Dear CCI Friends,

I’ve had numerous emails since Putin’s moves to change Russia’s constitution have become public. Like the rest of you, I have no insider track; however, some thoughts follow.

Putin’s moves are usually misunderstood by Americans since U.S. media have intentionally misinterpreted his words and actions for the past 20 years. They’ve labeled him everything from a thug to a murderer in our daily news. As a result Americans have no real understanding of Putin the man … his style or his leadership.

I met with Putin in the early 90s over a program I hoped to run in St. Petersburg. He was quiet, asked pertinent questions and tried everyway possible to approve my proposal, but in the end said, “I’m very sorry but under today’s laws, this proposal isn’t legal.” Other Russian bureaucrats would have requested a bribe and been ready to sign off on it.

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Dear CCI Friends,

Two major themes are competing for space in all news agencies today.

1. Putin’s radical changes in the Russian government from now forward.

2. Continued reverberations across the world regarding Soleimani’s assassination.

Natylie Baldwin’s excellent analysis of Putin’s changes will be first, followed by my backgrounder that may give perspective to the role Putin plays in this week’s news. Then the coverage on Soleimani’s death and its impact throughout the world.

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Dear CCI Friends,

Do you feel we are being overwhelmed with ‘indicting’ information never before mentioned? We are learning about the governance of our nation that had not leaked out previously. Why do we have 800 military bases outside of the U.S.? I was shocked to learn this. Why are we involved in wars of numerous countries at one time? How did we come to accept this as normal? Why is our U.S. military budget the largest in the world? How much is there that we don’t know?

Many Americans are awakening to facts we’ve never heard of previously. Who are we to believe? What are we to do?

We must learn to open our eyes and ears. We must insist that the mainstream media educate us … not deceive us. What can we believe … if we can no longer trust our mainstream media? We’ve come to a turning point in our history. We MUST return to the right use of American intentions, resources and power … rather than trying to rule the world.

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Dear CCI Friends,

Hajizadeh says air defense system mistook plane for a cruise missile.
‘I wished death’ after realizing Ukrainian passenger plane had been mistakenly shot down: IRGC Aerospace Force Chief

This incident is what our top U.S. specialists in weapons’ delivery systems have been warning us about. Response is now 10 seconds … in which a receiver must  “Fire”.  No time to check if it is a false alarm … a bizarre cloud formation … or a fluke.

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Natylie’s Place
January 13, 2020
By Natylie Baldwin

On Saturay, the Russian president had a lengthy meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel regarding Nordstream II and several issues pertaining to the Middle East, particularly the recent events involving Iran, Iraq and the U.S.

RT reported on the meeting and subsequent joint press conference by Putin and Merkel:

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