{"id":84287,"date":"2017-09-21T20:37:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T00:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=84287"},"modified":"2017-09-21T20:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T00:38:24","slug":"the-5-fools-who-comprise-the-committee-to-investigate-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=84287","title":{"rendered":"The 5 <b>Russophobes<\/b> Who Comprise The \u201cCommittee to Investigate Russia\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Who are the 5 people on Advisory Board behind Morgan Freeman \u201cWe are at War with Russia\u201d video?<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Neo-liberals and necons unite to form the \u201cCommittee to Investigate Russia\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>by Alex Christoforou<br \/>\nThe Duran<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCommittee to Investigate Russia\u201d is the crystallization of the neo-liberal left merging with the neoconservative right, united by one common goal\u2026war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>For neo-liberal\u2019s like Rob Reiner, the way for them to stay in power is through the deconstruction of history, religion, gender, and nation-statism. Russia is the best example of all the human values neo-liberal must do away away with, in order to keep their money and spread their sick ideology.<\/p>\n<p>For neoconservative like Max Boot, the way for them to stay in power is through an unrestrained and unaccountable US hegemony, funding a massive military industrial complex. Russia is one of the only nations on earth that can defend its national interests, and challenges America militarily and diplomatically.<\/p>\n<p>The formation of the \u201cCommittee to Investigate Russia\u201d, and its recruitment of the Hollywood liberal elite, is an important event showcasing how these diametrically opposite ideologies have joined forces under the umbrella of war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is designed to appeal to the popular masses and consumers of popular media, as evidenced by Freeman\u2019s despicable video.<\/p>\n<p>The dumbed down public has been assured that the committee is a bipartisan effort with real geo-political experts, but as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-20\/we-are-war-morgan-freeman-face-new-committee-investigate-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zerohedge<\/a>\u00a0points out\u00a0\u201cit would help if there were any actual\u2026 Russian experts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidKlion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Jazeera journalist<\/a>, who covers Russian affairs notes that the advisory board of the committee is made up of these 5 \u201cexperts\u201d (in their respective order):<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 a neocon blogger<br \/>\n\u2022 a perjurer<br \/>\n\u2022 wonk with no Russia background<br \/>\n\u2022 the director of When Harry Met Sally<br \/>\n\u2022 right-wing talk radio guy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22271\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/freeman-1_0.jpg?resize=500%2C231\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/freeman-1_0.jpg?w=500 500w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/freeman-1_0.jpg?resize=300%2C139 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/freeman-1_0.jpg?resize=364%2C168 364w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s take a closer look at the 5 neo-liberal and necon \u201cexperts\u201d that are pushing for war with Russia, using slick Hollywood propaganda courtesy of actors like Freeman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Max Boot \u2013 a necon blogger:<\/strong>\u00a0Champion of the Iraq WMD invasion. Pushed for a Syria \u201cno-fly\u201d zone, and wrote\u00a0a New York Times op-ed titled \u201c5 Reasons to Intervene in Syria Now\u201d, advocating U.S military force to create a countrywide no-fly zone reminiscent of NATO\u2019s role in the Kosovo War.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/tucker-carlson-destroys-neocon-warmonger-max-boot-over-syria-iran-and-russian-policy-video\/\">Max Boot was publicly embarrassed<\/a>\u00a0by Tucker Carlson, exposed as a village idiot, with policy positions that alway lead to disastrous outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4HjVipLZYns?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"662\" height=\"403\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. James Clapper \u2013 a perjurer:<\/strong>\u00a0Obama\u2019s former spy chief and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/james-clapper-says-russians-genetically-driven-deceive-video\/\">a man who committed perjury on live television.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former Director of National Intelligence also stated that he has the ability to spot a Russian spy in Jared Kushner, and his belief that Russians are \u201cgenetically driven\u201d to cause mischief and deception.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbZt1zLQ11E?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"662\" height=\"403\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Norman Ornstein \u2013\u00a0wonk with no Russia background:<\/strong>\u00a0A resident scholar at the\u00a0American Enterprise Institute\u00a0(AEI), a\u00a0Washington D.C.\u00a0conservative\u00a0think tank. A man who knows nothing about Russia, but is part of the new breed of neocons emerging from the swamps of DC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Rob Reiner \u2013\u00a0the director of When Harry Met Sally:<\/strong>\u00a0Also known on \u201cMeathead\u201d on the hit show \u201cAll in the Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rob Reiner frequents HBO\u2019s\u00a0Bill Maher and MSNBC, and has been a hater of Trump and lover of Hillary Clinton from day one. Rob Reiner, like his character from \u201cAll in the Family\u201d bought into the Hillary concocted \u201cRussia election meddling\u201d story from the get go, and uses his Hollywood platform to push for war with Russia. Reiner has no problem with Hillary stealing the primary from Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-78q0vOL04?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"662\" height=\"403\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Charles Sykes \u2013\u00a0right-wing talk radio guy:<\/strong>\u00a0A conservative never-Trump pundit, who according to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/medium.com\/@caityjohnstone\/spies-hollywood-and-neocons-team-up-to-create-new-war-propaganda-firm-f857201743d3\">Medium author Caitlin Johnstone<\/a>,\u00a0<em>\u201claughably just used the term \u201cstrange bedfellows\u201d in reference to the idea of neoconservative Democrats working with neoconservative Republicans to advance their common goal of endless war.\u201d<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strange bedfellows, indeed&#8230;.. Rob Reiner, David Frum Help Launch Committee to Investigate Russia | Variety <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0Qv764IGn\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0Qv764IGn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SykesCharlie\/status\/910158587925843970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uz9PNoecNxU?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"662\" height=\"403\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-20\/we-are-war-morgan-freeman-face-new-committee-investigate-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zerohedge<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Imagine this movie-script: a former KGB spy, angry at the collapse of his motherland, plots a course for revenge\u2026 narrates the ominous sounding voice of Morgan Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>The hysteria continues, and this time Hollywood has been enlisted.\u00a0<strong>No this is not The Onion,<\/strong>\u00a0but yet another serious committee for serious people. Meet the \u201cCommittee to Investigate Russia\u201d which launched on Tuesday and immediately garnered broad coverage in pop-culture and entertainment news sites for its release of a short Morgan Freeman narrated video which aims to \u201ctell us the truth\u201d about Russian meddling in the US election. \u201cWe have been attacked,\u201d Freeman says in his familiarly reassuring voice while gazing into the camera. \u201cWe are at war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only did the video burn up social media on Tuesday, but the founders of the lobbying group behind the production, barely one day old, were given substantial air time on cable news from CNN to MSNBC.\u00a0<strong>Of course, it helps that actor, director, and lifelong Democratic Rob Reiner is behind it \u2013 he\u2019s teamed up with neocons David Frum, Max Boot, and national security insiders like James Clapper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similar to other recently launched \u2018Russiagate\u2019 campaigns and organizations we\u2019ve profiled, the initiative is enjoying fawning mainstream media coverage from the very start.\u00a0<strong>And apparently the historical irony is completely lost on Hollywood, a town which itself fell victim to the original McCarthyite witch hunt and its celebrity \u2018blacklist\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is media analyst Mark Dice demolishing Morgan Freeman\u2019s propaganda war video\u2026<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5CHwJ6InH2E?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"662\" height=\"403\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the 5 people on Advisory Board behind Morgan Freeman \u201cWe are at War with Russia\u201d video?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}