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Members of the immediate family of the late Robert Maxwell, including Ghislaine (4L), stand behind the body laying on a stretcher during the funeral service in Jerusalem's main convention hall on Nov. 10, 1991

[Source: Daily Mail]

Israeli Role In Iran-Gate Had U.S. Imprimatur | The Jewish Floridian - Jan. 27, 1987 |

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jul 5th, 2020 at 10:46:08 AM EST

Following the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on July 6, 2019, the TerraMar Project announced its closure six days later on July 12, 2019 via Twitter and a statement on the TerraMar Project's website.

The Socialite on Epstein's Arm

She was there at the socialites' do's: Cornelia Guest's holiday bash, Georgette Mosbacher's party for the writer Michael Gross. At real-estate mogul Aby Rosen's birthday, at Bergdorf Goodman's 111th anniversary, at Harvey Weinstein's cocktail for William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls. At film screenings and store openings and fashion shows, at Tina Brown's home and Arianna Huffington's home and the Time 100 Gala and the Alzheimer's Association's Rita Hayworth Gala. For years -- though not lately -- Ghislaine Maxwell was a constant on the New York social scene in its most Upper East iteration. She was a friend of everyone, if an intimate of few.

President Clinton, Former Secretary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton Unveil New Commitments to Action on Second Day of 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting [Archived in WayBack Machine]

Sustainable Oceans Alliance
Commitment by: The TerraMar Project
Partners: Michael Dorsey; Global Partnerships Forum
In 2013, the TerraMar Project committed to launch the Sustainable Oceans Alliance (SOA) to mobilize the international community and the public at large on the importance of the Oceans and the Seas and to ensure that the 193 UN Member States recognize and incorporate oceans in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted in 2015.

Whatever Happened to Ghislaine Maxwell's Plan to Save the Oceans? | The NY Times - August 2019 |

Where would the Freedom of Man and Democracy be ... w/o the upper 0.1% ?? ☹

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by Oui (Oui) on Sun Jul 5th, 2020 at 11:22:32 AM EST
Anybody know whether Epstein or Maxwell (père et fille) had dealings with Marc Dutroux of Belgium, the child pimp and multiple murderer who helped collapse the Belgium government in the 1990s?

How about Arnon Milchan, the Israeli billionaire movie producer and spy who is deeply involved in the current bribery case against Netanyahu
https:/www.haaretz.com/israel-news.premium-testimony-reveals-how-netanyahu-pressured-moguls-to-med dle-in-israeli-media-1.8919321

Solar IS Civil Defense

by gmoke on Sun Jul 5th, 2020 at 11:25:59 PM EST
Spying on an Ally - Rewarding the President of Israel

Before the Ofer Brothers there was Arnon Milchan.

    "Arnon is a special man. It was I who recruited him...When I was at the Ministry of Defense, Arnon was involved in numerous defense-related procurement activities and intelligence operations... His activities gave us a huge advantage, strategically, diplomatically and technologically... In my present position as president, I am restrained from recommending any single individual for our highest defense-related honor, but undoubtedly, Arnon Milchan is worthy of such an acknowledgement, and that's as close to a recommendation that I, as President, can give."

    Shimon Peres, President of Israel



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by Oui (Oui) on Mon Jul 6th, 2020 at 01:03:50 AM EST
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I believe Dutroux was a separate ring of sex trafficking of children .... grim tales of abuse.

Anneke Lucas

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by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jul 7th, 2020 at 08:08:32 AM EST
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That the example of Dutroux does not come up when Epstein and Maxwell are in the news is indicative of the depth of our reluctance to face reality.  What Dutroux did in Belgium is probably very like what Epstein did in the USA.  I would like to believe without the murdering but wouldn't be surprised if I were wrong.

Solar IS Civil Defense
by gmoke on Wed Jul 8th, 2020 at 07:18:29 PM EST
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    As for Maxwell, Dershowitz writes in his essay that he never saw her do anything untoward and assumed she was simply Epstein's girlfriend.

    My wife and I were introduced to Ghislaine Maxwell by Sir Evelyn and Lady Lynne de Rothschild, and we subsequently met her on several occasions -- generally in the presence of prominent people such as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, presidents of universities, and prominent academic and business people. We never saw her do anything inappropriate. We knew her only as Jeffrey Epstein's thirty-something girlfriend.



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by Oui (Oui) on Mon Jul 6th, 2020 at 09:54:04 AM EST


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by Oui (Oui) on Mon Jul 6th, 2020 at 09:56:28 AM EST
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by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jul 7th, 2020 at 06:41:50 AM EST
Victoria's Secret Leslie Wexner was main source of Jeffrey Epstein's fortune.

Billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner refuses to reveal full scope of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged multimillion-dollar theft

In a letter sent to his foundation, Wexner disclosed that a $46 million donation in 2008 from Epstein, who served as Wexner's personal financial advisor for more than 15 years, to a foundation run by Wexner's wife Abigail represented only "a portion" of the funds that he recovered from Epstein.

Wexner trusted Epstein so completely that, in July 1991, Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney over his personal fortune, which as Wexner acknowledged in his letter, gave Epstein "wide latitude" to act on behalf of one of the richest men in the world.

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Records show that between 1991 and 2006, Epstein oversaw the sale, mostly through the New York Stock Exchange, of more than $1.3 billion of company stock held by these trusts, representing a vast pool of cash largely controlled by Epstein.

Much of the money was certainly used for charitable purposes, but according to Volscho and Boyd, a potential pattern appears to emerge, one in which Epstein liquidates large amount of stock on behalf of these trusts and then, shortly after, makes large purchases for himself, including homes, planes, even a private island.

Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery | NY Mag - Oct. 2002 |

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by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jul 7th, 2020 at 07:50:33 AM EST
StandWithUs: On the Side of the [Financial] Angels | Tikun Olam - Nov. 2009 |

Eli Clifton has written a terrific piece of investigative journalism uncovering the financial sugar daddies and mommies of StandWithUs , the pro-Israel "truth squad."  He notes the irony that SWU and others like Lenny Ben David, the former political enforcer for Aipac, have called J Street to task for accepting funding from Arabs, while SWU itself accepts funding from wealthy American Jews who support the worst forms of racist attack on Muslims:

SWU's annual budget is around $3.4 million.

Among such donors are Susan Wexner, heiress to the Wexner family clothing empire, who contributed $850,000 between 2005-2008:

    Wexner also made contributions to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD).

The relationship between Epstein and Jewish philanthropist Wexner, explained | Times of Israel |

Yediot Publishes List of Bibi's Campaign Donor Prospects, 'Bibi's Foreign Legion'

A long list that includes Adelson, Ballmer, Safra, Lauder, Parelman, Sapir, Bronfman, Murdoch, Saban, Wexner ... and Donald Trump. In addition, commonality seems to be the U.S. and roots in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

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by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jul 7th, 2020 at 09:08:41 AM EST
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by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jul 7th, 2020 at 07:52:08 PM EST

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