{"id":14004,"date":"2019-12-12T12:46:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=14004"},"modified":"2019-12-12T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:46:17","slug":"the-hidden-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/the-hidden-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AND Magazine<\/strong>, Opinion, by Charles “Sam” Faddis<\/a> — December 11, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The essence of a coup, which some might refer to as covert action, is the hidden hand.\u00a0 One does not announce that a foreign power is overthrowing the government and installing a new government.\u00a0 One pulls strings as if from behind a curtain, making events that are all part of a carefully orchestrated plan appear disconnected, spontaneous and serendipitous.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I read through the recently released IG report for the second time, as someone with a great deal of experience in military and intelligence matters, I see that hand everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per the IG report, a single report is delivered to the FBI in the summer of 2016.\u00a0 It concerns a meeting between a cooperative contact of a foreign intelligence service and a junior level employee of the Trump campaign, George Papadopoulos.\u00a0 The report relates what are frankly very amorphous comments by Papadopoulos concerning the Russian government and its alleged possession of information on Hillary Clinton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On any other day this report would command no attention whatsoever.\u00a0 The source in question has no track record of any kind with the FBI. Papadopoulos has been employed by the Trump campaign for perhaps 90 days at this point, and there is no reason to believe he has contacts of significance in the Kremlin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not on this occasion.\u00a0 This one report from a foreign intelligence service goes directly to the top of the FBI.\u00a0 The Director himself, James Comey is briefed.\u00a0 A full investigation is launched.\u00a0 Multiple confidential human sources are tasked.\u00a0 Wiretaps are ordered.\u00a0 A task force is organized. Crossfire Hurricane is born.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FBI did not conduct an investigation of Donald Trump and his associates that ultimately proved to be based on false information and continue that investigation long past the time it should have been shut down simply because some people made some errors in judgment or some procedures need to be changed.\u00a0 That investigation was simply the most visible piece of a deliberate, covert attempt to overthrow the democratic process.\u00a0 The perpetrators of that crime have yet to be brought to justice and identified.\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope that happens soon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time for the hidden hand to be revealed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the complete article including image at:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/andmagazine.com\/talk\/2019\/12\/11\/the-hidden-hand\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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