75 pacity To Absorb Migrants • African Migrants Hit by New Discriminato- ry Tax in Israel to Encourage Departure • Poposki Says Soros Activities in Macedonia have become Unacceptable • EU to Sue Poland, Hungary, Czech Repub- lic in Top Court over Migration • European Union Remains ‘Committed’ To Opening Borders to 75 Million Turkish Citizens as ‘Soon as Possible’ One commentator said that the US destruction of Libya under Obama and Clinton had “un- corked” Africa. The resulting flow of immigrants into Europe has had a devastating impact on France who was a partner to the US in the Libya invasion. Given the real costs to France, I said in 2017 that no matter how much of the Libyan gold France got, it was the highest per ounce they will ever pay for a large purchase of gold. • Libya’s Slave Auctions And African Geno- cide: What Hillary Knew • Libya: Ten Things About Gaddafi They Don’t Want You to Know • Migrants from west Africa being ‘sold in Libyan slave markets’ Immigration was a major political issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Expect more discussions of the similarities and differences of immigration happening on both sides of the Atlantic in 2018. Immigrant crisis in US vs Europe • Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: the H-1B Visa • White House Eyes Harder Line on Shut- down Talks • Texas Cuts Funding to Travis County, an Immigrant Sanctuary • San Francisco Sues Trump Over Sanctuary Cities Crackdown The future of Europe in 2017 felt fluid and, like so many things, “up in the air.” Story #9: The Pension Fund Crisis “Politics are, first and foremost a negotiation over who gets what resources. If we want to stop the harvesting, the first step is to change the narrative. We don’t have a pension fund crisis; we have a political plan. The pension fund crisis is created by that plan. It’s time to change the plan.” – CATHERINE AUSTIN FITTS In January 2017, we said in the 2016 Annual Wrap UP that the slow burn was coming to an end and was entering a period of accelerating “controlled demolitions” and a fundamental reordering of institutions. Indeed, that proved