In this mailing: Chris Farrell: So Durham is Now a 'Special Counsel'? – What Does That Mean? Uzay Bulut: Turkey: Erdogan Threatens Europe So Durham is Now a 'Special Counsel'? – What Does That Mean? by Chris Farrell  •  December 7, 2020 at 5:00 am       Should Biden finally, officially, be declared the next president, you can rest assured that he will dismiss Durham during the opening flurry of activity from his administration. Of course, this is all wildly frustrating for those of us hoping for some semblance of accountability and justice. Something. Anything. When the Russia! Hoax fell apart it was reinvestigated by Mueller – and when that collapsed, they manufactured "Ukraine!" This bit of theater got the president impeached in two months flat. That was just last year. Do you remember? For many eager to bring down the current administration, prosecutions and justice move with lightening speed. Barr and Durham appear to still be looking for the keys to their offices. This should all be deeply disturbing to the American public. Apparently, it is not. That, dear reader, is even more disturbing. The American public do not want to be deceived – yet again. A couple of days ago, Attorney General William Barr (pictured) announced the appointment of a special counsel for the criminally fraudulent "Russia!" Hoax. The special counsel is none other than the current US Attorney investigating the case – John Durham. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A couple of days ago, Attorney General William Barr announced the appointment of a special counsel for the criminally fraudulent "Russia!" Hoax. The special counsel is none other than the current US Attorney investigating the case – John Durham. The appointment is troubling on three fronts: 1. Durham has produced only one indictment of a lowly Justice Department staff attorney; 2. Durham's appointment may not be legal; and, 3. Barr did not make the appointment (back on October 19) public until now because he was concerned it was too political during an election season. Of course, one can also argue that NOT making the announcement was too political. The inactivity is strikingly similar to the pharmaceutical companies waiting until about three days after the election to announce their 95% effective COVID vaccines. Seems President Trump must not be credited with anything that might be conveniently deferred to his opponent's advantage. Continue Reading Article Turkey: Erdogan Threatens Europe by Uzay Bulut  •  December 7, 2020 at 4:00 am       That a NATO member and European Union candidate, Turkey, is openly threatening the security of Westerners, is unprecedented. One of the most abusive Ottoman practices was the institution of "devshirme," also known as the "child levy" or "blood tax," with which Christian boys were forcibly abducted from the conquered population, enslaved, converted to Islam and later trained as soldiers. Erdogan evidently sees the Ottoman occupation and abuse of European nations as Turkish "contributions" to Europe. This current belligerence once again demonstrates major differences between Europe and Erdogan's regime. It is a crisis between a mentality that respects a free press versus a mentality that jails critical journalists. It reveals a mentality that wants to preserve the safety of its citizens versus a mentality that aims to force others to submit to its demands through threats and use of terror. It is a mentality that stubbornly believes in violating and even trying to invade the territories of its neighbors versus one that tries to resolve issues through dialogue and negotiation. It is Erdogan's regime who targets the safety and freedoms of Europeans -- as well as Armenians, Syrians, Iraqis, and many of his own Turks. Recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that French President Emmanuel Macron "needs mental treatment" because of Macron's attitude toward Muslims in France. Erdogan also called for a boycott of French products. The Turkish government's hostile reaction to Europe is not new. Erdogan has been threatening Europe and the rest of the West for several years. Pictured: Macron (right) and Erdogan at a press conference on January 5, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images) Europe has once again been targeted with Islamist terror attacks. On October 16, Samuel Paty, a history teacher, was beheaded in Paris by an 18-year-old Chechen Muslim who acquired refugee status in France this past March. The teacher was murdered after showing cartoons from Charlie Hebdo depicting Islam's prophet Muhammad to his students, during a discussion on freedom of expression. On October 29, three people were murdered and several others wounded in an Islamist knife attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Nice, France; one victim was decapitated. After the attack in Nice, France raised its nationwide terror alert status to the "maximum emergency" level. Approximately 4,000 military personnel were deployed to guard schools, churches, and other places of worship. Continue Reading Article