Moon of Alabama Brecht quote
April 22, 2023
The Biden Campaign’s Deep State Conspiracy To Discredit The Hunter Biden Laptop

by Debs is Dead
lifted from a comment

Frankly I'm not sure where to post any more as 'not Ukraine' threads age for so long before being replaced that I doubt many but the most assiduous readers get to discover news which is actually vital to comprehending the Amerikan empire decline.
Not to worry I'll stick to the ancient rules & post here.

Which discloses former temporary CIA boss Michael Morell's conspiracy to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop tosh:

An all-time media blackout is in effect. We’re experiencing real-time Sovietization. by Matt Taibbi

It transpires that the infamous incident before the 2020 election in which 50 former intelligence officials signed an open letter declared a New York Post expose about Hunter Biden’s laptop to have the “classic earmarks of a Russian information operation” was instigated at the behest of the Joe Biden campaign. This at least is the allegation in a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken released by Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government.

In that letter, which is not easy to find, you’ll see three snippets of dialogue from questioning of Morell, who appears to have organized the open letter. In the first snippet, he explains that the idea originated with a call from Blinken, then of the Biden campaign, and that absent that call, Morell wouldn’t have done what he did:


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In the second snippet Morell bluntly explains that he did it because “I wanted him to win,” him being Joe Biden.

The snippets are from congressional record. Matt has them, read them through the link above I provided.

Matt calls this the 'Sovietization' of Amerika a metaphor that I'm not particularly comfortable with as Soviet bureaucrats used to claim with some justification that their efforts to control information was in the people's interest. Anyway arguing over history rarely does anything more than cement the debaters to their particular position but Morell's corruption is too recent to be considered history given that Biden is hoping to run again.

Morell can make no such claim his move was outta self interest, he hoped to be appointed CIA director in a Biden presidency.

There is such a naive belief in the alleged worth of the so-called 'Amerikan experiment' which IMO has been corrupt from its outset, that getting out any information at all which discredits this most vicious of all empires is a vital job for those who say "Enough!" even if it is a naively recent dissatisfaction.

Read Taibbi's post and spread it about as far & wide as possible is my recommendation.

Comments

#139
RFK Jr position on Ukraine is a bit more nuanced than might initially read. Smart oppositional American politicians never directly endorse policies which buck the Establishment line. So they speak indirectly.
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Nothing indirect about “brutal Russian invasion” in first position in this claim, which is in dire need of examination and clarification–meaning it shouldn’t have been used. Period.
Allowing this language suggests incomplete examination of the issue, a naivetee, and the same old foreign policy type bromides coming out of “liberals” year after year. Right away his campaign reminds of Sanders. And I am (was) a Kennedy jr. supporter.

Posted by: botete | Apr 23 2023 18:30 utc | 201

I think the OSS was working more with Lucky Luciano than Meyer Lansky.

Posted by: pretzelattack | Apr 23 2023 19:10 utc | 202

young | Apr 22 2023 20:31 utc | 52
Blabla, delusional meanderings,

That is why it will be severely judged by the Judge no man can buy off. That is the Heavenly Father.

…blabla, more delusional discharge.
Yeah, right. Magical beings are coming to rescue/render justice O bladi O blada.
Grow up. Think, analyse, judge.
Vomiting this sort of ludicrous garbage helps no one.

Posted by: Sarlat La Canède | Apr 23 2023 21:18 utc | 203

Biswapriya Purkayast | Apr 23 2023 0:21 utc | 97

Enough, not enigma

Yes, it’s definitely enuff from yo’ bro, and the enigma is – why you post here at all ?

Posted by: Sarlat La Canède | Apr 23 2023 22:03 utc | 204

Posted by: Doug Hillman | Apr 23 2023 3:52 utc | 139
Doug: JFK, Jr, died under dubious circumstances many years ago. I naturally take it you meant RFK, Jr.
But regarding the Peace statement — taken as a WHOLE — I don’t find it disappointing in the least. While the text you extracted and highlighted may make it appear so, the full statement presents nothing less than a complete paradigm shift from the status quo, calling outright for the end of empire. That is something devoutly to be wished for, and RFKjr states the goal quite plainly. Considering his history and other statements he’s made recently (regarding Ukraine’s true casualties et al.), he has firmly established himself as a straight shooter. We could do a LOT worse!
So here it is, complete and unadulterated:
https://www.kennedy24.com/peace
Bring it Home
In the long term, a nation’s strength does not come from its armies. America spends as much on weaponry as the next nine nations combined, yet the country has grown weaker, not stronger, over the last 30 years. Even as its military technology has reigned supreme, America has been hollowing out from the inside. We cannot be a strong or secure nation when our infrastructure, industry, society, and economy are infirm.
A high priority of a Kennedy administration will be to make America strong again. When a body is sick, it withdraws its energy from the extremities in order to nourish the vital organs. It is time to end the imperial project and attend to all that has been neglected: the crumbling cities, the antiquated railways, the failing water systems, the decaying infrastructure, the ailing economy. Annual defense-related spending is close to one trillion dollars. We maintain 800 military bases around the world. The peace dividend that was supposed to come after the Berlin Wall fell was never redeemed. Now we have another chance.
As President, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will start the process of unwinding empire. We will bring the troops home. We will stop racking up unpayable debt to fight one war after another. The military will return to its proper role of defending our country. We will end the proxy wars, bombing campaigns, covert operations, coups, paramilitaries, and everything else that has become so normal most people don’t know it’s happening. But it is happening, a constant drain on our strength. It’s time to come home and restore this country.

“America cannot be an empire abroad and continue to be a democracy at home.”
— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

In Ukraine, the most important priority is to end the suffering of the Ukrainian people, victims of a brutal Russian invasion, and also victims of American geopolitical machinations going back at least to 2014. We must first get clear: Is our mission to help the brave Ukrainians defend their sovereignty? Or is it to use Ukraine as a pawn to weaken Russia? Robert F. Kennedy will choose the first. He will find a diplomatic solution that brings peace to Ukraine and brings our resources back where they belong. We will offer to withdraw our troops and nuclear-capable missiles from Russia’s borders. Russia will withdraw its troops from Ukraine and guarantee its freedom and independence. UN peacekeepers will guarantee peace to the Russian-speaking eastern regions. We will put an end to this war. We will put an end to the suffering of the Ukranian people. That will be the start of a broader program of demilitarization of all countries.
We have to stop seeing the world in terms of enemies and adversaries. As John Quincy Adams wrote, “Americans go not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.” Robert F. Kennedy will revive a lost thread of American foreign policy thinking, the one championed by his uncle, John F. Kennedy who, over his 1000 days in office, had become a firm anti-imperialist. He wanted to exit Vietnam. He defied the Joint Chiefs of Staff and refused to bomb Cuba, thus saving us from nuclear Armageddon. He wanted to reverse the imperialistic policies of Truman and Eisenhower, rein in the CIA, and support freedom movements around the world. He wanted to revive Roosevelt’s impulse to dissolve the British empire rather than take it over.
John F. Kennedy’s vision was tragically cut short by an assassin’s bullet. But now we have another chance. The country is ailing, yes, but underneath there is vitality still. America is a land rich in resources, creativity, and intelligence. We just need to get serious about healing our society, to become strong again from the inside.
America was once an inspiration to the world, a beacon of freedom and democracy. Our priority will be nothing less than to restore our moral leadership. We will lead by example. When a warlike imperial nation disarms of its own accord, it sets a template for peace everywhere. It is not too late for us to voluntarily let go of empire and serve peace instead, as a strong and healthy nation.

Posted by: JMF | Apr 23 2023 23:51 utc | 205

Posted by: Lex | Apr 23 2023 14:02 utc | 196
‘But Europe was mostly a shithole in the 15th century. All of its civilization and power is built on African gold and slavery.’
Strange how the most dedicated anti-racists make the most ignorant and racist statements.
Pick up a book every now and then, it’s a wonderful invention that many civilisations contributed to and allows knowledge to be disseminated far beyond its place of origin.

Posted by: Milites | Apr 24 2023 0:01 utc | 206

SG @ 177:
The Eastern Roman Empire and the Persians under the Sassanids fought each other for several hundred years (the Byzantines having inherited the war from Rome) and the Sassanids at least were collapsing by the time Arab armies came out of the Arabian Peninsula after the Prophet Mohammed’s death. Christian communities in the Middle East appear not to have been too unhappy to escape the religious and other disputes between Rome and Constantinople.
The Islamic civilisation was destroyed in the 1200s and early 1300s by Mongols. Almost the entire city of Baghdad was put to the sword in early 1258 for refusing to accept the Mongols as its overlords. Any survivors died from wounds, injuries or disease. Much of the city was ransacked as well and all libraries including the House of Wisdom and their contents were destroyed.
From then on, all Islamic empires that arose in the Middle East (Seljuks, Ottomans), western Asia including Persia (Safavids) and the Indian subcontinent (Moghuls) were empires controlled by Turkic elites.

Posted by: Refinnejenna | Apr 24 2023 1:17 utc | 207

Longhorn @ 81
hang around for a while. u.s. elections have been rigged for quite a while. far lefties despise biden.

Posted by: polarbear4 | Apr 24 2023 2:31 utc | 208

Posted by: Doug Hillman | Apr 23 2023 3:52 utc | 139
This is somewhat disturbing but i sure like the ‘withdraw’ the troops and all nuke capable weapons, for starters.
hopefully, russia will educate him.
i’m heading over to that link to leave him a link to jacques baud’s article right now and let him know that baud also has a book out now, “operation z.” looking forward to reading it.
here’s the article. baud worked with the un and nato in ukraine during the buildup.
https://labourheartlands.com/jacques-baud-the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine-update/

Posted by: polarbear4 | Apr 24 2023 2:45 utc | 209

Posted by: polarbear4 | Apr 24 2023 2:31 utc | 208
“Vote for Biden” is a classic moment for the pseudo-left to expose themselves.
There are even self-proclaimed Maoists who say they voted for Biden.

Posted by: Colin | Apr 24 2023 4:23 utc | 210

Not wishing to interrupt the great posts here but feel a need to answer to this:
@ Posted by: Wokechoke | Apr 23 2023 17:33 utc | 200
“ Portugal was an English colony ..”
Perhaps Wokechoke, Perhaps. John of Gaunt is hardly known in English school history. And most English kings were French Norman, because England didn’t really exist until Guillemot the Bastard son of Falaise invaded – it was a bunch of kingdoms.
“The Portuguese were excellent navigators who broke the back of the Ottoman Empire by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope at the Southern end of Africa. Blacks are not proficient sailors.”
Again are you sure about that wokey?
Africans of all coastal regions and rivers – it’s a BIG continent were navigating everywhere from Northern Europe, Biscay, West and Central Africa all the way down to the tip, for millennia, there are records of that trading in Tin in Cornwall, Gold in the Scottish isles and Eire. The Sumerians, the Barbary sailors.. along with travels up the East coast, Arabia, the subcontinent.
Obviously not by the same people there are many thousands of coastal tribes.
The fact that it is long established is exemplified by the Swahili language – which developed as a trade language in the eastern parts of Africa and is widely spoken along with thousands of tribal languages.
Encyclopaedia Brittanica says (there are other sources which may be less anglocentric!)
‘Muslim maritime, agricultural, and technological innovations, as well as much East Asian technology via the Muslim world, made their way to western Europe in one of the largest technology transfers in world history. What Europeans did not invent they readily borrowed and adapted for their own use. Of the three great civilizations of western Eurasia and North Africa, that of Christian Europe began as the least developed in virtually all aspects of material and intellectual culture, well behind the Islamic states and Byzantium.’
https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/From-territorial-principalities-to-territorial-monarchies
In short Wokey – There was massive proficiency amongst ‘Black’ sailors – try not to choke on that.
Despite that dumb fuck racism you have managed to shine a spotlight on the subject of ‘WHY AFRICA ‘ , the speculative reason for my post yesterday, for the scrutiny of the readers here. For that thanks for your interjection.
These are some starting points for you and all interested as to ‘why Africa’, which helps explain also the current worldwide set of events as ALL JOINED UP throughout thousands of years history.
Start at the link above.
It is not short. It is not easy. It is not taught in most schools or universities. It has been kept hidden from all commoners because we are just slaves and serfs of these that have always felt they alone own the world and it’s peoples.
We are just to believe the racist narratives and do and die and not ask why.
Let’s stop that cycle, eh?

Posted by: DunGroanin | Apr 24 2023 12:26 utc | 211

Not guillemot obviously – dumb autocorrect!
William the Conqueror, formerly surnamed Guillaume Le Bâtard, is considered the first king of England.

Posted by: DunGroanin | Apr 24 2023 12:36 utc | 212

ZH has a posting up with the title

Taibbi: News Blackout In Effect

and link to a Racket News story about the continued suppression of the story about Morell
I do have problems with Taibbi writing

We’re experiencing real-time Sovietization.

This backhanded put down of Russia is sad to see

Posted by: psychohistorian | Apr 24 2023 13:57 utc | 213