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Roya News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Mossad blackmail ring: Tucker Carlson says Jeffery Epstein worked for 'Israel'
Conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson made explosive claims at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit this week, saying that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was operating on behalf of "Israeli" intelligence, specifically Mossad, as part of an extensive blackmail operation in the United States. These remarks came after 'conclusions' from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, which stated that Epstein died by suicide and that no "client list" of powerful figures exists. "The real question was not, was Jeffrey Epstein a weirdo? The real question was why was he doing this, on whose behalf, and where was the money coming from?" Carlson said. "I think the real answer is Jeffrey Epstein was working on behalf of intel services, probably not American. That foreign government is Israel'. Carlson challenged the DOJ's findings, suggesting a "far more nefarious cover-up" to protect US and 'Israeli' intelligence agencies. He referenced a discussion with Breaking Points host Sagaar Enjeti, who cited a 2021 BuzzFeed News article detailing instances where federal prosecutors allegedly avoided prosecuting CIA officers suspected of child sex crimes to safeguard "sources and methods". Carlson also preemptively defended his claims, stating that questioning foreign government influence is a "fundamental right" and not anti-Semitic . The theory of Epstein's intelligence ties is not new. Former 'Israeli' intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe has previously alleged that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ran a "Mossad-backed blackmail ring," claiming Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell, was also a Mossad asset. Former CIA officer John Kiriakou described Epstein as a "textbook example of an access agent," noting the intelligence community's reluctance to discuss accusations of him serving as an "access agent for the Israelis". Academic discussions have also explored how Mossad has been accused of using blackmail, including "honey traps," and mentioned the "controversial Jeffrey Epstein network" in this context. Evidence of hidden cameras at Epstein's properties and frequent visits from former 'Israeli' Prime Minister Ehud Barak have also fueled these theories. The DOJ and FBI's recent memo aimed to put an end to such speculation, reaffirming Epstein's suicide in 2019 and stating that a "systematic review" found "no incriminating 'client list'" and "no credible evidence... that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals". The memo explicitly sought to quell what it said were "unfounded theories" . However, these official pronouncements have been met with significant backlash, particularly among right-wing media and supporters of President Donald Trump, who view them as evidence of a "broader cover-up". Even some Trump allies expressed frustration, despite his administration's FBI officials, like Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, affirming Epstein's suicide. Mainstream media figures, such as CNN's Jake Tapper, also criticized the administration, arguing that a "trove of information" in the FBI's "heavily redacted" files should be released, stating, "The public, you, you're being played for fools here".
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Who is Saagar Enjeti? Tucker Carlson's guest who claims the CIA is involved in and covering up Epstein files
In a recent appearance on Tucker Carlson Uncensored, political commentator and journalist Saagar Enjeti made headlines by suggesting that U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies may be actively covering up critical details in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Backing Carlson's theory that intelligence services are 'at the very center of this story,' Enjeti dismissed claims that current U.S. President Donald Trump was being shielded and instead emphasized what he called 'the most obvious explanation' — that the and others are protecting their own. The pair cited disturbing examples of CIA misconduct, including documented instances of child exploitation by agency personnel. Citing former CIA counterintelligence official Daniel Payne, Carlson added a chilling note: 'The amount of child porn I see [on government devices] is just unbelievable.' Enjeti's pointed accusations, combined with Carlson's claims, reignited debate over deep-state secrecy, raising troubling questions about who is truly being protected and why. Saagar Enjeti: A populist voice disrupting the political establishment Born to Indian immigrant parents who are professors at Texas A&M University, Saagar Enjeti grew up in College Station, Texas, and attended the American School of Doha. He is a prominent U.S. political analyst and commentator, best known as the co-host of the widely followed independent news show Breaking Points. With academic degrees in economics from George Washington University and security policy from Georgetown University, Enjeti brings a well-informed, sharp analytical lens to American politics and global affairs. His early career included work as a White House correspondent for The Daily Caller and later as co-host of Rising on The Hill, where he gained national attention for his critiques of establishment politics from a populist perspective. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Enjeti is widely recognized for advocating a populist realignment in American politics. He supports policies aligned with economic nationalism, frequently criticizing corporate power, globalism, and the bipartisan political elite. A vocal supporter of President Donald Trump's outsider appeal, Enjeti emphasizes the importance of addressing working-class concerns across partisan lines. His commentary often calls for challenging both mainstream Republicans and Democrats in favor of a more citizen-focused, economically grounded political approach. The Epstein Files, CIA links, and the cover-up debate During the segment on Tucker Carlson's show, Saagar Enjeti challenged the Department of Justice's recent conclusion that Jeffrey Epstein's death was a suicide and that no charges would be brought against uncharged third parties. Enjeti rejected this official narrative, pointing to the CIA's documented history of shielding agents involved in criminal activities, especially those related to child exploitation, which often go unprosecuted unless tied to other offenses such as mishandling classified information. He argued that this pattern supports a theory of a deliberate intelligence cover-up to protect powerful individuals connected to Epstein. Enjeti highlighted sworn testimony from former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who indicated that Epstein had intelligence ties, which contributed to his lenient plea deal. The discussion also emphasized the suspicious timing of the DOJ's report coinciding with high-level diplomatic visits, suggesting political motivations behind the cover-up. This perspective fuels ongoing debate about the extent of government transparency and accountability in the Epstein case.
Watani
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Watani
Israel-Iran war: Lessons learned
June 2025 was witness to the Israel-Iran war that involved Israeli strikes aimed at eliminating Iran's military and nuclear prowess, and Iranian retaliatory attacks with the purpose of inflicting maximum possible destruction on Israel. The war involved lethal strikes by American weapons on Iranian nuclear reactor sites, followed by an Iranian strike against American bases in Qatar—a scenario coined up for Iran 'not to lose face'. Finally, Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire which we hope would prevail despite leaked news of both parties breaching the ceasefire. It is now time to contemplate and explore the events that led to the war, in an attempt to comprehend its magnitude and learn a few lessons. I believe that no one is better poised to do that than American political scientist and international relations scholar John Mearsheimer, 77, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at University of Chicago. Prof Mearsheimer was recently hosted on Youtube's Breaking Points, the podcast presented by Krystal and Saagar. Today I present excerpts of the views voiced by the Professor on Breaking Points. 'I think the argument that we have solved the nuclear problem with Iran is wrong, and if anything, it's more likely than ever that Iran will get nuclear weapons. Almost everybody I know argues that if Iran wants nuclear weapons there's nothing you can do to prevent them from getting nuclear weapon; they have so much capability, and even if we were to destroy all of the existing facilities, they could rebuild them underneath a bigger mountain and eventually have nuclear weapons. 'To talk about regime change is changing the objective. Trump initially said that this was simply about taking out Iran's nuclear capability; he probably now realises that we have not done that. So now we're talking about regime change on the assumption that if we put in a new regime, those new Iranian leaders are not going to want nuclear weapons. This too is delusional. What Iranian in his or her right mind doesn't want a nuclear deterrent at this point in time? Furthermore, we're not going to get regime change, in all likelihood if you look at what's happening inside Iran… People are coming together to support the regime… So I think this is not going to work to cause regime change any more than it's going to work to eliminate nuclear capability. 'I think this has done great damage to the nuclear proliferation regime with regard to our reputation around the world. I mean the United States is correctly seen as a rogue State. Even in East Asia today, allies like Japan and South Korea are basically condemning us for what we've done… First of all the duplicative diplomacy here, and then this idea that we have the right just to run around the world attacking countries whenever we see fit. Furthermore, let's not lose sight of the fact that the United States is supporting the Israeli genocide in Gaza… America's reputation is in tatters; sure we're the most powerful State on the planet, but I think almost everybody outside of Israel and the United States and a few European leaders understand that the United States is basically out of control. 'There's no question in my mind that the Israelis understood that if they started a war against Iran, the focus would be on Iran especially if they brought the Americans in, and that would leave them free to ramp up the genocide, and possibly drive the Palestinians out of Gaza. It's very clear that that is their goal… and it's quite clear to me that starting a major war with Iran goes a long way towards helping them cleanse Gaza. 'American policy makers believe that the principal threat that the United States faces today is from China; China is widely seen as a peer competitor, and the United States has been interested in pivoting to Asia since 2011 when Hillary Clinton who was then Secretary of State said 'We're going to pivot to Asia'. But we cannot pivot to Asia in any meaningful way in large part because of the Ukraine war and what's going on in the Middle East, and if you look at all the naval and air assets that we have in the Middle East now that should be in East Asia, you see that we have greatly weakened our strategic situation in East Asia and we are in a poor position at this point in time for purposes of containing China, this is not in our interest. 'Any policymaker or any politician or aspiring politician who criticises Israel will find out very quickly that that person has the lobby's gun sight on him or her…The lobby will go to great lengths to destroy that person's career and make sure that he or she never gets elected to office… If you support Israel hook, line and sinker, you'll get big-time support from the lobby… If you support Israel, if you back it, and you push the American military to do things that are said to be in Israel's interest, your job prospects once you retire will be much better. I could go on and on about this, but Israel lobby has enormous influence in the United States. 'I think that Obama fully understood that the lobby was powerful but nevertheless its policies were not good for the United States; he understood that Israel is an albatross around their neck. He would never say that publicly… But he understood that getting a deal with Iran made sense, and he worked overtime to fashion a deal, and had a number of European countries: the French, British and Germans, plus the Russians and Chinese on his side. He was able to barely push through the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action), the nuclear agreement with Iran. But he took tremendous heat along the way from the Israelis and from the lobby. Then when Trump came to power in 2017, he made it clear that he was going to do away with the JCPOA, and of course in the summer of 2018, he walked away from it… Then the Trump administration started dealing with this issue again a few months ago, and Trump himself was talking about working out a deal that looked like JCPOA. Then the lobby moved in unsurprisingly and made it clear to Trump that there was not going to be a deal like JCPOA… In May again, the Trump administration was maintaining 'we're going to negotiate with Iran, we're going to curtail their nuclear weapons programme that's all we want'… Then they shifted to early June saying 'no nuclear enrichment'… Witkoff and Trump both did 180-degree turn, said the Iranians cannot have any nuclear enrichment at all which was allowed in the original JCPOA, and the Iranians said that was unacceptable and here we are today. Bottom line is that common sense won a victory during the Obama period, but that was quickly overturned by Trump, then it looked like Trump might win a victory for common sense this time, and it was quickly overturned by the lobby. So, you see the power of the lobby at every turn, it's almost impossible for a president to have any manoeuvre room when it comes to dealing with issues that are dear to Israel's heart.' Watani International 4 July 2025 Comments comments Tags: Israel and IranProblems on holdYoussef Sidhom
Int'l Business Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
MAGA Podcaster Calls for Trump Impeachment Over President's Iran Response: 'All of His Supporters Should Turn on Him'
A MAGA-supporting podcaster has seemingly turned on President Donald Trump, going as far as to call for his impeachment as a result of Trump's policy on Iran. Dave Smith, the man who hosts the libertarian podcast Part of the Problem, appeared on YouTube show Breaking Points on Monday, during which he discussed the 47th President with hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. Smith criticized Trump's response to the developments in the Middle East after the President has consistently supported Israel's actions against Iran while simultaneously claiming that the US had nothing to do with them. Smith proceeded to bash Trump for his willingness to reenter talks with Iran as the conflict escalates. "Donald Trump telling [Iran] to come back to the negotiating table now is a joke. I mean, what an impotent leader! To be sitting there talking about coming back to the negotiating table—it's like sitting there after Pearl Harbor and telling FDR now is the time to go negotiate with the Japanese. Negotiations are over now," Smith said. "I supported him this last year, I apologize for doing so. It was a bad calculation, at the time it seemed like the right one. He should be impeached and removed for this course, Congress will never do it because they're all a bunch of corrupt hacks. Donald Trump should be impeached and removed for this," Smith stated. "All of his supporters should turn on him. It's an absolute betrayal of everything he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for. And I will say, despite the fact that Donald Trump supporters have been labelled a cult following, and that certainly is true for a percentage of his supporters, he is going to lose his coalition over this," he continued. "I don't just speak for myself. There are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this. Just a devastating mistake," he concluded. Smith is not the only MAGA-supporter-turned-opponent in the wake of the recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East. Former FOX News host and Trump supporter Tucker Carlson warned on Monday that Trump's response to the conflict, if it were to result in a war with Iran, would signal the "end" of his presidency. "If Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential. It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu," said Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, in a statement posted to X. "That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy." Originally published on Latin Times
Buzz Feed
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Joe Rogan Regular Apologizes For Donald Trump Support
Hello, and welcome to today's edition of "People who voted for a convicted felon but have finally discovered something that crosses the line." Today's edition comes courtesy of Dave Smith, a "comedian" and Joe Rogan Experience regular. Now, ol' Dave is a Libertarian who peddles COVID misinformation and believes that the previous "regime" covered up a "goddamn child trafficking network." He previously endorsed Donald Trump for president. In an interview on the Breaking Points podcast, Dave criticized Trump's handling of the Iran-Israel conflict, calling the President's comments on "negotiating" a "deal" a "joke." Dave said of the "impotent leader," "I supported him this last year, I apologize for doing so. It was a bad calculation. At the time, it seemed like the right one. But he should be impeached and removed for this one." "Of course, the congress will never do it because they're all a bunch of corrupt hacks," he continued. "All of his supporters should turn on him. It's an absolute betrayal of everything that he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for." "Despite the fact that Donald Trump supporters have been labeled a cult following, and that certainly is true for a percentage of his supporters, he is going to lose his coalition over this. I don't just speak for myself when I say there are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this. It's a devastating mistake," the 42-year-old added. "He's also going to lose the deportation fight because of this. Right now, he needed all the political capital he could neo-cons win. More war abroad." Before being elected, Trump said at a rally, "If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace." He has since bombed Yemen, supported Israel, and most recently said that "it's possible" that the US might get involved in the Iran-Israel conflict. *Deep exhale* Better late than never...
