A little perspective, please

Sorry, haven't had time to write much, but the below articles are well-worth a look.

Seriously, was the US Gov't Shutdown really just all about the "Dreamers"?

Will US Spy/Security heads roll? Don't hold your breath?

PLUS: A young Iranian does a brilliant job of putting the Iran protests into clearer perspective.
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Disobedient Media: Documents Reveal The NSA Is An Agency Gone Rogue As FISA 702 Is Reauthorized
The ACLU tweeted that the bill Trump signed “allows the government to violate Americans’ rights and makes the law worse in several ways.”  The real unanimity between these apparently opposing sides is revealed by their agreement on issues like FISA.


WashTimes: Deep State unraveling, as GOPer sees jail for DOJers, FBIers
We shouldn’t fear the ruckus. That sound that’s echoing among the shadowy power corridors of Capitol Hill right now is simply the distinct tumbling of “Russia Collusion!” walls. And with it, go the Democrats’ dreams of impeachment — the Democrats’ hopes to win back the House or Senate in 2018.


ZeroHedge: FBI Agents Discussed "Secret Society" Within DOJ And FBI Working To Undermine Trump
The missing texts conveniently span the period between Dec. 14, 2016 and May 17, 2017 - the day Robert Mueller was appointed to take over the FBI's probe of alleged Trump-Russia collusion, and during the period in which the FBI would ostensibly have been hard at work on their "insurance policy" against a Trump victory - and during the period in which the "secret society" Rep. Ratcliffe referred to would have been hard at work.




Consortium News: Foxes in Charge of Intelligence Hen House
We learned in recent days that the FBI and the National Security Agency “inadvertently” deleted electronic messages relating to reported felonies, but one noxious reality persists: No one in the FBI or NSA is likely to be held to account for these “mistakes.”

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SPECIAL:  A young Iranian does a brilliant job of putting the Iran protests into clearer perspective:

21st Century Wire: What Our Recent Protests Were Really About
Holding a peaceful demonstration in Iran is a guaranteed right as the constitution stipulates. None of the first demonstrations witnessed in the beginning were violent – not until our enemies’ agent provocateurs infiltrated events and degan burning national flag and martyrs’ portraits, attacking some military and government buildings and damaging public places and even setting fire to them. All of this only served to distract the focus of the demonstrations from their original raison d’etre.

In the recent presidential elections, 73.03% Iranian people participated,showing they support the Islamic Revolution and recognise the main reason for Iran’s stability and security in such a region is the Supreme Leader’s wisdom.

And honestly, what percentage of American and European citizens participate in their elections?

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