May 11, 2017


News and Views


SEE RACHEL MADDOW’S STARTLING LITTLE ARTICLE BELOW. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT RACHEL MADDOW IS A LIAR, AND SHE’S CERTAINLY NOT STUPID, NOR THAT MSNBC IS “FAKE NEWS,” SO I CAN ONLY BE EVEN MORE DISTURBED NOW, THAN I WAS THE NIGHT TRUMP ABRUPTLY STOPPED ACCESS TO ISLAMIC PEOPLE, AT LEAST AT SOME OF OUR AIRPORTS. ONE REPORT SAID THAT NO ONE AT THE WHITE HOUSE WILL CONTRADICT TRUMP, AS “ADVISING HIM” COULD BE DANGEROUS. I WONDER IF TRUMP HAS TAKEN TO CARRYING A GUN AND SHOOTING PEOPLE WHO DARE TO BUCK HIM, OR HAVING GOONS BEAT THEM UP? RUSSIAN MAFIA, MAYBE?

I DO HOPE THAT MY ALARM AT TRUMP’S SUDDEN MANEUVERS THAT HAVE VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE RULE OF LAW, IS UNDUE PANIC, BUT THIS STORY BELOW IS EITHER EMBARRASSINGLY RIDICULOUS OR VERY SCARY. AS FOR THAT STARK ADDENDUM ON THE WASHINGTON POST’S MASTHEAD, I HAD NOTICED THAT, ALSO, AND IT GAVE ME A COLD CHILL. EVERYBODY IN THE USA SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE EVENTS OF THE LAST SIX MONTH SINCE HIS ELECTION. THIS IS NOT POLITICS AS USUAL – THOUGH IT MAY, UNFORTUNATELY, BE BUSINESS AS USUAL.

UPON HIS ELECTION, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SPONTANEOUSLY SPILLED OUT INTO THE STREETS CHANTING. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT, IN THE END, HE WILL WIN THIS WAR. EVEN DONALD TRUMP CAN’T TAKE ON THE ENTIRE AMERICAN PUBLIC.


TANTALIZING TIDBITS – THREE ITEMS

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes?cid=eml_mra_20170510
Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’
05/10/17 10:11 AM
By Steve Benen

Photograph -- White House press secretary Sean Spicer delivers his first statement in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017. SHAWN THEW / EPA SHAWN THEW / EPA

There are plenty of popular political television shows set in Washington, D.C. – “Scandal,” “House of Cards,” “Madam Secretary,” etc. – and for people who’ve never worked in Beltway politics, it’s only natural to wonder which shows best capture real life.

The answer, of course, is “Veep.” In fact, it’s not even a close call.

Last night at the White House, for example, Press Secretary Sean Spicer didn’t seem altogether prepared for reporters’ questions about his boss firing the FBI director for reasons that don’t make sense. The Washington Post captured the scene:
After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed doing so. Spicer then emerged.

“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he ordered. “We’ll take care of this…. Can you just turn that light off?”

Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him. For 10 minutes, he responded to a flurry of questions, vacillating between light-hearted asides and clear frustration with getting the same questions over and over again.

Let that sink in for a minute: the chief spokesperson for the president of the United States hid in the bushes, only to emerge after journalists agreed to talk to him in “near darkness.”

If we saw this on HBO, we’d laugh at the absurdity. Knowing that it happened in reality, it’s a lot less funny.

The Washington Post recently added “democracy dies in darkness” to its masthead. I had no idea that would turn out to be so literal.



DID NOT SOUND LIKE AN EMERGENCY – A POSSIBLY TURNED MILITARY OFFICER? HE DIDN’T FIRE HIM THEN BECAUSE HE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL IT HIT THE NEWS, WHEN THERE WOULD BE NO CHOICE, IT SEEMS TO ME. TRUMP WANTED TO CONTINUE TO USE HIM AS A LINK WITH RUSSIA, MOST LIKELY, TO DELIVER LOVE NOTES TO PUTIN ….

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-defends-delay-firing-flynn-n757991
POLITICS MAY 11 2017, 6:30 PM ET
Trump Defends Delay Firing Flynn
by ALI VITALI

President Donald Trump defended the delay in firing former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in exclusive interview on Thursday with NBC News' Lester Holt.

There was an 18-day gap between the heads up from former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates regarding Flynn's activities with the Russians and his removal by the White House.

"(White House counsel Don) McGahn came back to me and did not sound like an emergency," Trump said of Yates' information about Flynn.

"This man (Flynn) has served for many years, he's a general, he's a — in my opinion — a very good person. I believe that it would be very unfair to hear from somebody who we don't even know and immediately run out and fire a general."

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has previously expressed skepticism about Yates' motives in giving her initial heads up about Flynn to the White House. On Tuesday, Spicer praised the "due process" of the White House in the lead up to Flynn's dismissal and dismissed Yates as "someone who is not exactly a supporter of the president's agenda."

"You have someone who you have to wonder whether — why they are telling you something," Spicer added.

Image: Flynn speaks at a White House news briefing in February
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room during the daily news briefing at the White House on Feb. 1, 2017 in Washington. Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images file

Yates testified Monday to the Senate Judiciary subcommittee that she told the White House that Flynn could be "blackmailed by the Russians" because he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kremlin diplomats.

"We were concerned that the American people had been misled about the underlying conduct and what General Flynn had done," she said.

Trump also told Holt that he was not aware of Flynn's payments from the Russian and Turkish governments, but wondered if maybe former President Barack Obama did.

"Obama perhaps knew because [Flynn] had clearance from the Obama administration," Trump told NBC News. "And his clear — and this is something they never want to report — he had clearance from the Obama administration. The highest clearance you can have."

While Flynn's clearance was continued by the Obama administration, he was also fired by the prior administration from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014.Obama also warned Trump against hiring Flynn less than 48 hours after the November election, three former Obama administration officials have told NBC News.

On Wednesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Flynn — the first time they've used that subpoena power since the joint inquiry into the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a Senate historian. The Senate Intelligence Committee also subpoenaed documents from Flynn after he declined to provide them if he wasn't offered immunity.




http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/wapost-deputy-ag-threatened-to-quit-over-wh-comey-narrative-941162051621
THE 11TH HOUR WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS 5/10/17
WaPost: Deputy AG threatened to quit over WH Comey narrative
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MSNBC's Brian Williams reports the breaking news that Deputy Atty. General Rod Rosenstein reportedly threatened to quit after the White House credited him with the decision to fire Comey. Duration: 3:36
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SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME. THE DEMS ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST IDEAS!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/20-state-attorneys-general-call-for-special-counsel-for-russia-probe/
By REBECCA SHABAD CBS NEWS May 11, 2017, 3:35 PM
20 state attorneys general call for special counsel for Russia probe

WATCH -- CBS NEWS VIDEO

Twenty state attorneys general are calling on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint a special counsel in the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

In a letter to Rosenstein, who recommended the firing of James Comey as FBI director, the group of attorneys general argue that the public deserves a thorough investigation that examines the extent of Russian meddling, any possible collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russia and any possible cover-up.

"Only the appointment of an independent special counsel….with full powers and resources, can begin to restore public confidence. We urge you to appoint a special counsel immediately," they said.

The letter is signed by attorneys general from the following states: Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Delaware, Minnesota and Washington, D.C.

Comey's dismissal ordered by President Trump, they said, in the middle of the Russia investigation is "a violation of the public trust."

A slew of Democrats are calling for a special prosecutor or special counsel to be appointed, but no Republicans appear to be on board with that move. Congress, however, has no say in whether there would be one. Rosenstein, who was recently confirmed by the Senate, would have that power since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe.</i>

On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, laid out Democrats' demands following Comey's ouster, one of which is having someone other than Rosenstein to appoint a special prosecutor. He said that responsibility should go to the highest-ranking civil servant at the Department of Justice.




FOR PURELY CREATIVE WRITING, IT’S HARD TO BEAT THIS: “ …. the troglodytic backbenchers of the GOP caucus …” THE WRITER SAGELY COMMENTS BELOW THAT, PERHAPS THE FBI DIRECTOR SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM A VENGEFUL PRESIDENT, NOR APPOINTED SOLELY BY THE PRESIDENT. WHEN TRUMP GOT INTO OFFICE AND STARTED FILLING POSITIONS CONTROLLING THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SEVERAL OTHER SUCH SENSITIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY, WITH HARD CORE RADICAL RIGHTISTS SUCH THE UNEXPLAINABLE STEVE BANNON, WHEN WE NEED PEOPLE WHO WOULD TRY TO LIMIT THE CO2 EMISSIONS, ETC., INSTEAD; IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT POWER OF APPOINTMENT ALONE. THERE SHOULD BE A NOMINATING COMMITTEE, PERHAPS, MADE UP OF THE PRESIDENT, AND A PERSON FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE, TO DRAW UP A LIST OF REASONABLE CHOICES, EACH OF WHOM HAS SOME EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD AT HAND, BUT WHO WILL NOT BRING IN THEIR POLITICALLY BIASED PEOPLE. THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ENEMY OF THE REGULATORY BODY LIKE RICK PERRY, WAS DESPICABLE, BUT TYPICAL. A COMMITTEE SUCH AS I HAVE DESCRIBED MIGHT ALSO KEEP THE SENATE FROM BEING TIED UP IN SIMPLE POLITICAL WRANGLING, I.E. FOOD FIGHTS, FOR MONTHS. I THINK THE PRESIDENT HAS TOO MUCH POWER, NOT TOO LITTLE; AND THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ALL THE WAY AROUND ON “POWER,” RATHER THAN GETTING A GOOD, EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE JOB DONE BY ALL. END OF SERMON.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-donald-trumps-abuse-of-power/
By WILL RAHN CBS NEWS May 11, 2017, 6:00 AM
Commentary: Donald Trump's abuse of power

Photograph -- With former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (L) at his side, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2017. KEVIN LAMARQUE

Let's try to square the following five propositions, all of which are at least probably correct:

1. James Comey deserved to be fired. This is the argument much of the conservative commentariat is making right now, and one we heard from Democrats as recently as November. The gist is basically that Comey played a bad hand badly. He became a political figure, may have affected the outcome of the last election, has a penchant for grandstanding, and had lost the support of Americans both within and without Washington.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's case for Comey's dismissal appears solid. It all seems perfectly legal and constitutional. And it may prove to be both a good thing for both [sic] the Bureau and the country at large.

What's next for the DOJ after James Comey's firing?
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What's next for the DOJ after James Comey's firing?

2. Donald Trump fired Comey for the wrong reasons. Does anyone really believe that the president fired Comey for his treatment of Hillary Clinton?

Motives matter, and Mr. Trump clearly wanted Comey to go for reasons relating to the Russia investigation. This is not to imply that that the investigation will necessarily reveal any law-breaking on Trump's part. But, as his Tuesday letter to Comey makes clear, the subject was clearly at the forefront of the president's mind when it came to the FBI director. He wanted Comey to publicly clear him, and Comey, for whatever reason, would not.

It's true that the FBI director serves at the pleasure of the president – an issue we might want to revisit in the future. He can be fired without cause. But sacking an investigator because you don't like the investigation and then misleading the public about it, which is what it seems Trump did here, is more than a breach of norms; it's an abuse of power.

3. The White House handled this terribly. Only once in the 113-year history of the FBI has a director been fired. His name was William Sessions (no relation to our current Attorney General), and when Bill Clinton fired him in 1993, his White House knew how to handle it.

Clinton announced Sessions' firing at a press conference, while President Trump was nowhere to be found Tuesday night. Clinton also already had a successor lined up, which he announced the next day.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration didn't line up anyone to immediately make its case, eventually bringing out only the deputy press secretary, and hadn't even settled on an interim FBI director. How anyone thought this would work is, by itself, shocking.

Sessions' dismissal was also a lot more clear cut than Comey's in that he had been faulted in an ethics report and had overseen the Bureau's botched siege at Ruby Ridge. He had no defenders. Comey, for the first time in a while, suddenly has a few, including some Republicans.

So Trump, in his impulsiveness, has given the investigation into his associates' ties to Russia new life. Whatever the merits of Comey's dismissal, how Trump decided to go about it is alarming, and mind-bogglingly maladroit from a political perspective.

4. Still, Trump will likely survive this just fine. Nobody is going to impeach Mr. Trump for sacking James Comey, a guy who Harry Reid implied violated federal law just a few months ago and who, last week, was accused by Hillary Clinton of helping swing the election in Trump's favor.

Yes, some GOP lawmakers are criticizing the president, but the conservative media, which has its antennae more finely attuned to the wants and needs of the Republican base, still has his back. And Comey was so unpopular with Americans as a whole it's hard to imagine many of them manning the barricades in his defense.

Plus, the midterms are still a good 18 months away. Given the pace of news in Trump's America, how many voters do we think will still remember James Comey's name by then?

Was the President's decision to fire James Comey "Nixonian"?
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Was the President's decision to fire James Comey "Nixonian"?

<b>5. Comey's replacement must be beyond reproach. Here are some famous last words for you: the Senate, which must confirm the new FBI director, will presumably do its job rather well.

Yes, the troglodytic backbenchers of the GOP caucus would probably vote for any crank or toady Mr. Trump might want to offer up. But we can at least hope against hope that there are enough good Republicans to insist that a nominee be all but unobjectionable. This is essential if the FBI is to regain its reputation as an impartial actor, which is to say it is essential to the maintenance of the rule of law.

Perhaps I'm wrong about this, and we'll soon see Republicans acquiesce to a compromised nominee or Democrats try and torpedo a good one. If this turns out to be the case, then the country is in even worse shape than most of us realize, and the time may have come to buy gold and eat Arby's.

When we regain our senses, one of the first things to reform may be how we go about choosing – and dismissing -- our FBI directors.



MCCABE DEFENDS COMEY’S REPUTATION WITHIN THE FBI AND PROMISES TO KEEP THE SENATE INVESTIGATORS APPRISED ON THE RUSSIAN PROBE. AS IMPORTANTLY, HE PROMISES NOT TO UPDATE THE WHITE HOUSE, AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN “NO EFFORT TO IMPEDE” THE INVESTIGATION “TO DATE.” HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CONTINUE, AND MCCABE WILL NOT BE CANNED, NEXT.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/acting-fbi-director-testifies-at-senate-hearing-on-worldwide-threats-live-updates/
By REBECCA SHABAD CBS NEWS May 11, 2017, 10:01 AM
Acting FBI director testifies at Senate hearing on worldwide threats -- live updates

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe is appearing before Congress in his new role Thursday, taking what was supposed to be fired FBI Director James Comey's place at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.

Other witnesses include Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, National Security Agency (NSA) Director Admiral Mike Rogers as well as the heads of other agencies.

The hearing had been scheduled in advance of President Trump's decision fire to Comey as FBI director on Tuesday.

Follow our live updates below.

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein enters separate committee room

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was seen walking into a separate room used by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Chairman Burr announced that he and Warner had to step out for an "important" meeting that couldn't wait.

Comey enjoyed "broad support" within the FBI, McCabe says

McCabe said that he worked very closely with Comey at the FBI and worked for him running the bureau's Washington field office.

"I can tell you that I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard," McCabe said.

McCabe added that Comey "enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day," contradicting the White House's claim that Comey had lost the support of rank-and-file members of the FBI.

McCabe says FBI has "adequate resources" for Russia probe despite Comey's request

Heinrich asked McCabe if the FBI has "adequate resources for existing investigations that the bureau is invested in.

McCabe said that if he's referring to the Russia investigation, he said, "I believe we have the adequate resources to do it."

CBS News reported on Wednesday that Comey requested more resources for the probe from the Justice Department last week.

McCabe says he met with Trump this week, says Russia did not come up

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, asked McCabe when he last met with President Trump.

"I don't think I'm in a position to comment on that," McCabe initially said.

"I have met with the president this week," he added.

Asked if Russia did not come up during the meeting with the president, McCabe said, "That's correct. It did not."

McCabe says he won't update White House on Russia probe

Wyden asked McCabe if he would refrain from providing updates on the Russian investigation to the White House.

"I will," McCabe said.

CIA director declines to weigh in on Sally Yates' warning about Michael Flynn

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said that one of the few key unanswered questions is why President Trump didn't fire Michael Flynn as national security adviser after Acting Attorney General Sally Yates warned the White House about Flynn being vulnerable to blackmail. Wyden asked Pompeo, the CIA director, if he knew about Yates' warning.

"I don't have any comment on that," Pompeo said. "

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(L-R) Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo testify before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thu., May 11, 2017. REUTERS

Wyden asked if he was aware of the concerns behind Yates' warning, but Pompeo suggested that he didn't understand how it posed a threat. Wyden said that the possibility of blackmail by an influential military official has real ramifications.

"I wasn't paprt [sic] of any of those convernsations," said Pompeo, who said that the "CIA has kept Americans safe" and "will do that in the face of political challenges."

Intel leaders warn of threat North Korea poses to U.S.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, the former top Democrat on the panel, said that the "greatest threat" the U.S. currently faces is North Korea. She asked the witnesses if they could estimate when North Korea will have an ICBM capable of holding a nuclear warhead. They said they would save those details for a closed session with the senators.

The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, said that the U.S. has not yet seen North Korea do a missile launch, with ICBM range, miniaturization and survival.

"They're on that path and they're committed to doing that," Stewart said.

The director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Robert Cardillo, warned that North Korea is "in a race" and Kim Jong-Un is "pushing very hard on the accelerator."

Feinstein that the American public should understand that the U.S. faces an "existential threat in the Pacific Ocean and we need to come to grips with it."

McCabe says that Comey's dismissal has not impeded any FBI investigation

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, asked McCabe if the dismissal of Comey impeded, interrupted, stopped or negatively impacted any investigation or any ongoing projects at the FBI.

"As you know, senator, the work of the men and women of the FBI continues despite any changes in circumstance, any decision. There has been no effort to impede our investigation to date," McCabe said.

McCabe reiterated that you "cannot stop" the men and women of the FBI from "doing the right thing" and upholding the Constitution.

NSA aware of Russian activity against French election

NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers says that, "We are aware of some Russian activity directed against the French election process."

Rogers said that the U.S. reached out to our French counterparts, but he said he wasn't in a position to look at the breadth of French infrastructure.

McCabe commits to informing panel of any interference with FBI probe

Warner asked McCabe if he would commit, as long as he serves as acting FBI director, to informing the committee of any interference with the FBI's investigation on Russian and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

"I absolutely do," McCabe said.

Warner also asked each of the witnesses testifying whether they believe that the January 2017 intelligence community assessment accurately characterized the extent of Russian activities to influence the 2016 election. All of the witnesses said, "Yes."

Acting FBI director declines to comment about what Comey told Trump

Burr asked Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe if he ever heard Comey tell President Trump that he was not the subject of an investigation.

"I can't comment on any conversations the director may have had with the president," McCabe said.

Director of National Intelligence warns of ongoing threat from ISIS, North Korea

DNI Dan Coats is listing the range of threats facing the U.S. He mentioned North Korea's nuclear ambitions and their development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though he said that a mobile ICBM has not yet been flight-tested. Coats said that the Syrian regime used the nerve agent sarin in early April against its own people in the largest chemical attack on the regime since August 2013.

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U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thu., May 11, 2017. REUTERS

Coasts that that the worldwide threat of terrorism is geographically diverse and multi-faceted. He said that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is experiencing territorial losses in Iraq and Syria, but he warned that it will continue to pose an active terrorist threat to the U.S. due to its proven ability to direct attacks around the world.

Warner suggests Comey's firing was connected to Russia probe

Ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, said in his opening statement that it's hard to avoid the conclusion that Comey's firing was related to the Russian probe, and he said "that is truly unacceptable."

"It is not impossible to ignore that one of the leaders of the intelligence community is not here with us today," he said, adding that Comey's firing Tuesday was a "shocking development."

Warner said that Comey was leading an active counterintelligence investigation into any links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and any coordination between the two to interfere with the 2016 election.

He said originally, they were supposed to hear from Comey on Thursday and anticipated asking him a series of questions about his actions and the FBI's actions to look into Trump associates.

Warner said that Trump's actions cost the panel the opportunity to get at the truth, but he vowed to get to the bottom of what happened.

Burr says hearing will focus on range of threats, not just Russia

Chairman Richard Burr, R-North Carolina said that while many are hopeful the panel would focus Thursday on Russian intervention in the 2016 election, which he said is viewed as a "significant threat," the hearing will focus on the range of threats faced by the U.S.

Burr said that the committee will be holding a classified version of the hearing Thursday afternoon.



EVERY TIME I SAY THAT PIT BULLS SHOULD BE BANNED, SOMEONE SPEAKS UP ANGRILY IN THEIR DEFENSE – “IT’S THE OWNER WHO IS VICIOUS.” INITIALLY THAT MAY BE PARTLY TRUE, BUT BY THE TIME THEY HAVE BEEN POORLY TRAINED AND CRUELLY TREATED FOR MONTHS TO YEARS, THEY WILL BE VICIOUS ALSO. EVERY DOG KILLING CASE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN INVOLVES A DOG ON THIS LIST BELOW. THEY ARE LARGE, STRONG, AND AT LEAST COMPARATIVELY AGGRESSIVE/PROTECTIVE, PLUS THE PIT BULLS HAVE BEEN BRED FOR FIGHTING FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. EVEN IF THEY DON’T KILL A CHILD, THEY ARE VERY LIKELY TO KILL SOMEONE ELSE’S BELOVED PET. A HISTORY LIKE THAT CHANGES THE GENETICS OF THE BREED BY A PERVERSE SORT OF EVOLUTION. PS, A WOLF, IF BROUGHT UP BY HUMANS FROM "CUBHOOD," NEUTERED BEFORE IT BECOMES HORMONALLY MATURE, AND HELD LOVINGLY ON THE COUCH BY ITS' MASTER, AND FED BY HAND WILL BE MUCH GENTLER THAN ONE WOULD THINK. I STILL WOULDN’T BUY ONE FOR MY CHILD AS A PET, HOWEVER.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pit-bull-mix-euthanized-after-killing-6-month-old-girl/
CBS NEWS May 11, 2017, 11:43 AM
Pit bull mix euthanized after killing 6-month-old girl

Photograph -- A 9-year-old pit bull mix was euthanized after killing a 6-month-old girl in northwest Las Vegas on Monday, May 8, 2017. KLAS-TV

LAS VEGAS -- Officials on Tuesday euthanized a pit bull mix the day after the dog mauled and killed a 6-month-old girl, CBS affiliate KLAS-TV reports.

The Clark County Coroner's Office identified the child as Kamiko Dao Tsuda-Saelee, who died Monday. The dog was 9 years old, KLAS reports.

Photographer's mission to change perception of pit bulls
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Photographer's mission to change perception of pit bulls

Police say the girl was playing in her walker near the dog when she was attacked. The girl's mother tried to stop the attack Monday afternoon, police officer Laura Meltzer said.

The owner of the dog surrender the pit bull mix Monday after the attack. Officials say dogs that have attacked and killed a person cannot be adopted.

Police arrived at the young girl's home in northwest Las Vegas shortly after the attack as she was brought to the hospital. They say no charges are expected as a result of the incident, calling it a tragic accident.



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Thus we would like to present you the list of the most dangerous breeds, since, as it's said, forewarned is forearmed.

American Pit Bull Terrier.
Rottweiler.
German Shepherd.
Deutscher Boxer.
Dobermann.
Alaskan Malamute.
Chow Chow.
Perro de Presa Canario.