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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #1365 - Dec 21^st, 2017 at 9:20pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Dec 9^th, 2017 at 8:18pm:

we continue to drain aforementioned swamp

ontopic and relevant data approacheth

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/08/569394885/pentagon-announces-...

Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense

December 8, 201712:20 PM ET

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"Beginning in 2018, our audits will occur annually, with reports issued Nov. 15," Defense Department Comptroller David L. Norquist said in announcing the Pentagon's first-ever audit.
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"The Defense Department is starting the first agency-wide financial audit in its history," the Pentagon's news service says, announcing that it's undertaking an immense task that has been sought, promised and delayed for years.

Of the tally that is starting this week, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said, "It demonstrates our commitment to fiscal responsibility and maximizing the value of every taxpayer dollar that is entrusted to us."

"Beginning in 2018, our audits will occur annually, with reports issued Nov. 15," the Defense Department's comptroller, David L. Norquist, said.

The Defense Department has famously never been audited, despite receiving hundreds of billions of dollars annually and having more than $2.2 trillion in assets.

For the Pentagon to get to this point, it has been, as they say, a process. The U.S. government established requirements for each agency to present financial statements back in the 1990s. But for more than 20 years, the Department of Defense has lagged other agencies that were following modern accounting standards, reporting what they received and spent.

In 2010, Congress included a requirement in the National Defense Authorization Act that gave the military "an extra seven years to clean up the books and get ready," as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa said last year. That set a new deadline to be ready for an audit by September 2017.

In late 2016, reports emerged that Pentagon officials had "buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget, as The Washington Post reported.

In January, the Government Accountability Office said, "serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense (DOD) that have prevented its financial statements from being auditable." The agency listed the Defense Department as its prime example of major impediments to attempts to render an opinion on the U.S. government's financial statements.

To carry out the audit, the Pentagon says it will deploy 2,400 auditors to go over records and examine bases, property and weapons of a federal department that had a budget of $590 billion last year.

As for how the audit would work, Jim Garamone of the official DoD News agency reports that the department's Office of the Inspector General has "hired independent public accounting firms to conduct audits of individual components — the Army, Navy, Air Force, agencies, activities and more — as well as a departmentwide consolidated audit to summarize all results and conclusions."

The Defense Department's lack of a financial reckoning hasn't hurt its funding. Last month, Congress approved nearly $700 billion for the department — some $100 billion more than last year's budget and billions more than the $639.1 billion that had been initially requested by President Trump.

The Pentagon audit would deliver on a campaign pledge by Trump. He was one of several candidates, including Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, to make that promise — perhaps in the knowledge that the audit had already been federally mandated.

After taking office, Trump later nominated Norquist, a former Department of the Army employee whose experience includes stints on the staff of the House Appropriations Committee and as the chief financial officer of the Department of Homeland Security, as the Pentagon's comptroller.

This summer, Norquist was asked by Defense News if the looming audit was "the biggest bugaboo of the job."

Norquist replied, "I don't think of it as a bugaboo. I think of it as a great opportunity."

An audit would allow his office to find errors more easily, Norquist said, and to analyze the Pentagon's data to look for patterns and trends that could help make it more efficient.

"It is important that the Congress and the American people have confidence in DoD's management of every taxpayer dollar," Norquist said this week.

Brilliant...

it should be happening every 12 months..

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it_is_the_light Gold Member Offline Christ Light Posts: 41434 The Pyramid of LIGHT Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #1366 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:22am $84 Billion Fraud Allegations Charges Labeled against Hillary Clinton
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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #1367 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 11:48am hmmm Quote: Las Vegas Police Captain Suddenly Goes Missing December 21, 2017 by Joshua Caplan ShareTweetEmail Las Vegas Metropolitan Police announced Capt. James Larochelle has gone missing. Fellow officers have launched a manhunt for the ‘endangered,’ policeman.
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Reply #1368 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 6:54pm

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-blocking-propert...

Executive Order Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption

LAW & JUSTICE

Issued on: December 21, 2017

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public Law 114-328) (the “Act”), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems. Human rights abuse and corruption undermine the values that form an essential foundation of stable, secure, and functioning societies; have devastating impacts on individuals; weaken democratic institutions; degrade the rule of law; perpetuate violent conflicts; facilitate the activities of dangerous persons; and undermine economic markets. The United States seeks to impose tangible and significant consequences on those who commit serious human rights abuse or engage in corruption, as well as to protect the financial system of the United States from abuse by these same persons.

I therefore determine that serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.

I hereby determine and order:

Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order;

(ii) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General:

(A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse;

(B) to be a current or former government official, or a person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in:

(1) corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery; or

(2) the transfer or the facilitation of the transfer of the proceeds of corruption;

(C) to be or have been a leader or official of:

(1) an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section relating to the leader’s or official’s tenure; or

(2) an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order as a result of activities related to the leader’s or official’s tenure; or

(D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section; and

(iii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General:

(A) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of:

(1) any activity described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section that is conducted by a foreign person;

(2) any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or

(3) any entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section, where the activity is conducted by a foreign person;

(B) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or

(C) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in subsections (iii)(A) or (B) of this section.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted before the effective date of this order.

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Reply #1369 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 6:55pm

Sec. 2. The unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria in section 1 of this order would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and the entry of such persons into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, is hereby suspended. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions).

Sec. 3. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the types of articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.

Sec. 4. The prohibitions in section 1 include:

(a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and

(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

Sec. 5. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

Sec. 6. For the purposes of this order:

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity;

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.

Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to this order.

Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA and the Act as may be necessary to implement this order and section 1263(a) of the Act with respect to the determinations provided for therein. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States. All agencies shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to implement this order.

Sec. 9. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA, the INA, and the Act as may be necessary to carry out section 2 of this order and, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the reporting requirement in section 1264(a) of the Act with respect to the reports provided for in section 1264(b)(2) of that Act. The Secretary of State may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States consistent with applicable law.

Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to this order, and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination.

Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).

Sec. 12. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, December 21, 2017.

Sec. 13. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 20, 2017.

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longweekend58 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 45675 Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #1370 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm what's your point, lunatic?
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59448 Here Gender:	Re: Drain the Swamp Reply #1371 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 8:03pm longweekend58 wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm: what's your point, lunatic? It's a 100 page monologue aimed at cornering the market in fake news.
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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #1372 - Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 8:12pm

it_is_the_light wrote on Dec 16^th, 2017 at 6:58pm:

Bloodhound wrote on Dec 10^th, 2017 at 9:08pm:

My Apologies.

I should have said,

Master Light of course.

many blessings master bloodhound

all is well enough so be at peace as we continue ..

Trump Broke CNN

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Funny that so much of Trumps calls for fake news have turned out to be true. The Russian meetings were a prime example.

Yes there were meetings Trumps called the reports fake news and we all now know that he was lying.

On the other hand Trumps favoured Fox news have been the largest proponent of fake news for decades.

Then we look at what we know the Russians were doing in the election - that's right they flooded all branches of the media with fake news supporting Trump and being critical to Clinton.

You know those pesky Russians that the Trump team had meetings with and have done everything humanly possible to deny and cover it up turns out that they were just coincidentally using huge resources to assist his campaign illegally.

Trump was going berserk about fake news when by far the great majority of it has supported him.

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #1373 - Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 1:30am

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm:

what's your point, lunatic?

The point is, Trump is preparing the groundwork for an assault on the enemies of the US people. Confiscation and arrests will follow.

Expect the media with its 92% negative coverage of Trump to either become even more hysterical or start supporting him.

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Reply #1375 - Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 10:28am

Richdude wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 1:30am:

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm:

what's your point, lunatic?

The point is, Trump is preparing the groundwork for an assault on the enemies of the US people. Confiscation and arrests will follow.

Expect the media with its 92% negative coverage of Trump to either become even more hysterical or start supporting him.

u r an idiot. You seem to think that Executive Orders are LAW when they are not. Executive Orders MUST abide by existing law and are illegal if they do no - like the stupid muslim ban that was struck down.

idiot

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Reply #1376 - Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 12:42pm

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm:

what's your point, lunatic?

You seem to be pretty passionate in your unrelenting criticisms of Trump longy. Where does that passion come from?

Does it come from your desire to see an Obama type president elected in the future?

Would it be because Hillary nearly won, and should have won?

Do you hate the US electoral system and want see an "Australian" type system adopted in the US?

Would it be because you don't like nations and Trump is an "America First" type president?

Are you a proponent of "One World Government" and you see the USA as an impediment to that now?

Are you angry that Trump is rejecting "Individual Mandate" and "Medical Patient Review Panels" (Death Panels)

Is it because of guns and you want to see then broken up into scrap metal?

Is it because you believe the United Nations should have total influence and control over the US?

Do you hate the United States and wished it didn't exist?

It must be some or all of these. What about explaining why your anger and constant criticism is so prevalent. It doesn't seem to be only about Trump. Could it be that you feel the US is not socialist enough and it's a complete mystery to you why they have the Constitution that they have?

Explain a little about your type of politics so that I at least, can get an understanding of your deep-seeded views of how we all should live

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Re: Drain the Swamp
Reply #1377 - Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 12:52pm

Bias_2012 wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 12:42pm:

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 22^nd, 2017 at 7:07pm:

what's your point, lunatic?

You seem to be pretty passionate in your unrelenting criticisms of Trump longy. Where does that passion come from?

Does it come from your desire to see an Obama type president elected in the future?

Would it be because Hillary nearly won, and should have won?

Do you hate the US electoral system and want see an "Australian" type system adopted in the US?

Would it be because you don't like nations and Trump is an "America First" type president?

Are you a proponent of "One World Government" and you see the USA as an impediment to that now?

Are you angry that Trump is rejecting "Individual Mandate" and "Medical Patient Review Panels" (Death Panels)

Is it because of guns and you want to see then broken up into scrap metal?

Is it because you believe the United Nations should have total influence and control over the US?

Do you hate the United States and wished it didn't exist?

It must be some or all of these. What about explaining why your anger and constant criticism is so prevalent. It doesn't seem to be only about Trump. Could it be that you feel the US is not socialist enough and it's a complete mystery to you why they have the Constitution that they have?

Explain a little about your type of politics so that I at least, can get an understanding of your deep-seeded views of how we all should live

It is all a lot simpler than you presume. I am not anti-republican, not the least of which is because I am not an American. But... I am opposed to dictators, fools and liars. I am opposed to incompetents and grossly vile creatures. Trump is all of these. We think poorly of our pollies at times and often that is deserved, but there has NEVER been a grosser, less suitable candidate for high office anywhere at any time. The man is a menace and a mental case.

UNderstand?

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Reply #1379 - Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 3:19pm

longweekend58 wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2017 at 12:52pm:

It is all a lot simpler than you presume. I am not anti-republican, not the least of which is because I am not an American. But... I am opposed to dictators, fools and liars. I am opposed to incompetents and grossly vile creatures. Trump is all of these. We think poorly of our pollies at times and often that is deserved, but there has NEVER been a grosser, less suitable candidate for high office anywhere at any time. The man is a menace and a mental case.

UNderstand?

If that's the opinion you want to go with, fine, but if you wait another seven years there'll be someone else elected, maybe to your liking

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