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General Kelly In 2014: Human Trafficking And Drug Cartels 'Most Concerning' Threat Facing U.S.

General Kelly In 2014: Human Trafficking And Drug Cartels 'Most Concerning' Threat Facing U.S.

Content originally published at iBankCoin.com

Was recently installed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's stance on human trafficking and drug cartels a factor in President Trump's decision to promote the man originally picked to head up Homeland Security?

In a revealing 2014 interview, the retired 4-star US Marine Corps general told PRISM magazine that the 'most concerning' threat facing the United States comes from international criminal networks trafficking in drugs and sex workers:

Trump Axes Obama's MyRA Retirement Accounts After $70mm Of Taxpayer Funds Wasted

Trump Axes Obama's MyRA Retirement Accounts After $70mm Of Taxpayer Funds Wasted

During his January 2014 State of the Union address Obama announced the creation of a new financial product that would allow American workers, those without access to retirement accounts anyway, to directly participate in the U.S. Treasury's debt ponzi on a tax-deferred basis.  The accounts were cleverly named MyRA and were intended to be a substitute for people who didn't have access to an employee-sponsored 401k...with one little catch...money deposited in the accounts could only be invested in U.S. government bonds.  Here's an excerpt from Obama's speech at the time:

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