TheRealRussiagate:ObamasStasiState

ByMichael Tuesday,April4,2017 Articles Notags Permalink

byMichaelHudsonandPaulCraigRoberts
MikeWhitneyhaswrittenanexcellentexposeoftheRussiagatecoverstoryforObamaspoliticaluse
ofnationalsecuritytohelphispartyopposeRepublicans.CovertsurveillanceofpoliticiansonObamas
NixonlikeEnemiesListhasbeengoingonformanyyears,butisonlynowbeingunmaskedasaresult
ofthefailureofitscoverstory(WewerentspyingonenemiesonlyonRussianstoprotectAmerica).
DemocraticleakingmassmediahavepassedonthecoverstoryauthoredbyformerObama
administrationofficialsledbyCIAdirectorJohnBrennan,FBIdirectorJamesComey,theDNC,and
DemocraticRep.AdamSchiff.Thelooseendsinthiscoveruphavenowbeensowidelyexposedas
hearsayandpoliticalthatonly13%ofRepublicansbelievethefactfreestorybut,accordingtoapoll,
67%ofDemocrats.[1]

WhitneyreportsthatComeybegantheinvestigationinJuly2016.AsoflastFriday(March31,2017)not
ascrapofevidencehasturnedup.ThisdidnotdeterComeyfromtellingCongressthatPutinhated
SecretaryClintonsomuchthattheflipsideofthatcoinwasthathehadaclearpreferencefortheperson
runningagainstthepersonhehatedsomuch.SotheRussiansallegedlyengagedinamultifaceted
campaigntoundermineourdemocracy.
Comeybasedthisconclusiononwhathasbecomeahilariousbitofgullibility.TheRussians,hesaid
wereunusuallyloudintheirintervention.Itsalmostasiftheydidntcarethatweknew,thatthey
wantedustoseewhattheyweredoing.
Alternatively,someonewantedinvestigatorstoinferthattheRussiansweredoingthehacking.Theywere
carefultoinsertthesignatureofGPUNKVDfounderFelixDzerzhinskyforanyonetofind.As
WikileaksVault7releasesprove,theCIAcanhackcomputersandleaveanyoneelsessignature.Dueto
poorsecurity,eventheCIAscybertechnologyendedupintheInternetdomain.
Theyllbeback.Theyllbeback,in2020.Theymaybebackin2018,warnedMr.Comey.Butwhois
thethey?Theyseemtobeus,oratleastwhatnumerousformernationalsecurityofficialshave
suggested:eithertheNSC,CIAoritsFiveEyespartner,BritishMI6.
WallStreetJournaleditorialistKimberleyA.Strasselposestherealquestion:WhyhasnttheTrump
overthrowthePresidentoftheUnitedStates?Mr.NuneshassaidhehasseenproofthattheObama
WhiteHousesurveilledtheincomingadministrationonsubjectsthathadnothingtodowithRussia
andthatitfurtherunmasked(identifiedbyname)transitionofficials.Thisgoesfarbeyondamere
scandal.Itsapotentialcrime.[2]
WhatwearewatchingisturningouttobetracesofaplotagainstagovernmentelectedbytheAmerican
people.AttemptsbyHousenationalsecuritycommitteeChairmanDevinNuneshavebeencountered
withdemandsbyhispotentialvictimstorecusehimselfsoastostophisexposofhowTeamObama
wasspyingbroadlyontheincomingadministration.
Itseemsthatthishasbeengoingonformanyyearsnow.FormerRep.DennisKucinichhasdroppeda
bombshellaboutwhatappearstobehisownillegalsurveillanceunderObamasNSC.
WhenthepresidentraisedthequestionofwiretappingonhisphonesinTrumpTower,hewaschallenged
toprovethatsuchathingcouldhappen.Ithappenedtome.[3]
Hereswhathappened,whichwasrevealedtwoyearsafterheleftofficein2013whentheDemocrats
wereoverjoyedtoseeOhioRepublicansredrawtheelectiondistrictlinestogetridofhiscandidacy.The
WashingtonTimesaskedhimtoauthenticateasecretrecordingofacellphonecallfromSaifelIslam
Qaddafi,ahighrankingofficialinLibyasgovernmentandasonofthecountrysruler,Moammar
Qaddafi.

Beforetakingthecall,Rep.KucinichcheckedwiththeHousesgeneralcounseltoensurethatsucha
discussionbyamemberofCongresswithaforeignpowerwaspermittedbylaw.
IwasassuredthatundertheConstitutionalawmakerhadafundamentaldutytoaskquestionsand
gatherinformationactivityexpresslyprotectedbytheArticleIclausescoveringseparationofpowers
andcongressionalspeechanddebate.
Giventhequalityoftherecordingswasexcellentonbothendsofthecall,Kucinichconcludedthatthe
tapewasmadebyanAmericanintelligenceagencyandthenleakedtotheTimesforpoliticalreasons.If
so,thisepisoderepresentedagrossviolationoftheseparationofpowers.
HisrepeatedFreedomofInformationActrequestsmadein2012beforeleavingofficehavebeen
stonewalledbytheintelligenceagenciesforfiveyears.
WearenowinapositiontoseetherealstorybehindRussiagate.ItsnotaboutRussia,except
incidentally.TheObamaregimeabusedthegovernmentssurveillancepowersandspiedonDonald
TrumpandotherRepublicansinordertobuildadossierfortheDNCtoleaktothepressinanattemptto
slanderorcompromiseTrumpandthrowtheelectiontoHillary.
Theyvebeencaught,butwecannowseethattheytookstepstoprotectthemselvesagainstthis.They
preparedacoverstory.TheypretendtheywerenotspyingonTrump,butonRussianswhichonlyby
fortuitoushappenchanceturnedupincriminatingsmokeagainstTrump.
ThiscoverstorywasbuttressedbythefakenewsstorypreparedbyformerMI6freelancerChristopher
Steele.AsWhitneyreports,SteelewashiredasanoppositionresearcherlastJunetodigupderogatory
informationonDonaldTrump.Unvettedandunverifiedinformationpaidforbysocalledinformants
somehowfounditswayintoU.S.intelligenceagencyreports.Thesereportswerethenleakedto
Democratfriendlymedia.
Thisiswherethecrimelies.TheObamaregimeandDNCwereusingtheseagenciesfordomestic
politicaluse,KGBstyle.
TheObama/Clintoncoverstoryisnowfallingtopieces.Thatexplainsthedesperationintheattack
byAdamSchiff,therankingDemocratontheHouseIntelligenceCommittee,onCommitteeChairman
DevinNunestostoptheexposure.RussiagateisnotaTrump/Putincollusionbutadomesticspyjob
carriedoutbyDemocrats.
LawrequiresTrumptoarrestthoseresponsibleandtoputthemontrialfortreasonandconspiracyto
overthrowthegovernmentoftheUnitedStates.IfTrumpfearstoprosecutetheObamaoperativeswithin
theDeepState,theywilltryallthehardertoattackhimtothepointofforcinghisremoval,oratleast
discreditinghimandhisfellowRepublicanstopavethewayforthe2018elections.

Footnotes
[1]Whitney,Mike,TheRussianHackingFiasco
[2]KimberleyA.Strassel,WhatDevinNunesKnowsWallStreetJournal,March31,2017.
[3]DennisKucinich,ImnofanofTrumpsbuthesgotapointaboutwiretapping,FoxNews,March
10,2017.