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@MikeBloomberg , Al Qaeda Affiliates and Illegal Smuggling Markets: A Marriage Made in Hell
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@MikeBloomberg , Al Qaeda Affiliates and Illegal Smuggling Markets: A Marriage Made in Hell

Meet Mike Bloomberg, the guy who just jumped into the 2020 race to "save us" from Donald Trump.

https://twitter.com/MikeBloomberg/status/1198976749075337216?s=19

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@MikeBloomberg, the co-founder of Bloomberg, LP, is a creator of markets.

And, normally, that& #39;s a pretty good thing.

But Mike creates all kinds of markets that you may not have even thought of.

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One could say that @MikeBloomberg & #39;s unbridled desire to involve foreign actors in U.S. markets doesn& #39;t care one bit about where that money comes from, as he indicated in 2013...

New York Magazine quoted him in 2013, peddling money from Russian oligarchs.

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The Washington Examiner also informed us...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-russians-are-meddling-in-our-politics-and-michael-bloomberg-is-helping-them%3f_amp=true

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The Russians are meddling in our politics – and Michael Bloomberg is helping them

Politics are the same at any level – brutal. Whether it is fighting over the presidency, climate policy, or how long something can stay in the work refrigerator, there are always people influencing...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-russians-are-meddling-in-our-politics-and-michael-bloomberg-is-helping-them%3f_amp=true
But let& #39;s talk about @MikeBloomberg & #39;s FAVORITE hobby.

He understands markets well enough to call for banning things.

Guns, tobacco, alcohol, "Big Gulps".

http://nation.time.com/2013/11/24/smoking-transfats-and-now-maybe-styrofoam-a-history-of-bloomberg-bans/

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A History of Bloomberg Bans: Smoking, Trans Fats, and Now Maybe Styrofoam | TIME.com

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned all kinds of things during his 12 years in office

http://nation.time.com/2013/11/24/smoking-transfats-and-now-maybe-styrofoam-a-history-of-bloomberg-bans/
What did we all learn in Econ. 101?

When you ban things, you create illegal markets.

Remember this thing called "Prohibition"?

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Mike& #39;s efforts even nearly let to a chocolate milk ban in New York schools.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesunion.com/news/amp/Potential-chocolate-milk-ban-in-New-York-City-14443787.php

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Potential chocolate milk ban in New York City schools draws opposition from farmers

ALBANY - The state's largest farm organization is warning New York City officials against a proposal to ban chocolate milk from school meals. The New York Farm Bureau wrote in a letter this month...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesunion.com/news/amp/Potential-chocolate-milk-ban-in-New-York-City-14443787.php
One can only imagine how pleased the Russian mob in New York would have been with that.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/amp/27128803/nyc-russian-mob-bust-crazy-tales-chocolate-smuggling-seduce-drug-plots-casino

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NYC Russian Mob Bust: Crazy Tales Of Chocolate Smuggling, Seduce-And-Drug Plots, Casino Hacks,...

The nine wildest allegations in NYC's new triple indictment against dozens of suspected Eurasian gangsters.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/amp/27128803/nyc-russian-mob-bust-crazy-tales-chocolate-smuggling-seduce-drug-plots-casino
But let& #39;s talk about @MikeBloomberg & #39;s OTHER favorite hobby.

Cricket.

Bloomie loves him some Cricket.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/michael-bloomberg-roots-for-india-in-cricket-world-cup/articleshow/46263916.cms

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Michael Bloomberg roots for India in Cricket World Cup

New York City's former Mayor and media baron Michael Bloomberg wants India to lift the Cricket World Cup in Australia.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/michael-bloomberg-roots-for-india-in-cricket-world-cup/articleshow/46263916.cms
@MikeBloomberg even helped establish a new Cricket field in Queens.

https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/322-05/mayor-bloomberg-new-cricket-field-southern-queens#/0

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Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Cricket Field in Southern Queens

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Cricket Field in Southern Queens

https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/322-05/mayor-bloomberg-new-cricket-field-southern-queens#/0
But let& #39;s go back to @MikeBloomberg & #39;s support for the Indian team...

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/michael-bloomberg-roots-for-india-in-cricket-world-cup/articleshow/46263916.cms

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Michael Bloomberg roots for India in Cricket World Cup

New York City's former Mayor and media baron Michael Bloomberg wants India to lift the Cricket World Cup in Australia.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/michael-bloomberg-roots-for-india-in-cricket-world-cup/articleshow/46263916.cms
Cricket in India is controlled by a board called the "Board of Control for Cricket in India"...B.C.C.I., for short.

If you weren& #39;t aware, there& #39;s a lot of corruption in Cricket.

And B.C.C.I. is at the center of it.

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Allegedly, arch criminal Dawood Ibrahim is at the center of that corruption:

#click=https://t.co/eYuCDyGDLK">https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/23iht-letter23.html #click=https://t.co/eYuCDyGDLK

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In Cricket Scandal, Revelations on India

Saying cricket can explain India is a tired literary cliché. But this year's Indian Premier League scandal says a lot about modern Indian society.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/23iht-letter23.html#click=https://t.co/eYuCDyGDLK
Dawood Ibrahim is kind of a big deal.

Here& #39;s some background info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawood_Ibrahim

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Aside from Dawood Ibrahim& #39;s involvement with AQAP and Al Qaeda, he& #39;s a tobacco smuggler.

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/97792722?storyId=97792722?storyId=97792722

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Behind The Terror: The Role Of Organized Crime

How does organized crime influence terrorism? Investigative journalist David Kaplan discusses the relationship between terrorism and criminal syndicates, and how that relationship may have played out...

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/97792722?storyId=97792722?storyId=97792722
You may recall the "unintended" consequences of Bloomberg& #39;s tobacco bans in NYC...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2017/11/11/nyc-is-the-cigarette-smuggling-capital-of-the-us-study/amp/

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NYC is the cigarette smuggling capital of the US: study

New York is now the cigarette smuggling capital of the nation. If you’re lighting up in New York, there’s a good chance that butt was not taxed here. That’s because the “unintended

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2017/11/11/nyc-is-the-cigarette-smuggling-capital-of-the-us-study/amp/
I guess I should also point out that Dawood is protected by the Pakistani ISI...

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/01/dawood_ibrahim_al_qaeda_and_th.php

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Dawood Ibrahim, al Qaeda, and the ISI | FDD's Long War Journal

Mafia and terror kingpin Dawood Ibrahim. The Congressional Research Service has issued a solid report on the nexus between criminal syndicates and terrorist groups. Entitled "International Terror

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/01/dawood_ibrahim_al_qaeda_and_th.php
You may recall a Pakistani ISI money laundering front from a few years back.

It was called...

B.C.C.I.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_International

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You may have noticed that Bloomberg, LP, has been a big supporter of the Karachi Stock Exchange over the years.

This one& #39;s pretty new...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-11-19/world-beating-pakistan-stocks-have-juice-as-funds-to-join-rally

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World-Beating Pakistan Stocks Have Juice as Funds to Join Rally

The rally that’s helped Pakistan stocks trounce the rest of the world in the past three months isn’t done yet, according to one brokerage.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-11-19/world-beating-pakistan-stocks-have-juice-as-funds-to-join-rally
For some reason, Bloomberg, LP isn& #39;t real excited about talking about the massive corruption on the Karachi Stock Exchange, which Dawood Ibrahim has his hands in.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ibtimes.co.in/assets-frozen-worldwide-d-company-invests-drug-money-pak-stock-exchange-802492

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Assets frozen worldwide, D-Company invests drug money in Pak stock exchange

These investments are being made through various capital securities firms in all the three stock exchange under in the PSX.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ibtimes.co.in/assets-frozen-worldwide-d-company-invests-drug-money-pak-stock-exchange-802492
This also begs the question...

WHERE THE HELL IS COMPLIANCE?

How on Earth is it possible that BLMB terminals are allowed to be used on the Karachi Stock Exchange?

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Are you ready to ramp it up?

I know I am.

Let& #39;s start with a little bit of intel...

The Muslim Brotherhood, also known as the "Ikhwan", is (or has become) a front for the Pakistani Army.

Go ahead and block me.

My research is sound.

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As you may know, the spiritual leader of the Ikhwan is Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who calls Doha, Qatar home.

Turns out, @MikeBloomberg is really a fan boy.

And I& #39;m not just referring to Mike& #39;s support for the Ground Zero Mosque.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nationalreview.com/2010/08/more-moderate-muslims-andrew-c-mccarthy/amp/

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More Moderate Muslims

If Mayor Michael Bloomberg ever decides to stop buying his way around New York City’s term-limit law, he’d be a perfect fit at the State Department. Hizzoner was not content with having embarrassed…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nationalreview.com/2010/08/more-moderate-muslims-andrew-c-mccarthy/amp/
Perhaps you& #39;re familiar with JStreet, the organization that claims to be pro-Israel, but really is only so in name only.

#Controversy">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J_Street&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop #Controversy

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I won& #39;t go through the entire list of their supporters, but I will tell you that, having vetted them, they receive funds not only from Qatar and other pro-Hamas organizations, they are also funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies...

https://jstreetgroup.com/clients/ 

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A little aside...

I was once accused by a Qatari royal, Mohammad al-Thani, of being a "slave to the Jews"...which is funny, because I& #39;m a slave to no one.

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But, anyway...

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@MikeBloomberg is pretty close to the Qataris.

He holds his annual Bloomberg conference in Doha...

https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/bloomberg-announces-global-asset-management-summit-in-qatar/

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Bloomberg Announces Global Asset Management Summit in Qatar | Press | Bloomberg L.P.

Keynote Speaker, H.E. Yousef Hussain Kamal, the Minister of Economy & Finance, State of Qatar

https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/bloomberg-announces-global-asset-management-summit-in-qatar/
In fact, Bloomberg, LP even partnered up with Qatar& #39;s central bank...

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120502006410/en/Bloomberg-Qatar-Central-Bank-Launch-Interbank-Rate#.VEz8-hYnm28

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Bloomberg and Qatar Central Bank Launch Interbank Rate

Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and Bloomberg LP are partnering to launch the first ever Qatar Interbank Offer Rate (QIBOR) fixings in a move aimed at encour

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120502006410/en/Bloomberg-Qatar-Central-Bank-Launch-Interbank-Rate#.VEz8-hYnm28
Oh...one more thing about JStreet and their President, Jeremy Ben-Ami...

He worked for a Qatari front.

Vet JStreet and you& #39;re going to find Qatar& #39;s and Hamas& #39; fingerprints all over the place.

http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/274506-qatar-fenton-communications-the-office-of-her.html

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In case you didn& #39;t know it, the Qataris are Moscow& #39;s little punk-ass b*tches, even though they& #39;d never admit it.

https://jamestown.org/program/qatari-sheikh-becomes-tool-for-kremlin-in-struggle-against-north-caucasus-militants-2/#.VyDHydApDqA

They& #39;re">https://jamestown.org/program/q... arrogant enough to believe they& #39;re running their own show.

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Kind of a farce, really...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1Q1191

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Qatari stake in Rosneft paves way for global energy deals: Doha envoy

The Qatari sovereign wealth fund's acquisition of a stake in Russia's Rosneft sets the stage for collaboration between the Russian oil major and Qatar Petroleum, Doha's ambassador to Mo...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1Q1191
It takes five minutes to find connections between Dawood Ibrahim and the Qataris.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/connection-dcompany-pak-embassy-fake-currency-racket-1544153-2019-06-07

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Connection between D-Company and Pak embassy emerges in fake currency racket

Sources revealed that India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim's aides were in contact with a senior official of Pakistan's embassy in Kathmandu.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/connection-dcompany-pak-embassy-fake-currency-racket-1544153-2019-06-07
Of course, you probably already know that @MikeBloomberg appears in Jeffrey Epstein& #39;s "little black book".

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/jeffrey-epsteins-financial-black-book/amp

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“He Was Like Boo Radley”: The Mysteries of Jeffrey Epstein’s Black Book

Tracing the patterns in the disgraced financier’s Wall Street black book.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/07/jeffrey-epsteins-financial-black-book/amp
Here& #39;s Mike with Epstein& #39;s close associate, Ghislaine Maxwell...

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So what do we know about the Qataris?

They& #39;re a country in which 2/3 of the population has been trafficked, having their passports removed upon arrival.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Qatar

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What have we learned about a lot of anti-sex trafficking organizations and initiatives?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/585050/amp

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Mayor Bloomberg Launches 'Let's Call An End To Human Trafficking' In New York City

Working alongside the Somaly Mam Foundation, Mayor Bloomberg has launched the Let's Call An End To Human Trafficking campaign, aimed at ending human traf...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/585050/amp
And what other form of trafficking is Dawood Ibrahim involved in?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/dawood-ibrahims-illegitimate-activities-from-safe-haven-posing-real-threats-india-to-unsc/amp_articleshow/70156576.cms

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.e... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/HidingInPlainSight"> #HidingInPlainSight

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Dawood Ibrahim's illegitimate activities from 'safe haven' posing real threats: India to UNSC

Terrorist organisations are increasingly involved in lucrative criminal activities such as trading in natural resources and human trafficking to raise funds, India's Permanent Representative to the...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/dawood-ibrahims-illegitimate-activities-from-safe-haven-posing-real-threats-india-to-unsc/amp_articleshow/70156576.cms
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