tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post4321766424925345551..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: A Defense Strategy Emerging?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-36835023858838439812019-09-19T14:01:38.276-05:002019-09-19T14:01:38.276-05:00Sorry about the comment. I'm very careful at m...Sorry about the comment. I'm very careful at my end--no idea what may have happened. I agree that this narrative looks like a Deep State op for other than intel purposes.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-4835896844614885482019-09-19T13:30:53.707-05:002019-09-19T13:30:53.707-05:00Mark, typed up a comment which somehow got lost an...Mark, typed up a comment which somehow got lost and did not publish. I too have many questions about the Yahoo article, SPECIFICALLY I'm wondering why the Buryakov case was introduced and then dropped like a hot potato in only two sentences. I've detailed some bizzare inherent contradictions within the article here:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/MonsieurAmerica/status/1174750335027408897Monsieur Americanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34493210029450089882019-09-18T12:54:30.843-05:002019-09-18T12:54:30.843-05:00Here's one piece, but it's not the one I t...Here's one piece, but it's not the one I think I saw:<br /><br />https://www.theepochtimes.com/russian-spy-revelation-raises-questions-on-cia-information-potential-links-to-steele-dossier_3078547.html<br /><br />The New York Times has noted that this source “was instrumental to the C.I.A.’s most explosive conclusion about Russia’s interference campaign: that President Vladimir V. Putin mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76282369510062928222019-09-18T12:52:41.082-05:002019-09-18T12:52:41.082-05:00Life is good! Especially when the CIA wants you to...Life is good! Especially when the CIA wants you to keep your mouth shut.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43392957750890051812019-09-18T12:41:11.504-05:002019-09-18T12:41:11.504-05:00The Moon of Alabama website provides some interest...The <i>Moon of Alabama</i> website provides some <a href="https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/09/obama-brennan-spy.html#more" rel="nofollow">interesting information about Oleg Smolenkov's home in the USA</a>.Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-5195754571039284792019-09-18T12:34:18.440-05:002019-09-18T12:34:18.440-05:00I have thought some more about Ritter's articl...I have thought some more about Ritter's article, wondering why all this info was leaked to Ritter, rather than to some journalist at a major publication, such as the NYT or WashPost. <br /><br />Ritter's main claim to fame, as I remember, was as an inspector of Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction. As such an inspector, he publicly expressed skepticism of the GW Bush Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-1188473761490736652019-09-18T12:07:56.946-05:002019-09-18T12:07:56.946-05:00I did see somewhere else yesterday a reference to ...I did see somewhere else yesterday a reference to Brennan having bypassed normal vetting procedures. So word of this angle is getting out. As you say, probably folks at CIA are talking.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80796754878615825072019-09-18T11:58:36.183-05:002019-09-18T11:58:36.183-05:00Yes. It's also an indication that Barr and Dur...Yes. It's also an indication that Barr and Durham are very busy, but that there is a LOT of resistance still. Trump giving Barr declass authority is important, but it still doesn't give him a complete free hand when the Deep State still controls CIA and FBI.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-73475990542796152062019-09-18T11:41:31.598-05:002019-09-18T11:41:31.598-05:00Ritter's article seems to be remarkably well-i...Ritter's article seems to be remarkably well-informed. If it's true, then someone inside the CIA has told him a lot.Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27212621230887862152019-09-18T11:36:39.375-05:002019-09-18T11:36:39.375-05:00Thanks, Mike. I saw that but didn't read it, n...Thanks, Mike. I saw that but didn't read it, not suspecting where it was actually going--hafta draw a line sometimes and miss useful stuff. It makes sense to me.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-91975248142228663582019-09-18T09:43:51.181-05:002019-09-18T09:43:51.181-05:00The Spy Who Failed, an article written by Scott Ri...<a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2019/09/14/the-spy-who-failed/" rel="nofollow">The Spy Who Failed</a>, an article written by Scott Ritter and published by <i>Consortium News</i><br /><br />From the article's conclusion:<br /><br />[quote]<br /><br />In my view, the CIA, Russia and Smolenkov were happy to maintain the status quo, with Smolenkov living in comfortable retirement with his Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9000708036297553352019-09-17T19:20:53.024-05:002019-09-17T19:20:53.024-05:00Graham has no leverage in this. Barr has total con...Graham has no leverage in this. Barr has total control. If Trump didn't fire Rosenstein, he won't fire Barr. Everything comes down to Barr. He knows it, everyone else knows it.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-22698526639024067722019-09-17T19:02:26.271-05:002019-09-17T19:02:26.271-05:00Declassification and transparency. The volume of i...Declassification and transparency. The volume of incriminating evidence that the coup conspirators left behind is staggering, and no amount of alternative narrative can withstand the onslaught of revelation. McCabe and Comey would be wise to flip now (take their medicine) and offer up Brennan as the fall guy. That's Obama best hope; stop the bleeding at Brennan.<br /><br />The biggest threat Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-53343688802812864502019-09-17T18:26:01.847-05:002019-09-17T18:26:01.847-05:00"to run distracting stories and keep Hoax and..."to run distracting stories and keep Hoax and Coup off the 24/7 news loop."<br /><br />Yes.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-85732691718919314252019-09-17T18:11:29.802-05:002019-09-17T18:11:29.802-05:00Yeah, I saw the article too, and thought "So ...Yeah, I saw the article too, and thought "So what else is new?" Intel assets under diplomatic cover--gee, how novel!<br /><br />The problem for these stories is that they're always a little murky--just like one the other day that had Mossad using Stingray devices to intercept comms in DC. The man on the street says, "Oh, this had been going on since 2012, but it's coming Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67839167113927594112019-09-17T14:43:33.719-05:002019-09-17T14:43:33.719-05:00“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
&...“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”<br /><br />"Some claim a place in the list of patriots, by an acrimonious and unremitting opposition to the court. This mark is by no means infallible. Patriotism is not necessarily included in rebellion. A man may hate his king, yet not love his country."<br /><br />Samuel Johnson<br />Tom S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-51578333948144776692019-09-17T13:46:26.255-05:002019-09-17T13:46:26.255-05:00Shows how incompetent the Obama administration for...Shows how incompetent the Obama administration for all to see. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656932549374089899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10224778962105178162019-09-17T13:43:52.856-05:002019-09-17T13:43:52.856-05:00I'm with you. I read this story too and it hit...I'm with you. I read this story too and it hit me exactly the way it hit you. A first step for the defense. I also have a hard time believing a word of it. It's almost fake news. And a mole! Do they mean like Aldrich Ames?Titan 28https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046922743675836512noreply@blogger.com