30’s or 40’s or even older to date students. They were
not punished for their behavior. (ii) In my high school it was not unusual for
college freshmen and juniors to date high school girls who were seniors and
sometimes even juniors; I went to high school in </b><st1:place><st1:city><b>Middletown</b></st1:city><b>, </b><st1:state><b>Connecticut</b></st1:state></st1:place><b>. (iii) When I was a law student in the 1960’s and began watching the
local legal community in a small town in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Illinois</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>, it was not unheard of for young attorneys
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<b>Third, let’s take a
look at the cultural norms in small town </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Alabama</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> forty or fifty years ago. It was not
unheard of or unusual for men in their twenties or early thirties to date much
younger women. The “revolution” of the 1960’s came much more slowly to the
rural South. Even when I drove through the south, stopping in small towns, in
the 1980’s, the “culture” of modern </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>America</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> was slow in arriving. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Today we have a
“national” culture and national cultural norms which flow from a national media
headquartered in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New
York</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> and </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>. People in big cities and small towns see
and hear the same media, whereas forty or fifty years ago both media and cultural
norms and attitudes varied widely from urban areas to small towns and from
region to region of the nation. No longer.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Now, let’s look at
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<b>If the accusers
themselves are to be believed, Judge Moore did nothing wrong with the three
older women. They were past the age of consent and they do not even allege any
improper physical activity. It is difficult today to imagine a lawyer playing
around with teenagers, but I saw it coming up as a law student in more than one
small town. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>So what do we convict
</b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> of? Being a small town lawyer that “dated”
several younger women. I wouldn’t have done it, even back fifty years ago, but
it was not uncommon in the legal and medical profession. When you place Roy
Moore in the cultural context of rural </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Alabama</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> forty years ago, </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>
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<b>The accusations
lodged by the underage girl are more problematic. But even there, placing her
accusations in the context of her own unsettled life raises serious doubts
about the truth of her allegations. I do not want to attack the girl personally
because she is a victim whether her charges are true or false. She has led an
unsettled life and that could well affect her recollection of events forty years
ago. My guess (and it is only a guess) is
that </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> dated her but that he did so after she was
sixteen. </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> was quite careful to confine his “dating”
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<b>So what are we left
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behavior was quite lawful and, in the cultural context of 1970’s rural </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Alabama</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> not that unusual. We are left with one
accuser who has had a troubled life and whose time-line may not be accurate
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<b>The Washington
politicians make several accusations of their own: (i) The accusations against
Moore are so scandalous that an accusation is enough to convict; (ii) The accusations
against Moore are so scandalous that he can be thrown out of the senate, see
Powell v. McCormick, 395 U. S. 486 (1969). The claim is nonsense. (iii) I
really hate to raise the specter of Ted Kennedy in this context but if we
reflect on his behavior, the “morals of the senate” are a lot lower than senators
pretend. I know. I worked in the </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>U. S.</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> Senate and have worked in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> for half a century.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Judge Moore has not
been the best witness in his own behalf. “Defendants” seldom are. And </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> does not comport with my own cultural
behavior, forty and fifty ears ago (I was fighting for women’s equality at the
Federal Communications Commission). So my standards have always been
immeasurably higher. But my standards were and are my own; I am not preaching
to rural </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Alabama</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> of the 60’s and 70’s. I do, however, have
vast experience in cultural analysis because culture is often critical to
foreign policy and intelligence analysis.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I am also a congressional
candidate in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>New
Hampshire</b></st1:place></st1:state><b>,
and I know that attitudes, behavior and practices have always varied noticeably
even among the </b><st1:place><b>New
England</b></st1:place><b> states. But
what I have always deplored, and what I deplore today is the hypocrisy of our
national leaders and our national media trying to sit in judgment on events
that may have taken place forty years ago.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Mitt Romney has said
that the “presumption of innocence” does not apply in the political arena, and
he’s right. But the benefit of the doubt always applies, and I chose to give
the benefit of the doubt to Roy Moore. Even as a Republican candidate myself I
don’t necessarily agree with many of </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Moore</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>’s views and political opinions. But he deserves
a fair hearing and he has not received one.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Republican, you cannot ignore that your vote would tip the balance of the senate
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<b>I know it is not an
easy task to go against the common wisdom of the moment, as ginned up by the
national media, but if you balance what Moore is accused of doing forty years
ago against the potential damage to our national political agenda, I do not
find it difficult to vote for Judge Moore. There is a reason the accusations
against him have been sitting fallow for forty years. They do not survive the
scrutiny of searching and impartial inquiry, and he should not be judged on the
basis of the hypocrisy-of-the-moment in </b><st1:state><st1:place><b>Washington</b></st1:place></st1:state><b> today.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
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years of background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence,
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for fifty years and is executive director of the National
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
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Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
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and blogger who first exposed Barack Obama as a Chicago fraud in 2004, will
hold a news conference today in Chicago to charge that the National Archives
and American, Chicago and Illinois taxpayers are being bamboozled by the phony
“Obama Presidential Center.” Andy charges that Obama is trying to make it
difficult for researchers and scholars to examine the original documents in
Obama’s administration by providing delayed and confused access and by allowing
the Archives to delay an explanation of where and when Obama’s records will
actually be made available to the public. “Obama came in as a scam artist, and
he’s leaving as a scam artist,” Andy says. “The public is the poorer, as the
Obama family profiteers from his failed residency.”<o:p></o:p></a></div>
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obtained through trickery and artifice, Andy says<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>(Manchester, NH) (October 23, 2017) New
Hampshire congressional candidate and corruption fighter Andy Martin, who is in
Chicago to celebrate fifty years of working on behalf of public integrity, will
hold a Chicago news conference today to charge that the “Obama Presidential Center”
in Chicago is a scam designed to delay access to the original records of the Barack
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Andy charges. “Friends of the Parks have been fooled, and the National Archives
and Records Administration (“NARA”) is being bamboozled and manipulated to
continue the secrecy which characterized Obama’s eight years of opaque
leadership in the White House. (please see links #1 and #2 below)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I am launching today am effort to force
the City of Chicago and State of Illinois to reconsider granting park land for
what is essentially a tax-exempt ‘Obama theme park’ having virtually no historical
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<b>“I will be asking NARA: when did you know
that Obama’s ‘Presidential Center’ was not going to be a ‘library?’ Why did you
waste millions of dollars shipping and storing documents in a location where
they would not be used as intended? Given that you now know that there is no
‘there’ there, how are you preparing to make the actual hard documents and
records available for scholarly and media research? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“I see no evidence NARA has announced the time
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<b>“Bottom line: precious parkland was turned over
to Obama for what amounts to a personal, tax-exempt ‘Obama Theme Park.’ The public
will have no control and very little input. But, in return for a great big, but
typical, Obama nothing, roads will be closed, causing traffic chaos, all to
glorify the narcissistic ‘emperor’ of Hyde Park.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“If the City and Park District had known
there would be no actual library there (please see link #5 below), the balance
might have tipped against destroying a lovely park area, (please see link # 4
below) merely to allow Obama to obstruct a monument to himself and not a genuine
repository of American history. The fact that Obama is already promoting his
typical type of small bore activity (please see link #3 below), ‘community
organizing,’ shows what he has in mind for the facility.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“NARA is letting American taxpayers down. They
are misusing the tax dollars of every state from New Hampshire as well as the other
49 states. There are no publicly announced plans for the actual ‘library’ where
the actual documents will be displayed. Why? Why is NARA stalling? Taxpayers
deserve answers. What did NARA know and when did NARA know that NARA would have
to create and construct an actual Obama library 700 miles away, and that
shipping records to Chicago was just another Obama boondoggle?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Let me be clear that I am not against
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<b>“This is just another Obama scam, a typical
Chicago scam and a worthless misuse of taxpayer dollars and precious parkland
that explains why the city and state are bankrupt. They allow themselves to be
fooled, they willingly abuse the public trust and play games with valuable
public property. Finding out where the original documents will be available at
a presidential library should not be a game of three-card monte. All we know
now is that they rubberized the actual role of the OBC and schemed to create an
actual library 700 miles from Chicago.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Obama wants to delay the release of his actual
records and erect a ‘pyramid’ exalting himself on the south side. But, with the
library gone, traffic is going to fall precipitously. When you factor in the
reduced traffic because the library is 700 miles away, the balance tips
decidedly against misappropriating park land for Obama’s glorification. Friends
of the Parks please take notice. We deserve answers. I am going to start
demanding them.”<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a legendary New Hampshire-based
muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer, radio talk show
host, broadcaster and media critic. With forty-nine years of background in
radio and television and with five decades of intelligence, investigative and
analytical experience in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:state>,
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>
and around the world, Andy provides insight on politics, foreign policy,
military and intelligence matters. For a full bio, go to: </span><a href="http://www.andymartin.com/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.AndyMartin.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">; also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a
leading corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and
is executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See
also </span><a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">; </span><a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the Executive Editor and
publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at </span><a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and </span><a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10.0pt;">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy’s family immigrated to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Manchester</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">New
Hampshire</st1:state></st1:place> over 100 years ago; today his home
overlooks the <st1:place w:st="on">Merrimack River</st1:place> and he lives
around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Hampshire</st1:place></st1:state>’s leading corruption fighter
and Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk496438701">Andy Martin went to Illinois to play
football. He ended up tackling the corrupt political footballs of Chicago and
Illinois politics. Today he celebrates fifty (50) years as a corruption foe and
delivers his own “State of the City” and “State of the State” overview. Monday he
carries on with new inquiries in a Chicago news conference before returning to
New Hampshire where he now makes his home.<o:p></o:p></a></div>
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<b>(CHICAGO) (October 22, 2017) Andy Martin
came from New England to play football at Illinois. He has stayed for over half
a century helping fight corruption and broadening his base into a national and
international campaign for public integrity. Sunday he celebrates fifty (50)
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<b>“When I came to Illinois on a short visit I
did not envision the state and city of Chicago would gobble up so much of my early
life. Until I returned to my New England roots almost a decade ago I was
actively involved in fighting the endless run of bad guys in city and state
politics. On relocating my home, I promised to keep a presence in the city and
state to keep an eye out for egregious abuses, and we continue to do so,” Andy
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<b>“The landscape has changed radically. When
I went to the Illinois General Assembly in 1965 as an intern to work on a
senior thesis there was an identifiable group of legislators who actively were
against Daley Machine asphyxiation of the state. These great American became my
heroes and my eventually colleagues, and motivated me to work for the public
good, not just for private advancement.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Sadly, today the ranks of corruption fighters
and reformers in the legislature has dwindled to the point of disappearance.
The citizens of Illinois are poorer because of that fact.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Later in the summer of 1965 I went to the
U. S. Senate as an intern to work on an esoteric project: an analysis of the
conference committee. From there in 1966 I joined the reelection campaign of Senator
Paul Douglas. Douglas was the greatest inspiration to me, and his efforts on my
behalf changed the direction of my life.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Finally, by 1967 I was ready (intemperate
enough?) to stand up and stand out on my own and challenge the Daley Machine. When
I joined the team fighting to expose corruption on the Illinois Supreme Court
(the Klingbiel/Solfisburg bank stock scandal) that signaled the end of my prospects
as a lawyer in private practice. And yet I kept moving ahead, working for legal
reform and exposing the bad guys year after year and decade after decade. I have
not won every battle; indeed, every battle was a loser from the start and had
to be converted, occasionally, into a winner, such is the hydraulic power of corruption
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<b>“What I find most interesting is that you
make no friends even successfully fighting corruption. The good people hide,</b><b> Gunfight at the O.K.
Corral-style, afraid of becoming exposed or associated with active as opposed
to token opposition to the power structure, and the bad people just keep on
going. There were a few genuine reformers in the legislature: Paul Simon, Abner
Mikva, Anthony Scariano, Leland Rayson, Dan Pierce, Bob Mann come to mind
initially. Who are the reformers today? In 1967, the “lakefront liberals” had
yet to be born (Hyde Park was an outlier enclave); today the term is a hollow
phrase in so far as opposition to Rahm Emanuel is concerned.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“Ironically, the media, which enjoy
promoting the exposure of corruption, because it adds viewers and sells papers,
have been sadly ambivalent against the people who are actually in the trenches
fighting the crooks in public office. Media operate from the perspective that
bad public officials are entrenched, and anyone who stands up to them is what
Mike Royko called a ‘googoo.’ Now that the media are in decline, we don’t even
get the kind of corruption investigations we got in the 70’s and 80’s. ‘Media
money’ is gone.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>“Even though I have lived in New Hampshire
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a couple of projects at present. Later today I will be leading a tour of the Obama
‘presidential library’ site, and addressing that matter on Monday.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>“In 2009, I predicted the relentless
escalating violence that plagues Chicago. I was a prophet without honor, but my
prediction was unfortunately 100% correct. Violence at a level that was inconceivable
in 2009 is routine today, and no end is in sight. Rahm Emanuel thinks he can
laminate a glossy surface on the corrupt underlayment of Chicago, and tax his
way to a prosperous city. Never in history has such a policy succeeded. So,
there is a lot of opportunity for reformers and corruption fighters to take my place
and that of the others who came before. Welcome to the fray. There is always
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
Martin says the Nation of Islam may have played a role in the mysterious death
of New York Judge Sheila Abdus Salaam<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Veteran investigator
Andy Martin looks at the “suspicious” death of a prominent New York Judge and
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says there is circumstantial evidence that Abdus Salaam retained ties to the
Nation of Islam even after her divorce from her first husband<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
questions why one of Abdus Salaam’s husbands was “lost” in news reporting after
her death, and why major NYC media could not even agree on her religious
affiliation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Did
Governor Andrew Cuomo appoint a closeted Nation of Islam adherent to </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">New York</span></b></st1:placename><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">State</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">’s highest court? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Andy Martin, an internationally known investigative author and columnist, will
hold a <st1:city>New York City</st1:city> news
conference today, May 10th, to question whether the Nation of Islam may be
linked to the disputed death of New York Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus
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“I knew of Judge Abdus Salaam,” Andy says, “but not a great
deal. I saw the initial reports of her ‘suicide’ and accepted the NYPD view
that she had killed herself. But as I followed the muddled and contradictory
reporting which followed, I came to believe we might have a ‘murder mystery’ on
our hands. I opened an independent investigation and today I will discuss my
initial findings. I will also discuss my ‘theory’ as to why she may have been
killed; and I want to clearly label my theory as a theory, not fact.”</div>
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“1. Initial reports of Abdus Salaam’s death did not prompt
any particular questions on my part. I knew of her only on a second-hand basis
from a colleague who had appeared before her and was critical of her
impartiality and legal judgment. The NYPD’s ‘suicide’ theory seemed plausible.</div>
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“2. My suspicious were triggered when I read reports in different
newspapers and they could not even agree on whether Abdus Salaam was a Muslim
or not. (See links below). I found it strange that someone who had been appointed
by Governor Cuomo to the state’s highest court appeared to lead a ‘secret
life.’</div>
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“3. It was not until I read a two-page report in the Sunday
New York Post that I opened my own independent investigation into what I now call
a ‘disputed’ death. The Post found four marriages, not three; how could the other
media ‘lose’ a husband?</div>
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“4. I found the protestations of Abdus Salaam’s latest
husband, an Episcopal priest, particularly challenging since he repeatedly
stated his wife had not killed herself. That was also the consensus in
African-American media. Did the husband ‘know something’ the police did not?
Why was he so steadfast in his belief that she had not committed suicide?</div>
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“5. Once the many mysteries in Abdus Salaam’s life started
to reveal themselves, I started to question everything about her past. If the
media could be so wrong in the present, how could we trust their reports of her
former life? Had Abdus Salaam really left the Nation of Islam? Were claims that
she had abandoned the faith merely self-serving statements to advance her
judicial career? How would the headlines have looked if they had read ‘Governor
Cuomo appoints former Nation of Islam member to state’s highest court?’ While
she was alive no one ever mentioned Abdus Salaam knew Louis Farrakhan and that
he had supposedly counseled her. Only after her death was the Islam/Farrakhan
link disclosed. If the Farrakhan relationship, even an old one, had been
highlighted when she was nominated to the Court of Appeals, would she have been
confirmed? Would a more thorough investigation have been conducted? I am
absolutely convinced there is much we do not know about Abdus Salaam and her
continuing links to the Nation of Islam.</div>
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“6. I kept returning to the certitude of the husband that
she had not committed suicide. Was this misplaced spousal loyalty? Or was he
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“7. If Abdus Salaam had actually left the Nation of Islam,
why did she retain an openly Islamic name in a city and state where Islam is
especially suspect? Was this a religious statement or a political statement, or
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“8. The family knew that Abdus Salaam was taking medication,
but still remained resolute that she had not killed herself. (To date there
have not been any reports that she overdosed at the time of her death.) Sometimes
families refuse to acknowledge suicide because of insurance considerations (a
suicide may negate an insurance payment). Was there insurance? How much? For her
fourth marriage, Abdus Salaam had a somewhat unusual arrangement; they lived
separate lives in different cities, with only occasional cohabitation. Was
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“9. Tying all of my leads together I came up with a theory
as to why she might have been killed if she was killed. My views and
conclusions are only a far-fetched synthesis at this point, but I have been
investigating scandals and occasionally even mysterious deaths, for over a half
century. I feel comfortable labeling Abdus Salaam’s death a ‘disputed’ one at
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“10. I believe there is much we do not know, and much that
we have to learn about the mysterious and secret life of Abdus Salaam. She was
clearly a congenial person; her successful judicial career and advancement
confirm that fact. But how deep and how extensive was her ‘secret life?’ I
think the NYPD needs to dig deeper. My investigation is open and continuing,”
Andy says. “Her death could have been a suicide, but there is an evolving and
equally plausible possibility it was not.”</div>
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<u>Another interesting footnote to Andy’s investigation</u>:</div>
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He studied to be an Episcopal priest (<st1:place><st1:placetype>Institute</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename>Theology</st1:placename></st1:place>) at the Cathedral where
Abdus Salaam’s memorial service will be held. Small world.</div>
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<b><u>May 19th </u></b><st1:state><st1:place><b><u>New York</u></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><u> news conference details</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Investigative columnist and author
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Andy Martin says the Nation of
Islam may be linked to the disputed death of New York Judge Sheila Abdus Salaam<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Wednesday, </b><st1:date day="10" month="5" year="2017"><b>May 10,
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create a firestorm of inquiry over whether Obama is actually a homosexual<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
was the first author/researcher to brand Obama’s life story an “invented”
family history and to expose Obama’s lies about his life in </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Chicago</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
candidly admits he never saw sufficient credible evidence to write that Obama
was gay/homosexual, but Garrow may have provided the “missing link” to a number
of gaps in Obama’s résumé<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">“Garrow
may have stumbled on the ‘missing ink’ that explains Obama’s obsession with
sexuality,” Andy says, “from filling the courts with homosexual judges to
demanding that schools create unisex toilets for transgender students to being
obsessed with ‘rape’ on college campuses”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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says that because David Garrow is a member of the liberal establishment, doors
may have been opened for him that were closed to conservative authors and
researchers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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(</b><st1:date day="5" month="5" year="2017"><b>May 5, 2017</b></st1:date><b>)</b>
Andy Martin, who wrote the first exposés about Barack Obama in 2004-2007, will
hold a <st1:state>New York</st1:state> news conference
today, May 5th, to claim that a new biography of President Barack Obama is
going to trigger a firestorm of inquiry over Obama’s true sexuality and sexual
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“Barack Obama changed my life,” Andy says. “In 2004 I wrote
what I thought would be a ‘one off’ exposing Obama’s bogus biography and
invented family history. I ended up going to Hawai’i many times, being
“investigated on the front page of the New York Tines as one of the most
important stories of the 2008 presidential campaign, and becoming a focus of a
Fox News Channel program hosted by Sean Hannity (please see link #1).</div>
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2. <u>Some thoughts about sexuality and homosexuality</u></div>
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“If you believe what Obama wrote to his girlfriend about
‘considering’ a homosexual encounter, in David Garrow’s new book (see links
[1][2] below), you will be buying into more Obamabaloney. I am not an expert on
homosexuality but from what I have read most homosexuals have early inclinations
that they are gay or lesbian. A person doesn’t get to college and have no idea about
their sexuality. Moreover, a heterosexual person doesn’t usually ‘consider’
becoming homosexual. Obama’s explanations to his girl friend were self-serving
and were probably intended to cover his tracks and his past sexual dalliances.</div>
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“When I went to the <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename>Illinois</st1:placename></st1:place> I was placed in an honors
section for rhetoric. I spent a year with Professor Herbert Bogart studying
human sexuality and all of its literary and analytical permutations, in a class
full of sexually repressed honors students. (Bogart probably saved my life,
because I learned more about sexuality in his class than I did in any military
science course, which proved helpful overseas.) </div>
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“While I respect that sexuality reflects a continuum of
levels from fully gay to fully heterosexual, Obama’s profession that he
‘considered’ homosexual activity, and that homosexuality was less challenging
than a heterosexual relationship, is pure Obamabaloney. If there is one issue that
most scholars agree on it is that living in a homosexual relationship,
particularly in the 1980’s, was much more challenging (in the age of AIDS) than
an ordinary heterosexual relationship between a man and a woman.</div>
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“Once again, Obama’s facts do not line up with either reality
or clinical experience, and he appears to be admitting the precise opposite of
what he is relating as his inclinations. Even then he was covering his tracks
and leaving behind false clues.</div>
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“As we read liberal icon David Garrow’s massive book many will
wonder ‘how was Barack Obama able to compartmentalize his sexuality and
ambition until he was able to reach the White House?’ My theory, which I first
offered in 2007 in a psychological profile of the presidential candidate, is
that we have to understand Obama’s behavior in the context of analyzing the
psyche of an abused child. </div>
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“Abused children become masters of compartmentalization.
They have to endure unspeakable emotional and physical abuse, but still
function normally in the ordinary, daily community. I have always believed that
Obama was abused, emotionally and psychologically, and that he responded to his
feelings of confusion, abandonment and abuse by compartmentalizing himself and
his emotions and behavior. Garrow confirms my 2007 hypothesis.</div>
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“During 2007-2008 I was given source materials from people
who claimed to have had a homosexual relationship with Obama. I refused to use
the ‘homosexual’ material because there was no extrinsic evidence to verify the
encounters. And I came under criticism and attacks on the Internet because I
refused to address the allegations of homosexuality. I am confident today, a
decade later, I made the correct choice. Unlike others, I clearly labeled my
facts and theories as facts and theories and distinguished between the two.
Indeed, I irritated Obama and the Obama camp precisely because I refused to
publish lies about the candidate. Unlike the work of other authors, all of the
controversial material I originated about Obama’s family history turned out to
be correct. I did not publish unverified allegations as facts unless I had
independent evidence to support the claims.</div>
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“Which leaves one to wonder: when will the next shoe drop?
There were endless ‘reports’ of a sexual relationship between Obama and Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Could Emanuel be the next ‘victim’ of Garrow’s book?
Writers and researchers are going to have to go back and review their notes and
files; what did we miss that Garrow found? (I am heading back to <st1:state>Hawaii</st1:state>
for new research.) What is there still left to find? I firmly believe there is
much more we are going to learn about Barack Obama’s private life. </div>
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“Garrow has opened a can of worms for Obama’s admirers.
Interestingly, none of the ‘mainstream’ media that have preliminarily reported
on Garrow’s new book have mentioned Garrow’s explosive findings on Obama’s
potential (or actual) homosexuality. The mainstream media protection racket
covering up unflattering aspects of Obama’s personal life remains in full
force.</div>
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“One of the reasons Garrow digs deeply into one of Obama’s
relationships is because Garrow probably saw for the first time how Obama was
capable of contrivance and manipulation. Most people pursue nonmarital sexual
encounters for the pure pleasure of the encounter. Obama moved from being a
sexually active teenager to being obsessed in his 20’s with how his racial and
sexual choices would affect his political future. Wow. What kind of mind and
what kind of repressed psyche would you have to have to make sexual choices and
romantic choices based on political ambition?</div>
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“Because of his smoothness and personability, Obama was
someone who could have entered either white or black society on an even keel.
Garrow mentions <st1:city>Chicago</st1:city> politicians
I knew who made choices in their private lives that limited their public
advancement; Obama chose advancement over personal satisfaction. That extreme
level of self-denial may have prompted concerns as Garrow peeled back layer
after layer of Obama’s manipulations and contrivances as Obama reached the
threshold of becoming a public figure.</div>
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“We have to remember several pertinent aspects of Garrow’s
status and stature. First, he was a member in good standing of the liberal
establishment, giving him massive ‘cred’ as an Obama author. Second, people
opened up to him and doors were opened on the assumption that Garrow was
writing a sympathetic or even sycophantic biography. Conservatives would not
receive similar access. Bottom line: writers have just begun to explore the
many and massive ‘contrivances’ in Obama’s life. Garrow provides the first
liberal-originated guide book.</div>
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“My colleague Jerry Corsi explored the sexual proclivities
of Barack Obama’s mother. Corsi focused on the mother in a way that I did not. But
let’s turn Corsi’s writing around 180 degrees. ‘Barry’ Obama, as he was then
known, had to have known of his mother’s libertine sexuality. Could he have
felt shamed by his mother’s casual sexual practices?</div>
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“As new research is conducted and new witnesses and sources
appear, we are likely to find that part of Obama’s admittedly confused
sexuality, and his admitted willingness to consider a homosexual lifestyle, may
have been promoted by his distaste at observing his mother’s behavior. Corsi
may have been correct in his reporting about the salacious behavior of Obama’s
mother, but Corsi probably missed the true significance of the mother’s
behavior: she left behind a sexually confused and vulnerable son.</div>
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7. <u>What really happened at </u><st1:place><st1:placename><u>Occidental</u></st1:placename><u>
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“I have always been fascinated by the great gap in Obama’s
college years: his time at <st1:place><st1:placename>Occidental</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>College</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Instinctively I knew there
was a major story in the Occidental years but it was probably not a ‘political’
story, more likely some sort of ‘coming of age’ situation. Garrow, I believe,
has provided the ‘missing link’ that is going to unleash a torrent of new
research on Obama’s past. Occidental was an elite, expensive private college.
How did Obama, a self-confessed mediocre student at <st1:place><st1:placename>Punahou</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>School</st1:placetype></st1:place> in <st1:city>Honolulu</st1:city>,
finance his education there? I have wondered for over a decade what the answer
to that question would be.</div>
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“Ultimately, the tortured ‘relationship’ between Obama and
Professor Lawrence Goldyn may provide the ultimate missing link. The two men
did indeed have a relationship. Obama admits he was ‘experimenting’ during his
time at Occidental. Why wouldn’t he have experimented with Goldyn? Obama may
have felt a need to leave Occidental to avoid further and deeper involvement
with Goldyn. Goldyn may be the ‘Rosebud’ link which explains why Obama left
Occidental and moved on to relative anonymity at <st1:place><st1:placename>Columbia</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place> in <st1:state>New
York</st1:state>.</div>
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“As I watched Barack Obama become President Obama I was
amazed at his relentless and repeated obsession with controversial sexual
issues. Time and time again, Obama focused on sexuality when it was
counterproductive to do so. In his final year in office, Obama triggered a
national controversy over transgender individuals and how to deal with their
bathroom needs. Obama had to know the ‘bathroom bills’ would become a
distraction and even hurt Hillary Clinton, but he persevered.</div>
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“Obama filled the federal courts with gay men and lesbians,
to the point where it became obvious. While packing the courts with gays and
lesbians never became as controversial as the bathroom bills and diktats,
throughout his presidency Obama was obsessed with peripheral sexual issues.
Why? Perhaps Garrow has provided an answer. At least he has pointed the way to
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9. <u>Are Barack Obama and Michele Obama BFFs?</u></div>
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“Garrow’s book is likely to focus attention on the real
nature of the relationship between Barack Obama and Michele Obama. Is theirs a
‘marriage of convenience?’ Are they ‘best friends forever? (BFFs)’ Do Garrow’s disclosures
about Obama’s tortured sexuality call into question whether Michele Robinson
Obama may have been just another pawn or ‘tool’ in Obama’s relentless rise to
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“All of these questions will come under renewed focus in the
coming days. Garrow has blown open the secure ‘safe’ where the reality of
Barack Obama’s personality and sexuality have remained hidden for decades,”
Andy concludes. “I have been working on a second book, ‘The Search for Obama,’ as
well as a book on President Trump. Garrow has now provided a road map to many
new areas of inquiry concerning the mysterious Mr. Obama.”</div>
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Andy Martin says a new biography
of President Barack Obama by liberal icon David Garrow will trigger a firestorm
of inquiry into whether Obama is a homosexual<o:p></o:p></div>
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909 <st1:street>Third Avenue</st1:street>, public sidewalk in front of FDR Station Post Office
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<b>Friday, </b><st1:date day="5" month="5" year="2017"><b>May 5, 2017</b></st1:date><b>; </b><st1:time hour="12" minute="0"><b>12:00 P.M.</b></st1:time><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
legendary </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Chicago</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> muckraker, author, Internet columnist,
talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With
forty-nine years of background in radio and television and with five decades of
investigative and analytical experience in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and around the world, Andy provides
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also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of the
National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy’s family
immigrated to </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manchester</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New
Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He is </span><st1:placename><st1:time><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:time></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 10pt;">’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
Martin defends Fox News against attacks from Democrats and leftist extremists<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says he had a bad experience with Fox, where they abused him and stabbed him in
the back but, as a matter of constitutional principle, he still defends the
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says we cannot return to the social mores and practices of the 1950’s and 60’s;
society has moved on<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
also says Bill O’Reilly got a raw deal from Rupert Murdoch’s sons, who are in
the process of dismembering Fox News; allegations of “sexual harassment” are
only the visible aspects of a clandestine agenda to neuter the conservative
network<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Andy
says Sean Hannity is only the latest victim of what is going to be a protracted
“War Against Fox News”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Dear American:</div>
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Sixty-five years ago U. S. Senator Joe McCarthy terrorized
the media and liberals in general by accusing them of being infiltrated by
“communists.” McCarthy’s supporters tried to remove individuals and reporters
from appearing on TV and radio, and threatened media that refused to bend to
their demands. They also used pressure tactics against advertisers, many of
whom quickly caved. </div>
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When CBS refused to be intimidated, the network became a
liberal icon for staring down and standing up to McCarthy’s accusations.</div>
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Today the tables are reversed.</div>
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Liberals are trying to intimidate the media and seeking to
force the removal of conservative voices by threatening boycotts against
sponsors. A demonization campaign again Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, based on
stale accusations of sexual harassment, caused the sons of Rupert Murdoch to
panic and remove O’Reilly.</div>
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As I made clear in my earlier column on O’Reilly, I strongly
oppose sexual harassment and condemn abusive behavior by men or women seeking
to extort sexual favors based on their positions of corporate or media
authority. Almost fifty years ago I stood up at the Federal Communications
Commission for the equal employment rights of women.</div>
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But I believe Murdoch’s sons are hell bent on destroying the
legacy of their father. Rupert Murdoch was a swashbuckling and often abrasive corporate
operator who built a worldwide media empire. I have followed him since the
1970’s. Rupert was “good” and “bad” and “in between.” His own moral behavior
was immoral.</div>
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But in 1996 he gave conservatives a voice in the <st1:country-region>United
States</st1:country-region>, the Fox News Network, conceived by
Roger Ailes. Murdoch’s sons have not built anything; they are destroying their
father’s legacy and trying to dismember Fox News as a conservative voice.
O’Reilly was only the first casualty.</div>
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O’Reilly became a victim of McCarthyism of the left,
liberals using the same sorts of malignant tactics they had condemned when they
were employed by Senator McCarthy in the 1950’s. Instead of “doing a CBS” and
standing up for O’Reilly, the Murdoch boys panicked at the first sign of
sponsor resistance. I don’t know what O’Reilly did or didn’t do with the
various women who accused him. They said he had engaged in boorish behavior; no
one ever said O’Reilly attacked them or physically manhandled them. If the
allegations were proven, they were still stale, long out of date and stretching
back a decade in some instances, during an era when standards of corporate
behavior were steadily strengthened to condemn aggressive behavior. </div>
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Some form of discipline against O’Reilly may have been
appropriate; dismissal was not. But I knew the attacks on O’Reilly were only
the first stage in a liberal/leftist plan to destroy Fox News. I said to
myself, “How long before Sean Hannity is next?” I didn’t have long to wait.
Over the weekend a woman surfaced and denounced Hannity.</div>
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I have to be honest and state that while I have no
hesitation to defend Fox News, I was treated badly by the network. They took
advantage of my research, used me as a guest, and then smeared me when I became
the target of leftist attacks (sound familiar?). Rupert Murdoch and his minions
have no loyalty to anyone but themselves. Hannity stood by silently and failed
to defend me, so his defense of free speech ends where his paycheck begins. But
despite my own personal experience with Fox, I see an important constitutional
principle in the way the network has been targeted for destruction by leftist
activists and agitators.</div>
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Democrats are in a bind. They lost an election for the White
House to someone they considered a clown. Congress is in the hands of
Republicans, especially conservatives. In the days ahead, Democratic cities are
going to lose massive amounts of federal funding as they persist in the
nonsense that they are “sanctuary cities” free to defy federal law. And so
Democrats have chosen to try to win with the media some sense of power that
they have not been able to obtain from voters. </div>
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“The media” are only too happy to accommodate
Democrats/leftists, because the media are marbled with liberals and extreme
leftists. And so we have the War Against Fox News, breathlessly covered by
also-ran competitors CNN and MSNBC.</div>
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Hannity has denounced his accuser and says he has assembled
a powerful legal team to fight back against false accusations. Hannity’s
accuser has already walked back her claims and says they do not amount to
sexual harassment (please see links [1] and [2] below). Where does all of this
end?</div>
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When I went to college in the 1960’s, men and women could
only meet on the first floor of dorms, with three feet on the floor. Later,
doors had to be open when a male visitor was on the floor a women’s dorm.
Within a few years, everything was topsy turvy and social morals had radically changed.
Are we about to return to the moral standards and practices of the 1950’s? I
hope not. </div>
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Women have made unbelievable strides in the workplace in the
past decades. Will businessmen and businesswomen only be able to meet in glass
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I don’t think sexual harassment is a joke. I take it
seriously. Ironically I went to Capitol Hill, initially as an intern, soon
after “sex” had been added --as a joke-- to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over
a lifetime I have seen the progress women have made. I also grew up in a
single-parent home where we depended on mom’s paycheck from “The Aircraft”
every two weeks. </div>
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But we need to distinguish between genuine workplace
harassment and the types of accusations that were hurled against O’Reilly and
are now being asserted against Hannity. How can anyone distinguish fact from
fiction years later, when two adults met alone? And, when sexual accusations
are proffered as part of a coordinated campaign against a news organization to
destroy that entity, are we are straight back in the 1950’s, with leftists now using
the same tactics they condemned when Joe McCarthy was terrorizing <st1:country-region>America</st1:country-region>
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Fox News is not a sympathetic organization, as I know from
personal experience and the manner in which they abused me. But I have no
hesitation to defend Fox from a campaign to destroy conservative speech and
free speech in <st1:country-region>America</st1:country-region>.
The left lost the 2016 election. Democrats are trying to win back on TV what
they lost on the political battlefield. We can’t let them do that. Attention
must be paid.</div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10pt;">LINKS TO THIS STORY</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> (cut and paste the <b>entire link</b> below and <b><u>not</u></b>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/sean-hannity-calls-sexual-harassment-accusation-100percent-false/2017/04/24/f2432c90-28e7-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_story.html?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sean-hannity-denies-right-wing-blogger-s-sex-harassment-claim-n750211<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF </span></b><st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">BIO</span></b></st1:stockticker><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy Martin is a
legendary </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Chicago</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> muckraker, author, Internet columnist,
talk television pioneer, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With
forty-nine years of background in radio and television and with five decades of
investigative and analytical experience in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">USA</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and around the world, Andy provides
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also see www.BoycottABC.com/executive_director.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy has also been a leading corruption fighter in American
politics and courts for over fifty years and is executive director of the
National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also <a href="http://www.firstrespondersonline.us/">www.FirstRespondersOnline.us</a>; <a href="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/" title="http://www.americaisreadyforreform.com/">www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City
University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">He is the author
of “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the
Internet film “Obama: The Hawaii’ Years” [www.BoycottHawaii.com]. Andy is the
Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” blogging at <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/">www.contrariancommentary.wordpress.com</a>
and <a href="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/" title="http://www.contrariancommentary.com/">www.ContrarianCommentary.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Andy’s family
immigrated to </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manchester</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New
Hampshire</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Merrimack River</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and he lives around the corner from where
he played as a small boy. He is </span><st1:placename><st1:time><span style="font-size: 10pt;">New Hampshire</span></st1:time></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 10pt;">’s leading corruption fighter and
Republican Party reformer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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