Secretary of State Tony Blinken appears on several friendly news shows this morning, as he attempts to walk through the aftermath of a massive U.S. crisis created by a botched withdrawal effort from Afghanistan. The bodies of dead U.S. service members are looming in the background, and the Biden administration is desperate to exit from this problem. [NBC HERE and ABC HERE]
Notable in the spoken language, as well as the visible physical and mental discomfort, is Blinken’s tenuous position as head of a Deep State operation he does not control. The career officials within the Dept of State, the CIA and the broader intelligence community, view Blinken as a temporary apparatchik of the Biden administration, and their current position is aligned against him. That reality is visible in Blinken’s extremely nervous expressions.
The unelected operators, bureaucrats within the Department of State (DoS), make U.S. foreign policy from within the executive branch. There is a pretense promoted by media that the executive branch, specifically the President of the United States, is controlling the internal mechanism of the U.S. State Department, but that’s a ruse. If it were true, the State Department would act like they had accountability to someone or something; they do not.
Team Obama, those in power over the Democrat political mechanisms, are using the Biden crew as useful and disposable idiots. Because Biden was installed, not elected, the Chicago crew are actually in a great position as all the political consequences can fall upon Biden administration personnel, and the people truly in control are isolated and invisible from any repercussions. It is a very interesting dynamic.
Making the issue even more interesting is the institution under Blinken -which he doesn’t control- is aligned with CNN, CNNi and WaPo. As a consequence, the Biden administration cannot rely on CNN or the Washington Post and has to stick to the traditional alphabets (ABC, CBS, NBC).
♦ TEAM One – The Department of State is aligned with the CIA. Their media PR firms are CNN, CNNi and the Washington Post. Their ideology is favorable to the United Nations. Their internal corruption is generally driven by relationship with foreign actors. References: Hillary Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, John McCain, Qatar, Muslim Brotherhood, Samantha Powers, Susan Rice, Cass Sunstein, Brookings Institute, Lawfare, China-centric, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Council on Foreign Relations.
♦ TEAM Two – The White House is aligned with the Pentagon (DoD) and National Security Council (NSC). Their media PR firms are domestic in nature. New York Times, Politico, etc. Their internal corruption is generally driven by domestic influence. References: Barack Obama, George Bush, Wall St, Big Banks, Multinational Corporations, Defense Contractors, FBI (state police), Judicial Branch, and community activists writ large.
Both teams are highly political. However, the State Dept/CIA team consider themselves above political changes; essentially the deeper Deep State.
The modern U.S. State Dept is an independent, bureaucratic, and massive foreign policy institution that does not accept any oversight. They are able to accomplish their independent position by partnering with intelligence agencies. The Dept of State use the U.S. Intelligence Branch as a weapon against any individual or entity who would attempt oversight.
When a Secretary of State is appointed to the role as head of the agency, the arbitrary nature of the institution around them is accepted. In the modern political dynamic, the Secretary of State position is customarily given to a key political figure by the President as a payback or compensation for support. The SoS then uses their position for leisure, personal graft, a life of indulgence and a position to repay the interests of their tribe.
During any Democrat term in office; and in addition to funding the family of the President who appointed them; as long as the Secretary of State appropriately and adequately funds the members, families and friends of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then they are perceived to be doing their job correctly. The SoS keeps that institutional mechanism working, and in return the unilateral operations of the department are supported.
[Reference – Former Senator John McCain did not like Anthony Blinken because the Arizona senator feared Blinken would tilt the DoS coffers in favor of the Clinton syndicate. Cindy McCain was not about to take a position in line at Tiffany’s behind Chelsea; this became an issue between the two dynasties. Mitch McConnell replaced McCain with Mitt Romney]
Foreign countries know how the nature of the position has evolved, and they no longer respond to the U.S. secretary of state with any level of respect.
From the perspective of foreign governments, the Secretary of State is, for all intents and purposes, irrelevant. Any conflict between their interests and the U.S. state department is like getting a strongly worded letter from Lindsey Graham. And therein lies the problem when a major international crisis erupts, and the Secretary of State is in the global spotlight.
Blinken is the head of an agency he doesn’t control; inside an administration that was installed, not elected; lacking any respect from foreign powers; and he knows he can be targeted, undermined and destroyed at any time by the independent intelligence apparatus. Yeah, it shows on his face.
The Biden administration is like a political Jenga, with Team Obama able to remove the blocks…
Another good article explaining the links between the US Government and ISIS. The article claims that in 2017/18 U.S. forces helicoptered ISIS terrorists out of Iraq where they faced certain death and flew them to Afghanistan to be used against the Taliban.
If true the implications are monstrous . https://realalexrubi.substack.com/p/did-the-us-support-the-growth-of
2017/18 was the Trump Administration.
Thanks for posting. The author is new to me, but I’ve read many other articles claiming the same thing. The Russians have been speaking out on this for a while- US govt uses terrorists as proxies for foreign policy (and the foreign policy goals they are pursuing are not necessarily what the citizens are told are the goals).
Also from the article,”I wrote this because mass-casualty terrorist attacks are repeatedly used as justification by the United States for continuing its occupations of foreign countries”- yes, I’ve noticed this, whenever there is talk about leaving, an explosion goes off, and then all the war-hawks go on television and say “see we can’t leave now.” So, for those who want to extend the war (certain people makes lots of $$$ off of endless wars), all they have to do is stage a bombing.
You always have to ask cui bono.
I don’t post ANYTHING if I have to use the words “if true.” I also do my best to ignore it because any one can write anything and add that disclaimer. Posting the disclaimer first would be greatly appreciated.
That type of thing has been going on for many years, Thailand use to see it all the time.
Confusion, Sundance. I guess I didn’t catch this the first time.
I would have thought that Obama would be, in many ways, Team 1….with the CIA and the Muslim Brotherhood. ( I guess the last two would put Brennan on Team 1 as well?)
Does Barack play for both teams? (How appropriate, if so).
If you could, it would be nice to know the names of the bureaucrats at State that wield such power.
On the one hand, his empathy for the marine’s family seemed genuine. Only God knows for sure. On the other hand, him saying that he is only responsible for his actions is bullshit. He is responsible for the actions of the State Department as it’s head. That goes for the leader of any organization.
The mark of a true leader is one that can get an organization/country to follow his vision for the future. And also to have the ability to either fire or sideline those that stand in his way. Just look at what President Trump was able to accomplish with almost the entire swamp not only against him, but actively trying to sabotage him.
And for those that may have forgotten. He was given zero chance of getting his massive tax cut done. He was given zero chance of jettisoning NAFTA. Same with getting Canada to sign the USMCA trade deal. Same with getting most of the border wall done. And the list goes on.
The people that have been responsible for the Big Steal and the ones that are working to destroy this country, either directly or indirectly, need to pay a heavy price. And I’m talking about paying with not only their assets seized, but forfeiting their life also. And I don’t care whether it’s done legally or not. In war, the only thing that counts is winning. 2nd place means you lost.
We need to brace ourselves because this is going to get worse before it’s over. The other side wants us dead and they are playing for keeps. Well, guess what? If we want to save this Republic, we better be willing to do whatever it takes. Period.
Chuck Todd’s permanently bent over position is apropos.
“Team Obama, those in power over the Democrat political mechanisms, are using the Biden crew as useful and disposable idiots. Because Biden was installed, not elected, the Chicago crew are actually in a great position as all the political consequences can fall upon Biden administration personnel, and the people truly in control are isolated and invisible from any repercussions.”
My take exactly.
What a wimp! No one in this illegitimate, half-hearted, flaccid bunch in DC project any energy or impart any level of competence.
Except Blinken is Team Obama and responsible for Biden’s foreign policy. He and Avril Haines were Susan Rice’s deputies. Biden certainly isn’t calling any shots. You have a senile puppet of the Pentagon who want more wars and a State Department that wants Kamala Harris in the Oval Office. Democrats didn’t want Biden as their nominee, but they rallied around him when they had no choice. All of the failures necessary to destroy our country will be laid at his feet, and the guy who wrote a WSJ op ed about how much he loves the NWO and used the Great Reset slogan in his presidential campaign is fully onboard. He’s a sleazy degenerate who isn’t physically or mentally up to the job, but his family likes the perks. They will easily be dispensed of when convenient.
Way out of his league, this guy is at best a community college administrator.
Biden teams only choice is to purge radicals and turn to blue dogs and republicans. Out the radical lying leftist communist traitors that deceived him and nearly destroyed our country. Boy, we are really lucky Joe and Jill uncovered this plot before something really bad happened to Joe!
WTF does Obama even want? What does Obama get when he’s in full control? Just ego stroking? All this is too confusing for a kulak like myself.