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While you're saving you're face, you're losing your ass.
President Lyndon B. Johnson
The events in Washington, DC, are unfolding with such speed that it can be difficult to keep track of them. Every day, the media reports information on both the Trump administration's relationship with the Russians, and/or either the House or Senate intelligence committee's investigations. It is important to recognize the importance of each revelation, and to understand each report's relationship to the others.
To do so, it is beneficial to view the Trump administration by using the model of a mobile hanging over an infant's crib. The mobile attempts to maintain its balance, yet each time one piece shifts its positions, all others must move. If the other pieces attempt to remain entrenched in their position, the mobile is forced to cut off the piece that is moving
.an action that still causes a further shift, as the initial castration of General Flynn illustrated.
It is also important, in the Trump mobile, to recognize that everything they claim is a lie. One is reminded of Groucho Marx's saying, I deny everything I say, for everything I say is a lie, and everything I deny is a lie, too.
In the past 36 hours, we have seen Steve Bannon demoted, and Devin Nunes step aside as the head of the House intelligence committee. The White House claims that Bannon had merely been placed on the NSC to babysit General Flynn. In fact, Flynn had advocated placing Bannon on the NSC; Flynn was fired long ago, yet Bannon remained on the NSC; and Bannon threatened to quit the White House when informed of this demotion.
Likewise, Nunes said that he stepped aside because leftists filed ethic complaints against him, for when he recently exposed himself as a willing lap dog for the White House. It is true that complaints have been filed for ethics violations. The violations involve Nunes's participation in a Bannon- engineered intelligence operation. The operation involved three other NSC individuals tied to Bannon, including one with ties to Nunes.
Keep in mind that the Iran-Contra scandal primarily involved the Reagan White House's efforts to consolidate policy and operations within the NSC. They, not coincidentally, operated with mercenaries from around the globe. These mercenaries included an international mafia of weapons dealers. It kind of sounds familiar to the Trump White House.
Going back to the Days when Flynn was part of the NSC, a shadow NSC was created. The White House, of course, has denied this. Were they lying? The headquarters of the shadow NSC has been identified as room 169 in the Eisenhower building since the administration's denial.
It has further been documented that the incoming Trump administration was represented by Erik Prince at a curious meeting on a privately-owned island in the Indian ocean. Erik is, of course, the (former) head of the mercenary group Blackwater. He is also the sibling of Betsy DeVos, who heads the education department. Even more, Prince who donated in the Trump campaign has a long history with Bannon. The pair is convinced that they, like VP Cheney and Scooter Libby, have the right to run illegal operations through the White House.
Now let's consider two others in the Trump administration. The first is Trump's personal body guard, Keith Schiller. He recently represented the administration, along with Jared Kushner, in meetings with the Kurdish, something that should have been done by the State Department. You may remember Schiller from when he hit a protester outside of Trump Towers in 2015. He has a military and law enforcement background, along with a history of being sued. He appears to be active in the retired alt-right military/ law enforcement group based in NYC, which is currently tasked with creating new lies for the White House to spread.
The last one we should consider is the one responsible for Bannon's humiliating demotion, H. R. McMaster. If anyone has been doing any babysitting in the NSC, it's him. Keep in mind that, after Flynn was placded in this extended time-out, Trump asked three retired military leaders to serve as his National Security Adviser. All three turned him down. Because McMaster was active duty, he could not turn Trump down. Clearly, McMaster recognizes that the band of ass-clowns -- around and including Trump presents a threat to our country.
One more thing: the alt-right's attempt to smear Susan Rice is important to recognize for exactly what it is. There are a number of reasons they selected her, including the fact that she is a black female. They have attacked her in the past with lies and smears. And they feel the need to now, because if she does end up testifying to the House, Senate, or criminal prosecution of the trumpets she will destroy them. Ms. Rice is a highly-intelligent person, who knows things about them not from a political agenda, but from national security concerns.
democrank
(11,096 posts)Also, something doesn't seem right about Tillerson's "State Department", which seems disconnected from everything. Tillerson is like the cousin who never gets invited to the family reunion but is told to show up the following day for clean-up.
The administration treats him like a human wall sconce they have no use for because there is no electricity hooked up to the switch.
H2O Man
(73,561 posts)Rudy is part of the NYC group. And look at the common money source for both him and Flynn.
Tillerson was brought in for two specific reasons: one, if he can lift the sanctions, it allows his "old" company to complete its Russian deal; and second, to reduce the State Department's influence. And the State Department provides the "official cover" for CI agents.