unz | Reading
the mainstream media headlines relating to the flipping of former
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to provide evidence relating to
the allegations about Russian interference in America’s last
presidential election requires the suspension of one’s cognitive
processes. Ignoring completely what had actually occurred, the “Russian
story” with its subset of “getting Trump” was on display all through the
weekend, both in the print and on the live media.
Flynn’s
guilty plea is laconic, merely admitting that he had lied to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about what was said during two
telephone conversations with then Russian Ambassador to the United
States Sergey Kislyak, but there is considerable back story that emerged
after the plea became public.
The
two phone calls in question include absolutely nothing about possible
collusion with Russia to change the outcome of the U.S. election, which
allegedly was the raison d’etre behind the creation of Robert Mueller’s
Special Counsel office in the first place. Both took place more than a
month after the election and both were initiated by the Americans
involved. I am increasingly convinced that Mueller ain’t got nuthin’ but
this process will grind out interminably and the press will be hot on
the trail until there is nowhere else to go.
Based
on the information revealed regarding the two conversations, and,
unlike the highly nuance-sensitive editors working for the mainstream
media, this is the headline that I would have written for a featured
article based on what I consider to be important: “Israel Colluded with Incoming Trump Team to Subvert U.S. Foreign Policy,” with a possible subheading “FBI Entraps National Security Adviser.”
