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The search for Pelosi’s laptop: Did the FBI raid the wrong home?

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Over 100 days since the Capitol riots, the Federal Bureau of Investigation enforced a search warrant on an Alaskan in an alleged attempt to recover Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop. But, they reportedly knocked down the wrong door.

Marilyn and Paul Hueper woke up the morning of April 28th to federal agents swarming their home. An FBI spokesperson confirmed to The National Pulse a “court-authorized law-enforcement activity” at their home.

“12 agents handcuffed me and Paul,” Hueper wrote in a Facebook post. “Interrogated us, searched the house, and left with my phones and laptops.”

Hueper was in the nation’s capital on Jan. 6th but says she only rallied there to listen to former President Trump speak. But she swears she never stormed the Capitol, let alone stole equipment from government offices.

“Apparently, I have a doppelganger… who was part of the Capitol breach, but that was ID’d as me,” Hueper said. She also posted side-by-side pictures of the two. Her doppelganger’s photo captured while she was inside the Capitol.

She originally wrote the post to let her friends know that, since the FBI took her phone, she had a new number. However she also called for attention to the alleged improper investigation.

“I’m posting this because I believe that the more regular people who know what’s going on, the better for all of us,” Heuper wrote. “My story is out there for all of you to know, and hold the FEDS accountable. I’m not who they’re looking for, but maybe I’m becoming too outspoken and they’d just as soon use this as opportunity to intimidate and silence my voice.”

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Iran and Iraq sign controversial five-year contract to continue export of natural gas

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Despite the Biden administration having ‘strongly suggested’ that Iraqis find other ways solve their production problems, they have signed a new deal with Iran. Iraq’s ministry of electricity announced a finalized agreement on Wednesday, of which the Iran regime has signed a five-year contract to continue the export of natural gas for use in Iraq’s power generating plants.

Iraq will import up to 50 million cubic meters per day of the vital fuel; prior, Iraq had been procuring approximately half of that amount from Iranian suppliers, according to The Foreign Desk News.

The outlet notes this relationship between American adversaries has often brought criticism from Washington because the imports and their payments are subject to U.S. sanctions. The government in Baghdad must ask for waivers from the State Department to complete their purchases.

The Foreign Desk News goes on to explain:

Iran’s national gas company has been provisioning their neighbor for the last 10 years, as Iraq has long suffered domestic production problems due to corruption and inadequate infrastructure.

Most of the natural gas that Iraq imports is used to produce power for an unstable and maintenance-prone electrical grid. Service outages are common amid the country’s growing consumption and many residents frequently must rely on private generators during times of disruption.

Including the electricity that Iraq directly purchases from Iran, the Islamic republic is reported to be responsible for supplying nearly a quarter of the country’s total power use.

 

 

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