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Last night in the early hours of Sunday, mechanized units of the IRGC ground forces, and according to some reports, foreign proxy forces assisting them, assaulted the city of Mahabad with heavy weaponry and equipment in sheer exasperation of the massive unrest that continues to roil the country and the Kurdish region. It was reported that electricity and Internet were cut off. According to eyewitnesses, IRGC forces fired heavy machine guns directly into people's houses and committed atrocities. Military helicopters flew over the city. "Gunshots. Civilians are screaming. Electricity turned off—limited internet access. The regime kills in darkness. We need to spotlight what happens," Hannah Neuman, an outspoken German member of the European Parliament, tweeted upon receiving reports about Mahabad. The Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran/MEK opposition network called on people in all surrounding towns and cities to aid the people of Mahabad by engaging the regime forces in their cities and tying them down. By daylight, government forces' advance had been halted at the city outskirts. Throughout Sunday, Mahabad was a scene of protests and strikes again. People in cities of Kurdistan, Tehran, and other towns poured into the streets to express support for the people of Mahabad. The city of Dashti in Bushehr province saw many demonstrators shouting, "From Dashti to Kurdistan, my life for Iran!" The fact that many small cities and towns, where everyone knows everyone else, are rising in protest shows that people in these places have overcome their fear of retribution from the establishment and consider the days of the regime failing coming sooner than later. Tonight, sounds of heavy gunfire can be heard in Marivan, another Kurdish city. Local activists have reported sounds of explosions through the night in Marivan, Baneh, Saqqez, and Bukan of Iran's Kurdish regions. In addition, several drones were reportedly flying over the city of Bukan. At 3 am local time, five massive explosions were reported in Bukan and two similar explosions in Saqqez. On Sunday, merchants and store owners in many cities again closed their shops in a general strike throughout the country. The protests included Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province's capital, Mahabad, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, Sardasht, Bukan, Marivan, Divandarreh, Saqqez, Qorveh, Bijar, Kermanshah, Paveh, Javanrud, Kamyaran, Ilam, and Nikshahr in Sistan & Baluchestan Province, among others. Students at numerous universities also protested the regime's crackdown measures by boycotting them and taking them to the streets in anti-regime rallies. This included Kurdistan University in Sanandaj, where the professors also joined the movement, the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University and Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran, the Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, the Islamic Azad University of Rasht, the Islamic Azad University of Sari, Marvdasht University, Yazd University, the Kharazmi Faculty of Psychology, the Iran University of Science and Technology, and the University of Science and Culture. High school students in Shahin Shahr of central Iran and Mehrshahr, west of Tehran, were also protesting today and chanting slogans against the mullahs' regime. People in various cities took to the streets in support of their compatriots in Mahabad and other cities under siege today by the regime's military and security forces. Such rallies were reported in Bukan and Tehran's Abuldabad district, where people began establishing roadblocks and taking control of their districts. Tonight protests are raging in Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Kermanshah, Urmia, Isfahan, and other cities.

On Monday, 14 NOV 22, on the 125th EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, #JeanneIves: CEO of Breakthrough Ideas & Host of The Real Story w/Jeanne Ives, joins me to assess the 2022 Mid-Term general elections and discuss the future of #Republican Candidates against the #Democratic Machine. During our discussion, Jeanne and I discussed how 81 #veterans of the 196 veterans running for #Congress this cycle won their respective races as of Friday, 11 NOV 22, #VeteransDay. The number of Veterans elected to office during the mid-terms marks the largest group of individuals who have served in the #military and won office in a decade. When added to the 12 #incumbent #senators who are veterans and were not up for reelection this year, at least 94 #lawmakers with prior military experience will be a part of the 118th Congress starting in January. Jeanne pointed out that although they are Veterans, we should only assume that all Veterans will be willing and ready to work across the aisle to support what is better for the nation. To emphasize this, she read a derogatory #tweet from the outgoing #Illinois #Congressman, #AdamKinzinger, to a fellow serviceman who ran for office. Jeanne and I spoke about how the Mid-Term 2022 results defied every headline before the election, including the liberal media. For example, the New York Times wrote, ‘Democrats, on Defense in the #BlueStates, Brace for a #RedWave in the House.” Tuesday 8 NOV 22 result bucked historical mid-term elections, where the party in power typically loses seats and control of one of both chambers, especially when the #President’s approval rating is only 40 percent. Even the mantra, “It’s the #Economy, Stupid,” didn’t hold up. Forty-year high #inflation, #40lks down double-digit percentages, and no end in sight, and still, the current results end up in a #dysfunctional #government. Reflecting on why the voters delivered such a Congress, Jeanne stated that the #Voters are very #tribal these days. They are voting for their party and not their interests. Or they are insulated from bad policy. Or they believe #Abortion is a moral right and nothing else matters. Whatever the reason for the 2022 election results, in the future, the policy must matter more than the tribe, #race, #sex, or personality of the politician. Add to this Republicans possibly underestimating #AbortionRights as a determinate issue for voters, and you get the results you have. America has big problems. On military capability, Heritage assessed only the #MarineCorps as Strong. #Energy independence, #secureborders, #lowtaxes, and a robust military matter to our future security. In closing, Jeannie pointed out that the #balkanization of America will accelerate. Internally, people will vote with their feet, and even Democrats will move to Red states for better policies. Join us for this critical discussion.

The FBI collects crime statistics data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. The data are collected via the Summary Reporting System (SRS). For agencies reporting via the National Incident-Based Reporting System, the submissions are converted to SRS data to be consistent for this presentation. Violent Crime includes the offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised definition), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crime includes burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. The UCR Program does not have sufficient data to estimate arson. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is migrating its data releases from static web publications hosted on www.fbi.gov to more dynamic, multi-year displays of data on the Crime Data Explorer (CDE). Just as the data in the tables of the annual publications sometimes differ from those available in the master files for the same year, the data in the publication tables may also differ from those released on the Explorer Pages of the CDE. These variations are due to the difference in methodologies between the publication tables and data displayed on the CDE. Historically, the agency, state, regional, and national data on Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted must pass internal data quality reviews before publication. According to the methodology, data that do not meet established criteria are not included in the publication tables. Therefore, individuals who typically use data from tables in Crime in the United States and other UCR web publications on www.fbi.gov will continue to have access to that format via the downloadable publication tables for 2020 and prior years. As with all the data files released for 1960 through 2020, the data displayed on the CDE include all reported data from agencies and entities aggregated from the agency data, such as states. According to the methodology of typical open data websites, all reported data remain in the file. Individuals who typically work with data files, such as the Master Files, can also access the CDE releases of data from 2020 and earlier for data based on the same quality methodology. Starting with the release of 2021 data in the calendar year 2022, the UCR Program will be consolidating its data quality review and management practices, reducing or eliminating potential differences between the two presentations. Because not all law enforcement agencies provide data for complete reporting periods, the FBI includes estimated crime numbers in these presentations. For agencies supplying 3 to 11 months of data, the national UCR Program estimates the missing data by following a standard estimation procedure using the data provided. For agencies that supply less than three months of data, the FBI computes estimates by using the known crime figures of similar areas within a state and assigning the same proportion of crime volumes to nonreporting and partially reporting agencies. The estimation process considers the following: Population size covered by the agency Type of jurisdiction, e.g., police department versus sheriff’s office Geographic location The data created in this chart were from all law enforcement agencies in the UCR Program (including those submitting less than 12 months of data). The FBI derives state totals by estimating for nonreporting and partially reporting agencies within each state. The UCR Program aggregates a state total using the state’s agency estimates.

On Wednesday, 2 NOV 22, on the 123rd EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, KATHLEEN MURRAY: #GOP Nominee for the #Illinois State #Senate, District 21, joined me to discuss the upcoming 8 NOV 22 Mid-Term general elections. Kathleen is endorsed by The Freedom Alliance, Illinois State Rifle Association, Illinois Family Action, Safe Suburbs USA, Stand for Health Freedom, and Manufacturing and Technology Association. Kathleen Murray is the Chief Creative Officer (#CCO) for Titanium Technologies (#titaniumtech) and a small business owner of a local restaurant, Lola’s Ristorante, in downtown Wheaton, IL. She is also the owner of a food truck called #Saucykat, featured on the #foodnetwork as a six-part docu-series following Kathleen’s journey as a business owner. On 23 DEC 21, Kathleen found herself 15 feet away from one of the two #shooters who opened fire at the Suburban #OakbrookMall. After the attacks, Kathleen committed to running for office to change the direction of the state of Illinois. Kathleen recently drafted a “Parent’s Bill of Rights” that she will introduce into Legislation aimed at protecting parents’ fundamental rights by countering the Illinois government’s overreach. This Bill ensures that parents, not the government, can make decisions for the well-being of their children. However, if a proposed Amendment #1 to the Illinois Constitution, named the “workers’ right amendment,” is passed by IL voters during this year’s general election, any IL State unions would have the power to make elements of the Parents Bill of Rights, that conflict with their contracts, to be deemed #unconstitutional. For example, the #teachersunion could decide that only “qualified professionals” can determine the curriculum, books, lectures, and materials, including controversial topics of their choice, such as Critical Race Theory (#CRT) and #sexeducation. Also, they would be able to require permanent #masks, school shutdowns, or #Covid#vaccines to be a requirement in #schools to “protect #teachers” in the workplace as part of their “safety in the workplace” contracts. Amendment 1 is a power grab and grants #government#unions power over the law concerning anything that falls within their contracts. This Amendment goes beyond the scope of simple concern about higher #taxes. This Amendment, if passed, is an attack on our #liberty and freedom as #Americans, and the public needs to be aware of the severe consequences if such Amendments are nationalized. Kathleen and I also discussed the technical process of how the #SAFETAct was pushed through the Illinois #legislature. Even though the law is #unconstitutional, with 100 out of 102 counties #StatesAttorneys#suing to stop its implementation, it’s most likely that the Illinois Attorney General, #KwameRaoul, will not sue Illinois Governor J. B. #Pritzker over its passing. Governor Pritzker is a significant funder of Kwame Raoul’s campaign in the 2022 midterms. Join us for this critical discussion less than a week before the general elections, which will be held on #election2022.

On Monday, 31 OCT 22, on the 122nd EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Vince Romano, the #Republican Nominee for the #Illinois House of Representatives, District # 16, Chicago Tribune endorsed candidate, joined me to discuss his endorsement and the upcoming 8 NOV 22 Mid-Term general elections. During our discussions, Vince laid out how the #voters in the IL House District #16 will finally have a chance to vote for an opposition party nominee for the first time in a decade. We discussed the national issues of #fentanyl deaths affecting #skokie Illinois on this #Holloween weekend and covered the #crime in the state of #Illinois even before the #SAFE-T act is implemented on 1 JAN 23. Vince spoke about the issues and topics related to the #sanctuary state and city status in #Chicago and #cookcounty that has exasperated the fentanyl issue given dealers and crime networks do not fear #prosecution or #detention from Immigration and Naturalization Service (#INS). Vince also spoke about how #safety is the number one topic to include parental rights for parents. We spoke about the Illinois #pention system and the economic effects on families, including small #businesses who have been negatively affected by #inflation, real estate taxes, and tax in general. Vince Romano discussed how taxes and crime are the primary reason why businesses have left the state, including #Caterpillar Inc., #Citadel, #TysonFoods, #Boeing, Vince and I also discussed the technical process of how the SAFE-T Act was pushed through the Illinois #legislature. Even though the law is #unconstitutional, with 100 out of 102 counties #StatesAttorneys suing to stop its implementation, it's most likely that the Illinois Attorney General, #KwameRaoul, will not sue Illinois Governor J. B. #Pritzker because the governor is one of the significant campaign contributors to his Attorney General. Vince also spoke about the proposed # amendment to the Illinois constitution, named the "workers' right amendment," which will negatively affect the taxes in the state. The amendment is being advertised as supporting private unions, but if it was written to do so, the bill would be #unconstitutional as advertised. The amendment can affect the state unions only. Vince also recommended that Skokie residents VOTE NO on the Skokie ballot to the proposed referendums, which would completely change the Skokie government. From his perspective, the referendums would make tracking the special interest money more difficult. At the same time, whatever political group takes over Skokie in the future will not allow any new voices in politics at the local levels. Join us for this critical discussion a week before the general elections.

Mayor George Van Dusen and his wife Susan have lived in Skokie since 1974. Their children, now adults, were educated by Skokie’s public schools, and they reside in Skokie with the Van Dusen grandchildren. The Mayor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Detroit and a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. from Loyola University. He served as a Trustee in the Village of Skokie from 1984 until he was appointed Mayor in January 1999. While a Trustee, he served as the Village’s delegate to the Northwest Municipal Conference (NWMC) and, in 2007, served as NWMC President. He is currently Chairman of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and is a member of several government-related boards. Van Dusen was the Director of Suburban Operations for U.S. Congressman Sidney Yates from 1973 until the Congressman’s retirement in 1999. The Mayor is a member of Temple Beth Emet. From 1999 to 2022, he taught U.S. History and Government as an adjunct faculty member of Oakton Community College. He is the author of two books, Clear It with Sid! Sidney R. Yates and Fifty Years of Presidents, Pragmatism, and Public Service(2019) and The Detroit Tigers Encyclopedia (2002).

President Xi Jinping warned the West China is willing to use force to reunify Taiwan in his opening address to the Communist Party's National Congress in Beijing. The Chinese leader used his almost two-hour speech on Sunday to praise the nation's solid COVID-19 response as he detailed the wins and challenges over the past five years. In a ceremonial show of unity, the President heralded a new era under his continued control to the roughly 2,300 delegates traveling from across the country for the once-in-five-year event. President Xi is expected to be appointed a third term in the top job after abolishing a two-term limit on his presidency in 2018, effectively allowing him to remain in power for life. SKY Press

On Monday, 10 OCT 22, on the 119th EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, #MichaelYon: America's most experienced war correspondent and I spoke about the global escalation of #BackyardWars on the 300th day since the #Russia #Ukraine War. Speaking from #London, Michael updated us on his four-month tour of the European Union Nations, especially in the #Netherlands, #Germany, #Luxembourg, #Belgium, #Hungary, #Austria, and #Ireland. This trip comes on the heal of his investigations of the #southernborder between #Mexico and the U.S. It also comes after his travels to #Morroco, #Greece, #Lithuania, and #Bulgaria. Michael and I discussed the strengthening of the famine, which we discussed on his show in January 2020. Michael compared the current famine signals to the #Irish #famine of 1847 & 1848, which started in 1847. The global famine of today shows the same patterns of starting slow with food prices going up, then hunger globally in areas followed by the collapsing of economic and #foodproduction, with a majority of issues and topics manufactured and or usually tied to war. Michael states that the famine will get worse by 2023 and will be at its height in 2024, with #India and #Brazil suffering the most since they rely highly on #European #fertilizer. Currently, 26 major fertilizer plants in Europe are offline or set to go offline, given the lack of #fuel. Traveling from #Prague throughout Europe, Michael has seen how the #forests of Europe, especially #Germany and Lithuania, are cut down to create #wood needed to heat the EU during winter. For example, a 2000 Square feet home requires 12-15 cords of wood 4' high, 24' long, and 16" deep to heat one home during the winter using wood. #Food, #energy, and #war are the driving factors of the current global #famine and can lead to a #gigacide which means a mass murder of a billion or more people. Given that 4 billion people in today's world rely upon nitrogen base fertilizer, it's a reality that this war will cost more lives. The sabotage of the #nordstream1 and #nordsteam2 #pipelines, the #Yamal-Europe natural #gaspipeline, which may go offline in the next 24 hours, the #sabotage of the cable network that caused the outage of #train traffic in northern Germany on 8 OCT 22, and the #IMF Chief issuing a warning today on global recession are signs of the expanding backyard wars. Join me for this important update on the war in Europe.

On Monday, 26 SEP 22, on the 117th EPISODE of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, I welcomed back #RichardGoldberg, senior advisor at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (#FDD) and the Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction (#WMD) for the White House National Security Council (#NSC) from 2019-2020 for a discussion on the diminishing effects of U.S. Relations with #Iran & #NearEast future without the #IslamicRepublic of Iran. According to Richard Goldberg, the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (#JPCOA) agreement is a deeply flawed policy that provides #Iran with everything it wants yet provides #America with nothing it needs to reduce the threat of #nuclearwar and #nuclearweapons #proliferation. During our discussion, Richard noted the JCPOA is flawed in its narrow scope. It limits the monitoring and sanctions required to prevent true #nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and also handcuffs the United States in its ability to use non-military leverage in #sanctioning Iran for #terrorist and #humanrights #violations. 2015 agreement contains many #sunsetprovisions, which allow Iran to continue #developing, #researching, and sanctions workarounds that they have constantly exploited. Under the profoundly flawed agreement by 2031, Iran can produce #weapons-grade #uranium in any amount. From 2016-2020 the U.S. sought to correct this flawed program by exerting maximum pressure upon the #Iranianregime and its international #Allies. However, in 2020 America once again returned to the flawed 2015 agreement. Worse, the current administration has failed to enforce sanctions for the violations of the remaining weak regulations, agreeing to limit the U.S. and not Iran. The current administration has even halted the 2018 #Geneva #Investigations, blinding the world to the reality of Iran's nuclear weapons development and limiting #policymakers' and #observers' ability to construct a realistic framework of nonproliferation. Since 2020 Iran has been working at warp speed to accelerate its nuclear weapons program, facilitated by the current U.S. policy. Iran is now more vital than ever and is better positioned to face off and extract concessions from future adjustments. How does the Shanghai Cooperation Organization #SCO affect the U.S.'s ability to impose meaningful sanctions or programs to limit nuclear proliferation, especially with Iran? Richard notes that Iran can not be understood without going to the "30,000-foot view" and understanding its role in the SCO framework. "we are in a new Cold War," ...and it is essential to understand the factions in this new #ColdWar and how they are aligned against us. The #Moscow #Beijing #Tehran triangle in the SCO axis is the crucial power base against the U.S. This SCO axis coordinates responses against the U.S. and #international foreign policy not only by Iran but #Russia and #China as well as the myriad of their puppet states like #NorthKorea. Russian #oil is sold through Iran and China, #Chinese #investment and #technology are transferred to Iran, etc. A focus on the SCO as a whole is required if the U.S. is to stand a chance at winning this new Cold War. We also discussed India's shits to the SCO. India noted the American disaster in the retreat from #Afghanistan and has shifted to the SCO, seeing China and Russia as protectors, perhaps more than partners. India's Prime Minister #NarendraModi administration has gone against the spirit if not the letter of the #QuadAgreements with the United States, #Japan, and #Australia and begun cooperating with the Chinese expansionist goals. The Iran port of #Chabahar continuation and acceleration and India's territorial concessions to the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) are two recent indicators of India's shift. Moreover, #military participants were sent to SCO military #wargames, and time will tell if more participation in the SCO military maneuvers in the future will indicate if India has moved into the #adversary column. A striking reversal from the allies only two years ago. About the #uprisings in Iran, Richard noted that it's up to the people of Iran to see what form of government they choose in the future. Whether it be a #constitutional #monarchy or other forms of government, it will significantly affect the U.S. depending on the closeness of that government to the SCO.

On Monday, 19 SEP 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #116, Jennifer Zeng, Author & Host of "Inconvenient Truths" & NEC-SE Director of CCP Studies & Analysis, & Al Johnson, NEC-SE Director/Chief Analyst for Southeast Asia & #Japan joined me to discuss the CCP's Critical Decision Point & #Asia after the #CCP. During our discussion, Jennifer pointed out how the U.S. needs to clarify its policy on #Asia by delineating that #Taiwan is an #independent, #democratic nation and should be recognized as such. Mr. Al Johnson pointed out the historical perspective of the CCP and how the CCP continues to use information operations to rewrite # China's history to legitimize itself. Jennifer and Al also highlighted how The Chines Communist Party (CCP) is a militaristic, expansionistic empire, and as such, it continues to engage in lawless behavior, crimes against humanity, and other violations of international norms. Therefore, the U.S. must identify and address the CCP violations at the #international level and within international institutions like the United Nations (#UN) if we are still the global leaders of democratic nations. Jennifer also stated that if the U.S. is to repeat the phrase "One China Policy," it should be clear that the U.S. is talking about the Democratic Party currently in exile in Taiwan (#Kuomintang) as the legitimate representative for the current CCP-occupied territories. Ambiguity and failed policies are dangerous during this time. The U.S. should be explicit about its stand. Freeze overseas assets and hold them until a government that respects human rights emerges in CCP-occupied territories. Internal strife among rank and file of the CCP, including even the oldest CCP member, #SongPing, who is 105 years old, standing against #XI, shows the likelihood of the CCP facing its most significant political test since its inception. Song Ping is the oldest living Party and state leader of China, the last comrade of chairman #Mao and premier #Zhou.

On Monday, 12 SEP 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #115, Frank R. DiFranco, DiFranco & Associates, P.C., #criminaldefenseattorney, and 2020 #GOP Nominee for 12th #Subcircuit #Judge of the #cookcounty#Judicial #circuitcourt in #Illinois, joins me to discuss the 2020 Illinois Local #Election Discrepancies and the future of free and fair state elections. In December 2020, Park Ridge Atty. Frank R. DiFranco sued #Yarbrough, the Cook County #BoardofElections, the Illinois State Board of Elections, and Patricia Fallon, the winner in the race for the contested judgeship of the 12th Subcircuit Judge of the Cook County Circuit court in Illinois. DiFranco alleged Yarbrough didn't stop counting votes until November 22 instead of November 17. Other allegations included altered postmarks on mail-in ballots, accepting #absenteeballots in person after the deadline, keeping #electionjudges from detecting duplicate votes, and allowing regular ballots when provisionals were required allowing Fallon to win by 502 votes. The Cook County Circuit Court's 12th Judicial Subcircuit covers much of the northwest suburbs in Illinois, including #MaineTownship, Elk Grove, and #WheelingTownships. There are federal and state lawsuits being #litigated. The first is in the Illinois #AppellateCourt, and the Federal Court Case has stayed in the U.S. #DistrictCourt for the Northern District of Illinois until the Illinois #AppealsCourt rules on the case, which is more likely to award DiFranco a victory. This #lawsuit is the first time in the history of Illinois local elections where an election case has made it through the courts at this level with some limited discovery allowed.

On Monday, 5 SEP 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #114, Irene Kenyon, Director of Risk Intelligence for FiveBy Solutions, joined me to discuss if sanctions are relevant in a multipolar world as we talk through the future of compliance as a deterrent. Sanctions are #War by other means, to misquote #Clausewitz. As Irene Kenyon points out, sanctions are effective #foreignpolicy when done intelligently. They work when goals are specific, and the #implementation and #enforcement strategies are focused and multilateral. In coordination with our #partners and #allies, sanctions are most effective against #illicit actors and #states. Irene also states that sanctions compliance in our volatile environment is getting more complicated and expensive, especially since the sanctions against #Russia are of primary importance to the current administration. However, the best compliance solutions don’t have to be expensive, especially given the managed services cost. A mix of #automation and #human-driven #analysis to interpret what is sometimes vast reams of data is the best option to implement a robust compliance program. During our discussion, we also talked about U.S. #TreasuryDepartment sanctions against #crypto mixing firm #tornadocash limit use of privacy software and the issues tied to sanctioning #code, which may be a possible conflict against the U.S. First Amendment. Irene also notes that sanctions are a long game, and depending on the target, they can take a long time to work. Russia cannot keep propping up the #ruble indefinitely. It cannot continue to fund its welfare programs to prop up people who cannot work even if it continues selling #energy to #China and #India. Those significantly discounted sales put money in #Putin’s pockets; however, Russia remains cut off from the #global #financialsystem. In closing, Irene Kenyon asks, what good is #money if you are limited in where you can spend it? As I pointed out in our discussion, before the world used the same international system that the U.S. built after WWII, nations used their military to coarse other countries to abide by what most agreed to be # international laws and norms. Sanctions allowed us to lessen the use of military force and rely on economic means to enforce national standards. However, suppose the world is moving away from the international system the U.S. built; likely, we will again have to go back to the old world system and begin using more military force structures to address our international disagreements. Join us for this important show on the future of sanctions in a world that is becoming more multipolar. #compliance #risk #terrorismfinancing #fincen #crypto #AML #antimoneylaundering #regulatory #supplychain #inflation #taiwan #sanctionsscreening #sanctionscompliance

Iraq has descended into violent chaos, with the country's presidential palace stormed, and a national curfew declared as fighting. At least 22 Iraqis have been killed with over 100 wounded after influential Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a palatial government complex in Baghdad and clashes with rival Shi'ite groups. Young men loyal to Sadr charged the government headquarters in Baghdad's secure Green Zone, once the palace of dictator Saddam Hussein. Thousands took to the streets outside the area where they skirmished with supporters of Iran-allied groups with videos online showing violent clashes.

On Monday, 22 AUG 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #112, Pastor Mike McClure, senior pastor of #CalvaryChapel of #SanJose, #California, joins me to discuss the #government #interference with the free exercise of #religion. On 16 AUG 22, the California 6th #DistrictCourt of Appeal reversed a lower court decision to levy a 200K fine against Calvary Chapel and pastor Mike for violating state and county limits on indoor public gatherings during the pandemic. The 6th District Court cited a May 2020 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (#SCOTUS) in February of 2021 that a ban by #Governor #GavinNewsom on indoor worship services violated freedom of religion. Additionally, the #appellatecourt noted that the restrictions on indoor gatherings during the #pandemic also applied to secular gatherings but were stricter for #worship services than secular activities such as grocery shopping. Despite the ruling, #SantaClara #County has stated that it will continue to seek $2.3 million in penalties against the #church for violating other #COVID-19 rules that weren't affected by the court decision, such as requiring #facemasks, even if they did not work, during services in late 2020. Join me for this critical discussion on the State of California's overreach on the freedom to worship in the United States.

On Monday, 15 AUG 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #111, Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey, The Republican Nominee for Illinois Governor, joined me to discuss the issues and topics of interest for Illinois voters. We also discussed the status of IL SB2900, which was introduced on 18 MAY 21 by Senator Bailey, in designating 7 August of each year as The Assyrian Martyrs Day. I also ask Senator Bailey to explain how a Republican governor can have the power to clean up corruption in Illinois when the Democratic machine controls nearly every facet of life in Chicago with policies buried in the corrupt Democracy bureaucracy for half a century. Senator Bailey also addressed my question about why Illinois is having problems managing the crime issue, especially in Chicago. His short answer was that the two sides of the aisle are not talking. Senator Bailey also expanded on what his administration would do on his first day in office. He addressed the pension issues, and I highlighted that most of those issues are tied to Wall St. Pension Investment companies who choose investments based on benefits for companies in China that the CCP leads. Join me for this first part of a two-part interview with Senator Bailey.

On Monday, 8 AUG 22, on New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Episode #110, #ClareLopez, the Founder/President of #LopezLiberty LLC & former #CIA Clandestine Operations Officer, author of The Rise of the #Iran Lobby and co-author/editor of the Center's Team B II study, "#Shariah: The Threat to America," as well as The Tiger Team's "The Secure Freedom Strategy: A Plan for Victory Over the #GlobalJihad Movement." and Senior Advisory Board Member of Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, (#NECSE) returns in an information-packed episode to discuss U.S. #ForeignPolicy Challenges and the diminishing effects of #American #leadership. Clare and I began the program by discussing the breaking news of the unprecedented #FBI breach of President #Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago in #Florida. No such actions has ever taken place in the history of the United States by the instruments of power against a previous #POTUS. In Clare's viewpoint, if we the people do not address this action in the next election and return the #American #Republic to its foundational principles, the Republic can be lost. Clare also made the point about the reaction from #allies, #globalpartners, and our #adversaries and #enemies who may see our country at its weakest point. U.S. may not be ready to address any global issues and topics of interest to the United States, especially since the current instruments of U.S. power are still working on an interim National Security Strategy (#NSS). Clare updated us on the Ukraine-Russia War. Even though #ammunition is moving into #Ukraine, we are still behind the battle pace. Ukraine-Ministry of Defense (#MOD) needs #heavyweapons, #drones, both #surveillance and #armed, #coastal and #areal #defensesystems, which still may never be enough or supplied fast enough to win the war. Clare discusses how would-be #warloards and new #globalists such as #Putin of #Russia and #XiJinping of #China intend on destroying the current world sovereign state system that the Treaty of Westphalia established on 24 October 1648. Instead, they wish to be new #Czars and #Emprerors of a world order established by them. Clare also discussed #Taiwan and Nancy # Pelosi's trip to #Asia, where her son accompanied her. Clare focused on Xi making moves to ensure his third term this fall as the #GeneralSecretary of the #CCP and spoke about China, not as a country but as an #empire. China is an empire controlled by the CCP's warlords. An Empire that has subjugated peoples like The #Manchus, #Mongols, #Tibetans, The Muslim #Uyghurs, and other #ethnic and #religious #minorities. She highlighted CCP's People's Liberation Army (#PLA) leaked recording of a 14 MAY 22 administrative discussion in #Beijing where key CCP leaders discussed moving China from a peacetime status to a wartime footing. Their primary first objective is to seize Taiwan with the follow-on missions to clear the east China sea, south China sea, the sea of #Japan, #Phillipines Sea, out to what is called the first island chains in Asia of all U.S. and Allied #navel capability of #Indonesia, #Korea, #Australia, and others. Clare pointed out that if this is the plan, it will lead to WWIII. Post-1949, Taiwan was never part of mainland China and has never wanted to be part of it. The U.S., under The Taiwan Relations Act, will support Taiwan, which is a significant reason why the CCP wants to control the unrestricted nation. Now is the time to arm Taiwan with everything they need in a defensive way to hold off against a Chinese invasion or blockade, keeping the eastern side of Taiwan open. Clare and I also spoke about the killing of #AlQaida leader #alZawahri and how his death shows how Al-Qaida never left #Afghanistan. Al-Qaida never broke its relationship with the #Taliban or #Hezbollah, which has been training Al-Qaida since the 1990s. Even #Iran has long been associated with Al-Qaida through Al-Zawhri, who was the critical Liaison with #Iran. Clare highlighted the initial jihadi alliance established in #Sudan's capital of #Khartoum by President Omar H.A. Al-Bashir, who called all Muslim brothers in the 1990s to his nation, where the Jihadi alliance between Iran, Hezbollah, and Al-Qaeda was forged. Add to this the #ISIS #Khorasan State, and the use of Afghanistan as a launching point for #radicalIslam against the U.S. has never been addressed, given we never managed the Jihadi Ideology. Clare and I also spoke about the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO) in this fight and how the CCP deals with #Islamists who may be used against its interest in the region. Finally, Clare and I spoke about Iraq's domestic uproars and how the #IraqParliament is still under siege by forces loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr.

On Monday, 1 AUG 22, on the 108th EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Allan E. Parker, Jr., The President of The Justice Foundation, and I spoke about his involvement in the legal challenges that were part of the larger group of cases that led to #SCOTUS Ruling on #Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and Roe V. Wade. The Justice Foundation filed 80 briefs in support of the #Mississippi law banning later-term abortions in Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health. Many of those briefs asked for the complete and total reversal of #roevwade. The Justice Foundation was able to file four briefs in the case. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court repealed all criminal abortion laws in the United States with its landmark Roe v. Wade decision in favor of "Jane Roe," holding that a pregnant woman has a fundament right to abortion. Years later, Mr. Parker became lead counsel for Norma McCorvey, formerly "Roe" of Roe v. Wade, from 2000 to 2012, and Sandra Cano, the "Doe" of Doe v. Bolton, until 2014 in their efforts after the ruling to overturn the two landmark cases that brought legalized abortion on demand to America. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overruled both Roe and Casey in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on the ground that "the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," marking an end to the federal abortion rights and returning the authority to regulate abortion to individual states. Mr. Parker's viewpoint is that the future of abortion laws in the U.S. will be based on the challenges at state levels on suits that may be filed against the individual state Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary Branches. Therefore, he believes no significant challenges will be seen for at least one to three years from the 24 JUN 22 SCOTUS ruling. Mr. Parker did emphasize that given that Safe Haven laws exist in every state, from his viewpoint, abortion will be illegal or legally restricted in most States affecting the future of a possible federal law on abortion in the U.S.

On Monday, 25 JUL 22, on the 107th EPISODE, of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Michael Yon: America's most experienced war correspondent, and I spoke about his recent experience as an embed with the #DutchFarmers in #Netherlands. Michael spoke about the actual reason behind the government mandates against the farmers and the effects of these steps on the worsening global #famine and #immigration. Michael points out how the Netherlands is ground zero for World Economic Forum (#WEF) and the #TristateCity program and network project. So it is not coincident that The #Dutch Prime Minister of the Netherlands, #MarkRutte, is a favorite of #KlausSchwab, the founder of The WEF. Mostly 1,000 member companies, typically global enterprises with more than five billion U.S. Dollars in turnover, and public subsidies fund the WEF. Join me in listening to this essential program from Michael Yon, embedded with the Dutch Farmers, that are fighting against the powerful WEF, an international non-governmental and lobbying organization.

On Monday, 18 JUN 22, on the 106th EPISODE of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Jennifer Zeng, Host of the YouTube channel "Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng," joins me to discuss #PM #shinzoabe assassination & the regional & global effects. According to Jennifer Zeng, #YuanHongbing, a Chinese dissident and former law professor at Peking University, former Japanese Prime Minister Abe's assassination received support from the Chinese Communist Parties (#CCP's) secret member in Japan via the "special task program" initiated by the CCP's International Liaison Department headed by #XiJinping's henchman #LiuJianchao. One reason for the assassination was that powers to be were worried that Abe was effectively promoting the enactment of a #Japanese version of the #Taiwan Relations Act. If Japan legalizes such an act, it would mean that a Taiwan emergency would become a #Japan emergency by Japanese law. According to Yuan Hongbing, Liu Jianchao also produced a mass assassination list with 52 #Taiwanese people's names, including Vice President #WilliamLai and eight lawmakers. The accusation is that the assassination campaign is part of the CCP's overall plan to take Taiwan by force. Jennifer also gave us insight into China's future internally as it struggles to deal with its economic collapse, which it may be facing this year. Jennifer Zeng is a former researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the highest governmental policy research and consultant body in China. She is also a CCP #Concentration Camp survivor; as a member of the #FalunGong, spiritual movement practitioner, she recently translated the leaked CCP #RedArmy planning sessions to invade and conquer #Taiwan and parts of #Japan and possibly #SEAsia.

Dr. Zelenko was a physician, scientist, and activist for medical rights. He is most recognized for his safe and practical application of a novel three-drug combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc sulfate, and azithromycin to combat Covid-19 in prehospital settings. Dr. Zelenko graduated with a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Hofstra University with high honors. In May 2000, he earned his M.D. degree after receiving an academic scholarship to attend S.U.N.Y at Buffalo School of Medicine. Dr. Zelenko completed his residency in family medicine at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y. in May 2004. Since then, Dr. Zelenko has worked in the Hudson Valley of New York as a family doctor. In March 2020, Dr. Zelenko’s team was one of the first in the country to successfully treat thousands of Covid-19 patients in the prehospital setting. While battling recurrent and metastatic sarcoma, recovering from open-heart surgery, and undergoing aggressive chemotherapy, Dr. Zelenko developed his now-famous “Zelenko Protocol,” which has saved lives all around the world. In December 2020, Zelenko with co-authors published an article on a retrospective case study of outpatient treatment with zinc, low-dose hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, which indicated a significant reduction in the incidence of hospitalization of COVID-19 patients that had been treated with the protocol, 2.8% treated compared with 15.4% untreated. Zelenko was also a courageous advocate and defender of fundamental principles of medicine. He persevered against unrelenting defamation of character from the media, and threats against his person. Dr. Zelenko was an observant orthodox Jew, and was married with 8 children, and has authored two books called Metamorphosis and Essence to Essence. The World Council for Health is saddened by the news of Dr. Zelenko’s passing, following his long battle with cancer. He was a passionate and dedicated doctor who fought tirelessly for his patients. We will remember him for his courage and determination in the face of adversity. Our thoughts are with his family, patients, and friends at this difficult time. You can learn more about Dr. Zelenko’s legacy through his foundation, The Zelenograd Freedom Foundation. World Council for Health

The Declaration of Independence was signed on JULY 4, 1776. It listed 27 reasons why Americans declared their independence from the 38-year-old King George III. 33-year-old Thomas Jefferson's original rough draft of the Declaration contained a line condemning slavery, as the King of England was part owner of the Royal African Company: "He has waged cruel war against human nature itself ... in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither...suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce determining to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold." The Declaration referred to God: "Laws of Nature and NATURE'S GOD ..." "All Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their CREATOR with certain unalienable Rights .." "Appealing to the SUPREME JUDGE OF THE WORLD for the rectitude of our intentions ..." "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." The Declaration of Independence bypassed the King, declaring that the Creator gives rights to each person. Many of the 56 signers sacrificed their prosperity for their posterity. Of the Signers: Eleven had their homes destroyed; Five were hunted and captured; Seventeen served in the military, and Nine died during the war. Americanminute.com

A Russian missile hit a crowded shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. The regional governor said at least 13 people were killed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to sabotage people's normal life, targeting a site with over 1,000 people believed inside that posed no military threat. Monday also saw deadly attacks in other Ukrainian cities including Kharkiv and Lysychansk, Ukrainian authorities said. More than 50 Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine over the weekend. Zelenskyy met via video with Group of Seven leaders at their summit in Germany, and urged them to approve more military help for his country. The G-7 leaders pledged in a statement to "continue to provide financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support and stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes." Russia appears to have defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in over a century, after sanctions blocked the country's efforts to pay interest to its overseas creditors. Russian officials reject the designation as artificially forced by the West, because Russia has the money but the U.S. Treasury in May closed the last pathway for American investors to receive debt payments. In practical terms, little impact is expected immediately as Russia already faces many punishments that might befall an economy in default. WKSU

Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Liberation Day. Juneteenth was created as a commemoration for Union army general Gordon Granger’s reading of federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, proclaiming all slaves in Texas were now free. The Republican Party of Texas emerged in Houston on July 4, 1867, with 150 Black Americans. Two of the first three statewide leaders of the Republican Party of Texas were Black Americans. The first 42 Black Americans elected to the Texas Legislature were all Republicans. To reverse the political gains of Black Americans and destroy the message of Juneteenth, Democrats formed the KKK and other political direct action organizations to suppress the black voice and vote in US politics, not only in Texas but across America. Democrat Woodrow Wilson continued the tradition of suppressing Black American voices by supporting segregation in the Federal Government. Democratic President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into the register as a Federal Holiday but made no apologies for the history of Democrat suppression, murder, and corruption of the Black American community. Has the Democrat party co-opted Juneteenth? Will the message and history of Juneteenth and the emancipation of the slaves be remembered?

On Monday, 13 JUN 22, on the 101st EPISODE of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Jennifer Zeng, Host of the YouTube channel "Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng," joins me to discuss the #Chinese #Militarism and #CCP declaration of its military expansionism. Jennifer Zeng is a former researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the highest governmental policy research and consultant body in China. She is also a CCP #Concentration Camp survivor; as a member of the #FalunGong, spiritual movement practitioner, she recently translated the leaked CCP #RedArmy planning sessions to invade and conquer #Taiwan and parts of #Japan and possibly #SEAsia. With the world on the edge of a broader #globalwar with nuclear powers of #Russia and #China initiated and green-lighted by the CCP, what can Americans and our #allies do? According to Jennifer Zeng, the first thing is to break down the American-supported #GreatFirewall and bring the truth to the Chinese people. With millions of Chinese #dissatisfied with the brutal #repression, #corruption, and crimes of the CCP, the solution might well be with the Chinese people, who are already beginning to push back against the #totalitarianstate. "We are the #LastGeneration." is the reply of some Chinese youth to the CCP dictators forcing them into increasingly repressive states. These steps indicate as Jennifer notes that the pressure cooker is fully pressurized, and something will have to give. President XI's position as he enters his bid for the third period of rule is unstable. Other elements in the CCP and the people of China are increasingly seeing his rule as a failure. #Xi's open #militaristic expansionist moves toward Taiwan might indicate his desperate need to hold onto power by creating an external enemy and enforcing new emergency powers that a war would give him. For the CCP, killing millions to benefit the power base of the party #oligarchs is a time-tested tactic from #Mao to Xi. Can the U.S. break the "Great Firewall" in time to avoid a global war with the CCP? Can even that avert the evil decree by the dictators in #Beijing? Join us for this important interview. Jennifer Zeng is a published author. Her best-selling memoir "Witnessing History: One Woman's Fight for Freedom and Falun Gong" was published in English and Chinese. In 2010, her story was turned into an award-winning documentary, "Free China: The Courage to Believe." https://www.jenniferzengblog.com/about

On Monday, 6 JUN 22, on a Special Report and the 100th EPISODE of New Paradigms with Sargis Sangari, Mark Vargas, Host of Mark My Words at AM560 The Answer, cohosts the show and interviews LTC Sargis Sangari, USA (Ret) and CEO of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement (NEC-SE) live from #Nairobi, #Kenya. LTC Sangari is on his second regional assessment trip to #EastAfrica in the past few months and was able to speak about the changing #governance, #security, and #development lines of effort in the region. Mark and Sargis also spoke about the war in #Ukraine, the #NorthKorean threat, #SaudiArabia pushes back against the Biden Administration, #Iran's evergrowing regional influences, etc. Please join Mark for this special 100th episode broadcast.