This is related to Pizzagate because it concerns the dark underbelly of the international adoption industry which as one critic describes it, has been "a Wild West, all but free of meaningful law, regulation, or oversight" where babies and children from poor countries are bought and sold by unscrupulous entrepeneurs.

Russian adoptions have been in the U.S. headlines for the last few days because of the sensational news of the meeting in Trump Tower last summer between Donald Trump, Jr., and Natalia Veselnitskaya, a Russian attorney who claimed to be lobbying influential Americans for the restart of Russian adoptions in the U.S. which were banned in 2012 by Putin in what many observers believed was retaliation for the Magnitsky Act.

I haven't seen the alleged hacked State Dept. emails on pastebin yet, but one of the pedes over at The_Donald just posted a screenshot of one of the leaked emails, dated June 6, 2016, entitled "veselnitskaya house" which purports to contain a picture house of the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, sent by William Browder to House of Representatives staffer (Committee on Foreign Affairs) Kyle Parker, who forwarded it to General Robert Otto. The Reddit users in the comments agree that it has ominous undertones and seems to suggest her house is being monitored or set up. This was sent 3 days before her meeting with Donald Trump, Jr.

Screenshot of email: http://kiwi-lead.com/state-dept-leak-why-were-bill-browder-heritage-fund-kyle-parker-house-foreign-affairs-and-robert-otto-state-dept-passing-around-pictures-of-veselnitskayas-house-the-day-she-met-trump-jr/

Of course, it is well known that Natalia V was allegedly in the United States last year working to overturn the Russian adoption ban and even started a foundation to that end, called the HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOUNDATION .

What is fascinating is that Kyle Parker's Linked In page (which I am unable to archive) states that Kyle Parker worked extensively on passing the Magnitsky Act:

Public Law 112-208, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, proposed and led multi-year campaign culminating in passage of precedent-setting legislation advancing trade and human rights, passed House 365-43, Senate 92-4; negotiated terms of law with White House, State, Treasury, Justice, and congressional leaders; formed and guided coalitions, developed public outreach plan, and ran media blitz resulting in thousands of articles

Other accomplishments:

● Conceptualized and executed 26 congressional hearings covering Russia, Moldova, and Turkey, exploring diverse themes from Internet freedom to corporate raiding, torture, national minorities, and bilateral cooperation

And most germane to the present discussion, Kyle Parker lists these accomplishments:

● Launched advocacy drives freeing American citizen languishing in foreign jail, raising global awareness of Interpol abuse, promoting religious property restitution, and safeguarding intercountry adoptions

He also

● Devised strategy securing U.S. foreign terrorist designation for Russia’s most-wanted terrorist three years before he gained international infamy by threatening the 2014 Winter Olympics

● Monitored national elections for OSCE in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Moldova

More on the murky past of Russian adoptions, particularly the way it morphed into online trafficking of Russian adoptees on this thread:

https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1996428

Cut-and-paste from Kyle Parker's LinkedIn Page :

Kyle Parker Senior Professional Staff, Committee on Foreign Affairs Washington D.C. Metro Area International Affairs

Current U.S. House of Representatives

Previous U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, American Foreign Policy Council

Summary Accomplished foreign affairs professional with 18 years of experience in government and non-profit sectors managing people and shaping policy. Proven command of legislative process with the political agility, communication skills and consensus-building abilities required to lead significant policy reforms.

Experience U.S. House of Representatives Senior Professional Staff, Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives 2014 – Present (3 years)Washington D.C. Metro Area U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Policy Advisor U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 2006 – 2014 (8 years)Washington D.C. Metro Area

Directed hearings and investigations at independent federal agency to pass legislation and create international military, economic, and human rights commitments • Senior Legislative Aide to congressional commissioners on Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees • Speechwriter for Senators and Representatives of both parties • Foreign Affairs Officer planning and leading official delegations abroad, representing United States at Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and preparing reports for Congress • Strategic Communicator promoting agency message through public speaking and media exposure—quoted by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, and numerous foreign outlets

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Public Law 112-208, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, proposed and led multi-year campaign culminating in passage of precedent-setting legislation advancing trade and human rights, passed House 365-43, Senate 92-4; negotiated terms of law with White House, State, Treasury, Justice, and congressional leaders; formed and guided coalitions, developed public outreach plan, and ran media blitz resulting in thousands of articles

● Conceptualized and executed 26 congressional hearings covering Russia, Moldova, and Turkey, exploring diverse themes from Internet freedom to corporate raiding, torture, national minorities, and bilateral cooperation

● Launched advocacy drives freeing American citizen languishing in foreign jail, raising global awareness of Interpol abuse, promoting religious property restitution, and safeguarding intercountry adoptions

● Devised strategy securing U.S. foreign terrorist designation for Russia’s most-wanted terrorist three years before he gained international infamy by threatening the 2014 Winter Olympics

● Monitored national elections for OSCE in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Moldova

American Foreign Policy Council Vice President for Programs American Foreign Policy Council

1998 – 2006 (8 years)Washington D.C. Metro Area Executive Director of midsize foreign policy NGO • Senior Program Manager developing and managing high-level political exchanges with post-Soviet states and China • Consultant to members of Congress on foreign affairs

● Turned dormant cooperation agreement into thriving exchange between U.S. Congress and Russia’s federal legislature involving over 200 parliamentarians and more than a dozen trips to Moscow—senior advisor to congressional co-chairs

● Helped establish Open World international visitor program for Library of Congress coordinating ~30 delegations in 30 days, recruiting nearly 50 host offices on Capitol Hill

● Managed Track II diplomatic exchanges with Russia, Ukraine, and China with participation from former House Speaker, Homeland Security Secretary, Director of Central Intelligence, and other former U.S. official

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