tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post8911807968649156403..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: A Change Of Direction For Michael Flynnmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38542033647993487732019-07-10T18:01:43.109-05:002019-07-10T18:01:43.109-05:00I agree. Flynn's team does appear to hint at t...I agree. Flynn's team does appear to hint at that question, without making an actual accusation.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69654717030177159802019-07-10T17:57:38.142-05:002019-07-10T17:57:38.142-05:00My hope is that even more important than Sydney Po...My hope is that even more important than Sydney Powell as clear eyed counsel(and no disrespect to her at all), the American People become clear eyed citizenry. Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-75154500384041400702019-07-10T17:55:09.144-05:002019-07-10T17:55:09.144-05:00I wonder if Sullivan just says to the government, ...I wonder if Sullivan just says to the government, "Sorry, folks, no deal." I'm not a lawyer but to my layman's eyes, this is a joke. Except it's not funny for Flynn.<br /><br />The other judge in the Bijan Kian trial apparently shut down the government's argument regarding Flynn being a co-conspirator. <br /><br />The toher Judge in the Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-45194681558717830342019-07-10T17:51:00.812-05:002019-07-10T17:51:00.812-05:00Why do we put up with this unethical behavior? Ar...Why do we put up with this unethical behavior? Are we freer men for having so many laws on the books that can be used to bully and intimidate us? <br /><br />And what does it say about a government that uses tactics and "hopefully they'd never have to prove it in court but could use it."?<br /><br />And another question, why isn't the government sanctioned for talking to FlynnJoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82180388308774678322019-07-10T17:45:46.788-05:002019-07-10T17:45:46.788-05:00Regarding your comment "I'm amazed that i...Regarding your comment "I'm amazed that it took so long for Flynn to figure this out. Credit to his new lawyers. No good would ever come from false 'admissions.'", I have to wonder the following.<br /><br />If Flynn's attorney, Kelner, was the "expert", then is Kelner is a Deep Stater? How could Powell come in and so quickly unravel Flynn's dilemma? <br /Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-24159959997830361232019-07-10T12:44:29.158-05:002019-07-10T12:44:29.158-05:00Here's the problem I see re using the Turkish ...Here's the problem I see re using the Turkish connection for in the Russia collusion narrative. I don't doubt that the FBI and CIA were intensely interested in making what use they could of Flynn's lobbying on Turkish issues at some point. However, for purposes of the Russia Hoax and the "enterprise" narrative of Crossfire Hurricane they needed a Russian connection--they gotmark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-87122425067072746002019-07-10T12:37:33.869-05:002019-07-10T12:37:33.869-05:00In my current grand theory of the alleged "En...In my current grand theory of the alleged "Enterprise" in Trump's campaign staff, the FBI's yarn was that Michael Flynn intended to use some of Hillary Clinton's e-mails that had been provided to him by Kamil Ekim Alptekin.<br /><br />The yarn goes that Clinton's e-mails had been stolen by Russian Intelligence, which shared some of them with Turkish Intelligence, which Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-76039185486847221482019-07-10T12:20:33.709-05:002019-07-10T12:20:33.709-05:00As I said above, Flynn didn't seem to understa...As I said above, Flynn didn't seem to understand that he had powerful Deep State enemies who really were out to get him. Fortunately, Sidney Powell seems to understand that. It may be late, but better than never, that he has clear eyed counsel.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-510202929766327462019-07-10T12:12:32.773-05:002019-07-10T12:12:32.773-05:00This comment follows up my previous comment, where...This comment follows up my previous comment, where I linked to <a href="https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/09/doj-reverses-course-in-fara-case-calls-flynn-co-conspirator-doesnt-want-flynn-testimony-judge-sullivan-intervenes/comment-page-2/#comment-7176896" rel="nofollow">a CTH comment</a>, which I called insightful but did not summarize.<br /><br />For me, the CTH comment's most Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18276921689485102802019-07-10T12:06:10.740-05:002019-07-10T12:06:10.740-05:00Right. It's worthwhile reading the whole filin...Right. It's worthwhile reading the whole filing by Flynn's new legal team. Not sure who's responsible for how much of it--Sidney Powell seems to clearly be the lead on Flynn's criminal case before Sullivan, but the two cases obviously go hand in hand. This is why I started out above saying this filing is a hint at the tack that SP will be taking. Now Sullivan wants to talk to her mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-29742411843580782332019-07-10T11:58:05.677-05:002019-07-10T11:58:05.677-05:00This comment on CTH is insightful
Too much to sum...<a href="https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/09/doj-reverses-course-in-fara-case-calls-flynn-co-conspirator-doesnt-want-flynn-testimony-judge-sullivan-intervenes/comment-page-2/#comment-7176896" rel="nofollow">This comment on CTH is insightful</a><br /><br />Too much to summarize here, thoughMike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-39088927265563471852019-07-10T07:30:59.489-05:002019-07-10T07:30:59.489-05:00I've always said that Flynn's biggest prob...I've always said that Flynn's biggest problem was his apparent failure to understand that he had made powerful enemies in the Deep State.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-44509656366145561152019-07-10T07:15:56.870-05:002019-07-10T07:15:56.870-05:00Kamil Ekim Alptekin, who owned a company in the Ne...Kamil Ekim Alptekin, who owned a company in the Netherlands, hired Michael Flynn's company to lobby the US Government. It seems that one of Alptekin's priorities was to compel the US Government to take action against Fethullah Gülen, who was living in the USA.<br /><br />Of course, it's likely that Alptekin was a front for the Turkish Government. <br /><br />On the other hand, it'Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-67615085436737126222019-07-10T06:50:24.440-05:002019-07-10T06:50:24.440-05:00The answer is clearly no. I actually had a bunch o...The answer is clearly no. I actually had a bunch of experience with FARA, researching it for work, in my previous life. The government's tactic was to bully Flynn into the admission and hopefully they'd never have to prove it in court but could use it. Unethical, if anyone asks me.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56604966891164824322019-07-10T06:48:12.608-05:002019-07-10T06:48:12.608-05:00This is the case that his son was also involved in...This is the case that his son was also involved in. His plea deal in his false statement was contingent on his cooperation in this case. If you read the whole motion you'll see that the FBI persistently tried to talk to his son about this when Flynn backed out--despite the fact that his son was represented by counsel and told them to talk to his lawyer. I presume this also means that any casemark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40953578891181809302019-07-10T01:40:22.519-05:002019-07-10T01:40:22.519-05:00This is a big deal, in my opinion. I have been wa...This is a big deal, in my opinion. I have been waiting for this trial for quite a long time to see the answer to the question I have always had- is it a FARA violation if you don't know who is backing the client you represent. It was always clear to me, at least, that Flynn and his group weren't representing the Turkish government directly- the Turkish government was using front Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80026113547764980942019-07-10T01:38:41.831-05:002019-07-10T01:38:41.831-05:00Michael Flynn was hired to lobby by a Turk, named ...Michael Flynn was hired to lobby by a Turk, named Kamil Ekim Alptekin, who owned a company in the Netherlands. <br /><br />Flynn was not hired by the Turkish Government, but he registered belatedly for the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), only because the Alptekin contract had an appearance of lobbying for the Turkish Government.<br /><br />Now, very late in the game, Flynn has decided to Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77569083849513419792019-07-09T22:10:02.382-05:002019-07-09T22:10:02.382-05:00"Is Barr giving these dopes the ropes to hang..."Is Barr giving these dopes the ropes to hang themselves?"<br /><br />That's what I wonder, too.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-52773352038717447572019-07-09T20:46:43.167-05:002019-07-09T20:46:43.167-05:00Something is rotten in Denmark. This reeks to hig...Something is rotten in Denmark. This reeks to high heaven. I am ashamed of these miscreants. <br /><br />Retaliation, intimidation, gag orders. Weissmann is gone. Who are creeps do this stuff? Is Barr giving these dopes the ropes to hang themselves?<br /><br />Why does the government have to contort itself into a pretzel to try to get Flynn. Maybe the name should be changed to the Joenoreply@blogger.com